December 14, 2016
VIA EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | American Finance Trust, Inc. | |
Registration Statement on Form S-4 Filed October 21, 2016 File No. 333-214189 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, American Finance Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement, so that it may become effective at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 16, 2016, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Should you have any questions, please contact Michael J. Choate of Proskauer Rose LLP at (312) 962-3567.
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| Respectfully submitted, | ||
| AMERICAN FINANCE TRUST, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Edward M. Weil, Jr. | |
| Name: | Edward M. Weil, Jr. | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | |