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): September 30, 2021

American Finance Trust, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland	001-38597	90-0929989
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

650 Fifth Avenue, 30th Floor
New York, New York 10019

(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 415-6500

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 Act:

Title of each class:	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered:
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value	AFIN	The Nasdaq Global Select Market
7.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value	AFINP	The Nasdaq Global Select Market
7.375% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share	AFINO	The Nasdaq Global Select Market
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights		The Nasdaq Global Select Market

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).

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. ¨

Item 8.01.  Other Events.

On September 30, 2021, American Finance Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company and American Finance Operating Partnership, L.P., the Company’s operating partnership subsidiary, priced their previously announced offering of seven-year senior unsecured notes. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.

The information contained in this report shall not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a sale of any securities, in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No	Description
99.1	Press Release dated September 30, 2021
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

SIGNATURES

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

	AMERICAN FINANCE TRUST, INC.
Date: September 30, 2021	By:	/s/ Edward M. Weil, Jr.
		Name:  Edward M. Weil, Jr.
		Title:  Chief Executive Officer and President

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

American Finance Trust, Inc. Announces

Pricing of $500 Million of Senior Notes

NEW YORK, September 30, 2021 – American Finance Trust, Inc. (“AFIN” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AFIN) today announced that the Company and American Finance Operating Partnership, L.P. , the Company’s operating partnership subsidiary (the “Operating Partnership” and, together with the Company, the “Issuers”), priced $500 million aggregate principal amount of new 4.50% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each of the Company’s subsidiaries that are guarantors under the Operating Partnership’s senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”).

The issuance of the Notes is expected to close on or about October 7, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. The Issuers intend to use proceeds from the offering to repay amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility of approximately $186.2 million, repay $125 million of certain mortgage notes, to fund future property acquisitions and for other general corporate purposes.

The Notes and related guarantees were offered in the United States to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes and related guarantees have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a sale of any securities, in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

About American Finance Trust, Inc.

AFIN (Nasdaq: “AFIN”) is an externally managed REIT focusing on acquiring and managing a diversified portfolio of primarily service-oriented and traditional retail and distribution-related commercial real estate properties located primarily in the United States. Additional information about AFIN can be found on its website at www.americanfinancetrust.com.

Important Notice

The statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to be materially different. The words “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “estimates,” “projects,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. We caution you that any forward-looking statements included in this press release are based on the Company’s current views and information currently available to us. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of the Company’s control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are described in more detail in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed on February 25, 2021, the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021 and all other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission after that date, as such risks, uncertainties and other important factors may be updated from time to time in the Company’s subsequent reports. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results, unless required to do so by law.

Contacts:

Investors and Media:

Email: investorrelations@americanfinancetrust.com

Phone: (866) 902-0063

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