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): June 14, 2019

VEREIT, INC.
VEREIT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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.)
2325 E. Camelback Road, 9th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(800) 606-3610
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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 PF	New York Stock Exchange

 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).

VEREIT, Inc.	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P.
Emerging growth company     o	Emerging growth company     o

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 8.01. Other Events.

On June 14, 2019, the court issued a written order adjourning the trial of the class action and the remaining opt-out action against VEREIT, Inc. and VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P., (together the “Company”) pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York  captioned In re American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. Litigation No. 15-MC-00040 (AKH), and Jet Capital Master Fund, L.P. v. American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., et al., No. 15-cv-307, from September 9, 2019 until January 21, 2020.

Additional information about the lawsuits can be found under the caption “Legal Proceedings” in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2019.

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.

VEREIT, INC.
By:	/s/ Lauren Goldberg
Name:	Lauren Goldberg
Title:	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

VEREIT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. By: VEREIT, Inc., its sole general partner
By:	/s/ Lauren Goldberg
Name:	Lauren Goldberg
Title:	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: June 17, 2019