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American Finance Trust, Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/16 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Monday, 3/13/17, at 5:20pm ET · For: 12/31/16 · Accession #: 1568162-17-4 · File #: 0-55197

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 3/13/17  American Finance Trust, Inc       10-K       12/31/16  100:28M

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.45M 
 2: EX-10.19    Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Real Property    HTML    157K 
 3: EX-10.20    First Amendment to Agreement for Purchase and Sale  HTML     36K 
                of Real Property                                                 
 4: EX-10.21    Second Amendment to Agreement for Purchase and      HTML     37K 
                Sale of Real Property                                            
 5: EX-10.22    Third Amendment to Agreement for Purchase and Sale  HTML     37K 
                of Real Property                                                 
 6: EX-10.23    Fourth Amendment to Agreement for Purchase and      HTML     43K 
                Sale of Real Property                                            
 7: EX-21.1     List of Subsidiaries                                HTML     56K 
 8: EX-31.1     Certification of the Principal Executive Officer    HTML     36K 
                of the Company                                                   
 9: EX-31.2     Certification of the Principal Financial Officer    HTML     36K 
                of the Company                                                   
10: EX-32       Section 1350 Certifications                         HTML     31K 
17: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     56K 
18: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML     99K 
19: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     50K 
20: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations and           HTML    100K 
                Comprehensive (Loss) Income                                      
21: R5          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders'  HTML     83K 
                Equity                                                           
22: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    160K 
23: R7          Organization                                        HTML     40K 
24: R8          Completed Mergers and Significant Disposals         HTML     49K 
25: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    107K 
26: R10         Real Estate Investments                             HTML    231K 
27: R11         Commercial Mortgage Loans                           HTML     77K 
28: R12         Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities               HTML     50K 
29: R13         Other Real Estate Securities                        HTML     50K 
30: R14         Mortgage Notes Payable                              HTML    111K 
31: R15         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     88K 
32: R16         Common Stock                                        HTML     68K 
33: R17         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     57K 
34: R18         Related Party Transactions and Arrangements         HTML    126K 
35: R19         Economic Dependency                                 HTML     31K 
36: R20         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML     63K 
37: R21         Net Loss Per Share                                  HTML     60K 
38: R22         Quarterly Results (Unaudited)                       HTML    127K 
39: R23         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     42K 
40: R24         Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation -          HTML   2.89M 
                Schedule III                                                     
41: R25         Mortgage Loans on Real Estate - Schedule IV         HTML     45K 
42: R26         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    130K 
                (Policies)                                                       
43: R27         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     52K 
                (Tables)                                                         
44: R28         Real Estate Investments (Tables)                    HTML    235K 
45: R29         Commercial Mortgage Loans (Tables)                  HTML     76K 
46: R30         Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Tables)      HTML     39K 
47: R31         Other Real Estate Securities (Tables)               HTML     39K 
48: R32         Mortgage Notes Payable (Tables)                     HTML    112K 
49: R33         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     78K 
50: R34         Common Stock (Tables)                               HTML     42K 
51: R35         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     51K 
52: R36         Related Party Transactions and Arrangements         HTML     66K 
                (Tables)                                                         
53: R37         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     49K 
54: R38         Net Loss Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     61K 
55: R39         Quarterly Results (Unaudited) (Tables)              HTML    126K 
56: R40         Organization (Details)                              HTML     51K 
57: R41         Completed Mergers and Significant Disposals         HTML     70K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
58: R42         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     56K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
59: R43         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     40K 
                (Summary of Distributions) (Details)                             
60: R44         Real Estate Investments (Narrative) (Details)       HTML     54K 
61: R45         Real Estate Investments (Schedule of Assets         HTML     65K 
                Acquired and Liabilities Assumed) (Details)                      
62: R46         Real Estate Investments (Acquired Leases)           HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
63: R47         Real Estate Investments (Summary of Amortization    HTML     51K 
                Expense and Adjustments) (Details)                               
64: R48         Real Estate Investments (Lease Amortization)        HTML     78K 
                (Details)                                                        
65: R49         Real Estate Investments (Pro Forma Information)     HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
66: R50         Real Estate Investments (Schedule of Future         HTML     43K 
                Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases)                    
                (Details)                                                        
67: R51         Real Estate Investments (Annualized Rental Income   HTML     37K 
                by Major Tenants) (Details)                                      
68: R52         Real Estate Investments (Annualized Rental Income   HTML     33K 
                by Geographic Location) (Details)                                
69: R53         Real Estate Investments (Summary of Assets          HTML     52K 
                Held-for-Sale) (Details)                                         
70: R54         Commercial Mortgage Loans (Narrative) (Details)     HTML     31K 
71: R55         Commercial Mortgage Loans (Composition of Loan      HTML     52K 
                Portfolio) (Details)                                             
72: R56         Commercial Mortgage Loans (Rollforward of Loan      HTML     39K 
                Portfolio) (Details)                                             
73: R57         Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Summary of   HTML     40K 
                Changes in Mortgage-Backed Securities) (Details)                 
74: R58         Other Real Estate Securities (Narrative) (Details)  HTML     31K 
75: R59         Other Real Estate Securities (Summary of Realized   HTML     40K 
                Gains) (Details)                                                 
76: R60         Mortgage Notes Payable (Summary of Mortgage Notes   HTML     68K 
                Payable) (Details)                                               
77: R61         Mortgage Notes Payable (Narrative) (Details)        HTML     48K 
78: R62         Mortgage Notes Payable (Future Minimum Payments)    HTML     51K 
                (Details)                                                        
79: R63         Fair Value Measurements (Schedule of Fair Value,    HTML     59K 
                Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis) (Details)               
80: R64         Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value of Financial    HTML     41K 
                Instruments) (Details)                                           
81: R65         Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details)       HTML     38K 
82: R66         Common Stock (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     80K 
83: R67         Common Stock (Stock Redemption) (Details)           HTML     35K 
84: R68         Commitments and Contingencies (Future Minimum       HTML     47K 
                Ground Lease Payments) (Details)                                 
85: R69         Commitments and Contingencies (Unfunded             HTML     41K 
                Commitments Under Commercial Mortgage Loans)                     
                (Details)                                                        
86: R70         Related Party Transactions and Arrangements         HTML     34K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
87: R71         Related Party Transactions and Arrangements (Fees   HTML    116K 
                Paid in Connection With the Operations of the                    
                Company) (Details)                                               
88: R72         Related Party Transactions and Arrangements (Fees   HTML     58K 
                Paid in Connection With the Operations of the                    
                Company, Incurred and Payable) (Details)                         
89: R73         Related Party Transactions and Arrangements (Fees   HTML     50K 
                Paid in Connection with the Liquidation or Listing               
                of the Company's Real Estate Assets) (Details)                   
90: R74         Related Party Transactions and Arrangements         HTML     97K 
                (Related Party Agreements Executed in Connection                 
                with the Mergers) (Details)                                      
91: R75         Share-Based Compensation (Details)                  HTML     87K 
92: R76         Net Loss Per Share (Details)                        HTML     76K 
93: R77         Quarterly Results (Unaudited) (Details)             HTML     72K 
94: R78         Subsequent Events (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     77K 
95: R79         Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation -          HTML   2.39M 
                Schedule III (Summary of Real Estate Properties)                 
                (Details)                                                        
96: R80         Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation -          HTML     54K 
                Schedule III (Changes in Real Estate Properties                  
                and Accumulated Depreciation) (Details)                          
97: R81         Mortgage Loans on Real Estate - Schedule IV         HTML     41K 
                (Details)                                                        
99: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    172K 
98: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    179K 
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Filing Submission 0001568162-17-000004 – Alternative Formats (Word / Rich Text, HTML, Plain Text, et al.)

American Finance Trust, Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/16 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Monday, 3/13/17, at 5:20pm ET · For: 12/31/16 · Accession #: 1568162-17-4 · File #: 0-55197

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Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34Filing Table of Contents

‘EX-101.DEF’ — XBRL Definitions — afin-20161231_def

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Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
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