UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2015 (May 5, 2015)

Global Net Lease, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

Change of Corporate Name

Effective May 5, 2015, American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc. amended its charter to change its name to Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “Company”). The name change was effected pursuant to an amendment to the charter of the Company (the “Charter Amendment”), which was filed with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation on May 5, 2015. The Charter Amendment changes the Company’s name to Global Net Lease, Inc., was duly approved by at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company, and was made without action by the stockholders of the Company pursuant to Section 2-605(a)(1) of the Maryland General Corporation Law. A copy of the Charter Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

Approval to List on NYSE

The Company’s shares of common stock were approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on May 5, 2015. The Company anticipates its common stock will begin trading on the exchange under the ticker “GNL” between May 15th and May 22nd. As previously announced, the Company also intends to launch a tender offer in conjunction with the listing to purchase up to $125 million of its shares of common stock at $10.50 per share.

Completion of the listing is contingent on the Company’s continued compliance with all applicable listing standards on the date it begins trading on the NYSE. There can be no assurance that the Company’s shares of common stock will be listed on the NYSE.

Press Release

On May 6, 2015, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

This Current Report on Form 8-K is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any securities of the Company. The tender offer will be made only pursuant to an offer to purchase, letter of transmittal and related materials the Company intends to distribute to its stockholders and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The full details of the tender offer, including complete instructions on how to tender shares, will be included in the offer to purchase, the letter of transmittal and related materials, which will become available to stockholders promptly following commencement of the offer. Stockholders should read carefully the offer to purchase, the letter of transmittal and other related materials when they are available because they will contain important information. Stockholders may obtain free copies, when available, of the offer to purchase and other related materials that will be filed by the Company by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Stockholders also may obtain a copy of these documents, free of charge, from the Company when the materials become available.

The statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and members of its 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,” “strives,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “should” or similar expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements, including as a result of those factors set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes 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. 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits

SIGNATURES

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