UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 5, 2013
Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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| Maryland | | 001-35974 | | 26-1846406 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2325 East Camelback Road, Suite 1100, Phoenix, Arizona 85016
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(602) 778-8700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
On August 5, 2013, Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc. (formerly known as Cole Credit Property Trust III, Inc.) (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. On August 5, 2013, the Company also disclosed certain unaudited supplemental financial information for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. Copies of the press release and the unaudited supplemental financial information are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.3, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
This Item 2.02 and the attached Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.3 are provided under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and are furnished to, and shall not be deemed to be “filed” with, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
A copy of a presentation to be used by the Company is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
This Item 7.01 and the attached Exhibit 99.2 are provided under Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and are furnished to, and shall not be deemed to be “filed” with, the SEC.
As previously reported in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 20, 2013, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) previously authorized the payment of cash dividends on a monthly basis, in the amount of $0.05833334 per share of common stock (a monthly rate that is equivalent to an annual rate of $0.70 per share) for stockholders of record as of each of July 31, 2013, August 30, 2013 and September 30, 2013. The Board has authorized (i) an increase to its previous authorization of the payment of cash dividends for each of the months of August and September 2013 from $0.05833334 per share of common stock (a monthly rate that is equivalent to an annual rate of $0.70 per share) to $0.06 per share of common stock (a monthly rate that is equivalent to an annual rate of $0.72 per share), and (ii) the declaration and payment of a cash dividend on a monthly basis, in the amount of $0.06 per share of common stock (a monthly rate that is equivalent to an annual rate of $0.72 per share) for stockholders of record as of October 31, 2013. The payment dates for the dividends for the stockholders of record as of August 30, 2013 and September 30, 2013 will remain unchanged and will be September 3, 2013 and October 1, 2013, respectively. The payment date for the dividends for the stockholders of record as of October 31, 2013 will be November 1, 2013.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press release issued by Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc. on August 5, 2013. |
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| 99.2 | | Presentation dated August 5, 2013. |
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| 99.3 | | Supplemental financial information issued by Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc. on August 5, 2013. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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| Dated: August 5, 2013 | | COLE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS, INC. |
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| | By: | | /s/ Simon J. Misselbrook |
| | Name: | | Simon J. Misselbrook |
| | Title: | | Senior Vice President of Accounting |
| | | | Principal Accounting Officer |
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press release issued by Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc. on August 5, 2013. |
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| 99.2 | | Presentation dated August 5, 2013. |
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| 99.3 | | Supplemental financial information issued by Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc. on August 5, 2013. |
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