<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001144204-16-122880.txt : 20160906
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-16-122880
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160906
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:		20160906
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160906

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:		161870955

	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-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Date of report
(Date of earliest event reported): September 6, 2016</P>

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

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its charter)</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%; padding: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>38-3148187</B></FONT><BR>
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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>
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<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>48304</B></FONT><BR>
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area code) <B>(248) 737-4190</B></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; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><I>Increase in Board Size and Appointment of Merrie S. Frankel
as Director</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On September 6, 2016, the Board of Directors
(the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) of Agree Realty Corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) voted to increase the size of the Board to nine
members and voted to appoint Merrie S. Frankel to the Board to fill the vacancy created by the increase in Board size, effective
October 1, 2016.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Ms. Frankel most recently spent the last
18 years at Moody&rsquo;s Investors Service in the Commercial Real Estate Finance Group as Vice President and Senior Credit Officer,
where she was responsible for rating real estate investment trusts and real estate operating companies. Prior to her time at Moody&rsquo;s,
she was Senior Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management for the Argo Funds and also held numerous positions within the
real estate industry at notable companies including Ernst &amp; Young, Cushman &amp; Wakefield, J.P. Morgan Securities and
Salomon Brothers Inc.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Ms. Frankel is currently an adjunct professor
at Columbia University&rsquo;s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and New York University&rsquo;s Schack
Institute of Real Estate. She holds a J.D. and M.B.A. degree from Hofstra University and graduated with a B.A. in English from
the University of Pennsylvania with numerous honors. Among her industry affiliations, she is a board member and treasurer of the
Women Executives in Real Estate (WX) Charitable Fund, has served as a Trustee and chaired the New York District Council for the
Urban Land Institute (ULI) and chaired the nominating committee for the Financial Women&rsquo;s Association of New York (FWA).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Upon becoming a member of the Board, Ms.
Frankel will receive a prorated annual retainer fee in the form of restricted stock awards that vest ratably over a five-year period,
which will have a fair market value on the date of grant equal to $7,500. No other plan, contract or other arrangement was entered
into at the time of her appointment.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><I>Decision of Eugene Silverman to Retire as Director</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On September 6, 2016, Eugene Silverman
notified the Company that he will not stand for reelection to the Board at the Company&rsquo;s 2017 Annual Stockholders Meeting
(the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;). Mr. Silverman&rsquo;s decision to not stand for reelection to the Board at the Company&rsquo;s
Annual Meeting was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company&rsquo;s operations,
policies or practices.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">99.1 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Press release, dated September 6, 2016, announcing the appointment of Ms. Frankel to the Board of the Company.</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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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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                                                                            <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>AGREE
REALTY CORPORATION</B></FONT></P></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Matthew M. Partridge</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exective Vice President, Chief</FONT></P>
                                           <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"> Financial Officer and Secretary </FONT></P></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;September 6, 2016</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">EXHIBIT INDEX</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">99.1 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Press release, dated September 6, 2016, announcing the appointment of Ms. Frankel to the Board of the Company.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<DIV STYLE="width: 100%; margin-left: 10pt"><p style="text-align:center"><b>Agree Realty Appoints Merrie S. Frankel to Board of Directors</b></p></div><div style="width:100%;margin-left:10pt;"><div style="margin:0;margin-top:16pt;"><p>BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Sept. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Agree Realty Corporation (NYSE: ADC) (the &#34;Company&#34;) today announced the appointment of Merrie S. Frankel to the Company&#39;s Board of Directors (the &#34;Board&#34;).  Ms. Frankel will replace Eugene Silverman, who has been a Director of the Company for over 20 years. Mr. Silverman will continue to serve on the Company&#39;s Board of Directors until the Company&#39;s 2017 Annual Meeting, at which point he will not run for re-election.</p><p>Ms. Frankel most recently spent the last 18 years at Moody&#39;s Investors Service in the Commercial Real Estate Finance Group as Vice President and Senior Credit Officer, where she was responsible
for rating real estate investment trusts and real estate operating companies. Prior to her time at Moody&#39;s, she was Senior Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management for the Argo Funds and also held numerous positions within the real estate industry at notable companies including Ernst &amp; Young, Cushman &amp; Wakefield, J.P. Morgan Securities and Salomon Brothers Inc.  </p><p>Ms. Frankel is currently an adjunct professor at Columbia University&#39;s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and New York University&#39;s Schack Institute of Real Estate. She holds a J.D. and M.B.A. degree from Hofstra University and graduated with a B.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania with numerous honors.  Among her industry affiliations, she is a board member and treasurer of the Women Executives in Real Estate (WX) Charitable Fund, has served as a
Trustee and chaired the New York District Council for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and chaired the nominating committee for the Financial Women&#39;s Association of New York (FWA).  </p><p>&#34;We are extremely pleased to welcome Merrie to the Company&#39;s Board of Directors,&#34; said Joey Agree, President and Chief Executive Officer of Agree Realty Corporation. &#34;We are confident that Merrie&#39;s extensive and diverse experience in commercial real estate, portfolio management and financial services makes her an exceptionally valuable addition to the Board.&#34; </p><p>&#34;I would also like to take this opportunity to express our deepest gratitude to Gene for over 22 years of fantastic service to our Company,&#34; added Mr. Agree.  &#34;Gene has been an integral part of our Company as a Director since our initial public offering in 1994 and has provided immeasurable
contributions during his tenure.  On behalf of the entire Company and the Board, I want to thank him for his leadership.&#34;</p><p><b>About Agree Realty Corporation</b></p><p>Agree Realty Corporation is a publicly traded real estate investment trust 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 338 properties, located in 42 states and containing approximately 6.5 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;.  For additional information, please visit www.agreerealty.com.     </p><p><b>Forward-Looking Statements</b></p><p><i>This press release may contain certain &#34;forward-looking statements&#34; made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of forward-looking terminology such as &#34;may,&#34; &#34;will,&#34; &#34;should,&#34; &#34;potential,&#34; &#34;intend,&#34; &#34;expect,&#34; &#34;seek,&#34; &#34;anticipate,&#34; &#34;estimate,&#34; &#34;approximately,&#34; &#34;believe,&#34; &#34;could,&#34; &#34;project,&#34; &#34;predict,&#34; &#34;forecast,&#34; &#34;continue,&#34; &#34;assume,&#34; &#34;plan,&#34; references to &#34;outlook&#34; or other similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and can include future expectations, future plans and strategies, financial and operating projections and forecasts and other forward-looking information and estimates. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company&#39;s
control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. These risks and uncertainties are described in greater detail in the Company&#39;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, the Company&#39;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and in subsequent quarterly reports. Except </i><i>as required by law, the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.</i></p>
<br /><br /><p>CONTACT:  Matthew M. Partridge, Chief Financial Officer, Agree Realty Corporation, (248) 737-4190</p></div></div></body></html>
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