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): May 27, 2020

INLAND REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

2901 Butterfield Road

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(630) 218-8000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark 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. ☐

Letter to our Stockholders and Updates to Broker-Dealers and Financial Advisors Regarding COVID-19

Filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and incorporated by reference in this Item 8.01 is the text of a letter from Inland Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (“we” or the “Company”) to the Company’s stockholders that includes some updates related to the effects of COVID-19 on the Company’s first quarter distribution, future distributions, distribution reinvestment plan, share repurchase plan and long-term strategic plan.  

The Company is also providing the following additional update. The forced closures and modifications of tenant operations over the last few months have challenged many of our retail tenants. Over the last two months, the shelter-in-place mandates and challenging operating environment have led to lower rent collections, with 60% of billed rent collected for April, and 37% collected for May as of May 26th. While the expected lifting of certain governmental restrictions in the near future is good news, some of our tenants may not recover from the loss of business, and others could continue to be adversely affected by the pandemic, depending on how businesses are allowed to operate in the various states in which they are located, among other factors.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements,” which are not historical facts, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements may be identified by terminology such as “hope,“ may,” “can,” “would,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “seek,” “appear,” or “believe.” Such statements reflect the current view of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including, without limitation, the uncertainties related to general economic conditions, the COVID-19 pandemic, unforeseen events affecting the real estate industry or particular markets, and other factors detailed under Risk Factors in our most recent Form 10-K as of December 31, 2019 filed on March 18, 2020 and our Form 10-Q filed on May 13, 2020, and subsequent Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks on file with the SEC and available online through www.sec.gov or our website at https://inland-investments.com/inland-income-trust/sec-filings. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. You should exercise caution when considering forward-looking statements and not place undue reliance on them. Based upon changing conditions, should any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein. Except as required by federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

SIGNATURES

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.