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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-17-048867
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170920
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170920
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170920

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:		171094091

	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>

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

<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>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></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 20, 2017</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>AGREE
REALTY CORPORATION</B></FONT></P>

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

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>1-12928</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Commission file number)</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>38-3148187</B></FONT><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</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>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom"><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; text-align: center"><U>Not applicable</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)</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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pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></TD>
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to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></TD>
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pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></TD>
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pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></TD>
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emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</P>

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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.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 1.01</B></TD><TD><B>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On August 3, 2017,
Agree Limited Partnership (the &ldquo;Operating Partnership&rdquo;), the majority-owned operating partnership of Agree Realty Corporation
(the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the &ldquo;Agreement&rdquo;) with the institutional investors
named therein (the &ldquo;Purchasers&rdquo;) in connection with the private placement (the &ldquo;Private Placement&rdquo;) of
$100 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.19% senior unsecured notes due September 20, 2029 (the &ldquo;Notes&rdquo;). The
Notes are guaranteed by the Company. The closing of the Private Placement was consummated on September 20, 2017, and, on that date,
the Operating Partnership issued the Notes.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Notes bear interest
at an annual fixed rate of 4.19% and mature on September 20, 2029. Interest is payable semi-annually on September 30<SUP>th</SUP>
and March 31<SUP>st</SUP> of each year, beginning on March 31, 2018.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Operating Partnership
may at any time prepay the Notes, in whole or in part, in an amount not less than 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the
Notes then outstanding, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest plus a &ldquo;make-whole&rdquo;
prepayment premium. In the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the Agreement) of the Company, the Company shall be required
to offer to prepay the Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Agreement contains
customary affirmative and negative covenants for agreements of this type including, among others, limitations on the Company, Operating
Partnership and its subsidiaries with respect to incurrence of indebtedness, disposition of assets and mergers and transactions
with affiliates. The Agreement contains customary events of default with customary grace periods, as applicable. The Operating
Partnership may use the proceeds from the sale of the Notes to repay amounts outstanding on an existing credit facility and for
general corporate purposes.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Notes are being
sold in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;). The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state or other
jurisdiction's securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state or other jurisdictions' securities laws.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The foregoing description
of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement.
The Company will file a copy of the Agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Company&rsquo;s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2017.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 2.03</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement
of a Registrant</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-indent: -1in"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The information set
forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 7.01</B></TD><TD><B>Regulation FD Disclosure</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On September 20, 2017,
the Company issued a press release announcing the Private Placement. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Current Report on Form 8-K.</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; text-indent: 0.5in">The information furnished
pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be &quot;filed&quot; for the purposes of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities
Act, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference. Information contained on or accessible
through any website reference in the press release is not part of, or incorporated by reference in, this Current Report on Form
8-K, and the inclusion of any such website address in this Current Report on Form 8-K by incorporation by reference of the press
release is as an inactive textual reference only.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(d) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits</P>

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<TD></TD><TD><U>Exhibit</U></TD><TD><U>Description</U></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><A HREF="v475503_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">99.1</A></TD><TD><A HREF="v475503_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><U>Press release, dated September 20, 2017.</U></A></TD></TR></TABLE>

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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 NOWRAP STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/
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<DIV STYLE="width: 100%; margin-left: 10pt"><p style="text-align:center"><b>Agree Realty Completes $100 Million Private Placement Of Senior Unsecured Notes</b></p></div><div style="width:100%;margin-left:10pt;"><div style="margin:0;margin-top:16pt;"><p>BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Sept. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Agree Realty Corporation (NYSE: ADC) (the &#34;Company&#34;) today announced that it has completed a private placement of $100 million of senior unsecured notes (the &#34;Senior Notes&#34;) to a group of institutional investors.  The Senior Notes have a 12-year term, maturing on September 20, 2029, priced at a fixed interest rate of 4.19%. The all-in pricing represented 165 basis points above the 12-year interpolated U.S. Treasury yield curve at the time of pricing. </p><p>With the issuance, the Company&#39;s weighted-average debt maturity is approximately 7.9 years, excluding the Company&#39;s unsecured revolving credit
facility. Net proceeds from the Senior Notes will be used to reduce amounts outstanding under the Company&#39;s unsecured revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes. </p><p>&#34;We are very pleased with this financing and are appreciative of the strong support of our investors,&#34; said Joey Agree, President and Chief Executive Officer of Agree Realty Corporation. &#34;This transaction demonstrates our continued ability to access long-term, unsecured, fixed-rate debt capital, further solidifying our leading balance sheet and supporting the continued growth of our Company.&#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
425 properties, located in 43 states and containing approximately 8.2 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><i>This press release contains certain &#34;forward-looking&#34; statements relating to, among other things, potential incurrence of indebtedness. 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;plan&#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 or other forward-looking information. 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 include, but are not limited to factors described in greater detail in the Company&#39;s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#34;SEC&#34;), including, without limitation, the Company&#39;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.  Unless legally required, the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.</i></p><p><i>For further information about the Company&#39;s business and financial results, please refer to the &#34;Management&#39;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations&#34; and &#34;Risk Factors&#34; sections of the Company&#39;s SEC filings, including, but not limited to, its Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained at the Investor Relations section of the Company&#39;s website at </i>www.agreerealty.com<i>. </i></p>
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</p><p>CONTACT: Joey Agree, President and Chief Executive Officer, Agree Realty Corporation, (248) 737-4190, Kenneth Howe, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Agree Realty Corporation, (248) 737-4190</p></div></div></body></html>
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