gcnl-20211001

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 1, 2021

Griffin Realty Trust, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 000-55605


Maryland						46-4654479
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)						(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1520 E. Grand Avenue, El Segundo, CA 90245

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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
____________________	_________________	____________________
None	None	None

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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On October 1, 2021, Griffin Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Registrant”) reported that it has temporarily suspended its quarterly publishing of net asset value per share of common stock. The Board of Directors of the Registrant authorized the suspension in light of certain strategic initiatives that the Registrant currently is pursuing. The Registrant intends to resume publishing a quarterly net asset value per share of common stock at such time as the Board of Directors determines is appropriate and no later than one year from its most recent net asset value publication. The Registrant also announced that, in light of the foregoing, it also is suspending its distribution reinvestment plan (the “DRP”), effective upon the ten days’ notice required to be provided to participants under the terms of the DRP (which notice is hereby provided pursuant to the filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), and will suspend its share redemption program beginning with the next cycle commencing fourth quarter 2021. Pursuant to the notice requirements under the DRP, the current monthly distribution with respect to September 2021 is expected to be paid on or about October 11.

Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the information in this Item 7.01 disclosure is deemed to have been furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits


Exhibit No.						Description
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Registrant intends for all such forward-looking statements to be covered by the applicable safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” or “potential” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases which are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and which do not relate solely to historical matters. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. The forward-looking statements contained in this report reflect the Registrant's current views about future events and are subject to numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause the Registrant's actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements: the impact of COVID-19 in the United States and the response of the overall economy, the financial markets and the population, particularly in areas in which we operate and with respect to occupancy rates, rent deferrals and the financial condition of the Registrant’s tenants; general financial and economic conditions; changes in interest rates; the availability and terms of financing; market conditions; legislative and regulatory changes that could adversely affect the Registrant’s business; the timing of completion or abandonment of certain strategic initiatives we are currently pursuing; our future capital expenditures, distributions and acquisitions (including the amount and nature thereof), business strategies, the expansion and growth of our operations, our net sales, gross margin, operating expenses, operating income, net income, cash flow, financial condition, impairments, expenditures, capital structure, organizational structure, and other developments and trends of the real estate industry and other factors, including those risks disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of the Registrant's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Part I, Item 2. “Management’s

Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of the Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Registrant cautions investors not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and urge you to carefully review the disclosures it makes concerning risks. While forward-looking statements reflect the Registrant's good faith beliefs, assumptions and expectations, they are not guarantees of future performance. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report. Furthermore, the Registrant disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes.

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.


		Griffin Realty Trust, Inc.

Date: October 1, 2021	By:	/s/ Javier F. Bitar
		Javier F. Bitar
		Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer