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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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): January 11, 2017



VEREIT, INC.
VEREIT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-35263	45-2482685
Delaware	333-197780	45-1255683
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2325 E. Camelback Road, Suite 1100
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)


(800) 606-3610
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 11, 2017, VEREIT, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its year and quarter ending December 31, 2016 disposition and acquisition activity and that it expects to host an earnings conference call via audio webcast on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Company also announced it plans to issue, jointly with its operating partnership, VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P., its 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K on that same date. The information set forth in this Item 7.01 and in the press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information set forth in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits



Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued January 11, 2017.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



	VEREIT, INC.

	By:	/s/ Michael J. Bartolotta
	Name:	Michael J. Bartolotta
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



	VEREIT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. By: VEREIT, Inc., its sole general partner

	By:	/s/ Michael J. Bartolotta
	Name:	Michael J. Bartolotta
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: January 11, 2017

Exhibit Index



Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued January 11, 2017.