8-K

SPIRIT MTA REIT

Date: September 30, 2019

/s/ Ricardo Rodriguez

Ricardo Rodriguez

Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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): September 30, 2019 (September 27, 2019)

SPIRIT MTA REIT

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

1-38414

82-6712510

(State of

Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2727 North Harwood Street, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(972) 476-1409

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share

SMTA

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02(a) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 27, 2019, Jackson Hsieh stepped down from the Board of Trustees of Spirit MTA REIT (the “Company”) and his position as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Company.

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On September 30, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing, among other things, that Jackson Hsieh has stepped down from the Board of Trustees of the Company, effective September 27, 2019. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


EXHIBIT NUMBER		DESCRIPTION

	99.1	Press Release of Spirit MTA REIT, dated September 30, 2019.

	104	The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101).

SIGNATURE

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.