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

January 9, 2018

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL REIT, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

MARYLAND	001-38106	27-5466153
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

260 Franklin Street, 6th Floor

Boston, MA 02110

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(617) 340-3814

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Item 7.01   Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 9, 2018, Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (the "Company"), issued a press release announcing the tax treatment of its 2017 dividends. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 and the exhibit hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. press release dated January 9, 2018

SIGNATURES

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

	PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL REIT, INC.
Date: January 10, 2018	By:	/s/ Jeffrey E. Witherell
		Jeffrey E. Witherell
		Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. press release dated January 9, 2018

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

Contacts:

Tripp Sullivan

SCR Partners

(615) 760-1104

TSullivan@scr-ir.com

Plymouth Industrial REIT Announces Tax Treatment of 2017 Dividends

BOSTON—(January 9, 2018) Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (NYSE American: PLYM) today announced the tax treatment of its 2017 dividends to common stockholders. The following table summarizes Plymouth Industrial REIT’s dividends to stockholders of Common Stock CUSIP #729640102 traded on the NYSE American under ticker symbol “PLYM” for the tax year ended December 31, 2017:

Record Date	Payment Date	2017 Total Cash Distribution Per Share	Total Distribution Allocable to 2017	2017 Ordinary Dividend Per Share	2017 Return of Capital Per Share
July 7, 2017	July 31, 2017	$0.065	$0.065	$0.000	$0.065
September 30, 2017	October 31, 2017	$0.375	$0.375	$0.000	$0.375
December 29, 2017	January 31, 2018	$0.375	$0.375	$0.000	$0.375
		$0.815	$0.815	$0.000	$0.815

The income tax treatment for the 2017 distributions for Plymouth Industrial REIT’s 7.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (PLYM-PrA) CUSIP #729640201 is as follows:

Record Date	Payment Date	2017 Total Cash Distribution Per Share	Total Distribution Allocable to 2017	2017 Ordinary Dividend Per Share	2017 Return of Capital Per Share
December 15, 2017	January 2, 2018	$0.3542	$0.3542	$0.0000	$0.3542
		$0.3542	$0.3542	$0.0000	$0.3542

In accordance with IRS Code Section 6045B, Plymouth Industrial REIT has posted Form 8937, Report of Organizational Actions Affecting Basis of Securities, which may be found on the Company’s website at www.plymouthreit.com. Plymouth encourages stockholders to consult with their own tax advisors with respect to the federal, state and local, and foreign income tax effects of these dividends.

About Plymouth

Plymouth is a full service real estate investment company structured as a vertically integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust focused on the acquisition, ownership and management of single and multi-tenant industrial properties, including distribution centers, warehouses and light industrial properties, primarily located in secondary and select primary markets across the United States. The company seeks to acquire properties that provide current operating income with the opportunity to enhance shareholder value through property re-positioning, capital improvements and restructuring tenant leases.

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