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): October 8, 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:

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

☐    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
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 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 8, 2021, Realty Income Corporation (“Realty Income”) announced the commencement of exchange offers and consent solicitations for all of the outstanding series of unsecured notes issued by VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P., and guaranteed by VEREIT, Inc. (“VEREIT”), its general partner. The exchange offers and consent solicitations are being conducted in connection with, and are conditioned upon the completion of, the previously announced merger of VEREIT and Realty Income which is currently expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. The information set forth in this Item 7.01 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, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

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/ Lauren Goldberg
Name:	Lauren Goldberg
Title:	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

VEREIT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
By: VEREIT, Inc., its sole general partner
By:	/s/ Lauren Goldberg
Name:	Lauren Goldberg
Title:	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: October 8, 2021

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Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Oct. 08, 2021
Entity Registrant Name	VEREIT, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001507385
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Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MD
Entity File Number	001-35263
Entity Tax Identification Number	45-2482685
Entity Address, Address Line One	2325 E. Camelback Road, 9th Floor
Entity Address, City or Town	Phoenix,
Entity Address, State or Province	AZ
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	85016
City Area Code	(800)
Local Phone Number	606-3610
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Entity Information [Line Items]
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Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
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Trading Symbol	VER PRF
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
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Entity Registrant Name	VEREIT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
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Entity Address, State or Province	AZ
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