Global Net Lease
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) x ¨ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from _________ to __________ Commission file number: 001-37390 Global Net Lease, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Maryland 45-2771978 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 405 Park Ave., 4 th Floor New York, NY 10022 (Address of principal executive offices) (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (212) 415-6500 Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Common Stock, $0.01 par value 7.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No o Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes ¨ No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web Site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). x Yes ¨ No Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer x Non-accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Accelerated filer ¨ Smaller reporting company ¨ 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. o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ¨ Yes x No The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $1.5 billion based on the closing sales price on the New York Stock Exchange as of June 30, 2017 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter. On February 15, 2018 , the registrant had 67,336,343 shares of common stock outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant’s proxy statement to be delivered to stockholders in connection with the registrant’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K. The registrant intends to file its proxy statement within 120 days after its fiscal year end. GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. FORM 10-K Year Ended December 31, 2017 Business Risk Factors Unresolved Staff Comments Properties Legal Proceedings Mine Safety Disclosures Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Selected Financial Data Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations PART I Item 1. Item 1A. Item 1B. Item 2. Item 3. Item 4. PART II Item 5. Item 6. Item 7. Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk Item 8. Item 9. Item 9A. Item 9B. PART III Item 10. Item 11. Item 12. Item 13. Item 14. PART IV Item 15. Item 16. SIGNATURES Financial Statements and Supplementary Data Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure Controls and Procedures Other Information Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance Executive Compensation Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence Principal Accounting Fees and Services Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules Form 10-K Summary 2 Page 5 11 32 33 40 40 41 45 47 63 65 66 66 66 67 67 67 67 67 68 70 71 Table of Contents Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are forward-looking statements including statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of Global Net Lease, Inc. (the "Company," "we," "our" or "us") and members of our management team, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based, and generally are identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "seeks," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "plans," "intends," "should" or similar expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Further, forward- looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, unless required by law. The following are some of the risks and uncertainties, although not all risks and uncertainties, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those presented in our forward-looking statements: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • All of our executive officers are also officers, managers, employees or holders of a direct or indirect controlling interest in the Advisor and other entities affiliated with AR Global Investments, LLC (the successor business to AR Capital LLC, "AR Global"). As a result, our executive officers, Global Net Lease Advisors, LLC (the "Advisor") and its affiliates face conflicts of interest, including significant conflicts created by the Advisor's compensation arrangements with us and other investment programs advised by AR Global affiliates and conflicts in allocating time among these investment programs and us. These conflicts could result in unanticipated actions. Because investment opportunities that are suitable for us may also be suitable for other investment programs advised by affiliates of AR Global, the Advisor and its affiliates face conflicts of interest relating to the purchase of properties and other investments and these conflicts may not be resolved in our favor. We are obligated to pay fees which may be substantial to the Advisor and its affiliates. We depend on tenants for our rental revenue and, accordingly, our rental revenue is dependent upon the success and economic viability of our tenants. Increases in interest rates could increase the amount of our debt payments. We may be unable to repay, refinance, restructure or extend our indebtedness as it becomes due. Adverse changes in exchange rates may reduce the value of our properties located outside of the United States ("U.S."). The Advisor may not be able to identify a sufficient number of property acquisitions satisfying our investment objectives on acceptable terms and prices, or at all. We may be unable to continue to raise additional debt or equity financing on attractive terms, or at all, and there can be no assurance we will be able to fund the acquisitions contemplated by our investment objectives. Our credit facility may limit our ability to pay dividends on our common stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Common Stock") or our 7.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Series A Preferred Stock"). We may be unable to pay or maintain cash dividends or increase dividends over time. We may not generate cash flows sufficient to pay dividends to our stockholders or fund operations, and, as such, we may be forced to borrow at unfavorable rates to pay dividends to ur stockholders or fund our operations. Any dividends that we pay on our Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock may exceed cash flow from operations, reducing the amount of capital available to invest in properties and other permitted investments. We are subject to risks associated with our international investments, including risks associated with compliance with and changes in foreign laws, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and inflation. We are subject to risks associated with any dislocations or liquidity disruptions that may exist or occur in the credit markets of the U.S. and Europe from time to time. We may fail to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes ("REIT"), which would result in higher taxes, may adversely affect operations, and would reduce the trading price of our Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock, and our cash available for dividends. We may be exposed to risks due to a lack of tenant diversity, investment types and geographic diversity. The revenue derived from, and the market value of, properties located in the United Kingdom and continental Europe may decline as a result of the U.K.'s discussions with respect to exiting the European Union (the “Brexit Process”). 3 Table of Contents • • Our ability to refinance or sell properties located in the United Kingdom and continental Europe may be impacted by the economic and political uncertainty in these regions including due to the Brexit Process. We may be exposed to changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including the possibility of intensified international hostilities, acts of terrorism, and changes in conditions of U.S. or international lending, capital and financing markets, including as a result of the Brexit Process. All forward-looking statements should be read in light of the risks identified in Part I, Item 1A of this annual report on Form 10-K. 4 Table of Contents Item 1. Business. Overview PART I We were incorporated on July 13, 2011 as a Maryland corporation that elected and qualified to be taxed as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") for United States ("U.S.") federal income tax purposes beginning with the taxable year ended December 31, 2013. On June 2, 2015 (the "Listing Date"), we listed shares of our Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "GNL" (the "Listing"). We invest in commercial properties, with an emphasis on sale-leaseback transactions involving single tenant net-leased commercial properties. On August 8, 2016, we entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the "Merger Agreement") with American Realty Capital Global Trust II, Inc. ("Global II"). We and Global II each are, or were sponsored, directly or indirectly, by an affiliate of AR Global. AR Global, through its affiliates provide or provided asset management services to us and Global II pursuant to advisory agreements. On December 22, 2016 (the "Merger Date"), pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Global II merged with and into Mayflower Acquisition LLC (the "Merger Sub"), a Maryland limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of ours, at which time the separate existence of Global II ceased and we became the parent of the Merger Sub (the "Merger"). In addition, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, American Realty Capital Global II Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and the operating partnership of Global II (the "Global II OP"), merged with Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (the "OP"), a Delaware limited partnership and our operating partnership, with the OP being the surviving entity (the "Partnership Merger" and together with the Merger, the "Mergers"). As a result of the Mergers, we acquired the business of Global II, which immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, owned a portfolio of commercial properties, including single tenant net-leased commercial properties, two of which were located in the U.S., three of which were located in the United Kingdom, and 10 of which were located in continental Europe (see Note 3 — Merger Transaction to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K). Pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, dated June 2, 2015, among us, the OP and the Advisor (the "Advisory Agreement"), we retained the Advisor to manage our affairs on a day-to-day basis. Substantially all of our business is conducted through the OP. Our properties are managed and leased by Global Net Lease Properties, LLC (the "Property Manager"). The Advisor, Property Manager, and Global Net Lease Special Limited Partner, LLC (the "Special Limited Partner") are under common control with AR Global, the parent of our sponsor, and as a result are related parties. These related parties receive compensation and fees for various services provided to us. On August 8, 2015, we entered into the Second Amended and Restated Service Provider Agreement (the “Service Provider Agreement”) with the Advisor and Moor Park Capital Partners LLP (the "Service Provider"), pursuant to which the Service Provider agreed to provide, subject to the Advisor's oversight, certain real estate-related services, as well as sourcing and structuring of investment opportunities, performance of due diligence, and arranging debt financing and equity investment syndicates, solely with respect to investments in Europe. On January 16, 2018, we notified the Service Provider that it was being terminated effective as of March 17, 2018. Additionally, as a result of our termination of the Service Provider, the property management and leasing agreement among an affiliate of the Advisor and the Service Provider will terminate by its own terms. As required under its existing Advisory Agreement with us, the Advisor and its affiliates will continue to manage our affairs on a day to day basis (including management and leasing of our properties) and will remain responsible for managing and providing other services with respect to our European investments. The Advisor may engage one or more third parties to assist with these responsibilities, all subject to the terms of the Advisory Agreement. See Item 3. Legal Proceedings. As of December 31, 2017 , we owned 321 properties consisting of 22.9 million rentable square feet, which were 99.5% leased, with a weighted-average remaining lease term of 8.8 years. Based on original purchase price or acquisition value with respect to properties acquired in the Merger, 50.6% of our properties are located in the U.S. and Puerto Rico and 49.4% of our properties are located in Europe. We may also originate or acquire first mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, preferred equity or securitized loans secured by real estate. As of December 31, 2017 , we did not own any first mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, preferred equity or securitized loans. Reverse Stock Split On February 28, 2017 , we completed a reverse stock split of Common Stock, limited partnership units in the OP ("OP Units") and long term incentive plan units in the OP ("LTIP Units"), at a ratio of 1 -for- 3 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). No OP Units were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split and we repurchased any fractional shares of Common Stock resulting from the Reverse Stock Split for cash. No payments were made in respect of any fractional OP Units. The Reverse Stock Split was applied to all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and therefore did not affect any stockholder’s relative ownership percentage. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reduced from 198.8 million to 66.3 million . 5 Table of Contents Effective May 24, 2017, following approval by our board of directors, we filed an amendment to our charter with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation to decrease the total number of shares that we have authority to issue from 350.0 million to 116.7 million shares, of which (i) 100.0 million is designated as Common Stock; and (ii) 16.7 million is designated as Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Preferred Stock"). As of December 31, 2017, our authorized capital stock consisted of 100.0 million shares of Common Stock, 5.4 million shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 11.3 million shares of Preferred Stock All references made to share or per share amounts in the accompanying audited consolidated financial statements and applicable disclosures have been retroactively adjusted to reflect this Reverse Stock Split. Preferred Stock Offerings On September 7, 2017 , we entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with BMO Capital Markets Corp. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, as representatives of the underwriters listed on Schedule I thereto pursuant to which we agreed to issue and sell 4,000,000 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, in an underwritten public offering at a public offering price equal to the liquidation preference of $25.00 per share. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, we also granted the underwriters a 30 -day option to purchase up to an additional 600,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. On September 12, 2017, we completed the initial issuance and sale of 4,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, which generated gross proceeds of $100.0 million and net proceeds of $96.3 million , after deducting underwriting discounts and offering costs paid by us. On October 11, 2017, the underwriters exercised an option to purchase additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and we sold an additional 259,650 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, which generated gross proceeds of $6.5 million after adjusting for the amount of dividends declared per share for the period from September 12, 2017 to September 30, 2017 and payable to holders of record as of October 6, 2017, and resulted in net proceeds of $6.3 million , after deducting underwriting discounts and offering costs paid by us. On December 19, 2017 , we completed the sale of 1,150,000 additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock in an underwritten public offering at an offering price of $25.00 per share, which generated gross proceeds of $28.8 million and net proceeds of $27.8 million . These additional shares of shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been consolidated to form a single series, and are fully fungible with the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, under the symbol "GNL PR A." Equity Distribution Agreement We have entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement with UBS Securities LLC, Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Capital One Securities, Inc., Mizuho Securities USA Inc., FBR Capital Markets & Co. and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. (together, the “Agents”) to offer and sell shares of Common Stock, to raise aggregate sales proceeds of up to $175.0 million, from time to time, pursuant to an “at the market” equity offering program (the “ATM Program”). Common Stock issued under the ATM Program is registered pursuant to our shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-214579). During the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 , we sold 820,988 shares of Common Stock through the ATM Program for net sales proceeds of $18.3 million , after issuance costs of $0.4 million . These fees were charged to additional paid-in capital on the accompanying audited consolidated balance sheet during the ATM Program as of December 31, 2017 . Investment Strategy Our investment strategy is to own and acquire a portfolio of commercial properties that is diversified in terms of geography, industry, and tenants. Based on original purchase price or acquisition value with respect to properties acquired in the Merger, we have approximately 50.6% of our investments in the U.S. and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and 49.4% in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. Based on annualized rental income on a straight-line basis as of December 31, 2017, approximately 58.8% of our investments are in office properties, 31.6% of our investments are in industrial/distribution properties, and 9.6% of our investments are in retail properties. No individual tenant accounted for more than 10% of our annualized rental income at December 31, 2017 . We seek to: • • • support a stable and consistent dividend by generating stable and, consistent cash flows by acquiring properties with, or entering into new leases with, long lease terms; facilitate dividend growth by acquiring properties with, or entering into new leases with, contractual rent escalations or inflation adjustments included in the lease terms; and enhance the diversity of our asset base by continuously evaluating opportunities in different geographic regions of the U.S. and Europe and leveraging the market presence of the Advisor. 6 Table of Contents Acquisition and Investment Policies Primary Investment Focus We focus on acquisitions of net lease properties with existing net leases, or we acquire properties pursuant to sale-leaseback transactions. We may in the future acquire or originate real estate debt such as first mortgage debt loans, mezzanine loans, preferred equity or securitized loans secured by real estate. As of December 31, 2017 , we have not invested in any preferred equity or securitized loans. In January 2018, we announced that we are pursuing a strategy of growth through property acquisitions, primarily of properties located in the U.S. Our goal is to acquire $500 million of properties during the year ending December 31, 2018. As part of this acquisition strategy, we intend to increase the percentage (based on original purchase price) of our portfolio located in the U.S. to 60% and increase the percentage (based on annualized straight-line rental income) of our portfolio consisting of industrial/distribution properties. As of December 31, 2017 , we owned 321 properties, including 252 properties located in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, 43 properties located in the United Kingdom and 26 properties located across continental Europe. Investing in Real Property When evaluating prospective investments in real property, our management, the Advisor considers relevant real estate and financial factors, including the location of the property, the leases and other agreements affecting the property, the creditworthiness of major tenants, its income producing capacity, its physical condition, its prospects for appreciation, its prospects for liquidity, tax considerations and other factors. In this regard, the Advisor has substantial discretion with respect to the selection of specific investments, subject to board approval. We did not have any tenant whose total annualized rental income on a straight-line basis was more than 10% of our aggregate annual income for the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 . The termination, delinquency or non-renewal of leases by any major tenant may have a material adverse effect on our revenues. Opportunistic Investments We believe that the presence of the Advisor in the commercial real estate marketplace may present attractive opportunities to invest in properties other than long-term net leased properties, such as partially leased properties, multi-tenanted properties, vacant or undeveloped properties and properties subject to short-term net leases. In addition, we may acquire or originate investments in commercial real estate-related debt. Real estate-related debt investments include first mortgage loans, subordinated interests in first mortgage loans and mezzanine loans related to commercial real estate. We may also invest in real estate-related securities issued by real estate market participants such as real estate funds or other REITs. Real estate-related securities include commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS"), preferred equity and other higher-yielding structured debt and equity investments. Investments in these opportunistic investments would be subject to maintaining the requirements for continued qualification as a REIT and for our exemption from the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"). As of December 31, 2017 , we do not own any of these types of investments. Acquisition Structure We acquire properties through the OP and its subsidiaries. We have acquired properties through asset purchases and through purchases of the equity of entities owning properties. We typically acquire fee interests in a property (a “fee interest” is the absolute, legal possession and ownership of land, property, or rights), although we have acquired 11 leasehold interest properties (a “leasehold interest” is a right to enjoy the exclusive possession and use of an asset or property for a stated definite period as created by a written lease). We may enter into joint ventures, partnerships and other co-ownership arrangements (including preferred equity investments) for the purpose of making investments, provided these investments would not cause us to be required to register as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act. Financing Strategies and Policies On July 24, 2017 , we, through the OP, entered into a credit agreement with KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”), as agent, and the other lender parties thereto, that provides for a $500.0 million senior unsecured multi-currency revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), and a €194.6 million ( $225.0 million USD equivalent at closing) senior unsecured term loan facility (the “Term Facility” and, together with the Revolving Credit Facility, the “Credit Facility”). The aggregate total commitments under the Credit Facility are $725.0 million USD equivalents at closing. Upon our request, subject in all respects to the consent of the lenders in their sole discretion, these aggregate total commitments may be increased up to an aggregate additional amount of $225.0 million , allocated to either portion or among both portions of the Credit Facility, with total commitments under the Credit Facility not to exceed $950.0 million (see Note 6 — Credit Facilities to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on our Credit Facility). In addition, we have various mortgage loans outstanding, which are secured by our properties. Our mortgage loans typically bear interest at margin plus a floating rate which is mostly fixed through interest rate swap agreements (see Note 5 — Mortgage Notes Payable, Net to our audited consolidated 7 Table of Contents financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for mortgage loans in respective currency and interest rate detail). As of December 31, 2017, approximately $65.1 million was available for future borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility. We may obtain additional financing for future investments, property improvements, tenant improvements, leasing commissions and other working capital needs. The form of our indebte d ness will vary and could be long-term or short-term, secured or unsecured, or fixed-rate or floating rate. We will not enter into interest rate swaps or caps, or similar hedging transactions or derivative arrangements for speculative purposes, but may do so in order to manage or mitigate our interest rate risk on variable rate debt. As of December 31, 2017 , our aggregate borrowings are equal to 48.9% of the aggregate acquisition value of our assets, or 50.2% of our net assets. We may reevaluate and change our financing policies without a stockholder vote. Factors that we would consider when reevaluating or changing our debt policy include among other things, current economic conditions, the relative cost and availability of debt and equity capital, our expected investment opportunities, the ability of our investments to generate sufficient cash flow to cover debt service requirements. Tax Status We qualified to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2013. Commencing with such taxable year, we were organized and began operating in such a manner as to qualify for taxation as a REIT under the Code. We intend to continue to operate in such a manner to continue to qualify as a REIT for such purposes, but no assurance can be given that we will operate in a manner so as to remain qualified as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In order to continue to qualify for taxation as a REIT, we must, among other things, distribute annually at least 90% of our REIT taxable income. REITs are subject to a number of other organizational and operational requirements. Even if we continue to qualify for taxation as a REIT, we may be subject to certain federal, state, local and foreign taxes on our income and assets, including alternative minimum taxes, taxes on any undistributed income and state, local or foreign income, franchise, property and transfer taxes if we were subject to any of these forms of taxation, it would decrease our earnings and our available cash. On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law by the U.S. President. We are not aware of any provision in the final tax reform legislation or any pending tax legislation that would adversely affect our ability to operate as a REIT or to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, new legislation, as well as new regulations, administrative interpretations, or court decisions may be introduced, enacted, or promulgated from time to time, that could change the tax laws or interpretations of the tax laws regarding qualification as a REIT, or the federal income tax consequences of that qualification, in a manner that is adverse to our qualification as a REIT. In addition, our international assets and operations, including those designated as direct or indirect qualified REIT subsidiaries or other disregarded entities of a REIT, continue to be subject to taxation in the foreign jurisdictions where those assets are held or those operations are conducted. Competition The commercial real estate market is highly competitive. In all of our markets we compete for tenants with other owners and operators of real estate. Factors affecting competition for tenants include location, rental rates, security, suitability of the property’s design to prospective tenants’ needs and the manner in which the property is operated and marketed. The adverse impact of competition may have a material effect on our occupancy levels, rental rates and/or operating expenses of our properties. In addition, we compete with other parties engaged in real estate investment activities to identify suitable properties to acquire and to find tenants and purchasers for our properties. These competitors include American Finance Trust, Inc. ("AFIN"), a REIT sponsored by an affiliate of AR Global, with an investment strategy similar to our investment strategy with respect to properties located in the U.S., other REITs, specialty finance companies, savings and loan associations, banks, mortgage bankers, insurance companies, mutual funds, institutional investors, investment banking firms, lenders, governmental bodies and other entities. There are also other REITs with asset acquisition objectives similar to ours, and others that may be organized in the future. Some of these competitors, including larger REITs, have substantially greater marketing and financial resources than we have, and may be able to accept more risk than we can prudently manage, including risks with respect to the creditworthiness of tenants. In addition, these same competitors seek financing through similar channels as us, which may impact our ability to obtain financing. Therefore, we compete for financing in a market where funds for real estate investment may decrease. Competition from these and other real estate investors may limit the number of suitable investment opportunities available to us. Competition also may cause us to face higher prices to acquire assets, lower yields on assets and a narrower spread of yields over our borrowing costs, making it more difficult for us to acquire new investments on attractive terms. In addition, competition for desirable investments could delay investments in desirable assets, which may in turn reduce our earnings per share and negatively affect our ability to maintain dividends to stockholders. 8 Table of Contents Regulations - General Our investments are subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws, ordinances and regulations, including, among other things, zoning regulations, land use controls, environmental controls relating to air and water quality, noise pollution and indirect environmental impacts such as increased motor vehicle activity. We believe that we have all permits and approvals necessary under current law to operate our investments. Regulations - Environmental As an owner of real estate, we are subject to various environmental laws of federal, state and local governments and foreign governments at various levels. Compliance with existing laws has not had a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations, and management does not believe it will have such an impact in the future. However, we cannot predict the impact of unforeseen environmental contingencies or new or changed laws or regulations on properties in which we hold an interest, or on properties that may be acquired directly or indirectly in the future. As part of our efforts to mitigate these risks, we typically engage third parties to perform assessments of potential environmental risks when evaluating a new acquisition of property, and we frequently require sellers to address them before closing or obtain contractual protection (indemnities, cash reserves, letters of credit, or other instruments) from property sellers, tenants, a tenant’s parent company, or another third party to address known or potential environmental issues. Advisory Agreement We are externally managed by the Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Advisory Agreement. The Advisory Agreement requires us to pay a base management fee (the “Base Management Fee”) in a minimum amount of $18.0 million per annum, payable in cash on a pro rata monthly basis at the beginning of each month, and including a variable fee amount equal to 1.25% of net proceeds raised from additional equity issuances, including issuances of OP Units and Series A Preferred Stock, and an incentive fee ("Incentive Compensation"), payable 50% in cash and 50% in shares of Common Stock, equal to 15% of our Core AFFO (as defined in the Advisory Agreement) in excess of $2.37 per share plus 10% of our Core AFFO in excess of $3.08 per share. The $2.37 and $3.08 incentive hurdles are eligible for annual increases of 1% to 3% based on a determination by a majority of our independent directors, in their good faith reasonable judgment, after consultation with the Advisor and our management. The amounts payable to the Advisor are capped, subject to an annual adjustment, based on the level of assets under management. No later than April 30 of each year, our independent directors are required to determine, in good faith, whether the Advisor has satisfactorily achieved annual performance standards for the immediately preceding year based primarily on actions or inactions of the Advisor, and determines the annual performance standards for the next year. We reimburse the Advisor or its affiliates for expenses of the Advisor and its affiliates incurred on our behalf, except for those expenses that are specifically the responsibility of the Advisor under the Advisory Agreement, such as fees and compensation paid to the Service Provider and the Advisor's overhead expenses, rent and travel expenses, professional services fees incurred with respect to the Advisor for the operation of its business, insurance expenses (other than with respect to our directors and officers) and information technology expenses. The Advisory Agreement has an initial term expiring June 1, 2035 , with automatic renewals for consecutive 5-year terms unless terminated in accordance with the terms of the Advisory Agreement. In the event of a termination in connection with a change in control of us or the Advisor's failure (based on a good faith determination by our independent directors) to meet annual performance standards for the year based primarily on actions or inactions of the Advisor, we would be required to pay a termination fee that could be up to 2.5 times the compensation paid to the Advisor in the previous year, plus expenses. See Note 11 — Related Party Transactions to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form10-K for further details. Employees As of December 31, 2017 , we have one employee based in Europe. The employees of our Advisor, Property Manager and other affiliates of AR Global perform a full range of real estate services for us, including acquisitions, property management, accounting, legal, asset management, wholesale brokerage, transfer agent and investor relations services. Pursuant to the Service Provider Agreement, the Service Provider agreed to provide, subject to the Advisor's oversight, certain real estate-related services, as well as sourcing and structuring of investment opportunities, performance of due diligence, and arranging debt financing and equity investment syndicates, solely with respect to investments in Europe. As discussed above, on January 16, 2018, we notified the Service Provider that it was being terminated effective as of March 17, 2018. We depend on third parties and affiliates for services that are essential to us, including asset acquisition decisions, property management and other general administrative responsibilities. In the event that any of these companies were unable to provide these services to us we would be required to provide such services ourselves or obtain such services from other sources at potentially higher cost. As a result of our termination of the Service Provider, the property management and leasing agreement among an affiliate of the Advisor and the Service Provider will terminate by its own terms. As required under our existing Advisory Agreement, the Advisor and its affiliates will continue 9 Table of Contents to manage the Company’s affairs on a day to day basis (including management and leasing of our properties) and will remain responsible for managing and providing other services with respect to our European investments. Financial Information About Industry Segments Our current business consists of owning, managing, operating, leasing, acquiring, investing in and disposing of real estate assets. All of our consolidated revenues are derived from our consolidated real estate properties. We internally evaluate operating performance at the individual property level, and view all of our real estate assets as a single industry segment, and, accordingly, all of our properties are aggregated into one reportable segment. Available Information We electronically file annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports, and proxy statements, with the SEC. You may read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549, or you may obtain information by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an internet address at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy statements and information statements, and other information, which you may obtain free of charge. In addition, copies of our filings with the SEC may be obtained from the website maintained for us and our affiliates at www.globalnetlease.com. Access to these filings is free of charge. We are not incorporating our website or any information from the website into this Form 10-K. 10 Table of Contents Item 1A. Risk Factors Set forth below are the risk factors that we believe are material to our investors. The occurrence of any of the risks discussed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K could have a material adverse effect on our business, our financial condition, our results of operations, our ability to pay dividends and the trading price of our Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock. Risks Related to Our Properties and Operations We may not achieve our acquisition goals. Our goal is to acquire $500 million of properties during the year ending December 31, 2018. There can be no assurance we will be able to meet our goal for numerous reasons, including: • • • competition from other real estate investors with significant capital, including both publicly traded REITs and institutional investment funds; agreements to acquire properties are typically subject to conditions to closing that may not be satisfied or waived; and we may be unable to obtain debt financing or raise equity required to fund acquisitions on favorable terms, or at all. Moreover, we depend on the Advisor to identify a sufficient number of property acquisitions on acceptable terms and prices. There also can be no assurance the Advisor will be able to do so or that we will be able to integrate and operate the properties we acquire. Our ability to obtain sufficient funding to implement our acquisition strategy depends on our ability to access capital from external sources, and there can be no assurance we will be able to so on favorable terms or at all. In order to meet our acquisition goal, we will need to access third-party sources of capital. Our access to capital depends, in part, on: general market conditions; the market’s view of the quality of our assets; the market’s perception of our growth potential; our current and expected debt levels; our current and expected future earnings; our current and expected cash flow and cash dividend payments; and • • • • • • • market price per share of our Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and any other class or series of equity security we may seek to issue that is listed on a national securities exchange. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain debt financing or raise equity on terms favorable or acceptable to us or at all. If we are unable to do so, our ability to successfully pursue our strategy of growth through property acquisitions will be limited. Failure to achieve this strategic objective could adversely affect us. There is no assurance that we will be able to continue paying dividends on our Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock at the current rate or, with respect to our Common Stock, increase dividends over time. We may not continue paying dividends at the current rate in the future for various reasons, including the following: • • • • • rents from properties may not increase, and future acquisitions of properties, real estate-related debt or real estate-related securities may not increase our cash available for distributions to stockholders; we may not generate sufficient cash from operations to fund our other capital needs; decisions on whether, when and in which amounts to make any future distributions will remain at all times entirely at the discretion of our board of directors, which reserves the right to change our dividend policy regarding Common Stock at any time and for any reason; we may desire to retain cash to maintain or improve its credit ratings; and the amount of distributions that our subsidiaries may distribute to us may be subject to restrictions imposed by state law, restrictions that may be imposed by state regulators and restrictions imposed by the terms of any current or future indebtedness that these subsidiaries may incur. Our common stockholders have no contractual or other legal right to dividends or distributions that have not been declared. Moreover, failure to meet the market's expectations with regard to future earnings and cash dividends likely would adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock. Dividends paid from sources other than our cash flows from operations will result in us having fewer funds available for the acquisition of properties and other real estate-related investments, which may adversely affect our ability to fund future dividends with cash flows from operations. 11 Table of Contents Our cash flows provided by operations were $131.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. During the year ended December 31, 2017, we paid dividends of $143.9 million , which includes payments to holders of our Common and Series A Preferred Stock and distributions to holders of OP Units and LTIP Units. Of these payments, $131.0 million , or 91.0% , was funded from cash flows provided by operations, $2.3 million , or 1.6% , was funded from proceeds from sales of real estate investments and $11.0 million , or 7.7% , was funded from available cash on hand. We are obligated under the terms of our Series A Preferred Stock to pay dividends to holders of our Series A Preferred Stock in an amount equal to $2.5 million per quarter for each quarter based on 5,409,650 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2017. Series A Preferred Stock ranks senior to our Common Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights upon our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up. If we do not generate sufficient cash flows from its operations to fund dividends, we may have to reduce or suspend dividend payments on our Common Stock or pay dividends from other sources, such as from borrowings or the sale of additional securities. Funding dividends from borrowings could restrict the amount we can borrow for property acquisitions and investments. Funding dividends with the sale of assets, or using the proceeds from issuance of our Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock or other equity securities to fund dividends rather than invest in assets, may affect our ability to generate cash flows. Funding dividends from the sale of additional securities could also result in a dilution of our stockholders’ investment. The Credit Facility may limit our ability to pay dividends. The Credit Facility prohibits us from paying distribution, including cash dividends on our Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock, or redeeming or otherwise repurchasing shares of our capital stock, including our Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock, in an aggregate amount exceeding 95% of our “Adjusted FFO” as defined in the Credit Facility (which is different from AFFO as discussed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K) for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, except in limited circumstances, including that for one fiscal quarter in each calendar year, we may pay cash dividends, make redemptions and make repurchases in an aggregate amount equal to no more than 100% of our Adjusted FFO. Further, the Credit Facility prohibits us from paying distributions, including cash dividends payable on our Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock, or redeeming or otherwise repurchasing shares of our capital stock, including our Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a default or an event of default under the Credit Facility, except in limited circumstances, including as necessary to enable us to maintain our qualification as a REIT. If we default under the Credit Facility in any way, we would be unable to borrow additional amounts thereunder, and upon the occurrence of an event of default under the Credit Facility, any amounts we have borrowed thereunder could become immediately due and payable. The agreements governing future debt instruments may also include restrictions on our ability to pay dividends to holders, or redemptions or repurchases, of our Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock. We are dependent on the Advisor and its affiliate, the Property Manager, to provide us with executive officers, key personnel and all services required for us to conduct our operations and our operating performance may be impacted by any adverse changes in the financial health or reputation of the Advisor. Personnel and services that we require are provided to us under contracts with the Advisor and its affiliate, the Property Manager. We depend on the Advisor, and any entities it may engage with our approval, and the Property Manager to manage our operations and to acquire and manage our portfolio of real estate assets. Thus, our success depends to a significant degree upon the contributions of our executive officers and other key personnel of the Advisor. Neither we nor the Advisor has an employment agreement with any of these key personnel, except for the agreement between Mr. Nelson and the Advisor, and we cannot guarantee that all, or any particular one, will remain affiliated with us or the Advisor. If any of our key personnel were to cease their affiliation with the Advisor, our operating results could suffer. Further, we do not maintain key person life insurance on any person. We believe that our success depends, in large part, upon the ability of the Advisor to hire, retain or contract services of highly skilled managerial, operational and marketing personnel. Competition for skilled personnel is intense, and there can be no assurance that the Advisor will be successful in attracting and retaining skilled personnel. If the Advisor loses or is unable to obtain the services of key personnel, the Advisor's ability to implement our investment strategies could be delayed or hindered, and the value of an investment in shares of our stock may decline. On March 8, 2017, the creditor trust established in connection with the bankruptcy of RCS Capital Corp. (“RCAP”), which prior to its bankruptcy filing was under common control with the Advisor, filed suit against AR Global, the Advisor, advisors of other entities sponsored by affiliates of AR Global, and AR Global’s principals. The suit alleges, among other things, certain breaches of duties to RCAP. We are neither a party to the suit, nor are there allegations related to the services the Advisor provides to us. On May 26, 2017, the defendants moved to dismiss. On November 30, 2017, the Court issued an opinion partially granting the defendants’ motion The Advisor has informed us that it believes the suit is without merit and intends to defend against it vigorously. 12 Table of Contents Any adverse changes in the financial condition or financial health of, or our relationship with, the Advisor, including any change resulting from an adverse outcome in any litigation, could hinder its ability to successfully manage our operations and our portfolio of investments. Additionally, changes in ownership or management practices, the occurrence of adverse events affecting the Advisor or its affiliates or other companies advised by the Advisor and its affiliates could create adverse publicity and adversely affect us and our relationship with lenders, tenants or counterparties. We may terminate the Advisory Agreement in only limited circumstances, which may require payment of a termination fee. We have limited rights to terminate the Advisor. The initial term of the Advisory Agreement expires on June 1, 2035, but is automatically renewed for consecutive five-year terms unless notice of termination is provided by either party 365 days in advance of the expiration of the term. Further, we may terminate the agreement only under limited circumstances. In the event of a termination in connection with a change in control of us or the Advisor’s failure (based on a good faith determination by our independent directors) to meet annual performance standards for the prior year based primarily on actions or inactions of the Advisor, we would be required to pay a termination fee that could be up to 2.5 times the compensation paid to the Advisor in the previous year, plus expenses. The limited termination rights of the Advisory Agreement will make it difficult for us to renegotiate the terms of the Advisory Agreement or replace the Advisor even if the terms of the Advisory Agreement are no longer consistent with the terms generally available to externally-managed REITs for similar services. We rely significantly on major tenants and therefore are subject to tenant credit concentrations that make us more susceptible to adverse events with respect to those tenants. As of December 31, 2017, we derived 5.0% of our consolidated annualized rental income on a straight-line basis from FedEx. Reductions or revisions in FedEx’s budget may adversely affect its ability to make payments pursuant to the terms or its lease. The value of our investment in a real estate asset is historically driven by the credit quality of the underlying tenant, and an adverse change in a major tenant’s financial condition or a decline in the credit rating of such tenant may result in a decline in the value of our investments. A high concentration of our properties in a particular geographic area magnifies the effects of downturns in that geographic area and could have a disproportionate adverse effect on the value of our investments. As of December 31, 2017, we derived 5.0% or more of our consolidated annualized rental income on a straight-line basis from the following countries and states: Country European Countries: United Kingdom Germany The Netherlands Finland France Other European Countries Total European Countries United States & Puerto Rico: Texas Michigan California Other States and Puerto Rico Total United States and Puerto Rico Total December 31, 2017 22.1% 8.5% 7.0% 6.2% 5.2% 2.1% 51.1% 8.2% 7.7% 5.1% 27.9% 48.9% 100.0% Any adverse situation that disproportionately affects the states and countries listed above may have a magnified adverse effect on us. Factors that may negatively affect economic conditions in these states or countries include: • • • • • • restrictions on international trade; business layoffs, downsizing or relocations; industry slowdowns; changing demographics; increased telecommuting and use of alternative work places; infrastructure quality; 13 Table of Contents • • • any oversupply of, or reduced demand for, real estate; concessions or reduced rental rates under new leases for properties where tenants defaulted; and increased insurance premiums. Brexit could adversely affect us. On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom held a referendum in which a majority of voters approved an exit from the European Union, commonly referred to as “Brexit.” On March 29, 2017, the United Kingdom gave formal notice of its exit from the European Union and commenced the two-year period of negotiations to determine the terms of the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Union after the exit, including, among other things, the terms of trade between the United Kingdom and the European Union. These negotiations are ongoing. Any final agreement requires the approval of Parliament in both the United Kingdom and the European Union. The uncertainty surrounding when and on what terms the United Kingdom will ultimately exit the European Union, as well as uncertainty surrounding the ultimate impact of these events on both the United Kingdom and the European Union, has caused, and may continue to cause, significant volatility in global stock markets and currency exchange fluctuations, including a sharp decline in the value of the British pound sterling as compared to the U.S. dollar and other currencies. In addition to the long-term effects of Brexit that depend on whether the United Kingdom is able to retain access to European Union markets either during a transitional period or more permanently, Brexit could lead to legal uncertainty and potentially divergent national laws and regulations as the United Kingdom determines which European Union laws to replace or replicate. As a general matter, Brexit may: • • • • adversely affect European and worldwide economic and market conditions; adversely affect commercial property market values and rental rates in the United Kingdom and continental Europe; result in foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations that could adversely affect our results of operations, especially if we are unable to effectively hedge currency exchange exposure; and adversely affect the availability of financing for commercial properties in the United Kingdom and continental Europe, which could impair our ability to acquire properties and may reduce the price for which we are able to sell properties we have acquired. The effects of Brexit, including effects we cannot anticipate, could adversely affect us. However, until the terms and timing of Brexit become more clear, it is not possible to determine the ultimate impact that the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union or any related matters may have on us. We are subject to additional risks from our international investments. Based on original purchase price or acquisition value with respect to properties acquired in the Merger, 50.4% of our properties are located in Europe, primarily in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and Finland, and 49.6% of our properties are located in the U.S. and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. As part of our strategy of growth through property acquisitions, we intend to increase the percentage (based on original purchase price) of our portfolio located in the U.S. to 60%, but, even while implementing this strategy, we may purchase other properties and may make additional investments in Europe or elsewhere. These investments may be affected by factors peculiar to the laws and business practices of the jurisdictions in which the properties are located. These laws and business practices may expose us to risks that are different from and in addition to those commonly found in the U.S. Foreign investments pose several risks, including the following: • • • • • • • • • • • • • the burden of complying with a wide variety of foreign laws; changing governmental rules and policies, including changes in land use and zoning laws, more stringent environmental laws or changes in such laws; existing or new laws relating to the foreign ownership of real property or loans and laws restricting the ability of foreign persons or companies to remove profits earned from activities within the country to the person's or company's country of origin; the potential for expropriation; possible currency transfer restrictions; imposition of adverse or confiscatory taxes; changes in real estate and other tax rates and changes in other operating expenses in particular countries; possible challenges to the anticipated tax treatment of the structures that allow us to acquire and hold investments; adverse market conditions caused by terrorism, civil unrest and changes in national or local governmental or economic conditions; the willingness of domestic or foreign lenders to make loans in certain countries and changes in the availability, cost and terms of loan funds resulting from varying national economic policies; general political and economic instability in certain regions; the potential difficulty of enforcing obligations in other countries; and the Advisor’s limited experience and expertise in foreign countries relative to its experience and expertise in the U.S. 14 Table of Contents Investments in properties or other real estate investments outside the U.S. subject us to foreign currency risks. Investments we make outside the U.S. are generally subject to foreign currency risk due to fluctuations in exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. Revenues generated from properties or other real estate investments acquired are generally denominated in the local currency. As of December 31, 2017, we had $992.3 million, ($301.0 million, £223.2 million and €325.7 million) in outstanding mortgage debt, $298.9 million ($209 million, £40.0 million and €30.0 million) in outstanding debt under the Revolving Credit Facility and $229.9 million, net (€194.6 million) of outstanding debt under the Term Facility. We may continue borrow in local currencies when purchasing properties outside the Unites States, including draws under our revolving credit facility. As a result, changes in exchange rates of any of these foreign currencies to U.S. dollars may affect our revenues, operating margins and the amount of cash we have available to pay dividends and may also affect the book value of our assets and the amount of stockholders' equity. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates used to value a REIT's foreign assets may be considered changes in the value of the REIT's assets. These changes may adversely affect our status as a REIT. Foreign exchange rates may be influenced by many factors, including: • • monetary policies of governments (including exchange control programs, restrictions on local exchanges or markets and limitations on foreign investment changing supply and demand for a particular currency; in a country or an investment by residents of a country in other countries); changes in balances of payments and trade; trade restrictions; and currency devaluations and revaluations. • • • Also, governments from time to time intervene in the currency markets, directly and by regulation, in order to influence prices. These events and actions are unpredictable. We use foreign currency derivatives including options, currency forward and cross currency swap agreements to manage our exposure to fluctuations in GBP- USD and EUR-USD exchange rates, but there can be no assurance our hedging strategy will be successful. If we fail to effectively hedge our currency exposure, or if we experience other losses related to our exposure to foreign currencies, our operating results could be negatively impacted and cash flows could be reduced. Market and economic challenges experienced by the U.S. and global economies may adversely impact aspects of our operating results and operating condition. Our business may be affected by market and economic challenges experienced by the U.S. and global economies. These conditions may materially affect the commercial real estate industry, the businesses of our tenants and the value and performance of our properties, and may affect our ability to pay dividends, and the availability or the terms of financing that we have or may anticipate utilizing. Challenging economic conditions may also impact the ability of certain of our tenants to enter into new leasing transactions or satisfy rental payments under existing leases. Specifically, global market and economic challenges may have adverse consequences, including: • • • • • • • • decreased demand for our properties due to significant job losses that occur or may occur in the future, resulting in lower rents and occupancy levels; an increase in the number of bankruptcies or insolvency proceedings of our tenants and lease guarantors, which could delay or preclude our efforts to collect rent and any past due balances under the relevant leases; widening credit spreads as investors demand higher risk premiums, resulting in lenders increasing the cost for debt financing; reduction in the amount of capital that is available to finance real estate, which, in turn, could lead to a decline in real estate values generally, slow real estate transaction activity, a reduction the loan-to-value ratio upon which lenders are willing to lend, and difficulty refinancing our debt; a decrease in the market value of our properties, which may limit our ability to obtain debt financing secured by our properties; a need for us to establish significant provisions for losses or impairments; reduction in the value and liquidity of our short-term investments and increased volatility in market rates for such investments; and reduction in cash flows from our operations as a result of foreign currency losses resulting from our operations in continental Europe and the United Kingdom if we are unsuccessful in hedging these potential losses or if, as part of our risk management strategies, we choose not to hedge some or all of the risk. 15 Table of Contents Continuing concerns regarding European debt, market perceptions concerning the instability of the Euro and recent volatility and price movements in the rate of exchange between the U.S. Dollar and the Euro could adversely affect our business, results of operations and our ability to obtain financing. Concerns persist regarding the debt burden of certain Eurozone countries and their potential inability to meet their future financial obligations, the overall stability of the Euro. These concerns could lead to the re-introduction of individual currencies in one or more Eurozone countries, or, in more extreme circumstances, the possible dissolution of the Euro currency entirely. If the European Union dissolves, the legal and contractual consequences for holders of Euro- denominated obligations would be uncertain. This uncertainty would extend to, among other factors, whether obligations previously expressed to be owed and payable in Euros would be re-denominated in a new currency (with considerable uncertainty over the conversion rates), what laws would govern and which country’s courts would have jurisdiction. These potential developments, or market perceptions concerning these and related issues, could materially adversely affect the value of our Euro-denominated investments and obligations. Furthermore, market concerns about economic growth in the Eurozone relative to the U.S. and speculation surrounding the potential impact on the Euro of a country sovereign default or exit from the Eurozone may continue to exert downward pressure on the rate of exchange between the U.S. Dollar and the Euro. Inflation may have an adverse effect on our investments. Certain countries have in the past experienced extremely high rates of inflation. Inflation, along with governmental measures to curb inflation, coupled with public speculation about the possible future governmental measures to be adopted, has had significant negative effects on these international economies in the past and this could occur again in the future. Inflation could erode the value of long-term leases that do not contain indexed escalation provisions. High inflation in the countries in which we own or purchase real estate or make other investments could also increase expenses, and we may not be able to pass these increased costs onto our tenants. An increase in our expenses or a decrease in revenues could adversely impact results of operations. As of December 31, 2017, certain our leases, based on annualized rental income on a straight-line basis, for properties in foreign countries contain upward adjustments to fair market value every five years or contain capped indexed escalation provisions, but there can be no assurance that future leases on properties in foreign countries will contain such provisions or that such provisions will protect us from all potential adverse effects of inflation. Conversely, low inflation can cause deflation, or an outright decline in prices. Deflation can lead to a negative cycle where consumers delay purchases in anticipation of lower prices, causing businesses to stop hiring and postpone investments as sales weaken. Deflation would have a serious impact on economic growth and may adversely affect the financial condition of our tenants and the rental rates at which we renew or enter into leases. A high concentration of our tenants in a similar industry magnifies the effects of downturns in that industry and would have a disproportionate adverse effect on the value of investments. If tenants of our properties are concentrated in a certain industry category, any adverse effect to that industry generally would have a disproportionately adverse effect on our portfolio. As of December 31, 2017, the following industries had concentrations of properties representing 5.0% of our consolidated annualized rental income on a straight-line basis: Industry Financial Services Technology Discount Retail Aerospace Healthcare Telecommunications Government Services Freight Utilities December 31, 2017 13.9% 6.6% 6.4% 6.2% 5.4% 5.9% 5.7% 5.2% 5.2% Any adverse situation that disproportionately affects the industries listed above may have a magnified adverse effect on our portfolio. 16 Table of Contents Our bank deposits in excess of insured limits expose us to risk of failure of any bank in which we deposit our funds. We hold cash and cash equivalents at several banking institutions. These institutions are generally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the U.S. or other entities in Europe, and each of these entities generally only insure limited amounts per depositor per insured bank. We have cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash deposited in interest-bearing accounts at certain financial institutions exceeding these insured levels. If any of the banking institutions in which we have deposited funds ultimately fails, we may lose the portion of the deposits that exceed the insured levels. Our business and operations could suffer if the Advisor or any other party that provides us with services essential to our operations experiences system failures or cyber incidents or a deficiency in cyber security. Despite system redundancy, the implementation of security measures and the existence of a disaster recovery plan for the internal information technology networks and related systems of the Advisor and other parties that provide us with services essential to our operations, these systems are vulnerable to damages from any number of sources, including computer viruses, unauthorized access, energy blackouts, natural disasters, terrorism, war and telecommunication failures. Any system failure or accident that causes interruptions in our operations could results in a material disruption to our business. We may also incur additional costs to remedy damages caused by such disruptions. A cyber incident is considered to be any adverse event that threatens the confidentiality, integrity or availability of information resources. More specifically, a cyber incident is an intentional attack or an unintentional event that can include gaining unauthorized access to systems to disrupt operations, corrupt data or steal confidential information. As reliance on technology has increased, so have the risks posed to the systems of the Advisor and other parties that provide us with services essential to our operations. In addition, the risk of a cyber incident, including by computer hackers, foreign governments and cyber terrorists, has generally increased as the number, intensity and sophistication of attempted attacks and intrusions from around the world have increased. Even the most well protected information, networks, systems and facilities remain potentially vulnerable because the techniques used in such attempted attacks and intrusions evolve and generally are not recognized until launched against a target, and in some cases are designed not to be detected and, in fact, may not be detected. The remediation costs and lost revenues experienced by a victim of a cyber incident may be significant and significant resources may be required to repair system damage, protect against the threat of future security breaches or to alleviate problems, including reputational harm, loss of revenues and litigation, caused by any breaches. In addition, a security breach or other significant disruption involving the information technology networks and related systems of the Advisor or any other party that provides us with services essential to our operations could: • • • • • • • result in misstated financial reports, violations of loan covenants, missed reporting deadlines and/or missed permitting deadlines; affect our ability to properly monitor our compliance with the rules and regulations regarding our qualification as a REIT; result in the unauthorized access to, and destruction, loss, theft, misappropriation or release of, proprietary, confidential, sensitive or otherwise valuable information (including information about tenants), which others could use to compete against us or for disruptive, destructive or otherwise harmful purposes and outcomes; result in our inability to maintain the building systems relied upon by its tenants for the efficient use of their leased space; require significant management attention and resources to remedy any damages that result; subject us to claims for breach of contract, damages, credits, penalties or termination of leases or other agreements; or adversely impact our reputation among its tenants and investors generally. Although the Advisor and other parties that provide us with services essential to our operations intend to continue to implement industry-standard security measures, there can be no assurance that those measures will be sufficient, and any material adverse effect experienced by the Advisor and other parties that provide us with services essential to our operations could, in turn, have an adverse impact on us. We are in litigation with the Service Provider related to our termination of the Service Provider. On January 25, 2018, the Service Provider filed a complaint against us, the Property Manager, the Special Limited Partner, the OP, the Advisor (collectively, the "GNL Defendants") and AR Capital Global Holdings, LLC and AR Global (the "AR Global Defendants") in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York. The complaint alleges that the termination of the Service Provider Agreement was a pretext to enable the AR Global Defendants to seize the Service Provider’s business with us. The complaint further alleges breach of contract against the GNL Defendants, and tortious interference against the AR Global Defendants. The complaint seeks, among other things: (i) monetary damages against the defendants, and (ii) to enjoin the GNL Defendants from terminating the Service Provider Agreement based on the Termination Letters. On January 26, 2018, the Service Provider made a motion seeking to preliminarily enjoin the defendants from terminating the Service Provider Agreement pending resolution of the lawsuit. On February 13, 2018, the defendants responded and moved to dismiss. Both motions remain pending. We believe this lawsuit is without merit and intend to contest it vigorously, but there can be no assurance that we will be successful. An unfavorable judgment against us could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, liquidity, our 17 Table of Contents business and our acquisition strategy. Further, if the termination is enjoined, the Advisor would be required to maintain its relationship with the Service Provider, which could adversely affect the quality of the services provided to us. As with any litigation, the dispute and resulting litigation may divert management’s attention from the day-to-day operations of our business and result in substantial cost to us, including amounts that may become payable to reimburse the AR Global, the Advisor and their affiliates for their legal costs in defending themselves against the Service Provider’s lawsuit pursuant to our indemnification obligations to them. Risks Related to Conflicts of Interest The Advisor faces conflicts of interest relating to the purchase and leasing of properties, and these conflicts may not be resolved in our favor, which could adversely affect our investment opportunities. We rely on AR Global and the executive officers and other key real estate professionals at the Advisor to identify suitable investment opportunities for us. Several of the other key real estate professionals of the Advisor are also the key real estate professionals at the parent of AR Global and their other public programs. Many investment opportunities that are suitable for us may also be suitable for other programs sponsored directly or indirectly by the parent of AR Global. For example, AFIN seeks, like us, to invest in a diversified portfolio of commercial properties, with an emphasis on sale-leaseback transactions involving single tenant net-leased commercial properties, in the U.S. Thus, the executive officers and real estate professionals of the Advisor could direct attractive investment opportunities to other entities, such as AFIN. We and other programs sponsored directly or indirectly by the parent of AR Global also rely on these real estate professionals , to supervise the property management and leasing of properties. Our executive officers and key real estate professionals, as well as AR Global, are not prohibited from engaging, directly or indirectly, in any business or from possessing interests in other businesses and ventures, including businesses and ventures involved in the acquisition, development, ownership, leasing or sale of real estate investments. The Advisor faces conflicts of interest relating to joint ventures, which could result in a disproportionate benefit to the other venture partners at our expense. We may enter into joint ventures with other programs sponsored directly or indirectly by the parent of AR Global for the acquisition, development or improvement of properties. The Advisor may have conflicts of interest in determining which programs sponsored directly or indirectly by the parent of AR Global should enter into any particular joint venture agreement. The co-venturer may have economic or business interests or goals that are or may become inconsistent with our business interests or goals. In addition, the Advisor may face a conflict in structuring the terms of the relationship between our interests and the interest of the affiliated co-venturer and in managing the joint venture. Due to the role of the Advisor and its affiliates, agreements and transactions between the co-venturers with respect to any such joint venture will not have the benefit of arm’s-length negotiation of the type normally conducted between unrelated co-venturers, which may result in the co-venturer receiving benefits greater than the benefits that we receive. In addition, we may assume liabilities related to the joint venture that exceeds the percentage of our investment in the joint venture. Our officers and directors face conflicts of interest related to the positions they hold with related parties, which could hinder our ability to successfully implement its business strategy and to generate returns to you. Certain of our executive officers, including James Nelson, chief executive officer and president, and Christopher Masterson, chief financial officer, treasurer and secretary, also are officers of the Advisor and the Property Manager. Our directors also are directors of other REITs sponsored directly or indirectly by the parent of AR Global. As a result, these individuals owe fiduciary duties to these other entities which may conflict with the duties that they owe to us. These conflicting duties could result in actions or inactions that are detrimental to our business. Conflicts with our business and interests are most likely to arise from involvement in activities related to (a) allocation of new investments and management time and services between us and the other entities, (b) our purchase of properties from, or sale of properties, to entities sponsored by or affiliated with AR Global, (c) the timing and terms of the investment in or sale of an asset, (d) development of our properties by affiliates of AR Global, (e) investments with affiliates of the Advisor, and (f) compensation to the Advisor and its affiliates, including the Property Manager. Moreover, the management of multiple REITs by certain of the key personnel of the Advisor may significantly reduce the amount of time they are able to spend on activities related to us, which may cause our operating results to suffer. The Advisor faces conflicts of interest relating to the structure of the fees it may receive. Under the Advisory Agreement, the partnership agreement of the OP, and the OPP (as defined in “ Item 5 . Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities-Share-Based Compensation-Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement”), the Advisor is entitled to substantial minimum compensation regardless of performance. Further, because the Advisor does not maintain a significant equity interest in us and is entitled to receive fees and earn LTIP Units (as defined in “ Item 5 . Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities-Share-Based Compensation-Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement”) based on performance, the Advisor may be incentivized to 18 Table of Contents recommend investments that are riskier or more speculative than investments recommended by an advisor with a more significant investment in us. The trading prices of our Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock may fluctuate significantly. Risks Related to our Corporate Structure, Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock Our Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock are listed on the NYSE. The trading prices of our Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock are impacted by a number of factors, many of which are outside our control. Among the factors that could affect the prices of our Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock are: • • our financial condition and performance; our ability to achieve our strategy of growth through property acquisitions, and the terms, including with respect to financing, upon which we are able to do so; the financial condition of our tenants, including the extent of tenant bankruptcies or defaults; actual or anticipated quarterly fluctuations in our operating results and financial condition; the amount and frequency of our payment of dividends; additional issuances of equity securities, including Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock; the reputation of REITs and real estate investments generally and the attractiveness of REIT equity securities in comparison to other equity securities, and fixed income securities; our reputation and the reputation of AR Global, its affiliates or entities sponsored by AR Global; uncertainty and volatility in the equity and credit markets; fluctuations in interest rates; changes in revenue or earnings estimates or publication of research reports and recommendations by financial analysts or actions taken by rating agencies with respect to our securities or those of other REITs; failure to meet analysts’ revenue or earnings estimates; strategic actions by us or our competitors, such as acquisitions or restructurings; the extent of institutional investor interest in us; the extent of short-selling of our Common Stock; general financial and economic market conditions and, in particular, developments related to market conditions for REITs and other real estate related companies; failure to maintain our REIT status; changes in tax laws; domestic and international economic factors unrelated to our performance; and all other risk factors addressed elsewhere in this Annual Report on the Form 10-K. Moreover, although an active market has developed for our Series A Preferred Stock, there can be no assurance that an active and liquid trading market • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • will be maintained. If an active and liquid trading market is not maintained, the market price and liquidity of our Series A Preferred Stock may be adversely affected. We depend on our OP and its subsidiaries for cash flow and are structurally subordinated in right of payment to the obligations of our OP and its subsidiaries. Our only significant asset is the partnership interest we own in our OP. We conduct, and intend to continue conducting, all of our business operations through our OP. Accordingly, our only source of cash to pay our obligations is dividends from our OP and its subsidiaries. Until such time as the LTIP Units held by the Advisor are fully earned in accordance with the provisions of the OPP, the LTIP Units are entitled to dividends equal to 10% of the dividends made on the OP Units. After the LTIP Units are fully earned, they are entitled to a catch-up distribution and then receive the same distribution as the OP Units. There is no assurance that our OP or its subsidiaries will be able to, or be permitted to, pay dividends to us that will enable us to pay dividends to our stockholders, holders of OP Units and holders of LTIP Units from cash flows from operations or otherwise pay any other obligations. Each of our OP's subsidiaries is a distinct legal entity and, under certain circumstances, legal and contractual restrictions may limit our ability to obtain cash from these entities. In addition, any claims we may have will be structurally subordinated to all existing and future liabilities and obligations of our operating partnership and its subsidiaries. Therefore, in the event of our bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization, our assets and those of our OP and its subsidiaries will be available to satisfy the claims of our creditors or to pay dividends to our stockholders only after all the liabilities and obligations of our OP and its subsidiaries have been paid in full. A stockholder's interest in us could be diluted if we issue additional equity securities, which could adversely affect the value of our Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock. Existing stockholders do not have preemptive rights to any shares issued by us in the future. Our charter authorizes us to issue up to 116,670,000 shares of stock, consisting of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 16,670,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of December 31, 2017, we had the following stock issued and outstanding: (i) 67,287,231 shares of Common Stock, and (ii) 5,409,650 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Subject to the rights of holders of 19 Table of Contents our Series A Preferred Stock authorization or issuance of equity securities ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Stock, our board of directors may amend our charter from time to time to increase or decrease the aggregate number of authorized shares of stock, or the number of authorized shares of any class or series of stock, or may classify or reclassify any unissued shares into the classes or series of stock without the necessity of obtaining stockholder approval. All of our authorized but unissued shares of stock may be issued in the discretion of our board of directors. The issuance of additional shares of our Common Stock could dilute the interests of the holders of our Common Stock, and any issuance of shares of preferred stock senior to our Common Stock, such as our Series A Preferred Stock, or of additional indebtedness could affect our ability to pay dividends on our Common Stock. The issuance of additional shares of preferred stock ranking equal or senior to our Series A Preferred Stock, including preferred stock convertible into shares of our Common Stock, could dilute the interests of the holders of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock, and any issuance of shares of preferred stock senior to our Series A Preferred Stock or of additional indebtedness could affect our ability to pay dividends on, redeem or pay the liquidation preference on our Series A Preferred Stock. These issuances could also adversely affect the trading price of our Common Stock and our Series A Preferred Stock. In addition, we may issue shares of our Common Stock pursuant to stock awards granted to our officers and directors, pursuant to the Advisory Agreement in payment of fees thereunder or in connection with the Advisor earning LTIP Units pursuant to the OPP. As of December 31, 2017, no shares of our Common Stock have been issued pursuant to the Advisory Agreement and no LTIP Units have been earned. LTIP Units are convertible into OP Units subject to being earned and vested and several other conditions. We may also issue OP Units to sellers of properties we acquire. We also may issue shares of our Common Stock pursuant to our ATM Program or any similar future program. Any issuance of additional equity securities by us could dilute the interest of our existing stockholders. The limit on the number of shares a person may own may discourage a takeover that could otherwise result in a premium price to our stockholders. Our charter, with certain exceptions, authorizes our directors to take such actions as are necessary and desirable to preserve our qualification as a REIT. Unless exempted by our board of directors, no person may own more than 9.8% in value of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of our stock or more than 9.8% (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of any class or series of shares of our stock. This restriction may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of us, including an extraordinary transaction (such as a merger, tender offer or sale of all or substantially all our assets) that might provide a premium price for holders of our Common Stock. The terms of our Series A Preferred Stock, and the terms other preferred stock we may issue, may discourage a third party from acquiring us in a manner that might result in a premium price to our stockholders. The change of control conversion and redemption features of our Series A Preferred Stock may make it more difficult for a party to acquire us or discourage a party from seeking to acquire us. Upon the occurrence of a change of control, holders of Series A Preferred Stock will, under certain circumstances, have the right to convert some of or all their shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of our Common Stock (or equivalent value of alternative consideration) and under these circumstances we will also have a special optional redemption right to redeem shares of Series A Preferred Stock. These features of our Series A Preferred Stock may have the effect of discouraging a third party from seeking to acquire us or of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control under circumstances that otherwise could provide the holders of our Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock with the opportunity to realize a premium over the then-current market price or that stockholders may otherwise believe is in their best interests. We may also issue other classes or series of preferred stock that could also have the same effect. Maryland law prohibits certain business combinations, which may make it more difficult for us to be acquired and may discourage a takeover that could otherwise result in a premium price to our stockholders. Under Maryland law, “business combinations” between a Maryland corporation and an interested stockholder or an affiliate of an interested stockholder are prohibited for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. These business combinations include a merger, consolidation, share exchange or, in circumstances specified in the statute, an asset transfer or issuance or reclassification of equity securities. An interested stockholder is defined as: • • any person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the voting power of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock; or an affiliate or associate of the corporation who, at any time within the two-year period prior to the date in question, was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the voting power of the then outstanding stock of the corporation. A person is not an interested stockholder under the statute if the board of directors approved in advance the transaction by which he or she otherwise would have become an interested stockholder. However, in approving a transaction, the board of directors may provide that its approval is subject to compliance, at or after the time of approval, with any terms and conditions determined by the board. 20 Table of Contents After the five-year prohibition, any business combination between the Maryland corporation and an interested stockholder generally must be recommended by the board of directors of the corporation and approved by the affirmative vote of at least: • • 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding shares of voting stock of the corporation; and two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of voting stock of the corporation other than shares held by the interested stockholder with whom or with whose affiliate the business combination is to be effected or held by an affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder. These super-majority vote requirements do not apply if the corporation’s common stockholders receive a minimum price, as defined under Maryland law, for their shares in the form of cash or other consideration in the same form as previously paid by the interested stockholder for its shares. The business combination statute permits various exemptions from its provisions, including business combinations that are exempted by the board of directors prior to the time that the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. Pursuant to the statute, our board of directors has exempted any business combination involving the Advisor or any affiliate of the Advisor. Consequently, the five-year prohibition and the super-majority vote requirements will not apply to business combinations between us and the Advisor or any affiliate of the Advisor. As a result, the Advisor and any affiliate of the Advisor may be able to enter into business combinations with us that may not be in the best interest of our stockholders, without compliance with the super-majority vote requirements and the other provisions of the statute. The business combination statute may discourage others from trying to acquire control of us and increase the difficulty of consummating any offer. Maryland law limits the ability of a third-party to buy a large stake in us and exercise voting power in electing directors, which may discourage a takeover that could otherwise result in a premium price to our stockholders. The Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act provides that holders of “control shares” of a Maryland corporation acquired in a “control share acquisition” have no voting rights except to the extent approved by stockholders by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Shares of stock owned by the acquirer, by officers or by employees who are directors of the corporation, are excluded from shares entitled to vote on the matter. “Control shares” are voting shares of stock which, if aggregated with all other shares of stock owned by the acquirer or in respect of which the acquirer can exercise or direct the exercise of voting power (except solely by virtue of a revocable proxy), would entitle the acquirer to exercise voting power in electing directors within specified ranges of voting power. Control shares do not include shares the acquiring person is then entitled to vote as a result of having previously obtained stockholder approval or shares acquired directly from the corporation. A “control share acquisition” means the acquisition of issued and outstanding control shares. The control share acquisition statute does not apply (a) to shares acquired in a merger, consolidation or share exchange if the corporation is a party to the transaction, or (b) to acquisitions approved or exempted by the charter or bylaws of the corporation. Our bylaws contain a provision exempting from the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act any and all acquisitions of our stock by any person. There can be no assurance that this provision will not be amended or eliminated at any time in the future. Our board of directors may change our investment policies without stockholder approval, which could alter the nature of our portfolio. Our board of directors may change our investment policies over time. The methods of implementing our investment policies also may vary, as new real estate development trends emerge and new investment techniques are developed. Our investment policies, the methods for their implementation, and our other objectives, policies and procedures may be altered by our board of directors without the approval of our stockholders. As a result, the nature of a stockholder's investment could change without the consent of stockholders. Our rights and the rights of our stockholders to recover claims against our officers, directors and the Advisor are limited, which could reduce recoveries against them if they cause us to incur losses. Maryland law provides that a director has no liability in that capacity if he or she performs his or her duties in good faith, in a manner he or she reasonably believes to be in the corporation’s best interests and with the care that an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would use under similar circumstances. In addition, subject to certain limitations set forth therein or under Maryland law, our charter provides that no director or officer will be liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages and requires us to indemnify our directors, our officers and the Advisor and the Advisor’s affiliates and permits us to indemnify our employees and agents. We and our stockholders also may have more limited rights against our directors, officers, employees and agents, and the Advisor and its affiliates, than might otherwise exist under common law, which could reduce recoveries against them. In addition, we may be obligated to fund the defense costs incurred by our directors, officers, employees and agents or the Advisor and its affiliates in some cases. Payment of fees to the Advisor and its affiliates reduces cash available for investment and other uses including payment of dividends to our stockholders. The Advisor its affiliates perform services for us in connection with the selection and acquisition of our investments, the management of our properties, the servicing of our debt, and the administration of our investments. They are paid substantial fees for these services, which reduces cash available for investment, other corporate purposes, including payment of dividends to our stockholders. 21 Table of Contents The inability of a tenant in single-tenant properties to pay rent will materially reduce our revenues. Risks Related to Net Lease Sale-Leaseback Investments Substantially all of our properties are occupied by single tenants and, therefore, the success of our investments is materially dependent on the financial stability of these individual tenants. A default of any tenant on its lease payments to us would cause us to lose the revenue from the property and cause us to have to find an alternative source of revenue to meet any mortgage payment and prevent a foreclosure if the property is subject to a mortgage. In the event of a default, we may experience delays in enforcing our rights as landlord and may incur substantial costs in protecting our investment and reletting our property. If a lease is terminated, there is no assurance that we will be able to lease the property for the rent previously received or sell the property without incurring a loss. A default by a tenant, the failure of a guarantor to fulfill its obligations or other premature termination of a lease, or a tenant’s election not to extend a lease upon its expiration, could have an adverse effect. Single-tenant properties may be difficult to sell or re-lease upon tenant defaults or early lease terminations. If a lease for one of our single-tenant properties is terminated or not renewed or, in the case of a mortgage loan, if we take such property in foreclosure, we may be required to renovate the property or to make rent concessions in order to lease the property to another tenant or sell the property. Special use single-tenant properties may be relatively illiquid compared to other types of real estate and financial assets. This illiquidity will limit our ability to quickly change our portfolio in response to changes in economic or other conditions. In addition, in the event we are forced to sell the property, we may have difficulty selling it to a party other than the tenant or borrower due to the special purpose for which the property may have been designed. These and other limitations may affect our ability to re-lease or sell properties. Acquisitions of properties in sale-leaseback transactions could be recharacterized in a tenant’s bankruptcy proceeding, which could adversely affect our financial condition and ability to pay dividends. We have entered, and may continue to enter, into sale-leaseback transactions whereby we would purchase a property and then lease the same property back to the person from whom we purchased it. In the event of the bankruptcy, the transaction may be re-characterized as either a financing or a joint venture. If the sale- leaseback was re-characterized as a financing, we might not be considered the owner of the property, and as a result would have the status of a creditor, not a property owner. In that event, we would no longer have the right to sell or encumber our ownership interest in the property. Instead, we would have a claim against the tenant for the amounts owed under the lease. The tenant/debtor might have the ability to propose a plan restructuring the term, interest rate and amortization schedule of its outstanding balance. If such a plan is confirmed by the bankruptcy court, we could be bound by the new terms. If the sale-leaseback were characterized as a joint venture, our lessee and we could be treated as co-venturers with regard to the property. As a result, we could be held liable, under some circumstances, for debts incurred by the lessee relating to the property. Highly leveraged tenants may have a higher possibility of filing for bankruptcy or insolvency. Highly leveraged tenants that experience downturns in their operating results due to adverse changes to their business or economic conditions may have a higher possibility of filing for bankruptcy or insolvency. In bankruptcy or insolvency, a tenant may have the option of vacating a property instead of paying rent. Until such a property is released from bankruptcy, our revenues may be reduced. If a tenant declares bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, we may be unable to collect balances due under relevant leases. Any of our tenants, or any guarantor of a tenant’s lease obligations, could become insolvent or be subject to a bankruptcy proceeding pursuant to Title 11 of the bankruptcy laws of the United States. A bankruptcy filing of our tenants or any guarantor of a tenant’s lease obligations would bar all efforts by us to collect pre-bankruptcy debts from these entities or their assets, unless we receive an enabling order from the bankruptcy court. If a lease is assumed by the tenant, all pre- bankruptcy balances owing under it must be paid in full. If a lease is rejected by a tenant in bankruptcy, we would have a general unsecured claim for damages. If a lease is rejected, it is unlikely we would receive any payments from the tenant because our claim is capped at the rent reserved under the lease, without acceleration, for the greater of one year or 15% of the remaining term of the lease, but not greater than three years, plus rent already due but unpaid. This claim could be paid only if funds were available, and then only in the same percentage as that realized on other unsecured claims. A tenant or lease guarantor bankruptcy could delay efforts to collect past due balances under the relevant leases, and could ultimately preclude full collection of these sums. A tenant or lease guarantor bankruptcy could cause a decrease or cessation of rental payments that would mean a reduction in our cash flow and the amount available for dividends to our stockholders. In the event of a bankruptcy, there can be no assurance that the tenant or its trustee will assume our lease. The credit profile of our tenants may create a higher risk of lease defaults and therefore lower revenues. Based on annualized rental income on a straight-line basis as of December 31, 2017, 23.7% of our tenants are not evaluated or ranked by credit rating agencies, or are ranked below "investment grade," which includes both actual investment grade ratings 22 Table of Contents of the tenant and “implied investment grade,” which includes ratings of the tenant’s parent (regardless of whether or not the parent has guaranteed the tenant’s obligation under the lease) or lease guarantor. Our long-term leases with certain of these tenants may therefore pose a higher risk of default than would long-term leases with tenants who have investment grade ratings. Net leases may not result in fair market lease rates over time, which could negatively impact our income. As of December 31, 2017, all of our rental income was generated from net leases, which generally provide the tenant greater discretion in using the leased property than ordinary property leases, such as the right to freely sublease the property, to make alterations in the leased premises and to terminate the lease prior to its expiration under specified circumstances. Net leases may not result in fair market lease rates over time, which could negatively impact our income. Long-term leases may result in income lower than short term leases. We generally seek to enter into long-term leases with our tenants. As of December 31, 2017, 23.5% of our annualized rental income on a straight-line basis was generated from net leases, with remaining lease term of more than 10 years. Leases of long duration, or with renewal options that specify a maximum rate increase, may not result in fair market lease rates over time if we do not accurately judge the potential for increases in market rental rates. Certain of our leases do not contain any rent escalation provisions. As a result, our income may be lower than it would otherwise be if we did not lease properties through long-term leases. Further, if our properties are leased for long term leases at below market rental rates, our properties will be less attractive to potential buyers, which could affect our ability to sell the property at an advantageous price. General Risks Related to Investments in Real Estate Our operating results are affected by economic and regulatory changes that have an adverse impact on the real estate market in general. These changes affect our profitability and ability to realize growth in the value of our real estate properties. Our operating results are subject to risks generally incident to the ownership of real estate, including: • • • • changes in general economic and local economic conditions; changes in supply of and demand for, similar or competing properties in the areas in which our properties are located; changes in interest rates and availability of debt financing; and changes in tax, real estate, environmental and zoning laws These and other factors may affect the profitability and the value of our properties. Properties that have vacancies for a significant period of time could be difficult to sell, which could diminish the return on your investment. A property may experience vacancies either by the continued default of tenants under their leases or the expiration of tenant leases. Properties that are vacant will produce no revenue, and the cost of owning the property may be substantial. Vacancies will result in less cash being available to be distributed to stockholders. In addition, because properties’ market values depend principally upon the value of the properties’ leases, the resale value of properties with prolonged vacancies would be lower. We generally obtain only limited warranties when we purchase a property and therefore have only limited recourse if our due diligence does not identify any issues that lower the value of our property, which could adversely affect our financial condition and ability to pay dividends to you. We have acquired, and may continue to acquire, properties in “as is” condition on a “where is” basis and “with all faults,” without any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use or purpose. In addition, purchase agreements may contain only limited warranties, representations and indemnifications that will only survive for a limited period after the closing. The purchase of properties with limited warranties increases the risk that we may lose some or all of our invested capital in the property as well as the loss of rental income from that property. We may be unable to secure funds for future tenant improvements or capital needs, which could impact the value of the applicable property or our ability to lease the applicable property on favorable terms. If a tenant does not renew its lease or otherwise vacate its space, we likely will be required to expend substantial funds for tenant improvements and tenant refurbishments to the vacated space. In addition, we will likely be responsible for any major structural repairs, such as repairs to the foundation, exterior walls and rooftops, even if our leases with tenants require tenants to pay routine property maintenance costs. We will have to obtain financing from sources, such as cash flow from operations, borrowings, property sales or future equity offerings to fund these capital requirements. These sources of funding may not be available on attractive terms or at all. If we cannot procure additional funding for capital improvements, the value of the applicable property or our ability to lease the applicable property on favorable terms could be adversely impacted. 23 Table of Contents We may not be able to sell a property when we desire to do so. The real estate market is affected by many factors, such as general economic conditions, availability of financing, interest rates and other factors, including supply and demand, that are beyond our control. In addition, we may not have funds available to correct defects or make improvements that are necessary or desirable before the sale of a property. We cannot predict whether we will be able to sell any property for the price or on the terms set by us, or whether any price or other terms offered by a prospective purchaser would be acceptable to us. We cannot predict the length of time needed to find a willing purchaser and to close the sale of a property. In addition, our ability to sell properties that have been held for less than two years is limited as any gain recognized on the sale or other disposition of such property could be subject to the 100% prohibited transaction tax, as discussed in more detail below. We have acquired or financed, and may continue to acquire or finance, properties with lock-out provisions which may prohibit us from selling a property, or may require us to maintain specified debt levels for a period of years on some properties. Lock-out provisions, such as the provisions contained in certain mortgage loans we have entered into, could materially restrict us from selling or otherwise disposing of or refinancing properties, including by requiring the payment of a yield maintenance premium in connection with the required prepayment of principal upon a sale or disposition. Lock-out provisions may also prohibit us from reducing the outstanding indebtedness with respect to any properties, refinancing such indebtedness on a non-recourse basis at maturity, or increasing the amount of indebtedness with respect to such properties. Lock-out provisions could also impair our ability to take other actions during the lock-out period that may otherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders. In particular, lock-out provisions could preclude us from participating in major transactions that could result in a disposition of our assets or a change in control. Payment of yield maintenance premiums in connection with dispositions or refinancings could adversely affect our results of operations and cash available to pay dividends. Rising expenses could reduce cash flow. Any properties that we own now or buy in the future are and will be subject to operating risks common to real estate in general, any or all of which may negatively affect us. If any property is not fully occupied or if rents are being paid in an amount that is insufficient to cover operating expenses, we could be required to expend funds with respect to that property for operating expenses. The properties will be subject to increases in tax rates, utility costs, operating expenses, insurance costs, repairs and maintenance and administrative expenses. Renewals of leases or future leases may not be negotiated on that basis, in which event we may have to pay those costs. If we are unable to lease properties on a triple-net-lease basis or on a basis requiring the tenants to pay all or some of such expenses, or if tenants fail to pay required tax, utility and other impositions, we could be required to pay those costs which would, among other things, limit the amount of funds we have available for other purposes, including the payment of dividends and future acquisitions. Real estate-related taxes may increase and if these increases are not passed on to tenants, our income will be reduced. Some local real property tax assessors may seek to reassess some of our properties as a result of our acquisition of the property, and, from time to time, our property taxes may increase as property values or assessment rates change or for other reasons deemed relevant by the assessors. An increase in the assessed valuation of a property for real estate tax purposes will result in an increase in the related real estate taxes on that property. There is no assurance that renewal leases or future leases will be negotiated on the same basis. Increases not passed through to tenants will adversely affect our income. Our properties and our tenants may face competition that may affect tenants’ ability to pay rent. Our properties typically are, and we expect properties we acquire in the future will be, located in developed areas. Therefore, there are and will be numerous other properties within the market area of each of our properties that will compete with us for tenants. The number of competitive properties could have a material effect on our ability to rent space at our properties and the amount of rents charged. We could be adversely affected if additional competitive properties are built in locations competitive with our properties, causing increased competition for customer traffic and creditworthy tenants. Tenants may also face competition from such properties if they are leased to tenants in a similar industry. For example, as of December 31, 2017, 9.6% of our properties, based on annualized rental income on a straight-line basis, were retail properties, and our retail tenants face competition from numerous retail channels such as discount or value retailers, factory outlet centers and wholesale clubs. Retail tenants may also face competition from alternative retail channels, such as mail order catalogs and operators, television shopping networks and shopping via the internet. Competition that we face from other properties within our market areas, and competition our tenants face from tenants in such properties could result in decreased cash flow from tenants and may require us to make capital improvements. Costs of complying with governmental laws and regulations, including those relating to environmental matters, may adversely affect our income and the cash available for any dividends. All real property and the operations conducted on real property are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations, and various foreign laws and regulations, relating to environmental protection and human health and safety. These laws and regulations generally govern wastewater discharges, air emissions, the operation and removal of underground and above-ground 24 Table of Contents storage tanks, the use, storage, treatment, transportation and disposal of solid and hazardous materials, and the remediation of contamination associated with disposals. Environmental laws and regulations may impose joint and several liability on tenants, owners or operators for the costs to investigate or remediate contaminated properties, regardless of fault or whether the acts causing the contamination were legal. This liability could be substantial. In addition, the presence of hazardous substances, or the failure to properly remediate them, may adversely affect our ability to sell, rent or pledge a property as collateral for future borrowings. Some of these laws and regulations have been amended so as to require compliance with new or more stringent standards as of future dates. Compliance with new or more stringent laws or regulations or stricter interpretation of existing laws may require material expenditures by us. State and federal laws in this area are constantly evolving. Future laws, ordinances or regulations may impose material environmental liability. Additionally, our tenants’ operations, the existing condition of land when we buy it, operations in the vicinity of our properties, such as the presence of underground storage tanks, or activities of unrelated third parties may affect our properties. In addition, there are various local, state and federal fire, health, life-safety and similar regulations with which we may be required to comply, and that may subject us to liability in the form of fines or damages for noncompliance. Although we generally hire third parties to conduct environmental reviews of the real property that we purchase, we may not obtain an independent third-party environmental assessment for every property we acquire. In addition, any assessment that we do obtain may not reveal all environmental liabilities or that a prior owner of a property did not create a material environmental condition not known to us. If we sell properties by providing financing to purchasers, we will be exposed to defaults by the purchasers. In some instances we may sell our properties by providing financing to purchasers. If we provide financing to purchasers, we will bear the risk that the purchaser may default, which could negatively impact our cash dividends to stockholders. Even in the absence of a purchaser default, the distribution of the proceeds of sales to our stockholders, or their reinvestment in other assets, will be delayed until the promissory notes or other property we may accept upon the sale are actually paid, sold, refinanced or otherwise disposed of. In some cases, we may receive initial down payments in cash and other property in the year of sale in an amount less than the selling price and subsequent payments will be spread over a number of years. Our costs associated with complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act may affect cash available for dividends. Our domestic properties are subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the "Disabilities Act"). Under the Disabilities Act, all places of public accommodation are required to comply with federal requirements related to access and use by disabled persons. The Disabilities Act has separate compliance requirements for “public accommodations” and “commercial facilities” that generally require that buildings and services, including restaurants and retail stores, be made accessible and available to people with disabilities. The Disabilities Act’s requirements could require removal of access barriers and could result in the imposition of injunctive relief, monetary penalties, or, in some cases, an award of damages. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to acquire properties or allocate responsibilities in this manner. Terrorist attacks and other acts of violence, civilian unrest, or war may affect the markets in which we operate our business and our profitability. We own and acquire real estate assets located in major metropolitan areas as well as densely populated sub-markets that are susceptible to terrorist attack. In addition, any kind of terrorist activity or violent criminal acts, including terrorist acts against public institutions or buildings or modes of public transportation (including airlines, trains or buses) could have a negative effect on our business. These events may directly impact the value of our assets through damage, destruction, loss or increased security costs. Although we may obtain terrorism insurance, we may not be able to obtain sufficient coverage to fund any losses we may incur. The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, which was designed for a sharing of terrorism losses between insurance companies and the federal government, will expire on December 31, 2020, and there can be no assurance that Congress will act to renew or replace it. More generally, any terrorist attack, other act of violence or war, including armed conflicts, could result in increased volatility in, or damage to, the worldwide financial markets and economy. Increased economic volatility could adversely affect us and our properties. Upcoming changes in U.S. accounting standards regarding operating leases may make the leasing of our properties less attractive to our potential tenants, which could reduce overall demand for our properties. Under current authoritative accounting guidance for leases, a lease is classified by a tenant as a capital lease if the significant risks and rewards of ownership are considered to reside with the tenant. Under capital lease accounting for a tenant, both the leased asset and liability are reflected on their balance sheet. If the lease does not meet any of the criteria for a capital lease, the lease is considered an operating lease by the tenant, and the obligation does not appear on the tenant’s balance sheet, rather, the contractual future minimum payment obligations are only disclosed in the footnotes thereto. Thus, entering into an operating lease can appear to enhance a tenant’s balance sheet in comparison to direct ownership. The upcoming standard, which is expected to become effective in 2019, could affect both our accounting for leases as well as that of our current and potential tenants. These changes 25 Table of Contents may affect how the real estate leasing business is conducted. For example, as a result of the revised accounting standards regarding the financial statement classification of operating leases, companies may be less willing to enter into leases in general or desire to enter into leases with shorter terms because the apparent benefits to their balance sheets could be reduced or eliminated. Our level of indebtedness may increase our business risks. Risks Associated with Debt Financing We generally acquire real properties by using either existing financing or borrowing new funds. In addition, we typically incur mortgage debt and may pledge all or some of our real properties as security for that debt to obtain funds to acquire additional real properties or fund working capital. As of December 31, 2017, our aggregate indebtedness was $1.5 billion. We may incur significant additional debt in the future, including borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, for various purposes including to fund future acquisitions and other working capital requirements. We may also borrow if we need funds to continue to satisfy the REIT tax qualification requirement that we generally distribute annually at least 90% of our REIT taxable income (which does not equal net income as calculated in accordance with GAAP) to our stockholders, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gain. We also may borrow if we otherwise deem it necessary or advisable to ensure that we maintain our qualification as a REIT. If there is a shortfall between the cash flow from a property and the cash flow required to service mortgage debt on a property, then we must identify other sources to fund the payment or risk defaulting on the indebtedness. In addition, incurring mortgage debt increases the risk of loss because defaults on indebtedness secured by a property may result in lenders initiating foreclosure actions. In that case, we could lose the property securing the loan that is in default. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, a foreclosure of any of our properties would be treated as a sale of the property for a purchase price equal to the outstanding balance of the debt secured by the mortgage. If the outstanding balance of the debt secured by the mortgage exceeds our tax basis in the property, we would recognize taxable income on foreclosure, but would not receive any cash proceeds. In this event, we may be unable to pay the amount of dividends required in order to maintain our REIT status. We may give full or partial guarantees to lenders of mortgage debt to the entities that own our properties. If we provide a guaranty on behalf of an entity that owns one of our properties, we will be responsible to the lender for repaying the debt if it is not paid by the entity. If any mortgages contain cross-collateralization or cross-default provisions, a default on a single property could affect multiple properties. The Credit Facility, and certain of our other indebtedness, contains restrictive covenants that limit our operating flexibility. The Credit Facility imposes certain affirmative and negative covenants on us including restrictive covenants with respect to, among other things, liens, indebtedness, investments, distributions, mergers, asset sales and replacing the Advisor, as well as financial covenants requiring us maintain, among other things, ratios related to leverage, secured leverage, fixed charge coverage and unencumbered debt services, as well as a minimum consolidated tangible net worth. Certain of our other indebtedness, and future indebtedness we may incur, contain or may contain similar restrictions. These or other restrictions may adversely affect our flexibility and our ability to achieve our investment and operating objectives. Changes in the debt markets could have a material adverse impact on our earnings and financial condition. The domestic and international commercial real estate debt markets are subject to changing levels of volatility, resulting in, from time to time, the tightening of underwriting standards by lenders and credit rating agencies. If our overall cost of borrowings increase, either due to increases in the index rates or due to increases in lender spreads, we will need to factor such increases into the economics of future acquisitions. This may result in future acquisitions generating lower overall economic returns. If these disruptions in the debt markets persist, our ability to borrow monies to finance the purchase of, or other activities related to, real estate assets will be negatively impacted. If we are unable to borrow monies on terms and conditions that we find acceptable, we likely will have to reduce the number of properties we can purchase, and the return on the properties we do purchase may be lower. In addition, we may find it difficult, costly or impossible to refinance maturing indebtedness. In addition, the state of the debt markets could have an impact on the overall amount of capital investing in real estate, which may result in price or value decreases of real estate assets. This could negatively impact the value of our assets after the time we acquire them. Increases in mortgage rates may make it difficult for us to finance or refinance properties. We have incurred, and may continue to incur, mortgage debt. We run the risk of being unable to refinance the loans when they come due, or of being unable to refinance on favorable terms. If interest rates are higher when the properties are refinanced, we may not be able to refinance the loan and we may be required to obtain equity financing to repay the mortgage or the property may be subject to foreclosure. 26 Table of Contents Increases in interest rates could increase the amount of our debt payments and adversely affect our ability to pay dividends. We have incurred, and may continue to incur, variable-rate debt. Increases in interest rates on our variable-rate debt would increase our interest cost. In addition, if we need to repay existing debt during periods of rising interest rates, we could be required to liquidate one or more of our investments in properties at times that may not permit realization of the maximum return on such investments. U.S. Federal Income Tax Risks Our failure to remain qualified as a REIT would subject us to U.S. federal income tax and potentially state and local tax, and would adversely affect our operations and the market price of our Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock. We qualified to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2013 and intend to operate in a manner that would allow us to continue to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, we may terminate our REIT qualification, if our board of directors determines that not qualifying as a REIT is in the best interests of our stockholders, or inadvertently. Our qualification as a REIT depends upon our satisfaction of certain asset, income, organizational, distribution, stockholder ownership and other requirements on a continuing basis. We have structured and intend to continue structuring our activities in a manner designed to satisfy all the requirements for qualification as a REIT. However, the REIT qualification requirements are extremely complex and interpretation of the U.S. federal income tax laws governing qualification as a REIT is limited. Furthermore, any opinion of our counsel, including tax counsel, as to our eligibility to remain qualified as a REIT is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") and is not a guarantee that we will continue to qualify as a REIT. Accordingly, we cannot be certain that we will be successful in operating so we can remain qualified as a REIT. Our ability to satisfy the asset tests depends on our analysis of the characterization and fair market values of our assets, some of which are not susceptible to a precise determination, and for which we will not obtain independent appraisals. Our compliance with the REIT income or quarterly asset requirements also depends on our ability to successfully manage the composition of our income and assets on an ongoing basis. Accordingly, if certain of our operations were to be recharacterized by the IRS, such recharacterization would jeopardize our ability to continue to satisfy all the requirements for continued qualification as a REIT. Furthermore, future legislative, judicial or administrative changes to the U.S. federal income tax laws could be applied retroactively, which could result in our disqualification as a REIT. If we fail to continue to qualify as a REIT for any taxable year, and we do not qualify for certain statutory relief provisions, we will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on our taxable income at corporate rates. In addition, we would generally be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year of losing our REIT qualification. Losing our REIT qualification would reduce our net earnings available for investment or distributions to stockholders because of the additional tax liability. In addition, distributions to stockholders would no longer qualify for the dividends paid deduction, and we would no longer be required to make distributions. If this occurs, we might be required to borrow funds or liquidate some investments in order to pay the applicable tax. Even if we continue to qualify as a REIT, in certain circumstances, we may incur tax liabilities that would reduce our cash available for distribution to you. Even if we maintain our status as a REIT, we may be subject to U.S. federal, state and local income taxes. For example, net income from the sale of properties that are “dealer” properties sold by a REIT (a “prohibited transaction” under the Code) will be subject to a 100% tax. We may not make sufficient distributions to avoid excise taxes applicable to REITs. Similarly, if we were to fail an income test (and did not lose our REIT status because such failure was due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect) we would be subject to tax on the income that does not meet the income test requirements. We also may decide to retain net capital gain we earn from the sale or other disposition of our property and pay U.S. federal income tax directly on such income. In that event, our stockholders would be treated as if they earned that income and paid the tax on it directly. However, stockholders that are tax-exempt, such as charities or qualified pension plans, would have no benefit from their deemed payment of such tax liability unless they file U.S. federal income tax returns and thereon seek a refund of such tax. We also will be subject to corporate tax on any undistributed REIT taxable income. We also may be subject to state and local taxes on our income or property, including franchise, payroll and transfer taxes, either directly or at the level of our operating partnership or at the level of the other companies through which we indirectly own our assets, such as our taxable REIT subsidiaries, which are subject to full U.S. federal, state, local and foreign corporate-level income taxes. To continue to qualify as a REIT we must meet annual distribution requirements, which may force us to forgo otherwise attractive opportunities or borrow funds during unfavorable market conditions. This could delay or hinder our ability to meet our investment objectives. In order to continue to qualify as a REIT, we must distribute annually to our stockholders at least 90% of our REIT taxable income (which does not equal net income as calculated in accordance with GAAP), determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gain. We will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on our undistributed REIT taxable income and net capital gain and to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on any amount by which distributions we make with respect to any calendar year are less than the sum of (a) 85% of our ordinary income, (b) 95% of our capital gain net income and (c) 100% 27 Table of Contents of our undistributed income from prior years. These requirements could cause us to distribute amounts that otherwise would be spent on investments in real estate assets and it is possible that we might be required to borrow funds, possibly at unfavorable rates, or sell assets to fund these distributions. Although we intend to make distributions sufficient to meet the annual distribution requirements and to avoid U.S. federal income and excise taxes on our earnings while we continue to qualify as a REIT, it is possible that we might not always be able to do so. Recharacterization of sale-leaseback transactions may cause us to lose our REIT status. With respect to properties acquired in sale-leaseback transactions, we will use commercially reasonable efforts to structure any such sale-leaseback transaction such that the lease will be characterized as a "true lease" for U.S. federal income tax purposes, thereby allowing us to be treated as the owner of the property for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, the IRS may challenge such characterization. In the event that any such sale-leaseback transaction is challenged and recharacterized as a financing transaction or loan for U.S. federal income tax purposes, deductions for depreciation and cost recovery relating to such property would be disallowed. If a sale-leaseback transaction were so recharacterized, we might fail to continue to satisfy the REIT qualification "asset tests" or "income tests" and, consequently, lose our REIT status effective with the year of recharacterization. Alternatively, the amount of our REIT taxable income could be recalculated which might also cause us to fail to meet the dividend requirement for a taxable year. Certain of our business activities are potentially subject to the prohibited transaction tax. For so long as we continue to qualify as a REIT, our ability to dispose of property during the first few years following acquisition may be restricted to a substantial extent as a result of our REIT qualification. Under applicable provisions of the Code regarding prohibited transactions by REITs, while we qualify as a REIT, we will be subject to a 100% penalty tax on the net income from the sale or other disposition of any property (other than foreclosure property) that we own, directly or indirectly through any subsidiary entity, including our operating partnership, but generally excluding taxable REIT subsidiaries, that is deemed to be inventory or property held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business. Whether property is inventory or otherwise held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business depends on the particular facts and circumstances surrounding each property. We intend to avoid the 100% prohibited transaction tax by (1) conducting activities that may otherwise be considered prohibited transactions through a taxable REIT subsidiary (but such taxable REIT subsidiary will incur corporate rate income taxes with respect to any income or gain recognized by it), (2) conducting our operations in such a manner so that no sale or other disposition of an asset we own, directly or through any subsidiary, will be treated as a prohibited transaction or (3) structuring certain dispositions of our properties to comply with the requirements of the prohibited transaction safe harbor available under the Code for properties that, among other requirements, have been held for at least two years. Despite our present intention, no assurance can be given that any particular property we own, directly or through any subsidiary entity, including our operating partnership, but generally excluding taxable REIT subsidiaries, will not be treated as inventory or property held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business. Our taxable REIT subsidiaries are subject to corporate-level taxes and our dealings with our taxable REIT subsidiaries may be subject to 100% excise tax. A REIT may own up to 100% of the stock of one or more taxable REIT subsidiaries. Both the subsidiary and the REIT must jointly elect to treat the subsidiary as a taxable REIT subsidiary. A corporation of which a taxable REIT subsidiary directly or indirectly owns more than 35% of the voting power or value of the stock will automatically be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary. Overall, no more than 20% (25% for our taxable years prior to January 1, 2018) of the gross value of a REIT’s assets may consist of stock or securities of one or more taxable REIT subsidiaries. A taxable REIT subsidiary may hold assets and earn income that would not be qualifying assets or income if held or earned directly by a REIT, including gross income from operations pursuant to management contracts. Accordingly, we may use taxable REIT subsidiaries generally to hold properties for sale in the ordinary course of a trade or business or to hold assets or conduct activities that we cannot conduct directly as a REIT. A taxable REIT subsidiary will be subject to applicable U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income tax on its taxable income. In addition, the rules, which are applicable to us as a REIT, also impose a 100% excise tax on certain transactions between a taxable REIT subsidiary and its parent REIT that are not conducted on an arm’s-length basis. If our operating partnership failed to qualify as a partnership or is not otherwise disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we would cease to qualify as a REIT. If the IRS were to successfully challenge the status of our operating partnership as a partnership or disregarded entity for such purposes, it would be taxable as a corporation. In such event, this would reduce the amount of distributions that the operating partnership could make to us. This also would result in our failing to maintain our REIT qualification and becoming subject to a corporate level tax on our income. This substantially would reduce our cash available to pay distributions to our stockholders. In addition, if any of the partnerships or limited liability companies through which our operating partnership owns its properties, in whole or in part, loses its characterization as a partnership and is otherwise not disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it would be subject to taxation as a corporation, thereby reducing distributions to the operating partnership. Such a recharacterization of an underlying property owner could also threaten our ability to maintain our REIT qualification. 28 Table of Contents Our investments in certain debt instruments may cause us to recognize income for U.S. federal income tax purposes even though no cash payments have been received on the debt instruments, and certain modifications of such debt by us could cause the modified debt to not qualify as a good REIT asset, thereby jeopardizing our REIT qualification. Our taxable income may substantially exceed our net income as determined based on GAAP, or differences in timing between the recognition of taxable income and the actual receipt of cash may occur. For example, we may acquire assets, including debt securities requiring us to accrue original issue discount ("OID"), or recognize market discount income, that generate taxable income in excess of economic income or in advance of the corresponding cash flow from the assets. In addition, if a borrower with respect to a particular debt instrument encounters financial difficulty rendering it unable to pay stated interest as due, we may nonetheless be required to continue to recognize the unpaid interest as taxable income with the effect that we will recognize income but will not have a corresponding amount of cash available for distribution. As a result of the foregoing, we may generate less cash flow than taxable income in a particular year and find it difficult or impossible to meet the REIT distribution requirements in certain circumstances. In such circumstances, we may be required to (a) sell assets in adverse market conditions, (b) borrow on unfavorable terms, (c) distribute amounts that would otherwise be used for future acquisitions or used to repay debt, or (d) make a taxable distributions of our shares of our Common Stock as part of a distribution in which stockholders may elect to receive shares of our Common Stock or (subject to a limit measured as a percentage of the total distribution) cash, in order to comply with the REIT distribution requirements. The failure of a mezzanine loan to qualify as a real estate asset would adversely affect our ability to continue to qualify as a REIT. In general, in order for a loan to be treated as a qualifying real estate asset producing qualifying income for purposes of the REIT asset and income tests, the loan must be secured by real property or an interest in real property. We may acquire mezzanine loans that are not directly secured by real property or an interest in real property but instead are secured by equity interests in a partnership or limited liability company that directly or indirectly owns real property. In Revenue Procedure 2003-65, the IRS provided a safe harbor pursuant to which a mezzanine loan that is not secured by real estate would, if it meets each of the requirements contained in the Revenue Procedure, be treated by the IRS as a qualifying real estate asset. Although the Revenue Procedure provides a safe harbor on which taxpayers may rely, it does not prescribe rules of substantive tax law and in many cases it may not be possible for us to meet all the requirements of the safe harbor. We cannot provide assurance that any mezzanine loan in which we invest would be treated as a qualifying asset producing qualifying income for REIT qualification purposes. If any such loan fails either the REIT income or asset tests, we may be disqualified as a REIT. We may choose to pay dividends in our own stock, in which case you may be required to pay U.S. federal income taxes in excess of the cash dividends you receive. In connection with our continued qualification as a REIT, we are required to distribute annually to our stockholders at least 90% of our REIT taxable income (which does not equal net income as calculated in accordance with GAAP), determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gain. In order to satisfy this requirement, we may make distributions with respect to our Common Stock that are payable in cash and/or shares of our Common Stock (which could account for up to 80% of the aggregate amount of such distributions) at the election of each stockholder. Taxable stockholders receiving such distributions will be required to include the full amount of such distributions as ordinary dividend income to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, U.S. stockholders may be required to pay U.S. federal income taxes with respect to such distributions in excess of the cash portion of the dividend received. Accordingly, U.S. stockholders receiving a distribution of our shares may be required to sell shares received in such distribution or may be required to sell other stock or assets owned by them, at a time that may be disadvantageous, in order to satisfy any tax imposed on such distribution. If a U.S. stockholder sells the stock that it receives as part of the distribution in order to pay this tax, the sales proceeds may be less than the amount included in income with respect to the distribution, depending on the market price of our stock at the time of the sale. Furthermore, with respect to certain non-U.S. stockholders, we may be required to withhold U.S. tax with respect to such distribution, including in respect of all or a portion of such distribution that is payable in stock, by withholding or disposing of part of the shares included in such distribution and using the proceeds of such disposition to satisfy the withholding tax imposed. In addition, if a significant number of our stockholders determine to sell shares of our Common Stock in order to pay taxes owed on dividend income, such sale may put downward pressure on the market price of our Common Stock. Various tax aspects of such a taxable cash/stock distribution are uncertain and have not yet been addressed by the IRS. No assurance can be given that the IRS will not impose requirements in the future with respect to taxable cash/stock distributions, including on a retroactive basis, or assert that the requirements for such taxable cash/stock distributions have not been met. 29 Table of Contents The taxation of distributions to you can be complex; however, distributions that we make to you generally will be taxable as ordinary income, which may reduce the anticipated return from an investment in us. Distributions that we make to our taxable stockholders out of current and accumulated earnings and profits (and not designated as capital gain dividends or qualified dividend income) generally will be taxable as ordinary income. For tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, noncorporate stockholders are entitled to a 20% deduction with respect to these ordinary REIT dividends which would, if allowed in full, result in a maximum effective federal income tax rate on them of 29.6% (or 33.4% including the 3.8% surtax on net investment income). However, a portion of our distributions may (1) be designated by us as capital gain dividends generally taxable as long-term capital gain to the extent that they are attributable to net capital gain recognized by us, (2) be designated by us as qualified dividend income taxable at capital gains rates generally to the extent they are attributable to dividends we receive from our taxable REIT subsidiaries, or (3) constitute a return of capital generally to the extent that they exceed our accumulated earnings and profits as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A return of capital is not taxable, but has the effect of reducing the tax basis of a stockholder’s investment in our stock. Distributions that exceed our current and accumulated earnings and profits and a stockholder’s tax basis in our stock generally will be taxable as capital gain. Dividends payable by REITs generally do not qualify for the reduced tax rates available for some dividends. Currently, the maximum tax rate applicable to qualified dividend income payable to U.S. stockholders that are individuals, trusts and estates is 20%. Dividends payable by REITs, however, generally are not eligible for this reduced rate. Although this legislation does not adversely affect the taxation of REITs or dividends payable by REITs, the more favorable rates applicable to regular corporate qualified dividends could cause investors who are individuals, trusts and estates to perceive investments in REITs to be relatively less attractive than investments in the stocks of non-REIT corporations that pay dividends, which could adversely affect the value of the shares of REITs, including our stock. Tax rates could be changed in future legislation. Complying with REIT requirements may limit our ability to hedge our liabilities effectively and may cause us to incur tax liabilities. The REIT provisions of the Code may limit our ability to hedge our liabilities. Any income from a hedging transaction we enter into to manage risk of interest rate changes, price changes or currency fluctuations with respect to borrowings made or to be made to acquire or carry real estate assets or in certain cases to hedge previously acquired hedges entered into to manage risks associated with property that has been disposed of or liabilities that have been extinguished, if properly identified under applicable Treasury Regulations, does not constitute “gross income” for purposes of the 75% or 95% gross income tests. To the extent that we enter into other types of hedging transactions, the income from those transactions will likely be treated as non-qualifying income for purposes of both of the gross income tests. As a result of these rules, we may need to limit our use of advantageous hedging techniques or implement those hedges through a taxable REIT subsidiary. This could increase the cost of our hedging activities because our taxable REIT subsidiaries would be subject to tax on gains or expose us to greater risks associated with changes in interest rates than we would otherwise want to bear. In addition, losses in a taxable REIT subsidiary generally will not provide any tax benefit, except for being carried forward against future taxable income of such taxable REIT subsidiary. Complying with REIT requirements may force us to forgo or liquidate otherwise attractive investment opportunities. To continue to qualify as a REIT, we must ensure that we meet the REIT gross income tests annually and that at the end of each calendar quarter, at least 75% of the value of our assets consists of cash, cash items, government securities and qualified REIT real estate assets, including certain mortgage loans and certain kinds of mortgage-related securities. The remainder of our investment in securities (other than government securities and qualified real estate assets) generally cannot include more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer or more than 10% of the total value of the outstanding securities of any one issuer. In addition, in general, no more than 5% of the value of our assets can consist of the securities of any one issuer (other than government securities and qualified real estate assets), and no more than 20% of the value of our total assets can be represented by securities of one or more taxable REIT subsidiaries. If we fail to comply with these requirements at the end of any calendar quarter, we must correct the failure within 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter or qualify for certain statutory relief provisions to avoid losing our REIT qualification and suffering adverse tax consequences. As a result, we may be required to liquidate assets from our portfolio or not make otherwise attractive investments in order to maintain our qualification as a REIT. The ability of our board of directors to revoke our REIT qualification without stockholder approval may subject us to U.S. federal income tax and reduce distributions to you. Our charter provides that our board of directors may revoke or otherwise terminate our REIT election, without the approval of our stockholders, if it determines that it is no longer in our best interest to continue to qualify as a REIT. While we intend to continue to qualify as a REIT, we may terminate our REIT election if we determine that continuing to qualify as a REIT is no longer in our best interests. If we cease to be a REIT, we would become subject to U.S. federal income tax on our taxable income and would no longer be required to distribute most of our taxable income to our stockholders, which may have adverse consequences on our total return to our stockholders and on the market price of our Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock. 30 Table of Contents We may be subject to adverse legislative or regulatory tax changes that could increase our tax liability, reduce our operating flexibility and reduce the market price of our Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock. In recent years, numerous legislative, judicial and administrative changes have been made in the provisions of U.S. federal income tax laws applicable to investments similar to an investment in shares of our Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock. Additional changes to the tax laws are likely to continue to occur, and there can be no assurance that any such changes will not adversely affect the taxation of a stockholder. Any such changes could have an adverse effect on an investment in our shares or on the market value or the resale potential of our assets. Investors are urged to consult with an independent tax advisor with respect to the impact of recent legislation on any investment in our shares and the status of legislative, regulatory or administrative developments and proposals and their potential effect on an investment in our shares. Investors also should note that our counsel’s tax opinion is based upon existing law, applicable as of the date of its opinion, all of which will be subject to change, either prospectively or retroactively. Although REITs generally receive better tax treatment than entities taxed as regular corporations, it is possible that future legislation would result in a REIT having fewer tax advantages, and it could become more advantageous for a company that invests in real estate to elect to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a corporation. As a result, our charter provides our board of directors with the power, under certain circumstances, to revoke or otherwise terminate our REIT election and cause us to be taxed as a regular corporation, without the vote of our stockholders. Our board of directors has fiduciary duties to us and our stockholders and could only cause such changes in our tax treatment if it determines in good faith that such changes are in the best interest of our stockholders. The share ownership restrictions of the Code for REITs and the 9.8% share ownership limit in our charter may inhibit market activity in our shares of stock and restrict our business combination opportunities. In order to continue to qualify as a REIT, five or fewer individuals, as defined in the Code, may not own, actually or constructively, more than 50% in value of our issued and outstanding shares of stock at any time during the last half of each taxable year, other than the first year for which a REIT election is made. Attribution rules in the Code determine if any individual or entity actually or constructively owns our shares of stock under this requirement. Additionally, at least 100 persons must beneficially own our shares of stock during at least 335 days of a taxable year for each taxable year, other than the first year for which a REIT election is made. To help ensure that we meet these tests, among other purposes, our charter restricts the acquisition and ownership of our shares of stock. Our charter, with certain exceptions, authorizes our directors to take such actions as are necessary and desirable to preserve our qualification as a REIT while we so qualify. Unless exempted by our board of directors, for so long as we continue to qualify as a REIT, our charter prohibits, among other limitations on ownership and transfer of shares of our stock, any person from beneficially or constructively owning (applying certain attribution rules under the Code) more than 9.8% in value of the aggregate of our outstanding shares of stock and more than 9.8% (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of any class or series of our shares of stock. Our board of directors may not grant an exemption from these restrictions to any proposed transferee whose ownership in excess of the 9.8% ownership limit would result in the termination of our continued qualification as a REIT. These restrictions on transferability and ownership will not apply, however, if our board of directors determines that it is no longer in our best interest to continue to qualify as a REIT or that compliance with the restrictions is no longer required in order for us to continue to qualify as a REIT. These ownership limits could delay or prevent a transaction or a change in control that might involve a premium price for our Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock or otherwise be in the best interest of the stockholders. Non-U.S. stockholders will be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax and may be subject to U.S. federal income tax on distributions received from us and upon the disposition of our shares. Subject to certain exceptions, distributions received from us will be treated as dividends of ordinary income to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits. Such dividends ordinarily will be subject to U.S. withholding tax at a 30% rate, or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty, unless the distributions are treated as “effectively connected” with the conduct by the non-U.S. stockholder of a U.S. trade or business. Pursuant to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 ("FIRPTA"), capital gain distributions attributable to sales or exchanges of “U.S. real property interests" ("USRPIs"), generally will be taxed to a non-U.S. stockholder (other than a qualified foreign pension plan) as if such gain were effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. However, a capital gain dividend will not be treated as effectively connected income if (a) the distribution is received with respect to a class of stock that is regularly traded on an established securities market located in the U.S. and (b) the non-U.S. stockholder does not own more than 10% of the class of our stock at any time during the one-year period ending on the date the distribution is received. Gain recognized by a non-U.S. stockholder upon the sale or exchange of our Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income taxation unless such stock constitutes a USRPI under FIRPTA. Our Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock will not constitute a USRPI so long as we are a “domestically-controlled qualified investment entity.” A domestically-controlled qualified investment entity includes a REIT if at all times during a specified testing period, less 31 Table of Contents than 50% in value of such REIT’s stock is held directly or indirectly by non-U.S. stockholders. We believe, but there can be no assurance, that we will be a domestically-controlled qualified investment entity. Even if we do not qualify as a domestically-controlled qualified investment entity at the time a non-U.S. stockholder sells or exchanges our Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock, gain arising from such a sale or exchange would not be subject to U.S. taxation under FIRPTA as a sale of a USRPI if: (a) the shares are of a class of our stock that is “regularly traded,” as defined by applicable Treasury regulations, on an established securities market, and (b) such non-U.S. stockholder owned, actually and constructively, 10% or less of our outstanding shares of that class at any time during the five-year period ending on the date of the sale. Potential characterization of distributions or gain on sale may be treated as unrelated business taxable income to tax-exempt investors. If (a) we are a “pension-held REIT,” (b) a tax-exempt stockholder has incurred (or is deemed to have incurred) debt to purchase or hold our Common Stock, or (c) a holder of our Common Stock is a certain type of tax-exempt stockholder, dividends on, and gains recognized on the sale of, Common Stock by such tax- exempt stockholder may be subject to U.S. federal income tax as unrelated business taxable income under the Code. Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments. None. 32 Table of Contents Item 2. Properties. We acquire and operate commercial properties. All such properties may be acquired and operated by us alone or jointly with another party. Our portfolio of real estate properties was comprised of the following properties as of December 31, 2017 : Portfolio Acquisition Date Country Number of Properties Square Feet Average Remaining Lease Term (1) McDonald's Wickes Building Supplies I Everything Everywhere Thames Water Wickes Building Supplies II PPD Global Labs Northern Rock Wickes Building Supplies III Con-way Freight Wolverine Western Digital Encanto Rheinmetall GE Aviation Provident Financial Crown Crest Trane Aviva DFS Trading I GSA I National Oilwell Varco I Talk Talk OBI DIY GSA II DFS Trading II GSA III GSA IV Indiana Department of Revenue National Oilwell Varco II Nissan GSA V Lippert Components Select Energy Services I Bell Supply Co I Axon Energy Products (3) Lhoist GE Oil & Gas Select Energy Services II Bell Supply Co II Superior Energy Services Amcor Packaging GSA VI Nimble Storage FedEx -3-Pack Sandoz, Inc. Wyndham Valassis GSA VII Oct. 2012 May 2013 Jun. 2013 Jul. 2013 Jul. 2013 Aug. 2013 Sep. 2013 Nov. 2013 Nov. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Jan. 2014 Jan. 2014 Feb. 2014 Feb. 2014 Feb. 2014 Mar. 2014 Mar. 2014 Mar. 2014 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014 Apr. 2014 Apr. 2014 Apr. 2014 Apr. 2014 May 2014 May 2014 May 2014 May 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jul. 2014 Jul. 2014 Jul. 2014 Jul. 2014 Jul. 2014 UK UK UK UK UK US UK UK US US US PR GER US UK UK US UK UK US US UK GER US UK US US US US US US US US US US US US US US US UK US US US US US US US 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 7 1 1 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 6 3 1 2 4 2 2 7 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 9,094 29,679 64,832 78,650 28,758 76,820 86,290 28,465 105,090 468,635 286,330 65,262 320,102 369,000 117,003 805,530 25,000 131,614 240,230 135,373 24,450 48,415 143,633 24,957 39,331 28,364 33,000 98,542 23,475 462,155 26,533 539,137 135,877 79,829 213,634 22,500 69,846 143,417 19,136 42,470 294,580 6,921 164,608 338,862 154,101 31,881 100,597 25,603 6.5 7.0 9.8 4.9 9.2 7.2 5.9 11.2 6.2 5.3 3.2 7.8 6.3 8.3 18.1 21.4 6.2 11.7 12.5 4.9 5.8 7.5 6.3 5.4 12.5 7.6 7.8 5.3 12.4 11.0 5.5 8.9 9.1 11.3 6.9 5.3 6.0 9.1 11.3 6.5 7.2 6.5 4.1 4.8 8.8 7.6 5.6 7.1 33 Table of Contents AT&T Services PNC - 2-Pack Fujitisu Continental Tire Achmea BP Oil Malthurst HBOS Thermo Fisher Black & Decker Capgemini Merck & Co. Dollar Tree - 65-Pack GSA VIII Waste Management Intier Automotive Interiors HP Enterprise Services Shaw Aero Devices, Inc. FedEx II Dollar General - 39-Pack FedEx III Mallinkrodt Pharmaceuticals Kuka CHE Trinity FedEx IV GE Aviation DNV GL Bradford & Bingley Rexam FedEx V C&J Energy Dollar Tree II Panasonic Onguard Metro Tonic Axon Energy Products Tokmanni Fife Council Dollar Tree III GSA IX KPN BV RWE AG Follett School Quest Diagnostics Diebold Weatherford Intl AM Castle FedEx VI Constellium Auto C&J Energy II Fedex VII Portfolio Acquisition Date Jul. 2014 Jul. 2014 Jul. 2014 Jul. 2014 Jul. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2014 Dec. 2014 Dec. 2014 Dec. 2014 Dec. 2014 Dec. 2014 Dec. 2014 Mar. 2015 Mar. 2015 Country US US UK US NETH UK UK UK US US UK US US US US UK UK US US US US US US US US US US UK GER US US US US US GER US FIN UK US US NETH GER US US US US US US US US US Number of Properties Square Feet Average Remaining Lease Term (1) 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 58 1 1 1 1 1 1 21 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 34 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 401,516 210,256 162,888 90,994 190,252 2,650 3,784 36,071 114,700 71,259 90,475 146,366 485,992 23,969 84,119 152,711 99,444 130,581 11,501 199,946 221,260 89,900 200,000 373,593 255,037 102,000 82,000 120,618 175,615 76,035 96,803 282,730 48,497 120,000 636,066 26,400 800,834 37,331 16,442 28,300 133,053 594,415 486,868 223,894 158,330 19,855 127,600 27,771 320,680 125,000 12,018 8.8 11.8 12.5 4.8 6.3 8.1 8.1 7.8 6.9 4.3 5.5 7.9 11.9 6.9 5.3 6.6 8.5 5.0 6.5 10.5 6.8 6.9 6.8 5.2 5.3 5.3 7.4 12.0 7.4 6.8 6.1 12.0 10.8 6.3 8.0 7.1 15.9 6.4 11.9 4.6 9.3 7.2 7.3 6.9 4.3 8.1 7.1 6.9 12.2 6.1 7.0 34 Table of Contents Fedex VIII Crown Group I Crown Group II Mapes & Sprowl Steel, Ltd. JIT Steel Services Beacon Health System, Inc. Hannibal/Lex JV LLC FedEx Ground Office Depot Finnair Auchan (2) Pole Emploi (2) Veolia Water (2) Sagemcom (2) NCR Dundee () FedEx Freight (2) DB Luxembourg (2) ING Amsterdam (2) Worldline (2) Foster Wheeler (2) ID Logistics I (2) ID Logistics II (2) Harper Collins (2) DCNS (2) Cott Beverages Inc FedEx Ground - 2 Pack Bridgestone Tire GKN Aerospace NSA-St. Johnsbury I NSA-St. Johnsbury II NSA-St. Johnsbury III Tremec North America Cummins GSA X NSA Industries Total Portfolio Acquisition Date Country Number of Properties Square Feet Average Remaining Lease Term (1) Apr. 2015 Aug. 2015 Aug. 2015 Sep. 2015 Sep. 2015 Sep. 2015 Sep. 2015 Sep. 2015 Sep. 2015 Sep. 2015 Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Feb. 2017 Mar. 2017 Sep. 2017 Oct. 2017 Oct. 2017 Oct. 2017 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 Dec. 2017 Dec. 2017 Dec. 2017 US US US US US US US US NETH FIN FR FR US FR UK US LUX NETH FR UK GER FR UK FR US US US US US US US US US US US 1 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 321 25,852 295,974 642,595 60,798 126,983 49,712 109,000 91,029 206,331 656,275 152,235 41,452 70,000 265,309 132,182 68,960 156,098 509,369 111,338 365,832 308,579 964,489 873,119 96,995 170,000 157,660 48,300 97,864 87,100 84,949 40,800 127,105 58,546 25,604 82,862 22,897,326 7.0 17.8 17.9 12.3 12.3 8.5 12.0 7.8 11.4 6.9 5.9 5.8 8.3 6.3 9.1 6.3 6.2 7.8 6.3 6.8 7.1 7.2 7.9 7.0 9.3 9.0 9.8 9.0 14.8 14.8 14.8 9.8 7.4 12.0 15.0 8.8 ______________________________________________________ (1) If the portfolio has multiple properties with varying lease expirations, average remaining lease term is calculated on a weighted-average basis. Weighted-average remaining lease term in years calculated based on square feet as of December 31, 2017 . (2) Properties acquired as part of the Merger. (3) Of the three properties, one location is vacant while the other two properties remain in use. 35 Table of Contents The following table details distribution of our portfolio by country/location as of December 31, 2017 : Country Finland France Germany Luxembourg The Netherlands United Kingdom United States Puerto Rico Total Acquisition Date Nov. 2014 - Sep. 2015 Dec. 2016 Jan. 2014 - Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Jul. 2014 - Dec. 2016 Oct. 2012 - Dec. 2016 Aug. 2013 - Dec. 2017 Dec. 2013 Number of Properties Square Feet Percentage of Properties by Square Feet Average Remaining Lease Term (1) 5 7 8 1 5 43 234 18 321 1,457,109 1,631,818 2,178,410 156,098 1,039,005 4,079,576 12,290,048 65,262 22,897,326 6.4% 7.1% 9.5% 0.7% 4.5% 17.8% 53.7% 0.3% 100.0% 11.2 6.3 6.8 6.0 8.4 9.5 9.7 7.5 8.8 _______________________________________________________ (1) If the portfolio has multiple properties with varying lease expirations, average remaining lease term is calculated on a weighted-average basis. Weighted average remaining lease term in years is calculated based on square feet as of December 31, 2017 . 36 Table of Contents The following table details the tenant industry distribution of our portfolio as of December 31, 2017 : Industry Number of Properties Square Feet Square Feet as a Percentage of the Total Portfolio Annualized Rental Income (1) (In thousands) Annualized Rental Income as a Percentage of the Total Portfolio Aerospace Auto Manufacturing Automation Automotive Parts Manufacturing Automotive Parts Supplier Biotechnology Consulting Consumer Goods Contract Research Defense Discount Retail Education Electronics Energy Engineering Environmental Services Financial Services Foot Apparel Freight Government Services Healthcare Home Maintenance Hospitality Logistics Marketing Metal Fabrication Metal Processing Office Supplies Packaging Goods Petroleum Services Pharmaceuticals Publishing Restaurant - Quick Service Retail Banking Retail Food Distribution Specialty Retail Technology Telecommunications Utilities Waste Management Total 8 8 1 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 116 1 1 29 1 1 13 2 23 15 4 4 1 3 1 9 2 1 7 3 3 1 19 3 3 7 9 5 4 1 321 1,355,720 1,939,861 200,000 259,557 411,096 114,700 82,000 271,874 76,820 96,995 1,785,944 486,868 48,497 1,042,692 365,832 70,000 2,315,896 588,635 1,391,075 535,949 647,199 230,535 31,881 1,273,068 100,597 719,597 448,280 206,331 294,580 6,434 390,367 873,119 74,356 36,071 1,127,765 279,561 1,047,265 913,125 673,065 84,119 22,897,326 5.9% $ 8.5% 0.9% 1.1% 1.8% 0.5% 0.4% 1.2% 0.3% 0.4% 7.8% 2.1% 0.2% 4.6% 1.6% 0.3% 10.1% 2.6% 6.1% 2.3% 2.8% 1.0% 0.1% 5.6% 0.4% 3.1% 2.0% 0.9% 1.3% * 1.7% 3.8% 0.3% 0.2% 4.9% 1.2% 4.6% 4.0% 2.9% 0.6% 100% $ 15,608 6,617 1,092 2,209 3,583 1,014 576 2,117 895 1,671 16,165 1,935 686 11,848 11,462 570 35,140 2,141 13,248 14,365 13,680 2,356 403 3,352 1,194 5,368 2,862 2,437 1,145 714 9,789 6,924 3,401 1,154 7,656 3,090 16,832 14,838 13,142 358 253,637 6.2% 2.6% 0.4% 0.9% 1.4% 0.4% 0.2% 0.8% 0.4% 0.7% 6.4% 0.8% 0.3% 4.7% 4.5% 0.2% 13.9% 0.8% 5.2% 5.7% 5.4% 0.9% 0.2% 1.3% 0.5% 2.1% 1.1% 1.0% 0.5% 0.3% 3.9% 2.7% 1.3% 0.5% 3.0% 1.2% 6.6% 5.9% 5.2% 0.1% 100% ________________________________ (1) Annualized rental income converted from local currency into USD as of December 31, 2017 for the in-place lease in the property on a straight-line basis, which includes tenant concessions such as free rent, as applicable. * Amount is below 0.1%. 37 Table of Contents The following table details the geographic distribution, by U.S. state or country/location, of our portfolio as of December 31, 2017 : Country State Finland France Germany Luxembourg The Netherlands United Kingdom United States and Puerto Rico: Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia West Virginia Puerto Rico Number of Properties Square Feet Square Feet as a Percentage of the Total Portfolio Annualized Rental Income as a Percentage of the Total Portfolio Annualized Rental Income (1) (In thousands) 5 7 8 1 5 43 9 2 1 3 1 1 8 5 2 4 6 2 6 6 7 2 1 2 16 4 10 5 1 7 1 4 5 2 7 3 8 9 4 14 2 12 45 2 3 1 1 18 1,457,109 1,631,818 2,178,410 156,098 1,039,005 4,079,576 73,554 15,605 8,320 674,832 26,533 9,967 205,690 41,320 16,267 570,737 1,113,636 32,399 178,807 355,420 136,850 49,572 120,000 127,456 2,423,379 149,690 80,968 308,536 54,148 116,118 82,862 397,264 46,405 221,260 192,277 47,330 618,481 88,770 234,260 414,081 54,152 789,295 1,869,526 19,966 212,849 7,954 103,512 65,262 6.4% $ 7.1% 9.5% 0.7% 4.5% 17.8% 0.3% 0.1% * 2.9% 0.1% * 0.9% 0.2% 0.1% 2.5% 4.9% 0.1% 0.8% 1.6% 0.6% 0.2% 0.5% 0.6% 10.6% 0.7% 0.4% 1.3% 0.2% 0.5% 0.4% 1.7% 0.2% 1.0% 0.8% 0.2% 2.7% 0.4% 1.0% 1.8% 0.3% 3.4% 8.2% 0.1% 0.9% * 0.5% 0.3% 15,623 13,275 21,576 5,418 17,654 56,070 804 156 91 12,890 1,088 361 3,017 452 203 2,629 4,490 296 1,275 2,740 1,265 1,879 785 1,757 19,643 2,138 810 3,427 441 1,222 346 9,012 556 2,398 1,547 884 4,533 825 1,952 3,280 1,301 7,104 20,590 398 1,166 76 980 3,214 6.2% 5.2% 8.5% 2.1% 7.0% 22.1% 0.3% 0.1% * 5.1% 0.4% 0.1% 1.2% 0.2% 0.1% 1.0% 1.8% 0.1% 0.5% 1.1% 0.5% 0.7% 0.3% 0.7% 7.7% 0.8% 0.3% 1.4% 0.2% 0.5% 0.1% 3.6% 0.2% 0.9% 0.6% 0.3% 1.8% 0.3% 0.8% 1.3% 0.5% 2.8% 8.1% 0.2% 0.5% —% 0.5% 1.3% Total ________________________________ * Amount is below 0.1%. 321 22,897,326 100% $ 253,637 100% 38 Table of Contents (1) Annualized rental income converted from local currency into USD as of December 31, 2017 for the in-place lease in the property on a straight-line basis, which includes tenant concessions such as free rent, as applicable. Future Minimum Lease Payments The following table presents future minimum base rent payments, on a cash basis, due to us over the next ten calendar years and thereafter on the properties we owned as of December 31, 2017 : (In thousands) 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Thereafter Total $ Future Minimum Base Rent Payments (1) 249,495 252,541 255,589 253,689 244,151 220,035 174,757 112,674 81,207 63,643 241,676 $ 2,149,457 ________________________________ (1) Assumes exchange rates of £1.00 to $1.35 for GBP and €1.00 to $1.20 for EUR as of December 31, 2017 for illustrative purposes, as applicable. Future Lease Expirations The following is a summary of lease expirations for the next ten calendar years on the properties we owned as of December 31, 2017 : Year of Expiration Number of Leases Expiring Annualized Rental Income (1) (In thousands) Annualized Rental Income as a Percentage of the Total Portfolio Leased Rentable Square Feet Percent of Portfolio Rentable Square Feet Expiring 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Total $ — — 2 2 16 30 45 39 16 12 — — 3,467 4,944 23,773 28,271 70,000 38,870 21,213 5,251 162 $ 195,789 —% —% 1.4% 1.9% 9.4% 11.1% 27.6% 15.3% 8.4% 2.1% 77.2% — — 386,015 322,938 1,552,953 2,410,818 5,886,635 3,269,353 2,038,071 499,105 16,365,888 —% —% 1.7% 1.4% 6.8% 10.6% 25.9% 14.4% 8.9% 2.2% 71.9% ________________________________ (1) Assumes exchange rates of £1.00 to $1.35 for GBP and €1.00 to $1.20 for EUR as of December 31, 2017 for the in-place lease in the property on a straight-line basis, which includes tenant concessions such as free rent, as applicable. Tenant Concentration As of December 31, 2017 , we did not have any tenant whose rentable square footage or annualized rental income represented greater than 10% of total portfolio rentable square footage or annualized rental income, respectively. 39 Table of Contents Significant Portfolio Properties The rentable square feet or annual straight-line rental income of the FedEx properties represents 5% or more of our total portfolio's rentable square feet or annual straight-line rental income as of December 31, 2017. The FedEx portfolio comprises a total of 16 properties and is located in 12 different U.S. states. The buildings are comprised of 1,285,985 total rentable square feet. As of December 31, 2017, the tenants have an average of 6.3 years remaining on their leases, which expire between April 2022 and December 2029. The leases have annualized rental income on a straight-line basis of $12.3 million. Property Financings See Note 5 — Mortgage Notes Payable, Net and Note 6 — Credit Facilities to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for property financings as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 . Item 3. Legal Proceedings. Service Provider Complaint On January 25, 2018, the Service Provider filed a complaint against us, the Property Manager, the Special Limited Partner, the OP, the Advisor, which we refer to collectively as the GNL Defendants, AR Capital Global Holdings, LLC, and AR Global which we refer to as the AR Global Defendants, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York. The complaint alleges that the notice sent to the Service Provider by us on January 15, 2018, terminating the Service Provider Agreement, as well as two other letters sent terminating other agreements with the Service Provider (collectively, the “Termination Letters”), were a pretext to enable the AR Global Defendants to seize the Service Provider's business with us. The complaint further alleges breach of contract against the GNL Defendants, and tortious interference against the AR Global Defendants. The complaint seeks: (i) monetary damages against the defendants, (ii) to enjoin the GNL Defendants from terminating the Service Provider Agreement based on the Termination Letters, and (iii) judgment declaring the Termination Letters to be void. The defendants believe the allegations in the complaint are without merit, and intend to defend against them vigorously. On January 26, 2018, the Service Provider made a motion seeking to preliminarily enjoin the defendants from terminating the Service Provider Agreement pending resolution of the lawsuit. On February 13, 2018, the defendants responded and moved to dismiss. Both motions remain pending. See Note 16 — Subsequent Events to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures. Not applicable. 40 Table of Contents Item 5. Market for Registrants Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Market Information PART II Our Common Stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol "GNL." Set forth below is a line graph comparing the cumulative total stockholder return on our Common Stock, based on the market price of the Common Stock, with the FTSE National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts Equity Index ("NAREIT"), Modern Index Strategy Indexes ("MSCI"), and the New York Stock Exchange Index ("NYSE Index") for the period commencing June 2, 2015 , the date on which we listed our shares on the NYSE and ending December 31, 2017 . The graph assumes an investment of $100 on June 2, 2015 . For each calendar quarter indicated, the following table reflects high and low sales prices for the Common Stock as reported by NYSE and the amounts paid to our stockholders in respect of these shares which we refer to as "dividends." On February 28, 2017 , we completed the Reverse Stock Split. Prior period amounts in the table below have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split. High Low Dividends per share High Low Dividends per share Holders 2017: First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter $ $ $ 25.25 $ 22.36 $ 24.45 $ 21.61 $ 22.66 $ 20.71 $ 0.534 $ 0.534 $ 0.534 $ 22.42 20.09 0.534 2016: First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter $ $ $ 25.95 $ 17.31 $ 26.92 $ 22.38 $ 26.46 $ 23.01 $ 0.531 $ 0.531 $ 0.531 $ 24.69 20.76 0.531 As of February 15, 2018 , we had 67.3 million shares outstanding held by 2,136 stockholders of record. 41 Table of Contents Dividends We qualified to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2013. As a REIT, we are required to distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income to our stockholders annually. We pay dividends on the 15th day of each month in an amount equal to $0.1775 per share to common stockholders of record as of close of business on the 8th day of such month. The amount of dividends payable to our common stockholders is determined by our board of directors and is dependent on a number of factors, including funds available for dividends, our financial condition, capital expenditure requirements, as applicable, requirements of Maryland law and annual distribution requirements needed to maintain our status as a REIT. Dividends on our Series A Preferred Stock accrue in an amount equal to $0.453125 per share per quarter to Series A Preferred Stock holders, which is equivalent to 7.25% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of Series A Preferred Stock per annum. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock are payable quarterly in arrears on the 15th day of January, April, July and October of each year (or, if not on a business day, on the next succeeding business day) to holders of record on the close of business on the record date set by our board of directors, which must be not more than 30 nor fewer than 10 days prior to the applicable payment date. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to pay dividends with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock or our Common Stock on a regular basis in the future. Our ability to pay dividends in the future is dependent on our ability to operate profitably and to generate cash flows from our operations. In addition, pursuant to the Credit Facility, we may not pay distributions, including cash dividends payable with respect to Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock, or redeem or otherwise repurchase shares of our capital stock, including Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock, in an aggregate amount exceeding 95% of our Adjusted FFO as defined in the Credit Facility (which is different from AFFO as discussed and analyzed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K) for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, except in limited circumstances, including that for one fiscal quarter in each calendar year, we may pay cash dividends, make redemptions and make repurchases in an aggregate amount equal to no more than 100% of our Adjusted FFO. For tax purposes, of the amounts distributed during the year ended December 31, 2017 , 18.3% , or $0.39 per share per annum, and 81.7% , or $1.74 per share per annum, represented a return of capital and ordinary dividends, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2016 , 62.0% , or $1.32 per share per annum, and 38.0% , or $0.81 per share per annum, represented a return of capital and ordinary dividends, respectively. See Note 9 — Stockholders' Equity to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion on tax characteristics of dividends. The following table reflects dividends declared and paid in cash to common stockholders, as well as dividends related to participating LTIP Units and OP Units during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 . For information regarding dividends paid with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock, please see Item 7 . Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations below. (In thousands) Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2017 Total (In thousands) Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2016 $ $ $ Total $ _______________________________ Dividends Paid in Cash Other Distributions Paid in Cash (1) Total Dividends Paid Dividends Declared 35,293 $ 35,466 35,834 36,146 142,739 $ 255 160 159 165 739 $ $ 35,548 $ 35,626 35,993 36,311 143,478 $ 35,543 35,652 36,016 35,955 143,166 Dividends Paid in Cash Other Distributions Paid in Cash (1) Total Dividends Paid Dividends Declared 30,020 $ 30,019 30,097 30,250 120,386 $ 857 (2) $ 487 405 259 2,008 $ 30,877 $ 30,506 30,502 30,509 122,394 $ 30,503 30,503 30,502 30,511 122,019 (1) Represents distributions for LTIP Units and OP Units. As of December 31, 2017 there were no more OP Units outstanding. (2) Includes 2015 accrued LTIP Units distributions of $0.4 million which were paid during Q1 2016. 42 Table of Contents Share-Based Compensation The following table sets forth information regarding securities authorized for issuance under our stock option plan (the “Plan”), our employee and director incentive restricted share plan (the “RSP”) and Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement, dated February 25, 2016 (the “OPP”) as of December 31, 2017: Plan Category Equity Compensation Plans approved by security holders $ Equity Compensation Plans not approved by security holders Total Stock Option Plan $ Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants, and Rights Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights Number of Securities Remaining Available For Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in Column (a) (a) (b) (c) — $ — — $ — $ — — $ — 9,909.323 9,909,323 The Plan authorizes the grant of non-qualified stock options to our independent directors, subject to the absolute discretion of the board of directors and the applicable limitations of the Plan. The exercise price for all stock options granted under the Plan will be equal to the fair market value of a share on the last business day preceding the annual meeting of stockholders. A total of 0.5 million shares have been authorized and reserved for issuance under the Plan. Restricted Share Plan The RSP provides the ability to grant awards of restricted shares of Common Stock (“Restricted Shares”) and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to our directors, officers and employees, employees of our Advisor and its affiliates, employees of entities that provide services to us, directors of the Advisor or of entities that provide services to us, certain consultants to us and the Advisor and its affiliates or to entities that provide services to us. Prior to being amended and restated on April 8, 2015 , the RSP provided for the automatic grant of 1,000 Restricted Shares to each of the independent directors, without any further action by our board of directors or the stockholders, on the date of initial election to the board of directors and on the date of each annual stockholder’s meeting. Restricted Shares issued to independent directors vest over a five-year period following the first anniversary of the date of grant in increments of 20% per annum. On April 8, 2015 , pursuant to this amendment and restatement, among other things, RSUs were added as a permitted form of award and the fixed amount of shares that are automatically granted to the independent directors and the fixed vesting period of five years was removed. Under the RSP, the annual amount granted to the independent directors is determined by the board of directors. Effective upon the Listing, our board of directors approved the following changes to independent director compensation: (i) increasing in the annual retainer payable to all independent directors to $100,000 per year, (ii) increase in the annual retainer for the non-executive chair to $105,000 , (iii) increase in the annual retainer for independent directors serving on the audit committee, compensation committee or nominating and corporate governance committee to $30,000 . All annual retainers are payable 50% in the form of cash and 50% in the form of RSUs which vest over a three -year period. In addition, the directors have the option to elect to receive the cash component in the form of RSUs which would vest over a three - year period. Under the RSP, restricted share awards entitle the recipient to receive shares of Common Stock from us under terms that provide for vesting over a specified period of time or upon attainment of pre-established performance objectives. Such awards would typically be forfeited with respect to the unvested shares upon the termination of the recipient's employment or other relationship with us. In connection with the Listing, our board of directors also approved a one-time retention grant of 13,333 RSUs to each of the directors valued at $25.56 per unit, which vest over a five -year period. On July 13, 2015, we granted an annual retainer to each of its independent directors comprising of 50% (or $0.1 million ) in cash and 50% (or 2,451 ) in RSUs which vest over a three -year period with the vesting period beginning on June 15, 2015 . In addition, we granted $0.1 million in non-executive chair compensation in cash and 1,961 in RSUs which vest over a three -year period with the vesting period beginning on June 15, 2015 . On August 18, 2016, we granted an annual retainer to each of our independent directors comprising of $0.1 million and 2,881 in RSUs which vest over a three-year period with the vesting period beginning on June 28, 2016. In addition, we granted $0.1 million in non-executive chair compensation in cash and 2,327 in RSUs which vest over a three-year period with the vesting period beginning on June 28, 2016. On January 3, 2017 , following approval by our board of directors, 10,667 unvested restricted shares owned by Mr. Kahane became vested simultaneously with his resignation as a member of the board of directors. The board of directors had accelerated the vesting of 8,000 of these unvested restricted shares upon Mr. Kahane’s voluntary resignation. 43 Table of Contents Prior to being amended and restated on April 8, 2015 , the total number of shares of Common Stock granted under the RSP could not exceed 5% of our outstanding shares on a fully diluted basis at any time, and in any event could not exceed 2.5 million shares (as such number may be adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations and similar events). On April 8, 2015, pursuant to this amendment and restatement the number of shares of our Common Stock, available for awards under the RSP was increased to 10% of our outstanding shares of Common Stock on a fully diluted basis at any time. The RSP also eliminated the limit of 2.5 million shares of Common Stock permitted to be issued as RSUs. Restricted shares may not, in general, be sold or otherwise transferred until restrictions are removed and the shares have vested. Holders of restricted shares may receive cash dividends prior to the time that the restrictions on the restricted shares have lapsed. Any dividends payable in shares of Common Stock shall be subject to the same restrictions as the underlying restricted shares. As of December 31, 2017 , there were 49,112 unvested restricted shares issued pursuant to the RSP. Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement In connection with the Listing and modifications to the Advisory Agreement, we entered into the OPP. Under the OPP, the Advisor was issued 3,013,933 long term incentive plan units ("LTIP Units") in the OP with a maximum award value on the issuance date equal to 5.00% of our market capitalization (the “OPP Cap”). The LTIP Units are structured as profits interests in the OP. The Advisor will be eligible to earn a number of LTIP Units with a value equal to a portion of the OPP Cap upon the first, second and third anniversaries of the Effective Date, which is the listing date, June 2, 2015 , based on our achievement of certain levels of total return to its stockholders (“Total Return”), including both share price appreciation and Common Stock dividends, as measured against a peer group of companies, as set forth below, for the three-year performance period commencing on the Effective Date (the “ Three -Year Period”); each 12-month period during the Three -Year Period (the “ One -Year Periods”); and the initial 24-month period of the Three -Year Period (the “ Two -Year Period”), as follows: Absolute Component: 4% of any excess Total Return attained above an absolute hurdle measured from the beginning of such period: Relative Component: 4% of any excess Total Return attained above the Total Return for the performance period of the Peer Group*, subject to a ratable sliding scale factor as follows based on achievement of cumulative Total Return measured from the beginning of such period: • • • • 100% will be earned if cumulative Total Return achieved is at least: 50% will be earned if cumulative Total Return achieved is: 0% will be earned if cumulative Total Return achieved is less than: a percentage from 50% to 100% calculated by linear interpolation will be earned if the cumulative Total Return achieved is between: Performance Period Annual Period Interim Period 21% 7% 14% 18% —% —% 6% —% —% 12% —% —% 0% - 18% 0% - 6% 0% - 12% ___________________________________________ * The “Peer Group” is comprised of Gramercy Property Trust Inc., Lexington Realty Trust, Select Income REIT, and W.P. Carey Inc. The potential outperformance award is calculated at the end of each One -Year Period, the Two -Year Period and the Three -Year Period. The award earned for the Three -Year Period is based on the formula in the table above less any awards earned for the Two -Year Period and One -Year Periods, but not less than zero; the award earned for the Two -Year Period is based on the formula in the table above less any award earned for the first and second One -Year Period, but not less than zero. Any LTIP Units that are unearned at the end of the Performance Period will be forfeited. Subject to the Advisor’s continued service through each vesting date, one third of any earned LTIP Units will vest on each of the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the Effective Date. Any earned and vested LTIP Units may be converted into OP Units in accordance with the terms and conditions of the limited partnership agreement of the OP. The OPP provides for early calculation of LTIP Units earned and for the accelerated vesting of any earned LTIP Units in the event the Advisor is terminated or in the event we incur a change in control, in either case prior to the end of the Three -Year Period. As of June 2, 2017 (end of the Two-Year Period) and June 2, 2016 (end of the first One-Year Period), no LTIP units were earned by the Advisor under the terms of the OPP with the Three-Year Period remaining during which the LTIP Units may be earned. We record equity-based compensation expense associated with the awards over the requisite service period of five years on a graded vesting basis. Equity- based compensation expense is adjusted each reporting period for changes in the estimated market-related performance. Compensation income related to the OPP was $4.4 million and compensation expense of $3.4 million and $2.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015, respectively. Subject to the Advisor’s continued service through each vesting date, one third of any earned LTIP Units will vest on each of the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the Effective Date. Until such time as an LTIP Unit is earned in accordance with the provisions of the OPP, the holder of such LTIP 44 Table of Contents Unit is entitled to distributions on such LTIP Unit equal to 10% of the distributions (other than distributions of sale proceeds) made per OP Unit. If real estate assets are sold and net sales proceeds distributed prior to June 2, 2018, the end of the Three -Year Period, the holders of LTIP Units generally would be entitled to a portion of those net sales proceeds with respect to both the earned and unearned LTIP Units (although the amount per LTIP Unit, which would be determined in accordance with a formula in the limited partnership agreement of the OP, would be less than the amount per OP Unit until the average capital account per LTIP Unit equals the average capital account per OP Unit). We paid $0.6 million in distributions related to LTIP Units during the year ended December 31, 2017 , which is included in accumulated deficit in the audited consolidated statement of equity. We accrued $0.4 million in distributions related to LTIP Units during the year ended December 31, 2016 . After an LTIP Unit is earned, the holder of such LTIP Unit is entitled to a catch-up distribution and then the same distributions as the holders of an OP Unit. At the time the Advisor’s capital account with respect to an LTIP Unit is economically equivalent to the average capital account balance of an OP Unit, the LTIP Unit has been earned and it has been vested for 30 days , the Advisor, in its sole discretion, will be entitled to convert such LTIP Unit into an OP Unit in accordance with the provisions of the limited partnership agreement of the OP. On February 25, 2016 , the OPP was amended and restated to reflect the merger of two of the companies in the Peer Group. On February 28, 2017 , we completed a reverse stock split of Common Stock, OP Units and LTIP Units, at a ratio of 1 -for- 3 (see Note 1 - Organization to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for details). Other Share-Based Compensation We may issue Common Stock in lieu of cash to pay fees earned by our directors at each director's election. There are no restrictions on the shares issued since these payments in lieu of cash relate to fees earned for services performed. There were no such shares of Common Stock issued in lieu of cash during the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 . Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities We did not sell any equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), during the three months ended December 31, 2017 . On April 3, 2017, 181,841 OP Units were converted into shares of Common Stock by holders of the OP Units who were individual members and employees of AR Global or entities controlled by one of such individuals. The shares were issued directly to the OP Unit holders in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") under Section4(a) (2) of the Securities Act. Item 6. Selected Financial Data The following is selected financial data as of December 31, 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , and 2013 , and for the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , and 2013: Balance sheet data (In thousands) Total real estate investments, at cost Total assets Mortgage notes payable, net Revolving credit facilities Term loan, net Mezzanine facility, net Total liabilities Total equity 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 December 31, $ 3,172,677 $ 2,931,695 $ 2,891,467 747,381 616,614 — 55,383 1,535,486 1,355,981 3,038,595 984,876 298,909 229,905 — 1,624,352 1,414,243 45 2,546,304 $ 2,540,522 524,262 717,286 — — 1,320,403 1,220,119 2,340,039 $ 2,424,825 277,214 659,268 — 1,008,156 1,416,669 196,908 213,840 75,817 — — 91,120 122,720 Table of Contents Operating data (In thousands, except share and per share data) 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Year Ended December 31, $ 259,295 $ Total revenues Operating expenses Operating income (loss) Total other expenses Income taxes (expense) benefit Net income (loss) Non-controlling interests Preferred stock dividends Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders Other data: Cash flows provided by (used in) operations Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities Per share data (1) : $ $ $ Dividends declared per common share Net income (loss) per common share - basic and diluted $ Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted 173,247 86,048 (59,322) (3,140) 23,586 (21) (2,834) 20,731 $ 130,954 $ (78,978) (30,657) 2.13 0.30 $ $ 214,174 $ 153,892 60,282 (8,283) (4,422) 47,577 (437) — 47,140 $ 114,394 $ 134,147 (236,700) 2.13 $ 0.82 $ 205,332 $ 172,123 33,209 (29,335) (5,889) (2,015) (50) — (2,065) $ 102,155 $ (222,279) 121,604 2.13 $ (0.04) $ 93,383 $ 136,943 (43,560) (11,465) 1,431 (53,594) — — (53,594) $ (9,693) $ (1,517,175) 1,582,907 2.13 $ (1.28) $ 3,951 10,007 (6,056) (933) — (6,989) — — (6,989) (3,647) (111,500) 124,209 2.13 (3.84) 66,877,620 56,720,448 58,103,298 42,026,456 1,817,801 (1) On February 28, 2017 , we completed the Reverse Stock Split. Prior period amounts in the table above have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split. 46 Table of Contents Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements. The following information contains forward- looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Please see "Forward-Looking Statements" elsewhere in this report for a description of these risks and uncertainties. Overview We were incorporated on July 13, 2011 as a Maryland corporation. We acquired our first property and commenced active operations in October 2012 and elected and qualified to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes beginning with our taxable year ended December 31, 2013. We completed our IPO on June 30, 2014 and on June 2, 2015 we listed our Common Stock on the NYSE under the symbol "GNL." We invest in commercial properties, with an emphasis on sale-leaseback transactions involving single tenant net-leased commercial properties. On August 8, 2016, we entered into the Merger Agreement with Global II. On December 22, 2016, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Global II merged with and into the Merger Sub, at which time the separate existence of Global II ceased and we became the parent of the Merger Sub. In addition, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Global II OP, merged with our OP, with our OP being the surviving entity. See Note 3 — Merger Transaction to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. As of December 31, 2017 , we owned 321 properties consisting of 22.9 million rentable square feet, which were 99.5% leased with a weighted-average remaining lease term of 8.8 years. Based on original purchase price or acquisition value with respect to properties acquired in the Merger, 50.6% of our properties are located in the U.S and Puerto Rico and 49.4% are located in Europe. We may also originate or acquire first mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, preferred equity or securitized loans secured by real estate. As of December 31, 2017, we did not own any first mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, preferred equity or securitized loans. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, we retained the Advisor to manage our affairs on a day-to-day basis. Substantially all of our business is conducted through the OP. Our properties are managed and leased by Property Manager. The Advisor, Property Manager, and the Special Limited Partner are under common control with AR Global, the parent of our sponsor, and as a result are related parties. These related parties receive compensation and fees for various services provided to us. On August 8, 2015, we entered into the Service Provider Agreement with the Advisor and the Service Provider, pursuant to which the Service Provider agreed to provide, subject to the Advisor's oversight, certain real estate-related services, as well as sourcing and structuring of investment opportunities, performance of due diligence, and arranging debt financing and equity investment syndicates, solely with respect to investments in Europe. On January 16, 2018, we notified the Service Provider that it was being terminated effective as of March 17, 2018. Additionally, as a result of our termination of the Service Provider, the property management and leasing agreement among an affiliate of the Advisor and the Service Provider will terminate by its own terms. As required under the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor and its affiliates will continue to manage our affairs on a day to day basis (including management and leasing of our properties) and will remain responsible for managing and providing other services with respect to our European investments. The Advisor may engage one or more third parties to assist with these responsibilities, all subject to the terms of the Advisory Agreement. See Item 3 . Legal Proceedings. During the year ended December 31, 2017 , we sold 1 property and acquired 12 properties (see Note 4 — Real Estate Investments, Net to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion). Significant Accounting Estimates and Accounting Policies Set forth below is a summary of the significant accounting estimates and accounting policies that management believes are important to the preparation of our financial statements. Certain of our accounting estimates are particularly important for an understanding of our financial position and results of operations, and require the application of significant judgment by our management. As a result, these estimates are subject to a degree of uncertainty. These significant accounting estimates and accounting policies include: Revenue Recognition Our revenues, which are derived primarily from rental income, include rents that each tenant pays in accordance with the terms of each lease agreement and are reported on a straight-line basis over the initial term of the lease. Since many of our leases provide for rental increases at specified intervals, straight-line basis accounting requires us to record a receivable and include in revenues unbilled rent receivables that we will only receive if the tenant makes all rent payments required through the expiration of the initial term of the lease. For each new lease after acquisition, the commencement date is the date the tenant takes possession of the space. For a lease modification, the commencement date is the date the lease modification is executed. We defer the revenue related to lease payments received from tenants in advance of their due dates. When we acquire a property, the acquisition date for purposes of this calculation is the commencement date. 47 As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , cumulative straight-line rents receivable in our audited consolidated balance sheets were $42.7 million and $30.5 million , respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , our rental revenue included impacts of unbilled rental revenue of $10.5 million and $10.6 million , respectively, to adjust contractual rent to straight-line rent. We regularly review receivables related to rent and unbilled rent receivables and determine collectability by taking into consideration the tenant's payment history, the financial condition of the tenant, business conditions in the industry in which the tenant operates and economic conditions in the geographic area in which the property is located. In the event that the collectability of a receivable is in doubt, we record an increase in our allowance for uncollectible accounts or record a direct write-off of the receivable in our audited consolidated statements of operations. Cost recoveries from tenants are included in operating expense reimbursement in the period that the related costs are incurred, as applicable. Investments in Real Estate Investments in real estate are recorded at cost. Improvements and replacements are capitalized when they extend the useful life of the asset. Costs of repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. We evaluate the inputs, processes and outputs of each asset acquired to determine if the transaction is a business combination or asset acquisition. If an acquisition qualifies as a business combination, the related transaction costs are recorded as an expense in the audited consolidated statements of operations. If an acquisition qualifies as an asset acquisition, the related transaction costs are generally capitalized and subsequently amortized over the useful life of the acquired assets. In business combinations, we allocate the purchase price of acquired properties to tangible and identifiable intangible assets or liabilities and non-controlling interests based on their respective fair values. Tangible assets may include land, land improvements, buildings, fixtures and tenant improvements. Intangible assets or liabilities may include the value of in-place leases, above- and below- market leases and other identifiable assets or liabilities based on lease or property specific characteristics. In addition, any assumed mortgages receivable or payable and any assumed or issued non-controlling interests are recorded at their estimated fair values. In allocating the fair value to assumed mortgages, amounts are recorded to debt premiums or discounts based on the present value of the estimated cash flows, which is calculated to account for either above- or below-market interest rates. Disposal of real estate investments representing a strategic shift in operations that will have a major effect on our operations and financial results are required to be presented as discontinued operations in our consolidated statements of operations. No properties were presented as discontinued operations as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 . Properties that are intended to be sold are designated as “held for sale” on our consolidated balance sheets at the lesser of carrying amount or fair value less estimated selling costs when they meet specific criteria to be presented as held for sale. Properties are no longer depreciated when they are classified as held for sale. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , we did not have any properties designated as held for sale (see Note 4 — Real Estate Investments, Net ) to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further details). We evaluate acquired leases and new leases on acquired properties based on capital lease criteria. A lease is classified by a tenant as a capital lease if the significant risks and rewards of ownership are considered to reside with the tenant. This situation is generally considered to be met if, among other things, the non- cancelable lease term is more than 75% of the useful life of the asset or if the present value of the minimum lease payments equals 90% or more of the leased property’s fair value at lease inception. Purchase Price Allocation We allocate the purchase price of acquired properties to tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired based on their respective fair values. Tangible assets include land, land improvements, buildings, fixtures and tenant improvements on an as-if vacant basis. We utilize various estimates, processes and information to determine the as-if vacant property value. Estimates of value are made using customary methods, including data from appraisals, comparable sales, discounted cash flow analysis and other methods. Amounts allocated to land, land improvements, buildings and fixtures are based on cost segregation studies performed by independent third parties or on our analysis of comparable properties in our portfolio. Identifiable intangible assets include amounts allocated to acquire leases for above- and below-market lease rates, the value of in-place leases, and the value of customer relationships, as applicable. Factors considered in the analysis of the in-place lease intangibles include an estimate of carrying costs during the expected lease-up period for each property, taking into account current market conditions and costs to execute similar leases. In estimating carrying costs, we include real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses and estimates of lost rentals at contract rates during the expected lease-up period, which typically ranges from 12 to 18 months . We also estimate costs to execute similar leases including leasing commissions, legal and other related expenses. Above-market and below-market lease values for acquired properties are initially recorded based on the present value (using a discount rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts 48 to be paid pursuant to each in-place lease, and (ii) management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for each corresponding in-place lease, measured over a period equal to the remaining term of the lease for above-market leases and the remaining initial term plus the term of any below-market fixed rate renewal options for below-market leases. The capitalized above-market lease values are amortized as a reduction of base rental revenue over the remaining terms of the respective leases, and the capitalized below-market lease values are amortized as an increase to base rental revenue over the remaining initial terms plus the terms of any below-market fixed rate renewal options of the respective leases. If a tenant with a below market rent renewal does not renew, any remaining unamortized amount will be taken into income at that time. The aggregate value of intangible assets related to customer relationship, as applicable, is measured based on our evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenant’s lease and our overall relationship with the tenant. Characteristics considered by us in determining these values include the nature and extent of its existing business relationships with the tenant, growth prospects for developing new business with the tenant, the tenant’s credit quality and expectations of lease renewals, among other factors. The value of customer relationship intangibles is amortized to expense over the initial term and any renewal periods in the respective leases, but in no event does the amortization period for intangible assets exceed the remaining depreciable life of the building. If a tenant terminates its lease, the unamortized portion of the in-place lease value and customer relationship intangibles is charged to expense. In making estimates of fair values for purposes of allocating purchase price, we utilize a number of sources, including independent appraisals that may be obtained in connection with the acquisition or financing of the respective property and other market data. We also consider information obtained about each property as a result of our pre-acquisition due diligence in estimating the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and intangible liabilities assumed. As more fully discussed in Note 3 — Merger Transaction to our audited consolidated financial statements, the Merger was accounted for under the acquisition method for business combinations with us as the accounting acquirer. Depreciation and Amortization Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of up to 40 years for buildings, 15 years for land improvements, five years for fixtures and improvements and the shorter of the useful life or the remaining lease term for tenant improvements and leasehold interests. Capitalized above-market lease values are amortized as a reduction of rental income over the remaining terms of the respective leases. Capitalized below- market lease values are amortized as an increase to rental income over the remaining terms of the respective leases and expected below-market renewal option periods. Capitalized above-market ground lease values are amortized as a reduction of property operating expense over the remaining terms of the respective leases. Capitalized below-market ground lease values are amortized as an increase to property operating expense over the remaining terms of the respective leases and expected below-market renewal option periods. The value of in-place leases, exclusive of the value of above-market and below-market in-place leases, is amortized to expense over the remaining periods of the respective leases. Assumed mortgage premiums or discounts are amortized as an increase or reduction to interest expense over the remaining terms of the respective mortgages. Impairment of Long Lived Assets When circumstances indicate the carrying value of a property may not be recoverable, we review the asset for impairment. This review is based on an estimate of the future undiscounted cash flows, excluding interest charges, expected to result from the property’s use and eventual disposition. These estimates consider factors such as expected future operating income, market and other applicable trends and residual value, as well as the effects of leasing demand, competition and other factors. If impairment exists due to the inability to recover the carrying value of a property, an impairment loss is recorded to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value of the property for properties to be held and used. For properties held for sale, the impairment loss is the adjustment to fair value less estimated cost to dispose of the asset. These assessments have a direct impact on net income because recording an impairment loss results in an immediate negative adjustment to net earnings. Goodwill We evaluate goodwill for possible impairment at least annually or upon the occurrence of a triggering event. A triggering event is an event or circumstance that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. We performed a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value. Based on our assessment we determined that our goodwill is not impaired as of December 31, 2017 and no further analysis is required. 49 Derivative Instruments We may use derivative financial instruments, including interest rate swaps, caps, options, floors and other interest rate derivative contracts, to hedge all or a portion of the interest rate risk associated with our borrowings. Certain of our foreign operations expose us to fluctuations of foreign interest rates and exchange rates. These fluctuations may impact the value of our cash receipts and payments in our functional currency, USD. We enter into derivative financial instruments to protect the value or fix the amount of certain obligations in terms of our functional currency. We record all derivatives on our audited consolidated balance sheets at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether we have elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting, and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. Derivatives may also be designated as hedges of the foreign currency exposure of a net investment in a foreign operation. Hedge accounting generally provides for the matching of the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging instrument with the recognition of the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that is attributable to the hedged risk in a fair value hedge or the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge. We may enter into derivative contracts that are intended to economically hedge certain risk, even though hedge accounting does not apply or we elect not to apply hedge accounting. The accounting for subsequent changes in the fair value of these derivatives depends on whether each has been designed and qualifies for hedge accounting treatment. If we elect not to apply hedge accounting treatment, any changes in the fair value of these derivative instruments is recognized immediately in gains (losses) on derivative instruments in the consolidated statements of operations. If the derivative is designated and qualifies for hedge accounting treatment the change in the estimated fair value of the derivative is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) to the extent that it is effective. Any ineffective portion of a change in derivative fair value will be immediately recognized in earnings. Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement Concurrent with the Listing and modifications to the Advisory Agreement, we entered into the OPP with the OP and the Advisor. We record equity based compensation expense associated with the awards over the requisite service period of five years on a graded basis. The cumulative equity-based compensation expense is adjusted each reporting period for changes in the estimated market-related performance. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements See Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion. Results of Operations Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2017 to the Year Ended December 31, 2016 During 2017 , we acquired 12 properties by purchase (net 11 after one disposition), bringing our total portfolio of properties to 321 as of December 31, 2017 . Late in the fourth quarter of 2016, we acquired 15 properties for $565.8 million through Merger, bringing our total portfolio to 310 properties as of December 31, 2016. Our operating results generally reflect our ownership of 318 properties through the end of the fourth quarter of 2017 (three properties acquired late during the fourth quarter of 2017 had little to no impact on 2017 operating results given the timing of the acquisitions). As a result thereof, the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2017 reflect significant changes in most categories when comparing to the year ended December 31, 2016. Rental Income Rental income was $242.5 million and $204.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Our rental income increased $38.5 million compared to 2016 , as a result of a full year of rental income for the 15 properties acquired in the Merger, and a partial year of rental income on the 12 properties acquired by purchase during 2017, which, together, resulted in an incremental $48.1 million increase in rental income for the year ended December 31, 2017, and was partially aided by a rise in the value of the GBP and Euro throughout 2017 compared to the USD. This was partially offset by the impact from the sale of one property during 2017 for an aggregate sale price of $13.0 million, the sale of 34 properties during the last two quarters of 2016 for an aggregate sales price of $110.4 million and GBP and Euro currency declines in 2016. 50 Table of Contents Operating Expense Reimbursements Operating expense reimbursements were $16.8 million and $10.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Our lease agreements generally require tenants to pay all property operating expenses, in addition to base rent, however some limited property operating expenses may be absorbed by us. Operating expense reimbursements primarily reflect insurance costs and real estate taxes incurred by us and subsequently reimbursed by the tenant. The increase over 2016 is largely driven by a full year of additional operating expense reimbursements related to the 15 properties acquired in the Merger and additional partial year of property operating expense reimbursements for the 12 properties acquired during 2017. This increase was also driven, in part, by a rise in the value of the GBP and Euro throughout 2017, and was partially offset by the impact of our disposition of one property during the first quarter of 2017 and of 34 properties during the last two quarters of 2016. Property Operating Expense Property operating expenses were $28.9 million and $19.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. These costs primarily relate to insurance costs and real estate taxes on our properties, which are generally reimbursable by the tenants. The main exceptions are GSA properties for which certain expenses are not reimbursable by tenants. Property operating expense also includes provisions for bad debt expense associated with receivables we believe are doubtful of collection. The increase is primarily driven by a full year of operating expenses recognized on 15 properties acquired in the Merger, most of which are subject to triple net leases, and additional partial year property operating expense reimbursements for the 12 properties acquired during 2017. This increase was also driven, in part, by a rise in the value of the GBP and Euro throughout 2017 compared to the USD, and was partially offset by the impact of our disposition of one property during the first quarter of 2017 and of 34 properties during the last two quarters of 2016, bad debt expense, and GBP and Euro currency declines in 2016. During 2017, we recognized bad debt expense of $1.0 million with respect to receivables related to one of our tenants that vacated its space and ceased making rental payments. This resulted in a decrease in the portfolio's total occupancy from 100.0% as of December 31, 2016, to 99.5% as of December 31, 2017 based on rentable square feet. Additionally, we incurred non-reimbursable repairs and maintenance expense during the year ended December 31, 2017 of $0.6 million. As a result of these non-recurring charges, when coupled with impact of the acquired properties net of disposed properties, our recovery of property operating expenses increased from 53.2% during the year ended December 31, 2016 to 58.1% during the during the year ended December 31, 2017. Operating Fees to Related Parties Operating fees paid to related parties were $24.5 million and $19.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Operating fees to related parties represent compensation to the Advisor for asset management services as well as property management fees paid to the Advisor, Property Manager and Service Provider for our European investments. Our Advisory Agreement requires us to pay a Base Management Fee of $18.0 million per annum ($4.5 million per quarter) and a Variable Base Management Fee, both payable in cash, and Incentive Compensation, payable in cash and shares, if the applicable hurdles are met (see Note 11 - Related Party Transactions to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for details). The increase to operating fees in 2017 is driven in part by the payment of the Variable Base Management fee equal to $3.4 million resulting from the issuance of $370.4 million of equity in connection with the Merger, issuances of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the ATM Program and issuances of Series A Preferred Stock. In addition, our operating fees paid to related parties increased due to an increase in the property management fees incurred on the acquisition of 12 properties during 2017, and was partially offset by our disposition of one property during the first quarter of 2017, and the disposition of 34 properties during the last two quarters of 2016. No Incentive Compensation was earned for the two years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Our Service Provider and Property Manager are entitled to fees for the management of our properties. Property management fees that we pay our Service Provider and Property Manager are calculated as a percentage of our gross revenues. During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, property management fees we paid were $4.3 million and $3.8 million , respectively. The Property Manager elected to waive $1.2 million and $2.3 million of the property management fees for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Acquisition and Transaction Related Expenses We recorded $2.0 million of acquisition and transaction expenses during the year ended December 31, 2017, which consisted of third-party professional fees relating to the Merger, fees related to the novation of our derivative contracts in connection with the refinancing in July 2017 of our prior credit facility pursuant to a credit agreement dated as July 25, 2013 (as amended from time to time thereafter, the "Prior Credit Facility") with the Credit Facility, bridge facility commitment letter fees and legal fees. Our 2017 acquisitions and dispositions are considered as asset acquisitions and disposal, therefore any applicable transaction costs were capitalized. Acquisition and transaction related expenses during the year ended December 31, 2016 of $9.8 million were primarily related to the Merger. 51 Table of Contents General and Administrative Expense General and administrative expense was $8.6 million and $7.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, primarily consisting of professional fees including audit and taxation related services, board member compensation, and directors’ and officers' liability insurance. The increase for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2016 is primarily due to the increase in directors and officer's liability insurance premiums and professional fees. Equity Based Compensation During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , we recognized income of $(4.4) million and expense of $3.4 million , respectively, with respect to equity-based compensation primarily related to changes in the fair value of the OPP offset by the amortization of Restricted Shares and RSUs granted to our independent directors. The decrease in equity based compensation in 2017 is primarily due to a decrease in the OPP valuation, which resulted from the second year of the performance period under the OPP having ended without any LTIP Units having been earned, due to a decrease in our stock price, and our peer groups having generally outperformed us. See Note 13 - Share-Based Compensation to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for details regarding the OPP. Depreciation and Amortization Expense Depreciation and amortization expense was $113.0 million and $94.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. The increase in 2017 is due to a full year of depreciation and amortization expense for the 15 properties acquired through the Merger during 2016, coupled with our short-period depreciation and amortization for the 12 properties acquired in 2017, and aided by a rise in the value of the GBP and Euro throughout 2017 compared to the USD. This expense is offset slightly by the absence of depreciation and amortization for the one property disposition in the first quarter of 2017 and for the 34 properties sold during the last two quarters of 2016. Additionally, in connection with the financial difficulties of a tenant, we wrote off the tenant related lease intangibles with a carrying amount of $1.8 million, net of accumulated amortization, during the third quarter of 2017. Interest Expense Interest expense was $48.5 million and $39.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. The increase was primarily related to $386.1 million of debt assumed in the Merger and borrowings of $720.9 million based on USD equivalent incurred on July 24, 2017 under the Credit Facility. These new borrowings were offset by the full repayment of $56.5 million outstanding under the mezzanine facility assumed in connection with the Merger (the "Mezzanine Facility") on March 30, 2017, the full repayment of $725.7 million outstanding under the Prior Credit Facility on July 24, 2017 and the repayment of $200.0 million outstanding under the Credit Facility. We also had additional interest expense in the fourth quarter of 2017 due to our new $187.0 million multi- tenant mortgage loan and repayment of approximately $120.0 million under the Revolving Credit Facility. Overall increase to interest expense was also driven, in part, by a rise in the value of the GBP and Euro throughout 2017 compared to the USD. These increases were partially offset by interest savings due to the paydown of the $21.6 million Encanto mortgage in the second quarter of 2017. After the mortgage was repaid, this property became part of our borrowing base under the Credit Facility. Our total consolidated debt was $1.5 billion and $1.4 billion as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The weighted-average effective interest rate of our total consolidated debt decreased from 3.08% as of December 31, 2016 to 2.77% as of December 31, 2017. We view a mix of secured and unsecured financing sources as an efficient and accretive means to acquire properties and manage working capital. Our interest expense in future periods will vary based on our level of future borrowings, which will depend on our refinancing needs and our acquisition activity. Gains on Dispositions of Real Estate Investments Gains on dispositions of real estate investments during the year ended 2017 of $1.1 million related to the disposition of Kulicke & Soffa located in Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania, which resulted in a gain on sale of disposition of $0.4 million, and the reversal of the prior year Gain Fee of $0.8 million. There were gains of $13.3 million on disposition of real estate investments relating to the sale of 34 assets during the year ended December 31, 2016. Foreign Currency and Interest Rate Impact on Operations The losses of $8.3 million and gains of $7.4 million on derivative instruments for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, reflect the negative marked-to-market impact from foreign currency and interest rate derivative instruments used to hedge the investment portfolio from adverse currency and interest rate movements, and was mainly driven by volatility and gains in foreign currencies against the USD in 2017 and losses in 2016, particularly the GBP and Euro. The losses of $3.7 million and gains of $10.1 million on undesignated foreign currency advances and other hedge ineffectiveness for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, primarily relate to the marked-to-market adjustments on the excess foreign currency draws over our net investments in the United Kingdom and Europe which are not designated as 52 Table of Contents hedges, and these were driven in part by a rise in the value of the GBP and Euro throughout 2017 compared to the USD, as well as similar rises in other foreign currencies. Effective on July 24, 2017, in connection with the refinancing of the Prior Credit Facility, our GBP-denominated borrowings were substantially reduced, and there were no undesignated excess foreign advances in GBP thereafter. Accordingly, we do not expect charges/gains on excess amounts in the future. We had no unrealized gains or (losses) on non-functional foreign currency advances not designated as net investment hedges for year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 . As a result of our foreign investments in Europe, we are subject to risk from the effects of exchange rate movements in the Euro and GBP currencies , which may affect costs and cash flows in our functional currency, the USD. We generally manage foreign currency exchange rate movements by matching our debt service obligation to the lender and the tenant’s rental obligation to us in the same currency. This reduces our overall exposure to currency fluctuations. In addition, we may use currency hedging to further reduce the exposure to our net cash flow. We are generally a net receiver of these currencies (we receive more cash than we pay out), and therefore our results of operations of our foreign properties benefit from a weaker USD, and are adversely affected by a stronger USD, relative to the foreign currency. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, the average exchange rate for GBP to USD increased by 4.9% and the average exchange rate for Euro to USD increased by 2.1%. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2016, the average exchange rate for GBP to USD decreased by 9.3% and the average exchange rate for Euro to USD decreased by 13.9%. Income Tax Expense Although as a REIT we generally do not pay U.S. federal income taxes, we recognize income tax (expense) benefit domestically for state taxes and local income taxes incurred, if any, and also in foreign jurisdictions in which we own properties. In addition, we perform an analysis of potential deferred tax or future tax benefit and expense as a result of book and tax differences and timing differences in taxes across jurisdictions. Our current income tax expense fluctuates from period to period based primarily on the timing of those taxes. Income tax expense was $3.1 million and $4.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, we recognized a deferred tax benefit of $1.0 million. Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2016 to the Year Ended December 31, 2015 During 2015, we acquired 22 properties, of which 18 were acquired during the third quarter of 2015, bringing our total portfolio to 329 properties as of December 31, 2015. Our operating results reflect the ownership of 329 properties through predominantly the end of the third quarter of 2016, at which time we had disposed of only three U.S. properties. During the fourth quarter of 2016, we disposed of 31 properties, inclusive of one property in the Netherlands, and through the Merger of Global II, we acquired 15 properties as of the Merger Date, bringing our total portfolio to 310 properties. As a result thereof, the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2016 reflect significant changes in most categories when comparing to the year ended December 31, 2015. Rental Income Rental income was $204.0 million and $194.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Our rental income increased compared to 2015, as the result of a full year of rental income for the 22 properties on 295 properties acquired during 2015 and additional rental income for the last 10 days of 2016 for the 15 properties acquired from the Merger. This was partially offset by the impact from the sale of 34 properties during the last two quarters of 2016 for an aggregate sales price of $110.4 million and currency declines. Operating Expense Reimbursements Operating expense reimbursements were $10.1 million and $10.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Our lease agreements generally require tenants to pay all property operating expenses, in addition to base rent, however some limited property operating expenses may be absorbed by us. Operating expense reimbursements primarily reflect insurance costs and real estate taxes incurred by us and subsequently reimbursed by the tenant. The decrease over 2015 is largely driven by our dispositions of 34 properties in the second half of 2016 and currency declines, partially offset by additional operating expense reimbursements related to a full year of operating expense reimbursements for the 22 properties acquired during 2015 and additional property operating expense reimbursements for the last ten days of 2016 related to the 15 properties acquired from the Merger. Property Operating Expense Property operating expenses were $19.0 million and $18.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. These costs primarily relate to insurance costs and real estate taxes on our properties, which are generally reimbursable by the tenants. The main exceptions are GSA properties for which certain expenses are not reimbursable by tenants. The increase is primarily driven by a full year of operating expenses recognized on 22 properties acquired during 2015 and additional property operating expenses incurred for the ten days of 2016 for the 15 properties acquired from the Merger, partially offset by the impact of our disposition of 34 properties during the second half of 2016, and currency declines. 53 Table of Contents Operating Fees to Related Parties Operating fees to related parties were $19.8 million and $15.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Operating fees to related parties represent compensation paid to the Advisor for asset management services as well as property management fees paid to the Service Provider for our European investments. Prior to April 1, 2015, we compensated the Advisor by issuing restricted performance based subordinated participation interests in the OP in the form of Class B Units for asset management services. These Class B Units converted to OP Units as of the Listing. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the board of directors approved the issuance of 1,020,580 Class B Units to the Advisor assuming a price of $9.00 per unit, all of which converted to OP Units upon Listing. There was no charge reflected in the financial statements for the issuance of Class B Units, until the Listing Date, at which time they were no longer subject to forfeiture. There were no Class B Units issued during the year ended December 31, 2016. With effect following the Listing Date, our Advisory Agreement requires us to pay Base Management Fee of $18.0 million per annum and variable fee or the Incentive Compensation, both payable in cash (see Note 11 — Related Party Transactions to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for details). Our operating fees have increased in 2016 due to incurring a full year on Base Management Fee of $18.0 million, $0.2 million of Incentive Compensation after new equity issuance during the period following the Listing Date due to Merger compared to 2015. Our Service Provider and Property Manager are entitled to fees for the management of our properties. Property management fees are calculated as a percentage of gross revenues. During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, property management fees were $3.8 million and $4.0 million, respectively. The Property Manager elected to waive $2.3 million and $2.5 million of the property management fees for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Acquisition and Transaction Related Expenses We recognized $9.8 million of acquisition and transaction expenses during the year ended December 31, 2016, which consisted of third party financial advisor fees, bridge facility commitment letter fees, auditor consent fees, legal fees and expenses as well as the cost of appraising the Global II properties that were acquired in the Merger. Acquisition and transaction related expenses for the year ended December 31, 2015 of $6.1 million primarily related to the purchase of 22 properties with an aggregate purchase price of $255.0 million. Listing Fees We incurred a listing fee in 2015 in connection with our Listing of approximately $18.7 million. The majority of these fees were paid to related parties, see Note 11 — Related Party Transactions to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for details of the breakdown. Vesting of Class B Units There was no additional expense realized during the year ended December 31, 2016, relating to the vesting of Class B Units previously issued to the Advisor for prior asset management services. Vesting of Class B Units expense was $14.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, relating to the vesting of Class B Units previously issued to the Advisor for prior asset management services. The performance condition related to these Class B Units was satisfied upon completion of the Listing and on June 2, 2015, the Class B Units were converted to OP Units on a one-to-one basis. General and Administrative Expenses General and administrative expenses were $7.1 million and $7.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, primarily consists of board member compensation, directors' and officers' liability insurance, and professional fees including audit and taxation services. Equity Based Compensation During the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, we recognized $3.4 million and $2.2 million, respectively, of expense related to equity-based compensation primarily related to the amortization of the OPP and restricted shares granted to our independent directors of $0.4 million and $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Depreciation and Amortization Expense Depreciation and amortization expense was $94.5 million and $90.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The increase in 2016 is due to our aforementioned full year of depreciation and amortization expense for our 22 property acquisitions during 2015, coupled with our depreciation and amortization expense for the last ten days of 2016 on the 15 properties acquired through the Merger. The increases were partially offset by the lack of depreciation and amortization expense in 2016 for the 34 dispositions during the second half of 2016 and currency declines. Interest Expense Interest expense was $39.1 million and $34.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The increase was primarily related to an increase in average borrowings throughout 2016 to fund our 2015 property acquisitions. Additionally, on the Merger Date, we incurred ten days of interest expense associated with our assumption of $107.0 million 54 Table of Contents Mezzanine Facility obligations, which were subsequently reduced by $52.1 million of repayments and $276.3 million of mortgages, which were subsequently reduced by $12.6 million of repayments in connection with our payoff of the DB Luxembourg secondary mortgage. These increases were partially offset by currency declines. We view a mix of secured and unsecured financing sources as an efficient and accretive means to acquire properties and manage working capital. Our interest expense in future periods will vary based on our level of future borrowings, which will depend on our refinancing needs and our acquisition activity. Gains on Dispositions of Real Estate Investments The gains of $13.3 million on disposition of real estate investments is related to the sale of 34 assets during the year ended December 31, 2016. There were no gains (losses) on dispositions of assets during the year ended December 31, 2015. Foreign Currency and Interest Rate Impact on Operations The gains of $7.4 million and $3.9 million on derivative instruments for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, reflect the positive marked-to-market impact from foreign currency and interest rate derivative instruments used to hedge the investment portfolio from adverse currency and interest rate movements, and was mainly driven by volatility in foreign currencies, particularly GBP and Euro. The gains of $10.1 million and $5.1 million on undesignated foreign currency advances and other hedge ineffectiveness for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, primarily relate to the marked-to-market adjustments on the excess foreign currency draws over our net investments in the United Kingdom and Europe which are not designated as hedges. We had no unrealized gains or (losses) on non-functional foreign currency advances not designated as net investment hedges for year ended December 31, 2016. The unrealized losses on non-functional foreign currency advances that were not designated as net investment hedges for the year ended December 31, 2015 were $3.6 million. Effective May 17, 2015, additional foreign currency advances were designated as net investment hedges. Income Tax Expense Although as a REIT we generally do not pay U.S. federal income taxes, we recognize income tax (expense) benefit for state taxes and local income taxes incurred, if any, including foreign jurisdictions in which we own properties. In addition, we perform an analysis of potential deferred tax or future tax benefit as a result of timing differences in taxes across jurisdictions. Our current income tax expense fluctuates from period to period based primarily on the timing of those taxes. The income tax expense was $4.4 million and $5.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Cash Flows from Operating Activities During the year ended December 31, 2017 , net cash provided by operating activities was $131.0 million . The level of cash flows provided by operating activities is driven by, among other things, rental income received, operating fees paid to related parties for asset and property management, and interest payments on outstanding borrowings. Cash flows provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2017 reflect a net income of $23.6 million adjusted for non-cash items of $107.1 million (primarily depreciation, amortization of intangibles, amortization of deferred financing costs, amortization of mortgage premium/discount, amortization of mezzanine discount, amortization of above- and below-market lease and ground lease assets and liabilities, bad debt expense, unbilled straight-line rent, and equity-based compensation) and working capital items of $10.9 million . During the year ended December 31, 2016, net cash provided by operating activities was $114.4 million. The level of cash flows provided by operating activities is driven by, among other things, rental income received, operating fees paid to related parties paid for asset and property management and interest payments on outstanding borrowings. Cash flows provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2016 reflect a net income of $47.6 million adjusted for non-cash items of $94.0 million (primarily depreciation, amortization of intangibles, amortization of deferred financing costs, amortization of mortgage premium/discount, amortization of mezzanine discount, amortization of above/below-market lease and ground lease assets and liabilities, bad debt expense, unbilled straight-line rent, and equity based compensation) and working capital items of $2.7 million. During the year ended December 31, 2015, net cash provided by operating activities was $102.2 million. The level of cash flows provided by operating activities is driven by the volume of acquisition activity, related rental income received and interest payments on outstanding borrowings. Cash flows provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2015 also reflect $6.1 million of acquisition and transaction related costs. Cash Flows from Investing Activities Net cash used in investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2017 of $79.0 million primarily related to cash paid for investments in real estate of $98.8 million and capital expenditures of $3.1 million , partially offset by net proceeds from the sale of real estate investments of $12.3 million from the disposition of Kulicke & Soffa and net proceeds from settlement of derivatives of $10.6 million . 55 Table of Contents Net cash provided by investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2016 of $134.1 million primarily related to proceeds from sale of real estate investments of $107.8 million on dispositions of 34 properties, cash acquired in Merger transaction of $19.0 million and restricted cash acquired in Merger transaction of $7.6 million. Net cash used in investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2015 of $222.3 million primarily related to our acquisition of 22 properties with an aggregate base purchase price of $255.0 million, which were partially funded with borrowings under our Credit Facility and by mortgage notes payable. Cash Flows from Financing Activities Net cash used in financing activities of $30.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2017 related to repayments on the Prior Credit Facility and the Credit Facility of $1.0 billion , dividends to common stockholders of $142.7 million , repayment of the Mezzanine Facility of $56.5 million and repayments of mortgage notes payable of $21.9 million . These cash outflows were partially offset by borrowings from the Revolving Credit Facilities of $647.4 million , proceeds from the Term Facility of $225.0 million , proceeds from mortgage notes payable of $187.0 million and proceeds from the issuance of Series A Preferred Stock of $130.4 million . Net cash used in financing activities of $236.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2016 related to borrowings on the Credit Facility of $62.7 million and net advances from related parties of $2.2 million, offset by repayments on Credit Facility of $113.9 million, Mezzanine Facility of $51.8 million and mortgage notes payable of $13.4 million. Other payments included dividends to stockholders of $120.4 million and distributions to non-controlling interest holders of $2.0 million. Net cash provided by financing activities of $118.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2015 related to proceeds, net of receivables, from the issuance of Common Stock of $0.4 million, borrowings under Credit Facility of $476.2 million, proceeds from mortgage notes payable of $245.5 million and net advances from related parties of $0.4 million, partially offset by Common Stock repurchases of $127.3 million and repayments on the Credit Facility of $373.2 million. Other payments included dividends to stockholders of $97.7 million and distributions to non-controlling interest holders of $0.6 million. Liquidity and Capital Resources As of December 31, 2017 , we had cash and cash equivalents of $102.4 million and restricted cash of $5.3 million . Principal future demands on cash and cash equivalents will include the purchase of additional properties or other investments in accordance with our investment strategy, payment of related acquisition costs, improvement costs, the payment of our operating and administrative expenses, continuing debt service obligations and dividends to holders of our Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock, as well as any future class or series of preferred stock we may issue. Management expects that operating income from our properties should cover operating expenses and the payment of our monthly dividend to our common stockholders and the quarterly dividend payable to holders of our Series A Preferred Stock, but in certain periods we may need to fund from cash on hand generated from other sources. During the year ended December 31, 2017, cash used to pay our dividends was generated mainly from funds received from cash flows provided by operations and cash on hand generated from our other sources of capital, which include proceeds received from our ATM Program (or any similar future program), proceeds from our Revolving Credit Facility, proceeds from secured or unsecured financings from banks or other lenders, proceeds from future offerings of debt or equity securities (including preferred equity securities), proceeds from the sale of properties and undistributed funds from operations, if any. Our goal is to acquire $500.0 million of properties during the year ending December 31, 2018. Generally, we fund our acquisitions through a combination of cash and cash equivalents and mortgage or other debt, but we also may acquire assets free and clear of permanent mortgage or other indebtedness (see Note 5 - Mortgage Notes Payable, Net and Note 6 — Credit Facilities to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion). We may also use proceeds from future offerings of equity securities (including preferred equity securities) to fund acquisitions. During 2017, we acquired 12 properties for an aggregate purchase price of $98.8 million and disposed of one property for $13.0 million. On September 12, 2017, we completed the initial issuance and sale of 4,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, which generated gross proceeds of $100.0 million and net proceeds of $96.3 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering costs paid by us. On October 11, 2017, the underwriters exercised an option to purchase additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and we sold an additional 259,650 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, which generated gross proceeds of $6.5 million after adjusting for the amount of dividends declared per share for the period from September 12, 2017 to September 30, 2017 and payable to holders of record as of October 6, 2017, and resulted in net proceeds of $6.3 million , after deducting underwriting discounts and offering costs paid by us. On December 19, 2017 , we completed the sale of 1,150,000 additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock in an underwritten public offering at an offering price of $25.00 per share, which generated gross proceeds of $28.8 million and net proceeds of $27.8 million . These additional shares of shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been consolidated to form a single series, and are fully fungible with the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock. We reserve the right to further reopen this series and issue additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock either through public or private sales at any time. 56 Table of Contents During the year ended December 31, 2017, we sold 820,988 shares of Common Stock through the ATM Program and collected net proceeds of $18.3 million , after issuance costs of $0.4 million . These fees were charged to additional paid-in capital on the accompanying audited consolidated balance sheet during the ATM Program as of December 31, 2017 . There were no shares sold in the fourth quarter of 2017. The Prior Credit Facility provided for borrowings of up to $740.0 million (subject to borrowing base availability), and we had $616.6 million (including £177.2 million and €258.9 million) and $722.1 million (including £160.2 million and €255.7 million) outstanding under the Prior Credit Facility as of December 31, 2016 and June 30, 2017. On July 24, 2017, we terminated the Prior Credit Facility and repaid the outstanding balance of $725.8 million (including €255.7 million, £160.2 million and $221.6 million) of which $720.9 million was repaid with proceeds from the Credit Facility and $4.9 million from cash on hand. On July 24, 2017, we entered into the Credit Facility, providing for a $500.0 million Revolving Credit Facility and a €194.6 million ($225.0 million USD equivalent at closing) Term Facility. The aggregate total commitments under the Credit Facility are $725.0 million based on USD equivalents. Upon our request, subject in all respects to the consent of the lenders in their sole discretion, these aggregate total commitments may be increased up to an aggregate additional amount of $225.0 million, allocated to either or among both portions of the Credit Facility, with total commitments under the Credit Facility not to exceed $950.0 million. At the closing of the Credit Facility, we borrowed, based on USD equivalent at closing, $495.9 million under the Revolving Credit Facility. On September 18, 2017, we repaid $80.0 million denominated in USD outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility using proceeds from the issuance of Series A Preferred Stock. As of December 31, 2017 , we had $298.9 million borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility ($209.0 million, £40.0 million and €30.0 million) and $229.9 million (€194.6 million), net of discount, outstanding under the Term Facility with a weighted-average effective interest rate per annum of 2.7%. The Revolving Credit Facility is interest-only and matures on July 24, 2021, subject to one one-year extension at our option. The Term Facility is interest-only and matures on July 24, 2022. The availability of borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility is based on the value of a pool of eligible unencumbered real estate assets owned by us and compliance with various ratios related to those assets. As of December 31, 2017 , $65.1 million was available for future borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility. Any future borrowings may, at our option, be denominated in USD, EUR, Canadian Dollars, GBP or Swiss Francs. Amounts borrowed may not, however, be converted to, or repaid in, another currency once borrowed. In connection with the replacement of the Prior Credit Facility with the Credit Facility, and the change in borrowings by currency resulting therefrom, we terminated £160.3 million notional GBP-LIBOR interest rate swap and entered into a new $150.0 million notional five year USD-LIBOR interest rate swap. Additionally, we novated our existing €224.4 million notional Euribor interest rate swap from our existing counterparty to a new counterparty. On March 30, 2017, we repaid in full the outstanding balance under the Mezzanine Facility of $56.5 million or €52.7 million (see Note 6 — Credit Facilities to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion of the terms and conditions of the facilities). On October 27, 2017, 12 wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Borrowers”) of the OP entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Column Financial, Inc. and Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. (collectively, the “Lenders”). The Loan Agreement provides for a $187.0 million loan (the “Loan”) with a fixed interest rate of 4.369% and a maturity date of November 6, 2027. The Loan requires monthly interest-only payments, with the principal balance due on the maturity date. The Loan is secured by, among other things, the Borrowers’ interests in 12 single tenant net leased office and industrial properties in nine states totaling approximately 2.6 million square feet (the “Mortgaged Properties”). At the closing of the Loan, the net proceeds after accrued interest and closing costs (including $2.2 million in taxes and other charges and expenses related to the Mortgaged Properties) were used to repay approximately $120.0 million of indebtedness that was outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, with the balance available to us to be used for general corporate purposes, including to make future acquisitions. As of December 31, 2017 we had total debt outstanding of $1.5 billion with a weighted average interest rate per annum equal to 2.9% representing secured gross mortgage notes payable net of mortgage discount of $984.9 million and outstanding advances under the Credit Facility of $528.8 million. Our debt leverage ratio was 47.6% (total debt as a percentage of total purchase price of real estate investments, based on the exchange rate at the time of purchase) as of December 31, 2017. See Note 7 — Fair Value of Financial Instruments to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for fair value of such debt as of December 31, 2017. As of December 31, 2017 the weighted-average maturity of our indebtedness was 3.9 years. We have approximately $134.8 million of mortgage debt that matures between December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018. On January 26, 2018, we entered into a multi-tenant mortgage loan, yielding gross proceeds of $32.8 million with a fixed interest rate of 4.32% and a 10-year maturity in February 2028. Proceeds were used to pay down approximately $30.0 million of outstanding indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Facility, with the balance available for general corporate purposes and future 57 Table of Contents acquisitions. In February 2018, we closed an $18.6 million acquisition of a distribution property and borrowed $40.0 million under the Revolving Credit Facility. In addition, we signed six definitive agreements to acquire $274.0 million of primarily net lease industrial and distribution properties, all located in the United States. These transactions are expected to close in stages in the coming quarters and should be fully closed by October 2018. We anticipate using available cash on hand, proceeds from our Revolving Credit Facility and other sources of capital, discussed above, to pay the consideration required to complete any future acquisitions. These agreements are subject to conditions, and there can be no assurance they will be completed on their current terms, or at all. Management believes it has the ability to service its obligations as they come due. Loan Obligations Our loan obligations generally require us to pay principal and interest on a monthly or quarterly basis with all unpaid principal and interest due at maturity. Our loan agreements (including the Credit Facility) stipulate compliance with specific reporting covenants. Our mortgage notes payable agreements require compliance with certain property-level financial covenants including debt service coverage ratios. As of December 31, 2017, we were in breach of a loan-to-vacant possession financial covenant on one mortgage note payable agreement, which had an outstanding principal balance of $37.9 million ( £28.1 million ) as of December 31, 2017. During the fourth quarter of 2017, we repaid £0.8 million and in January 2018 we repaid €0.1 million of principal on two mortgage note payable agreements in order to cure loan to value financial covenant breaches which did not result in events of default. We were in compliance with the remaining covenants under our mortgage notes payable agreements as of December 30, 2017. As of December 31, 2016, we were in compliance with the covenants under our mortgage notes payable agreements. Non-GAAP Financial Measures This section includes non-GAAP financial measures, including Funds from Operations ("FFO"), Core Funds from Operations ("Core FFO") and Adjusted Funds from Operations ("AFFO"). A description of these non-GAAP measures and reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, which is net income, is provided below. Funds from Operations, Core Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations Funds From Operations Due to certain unique operating characteristics of real estate companies, as discussed below, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT"), an industry trade group, has promulgated a measure known as FFO, which we believe to be an appropriate supplemental measure to reflect the operating performance of a REIT. FFO is not equivalent to net income or loss as determined under GAAP. We define FFO, a non-GAAP measure, consistent with the standards established by the White Paper on FFO approved by the Board of Governors of NAREIT, as revised in February 2004 (the "White Paper"). The White Paper defines FFO as net income or loss computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains or losses from sales of property but including asset impairment write-downs, plus depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures are calculated to reflect FFO. Our FFO calculation complies with NAREIT's definition. The historical accounting convention used for real estate assets requires straight-line depreciation of buildings and improvements, and straight-line amortization of intangibles, which implies that the value of a real estate asset diminishes predictably over time, especially if not adequately maintained or repaired and renovated as required by relevant circumstances or as requested or required by lessees for operational purposes in order to maintain the value disclosed. We believe that, because real estate values historically rise and fall with market conditions, including inflation, interest rates, unemployment and consumer spending, presentations of operating results for a REIT using historical accounting for depreciation and certain other items may be less informative. Historical accounting for real estate involves the use of GAAP. Any other method of accounting for real estate such as the fair value method cannot be construed to be any more accurate or relevant than the comparable methodologies of real estate valuation found in GAAP. Nevertheless, we believe that the use of FFO, which excludes the impact of real estate related depreciation and amortization, among other things, provides a more complete understanding of our performance to investors and to management, and when compared year over year, reflects the impact on our operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, general and administrative expenses, and interest costs, which may not be immediately apparent from net income. Core Funds From Operations Core FFO is FFO, excluding acquisition and transaction related costs as well as certain other costs that are considered to be non-core, such as fire loss and other costs related to damages at our properties. The purchase of properties, and the corresponding expenses associated with that process, is a key operational feature of our business plan to generate operational income and cash flows in order to make dividend payments to stockholders. In evaluating investments in real estate, we differentiate the costs to acquire the investment from the operations derived from the investment. By excluding expensed acquisition and transaction related 58 Table of Contents costs as well as non-core costs, we believe Core FFO provides useful supplemental information that is comparable for each type of real estate investment and is consistent with management's analysis of the investing and operating performance of our properties. Adjusted Funds From Operations In calculating AFFO, we exclude certain income or expense items from AFFO that we consider more reflective of investing activities, other non-cash income and expense items and the income and expense effects of other activities that are not a fundamental attribute of our business plan. These items include early extinguishment of debt and unrealized gains and losses, which may not ultimately be realized, such as gains or losses on derivative instruments, gains and losses on foreign currency transactions, and gains and losses on investments. In addition, by excluding non-cash income and expense items such as amortization of above- market and below-market leases intangibles, amortization of deferred financing costs, straight-line rent and equity-based compensation from AFFO, we believe we provide useful information regarding income and expense items which have a direct impact on our ongoing operating performance. We also include the realized gains or losses on foreign currency exchange contracts for AFFO as such items are part of our ongoing operations and affect the current operating performance of the Company. By providing AFFO, we believe we are presenting useful information that can be used to better assess the sustainability of our ongoing operating performance without the impacts of transactions that are not related to the ongoing profitability of our portfolio of properties. We also believe that AFFO is a recognized measure of sustainable operating performance by the REIT industry. Further, we believe AFFO is useful in comparing the sustainability of our operating performance with the sustainability of the operating performance of other real estate companies. In calculating AFFO, we exclude certain expenses which under GAAP are characterized as operating expenses in determining operating net income. All paid and accrued merger, acquisition and transaction related fees and certain other expenses negatively impact our operating performance during the period in which expenses are incurred or properties are acquired will also have negative effects on returns to investors, but are not reflective of our on-going performance. AFFO that excludes such costs and expenses would only be comparable to companies that did not have such activities. Further, under GAAP, certain contemplated non- cash fair value and other non-cash adjustments are considered operating non-cash adjustments to net income. In addition, as discussed above, we view gains and losses from fair value adjustments as items which are unrealized and may not ultimately be realized and not reflective of ongoing operations and are therefore typically adjusted for when assessing operating performance. Excluding income and expense items detailed above from our calculation of AFFO provides information consistent with management's analysis of the operating performance of the Company. Additionally, fair value adjustments, which are based on the impact of current market fluctuations and underlying assessments of general market conditions, but can also result from operational factors such as rental and occupancy rates, may not be directly related or attributable to our current operating performance. By excluding such changes that may reflect anticipated and unrealized gains or losses, we believe AFFO provides useful supplemental information. Caution on Use of Non-GAAP Measures FFO, Core FFO, and AFFO should not be construed to be more relevant or accurate than the current GAAP methodology in calculating net income or in its applicability in evaluating our operating performance. The method utilized to evaluate the value and performance of real estate under GAAP should be construed as a more relevant measure of operational performance and considered more prominently than the non-GAAP FFO, Core FFO and AFFO measures and the adjustments to GAAP in calculating FFO, Core FFO and AFFO. Other REITs may not define FFO in accordance with the current NAREIT definition (as we do) or may interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than we do or calculate Core FFO or AFFO differently than we do. Consequently, our presentation of FFO, Core FFO and AFFO may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures presented by other REITs. We consider FFO, Core FFO and AFFO useful indicators of our performance. Because FFO calculations exclude such factors as depreciation and amortization of real estate assets and gains or losses from sales of operating real estate assets (which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar conditions based on historical cost accounting and useful-life estimates), FFO facilitates comparisons of operating performance between periods and between other REITs in our peer group. As a result, we believe that the use of FFO, Core FFO and AFFO, together with the required GAAP presentations, provide a more complete understanding of our performance including relative to our peers and a more informed and appropriate basis on which to make decisions involving operating, financing, and investing activities. However, FFO, Core FFO and AFFO are not indicative of cash available to fund ongoing cash needs, including the ability to make cash distributions. Investors are cautioned that FFO, Core FFO and AFFO should only be used to assess the sustainability of our operating performance excluding these activities, as they exclude certain costs that have a negative effect on our operating performance during the periods in which these costs are incurred. 59 Table of Contents The table below reflects the items deducted or added to net income attributable to common stockholders in our calculation of FFO, Core FFO and AFFO for the periods indicated. (In thousands) Year Ended December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 Net income attributable to common stockholders (in accordance with GAAP) $ 20,731 $ Depreciation and amortization Gains on dispositions of real estate investments (1) Proportionate share of adjustments for non-controlling interest to arrive at FFO FFO (as defined by NAREIT) attributable to common stockholders Acquisition and transaction fees (2) Fire loss Proportionate share of adjustments for non-controlling interest to arrive at Core FFO Core FFO attributable to common stockholders Non-cash equity based compensation Non-cash portion of interest expense Straight-line rent Amortization of above- and below- market leases and ground lease assets and liabilities, net Eliminate unrealized losses (gains) on foreign currency transactions (3) Unrealized losses (gains) on undesignated foreign currency advances and other hedge ineffectiveness Amortization of mortgage premium (discount), net and mezzanine discount Deferred tax benefit Proportionate share of adjustments for non-controlling interest to arrive at AFFO AFFO attributable to common stockholders Summary FFO (as defined by NAREIT) attributable to common stockholders Core FFO attributable to common stockholders AFFO attributable to common stockholders $ $ $ $ 113,048 (1,089) (78) 132,612 1,979 45 (1) 134,635 (3,787) 4,420 (10,537) 1,930 10,182 3,679 827 (693) (4) 140,652 $ 132,612 $ 134,635 $ 140,652 $ 47,140 94,455 (11,841) (669) 129,085 9,792 — (79) 138,798 3,748 6,698 (10,613) (41) (1,072) (10,109) (437) — 89 127,061 129,085 138,798 127,061 _______________________ (1) Gains on dispositions of real estate investments for the year ended December 31, 2016 is net of $1.5 million of tax recognized on the sale of Hotel Winston, The Netherlands property. (2) For the year ended December 31, 2017, acquisition and transaction costs are primarily comprised of approximately $0.8 million of merger and deal related costs and also include approximately $0.9 million in derivative novation costs in connection with the replacement of related counterparties, which are non-recurring costs and are considered to be non-core. For the year ended December 31, 2016, acquisition and transaction fees represent merger related costs of approximately $9.8 million . (3) For AFFO purposes, we add back unrealized losses (gains). For the year ended December 31, 2017 , losses on derivative instruments were $8.3 million which were comprised of unrealized losses of $10.2 million and realized gains of $1.9 million . For the year ended December 31, 2016, gains on derivative instruments were $7.4 million which were comprised of unrealized gains of $1.1 million and realized gains of $6.3 million. Dividends During the year ended December 31, 2017 , dividends paid to holders of Common Stock were $143.9 million , inclusive of $0.7 million of distributions paid for OP Units and LTIP Units holders, and dividends paid to holders of Series A Preferred Stock were $0.4 million. During the year ended December 31, 2017 , cash used to pay dividends was generated from cash flows from operations and cash available on hand. 60 $ 142,739 383 739 $ 143,861 $ 130,954 (383) (In thousands) Dividends: Dividends to holders of Common Stock Dividends to holders of Series A Preferred Stock Other (1) Total dividends Source of dividend coverage: Cash flows provided by operations Dividends paid to preferred stockholders Cash flows provided by operations - after payment of Series A Preferred Stock dividends Proceeds from sale of real estate investments $ 32,728 — 32,728 — Available cash on hand Total sources of dividend coverage 2,820 $ 35,548 Table of Contents The following table shows the sources for the payment of dividends to holders of Common Stock and and Series A Preferred Stock for the periods indicated: Three Months Ended Year Ended March 31, 2017 June 30, 2017 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2017 Percentage of Dividends Percentage of Dividends Percentage of Dividends Percentage of Dividends Percentage of Dividends $ 35,293 $ 35,466 $ 35,834 — — — 255 $ 35,548 160 $ 35,626 159 $ 35,993 $ 36,146 383 165 $ 36,694 $ 36,188 — $ 33,584 — $ 28,454 (383) 92.1% 36,188 101.6 % 33,584 93.3% 28,071 76.5% $ 130,571 —% 7.9% 100.0% $ 2,258 (2,820) 35,626 6.3 % (7.9)% 100.0 % $ — 2,409 35,993 —% 6.7% 100.0% $ — 8,623 36,694 2,258 —% 23.5% 11,032 100.0% $ 143,861 91.0% 90.8% 1.6% 7.7% 100.0% Cash flows provided by operations (GAAP basis) (2) $ 32,728 $ 36,188 $ 33,584 $ 28,454 $ 130,954 Net income attributable to common stockholders (in accordance with GAAP) $ 7,429 $ 5,200 $ 2,104 $ 5,998 $ 20,731 _______________________________ (1) Includes distributions paid of $97,000 for the OP Units and $0.6 million to the participating LTIP Units during the year ended December 31, 2017 . (2) Cash flows provided by operations for the year ended December 31, 2017 reflect acquisition and transaction related expenses of $2.0 million . Foreign Currency Translation Our reporting currency is the USD. The functional currency of our foreign investments is the applicable local currency for each foreign location in which we invest. Assets and liabilities in these foreign locations (including intercompany balances for which settlement is not anticipated in the foreseeable future) are translated at the spot rate in effect at the applicable reporting date. The amounts reported in the audited consolidated statements of operations are translated at the average exchange rates in effect during the applicable period. The resulting unrealized cumulative translation adjustment is recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the audited consolidated statements of equity. 61 Table of Contents Contractual Obligations The following table presents our estimated future payments under contractual obligations at December 31, 2017 and the effect these obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in the specified future periods: (In thousands) Principal on mortgage notes payable Interest on mortgage notes payable (1) Principal on term loan Interest on term loan (1) Principal on revolving credit facility Interest on revolving credit facility (1) Operating ground lease rental payments due (2) Total Less than 1 Year 1-3 Years 3-5 Years More than 5 Years $ 992,344 $ 135,180 $ 626,219 $ 43,945 $ 209,920 233,165 20,502 298,909 33,012 51,006 29,302 — 4,492 — 9,262 1,415 40,117 — 8,996 — 18,548 2,830 17,451 233,165 7,014 298,909 5,202 2,830 187,000 123,050 — — — — 43,931 353,981 Total (3) (4) $ 1,838,858 $ 179,651 $ 696,710 $ 608,516 $ _________________________ (1) Based on exchange rates of £1.00 to $1.35 for GBP and €1.00 to $1.20 for EURO as of December 31, 2017 . (2) Ground lease rental payments due for ING Amsterdam are not included in the table above as the Company's ground for this property is prepaid through 2050. (3) Amounts in the table above that relate to our foreign operations are based on the exchange rate of the local currencies at December 31, 2017 , which consisted primarily of the Euro and the GBP. At December 31, 2017 , we had no material capital lease obligations for which we were the lessee, either individually or in the aggregate. (4) Derivative payments are not included in this table due to the uncertainty of the timing and amounts of payments. Additionally, as derivatives can be settled at any point in time, they are generally not considered long-term in nature. Election as a REIT We qualified to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code, commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2013. Commencing with such taxable year, we were organized and operate in such a manner as to qualify for taxation as a REIT under the Code. We intend to continue to operate in such a manner to qualify for taxation as a REIT, but no assurance can be given that we will operate in a manner so as to remain qualified as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In order to continue to qualify for taxation as a REIT, we must, among other things, distribute annually at least 90% of our REIT taxable income. REITs are subject to a number of other organizational and operational requirements. Even if we continue to qualify for taxation as a REIT, we may be subject to certain federal, state, local and foreign taxes on our income and assets, including alternative minimum taxes, taxes on any undistributed income and state, local or foreign income, franchise, property and transfer taxes. Any of these taxes decrease our earnings and our available cash. In addition, our international assets and operations, including those designated as direct or indirect qualified REIT subsidiaries or other disregarded entities of a REIT, continue to be subject to taxation in the foreign jurisdictions where those assets are held or those operations are conducted. Inflation We may be adversely impacted by inflation on any leases that do not contain an indexed escalation provision. In addition, we may be required to pay costs for maintenance and operation of properties which may adversely impact our results of operations due to potential increases in costs and operating expenses resulting from inflation. Related-Party Transactions and Agreements Please see Note 11 - Related Party Transactions to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this Annual report on Form 10-K. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements We have no off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2017 that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors other than our future obligations under noncancelable operating ground leases (see Note 10 — Commitments and Contingencies and Contractual Obligations to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for details). 62 Table of Contents Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. Market Risk Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, and equity prices. The primary risks to which we are exposed are interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange risk, and we are also exposed to further market risk as a result of concentrations of tenants in certain industries and/or geographic regions. Adverse market factors can affect the ability of tenants in a particular industry/region to meet their respective lease obligations. In order to manage this risk, we view our collective tenant roster as a portfolio, and in our investment decisions we attempt to diversify our portfolio so that we are not overexposed to a particular industry or geographic region. Generally, we do not use derivative instruments to hedge credit risks or for speculative purposes. However, from time to time, we may enter into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge our foreign currency cash flow exposures. Interest Rate Risk The values of our real estate and related fixed-rate debt obligations are subject to fluctuations based on changes in interest rates. The value of our real estate is also subject to fluctuations based on local and regional economic conditions and changes in the creditworthiness of lessees, all of which may affect our ability to refinance property-level mortgage debt when balloon payments are scheduled, if we do not choose to repay the debt when due. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political conditions, and other factors beyond our control. An increase in interest rates would likely cause the fair value of our owned and managed assets to decrease, which would create lower revenues from managed assets and lower investment performance for the Managed REITs. Increases in interest rates may also have an impact on the credit profile of certain tenants. We are exposed to the impact of interest rate changes primarily through our borrowing activities. We have obtained, and may in the future obtain, variable- rate, non-recourse mortgage loans, and as a result, we have entered into, and may continue to enter into, interest rate swap agreements or interest rate cap agreements with lenders. Interest rate swap agreements effectively convert the variable-rate debt service obligations of the loan to a fixed rate, while interest rate cap agreements limit the underlying interest rate from exceeding a specified strike rate. Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party exchanges a stream of interest payments for a counterparty’s stream of cash flows over a specific period, and interest rate caps limit the effective borrowing rate of variable-rate debt obligations while allowing participants to share in downward shifts in interest rates. These interest rate swaps and caps are derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges on the forecasted interest payments on the debt obligation. The face amount on which the swaps or caps are based is not exchanged. Our objective in using these derivatives is to limit our exposure to interest rate movements. At December 31, 2017 , we estimated that the total fair value of our interest rate swaps, which are included in Derivatives, at fair value in the audited consolidated financial statements, was in a net liability position of $13.6 million (see Note 8 — Derivatives and Hedging Activities to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K). As of December 31, 2017 , our total consolidated debt included borrowings under the Credit Facility and secured mortgage financings, with a total carrying value of $1.5 billion , and a total estimated fair value of $1.5 billion and a weighted average effective interest rate per annum of 2.9% . At December 31, 2017 , a significant portion (approximately 87.0% ) of our long-term debt either bore interest at fixed rates, or was swapped to a fixed rate. The annual interest rates on our fixed-rate debt at December 31, 2017 ranged from 1.0% to 5.2% . The contractual annual interest rates on our variable-rate debt at December 31, 2017 ranged from 2.3% to 3.5% . Our debt obligations are more fully described in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations- Contractual Obligations above. The following table presents future principal cash flows based upon expected maturity dates of our debt obligations outstanding at December 31, 2017 : (In thousands) Fixed-rate debt (1) (2) Variable-rate debt (1) Total Debt 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Thereafter Total (2) $ 82,043 (2) $ 293,145 298,798 220,671 233,165 197,267 111,800 $ — 33,550 53,970 — — 193,843 293,145 332,348 274,641 233,165 197,267 $ 1,325,089 $ 199,320 $ 1,524,409 _____________________ (1) Assumes exchange rates of £1.00 to $1.35 for GBP and €1.00 to $1.20 for EUR as of December 31, 2017 , for illustrative purposes, as applicable. 63 Table of Contents (2) Fixed-rate debt includes variable debt that bear interest at margin plus a floating rate which is mostly fixed through our interest rate swap agreements The estimated fair value of our fixed-rate debt and our variable-rate debt that currently bears interest at fixed rates or has effectively been converted to a fixed rate through the use of interest rate swaps is affected by changes in interest rates. A decrease or increase in interest rates of 1% would change the estimated fair value of this debt at December 31, 2017 by an aggregate decrease of $14.9 million or an aggregate increase of $19.3 million , respectively. Annual interest expense on our unhedged variable-rate debt that does not bear interest at fixed rates at December 31, 2017 would increase by $13.9 million and decrease by $3.6 million , respectively for each respective 1% change in annual interest rates. Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk We own foreign investments, primarily in Europe and as a result are subject to risk from the effects of exchange rate movements in various foreign currencies, primarily the Euro and the GBP which may affect future costs and cash flows, in our functional currency. We generally manage foreign currency exchange rate movements by matching our debt service obligation to the lender and the tenant’s rental obligation to us in the same currency. This reduces our overall exposure to currency fluctuations. In addition, we may use currency hedging to further reduce the exposure to our net cash flow. We are generally a net receiver of these currencies (we receive more cash than we pay out), and therefore our results of operations of our foreign properties benefit from a weaker USD, and are adversely affected by a stronger USD, relative to the foreign currency. We have designated all current foreign currency draws as net investment hedges to the extent of our net investment in foreign subsidiaries. To the extent foreign draws in each currency exceed the net investment, we reflect the effects of changes in currency on such excess in earnings. As of December 31, 2017 , we did not have any draws in excess of our net investments (see Note 8 — Derivatives and Hedging Activities to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K). We enter into foreign currency forward contracts and put options to hedge certain of our foreign currency cash flow exposures. A foreign currency forward contract is a commitment to deliver a certain amount of foreign currency at a certain price on a specific date in the future. By entering into forward contracts and holding them to maturity, we are locked into a future currency exchange rate for the term of the contract. A foreign currency put option contract consists of a right, but not the obligation, to sell a specified amount of foreign currency for a specified amount of another currency at a specific date. If the exchange rate of the currency fluctuates favorably beyond the put options’ strike rate at maturity, the option would be considered in-the-money and exercised accordingly. The total estimated fair value of our foreign currency forward contracts and put options, which are included in derivatives, at fair value in the audited consolidated balance sheets, was in a net liability position of $2.7 million at December 31, 2017 (see Note 7 — Fair Value of Financial Instruments to our audited consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K). We have obtained, and may in the future obtain, non-recourse mortgage financing in the local currency. To the extent that currency fluctuations increase or decrease rental revenues as translated to USD, the change in debt service, as translated to USD, will partially offset the effect of fluctuations in revenue and, to some extent, mitigate the risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Scheduled future minimum rents, exclusive of renewals, under non-cancelable operating leases, for our foreign operations as of December 31, 2017 , during each of the next five calendar years and thereafter, are as follows: (In thousands) 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Thereafter Total Future Minimum Base Rent Payments (1) EUR GBP Total $ 72,669 $ 53,620 $ 73,005 73,376 73,742 74,124 205,056 571,972 $ 54,853 56,316 56,993 56,386 312,271 590,439 $ $ 126,289 127,858 129,692 130,735 130,510 517,327 1,162,411 _______________________ (1) Assumes exchange rates of £1.00 to $1.35 for GBP and €1.00 to $1.20 for EUR as of December 31, 2017 for illustrative purposes, as applicable. 64 Table of Contents Scheduled debt service payments (principal and interest) for mortgage notes payable for our foreign operations as of December 31, 2017 , during each of the next five calendar years and thereafter, are as follows (in thousands): (In thousands) 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Thereafter Total (In thousands) 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Thereafter Total Future Debt Service Payments (1)(2) Mortgage Notes Payable EUR GBP Total $ — $ 82,043 $ 190,906 181,939 17,370 — — 102,240 116,859 — — — 82,043 293,146 298,798 17,370 — — $ 390,215 $ 301,142 $ 691,357 Future Debt Service Payments (1) (2) Credit Facility (Term Loan Portion) EUR GBP Total $ — $ — — — 233,165 — — $ — — — — — $ 233,165 $ — $ — — — — 233,165 — 233,165 _______________________ (1) Assumes exchange rates of £1.00 to $1.35 for GBP and €1.00 to $1.20 for EUR as of December 31, 2017 for illustrative purposes, as applicable. Contractual rents and debt obligations are denominated in the functional currency of the country of each property. (2) Interest on variable-rate debt not fixed through our interest rate swap agreements was calculated using the applicable annual interest rates and balances outstanding at December 31, 2017 . We currently anticipate that, by their respective due dates, we will have repaid or refinanced certain of these loans, or extended it, but there can be no assurance that we will be able to refinance these loans on favorable terms, if at all. If refinancing has not occurred, we would expect to use our cash resources, including unused capacity on our Credit Facility, to make these payments, if necessary. Concentration of Credit Risk Concentrations of credit risk arise when a number of tenants are engaged in similar business activities or have similar economic risks or conditions that could cause them to default on their lease obligations to us. We regularly monitor our portfolio to assess potential concentrations of credit risk. While we believe our portfolio is reasonably well diversified, it does contain concentrations in excess of 10%, based on the percentage of our annualized rental income as of December 31, 2017 , in certain areas. See Item 2. Properties in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion on distribution across countries and industries. Based on original purchase price or acquisition value for the properties acquired through Merger, the majority of our properties are located in the U.S. including Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( 50.6% ) and the remainder are in Europe ( 49.4% ). Based on our annualized rental income, the majority of our directly owned real estate properties and related loans are located in the U.S. and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( 48.9% ) and the remaining are in Finland ( 6.2% ), France ( 5.2% ), Germany ( 8.5% ), Luxembourg ( 2.1% ), The Netherlands ( 7.0% ) and United Kingdom ( 22.1% ). No individual tenant accounted for more than 10% of our annualized rental income at December 31, 2017 . Based on annualized rental income, at December 31, 2017 , our directly owned real estate properties contain significant concentrations in the following asset types: office ( 58.8% ), industrial/distribution ( 31.6% ), and retail ( 9.6% ). Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. The information required by this Item 8 is hereby incorporated by reference to our audited Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on page F-1 of this Annual Report of Form 10-K. 65 Table of Contents Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure. None. Item 9A. Controls and Procedures. Disclosure Controls and Procedures In accordance with Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) of the Exchange Act, we, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded, as of December 31, 2017 , the end of such period, that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act, and in such information being accumulated and communicated to management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management's Annual Reporting on Internal Control over Financial Reporting Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017 . In making that assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO") in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013). Based on its assessment, our management concluded that, as of December 31, 2017 , our internal control over financial reporting was effective. The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated on their report, which is included on page F-2 in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting During the year ended December 31, 2017 , there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Item 9B. Other Information. None. 66 Table of Contents Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance. PART III We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of our executive officers and directors, including but not limited to, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer. A copy of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics may be obtained, free of charge, by sending a written request to our executive office – 405 Park Avenue – 4th Floor, New York, NY 10022, attention Chief Financial Officer. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is also available on our website, www.globalnetlease.com. The information required by this Item will be set forth in our definitive proxy statement with respect to our 2018 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed on or before April 30, 2018 , and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 11. Executive Compensation. The information required by this Item will be set forth in our definitive proxy statement with respect to our 2018 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed on or before April 30, 2018 , and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. The information required by this Item will be set forth in our definitive proxy statement with respect to our 2018 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed on or before April 30, 2018 , and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence. The information required by this Item will be set forth in our definitive proxy statement with respect to our 2018 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed on or before April 30, 2018 , and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services. The information required by this Item will be set forth in our definitive proxy statement with respect to our 2018 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed on or before April 30, 2018 , and is incorporated herein by reference. 67 Table of Contents PART IV Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules. (a) Financial Statement Schedules See the Index to audited consolidated financial statements at page F-1 of this report. The following financial statement schedule is included herein at page F-52 of this report: Schedule III – Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation as of December 31, 2017 and for the years ended December 31, 2017. 2016 and 2015. (b) Exhibits EXHIBITS INDEX The following exhibits are included, or incorporated by reference, in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 (and are numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K). Exhibit No. Description 1.1 (1) 1.2 (2) 1.3 (3) 1.4 (4) 2.1 (5) 3.1 * 3.2 (6) 4.1 (7) 10.1 (7) 10.2 (8) 10.3 (9) 10.4 (8) 10.5 (10) 10.6 (11) 10.7 (12) 10.8 (12) Equity Distribution Agreement dated December 12, 2016. Amendment No. 1 to Equity Distribution Agreement, by and among the Company, UBS Securities LLC, Robert W. Baird & Co, Inc., Capital One Securities, Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, FBR Capital Markets & Co., and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., dated as of May 19, 2017. Underwriting Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2017, by and among Global Net Lease, Inc., Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. and the Underwriters listed on Schedule I attached thereto, for whom BMO Capital Markets Corp. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated acted as representatives. Underwriting Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2017, by and among Global Net Lease, Inc., Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. and BMO Capital Markets Corp. Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 8, 2016, among Global Net Lease, Inc., American Realty Capital Global Trust II, Inc., Mayflower Acquisition, LLC, Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P., and American Realty Capital Global Trust II Operating Partnership, L.P. Articles of Restatement of Global Net Lease, Inc., effective February 26, 2018. Amended and Restated Bylaws of Global Net Lease, Inc. Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P., dated June 2, 2015, between Global Net Lease, Inc. and Global Net Lease Special Limited Partner, LLC. Fourth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, dated as of June 2, 2015, among Global Net Lease, Inc., Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. and Global Net Lease Advisors, LLC. Property Management and Leasing Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2012, among Global Net Lease, Inc. (f/k/a American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc.), Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (f/k/a American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.) and Global Net Lease Properties, LLC) (f/k/a American Realty Capital Global Properties, LLC). Amended and Restated Incentive Restricted Share Plan of Global Net Lease, Inc. (f/k/a American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc.). Global Net Lease, Inc. (f/k/a American Realty Capital Global Daily Net Asset Trust, Inc.) 2012 Stock Option Plan. Credit Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2013, by and among American Realty Capital Global Partnership, L.P., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and the lenders and agents party thereto. Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2014, among American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, the Company, ARC Global Holdco, LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the other parties named thereto. Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2014, among American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, the Company, ARC Global Holdco, LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the other parties named thereto. Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2014, among American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, the Company, ARC Global Holdco, LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the other parties named thereto. 68 Table of Contents Exhibit No. Description 10.9 (12) Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2014, among American Realty Capital Global Trust, Operating Partnership, the Company, ARC Holdco. LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the other parties named thereto. 10.11 (7) Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2015, among Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P., Global Net Lease, Inc., ARC Global Holdco, LLC, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders. 10.12 (12) Second Amended and Restated 2015 Advisor Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2016, among Global Net Lease, Inc., Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. and Global Net Lease Advisors, LLC. 10.13 (13) 10.14 (14) 10.15 (12) 10.16 (15) 10.17 (15) 10.18 (15) Indemnification Agreement, dated as of June 2, 2015, among Global Net Lease, Inc., Scott J. Bowman, Peter M. Budko, Patrick J. Goulding, William M. Kahane, P. Sue Perrotty, Nicholas Radesca, Edward G. Rendell, Nicholas S. Schorsch, Abby M. Wenzel, Andrew Winer, Edward M. Weil, Jr., Global Net Lease Advisors, LLC, AR Capital, LLC and RCS Capital Corporation. Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2015, among Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P., Global Net Lease, Inc., ARC Global Holdco, LLC, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders. Indemnification Agreement between the Company and Timothy Salvemini, dated as of December 22, 2015. Indemnification Agreement between the Company and Edward M. Weil, Jr., dated as of January 3, 2017. Indemnification Agreement between the Company and Nicholas Radesca, dated as of January 6, 2017. Letter Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2016, by and among American Realty Capital Global Trust II, Inc., American Realty Capital Global II Advisors, LLC and AR Global Investments, LLC. 10.19 (16) Credit Agreement, dated as of July 24, 2017, by and among Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P., as borrower, the lenders party thereto and KeyBank National as agent. 10.20 (16) Unconditional Guaranty of Payment and Performance, dated as of July 24, 2017, by the Company, ARC Global Holdco, LLC, Global II Holdco, LLC and the other subsidiary parties thereto for the benefit of KeyBank National Association and the other lender parties thereto. 10.21 (16) Contribution Agreement, dated as of July 24, 2017, by and among the Company, Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P., ARC Global Holdco, LLC, ARC Global II Holdco, LLC, and the other subsidiary parties thereto. 10.22 (3) Second Amendment, dated as of September 11, 2017, to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P., dated June 2, 2015. 10.23 (17) Loan Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2017, by and among the wholly owned subsidiaries of Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. listed on Schedule I attached thereto, as borrower, and Column Financial, Inc. and Citi Real Estate Funding, Inc., as lender. 10.24 (17) Guaranty Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2017, by Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. for the benefit of Column Financial, Inc. and Citi Real Estate Funding, Inc. 10.25 (17) Environmental Indemnity Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2017, by Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. and the wholly owned subsidiaries of Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. listed on Schedule I attached thereto, in favor of Column Financial, Inc. and Citi Real Estate Funding, Inc. 10.26 (17) Property Management and Leasing Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2017, among the entities listed on Exhibit A attached thereto and Global Net Lease Properties, LLC. 10.27 (17) First Amendment, dated as of October 27, 2017, to the Property Management and Leasing Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2012, among 10.28 (17) 10.29 (4) Global Net Lease, Inc., Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. and Global Net Lease Properties, LLC. Indemnification Agreement between Global Net Lease, Inc. and Christopher J. Masterson, dated as of November 2, 2017. Third Amendment, dated as of December 15, 2017, to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P., dated June 2, 2015. 10.30 * Second Amendment, dated as of February 27, 2018, to the Property Management and Leasing Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2012, among Global Net Lease, Inc., Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. and Global Net Lease Properties, LLC. 12.1 * 21.1 * 23.1 * Calculation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends List of Subsidiaries. Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. 69 Table of Contents Exhibit No. Description 31.1 * Certification of the Principal Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 31.2 * Certification of the Principal Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 32 * Written statements of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 101.1 * XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language). The following materials from Global Net Lease, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 formatted in XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2017 and 2016, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Equity for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, (vi) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, and (vii) Schedule III — Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation. ___________________________________________ * Filed herewith Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 13, 2016. Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 19, 2017. Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 11, 2017. Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 18, 2017. Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 8, 2016. Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 3, 2015. Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 2, 2015. Filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on March 11, 2013. Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 9, 2015. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 filed with the SEC on August 13, 2013. (11) Filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 filed with the SEC on August 11, 2014. (12) Filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016. (13) Filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 filed with the SEC on August 10, 2015. (14) Filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 filed with the SEC on November 10, 2015. (15) Filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the SEC on February 28, 2017. (16) Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 25, 2017. (17) Filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 filed with the SEC on November 7, 2017. Item 16. Form 10-K Summary. None. 70 Table of Contents SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized this 28th day of February, 2018 . GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. By: /s/ James L. Nelson James L. Nelson CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Annual Report on Form 10-K has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Name Capacity Date /s/ P. Sue Perrotty P. Sue Perrotty Non-Executive Chair of the Board of Directors, Audit Committee Chair and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair February 28, 2018 /s/ Edward M. Weil, Jr. Edward M. Weil, Jr. Director /s/ James L. Nelson James L. Nelson Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) February 28, 2018 February 28, 2018 /s/ Christopher J. Masterson Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary February 28, 2018 Christopher J. Masterson (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) /s/ Lee M. Elman Lee M. Elman Independent Director February 28, 2018 /s/ Edward G. Rendell Independent Director, Compensation Committee Chair February 28, 2018 Edward G. Rendell /s/ Abby M. Wenzel Independent Director February 28, 2018 Abby M. Wenzel 71 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Financial Statement Schedule: Schedule III — Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Page F-2 F-3 F-4 F-5 F-6 F-7 F-9 F-51 Financial statement schedules other than those listed above are omitted because the required information is given in the financial statements, including the notes thereto, or because the conditions requiring their filing do not exist. F-1 To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Global Net Lease, Inc. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting We have audited the consolidated financial statements, including the related notes and financial statement schedule, of Global Net Lease, Inc. and its subsidiaries as listed in the accompanying index (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO. Basis for Opinions The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Annual Reporting on Internal Control over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions. Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP New York, New York February 28, 2018 We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015. F-2 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands, except share and per share data) ASSETS Real estate investments, at cost ( Note 4 ): Land Buildings, fixtures and improvements Construction in progress Acquired intangible lease assets Total real estate investments, at cost Less accumulated depreciation and amortization Total real estate investments, net Cash and cash equivalents Restricted cash Derivative assets, at fair value ( Note 8 ) Unbilled straight-line rent Prepaid expenses and other assets Related party notes receivable acquired in Merger ( Note 3 ) Due from related parties Deferred tax assets Goodwill and other intangible assets, net Deferred financing costs, net Total assets LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Mortgage notes payable, net ( Note 5 ) Revolving credit facilities ( Note 6 ) Term loan, net ( Note 6 ) Mezzanine facility, net ( Note 6 ) Acquired intangible lease liabilities, net Derivative liabilities, at fair value ( Note 8 ) Due to related parties Accounts payable and accrued expenses Prepaid rent Deferred tax liability Taxes payable Dividends payable Total liabilities Commitments and contingencies ( Note 10 ) Stockholders' Equity ( Note 9 ): Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 16,670,000 shares authorized 7.25% Series A cumulative redeemable preferred shares, $0.01 par value, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, 5,409,650 authorized, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016 Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 67,287,231 and 66,258,559 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively Additional paid-in capital Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) Accumulated deficit Total stockholders' equity Non-controlling interest Total equity December 31, 2017 2016 $ 402,318 $ 2,138,405 2,328 629,626 3,172,677 (339,931) 2,832,746 102,425 5,302 2,176 42,739 22,617 — 16 1,029 22,771 6,774 376,704 1,967,930 — 587,061 2,931,695 (216,055) 2,715,640 69,831 7,497 28,700 30,459 17,577 5,138 16 1,586 13,931 1,092 $ $ 3,038,595 $ 2,891,467 984,876 $ 298,909 229,905 — 31,388 15,791 829 23,227 18,535 15,861 2,475 2,556 747,381 616,614 — 55,383 33,041 15,457 2,162 22,861 18,429 15,065 9,059 34 1,624,352 1,535,486 — — 54 2,003 1,860,058 19,447 (468,396) 1,413,166 1,077 1,414,243 — — — 1,990 1,708,541 (16,695) (346,058) 1,347,778 8,203 1,355,981 Total liabilities and equity $ 3,038,595 $ 2,891,467 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. F-3 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In thousands, except share and per share data) Year Ended December 31, 2017 2016 2015 $ 242,532 $ 16,763 259,295 204,049 $ 10,125 214,174 Revenues: Rental income Operating expense reimbursements Total revenues Expenses (income): Property operating Fire loss Operating fees to related parties Acquisition and transaction related Listing fees Vesting of Class B Units General and administrative Equity based compensation Depreciation and amortization Total expenses Operating income Other income (expense): Interest expense Income from investments Realized losses on investment securities Gains on dispositions of real estate investments (Losses) gains on derivative instruments Unrealized (losses) gains on undesignated foreign currency advances and other hedge ineffectiveness Unrealized losses on non-functional foreign currency advances not designated as net investment hedges Other income Total other expense, net Net income before income tax Income tax expense Net income (loss) Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest Preferred stock dividends Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Common Share: Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders $ $ 194,620 10,712 205,332 18,180 — 15,167 6,053 18,653 14,480 7,175 2,345 90,070 172,123 33,209 (34,864) 15 (66) — 3,935 5,124 (3,558) 79 (29,335) 3,874 (5,889) (2,015) (50) — (2,065) 28,857 45 24,457 1,979 — — 8,648 (3,787) 113,048 173,247 86,048 (48,450) — — 1,089 (8,304) (3,679) — 22 (59,322) 26,726 (3,140) 23,586 (21) (2,834) 19,038 — 19,751 9,792 — — 7,108 3,748 94,455 153,892 60,282 (39,121) — — 13,341 7,368 10,109 — 20 (8,283) 51,999 (4,422) 47,577 (437) — 20,731 $ 47,140 $ Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 66,877,620 56,720,448 58,103,298 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. F-4 0.30 $ 0.82 $ (0.04) GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (In thousands) Net income (loss) $ 23,586 $ 47,577 $ (2,015) Year Ended December 31, 2017 2016 2015 Other comprehensive income (loss) Cumulative translation adjustment Designated derivatives, fair value adjustments Other comprehensive income (loss) Comprehensive income (loss) Amounts attributable to non-controlling interest Net income Cumulative translation adjustment Designated derivatives, fair value adjustments Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest Preferred stock dividends 27,954 8,163 36,117 (6,447) (6,705) (13,152) 1,257 556 1,813 59,703 34,425 (202) (21) 2 23 4 (2,834) (437) 52 54 (331) — (50) 197 (70) 77 — Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common stockholders $ 56,873 $ 34,094 $ (125) The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. F-5 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (In thousands, except share data) Preferred Stock Common Stock Number of Shares Par Value — — — $ — Number of Shares 59,311,059 12,469 Par Value $ 1,782 Additional Paid-in Capital $ 1,575,592 — 469 (4,013,296) (120) (126,202) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Accumulated Deficit Total Stockholders' Equity $ (5,589) $ (155,116) $ 1,416,669 $ Non- controlling interest Total Equity — $ 1,416,669 — 469 — — — (126,322) 28,578 (115,631) — — — 469 (126,322) 28,578 (115,631) (115,631) — — — — (2,065) — — — — — 181 — (2,065) 1,454 486 1,574 750 14,480 2,164 (1,017) 50 (197) 70 (1,574) 750 14,480 2,345 (1,017) (2,015) 1,257 556 — — — — — — — — — — 1,454 486 — 1,001,979 — — — — — — — — — 30 — — — — — — — — — 28,548 — — — 181 — — — — 1,574 56,312,211 1,692 1,480,162 (3,649) (272,812) 1,205,393 14,726 1,220,119 9,561,388 (50,200) 421,383 — 13,777 — — — — — 287 (2) 13 — — — — — — — 220,581 (1,158) 9,264 — 386 — — — — (694) — — — — — — — (6,395) (6,651) — — — — 220,868 (1,160) — — 220,868 (1,160) 9,277 (9,277) — (120,386) (120,386) — (120,386) — — 47,140 — — — 386 3,362 3,748 — (1,633) 47,140 (6,395) (6,651) (694) 437 (52) (54) 694 (1,633) 47,577 (6,447) (6,705) — 66,258,559 1,990 1,708,541 (16,695) (346,058) 1,347,778 8,203 1,355,981 820,988 8 18,287 181,841 — — — 25,843 — — — — — 5 — — — — — — — — 2,624 129,997 — — 662 — — — — — (53) $ 1,860,058 — — — — — — — — 27,956 8,186 — — — — 130,051 (142,427) (142,427) (2,834) — (642) 23,565 — — — (2,834) 662 (642) 23,565 27,956 8,186 (53) 18,295 — 18,295 2,629 (2,629) — — — — (4,449) (97) 21 (2) (23) 53 130,051 (142,427) (2,834) (3,787) (739) 23,586 27,954 8,163 — $ 1,414,243 5,409,650 $ 54 67,287,231 $ 2,003 $ 19,447 $ (468,396) $ 1,413,166 $ 1,077 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. F-6 Balance, December 31, 2014 Issuance of common stock, net Common stock repurchases, inclusive of fees Common stock issued through dividend reinvestment plan Dividends declared Issuance of operating partnership units Vesting of Class B Units Equity-based compensation Distributions to non-controlling interest holders Net loss Cumulative translation adjustment Designated derivatives, fair value adjustments Rebalancing of ownership percentage Balance, December 31, 2015 Issuance of common stock, net Related party fees acquired in Merger (Note 3 ) Conversion of OP Units to common stock ( Note 1 ) Dividends declared Equity-based compensation Distributions to non-controlling interest holders Net Income Cumulative translation adjustment Designated derivatives, fair value adjustments Rebalancing of ownership percentage Balance, December 31, 2016 Issuance of common stock, net Conversion of OP Units to common stock ( Note 1 ) Common dividends declared Preferred dividends declared Equity-based compensation Distributions to non-controlling interest holders Net income Cumulative translation adjustment Designated derivatives, fair value adjustments Rebalancing of ownership percentage Balance, December 31, 2017 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 54 — — — — — — — — Issuance of preferred shares, net 5,409,650 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In thousands) Cash flows from operating activities: Net income (loss) Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: Depreciation Amortization of intangibles Amortization of deferred financing costs Amortization of mortgage discounts and premiums, net Amortization of mezzanine discount Amortization of below-market lease liabilities Amortization of above-market lease assets Amortization of above- and below- market ground lease assets Bad debt expense Unbilled straight-line rent Vesting of Class B Units Equity based compensation Unrealized losses (gains) on foreign currency transactions, derivatives, and other Unrealized losses (gains) on undesignated foreign currency advances and other hedge ineffectiveness Payments for settlement of derivatives Unrealized losses on non-functional foreign currency advances not designated as net investment hedges Gains on dispositions of real estate investments Appreciation of investment in securities Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net: Prepaid expenses and other assets Deferred tax assets Accounts payable and accrued expenses Prepaid rent Deferred tax liability Taxes payable Net cash provided by operating activities Cash flows from investing activities: Investment in real estate and real estate related assets Capital expenditures Proceeds from dispositions of real estate investments Proceeds from settlement of derivatives Deposits for real estate acquisitions Proceeds from the partial termination of derivatives Proceeds from redemption of investment securities Cash acquired in merger transaction Restricted cash acquired in merger transaction Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities Cash flows from financing activities: Borrowings under revolving credit facilities Repayments on revolving credit facilities Repayment of mezzanine facility Proceeds from mortgage notes payable Payments on mortgage notes payable Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock, net Proceeds from term loan Year Ended December 31, 2017 2016 2015 $ 23,586 $ 47,577 $ (2,015) 59,385 53,663 4,420 810 17 (3,364) 4,346 948 1,185 50,333 44,122 6,698 (446) 9 (2,559) 2,335 183 236 47,649 42,421 8,527 (489) — (2,134) 2,315 71 — (10,537) (10,613) (14,809) — (3,787) 10,182 3,679 (1,547) — (1,089) — (6,225) 549 (593) 106 1,804 (6,584) 130,954 (98,777) (3,118) 12,292 10,625 — — — — — (78,978) 647,353 (1,006,949) (56,537) 187,000 (21,918) 18,295 130,434 225,000 — 3,748 (1,072) (10,109) — — (13,341) — (1,151) 1,342 (3,010) (3,063) 978 2,197 114,394 — (200) 107,789 — — — — 18,983 7,575 134,147 62,682 (113,868) (51,803) — (13,377) — — — 14,480 2,345 (7,337) (5,124) — 3,558 — 66 31 (450) 4,859 3,239 (249) 5,201 102,155 (223,075) (10,495) — — 773 10,055 463 — — (222,279) 476,208 (373,167) — 245,483 (721) 469 — — Payments of financing costs Dividends paid on common stock Dividends paid on preferred stock Distributions to non-controlling interest holders Payments received on related party notes receivable acquired in Merger Payments on common stock repurchases, inclusive of fees Payments on share repurchases related to Tender Offer Proceeds from issuance of operating partnership units Advances from related parties, net Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash Effect of exchange rate changes on cash Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period (14,612) (142,739) (383) (739) 5,138 — — — — (30,657) 21,319 9,080 77,328 $ 107,727 $ F-7 (126) (120,386) — (2,008) — — — — 2,186 (236,700) 11,841 (7,770) 73,257 77,328 $ (4,881) (97,730) — (642) — (2,313) (125,000) 750 363 118,819 (1,305) 3,774 70,788 73,257 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In thousands) Supplemental Disclosures: Cash paid for interest Cash paid for income taxes Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities: (1) Mortgage notes payable assumed or used to acquire investments in real estate Conversion of OP Units to common stock ( Note 1 ) Related party fees acquired in Merger ( Note 3 ) Common stock issued through dividend reinvestment plan Year Ended December 31, 2017 2016 2015 $ 43,555 $ 9,437 36,195 $ 3,778 24,625 1,589 $ — $ — $ 31,933 2,629 — — 9,277 (1,054) — — — 28,578 (1) Excludes non-cash activity in connection with the Merger transaction (see Note 3 — Merger Transaction ). The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. F-8 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 Note 1 — Organization Global Net Lease, Inc. (the "Company"), formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc., incorporated on July 13, 2011, is a Maryland corporation that elected and qualified to be taxed as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") for the United States ("U.S.") federal income tax purposes beginning with the taxable year ended December 31, 2013. The Company operated as a non-traded REIT through June 1, 2015. On June 2, 2015 (the "Listing Date"), the Company listed its Common Stock (the "Listing") on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "GNL." The Company invests in commercial properties, with an emphasis on sale-leaseback transactions involving single tenant net-leased commercial properties. As of December 31, 2017 , the Company owned 321 properties (all references to number of properties and square footage are unaudited) consisting of 22.9 million rentable square feet, which were 99.5% leased, with a weighted average remaining lease term of 8.8 years. Based on original purchase price or acquisition value with respect to properties acquired in the Merger (as defined below), 50.6% of our properties are located in the U.S. and Puerto Rico and 49.4% are in Western Europe. The Company may also originate or acquire first mortgage loans secured by real estate. As of December 31, 2017 , the Company has not invested in any mezzanine loans, preferred equity or securitized loans. On June 30, 2014 , the Company completed its initial public offering ("IPO") after selling 57.4 million shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Common Stock"), at a price of $30.00 per share, subject to certain volume and other discounts. In addition, the Company issued an additional 0.4 million shares pursuant to its dividend reinvestment plan (the "DRIP"). On April 7, 2015 , in anticipation of the Listing, the Company announced the suspension of the DRIP. On May 7, 2015, the Company filed a post-effective amendment to its Registration statement on Form S-11 (File No. 001-37390) (as amended, the "Registration Statement") to deregister the unsold shares registered under the Registration Statement. The Company’s DRIP was terminated effective December 19, 2016. In connection with the Listing, the Company offered to purchase up to 4.0 million shares of its Common Stock at a price of $31.50 per share (the “Tender Offer”). As a result of the Tender Offer, on July 6, 2015 , the Company purchased approximately 4.0 million shares of its Common Stock at a price of $31.50 per share, for an aggregate amount of $125.0 million , excluding fees and expenses relating to the Tender Offer, and including fractional shares repurchased thereafter. Pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, dated June 2, 2015, among Global Net Lease, Inc., Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. and Global Net Lease Advisors, LLC. (the "Advisory Agreement"), the Company retained the Advisor to manage the Company's affairs on a day- to-day basis. The properties are managed and leased by Global Net Lease Properties, LLC (the "Property Manager"). The Advisor, Property Manager and Special Limited Partner are under common control with the parent of AR Capital Global Holdings, LLC (the "Sponsor"), as a result of which they are related parties. These related parties receive compensation and fees for various services provided to the Company. On August 8, 2015, the Company entered into the Second Amended and Restated Service Provider Agreement (the “Service Provider Agreement”) with the Advisor and Moor Park Capital Partners LLP (the "Service Provider") pursuant to which the Service Provider provides, subject to the Advisor's and the Company's oversight, certain real estate-related services, as well as sourcing and structuring of investment opportunities, performance of due diligence, and arranging debt financing and equity investment syndicates, solely with respect to investments in Europe. On January 16, 2018, the Company notified the Service Provider that it was being terminated effective as of March 17, 2018. Additionally, as a result of the Company’s termination of the Service Provider, the property management and leasing agreement among an affiliate of the Advisor and the Service Provider will terminate by its own terms. As required under its existing Advisory Agreement with the Company, the Advisor and its affiliates will continue to manage the Company’s affairs on a day to day basis (including management and leasing of the Company’s properties) and will remain responsible for managing and providing other services with respect to the Company’s European investments. The Advisor may engage one or more third parties to assist with these responsibilities, all subject to the terms of the Advisory Agreement. The Company and American Realty Capital Global Trust II, Inc. ("Global II"), an entity formerly sponsored by an affiliate of the Sponsor, entered into an agreement and plan of merger on August 8, 2016 ("the Merger Agreement"). On December 22, 2016, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Global II merged with and into Mayflower Acquisition LLC (the "Merger Sub"), a Maryland limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, at which time the separate existence of Global II ceased and the Company became the parent of the Merger Sub (the "Merger"). F-9 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 In addition, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, American Realty Capital Global II Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and the operating partnership of Global II (the "Global II OP"), merged with the OP, with the OP being the surviving entity (the "Partnership Merger" and together with the Merger, the "Mergers"). As a result of the Mergers, the Company acquired the business of Global II, which immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, owned a portfolio of commercial properties, including single tenant net-leased commercial properties, two of which were located in the U.S., three of which were located in the United Kingdom and 10 of which were located in continental Europe (see Note 3 — Merger Transaction ). The Company and Global II each were sponsored, directly or indirectly, by the Sponsor. The Sponsor and its affiliates provide or provided asset management services to the Company and Global II pursuant to written advisory agreements. In connection with the Merger Agreement, the Sponsor and its affiliates had the vesting of certain of their restricted interests in Global II and the Global II OP accelerated. Substantially all of the Company's business is conducted through Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (the "OP"), a Delaware limited partnership. At the Listing, the OP had issued 603,226 units of limited partner interests in the OP ("OP Units") to limited partners other than the Company, of which 487,252 OP Units were issued to Global Net Lease Advisors, LLC (the "Advisor"), 115,967 OP Units were issued to the Service Provider, and 7 OP Units were issued to Global Net Lease Special Limited Partner, LLC (the "Special Limited Partner"). See Note 11 — Related Party Transactions . In accordance with the limited partnership agreement of the OP, a holder of OP Units has the right to convert OP Units, at the Company's option, for a corresponding number of shares of the Company's Common Stock or the cash value of those corresponding shares. The remaining rights of the limited partner interests are limited and do not include the ability to replace the general partner or to approve the sale, purchase or refinancing of the OP's assets. Subsequent to the Listing, all OP Units issued to the Advisor were transferred to individual investors. On September 2, 2016 , 421,383 of the OP Units were converted into Common Stock, of which 305,411 were issued to individual members and employees of AR Global, 115,967 were issued to the Service Provider, and 5 were issued to the Special Limited Partner. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the remaining 181,841 OP Units were converted into Common Stock. As of December 31, 2017, represents the cumulative expense recognized under the OPP (see Note 13 — Share-Based Compensation for additional information). On February 28, 2017 , the Company completed a reverse stock split of Common Stock, OP Units and LTIP Units, at a ratio of 1 -for- 3 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). No OP Units were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split, and the Company repurchased any fractional shares of Common Stock resulting from the Reverse Stock Split for cash. No payments were made in respect of any fractional OP Units. The Reverse Stock Split was applied to all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and therefore did not affect any stockholder’s relative ownership percentage. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reduced from 198.8 million to 66.3 million . All references made to share or per share amounts in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and applicable disclosures have been retroactively adjusted to reflect this Reverse Stock Split. Effective May 24, 2017, following approval by the Company's board of directors, the Company filed an amendment to the Company's charter with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation, to decrease the total number of shares that the Company has authority to issue from 350.0 million to 116.7 million shares, of which (i) 100.0 million is designated as Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share; and (ii) 16.7 million is designated as preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share. On September 7, 2017 , the Company and the OP entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with BMO Capital Markets Corporation and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, as representatives of the underwriters listed on Schedule I thereto, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell 4,000,000 shares of the Company’s new class of 7.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share, (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), in an underwritten public offering at a public offering price equal to the liquidation preference of $25.00 per share. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company also granted the underwriters a 30 -day option to purchase up to an additional 600,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. On September 12, 2017, the Company completed the initial issuance and sale of 4,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, which generated gross proceeds of $100.0 million and net proceeds of $96.3 million , after deducting underwriting discounts and offering costs paid by the Company. On October 11, 2017, the underwriters exercised an option to purchase additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and the Company sold an additional 259,650 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, which generated gross proceeds of $6.5 million after adjusting for the amount of dividends declared per share for the period from September 12, 2017 to September 30, 2017 and payable to holders of record as of October 6, 2017, and resulted in net proceeds of $6.3 million , after deducting underwriting discounts and offering costs paid by the Company. F-10 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 On December 19, 2017 , the Company completed the sale of 1,150,000 additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock in an underwritten public offering at an offering price of $25.00 per share, which generated gross proceeds of $28.8 million and net proceeds of $27.8 million . These additional shares of shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been consolidated to form a single series, and are fully fungible with the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, under the symbol "GNL PR A." Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Accounting The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, the OP and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. In determining whether the Company has a controlling financial interest in a joint venture and the requirement to consolidate the accounts of that entity, management considers factors such as ownership interest, authority to make decisions and contractual and substantive participating rights of the other partners or members as well as whether the entity is a variable interest entity ("VIE") for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management makes significant estimates regarding revenue recognition, purchase price allocations to record investments in real estate, real estate taxes, income taxes, derivative financial instruments, hedging activities, equity-based compensation expenses related to a Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement (the “OPP”) and fair value measurements, as applicable. Revenue Recognition The Company's revenues, which are derived primarily from rental income, include rents that each tenant pays in accordance with the terms of each lease agreement and are reported on a straight-line basis over the initial term of the lease. Since many of the Company's leases provide for rental increases at specified intervals, straight-line basis accounting requires the Company to record a receivable, and include in revenues, unbilled rent receivables that the Company will only receive if the tenant makes all rent payments required through the expiration of the initial term of the lease. For new leases after acquisition, the commencement date is considered to be the date the lease is executed. The Company defers the revenue related to lease payments received from tenants in advance of their due dates. When the Company acquires a property, the acquisition date is considered to be the commencement date for purposes of this calculation. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , the Company's cumulative straight-line rents receivable in the consolidated balance sheets were $42.7 million and $30.5 million , respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , the Company’s rental revenue included impacts of unbilled rental revenue of $10.5 million and $10.6 million , respectively, to adjust contractual rent to straight-line rent. The Company reviews receivables related to rent and unbilled rent receivables and determines collectability by taking into consideration the tenant’s payment history, the financial condition of the tenant, business conditions in the industry in which the tenant operates and economic conditions in the area in which the property is located. In the event that the collectability of a receivable is in doubt, the Company records an increase in the Company's allowance for uncollectible accounts or records a direct write-off of the receivable in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. Cost recoveries from tenants are included in operating expense reimbursement in the period the related costs are incurred, as applicable. Investments in Real Estate Investments in real estate are recorded at cost. Improvements and replacements are capitalized when they extend the useful life of the asset. Costs of repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. F-11 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 The Company evaluates the inputs, processes and outputs of each asset acquired to determine if the transaction is a business combination or an asset acquisition. If an acquisition qualifies as a business combination, the related transaction costs are recorded as an expense in the consolidated statements of operations. If an acquisition qualifies as an asset acquisition, the related transaction costs are generally capitalized and subsequently amortized over the useful life of the acquired assets. In both a business combination and an asset acquisition, the Company allocates the purchase price of acquired properties to tangible and identifiable intangible assets or liabilities based on their respective fair values. Tangible assets may include land, land improvements, buildings, fixtures and tenant improvements. Intangible assets or liabilities may include the value of in-place leases, above- and below- market leases and other identifiable assets or liabilities based on lease or property specific characteristics. In addition, any assumed mortgages receivable or payable and any assumed or issued non-controlling interests (in a business combination) are recorded at their estimated fair values. In allocating the fair value to assumed mortgages, amounts are recorded to debt premiums or discounts based on the present value of the estimated cash flows, which is calculated to account for either above or below-market interest rates. In a business combination, the difference between the purchase price and the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired is either recorded as goodwill or as a bargain purchase gain. In an asset acquisition, the difference between the acquisition price (including capitalized transaction costs) and the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired is allocated to the non-current assets. All acquisitions during the year ended December 31, 2017 were asset acquisitions. Disposal of real estate investments that represent a strategic shift in operations that will have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results are required to be presented as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations. No properties were presented as discontinued operations as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 . Properties that are intended to be sold are to be designated as “held for sale” on the consolidated balance sheets at the lesser of carrying amount or fair value less estimated selling costs when they meet specific criteria to be presented as held for sale. Properties are no longer depreciated when they are classified as held for sale. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , we did no t have any properties designated as held for sale. The Company evaluates acquired leases and new leases on acquired properties based on capital lease criteria. A lease is classified by a tenant as a capital lease if the significant risks and rewards of ownership reside with the tenant. This situation is met if, among other things, the non-cancelable lease term is more than 75% of the useful life of the asset or if the present value of the minimum lease payments equals 90% or more of the leased property’s fair value at lease inception. Purchase Price Allocation The Company allocates the purchase price of acquired properties to tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired, including those acquired in the Merger, based on their respective fair values. Tangible assets include land, land improvements, buildings, fixtures and tenant improvements on an as-if vacant basis. The Company utilizes various estimates, processes and information to determine the as-if vacant property value. Estimates of value are made using customary methods, including data from appraisals, comparable sales, discounted cash flow analysis and other methods. Amounts allocated to land, land improvements, buildings and fixtures are based on cost segregation studies performed by independent third parties or on the Company's analysis of comparable properties in the Company's portfolio. Identifiable intangible assets include amounts allocated to acquire leases for above- and below-market lease rates, the value of in-place leases, and the value of customer relationships, as applicable. Factors considered in the analysis of the in-place lease intangibles include an estimate of carrying costs during the expected lease-up period for each property, taking into account current market conditions and costs to execute similar leases. In estimating carrying costs, the Company includes real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses and estimates of lost rentals at contract rates during the expected lease-up period, which typically ranges from 12 to 18 months . The Company also estimates costs to execute similar leases including leasing commissions, legal and other related expenses. Above-market and below-market lease values for acquired properties are initially recorded based on the present value (using a discount rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to each in-place lease, and (ii) management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for each corresponding in-place lease, measured over a period equal to the remaining term of the lease for above-market leases and the remaining initial term plus the term of any below-market fixed rate renewal options for below-market leases. The capitalized above-market lease values are amortized as a reduction of base rental revenue over the remaining terms of the respective leases, and the capitalized below-market lease values are amortized as an increase to base rental revenue over the remaining initial terms plus the terms of any below-market fixed rate renewal options of the respective leases. If a tenant with a below market rent renewal does not renew, any remaining unamortized amount will be taken into income at that time. F-12 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 The aggregate value of intangible assets related to customer relationship, as applicable, is measured based on the Company's evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenant’s lease and the Company's overall relationship with the tenant. Characteristics considered by the Company in determining these values include the nature and extent of its existing business relationships with the tenant, growth prospects for developing new business with the tenant, the tenant’s credit quality and expectations of lease renewals, among other factors. The value of customer relationship intangibles is amortized to expense over the initial term and any renewal periods in the respective leases, but in no event does the amortization period for intangible assets exceed the remaining depreciable life of the building. If a tenant terminates its lease, the unamortized portion of the in-place lease value and customer relationship intangibles is charged to expense. In making estimates of fair values for purposes of allocating purchase price, the Company utilizes a number of sources, including independent appraisals that may be obtained in connection with the acquisition or financing of the respective property and other market data. The Company also considers information obtained about each property as a result of the Company's pre-acquisition due diligence in estimating the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and intangible liabilities assumed. Depreciation and Amortization Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of up to 40 years for buildings, 15 years for land improvements, five years for fixtures and improvements and the shorter of the useful life or the remaining lease term for tenant improvements and leasehold interests. Capitalized above-market lease values are amortized as a reduction of rental income over the remaining terms of the respective leases. Capitalized below- market lease values are amortized as an increase to rental income over the remaining terms of the respective leases and expected below-market renewal option periods. Capitalized above-market ground lease values are amortized as a reduction of property operating expense over the remaining terms of the respective leases. Capitalized below-market ground lease values are amortized as an increase to property operating expense over the remaining terms of the respective leases and expected below-market renewal option periods. The value of in-place leases, exclusive of the value of above-market and below-market in-place leases, is amortized to expense over the remaining periods of the respective leases. Assumed mortgage premiums or discounts are amortized as an increase or reduction to interest expense over the remaining terms of the respective mortgages. Impairment of Long Lived Assets When circumstances indicate the carrying value of a property may not be recoverable, the Company reviews the asset for impairment. This review is based on an estimate of the future undiscounted cash flows, excluding interest charges, expected to result from the property’s use and eventual disposition. These estimates consider factors such as expected future operating income, market and other applicable trends and residual value, as well as the effects of leasing demand, competition and other factors. If impairment exists due to the inability to recover the carrying value of a property, an impairment loss is recorded to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value of the property for properties to be held and used. For properties held for sale, the impairment loss is the adjustment to fair value less estimated cost to dispose of the asset. These assessments have a direct impact on net income because recording an impairment loss results in an immediate negative adjustment to net earnings. Goodwill The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment at least annually or upon the occurrence of a triggering event. A triggering event is an event or circumstance that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. The Company performed a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value. Based on our assessment we determined that the goodwill is not impaired as of December 31, 2017 . F-13 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash in bank accounts as well as investments in highly-liquid money market funds with original maturities of three months or less. The Company deposits cash with high quality financial institutions. Deposits in the U.S. and other countries where we have deposits are guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Company ("FDIC") in the U.S., Financial Services Compensation Scheme ("FSCS") in the United Kingdom, Duchy Deposit Guarantee Scheme ("DDGS") in Luxembourg and by similar agencies in the other countries, up to insurance limits. The Company had deposits in the U.S., United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Germany, Finland, France and The Netherlands totaling $102.4 million at December 31, 2017 , of which $48.8 million , $18.5 million and $25.8 million are currently in excess of amounts insured by the FDIC, FSCS and European equivalent deposit insurance companies including DDGS, respectively. At December 31, 2016 , the Company had deposits in the U.S., United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Germany, Finland and The Netherlands totaling $69.8 million , of which $11.5 million , $12.9 million and $43.4 million were in excess of the amounts insured by the FDIC, FSCS and European equivalent deposit insurance companies including DDGS, respectively. Although the Company bears risk to amounts in excess of those insured, losses are not anticipated. Restricted Cash Restricted cash primarily consists of debt service and real estate tax reserves. The Company had restricted cash of $5.3 million and $7.5 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Deferred Financing Costs Deferred financing costs are netted with Mortgage notes payable, net and Term loan, net on the Company's consolidated balance sheets and represent commitment fees, legal fees, and other costs associated with obtaining commitments for financing. These costs are amortized over the terms of the respective financing agreements using the effective interest method. Unamortized deferred financing costs are expensed when the associated debt is refinanced or paid down before maturity. Costs incurred in seeking financial transactions that do not close are expensed in the period in which it is determined that the financing will not close. Share Repurchase Program Prior to April 7, 2015 , the Company had in place a Share Repurchase Program ("SRP"), providing for limited repurchases of the Company's Common Stock. On April 7, 2015 , the Company's board of directors approved the termination of the Company’s SRP. The Company accounts for the purchase of capital stock under a method that is consistent with Maryland law (the state of Company's domicile), which does not contemplate treasury stock. Any capital stock reacquired for any purpose is recorded as a reduction of Common Stock (at $0.01 par value per share) and an increase in accumulated deficit. Dividend Reinvestment Plan Prior to April 7, 2015 , the Company had in place a DRIP, providing for reinvestment of dividends in the Company's Common Stock. Shares issued under the DRIP were recorded to equity in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets in the period dividends were declared. On April 7, 2015 , the Company announced the suspension of the DRIP. The DRIP was subsequently terminated effective December 19, 2016. Derivative Instruments The Company may use derivative financial instruments, including interest rate swaps, caps, options, floors and other interest rate derivative contracts, to hedge all or a portion of the interest rate risk associated with its borrowings. Certain of the Company's foreign operations expose the Company to fluctuations of foreign interest rates and exchange rates. These fluctuations may impact the value of the Company's cash receipts and payments in the Company's functional currency, the U.S. dollar ("USD"). The Company enters into derivative financial instruments to protect the value or fix the amount of certain obligations in terms of its functional currency. The Company records all derivatives on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether the Company has elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. Derivatives may also be designated as hedges of the foreign currency exposure of F-14 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 a net investment in a foreign operation. Hedge accounting generally provides for the matching of the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging instrument with the recognition of the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk in a fair value hedge or the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge. The Company may enter into derivative contracts that are intended to economically hedge certain risk, even though hedge accounting does not apply or the Company elects not to apply hedge accounting. The accounting for subsequent changes in the fair value of these derivatives depends on whether each has been designed and qualifies for hedge accounting treatment. If the Company elects not to apply hedge accounting treatment (or for derivatives that do not qualify as hedges), any changes in the fair value of these derivative instruments is recognized immediately in gains (losses) on derivative instruments in the consolidated statements of operations. If a derivative is designated and qualifies for cash flow hedge accounting treatment, the change in the estimated fair value of the derivative is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) to the extent that it is effective. Any ineffective portion of a change in derivative fair value is immediately recorded in earnings. Share-Based Compensation The Company has a stock-based incentive award plan for its directors, which are accounted for under the guidance for employee share based payments. The cost of services received in exchange for a stock award is measured at the grant date fair value of the award and the expense for such awards is included in equity based compensation on consolidated statements of operations and is recognized over the vesting period or when the requirements for exercise of the award have been met (see Note 13 — Share-Based Compensation ). Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement Concurrent with the Listing and modifications to the Fourth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement (the "Advisory Agreement") by and among the Company, the OP and the Advisor, the Company entered into a Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement (the “OPP”) with the OP and the Advisor (see Note 13 — Share-Based Compensation ). The Company records equity based compensation expense associated with the awards over the requisite service period of five years . The cumulative equity-based compensation expense is adjusted each reporting period for changes in the estimated market-related performance. Income Taxes The Company qualified to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), beginning with the taxable year ended December 31, 2013. Commencing with such taxable year, the Company was organized to operate in such a manner as to qualify for taxation as a REIT under the Code. The Company intends to continue to operate in such a manner to continue to qualify for taxation as a REIT, but no assurance can be given that it will operate in a manner so as to remain qualified as a REIT. As a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to federal corporate income tax to the extent it distributes annually all of its REIT taxable income. REIT's are subject to a number of other organizational and operational requirements. On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law by the U.S. President. We are not aware of any provision in the final tax reform legislation or any pending tax legislation that would adversely affect our ability to operate as a REIT or to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, new legislation, as well as new regulations, administrative interpretations, or court decisions may be introduced, enacted, or promulgated from time to time, that could change the tax laws or interpretations of the tax laws regarding qualification as a REIT, or the federal income tax consequences of that qualification, in a manner that is adverse to our qualification as a REIT. In addition, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act makes substantial changes to the Code. Among those changes are a significant permanent reduction in the generally applicable corporate tax rate, changes in the taxation of individuals and other non-corporate taxpayers that generally but not universally reduce their taxes on a temporary basis subject to “sunset” provisions, the elimination or modification of various currently allowed deductions (including additional limitations on the deductibility of business interest), and preferential taxation of income (including REIT dividends) derived by non-corporate taxpayers from “pass-through” entities. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act also imposes certain additional limitations on the deduction of net operating losses, which may in the future cause us to make distributions that will be taxable to our stockholders to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits in order to comply with the annual REIT distribution requirements. Finally, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act also makes significant changes in the international tax rules, which do not apply to us since our foreign entities are already in a flow-through structure, and we have always included those earnings in our U.S. taxable income The effect of these, and the many other, changes made in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is highly uncertain, both in terms of their direct effect on the taxation of an investment in our Common and Preferred Stock and their indirect effect on the value of our assets. Furthermore, many of the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will require guidance through the issuance of U.S. Treasury regulations in order to assess their effect. There may be a substantial delay before such regulations are promulgated, increasing the uncertainty as to the ultimate effect of the F-15 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 statutory amendments on us. It is also likely that there will be technical corrections legislation proposed with respect to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the timing and effect of which cannot be predicted and may be adverse to us or our stockholders. The Company conducts business in various states and municipalities within the U.S. and Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom and Western Europe and, as a result, the Company or one of its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various states and certain foreign jurisdictions. As a result, the Company may be subject to certain federal, state, local and foreign taxes on its income and assets, including alternative minimum taxes, taxes on any undistributed income and state, local or foreign income, franchise, property and transfer taxes. Any of these taxes decrease Company's earnings and available cash. In addition, the Company's international assets and operations, including those designated as direct or indirect qualified REIT subsidiaries or other disregarded entities of a REIT, continue to be subject to taxation in the foreign jurisdictions where those assets are held or those operations are conducted. During the period from July 13, 2011 (date of inception) to December 31, 2012, the Company elected to be taxed as a corporation, pursuant to which income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and income tax basis of assets and liabilities and the expected benefits of utilizing net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards, using expected tax rates in effect for each taxing jurisdiction in which the Company operates for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The Company recognizes the financial statement effects of a tax position when it is more-likely-than-not, based on technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. Because, the Company elected and qualified to be taxed as a REIT commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2013, it does not anticipate that any applicable deferred tax assets or liabilities will be realized. Significant judgment is required in determining the Company's tax provision and in evaluating its tax positions. The Company establishes tax reserves based on a benefit recognition model, which the Company believes could result in a greater amount of benefit (and a lower amount of reserve) being initially recognized in certain circumstances. Provided that the tax position is deemed more likely than not of being sustained, the Company recognizes the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being ultimately realized upon settlement. The Company derecognizes the tax position when the likelihood of the tax position being sustained is no longer more likely than not. The Company recognizes deferred income taxes in certain of its subsidiaries taxable in the U.S. or in foreign jurisdictions. Deferred income taxes are generally the result of temporary differences (items that are treated differently for tax purposes than for GAAP purposes). In addition, deferred tax assets arise from unutilized tax net operating losses, generated in prior years. The Company provides a valuation allowance against its deferred income tax assets when it believes that it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the deferred income tax asset may not be realized. Whenever a change in circumstances causes a change in the estimated realizability of the related deferred income tax asset, the resulting increase or decrease in the valuation allowance is included in deferred income tax expense (benefit). The Company derives most of its REIT taxable income from its real estate operations in the U.S. and has historically distributed all of its REIT taxable income to its shareholders. As such, the Company's real estate operations are generally not subject to federal tax, and accordingly, no provision has been made for U.S. federal income taxes in the consolidated financial statements for these operations. These operations may be subject to certain state, local, and foreign taxes, as applicable. The Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities are primarily the result of temporary differences related to the following: • • • Basis differences between tax and GAAP for certain international real estate investments. For income tax purposes, in certain acquisitions, the Company assumes the seller’s basis, or the carry-over basis, in the acquired assets. The carry-over basis is typically lower than the purchase price, or the GAAP basis, resulting in a deferred tax liability with an offsetting increase to goodwill or the acquired tangible or intangible assets; Timing differences generated by differences in the GAAP basis and the tax basis of assets such as those related to capitalized acquisition costs and depreciation expense; and Tax net operating losses in certain subsidiaries, including those domiciled in foreign jurisdictions that may be realized in future periods if the respective subsidiary generates sufficient taxable income. The Company’s current income tax provision for the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 was $2.1 million , $2.5 million , and $5.1 million , respectively. The Company’s deferred income tax provision (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 , and 2015 was $1.0 million , $1.9 million , and $0.8 million , respectively. Deferred tax assets are net of a valuation allowance in the amounts of $7.2 million and $2.4 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. The Company recognizes current income tax expense for state and local income taxes and taxes incurred in its foreign jurisdictions. The Company's current income tax expense fluctuates from period to period based primarily on the timing of its F-16 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 taxable income. For the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 the Company recognized an income tax expense of $3.1 million , $4.4 million and $5.9 million , respectively. Deferred income tax (expense) benefit is generally a function of the period’s temporary differences and the utilization of net operating losses generated in prior years that had been previously recognized as deferred income tax assets from state and local taxes in the U.S. or in foreign jurisdictions. The amount of dividends payable to the Company's stockholders is determined by the board of directors and is dependent on a number of factors, including funds available for distributions, financial condition, capital expenditure requirements, as applicable, and annual dividend requirements needed to qualify and maintain the Company's status as a REIT under the Code. Foreign Currency Translation The Company's reporting currency is the USD. The functional currency of the Company's foreign operations is the applicable local currency for each foreign subsidiary. Assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries (including intercompany balances for which settlement is not anticipated in the foreseeable future) are translated at the spot rate in effect at the applicable reporting date. The amounts reported in the consolidated statements of operations are translated at the average exchange rates in effect during the applicable period. The resulting unrealized cumulative translation adjustment is recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated statements of equity. Per Share Data The Company calculates basic earnings per share of Common Stock by dividing net income (loss) for the period by weighted-average shares of its Common Stock outstanding for a respective period. Diluted income per share takes into account the effect of dilutive instruments such as unvested restricted stock, long term incentive plan ("LTIP") units and OP units, based on the average share price for the period in determining the number of incremental shares that are to be added to the weighted-average number of shares outstanding (see Note 14 — Earnings Per Share ). Reportable Segments The Company determined that it has one reportable segment, with activities related to investing in real estate. The Company’s investments in real estate generate rental revenue and other income through the leasing of properties, which comprise 100% of total consolidated revenues. Management evaluates the operating performance of the Company’s investments in real estate on an individual property level. The Company owns and invests in commercial properties, principally in the U.S., United Kingdom, and continental Europe, that are then leased to companies, primarily on a triple-net lease basis. The Company earns lease revenues from its wholly-owned real estate investments. The Company’s portfolio was comprised of full ownership interests in 321 properties, substantially all of which were net leased to 100 tenants, with an occupancy rate of 99.5% , and totaled approximately 22.9 million square feet. The Company evaluates its results from operations in one reportable segment by its local currency. Other than the U.S. and United Kingdom, no country or tenant individually comprised more than 10% of the Company’s total lease revenues, or total long lived-assets at December 31, 2017 . The following tables present the geographic information for Revenues and Investments in Real Estate: (In thousands) Revenues: United States United Kingdom Europe (Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands) Total F-17 Year Ended December 31, 2017 2016 2015 $ 133,060 $ 133,315 $ 52,567 73,668 37,263 43,596 $ 259,295 $ 214,174 $ 130,598 40,830 33,904 205,332 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 (In thousands) Investments in Real Estate: United States United Kingdom Europe (Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands) Total Reclassifications As of December 31, 2017 2016 $ 1,625,472 $ 1,542,958 621,776 925,429 571,246 817,491 $ 3,172,677 $ 2,931,695 Reclassifications have been made to the 2016 and 2015 consolidated financial statements to conform to the current period presentation. Out-of-Period Adjustments During the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 , the Company recorded $0.5 million of additional rental income and unbilled straight-line rent due to an error in the calculation of straight-line rent for one of the Company's properties acquired during 2014. The Company concluded that this adjustment was not material to the financial position or results of operations for the current period or any prior period. Also, during the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company identified certain historical errors in its current taxes payable as well as its statement of comprehensive income (loss), consolidated statement of changes in equity, and statement of cash flows since 2013 which impacted the quarterly financial statements and annual periods previously issued. Specifically, when recording its annual provision, the Company had adjusted its current taxes payable to the cumulative amount of taxes payable without consideration for cumulative payments. This adjustment was made with an offsetting amount in cumulative translation adjustments within other comprehensive income ("OCI") and accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"). As of December 31, 2016, income taxes payable were overstated and AOCI was understated by $4.7 million . OCI was understated by $2.9 million , $1.9 million and overstated by $0.1 million for the years end December 31, 2016, 2015 and Pre-2015, respectively. We concluded that the errors noted above were not material to the current period or any historical periods presented and have adjusted the amounts on a cumulative basis in the year ended December 31, 2017. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Adopted as of December 31, 2017 In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued an Accounting Standards Updated ("ASU") ASU 2016-05, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Effect of Derivative Contract Novations on Existing Hedge Accounting Relationships . Under the new guidance, the novation of a derivative contract in a hedge accounting relationship does not, in and of itself, require dedesignation of that hedge accounting relationship. The hedge accounting relationship could continue uninterrupted if all of the other hedge accounting criteria are met, including the expectation that the hedge will be highly effective when the creditworthiness of the new counterparty to the derivative contract is considered. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods therein. The Company has adopted the provisions of this guidance effective January 1, 2017, and has applied the provisions prospectively. The adoption of this guidance has not had a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In March 2016, the FASB issued an update on ASU 2016-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The guidance changes the accounting for certain aspects of share-based compensation. Among other things, the revised guidance allows companies to make an entity-wide accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest or account for forfeitures when they occur. The revised guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company has adopted the provisions of this guidance effective January 1, 2017, and has applied the provisions prospectively. The adoption of this guidance has not had a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. F-18 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-17, Consolidation (Topic 810): Interest Held through Related Parties that Are under Common Control guidance where a reporting entity will need to evaluate if it should consolidate a VIE. The amendments change the evaluation of whether a reporting entity is the primary beneficiary of a VIE by changing how a single decision maker of a VIE treats indirect interests in the entity held through related parties that are under common control with the reporting entity. The revised guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company has adopted the provisions of this guidance effective January 1, 2017, and has applied the provisions prospectively. The adoption of this guidance has not had a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force), which provides guidance on the classification of restricted cash in the statement of cash flows. The amendment requires restricted cash to be included in the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total cash amounts. Therefore, transfers between cash and restricted cash will no longer be shown on the statement of cash flows. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company adopted this guidance effective December 31, 2017, using a retrospective transition method. As a result, the Company adjusted it statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 to include $3.3 million and $6.1 million of restricted cash, respectively, in the beginning and ending cash balances and remove transfers of $4.2 million and $2.8 million , respectively, between cash and restricted cash from financing activities. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805) : Clarifying the Definition of a Business, which revises the definition of a business. Amongst other things, this new guidance is applicable when evaluating whether an acquisition (disposal) should be treated as either a business acquisition (disposal) or an asset acquisition (disposal). Under the revised guidance, when substantially all of the fair value of gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single asset or group of similar assets, the assets acquired would not be considered a business. The revised guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and the amendments will be applied prospectively. The Company has adopted the provisions of this guidance effective January 1, 2017. While the Company's acquisitions have historically been classified as either business combinations or asset acquisitions, certain acquisitions that were classified as business combinations by the Company likely would have been considered asset acquisitions under the new standard. As a result, future transaction costs are more likely to be capitalized since the Company expects most of its future acquisitions to be classified as asset acquisitions under this new standard. All twelve of the Company's acquisitions during 2017 have been classified as asset acquisitions. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which provides guidance on simplifying subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. The amendments in this update modify the concept of impairment from the condition that exists to when the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. An entity no longer will determine goodwill impairment by calculating the implied fair value of goodwill by assigning the fair value of a reporting unit to all of its assets and liabilities as if that reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination. The revised guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and the amendments will be applied prospectively. Early application is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company early adopted the new guidance effective January 1, 2017 and the adoption had no impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. Pending Adoption as of December 31, 2017 In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606 ), and has since issued several additional amendments thereto (collectively referred to herein as "ASC 606"). ASC 606 establishes a comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. Under ASC 606, an entity is required to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASC 606 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017. A reporting entity may apply the amendments in ASC 606 using either a modified retrospective approach, by recording a cumulative-effect adjustment to equity as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption or a full retrospective approach. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2018, for all future financial statements issued, under the modified retrospective approach and it did not have an impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) ("ASC 842") originally stated that companies would be required to bifurcate certain lease revenues between lease and non- lease components, however, the FASB issued an exposure draft in January 2018 (2018 Exposure Draft) which, if adopted as written, would allow lessors a practical expedient by class of underlying assets to account for lease and non-lease components as a single lease component if certain criteria are met. Additionally, only incremental direct leasing costs may be capitalized under this new guidance, which is consistent with the Company’s existing policies. ASU 2016-02 originally F-19 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 required a modified retrospective method of adoption, however, the 2018 Exposure Draft indicates that companies may be permitted to recognize a cumulative- effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. The pronouncement allows some optional practical expedients. The Company does not expect this guidance to impact its existing lessor revenue recognition pattern. The Company expects to adopt this new guidance on January 1, 2019 and will continue to evaluate the impact of this guidance until it becomes effective. The Company is a lessee for some properties in which it has ground leases as of December 31, 2017. For these leases, the Company will be required to record a right-of-use asset and lease liability equal to the present value of the remaining lease payments upon adoption of this update. The new standard requires lessees to apply a dual lease classification approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase by the lessee. This classification will determine whether lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight line basis over the term of the lease, respectively. A lessee is also required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term greater than 12 months regardless of their classification. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will be accounted for similar to existing guidance for operating leases today. In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The revised guidance amends the recognition and measurement of financial instruments. The new guidance significantly revises an entity’s accounting related to equity investments and the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities measured at fair value. Among other things, it also amends the presentation and disclosure requirements associated with the fair value of financial instruments. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective transition method, and there was no material impact to the Company's consolidated financial statements. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments , which changes how entities measure credit losses for financial assets carried at amortized cost. The update eliminates the requirement that a credit loss must be probable before it can be recognized and instead requires an entity to recognize the current estimate of all expected credit losses. Additionally, the update requires credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities to be carried as an allowance rather than as a direct write-down of the asset. The amendments become effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance. In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which provides guidance on how certain transactions should be classified and presented in the statement of cash flows as either operating, investing or financing activities. Among other things, the update provides specific guidance on where to classify debt prepayment and extinguishment costs, payments for contingent consideration made after a business combination and distributions received from equity method investments. The Company will apply the new guidance beginning in the first quarter of 2018, with reclassification of prior period amounts, where applicable, and it does not expect the provisions to have a significant impact on its statement of cash flows. In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-05, Other Income - Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets (Subtopic 610-20): Clarifying the Scope of Assets Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets, which provides guidance related to partial sales of non-financial assets, eliminates rules specifically addressing the sales of real estate, clarifies the definition of in substance non-financial assets, removes exception to the financial asset derecognition model and clarifies the accounting for contributions of non-financial assets to joint ventures. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2018 using the modified transition method. The Company expects that any future sales of real estate in which the Company retains a non-controlling interest in the property would result in the full gain amount being recognized at the time of the partial sale. Historically, the Company has not retained any interest in properties it has sold. In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting, which provides guidance that clarifies which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting. The update states that modification accounting should be used unless the fair value of the award, the vesting terms of the award, and the classification of the award as either equity or liability, all do not change as a result of the modification. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective transition method. The Company expects that any future modifications to the Company's issued share-based awards will be accounted for using modification accounting, unless the modification meets all of the exception criteria noted above. As a result, the modification would be treated as an exchange of the original award for a new award, with any incremental fair value being treated as additional compensation cost. F-20 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260); Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480); Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) : (Part I) Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features, (Part II) Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests with a Scope Exception guidance that changes the method to determine the classification of certain financial instruments with a down round feature as liabilities or equity instruments and clarify existing disclosure requirements for equity-classified instruments. A down round feature no longer precludes equity classification when assessing whether the instrument is indexed to an entity’s own stock. As a result, a freestanding equity-linked financial instrument no longer would be accounted for as a derivative liability, rather, an entity that presents earnings per share is required to recognize the effect of the down round feature when it is triggered. That effect is treated as a dividend and as a reduction of income available to common shareholders in basic EPS. Convertible instruments with embedded conversion options that have down round features are now subject to the specialized guidance for contingent beneficial conversion features. The revised guidance is effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. Adoption should be applied retrospectively to outstanding financial instruments with a down round feature with a cumulative-effect adjustment to the statement of financial position. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance. In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities . The purpose of this updated guidance is to better align a company’s financial reporting for hedging activities with the economic objectives of those activities. The transition guidance provides companies with the option of early adopting the new standard using a modified retrospective transition method in any interim period after issuance of the update, or alternatively requires adoption for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. This adoption method will require the Company to recognize the cumulative effect of initially applying the ASU as an adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income with a corresponding adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year that the Company adopts the update. While the Company continues to assess all potential impacts of the standard, the Company currently expects adoption to have an immaterial impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. Note 3 — Merger Transaction Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding share of Global II's common stock, including restricted shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Global II Common Stock"), other than shares owned by the Company, any subsidiary of the Company or any wholly owned subsidiary of Global II, was converted into the right to receive 2.27 shares of Common Stock (such consideration, the “Stock Merger Consideration”), and each outstanding unit of limited partnership interest and Class B interest of the Global II OP (collectively, “Global II OP Units”) was converted into the right to receive 2.27 shares of Company Common Stock (the “Partnership Merger Consideration” and, together with the Stock Merger Consideration, the “Merger Consideration”), in each case with cash paid in lieu of fractional shares. In addition, as provided in the Merger Agreement, all outstanding restricted stock of Global II became fully vested and entitled to receive the Merger Consideration. The Company issued 9.6 million shares of Common Stock as consideration in the Merger. Based upon the closing price of the shares of Common Stock of $23.10 on December 21, 2016 , as reported on the NYSE, and the number of shares of Global II Common Stock outstanding, including unvested restricted shares and OP Units, net of any fractional shares on December 21, 2016 , the aggregate fair value of the Merger Consideration paid to former holders of Global II Common Stock and former holders of units of Global II OP Units was $220.9 million . On December 22, 2016 (the "Merger Date"), pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Global II merged with and into the Merger Sub. In addition, Global II OP, merged with the OP (see Note 1 — Organization for details). The fair value of the consideration transferred for the Mergers totaled $220.9 million and consisted of the following: Fair Value of Consideration Transferred: Cash Common Stock Total Consideration Transferred F-21 As of Mergers Date $ $ — 220,868 220,868 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 Accounting Treatment of the Mergers The Mergers are accounted for under the acquisition method for business combinations pursuant to GAAP, with GNL as the accounting acquirer of Global II. The consideration to be transferred by GNL to acquire Global II establishes a new accounting basis for the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and any non- controlling interests, measured at their respective fair value as of the Merger Date. To the extent fair value of the Merger Consideration exceeds fair value of net assets acquired, any such excess represents goodwill. Alternatively, if fair value of net assets acquired exceeds fair value of the Merger Consideration, the transaction could result in a bargain purchase gain that is recognized immediately in earnings and attributable to GNL common stockholders. Adjustments to estimated fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities of Global II, as well as adjustments to the Merger Consideration may change the determination and amount of goodwill and/or bargain purchase gain and may impact depreciation, amortization and accretion based on revised fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The actual value of the Merger Consideration is based upon the market price of the Company's Common Stock at the time of closing of the Merger. F-22 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 Allocation of Consideration The consideration transferred pursuant to the Merger was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for Global II, based upon their estimated fair values as of the Merger Date. The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including all measurement period adjustments, at the Merger Date. (Dollar amounts in thousands) Total Consideration: Global II Fair value of Company's shares of Common Stock issued, net of fractional shares $ 220,868 Assets Acquired at Fair Value Land Buildings, fixtures and improvements Acquired intangible lease assets Total real estate investments, at fair value Restricted cash Derivatives, at fair value Prepaid expenses and other assets Related party notes receivable acquired in Merger Due from related parties Deferred tax assets Goodwill and other intangible assets, net Total Assets Acquired at Fair Value Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value Mortgage notes payable Mortgage (discount) premium, net Mezzanine facility Mezzanine discount, net Acquired intangible lease liabilities, net Derivatives, at fair value Accounts payable and accrued expenses Prepaid rent Deferred tax liability Taxes payable Dividend payable Total Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value Net assets acquired excluding cash Cash acquired on acquisition 70,176 384,428 111,097 565,701 7,575 21,808 1,317 5,138 1,463 368 18,204 621,574 279,032 (2,724) 107,047 (26) 8,510 3,911 7,212 6,001 9,063 1,661 2 419,689 201,885 18,983 $ The allocations in the table above from land, buildings and fixtures and improvements, acquired intangible lease assets and liabilities, have been provisionally assigned to each class of assets and liabilities, pending final confirmation from the third-party specialist for the Merger acquisitions acquired on the Merger Date. Acquired Related Party Receivable On December 16, 2016, Global II entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) with American Realty Capital Global II Advisors, LLC (“Global II Advisor”), and AR Global, the parent of the Global II Advisor, pursuant to which the Global II Advisor agreed to reimburse Global II $6.3 million in organization and offering costs incurred by Global II in its IPO (the “Global II IPO”) that exceeded 2.0% of gross offering proceeds in the Global II IPO (the “Excess Amount”). Global II's IPO was suspended in November 2015 and lapsed in accordance with its terms in August 2016. The Letter Agreement was negotiated on behalf of Global II, and approved, by the independent directors of Global II. F-23 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 The Letter Agreement provided for reimbursement of the Excess Amount to Global II through (1) the tender of 66,344 Class B Units of limited partnership interest of Global II’s OP ("Global II Class B Units"), previously issued to the Global II Advisor as payment in lieu of cash for its provision of asset management services, and (2) the payment of the balance of the Excess Amount in equal cash installments over an eight -month period. The value of the Excess Amount was determined using a valuation for each Global II Class B Unit based on 2.27 times the 30 -day volume weighted-average price of each share of of Common Stock on the Merger Date. Upon consummation of the Merger, Class B Units were tendered to the Company and the balance of the excess amount of $5.1 million is payable in eight equal monthly installments beginning on January 15, 2017 . Such receivable was acquired by the company in the Merger. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had received the full amount of $5.1 million in payments with respect to the excess organization and offering costs incurred by Global II. Note 4 — Real Estate Investments, Net Property Acquisitions The following table presents the allocation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed during the year ended December 31, 2017 based on contract purchase price, excluding acquisition related costs, based on the exchange rate at the time of purchase. Other than the 15 properties acquired in the Merger, there were no other properties acquired during the year ended December 31, 2016 (see Note 3 — Merger Transaction for the allocation of these acquisitions). (Dollar amounts in thousands) Real estate investments, at cost: Land Buildings, fixtures and improvements Total tangible assets Intangibles acquired: In-place leases Above market lease assets Below market lease liabilities Total assets acquired, net Cash paid for acquired real estate investments Number of properties purchased F-24 Year Ended December 31, 2017 $ $ 18,410 66,704 85,114 15,365 235 (1,937) 98,777 98,777 12 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 Dispositions As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , the Company did not have any properties that were classified as assets held for sale. During the year ended December 31, 2017 , the Company sold its property located in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania for net proceeds of $12.3 million , resulting in a gain of $0.4 million and during the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company sold 34 properties pursuant to the Company's asset recycling plan for net proceeds of $107.8 million and gains on sale of $14.3 million . Such gains are reflected within Gains on dispositions of real estate investments in the consolidated statements of operations. Also included in Gains on dispositions of real estate investments is a reduction of approximately $0.8 million in the Gain Fee payable to the Advisor and a Gain Fee payable to the Advisor of approximately $1.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively (see Note 11 — Related Party Transactions for details). There were no properties sold during the year ended December 31, 2015. The following table summarizes the aforementioned properties sold: Portfolio State Disposition Date Number of Properties Square Feet Properties Sold in 2017: Kulicke & Soffa Properties Sold in 2016: Fresenius II Garden Ridge Dollar General Dollar General - Choctaw Dollar Tree - 8-Pack Dollar General - Allentown Dollar General - Uniontown Dollar General - 15-Pack Fresenius I Garden Ridge Hotel Winston Garden Ridge Garden Ridge Pennsylvania February 17, 2017 Georgia September 2, 2016 North Carolina September 29, 2016 Ohio Oklahoma Florida Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (1) September 29, 2016 October 13, 2016 October 13, 2016 October 25, 2016 October 27, 2016 October 28, 2016 South Carolina November 2, 2016 Texas November 21, 2016 The Netherlands December 15, 2016 Arizona Kentucky December 20, 2016 December 20, 2016 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 1 15 1 1 1 1 1 34 88,000 6,192 119,258 9,026 9,100 63,510 9,026 9,014 145,938 10,155 140,381 24,283 143,271 162,000 851,154 (1) Consists of properties sold in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Oklahoma. F-25 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 Intangible Lease Assets and Lease Liabilities Acquired intangible lease assets and lease liabilities consist of the following: (In thousands) Intangible assets: In-place leases Above-market leases Below-market ground leases December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying amount Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying amount $ 552,458 $ 153,846 $ 398,612 $ 518,827 $ 99,355 $ 419,472 43,838 33,330 10,203 1,427 33,635 31,903 38,813 29,421 5,040 339 33,773 29,082 Total acquired intangible lease assets $ 629,626 $ 165,476 $ 464,150 $ 587,061 $ 104,734 $ 482,327 Intangible liabilities: Below-market leases Above-market ground lease Total acquired intangible lease liabilities $ 37,406 $ 8,079 $ 29,327 $ 36,796 $ 2,207 146 2,061 1,938 5,621 $ 72 31,175 1,866 $ 39,613 $ 8,225 $ 31,388 $ 38,734 $ 5,693 $ 33,041 Projected Amortization for intangible lease assets and liabilities The following table provides the weighted-average amortization periods as of December 31, 2017 for intangible assets and liabilities and the projected amortization expense and adjustments to revenues and property operating expense for the next five calendar years: (In thousands) In-place leases Total to be included in depreciation and amortization Above-market lease assets Below-market lease liabilities Total to be included in rental income Below-market ground lease assets Above-market ground lease liabilities Weighted-Average Amortization Years 8.1 7.7 9.6 31.9 31.7 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 $ $ 53,897 $ 53,897 $ 53,738 $ 52,535 $ 49,039 53,897 $ 53,897 $ 53,738 $ 52,535 $ 49,039 $ 4,664 $ 4,664 $ 4,664 $ 4,664 $ 4,626 (3,538) (3,538) (3,513) (3,237) (3,144) $ 1,126 $ 1,126 $ 1,151 $ 1,427 $ 1,482 $ 1,055 $ 1,055 $ 1,055 $ 1,055 $ 1,055 (65) (65) (65) (65) (65) 990 Total to be included in property operating expense $ 990 $ 990 $ 990 $ 990 $ F-26 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 Future Minimum Rents The following presents future minimum base rental cash payments due to the Company during the next five calendar years and thereafter as of December 31, 2017 . These amounts exclude contingent rent payments, as applicable, that may be collected from certain tenants based on provisions related to sales thresholds and increases in annual rent based on exceeding certain economic indices among other items. (In thousands) 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Thereafter Total Future Minimum Base Rent Payments (1) 249,495 252,541 255,589 253,689 244,151 893,992 2,149,457 $ $ (1) Assumes exchange rates of £1.00 to $1.35 for GBP and €1.00 to $1.20 for EUR as of December 31, 2017 for illustrative purposes, as applicable. There were no tenants whose annualized rental income on a straight-line basis represented 10% or greater of consolidated annualized rental income on a straight-line basis for all properties as of December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 . The termination, delinquency or non-renewal of leases by any major tenant may have a material adverse effect on revenues. Geographic Concentration The following table lists the countries and states where the Company has concentrations of properties where annualized rental income on a straight-line basis represented greater than 10% of consolidated annualized rental income on a straight-line basis as of December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 . Country / U.S. State United Kingdom United States and Puerto Rico: Texas ___________________________________________ December 31, 2017 22.1% 2016 21.9% * * 2015 19.2% 11.5% * Annualized rental income on a straight-line basis was not greater than 10% of total annualized rental income as of the period specified. Note 5 — Mortgage Notes Payable, Net Mortgage notes payable as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 consisted of the following: Country Portfolio Encumbered Properties Outstanding Loan Amount (1) Effective Interest Rate December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 Interest Rate Maturity Finland: France: Finnair Tokmanni Auchan (5) Pole Emploi (5) Sagemcom (5) Worldline (5) DCNS (5) ID Logistics II (5) (In thousands) (In thousands) 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 $ 34,022 $ 34,711 9,943 6,948 43,006 5,990 11,381 12,578 F-27 29,878 30,483 8,732 6,102 37,768 5,260 9,994 11,046 2.2% 2.4% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.9% 1.5% 1.3% (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Sep. 2020 Oct. 2020 Dec. 2019 Dec. 2019 Dec. 2019 Jul. 2020 Dec. 2020 Jun. 2021 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 Germany Rheinmetall OBI DIY RWE AG Rexam Metro Tonic ID Logistics I (5) Luxembourg: DB Luxembourg (5) The Netherlands: ING Amsterdam (5) Total EUR denominated United Kingdom: McDonald's Wickes Building Supplies I Everything Everywhere Thames Water Wickes Building Supplies II Northern Rock Wickes Building Supplies III Provident Financial Crown Crest Aviva Bradford & Bingley Intier Automotive Interiors Capgemini Fujitsu Amcor Packaging Fife Council Malthrust Talk Talk HBOS DFS Trading DFS Trading HP Enterprise Services Foster Wheeler (5) Harper Collins (5) NCR Dundee (5) Total GBP denominated United States: Quest Diagnostics Western Digital AT&T Services FedEx Freight (5) Veolia Water (5) Multi-Tenant Mortgage Loan Puerto Rico: Encanto Restaurants (6) Total USD denominated Gross mortgage notes payable Mortgage discount Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization Mortgage notes payable, net of deferred financing costs _________________________ 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 22 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 7 1 3 1 3 5 2 1 1 1 1 43 1 1 1 1 1 12 — 17 82 — — 82 12,698 5,391 74,872 6,301 31,746 4,792 43,126 52,710 390,215 1,025 2,226 5,397 8,096 2,626 7,084 2,564 17,203 25,973 21,183 10,200 6,375 6,381 33,435 4,218 2,474 4,318 5,161 7,272 13,680 3,203 12,531 53,026 37,880 7,610 301,141 52,800 17,363 33,550 6,165 4,110 187,000 — 300,988 992,344 (1,927) (5,541) 11,152 4,734 65,753 5,534 27,879 4,208 37,873 46,290 342,686 938 2,402 4,936 7,405 2,036 6,479 2,345 15,735 23,757 19,376 9,330 5,831 6,788 30,581 3,858 2,263 3,949 4,721 6,652 12,513 2,930 11,461 48,501 34,648 6,960 276,395 52,800 17,682 33,550 6,165 4,110 — 21,599 135,906 754,987 (2,503) (5,103) 2.6% 2.4% 1.6% 1.8% 1.7% 1.0% 1.4% 1.7% 4.1% 3.7% 4.0% 4.1% 4.2% 4.4% 4.3% 4.1% 4.2% 3.8% 3.5% 3.5% 3.2% 3.2% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.4% 3.4% 3.4% 2.6% 3.4% 2.9% 2.8% 5.3% 2.9% 4.5% 5.2% 4.4% —% 3.0% — — $ 984,876 $ 747,381 3.0% (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Jan. 2019 Jan. 2019 Oct. 2019 Oct. 2019 Dec. 2019 Oct. 2021 May 2020 Jun. 2020 Feb. 2018 May 2018 Jun. 2018 Jul. 2018 Jul. 2018 Sep. 2018 Nov. 2018 Feb. 2019 Feb. 2019 Mar. 2019 May 2020 May 2020 Jun. 2020 Jun. 2020 Jul. 2020 Jul. 2020 Jul. 2020 Jul. 2020 Jul. 2020 Aug. 2020 Aug. 2020 Aug. 2020 Oct. 2018 Oct. 2019 Apr. 2020 (3) Variable Sep. 2018 Fixed (4) Variable Fixed Fixed Fixed Jul. 2021 Dec. 2020 Jun. 2021 Jun. 2021 Nov. 2027 — — F-28 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 (1) Amounts borrowed in local currency and translated at the spot rate as of the periods presented. (2) Fixed as a result of an interest rate swap agreement. (3) The interest rate is 2.0% plus 1-month LIBOR. (4) The interest rate is 2.0% plus 1- month Adjusted LIBOR as defined in the mortgage agreement. (5) New mortgages acquired as part of the Merger on the Merger Date. (6) The effective interest rate of 6.3% and 18 properties is not included in the calculation of weighted average effective interest rate and encumbered properties total as of December 31, 2017 , respectively, as the loan was paid off as of June 30, 2017. In connection with the Merger, the OP assumed the outstanding gross mortgage notes payable with an estimated aggregate fair value of $279.0 million at the Merger Date. The Company's mortgage notes payable agreements require compliance with certain property-level financial covenants including debt service coverage ratios. As of December 31, 2017, the Company was in breach of a loan-to-vacant possession financial covenant on one mortgage note payable agreement, which had an outstanding principal balance of $37.9 million ( £28.1 million ) as of December 31, 2017. During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company repaid £0.8 million and in January 2018 the Company repaid €0.1 million of principal on two separate mortgage note payable agreements in order to cure loan to value financial covenant breaches which did not result in events of default. The Company was in compliance with the remaining covenants under its mortgage notes payable agreements as of December 31, 2017. As of December 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under its mortgage notes payable agreements. Multi-Tenant Mortgage Loans On October 27, 2017, 12 wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Borrowers”) of the OP closed on a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Column Financial, Inc. and Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. (collectively, the “Lenders”). The Company received gross proceeds of $187.0 million (the “Multi-Tenant Mortgage Loan”) with a fixed interest rate of 4.369% and a maturity date of November 6, 2027. The Multi-Tenant Mortgage Loan requires monthly interest-only payments, with the principal balance due on the maturity date and is secured by, among other things, the Borrowers’ interests in 12 single tenant net leased office and industrial properties in nine states totaling approximately 2.6 million square feet (the “Mortgaged Properties”). The Borrowers’ financial statements are included within the Company’s consolidated financial statements, however, the Borrowers’ assets and credit are only available to pay the debts of the Borrowers and their liabilities constitute obligations of the Borrowers. At the closing of the Multi-Tenant Mortgage Loan, the net proceeds after accrued interest and closing costs (including $2.2 million in expenses related to the Mortgaged Properties) were used to repay approximately $120.0 million of indebtedness that was outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility (as defined in Note 6 - Credit Facilities ), with the balance available to the Company to be used for general corporate purposes, including to make future acquisitions. In addition, the Company entered into another multi-tenant mortgage loan on January 26, 2018 yielding gross proceeds of $32.8 million (see Note 16 - Subsequent Events for additional information). Unencumbered Assets The total gross carrying value of unencumbered assets as of December 31, 2017 is $1.6 billion , including $1.0 billion on the Credit Facility (as defined in Note 6 - Credit Facilities ) borrowing base. Maturity Schedule The following table presents future scheduled aggregate principal payments on the mortgage notes payable over the next five calendar years and thereafter as of December 31, 2017 : (In thousands) 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Thereafter Total _________________________ (1) Assumes exchange rates of £1.00 to $1.35 for GBP and €1.00 to $1.20 for EUR as of December 31, 2017 for illustrative purposes, as applicable. F-29 Future Principal Payments (1) $ $ 135,180 293,500 332,719 43,945 — 187,000 992,344 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 Note 6 — Credit Facilities Revolving Credit Facilities and Term Loan, Net On July 24, 2017 , the Company, through the OP, entered into a credit agreement with KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”), as agent, and the other lender parties thereto, that provides for a $500.0 million senior unsecured multi-currency revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and a €194.6 million ( $225.0 million USD equivalent at closing) senior unsecured term loan facility (the “Term Facility” and, together with the Revolving Credit Facility, the “Credit Facility”). As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, amounts borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility portion of the Credit Facility and the Prior Credit Facility (see definition below) are included in Revolving credit facilities on the Company's consolidated balance sheets and totaled $298.9 million and $616.6 million , respectively. Amounts borrowed under the Term Facility portion of the Credit Facility totaled $229.9 million (net of a discount of $3.3 million ) and are included in Term loan, net on the Company's consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017. Additional details related to the Credit Facility and Prior Credit Facility follow below. Credit Facility - Terms The aggregate total commitments under the Credit Facility are $725.0 million based on USD equivalents at closing. Upon request of the Company, subject in all respects to the consent of the lenders in their sole discretion, these aggregate total commitments may be increased up to an aggregate additional amount of $225.0 million , allocated to either or among both portions of the Credit Facility, with total commitments under the Credit Facility not to exceed $950.0 million . At the closing of the Credit Facility, the Company, based on USD equivalent at closing, and through the OP, borrowed $495.9 million under the revolving credit facility portion of the Credit facility ( $409.0 million , £40.0 million and €30.0 million ) and $225.0 million under the Term Facility portion of the Credit Facility ( €194.6 million ). On September 18, 2017, the Company repaid $80.0 million denominated in USD outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility using proceeds from the issuance of Series A Preferred Stock. In addition, on October 27, 2017, the Company repaid an additional $120.0 million denominated in USD outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility using proceeds from a new loan. See Note 5 — Mortgage Notes Payable, Net for additional details. The Revolving Credit Facility is interest-only and matures on July 24, 2021 , subject to one one -year extension at the Company’s option. The Term Facility portion of the Credit Agreement is interest-only and matures on July 24, 2022 . Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at a variable rate per annum based on an applicable margin that varies based on the ratio of consolidated total indebtedness and the consolidated total asset value of the Company and its subsidiaries plus either (i) LIBOR, as applicable to the currency being borrowed, or (ii) a “base rate” equal to the greatest of (a) KeyBank’s “prime rate,” (b) 0.5% above the Federal Funds Effective Rate or (c) 1.0% above one-month LIBOR. The applicable interest rate margin will initially be determined based on a range from 0.60% to 1.20% per annum with respect to base rate borrowings and 1.60% to 2.20% per annum with respect to LIBOR borrowings. As of December 31, 2017 , the Credit Facility had a weighted average effective interest rate of 2.7% after giving effect to interest rate swaps in place. The Credit Facility requires the Company through the OP to pay an unused fee per annum of 0.25% of the unused balance of the Revolving Credit Facility if the unused balance exceeds or is equal to 50% of the total commitment or a fee per annum of 0.15% of the unused balance of the Revolving Credit Facility if the unused balance is less than 50% of the total commitment. From and after the time the Company obtains an investment grade credit rating, the unused fee will be replaced with a facility fee based on the total commitment under the Revolving Credit Facility multiplied by 0.30% , decreasing as the Company’s credit rating increases. The availability of borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility is based on the value of a pool of eligible unencumbered real estate assets owned by the Company and compliance with various ratios related to those assets. As of December 31, 2017 , approximately $65.1 million was available for future borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility. Any future borrowings may, at the option of the Company, be denominated in USD, EUR, Canadian Dollars, British Pounds Sterling ("GBP") or Swiss Francs. Amounts borrowed may not, however, be converted to, or repaid in, another currency once borrowed. The Company, through the OP, may reduce the amount committed under the Revolving Credit Facility and repay outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility, in whole or in part, at any time without premium or penalty, other than customary “breakage” costs payable on LIBOR borrowings. In the event of a default, the lender has the right to terminate its obligations under the Credit Facility agreement and to accelerate the payment on any unpaid principal amount of all outstanding loans. The Credit Facility also imposes certain affirmative and negative covenants on the OP, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries including restrictive covenants with respect to, among other things, liens, indebtedness, investments, distributions, mergers and asset sales, as well as financial covenants requiring the OP to maintain, among other things, ratios related to leverage, secured leverage, fixed charge coverage and unencumbered debt services, as well as a minimum consolidated tangible net worth. F-30 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 The Company and certain of its subsidiaries have guaranteed the OP's obligations under the Credit Facility pursuant to a guarantee and a related contribution agreement which governs contribution rights of the guarantors in the event any amounts become payable under the guaranty. In connection with the Company’s replacement of its Prior Credit Facility (see definition below) with its Credit Facility, and the change in borrowings by currency resulting therefrom, the Company terminated its existing £160.3 million notional GBP-LIBOR interest rate swap and entered into a new $150.0 million notional five year USD-LIBOR interest rate swap. Additionally, the Company novated its existing €224.4 million notional Euribor interest rate swap from its existing counterparty to a new counterparty. Prior Credit Facility- Terms On July 25, 2013, the Company, through the OP, entered into a credit facility (as amended from time to time thereafter, the "Prior Credit Facility") that provided for borrowings of up to $740.0 million (subject to borrowing base availability). The Company had $616.6 million (including £177.2 million and €258.9 million ) outstanding under the Prior Credit Facility as of December 31, 2016 . The Company had the option, based upon its consolidated leverage ratio, to have draws under the Prior Credit Facility priced at either the Alternate Base Rate (as described below) plus 0.60% to 1.20% or at Adjusted LIBOR (as described below) plus 1.60% to 2.20% . The Alternate Base Rate was defined in the Prior Credit Facility as a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the fluctuating annual rate of interest announced from time to time by the lender as its “prime rate” in effect on such day, (b) the federal funds effective rate in effect on such day plus half of 1% and (c) the Adjusted LIBOR for a one-month interest period on such day plus 1% . Adjusted LIBOR was defined as LIBOR multiplied by the statutory reserve rate, as determined by the Federal Reserve System of the United States. The Prior Credit Facility agreement required the Company to pay an unused fee per annum of 0.25% if the unused balance of the Prior Credit Facility exceeded or was equal to 50% of the available facility or a fee per annum of 0.15% if the unused balance of the Prior Credit Facility is less than 50% of the available facility. The unused borrowing capacity under the Credit facility as of December 31, 2016 was $113.0 million . On July 24, 2017, the Company terminated the Prior Credit Facility and repaid the outstanding balance of $725.8 million (including €255.7 million , £160.2 million and $221.6 million ) of which $720.9 million was repaid with proceeds from the Credit Facility (as described below) and $4.9 million from cash on hand. Bridge Loan Facility On August 8, 2016, in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the OP entered into a bridge loan commitment letter, pursuant to which UBS Securities LLC and UBS AG (Stamford, CT Branch) agreed to provide a $150.0 million senior secured bridge loan facility (the "Bridge Loan Facility") for a term of 364 days from date of the merger transaction. The Bridge Loan Facility required a 1.50% fee of the commitment amount upon execution. Upon closing of the Merger, the Company did not exercise its rights under the bridge loan commitment letter and as a result thereof the bridge loan commitment was automatically terminated at the Merger. Mezzanine Facility In connection with the Merger, the Company assumed the mezzanine loan agreement (the "Mezzanine Facility") with an estimated aggregate fair value of $107.0 million and which provided for aggregate borrowings up to €128.0 million subject to certain conditions. The Mezzanine Facility bore interest at 8.25% per annum, payable quarterly, and was scheduled to mature on August 13, 2017 . On March 30, 2017, the Company terminated the Mezzanine Facility agreement and repaid in full the outstanding balance of $56.5 million (or €52.7 million ). The gross outstanding balance of the Mezzanine Facility was $55.4 million (or €52.7 million ) as of December 31, 2016 . Note 7 — Fair Value of Financial Instruments The Company determines fair value based on quoted prices when available or through the use of alternative approaches, such as discounting the expected cash flows using market interest rates commensurate with the credit quality and duration of the investment. This alternative approach also reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities. The guidance defines three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value: F-31 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset and liability or can be corroborated with observable market data for substantially the entire contractual term of the asset or liability and those inputs are significant. Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in the pricing of the asset or liability and are consequently not based on market activity, but rather through particular valuation techniques. The determination of where an asset or liability falls in the hierarchy requires significant judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability. In instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company evaluates its hierarchy disclosures each quarter and depending on various factors, it is possible that an asset or liability may be classified differently from quarter to quarter, however, the Company expects that changes in classifications between levels will be rare. Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with those derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by the Company and its counterparties. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , the Company has assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions and has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of the Company's derivatives. As a result, the Company has determined that its derivative valuations in their entirety are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The valuation of derivative instruments is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, as well as observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities. In addition, credit valuation adjustments are incorporated into the fair values to account for the Company's potential nonperformance risk and the performance risk of the counterparties. Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis The following table presents information about the Company's assets and liabilities (including derivatives that are presented net) measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy level within which those instruments fall. (In thousands) December 31, 2017 Cross currency swaps, net (GBP & EUR) Foreign currency forwards, net (GBP & EUR) Interest rate swaps, net (GBP & EUR) Put options (GBP & EUR) OPP (see Note 13 ) December 31, 2016 Cross currency swaps, net (GBP & EUR) Foreign currency forwards, net (GBP & EUR) Interest rate swaps, net (GBP & EUR) Put options (GBP & EUR) OPP (see Note 13 ) Quoted Prices in Active Markets Level 1 Significant Other Observable Inputs Level 2 Significant Unobservable Inputs Level 3 Total $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ F-32 (4,511) $ (2,737) $ (6,450) $ 63 $ — $ 21,179 $ 6,998 $ (15,457) $ 523 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ (1,600) $ — $ — $ — $ — $ (13,400) $ (4,511) (2,737) (6,450) 63 (1,600) 21,179 6,998 (15,457) 523 (13,400) GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 The valuation of the OPP is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the OPP, including the performance periods and total return hurdles, as well as observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves, and unobservable inputs, such as expected volatility. As a result, the Company has determined that its OPP valuation in its entirety is classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. A review of the fair value hierarchy classification is conducted on a quarterly basis. Changes in the type of inputs may result in a reclassification for certain assets. There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy during the years ended December 31, 2017 or 2016 . Level 3 Valuations The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance for the changes in instruments with Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy for the year ended December 31, 2017 : (In thousands) Beginning Balance as of December 31, 2016 Fair value adjustment Ending balance as of December 31, 2017 OPP 13,400 (11,800) 1,600 $ $ The following table provides quantitative information about the significant Level 3 inputs used (in thousands): Financial Instrument Fair Value at December 31, 2017 (In thousands) Principal Valuation Technique Unobservable Inputs Input Value OPP $ 1,600 Monte Carlo Simulation Expected volatility 20.0% The following discussion provides a description of the impact on a fair value measurement of a change in each unobservable input in isolation. For the relationship described below, the inverse relationship would also generally apply. Expected volatility is a measure of the variability in possible returns for an instrument, parameter or market index given how much the particular instrument, parameter or index changes in value over time. Generally, the higher the expected volatility of the underlying, the wider the range of potential future returns. An increase in expected volatility, in isolation, would generally result in an increase in the fair value measurement of an instrument. Financial Instruments Not Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis The Company is required to disclose the fair value of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate value. The fair value of short-term financial instruments such as cash and cash equivalents, due to/from affiliates, accounts payable and dividends payable approximates their carrying value on the consolidated balance sheets due to their short-term nature. The fair values of the Company's remaining financial instruments that are not reported at fair value on the audited consolidated balance sheets are reported below. (In thousands) Level Mortgage notes payable (1) (2) Revolving credit facilities (3) (4) Term facility (3) Mezzanine facility (5) 3 3 3 3 $ $ $ $ Carrying Amount December 31, 2017 Fair Value December 31, 2017 Carrying Amount December 31, 2016 Fair Value December 31, 2016 988,490 $ 298,909 $ 229,905 $ — $ F-33 963,751 $ 297,890 $ 233,916 $ — $ 752,484 $ 616,614 $ — $ 55,383 $ 747,870 616,614 — 55,400 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 _____________________________ (1) Carrying value includes $990.4 million gross mortgage notes payable and $1.9 million mortgage discounts, net as of December 31, 2017 . (2) Carrying value includes $755.0 million gross mortgage notes payable and $2.5 million mortgage discounts, net as of December 31, 2016 . (3) As of December 31, 2017, both facilities are part of the Company's Credit Facility (see Note 6 - Credit Facilities for more information). (4) Amounts as of December 31, 2016 were under the Prior Credit Facility. (5) Carrying value includes $55.4 million Mezzanine Facility and $17,000 mezzanine discounts, net as of December 31, 2016 . The fair value of the gross mortgage notes payable, the revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2017 and the term facility is estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis, based on the Advisor's experience with similar types of borrowing arrangements. Advances under the Prior Credit Facility were considered to be reported at fair value due to the short-term nature of the maturity. The Mezzanine Facility required the Company to pay interest based on a fixed rate and as such the advances were considered to approximate fair value. Note 8 — Derivatives and Hedging Activities Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives The Company may use derivative financial instruments, including interest rate swaps, caps, options, floors and other interest rate derivative contracts, to hedge all or a portion of the interest rate risk associated with its borrowings. Certain foreign investments expose the Company to fluctuations of foreign interest rates and exchange rates. These fluctuations may impact the value of the Company’s cash receipts and payments in terms of the Company’s functional currency. The Company enters into derivative financial instruments to protect the value or fix the amount of certain obligations in terms of its functional currency, the USD. The principal objective of such arrangements is to minimize the risks and/or costs associated with the Company's operating and financial structure as well as to hedge specific anticipated transactions. The Company does not intend to utilize derivatives for speculative or other purposes other than interest rate and currency risk management. The use of derivative financial instruments carries certain risks, including the risk that the counterparties to these contractual arrangements are not able to perform under the agreements. To mitigate this risk, the Company only enters into derivative financial instruments with counterparties with high credit ratings and with major financial institutions with which the Company and its affiliates may also have other financial relationships. The Company does not anticipate that any such counterparties will fail to meet their obligations. F-34 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 The table below presents the fair value of the Company's derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the audited consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 : (In thousands) Balance Sheet Location 2017 2016 December 31, Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: Foreign currency forwards (EUR-USD) Derivative liabilities/assets, at fair value $ (304) $ Cross currency swaps (EUR) Cross currency swaps (GBP) Interest rate swaps (USD) Interest rate swaps (GBP) Interest rate swaps (EUR) Total Derivative liabilities/assets, at fair value Derivative liabilities/assets, at fair value Derivative assets, at fair value Derivative liabilities, at fair value Derivative liabilities, at fair value Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: Foreign currency forwards (GBP-USD) Derivative assets, at fair value Foreign currency forwards (GBP-USD) Derivative liabilities, at fair value Foreign currency forwards (EUR-USD) Derivative liabilities/assets, at fair value Put options (GBP) Put options (EUR) Interest rate swaps (EUR) Cross currency swaps (GBP) Cross currency swaps (EUR) Total Derivative assets, at fair value Derivative assets, at fair value Derivative liabilities, at fair value Derivative assets, at fair value Derivative assets, at fair value $ $ (3,328) (1,183) 2,093 (3,713) (2,446) (8,881) $ 20 $ (1,175) (1,258) — 63 (2,384) — — $ (4,734) $ 972 3,003 16,868 — (8,595) (4,262) 7,986 3,918 — 2,108 131 392 (2,600) 477 831 5,257 Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company's variable-rate debt. During the next 12 months , the Company estimates that an additional $3.9 million will be reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) as an increase to interest expense. Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction impacts earnings. During 2017 , such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with variable-rate debt. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. During the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , the Company recorded gains of $0.2 million , $0.1 million and $0.4 million ineffectiveness in earnings, respectively. Additionally, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, the Company accelerated the reclassification of amounts in other comprehensive income to earnings as a result of the hedged forecasted transactions becoming probable not to occur. The accelerated amounts were a loss of $1.1 million . F-35 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk: Derivatives Interest rate swaps (GBP) Interest rate swaps (EUR) Interest rate swaps (USD) Total December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 Number of Instruments 19 13 3 35 Notional Amount (In thousands) $ $ 301,155 222,190 150,000 673,345 Number of Instruments 21 14 — 35 Notional Amount (In thousands) $ 474,161 431,213 — $ 905,374 In connection with the July 24, 2017 refinancing of the Prior Credit Facility, the Company terminated an interest rate swap with notional amount of £160.0 million for a payment of $2.6 million . This swap was designated as a cash flow hedge on the Company's GBP borrowings which were partially paid off. As a result of the termination, the Company accelerated the reclassification of amounts in other comprehensive income to earnings as a result of the hedged forecasted transactions becoming probable not to occur. The portion of the termination payment relating to the GBP borrowings that were paid off resulted in a charge to earnings of $1.1 million , included in losses on derivative instruments for the year ended December 31, 2017. The remaining amount relating to GBP borrowings still outstanding will remain in AOCI and be recorded as an adjustment to interest expense over the term of the related GBP borrowings. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company terminated/partially terminated two of its interest rate swaps and accelerated the reclassification of amounts in other comprehensive income (loss) to net income (loss) as a result of the hedged forecasted transactions becoming probable not to occur. The accelerated amounts were a loss of $38,000 . As a result of negative interest rates, specifically the Euro LIBOR, two interest rate swap positions fell out of designation during the quarter ended June 30, 2016 due to the fact that they were no longer highly effective. These positions did not have a zero percent interest rate floor embedded into the positions to mirror the interest rate floors on the underlying debt. In connection with the July 24, 2017 refinancing of the Prior Credit Facility, the Company novated an interest rate swap with a notional amount of €224.0 million . Subsequent to the novation, the swap no longer qualified for hedge accounting. The interest swap liability of $0.7 million at that date will stay in AOCI and be recorded as an adjustment to interest expense over the term of the related LIBOR borrowings. Subsequent changes in the value of the swap will be reflected in earnings. The table below details the location in the financial statements of the gain or loss recognized on interest rate derivatives designated as cash flow hedges for the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 : (In thousands) Amount of (loss) gain recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) from derivatives (effective portion) Amount of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into income as interest expense (effective portion) Amount of loss recognized in income on derivative instruments (ineffective portion, reclassifications of missed forecasted transactions and amounts excluded from effectiveness testing) $ $ $ Net Investment Hedges Year Ended December 31, 2017 2016 2015 (12,893) $ (12,634) $ (6,029) $ (5,318) $ 8,800 (4,166) (931) $ (99) $ (371) The Company is exposed to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on property investments in foreign countries which pay rental income, incur property related expenses and hold debt instruments in currencies other than its functional currency, the USD. The Company uses foreign currency derivatives including cross currency swaps to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign exchange rates on certain of its foreign investments. Cross currency swaps involve fixing the applicable exchange rate for delivery of a specified amount of foreign currency on specified dates. For derivatives designated as net investment hedges, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivatives are reported in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (outside of earnings) as part of the cumulative translation adjustment. The F-36 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. Amounts are reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings when the hedged net investment is either sold or substantially liquidated. As of December 31, 2017 , the Company had the following outstanding foreign currency derivatives that were designated as net investment hedges used to hedge its net investments in foreign operations: Derivatives Cross currency swaps (EUR-USD) Cross currency swaps (GBP-USD) Foreign currency forwards (EUR-USD) Total December 31, 2017 Number of Instruments 3 1 1 5 Notional Amount (In thousands) $ 43,222 66,282 12,099 $ 121,603 Foreign Denominated Debt Designated as Net Investment Hedges Effective May 17, 2015, all foreign currency draws under the Prior Credit Facility were designated as net investment hedges. As such, the effective portion of changes in value due to currency fluctuations are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (outside of earnings) as part of the cumulative translation adjustment. The undesignated portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. Amounts are reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings when the hedged net investment is either sold or substantially liquidated, or if the Company should no longer possess a controlling interest. As of December 31, 2017 , total foreign currency advances under the Credit Facility were approximately $323.1 million , which reflects advances of £40.0 million ( $54.0 million based upon an exchange rate of £1.00 to $1.35 as of December 31, 2017 ) and advances of €224.6 million ( $269.1 million based upon an exchange rate of €1.00 to $1.20 , as of December 31, 2017 ). The Company designates its net investment hedge position on the first day of each quarterly period. As of October 1, 2017, foreign currency draws under the Credit Facility were £40.0 million ( $54.0 million based on the aforementioned exchange rate as of December 31, 2017 ) and €224.6 million ( $269.1 million based on the aforementioned exchange rate as of December 31, 2017 ) were designated as net investment hedges of the total foreign currency draws outstanding on the Credit Facility of $323.1 million . As of October 1, 2017, total net investments in real estate denominated in foreign currency were £103.5 million ( $139.6 million based on the aforementioned exchange rate as of December 31, 2017) and €371.9 million ( $445.6 million based on the aforementioned exchange rate as of December 31, 2017), none of which resulted in an undesignated excess position. The Company records adjustments to earnings for currency impact on this undesignated excess position. Effective on July 24, 2017, in connection with the refinancing of the Prior Credit Facility, the GBP borrowings were substantially reduced, and there was no undesignated excess foreign advances in GBP thereafter. As of July 1, 2017, the Company’s Euro ("EUR") designated net investment hedges did not result in an excess position. The Company recorded losses of $3.7 million , and gains of $10.1 million and $5.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , respectively, due to currency changes on the undesignated excess foreign currency advances over the related net investments. For the portion of foreign draws now designated as net investment hedges, there were no additional remeasurement gains (losses) for the year ended December 31, 2017 . Additionally, in connection with the July 24, 2017 refinancing of the Prior Credit Facility, the Company terminated a cross-currency swap with a notional amount of £49.1 million for a payment of $10.6 million . This swap was designated as a net investment hedge on the Company's EUR investments, and this swap is still outstanding. The termination payment amount will remain in AOCI until the hedge item is liquidated. Prior to May 16, 2015, foreign currency advances which were comprised of $92.1 million of GBP draws (based upon an exchange rate of $1.58 to £1.00 , as of May 16, 2015) and $126.0 million of EUR draws (based upon an exchange rate of $1.14 to €1.00 , as of May 16, 2015) were not designated as net investment hedges and, accordingly, the changes in value through May 16, 2015 due to currency fluctuations were reflected in earnings. As a result, the Company recorded remeasurement losses on the foreign denominated draws of $3.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. Cross Currency Swaps Previously Designated as Net Investment Hedges F-37 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 On February 4, 2015, the Company restructured its cross currency swaps and replaced its initial USD equity funding in certain foreign real estate investments with foreign currency debt. As part of the restructuring, foreign currency advances of €110.5 million and £68.5 million were drawn under the Company’s Credit Facility which created a natural hedge against the original equity invested in the real estate investments, thus removing the need for the final equity notional component of the cross currency swaps. The cross currency swaps had been designated as net investment hedges through the date of restructure. For derivatives designated as net investment hedges, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivatives are reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (outside of earnings) as part of the cumulative translation adjustment. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. Amounts are reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings when the hedged net investment is either sold or substantially liquidated. The restructuring and settlement of the cross currency swaps resulted in a gain of approximately $19.0 million , with $10.1 million in proceeds received and $8.9 million retained by the bank as a reduction of outstanding Credit Facility balance as of December 31, 2015 . The gain will remain in the cumulative translation adjustment ("CTA") until such time as the net investments are sold or substantially liquidated in accordance with ASC 830. Following the restructuring noted above, these cross currency swaps no longer qualified for net investment hedge accounting treatment and as such, subsequent to February 5, 2015, all changes in fair value are recognized in earnings. Non-Designated Hedges The Company is exposed to fluctuations in the exchange rates of its functional currency, the USD, against the GBP and the EUR. The Company uses foreign currency derivatives including options, currency forward and cross currency swap agreements to manage its exposure to fluctuations in GBP-USD and EUR-USD exchange rates. While these derivatives are hedging the fluctuations in foreign currencies, they do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements to be classified as hedging instruments. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated as hedges under qualifying hedging relationships are recorded directly in net income (loss). During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company identified errors in accounting for the cross currency derivatives that were no longer designated as hedges subsequent to their restructuring on February 4, 2015 which resulted in the Company recording additional gain on derivative investments of $0.5 million (see Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies ). The Company recorded a loss of $7.1 million , and gains of $7.4 million and $3.9 million on the non-designated hedges for the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , respectively. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , the Company had the following outstanding derivatives that were not designated as hedges under qualifying hedging relationships: Derivatives Foreign currency forwards (GBP - USD) Foreign currency forwards (EUR - USD) Cross currency swaps (GBP - USD) Cross currency swaps (EUR - USD) Interest rate swaps (EUR) Options (GBP-USD) Options (EUR-USD) Total December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 Number of Instruments Notional Amount (In thousands) Number of Instruments Notional Amount (In thousands) 24 22 — — 6 1 5 58 $ 32,116 35,712 — — 414,093 675 9,250 21 20 3 3 5 5 5 $ 18,058 28,424 43,457 30,604 127,570 3,375 6,250 $ 491,846 62 $ 257,738 F-38 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 Offsetting Derivatives The table below presents a gross presentation, the effects of offsetting, and a net presentation of the Company's derivatives as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 . The net amounts of derivative assets or liabilities can be reconciled to the tabular disclosure of fair value. The tabular disclosure of fair value provides the location that derivative assets and liabilities are presented on the accompanying audited consolidated balance sheets. Gross Amounts Not Offset on the Balance Sheet Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets Gross Amounts of Recognized (Liabilities) Gross Amounts Offset on the Balance Sheet Net Amounts of Assets (Liabilities) presented on the Balance Sheet Financial Instruments Cash Collateral Received (Posted) Net Amount $ $ 2,176 $ (15,791) $ — $ (13,615) $ 28,700 $ (15,457) $ — $ 13,243 $ — $ — $ — $ (13,615) — $ 13,243 (In thousands) December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 In addition to the above derivative arrangements, the Company also uses non-derivative financial instruments to hedge its exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations as part of its risk management program, including foreign denominated debt issued and outstanding with third parties to protect the value of its net investments in foreign subsidiaries against exchange rate fluctuations. The Company has drawn under its Prior Credit Facility, and expects to continue to draw foreign currency advances under its Credit Facility, to fund certain investments in the respective local currency which creates a natural hedge against the original equity invested in the real estate investments, removing the need for the final cross currency swaps (see Note 5 — Mortgage Notes Payable, Net ). As further discussed below, in conjunction with the restructuring of the cross currency swaps on February 4, 2015, foreign currency advances of €110.5 million and £68.5 million were drawn under the Company’s Prior Credit Facility. The Company separately designated each foreign currency draw as a net investment hedge under ASC 815. Effective May 17, 2015, the Company modified the hedging relationship and designated all foreign currency draws as net investment hedges. Credit-Risk-Related Contingent Features The Company has agreements with each of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Company either defaults or is capable of being declared in default on any of its indebtedness, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations. As of December 31, 2017 , the fair value of derivatives in net liability position including accrued interest but excluding any adjustment for nonperformance risk related to these agreements was $17.4 million . As of December 31, 2017 , the Company had not posted any collateral related to these agreements and was not in breach of any agreement provisions. If the Company had breached any of these provisions, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their aggregate termination value. Note 9 — Stockholders' Equity Common Stock On February 28, 2017, the Company completed a Reverse Stock Split of Common Stock, OP Units and LTIP Units, at a ratio of 1-for-3 (see Note 1 — Organization for details). As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had 67.3 million and 66.3 million shares of Common Stock outstanding, respectively, excluding unvested restricted shares of Common Stock ("restricted shares"), the limited partnership units in the OP ("OP Units") issued to limited partners other than the Company or long-term incentive plan units in the OP ("LTIP Units") issued in accordance with the OPP which are currently, or may be in the future, convertible into shares of Common Stock. The Company listed its Common Stock on the NYSE under the symbol "GNL" on June 2, 2015 . As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , the Company had 67,287,231 and 66,258,559 , respectively, shares of Common Stock outstanding, including shares issued under the DRIP, but not including unvested restricted shares, the OP Units issued to limited partners other than the Company or long-term incentive units issued in accordance with the OPP which are currently, or may be in the future, convertible into shares of Common Stock. On September 2, 2016, 421,383 OP Units were converted to Common Stock, of which 305,411 were issued to individual members and employees of AR Global, 115,967 were issued to the Service Provider, and 5 were issued to the Special Limited Partner. During the first half of 2017, the remaining 181,841 OP Units were converted into Common Stock. In addition, in connection with the Merger Agreement, each outstanding share of Global II Common Stock, including restricted shares, other than shares owned by the Company or any wholly owned subsidiary of Global II, was converted into the right to receive 2.27 shares of Common Stock in connection with the Merger. Additionally, all outstanding Global II OP Units were converted into the right to receive 2.27 shares of Common Stock. In 2016, the Company issued 9.6 million of shares of Common Stock as consideration in the Merger. Based on the closing price of the shares of Common Stock on December 22, 2016, as reported on the NYSE, the aggregate value of the Merger Consideration paid or payable to former holders of Global II Common Stock and former holders of units of Global II OP Units was approximately $220.9 million . Equity Distribution Agreement The Company has entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement with UBS Securities LLC, Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Capital One Securities, Inc., Mizuho Securities USA Inc., FBR Capital Markets & Co. and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. to sell shares of Common Stock, to raise aggregate sales proceeds of $175.0 million , from time to time, pursuant to an “at the market” equity offering program (the “ATM Program”). During the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 , the Company sold 820,988 shares of Common Stock through the ATM Program for net sales proceeds of $18.3 million , after issuance costs of $0.4 million . These fees were charged to additional paid-in capital on the accompanying audited consolidated balance sheet during the ATM Program as of December 31, 2017 . Series A Preferred Stock As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had 5,409,650 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding. There were no shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2016. On September 12, 2017, the Company completed the initial issuance and sale of 4,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, which generated gross proceeds of $100.0 million and net proceeds of $96.3 million , after deducting underwriting discounts and offering costs paid by the Company. On October 11, 2017, the underwriters exercised an option to purchase additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and the Company sold an additional 259,650 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, which generated gross proceeds of $6.5 million after adjusting for the amount of dividends declared per share for the period from September 12, 2017 to September 30, 2017 and payable to holders of record as of October 6, 2017, and resulted in net proceeds of $6.3 million , after deducting underwriting discounts and offering costs paid by the Company. On December 19, 2017 , the Company completed the sale of 1,150,000 additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock in an underwritten public offering which generated gross proceeds of $28.8 million and net proceeds of $27.8 million . These additional shares of shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been consolidated, form a single series, and are fully fungible with the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to cumulative dividends in an amount equal to $1.8125 per share each year, which is equivalent to the rate of 7.25% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share per annum. The Series A Preferred Stock has no stated maturity and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless redeemed or otherwise repurchased. On and after September 12, 2022, at any time and from time to time, the Series A Preferred Stock will be redeemable in whole or in part, at the Company's option, at a cash redemption price of $25.00 per share plus an amount equal to all dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not declared), if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. In addition, upon the occurrence of a Delisting Event or a Change of Control (each as defined in the articles supplementary governing the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock (the "Articles Supplementary"), the Company may, subject to certain conditions, at its option, redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole but not in part, within 90 days after the first date on which the Delisting Event occurred or within 120 days after the first date on which the Change of Control occurred, as applicable, by paying the liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to all dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not declared), if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. If the Company does not exercise these redemption rights upon the occurrence of a Delisting Event or a Change of Control, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock will have certain rights to convert Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock based on a defined formula subject to a cap whereby the holders of Series A Preferred Stock may receive a maximum of 2.301 shares of Common Stock (as adjusted for any stock splits) per share of Series A Preferred Stock. The necessary conditions to convert the Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock have not been met as of December 31, 2017 . Therefore, Series A Preferred Stock will not impact Company's earnings per share calculations. The Series A Preferred Stock ranks senior to the Common Stock, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Company's voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up. Voting rights for holders of Series A Preferred Stock exist primarily with respect to the ability to elect two additional directors to the Company’s board of directors if six or more quarterly dividends (whether or not consecutive) payable on the Series A Preferred Stock are in arrears, and with respect to voting on amendments to the Company’s charter (which includes the Articles Supplementary) that materially and adversely affect the rights of the Series A Preferred Stock or create additional classes or series of shares of the Company’s capital stock that are senior to the Series A Preferred Stock. Other than the limited circumstances described above and in the Articles Supplementary, holders of Series A Preferred Stock do not have any voting rights. Monthly Dividends and Change to Payment Dates The Company pays dividends on its Common Stock on the 15th day of each month at a rate of $0.1775 per share to stockholders of record as of close of business on the 8th day of such month. The Company's board of directors may alter the amounts of dividends paid or suspend dividend payments at any time and therefore dividend payments are not assured. For purposes of the presentation of information herein, the Company may refer to distributions by the OP on OP Units and LTIP Units (as defined in Note 13 — Share-Based Compensation ) as dividends. Dividends on Series A Preferred Stock accrue in an amount equal to $0.453125 per share per quarter to Series A Preferred Stock holders, which is equivalent to 7.25% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of Series A Preferred Stock per annum. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock are payable quarterly in arrears on the 15th day of January, April, July and October of each year (or, if not on a business day, on the next succeeding business day) to holders of record at the close of business on the record date set by the Company's board of directors, which must be not more than 30 nor fewer than 10 days prior to the applicable payment date. All dividends paid on the Series A Preferred Stock were considered 100% ordinary dividend income. The following table details from a tax perspective, the portion of a common stock dividends classified as return of capital and ordinary dividend income, per share per annum: (In thousands) Return of capital Ordinary dividend income Total Note 10 — Commitments and Contingencies Operating Ground Leases Year Ended December 31, 2017 18.3% $ 81.7% 100.0% $ 0.39 1.74 2.13 2016 62.0% $ 38.0% 100.0% $ 1.32 0.81 2.13 2015 63.4% $ 36.6% 100.0% $ 1.35 0.78 2.13 Certain properties are subject to ground leases, which are accounted for as operating leases. The ground leases have varying ending dates, renewal options, and rental rate escalations, with the latest leases extending to April 2105. Future minimum rental payments to be made by the Company under these non-cancelable ground leases, excluding increases resulting from increases in the consumer price index, are as follows: (In thousands) 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Thereafter Total (1) Future Ground Lease Payments $ $ 1,434 1,434 1,434 1,434 1,434 1,434 42,402 51,006 (1) Ground lease rental payments due for ING Amsterdam are not included in the table above as the Company's ground for this property is prepaid through 2050. The Company incurred rent expense on ground leases of $1.3 million during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 . F-39 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 Litigation and Regulatory Matters In the ordinary course of business, the Company may become subject to litigation, claims and regulatory matters. There were no material legal or regulatory proceedings pending or known to be contemplated against the Company, however on on January 25, 2018, the Service Provider filed a complaint against the Company, the Property Manager, the Special Limited Partner, the OP, the Advisor, AR Capital Global Holdings, LLC and AR Global (see Note 16 - Subsequent Events for additional information). Environmental Matters In connection with the ownership and operation of real estate, the Company may potentially be liable for costs and damages related to environmental matters. As of December 31, 2017 , the Company had not been notified by any governmental authority of any non-compliance, liability or other claim, and is not aware of any other environmental condition that it believes will have a material adverse effect on the results of operations. Hurricane Damage During the year ended December 31, 2017, properties owned by the Company in the U.S. with carrying amounts of $167.2 million (including $32.0 million of properties located in Puerto Rico) were located in areas impacted by Hurricanes Irma, Harvey and Maria. The hurricanes have not significantly impacted the ability of the tenants in these properties to operate their respective businesses, and the tenants continue to fully and timely pay rent, with no indication that this will not continue throughout the remainder of their respective lease terms. In addition, the Puerto Rico properties are covered by insurance for both property damage and business interruption, subject to normal deductibles. Accordingly, the Company does not believe that its exposure to loss on its property or operations will be significant. Note 11 — Related Party Transactions As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , the Sponsor, the Former Parent of the Sponsor, AR Global, the Special Limited Partner and a subsidiary of the Service Provider owned, in the aggregate, 39,904 and 81,481 shares of the Company's outstanding Common Stock, respectively. The Advisor, the Service Provider, and their affiliates may incur costs and fees on behalf of the Company. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , the Company had $16,000 and $5.2 million of receivables from affiliated entities, and $0.8 million and $2.2 million of payables to their affiliates, respectively. As of December 31, 2017 , AR Global indirectly owned 95% of the membership interests in the Advisor and Scott J. Bowman, the Company's former chief executive officer and president, directly owned the other 5% of the membership interests in the Advisor. Prior to his resignation as chief executive officer and president of the Company, Mr. Bowman owned 10% of the membership interests in the Advisor and AR Global indirectly owned the other 90% of the membership interests in the Advisor. James L. Nelson, the Company’s chief executive officer and president, holds a non-controlling profit interest in the Advisor and Property Manager. Mr. Nelson was appointed the Company's chief executive officer and president, effective as of August 8, 2017. The Company is the sole general partner of the OP. At Listing, the Advisor held a total of 487,252 OP Units, the Service Provider held a total of 115,967 OP Units, and the Special Limited Partner held 7 OP Units. Subsequent to the Listing all OP Units issued to the Advisor were transferred to individual investors. On September 2, 2016 , 421,383 of the OP Units were converted into Common Stock, of which 305,411 were issued to individual members and employees of AR Global, 115,967 were issued to the Service Provider and 5 were issued to the Special Limited Partner. On April 1, 2017, the remaining 181,841 OP Units were converted into Common Stock which were held by individual members and employees of AR Global. On June 2, 2015, the Advisor and the Service Provider exchanged 575,438 previously-issued Class B Units for 575,438 OP Units pursuant to the OP Agreement. These OP Units are redeemable for shares of Common Stock of the Company on a one-for-one basis, or the cash value of shares of Common Stock (at the option of the Company), 12 months from the Listing Date, subject to the terms of the limited partnership agreement of the OP. The Advisor and the OP also entered into a Contribution and Exchange Agreement pursuant to which the Advisor contributed $0.8 million in cash to the OP in exchange for 27,776 OP Units. The OP made distributions to partners of the OP other than the Company of $0.1 million , $1.0 million , and 0.6 million during the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , respectively. In addition, in connection with the OPP, the Company paid $0.6 million in distributions related to LTIP Units (as defined in Note 13 — Share-Based Compensation ) during the year ended December 31, 2017 , which are included in accumulated deficit in the audited consolidated statements of equity. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , the Company had no unpaid distributions relating to LTIP distributions. Holders of OP Units (other than the Company) had the right to convert OP Units for a corresponding number of shares of the Company's Common Stock, or the cash value equivalent of those corresponding shares, at the Company's option, in accordance with the limited partnership agreement of the OP. The rights of the holders of OP Units were limited, however, and did not include the ability to replace the general partner or to approve the sale, purchase or refinancing of the OP's assets. F-40 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 Realty Capital Securities, LLC (the "Former Dealer Manager") served as the dealer manager of the Company's initial public offering, which was ongoing from October 2012 to June 2014 and, together with its affiliates, continued to provide the Company with various services through December 31, 2015. RCS Capital Corporation ("RCAP"), the parent company of the Former Dealer Manager, and certain of its affiliates that provided services to the Company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 2016, prior to which it was also under common control with AR Global, the parent of the Sponsor. In May 2016, RCAP and its affiliated debtors emerged from bankruptcy under the new name of Aretec Group, Inc. On March 8, 2017, the creditor trust established in connection with the RCAP bankruptcy filed suit against AR Global, the Advisor, advisors of other entities sponsored by AR Global, and AR Global's principals. The suit alleges, among other things, certain breaches of duties to RCAP. The Company is not named in the suit, nor are there any allegations related to the services the Advisor provides to the Company. On May 26, 2017, the defendants moved to dismiss. On November 30, 2017, the Court issued an opinion partially granting the defendants’ motion. The Advisor has informed the Company that it believes that the suit is without merit and intends to defend against it vigorously. Acquired Related Party Receivable As more fully described in Note 3 — Merger Transaction , the Company acquired a $5.1 million receivable from an affiliate of the Advisor which is payable in equal monthly installments beginning on January 15, 2017 . As of December 31, 2017, there is no balance remaining on this receivable. Fees Paid in Connection With the Operations of the Company Until the Listing Date, the Advisor was paid an acquisition fee of 1.0% of the contract purchase price of each acquired property and 1.0% of the amount advanced for a loan or other investment and a finance fee equal to 0.75% of the amount available and/or outstanding under such financing, subject to certain limitations. Solely with respect to investment activities in Europe, the Advisor paid the Service Provider the acquisition fees and financing coordination fees. Until the Listing Date, the Advisor was also reimbursed for expenses incurred in the process of acquiring properties, which were limited to 0.5% of the contract purchase price and 0.5% of the amount advanced for a loan or other investment. Additionally, the Company paid third-party acquisition expenses. In addition, until the Listing Date, the Company compensated the Advisor for its asset management services in an amount equal to 0.75% per annum of the total of: the cost of the Company's assets (cost includes the purchase price, acquisition expenses, capital expenditures and other customarily capitalized costs, but excluding acquisition fees), plus costs and expenses incurred by the Advisor in providing asset management services, less the excess, if any, of dividends over FFO, plus acquisition fees expenses and restricted share grant amortization. Until April 1, 2015, as compensation for this arrangement, the Company caused the OP to issue (subject to periodic approval by the board of directors) performance-based restricted partnership units of the OP ("Class B Units") to the Advisor and Service Provider. An aggregate of 575,438 Class B Units were issued to the Advisor and the Service Provider in connection with this arrangement, all of which vested on the Listing Date at a cost of $14.5 million . Concurrently, the Class B Units were converted to OP Units on a one-to-one basis. The vested value was calculated based, in part, on the closing price of Company's Common Stock on June 2, 2015, less an estimated discount for the one year lock-out period of transferability or liquidity of the OP Units. The Advisor and the Service Provider received cash distributions on unvested Class B Units equal to the dividend rate paid on Common Stock. The Company records OP Unit distributions in the audited consolidated statement of changes in equity. Since April 1, 2015, the Advisor has been paid for its asset management services in cash. The performance condition related to these Class B Units was satisfied upon completion of the Listing, and the Class B Units vested. On the Listing Date, the Company entered into the Advisory Agreement. Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Company pays the Advisor: (i) a base fee of $18.0 million per annum payable in cash monthly in advance (“Minimum Base Management Fee”); (ii) plus a variable fee, payable monthly in advance in cash, equal to 1.25% of the cumulative net proceeds realized by the Company from the issuance of any common equity, including any common equity issued in exchange for or conversion of preferred stock or exchangeable notes, as well as, from any other issuances of common, preferred, or other forms of equity of the Company, including units of any operating partnership (“Variable Base Management Fee”); and (iii) an incentive fee (“Incentive Compensation”), 50% payable in cash and 50% payable in shares of the Company’s Common Stock (which shares are subject to certain lock up restrictions), equal to: (a) 15% of the Company’s Core AFFO (as defined in the Advisory Agreement) per weighted-average share of Common Stock outstanding for the applicable period (“Core AFFO Per Share”) (1) in excess of an incentive hurdle based on an annualized Core AFFO Per Share of $2.37 , plus (b) 10% of the Core AFFO Per Share in excess of an incentive hurdle of an annualized Core AFFO Per Share of $3.08 . The $2.37 and $3.08 incentive hurdles are subject to annual increases of 1% to 3% . The Base Management Fee and the Incentive Compensation are each subject to annual adjustment. F-41 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 The annual aggregate amount of the Minimum Base Management Fee and Variable Base Management Fee (collectively, the “Base Management Fee”) that may be paid under the Advisory Agreement are subject to varying caps based on assets under management (“AUM”) (2) , as defined in the Advisory Agreement. _______________________________ (1) For purposes of the Advisory Agreement, Core AFFO per share means (i) net income adjusted for the following items (to the extent they are included in net income): (a) real estate related depreciation and amortization; (b) net income from unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures; (c) one-time costs that the Advisor deems to be non-recurring; (d) non-cash equity compensation (other than any Restricted Share Payments (as defined in the Advisory Agreement); (e) other non-cash income and expense items; (f) non-cash dividends related to the Class B Units of the OP and certain non-cash interest expenses related to securities that are convertible to Common Stock; (g) gains (or losses) from the sale of investments; (h) impairment losses on real estate; (i) acquisition and transaction related costs; (j) straight-line rent; (k) amortization of above and below market leases assets and liabilities; (l) amortization of deferred financing costs; (m) accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on debt investments; (n) marked-to-market adjustments included in net income; (o) unrealized gains or losses resulting from consolidation from, or deconsolidation to, equity accounting, and (p) consolidated and unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. (ii) divided by the weighted-average outstanding shares of Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis for such period. (2) For purposes of the Advisory Agreement, "AUM" means, for a specified period, an amount equal to (A) (i) the aggregate costs of the Company's investments (including acquisition fees and expenses) at the beginning of such period (before reserves for depreciation of bad debts, or similar non-cash reserves) plus (ii) the aggregate cost of the Company's investment at the end of such period (before reserves from depreciation or bad debts, or similar non-cash reserves) divided by (B) two (2). Specifically, the per annum aggregate amount of the Base Management Fee and the Incentive Compensation to be paid under the Advisory Agreement is capped at (a) 1.25% of the AUM for the previous year if AUM is less than or equal to $5.0 billion ; (b) 0.95% if the AUM is equal to or exceeds $15.0 billion ; or (c) a percentage equal to: (A) 1.25% less (B) (i) a fraction, (x) the numerator of which is the AUM for such specified period less $5.0 billion and (y) the denominator of which is $10.0 billion multiplied by (ii) 0.30% if AUM is greater than $5.0 billion but less than $15.0 billion . The Variable Base Management Fee is also subject to reduction if there is a sale or sales of one or more Investments in a single or series of related transactions exceeding $200.0 million and a special dividend(s) related thereto is paid to stockholders. The Property Manager provides property management and leasing services for properties owned by the Company, for which the Company pays fees equal to: (i) with respect to stand-alone, single-tenant net leased properties which are not part of a shopping center, 2.0% of gross revenues from the properties managed and (ii) with respect to all other types of properties, 4.0% of gross revenues from the properties managed. For services related to overseeing property management and leasing services provided by any person or entity that is not an affiliate of the Property Manager, the Company pays the Property Manager an oversight fee equal to 1.0% of gross revenues of the property managed. This oversight fee is no longer applicable to 12 of the Company's properties which became subject to a separate property management agreement with the Property Manager in October 2017 on otherwise identical terms to the existing property management agreement, which remained applicable to all other properties. Solely with respect to the Company's investments in properties located in Europe, the Service Provider had received a portion of the fees payable to the Advisor equal to: (i) with respect to single-tenant net leased properties which are not part of a shopping center, 1.75% of the gross revenues from such properties and (ii) with respect to all other types of properties, 3.5% of the gross revenues from such properties. The Property Manager is paid 0.25% of the gross revenues from European single-tenant net leased properties which are not part of a shopping center and 0.5% of the gross revenues from all other types of properties, reflecting a split of the oversight fee with the Service Provider. On January 16, 2018, the Company notified the Service Provider that it was being terminated effective as of March 17, 2018. For additional information, see Note 1 - Organization and Note 16 - Subsequent Events. F-42 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 The following table reflects related party fees incurred, forgiven and contractually due as of and for the periods presented: Year Ended December 31, 2017 2016 2015 (Receivable) Payable as of December 31, (In thousands) Incurred Forgiven Incurred Forgiven Incurred Forgiven 2017 2016 One-time fees and reimbursements: Related party notes receivable acquired in Merger (1) Acquisition fees and related cost reimbursements (2) Fees on gain from sale of investments Financing coordination fees (3) Ongoing fees: Asset management fees (4) Property management and leasing fees (5) Total related party operational fees and reimbursements $ — $ — — — 21,353 4,281 — — 875 — — 1,177 $ — $ — 923 16 18,230 3,802 — $ — $ — $ — — — — 2,281 735 — 1,159 13,501 3,982 — — — — 2,507 $ 25,634 $ 2,052 (8) $ 22,971 $ 2,281 $ 19,377 $ 2,507 $ — — 49 (6) (6) 240 59 348 (6) (6) (9) (7) $ (5,138) — 923 16 447 252 $ (3,500) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (9) (10) ___________________________________________________________________________ (1) Balance included within related party notes receivable acquired in the Merger on the audited consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2016. In addition, the $16,000 due from related parties as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 relating to RCS Advisory (as defined below) is not included in the table above. (2) These related party fees are recorded within acquisition and transaction related costs on the consolidated statements of operations. (3) These related party fees are recorded as deferred financing costs and amortized over the term of the respective financing arrangement. (4) The Advisor, in accordance with the Advisory Agreement, received asset management fees in cash equal to one quarter of the annual Minimum Base Management Fee for the year ended December 31, 2017, and, the Variable Base Management Fee of $3.4 million and $0.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. There was no Variable Base Management Fee for the year ended December 31, 2015. No Incentive Compensation was earned for the years ended December 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015. (5) For all periods through the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Advisor waived 100% of fees from U.S. assets and its allocated portion of fees from European assets. (6) Balance included within due to related parties on the audited consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2017 . (7) In addition, as of December 31, 2017, due to related parties include $0.3 million of costs accrued for Global II Advisor and transfer agent fees which were assumed through the Merger, $0.1 million of costs accrued for transfer agent fees and $0.1 million of costs relating to RCS Advisory (as defined below), all accrued in 2016 and are not reflected in the table above. (8) The Company incurred general and administrative costs and other expense reimbursements of approximately $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2017 which are recorded within general and administrative expenses on the audited consolidated statements of operations and are not reflected in the table above. (9) Prepaid property management fees of $0.2 million and $0.1 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 are not included in the table above and are included in the prepaid expenses and other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. (10) In addition, as of December 31, 2016 due to related parties includes $0.5 million of accruals, of which $0.2 million of costs accrued for transfer agent and personnel services received from the Company's related parties including ANST and $0.3 million to Advisor and RCS. The Company reimburses the Advisor's costs of providing administrative services, subject to the limitation that the Company will not reimburse the Advisor for any amount by which the Company's operating expenses (including the asset management fee) at the end of the four preceding fiscal quarters exceeds the greater of (a) 2.0% of average invested assets and (b) 25.0% of net income. Additionally, the Company reimburses the Advisor for expenses of the Advisor and its affiliates incurred on behalf of the Company, except for those expenses that are specifically the responsibility of the Advisor under the Advisory Agreement as fees and compensation paid to the Service Provider and the Advisor's overhead expenses, rent and travel expenses, professional services fees incurred with respect to the Advisor for the operation of its business, insurance expenses (other than with respect to the Company's directors and officers) and information technology expenses. No reimbursement was incurred from the Advisor for providing services during the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 . In order to improve operating cash flows and the ability to pay dividends from operating cash flows, the Advisor may waive certain fees including asset management and property management fees. Because the Advisor may waive certain fees, cash flow from operations that would have been paid to the Advisor may be available to pay dividends to stockholders. The fees that may be forgiven are not deferrals and accordingly, will not be paid to the Advisor at any point in the future. In certain instances, to improve the Company's working capital, the Advisor may elect to absorb a portion of the Company's general and administrative costs or property operating expenses. These absorbed costs are presented net in the accompanying F-43 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 audited consolidated statements of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2017 , the Advisor elected to forgive $1.2 million of property management fees, and $4.2 million of property management fees were incurred. During the year ended December 31, 2016 , the Property Manager elected to forgive $2.3 million of property management fees and $3.8 million of property management fees, respectively, were incurred. The predecessor to the parent of the Sponsor was party to a services agreement with RCS Advisory Services, LLC, a subsidiary of the parent company of the Former Dealer Manager ("RCS Advisory"), pursuant to which RCS Advisory and its affiliates provided the Company and certain other companies sponsored by the Sponsor with services (including, without limitation, transaction management, compliance, due diligence, event coordination and marketing services, among others) on a time and expenses incurred basis or at a flat rate based on services performed. The predecessor to the parent of the Sponsor instructed RCS Advisory to stop providing such services in November 2015 and no services have since been provided by RCS Advisory. The Company was also party to a transfer agency agreement with American National Stock Transfer, LLC ("ANST"), a subsidiary of the parent company of the Former Dealer Manager, pursuant to which ANST provided the Company with transfer agency services (including broker and stockholder servicing, transaction processing, year-end IRS reporting and other services), and supervisory services overseeing the transfer agency services performed by DST Systems, Inc. ("DST"), a third-party transfer agent. The Sponsor received written notice from ANST on February 10, 2016 that it would wind down operations by the end of the month and would withdraw as the transfer agent effective February 29, 2016. On February 26, 2016, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with DST to provide the Company directly with transfer agency services (including broker and stockholder servicing, transaction processing, year-end IRS reporting and other services). On April 22, 2016, the Company terminated its agreement with DST and entered into a definitive agreement American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC ("AST") appointing AST as the Company's transfer agent and registrar. During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company incurred approximately $0.2 million and $8.0 million , respectively, of recurring transfer agent services fees to ANST which were included in general and administrative expenses in the audited consolidated statements of operations. Fees Paid in Connection with the Liquidation or Listing of the Company's Real Estate Assets In connection with the Listing and the Advisory Agreement, the Company terminated the subordinated termination fee that would be due to the Advisor in the event of termination of the Advisory Agreement. In connection with the sale of any investment, subject to the terms in section 6(i) of the Advisory Agreement, the Company will pay to the Advisor a fee in connection with net gain recognized by the Company in connection such sale (the "Gain Fee") unless the proceeds of such transaction or series of transactions are reinvested in one or more investments within 180 days thereafter. The Gain Fee shall be calculated at the end of each month and paid, to the extent due, with the next installment of the Base Management Fee. The Gain Fee is calculated by aggregating all of the Gains and Losses from the preceding month. During the year ended December 31, 2017 , the Company reinvested proceeds of $30.3 million and sold one property which resulted in a reduction to the Gain Fee of $0.8 million . As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 , the Gain Fee due to the Advisor was approximately $49,000 and $0.9 million , respectively. On December 31, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement with RCS Capital, the investment banking and capital markets division of the Former Dealer Manager, for strategic and financial advice and assistance in connection with (i) a possible sale transaction involving the Company, (ii) the possible listing of the Company’s securities on a national securities exchange, and (iii) a possible acquisition transaction involving the Company. The Company also retained Barclays Capital Inc. as a strategic advisor. Both RCS Capital and Barclays Capital Inc., were each entitled to receive a transaction fee equal to 0.23% of the transaction value in connection with a possible sale transaction, listing or acquisition, if any. In connection with Listing, the Company incurred approximately $18.7 million of listing related fees during the year ended December 31, 2015 of which $6.0 million was paid to RCS Capital and $6.1 million to Barclays Capital Inc., including out of pocket expense in connection with these agreements. The Company did not incur any additional listing fees during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. In addition, the Company incurred and paid to RCS Capital $2.5 million for personnel and support services in connection with the Listing. The Company also incurred $0.6 million of transfer agent fees to ANST in relation to the Listing. In connection with the Listing and the Advisory Agreement, the Company terminated the subordinated termination fee that would be due to the Advisor in the event of termination of the Advisory Agreement. All costs noted above were included in listing fees in the audited consolidated statements of operations under listing fees for the year ended December 31, 2015. Note 12 — Economic Dependency Under various agreements, the Company has engaged or will engage the Advisor, its affiliates and entities under common control with the Advisor, and the Service Provider, to provide certain services that are essential to the Company, including asset management services, supervision of the management and leasing of properties owned by the Company, asset acquisition and F-44 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 disposition decisions, the sale of shares of the Company's Common Stock available for issue, transfer agency services, as well as other administrative responsibilities for the Company including accounting services and investor relations. As a result of these relationships, the Company is dependent upon the Advisor and its affiliates and the Service Provider. In the event that these companies are unable to provide the Company with the respective services, the Company will be required to find alternative providers of these services. Note 13 — Share-Based Compensation Stock Option Plan The Company has a stock option plan (the "Plan") which authorizes the grant of nonqualified Common Stock options to the Company's independent directors, officers, advisors, consultants and other personnel, subject to the absolute discretion of the board of directors and the applicable limitations of the Plan. The exercise price for all stock options granted under the Plan will be equal to the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the last business day preceding the annual meeting of stockholders. A total of 0.5 million shares have been authorized and reserved for issuance under the Plan. As of December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , no stock options were issued under the Plan. Restricted Share Plan The Company's employee and director incentive restricted share plan ("RSP") provides the Company with the ability to grant awards of restricted shares of Common Stock and restricted stock units ("RSUs") and together with the restricted shares, "restricted stock") to the Company's directors, officers and employees, employees of the Advisor and its affiliates, employees of entities that provide services to the Company, directors of the Advisor or of entities that provide services to the Company, certain consultants to the Company and the Advisor and its affiliates or to entities that provide services to the Company. Prior to being amended in April 8, 2015, the RSP provided for the automatic grant of 1,000 shares of restricted stock to each of the independent directors, without any further action by the Company's board of directors or the stockholders, on the date of initial election to the board of directors and on the date of each annual stockholders' meeting. Shares of restricted stock issued to independent directors vest over a five -year period beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant in increments of 20% per annum. On April 8, 2015, pursuant to this amendment and restatement, RSUs were added as a permitted form of award and the fixed amount of shares of restricted stock that are automatically granted to the independent directors and the fixed vesting period of five -years were removed. Under the RSP, the annual amount of shares of restricted stock granted to the independent directors is determined by the Company's board of directors. Effective upon the Listing Date, the Company’s board of directors approved the following changes to independent director compensation: (i) increasing the annual retainer payable to all independent directors to $100,000 per year, (ii) increasing the annual retainer for the non-executive chair to $105,000 , (iii) increasing the annual retainer for independent directors serving on the audit committee, compensation committee or nominating and corporate governance committee to $30,000 . All annual retainers are payable 50% in the form of cash and 50% in the form of RSUs which vest over a three -year period. In addition, the directors have the option to elect to receive the cash component in the form of RSUs which would vest over a three -year period. Under the RSP, RSUs entitle the recipient to receive shares of Common Stock from the Company under terms that provide for vesting over a specified period of time or upon attainment of pre-established performance objectives. Such awards would typically be forfeited with respect to the unvested shares upon the termination of the recipient's employment or other relationship with the Company. Restricted stock may not, in general, be sold or otherwise transferred until restrictions are removed and the restricted stock has vested. Holders of restricted stock may receive cash dividends prior to the time that the restrictions on the restricted stock have lapsed. Any dividends payable in shares of Common Stock shall be subject to the same restrictions as the underlying restricted stock. F-45 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 The following table reflects restricted share award activity for the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 . Unvested, December 31, 2014 Granted prior to Listing Date (1) One-time Listing Grant Granted (2) Vested (3) Unvested, December 31, 2015 Granted Vested Unvested, December 31, 2016 Granted Vested Unvested, December 31, 2017 ____________________________ Number of Restricted Shares Weighted-Average Issue Price 4,800 $ 1,000 53,333 9,313 (5,800) 62,646 12,211 (13,758) 61,099 13,861 (25,848) 49,112 $ 27.00 27.00 25.56 26.52 27.00 25.70 22.59 25.77 25.07 22.54 25.25 24.29 (1) Based on the original RSP in place prior to April 8, 2015 . (2) Based on the Amended RSP which provides an annual retainer to: (i) all independent directors; (ii) independent directors serving on the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; and (iii) the non-executive chair. (3) RSUs granted prior to April 8, 2015 vested immediately prior to the Listing. The fair value of the restricted shares granted prior to the Listing Date is based on the per share price in the IPO and the fair value of the restricted shares granted on or after the Listing Date is based on the market price of Common Stock as of the grant date, and is expensed over the vesting period. Compensation expense related to restricted stock was approximately $0.7 million , $0.4 million and $0.2 million during the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , respectively, and is recorded as equity based compensation in the accompanying audited consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2017 , the Company had $0.6 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted share awards granted under the Company’s RSP. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.3 years . Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement In connection with the Listing, the Company entered into the OPP with the OP and the Advisor. Under the OPP, the Advisor was issued 3,013,933 long term incentive plan units ("LTIP Units") in the OP with a maximum award value on the issuance date equal to 5.00% of the Company’s market capitalization (the “OPP Cap”). The LTIP Units are structured as profits interests in the OP. The Advisor will be eligible to earn a number of LTIP Units with a value equal to a portion of the OPP Cap upon the first, second and third anniversaries of the Effective Date, which is the Listing Date, June 2, 2015 , based on the Company’s achievement of certain levels of total return to its stockholders (“Total Return”), including both share price appreciation and Common Stock dividends, as measured against a peer group of companies, as set forth below, for the three- year performance period commencing on the Effective Date (the “ Three -Year Period”); each 12-month period during the Three -Year Period (the “ One -Year Periods”); and the initial 24-month period of the Three -Year Period (the “ Two -Year Period”), as follows: F-46 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 Absolute Component: 4% of any excess Total Return attained above an absolute hurdle measured from the beginning of such period: Relative Component: 4% of any excess Total Return attained above the Total Return for the performance period of the Peer Group*, subject to a ratable sliding scale factor as follows based on achievement of cumulative Total Return measured from the beginning of such period: • • • • 100% will be earned if cumulative Total Return achieved is at least: 50% will be earned if cumulative Total Return achieved is: 0% will be earned if cumulative Total Return achieved is less than: a percentage from 50% to 100% calculated by linear interpolation will be earned if the cumulative Total Return achieved is between: Performance Period Annual Period Interim Period 21% 7% 14% 18% —% —% 6% —% —% 12% —% —% 0% - 18% 0% - 6% 0% - 12% __________________________________ * The “Peer Group” is comprised of Gramercy Property Trust Inc., Lexington Realty Trust, Select Income REIT, and W.P. Carey Inc. The potential outperformance award is calculated at the end of each One -Year Period, the Two -Year Period and the Three -Year Period. The award earned for the Three -Year Period is based on the formula in the table above less any awards earned for the Two -Year Period and One -Year Periods, but not less than zero; the award earned for the Two -Year Period is based on the formula in the table above less any award earned for the first and second One -Year Period, but not less than zero. Any LTIP Units that are unearned at the end of the Performance Period will be forfeited. Subject to the Advisor’s continued service through each vesting date, one third of any earned LTIP Units will vest on each of the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the Effective Date. Any earned and vested LTIP Units may be converted into OP Units in accordance with the terms and conditions of the limited partnership agreement of the OP. The OPP provides for early calculation of LTIP Units earned and for the accelerated vesting of any earned LTIP Units in the event the Advisor is terminated or in the event the Company incurs a change in control, in either case prior to the end of the Three -Year Period. As of June 2, 2017 (end of the Two -Year Period) and June 2, 2016 (end of the first One -Year Period), no LTIP units were earned by the Advisor under the terms of the OPP with the Three -Year Period remaining during which the LTIP Units may be earned. The Company records equity-based compensation expense or income associated with the awards over the requisite service period of five years on a graded vesting basis. Equity-based compensation expense is adjusted each reporting period for changes in the estimated market-related performance. The Company recorded compensation income of $4.4 million and compensation expense of $3.4 million and $2.2 million related to the OPP for the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , respectively. The cumulative expense recognized as of December 31, 2017 was $1.1 million , which will continue to be adjusted for changes in value through the final measurement date of June 2, 2018 and for vesting over the service period. Subject to the Advisor’s continued service through each vesting date, one-third of any earned LTIP Units will vest on each of the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the Effective Date. Until such time as an LTIP Unit is earned in accordance with the provisions of the OPP, the holder of such LTIP Unit is entitled to distributions on such LTIP Unit equal to 10% of the distributions (other than distributions of sale proceeds) made per OP Unit. If real estate assets are sold and net sales proceeds distributed prior to June 2, 2018, the end of the Three -Year Period, the holders of LTIP Units generally would be entitled to a portion of those net sales proceeds with respect to both the earned and unearned LTIP Units (although the amount per LTIP Unit, which would be determined in accordance with a formula in the limited partnership agreement of the OP, would be less than the amount per OP Unit until the average capital account per LTIP Unit equals the average capital account per OP Unit). The Company has paid $0.6 million in distributions related to LTIP Units during the year ended December 31, 2017 , which is included in accumulated deficit in the audited consolidated statements of equity. After an LTIP Unit is earned, the holder of such LTIP Unit is entitled to a catch-up distribution, and then the same distributions as the holders of an OP Unit. At the time the Advisor’s capital account with respect to an LTIP Unit is economically equivalent to the average capital account balance of an OP Unit, the LTIP Unit has been earned and it has been vested for 30 days , the Advisor, in its sole discretion, will be entitled to convert such LTIP Unit into an OP Unit in accordance with the provisions of the limited partnership agreement of the OP. The OPP provides for early calculation of LTIP Units earned and for the accelerated vesting of any earned LTIP Units in the event Advisor is terminated by the Company, or in the event the Company incurs a change in control, in either case prior to the end of the Three -Year Period. On February 25, 2016 , the OPP was amended and restated to reflect the merger of two of the companies in the Peer Group. On February 28, 2017, the Company completed a Reverse Stock Split of Common Stock, OP Units and LTIP Units, at a ratio of 1-for-3 (see Note 1 - Organization for details). F-47 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 Other Share-Based Compensation The Company may issue shares of Common Stock in lieu of cash to pay fees earned by the Company's directors at each director's election. There are no restrictions on the shares issued since these payments in lieu of cash relate to fees earned for services performed. There were no such shares of Common Stock issued in lieu of cash during the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 . Note 14 — Earnings Per Share The following is a summary of the basic and diluted net income (loss) per share computation for the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 : (In thousands, except share and per share data) Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders Adjustments to net income attributable to common stockholders for common share equivalents Adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding Year Ended December 31, 2017 2016 2015 20,731 $ 47,140 $ (742) (773) 19,989 $ 46,367 $ (2,065) (442) (2,507) 0.30 $ 0.82 $ (0.04) 66,877,620 56,720,448 58,103,298 $ $ $ Under current authoritative guidance for determining earnings per share, all unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to distributions are considered to be participating securities and therefore are included in the computation of earnings per share under the two-class method. The two- class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common shares and participating security according to dividends declared (or accumulated) and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The Company's unvested RSUs and LTIPs contain rights to receive non-forfeitable distributions and therefore the Company applies the two-class method of computing earnings per share. The calculation of earnings per share below excludes the non-forfeitable distributions to the unvested RSUs and LTIPs from the numerator. Diluted net income (loss) per share assumes the conversion of all Common Stocks share equivalents into an equivalent number of common shares, unless the effect is anti-dilutive. The Company considers unvested restricted stock, OP Units and LTIP Units to be common share equivalents. For the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , the following common share equivalents were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share: Unvested restricted stock OP Units (1) OPP (LTIP Units) Total anti-dilutive common share equivalents December 31, 2017 2016 2015 49,112 — 61,099 181,841 3,013,933 3,013,933 3,063,045 3,256,873 62,646 603,226 3,013,933 3,679,805 (1) As of December 31, 2015, OP Units included 575,438 converted Class B Units, 27,776 OP Units issued to the Advisor, and 7 OP Units issued to the Special Limited Partner. Subsequent to the Listing all OP Units issued to the Advisor were transferred to individual investors. On September 2, 2016, 421,378 of OP Units were converted into shares of Common Stock, of which 305,411 and 115,967 is owned by individual members and employees of AR Global and the Service Provider. On April 3, 2017, the remaining 181,841 of OP Units, which were outstanding as of December 31, 2016, were converted into Common Stock. Conditionally issuable shares relating to the OPP award (see Note 13 — Share-Based Compensation ) would be included in the computation of fully diluted EPS (if dilutive) based on shares that would be issued if the balance sheet date were the end of the measurement period. No LTIP share equivalents were included in the computation for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 because no units or shares would have been issued based on the stock price at December 31, 2017 and 2016. F-48 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 Note 15 — Quarterly Results (Unaudited) Presented below is a summary of the unaudited quarterly financial information for years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 : (In thousands, except share and per share data) Quarters Ended 2017 Total revenue Net income attributable to common stockholders Adjustments to net income attributable to common stockholders for common share equivalents Adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders (In thousands, except share and per share data) 2016 Total revenue Net income attributable to common stockholders Adjustments to net income attributable to common stockholders for common share equivalents $ $ $ $ $ $ March 31, June 30, (1) September 30, December 31, 62,837 $ 7,429 $ (185) 7,244 $ 64,986 $ 5,200 $ (185) 5,015 $ 64,870 $ 2,104 $ (186) 1,918 $ 66,602 5,998 (186) 5,812 66,271,008 66,652,221 67,286,615 67,286,822 0.11 $ 0.08 $ 0.03 $ 0.09 Quarters Ended March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31, 54,954 $ 6,488 $ 53,196 $ 15,763 $ (195) (193) 53,251 $ 8,943 $ (190) 8,753 $ 52,773 15,946 (195) 15,751 Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders $ 6,293 $ 15,570 $ Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding 56,312,211 56,316,157 56,463,396 57,781,196 Basic and diluted net income per share attributable to common stockholders _______________________ $ 0.11 $ 0.28 $ 0.16 $ 0.27 (1) As discussed in Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies , the Company reflected an out-of-period adjustment $0.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2017 for additional rental income and unbilled straight-line rent. Note 16 — Subsequent Events The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and determined that there have not been any events that have occurred that would require adjustments to, or disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, except for as previously disclosed or disclosed below. Termination of Service Provider Agreement On January 16, 2018, acting pursuant to provisions contained in agreements among the Company, the Advisor and the Service Provider, the Company, pursuant to authorization by the independent directors of the board of directors, notified the Service Provider that it was being terminated as a service provider effective as of March 17, 2018. Additionally, as a result of the Company’s termination of the Service Provider, the property management and leasing agreement among an affiliate of the Advisor and the Service Provider will terminate by its own terms. As required under its existing Advisory Agreement with the Company, the Advisor and its affiliates will continue to manage the Company’s affairs on a day-to-day basis (including management and leasing of the Company’s properties) and will remain responsible for managing and providing other services with respect to the Company’s European investments. The Advisor may engage one or more third parties to assist with these responsibilities, all subject to the terms of the Advisory Agreement. Service Provider Complaint On January 25, 2018, the Service Provider filed a complaint against the Company, the Property Manager, the Special Limited Partner, the OP, the Advisor, referred to collectively as the “GNL Defendants,” AR Capital Global Holdings, LLC, and AR Global, referred to collectively as the “AR Global Defendants,” in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York. The complaint alleges that the notice sent to the Service Provider by the Company on January 15, 2018, terminating the Service Provider Agreement, as well as two other letters sent terminating other agreements with the Service Provider (collectively, the “Termination Letters”), were a pretext to enable the AR Global Defendants to seize the Service Provider's business with the Company. The F-49 GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2017 complaint further alleges breach of contract against the GNL Defendants, and tortious interference against the AR Global Defendants. The complaint seeks: (i) monetary damages against the defendants, (ii) to enjoin the GNL Defendants from terminating the Service Provider Agreement based on the Termination Letters, and (iii) judgment declaring the Termination Letters to be void. The defendants believe the allegations in the complaint are without merit, and intend to defend against them vigorously. On January 26, 2018, the Service Provider made a motion seeking to preliminarily enjoin the defendants from terminating the Service Provider Agreement pending resolution of the lawsuit. On February 13, 2018, the defendants responded and moved to dismiss. Both motions remain pending. Multi-Tenant Mortgage Loan On January 26, 2018, the Company entered into a multi-tenant mortgage loan, yielding gross proceeds of $32.8 million with a fixed interest rate of 4.32% and a 10 -year maturity in February 2028. Proceeds are available for general corporate purposes and future acquisitions. The multi-tenant mortgage loan is secured by 8 properties in 6 states totaling approximately 627,500 square feet. Proceeds were used to pay down approximately $30.0 million of outstanding indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Facility and for general corporate purposes and future acquisitions. Amendment to Property Management and Leasing Agreement On February 27, 2018, in connection with the Company’s termination of the Service Provider previously authorized by the independent directors of the board of directors, the Company and the OP entered into an amendment to the Company's agreement with the Property Manager solely to reflect that the Advisor and its affiliates will remain responsible for managing and providing other services with respect to the Company’s European investments. Acquisitions In February 2018, the Company closed an $18.6 million acquisition of a distribution property and borrowed $40.0 million under the Revolving Credit Facility. In addition, the Company has signed six definitive agreements to acquire $274.0 million of primarily investment grade net lease distribution/industrial properties in North America which comprise a total 3.5 million square feet. Three of the properties represent 84% of the purchase price or $229 million and $2.7 million , of the property acquisitions under definitive agreements. The transactions are expected to close in stages in the coming quarters and should be fully closed by October 2018. F-50 Global Net Lease, Inc. Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Schedule III December 31, 2017 (dollar amounts in thousands) Portfolio McDonalds Corporation City Carlisle Wickes Everything Everywhere Merthyr Tydfil Blackpool Thames Water Swindon Wickes PPD Global Labs Tunstall Highland Heights Northern Rock Sunderland Wickes Con-Way Freight, Inc. Clifton Aurora Con-Way Freight, Inc. Grand Rapids Con-Way Freight, Inc. Riverton Con-Way Freight, Inc. Salina Con-Way Freight, Inc. Uhrichsville Con-Way Freight, Inc. Vincennes Con-Way Freight, Inc. Waite Park Wolverine Howard City Western Digital Encanto Restaurants Encanto Restaurants Encanto Restaurants Encanto Restaurants San Jose Baymon Caguas Carolina Carolina Encanto Restaurants Guayama Encanto Restaurants Mayaguez Encanto Restaurants Encanto Restaurants Encanto Restaurants Encanto Restaurants Ponce Ponce Puerto Neuvo Quebrada Arena Encanto Restaurants Rio Piedras Encanto Restaurants Rio Piedras Encanto Restaurants San German Encanto Restaurants Encanto Restaurants Encanto Restaurants Encanto Restaurants San Juan San Juan San Juan Toa Baja Encanto Restaurants Vega Baja U.S. State/Territory or Country Acquisition Date Encumbrances at December 31, 2017 (1) Land Building and Improvements Land Building and Improvements Gross Amount at December 31, 2017 (2)(3) Accumulated Depreciation (4)(5) Initial Costs Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition UK UK UK UK UK KY UK UK NE MI IL KS OH IN MN MI CA PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR $ Oct. 2012 May. 2013 Jun. 2013 Jul. 2013 Jul. 2013 Aug. 2013 Sep. 2013 Nov. 2013 Nov. 2013 Nov. 2013 Nov. 2013 Nov. 2013 Nov. 2013 Nov. 2013 Nov. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 Dec. 2013 1,025 2,626 5,397 8,096 2,226 — 7,084 2,564 — — — — — — — — 17,363 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — $ 433 $ 1,821 3,710 3,710 944 2,001 1,349 1,349 295 945 344 461 380 220 366 719 9,021 1,150 — 615 1,840 673 410 600 655 — 843 505 963 391 1,235 389 153 68 822 F-51 $ 1,011 1,956 2,361 4,385 2,159 6,002 4,722 1,889 1,670 1,417 804 1,843 886 712 681 13,667 16,729 1,724 2,481 751 2,761 822 957 1,399 1,528 782 1,566 1,179 1,788 726 1,509 1,168 612 616 1,527 — $ — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — $ — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — $ 1,444 3,777 6,071 8,095 3,103 8,003 6,071 3,238 1,965 2,362 1,148 2,304 1,266 932 1,047 14,386 25,750 2,874 2,481 1,366 4,601 1,495 1,367 1,999 2,183 782 2,409 1,684 2,751 1,117 2,744 1,557 765 684 2,349 295 439 522 934 458 1,407 987 378 416 353 200 459 221 175 170 3,335 3,231 382 550 167 612 182 212 321 339 173 347 261 396 166 335 259 136 141 338 Global Net Lease, Inc. Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Schedule III December 31, 2017 (dollar amounts in thousands) Initial Costs Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition Encumbrances at December 31, 2017 (1) 12,698 24,050 17,203 25,973 — 21,183 2,858 3,409 1,583 3,565 2,265 — — 5,161 — — 5,391 1,210 1,992 — — 7,095 — — 17,030 — 9,040 — — — — — — — — Land 6,160 3,174 1,361 7,754 291 2,931 1,369 1,151 312 1,347 792 4,160 211 791 1,097 1,097 1,342 — — 484 618 350 891 202 966 1,220 3,195 826 294 416 260 301 260 131 307 F-52 Building and Improvements Land Building and Improvements Gross Amount at December 31, 2017 (2)(3) Accumulated Depreciation (4)(5) 17,294 27,076 25,248 32,020 1,968 33,219 3,883 4,560 2,244 3,458 2,826 30,083 3,513 9,408 1,715 3,573 8,012 1,410 1,838 2,934 3,145 11,182 7,677 1,643 19,573 7,928 6,883 6,132 2,310 5,186 1,445 323 1,054 1,420 1,250 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 77 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 23,531 30,250 26,609 39,774 2,259 36,150 5,252 5,711 2,556 4,805 3,618 34,243 3,724 10,199 2,812 4,670 9,354 1,410 1,838 3,418 3,763 11,595 8,568 1,845 20,539 9,148 10,078 6,958 2,604 5,602 1,705 624 1,314 1,551 1,557 1,880 2,885 2,521 3,642 247 3,351 437 475 266 397 382 3,000 473 979 188 352 895 209 183 288 327 1,126 795 206 1,839 747 663 558 235 511 169 42 171 140 143 U.S. State/Territory or Country Acquisition Date Germany Jan. 2014 Portfolio Rheinmetall GE Aviation Provident Financial Crown Crest Trane Aviva DFS Trading DFS Trading DFS Trading DFS Trading DFS Trading Government Services Administration National Oilwell City Neuss Grand Rapids Bradford Leicester Davenport Sheffield Brigg Carcroft Carcroft Darley Dale Somercotes Fanklin Williston Talk Talk Manchester Government Services Administration Government Services Administration Dover Germantown MI UK UK IA UK UK UK UK UK UK TN ND UK DE PA OBI DIY Mayen Germany DFS Trading South Yorkshire DFS Trading Yorkshire Government Services Administration Government Services Administration Government Services Administration Indiana Department of Revenue National Oilwell Nissan Government Services Administration Dallas Mission International Falls Indianapolis Pleasanton Murfreesboro Lakewood Lippert Components South Bend Axon Energy Products Conroe Axon Energy Products Houston Axon Energy Products Houston Bell Supply Co Carrizo Springs Bell Supply Co Bell Supply Co Cleburne Frierson Bell Supply Co Gainesville Bell Supply Co Killdeer UK UK TX TX MN IN TX TN CO IN TX TX TX TX TX LA TX ND Jan. 2014 Feb. 2014 Feb. 2014 Feb. 2014 Mar. 2014 Mar. 2014 Mar. 2014 Mar. 2014 Mar. 2014 Mar. 2014 Mar. 2014 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014 Apr. 2014 Apr. 2014 Apr. 2014 Apr. 2014 Apr. 2014 Apr. 2014 Apr. 2014 May. 2014 May. 2014 May. 2014 May. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Global Net Lease, Inc. Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Schedule III December 31, 2017 (dollar amounts in thousands) Encumbrances at December 31, 2017 (1) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4,218 — — — — — 34,880 — — — 33,550 — 4,940 — — 33,435 1,968 3,913 1,999 1,361 Initial Costs Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition Land Building and Improvements Land Building and Improvements Gross Amount at December 31, 2017 (2)(3) Accumulated Depreciation (4)(5) 2,323 3,039 3,322 2,154 7,551 7,482 1,698 657 1,669 1,331 1,777 8,355 944 480 312 6,924 875 10,795 6,446 7,022 17,729 31,994 3,307 8,119 9,315 41,201 6,195 3,004 23,767 14,259 41,244 2,671 6,247 3,540 2,115 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 300 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 180 — — — 11,558 — — — — — — 103 — — — — — — 162 437 1,611 173 533 519 354 51 190 518 429 815 2,472 322 408 1,174 93 30,227 889 1,030 3,283 7,766 881 1,735 26 5,312 242 1,324 3,049 780 3,810 618 620 235 448 F-53 2,485 3,776 4,933 2,327 8,084 8,001 2,052 708 1,859 1,849 2,206 9,170 3,416 802 720 8,098 968 41,202 7,335 8,052 21,012 51,318 4,188 9,854 9,341 46,513 6,437 4,328 26,919 15,039 45,054 3,289 6,867 3,775 2,563 239 310 610 257 1,182 694 206 105 211 144 227 915 153 48 42 783 90 1,035 731 835 1,676 5,852 331 744 812 3,555 546 271 2,067 1,253 3,681 254 612 350 225 Portfolio Bell Supply Co GE Oil & Gas GE Oil & Gas Lhoist Select Energy Services Select Energy Services Select Energy Services Bell Supply Co Bell Supply Co Select Energy Services Select Energy Services Select Energy Services Select Energy Services Superior Energy Services Superior Energy Services City Williston Canton Odessa Irving DeBerry Gainesville Victoria Jacksboro Kenedy Alice Dilley Kenedy Laredo Gainesville Jacksboro Amcor Packaging Workington Government Services Administration Nimble Storage FedEx FedEx FedEx Sandoz Wyndham Valassis Government Services Administration Raton San Jose Amarillo Chicopee San Antonio Princeton Branson Livonia Fort Fairfield AT&T Services, Inc. San Antonio PNC Bank PNC Bank Achmea Continental Tire Fujitsu Office Properties BP Oil HBOS HBOS HBOS Erie Scranton Leusden Fort Mill Manchester Wootton Bassett Derby St. Helens Warrington U.S. State/Territory or Country Acquisition Date ND OH TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX UK NM CA TX MA TX NJ MO MI ME TX PA PA The Netherlands Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jun. 2014 Jul. 2014 Jul. 2014 Jul. 2014 Jul. 2014 Jul. 2014 Jul. 2014 Jul. 2014 Jul. 2014 Jul. 2014 Jul. 2014 Jul. 2014 Jul. 2014 SC UK UK UK UK UK Jul. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Global Net Lease, Inc. Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Schedule III December 31, 2017 (dollar amounts in thousands) Portfolio Malthurst Malthurst Stanley Black & Decker Thermo Fisher Capgemini Merck Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar City Shiptonthorpe Yorkshire Westerville Kalamazoo Birmingham Madison Abbeville Aiken Alapaha Anniston Atlanta Family Dollar Bossier City Family Dollar Brandenburg Family Dollar Brownfield Family Dollar Brownsville Family Dollar Family Dollar Caledonia Camden Family Dollar Camp Wood Family Dollar Church Point Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Columbia Columbus Danville Detroit Family Dollar Diamond Head Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Falfurrias Fayetteville Fort Davis Family Dollar Fort Madison Family Dollar Greenwood Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Grenada Griffin Hallsville Family Dollar Hardeeville Family Dollar Family Dollar Hastings Haw River U.S. State/Territory or Country UK UK OH MI UK NJ AL SC GA AL GA LA KY TX TX MS SC TX LA SC MS VA MI MS TX NC TX IA SC MS GA TX SC NE NC Date Acquisition Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Encumbrances at December 31, 2017 (1) 1,312 1,038 — — 6,382 26,950 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Initial Costs Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition Land Building and Improvements Land Building and Improvements Gross Amount at December 31, 2017 (2)(3) Accumulated Depreciation (4)(5) 2,021 1,323 6,933 10,179 15,923 32,530 635 505 492 618 1,181 520 748 664 803 162 608 593 563 487 85 660 711 834 745 438 698 226 546 335 715 225 663 515 554 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 284 504 958 1,176 1,679 10,290 115 439 200 176 234 291 178 31 83 415 187 96 247 363 305 124 107 104 52 99 114 188 629 346 369 96 83 260 310 F-54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2,305 1,827 7,891 11,355 17,602 42,820 750 944 692 794 1,415 811 926 695 886 577 795 689 810 850 390 784 818 938 797 537 812 414 1,175 681 1,084 321 746 775 864 211 181 631 880 1,480 2,766 69 59 60 66 112 55 79 62 76 29 67 65 60 59 14 66 62 81 64 40 77 28 54 44 77 21 69 50 74 Global Net Lease, Inc. Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Schedule III December 31, 2017 (dollar amounts in thousands) Initial Costs Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition Land Building and Improvements Land Building and Improvements Gross Amount at December 31, 2017 (2)(3) Accumulated Depreciation (4)(5) Portfolio City U.S. State/Territory or Country Family Dollar Kansas City MO Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Knoxville La Feria Lancaster Lillian Louisville Louisville Family Dollar Madisonville Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Memphis Memphis Memphis Family Dollar Mendenhall Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Mobile Mohave Valley N Platte Nampa Newberry North Charleston North Charleston Oklahoma City Paulden Poteet Rockford Roebuck Family Dollar San Angelo Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar St Louis Tyler Union Family Dollar Williamston Government Services Administration Hewlett-Packard Intier Automotive Waste Management FedEx Dollar General Rangeley Newcastle Redditch Winston-Salem Winona Allen TN TX SC AL KY MS KY TN TN TN MS AL AZ NE ID MI SC SC OK AZ TX IL SC TX MO TX MS SC ME UK UK NC MN OK Date Acquisition Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Aug. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Encumbrances at December 31, 2017 (1) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 52 82 124 229 410 511 235 389 356 79 158 61 258 284 117 133 172 376 458 144 468 141 183 306 96 226 217 52 211 — 12,531 6,375 — — — 1,377 1,160 1,198 494 83 99 F-55 986 714 956 721 508 503 410 576 507 342 301 720 682 575 255 1,126 1,562 588 593 1,211 306 169 1,179 508 342 1,325 682 622 558 4,746 19,316 9,485 3,235 1,785 793 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 262 — — — — — 1,038 796 1,080 950 918 1,014 645 965 863 421 459 781 940 859 372 1,259 1,734 964 1,051 1,355 774 310 1,362 814 438 1,551 899 674 769 6,385 20,476 10,683 3,729 1,868 892 84 74 87 82 55 57 49 64 58 40 38 71 67 74 22 107 147 66 71 103 48 28 108 67 39 121 64 63 62 444 1,665 909 285 180 73 U.S. State/Territory or Country Acquisition Date Global Net Lease, Inc. Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Schedule III December 31, 2017 (dollar amounts in thousands) Encumbrances at December 31, 2017 (1) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 19,375 — — — — — — — — — 10,200 — 6,301 6,982 — Initial Costs Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition Land Building and Improvements Land Building and Improvements Gross Amount at December 31, 2017 (2)(3) Accumulated Depreciation (4)(5) 769 785 585 742 569 813 778 719 970 812 1,045 913 879 575 745 905 925 882 922 872 19,596 4,757 22,332 16,828 10,790 11,568 16,574 7,750 7,961 10,490 11,298 3,140 11,889 9,457 7,485 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1,250 934 109 — — — 126 — — — 27 90 329 21 269 143 81 212 120 169 83 40 72 324 143 144 132 78 51 21 4,838 561 998 1,499 1,227 4,680 4,273 1,106 1,118 1,393 4,500 2,509 845 3,865 255 F-56 796 875 914 763 838 956 859 931 1,090 981 1,128 953 951 899 888 1,049 1,057 960 973 893 24,434 5,318 23,330 18,327 12,017 17,498 21,781 8,965 9,079 11,883 15,798 5,775 12,734 13,322 7,740 72 73 55 70 54 76 73 67 89 76 94 85 81 54 71 83 85 86 83 80 1,836 469 1,888 1,437 921 1,288 1,575 704 709 898 1,046 282 1,001 840 745 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Sep. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 KS KS NM OK NM OK OK NM KS LA NE OK OK NM OK NE OK PA KS NE NY NY FL MO MI MI MI KY KY OH UK OH Portfolio Dollar General Dollar General Dollar General City Cherokee Clearwater Dexter Dollar General Elmore City Dollar General Dollar General Dollar General Dollar General Dollar General Dollar General Dollar General Dollar General Dollar General Eunice Gore Kingston Lordsburg Lyons Mansfield Neligh Norman Peggs Dollar General Santa Rosa Dollar General Dollar General Dollar General Dollar General Sapulpa Schuyler Tahlequah Townville Dollar General Valley Falls Dollar General FedEx FedEx Shaw Aero Mallinckrodt Wymore Bohemia Watertown Naples St. Louis Kuka Warehouse Sterling Heights Trinity Health Trinity Health FedEx FedEx GE Aviation Bradford & Bingley DNV GL Rexam Livonia Livonia Hebron Lexington Cincinnati Bingley Dublin Reckinghausen Germany C&J Energy Houston FedEx Lake Charles TX LA Global Net Lease, Inc. Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Schedule III December 31, 2017 (dollar amounts in thousands) Portfolio City Family Dollar Big Sandy Family Dollar Family Dollar Boling Bonifay Family Dollar Brownsville Family Dollar Brundidge Family Dollar Buena Vista Family Dollar Calvert Family Dollar Chocowinty Family Dollar Clarksville Family Dollar Family Dollar Fort Mill Hillsboro Family Dollar Lake Charles Family Dollar Lakeland Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Lansing Laurens Marion Marsing Family Dollar Montgomery Family Dollar Montgomery Family Dollar Monticello Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Monticello North Little Rock Oakdale Orlando Family Dollar Port St. Lucie Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Family Dollar Prattville Prichard Quinlan Rigeland Rising Star Southaven Family Dollar Spout Springs Family Dollar St. Petersburg Family Dollar Swansboro Panasonic Hudson U.S. State/Territory or Country Acquisition Date TN TX FL TN AL GA TX NC TN SC TX LA FL MI SC MS ID AL AL FL UT AR LA FL FL AL AL TX MS TX MS NC FL NC NJ Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Encumbrances at December 31, 2017 (1) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Initial Costs Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition Land Building and Improvements Land Building and Improvements Gross Amount at December 31, 2017 (2)(3) Accumulated Depreciation (4)(5) 739 781 673 776 749 757 777 554 1,025 757 634 737 812 1,040 584 747 786 646 821 695 894 649 696 619 907 749 803 774 891 674 1,080 676 851 826 7,075 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 62 80 103 155 89 246 91 237 370 556 287 295 300 132 303 183 188 411 122 230 96 424 243 684 403 463 241 74 447 63 409 474 482 337 1,312 F-57 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 801 861 776 931 838 1,003 868 791 1,395 1,313 921 1,032 1,112 1,172 887 930 974 1,057 943 925 990 1,073 939 1,303 1,310 1,212 1,044 848 1,338 737 1,489 1,150 1,333 1,163 8,387 71 72 77 82 91 108 74 56 114 76 61 70 77 115 74 73 94 86 100 74 111 77 66 68 91 102 76 73 83 64 109 68 85 105 590 Global Net Lease, Inc. Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Schedule III December 31, 2017 (dollar amounts in thousands) Initial Costs Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition Portfolio Onguard Axon Energy Products City Havre De Grace Houston U.S. State/Territory or Country MD TX Metro Tonic Halle Peissen Germany Tokmanni Matsala Finland Fife Council Dunfermline Family Dollar Doerun Family Dollar Old Hickory UK GA TN Date Acquisition Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Oct. 2014 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2014 Government Services Administration KPN BV RWE AG RWE AG RWE AG Follett School Quest Diagnostics, Inc. Diebold Weatherford International AM Castle FedEx Constellium Auto C&J Energy FedEx FedEx Crowne Group Crowne Group Crowne Group Rapid City Houten Essen Essen Essen McHenry Santa Clarita North Canton Odessa Wichita Billerica Wayne Houston Salina Pierre Fraser Jonesville Warren Crowne Group Logansport Crowne Group Crowne Group JIT Steel JIT Steel Mapes & Sprowl Madison Marion Chattanooga Chattanooga Elk Grove Village Beacon Health South Bend National Oilwell Pleasanton Office Depot Finnair Venlo Helsinki SD Germany Germany Nov. 2014 The Netherlands Nov. 2014 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2014 Nov. 2014 Dec. 2014 Dec. 2014 Dec. 2014 Germany OH CA IL TX KS MA MI TX UT SD MI MI MI IN IN SC TN TN IL IN Dec. 2014 Dec. 2014 Dec. 2014 Dec. 2014 Mar. 2015 Mar. 2015 Apr. 2015 Aug. 2015 Aug. 2015 Aug. 2015 Aug. 2015 Aug. 2015 Aug. 2015 Sep. 2015 Sep. 2015 Sep. 2015 Sep. 2015 Encumbrances at December 31, 2017 (1) — — 31,746 34,711 2,474 — — — — 17,709 31,311 25,852 — 52,800 — — — — 15,300 13,368 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Building and Improvements Land Building and Improvements Gross Amount at December 31, 2017 (2)(3) Accumulated Depreciation (4)(5) 6,585 2,432 51,002 57,096 4,584 717 781 7,837 20,662 25,984 45,228 37,362 15,600 69,018 9,142 1,795 6,681 6,674 13,781 21,745 3,447 3,288 3,865 3,136 3,325 5,430 7,513 7,993 3,122 1,986 4,619 8,190 3,372 16,522 76,819 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 54 — — — — — — 7,875 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 8,801 2,729 58,282 58,982 4,939 953 1,329 8,341 22,351 28,018 58,091 42,669 19,023 79,732 9,142 2,460 7,107 7,812 22,836 27,941 3,875 3,288 4,215 3,237 3,622 7,273 9,111 8,379 3,704 2,302 5,573 9,826 3,452 20,258 79,515 783 201 4,756 5,016 391 70 82 671 1,661 2,044 3,556 2,927 1,536 5,412 850 240 507 623 2,711 1,605 358 326 258 216 225 414 484 557 193 120 294 520 221 1,126 4,697 Land 2,216 297 7,280 1,886 355 236 548 504 1,689 2,034 12,863 5,253 3,423 10,714 — 665 426 1,138 1,180 6,196 428 — 350 101 297 1,843 1,598 386 582 316 954 1,636 80 3,736 2,696 F-58 TX The Netherlands Sep. 2015 Sep. 2015 Finland Sep. 2015 34,022 Global Net Lease, Inc. Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Schedule III December 31, 2017 (dollar amounts in thousands) Portfolio Hannibal FedEx Auchan DCNS City Houston Mankato Beychac-et-Caillau Guipavas U.S. State/Territory or Country TX MN France France Acquisition Date Sep. 2015 Sep. 2015 Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Deutsche Bank Kirchberg Luxembourg Dec. 2016 FedEx Foster Wheeler Harper Collins ID Logistics ID Logistics ID Logistics ING Bank NCR Financial Solutions Group Pole Emploi Sagemcom Veolia Water Worldline SA Cott Beverages FedEx FedEx Bridgestone Tire NSA Industries NSA Industries NSA Industries GKN Aerospace Tremec NSA Industries Cummins Government Services Administration Total Greensboro Reading Glasgow Landersheim Moreuil NC UK UK France France Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Weilbach Amsterdam Zuidoos Germany The Netherlands Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Dundee Marseille Rueil Malmaison Vandalia Blois Sikeston Great Falls Morgantown Mt. Olive Township St. Johnsbury St. Johnsbury St. Johnsbury Blue Ash Wixom Groveton Omaha Gainsville UK France France OH Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 Dec. 2016 France Dec. 2016 MO MT WV NJ VT VT VT OH MI NH NE FL Feb. 2017 Mar. 2017 Mar. 2017 Sep. 2017 Oct. 2017 Oct. 2017 Oct. 2017 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 Dec. 2017 Dec. 2017 Dec. 2017 Initial Costs Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition Encumbrances at December 31, 2017 (1) Land Building and Improvements Land Building and Improvements Gross Amount at December 31, 2017 (2)(3) Accumulated Depreciation (4) (5) — — 9,943 11,381 43,126 6,165 53,026 37,880 6,589 5,990 4,792 52,710 7,610 6,948 43,006 4,110 5,990 — — 2,090 472 4,337 2,024 15,473 1,820 28,542 10,660 2,064 3,187 1,426 — 2,713 854 3,219 564 1,210 456 326 7,990 4,661 — — — — — — — — — 916 300 210 270 790 1,002 59 1,448 463 11,138 6,780 14,106 15,356 52,630 8,252 78,080 54,451 8,675 6,445 9,427 78,008 8,676 9,003 77,325 5,796 5,759 8,291 5,439 8,401 5,088 3,936 1,753 3,858 4,079 17,376 3,517 6,469 6,018 $ 992,346 $ 402,318 $ 2,117,250 $ — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — $ — — — — 320 — — — — — — 273 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 13,228 7,252 18,443 17,380 68,423 10,072 106,622 65,111 10,739 9,632 10,853 78,281 11,389 9,857 80,544 6,360 6,969 8,747 5,765 13,062 6,004 4,236 1,963 4,128 4,869 18,378 3,576 7,917 6,481 660 515 485 435 1,380 294 2,049 1,546 243 190 252 2,019 277 235 2,028 187 207 186 148 180 47 22 9 19 20 84 — — — 23,484 $ 2,543,052 $ 174,452 ___________________________________ (1) These are stated principal amounts at spot rates for those in local currency and exclude $5.5 million of deferred financing costs and $1.9 million of mortgage discount, net. (2) Acquired intangible lease assets allocated to individual properties in the amount of $629.6 million are not reflected in the table above. (3) The tax basis of aggregate land, buildings and improvements as of December 31, 2017 is $3.1 billion . Assets acquired from the Merger, retain the prior tax basis. (4) The accumulated depreciation column excludes approximately $165.5 million of amortization associated with acquired intangible lease assets. F-59 Global Net Lease, Inc. Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Schedule III December 31, 2017 (dollar amounts in thousands) (5) Each of the properties has a depreciable life of: 40 years for buildings, 15 years for improvements and five years for fixtures. F-60 Global Net Lease, Inc. Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Schedule III December 31, 2017 (dollar amounts in thousands) A summary of activity for real estate and accumulated depreciation for the years ended December 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 : Real estate investments, at cost: Balance at beginning of year Additions-Acquisitions Asset remeasurement Asset Dispositions Currency translation adjustment Balance at end of the year Accumulated depreciation: Balance at beginning of year Depreciation expense Asset Dispositions Currency translation adjustment Balance at end of the year 2017 December 31, 2016 2015 $ 2,344,634 $ 2,028,010 $ $ $ 88,231 (8,559) (15,145) 133,891 463,327 — (77,063) (69,640) 2,543,052 $ 2,344,634 $ 111,321 $ 68,078 $ 59,385 (2,122) 5,868 50,333 (3,012) (4,078) $ 174,452 $ 111,321 $ F-61 1,855,960 226,412 2,318 — (56,680) 2,028,010 21,319 47,649 — (890) 68,078 EXHIBIT 3.1 ARTICLES OF RESTATEMENT FOR GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. a Maryland corporation FIRST: Global Net Lease, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “ Company ”), desires to restate its charter as currently in effect. SECOND: The following provisions, together with the description of the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restriction, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption of the 7.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock attached hereto as Exhibit A, which is incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof, are all the provisions of the charter currently in effect: The name of the corporation is Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “ Company ”). So far as may be practicable, the business of the Company shall be conducted and transacted under that name. Under circumstances in which the Company’s Board of Directors determines that the use of the name “Global Net Lease, Inc.” is not practicable, it may use any other designation or name for the Company. ARTICLE I NAME ARTICLE II PURPOSES AND POWERS The purposes for which the Company is formed are to engage in any lawful act or activity (including, without limitation or obligation, qualifying and engaging in business as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860, or any successor sections, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”)), for which corporations may be organized under the MGCL and the general laws of the State of Maryland as now or hereafter in force. ARTICLE III RESIDENT AGENT AND PRINCIPAL OFFICE The name and address of the resident agent for service of process of the Company in the State of Maryland is CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service Company, 7 St. Paul Street, Suite 820, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. The address of the Company’s principal office in the State of Maryland is c/o CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service Company, 7 St. Paul Street, Suite 820, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. The Company may have such other offices and places of business within or outside the State of Maryland as the Board may from time to time determine. ARTICLE IV DEFINITIONS 1 As used in the Charter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context otherwise requires: “ BOARD ” means the Board of Directors and the Company. “ BYLAWS ” means the Bylaws of the Company, as amended from time to time. “ CHARTER ” means the charter of the Company. “ CODE ” shall have the meaning as provided in Article II herein. “ COMMON SHARES ” shall have the meaning as provided in Section 5.1 herein. “ COMPANY ” shall have the meaning as provided in Article I herein. “ DIRECTOR ” means a director of the Company. “ DISTRIBUTIONS ” means any distributions of money or other property, pursuant to Section 5.2(iii) hereof, by the Company to owners of Shares, including distributions that may constitute a return of capital for federal income tax purposes. “ MGCL ” means the Maryland General Corporation Law, as in effect from time to time. “ PERSON ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, estate, trust (including a trust qualified under Sections 401(a) or 501(c)(17) of the Code), a portion of a trust permanently set aside for or to be used exclusively for the purposes described in Section 642(c) of the Code, association, private foundation within the meaning of Section 509(a) of the Code, joint stock company or other legal entity and also includes a group as that term is used for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and a group to which an Excepted Holder Limit (as defined in Article V, Section 5.7(i) hereof) applies. “ PREFERRED SHARES ” shall have the meaning as provided in Section 5.1 herein. “ REIT ” means a corporation, trust, association or other legal entity (other than a real estate syndication) that is engaged primarily in investing in equity interests in real estate (including fee ownership and leasehold interests) or in loans secured by real estate or both, as defined pursuant to the REIT Provisions of the Code. “ REIT PROVISIONS OF THE CODE ” means Sections 856 through 860 of the Code and any successor or other provisions of the Code relating to real estate investment trusts (including provisions as to the attribution of ownership of beneficial interests therein) and the regulations promulgated thereunder. “ SECURITIES ” means any of the following issued by the Company, as the text requires: Shares, any other stock, shares or other evidences of equity or beneficial or other interests, voting trust certificates, bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly known as “securities” or any certificates of interest, shares or participations in, temporary or interim certificates for, receipts for, guarantees of, or warrants, options or rights to subscribe to, purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing. “ SHARES ” means shares of capital stock of the Company of any class or series, including Common Shares or Preferred Shares. “ STOCKHOLDERS ” means the holders of record of the Company’s Shares as maintained in the books and records of the Company or its transfer agent. 2 ARTICLE V STOCK SECTION 5.1 AUTHORIZED SHARES . The total number of Shares that the Company shall have authority to issue is 116,670,000 shares, of which (i) 100,000,000 shall be designated as common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Shares”); and (ii) 16,670,000 shall be designated as preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Preferred Shares”). All shares shall be fully paid and nonassessable when issued. The aggregate par value of all authorized shares of stock having par value is $1,166,700. If shares of one class of stock are classified or reclassified into shares of another class of stock pursuant to Section 5.2(ii) or Section 5.3 of this Article V, the number of authorized shares of the former class shall be automatically decreased and the number of shares of the latter class shall be automatically increased, in each case by the number of shares so classified or reclassified, as the case may be, so that the aggregate number of Shares of all classes that the Company has authority to issue shall not be more than the total number of Shares set forth in the first sentence of this paragraph. The Board, with the approval of a majority of the entire Board and without any action by the Stockholders, may amend the Charter from time to time to increase or decrease the aggregate number of Shares or the number of Shares of any class or series that the Company has authority to issue. SECTION 5.2 COMMON SHARES. (i) terms of any series of Preferred Shares. COMMON SHARES SUBJECT TO TERMS OF PREFERRED SHARES. The Common Shares shall be subject to the express (ii) DESCRIPTION. Subject to Section 5.7 of this Article V and except as may otherwise be specified in the Charter, each Common Share shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote. The Board may classify or reclassify any unissued Common Shares from time to time into one or more classes or series of stock. (iii) DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS. The Board from time to time may authorize the Company to declare and pay to Stockholders such dividends or other Distributions in cash or other assets of the Company or in securities of the Company or from any other source as the Board in its discretion shall determine. The Board shall endeavor to authorize the Company to declare and pay such dividends and Distributions as shall be necessary for the Company to qualify as a REIT under the REIT Provisions of the Code unless the Board has determined, in its sole discretion, that qualification as a REIT is not in the best interests of the Company; provided, however, Stockholders shall have no right to any dividend or Distribution unless and until authorized by the Board and declared by the Company. The exercise of the powers and rights of the Board pursuant to this section shall be subject to the provisions of any class or series of Shares at the time outstanding. The receipt by any Person in whose name any Shares are registered on the records of the Company or by his or her duly authorized agent shall be a sufficient discharge for all dividends or Distributions payable or deliverable in respect of such Shares and from all liability to see to the application thereof. (iv) RIGHTS UPON LIQUIDATION. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or any distribution of the assets of the Company, the aggregate assets available for distribution to holders of the Common Shares shall be determined in accordance with applicable law. Each holder of Common Shares of a particular class shall be entitled to receive, ratably with each other holder of Common Shares of such class, that portion of such aggregate assets available for distribution as the number of outstanding Common Shares of such class held by such holder bears to the total number of outstanding Common Shares of such class then outstanding. VOTING RIGHTS. Except as may be provided otherwise in the Charter, and subject to the express terms of any class or series of Preferred Shares, the holders of the Common Shares shall have the exclusive right to vote on all matters (as to which a common stockholder shall be entitled to vote pursuant to applicable law) at all meetings of the Stockholders. (v) 3 SECTION 5.3 PREFERRED SHARES . The Board may classify any unissued Preferred Shares and reclassify any previously classified but unissued Preferred Shares of any series from time to time, into one or more classes or series of Shares. SECTION 5.4 CLASSIFIED OR RECLASSIFIED SHARES . Prior to issuance of classified or reclassified Shares of any class or series, the Board by resolution shall: (a) designate that class or series to distinguish it from all other classes and series Shares; (b) specify the number of Shares to be included in the class or series; (c) set or change, subject to the provisions of Section 5.9 and subject to the express terms of any class or series of Shares outstanding at the time, the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other Distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption for each class or series; and (d) cause the Company to file articles supplementary with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland. Any of the terms of any class or series of Shares set or changed pursuant to clause (c) of this Section 5.4 may be made dependent upon facts or events ascertainable outside the Charter (including determinations by the Board or other facts or events within the control of the Company) and may vary among holders thereof, provided that the manner in which such facts, events or variations shall operate upon the terms of such class or series of Shares is clearly and expressly set forth in the articles supplementary or other charter document. SECTION 5.5 STOCKHOLDERS’ CONSENT IN LIEU OF MEETING . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Stockholders may be taken without a meeting by consent, in writing or by electronic transmission, in any manner permitted by the MGCL and set forth in the Bylaws. SECTION 5.6 CHARTER AND BYLAWS . The rights of all Stockholders and the terms of all Shares are subject to the provisions of the Charter and the Bylaws. SECTION 5.7 RESTRICTIONS ON OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER . (i) DEFINITIONS. For purposes of Section 5.7, the following terms shall have the following meanings: “ AGGREGATE SHARE OWNERSHIP LIMIT ” means 9.8% in value of the aggregate of the outstanding Shares and 9.8% (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of any class or series of Shares, or such other percentage determined by the Board in accordance with Section 5.7(ii)(h) of the Charter. “ BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP ” means ownership of Shares by a Person, whether the interest in the Shares is held directly or indirectly (including by a nominee), and shall include interests that would be treated as owned through the application of Section 544 of the Code, as modified by Section 856(h)(1)(B) of the Code. The terms “Beneficial Owner,” “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” shall have the correlative meanings. New York City are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close. “ BUSINESS DAY ” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions in “ CHARITABLE BENEFICIARY ” means one or more beneficiaries of the Trust as determined pursuant to Section 5.7(iii)(f), provided that each such organization must be described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code and contributions to each such organization must be eligible for deduction under each of Sections 170(b)(1)(A), 2055 and 2522 of the Code. “ CONSTRUCTIVE OWNERSHIP ” means ownership of Shares by a Person, whether the interest in the Shares is held directly or indirectly (including by a nominee), and shall include interests that would be treated as owned through the application of Section 318(a) of the Code, as modified by Section 856(d) 4 (5) of the Code. The terms “Constructive Owner,” “Constructively Owns” and “Constructively Owned” shall have the correlative meanings. “ EXCEPTED HOLDER ” means a Stockholder for whom an Excepted Holder Limit is created by the Board pursuant to Section 5.7(ii)(g). “ EXCEPTED HOLDER LIMIT ” means, provided that the affected Excepted Holder agrees to comply with the requirements established by the Board pursuant to Section 5.7(ii)(g), and subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 5.7(ii)(h), the percentage limit established by the Board pursuant to Section 5.7(ii)(g). “ MARKET PRICE ” on any date means, with respect to any class or series of outstanding Shares, the Closing Price for such Shares on such date. The “Closing Price” on any date shall mean the last sale price for such Shares, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, for such Shares, in either case as reported on the principal national securities exchange on which such Shares are Listed or admitted to trading or, if such Shares are not Listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last quoted price, or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the principal automated quotation system that may then be in use or, if such Shares are not quoted by any such system, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in such Shares selected by the Board or, in the event that no trading price is available for such Shares, the fair market value of the Shares, as determined in good faith by the Board. “NYSE ” means the New York Stock Exchange. “ PROHIBITED OWNER ” means, with respect to any purported Transfer, any Person who, but for the provisions of Section 5.7(ii)(a), would Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares, and if appropriate in the context, shall also mean any Person who would have been the record owner of the Shares that the Prohibited Owner would have so owned. “ RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE ” means the first day on which the Board determines pursuant to Section 7.3 of the Charter that it is no longer in the best interests of the Company to attempt to, or continue to, qualify as a REIT or that compliance with the restrictions and limitations on Beneficial Ownership, Constructive Ownership and Transfers of Shares set forth herein is no longer required in order for the Company to qualify as a REIT. “ TRANSFER ” means any issuance, sale, transfer, gift, assignment, devise or other disposition, as well as any other event that causes any Person to acquire Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Shares or the right to vote or receive dividends on Shares, or any agreement to take any such actions or cause any such events, including (a) the granting or exercise of any option (or any disposition of any option), (b) any disposition of any securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for Shares or any interest in Shares or any exercise of any such conversion or exchange right and (c) Transfers of interests in other entities that result in changes in Beneficial or Constructive Ownership of Shares; in each case, whether voluntary or involuntary, whether owned of record, Constructively Owned or Beneficially Owned and whether by operation of law or otherwise. The terms “Transferring” and “Transferred” shall have the correlative meanings. “ TRUST ” means any trust provided for in Section 5.7(iii)(a). “ TRUSTEE ” means the Person unaffiliated with the Company and a Prohibited Owner, that is appointed by the Company to serve as trustee of the Trust. (ii) SHARES. 5 (a) OWNERSHIP LIMITATIONS. Prior to the Restriction Termination Date, but subject to Section 5.8: (I) BASIC RESTRICTIONS. of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit and (2) no Excepted Holder shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares in excess of the Excepted Holder Limit for such Excepted Holder. (A) (1) No Person, other than an Excepted Holder, shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares in excess (B) No Person shall Beneficially or Constructively Own Shares to the extent that such Beneficial or Constructive Ownership of Shares would result in the Company being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year), or otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT (including, but not limited to, Beneficial or Constructive Ownership that would result in the Company owning (actually or Constructively) an interest in a tenant that is described in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code if the income derived by the Company from such tenant would cause the Company to fail to satisfy any of the gross income requirements of Section 856(c) of the Code). (C) Any Transfer of Shares that, if effective, would result in Shares being beneficially owned by less than 100 Persons (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code) shall be void ab initio , and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such Shares. Constructively Owning Shares in violation of Section 5.7(ii)(a)(l)(A) or (B), (II) TRANSFER IN TRUST. If any Transfer of Shares occurs which, if effective, would result in any Person Beneficially Owning or Person to violate Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(A) or (B) (rounded up to the nearest whole share) shall be automatically transferred to a Trust for the benefit of a Charitable Beneficiary, as described in Section 5.7(iii), effective as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the date of such Transfer, and such Person shall acquire no rights in such shares; or (A) then that number of Shares the Beneficial or Constructive Ownership of which otherwise would cause such prevent the violation of Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(A) or (B) then the Transfer of that number of Shares that otherwise would cause any Person to violate Section 5.7(ii) (a)(I)(A) or (B) shall be void ab initio , and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such Shares. (B) if the transfer to the Trust described in clause (A) of this sentence would not be effective for any reason to (III) To the extent that, upon a transfer of Shares pursuant to Section 5.7(ii)(a)(II), a violation of any provision of this Section 5.7 would nonetheless be continuing (for example where the ownership of Shares by a single Trust would violate the 100 stockholder requirement applicable to REITs), then Shares shall be transferred to that number of Trusts, each having a distinct Trustee and a Charitable Beneficiary or Beneficiaries that are distinct from those of each other Trust, such that there is no violation of any provision of this Section 5.7. (b) REMEDIES FOR BREACH. If the Board or any duly authorized committee thereof shall at any time determine in good faith that a Transfer or other event has taken place that results in a violation of Section 5.7(ii)(a) or that a Person intends to acquire or has attempted to acquire Beneficial or Constructive Ownership of any Shares in violation of Section 5.7(ii)(a) (whether or not such violation is intended), the Board or a committee thereof shall take such action as it deems advisable to refuse to give effect to or to prevent such Transfer or other event, including, without limitation, causing the Company to redeem Shares, refusing to give effect to such Transfer on the books of the Company or instituting proceedings to enjoin such Transfer or other event; provided, however, that any Transfer or attempted Transfer or other event in violation of Section 5.7(ii)(a) shall automatically result in the transfer to the Trust described above, and, where applicable, such Transfer (or 6 other event) shall be void ab initio as provided above irrespective of any action (or non-action) by the Board or a committee thereof. (c) NOTICE OF RESTRICTED TRANSFER. Any Person who acquires or attempts or intends to acquire Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Shares that will or may violate Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(A) or (B) or any Person who would have owned Shares that resulted in a transfer to the Trust pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.7(ii)(a)(II) shall immediately give written notice to the Company of such event, or in the case of such a proposed or attempted transaction, give at least 15 days prior written notice, and shall provide to the Company such other information as the Company may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such Transfer on the Company’s status as a REIT. (d) OWNERS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. Prior to the Restriction Termination Date: (I) every owner of more than five percent (or such lower percentage as required by the Code or the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) of the outstanding Shares, within 30 days after the end of each taxable year, shall give written notice to the Company stating the name and address of such owner, the number of Shares Beneficially Owned and a description of the manner in which such Shares are held. Each such owner shall provide to the Company such additional information as the Company may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such Beneficial Ownership on the Company’s status as a REIT and to ensure compliance with the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit; and each Person who is a Beneficial or Constructive Owner of Shares and each Person (including the stockholder of record) who is holding Shares for a Beneficial or Constructive Owner shall provide to the Company such information as the Company may request, in good faith, in order to determine the Company’s status as a REIT and to comply with requirements of any taxing authority or governmental authority or to determine such compliance. (II) (e) REMEDIES NOT LIMITED. Subject to Section 7.3 of the Charter, nothing contained in this Section 5.7(ii)(e) shall limit the authority of the Board to take such other action as it deems necessary or advisable to protect the Company and the interests of its stockholders in preserving the Company’s status as a REIT. (f) AMBIGUITY. In the case of an ambiguity in the application of any of the provisions of this Section 5.7(ii), Section 5.7(iii), or any definition contained in Section 5.7(i), the Board shall have the power to determine the application of the provisions of this Section 5.7(ii) or Section 5.7(iii) or any such definition with respect to any situation based on the facts known to it. In the event Section 5.7(ii) or (iii) requires an action by the Board and the Charter fails to provide specific guidance with respect to such action, the Board shall have the power to determine the action to be taken so long as such action is not contrary to the provisions of Section 5.7. Absent a decision to the contrary by the Board (which the Board may make in its sole and absolute discretion), if a Person would have (but for the remedies set forth in Section 5.7(ii)(b)) acquired Beneficial or Constructive Ownership of Shares in violation of Section 5.7(ii)(a), such remedies (as applicable) shall apply first to the Shares which, but for such remedies, would have been Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned (but not actually owned) by such Person, pro rata among the Persons who actually own such Shares based upon the relative number of the Shares held by each such Person. (g) EXCEPTIONS. Aggregate Share Ownership Limit and may establish or increase an Excepted Holder Limit for such Person if: (I) Subject to Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(B), the Board, in its sole discretion, may (prospectively or retroactively) exempt a Person from the 7 ascertain that no individual’s Beneficial or Constructive Ownership of such Shares will violate Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(B); (A) the Board obtains such representations and undertakings from such Person as are reasonably necessary to (B) such Person does not and represents that it will not own, actually or Constructively, an interest in a tenant of the Company (or a tenant of any entity owned or controlled by the Company) that would cause the Company to own, actually or Constructively, more than a 9.9% interest (as set forth in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code) in such tenant and the Board obtains such representations and undertakings from such Person as are reasonably necessary to ascertain this fact (for this purpose, a tenant from whom the Company (or an entity owned or controlled by the Company) derives (and is expected to continue to derive) a sufficiently small amount of revenue such that, in the opinion of the Board, rent from such tenant would not adversely affect the Company’s ability to qualify as a REIT, shall not be treated as a tenant of the Company); and action which is contrary to the restrictions contained in Section 5.7(ii)(a) through Section 5.7(ii)(f)) will result in such Shares being automatically transferred to a Trust in accordance with Section 5.7(ii)(A)(II) and Section 5.7(iii). (C) such Person agrees that any violation or attempted violation of such representations or undertakings (or other (II) Prior to granting any exception pursuant to Section 5.7(ii)(g)(I), the Board may require a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, or an opinion of counsel, in either case in form and substance satisfactory to the Board in its sole discretion, as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to determine or ensure the Company’s status as a REIT. Notwithstanding the receipt of any ruling or opinion, the Board may impose such conditions or restrictions as it deems appropriate in connection with granting such exception. Securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares (or Securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) in excess of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit but only to the extent necessary to facilitate such Offering or private placement. (III) Subject to Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(B), an underwriter which participates in an Offering or a private placement of Shares (or (IV) The Board may only reduce the Excepted Holder Limit for an Excepted Holder: (1) with the written consent of such Excepted Holder at any time, or (2) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the agreements and undertakings entered into with such Excepted Holder in connection with the establishment of the Excepted Holder Limit for that Excepted Holder. No Excepted Holder Limit shall be reduced to a percentage that is less than the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit. (h) INCREASE OR DECREASE IN AGGREGATE SHARE OWNERSHIP LIMIT. Subject to Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I)(B), the Board may from time to time increase the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit for one or more Persons and decrease the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit for all other Persons; provided, however, that the decreased Aggregate Share Ownership Limit will not be effective for any Person whose percentage ownership of Shares is in excess of such decreased Aggregate Share Ownership Limit until such time as such Person’s percentage of Shares equals or falls below the decreased Aggregate Share Ownership Limit, but any further acquisition of Shares in excess of such percentage ownership of Shares will be in violation of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit and, provided further, that the new Aggregate Share Ownership Limit would not allow five or fewer Persons to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own more than 49.9% in value of the outstanding Shares. (i) NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS UPON ISSUANCE OR TRANSFER. Upon issuance or transfer of Shares prior to the Restriction Termination Date, the Company shall provide the recipient with a notice containing information about the Shares purchased or otherwise transferred, in lieu of issuance of a share certificate, in a form substantially similar to the following: 8 The securities of Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “Company”) are subject to restrictions on Beneficial and Constructive Ownership and Transfer for the purpose, among others, of the Company’s maintenance of its status as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Subject to certain further restrictions and except as expressly provided in the Company’s charter, (i) no Person may Beneficially or Constructively Own Shares in excess of 9.8% of the value of the total outstanding Shares or 9.8% (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of any class or series of Shares unless such Person is an Excepted Holder (in which case the Excepted Holder Limit shall be applicable); (ii) no Person may Beneficially or Constructively Own Shares that would result in the Company being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code or otherwise cause the Company to fail to qualify as a REIT; and (iii) any Transfer of Shares that, if effective, would result in the Shares being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 Persons (as determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code) shall be void ab initio and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such Shares. Any Person who Beneficially or Constructively Owns or attempts to Beneficially or Constructively Own Shares which causes or will cause a Person to Beneficially or Constructively Own Shares in excess or in violation of the above limitations must immediately notify the Company in writing (or, in the case of an attempted transaction, give at least 15 days prior written notice). If any of the restrictions on transfer or ownership as set forth in (i) and (ii) above are violated, the Shares in excess or in violation of the above limitations will be automatically transferred to a Trustee of a Trust for the benefit of one or more Charitable Beneficiaries. In addition, the Company may redeem shares upon the terms and conditions specified by the Board in its sole discretion if the Board determines that ownership or a Transfer or other event may violate the restrictions described above. Furthermore, upon the occurrence of certain events, attempted Transfers in violation of the restrictions described in (i) and (ii) above may be void ab initio . All capitalized terms in this notice have the meanings defined in the Company’s charter, as the same may be amended from time to time, a copy of which, including the restrictions on transfer and ownership, will be furnished to each holder of Shares of the Company on request and without charge. Requests for such a copy may be directed to the Secretary of the Company at its principal office. (iii) TRANSFER OF SHARES IN TRUST. (a) OWNERSHIP IN TRUST. Upon any purported Transfer or other event described in Section 5.7(ii)(a)(III) that would result in a transfer of Shares to a Trust, such Shares shall be transferred to the Trustee as trustee of a Trust for the exclusive benefit of one or more Charitable Beneficiaries. Such transfer to the Trustee shall be effective as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the purported Transfer or other event that results in the transfer to the Trust pursuant to Section 5.7(ii)(a)(III). The Trustee shall be appointed by the Company and shall be a Person unaffiliated with the Company and any Prohibited Owner. Each Charitable Beneficiary shall be designated by the Company as provided in Section 5.7(iii)(f). (b) STATUS OF SHARES HELD BY THE TRUSTEE. Shares held by the Trustee shall be issued and outstanding Shares of the Company. The Prohibited Owner shall have no rights in the shares held by the Trustee. The Prohibited Owner shall not benefit economically from ownership of any Shares held in trust by the Trustee, shall have no rights to dividends or other Distributions and shall not possess any rights to vote or other rights attributable to the Shares held in the Trust. (c) DIVIDEND AND VOTING RIGHTS. The Trustee shall have all voting rights and rights to dividends or other Distributions with respect to Shares held in the Trust, which rights shall be exercised for the exclusive benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary. Any dividend or other Distribution paid prior to the discovery by the Company that the Shares have been transferred to the Trustee shall be paid by the recipient of such dividend or Distribution to the Trustee upon demand and any dividend or other Distribution authorized but unpaid shall be paid when due to the Trustee. Any dividend or other Distribution so paid to the Trustee shall be held in trust for the Charitable Beneficiary. The Prohibited Owner shall have no voting rights with respect to shares held in the Trust and, subject to Maryland law, effective as of the date that the Shares have been transferred to the Trustee, the Trustee shall have the authority (at the Trustee’s sole discretion) (i) to rescind as void any vote cast by a Prohibited Owner prior to the discovery by the Company that the Shares have been transferred to the Trustee and (ii) to recast such vote in accordance with the desires of the Trustee acting for the benefit of the 9 Charitable Beneficiary; provided, however, that if the Company has already taken irreversible corporate action, then the Trustee shall not have the authority to rescind and recast such vote. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.7, until the Company has received notification that Shares have been transferred into a Trust, the Company shall be entitled to rely on its stock transfer and other stockholder records for purposes of preparing lists of Stockholders entitled to vote at meetings, determining the validity and authority of proxies and otherwise conducting votes of Stockholders. (d) SALE OF SHARES BY TRUSTEE. Within 20 days of receiving notice from the Company that Shares have been transferred to the Trust, the Trustee shall sell the Shares held in the Trust to a person, designated by the Trustee, whose ownership of the Shares will not violate the ownership limitations set forth in Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I) or (II). Upon such sale, the interest of the Charitable Beneficiary in the Shares sold shall terminate and the Trustee shall distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the Prohibited Owner and to the Charitable Beneficiary as provided in this Section 5.7(iii)(d). The Prohibited Owner shall receive the lesser of (1) the price paid by the Prohibited Owner for the Shares or, if the Prohibited Owner did not give value for the Shares in connection with the event causing the Shares to be held in the Trust (e.g., in the case of a gift, devise or other such transaction), the Market Price of the Shares on the day of the event causing the Shares to be held in the Trust and (2) the price per Share received by the Trustee from the sale or other disposition of the Shares held in the Trust. The Trustee may reduce the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner by the amount of dividends and other Distributions which have been paid to the Prohibited Owner and are owed by the Prohibited Owner to the Trustee pursuant to Section 5.7(c). Any net sales proceeds in excess of the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner shall be immediately paid to the Charitable Beneficiary. If, prior to the discovery by the Company that Shares have been transferred to the Trustee, such Shares are sold by a Prohibited Owner, then (i) such Shares shall be deemed to have been sold on behalf of the Trust and (ii) to the extent that the Prohibited Owner received an amount for such Shares that exceeds the amount that such Prohibited Owner was entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 5.7, such excess shall be paid to the Trustee upon demand. (e) PURCHASE RIGHT IN STOCK TRANSFERRED TO THE TRUSTEE. Shares transferred to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been offered for sale to the Company, or its designee, at a price per Share equal to the lesser of (i) the price per Share in the transaction that resulted in such transfer to the Trust (or, in the case of a devise or gift, the Market Price at the time of such devise or gift) and (ii) the Market Price on the date the Company, or its designee, accepts such offer. The Company may reduce the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner by the amount of dividends and other Distributions which has been paid to the Prohibited Owner and is owed by the Prohibited Owner to the Trustee pursuant to Section 5.7(c). The Company may pay the amount of such reduction to the Trustee for the benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary. The Company shall have the right to accept such offer until the Trustee has sold the shares held in the Trust pursuant to Section 5.7(iii)(d). Upon such a sale to the Company, the interest of the Charitable Beneficiary in the Shares sold shall terminate and the Trustee shall distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the Prohibited Owner. (f) DESIGNATION OF CHARITABLE BENEFICIARIES. By written notice to the Trustee, the Company shall designate one or more nonprofit organizations to be the Charitable Beneficiary of the interest in the Trust such that (i) the Shares held in the Trust would not violate the restrictions set forth in Section 5.7(ii)(a)(I) or (II) in the hands of such Charitable Beneficiary and (ii) each such organization must be described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code and contributions to each such organization must be eligible for deduction under each of Sections 170(b)(1)(A), 2055 and 2522 of the Code. SECTION 5.8 SETTLEMENTS . Nothing in Section 5.7 shall preclude the settlement of any transaction entered into through the facilities of the NYSE or any other national securities exchange or automated inter-dealer quotation system. The fact that the settlement of any transaction occurs shall not negate the effect of any provision of Sections 5.7, and any transfer in such a transaction shall be subject to all of the provisions and limitations set forth in Section 5.7. SECTION 5.9 SEVERABILITY . If any provision of Section 5.7 or any application of any such provision is determined to be void, invalid or unenforceable by any court having jurisdiction over the issue, the 10 validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of Section 5.7 shall not be affected and other applications of such provision shall be affected only to the extent necessary to comply with the determination of such court. SECTION 5.10 ENFORCEMENT . The Company is authorized specifically to seek equitable relief, including injunctive relief, to enforce the provisions of Section 5.7. SECTION 5.11 NON-WAIVER . No delay or failure on the part of the Company or the Board in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any right of the Company or the Board, as the case may be, except to the extent specifically waived in writing. SECTION 5.12 PREEMPTIVE AND APPRAISAL RIGHTS . Except as may be provided by the Board in setting the terms of classified or reclassified Shares pursuant to Section 5.4 or as may otherwise be provided by contract approved by the Board, no holder of Shares shall, as such holder, have any preemptive right to purchase or subscribe for any additional Shares or any other security of the Company which it may issue or sell. Holders of Shares shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of an objecting stockholder provided for under Title 3, Subtitle 2 of the MGCL or any successor statute unless the Board, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board, shall determine that such rights apply, with respect to all or any classes or series of Shares, to one or more transactions occurring after the date of such determination in connection with which holders of such Shares would otherwise be entitled to exercise such rights. ARTICLE VI BOARD OF DIRECTORS SECTION 6.1 NUMBER OF DIRECTORS . The number of Directors of the Company shall be six, which number may be increased or decreased from time to time pursuant to the Bylaws but shall never be less than the minimum number required by the MGCL. The Company elects, at such time as it becomes eligible to make the election provided for under Section 3-804(c) of the MGCL, that, except as may be provided by the Board in setting the terms of any class or series of Shares, any and all vacancies on the Board may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors in office, even if the remaining Directors do not constitute a quorum, and any Director elected to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the directorship in which such vacancy occurred. No reduction in the number of Directors shall cause the removal of any Director from office prior to the expiration of his term, except as may otherwise be provided in the terms of any Preferred Shares. For the purposes of voting for Directors, each Share may be voted for as many individuals as there are Directors to be elected and for whose election the Share is entitled to be voted. Cumulative voting for Directors is prohibited. The names of the Directors who shall serve on the Board until the next annual meeting of the Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify, are: Lee. M. Elman James L. Nelson P. Sue Perrotty Edward G. Rendell Edward M. Weil, Jr. Abby M. Wenzel or such other Directors as appointed in accordance with this Charter. 11 SECTION 6.2 RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL . Any Director may resign by delivering notice to the Board, effective upon receipt by the Board of such notice or upon any future date specified in the notice. Subject to the rights of holders of one or more classes or series of Preferred Shares, any Director or the entire Board may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and then only by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of Directors. For the purpose of this paragraph, “cause” shall mean, with respect to any particular Director, conviction of a felony or a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction holding that such director caused demonstrable, material harm to the Company through bad faith or active and deliberate dishonesty. ARTICLE VII POWERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SECTION 7.1 GENERAL . The business and affairs of the Company shall be managed under the direction of the Board. The Board may take any action that, in its sole judgment and discretion, is necessary or desirable to conduct the business of the Company. The Charter shall be construed with a presumption in favor of the grant of power and authority to the Board. Any construction of the Charter or determination made in good faith by the Board concerning its powers and authority hereunder shall be conclusive. The enumeration and definition of particular powers of the Board included in this Article VII shall in no way be limited or restricted by reference to or inference from the terms of this or any other provision of the Charter or construed or deemed by inference or otherwise in any manner to exclude or limit the powers conferred upon the Board under the general laws of the State of Maryland as now or hereafter in force. SECTION 7.2 AUTHORIZATION BY BOARD OF STOCK ISSUANCE . The Board may authorize the issuance from time to time of Shares of any class or series, whether now or hereafter authorized, or securities or rights convertible into Shares of any class or series, whether now or hereafter authorized, for such consideration as the Board may deem advisable (or without consideration in the case of a stock split or stock dividend), subject to such restrictions or limitations, if any, as may be set forth in the Charter or the Bylaws. SECTION 7.3 FINANCINGS . The Board shall have the power and authority to borrow or, in any other manner, raise money for the purposes and on the terms it determines, which terms may (i) include evidencing the same by issuance of Securities of the Company and (ii) have such provisions as the Board may determine (a) to reacquire such Securities; (b) to enter into other contracts or obligations on behalf of the Company; (c) to guarantee, indemnify or act as surety with respect to payment or performance of obligations of any Person and (d) to mortgage, pledge, assign, grant security interests in or otherwise encumber the Company’s assets to secure any such Securities of the Company, contracts or obligations (including guarantees, indemnifications and suretyships); and to renew, modify, release, compromise, extend, consolidate or cancel, in whole or in part, any obligation to or of the Company or participate in any reorganization of obligors to the Company. SECTION 7.4 REIT QUALIFICATION . If the Company elects to qualify for federal income tax treatment as a REIT, the Board shall use its reasonable best efforts to take such actions as are necessary or appropriate to preserve the status of the Company as a REIT; however, if the Board determines that it is no longer in the best interests of the Company to continue to be qualified as a REIT, the Board may revoke or otherwise terminate the Company’s REIT election pursuant to Section 856(g) of the Code. The Board also may determine that compliance with any restriction or limitation on stock ownership and transfers set forth in Section 5.7 of Article V is no longer required for REIT qualification. SECTION 7.5 DETERMINATIONS BY BOARD . The determination as to any of the following matters, made in good faith by or pursuant to the direction of the Board consistent with the Charter, shall be final and conclusive and shall be binding upon the Company and every holder of Shares: the amount of the net income of the Company for any period and the amount of assets at any time legally available for the payment of dividends, redemption of Shares or the payment of other Distributions on Shares; the amount of paid-in surplus, net assets, other surplus, annual or other cash flow, funds from operations, net profit, net assets in excess of capital, undivided profits or excess of profits over losses on sales of assets; the amount, purpose, time of creation, increase or 12 decrease, alteration or cancellation of any reserves or charges and the propriety thereof (whether or not any obligation or liability for which such reserves or charges shall have been created shall have been paid or discharged); any interpretation of the terms, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers or rights, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other Distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption of any class or series of Shares; the fair value, or any sale, bid or asked price to be applied in determining the fair value, of any asset owned or held by the Company or any Shares; the number of Shares of any class of the Company; any matter relating to the acquisition, holding and disposition of any assets by the Company; or any other matter relating to the business and affairs of the Company or required or permitted by applicable law, the Charter or Bylaws or otherwise to be determined by the Board; provided , however , that any determination by the Board as to any of the preceding matters shall not render invalid or improper any action taken or omitted prior to such determination and no Director shall be liable for making or failing to make such a determination. ARTICLE VIII EXTRAORDINARY ACTIONS Except as specifically provided in Section 6.2 of Article VI (relating to removal of Directors) and in the last sentence of Article X, notwithstanding any provision of law permitting or requiring any action to be taken or approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of Shares entitled to cast a greater number of votes, any such action shall be effective and valid if declared advisable by the Board and taken or approved by the affirmative vote of holders of Shares entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. ARTICLE IX LIABILITY OF STOCKHOLDERS, DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS SECTION 9.1 LIMITATION OF STOCKHOLDER LIABILITY . No Stockholder shall be liable for any debt, claim, demand, judgment or obligation of any kind of, against or with respect to the Company by reason of his being a Stockholder, nor shall any Stockholder be subject to any personal liability whatsoever, in tort, contract or otherwise, to any Person in connection with the Company’s assets or the affairs of the Company by reason of his being a Stockholder. SECTION 9.2 LIMITATION OF DIRECTOR AND OFFICER LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION . (a) To the maximum extent that Maryland law in effect from time to time permits limitation of the liability of directors and officers of a corporation, no present or former Director or officer of the Company shall be liable to the Company or its Stockholders for money damages. Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Section 9.2(a), nor the adoption or amendment of any other provision of the Charter or Bylaws inconsistent with this Section 9.2(a), shall apply to or affect in any respect the applicability of the preceding sentence with respect to any act or failure to act which occurred prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption. (b) The Company shall have the power, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, to obligate itself to indemnify, and to pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to, (i) any individual who is a present or former Director or officer of the Company or (ii) any individual who, while a Director or officer of the Company and at the request of the Company, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner, member, manager or trustee of another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or any other enterprise from and against any claim or liability to which such person may become subject or which such person may incur by reason of his or her service in such capacity. The Company shall have the power, with the approval of the Board, to provide such indemnification and advancement of expenses to a person who served a predecessor of the Company in any of the capacities described in (i) or (ii) above and to any employee or agent of the Company or a predecessor of the Company. 13 SECTION 9.3 EXPRESS EXCULPATORY CLAUSES IN INSTRUMENTS . Neither the Stockholders nor the Directors, officers, employees or agents of the Company shall be liable under any written instrument creating an obligation of the Company by reason of their being Stockholders, Directors, officers, employees or agents of the Company, and all Persons shall look solely to the Company’s assets for the payment of any claim under or for the performance of that instrument. The omission of the foregoing exculpatory language from any instrument shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such instrument and shall not render any Stockholder, Director, officer, employee or agent liable thereunder to any third party, nor shall the Directors or any officer, employee or agent of the Company be liable to anyone as a result of such omission. ARTICLE X AMENDMENTS The Company reserves the right from time to time to make any amendment to its Charter, now or hereafter authorized by law, including any amendment altering the terms or contract rights, as expressly set forth in the Charter, of any outstanding Shares. All rights and powers conferred by the Charter on Stockholders, Directors and officers are granted subject to this reservation. Except as otherwise provided in the next sentence and except for those amendments permitted to be made without Stockholder approval under Maryland law or by specific provision in the Charter, any amendment to the Charter shall be valid only if declared advisable by the Board and approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. However, any amendment to the second sentence of Section 6.2 of Article VI or to this sentence of the Charter shall be valid only if declared advisable by the Board and approved by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. THIRD: The restatement of the charter as hereinabove set forth has been duly approved by the Board of Directors of the Company. FOURTH: The charter is not amended by these Articles of Restatement. FIFTH: The current address of the principal office of the Company is as set forth in Article III of the foregoing restatement of the charter. SIXTH: The name and address of the Company’s current resident agent are as set forth in Article III of the foregoing restatement of the charter. SEVENTH: The number of directors of the Company and the names of the Directors currently in office are as set forth in Section 6.1 of Article VI of the foregoing restatement of the charter. EIGHTH: The Company, by resolution of its Board of Directors, previously elected, notwithstanding any provision in its charter or bylaws to the contrary, to be subject to Section 3-803 of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “ MGCL ”), the repeal of which may be effected only by the means authorized by Section 3-802(b)(3) of the MGCL. NINTH: The undersigned acknowledges these Articles of Restatement to be the corporate act of the Company and, as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned acknowledges that, to the best of his or her 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. 14 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles of Restatement to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its Chief Executive Officer and President and attested by its Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, on this 26 th day of February, 2018. ATTEST: GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. /s/ Christopher J. Masterson By: /s/ James L. Nelson (SEAL) Name: Christopher J. Masterson Name: James L. Nelson Title: Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer Title: Chief Executive Officer and President and Secretary 15 Exhibit A 7.25% SERIES A CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK (Liquidation Preference $25.00 per Share) Under a power contained in Section 5.1 of Article V of the charter (the “Charter”) of Global Net Lease, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), the Board of Directors of the Corporation or a duly authorized committee thereof, by resolutions duly adopted, classified 5,409,650 authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation as shares of a series of preferred stock, designated as 7.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) with the following preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption: Section 1. Number of Shares and Designation . A series of preferred stock of the Corporation designated as the “7.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock” is hereby established, and the number of shares constituting such series shall be 5,409,650. Section 2. Definitions . “Aggregate Share Ownership Limit” shall have the meaning set forth in Article V of the Charter. “Alternative Conversion Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) hereof. “Alternative Form Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) hereof. “Board of Directors” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Corporation or any committee authorized by such Board of Directors to perform any of its responsibilities with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock. “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which state or federally chartered banking institutions in New York, New York are not required to be open. “Capital Gains Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(g) hereof. “Change of Control” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b) hereof. “Change of Control Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) hereof. “Change of Control Conversion Right” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) hereof. “Change of Control Redemption Right” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b) hereof. “Charter” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to these Articles Supplementary. “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. “Commission” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10 hereof. “Common Stock” shall mean the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share. 16 “Common Stock Conversion Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) hereof. “Common Stock Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) hereof. “Conversion Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(d) hereof. “Conversion Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) hereof. “Corporation” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to these Articles Supplementary. “Delisting Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a) hereof. “Delisting Event Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a). “Delisting Event Conversion Right” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) hereof. “Delisting Event Redemption Right” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a) hereof. “DTC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(f) hereof. “Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(f)(ii) hereof. “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. “NASDAQ” shall mean the Nasdaq Stock Market or any successor that is a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act. “NYSE” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange or any successor that is a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act. “NYSE MKT” shall mean the NYSE MKT LLC Equities or any successor that is a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act. “Optional Redemption Right” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b) hereof. “Original Issue Date” shall mean the first date on which shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued and sold. “Parity Preferred” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(b) hereof. “Preferred Directors” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(b) hereof. “Preferred Dividend Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(b) hereof. “REIT” shall have the meaning set forth in Article IV of the Charter. “Series A Dividend Period” shall mean the respective periods commencing on and including January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year and ending on and including the day preceding the first day of the next succeeding Series A Dividend Period (other than the initial Series A Dividend Period, which shall commence on the Original Issue Date and end on and include September 30, 2017, and other than the Series A Dividend Period during which any shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be redeemed pursuant to Section 5 or Section 6 (and that is not a Series A Dividend Period of the type contemplated by Section 7(b)), which, solely with respect to the shares of Series A Preferred Stock being redeemed, shall end on and include the day immediately preceding the redemption date with respect to such shares of Series A Preferred Stock being redeemed). 17 “Series A Payment Date” shall mean, with respect to each Series A Dividend Period, the fifteenth (15 th ) day of the month following the month in which the Series A Dividend Period has ended (January, April, July and October of each year), commencing on October 15, 2017. “Series A Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to these Articles Supplementary. “Series A Record Date” shall mean the close of business on the date set by the Board of Directors as the record date for the payment of dividends that is not more than 30 nor fewer than 10 days prior to the applicable Series A Payment Date. “Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Article V of the Charter. “Share Cap” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) hereof. “Special Optional Redemption Rights” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b) hereof. “Stock Split” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) hereof. “Total Distributions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(g) hereof. Section 3. Dividends and Distributions . (a) Subject to the preferential rights of the holders of any class or series of equity securities of the Corporation ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights, the holders of the then outstanding Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if authorized by the Board of Directors and declared by the Corporation, out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends, cumulative cash dividends in the amount of $1.8125 per share each year, which is equivalent to the rate of 7.25% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share per annum. Such dividends shall accrue and be cumulative from and including the Original Issue Date and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each Series A Payment Date, commencing October 15, 2017, to all holders of record on the applicable Series A Record Date; provided , however , that if any Series A Payment Date is not a Business Day, the dividend which would otherwise have been payable on such Series A Payment Date may be paid or set apart for payment on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if paid or set apart on such Series A Payment Date, and no interest or additional dividends or other sums shall accrue on the amount so payable from such Series A Payment Date to such next succeeding Business Day. Holders of record of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding on the applicable Series A Record Date will be entitled to receive the full quarterly dividend paid on the applicable Series A Payment Date even if such shares were not issued and outstanding for the full applicable Series A Dividend Period. The initial dividend payable on the Series A Preferred Stock will cover the period from and including the Original Issue Date through September 30, 2017 and will be paid on October 15, 2017. The amount of any dividend payable on the Series A Preferred Stock for each full Series A Dividend Period shall be computed by dividing $1.8125 by four (4), regardless of the actual number of days in such full Series A Dividend Period. The amount of any dividend payable on the Series A Preferred Stock for any partial Series A Dividend Period and for the initial Series A Dividend Period shall be prorated and computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Dividends will be payable to holders of record as they appear in the stockholder records of the Corporation at the close of business on the applicable Series A Record Date. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, the dividend payable on each share of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding on a Series A Record Date shall equal the dividend payable on each other share of Series A Preferred Stock that is outstanding on such Series A Record Date, and no holder of any share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive any dividends paid or payable on the Series A Preferred Stock with a Series A Record Date before the date such share of Series A Preferred Stock is issued. 18 (b) No dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock shall be authorized by the Board of Directors or paid or declared and set apart for payment by the Corporation at such time as the terms and conditions of any agreement of the Corporation, including any agreement relating to its indebtedness, prohibit such authorization, payment or setting apart for payment or provide that such authorization, payment or setting apart for payment would constitute a breach thereof, or a default thereunder, or if such authorization, payment or setting apart for payment shall be restricted or prohibited by law. (c) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock shall accrue with respect to any Series A Dividend Periods whether or not dividends are authorized by the Board of Directors and declared by the Corporation. No interest or additional dividend shall be payable in respect of any accrued and unpaid dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock. (d) Except as provided in Section 3(e) below, no dividends shall be declared and paid or set apart for payment and no other distribution of cash or other property may be declared and made, directly or indirectly, on or with respect to shares of Common Stock or shares of any other class or series of equity securities of the Corporation ranking, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Corporation’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, on parity with or junior to the Series A Preferred Stock (other than a dividend paid in shares of Common Stock or in shares of any other class or series of equity securities ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Corporation’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up), nor shall any shares of Common Stock or shares of any other class or series of equity securities of the Corporation ranking, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Corporation’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, on parity with or junior to the Series A Preferred Stock be redeemed (or any monies be paid to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such shares), purchased or otherwise acquired, (except (i) by conversion into or exchange for shares of Common Stock or shares of any other class or series of equity securities of the Corporation ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Corporation’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, (ii) for the acquisition of shares made pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.7 of Article V of the Charter, and (iii) for the purchase or acquisition of equity securities of the Corporation ranking on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Corporation’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to holders of all outstanding Series A Preferred Stock and any other shares of any other class or series of equity securities ranking on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Corporation’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up), unless full cumulative dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock for all past Series A Dividend Periods shall have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof is set apart for such payment. (e) When dividends are not paid in full (or declared and a sum sufficient for such full payment is not so set apart) upon the Series A Preferred Stock and any other class or series of equity securities ranking, with respect to dividend rights, on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock, all dividends (other than any acquisition of shares pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.7 of Article V of the Charter or a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to holders of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and any such other class or series of equity securities ranking on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights or rights upon the Corporation’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up), declared upon the Series A Preferred Stock and any other class or series of equity securities ranking, with respect to dividend rights, on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock shall be allocated pro rata so that the amount declared per share of Series A Preferred Stock and such other equally ranked classes or series of equity securities shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that accrued dividends per share on the Series A Preferred Stock and such other equally ranked class or series of equity securities (which shall not include any accrual in respect of unpaid dividends on such other classes or series of equity securities for prior Series A Dividend Periods if such other class or series of equity securities does not have a cumulative dividend) bear to each other. No interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any dividend payment or payments on the Series A Preferred Stock which may be in arrears. 19 (f) Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any dividend, whether payable in cash, property or Stock, in excess of full cumulative dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock as provided herein. Any dividend payment made on the Series A Preferred Stock shall first be credited against the earliest accrued and unpaid dividend. (g) If, for any taxable year, the Corporation elects to designate as “capital gain dividends” (as defined in Section 857 of the Code or any successor revenue code or section) any portion (the “Capital Gains Amount”) of the total distributions not in excess of the Corporation’s earnings and profits (as determined for United States federal income tax purposes) paid or made available for such taxable year to holders of all classes and series of Stock (the “Total Distributions”), then the portion of the Capital Gains Amount that shall be allocable to holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be in the same proportion that the Total Distributions paid or made available to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock for such taxable year bears to the Total Distributions for such taxable year made with respect to all classes or series of Stock outstanding. Section 4. Liquidation Preference . Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the affairs of the Corporation, before any distribution or payment shall be made to holders of Common Stock or any other class or series of equity securities of the Corporation ranking, with respect to rights upon the Corporation’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, junior to the Series A Preferred Stock, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for distribution to its stockholders a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the date of payment (whether or not declared). If, upon any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the available assets of the Corporation are insufficient to pay the amount of the distributions payable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the affairs of the Corporation, on all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the corresponding amounts payable on all shares of other classes or series of securities of the Corporation ranking, with respect to rights upon the Corporation’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock and each such other class or series of securities ranking, with respect to rights upon the Corporation’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock shall share ratably in any such distribution of assets in proportion to the full liquidating distributions to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled. Written notice of any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, stating the payment date or dates when, and the place or places where, the amounts distributable in such circumstances shall be payable, shall be given by first-class mail, postage pre-paid, at least 20 days prior to the payment date stated therein, to each record holder of Series A Preferred Stock at the respective addresses of such holders as the same shall appear on the stock transfer records of the Corporation. After the holders of Series A Preferred Stock have received the full amount of the liquidating distributions to which they are entitled, they will have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Corporation. The consolidation, conversion or merger of the Corporation with or into any other person, corporation, trust or entity, or the sale, lease, transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of the property or business of the Corporation (whether in connection with a Change of Control or otherwise), shall not be deemed to constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the affairs of the Corporation. In determining whether any distribution (other than upon voluntary or involuntary dissolution) by dividend, redemption or other acquisition of Shares or otherwise is permitted under the Maryland General Corporation Law, amounts that would be needed, if the Corporation were to be dissolved at the time of the distribution, to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock will not be added to the Corporation’s total liabilities. Section 5. Optional Redemption . (a) The Series A Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable prior to September 12, 2022, except as provided in Section 5(c), Section 5.7 of Article V of the Charter or Section 6 hereof. 20 (b) On and after September 12, 2022, the Corporation, at its option, upon not fewer than 30 nor more than 60 days’ written notice as provided in Section 5(e) hereof, may redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus (subject to Section 7(b) hereof) an amount equal to all dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not declared) thereon to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption, without interest (the “Optional Redemption Right”). If less than all of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be redeemed pro rata (as nearly as may be practicable without creating fractional shares) or by lot. If such redemption is to be by lot, and if, as a result of such redemption, any holder of Series A Preferred Stock would own shares of Series A Preferred Stock in excess of the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit or in violation of any of the other restrictions on ownership and transfer of Shares set forth in Section 5.7 of Article V of the Charter, then, except as otherwise provided in the Charter, the Corporation will redeem the requisite number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock of such holder such that no holder will violate the Aggregate Share Ownership Limit or any other restrictions on ownership and transfer of Shares set forth in Section 5.7 of Article V of the Charter subsequent to such redemption. (c) The Corporation may redeem all or a part of the Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 5 of these Articles Supplementary at any time and from time to time, whether before or after September 12, 2022, if the Board of Directors determines that such redemption is reasonably necessary to for the Corporation to preserve the status of the Corporation as a qualified REIT. If the Corporation calls for redemption any Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to and in accordance with this Section 5(c), then the redemption price for such shares will be an amount in cash equal to $25.00 per share, plus (subject to Section 7(b) hereof) all dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not declared) thereon to and including the date fixed for redemption, without interest. (d) Unless full cumulative dividends on all shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in cash set apart for payment for all past Series A Dividend Periods, no shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be redeemed pursuant to this Section 5 unless all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock are simultaneously redeemed and the Corporation shall not purchase or otherwise acquire directly or indirectly any Series A Preferred Stock (except by exchange for equity securities of the Corporation ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Corporation’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up); provided , however , that the foregoing shall not prevent the purchase of the Series A Preferred Stock or any other class or series of equity securities of the Corporation by the Corporation in accordance with the terms of Section 5(c) hereof or Section 5.7 of Article V of the Charter or the purchase or acquisition of the Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to holders of all outstanding Series A Preferred Stock and the holders of all outstanding shares of any other class or series of preferred stock of the Corporation ranking on a party with the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Corporation’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up. (e) Notice of redemption pursuant to this Section 5 shall be mailed by the Corporation, postage prepaid, as of a date set by the Corporation not fewer than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to such redemption date, addressed to the respective holders of record of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed at their respective addresses as they appear on the stock transfer records of the Corporation. Failure to give such notice or any defect thereto or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the sufficiency of notice or validity of the proceedings for such redemption of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock except as to shares held by a holder to whom notice was defective or not given. A redemption notice which has been mailed in the manner provided herein shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given on the date mailed whether or not such holder received the redemption notice. In addition to any information required by law or the applicable rules of any exchange upon which Series A Preferred Stock may be listed or admitted to trading, each notice shall state (i) such redemption date; (ii) the redemption price; (iii) the total number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed (and, if less than all the shares held by any holder are to be redeemed, the number of shares to be redeemed from such holder); (iv) the place or places where such shares of Series A Preferred Stock are to be surrendered for payment, together with the certificates, if any, representing such shares (duly endorsed for transfer) and any other documents the 21 Corporation requires in connection with such redemption; and (v) that dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall cease to accrue on such redemption rate. Section 6. Special Optional Redemption by the Corporation . (a) During any period of time (whether before or after September 12, 2022) that both (i) the Series A Preferred Stock is not listed on the NYSE, NYSE MKT or the NASDAQ and (ii) the Corporation is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, but any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding (the occurrence of clauses (i) and (ii) is referred to as a “Delisting Event”), the Corporation will have the option, upon not fewer than 30 nor more than 60 days’ written notice as provided in Section 6(d) hereof, to redeem the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, in whole but not in part, within 90 days after the occurrence of the Delisting Event, for a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus (subject to Section 7(b) hereof) an amount equal to all dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not declared), if any, to, but not including, the redemption date (a “Delisting Event Redemption Right”). (b) In addition, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Corporation will have the option, upon not fewer than 30 nor more than 60 days’ written notice as provided in Section 6(d) hereof, to redeem shares of Series A Preferred Stock, in whole but not in part, within 120 days after the first date on which such Change of Control occurred, for cash at $25.00 per share plus (subject to Section 7(b) hereof) an amount equal to dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not declared), if any, on the Series A Preferred Stock to, but not including, the redemption date (“Change of Control Redemption Right” and, together with the Delisting Event Redemption Right, the “Special Optional Redemption Rights”). A “Change of Control” occurs when, after the Original Issue Date, the following have occurred and are continuing: (i) the acquisition by any person, including any syndicate or group deemed to be a “person” under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act of beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, through a purchase, merger, conversion or other acquisition transaction or series of purchases, mergers, conversions or other acquisition transactions of shares of stock of the Corporation entitling that person to exercise more than 50% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (except that such person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition); and (ii) following the closing of any transaction referred to in (i) above, neither the Corporation nor the acquiring or surviving entity has a class of common equity securities listed on the NYSE, the NYSE MKT or the NASDAQ. (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall not have the right to redeem shares of Series A Preferred Stock upon any Delisting Event occurring in connection with a transaction set forth in clause (i) of the definition of Change of Control unless such Delisting Event also constitutes a Change of Control. (d) Notice of redemption pursuant to this Section 6 shall be mailed by the Corporation, postage prepaid, as of a date set by the Corporation not fewer than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to such redemption date, addressed to the holders of record of the Series A Preferred Stock at their respective addresses as they appear on the stock transfer records of the Corporation. Failure to give such notice or any defect thereto or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the sufficiency of notice or validity of the proceedings for such redemption of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock except as to a holder to whom notice was defective or not given. A redemption notice which has been mailed in the manner provided herein shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given on the date mailed whether or not such holder received such redemption notice. In addition to any information required by law or the applicable rules of any exchange upon which Series A Preferred Stock may be listed or admitted to trading, each notice shall state (i) the redemption date; (ii) the redemption price; (iii) the total number of shares of Series A 22 Preferred Stock to be redeemed; (iv) the place or places where such shares of Series A Preferred Stock are to be surrendered for payment, together with the certificates, if any, representing such shares (duly endorsed for transfer) and any other documents the Corporation requires in connection with such redemption; (v) that the Series A Preferred Stock is being redeemed pursuant to the Delisting Event Redemption Right or the Change of Control Redemption Right, as applicable, in connection with the occurrence of a Delisting Event or a Change of Control, as applicable, and a brief description of the transaction or transactions constituting such Delisting Event or Change of Control, as applicable; (vi) that holders of Series A Preferred Stock will not be able to tender shares of Series A Preferred Stock for conversion in connection with the Delisting Event or Change of Control, as applicable, and each share of Series A Preferred Stock tendered for conversion that is selected, prior to the Delisting Event Conversion Date or the Change of Control Conversion Date, as applicable, for redemption will be redeemed on the related redemption date instead of converted on the Delisting Event Conversion Date or the Change of Control Conversion Date, as applicable; and (vii) that dividends on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed will cease to accrue on such redemption date. Section 7. Additional Provisions Relating to Optional Redemption and Special Optional Redemption by the Corporation . (a) If (i) notice of redemption of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock has been given, (ii) the funds necessary for such redemption have been set apart by the Corporation in trust for the benefit of the holders of any Series A Preferred Stock so called for redemption and (iii) irrevocable instructions have been given to pay the redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus (subject to Section 7(b) hereof) an amount equal to all dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not declared) to, but not including, the applicable redemption date, then from and after such redemption date, dividends shall cease to accrue on such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall no longer be outstanding, such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be transferred except with the consent of the Corporation and all other rights of the holders of such shares will terminate, except the right to receive the redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus (subject to Section 7(b) hereof) an amount equal to any dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not declared) payable upon such redemption, without interest. (b) If a redemption date falls after a Series A Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Series A Payment Date, each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock on the Series A Record Date shall be entitled to the dividend payable on such shares on the corresponding Series A Payment Date, notwithstanding such redemption of such shares on or prior to the Series A Payment Date, and each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock that are redeemed on such redemption date will be entitled to the dividends, if any, accruing after the end of the Series A Dividend Period to which the Series A Payment Date relates to, but not including, such redemption date. (c) For purposes of clause (a)(ii) above, funds shall be deposited in trust with a bank or trust corporation and such deposit shall be irrevocable except that any balance of monies so deposited by the Corporation and unclaimed by the holders of Series A Preferred Stock entitled thereto at the expiration of two (2) years from the applicable redemption dates shall be repaid, together with any interest or other earnings thereon, to the Corporation, and after any such repayment, the holders of the shares entitled to the funds so repaid to the Corporation shall look only to the Corporation for payment without interest or other earnings. Section 8. Conversion Rights . (a) Subject to Section 8(j), upon the occurrence of a Delisting Event or a Change of Control, as applicable, each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right, unless, prior to the Delisting Event Conversion Date or the Change of Control Conversion Date, as applicable, the Corporation has provided or provides notice of its election to redeem such shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the Optional Redemption Right or Special Optional Redemption Rights, to convert some or all of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder (with respect to a Delisting Event, the “Delisting Event Conversion Right” and, with respect to a Change of Control, the “Change of Control Conversion Right”) on the Delisting Event Conversion Date or the Change of Control Conversion Date, as applicable, into a number of shares Common Stock per share of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted (the “Common Stock Conversion Consideration”) equal to the lesser of (A) the 23 quotient of (i) the sum of $25.00 plus an amount equal to all dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not declared) on the Series A Preferred Stock to, but not including, the Delisting Event Conversion Date or the Change of Control Conversion Date, as applicable, (unless such Delisting Event Conversion Date or the Change of Control Conversion Date, as applicable, is after a Series A Record Date and prior to the corresponding Series A Payment Date, in which case no additional amount for accrued and unpaid dividends that have been declared and are to be paid on the Series A Payment Date will be included in such sum), divided by (ii) the Common Stock Price (as defined herein) and (B) 2.301 (as adjusted pursuant to the immediately succeeding paragraph, the “Share Cap”). The Share Cap is subject to pro rata adjustments for any stock splits (including those effected pursuant to a Common Stock dividend), subdivisions or combinations (in each case, a “Stock Split”) with respect to the Common Stock as follows: the adjusted Share Cap as the result of a Stock Split shall be the number of shares of Common Stock that is equivalent to the product of (i) the Share Cap in effect immediately prior to the Stock Split, multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding after giving effect to the Stock Split and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Stock Split. In the case of a Delisting Event or a Change of Control, as applicable, pursuant to, or in connection with, which shares of Common Stock shall be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets (including any combination thereof) (the “Alternative Form Consideration”), a holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall receive upon conversion of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock (subject to the next-following paragraph) the kind and amount of Alternative Form Consideration which such holder would have owned or been entitled to receive had such holder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Common Stock Conversion Consideration immediately prior to the effective time of the Delisting Event or Change of Control, as applicable (the “Alternative Conversion Consideration” and, together with the Common Stock Conversion Consideration, the “Conversion Consideration”). In the event that holders of Common Stock have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in connection with the Delisting Event or Change of Control, as applicable, the consideration that holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall receive shall be the form of consideration elected by the holders of a plurality of the shares of Common Stock held by stockholders who participate in the election and shall be subject to any limitations to which all holders of Common Stock are subject, including, without limitation, pro rata reductions applicable to any portion of the consideration payable in connection with the Delisting Event or Change of Control, as applicable. The “Change of Control Conversion Date” with respect to any Change of Control shall be a Business Day fixed by the Board of Directors that is not fewer than 20 days and not more than 35 days after the date on which the Corporation provides notice of the Change of Control pursuant to Section 8(d). The “Delisting Event Conversion Date” with respect to any Delisting Event shall be a Business Day fixed by the Board of Directors that is not fewer than 20 days and not more than 35 days after the date on which the Corporation provides notice of such Delisting Event pursuant to Section 8(d). The “Common Stock Price” for any Change of Control shall be (i) the amount of cash consideration per share of Common Stock, if the consideration to be received in such Change of Control by holders of Common Stock is solely cash, or (ii) the average of the closing prices per share of Common Stock on the NYSE, NYSE MKT or the NASDAQ (or any other national securities exchange on which Common Stock is then listed) for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding, but not including, the effective date of such Change of Control, if the consideration to be received in the Change of Control by holders of Common Stock is other than solely cash. The “Common Stock Price” for any Delisting Event shall be the average of the closing prices per share of Common Stock on the NYSE, NYSE MKT or the NASDAQ (or any other national securities exchange on which Common Stock is then listed) for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding, but not including, the effective date of the Delisting Event. 24 (b) No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. In lieu of fractional shares, holders shall be entitled to receive the cash value of the fractional shares based on the Common Stock Price. (c) If a Change of Control Conversion Date or a Delisting Event Conversion Date (either, a “Conversion Date”) falls after a Series A Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Series A Payment Date, each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the close of business on the Series A Record Date shall be entitled to the dividend payable on such shares on the corresponding Series A Payment Date, notwithstanding the conversion of such shares on or prior to the Series A Payment Date, and each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock that are converted on the Conversion Date will be entitled to the dividends, if any, accruing after the end of the Series A Dividend Period to which the Series A Payment Date relates to, but not including, the Conversion Date. (d) Within 15 days following the occurrence of a Delisting Event or a Change of Control, as applicable, unless the Corporation has provided notice of its election to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the Delisting Event Redemption Right or the Change of Control Redemption Right, as applicable, a notice of occurrence of the Delisting Event or the Change of Control, as applicable, describing the resulting Delisting Event Conversion Right or Change of Control Conversion Right, as applicable, shall be delivered to the holders of record of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock at their addresses as they appear on the Corporation’s stock transfer records. No failure to give the notice or any defect thereto or in the mailing thereof shall affect the validity of the proceedings for the conversion of any share of Series A Preferred Stock except as to the holder to whom notice was defective or not given. Each notice shall state: (i) the events constituting the Delisting Event or the Change of Control, as applicable; (ii) the date of the Delisting Event or the Change of Control, as applicable; (iii) the last date on which the holders of Series A Preferred Stock may exercise their Delisting Event Conversion Right or Change of Control Conversion Right, as applicable; (iv) the method and period for calculating the Common Stock Price; (v) the Delisting Event Conversion Date or the Change of Control Conversion Date, as applicable; (vi) that if, prior to the applicable Conversion Date, the Corporation provides notice of its election to redeem all or any portion of the Series A Preferred Stock, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock will not be able to convert such shares of Series A Preferred Stock called for redemption and such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be redeemed on the related redemption date, even if they have already been tendered for conversion pursuant to the Delisting Event Conversion Right or the Change of Control Conversion Right, as applicable; (vii) if applicable, the type and amount of Alternative Conversion Consideration entitled to be received per share of Series A Preferred Stock; (viii) the name and address of the paying agent and the conversion agent (the “Conversion Agent”); and (ix) the procedures that holders of Series A Preferred Stock must follow to exercise the Delisting Event Conversion Right or the Change of Control Conversion Right, as applicable. (e) The Corporation shall issue a press release for publication on the Dow Jones & Company, Inc., Business Wire, PR Newswire or Bloomberg Business News (or, if such organizations are not in existence at the time of issuance of such press release, another news or press organization as is reasonably calculated to broadly disseminate the relevant information to the public) containing the information stated in the notice, and post the notice on the Corporation’s website, in any event prior to the opening of business on the first Business Day following any date on which the Corporation provides notice pursuant to Section 8(d) above to the holders of record of the Series A Preferred Stock. (f) In order to exercise the Delisting Event Conversion Right or the Change of Control Conversion Right, as applicable, a holder of record of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be required to deliver, on or before the close of business on the applicable Conversion Date, the certificates, if any, representing any certificated shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted, duly endorsed for transfer, together with a completed written conversion notice and any other documents the Corporation reasonably requires in connection with the conversion, to the Conversion Agent. Such notice shall state: (i) the relevant Delisting Event Conversion Date or Change of Control Conversion Date, as applicable; and (ii) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such shares of Series A Preferred Stock are held in global form, such notice shall instead comply with applicable procedures of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). 25 (g) Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock may withdraw any notice of exercise of a Delisting Event Conversion Right or a Change of Control Conversion Right, as applicable, (in whole or in part) by a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Conversion Agent prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Delisting Event Conversion Date or the Change of Control Conversion Date, as applicable. The notice of withdrawal must state: (i) the number of withdrawn shares of Series A Preferred Stock; (ii) if certificated shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been tendered for conversion and withdrawn, the certificate numbers of the withdrawn certificated shares of Series A Preferred Stock; and (iii) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, if any, which remain subject to the conversion notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such shares of Series A Preferred Stock are held in global form, the notice of withdrawal shall instead comply with applicable procedures of DTC. (h) Shares of Series A Preferred Stock as to which the Delisting Event Conversion Right or the Change of Control Conversion Right, as applicable, has been properly exercised and for which the conversion notice has not been properly withdrawn shall be converted into the applicable Conversion Consideration on the applicable Delisting Event Conversion Date or Change of Control Conversion Date unless, prior thereto, the Corporation provides notice of its election to redeem such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, whether pursuant to its Optional Redemption Right or Special Optional Redemption Rights. (i) The Corporation shall deliver the applicable Conversion Consideration no later than the third Business Day following the Delisting Event Conversion Date or the Change of Control Conversion Date, as applicable. (j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8, no holder of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to exercise a Delisting Event Conversion Right or a Change of Control Conversion Right or convert any shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock to the extent that receipt of shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with this Section 8 would cause such person or any other person to violate Section 5.7 of Article V of the Charter. (k) In connection with the exercise of any Delisting Event Conversion Right or Change of Control Conversion Right, as applicable, the Corporation shall comply with all U.S. federal and state securities laws and stock exchange rules in connection with any conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock into Conversion Consideration. Section 9. Voting Rights . (a) Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any voting rights except as set forth in this Section 9. (b) Whenever dividends on any outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have not been paid for six or more Series A Dividend Periods (whether or not such dividends have been declared or the Series A Dividend Periods are consecutive) (a “Preferred Dividend Default”), the holders of Series A Preferred Stock (and all other classes and series of preferred stock of the Corporation ranking on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Corporation’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up and upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable and with which such holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together as a single class (the “Parity Preferred”), voting together as a single class) will have the exclusive power to elect two additional directors (the “Preferred Directors”), at each annual meeting of the Corporation’s stockholders and at any special meeting of the Corporation’s stockholders called for the purpose of electing Preferred Directors (pursuant to Section 9(d) hereof or otherwise), until all dividends accrued and unpaid on outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock for all past Series A Dividend Periods and the then-current Series A Dividend Period have been fully paid. Unless the number of the Corporation’s directors has previously been increased pursuant to the terms of any other class or series of Parity Preferred with which such holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together as a single class in the election of Preferred Directors, the number of the Corporation’s directors shall automatically increase by two at such time as holders of Series A Preferred Stock become entitled to vote in the election of the Preferred Directors. Unless shares 26 of Parity Preferred remain outstanding and entitled to vote in the election of Preferred Directors, the term of office of each Preferred Director will terminate, and the number of the Corporation’s directors shall automatically decrease by two, when all accrued and unpaid dividends for all past Series A Dividend Periods and the then-current Series A Dividend Period have been fully paid. If the right of holders of Series A Preferred Stock to elect the Preferred Directors terminates after the record date for determining holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to vote in any election of Preferred Directors but before the closing of the polls in such election, holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of the applicable record date shall not be entitled to vote in the election of any Preferred Directors. The right of holders of Series A Preferred Stock to elect the Preferred Directors shall again vest if and whenever dividends are in arrears for six Series A Dividend Periods, as described above. In no event shall holders of Series A Preferred Stock be entitled to nominate or elect an individual as a Preferred Director, and no individual shall be qualified to be nominated for election or to serve as a Preferred Director, if the individual’s service as a Preferred Director would cause the Corporation to fail to satisfy a requirement relating to director independence of any national securities exchange on which any class or series of Stock is listed or otherwise conflict with the Corporation’s Charter or Bylaws. (c) The Preferred Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast in the election of such directors, and each Preferred Director will serve until the next annual meeting of the Corporation’s stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies, or until such director’s term of office terminates as set forth in Section 9(b). Any director elected by holders of Series A Preferred Stock and any Parity Preferred may be removed, with or without cause, only by a vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Parity Preferred with which holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together as a single class in the election of Preferred Directors. At any time that holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote in the election of the Preferred Directors, such holders shall be entitled to vote in the election of a successor to fill any vacancy on the Board of Directors that results from the removal of a Preferred Director. (d) At any time that holders of the Series A Preferred Stock have the right to elect Preferred Directors as described in Section 9(b) hereof but these directors have not been elected, the Corporation’s secretary must call a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing the Preferred Directors upon the written request of the holders of record of 10% of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Parity Preferred with which holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together as a single class with respect to the election of Preferred Directors, unless the request is received more than 45 days and less than 90 days before the date fixed for the next annual meeting of the Corporation’s stockholders at which such vote would otherwise occur, in which case, the Preferred Directors may be elected at either such annual meeting or at a separate special meeting of the Corporation’s stockholders at the Corporation’s discretion. (e) So long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the approval of holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and any equally-affected class or series of Parity Preferred with which holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together as a single class shall be required to authorize (i) any amendment, alteration, repeal or other change to any provision of the Charter, including these Articles Supplementary (whether by merger, conversion, consolidation, transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets or otherwise) that would materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series A Preferred Stock or (ii) the creation, issuance or increase in the authorized number of shares of any class or series of stock ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Stock (or any equity securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such shares, but not including debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such shares prior to the time of conversion) with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Corporation’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up. (f) The following actions shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series A Preferred Stock: (i) any increase or decrease in the number of authorized Shares of any class or series or the classification or reclassification of any unissued Shares, or the creation or issuance of equity securities, of any class or series ranking, junior or on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights 27 upon the Corporation’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, provided that such action does not decrease the number of authorized shares of Common Stock below the number (after giving effect to all other outstanding shares capital stock) necessary to permit the Series A Preferred Stock to be converted in full in accordance with the terms hereof; or (ii) an amendment, alteration, or repeal or other change to any provisions of the Charter, including these Articles Supplementary, as a result of a merger, conversion, consolidation, transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets or other business combination (an “Event”), (x) if the Series A Preferred Stock (or securities of any successor person or entity to the Corporation into which the Series A Preferred Stock has been converted) remains outstanding with the terms thereof unchanged in all material respects or the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock receive securities of a successor person or entity with substantially identical rights as those of Series A Preferred Stock, taking into account that, upon the occurrence of an Event, the Corporation may not be the surviving entity, or (y) if holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall receive the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of Series A Preferred Stock, plus an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the date of such Event (other than any declared dividends having a Series A Record Date before the date of such Event and a Series A Payment Date after the date of such Event, which shall be paid as provided in Section 3 above), pursuant to the occurrence of any Event. (g) Notwithstanding the foregoing, holders of any Parity Preferred shall not be entitled to vote together as a single class with holders of Series A Preferred Stock on any amendment, alteration, repeal or other change to any provision of the Charter, including these Articles Supplementary, unless such action affects holders of Series A Preferred Stock and such Parity Preferred equally. On any matter in which the Series A Preferred Stock may vote, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to cast one vote, except that, in class votes, or in determining the percentage of outstanding shares, when voting together as a single class, with shares of one or more class or series of Parity Preferred, shares of different classes and series shall vote, or such determination shall be made, in proportion to the liquidation preference of such shares. (h) The foregoing voting provisions of this Section 9 shall not apply if, at or prior to the time when the act with respect to which such vote would otherwise be required shall be effected, all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have been redeemed or called for redemption upon proper notice and sufficient funds, in cash, shall have been deposited in trust to effect such redemption, in each case, in accordance with the provisions hereof. (i) Except as expressly stated herein, the Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any relative, participating, optional or other special voting rights and powers and the consent of the holders thereof shall not be required for the taking of any corporate action, including, without limitation, any merger, conversion or consolidation of the Corporation or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, irrespective of the effect that such merger, conversion or consolidation or sale may have upon the rights, preferences, privileges or voting power of holders of Series A Preferred Stock. Section 10. Information Rights . During any period in which the Corporation is not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation will (i) transmit by mail or other permissible means under the Exchange Act to all holders of Series A Preferred Stock, as their names and addresses appear in the Corporation’s record books and without cost to such holders, copies of the annual reports on Form 10- K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K that the Corporation would have been required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act if the Corporation were subject thereto (other than any exhibits that would have been required) within 15 days after the respective dates by which the Corporation would have been required to file these reports with the Commission if it were subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and (ii) within 15 days following written request, supply copies of these reports to any prospective holder of Series A Preferred Stock. 28 Section 11. Conversion . The Series A Preferred Stock shall not be convertible into or exchangeable for any other property or securities of the Corporation or any other entity, except in accordance with Section 8 hereof and Article V of the Charter. Section 12. Ranking . In respect of rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, the Series A Preferred Stock shall rank (i) senior to Common Stock and to all other equity securities issued by the Corporation, the terms of which expressly provide that such securities rank junior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Corporation’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up; (ii) on parity with all equity securities issued by the Corporation, the terms of which expressly provide that such securities rank on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Corporation’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up; and (iii) junior to all equity securities issued by the Corporation, the terms of which expressly provide that such securities rank senior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Corporation’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up. All the Series A Preferred Stock shall rank equally with one another and shall be identical in all respects. Section 13. Restrictions on Transfer and Ownership of Stock of the Series A Preferred Stock The Series A Preferred Stock is subject to the terms and conditions (including any applicable exceptions and exemptions) of Article V of the Charter. Section 14. Status of Acquired Shares of Series A Preferred Stock . All shares of Series A Preferred Stock which shall have been issued and reacquired in any manner by the Corporation shall be returned to the status of authorized but unissued preferred stock, and may thereafter be classified, reclassified or issued as any series or class of preferred stock. Section 15. Record Holders . The Corporation may deem and treat the record holder of any share of Series A Preferred Stock as the true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes, and the Corporation shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary. Except as may be otherwise provided by the Board of Directors (and except in connection with a global certificate held by a securities depositary), holders of Series A Preferred Stock are not entitled to certificates representing the Series A Preferred Stock held by them. Section 16. Sinking Fund . The Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to the benefits of any retirement or sinking fund. Section 17. Exclusion of Other Rights . The Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any preferences or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption other than expressly set forth in the Charter and these Articles Supplementary. Section 18. Headings of Subdivisions . 29 The headings of the various subdivisions hereof are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of any of the provisions hereof. Section 19. Severability of Provisions . If any preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock set forth in the Charter and these Articles Supplementary are invalid, unlawful or incapable of being enforced by reason of any rule of law or public policy, all other preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock set forth in the Charter (including these Articles Supplementary) which can be given effect without the invalid, unlawful or unenforceable provision thereof shall, nevertheless, remain in full force and effect and no preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock herein set forth shall be deemed dependent upon any other provision thereof unless so expressed therein. 30 SECOND AMENDMENT TO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND LEASING AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 10.30 THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND LEASING AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”), is made and entered into as of February 27, 2018, by and among GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. (formerly American Realty Capital Global Daily Net Asset Value Trust, Inc.), a Maryland corporation (the “ Company ”), GLOBAL NET LEASE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. (formerly American Realty Capital Global Operating Partnership, L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership (the “ OP ”), and GLOBAL NET LEASE PROPERTIES, LLC (formerly American Realty Capital Global Properties, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Manager ”). WHEREAS the parties hereto entered into that certain (i) Property Management and Leasing Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2012 and (ii) First Amendment to Property Management and Leasing Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2017 (collectively, the “ Agreement ”); and WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the Agreement as provided herein. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promise contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree to amend the Agreement as follows: 1. Definition of “Territory” . The defined term “Territory” set forth in Section 1.18 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows: 1.18. “ Territory ” means any country, providence, territory, commonwealth, possession or other jurisdiction in which the Company owns real property. 2. Miscellaneous . Except as expressly modified hereby the terms of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as written. Any capitalized term used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Agreement. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become a binding agreement when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party. Signatures on this Amendment which are transmitted by electronically shall be valid for all purposes, however any party shall deliver an original signature of this Amendment to the other party upon request. [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Second Amendment as of the day and year first set forth above. GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. By: /s/ James L. Nelson Name: James L. Nelson Title: Chief Executive Officer and President GLOBAL NET LEASE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P. By: Global Net Lease, Inc. its General Partner By: /s/ James L. Nelson Name: James L. Nelson Title: Chief Executive Officer and President GLOBAL NET LEASE PROPERTIES, LLC By: /s/ Michael Anderson Name: Michael Anderson Title: Authorized Signatory [ Signature Page to Second Amendment to Property Management and Leasing Agreement ] GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC. CALCULATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES EXHIBIT 12.1 Global Net Lease, Inc.’s ratios of earnings to fixed charges and ratios of earnings to combined fixed charges for the five years ended December 31, 2017 were as follows: (Dollars in Thousands) Earnings: Pre-tax income/(loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries Year Ended December 31, 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 $ 26,726 $ 51,999 $ 3,874 $ (55,025) $ (6,989) Add: Interest expense 43,203 32,860 26,826 11,597 Amortization of deferred financing costs 4,420 6,698 8,527 3,753 720 250 Amortization of mortgage premium (discount), net and 827 (437) (489) (498) (1) $ 75,176 $ 91,120 $ 38,738 $ (40,173) $ (6,020) mezzanine discount Earnings Fixed Charges: Interest expense Amortization of deferred financing costs 4,420 6,698 8,527 3,753 Amortization of mortgage premium (discount), net and mezzanine discount Fixed Charges 827 (437) (489) (498) $ 48,450 $ 39,121 $ 34,864 $ 14,852 $ $ 43,203 $ 32,860 $ 26,826 $ 11,597 $ 720 250 (1) 969 Preferred distributions 383 — — — — Combined fixed charges $ 48,833 $ 39,121 $ 34,864 $ 14,852 $ 969 Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 1.55 2.33 1.11 (2.70) (6.21) Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges 1.54 2.33 1.11 (2.70) (6.21) Subsidiaries of Global Net Lease, Inc. 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Kiinteistö Oy Vantaan Pyhtäänkorventien KOKE (MREC) Kiinteistö Oy Vantaan Teknikontien LEKO 7 (MREC) Kiinteistö Oy Vantaan Teknikontien MAKE (MREC) Kiinteistö Oy Vantaan Teknikontien MAKO (MREC) Koy Mäntsälän Logistiikkakeskus (MREC) MAYFLOWER ACQUISITION, LLC METHAGER01, LLC ROCHESSGER01, LLC ROCHESSGER01, LLC ROCHESSGER02, LLC ROCHESSGER03, LLC ROCHESSGER02, LLC ROCHESSGER03, LLC Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Luxembourg Delaware Luxembourg Finland Finland Finland Finland Finland Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware Delaware CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (333-214579) and Form S-8 (333-214582) of Global Net Lease, Inc. of our report dated February 28, 2018 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K. EXHIBIT 23.1 /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP New York, New York February 28, 2018 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED Exhibit 31.1 I, James L. Nelson, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Global Net Lease, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. Dated the 28th day of February, 2018 /s/ James L. Nelson James L. Nelson Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer) CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED Exhibit 31.2 I, Christopher J. Masterson, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Global Net Lease, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. Dated the 28th day of February, 2018 /s/ Christoper J. Masterson Christopher J. Masterson Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS Exhibit 32 This Certificate is being delivered pursuant to the requirements of Section 1350 of Chapter 63 (Mail Fraud) of Title 18 (Crimes and Criminal Procedures) of the United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The undersigned, who are the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “Company”), each hereby certify as follows: The annual report on Form 10-K of the Company, which accompanies this Certificate, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and all information contained in this quarterly report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. Dated the 28th day of February, 2018 /s/ James L. Nelson James L. Nelson Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Christopher J. Masterson Christopher J. Masterson Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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