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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2016
Registration No. 333-
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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COLE CREDIT PROPERTY TRUST IV, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) ____________________________________________________________________________
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
2325 East Camelback Road, Suite 1100
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
(602) 778-8700
(Address, Including Zip Code and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
27-3148022
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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Thomas W. Roberts
Chief Executive Officer and President
Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc.
2325 East Camelback Road, Suite 1100
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
(602) 778-8700
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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Copies to:
Lauren Burnham Prevost, Esq.
Seth K. Weiner, Esq.
Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
1600 Atlanta Financial Center
3343 Peachtree Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30326-1044
(404) 233-7000
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable following effectiveness of this Registration Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. x
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. ¨
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (check one):
Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of Securities to Be Registered
Amount To Be Registered
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share (1)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
61,855,670 shares
$9.70
$600,000,000
$60,420 (2)
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(1)
The proposed maximum offering price per share will equal $9.70 per share unless subsequently adjusted by our board of directors.
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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o), promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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Prospectus
 
Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc.
Distribution Reinvestment Plan
$600,000,000 of Shares of Common Stock
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Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc. is a Maryland corporation that qualifies and has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT). We invest primarily in income-producing necessity retail properties, that are single-tenant or multi-tenant “power centers” subject to long-term triple net or double net leases with national or regional creditworthy tenants.
We have established a Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) designed to provide existing holders of shares of our common stock with a convenient method to designate the cash distributions paid in connection with their shares for reinvestment in additional shares of our common stock through the DRIP. Some of the significant features of the DRIP are as follows:
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Our current stockholders may purchase additional shares, if desired, by automatically reinvesting their cash distributions in shares under the DRIP.
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Participants in the DRIP generally are required to have the full amount of the cash distributions paid in connection with their shares reinvested in shares through the DRIP.
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The purchase price for shares under the DRIP will equal our board of directors’ most recently disclosed estimate of the value of the shares of our common stock, less any special distributions designated by our board of directors. The board of directors determined the most recent estimate of the value of the shares of our common stock to be $9.70 per share as of August 31, 2015. Therefore, until our board of directors determines a new estimate of the value of the shares of our common stock, the purchase price of shares under the DRIP will be $9.70 per share, less any special distributions designated by our board of directors.
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Eligible participants may participate in the DRIP by completing and executing a distribution change form. Forms may be obtained at any time by calling Cole Credit Property Trust IV Investor Services at (866) 907-2653 or by writing to them at 2325 East Camelback Road, Suite 1100, Phoenix, Arizona 85016. If you are already enrolled in the DRIP, no action is required.
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Participants may terminate participation in the DRIP at any time without penalty by delivering written notice to us. A withdrawal from participation in the DRIP will be effective with respect to distributions for a distribution period only if written notice of termination is received on or prior to the last business day of such distribution period.
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We will offer shares pursuant to the DRIP until we sell all $600,000,000 of shares of our common stock in this offering; provided, however, that our board of directors may amend or terminate the DRIP for any reason, other than an amendment to provide for selling commissions or dealer manager fees to be paid for shares purchased pursuant to the DRIP or to revoke a participant’s right to terminate or modify participation in the DRIP, by providing ten days’ written notice to participants in the plan.
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Cash distributions are still taxable even though they will be reinvested in shares pursuant to the DRIP.
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There is no public trading market for the shares, and there can be no assurance that a market will develop in the future.
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You should carefully consider the specific risks set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” under Item 1A of Part I of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Item 1A of Part II of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, before making an investment decision.
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The Offering:
 
Number of Shares Being Offered
 
Offering Price Per Share
 
Maximum Proceeds (Before Expenses)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
61,855,670

 
$
9.70

(1)  
$
600,000,000

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(1)
The proposed maximum offering price per share will equal $9.70 per share unless subsequently adjusted by our board of directors.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Attorney General of the State of New York nor any other state securities regulator has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
No one is authorized to make any statement about this offering different from those that appear in this prospectus. The use of projections or forecasts in this offering is prohibited. Any representation to the contrary and any predictions, written or oral, as to the amount or certainty of any present or future cash benefit or tax consequence that may flow from an investment in this offering is not permitted. Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc. is not a mutual fund or any other type of investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and is not subject to regulation thereunder.

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The date of this prospectus is August 2, 2016
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SUITABILITY STANDARDS

We have established minimum suitability standards for investors interested in purchasing shares of our common stock. These minimum suitability standards require that a purchaser of shares have, excluding the value of a purchaser’s home, furnishings and automobiles, either:
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a net worth of at least $250,000; or
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a gross annual income of at least $70,000 and a net worth of at least $70,000.
Certain states have established suitability requirements in addition to the minimum standards described above. Shares will be sold to investors in these states only if they meet the additional suitability standards set forth below:
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Alabama — Investors must have a liquid net worth of at least 10 times their investment in us and similar programs.
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California — Investors must have either (i) a net worth of at least $250,000, or (ii) a gross annual income of at least $75,000 and a net worth of at least $75,000. In addition, the investment must not exceed 10% of the net worth of the investor.
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Iowa and New Mexico — Investors may not invest, in the aggregate, more than 10% of their liquid net worth in us and all of our affiliates.
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Kansas and Massachusetts — It is recommended by the office of the Kansas Securities Commissioner and the Massachusetts Securities Division that investors in Kansas and Massachusetts, respectively, not invest, in the aggregate, more than 10% of their liquid net worth in this and similar direct participation investments. For purposes of this recommendation, “liquid net worth” is defined as that portion of net worth that consists of cash, cash equivalents and readily marketable securities.
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Kentucky, Michigan, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Tennessee — Investors must have a liquid net worth of at least 10 times their investment in us.
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Maine — The investment in us (plus any investments in our affiliates) by an investor must not exceed 10% of the net worth of the investor.
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Nebraska — Investors must have (excluding the value of their home, furnishings and automobiles) either (i) a minimum net worth of $100,000 and an annual income of $70,000, or (ii) a minimum net worth of $350,000. In addition, the investment in us must not exceed 10% of the investor’s net worth.
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North Dakota — Investors must have a liquid net worth of at least 10 times their investment in us and our affiliates.
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Ohio — Investors may not invest, in the aggregate, more than 10% of their liquid net worth in us, our affiliates and other non-traded real estate investment programs. For purposes of this limitation, “liquid net worth” is defined as that portion of net worth (total assets exclusive of home, home furnishings and automobiles minus total liabilities) that is comprised of cash, cash equivalents and readily marketable securities.
In the case of sales to fiduciary accounts, the minimum suitability standards must be met by either the fiduciary account, by the person who directly or indirectly supplied the funds for the purchase of the shares, or by the beneficiary of the account.
Our sponsor and each person or entity selling shares on our behalf shall make every reasonable effort to determine that the purchase of our shares is a suitable and appropriate investment for each investor. In making this determination, our sponsor and each person or entity selling shares on our behalf, based on information provided by you, including your age, investment objectives, income, net worth, financial situation and other investments held by you, considers whether you:
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meet the minimum income and net worth standards established in your state;
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can reasonably benefit from an investment in our common stock based on your overall investment objectives and portfolio structure;
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are able to bear the economic risk of the investment based on your overall financial situation; and
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have an apparent understanding of:
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the fundamental risks of an investment in our common stock;
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the risk that you may lose your entire investment;
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the lack of liquidity of our common stock;
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the restrictions on transferability of our common stock;
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the background and qualifications of our advisor; and
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Such persons must maintain records for at least six years of the information used to determine that an investment in the shares is suitable and appropriate for each investor. You must notify us immediately in the event that there is any material change in your financial condition, as compared to information previously provided to us, or inaccuracy of any representation under the subscription agreement for your initial purchase of shares of our common stock. A material change shall include any anticipated or actual material decrease in net worth or annual gross income, or any other material change in circumstances that may be likely to cause you to fail to meet the minimum income and net worth standards set forth above for your initial purchase of our shares or cause your broker or financial advisor to determine that an investment in our shares is no longer suitable and appropriate for you.
Restrictions Imposed by the USA PATRIOT Act and Related Acts
In accordance with the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the USA PATRIOT Act) and related acts, the shares offered hereby may not be offered, sold, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, to any “unacceptable investor,” which means anyone who is acting, directly or indirectly:

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in contravention of any U.S. or international laws and regulations, including without limitation any anti-money laundering or anti-terrorist financing sanction, regulation, or law promulgated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury (OFAC) or any other U.S. governmental entity (such sanctions, regulations and laws, together with any supplement or amendment thereto, are referred to herein as the U.S. Sanctions Laws), such that the offer, sale or delivery, directly or indirectly, would contravene such U.S. Sanctions Laws; or
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on behalf of terrorists or terrorist organizations, including those persons or entities that are included on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by OFAC, as such list may be amended from time to time, or any other lists of similar import as to any non-U.S. country, individual, or entity.


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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc.
We are a Maryland corporation, formed on July 27, 2010, that qualified and elected to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes beginning with the taxable year ended December 31, 2012. Our primary investment objectives are:
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to acquire quality commercial real estate properties, net leased under long-term leases to creditworthy tenants, which provide current operating cash flows;
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to provide reasonably stable, current income for you through the payment of cash distributions; and
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to provide the opportunity to participate in capital appreciation in the value of our investments.
We acquire and operate, and intend to continue to acquire and operate, a diversified portfolio of core commercial real estate investments primarily consisting of necessity retail properties located throughout the United States, including U.S. protectorates. Our retail properties primarily have been and will be single-tenant properties and multi-tenant “power centers” anchored by large, creditworthy national or regional retailers. Our retail properties typically are and we expect that they will continue to be subject to long-term triple net or double net leases, which means the tenant will be obligated to pay for most of the expenses of maintaining the property. Frequently, our leases will be guaranteed by the tenant’s corporate parent. We also may invest in other income-producing properties, such as office and industrial properties which may share certain core characteristics with our retail investments, such as a principal creditworthy tenant, a long-term net lease, and a strategic location. In addition, we may further diversify our portfolio by making and investing in mortgage, mezzanine, bridge and other loans secured, directly or indirectly, by the same types of properties that we may acquire directly. We also may acquire majority or minority interests in other entities (or business units of such entities) with investment objectives similar to ours or with management, investment or development capabilities that our advisor deems desirable or advantageous to acquire.
Our offices are located at 2325 East Camelback Road, Suite 1100, Phoenix, Arizona 85016. Our telephone number is 866-907-2653. Our fax number is 877-616-1118, and the e-mail address of our investor relations department is investorservices@colecapital.com .  
On January 26, 2012, we commenced our initial public offering of $2,975,000,000 in shares of our common stock. As of February 25, 2014, we no longer accepted subscription agreements in connection with our initial public offering because we had received subscription agreements that allowed us to reach the maximum primary offering. We ceased issuing shares in our initial public offering on April 4, 2014. At the completion of our initial public offering, a total of approximately 297,400,000 shares of common stock had been issued, including approximately 292,300,000 shares of common stock sold to the public pursuant to the primary portion of our initial public offering and approximately 5,100,000 shares of common stock issued pursuant to the DRIP. The remaining approximately 404,000 unsold shares from our initial public offering were deregistered.
In addition, we registered $247,000,000 of shares of our common stock under the DRIP pursuant to a Registration Statement filed on Form S-3 (the Initial DRIP Offering), which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on December 19, 2013 and automatically became effective with the SEC upon filing. We began issuing shares pursuant to the Initial DRIP Offering in May 2014.
We intend to issue shares under the DRIP pursuant to this prospectus immediately upon termination of the Initial DRIP Offering.
As of March 31, 2016, we owned 878 properties, which includes nine properties owned through a consolidated joint venture arrangement, comprising 25.6 million rentable square feet of commercial space located in 45 states. As of March 31, 2016, the rentable space at these properties was 98.5% leased. In addition, through an unconsolidated joint venture arrangement, as of March 31, 2016, we had an interest in one property comprising 176,000 rentable square feet of commercial space.
Our Advisor
Cole REIT Advisors IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (CR IV Advisors), is our advisor. Pursuant to contractual arrangements, CR IV Advisors is responsible for managing our affairs on a day-to-day basis, identifying and making acquisitions and investments on our behalf, and recommending an appropriate exit strategy to our board of directors. The agreement with CR IV Advisors is for a one-year term and is reconsidered on an annual basis by our board of directors.

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Our Operating Partnership
Substantially all of our business is conducted through our operating partnership, Cole Operating Partnership IV, LP (CCPT IV OP), a Delaware limited partnership organized in July 2010. Our company is the sole general partner of, and owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the partnership interests in, CCPT IV OP.
Our Management
We operate under the direction of our board of directors, the members of which are accountable to us and our stockholders as fiduciaries. We currently have five members on our board of directors. Three of the directors are independent of our advisor and have responsibility for reviewing its performance. Our directors are elected annually by the stockholders. Although we have executive officers who manage our operations, we do not have any paid employees.
Our REIT Status
As a REIT, we generally will not be subject to federal income tax on income that we distribute to our stockholders. Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, REITs are subject to numerous organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that they distribute at least 90% of their taxable income (computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and excluding net capital gains). If we fail to qualify for taxation as a REIT in any year, our income will be taxed at regular corporate rates, and we may be precluded from qualifying for treatment as a REIT for the four-year period following our failure to qualify. Even if we qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, we may still be subject to state and local taxes on our income and property and to federal income and excise taxes on our undistributed income.
Terms of the Offering
Pursuant to this prospectus, we are offering up to $600,000,000 of shares to our existing stockholders pursuant to the DRIP. The purchase price for shares under the DRIP will equal our board of directors’ most recently disclosed estimate of the value of the shares of our common stock, less any special distributions designated by our board of directors. The board of directors determined the most recent estimate of the value of the shares of our common stock to be $9.70 per share as of August 31, 2015. Therefore, until our board of directors determines a new estimate of the value of the shares of our common stock, the purchase price of shares under the DRIP will be $9.70 per share, less any special distributions designated by our board of directors. We will offer shares under the DRIP pursuant to this prospectus until we sell all $600,000,000 of shares in this offering; provided, however, that our board of directors may amend or terminate the DRIP for any reason, other than an amendment to provide for selling commissions or dealer manager fees to be paid for shares purchased pursuant to the DRIP or to revoke a participant’s right to terminate or modify participation in the DRIP, by providing ten days’ written notice to participants in the plan. This offering must be registered or exempt from registration in every state in which we offer or sell shares. If this offering is not exempt from registration, the required registration generally is for a period of one year. Therefore, we may have to stop selling shares in any state in which the registration is not renewed annually and the offering is not otherwise exempt from registration.
  Distribution Reinvestment Plan
This prospectus describes the DRIP, which is designed to offer our existing stockholders a convenient method for purchasing additional shares of our common stock by reinvesting cash distributions without paying any selling commissions, fees or service charges. Regardless of your participation in our DRIP, you will be taxed on your distributions to the extent they constitute taxable income, and participation in our DRIP would mean that you will have to rely solely on sources other than distributions from which to pay such taxes. As a result, you may have a tax liability without receiving cash distributions to pay such liability. Our board of directors may terminate the DRIP in our discretion at any time upon ten days’ written notice to plan participants.
Use of Proceeds
The proceeds raised pursuant to the DRIP will be used for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, investment in real estate and other real estate-related investments, payment of operating expenses, capital expenditures, fees and other costs, repayment of debt, and funding for our share redemption program.

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Incorporation by Reference
This prospectus incorporates by reference several documents previously filed with the SEC, including, but not limited to, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, our 2016 proxy statement (solely to the extent specifically incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015), as well as all future documents we file pursuant to certain sections of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act). These documents contain information about us which supplements the information in this prospectus. See “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.”

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RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the specific risks set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” under Item 1A of Part I of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Item 1A of Part II of our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, before making an investment decision, as the same may be updated from time to time by our future filings under the Exchange Act.


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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the information in this prospectus contains forward-looking statements. Such statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies and prospects. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but are the intent, belief or current expectations of our business and industry. You can generally identify forward-looking statements by our use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “estimate,” “would, “ “could,” “should” and variations of these words and similar expressions. Discussions containing these forward-looking statements may be found, among other places, in the “Use of Proceeds” section of this prospectus and the “Business” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections incorporated by reference from our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC, as well as any similar statements contained in future Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Annual Reports on Form 10-K which are hereby incorporated by reference upon their subsequent filing with the SEC. These forward-looking statements are or will be, as applicable, based largely on our expectations and projections about future events and future trends affecting our business. You should not rely on our forward-looking statements because the matters they describe are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unpredictable factors, many of which are beyond our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.
Our actual results of operations and execution of our business strategy could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements. In addition, past financial and/or operating performance is not necessarily a reliable indicator of future performance and you should not use our historical performance to anticipate results or future period trends. We can give no assurances that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if any of them do, what impact they will have on our results of operations and financial condition. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly revise our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this prospectus or the date of documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus that include forward-looking statements.
 


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SUMMARY OF OUR DISTRIBUTION REINVESTMENT PLAN
Purpose of the DRIP
The DRIP is designed generally to offer our existing stockholders a convenient method of purchasing additional shares of our common stock by reinvesting cash distributions without paying any selling commissions, fees or service charges. We will use the proceeds received from sales of the shares for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, investment in real estate and other real estate-related investments, payment of operating expenses, capital expenditures, fees and other costs, repayment of debt, and funding for our share redemption program. The following is a summary of the DRIP. See Exhibit A to this prospectus for the full text of the DRIP.
How to Enroll in the DRIP
You can participate in the DRIP if you currently own shares of our common stock and such shares are registered in your name. If you have shares registered in the name of someone else (for example, with a bank, broker or trustee), to enroll in the DRIP, you will need to arrange for that entity to transfer ownership of the shares to you.
Eligible persons may join the DRIP at any time by completing and executing a distribution change form and returning it to Cole REIT c/o DST Systems, Inc. at P.O. Box 219312, Kansas City, Missouri 64121-9312. Forms may be obtained at any time by calling (866) 907-2653 or by going to our website at www.colecapital.com . Participation in the DRIP will commence with the next distribution payable after receipt of your election to participate, provided it is received prior to the last business day of the distribution period to which such distribution relates. If you are already enrolled in the DRIP, no action is required.
You will remain a participant of the DRIP until you deliver to us written notice of your desire to terminate your participation (described more fully below under the heading “Terminating Your Participation in the DRIP”).
Reinvestment of Your Distributions
If you choose to participate in the DRIP, the DRIP’s administrator will receive all cash distributions on the shares registered in your name and will apply such distributions to purchase additional shares for you directly from us. Participants generally are required to have the full amount of their cash distributions with respect to all shares owned by them reinvested pursuant to the DRIP. However, the DRIP’s administrator has the sole discretion, upon the request of a DRIP participant, to accommodate such participant’s request for less than all of its securities to be subject to participation in the DRIP.
The distributions paid on shares acquired through the DRIP will continue to be reinvested unless you elect to have them paid in cash by changing your investment option.
Source and Purchase Price of the Shares
There is no public trading market for the shares of our common stock, and there can be no assurance that a market will develop in the future. The purchase price for shares under the DRIP will equal our board of directors’ most recently disclosed estimate of the value of the shares of our common stock, less any special distributions designated by our board of directors. As disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 28, 2015, the board of directors determined the most recent estimate of the value of the shares of our common stock to be $9.70 per share as of August 31, 2015. Therefore, until our board of directors determines a new estimate of the value of the shares of our common stock, the purchase price of shares under the DRIP will be $9.70 per share, less any special distributions designated by our board of directors. The selling price may not be indicative of the price at which the shares may trade if they were listed on an exchange or of the proceeds that a stockholder may receive if we liquidated or dissolved.
When Shares Will Be Purchased
Shares will be purchased for you under the DRIP promptly following the payment date for the distribution used to purchase the shares to the extent shares are available for purchase under the DRIP. If sufficient shares are not available, any distribution funds that have not been invested in shares within 30 days after receipt and, in any event, by the end of the fiscal quarter in which they are received, will be distributed, along with any interest earned on such funds, to the respective DRIP participant. We intend to pay distributions monthly.

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Cost of Participating in the Program
We will not charge you any brokerage commissions, dealer manager fees, or service charges when you purchase shares under the DRIP. All costs of administration of the DRIP will be borne by us.
Tracking Your Investment
Within 90 days after the end of each calendar year, the DRIP’s administrator will mail you a statement of account describing your distributions received, the number of shares purchased, and the per share purchase price for such shares pursuant to the DRIP during the prior year. Tax information regarding your participation in the DRIP will be sent to you at least annually.
In addition, our annual report contains information regarding our history of distribution payments. This annual report is mailed to our stockholders each year.
Book-Entry Evidence for Shares Acquired Under the DRIP
All shares that you purchase through the DRIP are recorded in your name on our books. No stock certificates will be issued because we do not issue stock certificates. The number of shares you hold in the DRIP will be shown on your regular statement of account.
Selling Shares Acquired Under the DRIP
You may sell the shares purchased through the DRIP, and your other shares, at any time, subject to any restrictions set forth in our charter or that we may impose on the sale of shares to protect our status as a REIT. However, there is currently no liquid market for our shares, and we do not expect one to develop. Consequently, there may not be a readily available buyer for your shares.
Your transfer of shares will terminate participation in the DRIP with respect to such transferred shares as of the first day of the distribution period in which such transfer is effective, unless the transferee of such shares in connection with such transfer demonstrates to the DRIP’s administrator that such transferee meets the requirements for participation in the DRIP and affirmatively elects to participate by delivering an executed distribution change form or other instrument required by the DRIP’s administrator.
Terminating Your Participation in the DRIP
You may terminate or modify your participation in the DRIP at any time upon written notice to the DRIP’s administrator. To be effective for any distribution period, such notice must be received by the DRIP’s administrator on or prior to the last business day of the distribution period.
Our DRIP’s administrator may terminate your individual participation in the DRIP at any time by ten days’ prior written notice to you.
After termination of your participation in the DRIP, the DRIP’s administrator will send you a check for the amount of any distributions in your account that have not been invested in shares. Any future distributions with respect to your shares made after the effective date of the termination of your participation in the DRIP will be sent directly to you.
Tax Consequences of Your Participation in the DRIP
The reinvestment of distributions does not relieve you of any income tax which may be payable on such distributions. Distributions paid by us to you are treated as dividends to the extent that we have earnings and profits for federal income tax purposes. Any amount distributed in excess of our earnings and profits is applied as a return of capital, which results in a reduction in the adjusted basis of your shares. Once your adjusted basis in the shares is reduced to zero, any excess is treated as gain from the sale of shares.
If you participate in the DRIP, you will realize distributions equal to the value of the shares received, even though you purchased shares and did not receive any cash. These deemed distributions will be treated as actual dividends (to the extent that we have earnings and profits for federal income tax purposes) paid from us to you and will retain the character and tax effects applicable to all dividends. One noteworthy tax effect is that REIT distributions generally are not considered “qualified dividend income” and thus are not eligible for the reduced tax rates otherwise available to non-corporate stockholders. Subject to narrow exceptions, REIT distributions, including deemed distributions under the DRIP, will be subject to tax at ordinary income rates to the extent that we have earnings and profits for federal income tax purposes. In addition, as long as we remain qualified as a REIT, corporate stockholders will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction for any distributions

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received from us, including DRIP distributions. The shares received by you pursuant to the DRIP will have a holding period beginning with the day after the purchase, and a tax basis equal to their cost, which is the gross amount of the deemed distribution.
Tax-exempt stockholders, including individual retirement accounts, Keogh Plans, 401(k) plans and charitable remainder trusts, generally will not have to pay any taxes on distributions, including distributions reinvested under the DRIP. However, if a tax-exempt stockholder borrows to acquire shares, or if we become a pension-held REIT, distributions can be taxable.
The income tax consequences for participants who do not reside in the United States may vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
The above discussion regarding the tax consequences of participating in the DRIP is intended only as a general discussion of the current federal income tax consequences of participating in the DRIP. Since each eligible participant’s financial situation is different, you should consult your individual tax advisor concerning any tax questions you may have about participation in the DRIP.
Amendment or Termination of the DRIP
We reserve the right to amend any aspect of the DRIP at our sole discretion and without the consent of stockholders, provided that notice of any amendment is mailed to participants at least ten days prior to the effective date of that amendment and provided that we may not amend the DRIP to provide for selling commissions or dealer manager fees to be paid for shares purchased pursuant to the DRIP or to revoke a participant’s right to terminate or modify participation in the DRIP. We also reserve the right to terminate the DRIP for any reason at any time by ten days prior written notice of termination to all participants.
After termination of the DRIP, the DRIP’s administrator will send you a check for the amount of any distributions in your account that have not been invested in shares. Any future distributions with respect to your shares made after the effective date of the termination of the DRIP will be sent directly to you.
Voting Rights of Shares Acquired Under the DRIP
Shares in your DRIP account will be voted as you direct. As a stockholder, you will receive proxy information in connection with any annual or special meeting of stockholders. This proxy will apply to all shares registered in your name, including all shares credited to your DRIP account. You may also vote your shares, including those credited to your DRIP account, in person at any annual or special meeting of stockholders.
Our Liability Under the DRIP
Neither our company nor the DRIP’s administrator has any responsibility or liability as to the value of the shares or any change in the value of the shares acquired for each participant’s account, and neither our company nor the DRIP’s administrator will be liable for any act done in good faith, or for any good faith omission to act. In addition, our charter provides that we will generally indemnify and hold harmless a director, an officer, or our advisor or any affiliate of our advisor acting as our agent and their respective officers, directors, managers and employees against any and all losses or liabilities reasonably incurred by such party in connection with or by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted to be performed on our behalf in such capacity.
We have agreed to indemnify and hold harmless our advisor and its affiliates performing services for us from specific claims and liabilities arising out of the performance of their obligations under the advisory agreement. As a result, our stockholders and we may be entitled to a more limited right of action than they and we would otherwise have if these indemnification rights were not included in the advisory agreement.
The general effect to investors of any arrangement under which we agree to insure or indemnify any persons against liability is a potential reduction in distributions resulting from our payment of premiums associated with insurance or indemnification payments in excess of amounts covered by insurance. In addition, indemnification could reduce the legal remedies available to our stockholders and us against the officers and directors.

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The SEC takes the position that indemnification against liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), is against public policy and unenforceable. Indemnification of our directors, our officers, our advisor or affiliates of our advisor will not be allowed for liabilities arising from or out of a violation of state or federal securities laws, unless one or more of the following conditions are met:
•
there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged material securities law violations;
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such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction; or
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a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against the indemnitee and finds that indemnification of the settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for indemnification has been advised of the position of the SEC and of the published position of any state securities regulatory authority in which our securities were offered or sold as to indemnification for violations of securities laws.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, liability under the U.S. federal securities laws cannot be waived. Similarly, we have been advised that in the opinion of certain state securities commissioners, indemnification is also contrary to public policy and therefore unenforceable.
YOU SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT YOU MAY NOT PROFIT, AND MAY INCUR A LOSS, ON THE SHARES YOU ACQUIRE UNDER THE DRIP.
Governing Law
The DRIP and the DRIP’s participants’ election to participate in the DRIP will be governed by the laws of the State of Maryland.
Contact for Documents Regarding the DRIP
All requests for forms regarding the DRIP and documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus should be sent to:
COLE CREDIT PROPERTY TRUST IV INVESTOR SERVICES
2325 East Camelback Road, Suite 1100
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
(866) 907-2653

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USE OF PROCEEDS
The proceeds raised pursuant to the DRIP will be used for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, investment in real estate and other real estate-related investments, payment of operating expenses, capital expenditures, fees and other costs, repayment of debt, and funding for our share redemption program. We cannot predict with any certainty how much DRIP proceeds will be used for any of the above purposes, and we have no basis for estimating the number of shares that will be sold.
We will pay actual expenses incurred in connection with the registration and offering of the DRIP shares, including but not limited to legal fees, printing expenses, mailing costs, SEC and blue sky registration fees, and other accountable offering expenses, in our sole discretion. These offering expenses are currently estimated to be approximately $222,720 (or less than 1% of the maximum DRIP proceeds).
 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We are offering a maximum of $600,000,000 of shares to our current stockholders through the DRIP. The purchase price for shares under the DRIP will equal our board of directors’ most recently disclosed estimate of the value of the shares of our common stock, less any special distributions designated by our board of directors. The board of directors determined the most recent estimate of the value of the shares of our common stock to be $9.70 per share as of August 31, 2015. Therefore, until our board of directors determines a new estimate of the value of the shares of our common stock, the purchase price of shares under the DRIP will be $9.70 per share, less any special distributions designated by our board of directors. We have no basis for estimating the number of shares that will be sold.
We will not engage any person to participate in or facilitate the distribution of shares under the DRIP, and we will not pay any selling commissions, dealer manager fees or any other remuneration in connection with the sale of shares pursuant to the DRIP.


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LEGAL MATTERS
Venable LLP, Baltimore, Maryland, has passed upon the legality of the common stock offered hereby.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements and the related financial statement schedule, incorporated in this prospectus by reference from Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and later information filed with the SEC will update and supersede this information. The documents listed below and any future filings made with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act until the DRIP is terminated comprise the incorporated documents:
(a)
The description of our shares contained in our Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-169533) filed with the SEC on September 22, 2010, as amended;
(b)
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on March 30, 2016;
(c)
Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2016;
(d)
Our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 13, 2016 (solely to the extent specifically incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015) in connection with our 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; and
(e)
Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 5, 2016 and June 21, 2016.
It is specifically noted that any information that is deemed to be “furnished,” rather than “filed,” with the SEC is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request of that person and at no cost, a copy of any document incorporated by reference into this prospectus (or incorporated into the documents that this prospectus incorporates by reference). Requests should be directed to Cole Credit Property Trust IV Investor Services at 2325 East Camelback Road, Suite 1100, Phoenix, Arizona 85016, telephone (866) 907-2653.


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WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We are subject to the information requirements of the Exchange Act. Therefore, we file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may inspect and copy reports, proxy statements and other documents we file with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the public reference room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, stockholders will receive annual reports containing audited financial statements with a report thereon by our independent certified public accountants. This prospectus does not contain all information set forth in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC, as amended, and exhibits thereto which we have filed with the SEC under the Securities Act and to which reference is hereby made. We file information electronically with the SEC, and the SEC maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC. The address of the SEC’s web site is http://www.sec.gov.

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Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc.
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Prospectus
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Distribution Reinvestment Plan
$600,000,000 of Shares of Common Stock
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We have not authorized any dealer, salesperson or other individual to give any information or to make any representations that are not contained in this prospectus. If any such information or statements are given or made, you should not rely upon such information or representation. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell any securities other than those to which this prospectus relates, or an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, to any person in any jurisdiction where such an offer or solicitation would be unlawful. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that the information contained or incorporated by reference herein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date of such information.
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EXHIBIT A
DISTRIBUTION REINVESTMENT PLAN
COLE CREDIT PROPERTY TRUST IV, INC.
Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), has adopted this Distribution Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”), to be administered by the Company or an unaffiliated third party (the “Administrator”) as agent for participants in the Plan (“Participants”), on the terms and conditions set forth below.
1. Election to Participate . Any holder of shares of common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share (the “Shares”), and, subject to Section 8(b) herein, any participant in any previous or subsequent publicly offered limited partnership, real estate investment trust or other real estate program sponsored by an affiliate of Cole REIT Advisors IV, LLC, the Company’s advisor (an “Affiliated Program”), may become a Participant in the Plan by making a written election to participate in the Plan on such purchaser’s subscription agreement at the time of subscription for Shares or by completing and executing an authorization form obtained from the Administrator or any other appropriate documentation as may be acceptable to the Administrator. Participants in the Plan generally are required to have the full amount of their cash distributions (other than “Excluded Distributions” as defined below) with respect to all Shares or shares of stock or units of limited partnership interest of an Affiliated Program (collectively, “Securities”) owned by them reinvested pursuant to the Plan. However, the Administrator shall have the sole discretion, upon the request of a Participant, to accommodate a Participant’s request for less than all of the Participant’s Securities to be subject to participation in the Plan.
2. Distribution Reinvestment . The Administrator will receive all cash distributions (other than Excluded Distributions) paid by the Company or an Affiliated Program with respect to Securities of Participants (collectively, the “Distributions”). Participation will commence with the next Distribution payment after receipt of the Participant’s election pursuant to Paragraph 1 hereof, provided it is received on or prior to the last day of the period to which such Distribution relates. The election will apply to all Distributions attributable to such period and to all periods thereafter, unless and until termination of participation in the Plan, in accordance with Section 9. As used in this Plan, the term “Excluded Distributions” shall mean those cash or other distributions designated as Excluded Distributions by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) or the board or general partner of an Affiliated Program, as applicable. A written election to participate must be received by the Administrator prior to the last business day of the month, in order to become a Plan Participant with respect to that month’s Distributions. If the period for Distribution payments shall be changed, then this paragraph shall also be changed, without the need for advance notice to Participants.
3. General Terms of Plan Investments .
The Administrator will apply all Distributions subject to this Plan, as follows:
(a) During the Company’s public offering (the “Offering”) of Shares pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-169533), as amended or supplemented (the “Registration Statement”), and until such time as the Board determines a reasonable estimate of the value of the Shares, the Administrator will invest Distributions in Shares at a price equal to $9.50 less the aggregate distributions per Share of any net sale proceeds from the sale of one or more of the Company’s assets, or other special distributions so designated by the Board, distributed to stockholders, regardless of the price per Share paid by the Participant for the Shares in respect of which the Distributions are paid. On or after the date the Board determines a reasonable estimate of the value of the Shares (the “Initial Board Valuation”) under the Company’s valuation policy, as such valuation policy is amended from time to time (the “Valuation Policy”), the Administrator will invest Distributions in Shares at a price equal to the most recently disclosed estimated value as determined in accordance with the Valuation Policy less the aggregate distributions per Share of any net sale proceeds from the sale of one or more of the Company’s assets, or other special distributions so designated by the Board, distributed to stockholders. No advance notice of pricing pursuant to this Paragraph 3(a) shall be required other than to the extent the issue is a material event requiring the public filing of a Form 8-K.
(b) After termination of the Registration Statement, the Administrator will invest Distributions in Shares that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to an effective registration statement for Shares for use in the Plan (a “Future Registration”). No advance notice of pricing pursuant to this Paragraph 3(b) shall be required other than to the extent the issue is a material event requiring the public filing of a Form 8-K.
(c) Selling commissions will not be paid for the Shares purchased pursuant to the Plan.
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(e) For each Participant, the Administrator will maintain an account which shall reflect for each period in which Distributions are paid (a “Distribution Period”) the Distributions received by the Administrator on behalf of such Participant. A Participant’s account shall be reduced as purchases of Shares are made on behalf of such Participant.
(f) Distributions shall be invested in Shares by the Administrator promptly following the payment date with respect to such Distributions to the extent Shares are available for purchase under the Plan. If sufficient Shares are not available, any such funds that have not been invested in Shares within 30 days after receipt by the Administrator and, in any event, by the end of the fiscal quarter in which they are received, will be distributed to Participants. Any interest earned on such accounts will be returned to the respective Participant.
(g) Participants may acquire fractional Shares, computed to three decimal places, so that 100% of the Distributions will be used to acquire Shares. The ownership of the Shares shall be reflected on the books of the Company or its transfer agent.
(h) A Participant will not be able to acquire Shares under the Plan to the extent that such purchase would cause the Participant to exceed the ownership limits set forth in the Company’s charter, as amended, unless exempted by the Board.
4. Absence of Liability . Neither the Company nor the Administrator shall have any responsibility or liability as to the value of the Shares or any change in the value of the Shares acquired for the Participant’s account. Neither the Company nor the Administrator shall be liable for any act done in good faith, or for any good faith omission to act hereunder.
5. [intentionally omitted]
6. Reports to Participants . Within ninety (90) days after the end of each calendar year, the Administrator will mail to each Participant a statement of account describing, as to such Participant, the Distributions received, the number of Shares purchased and the per Share purchase price for such Shares pursuant to the Plan during the prior year. Tax information regarding a Participant’s participation in the Plan will be sent to each Participant by the Company or the Administrator at least annually.
7. Taxes . Taxable Participants may incur a tax liability for Distributions even though they have elected not to receive their Distributions in cash but rather to have their Distributions reinvested in Shares under the Plan.
8. Reinvestment in Subsequent Programs .
(a) After the termination of the Company’s Offering of Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement, as may be amended or supplemented, the Company may determine, in its sole discretion, to cause the Administrator to provide to each Participant notice of the opportunity to have some or all of such Participant’s Distributions (at the discretion of the Administrator and, if applicable, the Participant) invested through the Plan in any publicly offered Affiliated Program (a “Subsequent Program”). If the Company makes such an election, Participants may invest Distributions in equity securities issued by such Subsequent Program through the Plan only if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) prior to the time of such reinvestment, the Participant has received the final prospectus and any supplements thereto offering interests in the Subsequent Program and such prospectus allows investment pursuant to a distribution reinvestment plan;
(ii) a registration statement covering the interests in the Subsequent Program has been declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
(iii) the offering and sale of such interests are qualified for sale under the applicable state securities laws;
(iv) the Participant executes the subscription agreement included with the prospectus for the Subsequent Program; and
(v) the Participant qualifies under applicable investor suitability standards as contained in the prospectus for the Subsequent Program.
(b) The Company may determine, in its sole discretion, to cause the Administrator to allow one or more participants of an Affiliated Program to become a “Participant.” If the Company makes such an election, such Participants may invest distributions received from the Affiliated Program in Shares through this Plan, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) prior to the time of such reinvestment, the Participant has received the final prospectus and any supplements thereto offering interests in the Plan and such prospectus allows investment pursuant to the Plan;

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(ii) a registration statement covering the interests in the Plan has been declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
(iii) the offering and sale of such interests are qualified for sale under the applicable state securities laws;
(iv) the Participant executes the subscription agreement included with the prospectus for the Plan; and
(v) the Participant qualifies under applicable investor suitability standards as contained in the prospectus for the Plan.
9. Termination.
(a) A Participant may terminate or modify his participation in the Plan at any time by written notice to the Administrator. To be effective for any Distribution, such notice must be received by the Administrator on or prior to the last day of the Distribution Period to which it relates.
(b) As the Distribution Period is presently monthly, a written election to terminate must be received by the Administrator prior to the last business day of the month, in order to terminate participation in the Plan for that month. If the period for Distribution payments shall be changed, then this paragraph shall also be changed, without the need for advance notice to Participants.
(c) A Participant’s transfer of Shares will terminate participation in the Plan with respect to such transferred Shares as of the first day of the Distribution Period in which such transfer is effective, unless the transferee of such Shares in connection with such transfer demonstrates to the Administrator that such transferee meets the requirements for participation hereunder and affirmatively elects participation by delivering an executed authorization form or other instrument required by the Administrator.
(d) In the event that a Participant requests a redemption of all of the Participant’s Shares, the Participant will be deemed to have given written notice to the Administrator, at the time the redemption request is submitted, that the Participant is terminating his or her participation in the Plan, and is electing to receive all future distributions in cash. This election will continue in effect even if less than all of the Participant’s Shares are redeemed unless the Participant notifies the Administrator that he or she elects to resume participation in the Plan.
10. State Regulatory Restrictions . The Administrator is authorized to deny participation in the Plan to residents of any state or foreign jurisdiction that imposes restrictions on participation in the Plan that conflict with the general terms and provisions of this Plan, including, without limitation, any general prohibition on the payment of broker-dealer commissions for purchases under the Plan.
11. Amendment or Termination by Company .
(a) The terms and conditions of this Plan may be amended by the Company at any time, including but not limited to an amendment to the Plan to substitute a new Administrator to act as agent for the Participants, by mailing an appropriate notice at least ten (10) days prior to the effective date thereof to each Participant, provided, however, the Company may not amend the Plan to (a) provide for selling commissions or dealer manager fees to be paid for shares purchased pursuant to this Plan or (b) to revoke a Participant’s right to terminate or modify his participation in the Plan.
(b) The Administrator may terminate a Participant’s individual participation in the Plan and the Company may terminate the Plan itself, at any time by providing ten (10) days’ prior written notice to a Participant, or to all Participants, as the case may be.
(c) After termination of the Plan or termination of a Participant’s participation in the Plan, the Administrator will send to each Participant a check for the amount of any Distributions in the Participant’s account that have not been invested in Shares. Any future Distributions with respect to such former Participant’s Shares made after the effective date of the termination of the Participant’s participation will be sent directly to the former Participant.
12. Participation by Limited Partners of Cole Operating Partnership IV, LP . For purposes of this Plan, “stockholders” shall be deemed to include limited partners of Cole Operating Partnership IV, LP (the “Partnership”), “Participants” shall be deemed to include limited partners of the Partnership that elect to participate in the Plan, and “Distribution,” when used with respect to a limited partner of the Partnership, shall mean cash distributions on limited partnership interests held by such limited partner.

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13. Governing Law . This Plan and the Participants’ election to participate in the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Maryland.
14. Notice . Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given by any provision of this Plan shall be in writing and, if to the Administrator, addressed to Investor Services Department, 2325 East Camelback Road, Suite 1100, Phoenix, Arizona 85016, or such other address as may be specified by the Administrator by written notice to all Participants. Notices to a Participant may be given by letter addressed to the Participant at the Participant’s last address of record with the Administrator. Each Participant shall notify the Administrator promptly in writing of any changes of address.

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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14.         Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following table sets forth the costs and expenses to be paid in connection with the sale of common stock being registered by the Registrant, all of which will be paid by the Registrant. All amounts are estimates and assume the sale of $600,000,000 of shares except the registration fee.
SEC registration fee
$
60,420

Printing and postage expenses
98,300

Legal fees and expenses
25,000

Accounting fees and expenses
14,000

Blue sky fees and expenses
25,000

Total expenses
$
222,720

Item 15.         Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The Maryland General Corporation Law, as amended (MGCL), permits a Maryland corporation to include in its charter a provision limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and its stockholders for money damages except for liability resulting from (a) actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (b) active and deliberate dishonesty established by a final judgment as being material to the cause of action. Our charter contains a provision that eliminates directors’ and officers’ liability for money damages to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, provided that certain conditions are met, and subject to the NASAA REIT Guidelines.
The MGCL requires a Maryland corporation (unless its charter provides otherwise, which our charter does not) to indemnify a director or officer who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is made or threatened to be made a party by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The MGCL permits a Maryland corporation to indemnify its present and former directors and officers, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to which they may be made or threatened to be made a party by reason of their service in those or other capacities unless it is established that (a) the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (i) was committed in bad faith or (ii) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. However, under the MGCL a Maryland corporation may not indemnify for an adverse judgment in a suit by or in the right of the corporation or for a judgment of liability on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received, unless in either case a court orders indemnification and then only for expenses. In addition, the MGCL permits a corporation to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer upon the corporation’s receipt of (a) a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification and (b) a written undertaking by him or her or on his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed if it shall ultimately be determined that the standard of conduct was not met. It is the position of the SEC that indemnification of directors and officers for liabilities arising under the Securities Act is against public policy and is unenforceable pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Act.
Our charter provides that we shall indemnify and pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to (i) any individual who is a present or former director or officer and who is made or threatened to be made a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity, (ii) any individual who, while a director or officer and at our request, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner, member, manager or trustee of another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity or (iii) our advisor or any of its affiliates acting as our agent. We may, with the approval of our board of directors or any duly authorized committee thereof, provide such indemnification to our employees and agents, subject to the limitations of Maryland law and the NASAA REIT Guidelines.
However, under our charter, we shall not indemnify the directors, our advisor or any affiliate of our advisor for any liability or loss suffered by the directors, our advisor or affiliates of our advisor, nor shall we provide that the directors, our advisor or affiliates of our advisor be held harmless for any loss or liability suffered by us, unless all of the following conditions are met: (i) the directors, our advisor or its affiliates have determined, in good faith, that the course of conduct which caused the loss or liability was in our best interests; (ii) the directors, our advisor or its affiliates were acting on our behalf or performing services

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for us; (iii) such liability or loss was not the result of (A) negligence or misconduct by the non-independent directors, our advisor or its affiliates; or (B) gross negligence or willful misconduct by the independent directors; and (iv) such indemnification or agreement to hold harmless is recoverable only out of our net assets and not from stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the directors, our advisor or its affiliates and any persons acting as a broker-dealer shall not be indemnified by us for any losses, liability or expenses arising from or out of an alleged violation of federal or state securities laws by such party unless one or more of the following conditions are met: (i) there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged material securities law violations as to the particular indemnitee; (ii) such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the particular indemnitee; and (iii) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against a particular indemnitee and finds that indemnification of the settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for indemnification has been advised of the position of the Securities and Exchange Commission and of the published position of any state securities regulatory authority in which our securities were offered or sold as to indemnification for violations of securities laws.
Our charter provides that the advancement of funds to our directors, our advisor or affiliates of our advisor for legal expenses and other costs incurred as a result of any legal action for which indemnification is being sought is permissible only if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (i) the legal action relates to acts or omissions with respect to the performance of duties or services on our behalf; (ii) the legal action is initiated by a third party who is not a stockholder or the legal action is initiated by a stockholder acting in his or her capacity as such and a court of competent jurisdiction specifically approves such advancement; (iii) the directors, our advisor or affiliates of our advisor undertake to repay the advanced funds to us together with the applicable legal rate of interest thereon, in cases in which such directors, advisor or affiliates of our advisor are found not to be entitled to indemnification; and (iv) the directors, our advisor or affiliates of our advisor provide us with written affirmation of their good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification has been met.
We also have purchased and maintain insurance on behalf of all of our directors and executive officers against liability asserted against or incurred by them in their official capacities with us, whether or not we are required or have the power to indemnify them against the same liability.
Item 16.
Exhibits
The list of exhibits filed as part of this registration statement on Form S-3 is submitted in the Exhibit Index following the signature page.
Item 17.
Undertakings
(a) The Registrant undertakes to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement (1) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (2) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and (3) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; provided, however, that clauses (1), (2) and (3) above do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
(b) The Registrant undertakes (1) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof and (2) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(c) The Registrant undertakes that, for the purposes of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B under the Securities Act or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A under the Securities Act, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness; provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the

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registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(d) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of any employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(e) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to be delivered with the prospectus, to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest annual report to security holders that is incorporated by reference in the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the requirements of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under the Exchange Act; and, where interim financial information required to be presented by Article 3 of Regulation S-X is not set forth in the prospectus, to deliver, or cause to be delivered to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest quarterly report that is specifically incorporated by reference in the prospectus to provide such interim financial information.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Phoenix, State of Arizona, this 2nd day of August, 2016.
 
 
COLE CREDIT PROPERTY TRUST IV, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ THOMAS W. ROBERTS
 
 
Thomas W. Roberts
 
 
Chief Executive Officer and President

POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the persons whose signature appears below appoints and constitutes Thomas W. Roberts and Michael J. Bartolotta, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the within registration statement (as well as any registration statement for the same offering covered by this Registration Statement that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), and to file the same, together with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and such other agencies, offices and persons as may be required by applicable law, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the dates indicated.
 
Name
 
Title
 
Date
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ THOMAS W. ROBERTS
 
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
August 2, 2016
Thomas W. Roberts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ MICHAEL J. BARTOLOTTA
 
Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
 
August 2, 2016
Michael J. Bartolotta
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ CHRISTINE T. BROWN
 
Vice President of Accounting
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 
August 2, 2016
Christine T. Brown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ T. PATRICK DUNCAN
 
Independent Director and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
 
August 2, 2016
T. Patrick Duncan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ ALICIA K. HARRISON
 
Independent Director
 
August 2, 2016
Alicia K. Harrison
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ LAWRENCE S. JONES
 
Independent Director
 
August 2, 2016
Lawrence S. Jones
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ GLENN J. RUFRANO
 
Director
 
August 2, 2016
Glenn J. Rufrano
 
 
 
 


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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
 
Description
 
 
 
4.1
 
First Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Form S-11 (File No. 333-169533), filed January 24, 2012).
 
 
 
4.2
 
Certificate of Correction to the First Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Form S-11 (File No. 333-169533), filed January 24, 2012).
 
 
 
4.3
 
Articles of Amendment of First Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 333-169533), filed February 27, 2012).
 
 
 
4.4
 
Certificate of Correction to First Articles of Amendment and Restatement, dated January 25, 2013 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 333-169533), filed March 29, 2013).
 
 
 
4.5
 
Second Articles of Amendment to First Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-54939), filed June 2, 2014).
 
 
 
4.6
 
Bylaws of Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Form S-11 (File No. 333-169533), filed January 24, 2012).
 
 
 
4.7
 
First Amendment to the Bylaws of Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 333-169533), filed June 27, 2012).
 
 
 
4.8
 
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Cole Operating Partnership IV, LP, by and between Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc. and the limited partners thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Form S-11 (File No. 333-169533), filed January 24, 2012).
 
 
 
4.9 *
 
Distribution Reinvestment Plan (included as Exhibit A to the prospectus)
 
 
 
5.1 *
 
Opinion of Venable LLP as to legality of securities
 
 
 
23.1 *
 
Consent of Venable LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
 
 
 
23.2 *
 
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
 
24.1 *
 
Power of Attorney (included on Signature Page)
 
 
 
______________________
*
Filed herewith





Exhibit 5.1


VENABLE LLP

August 2, 2016



Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc.
Suite 1100
2325 East Camelback Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85016

Re:
Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have served as Maryland counsel to Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), in connection with certain matters of Maryland law arising out of the registration of $600,000,000 in shares (the “Shares”) of Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) to be issued from time to time pursuant to the Company’s Distribution Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”). The Shares are covered by the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, and all amendments thereto (the “Registration Statement”), to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on or about the date hereof under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”).
In connection with our representation of the Company, and as a basis for the opinion hereinafter set forth, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following documents (herein collectively referred to as the “Documents”):
1.    The Registration Statement and the related form of prospectus included therein in the form to be transmitted to the Commission under the 1933 Act;
2.    The charter of the Company (the “Charter”), certified by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (the “SDAT”);
3.    The Bylaws of the Company, as amended, certified as of the date hereof by an officer of the Company;
4.    A certificate of the SDAT as to the good standing of the Company, dated as of a recent date;
5.    Resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company relating to, among other matters, the registration and issuance of the Shares (the “Resolutions”), certified as of the date hereof by an officer of the Company;
6.    The Plan;
7.    A certificate executed by an officer of the Company, dated as of the date hereof; and
8.    Such other documents and matters as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to express the opinion set forth below, subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated herein.
In expressing the opinion set forth below, we have assumed the following:
1.    Each individual executing any of the Documents, whether on behalf of such individual or another person, is legally competent to do so.
2.    Each individual executing any of the Documents on behalf of a party (other than the Company) is duly authorized to do so.


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3.    Each of the parties (other than the Company) executing any of the Documents has duly and validly executed and delivered each of the Documents to which such party is a signatory, and such party’s obligations set forth therein are legal, valid and binding and are enforceable in accordance with all stated terms.
4.    All Documents submitted to us as originals are authentic. The form and content of all Documents submitted to us as unexecuted drafts do not differ in any respect relevant to this opinion from the form and content of such Documents as executed and delivered. All Documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies conform to the original documents. All signatures on all Documents are genuine. All public records reviewed or relied upon by us or on our behalf are true and complete. All representations, warranties, statements and information contained in the Documents are true and complete. There has been no oral or written modification of or amendment to any of the Documents, and there has been no waiver of any provision of any of the Documents, by action or omission of the parties or otherwise.
5.    The Shares will not be issued or transferred in violation of any restriction or limitation on transfer and ownership of shares of stock of the Company contained in Article VI of the Charter.
6.    Upon the issuance of any of the Shares, the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding will not exceed the total number of shares of Common Stock that the Company is then authorized to issue under the Charter. The total number of Shares issued under the Registration Statement will not exceed 75,000,000.
Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated herein, it is our opinion that:
1.    The Company is a corporation duly incorporated and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Maryland and is in good standing with the SDAT.
2.    The issuance of the Shares has been duly authorized and, when and to the extent issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the Resolutions, the Plan and the Registration Statement, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
The foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Maryland and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other law. We express no opinion as to compliance with any federal or state securities laws, including the securities laws of the State of Maryland, or as to federal or state laws regarding fraudulent transfers. To the extent that any matter as to which our opinion is expressed herein would be governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland, we do not express any opinion on such matter. The opinion expressed herein is subject to the effect of judicial decisions which may permit the introduction of parol evidence to modify the terms or the interpretation of agreements.
The opinion expressed herein is limited to the matters specifically set forth herein and no other opinion shall be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated. We assume no obligation to supplement this opinion if any applicable law changes after the date hereof or if we become aware of any fact that might change the opinion expressed herein after the date hereof.
This opinion is being furnished to you for submission to the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of the name of our firm therein. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the 1933 Act.


 
Very truly yours,
 
/s/ Venable LLP




Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 29, 2016, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc. and subsidiaries appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2015, and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
August 2, 2016