Item 8.01. Other Events.




Investor Presentation
The Company is providing certain preliminary updates on the impact of
COVID-19
on its portfolio. The information is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and
incorporated in this Item 8.01 by reference. This information is a subset of the
information in the Company's Q2 2020 Investor Presentation that was furnished
under Item 2.02 of the Current Report on Form
8-K
with the SEC on July 31, 2020. Such Investor Presentation is not incorporated in
this Item 8.01 by reference.
Special Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements
This current report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. When used
in this current report, the words "estimate," "anticipate," "expect," "believe,"
"intend," "may," "will," "should," "seek," "approximately" or "plan," or the
negative of these words or similar words or phrases that are predictions of or
indicate future events or trends and which do not relate solely to historical
matters are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You can also
identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or
intentions of management.
Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and you
should not rely on them as predictions of future events. Forward-looking
statements depend on assumptions, data or methods which may be incorrect or
imprecise and we may not be able to realize them. We do not guarantee that the
transactions and events described will happen as described (or that they will
happen at all).
The following risks and uncertainties, among others, could cause actual results
and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in
the forward-looking statements:

  •   industry and economic conditions;



     •    volatility and uncertainty in the financial markets, including potential
          fluctuations in the consumer price index;



     •    our success in implementing our business strategy and our ability to
          identify, underwrite, finance, consummate, integrate and manage
          diversifying acquisitions or investments;



     •    the financial performance of our retail tenants and the demand for retail
          space, particularly with respect to challenges being experienced by
          general merchandise retailers;



  •   our ability to diversify our tenant base;



  •   the nature and extent of future competition;



     •    increases in our costs of borrowing as a result of changes in interest
          rates and other factors;



  •   our ability to access debt and equity capital markets;



     •    our ability to pay down, refinance, restructure and/or extend our
          indebtedness as it becomes due;



     •    our ability and willingness to renew our leases upon expiration and to
          reposition our properties on the same or better terms upon expiration in
          the event such properties are not renewed by tenants or we exercise our
          rights to replace existing tenants upon default;



     •    the impact of any financial, accounting, legal or regulatory issues or
          litigation that may affect us or our major tenants;



  •   our ability to manage our expanded operations;



     •    our ability and willingness to maintain our qualification as a real
          estate investment trust;



     •    our ability to manage and liquidate the remaining SMTA Liquidating Trust
          assets;

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     •    the impact on our business and those of our tenants from epidemics,
          pandemics or other outbreaks of illness, disease or virus (such as the
          strain of coronavirus known as
          COVID-19);
          and



     •    other risks inherent in the real estate business, including tenant
          defaults, potential liability relating to environmental matters,
          illiquidity of real estate investments and potential damages from natural
          disasters.


The factors included in this current report are not exhaustive and additional
factors could adversely affect our business and financial performance. For
additional information about the potential impact of the
COVID-19
pandemic and restrictions intended to prevent its spread on our business,
financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, liquidity and ability to
satisfy our debt service obligations and make distributions to our stockholders,
see the information included under the caption "Risk Factors" in our Annual
Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2019 and in our Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. All forward-looking statements are based on
information that was available, and speak only, to the date on which they were
made. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or
factors, new information, data or methods, future events or other changes,
except as required by law.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed herewith:



No.     Description

99.1      Certain Company information

104     Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page tags are embedded within the
        Inline XBRL document).

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