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 7, 2017 (July 5, 2017)
AGREE REALTY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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1-12928 (Commission file number) |
38-3148187 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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70 E. Long Lake Road Bloomfield Hills, MI (Address of principal executive offices) |
48304 (Zip code) |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (248) 737-4190
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors. |
On July 5, 2017, Matthew M. Partridge voluntarily submitted his resignation, effective on or around August 4, 2017, from his positions as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Agree Realty Corporation (the “Company”).
Also on July 5, 2017, the Company appointed Kenneth R. Howe to serve as the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer, effective as of the date of Mr. Partridge’s departure. Mr. Howe, age 68, served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer from April 1994 until his retirement from that position in November 2010; and on an interim basis from August 2015 to January 2016. From November 2010 to August 2015 and since January 2016, Mr. Howe served as the Company’s Director of Tax.
Mr. Howe’s compensation did not change in connection with the foregoing appointment.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit | Description |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated July 7, 2017. |
SIGNATURES
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.
| AGREE REALTY CORPORATION | ||||
| By: | /s/ Joel N. Agree | |||
| Name: | Joel N. Agree | |||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
| Date: July 7, 2017 | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated July 7, 2017. |