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Village Farms International, Inc. reported the results of its annual meeting of shareholders.
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Village Farms International, Inc. reported the results of its annual meeting of shareholders. A total of 57,069,476 common shares, representing 49.93% of the company’s issued and outstanding shares, were voted at the meeting.
All director nominees were elected with strong majorities. Support ranged from 89.16% to 98.97% of votes cast for each nominee, indicating broad backing for the existing board slate. An advisory vote to approve the compensation of named executive officers also passed, receiving 22,207,526 votes for, or 95.22% of votes cast, with 4.44% against.
Shareholders re-appointed KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, with 56,057,521 votes for and 1,011,953 votes withheld. The company also furnished a press release summarizing these results under Regulation FD.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 2, 2026, Village Farms International, Inc. (the “Company” or “Village Farms”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. For more information about the proposals set forth below, please see the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2026.
Proposal No. 1: The election of the Board of Directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected or appointed, received the following votes:
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Broker Non-Votes |
John R. McLernon |
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20,796,037 |
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89.17% |
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2,526,189 |
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10.83% |
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33,747,250 |
John P. Henry |
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20,793,950 |
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89.16% |
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2,528,276 |
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10.84% |
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33,747,250 |
David Holewinski |
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20,924,980 |
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89.72% |
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2,397,247 |
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10.28% |
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33,747,249 |
Kathleen M. Mahoney |
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22,872,105 |
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98.07% |
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450,121 |
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1.93% |
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33,747,250 |
Christopher C. Woodward |
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20,819,241 |
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89.27% |
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2,502,985 |
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10.73% |
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33,747,250 |
Carolyn Hauger |
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22,969,457 |
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98.49% |
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352,766 |
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1.51% |
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33,747,253 |
Michael A. DeGiglio |
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23,080,981 |
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98.97% |
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241,245 |
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1.03% |
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33,747,250 |
Proposal No. 2: The approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an advisory, non-binding basis, received the following votes:
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22,207,526 |
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95.22% |
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1,035,201 |
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4.44% |
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79,498 |
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0.34% |
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33,747,251 |
Proposal No. 3: Re-appointing KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to serve as the Company's independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, and authorizing the directors to fix their remuneration:
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98.23% |
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1.77% |
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On June 2, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the results of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 7.01, including the attached Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 7.01, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Press Release dated June 2, 2026 |
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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.
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VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
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June 2, 2026 |
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/s/ Stephen C. Ruffini |
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Name: Stephen C. Ruffini |
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99.1
Village Farms Announces Election of Directors and
Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 2, 2026 – Village Farms International, Inc. (“Village Farms” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VFF) today announced the voting results from its annual meeting of shareholders held earlier today (the "Meeting"). A total of 57,069,476 common shares of the Company, representing 49.93% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company, were voted in connection with the Meeting by shareholders and proxy holders.
All of the matters put forward before the Company's shareholders for consideration and approval, as set out in the Company's proxy statement dated April 29, 2026 (the "Proxy Statement"), were approved by the requisite majority of votes cast at the Meeting. Directors were elected as follows:
Nominee |
Proxy Votes For |
Proxy % For |
Proxy Votes Withheld |
Proxy % Withheld |
John R. McLernon |
20,796,037 |
89.17% |
2,526,189 |
10.83% |
John P. Henry |
20,793,950 |
89.16% |
2,528,276 |
10.84% |
David Holewinski |
20,924,980 |
89.72% |
2,397,247 |
10.28% |
Kathleen M. Mahoney |
22,872,105 |
98.07% |
450,121 |
1.93% |
Christopher C. Woodward |
20,819,241 |
89.27% |
2,502,985 |
10.73% |
Carolyn Hauger |
22,969,457 |
98.49% |
352,766 |
1.51% |
Michael A. DeGiglio |
23,080,981 |
98.97% |
241,245 |
1.03% |
KPMG LLP was also re-appointed auditor of the Company to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and the directors were authorized to fix the auditor's remuneration.
Final voting results of all matters voted on at the Meeting will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and will be available at www.sec.gov, and will also be filed in Canada on SEDAR (www.sedarplus.ca) later today.
About Village Farms International, Inc.
Village Farms is a global leader in cannabis, plant-based consumer packaged goods, and sustainable innovation. With a legacy built on decades of Controlled Environment Agriculture expertise and Dutch farming practices, today the Company is one of the world’s largest and most profitable cannabis operators with an asset portfolio that spans over 7 million square feet of advanced greenhouse and indoor cultivation assets.
In Canada, Village Farms operates the world’s largest EU-GMP certified cannabis facility at its production campus in Delta, British Columbia, and exports products to international medical markets. The Company is also a market share leader in dried flower formats and produces and distributes some of the country’s highest quality and best-selling strains, including its flagship Pure Sunfarms Pink Kush, one of the most widely consumed strains on the planet. Village Farms’ Canadian brand portfolio includes Pure Sunfarms, Fraser Valley Weed Co., Soar, Super Toast, Pure Laine, Tam Tams and Promenade.
In the Netherlands, the Company is one of only ten licensed operators in the country’s regulated cannabis program, and in the United States its CBDistillery brand is one of the country’s premier cannabinoid wellness platforms, and it also holds equity interests in cannabis businesses in Australia and Germany. Beyond cannabis, the Company’s Clean Energy division transforms landfill gas into renewable natural gas, and it also holds an equity interest in Verdexa Holdings (formerly
Vanguard Food LP), a private venture pursuing strategic acquisitions to build a premier branded food platform in North America.
Contact Information
Sam Gibbons Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs Phone: (407) 936-1190 ext. 328 Email: sgibbons@villagefarms.com
Danielle Allore Senior Manager, Communications Email: dallore@villagefarms.com |