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
January 9, 2018
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL REIT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| MARYLAND | 001-38106 | 27-5466153 | ||
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
260 Franklin Street, 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 340-3814
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 9, 2018, Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (the "Company"), issued a press release announcing the tax treatment of its 2017 dividends. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 and the exhibit hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits: |
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||
| 99.1 | Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. press release dated January 9, 2018 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL REIT, INC. | ||||||
| Date: January 10, 2018 | By: |
/s/ Jeffrey E. Witherell | ||||
| Jeffrey E. Witherell | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||
| 99.1 | Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. press release dated January 9, 2018 |