# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001526113
**File Stem:** 0001104659-23-004777
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-23-004777.hdr.sgml**: 20230119

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-23-004777

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230119

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230119

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230119

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Global Net Lease, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001526113
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 452771978
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-37390
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23535854

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 650 FIFTH AVE
- **STREET 2:** 30TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10019
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 212-415-6500

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 650 FIFTH AVE
- **STREET 2:** 30TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10019

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20120810

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** American Realty Capital Global Daily Net Asset Value Trust, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20111014

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20110719

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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): **January 19, 2023**

**Global Net Lease, Inc.**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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| **Maryland** | **001-37390** | **45-2771978** |
| (State or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer<br> Identification No.) |

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**650 Fifth Avenue, 30th Floor**

**New York, New York 10019**

(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)

**Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 415-6500**

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:

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| 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)) |

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

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|:---|:---|:---|
| Title of each class | Trading Symbols | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | GNL | New York Stock Exchange |
| 7.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share | GNL PR A | New York Stock Exchange |
| 6.875% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share | GNL PR B | New York Stock Exchange |
| Preferred Stock Purchase Rights |  | New York Stock Exchange |

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

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. ◻

**Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.** 

On January 19, 2023, Global Net Lease, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the acquisition of eight properties in the United Kingdom for a total purchase price of £61 million ($75 million in US dollars based on the exchange rate at closing). The properties are all leased to a wholly owned subsidiary of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., with 11.5 years of lease term remaining, and total over 325,000 square feet.

Additionally, the press release announced that on December 30, 2022, Rheinmetall, one of the Company's tenants in Neuss, Germany, exercised a five-year lease extension, extending the tenant's lease on the existing terms until the end of 2028 with no tenant improvement expenses incurred by the Company.

 

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Such press release shall not be deemed "filed" for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

The statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the outcome to be materially different. The words such as "may," "will," "seeks," "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "estimates," "projects," "plans," "intends," "should" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of GNL's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include (a) the potential adverse effects of (i) the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, including actions taken to contain or treat COVID-19, (ii) the geopolitical instability due to the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, including related sanctions and other penalties imposed by the U.S. and European Union, and the related impact on GNL, GNL's tenants and the global economy and financial markets, and (iii) inflationary conditions, higher interest rate environment and fluctuations in exchange rates and currency values, and (b) that any potential future acquisition is subject to market conditions and capital availability and may not be identified or completed on favorable terms, or at all, as well as those set forth in the Risk Factors section of GNL's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed on February 24, 2022, and all other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission after that date. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and GNL undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, unless required by law.

**Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(d)** **Exhibits** 

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| **Exhibit No** | **Description** |
| [99.1](tm233849d1_ex99-1.htm) | [Press Release dated January 19, 2023](tm233849d1_ex99-1.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |

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**SIGNATURES**

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

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|  | **GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.** | **GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.** |
| Date: January 19, 2023 | By: | /s/ James L. Nelson |
|  |  | Name: James L. Nelson |
|  |  | Title: Chief Executive Officer and President |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

![](tm233849d1_ex99-1img001.jpg)

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**

**GLOBAL NET LEASE ANNOUNCES £61 MILLION U.K. ACQUISITION, 5-YEAR 320,000 SQUARE FOOT LEASE RENEWAL IN GERMANY**

*Both transactions feature investment-grade tenants and NNN leases*

*Nearly 600,000 square feet of leasing activity in fourth quarter of 2022*

**NEW YORK, January 19, 2023** – <u>Global Net Lease, Inc.</u> ("GNL") (NYSE: GNL/ GNL PRA / GNL PRB) announced today that it closed on the acquisition of eight properties in the United Kingdom for a total purchase price of £61 million ($75 million in US dollars based on the exchange rate at closing) at a cap rate of 10.6%<sup>1</sup>. The properties are all leased to a wholly owned subsidiary of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. ("Walgreens"). Walgreens has investment grade credit ratings of "BBB" and "Baa2" from S&P and Moody's, respectively. The properties total over 325,000 square feet and have 11.5 years of lease term remaining.

Additionally, GNL announced that on December 30, 2022, it was notified by Rheinmetall, one of the Company's tenants in Neuss, Germany, that a five-year lease extension was exercised, extending the tenant's lease on the existing terms until the end of 2028 with no tenant improvement expenses incurred by the Company. Rheinmetall is rated "Baa2" by Moody's. Including this lease, the Company completed 592,000 square feet of new leases, lease renewals, and tenant expansions in the fourth quarter of 2022.

"GNL is off to a great start in 2023, continuing to strengthen our portfolio through buying properties long-term leased to investment grade tenants and extending leases with existing high-quality tenants," said James Nelson, CEO of GNL. "We acquired the portfolio of Boots properties at a very favorable cap rate and with over 11 years of remaining lease term. The lease extension with Rheinmetall was accomplished a year ahead of the prior lease's expiration, without any expense or concessions from the Company. Our team continues to seek out and execute on transactions like these that will grow and fortify our best-in-class portfolio."

**About Global Net Lease, Inc.**

Global Net Lease, Inc. (NYSE: GNL) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust listed on the NYSE focused on acquiring a diversified global portfolio of commercial properties, with an emphasis on sale-leaseback transactions involving single tenant, mission critical income producing net-leased assets across the United States, Western and Northern Europe. Additional information about GNL can be found on its website at <u>www.globalnetlease.com</u>.

**Footnotes**

1. Going-in capitalization rate is a rate of return on a real estate investment property based on the expected,
cash rental income that the property will generate under its existing lease during the first year of the lease. Going-in capitalization
rate is calculated by dividing the cash rental income the property will generate during the first year of the lease (before debt service
and depreciation and after fixed costs and variable costs) and the purchase price of the property.

**Important Notice**

The statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the outcome to be materially different. The words such as "may," "will," "seeks," "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "estimates," "projects," "plans," "intends," "should" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of GNL's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include (a) the potential adverse effects of (i) the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, including actions taken to contain or treat COVID-19, (ii) the geopolitical instability due to the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, including related sanctions and other penalties imposed by the U.S. and European Union, and the related impact on GNL, GNL's tenants and the global economy and financial markets, and (iii) inflationary conditions, higher interest rate environment and fluctuations in exchange rates and currency values, and (b) that any potential future acquisition is subject to market conditions and capital availability and may not be identified or completed on favorable terms, or at all, as well as those set forth in the Risk Factors section of GNL's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed on February 24, 2022, and all other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission after that date. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and GNL undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, unless required by law.

**Contacts:**

**Investors and Media:** 

Email: investorrelations@globalnetlease.com

Phone: (212) 415-6510