Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Global Net Lease, Inc. Anticipates Listing on the NYSE Week of May 26^th, 2015

New York, New York, May 20, 2015 – Global Net Lease, Inc. (“GNL”) (formerly known as American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc.) announced today that it anticipates its shares of common stock to list and begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker “GNL” after the Memorial Day holiday and during the week of May 26th.

As previously announced, GNL 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 GNL’s continued compliance with all applicable listing standards on the date it begins trading on the NYSE. There can be no assurance that GNL’s shares of common stock will be listed on the NYSE.

Pre-Commencement Communications

This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any shares. The tender offer referred to above 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 file with 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 upon commencement of the tender 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 GNL with the SEC at the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Stockholders also may obtain a copy of these documents, free of charge, from GNL when the materials become available.

About Global Net Lease, Inc.

Global Net Lease, Inc. is a Maryland real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on acquiring a diversified global portfolio of commercial properties, with an emphasis on sale-leaseback transactions involving single tenant, mission critical income producing net-leased assets across Western Europe and the United States. Additional information about GNL can be found on its website at www.arcglobaltrust.com. Following the listing, GNL will have a new website available at www.globalnetlease.com where additional and updated information can be found.

Important Notice

The statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the outcome to be materially different. In addition, words such as “may,” “will,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “should” or similar expressions indicate a forward-looking statement, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of GNL’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 3, 2015. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and GNL 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.