UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 26, 2019

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CARTER VALIDUS MISSION CRITICAL REIT, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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Maryland	000-54675	27-1550167
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4890 West Kennedy Blvd.

Suite 650

Tampa, Florida 33609

(Address of principal executive offices)

(813) 287-0101

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None



Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
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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 8.01 Other Events.

Distributions Authorized

As previously disclosed, on April 11, 2019, Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT, Inc. (the "Company"), along with Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II Inc. ("REIT II"), Carter Validus Operating Partnership II, LP and Lightning Merger Sub, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of REIT II ("Merger Sub"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger pursuant to which the Company will merge with and into REIT Merger Sub (the “REIT Merger”).

On September 26, 2019, the board of directors of the Company approved and authorized a daily distribution to the Company’s stockholders of record as of the close of business on each day of the period commencing on October 1, 2019 and ending on the earlier of the day immediately preceding the REIT Merger or October 31, 2019. The distributions will be calculated based on 365 days in the calendar year and will be equal to $0.000876712 per share of common stock, which will be equal to an annualized distribution rate of 6.0%, based on the Company's estimated per share net asset value of $5.33. The distributions declared for the record dates in October 2019 will be paid in November 2019. The distributions will be payable to stockholders from legally available funds therefor.

SIGNATURE

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.



	CARTER VALIDUS MISSION CRITICAL REIT, INC.

Dated: September 27, 2019	By:	/s/ Kay C. Neely
	Name:	Kay C. Neely
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT, Inc. 8-K