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): June 11, 2019

 

Global Net Lease, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Maryland   001-37390   45-2771978

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

405 Park Avenue, 3 rd Floor
New York, New York 10022

(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 415-6500

 

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:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class   Trading Symbols   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value   GNL   New York Stock Exchange
7.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value   GNL PR A   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 8.01 Other Events.

 

Netherlands and Luxembourg Refinancing

 

On June 11, 2019, Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “Company”), through certain wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Obligors”) that directly or indirectly own all three of the Company’s properties in the Netherlands and Luxembourg (the “Properties”), entered into a facility agreement with Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale, and on June 12, 2019, borrowed €120.0 million (the “Loan”) secured by mortgages on each of the Properties and all of the other assets of the Obligors. Payment of principal and interest on the Loan is also guaranteed by the Obligors.

 

The Loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 1.383% and matures on June 11, 2024. The Loan is interest-only, with the principal due at maturity.

 

At the closing of the Loan, approximately €80.3 million was used to repay all outstanding indebtedness encumbering two of the Properties. The remaining proceeds totaling approximately €38.7 million, after costs and fees related to the Loan, are available for working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

The Loan may be prepaid, in whole or in part, at any time, and mandatory prepayments are required to be paid in connection with dispositions of the Properties and other customary circumstances. Any prepayment prior to the fourth anniversary is generally subject to a prepayment premium.

 

 

 

 

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: June 17, 2019 By: /s/ James L. Nelson  
  Name: James L. Nelson  
  Title: Chief Executive Officer and President