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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-17-064800
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171220
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171221
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171221

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:		171269887

	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>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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

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December 21, 2017 (December 20, 2017)</P>

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REALTY CORPORATION</B></FONT></P>

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its charter)</P>

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<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>
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area code) <B>(248) 737-4190</B></P>

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since last report)</P>

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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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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; <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>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On December 20, 2017, Agree Realty Corporation
(the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) entered into the Third Amendment (the &ldquo;Amendment&rdquo;) to the Company&rsquo;s Rights Agreement,
dated as of December 7, 1998, as amended by the Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of October 18, 2001, and by the Second Amendment
to Rights Agreement dated as of December 8, 2008 (the &ldquo;Agreement&rdquo;), by and between the Company and Computershare Trust
Company, N.A., f/k/a EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association, as successor rights agent to BankBoston, N.A.,
a national banking association (the &ldquo;Rights Agent&rdquo;). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings
assigned to them in the Agreement. Pursuant to Section 27 of the Agreement, the Company amended the Agreement to add the defined
term &ldquo;Designated Holder&rdquo; for the purpose of providing a limited exemption to a specified institutional investor and
its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, the &ldquo;Investor&rdquo;) from the definition of &ldquo;Acquiring Person&rdquo;
under the Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This limited exemption permits the Investor
to become the Beneficial Owner of less than 20% of the Common Shares of the Company then outstanding without becoming an Acquiring
Person rather than the 15% threshold otherwise applicable. The Investor will be deemed a Designated Holder until the earliest of
(i) such time as the Investor ceases to beneficially own 10% or more of the Common Shares of the Company, (ii) the Investor or
any parent entity is subject to a change of control or (iii) the Investor reports or is required to report on Schedule 13D (or
any successor or comparable report) its beneficial ownership of Common Shares of the Company. The foregoing description of the
Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable provisions of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 4.1
hereto and incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The description of the Amendment to the Agreement set forth
above under Item 1.01 &ldquo;Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement&rdquo; is incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 9.01.</B></TD><TD><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><A HREF="tv481907_ex4-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><A HREF="tv481907_ex4-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Third Amendment to Rights Agreement, by and between Agree Realty Corporation and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent, dated December 20, 2017.</FONT></A></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-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="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Joel N. Agree</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Joel N. Agree</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">President and Chief Executive Officer </FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;December 21, 2017</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>THIRD AMENDMENT TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">This Third Amendment (the &ldquo;<U>Amendment</U>&rdquo;)
to Rights Agreement is entered into as of December 20, 2017, by and between Agree Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the
&ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;), and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., f/k/a EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association,
as successor rights agent to BankBoston, N.A., a national banking association (the &ldquo;<U>Rights Agent</U>&rdquo;).</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>WHEREAS, </B>the Company and the Rights
Agent are parties to that certain Rights Agreement dated as of December&nbsp;7, 1998, as amended by the Amendment to Rights Agreement
dated as of October 18, 2001, and by the Second Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of December 8, 2008 (the &ldquo;<U>Agreement</U>&rdquo;),
pursuant to which each holder of the Company&rsquo;s common stock received one preferred share purchase right (collectively, the
&ldquo;<U>Rights</U>&rdquo;) for each outstanding share of common stock.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>WHEREAS, </B>pursuant to Section 27 of
the Agreement, the Company and the Rights Agent may from time to time supplement or amend any provision of the Agreement in accordance
with the terms of such Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.75pt"><B>NOW, THEREFORE, </B>in consideration
of the premises and mutual agreements hereinafter set out and of other consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are
acknowledged), the parties hereto agree as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT>The definition of the term &ldquo;Acquiring Person&rdquo; set forth in Section 1(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety to read as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in">a.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT>&ldquo;(a)&#9;&ldquo;Acquiring Person&rdquo; shall mean any Person (as such term is hereinafter defined) who or which, together
with all Affiliates and Associates (as such terms are hereinafter defined) of such Person, shall hereafter become a Beneficial
Owner (as such term is hereinafter defined) of 15% or more of the Common Shares of the Company then outstanding, but shall not
include (i) the Company, any Subsidiary (as such term is hereinafter defined) of the Company, any employee benefit plan of the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, or any entity holding Common Shares for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan or
(ii) any Designated Holder, unless and until such time as such Designated Holder shall become the Beneficial Owner of 20% or more
of the Common Shares then outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Person shall be deemed to have become an &quot;Acquiring
Person&quot; as the result of an acquisition of Common Shares by the Company which, by reducing the number of Common Shares outstanding,
increases the proportionate number of Common Shares beneficially owned by such Person to 15% (or, in the case of a Designated Holder,
20%) or more of the Common Shares of the Company then outstanding; provided, however, that if a Person shall become the Beneficial
Owner of 15% (or, in the case of a Designated Holder, 20%) or more of the Common Shares of the Company then outstanding by reason
of Common Share purchases by the Company and shall, after such Common Share purchases by the Company, become the Beneficial Owner
of any additional Common Shares of the Company, then such Person shall be deemed to be an &quot;Acquiring Person&quot; as of the
time of the acquisition of such additional Common Shares by such Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Board of Directors
of the Company determines in good faith that a Person who would otherwise be an &quot;Acquiring Person,&quot; as defined pursuant
to the foregoing provisions of this Section 1(a), has become such inadvertently, and such Person divests (within such period as
the Board of Directors may deem appropriate) a sufficient number of Common Shares so that such Person is no longer an &quot;Acquiring
Person,&quot; as defined pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 1(a), then such Person shall not be deemed to be
an &quot;Acquiring Person&quot; for any purposes of this Agreement.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">2.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT>The definition of the term &ldquo;Designated Holder&rdquo; is hereby added as a new section 1(ff) of the Agreement to read
as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in">a.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT>&ldquo;(ff)&#9;&ldquo;Designated Holder&rdquo; shall mean BlackRock, Inc., together with all of its Affiliates and Associates
(&ldquo;BlackRock&rdquo;) until the earliest of (i) such time as BlackRock ceases to beneficially own 10% or more of the Common
Shares of the Company, (ii) such time as BlackRock, Inc. or any Parent (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations
under the Exchange Act, as in effect on the date of this Agreement) is subject to a change of control as determined by the Board
of Directors in its sole discretion or (iii) such time as BlackRock reports or is required to report on Schedule 13D (or any successor
or comparable report) its beneficial ownership of Common Shares of the Company.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">3.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT>Except as expressly modified hereby, the Agreement remains in full force and effect. Upon the execution and delivery hereof,
as of the day and year first above written, the Agreement shall thereupon be deemed to be amended and supplemented as hereinabove
set forth as fully and with the same effect as if the amendments and supplements made hereby were originally set forth in the Agreement,
and this Amendment and the Agreement shall henceforth be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument, but such amendments
and supplements shall not operate so as to render invalid or improper any action heretofore taken under the Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">4.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT>This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this
Amendment and all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement. The exchange of copies
of this Amendment and of signature pages by facsimile or electronic transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery
of this Amendment as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Amendment for all purposes. Signatures of the
parties hereto transmitted electronically or by facsimile shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">5.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT>This Amendment and the Agreement, as amended hereby, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Maryland, without regard to conflicts of laws principles.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
caused this Amendment to be executed as of the day and year first above written.</P>

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