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): January 28, 2016
American Finance Trust, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | | 000-55197 | | 27-0929989 |
(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)) |
Item 8.01 Other Events.
American Finance Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) intends to reinstate its currently-suspended distribution reinvestment plan (the “DRIP”). Reinstating the DRIP would allow stockholders to reinvest distributions in shares of the Company’s common stock. The DRIP would be reinstated only after the Securities Exchange Commission has declared effective a registration statement to register the shares to be offered pursuant to the DRIP. There can be no assurance that the Company will reinstate the DRIP. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of that jurisdiction.
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.
| | American Finance Trust, Inc. |
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| Date: January 28, 2016 | By: | /s/ Nicholas Radesca |
| | Nicholas Radesca Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer |
