SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Roberts Thomas W

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O VEREIT, INC.
2325 E. CAMELBACK ROAD, SUITE 1100

(Street)
PHOENIX AZ 85016

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VEREIT, Inc. [ VER ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
See Remarks
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/21/2018
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/21/2018 A 100,149(1) A $6.74(2) 601,229 D
Common Stock 02/21/2018 A 100,148(3) A $6.74(2) 701,377 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) $6.84 02/21/2018 A 394,737 02/21/2021(4) 02/21/2028 Common Stock 394,737 $0 394,737 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Reflects restricted stock units awarded February 21, 2018 to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's Equity Plan. Such restricted stock units vest ratably on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of February 23, 2018.
2. Reflects the closing sale price of the Issuer's common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on February 21, 2018.
3. Reflects performance-based restricted stock units awarded February 21, 2018 to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's Equity Plan. Such restricted stock units will vest subject to the achievement of certain performance conditions, which are based on the Issuer's total stockholder return relative to its peers and NAREIT equity market index. The performance period began January 1, 2018 and ends December 31, 2020.
4. The stock option vests and becomes exercisable on February 21, 2021.
Remarks:
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
/s/ Justin A. Shuler, by power of attorney 02/23/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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