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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):  February 24, 2021
 
Global Net Lease, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Maryland 001-37390 45-2771978
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
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: 
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 classTrading SymbolsName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per shareGNLNew York Stock Exchange
7.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per shareGNL PR ANew York Stock Exchange
6.875% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per shareGNL PR BNew York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock Purchase RightsNew York 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.  




Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On February 24, 2021, Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2020, and supplemental financial information for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2020, attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively.
 
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
Press Release and Supplemental Information
 
As disclosed in Item 2.02 above, on February 24, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2020, and supplemental financial information for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2020, attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively. The information set forth in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and in the attached Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for 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 set forth in Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, 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. In addition, words such as “may,” “will,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “should” or similar expressions indicate a forward-looking statement, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of the Company’s control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include the potential adverse effects of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, including actions taken to contain or treat COVID-19, on the Company, the Company’s tenants and the global economy and financial markets and that the information about rent collections may not be indicative of any future period, as well as those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed on February 28, 2020, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 filed on May 7, 2020, the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 filed on August 6, 2020, the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 filed on November 6, 2020 and all other filings filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission after that date. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements 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.
 
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit No. Description
 Press release dated February 24, 2021
 Quarterly supplemental information for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2020
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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.

                             Global Net Lease, Inc.
 
Date: February 24, 2021
By:  /s/ James L. Nelson  
  Name:  James L. Nelson 
  Title:Chief Executive Officer and President