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): July 16, 2021

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, 9th Floor
Phoenix,	AZ	85016
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(800)	606-3610
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class:		Trading symbol(s):	Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock	$0.01 par value per share (VEREIT, Inc.)	VER	New York Stock Exchange
6.70% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	$0.01 par value per share (VEREIT, Inc.)	VER PRF	New York Stock Exchange

 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

VEREIT, Inc.		VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P.
Emerging growth company	☐	Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   

VEREIT, Inc. ¨ VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. o

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On July 16, 2021, VEREIT, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein, announcing the redemption by the Company of all outstanding shares of its 6.70% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock and the redemption of the Series F Preferred Units of VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P., the operating partnership of the Company.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release issued July 16, 2021.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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: July 16, 2021