8-K

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): November 4, 2016

New York REIT, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland	001-36416	27-1065431
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

405 Park Avenue, 14^th 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:

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On November 4, 2016, New York REIT, Inc. issued a press release, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated November 4, 2016

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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: November 4, 2016	NEW YORK REIT, INC.
	By:	/s/ Michael A. Happel
		Michael A. Happel
		Chief Executive Officer and President

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New York REIT Updates Third Quarter 2016 Earnings Release Date

NEW YORK, November 4, 2016 – New York REIT, Inc. (“NYRT”) (NYSE: NYRT), announced today it expects to release its financial results for the third quarter 2016 on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, before the market opens.

In light of the Company's previously announced strategic review process, which remains ongoing, NYRT will not host a conference call or webcast for investors and analysts this quarter. The Company will provide additional updates when appropriate.

About NYRT

NYRT is a publicly traded Maryland corporation listed on the NYSE and is a New York City focused real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that acquires income-producing commercial real estate, including office and retail properties, in New York City. Additional information about NYRT can be found on its website at www.nyrt.com. NYRT may disseminate important information regarding it and its operations, including financial information, through social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Important Notice

The statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. These forward looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements NYRT makes. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding stockholder liquidity and investment value and returns. The words “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “estimates,” “projects,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to: the impact of current and future regulation; the impact of credit rating changes; the effects of competition; the ability to attract, develop and retain executives and other qualified employees; changes in general economic or market conditions; the Company’s ability to complete asset sales, refinance its credit facility on favorable terms, if at all, and realize the results of its plan of liquidation; the timing of and the amount of proceeds of asset sales; and other factors, many of which are beyond NYRT’s control, including other factors included in NYRT’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), particularly in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of NYRT’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on February 26, 2016, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016, and the Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A with respect to the plan of liquidation filed with the SEC on September 27, 2016 (the “Preliminary Liquidation Proxy”), as such Risk Factors may be updated from time to time in subsequent reports. NYRT does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Contacts

Michael A. Happel	Mahmoud Siddig	Matthew Furbish
CEO and President	Jonathan Keehner	Director, Investor Relations
New York REIT, Inc.	Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher	mfurbish@nyrt.com
mhappel@nyrt.com	jkeehner@joelefrank.com	(212) 415-6500
(212) 415-6500	msiddig@joelefrank.com
	(212) 355-4449