---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-082470"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VFF"
cik: "0001584549"
company_name: "Village Farms International, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-06-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T21:52:50.491314+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Village Farms completes produce business contribution to Vanguard for $40M cash and 37.9% stake

## Summary
- Received $40M cash ($5M escrowed) and 37.9% equity in Vanguard Food LP; investors contributed $55M.
- Pro forma net loss improved to $3.3M (Q1 2025), $32.2M (FY2024), $31.5M (FY2023) vs historical losses.
- Vanguard board: Charlie Sweat (Exec Chair), Michael DeGiglio (Interim CEO), Steve Ruffini; 5-member board.
- Retains 60-acre Delta 1 greenhouse in Canada; enters multi-year supply agreement with Vanguard.
- Transaction proceeds used to repay $5M revolver and $3M term loan; reduces ongoing interest expense.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-082470
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VFF
- cik: 0001584549
- company_name: Village Farms International, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-06-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1584549/000095017025082470/0000950170-25-082470-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1584549/000095017025082470/vff-20250530.htm

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## Key facts
- M&A Transactions
  Village Farms International, Inc. completed a disposition involving Vanguard Food GP LLC, Vanguard Food LP and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, Vanguard) for $40 million (closed 2025-05-30).
  - Action: disposition
  - Counterparty: Vanguard Food GP LLC, Vanguard Food LP and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, Vanguard)
  - Consideration: $40 million
  - Closing: 2025-05-30
  source text: (the “Business”) to Vanguard, (b) the Initial Investors contributed $55 million to Vanguard and (c) as consideration for the foregoing, (i) Vanguard Food LP paid the VF Sellers $40 million ($5 million of which has been placed in escrow for one year to secure the VF Sellers’ indemnification obligations under the Framework Agreement and the TSA (as defined below)),
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1584549/000095017025082470/0000950170-25-082470-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.