NEW YORK, Jan. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- American Finance
Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFIN/ AFINP / AFINO) ("AFIN") announced today
that it intends to continue to pay dividends on its shares of Class
A common stock at an annualized rate of $0.85 per share or $0.2125 per share on a quarterly basis. AFIN
anticipates paying dividends authorized by its board of directors
on its shares of Class A common stock on a quarterly basis in
arrears on the 15th day of the first month following the end of
each fiscal quarter (unless otherwise specified) to common stock
holders of record on the record date for such payment.
Accordingly, AFIN declared a dividend of $0.2125 per share of Class A common stock payable
on January 15, 2021 to common stock
holders of record at the close of business on January 11, 2021.
About American Finance Trust, Inc.
American Finance Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFIN) is a publicly traded
real estate investment trust listed on the Nasdaq focused on
acquiring and managing a diversified portfolio of primarily
service-oriented and traditional retail and distribution related
commercial real estate properties in the U.S. 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 the
outcome to be materially different. In addition, words such as
"may," "will," "seeks," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates,"
"expects," "plans," "intends," "should" or similar expressions
indicate a forward-looking statement, although not all
forward-looking statements include these words. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and
other factors, many of which are outside of AFIN'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 AFIN, AFIN'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 AFIN's most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed on February 27, 2020, AFIN's most recent Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2020, June 30,
2020, and September 30, 2020,
filed on May 7, 2020, August 6, 2020, and November 5, 2020, respectively, and all other
filings filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission after
that date. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date they are made, and AFIN undertakes no obligation to update or
revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions,
the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future
operating results over time, unless required by law.
Contacts:
Investor
Relations
investorrelations@americanfinancetrust.com
(866) 902-0063
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