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): June 16, 2017 (June 16, 2017)
Global Medical REIT Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-37815 | 46-4757266 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 450 Bethesda, MD 20814 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
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| (202) 524-6851 | ||
| (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) | ||
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On June 16, 2017, Global Medical REIT Inc. (the “Company”) announced the declaration of a cash dividend for the second quarter of 2017 of $0.20 per share of common stock to stockholders of record as of June 27, 2017, to be paid on July 10, 2017.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The Company issued a press release on June 16, 2017 announcing the dividend before this report was filed. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in Exhibit 99.1 referenced in Item 9.01 below is being “furnished” and, as such, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed by the Company pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statement and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated June 16, 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.
| Global Medical REIT Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jamie A. Barber | |
| Jamie A. Barber | ||
| Secretary and General Counsel | ||
Dated: June 16, 2017
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press release dated June 16, 2017. |