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): November 26, 2019
American Finance Trust, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | | 001-38597 | | 90-0929989 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
405 Park Avenue, 3rd 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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class: | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered: |
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value | | AFIN | | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
| 7.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value | | AFINP | | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
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).
Emerging growth company ¨
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. ¨
American Finance Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to update its channels of distribution for information disclosed pursuant to Regulation FD. The Company currently announces financial information and business updates through its SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls and webcasts, and the Company’s website (www.americanfinancetrust.com). Going forward, the Company will also use its Twitter account, @AFIN_REIT, to provide business updates.
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| | AMERICAN FINANCE TRUST, INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ Edward M. Weil, Jr. |
| | | Edward M. Weil, Jr. |
| | | Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer) |
Dated: November 26, 2019
