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): July 12, 2018
New York REIT, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | 001-36416 | 27-1065431 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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7 Bulfinch Place, Suite 500 Boston, Massachusetts 02114 |
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(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 570-4750 |
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 12, 2018, Wendy Silverstein resigned from her positions as Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of New York REIT, Inc. (the “Company”). Following her resignation on the same day, John A. Garilli was elected by the Board to replace Ms. Silverstein as the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, and he will also continue to serve as the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company. The information required by Items 401(b), (d), (e) and Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K with respect to Mr. Garilli is included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2018.
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.
| Date: July 17, 2018 | By: | /s/ John A. Garilli | ||
| Name: | John A. Garilli | |||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | |||