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 10, 2017
Lightstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | 333-200464 | 47-1796830 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
1985 Cedar Bridge Avenue, Suite 1
Lakewood, New Jersey 08701
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(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (732) 367-0129
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Item 8.01 Other Events
Amended & Restated Dealer Manager Agreement
On January 12, 2017, Lightstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (the “Company”) amended and restated its Dealer Manager Agreement originally dated March 4, 2015 to reflect the changed terms in its selling commissions structure.
A copy of the Amended and Restated Dealer Manager Agreement is included as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Extension to Duration of Primary Offering
On January 10, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a one-year extension to its primary offering of the 30 million Common Shares. Originally, the Company expected the primary offering to take place over a two-year period, until February 25, 2017. The primary offering has now been extended for one additional year, until February 25, 2018.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description |
| 1.1 | Amended and Restated Dealer Manager Agreement |
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.
| LIGHTSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC. | |||
| Date: January 12, 2017 | By: | /s/ Donna Brandin | |
| Donna Brandin | |||
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |||