---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-115918"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FPI"
cik: "0001591670"
company_name: "Farmland Partners Inc."
filed_at: "2022-11-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T03:36:47.400771+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Farmland Partners appoints President Luca Fabbri as CEO; Pittman remains Executive Chairman

## Summary
- Luca Fabbri, current President, will become CEO after filing of 2022 10-K (expected late Feb 2023).
- Paul Pittman steps down as CEO but remains Executive Chairman and full-time employee.
- Fabbri will also join the Board of Directors upon becoming CEO.
- Fabbri co-founded FPI with Pittman and previously served as CFO and President.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-115918
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FPI
- cik: 0001591670
- company_name: Farmland Partners Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-11-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1591670/000110465922115918/0001104659-22-115918-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1591670/000110465922115918/tm2229916d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-115918
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-115918.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-115918.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Paul A. Pittman changed role as Executive Chairman of the Board at Farmland Partners Inc..
  - Action: retained
  - Role: Executive Chairman of the Board
  source text: Following the Transition, Mr. Pittman will retain Executive Chairman of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1591670/000110465922115918/0001104659-22-115918-index.htm
- Executive change
  Luca Fabbri was appointed as Director at Farmland Partners Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. Fabbri will be appointed to the Board effective on the Transition Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1591670/000110465922115918/0001104659-22-115918-index.htm
- Executive change
  Luca Fabbri was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Farmland Partners Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: appointed Luca Fabbri, the Company’s current President, as Chief Executive Officer effective following the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1591670/000110465922115918/0001104659-22-115918-index.htm

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