Farmland Partners Inc. Announces Addition to Russell 2000 Index

DENVER, June 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmland Partners Inc. (NYSE: FPI) (the "Company") has been added to the Russell 2000 Index, Russell 3000 Index, and Russell Global Index, effective after the US market opens today.

Annual reconstitution of the Russell US indexes captures the 4,000 largest US stocks as of the end of May, ranking them by total market capitalization. Membership in the US all-cap Russell 3000 Index, which remains in place for one year, means automatic inclusion in the large-cap Russell 1000 Index or small-cap Russell 2000 Index as well as the appropriate growth and value style indexes. FTSE Russell determines membership for its Russell indexes by objective, market-capitalization rankings and style attributes.

"We are honored to be included in the Russell Indexes just two years after our IPO," said Paul Pittman, CEO of the Company. "It is a recognition of our company's growth from $70 million of farmland assets at the time of our IPO to over $600 million of farmland assets now. We believe our inclusion will raise awareness across the investment community and increase liquidity in our stock."

Indexes provided by FTSE Russell, a leading global index provider, are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for active investment strategies. Approximately $6 trillion in assets are benchmarked against the Russell US indexes.

For more information on the Russell Indexes and the Russell US Indexes reconstitution, go to the "Russell Reconstitution" section on the FTSE Russell website.

About Farmland Partners Inc.

Farmland Partners Inc. is an internally managed real estate company that owns and seeks to acquire high-quality North American farmland and makes loans to farmers secured by farm real estate. The Company's portfolio is comprised of 268 farms with an aggregate of 113,933 acres (including eight farms totaling 4,800 acres under contract) in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. The Company elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2014.

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SOURCE Farmland Partners Inc.

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