National Retail Properties (NNN) 10-Q 2006 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

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 National Retail Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2006, 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 September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 and its results of operations for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005.

November 6, 2006		/s/ Craig Macnab
Date	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.