Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): November 28, 2022

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)

(I.R.S. 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: (212) 415-6500

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable

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
Class A 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
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights		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.

On November 28, 2022, Lee M. Elman, member of the board of directors of Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “Company”), passed away. Mr. Elman, an independent director, served as Chair of the Conflicts Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors at the time of his passing and was a member of the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee.

Mr. Elman will be missed by the Company and the Directors with whom he served. His decades of real estate experience, his commitment to shareholders and his dedication to the Company made him a valued member of the Board. He has left an indelible mark on all those with whom he interacted.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

	By:	/s/ Christopher J. Masterson
	Name:	Christopher J. Masterson
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)