AgIS Management, LLC (referred to herein as "AgIS", the "Firm") was launched in June, 2013 by
Jeffrey A. Conrad, Kenneth L. Warlick and Carolyn M. Bailey. The Firm's sole member is AgIS Capital,
LLC. AgIS Capital, LLC's Managing Member and Principal owner is Jeffery A. Conrad, President.
AgIS's investment activity is limited to acquiring and managing farmland properties and interest in
related operating companies for institutional clients through separate accounts or its private fund. Size
and structure of investments vary by client objectives.
Individually Managed Separate Account Business
AgIS offers individually-managed separate accounts and tailors and customizes each client's
investment program to their specific risk and return objectives. Accounts can vary by property types,
commodity groups, property sizes, management strategies and geography. No two separate account
are identical due to the difference in assets and objectives. Clients may impose restrictions on
investing in certain securities or types of securities.
In the agricultural investment universe, property management services are key to the success of the
portfolio. Depending on the nature and structure of the specific investments, the level of property
management services will vary. Passive (leased) properties have one set of requirements while active
(operated) properties have a more intense set of requirements.
In a passive investment strategy, the land component is leased to farm operators who are responsible
for crop production, harvest and marketing. The farm operators have day to day responsibility for care
and maintenance of the land and related assets. AgIS staff and its contractors then oversee the farm
operators to ensure that the farm operators act as stewards of the land as well as meet all contractual
and legal obligations.
In an active or operated investment strategy, AgIS acts as the farm operators, directly or via
contractors, as well as provides services to ensure the integrity of the investment as well as meet all
contractual and legal obligations.
Due to the unique and complex structure of each investment opportunity, managing farmland
properties and related operating companies may result in: leasing acquired assets back to the farmers
from whom the property was purchased, the acquisition of public or private corporate debt securities,
and the issuance of warrants, rights or other securities.
Private Fund-Related Advisory Business
Additionally, AgIS provides discretionary investment advisory services to a private fund (the "Fund").
AgIS provides day-to-day asset management and advisory services to Four Corners Farmland Fund
LLC. The Managing Member of the Fund, Four Corners Farmland Fund Manager LLC, has complete
discretion and exclusive responsibility and authority for all investment making decision of the Fund.
The Managing Member has delegated certain of its authority to AgIS pursuant to an Asset
Management Agreement and will engage one or more Affiliates or third parties to provide property
management services with respect to Fund Investments. Such delegation will not relieve the
Managing Member of any of its duties or responsibilities.
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The Fund makes investments, directly or indirectly, through one or more subsidiaries or other entities,
in agricultural assets in accordance with the Fund's investment guidelines. The Fund will also engage
in owning, operating, developing, redeveloping, leasing, maintaining, managing, supervising,
exchanging and/or disposing of agricultural assets.
The Fund's investment objectives and/or parameters are set forth in the Fund's organizational
documents, offering documents, and/or other governing documents, (together with the Fee Letter and
any applicable side letters, the "Fund Documents") provided to each Investor in the Fund (each, an
"Investor"). AgIS tailors the advisory services for a Fund based on that Fund's investment objective
and investment strategy, including guidelines regarding the types of investments the Fund will make
and portfolio limits (if any). AgIS does not tailor its advisory services to the individual needs of
Investors, and Investors may not impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of
investments.
The Fund typically requires a minimum investment of $50,000,000; however, this requirement may be
waived or reduced by the Fund's Managing Member and founding investors. A General Partner to the
Fund, known as Four Corners Farmland Fund Investor LLC, owns 1% of the Fund, as a co-investor.
No other co-investment will occur.
As of December 31, 2023, we provide continuous management services for $678,484,797 in client
assets on a discretionary basis.