Form 8-K
8-K — Village Farms International, Inc.
Accession: 0001193125-26-253780
Filed: 2026-06-02
Period: 2026-06-02
CIK: 0001584549
SIC: 0100 (AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION - CROPS)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item: Regulation FD Disclosure
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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): June 02, 2026
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Ontario
001-38783
98-1007671
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
90 Colonial Parkway
Lake Mary, Florida
32746
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (407) 936-1190
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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 Shares, without par value
VFF
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).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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:
Nominee
Votes For
% For
Votes Withheld
% Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
John R. McLernon
20,796,037
89.17%
2,526,189
10.83%
33,747,250
John P. Henry
20,793,950
89.16%
2,528,276
10.84%
33,747,250
David Holewinski
20,924,980
89.72%
2,397,247
10.28%
33,747,249
Kathleen M. Mahoney
22,872,105
98.07%
450,121
1.93%
33,747,250
Christopher C. Woodward
20,819,241
89.27%
2,502,985
10.73%
33,747,250
Carolyn Hauger
22,969,457
98.49%
352,766
1.51%
33,747,253
Michael A. DeGiglio
23,080,981
98.97%
241,245
1.03%
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:
Votes For
% of Voted
Votes Against
% of Voted
Abstain
% of Voted
Broker Non-Votes
22,207,526
95.22%
1,035,201
4.44%
79,498
0.34%
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:
Votes For
% For
Votes Withheld
% Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
56,057,521
98.23%
1,011,953
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
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
Press Release dated June 2, 2026
104
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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.
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Date:
June 2, 2026
By:
/s/ Stephen C. Ruffini
Name: Stephen C. Ruffini
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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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
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