UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 of 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 15, 2016
American Realty Capital Hospitality Trust, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | 000-55394 | 80-0943668 | ||
| (State or other
jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS 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 Realty Capital Hospitality Trust, Inc.’s (the “Company”) 2016 annual meeting of stockholders is currently adjourned to Friday, July 29, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. (local time) to be held at 405 Park Avenue, New York, NY in order to permit stockholders of record as of April 18, 2016 additional time to consider Proposal No. 3 and Proposal No. 4 as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2016 (“Proxy Statement”), and to enable the Company’s proxy solicitor, Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Inc., more time to solicit stockholder votes on Proposal No. 3 and Proposal No. 4.
As reported in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 5, 2016, the other proposals included in the Proxy Statement were previously approved by the Company’s stockholders and no further solicitation will take place with respect to these proposals.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. | ||
| Date: July 15, 2016 | By: | /s/ Jonathan P. Mehlman |
| Jonathan P. Mehlman | ||
| Chief Executive Officer and President | ||