NEW YORK, Oct. 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 Class A 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 October 15, 2021 to Class A common
stock holders of record at the close of business on October 12, 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 "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 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,
2020 filed on February 25,
2021, AFIN's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 2021 filed on
May 6, 2021, AFIN's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
2021 filed on August 5, 2021,
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 AFIN's subsequent reports. Further, forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date they are made, and AFIN
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.
Contacts:
Investor Relations
investorrelations@americanfinancetrust.com
(866) 902-0063
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