FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Sichel Lindsey B. 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

American Farmland Co [ AFCO ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
See Remarks
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O AMERICAN FARMLAND COMPANY, 10 EAST 53RD STREET 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

2/2/2017
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   2/2/2017     A    4656   A $0.00   11884   D    
Common Stock   2/2/2017     D    11884   D   (1) (2) 0   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of September 12, 2016, by and among American Farmland Company (the "Company") , American Farmland Company L.P. ("AFCO OP"), Farmland Partners Inc. ("FPI"), Farmland Partners Operating Partnership, LP ("FPI OP"), Farmland Partners OP GP, LLC, FPI Heartland, LLC, FPI Heartland Operating Partnership, LP and FPI Heartland GP LLC, upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, each share of AFCO common stock owned by the reporting person immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, including 4,656 restricted stock units that became fully earned and vested upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, was converted into the right to receive 0.7417 shares of FPI common stock.
( 2)  On the date immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, the closing price of the Company's common stock was $8.65 per share and the closing price of FPI's common stock was $11.41 per share.

Remarks:
Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Marketing Officer & EVP

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Sichel Lindsey B.
C/O AMERICAN FARMLAND COMPANY
10 EAST 53RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10022

See Remarks

Signatures
/s/ Thomas S.T. Gimbel, Attorney-in-Fact 2/6/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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