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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): October 8, 2021
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VEREIT, INC. |
VEREIT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. |
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) |
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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.) |
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2325 E. Camelback Road, 9th Floor |
Phoenix, | AZ | 85016 | |
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) |
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(800) | 606-3610 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
________________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 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 |
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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).
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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.
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| VEREIT, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Lauren Goldberg |
| Name: | Lauren Goldberg |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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| VEREIT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. |
| By: VEREIT, Inc., its sole general partner |
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| By: | /s/ Lauren Goldberg |
| Name: | Lauren Goldberg |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: October 8, 2021