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| UNITED STATES |
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 |
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| CURRENT REPORT |
| PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 15, 2019 |
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| CIM Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
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| Maryland | | 000-54939 | | 27-3148022 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 2398 East Camelback Road, 4th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85016 |
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| (602) 778-8700 |
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| 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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: |
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| None | | None | | None |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act o
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On October 15, 2019, Howard A. Silver was appointed to serve as an independent director, and Elaine Y. Wong was appointed to serve as a director, of CIM Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. (formerly known as Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc.) (the “Company”) by all of the Company’s directors, including all of the independent directors. Mr. Silver and Ms. Wong will each serve as a director until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies or until his or her earlier resignation or removal in accordance with the Company’s organizational documents and applicable law. Mr. Silver will receive the same compensation and reimbursement of expenses that the Company pays to each of its independent directors and committee members. The Company will not compensate Ms. Wong for her services rendered as a director of the Company. Mr. Silver and Ms. Wong did not enter into any agreement with the Company in connection with their appointments as directors. In connection with the appointments of Mr. Silver and Ms. Wong, the Company’s board of directors has been increased to eight members. Descriptions of Mr. Silver’s and Ms. Wong’s backgrounds are set forth below.
In addition to his appointment as an independent director of the Company, Mr. Silver, age 65, has served since July 2016 as an independent director of Cole Office & Industrial REIT (CCIT III), Inc. (“CCIT III”), which is sponsored by an affiliate of the Company’s Manager, CIM Real Estate Finance Management, LLC (the “Manager”), which is an affiliate of CIM Group, LLC (“CIM”). From 1994 until 2007, Mr. Silver held various positions with Equity Inns, Inc., a publicly listed hospitality REIT on the New York Stock Exchange, including chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, chief operating officer and secretary. Until the sale of Equity Inns to Whitehall Global Real Estate Funds in October 2007, Equity Inns was the largest hotel REIT focused on the upscale extended stay, all suite and midscale limited service segments of the hotel industry. From 1992 until 1994, Mr. Silver served as chief financial officer of Alabaster Originals, L.P., a fashion jewelry wholesaler. Prior to joining Equity Inns, Mr. Silver was employed by Ernst & Young LLP from 1987 to 1992 and by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1978 to 1985, both global accounting firms. Mr. Silver has served as a member of the board of directors of Education Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: EDR), a publicly listed collegiate housing REIT, since 2010 and currently serves as its lead independent director. Mr. Silver has also served as a member of the board of directors and chairman of the audit committee of Jernigan Capital, Inc. (NYSE: JCAP), a publicly listed mortgage REIT focused on lending to self-storage facilities, since April 2015. From January 2014 until the sale of the company in January 2016, he served as a member of the board of directors and as chairman of the audit committee of Landmark Apartment Trust, Inc., a publicly registered, non-listed multifamily REIT, and, from its inception in 2004 through the sale of the company in November 2013, he served as a member of the board of directors and chairman of the audit committee of CapLease, Inc. (NYSE: LSE), a publicly listed net lease REIT. From 2004 until the sale of the company in May 2012, Mr. Silver also served as a member of the board of directors of Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: WOLF), a publicly listed family entertainment resort company. Mr. Silver graduated cum laude from the University of Memphis with a B.S. in Accountancy and has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1980.
In addition to her appointment as a director of the Company, Ms. Wong, age 40, was appointed on October 15, 2019 to serve as a director of Cole Office & Industrial REIT (CCIT II), Inc., Cole Credit Property Trust V, Inc. and CIM Income NAV, Inc., each of which are sponsored by affiliates of the Manager, which is an affiliate of CIM.
Ms. Wong has served as a Principal of CIM and a member of its Investment Committee since February 2015, and as CIM’s Head of Marketing & Communications since May 2018. From February 2015 to April 2018, Ms. Wong served as CIM’s Global Head of Partner & Co-Investor Relations. She served at CIM from February 2012 to January 2015 as 1st Vice President, Global Head of Fundraising and Investor Relations, from February 2010 to January 2012 as Vice President, Fundraising & Investor Relations, and from April 2007 to January 2010 as Associate, Investor Relations. Prior to joining CIM, Ms. Wong served from May 2005 to March 2007 as an Associate at Perry Capital, LLC, and from July 2001 to April 2005 as an Analyst, and then Associate in the Equities Division, Financial and Strategic Management, of Goldman Sachs & Co. Ms. Wong received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance from New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| Dated: October 16, 2019 | CIM REAL ESTATE FINANCE TRUST, INC. |
| | By: | /s/ Nathan D. DeBacker |
| | Name: | Nathan D. DeBacker |
| | Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
| | | (Principal Financial Officer) |
