| FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Global Net Lease, Inc. [ GNL ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/30/2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Operating Partnership Units | $0 | 06/30/2015 | P | 8,333 | (1)(4) | (1)(4) | Common Stock | 8,333 | $9 | 8,333 | D(5) | ||||
| Operating Partnership Units | $0 | 06/30/2015 | J(6) | 87,537 | (2)(4) | (2)(4) | Common Stock | 87,537 | (2)(4) | 87,537 | D(5) | ||||
| LTIP Units | $0 | 06/30/2015 | J(7) | 9,041,801 | (3)(4) | (3)(4) | Common Stock | 9,041,801 | (3)(4) | 9,041,801 | I | See footnote(6) | |||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Issued pursuant to a Contribution and Exchange Agreement entered into between Global Net Lease Advisors, LLC (the "Advisor") and Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership"), dated June 2, 2015 whereby the Advisor contributed $750,000 in cash to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 83,333 OP Units. |
| 2. The Advisor was entitled to a "profits interest" in the form of Class B Units in the Operating Partnership in connection with its asset management services. Upon the listing of the issuer's shares of common stock on New York Stock Exchange on June 2, 2015, each outstanding Class B Unit in the Operating Partnership was converted automatically into one OP Unit. |
| 3. Under the Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement, the Advisor will be eligible to earn performance-based bonus awards in the form of LTIP Units with a maximum value on the issuance date equal to 5% of the issuer's market capitalization on June 2, 2015. Subject to Advisor's continued service through each vesting date, LTIP Units will vest 1/3 on each of June 2, 2018, June 2, 2019 and June 2, 2020. Any earned and vested LTIP Units may be converted into OP Units in accordance with the terms and conditions of the partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership. |
| 4. Units are exchangeable for cash or, at the option of the issuer, shares of the issuer's common stock on a one-to-one basis. OP Units are exchangeable, except under certain limited circumstances, beginning one year from the date of issuance, which includes the holding period of any units that were converted into OP Units (e.g., Class B Units, LTIP Units) and have no expiration date. |
| 5. The reporting person owns equity interests in the Advisor, which previously owned the reported securities. The securities were subsequently distributed pro rata to the equity owners of the Advisor and are now held directly by the reporting person. |
| 6. The reporting person owns equity interests in the Advisor, which owns the reported securities. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. |
| 7. Represents restricted stock units ("RSUs") issued pursuant to the issuer's Amended and Restated Incentive Restricted Share Plan. RSUs vest ratably over a five-year period beginning on June 2, 2016 in increments of 20% per annum. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock upon vesting of the RSU. |
| /s/ Scott J. Bowman | 07/02/2015 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (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). | ||
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