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):September 26, 2016
New York REIT, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | | 001-36416 | | 27-1065431 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
405 Park Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, New York 10022
(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(212) 415-6500
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:
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Explanatory Note
The purpose of this Current Report on Form 8-K is to file the preliminary proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) of New York REIT, Inc. (the “Company”), which was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, so that the Proxy Statement can be incorporated by reference in registration statements to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
The Proxy Statement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1(1) | | Preliminary Proxy Statement filed on September 26, 2016 by New York REIT, Inc. on Schedule 14A. |
| (1) | Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 26, 2016. |
SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: September 26, 2016 | NEW YORK REIT, INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ MICHAEL A. HAPPEL | |
| | | Michael A. Happel |
| | | Chief Executive Officer and President |
