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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-15-041906
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150709
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150710
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150710

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AGREE REALTY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000917251
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				383148187
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12928
		FILM NUMBER:		15982561

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		70 E. LONG LAKE ROAD
		CITY:			BLOOMFIELD HILLS
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48034
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8107374190

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		70 E. LONG LAKE ROAD
		CITY:			BLOOMFIELD HILLS
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48034
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">______________</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
July 10, 2015 (July 9, 2015)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>AGREE REALTY CORPORATION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Maryland</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation)&#9;</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Commission file number)<BR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>38-3148187</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>70 E. Long Lake Road</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Bloomfield Hills, MI</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices)</P></TD>
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<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>48304</B></FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Zip code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code) <B>(248) 737-4190</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in; text-align: left"><B>Item 5.02</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors.</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On July 9, 2015, Brian R. Dickman voluntarily
submitted his resignation, effective on or about August 4, 2015, from his positions as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of
Agree Realty Corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Also on July 9, 2015, the Company appointed
Kenneth R. Howe to serve as the Company&rsquo;s interim Chief Financial Officer, effective as of the date of Mr. Dickman&rsquo;s
departure. Mr. Howe served as the Company&rsquo;s Chief Financial Officer from April 1994 until his retirement from that position
in November 2010; since that time, he has served as the Company&rsquo;s Director of Tax.</P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">99.1 </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Press release, dated July 10, 2015.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>AGREE REALTY CORPORATION</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">/s/ Joel N. Agree</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: July 10, 2015</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><U>Description</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">99.1 </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Press release, dated July 10, 2015.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: center"><b>Agree Realty Announces Resignation Of Chief Financial Officer Brian Dickman, Appointment Of Kenneth Howe As Interim Chief Financial Officer And Search For Permanent Successor</b></p></div><div style="width:100%;margin-left:10pt;"><div style="margin:0;margin-top:16pt;"><p>BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., July 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- <b>Agree Realty Corporation (NYSE: ADC)</b> (the &#34;Company&#34;) today announced that Mr. Brian Dickman has resigned as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary to pursue another business opportunity.  The resignation will take effect after a transition period which is expected to end on or around August 4, 2015.  Mr. Kenneth Howe, former Chief Financial Officer of the Company, has been appointed to serve as interim Chief Financial Officer upon Mr. Dickman&#39;s departure.  Mr. Howe has been with the Company since its initial public
offering in 1994, serving as Chief Financial Officer from April 1994 to November 2010, and is currently the Company&#39;s Director of Tax.  Mr. Michael Donahue, the Company&#39;s Corporate Controller, will continue to lead the day-to-day operations of the Company&#39;s accounting department.  The Company has commenced a search for Mr. Dickman&#39;s permanent replacement.</p><p>&#34;We want to thank Brian for his contributions to our Company during his tenure and wish him the best in his new position,&#34; said Joey Agree, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.  &#34;We will work to locate and hire a capable, like-minded successor in a timely fashion.  We are confident that our experienced financial and accounting teams will continue to oversee the financial operations of the Company while we look for Brian&#39;s successor.&#34;</p><p><b><u>About Agree Realty
Corporation</u></b></p><p>Agree Realty is primarily engaged in the acquisition and development of properties net leased to industry leading retail tenants.  The Company currently owns and operates a portfolio of 253 properties, located in 41 states and containing approximately 5.0 million square feet of gross leasable space.  The common stock of Agree Realty Corporation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol &#34;ADC&#34;.</p><p>For additional information, visit the Company&#39;s web page at www.agreerealty.com. </p><p><i>This press release contains forward-looking statements that represent the Company&#39;s expectations and projections for the future. Although these forward-looking statements are based on good faith beliefs, reasonable assumptions and the Company&#39;s best judgment reflecting current information, certain factors could occur that might cause actual
results to vary, including deterioration in national economic conditions, weakening of real estate markets, decreases in the availability of credit, increases in interest rates, adverse changes in the retail industry, our continuing ability to qualify as a REIT and other factors discussed in the Company&#39;s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.</i></p>
<br /><br /><p>CONTACT:  Joel N. Agree, Chief Executive Officer,  (248) 737-4190</p></div></div></body></html>
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