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):May 19, 2017
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.) |
405 Park Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10022
(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 415-6500
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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).
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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 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Addition of KeyBanc to Existing “At-the-Market” Program
On May 19, 2017, Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Equity Distribution Agreement dated December 12, 2016 between the Company, its operating partnership and UBS Securities LLC, Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Capital One Securities, Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC and FBR Capital Markets & Co., solely for the purpose of adding KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. (“KeyBanc”) as an additional agent under the Company’s “At-the-Market” program.
A copy of the Amendment is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the description of the material terms of the Amendment in this Item 1.01 is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Exhibit, which is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| 1.1 | Amendment No. 1 to Equity Distribution Agreement |
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.
| | |
| Date: May 19, 2017 | By: | /s/ Scott J. Bowman |
| | | Name: Scott J. Bowman
Title: Chief Executive Officer and President |
