UNITED STATES
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers |
The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. has appointed John W. Guinee III as member of the Board, effective January11, 2021. Further, Mr. Guinee was appointed as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board. Mr. Guinee will serve for a term expiring at the 2021 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. There are no transactions in which Mr. Guinee has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On January 11, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of John W. Guinee III to the Company’s Board of Directors. The text of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 and the exhibits hereunder are being “furnished” and, as such, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 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 11, 2021 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as in line XBRL) |
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 11, 2021 | By: |
/s/ Jeffrey E. Witherell | ||||
| Jeffrey E. Witherell | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||