# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001584549
**File Stem:** 0000950170-25-086397
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
**Character Count:** 10650
**Document Hash:** 43b6ac637ab4d7daa4c441e0df456c3f
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000950170-25-086397.hdr.sgml**: 20250613

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000950170-25-086397

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250530

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250613

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250613

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Bovenschen Orville
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002073267

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 3
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-38783
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251047834

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL
- **STREET 2:** 90 COLONIAL CENTER PARKWAY
- **CITY:** LAKE MARY
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 32746
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Village Farms International, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001584549
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION - CROPS [0100]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** A6
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 90 COLONIAL CENTER PKWY
- **CITY:** LAKE MARY
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 32746
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 4079361190

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 90 COLONIAL CENTER PKWY
- **CITY:** LAKE MARY
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 32746

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Agro Power Development, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20240930

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Village Farms International, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20130815

## Ex-24.Poa

**<u>LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS</u>**

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints Stephen C. Ruffini as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments thereto) with respect to the securities of Village Farms International, Inc., a Canadian corporation (the "Company"), with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, any national securities exchanges and the Company, as considered necessary or advisable under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "Exchange Act");

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the Company's securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release any such information to the undersigned and approves and ratifies any such release of information; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of such attorney-in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned in connection with the foregoing.

<br>The undersigned acknowledges that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) this Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, such attorney-in-fact to act in their discretion on information provided to such attorney-in-fact without independent verification of such information;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) any documents prepared and/or executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in such form and will contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-in-fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) neither the Company nor such attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirement of the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements, or (iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and

<br>(4) this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the Exchange Act, including without limitation the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

<br>The undersigned hereby gives and grants the foregoing attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the foregoing

matters as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if present, hereby ratifying all that such attorney-in-fact of, for and on behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of

this Limited Power of Attorney.

<br>This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such attorney-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 13th day of June, 2025.

/s/ Orville Bovenschen

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### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 3

### INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Bovenschen Orville<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>C/O VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC<br>90 COLONIAL CENTER PARKWAY, SUITE 100<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>LAKE MARY, FL 32746<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>Village Farms International, Inc. [ VFF ] | **5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  |
| **2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-05-30 | **4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director   [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below)   [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_President of Canadian Cannabis_ | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 3. Ownership Form | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Shares | 25000 | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Options | <sup>(1)</sup> | 2031-05-03 | Common Shares | 75000 | 11.15<sup>(2)</sup> | D |  |
| Options | <sup>(3)</sup> | 2033-02-01 | Common Shares | 100000 | 1.08<sup>(4)</sup> | D |  |
| Options | <sup>(5)</sup> | 2033-10-13 | Common Shares | 455500 | 0.76<sup>(4)</sup> | D |  |
| Restricted Share Units | <sup>(6)</sup> | <sup>(6)</sup> | Common Shares | 51823 | <sup>(6)</sup> | D |  |

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### Footnotes:

(1) The options were granted on May 3, 2021 and vested over a three year period, with one third (1/3) of the issued options vesting on each of the first 3 anniversaries of the date of the grant. As of the date hereof, all 75,000 options are vested.

(2) The options were granted to Mr. Bovenschen pursuant to Village Farms International Inc.'s (the "Issuer") Share-Based Compensation Plan, effective December 31, 2009, as described in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2024 and filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on April 25, 2025.

(3) The options were granted on February 1, 2023 and will vest over a three year period, with one third (1/3) of the issued options vesting on each of the first 3 anniversaries of the date of the grant. As of the date hereof, 33,334 of the options are unvested.

(4) The options were granted to Mr. Bovenschen pursuant to the Issuer's Share-Based Compensation Plan, effective June 10, 2021, as described in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2024 and filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on April 25, 2025.

(5) The options were granted on October 13, 2023 and will vest over a three year period, with one third (1/3) of the issued options vesting on each of the first 3 anniversaries of the date of the grant. As of the date hereof, 303,667 of the options are unvested.

(6) The Restricted Share Units ("RSUs") were granted on April 1, 2025, represent the contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common shares and do not require payment of a conversion or exercise price. The RSUs vest as certain performance related events are achieved. To date, the performance criteria for these RSUs have not yet been satisfied. The RSUs will expire upon Mr. Bovenschen's resignation from the Issuer.

**Signature:** /s/ Stephen Ruffini, Attorney-in-Fact  
**Date:** 2025-06-13

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**