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| EX-3.1 - EX-3.1 - Benefit Street Partners Realty Trust, Inc. | v401859_ex3-1.htm |
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): February 17, 2015 (February 10, 2015)
Realty Finance Trust, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
Since Last Report:
ARC Realty Finance Trust, Inc.
| Maryland | 000-55188 | 46-1406086 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
405 Park Avenue
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 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year |
Change of Corporate Name
Effective on February 10, 2015, ARC Realty Finance Trust, Inc. amended its charter to change its name to Realty Finance Trust, Inc. (the “Company”). The name change was effected pursuant to an amendment to the charter of the Company (the “Charter Amendment”). The Charter Amendment was duly approved by at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company and was made without action by the stockholders of the Company pursuant to Section 2-605(a)(1) of the Maryland General Corporation Law.
A copy of the Charter Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 3.1 | Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Amendment and Restatement, effective February 10, 2015 |
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.
| REALTY FINANCE TRUST, INC. | ||
| Date: February 17, 2015 | By: | /s/ Peter M. Budko |
| Peter M. Budko | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||