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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 15, 2022

Commission File Number 1-13610

CREATIVE MEDIA & COMMUNITY TRUST CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

75-6446078

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

17950 Preston Road, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75252

(972) 349-3200

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Registrant's telephone number)

CIM Commercial Trust Corporation

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value

CMCT

Nasdaq Global Market

Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value

CMCT-L

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

Series L Preferred Stock, $0.001 Par Value

CMCTP

Nasdaq Global Market

Series L Preferred Stock, $0.001 Par Value

CMCTP

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐

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Item 8.01. Other Events

Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation (“CMCT”) purchased 2,435,286 shares of its outstanding Series L Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Series L Preferred Stock”), in privately negotiated transactions on September 15, 2022. CMCT may, in its discretion, purchase additional shares of Series L Preferred Stock from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

CREATIVE MEDIA & COMMUNITY TRUST CORPORATION

Dated: September 16, 2022

By:

/s/ David Thompson David Thompson Chief Executive Officer