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): May 22, 2018
American Finance Trust, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | 000-55197 | 90-0929989 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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405 Park Avenue, 4th Floor New York, New York 10022 |
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(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 415-6500 |
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On May 22, 2018, American Finance Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that, in connection with the review of listing by the Company’s board of directors and management, the Company has engaged BMO Capital Markets Corp. to, among other things, provide strategic advice to the Company related to positioning the Company in the public markets. As previously disclosed, the Company intends to list its common stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “AFIN” at a time to be determined by its board of directors. There can be no assurance as to when or if the Company's common stock will commence trading or of the price at which the Company's common stock may trade.
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. | |||
| Date: May 22, 2018 | By: | /s/ Edward M. Weil, Jr. | |
| Edward M. Weil, Jr. | |||
| Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President |
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