afin-20201104

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): November 4, 2020

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

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(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:


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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

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

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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 4, 2020, American Finance Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, and supplemental financial information for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Press Release and Supplemental Information

As disclosed in Item 2.02 above, on November 4, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, and supplemental financial information for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively. The information set forth in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and in the attached Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 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 Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

The statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the outcome to be materially different. In addition, words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” "estimates," "projects," “plans,” “intends,” "may,'" “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These 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 include the potential adverse effects of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, including actions taken to contain or treat COVID-19, on the Company, the Company’s tenants and the global economy and financial markets and that the information about rent collections may not be indicative of any future period, as well as those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed on February 27, 2020, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 filed on May 7, 2020, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 filed on August 6, 2020 and all other filings with the SEC 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 over time, unless required by law.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Press release dated November 4, 2020

99.2						Quarterly supplemental information for the quarter ended September 30, 2020

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL Document.

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


			AMERICAN FINANCE TRUST, INC.

			By:			/s/ Edward M. Weil, Jr.
						Edward M. Weil, Jr.
						Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer)

Dated: November 4, 2020