UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 15, 2026 ( July 15, 2026 )
Gladstone Land Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | 001-35795 | 54-1892552 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 100 McLean, Virginia | 22102 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 287-5800
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | LAND | The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC | ||
| 6.00% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share | LANDO | The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC | ||
| 6.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share | LANDP | The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On July 15, 2026, Gladstone Land Corporation (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program for up to $20,000,000 of the Company’s 6.00% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock and up to $35,000,000 of the Company’s 6.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (together, the “Preferred Stock Repurchase Program”). The Board’s authorization of the Preferred Stock Repurchase Program expires July 14, 2027 and the Preferred Stock Repurchase Program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of preferred stock. Under the repurchase program, repurchases are intended to be implemented through open market transactions on U.S. exchanges or in privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable securities laws, and any market purchases will be made during applicable trading window periods or pursuant to any applicable Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The timing, prices, and sizes of repurchases will depend upon prevailing market prices, general economic and market conditions and other considerations.
A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the Preferred Stock Repurchase Program is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated July 15, 2026 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Gladstone Land Corporation (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: July 15, 2026 | By: | /s/ Lewis Parrish | ||||
| Lewis Parrish Chief Financial Officer | ||||||