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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): January 9, 2024
CIM Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Commission file number 000-54939
Maryland27-3148022
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
2398 East Camelback Road, 4th Floor
Phoenix,Arizona85016
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(602)778-8700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
NoneNoneNone
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).
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Item 1.01Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information set forth under Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01 in its entirety.
Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 9, 2024, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of CIM Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) approved and adopted the CIM Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. 2024 Manager Equity Incentive Plan (the “Manager Plan”), which provides for the grant of non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, and stock appreciation right awards, and dividend equivalents, to eligible named executive officers (as defined in Item 402 of Regulation S-K) of the Company deemed eligible to participate in the Manager Plan and/or CIM Real Estate Finance Management, LLC (the “Manager”) (which will in turn transfer such incentives to the employees, advisors, or consultants of the Manager and its affiliates, other than eligible named executive officers of the Company, who provide services to the Manager or its affiliates in support of the Company and its subsidiaries).
The maximum number of shares of common stock of the Company that may be subject to awards granted under the Manager Plan is 12,000,000 shares. The Manager Plan will expire on January 9, 2034, unless terminated earlier by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee.
The foregoing description of the Manager Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Manager Plan, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
10.1
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: January 11, 2024CIM REAL ESTATE FINANCE TRUST, INC.
By:/s/ Nathan D. DeBacker
Name:Nathan D. DeBacker
Title:Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)