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 1, 2019
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, 3rd 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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Finnish Refinancing
On February 1, 2019, Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “Company”), through certain wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Obligors”) that directly or indirectly own all five of the Company’s properties in Finland (the “Properties”), entered into a syndicated investment facility loan agreement with Nordea Bank ABP, and also delivered an irrevocable utilization request pursuant to which, on February 6, 2019, the Company borrowed an aggregate of €74.0 million (the “Loan”) secured by mortgages of the Properties and all of the other assets of the Obligors. The Loan is also guaranteed by the Obligors.
The maturity date of the Loan is February 1, 2024, and it bears interest at a rate of 3-month Euribor plus 1.40%, with the interest rate for approximately €59.2 million, representing 80% of the principal amount of the Loan, fixed at 1.80% by an interest rate swap agreement. The Loan is interest-only with the principal due at maturity.
At the closing of the Loan, €57.4 million was used to repay all outstanding indebtedness encumbering the Properties, with the remaining proceeds, after costs and fees related to the Loan, available for working capital and general corporate purposes.
The Company may voluntarily prepay the Loan in whole or in part at any time. Mandatory prepayments are required in connection with dispositions, curing certain defaults and other customary circumstances.
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: February 7, 2019 | By: | /s/ James L. Nelson | |
| | Name: | James L. Nelson | |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | |
