National Retail Properties (NNN) 10-Q 2004 Q1 Quarterly report

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, Craig Macnab, Chief Executive Officer, certifies that (1) this Quarterly Report of Commercial Net Lease Realty, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (this “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (2) the information contained in this Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company as of March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003 and its results of operations for the quarters ended March 31, 2004 and 2003.

May 10, 2004	/s/ Craig Macnab
	Name:  Craig Macnab Title:    Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.