Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/10/2018		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Spirit MTA REIT [SMTA]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2727 NORTH HARWOOD STREET, SUITE 300		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75201		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common shares of beneficial interest 20,000
I
See footnote (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
2727 NORTH HARWOOD STREET, SUITE 300
DALLAS, TX 75201		     X    
Spirit General OP Holdings, LLC
2727 NORTH HARWOOD STREET, SUITE 300
DALLAS, TX 75201		     X    
Spirit Realty, L.P.
2727 NORTH HARWOOD STREET, SUITE 300
DALLAS, TX 75201		     X    

Signatures

Sprit Realty Capital, Inc. By: /s/ Michael Hughes, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 05/10/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Spirit General OP Holdings, LLC By: /s/ Michael Hughes, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 05/10/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Spirit Realty, L.P. By: /s/ Michael Hughes, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 05/10/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The shares are directly owned by Spirit Realty, L.P. Spirit General OP Holdings, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Spirit Realty Capital, Inc., is the general partner of Spirit Realty, L.P. It is expected that on May 31, 2018, Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. will cause to be distributed to its shareholders all of the outstanding common shares of beneficial interest of Spirit MTA REIT previously held by Spirit Realty, L.P.

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