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): July 5, 2024

Medalist Diversified REIT, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland	001-38719	47-5201540
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

P.O. Box 8436

Richmond, VA 23226

(Address of principal executive offices)

(804) 338-7708

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

None

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

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	Name of each Exchange on Which Registered	Trading Symbol(s)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	Nasdaq Capital Market	MDRR
8.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value	Nasdaq Capital Market	MDRRP

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 July 5, 2024, Medalist Diversified REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, whereby the Board of Directors has authorized and the Company has declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock (the “Common Stock”) in the amount of $0.05 per share (the “Dividend”). The Dividend will be payable in cash on July 26, 2024 to holders of record of the Common Stock as of July 23, 2024. The Board of Directors has also authorized and the Company has declared a quarterly dividend on its 8.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) in the amount of $0.50 per share (the “Series A Dividend”). The Series A Dividend will be payable in cash on July 26, 2024 to holders of record of the Series A Preferred Stock as of July 23, 2024.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated July 5, 2024
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL Document

SIGNATURE

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.

	MEDALIST DIVERSIFIED REIT, INC.
Dated: July 5, 2024	By:	/s/ C. Brent Winn, Jr.
		C. Brent Winn, Jr.
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

MEDALIST DIVERSIFIED REIT, INC. ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND OF

$0.05 PER SHARE ON ITS COMMON STOCK AND $0.50 PER SHARE ON ITS SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK

RICHMOND, Va., July 5, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medalist Diversified REIT (NASDAQ: MDRR) (the "Company" or "Medalist"), a Virginia-based real estate investment trust that specializes in acquiring, owning and managing commercial real estate in the Southeast region of the U.S., announced that its Board of Directors has authorized and the Company has declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock (the "Common Stock") in the amount of $0.05 per share (the "Dividend"). The Dividend will be payable in cash on July 26, 2024 to holders of record of the Common Stock as of July 23, 2024.

The Board of Directors has also authorized and the Company has declared a quarterly dividend on its 8.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock") in the amount of $0.50 per share (the "Series A Dividend"). The Series A Dividend will be payable in cash on July 26, 2024 to holders of record of the Series A Preferred Stock as of July 23, 2024.

Contacts

Brent Winn
Medalist Diversified REIT, Inc.
bwinn@medalistreit.com

XML

Document and Entity Information	Jul. 05, 2024
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	8-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 05, 2024
Entity File Number	001-38719
Entity Registrant Name	Medalist Diversified REIT, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001654595
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MD
Entity Tax Identification Number	47-5201540
Entity Address State Or Province	VA
Entity Address, Address Line One	P.O. Box 8436
Entity Address, City or Town	Richmond
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	23226
City Area Code	804
Local Phone Number	338-7708
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.01 par value
Trading Symbol	MDRR
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
8.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	8.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value
Trading Symbol	MDRRP
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ