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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): March 7, 2025

 

Global Net Lease, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland   001-37390   45-2771978

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

650 Fifth Avenue, 30th Floor    
New York, New York   10019
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (332) 265-2020

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

  

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading
Symbol(s)
  Name of each exchange on which
registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share   GNL   New York Stock Exchange
7.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share   GNL PR A   New York Stock Exchange
6.875% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share   GNL PR B   New York Stock Exchange
7.50% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share   GNL PR D   New York Stock Exchange 
7.375% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share   GNL PR E   New York Stock Exchange

 

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).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

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 Definitive Material Agreement.

 

Change in Aggregate Share Ownership Limit/Waiver Agreements

 

As previously disclosed, Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “Company”) granted a waiver from the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit contained in the Company’s charter to Bellevue Capital Partners, LLC (“Bellevue”) permitting Bellevue to own up to 15.3% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”) (the “Bellevue Waiver”). Waivers were also entered into with the controlling holders of Bellevue, Nicholas S. Schorsch and his spouse Shelley D. Schorsch, which were subsequently amended, permitting them to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own (each as defined in the Company’s charter) up to 13.8% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “NSS Waiver”, the “SDS Waiver” and taken together, the “Schorsch Waivers”).

 

On February 20, 2025, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) authorized a $300 million share repurchase program, which may have the effect of Bellevue, Mr. Schorsch and Mrs. Schorsch Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning shares of Common Stock in excess of the respective limits set forth in the Belleveue Waiver, NSS Waiver and SDS Waiver, and as a result, the Board considered and determined to amend (i) the agreement governing the Bellevue Waiver to increase the percentage of outstanding shares of Common Stock that Bellevue may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own up to 16.9% and (ii) the agreements governing the Schorsch Waivers to increase the percentage of outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock that Nicholas and Shelley Schorsch may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own up to 15.3%. The Company entered into amendments and restatements of the agreements governing the Bellevue Waiver (the “A&R Bellevue Waiver Agreement”), the NSS Waiver (the “Second A&R NSS Waiver Agreement”) and the SDS Waiver (the “Second A&R SDS Waiver Agreement”) on March 13, 2025. The terms of the agreements governing the Bellevue Waiver and the Schorsch Waivers otherwise remain unchanged.

 

In connection with the revised waivers set forth in the A&R Bellevue Waiver Agreement, the Second A&R NSS Waiver Agreement and the Second A&R SDS Waiver Agreement, and in order to preserve the Company’s status as a real estate investment trust for United States federal income tax purposes, the Board adopted resolutions pursuant to Section 5.7(ii)(h) of the Company’s charter on March 7, 2025 decreasing the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit (as defined in the Company’s charter) to 8.025% in value of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of stock of the Company and 8.025% (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of any class or series of stock of the Company. On March 13, 2025, the Company filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland a Certificate of Notice reflecting the decrease in the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit described above with immediate effect (the “Certificate of Notice”).

 

The foregoing summary of the A&R Bellevue Waiver Agreement, the Second A&R NSS Waiver Agreement and the Second A&R SDS Waiver Agreement do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by, the full text of the A&R Bellevue Waiver, the Second A&R NSS Waiver and the Second A&R SDS Waiver filed herewith as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3, respectively.

 

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

 

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the decrease of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit and the related Certificate of Notice is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

 

The summary of the material terms of the Certificate of Notice described above does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Certificate of Notice which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description
4.1   Certificate of Notice of Global Net Lease, Inc., dated March 13, 2025.
10.1   Amended and Restated Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement, dated March 13, 2025, by and between Global Net Lease, Inc. and Bellevue Capital Partners, LLC on its own behalf and on behalf of Global Net Lease Special Limited Partnership, LLC, AR Capital Global Holdings, LLC, AR Global Investments, LLC, American Realty Capital Global II Special LP, LLC, AR Capital LLC, Metropolitan Wealth Management, LLC and MWM PIC, LLC.
10.2   Second Amended and Restated Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement, dated March 13, 2025, by and between Global Net Lease, Inc. and Nicholas S. Schorsch, certain related trusts, and MWM Series, LLC.
10.3   Second Amended and Restated Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement, dated March 13, 2025, by and between Global Net Lease, Inc. and Shelley D. Schorsch and certain related trusts.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

    GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.
     
Date: March 13, 2025 By: /s/ Edward M. Weil, Jr.
  Name: Edward M. Weil, Jr.
  Title: Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.1

 

GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

 

CERTIFICATE OF NOTICE

 

Global Net Lease, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:

 

FIRST: The Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to Section 5.7(ii)(h) of Article V of the charter of the Company (the “Charter”), has decreased the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit (as defined in the Charter) to 8.025% in value of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of stock of the Company and 8.025% (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of any class or series of stock of the Company.

 

SECOND: The undersigned acknowledges this Certificate of Notice to be the act of the Company and, as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned officer acknowledges that, to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Notice to be executed under seal in its name and on its behalf by its Chief Executive Officer and attested to by its Chief Financial Officer on this 13th day of March, 2025.

 

ATTEST:GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

 

/s/ Christopher J. Masterson By: /s/ Edward M. Weil, Jr. (SEAL)
Name: Christopher J. Masterson   Name: Edward M. Weil, Jr.  
Title: Chief Financial Officer   Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED OWNERSHIP LIMIT WAIVER AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED OWNERSHIP LIMIT WAIVER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 13, 2025, is between Global Net Lease, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and Bellevue Capital Partners, LLC, on its own behalf and on behalf of Global Net Lease Special Limited Partnership, LLC, AR Capital Global Holdings, LLC, AR Global Investments, LLC, American Realty Capital Global II Special LP, LLC, AR Capital, LLC, Metropolitan Wealth Management, LLC and MWM PIC, LLC (collectively, “Bellevue”). Except where noted otherwise, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Company’s charter, as amended and restated through the date hereof and as presently in effect (the “Charter”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Company has the number and classes of Shares authorized, issued and outstanding as set forth in Exhibit A.

 

WHEREAS, Section 5.7 of the Charter contains a limitation on the ownership of Shares, which prohibits any Person from Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning more than 9.8 % in value of the aggregate of the outstanding Shares (as amended from time to time, the “Overall Limit”) and more than 9.8% (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of any class or series of Shares (as amended from time to time, the “Series Limit,” and collectively with the Overall Limit, the “Aggregate Share Ownership Limit”), except as otherwise waived by the Company. These restrictions are designed to ensure, inter alia, the Company’s continued qualification as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Company’s entry into the Initial Bellevue Waiver Agreement (as defined below), the Company’s board of directors (the “GNL Board”) decreased the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit from 9.8% to 8.9% , which the GNL Board subsequently decreased from 8.9% to 8.8% in connection with the Company’s entry into the A&R SDS Waiver Agreement and the A&R NSS Waiver Agreement (each as defined below).

 

WHEREAS, on September 12, 2023, Bellevue entered into an “Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement” (the “Initial Bellevue Waiver Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company waived the application of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit contained in Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(A)(1) of the Charter to permit Bellevue to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Common Stock up to an increased Series Limit for the Common Stock of 15.3% and an increased Overall Limit of 15.3% (collectively the “Prior Bellevue Ownership Limit”) from and after the Determination Date (as defined in the Initial Bellevue Waiver Agreement).

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of the Initial Bellevue Waiver Agreement, (i) Nicholas S. Schorsch, on his own behalf and on behalf of the Nicholas S. Schorsch Revocable Agreement of Trust dated October 7, 2011, as Amended, the Nicholas S. Schorsch 2016 GRAT (BCP) dated September 27, 2016, and MWM Series, LLC (collectively, “NSS”) entered into the “Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement” dated as of September 12, 2023, which was amended and restated as of November 6, 2023 (the “A&R NSS Waiver Agreement”), that provided NSS with an ownership limit waiver effective as of the Determination Date (as defined therein) (as amended, the “Prior NSS Ownership Limit Waiver”), allowing NSS to be an Excepted Holder and (ii) Shelley D. Schorsch, on her own behalf and on behalf of the Shelley D. Schorsch Revocable Agreement of Trust dated October 7, 2011, as Amended (collectively, “SDS”) entered into the “Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement” dated as of September 12, 2023, which was amended and restated as of November 6, 2023 (the “A&R SDS Waiver Agreement”), that provided SDS with an ownership limit waiver effective as of the Determination Date (as defined therein) (as amended, the “Prior SDS Ownership Limit Waiver”), allowing SDS to be an Excepted Holder.

 

WHEREAS, the Company has adopted a share repurchase plan which may have the effect of Bellevue Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning Shares in excess of the Prior Bellevue Ownership Limit.

 

WHEREAS, Bellevue has requested a revised waiver of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit to replace the Prior Bellevue Ownership Limit.

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, effective as of the date hereof, Bellevue and the Company desire to amend and restate the Initial Bellevue Waiver Agreement, and to enter into this Agreement in lieu thereof, which supersedes and replaces the Initial Bellevue Waiver Agreement in its entirety.

 

WHEREAS, in connection with this Agreement, Bellevue will make the representations and covenants set forth in the Certificate of Representations and Covenants, attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, (i) NSS has entered into the “Second Amended and Restated Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement” as of the date hereof that provides NSS with an ownership limit waiver to supersede and replace the Prior NSS Ownership Limit Waiver, allowing NSS to continue being an Excepted Holder (the “Second A&R NSS Waiver Agreement”) and (ii) SDS has entered into the “Second Amended and Restated Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement” as of the date hereof that provides SDS with an ownership limit waiver to supersede and replace the Prior SDS Ownership Limit Waiver, allowing SDS to continue being an Excepted Holder (the “Second A&R SDS Waiver Agreement”).

 

WHEREAS, as of the day immediately prior to the Effective Date, Bellevue owned 21,839,457 Shares.

 

WHEREAS, the Ownership Limit Waiver (as defined below) shall be effective as of March 13, 2025 (the “Effective Date”).

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.7(ii)(g)(I) of the Charter, the Company has adopted resolutions approving Bellevue’s exemption from the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties, intending to be legally bound, in reliance on the representations set forth in the Certificate (as defined below), hereby agree as follow:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.             WAIVER OF OWNERSHIP LIMIT

 

1.1            The Company hereby waives the application of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit contained in Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(A)(1) of the Charter to permit Bellevue to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Common Stock (collectively, the “Exempt Stock”), subject to an increased Series Limit for the Common Stock of 16.9% and an increased Overall Limit of 16.9% (the “Excepted Holder Limit”) from and after the Effective Date (collectively the “Ownership Limit Waiver”).

 

1.2            The Ownership Limit Waiver and Excepted Holder Limit granted by this Section 1 is granted solely to Bellevue. Any Transfer of the Exempt Stock held by Bellevue shall cause any such Shares to no longer be subject to this Ownership Limit Waiver and any such Shares shall be subject to the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit as of the date of such Transfer.

 

1.3            The Ownership Limit Waiver and Excepted Holder Limit granted by this Section 1 only grant Bellevue the right to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares up to the Excepted Holder Limit. As of the day immediately prior to the Effective Date, Bellevue actually owned 21,839,457 Shares, and Constructively Owned 29,768,920 Shares. Bellevue shall not, so long as this Agreement remains in place, (i) acquire, directly or indirectly, any additional Shares that would result in Bellevue Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning Shares in excess of the Prior Bellevue Ownership Limit, or (ii) Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares in excess of the Excepted Holder Limit.

 

1.4            Except as specifically provided in Section 1.1, this Agreement does not waive any restrictions or limitations set forth in Section 5.7 of the Charter as they apply to Bellevue or other Shares Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned by any person, other than Bellevue. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement also does not modify Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(B) and (II) of the Charter in any respect.

 

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2.             LIMITATIONS AND OTHER MATTERS

 

2.1            In no event shall the Ownership Limit Waiver permit any Individual’s Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Shares to exceed, at any time, the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit of Section 5.7(i) of the Charter as determined without regard to any provisions of this Agreement, unless and to the extent such Individual is an Excepted Holder. For the purpose of this Agreement, “Individual” has the meaning provided in Section 542(a)(2) of the Code, as modified by Section 856(h)(3) of the Code.

 

2.2            For the Ownership Limit Waiver to be effective, Bellevue must execute a counterpart signature page to this Agreement and complete and make the representations and covenants set forth in the Certificate of Representations and Covenants, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Certificate”), and must deliver such Certificate to the Company. Except as otherwise determined by the Company, the Ownership Limit Waiver shall cease to be effective upon any breach of the representations or covenants set forth herein or in the Certificate. In addition, if the Ownership Limit Waiver ceases to be effective as a result of the operation of the preceding sentence, the Shares that would otherwise be in excess of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit shall be deemed to have been transferred to a Trust (as such term is defined in the Charter) in accordance with 5.7(ii)(a)(II) of the Charter.

 

2.3            Bellevue shall deliver to the Company, at such times as may reasonably be requested by the Company (it being acknowledged that the Company may reasonably make such request on at least a calendar quarterly basis), a certificate signed by Bellevue to the effect that Bellevue has complied and expects to continue to comply with its representations and covenants set forth in this Agreement and the Certificate. If so requested by the Company, Bellevue will reasonably cooperate with the Company in investigating any direct or indirect relationship that Bellevue may have with the Company’s tenants or “independent contractors” (within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code).

 

2.4            This Ownership Limit Waiver shall automatically be deemed to have been revoked (prospectively or, as necessary in order to protect the Company’s qualification as a real estate investment trust under the Code, retroactively) without any further action if the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the Company’s ability to qualify and maintain its qualification as a real estate investment trust pursuant to Section 856 et seq. of the Code is reasonably likely to be jeopardized by the Ownership Limit Waiver, or in fact the Ownership Limit Waiver would jeopardize such qualification. The Company shall promptly notify Bellevue in the event that it has been determined that the Ownership Limit Waiver has been revoked pursuant to this Section 2.4.

 

3.             TERM

 

3.1            The term of this Agreement shall commence as of the Effective Date, and shall terminate on the earliest of (i) with respect to Bellevue, the earliest date on which Bellevue does not Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares in excess of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit; (ii) the earliest date on which any of the conditions set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Agreement are no longer true or accurate, or otherwise have been violated; (iii) with respect to Bellevue, the earliest date on which any of the representations, warranties, agreements, or undertakings made in the Certificate (without giving effect to any qualifications as to knowledge) are no longer true, as of such date; (iv) the earliest date on which the Company makes the determination set forth in Section 2.4 of this Agreement; or (v) the earliest date on which Bellevue acquires actual ownership of any additional Shares in excess of the aggregate of the number of Shares that Bellevue actually owns as of the day immediately prior to the Effective Date.

 

4.             MISCELLANEOUS

 

4.1            All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision (whether of the State of Maryland or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland.

 

4.2            This Agreement may be signed by the parties in separate counterparts, each of which when so signed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

4.3            All references to any Code provision shall be deemed to include any successor provisions of the Code and any regulatory, judicial or administrative amendment or interpretation of such statutory provisions.

 

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4.4            This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties, supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof (including, but not limited to, the Initial Bellevue Waiver Agreement).

 

4.5            The Recitals to this Agreement are incorporated into and are deemed a part of this Agreement.

 

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Each of the parties has, to the extent it is an entity, caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized officers as of the date set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

THE COMPANY  
   
Global Net Lease, Inc.  
   
By: /s/ Edward M. Weil, Jr.  
Name: Edward M. Weil, Jr.  
Title: Chief Executive Officer  
   
Bellevue Capital Partners, LLC  
   
/s/ Michael Anderson  
Name: Michael Anderson  
Title: Authorized Signatory  
   
/s/ Michael Anderson  
Michael Anderson, as attorney-in-fact, on behalf of Global Net Lease Special Limited Partnership, LLC  
   
/s/ Michael Anderson  
Michael Anderson, as attorney-in-fact, on behalf of AR Capital Global Holdings, LLC  
   
/s/ Michael Anderson  
Michael Anderson, as attorney-in-fact, on behalf of AR Global Investments, LLC  
   
/s/ Michael Anderson  
Michael Anderson, as attorney-in-fact, on behalf of American Realty Capital Global II Special LP, LLC  
   
/s/ Michael Anderson  
Michael Anderson, as attorney-in-fact, on behalf of AR Capital, LLC  
   
/s/ Michael Anderson  
Michael Anderson, as attorney-in-fact, on behalf of Metropolitan Wealth Management, LLC  
   
/s/ Michael Anderson  
Michael Anderson, as attorney-in-fact, on behalf of MWM PIC, LLC  
   
Date: March 13, 2025  

 

[Signature Page to Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement]

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

COMPANY SHARES AUTHORIZED, ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING

 

Class of Shares  Shares Authorized   Shares Issued and Outstanding 
Common Stock   250,000,000    230,783,453 
7.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock   9,959,650    6,799,467 
6.875% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock   11,450,000    4,695,887 
7.50% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock   7,933,711    7,933,711 
7.375% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock   4,595,175    4,595,175 

 

Exhibit A-1

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

CERTIFICATE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS FOR

OWNERSHIP LIMIT WAIVER

 

Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “Company”), as of the date hereof, the Company has the number and classes of Shares authorized, issued and outstanding as set forth in Exhibit A. Bellevue Capital Partners, LLC, on its own behalf and on behalf of Global Net Lease Special Limited Partnership, LLC, AR Capital Global Holdings, LLC, AR Global Investments, LLC, American Realty Capital Global II Special LP, LLC, AR Capital, LLC, Metropolitan Wealth Management, LLC and MWM PIC, LLC (collectively, “Bellevue”) has entered into an Amended and Restated Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement as of the date hereof (the “A&R Bellevue Waiver Agreement”) that provides it with a revised ownership limit waiver effective as of March 13, 2025 (the “Effective Date”) allowing it to continue being an Excepted Holder (the “Amended Bellevue Waiver”). Concurrently with the execution of the Amended Bellevue Waiver, Nicholas S. Schorsch, on his own behalf and on behalf of the Nicholas S. Schorsch Revocable Agreement of Trust dated October 7, 2011, as Amended, the Nicholas S. Schorsch 2016 GRAT (BCP) dated September 27, 2016, and MWM Series, LLC (collectively, “NSS”) has entered into a “Second Amended and Restated Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement” as of the date hereof that provides NSS with arevised ownership limit waiver effective as of the Effective Date, allowing NSS to continue being an Excepted Holder (the “Amended NSS Waiver”). Concurrently with the execution of the Amended Bellevue Waiver, Shelley D. Schorsch, on her own behalf and on behalf of the Shelley D. Schorsch Revocable Agreement of Trust dated October 7, 2011, as Amended (collectively, “SDS”) has entered into a “Second Amended and Restated Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement” as of the date hereof that provides SDS with an additional ownership limit waiver effective as of the Effective Date, allowing SDS to continue being an Excepted Holder (the “Amended SDS Waiver”). As of the date hereof, Bellevue is treated as Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning Shares held by NSS and SDS.

 

Except where noted otherwise, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the A&R Bellevue Waiver Agreement.

 

The undersigned authorized signatories on behalf of Bellevue hereby certify and affirm as of the date hereof, the accuracy of the representations set forth in this Certificate of Representations and Covenants for Ownership Limit Waiver (this “Certificate”) on which the Company will rely with regard to granting the Ownership Limit Waiver for Bellevue and an Excepted Holder Limit pursuant to the A&R Bellevue Waiver Agreement. To the extent that the representations set forth below refer to future conduct, such representations constitute covenants of Bellevue.

 

1.Each of Global Net Lease Special Limited Partnership, LLC, AR Capital Global Holdings, LLC, AR Global Investments, LLC, American Realty Capital Global II Special LP, LLC, AR Capital, LLC, Metropolitan Wealth Management, LLC and MWM PIC, LLC is an entity disregarded as separate from Bellevue Capital Partners, LLC for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

2.As of the day immediately prior to the Effective Date, Bellevue actually owns 21,839,457 Shares, and does not Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares in excess of the Prior Bellevue Ownership Limit.

 

3.Bellevue does not know or have reason to know that, as of the Effective Date (taking into account the Amended NSS Waiver and the Amended SDS Waiver), any Person (as defined in the Charter) would be in violation of Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(A) or (B) of the Charter as a result of Bellevue’s actual ownership, Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Shares. Bellevue will immediately notify the Company if it knows or has reason to know of such a violation.

 

4.Commencing with the Effective Date and at all times thereafter during which Bellevue Beneficially Owns or Constructively Owns an amount of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit:

 

(a)In no event will Bellevue actually own, Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares in excess of the Excepted Holder Limit.

 

Exhibit B-1

 

 

(b)No Person who is treated as an individual under Section 542(a)(2) of the Code (determined after taking into account Section 856(h) of the Code) actually owns, Beneficially Owns or Constructively Owns, or in the future will actually own, Beneficially Own or Constructively Own, as a result of Bellevue’s Exempt Stock, Shares in excess of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit, unless, in each case, that Person is an Excepted Holder.

 

(c)Bellevue will not purchase or acquire, directly or indirectly, any additional Shares that would result in Bellevue Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning Shares in excess of the Prior Bellevue Ownership Limit.

 

(d)Other than a tenant that is a “taxable REIT subsidiary” of the Company (within the meaning of Section 856(l) of the Code), Bellevue has not and will not be a tenant of the Company, or actually own, Beneficially Own or Constructively Own an interest in a tenant of the Company (or a tenant of any entity owned or controlled by the Company) if it would cause the Company to actually own, Beneficially Own or Constructively Own, more than a 9.9% interest (as set forth in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code) in such tenant.

 

5.Bellevue covenants that, after the date hereof, Bellevue will promptly notify the Company of the date on which the foregoing representations and covenants are no longer true and correct in all respects, and acknowledges and agrees that, if at any time the foregoing covenant and representation would not be accurate, or if there is an event that would result in the Company being treated as “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(a)(6) of the Code, or the disqualification of the Company as a real estate investment trust under Section 856(a) of the Code by virtue of actual ownership, Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership, Bellevue shall comply with applicable provisions as set forth in the Charter and take any and all remedial measures in order to cause the representations and covenants in Section 3 to be accurate and not cause the Company to be treated as “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(a)(6) of the Code or fail to qualify as a real estate investment trust under Section 856(a) of the Code.

 

6.Bellevue understands and acknowledges that:

 

(a)The Ownership Limit Waiver and Excepted Holder Limit are for the sole benefit of Bellevue and may not be assigned or transferred, including by operation of law or in connection with a merger, consolidation, transfer of equity interests or other transaction involving any party benefiting from the Ownership Limit Waiver, by Bellevue without prior written consent of the Company.

 

(b)The Exempt Stock remains subject to the restrictions and limitations set forth in Sections 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(B) and 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(C) of the Charter.

 

(c)Any violation or attempted violation of the representations and covenants set forth above, to the extent provided in the A&R Bellevue Waiver Agreement, (or any other action which is contrary to the restrictions on transfer and ownership of Shares set forth in Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I) of the Charter) will result in any Shares that would be actually owned, Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned by Bellevue in excess of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit, and that would otherwise be Exempt Stock, being automatically transferred to a Trust in accordance with Section 5.7(ii)(a)(II) of the Charter.

 

(d)Except as otherwise determined by the Company, to the extent provided in the A&R Bellevue Waiver Agreement, the Ownership Limit Waiver shall cease to be effective upon the breach of the representations or covenants set forth herein.

 

(e)All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision (whether of the State of Maryland or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland.

 

Exhibit B-2

 

 

7.Upon request, Bellevue shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Company, such additional information as the Company may reasonably require in order to determine the effect, if any, of the ownership of Shares by Bellevue on the Company’s qualification as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

8.The Company may rely on the representations and covenants contained in this Certificate for purposes of granting Bellevue the Ownership Limit Waiver.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

Exhibit B-3

 

 

Signed on this March 13, 2025 by Bellevue Capital Partners, LLC  
   
/s/ Michael Anderson  
Name: Michael Anderson  
Title: Authorized Signatory  
   
/s/ Michael Anderson  
Michael Anderson, as attorney in fact, on behalf of Global Net Lease Special Limited Partnership, LLC  
   
/s/ Michael Anderson  
Michael Anderson, as attorney-in-fact, on behalf of AR Capital Global Holdings, LLC  
   
/s/ Michael Anderson  
Michael Anderson, as attorney-in-fact, on behalf of AR Global Investments, LLC  
   
/s/ Michael Anderson  
Michael Anderson, as attorney-in-fact, on behalf of American Realty Capital Global II Special LP, LLC  
   
/s/ Michael Anderson  
Michael Anderson, as attorney-in-fact, on behalf of AR Capital, LLC  
   
/s/ Michael Anderson  
Michael Anderson, as attorney-in-fact, on behalf of Metropolitan Wealth Management, LLC  
   
/s/ Michael Anderson  
Michael Anderson, as attorney-in-fact, on behalf of MWM PIC, LLC  
   
Date: March 13, 2025  

 

[Signature Page to Certificate of Representations and Covenants for Ownership Limit Waiver]

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED OWNERSHIP LIMIT WAIVER AGREEMENT

 

THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED OWNERSHIP LIMIT WAIVER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 13, 2025, is between Global Net Lease, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and Nicholas S. Schorsch, on his own behalf and on behalf of the Nicholas S. Schorsch Revocable Agreement of Trust dated October 7, 2011, as Amended, the Nicholas S. Schorsch 2016 GRAT (BCP) dated September 27, 2016 and MWM Series, LLC (collectively, “Mr. Schorsch”). Except where noted otherwise, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Company’s charter, as amended and restated through the date hereof and as presently in effect (the “Charter”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Company has the number and classes of Shares authorized, issued and outstanding as set forth in Exhibit A hereto.

 

WHEREAS, Section 5.7 of the Charter (as amended through the date hereof) contains a limitation on the ownership of Shares, which prohibits any Person from Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning more than 9.8 % in value of the aggregate of the outstanding Shares (as amended from time to time, the “Overall Limit”) and more than 9.8% (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of any class or series of Shares (as amended from time to time, the “Series Limit,” and collectively with the Overall Limit, the “Aggregate Share Ownership Limit”), except as otherwise waived by the Company. These restrictions are designed to ensure, inter alia, the Company’s continued qualification as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Company’s entry into the Initial Bellevue Waiver Agreement (as defined below), the Company’s board of directors (the “GNL Board”) decreased the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit from 9.8% to 8.9%, which the GNL Board subsequently decreased from 8.9% to 8.8% in connection with the Company’s entry into the A&R SDS Waiver Agreement and the A&R NSS Waiver Agreement (each as defined below).

 

WHEREAS, Mr. Schorsch and the Company entered into an “Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement,” dated as of September 12, 2023 (the “Initial NSS Waiver Agreement”), that provides Mr. Schorsch with an ownership limit waiver, allowing Mr. Schorsch to be an Excepted Holder.

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Initial NSS Waiver Agreement, Bellevue Capital Partners, LLC, on its own behalf and on behalf of Global Net Lease Special Limited Partnership, LLC, AR Capital Global Holdings, LLC, AR Global Investments, LLC, American Realty Capital Global II Special LP, LLC, AR Capital, LLC, Metropolitan Wealth Management, LLC and MWM PIC, LLC (collectively, “Bellevue”) entered into an “Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement” dated as of September 12, 2023 (the “Initial Bellevue Waiver Agreement”), that provided Bellevue with an ownership limit waiver effective as of that date, allowing Bellevue to be an Excepted Holder, which was amended and restated as of the date hereof (the “Bellevue Waiver”).

 

WHEREAS, Mr. Schorsch and the Company amended and restated the Initial NSS Waiver Agreement as of November 6, 2023 (the “A&R NSS Waiver Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company waived the application of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit contained in Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(A)(1) of the Charter to permit Mr. Schorsch to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Common Stock up to an increased Series Limit for the Common Stock of 13.8% and an increased Overall Limit of 13.8% (collectively the “Prior NSS Ownership Limit”) from and after September 12, 2023.

 

WHEREAS, the Company has authorized a share repurchase program which may have the effect of Mrs. Schorsch Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning Shares in excess of the Prior NSS Ownership Limit.

 

WHEREAS, Mr. Schorsch has requested a waiver of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit to replace the Prior NSS Ownership Limit.

 

 

 

WHEREAS, effective as of the date hereof, Mr. Schorsch and the Company desire to amend and restate the A&R NSS Waiver Agreement, and to enter into this Agreement in lieu thereof, which supersedes and replaces the A&R NSS Waiver Agreement in its entirety.

 

WHEREAS, in connection with this Agreement, Mr. Schorsch will make the representations and covenants set forth in the Certificate of Representations and Covenants, attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Shelley D. Schorsch, on her own behalf and on behalf of the Shelley D. Schorsch Revocable Agreement of Trust dated October 7, 2011, as Amended (collectively, “SDS”) has entered into the “Second Amended and Restated Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement” as of the date hereof that provides SDS with an additional ownership limit waiver, allowing SDS to continue as an Excepted Holder, which was amended and restated as of November 6, 2023 (the “A&R SDS Waiver Agreement”).

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof (the “Determination Date”), Mr. Schorsch is treated as Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning Shares held by SDS and Bellevue.

 

WHEREAS, each of the Nicholas S. Schorsch Revocable Agreement of Trust dated October 7, 2011, as Amended, and the Nicholas S. Schorsch 2016 GRAT (BCP) dated September 27, 2016, is a grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

WHEREAS, all of the outstanding equity of MWM Series, LLC is owned by Mr. Schorsch and is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

WHEREAS, as of the day immediately prior to the Determination Date, Mr. Schorsch owned 7,840,199 Shares.

 

WHEREAS, as of the day immediately prior to the Determination Date, SDS owned 89,264 Shares.

 

WHEREAS, as of the day immediately prior to the Determination Date, Bellevue owned 21,839,457 Shares.

 

WHEREAS, the Ownership Limit Waiver (as defined below) shall be effective as of March 13, 2025 (the “Effective Date”).

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.7(ii)(g)(I) of the Charter, the Company has adopted resolutions approving Mr. Schorsch’s exemption from the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties, intending to be legally bound, in reliance on the representations set forth in the Certificate (as defined below), hereby agree as follow:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.            WAIVER OF OWNERSHIP LIMIT

 

1.1            The Company hereby waives the application of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit contained in Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(A)(1) of the Charter to permit Mr. Schorsch to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Common Stock (collectively, the “Exempt Stock”), subject to an increased Series Limit for the Common Stock of 15.3% and an increased Overall Limit of 15.3% (the “Excepted Holder Limit”) from and after the Effective Date (collectively the “Ownership Limit Waiver”).

 

1.2            The Ownership Limit Waiver and Excepted Holder Limit granted by this Section 1 is granted solely to Mr. Schorsch. Any Transfer of the Exempt Stock held by Mr. Schorsch shall cause any such Shares to no longer be subject to this Ownership Limit Waiver and any such Shares shall be subject to the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit as of the date of such Transfer.

 

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1.3            The Ownership Limit Waiver and Excepted Holder Limit granted by this Section 1 only grant Mr. Schorsch the right to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares up to the Excepted Holder Limit. As of the day immediately prior to the Determination Date, Mr. Schorsch owned 7,840,199 Shares, and Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned 27,584,974.30 Shares. Mr. Schorsch shall not, so long as this Agreement remains in place, (i) acquire, directly or indirectly, any additional Shares that would result in Mr. Schorsch Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning Shares in excess of the Prior NSS Ownership Limit or (ii) Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares in excess of the Excepted Holder Limit.

 

1.4            Except as specifically provided in Section 1.1, this Agreement does not waive any restrictions or limitations set forth in Section 5.7 of the Charter as they apply to Mr. Schorsch or other Shares Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned by any person, other than Mr. Schorsch. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement also does not modify Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(B) and (II) of the Charter in any respect.

 

2.            LIMITATIONS AND OTHER MATTERS

 

2.1            In no event shall the Ownership Limit Waiver permit any Individual’s Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Shares to exceed, at any time, the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit of Section 5.7(i) of the Charter as determined without regard to any provisions of this Agreement, unless and to the extent such Individual is an Excepted Holder. For the purpose of this Agreement, “Individual” has the meaning provided in Section 542(a)(2) of the Code, as modified by Section 856(h)(3) of the Code.

 

2.2            For the Ownership Limit Waiver to be effective, Mr. Schorsch must execute a counterpart signature page to this Agreement and complete and make the representations and covenants set forth in the Certificate of Representations and Covenants, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Certificate”), and must deliver such Certificate to the Company. Except as otherwise determined by the Company, the Ownership Limit Waiver shall cease to be effective upon any breach of the representations or covenants set forth herein or in the Certificate. In addition, if the Ownership Limit Waiver ceases to be effective as a result of the operation of the preceding sentence, the Shares that would otherwise be in excess of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit shall be deemed to have been transferred to a Trust (as such term is defined in the Charter) in accordance with 5.7(ii)(a)(II) of the Charter.

 

2.3            Mr. Schorsch shall deliver to the Company, at such times as may reasonably be requested by the Company (it being acknowledged that the Company may reasonably make such request on at least a calendar quarterly basis), a certificate signed by Mr. Schorsch to the effect that Mr. Schorsch has complied and expects to continue to comply with its representations and covenants set forth in this Agreement and the Certificate. If so requested by the Company, Mr. Schorsch will reasonably cooperate with the Company in investigating any direct or indirect relationship that Mr. Schorsch may have with the Company’s tenants or “independent contractors” (within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code).

 

2.4            This Ownership Limit Waiver shall automatically be deemed to have been revoked (prospectively or, as necessary in order to protect the Company’s qualification as a real estate investment trust under the Code, retroactively) without any further action if the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the Company’s ability to qualify and maintain its qualification as a real estate investment trust pursuant to Section 856 et seq. of the Code is reasonably likely to be jeopardized by the Ownership Limit Waiver, or in fact the Ownership Limit Waiver would jeopardize such qualification. The Company shall promptly notify Mr. Schorsch in the event that it has been determined that the Ownership Limit Waiver has been revoked pursuant to this Section 2.4.

 

3.            TERM

 

3.1            The term of this Agreement shall commence as of the Effective Date, and shall terminate on the earliest of (i) with respect to Mr. Schorsch, the earliest date on which Mr. Schorsch does not Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares in excess of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit; (ii) the earliest date on which any of the conditions set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Agreement are no longer true or accurate, or otherwise have been violated; (iii) with respect to Mr. Schorsch, the earliest date on which any of the representations, warranties, agreements, or undertakings made in the Certificate (without giving effect to any qualifications as to knowledge) are no longer true; (iv) the earliest date on which the Company makes the determination set forth in Section 2.4 of this Agreement; (v) the earliest date on which Mr. Schorsch acquires, directly or indirectly, Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of any additional Shares in excess of the aggregate of the number of Shares that Mr. Schorsch, directly or indirectly, Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned, as of the day immediately prior to the Determination Date; or (vi) the date on which the Bellevue Waiver has been terminated.

 

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4.            MISCELLANEOUS

 

4.1            All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision (whether of the State of Maryland or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland.

 

4.2            This Agreement may be signed by the parties in separate counterparts, each of which when so signed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

4.3            All references to any Code provision shall be deemed to include any successor provisions of the Code and any regulatory, judicial or administrative amendment or interpretation of such statutory provisions.

 

4.4            This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties, supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof (including, but not limited to, the A&R NSS Waiver agreement).

 

4.5            The Recitals to this Agreement are incorporated into and are deemed a part of this Agreement.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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Each of the parties has, to the extent it is an entity, caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized officers as of the date set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

THE COMPANY  
   
Global Net Lease, Inc.  
   
By: /s/ Edward M. Weil, Jr.  
Name: Edward M. Weil, Jr.  
Title: Chief Executive Officer  
   
   
/s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch  
Nicholas S. Schorsch  
   
/s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch  
Nicholas S. Schorsch as Trustee, on behalf of the Nicholas S. Schorsch Revocable Agreement of Trust dated October 7, 2011, as Amended  
   
/s/ Francis J. Mirabello  
Francis J. Mirabello, as Trustee, on behalf of the Nicholas S. Schorsch 2016 GRAT (BCP) dated September 27, 2016.  
   
/s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch  
Nicholas S. Schorsch, as Manager, on behalf of MWM Series, LLC  
   
Date: March 13, 2025  

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

COMPANY SHARES AUTHORIZED, ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING

 

Class of Shares  Shares Authorized   Shares Issued and Outstanding 
Common Stock   250,000,000    230,783,453 
7.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock   9,959,650    6,799,467 
6.875% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock   11,450,000    4,695,887 
7.50% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock   7,933,711    7,933,711 
7.375% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock   4,595,175    4,595,175 

 

A-1

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

CERTIFICATE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS FOR
OWNERSHIP LIMIT WAIVER

 

Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “Company”), as of the date hereof, has the number and classes of Shares authorized, issued and outstanding as set forth in Exhibit A. On the date hereof Nicholas S. Schorsch, on his own behalf and on behalf of the Nicholas S. Schorsch Revocable Agreement of Trust dated October 7, 2011, as Amended, the Nicholas S. Schorsch 2016 GRAT (BCP) dated September 27, 2016, and MWM Series, LLC (collectively, “Mr. Schorsch”) has entered into a “Second Amended and Restated Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement” (the “Second A&R NSS Waiver Agreement”) that provides Mr. Schorsch with an additional ownership limit waiver effective as of March 13, 2025 (the “Effective Date”) allowing him to continue as an Excepted Holder (the “Mr. Schorsch Waiver”). Concurrently with the execution of the Mr. Schorsch Waiver, Shelley D. Schorsch, on her own behalf and on behalf of the Shelley D. Schorsch Revocable Agreement of Trust dated October 7, 2011, as Amended (collectively, “SDS”) has entered into a “Second Amended and Restated Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement” as of the date hereof that provides SDS with an additional ownership limit waiver, allowing SDS to continue as an Excepted Holder (the “Amended SDS Waiver”). Bellevue Capital Partners, LLC, on its own behalf and on behalf of Global Net Lease Special Limited Partnership, LLC, AR Capital Global Holdings, LLC, AR Global Investments, LLC, American Realty Capital Global II Special LP, LLC, AR Capital, LLC, Metropolitan Wealth Management, LLC and MWM PIC, LLC (collectively, “Bellevue”) entered into an “Amended and Restated Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement” dated as of March 13, 2025, that provides Bellevue with an additional ownership limit waiver effective as of that date, allowing Bellevue to be an Excepted Holder (the “Amended Bellevue Waiver”). As of the date hereof (the “Determination Date”), Mr. Schorsch is treated as Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning Shares held by Bellevue and SDS.

 

Except where noted otherwise, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Second A&R NSS Waiver Agreement.

 

Mr. Schorsch hereby certifies and affirms as of the Determination Date, the accuracy of the representations set forth in this Certificate of Representations and Covenants for Ownership Limit Waiver (this “Certificate”) on which the Company will rely with regard to granting the Ownership Limit Waiver for Mr. Schorsch and an Excepted Holder Limit pursuant to the Second A&R NSS Waiver Agreement. To the extent that the representations set forth below refer to future conduct, such representations constitute covenants of Mr. Schorsch.

 

1.As of the day immediately prior to the Determination Date, Mr. Schorsch owned 7,840,199 Shares, and does not Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares in excess of the Excepted Holder Limit (as defined in the Second A&R NSS Waiver Agreement).

 

2.Mr. Schorsch does not know or have reason to know that, as of the Determination Date (taking into account the Amended Bellevue Waiver and the Amended SDS Waiver), any Person (as defined in the Charter) would be in violation of Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(A) or (B) of the Charter as a result of Mr. Schorsch’s actual ownership, Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Shares. Mr. Schorsch will immediately notify the Company if he knows or has reason to know of such a violation.

 

3.Commencing with the Effective Date and at all times thereafter during which Mr. Schorsch Beneficially Owns or Constructively Owns an amount of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit:

 

(a)In no event will Mr. Schorsch directly or indirectly own, Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares in excess of the Excepted Holder Limit.

 

(b)No Person who is treated as an individual under Section 542(a)(2) of the Code (determined after taking into account Section 856(h) of the Code) actually owns, Beneficially Owns or Constructively Owns, or in the future will actually own, Beneficially Own or Constructively Own, as a result of the Exempt Stock, Shares in excess of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit, unless, in each case, that Person is an Excepted Holder.

 

B-1

 

 

(c)Mr. Schorsch will not purchase or acquire, directly or indirectly, any additional Shares that would result in Mr. Schorsch Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning Shares in excess of the Prior NSS Ownership Limit.

 

(d)Other than a tenant that is a “taxable REIT subsidiary” of the Company (within the meaning of Section 856(l) of the Code), Mr. Schorsch has not and will not be a tenant of the Company, or actually own, Beneficially Own or Constructively Own an interest in a tenant of the Company (or a tenant of any entity owned or controlled by the Company) if it would cause the Company to actually own, Beneficially Own or Constructively Own, more than a 9.9% interest (as set forth in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code) in such tenant.

 

4.Mr. Schorsch covenants that, after the date hereof, Mr. Schorsch will promptly notify the Company of the date on which the foregoing representations and covenants are no longer true and correct in all respects, and acknowledges and agrees that, if at any time the foregoing representations and covenants would not be accurate, or if there is an event that would result in the Company being treated as “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(a)(6) of the Code, or the disqualification of the Company as a real estate investment trust under Section 856(a) of the Code by virtue of actual ownership, Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership, Mr. Schorsch shall comply with applicable provisions as set forth in the Charter and take any and all remedial measures in order to cause the representations and covenants in this Certificate to be accurate and not cause the Company to be treated as “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(a)(6) of the Code or fail to qualify as a real estate investment trust under Section 856(a) of the Code.

 

5.Mr. Schorsch understands and acknowledges that:

 

(a)The Ownership Limit Waiver and Excepted Holder Limit are for the sole benefit of Mr. Schorsch and may not be assigned or transferred, including by operation of law or in connection with a merger, consolidation, transfer of equity interests or other transaction involving any party benefiting from the Ownership Limit Waiver, by Mr. Schorsch without prior written consent of the Company.

 

(b)The Exempt Stock remains subject to the restrictions and limitations set forth in Sections 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(B) and 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(C) of the Charter.

 

(c)Any violation or attempted violation of the representations and covenants set in this Certificate, or to the extent provided in the Second A&R NSS Waiver Agreement to which this Certificate is an Exhibit, (or any other action which is contrary to the restrictions on transfer and ownership of Shares set forth in Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I) of the Charter) will result in any Shares that would be actually owned, Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned by Mr. Schorsch in excess of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit, and that would otherwise be Exempt Stock, being automatically transferred to a Trust in accordance with Section 5.7(ii)(a)(II) of the Charter.

 

(d)Except as otherwise determined by the Company, to the extent provided in the Second A&R NSS Waiver Agreement, the Ownership Limit Waiver shall cease to be effective upon the breach of the representations or covenants set forth in this Certificate or in the Second A&R NSS Waiver Agreement to which it is an Exhibit.

 

(e)All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision (whether of the State of Maryland or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland.

 

6.Upon request, Mr. Schorsch shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Company, such additional information as the Company may reasonably request in order to determine the effect, if any, of the ownership of Shares by Mr. Schorsch on the Company’s qualification as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

B-2

 

 

7.The Company may rely on the representations and covenants contained in this Certificate for purposes of granting Mr. Schorsch the Ownership Limit Waiver.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

B-3

 

 

   
/s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch  
Nicholas S. Schorsch  
   
/s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch  
Nicholas S. Schorsch, as Trsutee, on behalf of the Nicholas S. Schorsch Revocable Agreement of Trust dated October 7, 2011, as Amended  
   
/s/ Francis J. Mirabello  
Francis J. Mirabello, as Trustee, on behalf of the Nicholas S. Schorsch 2016 GRAT (BCP) dated September 27, 2016.  
   
/s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch  
Nicholas S. Schorsch, as Manager, on behalf of MWM Series, LLC  
   
Date: March 13, 2025  

 

B-4

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED OWNERSHIP LIMIT WAIVER AGREEMENT

 

THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED OWNERSHIP LIMIT WAIVER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 13, 2025, is between Global Net Lease, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and Shelley D. Schorsch, on her own behalf and on behalf of the Shelley D. Schorsch Revocable Agreement of Trust dated October 7, 2011, as Amended (collectively, “Mrs. Schorsch”). Except where noted otherwise, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Company’s charter, as amended and restated through the date hereof and as presently in effect (the “Charter”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Company has the number and classes of Shares authorized, issued and outstanding as set forth in Exhibit A hereto.

 

WHEREAS, Section 5.7 of the Charter (as amended through the date hereof) contains a limitation on the ownership of Shares, which prohibits any Person from Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning more than 9.8 % in value of the aggregate of the outstanding Shares (as amended from time to time, the “Overall Limit”) and more than 9.8% (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of any class or series of Shares (as amended from time to time, the “Series Limit,” and collectively with the Overall Limit, the “Aggregate Share Ownership Limit”), except as otherwise waived by the Company. These restrictions are designed to ensure, inter alia, the Company’s continued qualification as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Company’s entry into the Initial Bellevue Waiver Agreement (as defined below), the Company’s board of directors (the “GNL Board”) decreased the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit from 9.8% to 8.9%, which the GNL Board subsequently decreased from 8.9% to 8.8% in connection with the Company’s entry into the A&R SDS Waiver Agreement and the A&R NSS Waiver Agreement (each as defined below).

 

WHEREAS, Mrs. Schorsch and the Company entered into an “Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement,” dated as of September 12, 2023 (the “Initial SDS Waiver Agreement”), that provides Mrs. Schorsch with an ownership limit waiver, allowing Mrs. Schorsch to be an Excepted Holder.

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Initial SDS Waiver Agreement, Bellevue Capital Partners, LLC, on its own behalf and on behalf of Global Net Lease Special Limited Partnership, LLC, AR Capital Global Holdings, LLC, AR Global Investments, LLC, American Realty Capital Global II Special LP, LLC, AR Capital, LLC, Metropolitan Wealth Management, LLC and MWM PIC, LLC (collectively, “Bellevue”) entered into an “Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement” dated as of September 12, 2023 (the “Initial Bellevue Waiver Agreement”), that provided Bellevue with an ownership limit waiver effective as of that date, allowing Bellevue to be an Excepted Holder, which was amended and restated as of the date hereof (the “Bellevue Waiver”).

 

WHEREAS, Mrs. Schorsch and the Company amended and restated the Initial SDS Waiver Agreement as of November 6, 2023 (the “A&R SDS Waiver Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company waived the application of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit contained in Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(A)(1) of the Charter to permit Mrs. Schorsch to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Common Stock up to an increased Series Limit for the Common Stock of 13.8% and an increased Overall Limit of 13.8% (collectively the “Prior SDS Ownership Limit”) from and after September 12, 2023.

 

WHEREAS, the Company has authorized a share repurchase program which may have the effect of Mrs. Schorsch Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning Shares in excess of the Prior SDS Ownership Limit.

 

WHEREAS, Mrs. Schorsch has requested an additional waiver of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit to replace the Prior SDS Ownership Limit.

 

 

 

WHEREAS, effective as of the date hereof, Mrs. Schorsch and the Company desire to amend and restate the A&R SDS Waiver Agreement, and to enter into this Agreement in lieu thereof, which supersedes and replaces the A&R SDS Waiver Agreement in its entirety.

 

WHEREAS, in connection with this Agreement, Mrs. Schorsch will make the representations and covenants set forth in the Certificate of Representations and Covenants, attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

WHEREAS, Nicholas S. Schorsch, on his own behalf and on behalf of the Nicholas S. Schorsch Revocable Agreement of Trust dated October 7, 2011, as Amended, the Nicholas S. Schorsch 2016 GRAT (BCP) dated September 27, 2016 and MWM Series, LLC (collectively, “NSS”), and the Company entered into an “Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement,” dated as of September 12, 2023, that provided Mr. Schorsch with an ownership limit waiver, allowing Mr. Schorsch to be an Excepted Holder, which was amended and restated as of November 6, 2023 (the “A&R NSS Waiver Agreement”).

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, NSS has entered into the “Second Amended and Restated Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement” as of the date hereof that provides NSS with an additional ownership limit waiver, allowing NSS to continue as an Excepted Holder.

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof (the “Determination Date”), Mrs. Schorsch is treated as Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning Shares held by NSS and Bellevue.

 

WHEREAS, the Shelley D. Schorsch Revocable Agreement of Trust dated October 7, 2011, as Amended, is a grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

WHEREAS, as of the day immediately prior to the Determination Date, Mrs. Schorsch owned 89,264 Shares.

 

WHEREAS, as of the day immediately prior to the Determination Date, NSS owned 7,840,199 Shares.

 

WHEREAS, as of the day immediately prior to the Determination Date, Bellevue owned 21,839,457 Shares.

 

WHEREAS, the Ownership Limit Waiver (as defined below) shall be effective as of March 13, 2025 (the “Effective Date”).

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.7(ii)(g)(I) of the Charter, the Company has adopted resolutions approving Mrs. Schorsch’s exemption from the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties, intending to be legally bound, in reliance on the representations set forth in the Certificate (as defined below), hereby agree as follow:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.            WAIVER OF OWNERSHIP LIMIT

 

1.1            The Company hereby waives the application of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit contained in Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(A)(1) of the Charter to permit Mrs. Schorsch to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Common Stock (collectively, the “Exempt Stock”), subject to an increased Series Limit for the Common Stock of 15.3% and an increased Overall Limit of 15.3% (the “Excepted Holder Limit”) from and after the Effective Date (collectively the “Ownership Limit Waiver”).

 

1.2            The Ownership Limit Waiver and Excepted Holder Limit granted by this Section 1 is granted solely to Mrs. Schorsch. Any Transfer of the Exempt Stock held by Mrs. Schorsch shall cause any such Shares to no longer be subject to this Ownership Limit Waiver and any such Shares shall be subject to the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit as of the date of such Transfer.

 

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1.3            The Ownership Limit Waiver and Excepted Holder Limit granted by this Section 1 only grant Mrs. Schorsch the right to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares up to the Excepted Holder Limit. As of the day immediately prior to the Determination Date, Mrs. Schorsch owned 89,264 Shares, and Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned 27,584,974.30 Shares. Mrs. Schorsch shall not, so long as this Agreement remains in place, (i) acquire, directly or indirectly, any additional Shares that would result in Mrs. Schorsch Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning Shares in excess of the Prior SDS Ownership Limit, or (ii) Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares in excess of the Excepted Holder Limit.

 

1.4            Except as specifically provided in Section 1.1, this Agreement does not waive any restrictions or limitations set forth in Section 5.7 of the Charter as they apply to Mrs. Schorsch or other Shares Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned by any person, other than Mrs. Schorsch. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement also does not modify Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(B) and (II) of the Charter in any respect.

 

2.            LIMITATIONS AND OTHER MATTERS

 

2.1            In no event shall the Ownership Limit Waiver permit any Individual’s Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Shares to exceed, at any time, the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit of Section 5.7(i) of the Charter as determined without regard to any provisions of this Agreement, unless and to the extent such Individual is an Excepted Holder. For the purpose of this Agreement, “Individual” has the meaning provided in Section 542(a)(2) of the Code, as modified by Section 856(h)(3) of the Code.

 

2.2            For the Ownership Limit Waiver to be effective, Mrs. Schorsch must execute a counterpart signature page to this Agreement and complete and make the representations and covenants set forth in the Certificate of Representations and Covenants, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Certificate”), and must deliver such Certificate to the Company. Except as otherwise determined by the Company, the Ownership Limit Waiver shall cease to be effective upon any breach of the representations or covenants set forth herein or in the Certificate. In addition, if the Ownership Limit Waiver ceases to be effective as a result of the operation of the preceding sentence, the Shares that would otherwise be in excess of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit shall be deemed to have been transferred to a Trust (as such term is defined in the Charter) in accordance with 5.7(ii)(a)(II) of the Charter.

 

2.3            Mrs. Schorsch shall deliver to the Company, at such times as may reasonably be requested by the Company (it being acknowledged that the Company may reasonably make such request on at least a calendar quarterly basis), a certificate signed by Mrs. Schorsch to the effect that Mrs. Schorsch has complied and expects to continue to comply with its representations and covenants set forth in this Agreement and the Certificate. If so requested by the Company, Mrs. Schorsch will reasonably cooperate with the Company in investigating any direct or indirect relationship that Mrs. Schorsch may have with the Company’s tenants or “independent contractors” (within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code).

 

2.4            This Ownership Limit Waiver shall automatically be deemed to have been revoked (prospectively or, as necessary in order to protect the Company’s qualification as a real estate investment trust under the Code, retroactively) without any further action if the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that the Company’s ability to qualify and maintain its qualification as a real estate investment trust pursuant to Section 856 et seq. of the Code is reasonably likely to be jeopardized by the Ownership Limit Waiver, or in fact the Ownership Limit Waiver would jeopardize such qualification. The Company shall promptly notify Mrs. Schorsch in the event that it has been determined that the Ownership Limit Waiver has been revoked pursuant to this Section 2.4.

 

3.            TERM

 

3.1            The term of this Agreement shall commence as of the Effective Date, and shall terminate on the earliest of (i) with respect to Mrs. Schorsch, the earliest date on which Mrs. Schorsch does not Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares in excess of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit; (ii) the earliest date on which any of the conditions set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Agreement are no longer true or accurate, or otherwise have been violated; (iii) with respect to Mrs. Schorsch, the earliest date on which any of the representations, warranties, agreements, or undertakings made in the Certificate (without giving effect to any qualifications as to knowledge) are no longer true; (iv) the earliest date on which the Company makes the determination set forth in Section 2.4 of this Agreement; (v) the earliest date on which Mrs. Schorsch acquires, directly or indirectly, Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of any additional Shares in excess of the aggregate of the number of Shares that Mrs. Schorsch, directly or indirectly, Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned, as of the day immediately prior to the Determination Date; or (vi) the date on which the Bellevue Waiver has been terminated.

 

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4.            MISCELLANEOUS

 

4.1            All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision (whether of the State of Maryland or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland.

 

4.2            This Agreement may be signed by the parties in separate counterparts, each of which when so signed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

4.3            All references to any Code provision shall be deemed to include any successor provisions of the Code and any regulatory, judicial or administrative amendment or interpretation of such statutory provisions.

 

4.4            This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties, supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof (including, but not limited to, the A&R SDS Waiver agreement).

 

4.5            The Recitals to this Agreement are incorporated into and are deemed a part of this Agreement.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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Each of the parties has, to the extent it is an entity, caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized officers as of the date set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

THE COMPANY  
   
Global Net Lease, Inc.  
   
By: /s/ Edward M. Weil, Jr.  
Name: Edward M. Weil, Jr.  
Title: Chief Executive Officer  
   
/s/ Shelley D. Schorsch  
Shelley D. Schorsch  
   
/s/ Shelley D. Schorsch  
Shelley D. Schorsch, as Trustee, on behalf of the Shelley D. Schorsch Revocable Agreement of Trust dated October 7, 2011, as Amended  
   
Date: March 13, 2025  

 

[Signature Page to Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement]

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

COMPANY SHARES AUTHORIZED, ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING

 

Class of Shares  Shares Authorized   Shares Issued and Outstanding 
Common Stock   250,000,000    230,783,453 
7.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock   9,959,650    6,799,467 
6.875% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock   11,450,000    4,695,887 
7.50% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock   7,933,711    7,933,711 
7.375% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock   4,595,175    4,595,175 

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

CERTIFICATE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS FOR
OWNERSHIP LIMIT WAIVER

 

Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “Company”), as of the date hereof, has the number and classes of Shares authorized, issued and outstanding as set forth in Exhibit A. On the date hereof, Shelley D. Schorsch, on her own behalf and on behalf of the Shelley D. Schorsch Revocable Agreement of Trust dated October 7, 2011, as Amended (collectively, “SDS”) has entered into a “Second Amended and Restated Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement” (the “Second A&R SDS Waiver Agreement”) effective as of March 13, 2025 (the “Effective Date”) that provides SDS with an additional ownership limit waiver, allowing SDS to continue as an Excepted Holder (the “Amended SDS Waiver”). Concurrently with the execution of the Amended SDS Waiver, Nicholas S. Schorsch, on his own behalf and on behalf of the Nicholas S. Schorsch Revocable Agreement of Trust dated October 7, 2011, as Amended, the Nicholas S. Schorsch 2016 GRAT (BCP) dated September 27, 2016, and MWM Series, LLC (collectively, “NSS”) has entered into a “Second Amended and Restated Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement” dated as of the date hereof, that provides NSS with an additional ownership limit waiver effective as of the Effective Date, allowing NSS to continue as an Excepted Holder (the “Amended NSS Waiver”). Bellevue Capital Partners, LLC, on its own behalf and on behalf of Global Net Lease Special Limited Partnership, LLC, AR Capital Global Holdings, LLC, AR Global Investments, LLC, American Realty Capital Global II Special LP, LLC, AR Capital, LLC, Metropolitan Wealth Management, LLC and MWM PIC, LLC (collectively, “Bellevue”) entered into an “Amended and Restated Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement” dated as of March 13, 2025 that provides Bellevue with an additional ownership limit waiver effective as of that date, allowing Bellevue to be an Excepted Holder (the “Amended Bellevue Waiver”). As of the date hereof (the “Determination Date”), SDS is treated as Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning Shares held by Bellevue and NSS.

 

Except where noted otherwise, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Second A&R SDS Waiver Agreement.

 

SDS hereby certifies and affirms as of the Determination Date, the accuracy of the representations set forth in this Certificate of Representations and Covenants for Ownership Limit Waiver (this “Certificate”) on which the Company will rely with regard to granting the Ownership Limit Waiver for SDS and an Excepted Holder Limit pursuant to the Second A&R SDS Waiver Agreement. To the extent that the representations set forth below refer to future conduct, such representations constitute covenants of SDS.

 

1.As of the day immediately prior to the Determination Date, SDS owned 89,264 Shares, and does not Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares in excess of the Excepted Holder Limit (as defined in the Second A&R SDS Waiver Agreement).

 

2.SDS does not know or have reason to know that, as of the Determination Date (taking into account the Amended Bellevue Waiver and the Amended NSS Waiver), any Person (as defined in the Charter) would be in violation of Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(A) or (B) of the Charter as a result of SDS’s actual ownership, Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Shares. SDS will immediately notify the Company if she knows or has reason to know of such a violation.

 

3.Commencing with the Effective Date and at all times thereafter during which SDS Beneficially Owns or Constructively Owns an amount of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit:

 

(a)In no event will SDS directly or indirectly own, Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares in excess of the Excepted Holder Limit.

 

(b)No Person who is treated as an individual under Section 542(a)(2) of the Code (determined after taking into account Section 856(h) of the Code) actually owns, Beneficially Owns or Constructively Owns, or in the future will actually own, Beneficially Own or Constructively Own, as a result of the Exempt Stock, Shares in excess of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit, unless, in each case, that Person is an Excepted Holder.

 

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(c)SDS will not purchase or acquire, directly or indirectly, any additional Shares that would result in Mrs. Schorsch Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning Shares in excess of the Prior SDS Ownership Limit.

 

(d)Other than a tenant that is a “taxable REIT subsidiary” of the Company (within the meaning of Section 856(l) of the Code), SDS has not and will not be a tenant of the Company, or actually own, Beneficially Own or Constructively Own an interest in a tenant of the Company (or a tenant of any entity owned or controlled by the Company) if it would cause the Company to actually own, Beneficially Own or Constructively Own, more than a 9.9% interest (as set forth in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code) in such tenant.

 

4.SDS covenants that, after the date hereof, SDS will promptly notify the Company of the date on which the foregoing representations and covenants are no longer true and correct in all respects, and acknowledges and agrees that, if at any time the foregoing representations and covenants would not be accurate, or if there is an event that would result in the Company being treated as “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(a)(6) of the Code, or the disqualification of the Company as a real estate investment trust under Section 856(a) of the Code by virtue of actual ownership, Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership, SDS shall comply with applicable provisions as set forth in the Charter and take any and all remedial measures in order to cause the representations and covenants in this Certificate to be accurate and not cause the Company to be treated as “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(a)(6) of the Code or fail to qualify as a real estate investment trust under Section 856(a) of the Code.

 

5.SDS understands and acknowledges that:

 

(a)The Ownership Limit Waiver and Excepted Holder Limit are for the sole benefit of SDS and may not be assigned or transferred, including by operation of law or in connection with a merger, consolidation, transfer of equity interests or other transaction involving any party benefiting from the Ownership Limit Waiver, by SDS without prior written consent of the Company.

 

(b)The Exempt Stock remains subject to the restrictions and limitations set forth in Sections 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(B) and 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(C) of the Charter.

 

(c)Any violation or attempted violation of the representations and covenants set in this Certificate, or to the extent provided in the Second A&R SDS Waiver Agreement to which this Certificate is an Exhibit, (or any other action which is contrary to the restrictions on transfer and ownership of Shares set forth in Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I) of the Charter) will result in any Shares that would be actually owned, Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned by SDS in excess of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit, and that would otherwise be Exempt Stock, being automatically transferred to a Trust in accordance with Section 5.7(ii)(a)(II) of the Charter.

 

(d)Except as otherwise determined by the Company, to the extent provided in the Second A&R SDS Waiver Agreement, the Ownership Limit Waiver shall cease to be effective upon the breach of the representations or covenants set forth in this Certificate or in the Second A&R SDS Waiver Agreement to which it is an Exhibit.

 

(e)All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision (whether of the State of Maryland or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland.

 

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6.Upon request, SDS shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Company, such additional information as the Company may reasonably request in order to determine the effect, if any, of the ownership of Shares by SDS on the Company’s qualification as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

7.The Company may rely on the representations and covenants contained in this Certificate for purposes of granting SDS the Ownership Limit Waiver.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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/s/ Shelley D. Schorsch  
Shelley D. Schorsch  
   
/s/ Shelley D. Schorsch  
Shelley D. Schorsch, as Trustee, on behalf of the Shelley D. Schorsch Revocable Agreement of Trust dated October 7, 2011, as Amended  
   
Date: March 13, 2025  

 

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