Global Net Lease, Inc. - FORM 10-Q - May 8, 2017

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017
 
OR
o
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
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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., 4th Floor, New York, NY
 
10022
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(212) 415-6500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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. Yes x No o

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). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or 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
 
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer ¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company o
 
 
Emerging growth company o
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). o Yes x No
As of April 30, 2017, the registrant had 66,451,066 shares of common stock outstanding.

GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


 
Page
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


1
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)


 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
Real estate investments, at cost:
 
 
 
Land
$
382,010

 
$
376,704

Buildings, fixtures and improvements
1,989,383

 
1,967,930

Acquired intangible lease assets
594,319

 
587,061

Total real estate investments, at cost
2,965,712

 
2,931,695

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
(242,508
)
 
(216,055
)
Total real estate investments, net
2,723,204

 
2,715,640

Cash and cash equivalents
72,354

 
69,831

Restricted cash
5,149

 
7,497

Derivatives, at fair value (Note 8)
24,292

 
28,700

Unbilled straight-line rent
34,206

 
30,459

Prepaid expenses and other assets
19,579

 
17,577

Related party notes receivable acquired in Merger (Note 3)
3,211

 
5,138

Due from related parties
16

 
16

Deferred tax assets
1,591

 
1,586

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net
13,408

 
13,931

Deferred financing costs, net
626

 
1,092

Total assets
$
2,897,636

 
$
2,891,467

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
Mortgage notes payable, net of deferred financing costs ($4,726 and $5,103 for March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)
$
758,610

 
$
749,884

Mortgage (discount) premium, net
(2,400
)
 
(2,503
)
Credit facility
698,203

 
616,614

Mezzanine facility, net of discount
—

 
55,383

Below-market lease liabilities, net
30,901

 
33,041

Derivatives, at fair value (Note 8)
13,508

 
15,457

Due to related parties
1,348

 
2,162

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
22,581

 
22,861

Prepaid rent
20,476

 
18,429

Deferred tax liability
15,670

 
15,065

Taxes payable
7,492

 
9,059

Dividends payable
29

 
34

Total liabilities
1,566,418

 
1,535,486

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)


 


Equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 authorized, none issued and outstanding
—

 
—

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized, 66,269,225 and 66,258,559 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
1,990

 
1,990

Additional paid-in capital
1,708,870

 
1,708,541

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(13,388
)
 
(16,695
)
Accumulated deficit
(373,917
)
 
(346,058
)
Total stockholders' equity
1,323,555

 
1,347,778

Non-controlling interest
7,663

 
8,203

 Total equity
1,331,218

 
1,355,981

Total liabilities and equity
$
2,897,636

 
$
2,891,467

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

2
GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)

 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
Rental income
 
$
58,492

 
$
51,511

Operating expense reimbursements
 
4,345

 
3,443

Total revenues
 
62,837

 
54,954

 
 
 
 
 
 Expenses:
 
 
 
 
Property operating
 
7,236

 
5,647

Operating fees to related parties
 
5,730

 
4,817

Acquisition and transaction related
 
696

 
(129
)
General and administrative
 
1,770

 
1,704

Equity based compensation
 
16

 
1,044

Depreciation and amortization
 
27,114

 
23,756

Total expenses
 
42,562

 
36,839

Operating income
 
20,275

 
18,115

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
(11,531
)
 
(10,569
)
Gains on dispositions of real estate investments
 
957

 
—

Losses on derivative instruments
 
(470
)
 
(349
)
Unrealized losses on undesignated foreign currency advances and other hedge ineffectiveness
 
(882
)
 
(98
)
Other income (expense)
 
7

 
9

Total other expense, net
 
(11,919
)
 
(11,007
)
Net income before income tax
 
8,356

 
7,108

Income tax expense
 
(906
)
 
(550
)
Net income
 
7,450

 
6,558

Non-controlling interest
 
(21
)
 
(70
)
Net income attributable to stockholders
 
$
7,429

 
$
6,488

 
 
 
 
 
Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share:
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted net income per share attributable to stockholders
 
$
0.11

 
$
0.11

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
 
66,271,008

 
56,312,211

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

3
GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)



 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Net income
 
$
7,450

 
$
6,558

 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
 
Cumulative translation adjustment
 
1,703

 
66

Designated derivatives, fair value adjustments
 
1,611

 
(8,386
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
3,314

 
(8,320
)
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
10,764

 
$
(1,762
)
Amounts attributable to non-controlling interest
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
(21
)
 
(70
)
Cumulative translation adjustment
 
(1
)
 
(32
)
Designated derivatives, fair value adjustments
 
(6
)
 
120

Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest
 
(28
)
 
18

 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to stockholders
 
$
10,736

 
$
(1,744
)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

4
GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
(In thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)

 
 
Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of
Shares
 
Par Value
 
Additional Paid-in
Capital
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Accumulated Deficit
 
Total Stockholders' Equity
 
Non-controlling interest
 
Total Equity
Balance, December 31, 2016
 
66,258,559

 
$
1,990

 
$
1,708,541

 
$
(16,695
)
 
$
(346,058
)
 
$
1,347,778

 
$
8,203

 
$
1,355,981

Dividends declared
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(35,288
)
 
(35,288
)
 
—

 
(35,288
)
Equity-based compensation
 
10,666

 
—

 
335

 
—

 
—

 
335

 
(319
)
 
16

Distributions to non-controlling interest holders
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(255
)
 
(255
)
Net Income
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
7,429

 
7,429

 
21

 
7,450

Cumulative translation adjustment
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,702

 
—

 
1,702

 
1

 
1,703

Designated derivatives, fair value adjustments
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,605

 
—

 
1,605

 
6

 
1,611

Rebalancing of ownership percentage
 
—

 
—

 
(6
)
 
—

 
—

 
(6
)
 
6

 
—

Balance, March 31, 2017
 
66,269,225

 
$
1,990

 
$
1,708,870

 
$
(13,388
)
 
$
(373,917
)

$
1,323,555

 
$
7,663

 
$
1,331,218

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidated financial statement.

5
GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.
  
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)


 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
7,450

 
$
6,558

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 

 
 
Depreciation
 
14,280

 
12,606

Amortization of intangibles
 
12,834

 
11,150

Amortization of deferred financing costs
 
880

 
2,425

Amortization of mortgage (discount) premium, net
 
136

 
(121
)
Amortization of mezzanine discount
 
17

 
—

Amortization of below-market lease liabilities
 
(826
)
 
(622
)
Amortization of above-market lease assets
 
1,016

 
562

Amortization of above- and below- market ground lease assets
 
214

 
76

Bad debt expense
 
414

 
—

Unbilled straight-line rent
 
(3,878
)
 
(2,801
)
Equity based compensation
 
16

 
1,044

Unrealized losses on foreign currency transactions, derivatives, and other
 
1,792

 
1,809

Unrealized losses on undesignated foreign currency advances and other hedge ineffectiveness
 
882

 
98

Gains on dispositions of real estate investments
 
(957
)
 
—

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net:
 
 
 
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
 
(2,416
)
 
(2,363
)
Deferred tax assets
 
(13
)
 
(20
)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
(522
)
 
964

Prepaid rent
 
2,047

 
(1,890
)
Deferred tax liability
 
929

 
143

Taxes payable
 
(1,567
)
 
(1,488
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
32,728

 
28,130

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
Investment in real estate and real estate related assets
 
(30,290
)
 
—

Capital expenditures
 
(388
)
 
(114
)
Proceeds from sale of real estate investments
 
12,440

 
—

Net cash used in investing activities
 
(18,238
)
 
(114
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
Borrowings under credit facility
 
75,335

 
—

Repayments on credit facility
 
—

 
(20,000
)
Repayment mezzanine facility
 
(56,537
)
 
—

Payments on mortgage notes payable
 
(206
)
 
(189
)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
 
—

 
7

(Payments) proceeds of financing costs
 
(102
)
 
87

Dividends paid
 
(35,293
)
 
(30,020
)
Distributions to non-controlling interest holders
 
(255
)
 
(857
)
Advances from related parties, net
 
1,713

 
135

Restricted cash
 
2,348

 
(991
)
Net cash used in financing activities
 
(12,997
)
 
(51,828
)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
 
1,493

 
(23,812
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
 
1,030

 
(339
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
 
69,831

 
69,938

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
72,354

 
$
45,787

Supplemental Disclosures:
 
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
 
$
10,426

 
$
8,251

Cash paid for income taxes
 
2,473

 
2,038


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

6
GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)


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 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 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Common Stock") on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "GNL" (the "Listing").
On February 28, 2017, the Company completed a reverse stock split of the Company’s 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 outstanding with cash. No payments were made in respect of any fractional OP Units. The Reverse Stock Split was applied to all of the Company’s 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 the Company’s Common Stock was reduced from 198.8 million to 66.3 million. In addition, at the market open on March 1, 2017, the Common Stock was assigned a new CUSIP number.
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.
The Company was formed to primarily acquire a diversified portfolio of commercial properties, with an emphasis on sale-leaseback transactions involving single tenant net-leased commercial properties. As of March 31, 2017, the Company owned 312 properties consisting of 22.2 million rentable square feet, which were 100% leased, with a weighted average remaining lease term of 9.5 years. Based on original purchase price or acquisition value with respect to properties acquired in the Merger (as defined below), 49.5% of the Company's properties are located in the U.S. and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and 50.5% are located in Europe. The Company may also originate or acquire first mortgage loans secured by real estate. As of March 31, 2017, the Company did not own 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 of its 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 program (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 9, 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.
Substantially all of the Company's business is conducted through Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P. (the "OP"), a Delaware limited partnership. At Listing, the OP had issued 603,219 units of limited partnership interests ("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") and 115,967 OP Units were issued to Moor Park Capital Partners LLP (the "Service Provider") (see Note 11 — Related Party Transactions). Subsequent to the Listing, all OP Units issued to the Advisor were transferred to individual investors. 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. On September 2, 2016, 421,378 of the OP Units were converted into Common Stock, of which 305,411 were issued to individual members and employees of AR Global Investments, LLC (the successor business to AR Capital LLC "AR Global") and 115,967 were issued to the Service Provider. There were 181,841 OP Units outstanding that were held by parties other than the Company as of March 31, 2017, all of which were converted into Common Stock on April 3, 2017.

7
GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

The Company has 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 Global Net Lease Special Limited Partner, LLC (the "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. The Advisor has entered into a service provider agreement with the Service Provider, pursuant to which the Service Provider provides, 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.
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").
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.
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company included herein were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The information furnished includes all adjustments and accruals of a normal recurring nature, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim periods. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year or any subsequent interim period.
These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016, which are included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 28, 2017. There have been no significant changes to the Company's significant accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2017, other than the updates described below and the subsequent notes.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, the OP and its subsidiaries. All inter-company 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. The Company has determined that the OP is a VIE of which the Company is the primary beneficiary. Substantially all of the Company's assets and liabilities are held by the OP.

8
GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

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. The Company conducts business in various states and municipalities within the U.S. (including Puerto Rico), United Kingdom and continental 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.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

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 taxable income. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized an income tax expense of $0.9 million and $0.6 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.
Revision to previously issued financial statements
During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company identified errors in the preparation of its consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) and consolidated statement of changes in equity since 2014 which impacted the quarterly financial statements for the periods ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2015 and 2014 and the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. Specifically, the Company had been reflecting the fair value adjustments for its cross currency derivatives designated as net investment hedges on its foreign investments as part of “Designated derivatives - fair value adjustments” within Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI") rather than treating them as part of “Cumulative translation adjustments” also in OCI consistent with the treatment of the hedged item as required by ASC 815. The Company concluded that the errors noted above were not material to any historical periods presented. However, in order to correctly present the cumulative translation adjustment and designated derivatives, fair value adjustment in the appropriate period, management revised previously issued financial statements. The Company has revised its presentations of OCI for the first quarter of 2017 for comparative purposes. The effects of these revisions are summarized below:
(In thousands)
 
As originally Reported
 
Adjustment
 
As Revised
Three months ended March 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cumulative translation adjustment
 
$
2,996

 
$
(2,930
)
 
$
66

Designated derivatives, fair value adjustments
 
(11,316
)
 
2,930

 
(8,386
)
Total OCI
 
$
(8,320
)
 
$
—

 
$
(8,320
)
Out-of-period adjustments
During the first and second quarters of 2015, the Company had recorded the following out-of period adjustments to correct errors from prior periods: (i) additional rental income and accrued rent of $0.3 million related to the straight-line rent effect of correctly including termination payments required under leases with cancellation clauses that were considered probable when assessing the lease term and (ii) additional taxes of $0.9 million representing current foreign taxes payable of $1.2 million and a deferred tax asset of $0.3 million, both relating to 2014. The Company also recorded an out-of-period adjustment in the fourth quarter 2015 to correct an additional error in income taxes of $0.5 million relating to 2014 which resulted from errors in estimating its income tax expense. The Company concluded that these adjustments were not material to the financial position or results of operations for the current period or any of the prior periods, accordingly, the Company recorded the related adjustments in the periods they were identified during the year ended December 31, 2015.
In addition, the Company identified errors in accounting for certain cross currency derivatives that were no longer designated as hedges subsequent to their restructuring on February 4, 2015 (see Note 8 — Derivatives and Hedging Activities). Gains that should have been included in net income (loss) were instead included in other comprehensive income (loss) of approximately $0.5 million during the three month period ended March 31, 2015. The Company has concluded that this adjustment is not material to the financial position or results of operations for the prior periods. The Company recorded the related adjustment in the period it was identified during the year ended December 31, 2015.
Listing Note
Concurrent with the Listing, the Company, as the general partner of the OP, caused the OP, subject to the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement, to issue a note (the "Listing Note") to the Special Limited Partner, to evidence the OP’s obligation to distribute to the Special Limited Partner an aggregate amount (the "Listing Amount") equal to 15.0% of the difference (to the extent the result is a positive number) between:
•
the sum of (i) the "market value" (as defined in the Listing Note) of all of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock plus (ii) the sum of all distributions or dividends (from any source) paid by the Company to its stockholders prior to the Listing; and

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

•
the sum of (i) the total amount raised in the Company’s IPO and its DRIP prior to the Listing ("Gross Proceeds") plus (ii) the total amount of cash that, if distributed to those stockholders who purchased shares in the IPO and under the DRIP, would have provided those stockholders a 6.0% cumulative, non-compounded, pre-tax annual return (based on a 365-day year) on the Gross Proceeds.
The market value used to calculate the Listing Amount was not determinable until January 2016, which was the end of a measurement period of 30 consecutive trading days, that commenced on the 180th calendar day following the Listing. The Special Limited Partner had the right to receive distributions of Net Sales Proceeds, as defined in the Listing Note, until the Listing Note is paid in full; provided that, the Special Limited Partner had the right, but not the obligation, to convert the entire special limited partner interest into OP Units. Those OP Units would be convertible for the cash value of a corresponding number of shares of Common Stock or, at the Company's option, a corresponding number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms contained in the Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement.
Until the amount of the Listing Note was determined, the Listing Note was considered a liability which was marked to fair value at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value recorded in the consolidated statements of operations. The final value of the Listing Note on maturity at January 2016 was determined to be zero.
Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement
Concurrent with the Listing and modifications to the Advisor agreement, 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.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Adopted:
In March 2016, the FASB issued 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.
In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-17 Interest Held through Related Parties that Are under Common Control (Topic 810) 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.

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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01 Clarifying the Definition of a Business (Topic 805) guidance that 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, and has applied the provisions prospectively. While 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.
Pending Adoption:
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). Under the revised guidance, 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. The revised guidance allows entities to apply either a full retrospective or modified retrospective transition method upon adoption. In July 2015, the FASB finalized a one-year delay of the revised guidance, although entities will be allowed to early adopt the guidance as of the original effective date. The new guidance will be effective in the Company's 2018 fiscal year. The Company is evaluating the impact of the implementation of this guidance, including performing a preliminary review of all revenue streams to identify any differences in the timing, measurement or presentation of revenue recognition. The Company is continuing to evaluate the allowable methods of adoption.
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01 Financial Instruments-Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (Subtopic 825-10). 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 revised guidance is effective for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is not permitted for most of the amendments in the update. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02 Leases (ASC 842), which sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract (i.e. lessees and lessors). The new standard requires lessees to apply a dual 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 of 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. The new standard requires lessors to account for leases using an approach that is substantially equivalent to existing guidance for sales-type leases, direct financing leases and operating leases. The ASU is expected to impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements as the Company has certain operating and land lease arrangements for which it is the lessee. ASC 842 supersedes the previous leases standard, ASC 840 Leases. The standard is effective on January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this new guidance.
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net). The guidance requires an entity to determine whether the nature of its promise to provide goods or services to a customer is performed in a principal or agent capacity and to recognize revenue in a gross or net manner based on its principal/agent designation. This guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance.
In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing. The amendments in this update do not change the core principle of the guidance in Topic 606 but rather, clarify aspects of identifying performance obligations and the licensing implementation guidance, while retaining the related principles for those areas. The amendment is effective on the same date as ASU 2014-09, which is not yet effective. The Company is evaluating the impact of the implementation of this guidance, including performing a preliminary review of all revenue streams to identify any differences in the timing, measurement or presentation of revenue recognition. The Company is continuing to evaluate the allowable methods of adoption.

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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients. The amendments provide clarifying guidance in a few narrow areas and add some practical expedients to the guidance. The amendments are expected to reduce the degree of judgment necessary to comply with Topic 606, which the FASB expects will reduce the potential for diversity arising in practice and reduce the cost and complexity of applying the guidance. The amendment is effective on the same date as ASU 2014-09, which is not yet effective. The Company is evaluating the impact of the implementation of this guidance, including performing a preliminary review of all revenue streams to identify any differences in the timing, measurement or presentation of revenue recognition. The Company is continuing to evaluate the allowable methods of adoption.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15 Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) 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 revised guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance.
In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18 Restricted Cash (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force) (Topic 230) 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 guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04 Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) 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 is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance.
In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-05, Other Income - Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets 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 revised guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted, but only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance.
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 the Company's 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 the Company's 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 of its Common Stock as consideration in the Merger. Based upon the closing price of the shares of the Company's 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.

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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

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:
 
 
As of Merger Date
Fair value of consideration transferred:
 
 
Cash
 
$
—

Common stock
 
220,868

Total consideration transferred
 
$
220,868

Accounting Treatment of the Mergers
The Mergers are accounted for under the acquisition method for business combinations pursuant to GAAP, with the Company as the accounting acquirer of Global II. The consideration to be transferred by the Company 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 the Company's 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.

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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

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. As of December 31, 2016, the allocations in the table below from land, buildings and fixtures and improvements, acquired intangible lease assets and liabilities, were provisionally assigned to each class of assets and liabilities, pending final confirmation, which will be made with assistance from a third party specialist for the Merger acquisitions acquired on the Merger Date. The following table summarizes the provisional fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including all measurement period adjustments as of March 31, 2017.
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 
Global II
Total consideration:
 
 
Fair value of Company's shares of common stock issued, net of fractional shares
 
$
220,868

Assets Acquired at Fair Value
 
 
Land
 
70,921

Buildings, fixtures and improvements
 
390,542

Acquired intangible lease assets
 
112,866

Total real estate investments, at fair value
 
574,329

Restricted cash
 
7,575

Derivatives, at fair value
 
21,808

Prepaid expenses and other assets
 
1,317

Related party notes receivable acquired in Merger
 
5,138

Due from related parties
 
1,463

Deferred tax assets
 
368

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net
 
10,282

Total Assets Acquired at Fair Value
 
622,280

Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value
 
 
Mortgage notes payable
 
279,032

Mortgage (discount) premium, net
 
(2,724
)
Mezzanine facility
 
107,047

Mezzanine discount, net
 
(26
)
Acquired intangible lease liabilities, net
 
8,516

Derivatives, at fair value
 
3,911

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
7,212

Prepaid rent
 
6,001

Deferred tax liability
 
9,763

Taxes payable
 
1,661

Dividend payable
 
2

Total Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value
 
420,395

Net assets acquired excluding cash
 
201,885

Cash acquired on acquisition
 
$
18,983

See Note 4 — Real Estate Investments, Net for pro forma disclosures relating to the Global II Merger in 2016 and other property acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2017.


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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

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.
The Letter Agreement provided for reimbursement of the Excess Amount to Global II through (1) the tender of 22,115 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 the 30-day volume weighted average price of each share of of Company 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 was payable in eight equal monthly installments beginning on January 15, 2017. Such receivable was acquired by the Company in the Merger. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company received $1.9 million in payments with respect to the excess organization and offering costs incurred by Global II. AR Global has unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed Global II Advisor’s obligations to repay the monthly installments.
Note 4 — Real Estate Investments, Net
Property Acquisitions
The following table presents the allocation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed during the three months ended March 31, 2017 based on contract purchase price, excluding acquisition related costs, based on the exchange rate at the time of purchase. There were no acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2016.
 
 
Three Months Ended
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 
March 31, 2017
Real estate investments, at cost:
 
 
Land
 
$
5,443

Buildings, fixtures and improvements
 
22,131

Total tangible assets
 
27,574

Intangibles acquired:
 
 
In-place leases
 
4,003

Above market lease assets
 
47

Below market lease liabilities
 
(1,334
)
Total assets acquired, net
 
30,290

Mortgage notes payable used to acquire real estate investments
 
—

Cash paid for acquired real estate investments
 
$
30,290

Number of properties purchased
 
3

Dispositions
As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company did not have any properties that are classified as assets held for sale. The Company did not sell any real estate assets during the three months ended March 31, 2016. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company sold its property located in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania for a total contract sales price of $13.0 million for a gain of $0.4 million, which is reflected in gains on dispositions of real estate investments in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017. Also included in gains on dispositions of real estate investments is approximately $0.6 million reduction in the Gain Fee payable to the Advisor as a result of reinvestments during the three months ended March 31, 2017 (see Note 11 —  Related Party Transactions for details).

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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Future Minimum Rents
The following table presents future minimum base rental cash payments due to the Company over the next five calendar years and thereafter as of March 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)
 
Future Minimum
Base Rent Payments (1)
2017 (remainder)
 
$
171,422

2018
 
232,008

2019
 
234,884

2020
 
237,695

2021
 
235,617

2022
 
226,038

Thereafter
 
805,696

 
 
$
2,143,360

___________________________________________
(1) 
Based on the exchange rates as of March 31, 2017.
There were no tenants whose annualized rental income on a straight-line basis represented 10.0% or greater of consolidated annualized rental income on a straight-line basis for all portfolio properties as of March 31, 2017 and 2016.
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 10.0% of consolidated annualized rental income on a straight-line basis as of March 31, 2017 and 2016.
 
 
March 31,
Country or State
 
2017
 
2016
United Kingdom
 
21.8%
 
18.6%
United States:
 
 
 
 
Texas
 
*
 
11.4%
___________________________________________
*
Geography's annualized rental income on a straight-line basis was not greater than 10% of total annualized rental income for all portfolio properties as of the period specified.


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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Note 5 — Credit Borrowings
Credit Facility
On July 25, 2013, the Company, through the OP, entered into a credit facility (the "Credit Facility") that provided for aggregate revolving loan borrowings of up to $50.0 million (subject to borrowing base availability). The Credit Facility has been amended at various times, and maximum borrowings have increased to $740.0 million, with the most recent increase being on August 24, 2015. The Company had $698.2 million (including £177.2 million and €310.2 million) and $616.6 million (including £177.2 million and €258.9 million) outstanding under the Credit Facility as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
Availability of borrowings is based on a pool of eligible unencumbered real estate assets. On July 25, 2016, the Company extended the maturity date of the Credit Facility to July 25, 2017, for an extension fee of $1.5 million. There is an additional one-year extension option remaining, subject to certain conditions.
The Company has the option, based upon its consolidated leverage ratio, to have draws under the 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 is defined in the 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 refers to LIBOR multiplied by the statutory reserve rate, as determined by the Federal Reserve System of the United States. The Credit Facility agreement requires the Company to pay an unused fee per annum of 0.25% if the unused balance of the Credit Facility exceeds or is equal to 50% of the available facility or a fee per annum of 0.15% if the unused balance of the Credit Facility is less than 50% of the available facility. As of March 31, 2017, the Credit Facility reflected variable and fixed rate borrowings with a carrying value and fair value of $698.2 million, and a weighted average effective interest rate of 2.6% after giving effect to interest rate swaps in place. The unused borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 was $33.1 million and $113.0 million, respectively.
The Credit Facility agreement provides for quarterly interest payments for each Alternate Base Rate loan and periodic payments for each Adjusted LIBOR loan, based upon the applicable LIBOR loan period, with all principal outstanding being due on the extended maturity date in July 2017. The Credit Facility agreement may be prepaid at any time, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, subject to prior notice to the lender. 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 requires the Company to meet certain financial covenants, including the maintenance of certain financial ratios (such as specified debt to equity and debt service coverage ratios) as well as the maintenance of a minimum net worth. As of March 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants under the Credit Facility.
A portion of foreign currency draws under the Credit Facility are designated as net investment hedges of the Company's investments during the periods reflected in the consolidated statements of operations (see Note 8 — Derivatives and Hedging Activities for further discussion).
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 (the "Bridge Commitment"), pursuant to which UBS Securities LLC and UBS AG, Stamford Branch agreed to provide a $150.0 million senior secured bridge loan facility for a term of 364 days from the date of the merger transaction. The Bridge Commitment 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 Commitment and as a result thereof, the Bridge Commitment was automatically terminated at the Merger.
Mezzanine Facility
In connection with the Merger, the Company assumed a mezzanine loan agreement (the "Mezzanine Facility") with an estimated aggregate fair value of $107.0 million. The Mezzanine Facility, which provided for aggregate borrowings up to €128.0 million ($136.7 million based upon an exchange rate as of March 31, 2017) 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 outstanding balance of the Mezzanine Facility was $55.4 million (or €52.7 million) as of December 31, 2016. The Company had no unused borrowing capacity under the Mezzanine Facility as of December 31, 2016.
Unencumbered Assets
The total gross carrying value of unencumbered assets as of March 31, 2017 was $1.5 billion.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Note 6 — Mortgage Notes Payable
Mortgage notes payable as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 consisted of the following:
 
 
 
 
Encumbered Properties
 
Outstanding Loan Amount (1)
 
Effective Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
 
Country
 
Portfolio
 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
Maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finland:
 
Finnair
 
4
 
$
30,338

 
$
29,878

 
2.2%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Sep. 2020
 
 
Tokmanni
 
1
 
30,952

 
30,483

 
2.4%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Oct. 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
France:
 
Auchan (5)
 
1
 
8,866

 
8,732

 
1.7%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Dec. 2019
 
 
Pole Emploi (5)
 
1
 
6,196

 
6,102

 
1.7%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Dec. 2019
 
 
Sagemcom (5)
 
1
 
38,349

 
37,768

 
1.7%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Dec. 2019
 
 
Worldline (5)
 
1
 
5,341

 
5,260

 
1.9%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Jul. 2020
 
 
DCNS (5)
 
1
 
10,148

 
9,994

 
1.5%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Dec. 2020
 
 
ID Logistics II (5)
 
2
 
11,216

 
11,046

 
1.3%
 
Fixed
 
Jun. 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Germany
 
Rheinmetall
 
1
 
11,323

 
11,152

 
2.6%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Jan. 2019
 
 
OBI DIY
 
1
 
4,807

 
4,734

 
2.4%
 
Fixed
 
Jan. 2019
 
 
RWE AG
 
3
 
66,765

 
65,753

 
1.6%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Oct. 2019
 
 
Rexam
 
1
 
5,619

 
5,534

 
1.8%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Oct. 2019
 
 
Metro Tonic
 
1
 
28,308

 
27,879

 
1.7%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Dec. 2019
 
 
ID Logistics I (5)
 
1
 
4,273

 
4,208

 
1.0%
 
Fixed
 
Oct. 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Luxembourg:
 
DB Luxembourg (5)
 
1
 
38,456

 
37,873

 
1.4%
(2) 
Fixed
 
May 2020
The Netherlands:
 
ING Amsterdam (5)
 
1
 
47,002

 
46,290

 
1.7%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Jun. 2020
 
 
Total EUR denominated
 
22
 
347,959

 
342,686

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United Kingdom:
 
McDonald's
 
1
 
949

 
938

 
4.1%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Oct. 2017
 
 
Wickes Building Supplies I
 
1
 
2,431

 
2,402

 
3.7%
(2) 
Fixed
 
May 2018
 
 
Everything Everywhere
 
1
 
4,995

 
4,936

 
4.0%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Jun. 2018
 
 
Thames Water
 
1
 
7,493

 
7,405

 
4.1%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Jul. 2018
 
 
Wickes Building Supplies II
 
1
 
2,060

 
2,036

 
4.2%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Jul. 2018
 
 
Northern Rock
 
2
 
6,556

 
6,479

 
4.4%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Sep. 2018
 
 
Wickes Building Supplies III
 
1
 
2,373

 
2,345

 
4.3%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Nov. 2018
 
 
Provident Financial
 
1
 
15,922

 
15,735

 
4.1%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Feb. 2019
 
 
Crown Crest
 
1
 
24,039

 
23,757

 
4.2%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Feb. 2019
 
 
Aviva
 
1
 
19,606

 
19,376

 
3.8%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Mar. 2019
 
 
Bradford & Bingley
 
1
 
9,441

 
9,330

 
3.5%
(2) 
Fixed
 
May 2020
 
 
Intier Automotive Interiors
 
1
 
5,900

 
5,831

 
3.5%
(2) 
Fixed
 
May 2020
 
 
Capgemini
 
1
 
6,868

 
6,788

 
3.2%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Jun. 2020
 
 
Fujitsu
 
3
 
30,945

 
30,581

 
3.2%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Jun. 2020
 
 
Amcor Packaging
 
7
 
3,904

 
3,858

 
3.5%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Jul. 2020
 
 
Fife Council
 
1
 
2,290

 
2,263

 
3.5%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Jul. 2020
 
 
Malthrust
 
3
 
3,996

 
3,949

 
3.5%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Jul. 2020
 
 
Talk Talk
 
1
 
4,777

 
4,721

 
3.5%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Jul. 2020
 
 
HBOS
 
3
 
6,731

 
6,652

 
3.5%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Jul. 2020
 
 
DFS Trading
 
5
 
12,662

 
12,513

 
3.4%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Aug. 2020
 
 
DFS Trading
 
2
 
2,964

 
2,930

 
3.4%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Aug. 2020
 
 
HP Enterprise Services
 
1
 
11,597

 
11,461

 
3.4%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Aug. 2020
 
 
Foster Wheeler
 
1
 
49,077

 
48,501

 
2.6%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Oct. 2018
 
 
Harper Collins
 
1
 
35,059

 
34,648

 
3.4%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Oct. 2019

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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

 
 
 
 
Encumbered Properties
 
Outstanding Loan Amount (1)
 
Effective Interest Rate
 
Interest Rate
 
 
Country
 
Portfolio
 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
Maturity
 
 
NCR Dundee
 
1
 
7,043

 
6,960

 
2.9%
(2) 
Fixed
 
Apr. 2020
 
 
Total GBP denominated
 
43
 
279,678

 
276,395

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States:
 
Quest Diagnostics
 
1
 
52,800

 
52,800

 
2.8%
(3) 
Variable
 
Sep. 2018
 
 
Western Digital
 
1
 
17,600

 
17,682

 
5.3%
 
Fixed
 
Jul. 2021
 
 
AT&T Services
 
1
 
33,550

 
33,550

 
2.9%
(4) 
Variable
 
Dec. 2020
 
 
FedEx Freight (5)
 
1
 
6,165

 
6,165

 
4.5%
 
Fixed
 
Jun. 2021
 
 
Veolia Water (5)
 
1
 
4,110

 
4,110

 
4.5%
 
Fixed
 
Jun. 2021
Puerto Rico:
 
Encanto Restaurants
 
18
 
21,474

 
21,599

 
6.3%
 
Fixed
 
Jun. 2017
 
 
Total USD denominated
 
23
 
135,699

 
135,906

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross mortgage notes payable
 
88
 
763,336

 
754,987

 
2.8%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization
 
—
 
(4,726
)
 
(5,103
)
 
—%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage notes payable, net of deferred financing costs
 
88
 
$
758,610

 
$
749,884

 
2.8%
 
 
 
 
_______________________________
(1) 
Amounts borrowed in local currency and translated at the spot rate as of the respective measurement date.
(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.
In connection with the Global II 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 following table presents future scheduled aggregate principal payments on the gross mortgage notes payable over the next five calendar years and thereafter as of March 31, 2017:
(In thousands)
 
Future Principal Payments (1)
2017 (remainder)
 
$
22,661

2018
 
128,121

2019
 
265,214

2020
 
305,276

2021
 
42,064

2022
 
—

Thereafter
 
—

Total
 
$
763,336

_________________________
(1) 
Based on the exchange rates as of March 31, 2017.
The Company's mortgage notes payable agreements require compliance with certain property-level financial covenants including debt service coverage ratios. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with financial covenants under its mortgage notes payable agreements.
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:

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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

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.
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 March 31, 2017 and December 31, 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 March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those instruments fall.
(In thousands)
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets
Level 1
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs
Level 2
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
Level 3
 
Total
March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cross currency swaps, net (GBP & EUR)
 
$
—

 
$
18,061

 
$
—

 
$
18,061

Foreign currency forwards, net (GBP & EUR)
 
$
—

 
$
5,929

 
$
—

 
$
5,929

Interest rate swaps, net (GBP & EUR)
 
$
—

 
$
(13,508
)
 
$
—

 
$
(13,508
)
Put options (GBP & EUR)
 
$
—

 
302

 
$
—

 
$
302

OPP (see Note 13)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
(10,900
)
 
$
(10,900
)
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cross currency swaps, net (GBP & EUR)
 
$
—

 
$
21,179

 
$
—

 
$
21,179

Foreign currency forwards, net (GBP & EUR)
 
$
—

 
$
6,998

 
$
—

 
$
6,998

Interest rate swaps, net (GBP & EUR)
 
$
—

 
$
(15,457
)
 
$
—

 
$
(15,457
)
Put options (GBP & EUR)
 
$
—

 
$
523

 
$
—

 
$
523

OPP (see Note 13)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
(13,400
)
 
$
(13,400
)
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.

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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

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 three months ended March 31, 2017.
Level 3 Valuations
The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for the changes in the instrument with Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2017:
(In thousands)
 
OPP
Beginning Balance as of December 31, 2016
 
$
13,400

   Fair value adjustment
 
(2,500
)
Ending balance as of March 31, 2017
 
$
10,900

The following table provides quantitative information about the significant Level 3 input used:
Financial Instrument
 
Fair Value at March 31, 2017
 
Principal Valuation Technique
 
Unobservable Inputs
 
Input Value
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPP
 
$
10,900

 
Monte Carlo Simulation
 
Expected volatility
 
28.0%
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 related parties, accounts payable and dividends payable approximate 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 consolidated balance sheets are reported below.
 
 
 
 
Carrying Amount(1)
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying Amount(2)
 
Fair Value
(In thousands)
 
Level
 
March 31,
2017
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2016
Mortgage notes payable (1) (2)
 
3
 
$
760,936

 
$
756,389

 
$
752,484

 
$
747,870

Credit Facility
 
3
 
$
698,203

 
$
698,203

 
$
616,614

 
$
616,614

Mezzanine Facility (3)
 
3
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
55,383

 
$
55,400

__________________________________________________________
(1) 
Carrying value includes $763.3 million gross mortgage notes payable and $2.4 million mortgage discount, net as of March 31, 2017.
(2) 
Carrying value includes $755.0 million gross mortgage notes payable and $2.5 million mortgage discount, net as of December 31, 2016.
(3) 
Carrying value includes $55.4 million Mezzanine Facility and $17,000 mezzanine discount, net as of December 31, 2016.
The fair value of the gross mortgage notes payable is estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis, based on the Advisor's experience with similar types of borrowing arrangements. On July 25, 2016, the Company extended the maturity date of the Credit Facility to July 25, 2017 with an additional one-year extension option remaining, subject to certain conditions. Advances under the Credit Facility are considered to be reported at fair value due to the short-term nature of the maturity. The Mezzanine Facility carried a fixed interest rate and as such the advances were considered to approximate fair value.

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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Note 8 — Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Risk Management Objective
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 in 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 U.S. dollar ("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 related parties may also have other financial relationships. The Company does not anticipate that any such counterparties will fail to meet their obligations.
The table below presents the fair value of the Company's derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:
(In thousands)
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency forwards (EUR-USD)
 
Derivative assets, at fair value
 
$
886

 
$
972

Cross currency swaps (GBP)
 
Derivative assets, at fair value
 
15,254

 
16,868

Cross currency swaps (EUR)
 
Derivative assets, at fair value
 
2,328

 
3,003

Interest rate swaps (GBP)
 
Derivative liabilities, at fair value
 
(7,805
)
 
(8,595
)
Interest rate swaps (EUR)
 
Derivative liabilities, at fair value
 
(3,554
)
 
(4,262
)
Total
 
 
 
$
7,109

 
$
7,986

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency forwards (GBP-USD)
 
Derivative assets, at fair value
 
3,314

 
$
3,918

Foreign currency forwards (EUR-USD)
 
Derivative assets, at fair value
 
1,729

 
2,108

Put options (GBP)
 
Derivative assets, at fair value
 
56

 
131

Put options (EUR)
 
Derivative assets, at fair value
 
246

 
392

Cross currency swaps (GBP)
 
Derivative assets, at fair value
 
—

 
477

Cross currency swaps (EUR)
 
Derivative assets, at fair value
 
479

 
831

Interest rate swaps (EUR)
 
Derivative liabilities, at fair value
 
(2,149
)
 
(2,600
)
Total
 
 
 
$
3,675

 
$
5,257

The table below presents a gross presentation, the effects of offsetting, and a net presentation of the Company's derivatives as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 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 consolidated balance sheets.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Amounts Not Offset on the Balance Sheet
 
 

(In thousands)
 
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
March 31, 2017
 
$
24,292

 
$
(13,508
)
 
$
—

 
$
10,784

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
10,784

December 31, 2016
 
$
28,700

 
$
(15,457
)
 
$
—

 
$
13,243

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
13,243


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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

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 draws 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 — Credit Borrowings). 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 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 current and future foreign currency draws as net investment hedges.
Interest Rate Swaps
The Company’s objectives in using interest rate swaps 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.
As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate swaps that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:
 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Derivatives
 
Number of
Instruments
 
Notional Amount
 
Number of
Instruments
 
Notional Amount
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Interest rate swaps (GBP)
 
21
 
$
479,790

 
21
 
$
474,161

Interest rate swaps (EUR)
 
14
 
437,849

 
14
 
431,213

Total
 
35
 
$
917,639

 
35
 
$
905,374

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 three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded gains of $36,000 and losses of $30,000 of ineffectiveness in earnings, respectively.
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 $5.8 million will be reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) as an increase to interest expense.
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 three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)
 
2017
 
2016
Amount of loss recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) from derivatives (effective portion)
 
$
(1,983
)
 
$
(9,566
)
Amount of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into income as interest expense (effective portion)
 
$
(1,472
)
 
$
(1,259
)
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivative instruments (ineffective portion, reclassifications of missed forecasted transactions and amounts excluded from effectiveness testing)
 
$
36

 
$
(30
)

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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Cross Currency Swaps Previously Designated as Net Investment Hedges
The Company is exposed to fluctuations in foreign 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.
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 the 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 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.
Foreign Denominated Debt Designated as Net Investment Hedges
Effective May 17, 2015, all foreign currency draws under the 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 March 31, 2017, total foreign currency advances under the Credit Facility were approximately $552.8 million, which reflects advances of £177.2 million ($221.3 million based upon an exchange rate of £1.00 to $1.25, as of March 31, 2017) and advances of €310.2 million ($331.4 million based upon an exchange rate of €1.00 to $1.07, as of March 31, 2017).
Prior to May 16, 2015, foreign currency advances, which were comprised of $92.1 million of Pound Sterling ("GBP") draws (based upon an exchange rate of £1.00 to $1.58, as of May 16, 2015) and $126.0 million of Euro ("EUR") draws (based upon an exchange rate of €1.00 to $1.14, 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 of March 31, 2017, total outstanding draws under the Credit Facility denominated in foreign currency was $552.8 million. The Company designates its net investment hedge position on the first day of each quarterly period. As of January 1, 2017, foreign currency draws under the Credit Facility of £177.2 million ($221.3 million based on the aforementioned exchange rate as of March 31, 2017) and €258.9 million ($276.6 million based on the aforementioned exchange rate as of March 31, 2017) were designated as net investment hedges of the total foreign currency draws outstanding on the Credit Facility of $497.9 million. As of January 1, 2017, total net investments in real estate denominated in foreign currency were £114.3 million ($142.7 million based on the aforementioned exchange rate as of March 31, 2017) and €365.4 million ($390.4 million based on the aforementioned exchange rate as of March 31, 2017), which resulted in £63.0 million ($78.6 million based on the aforementioned exchange rate as of March 31, 2017) of undesignated excess position. As of January 1, 2017, the Company’s EUR designated as net investment hedges did not result in an excess position. The Company recorded losses of $0.9 million and losses of $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, due to currency changes on the undesignated excess of the 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 three months ended March 31, 2017.

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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

As of March 31, 2017, and December 31, 2016, the Company had the following outstanding foreign cross currency derivatives that were used to hedge its net investments in foreign operations:
 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Derivatives
 
Number of
Instruments
 
Notional Amount
 
Number of
Instruments
 
Notional Amount
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Cross currency swaps (GBP - USD)
 
1
 
$
61,346

 
1
 
$
60,626

Cross currency swaps (EUR - USD)
 
3
 
38,542

 
3
 
37,957

Foreign currency forwards (EUR-USD)
 
1
 
10,100

 
1
 
10,100

Total
 
5
 
$
109,988

 
5
 
$
108,683

Non-designated Derivatives
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). The Company recorded total losses of $0.5 million and $0.3 million on the non-designated hedges for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had the following outstanding derivatives that were not designated as hedges under qualifying hedging relationships.
 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Derivatives
 
Number of
Instruments
 
Notional Amount
 
Number of
Instruments
 
Notional Amount
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Foreign currency forwards (GBP - USD)
 
16
 
$
17,054

 
21
 
$
18,058

Foreign currency forwards (EUR - USD)
 
18
 
25,996

 
20
 
28,424

Cross currency swaps (GBP - USD)
 
—
 
—

 
3
 
43,457

Cross currency swaps (EUR - USD)
 
2
 
19,752

 
3
 
30,604

Interest rate swaps (EUR)
 
5
 
129,534

 
5
 
127,570

Put options (GBP-USD)
 
4
 
2,700

 
5
 
3,375

Put options (EUR-USD)
 
4
 
5,000

 
5
 
6,250

Total
 
49
 
$
200,036

 
62
 
$
257,738


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 March 31, 2017, the fair value of derivatives in a net liability position including accrued interest but excluding any adjustment for nonperformance risk related to these agreements was $15.4 million. As of March 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.

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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Note 9 — Common Stock
The Company listed its Common Stock on the NYSE under the symbol "GNL" on June 2, 2015. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had 66,269,225 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, 421,378 OP Units were converted to Common Stock, of which 305,411 were issued to individual investors and employees of AR Global and 115,967 were issued to the Service Provider. There were 181,841 OP Units outstanding that were held by parties other than the Company as of March 31, 2017, all of which were converted into Common Stock on April 3, 2017. This eliminates any non-controlling interest and any related allocations prospectively.
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 of the Company in connection with the Mergers. Additionally, all outstanding Global II OP Units were converted into the right to receive 2.27 shares of Company's Common Stock.
The Company issued 9.6 million of its Common Stock as consideration in the Merger. Based upon the closing price of the shares of the Company's Common Stock on December 21, 2016, as reported on the NYSE, the aggregate 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 February 28, 2017, the Company completed a Reverse Stock Split of the Company’s Common Stock, OP Units and LTIP Units, at a ratio of 1-for-3 (see Note 1 — Organization for details).
Monthly Dividends and Change to Payment Dates
The Company pays dividends 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.
Note 10 — Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Ground Leases
Certain properties acquired 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 noncancelable ground leases, excluding increases resulting from increases in the consumer price index, are as follows:
(In thousands)
 
Future Ground
Lease Payments
2017 (remainder)
 
$
960

2018
 
1,280

2019
 
1,280

2020
 
1,280

2021
 
1,280

2022
 
1,280

Thereafter
 
39,129

Total
 
$
46,489

The Company incurred rent expense on ground leases of $0.4 million and $0.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Litigation and Regulatory Matters
In the ordinary course of business, the Company may become subject to litigation, claims and regulatory matters. There are no material legal or regulatory proceedings pending or known to be contemplated against the Company.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

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 March 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.
Note 11 — Related Party Transactions
As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Sponsor, the Special Limited Partner and a subsidiary of the Service Provider owned, in the aggregate, 81,481 shares of the Company's outstanding Common Stock. The Advisor, the Service Provider, and their affiliates may incur costs and fees on behalf of the Company. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had $3.2 million and $5.2 million of receivables from related parties and $1.3 million and $2.2 million of payable to related parties, respectively.
The Company is the sole general partner of the OP and holds the majority of OP Units. At Listing, the Advisor held a total of 487,252 OP Units and the Service Provider held a total of 115,967 OP Units. Subsequent to the Listing all OP Units issued to the Advisor were transferred to individual investors. On September 2, 2016, 421,378 of the OP Units were converted into Common Stock, of which 305,411 were issued to individual members and employees of AR Global and 115,967 were issued to the Service Provider. There were 181,841 OP Units outstanding that were held by parties other than the Company as of March 31, 2017, all of which were converted into Common Stock on April 3, 2017.
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. Subsequent to the Listing, such OP Units were transferred to individual investors.The OP made distributions to partners other than the Company of $0.1 million and $0.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
In addition, in connection with the OPP, the Company paid $0.2 million and $0.5 million in distributions related to LTIP Units (as defined in Note 13 — Share-Based Compensation) during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which are included in non-controlling interest in the consolidated statement of changes in equity. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had no unpaid distributions relating to LTIP distributions.
A holder of OP Units, other than the Company, has 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 remaining rights of the holders of OP Units are limited, however, and do not include the ability to replace the general partner or to approve the sale, purchase or refinancing of the OP's assets. AR Global indirectly owns 90% of the membership interests in the Advisor and the Company's chief executive officer and president, directly owns the other 10% of the membership interests in the Advisor.
Realty Capital Securities, LLC (the "Former Dealer Manager") served as the dealer manager of the IPO, 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, parent of the Sponsor. In May 2016, RCAP and its affiliated debtors emerged from bankruptcy under the new name, 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. The Advisor has informed the Company that it believes that the suit is without merit and intends to defend against it vigorously.

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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

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 eight equal monthly installments beginning on January 15, 2017. As of March 31, 2017, the Company has received $1.9 million.
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. The Advisor was also reimbursed for insourced 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) to the Advisor and Service Provider performance-based restricted partnership units of the OP ("Class B Units"). 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 distributions on unvested Class B Units equal to the dividend rate received on the Company's Common Stock. The Company records OP Unit distributions in the 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 Fourth Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) by and among the Company, the OP and the Advisor. 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 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 an annual adjustment.

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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

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); (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 he 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).
In addition, 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, the special dividend(s) related thereto.
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.
Solely with respect to the Company's investments in properties located in Europe, the Service Provider receives 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.

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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

The following table reflects related party fees incurred, forgiven and contractually due as of and for the periods presented:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
(Receivable) Payable as of
 
(In thousands)
 
Incurred
 
Forgiven
 
Incurred
 
Forgiven
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
One-time fees and reimbursements:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Related party notes receivable acquired in Merger (1)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
(3,211
)
 
$
(5,138
)
 
Fees on gain from sale of investments
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
 
 
323

(5) 
923

(5) 
Financing coordination fees (2)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

(5) 
16

(5) 
Ongoing fees:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset management fees (3)
 
5,190

 
—

 
4,500

 
—

 
217

(5) 
447

(5) 
Property management and leasing fees (4)
 
1,097

 
557

 
913

 
596

 
304

(5) (8) 
252

(5) (8) 
Total related party operational fees and reimbursements
 
$
6,287

 
$
557

 
$
5,413

 
$
596

 
$
(2,367
)
(6) 
$
(3,500
)
(7) 
___________________________________________________________________________
(1) 
Balance included within related party notes receivable acquired in the Merger on the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. In addition, the $16,000 due from related parties as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 relating to RCS Advisory (as defined below) is not included in the table above.
(2) 
These related party fees are recorded as deferred financing costs and amortized over the term of the respective financing arrangement.
(3) 
The Advisor, in accordance with the Advisory Agreement, received asset management fees in cash equal to one quarter of the the annual Minimum Base Management Fee for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, and, the Variable Base Management Fee of $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. There were no Variable Base Management Fee for the three months ended March 31, 2016. No Incentive Compensation was earned for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.
(4) 
The Advisor waived 100% of fees from U.S. assets and its allocated portion of fees from European assets.
(5) 
Balance included within due to related parties on the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
(6) 
In addition, as of March 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, $36,000 of costs accrued for transfer agent fees and $0.2 million of costs relating to RCS Advisory (as defined below), which are recorded within general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and are not reflected in the table above.
(7) 
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.
(8)
Property management and leasing fees receivable of $0.1 million and $0.1 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, are not included in the table above and are included in the prepaid expenses and other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
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, including 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 three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.
In order to improve operating cash flows and the ability to pay dividends from operating cash flows, the Advisor may forgive certain fees including asset management and property management fees or absorb a portion of property operating and general administrative expenses. Because the Advisor may forgive certain fees or absorb a portion of property operating and general administrative expenses, cash flow from operations that would have been paid to the Advisor or applied to property operating and general and administrative expenses 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. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Advisor elected to forgive $0.6 million and $0.6 million of the property management fees, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, there were no property operating and general administrative expenses absorbed by the Advisor. 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 consolidated statements of operations.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

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, a subsidiary of the parent company of the Former Dealer Manager ("ANST"), 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., a third-party transfer agent ("DST"). 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 side transfer agent and registrar.
Fees Paid in Connection with the Liquidation of the Company's Real Estate Assets
In connection with any sale or transaction involving any investment, subject to the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Company will pay to the Advisor a fee in connection with net gain recognized by the Company in connection with the sale or transaction (the "Gain Fee") unless the proceeds of such transaction or series of transaction are reinvested in one or more investments within 180 days thereafter. The Gain Fees is 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. The Gain Fee will not be payable if the proceeds of the sale or transaction are reinvested in one or more investments within 180 days thereafter. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company reinvested proceeds of $30.3 million and sold one property which resulted in the Gain Fee due to the Advisor of $0.3 million as of March 31, 2017. There was no Gain Fee for the three months ended March 31, 2016.
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 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 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 is 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. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, 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 to the Company's directors, officers and employees (if the Company ever has 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.

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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Prior to April 8, 2015, the RSP provided for the automatic grant of 1,000 restricted shares of Common 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. Restricted stock issued to independent directors vested 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, the Company amended the RSP ("the Amended RSP"), among other things, to remove the fixed amount of shares that are automatically granted to the independent directors and remove the fixed vesting period of five-years. Under the Amended RSP, the annual amount granted to the independent directors is determined by the board of directors.
Effective upon the Listing Date, the Company’s 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 restricted stock units ("RSU") 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 Amended RSP, restricted share awards 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. In connection with the Listing, the Company's 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, the Company granted an annual retainer to each of its independent directors comprising of $0.1 million in cash and 2,450 RSUs which vest over a three-year period with the vesting period beginning on June 15, 2015. In addition, the Company granted $0.1 million in non-executive chair compensation in cash and 1,979 RSUs which vest over a three-year period with the vesting period beginning on June 15, 2015. On August 18, 2016, the Company granted an annual retainer to each of its independent directors comprised of $0.1 million and 2,880 RSUs which vest over a three-year period with the vesting period beginning on June 28, 2016. In addition, the Company granted $0.1 million in non-executive chair compensation in cash and 2,327 RSUs which vest over a three-year period with the vesting period beginning on June 28, 2016.
Prior to April 8, 2015, the total number of shares of Common Stock granted under the RSP could not exceed 5.0% of the Company's 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). The Amended RSP increased the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock available for awards thereunder to 10% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock on a fully diluted basis at any time. The Amended 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 common shares shall be subject to the same restrictions as the underlying restricted shares.
The following table reflects restricted share award activity for the three months ended March 31, 2017:
 
 
Number of Restricted Shares
 
Weighted-Average Issue Price
Unvested, December 31, 2016
 
61,095

 
$
25.07

Vested
 
(10,666
)
 
25.56

Unvested, March 31, 2017
 
50,429

 
$
24.96

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 $0.3 million and $0.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, and is recorded as general and administrative expense in the accompanying statements of operations. As of March 31, 2017, the Company had $1.0 million unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested restricted share awards granted under the Company’s Amended RSP. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.9 years.

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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

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:
 
 
 
 
Performance Period
 
Annual Period
 
Interim Period
Absolute Component: 4% of any excess Total Return attained above an absolute hurdle measured from the beginning of such period:
 
21%
 
7%
 
14%
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:
 
18%
 
6%
 
12%
 
•
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:
 
0% - 18%
 
0% - 6%
 
0% - 12%
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*
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 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. On June 2, 2016, no LTIP units were earned by the Advisor under the terms of the OPP.

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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

The Company records 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) expense related to the OPP was $(0.3) million and $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, 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 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 $0.2 million in distributions related to LTIP Units during the three months ended March 31, 2017, which is included in non-controlling interest in the consolidated statement of changes in 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 the Company’s Common Stock, OP Units and LTIP Units, at a ratio of 1-for-3 (see Note 1 — Organization for details).
Other Share-Based Compensation
The Company may issue 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 three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.
Note 14 — Earnings Per Share
The following is a summary of the basic and diluted net income (loss) per share computation for the periods presented:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
2017
 
2016
Net income attributable to stockholders
 
$
7,429

 
$
6,488

Adjustments to net income attributable to stockholders for common share equivalents
 
(185
)
 
(195
)
Adjusted net income attributable to stockholders
 
$
7,244

 
$
6,293

 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted net income per share attributable to stockholders
 
$
0.11

 
$
0.11

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
 
66,271,008

 
56,312,211

Under current authoritative guidance for determining earnings per share, all nonvested 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 nonvested 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 above excludes the non-forfeitable distributions to the nonvested RSUs and LTIPs from the numerator.

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GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2017
(Unaudited)

Diluted net income 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 three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the following common share equivalents were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
Unvested restricted stock
 
50,429

 
62,661

OP Units (1)
 
181,841

 
603,219

OPP (LTIP Units)
 
3,013,933

 
3,013,933

Total anti-dilutive common share equivalents
 
3,246,203

 
3,679,813

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(1) 
As of March 31, 2016, OP Units comprised of five original OP Units issued to the Advisor, 27,776 issued at Listing and 575,438 of class B Units which were converted into OP Units at Listing. 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 Common Stock, of which 305,411 and 115,967 belong to individual investors and Service Provider, respectively. There were 181,841 OP Units outstanding that were held by parties other than the Company as of March 31, 2017, all of which were converted into Common Stock on April 3, 2017.
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 three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 because no units or shares would have been issued based on the stock price at March 31, 2017 and 2016.
Note 15 — Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, 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.

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Item 2. 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 unaudited consolidated financial statements of Global Net Lease, Inc. and the notes thereto. As used herein, the terms "Company," "we," "our" and "us" refer to Global Net Lease, Inc., a Maryland corporation, including, as required by context, Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, which we refer to as the "OP," and its subsidiaries. The Company is externally managed by Global Net Lease Advisors, LLC (the "Advisor"), a Delaware limited liability company.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements including statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company 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 and/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, 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 AR Global- advised investment programs, the Advisor and its affiliates face conflicts of interest relating to the purchase of properties and other investments and such conflicts may not be resolved in our favor, which could reduce the investment return to our stockholders.
•
The anticipated benefits from the Merger (as defined below) may not be realized or may take longer to realize than expected.
•
Unexpected costs or unexpected liabilities may arise from the Merger.
•
We may be unable to pay or maintain cash dividends or increase dividends over time.
•
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 and limit our ability to pay dividends to our stockholders.
•
We may be unable to raise additional debt or equity financing on attractive terms or at all.
•
Adverse changes in exchange rates may reduce the value of our properties located outside of the United States ("U.S.").
•
We may not generate cash flows sufficient to pay dividends to our stockholders, as such, we may be forced to borrow at unfavorable rates or depend on the Advisor to waive reimbursement of certain expense and fees to fund our operations. There is no assurance that the Advisor will waive reimbursement of expenses or fees.
•
Any dividends in excess of cash flow may reduce the amount of capital we ultimately invest in properties and other permitted investments and negatively impact the value of our common stock.
•
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 our cash available for dividends.

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•
We may be deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("the Investment Company Act"), and thus subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act.
•
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”).
•
Our ability to refinance or sell properties located in the United Kingdom and continental Europe may be impacted by the economic and political uncertainty caused by 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 vote.


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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 initial public offering ("IPO") on June 30, 2014 and on June 2, 2015 we listed our common stock ("Common Stock") on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") under the symbol "GNL" (the "Listing").
On February 28, 2017, we completed a reverse stock split of the Company’s Common Stock, OP Units (as defined below) and LTIP Units, at a ratio of 1-for-3 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split took effect at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on February 28, 2017 (the “Effective Time”). Accordingly, at the Effective Time, every three issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock were converted into one share of Common Stock, every three OP Units were converted into one OP Unit, and every three LTIP Units were converted into one LTIP Unit. No OP Units were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split and the Company repurchased any fractional shares outstanding with cash. No payments were made in respect of any fractional OP Units. The Reverse Stock Split was applied to all of the Company’s 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 the Company’s 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.
Our investment strategy is to acquire a diversified portfolio of commercial properties, with an emphasis on sale-leaseback transactions involving single tenant net-leased commercial properties. As of March 31, 2017, we owned 312 net leased commercial properties consisting of 22.2 million rentable square feet. Based on original purchase price or acquisition value with respect to properties acquired in the Merger (as defined below), 49.5% of our properties are located in the U.S. and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 28.0% are located in continental Europe, and 22.5% are located in the United Kingdom. The properties were 100% leased, with a weighted average remaining lease term of 9.5 years.
Substantially all of our business is conducted through the OP. In accordance with the limited partnership agreement of the OP, a holder of units of limited partnership interests ("OP Units") has the right to convert OP Units for a corresponding number of shares of the Company's Common Stock or the cash value of those corresponding shares, at the Company's option. 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, 421,378 of the OP Units were converted into Common Stock, of which 305,411 were issued to individual members and employees of AR Global and 115,967 were issued to Moor Park Capital Partners LLP (the "Service Provider"). There were 181,841 OP Units outstanding that were held by parties other than the Company as of March 31, 2017, all of which were converted into Common Stock on April 3, 2017.
We are externally managed by the Advisor and 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 are considered related parties under common control with the parent of AR Capital Global Holdings, LLC (the "Sponsor"). These entities have received compensation, fees and expense reimbursements for various services provided to us and for the investment and management of our assets. The Advisor has retained the Service Provider to provide advisory and property management services with respect to investments in Europe, subject to the Advisor's oversight. These services include, among others, sourcing and structuring of investments, sourcing and structuring of debt financing, due diligence, property management and leasing.
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"). On December 22, 2016 (the "Merger Date"), pursuant to the Merger Agreement, we acquired Global II through the merger of Global II with and into our wholly-owned subsidiary (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") (see Note 3 — Merger Transaction to our unaudited consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion).
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 our OP, with our 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 owned a portfolio of commercial properties, with an emphasis on sale-leaseback transactions involving single tenant net-leases; two properties were located in the U.S., three were located in the United Kingdom and 10 were located in continental Europe.
During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we sold one property pursuant to our asset recycling plan and used the proceeds for the reduction of debt, new acquisitions and other corporate uses (see Note 4 — Real Estate Investments, Net to our unaudited consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion).

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Significant Accounting Estimates and Critical Accounting Policies
Set forth below is a summary of the significant accounting estimates and critical 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 critical 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 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 new leases after acquisition, the commencement date is considered to be the date the tenant takes control of the space. For lease modifications, the commencement date is considered to be the date the lease 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 is considered to be the commencement date of purposes of this calculation.
We continually 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 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 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. 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 the shorter of the useful life or the remaining lease term for tenant improvements and leasehold interests.
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 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 that represent 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 the consolidated statements of operations. No properties were presented as discontinued operations during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. Properties that are intended to be sold are 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 March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we did not have any properties designated as held for sale.
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.

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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.
Purchase Price Allocation
We allocate the purchase price of acquired properties to tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired based on their relative 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 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 unaudited consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Merger was accounted for under the acquisition method for business combinations with the Company as the accounting acquirer.
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 in foreign interest rates and exchange rates. These fluctuations may impact the value of our cash receipts and payments in our functional currency, the U.S. dollar ("USD"). We enter into derivative financial instruments to protect the value or fix the amount of certain obligations in terms of our functional currency.

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We record 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 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 derivative's change in fair value will be immediately recognized in earnings.
Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement
Concurrent with the Listing and modifications to the Advisor agreement, we entered into a Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement (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 (Pending Adoption)
See Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements to our unaudited consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion.

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Properties
We acquire and operate a diversified portfolio of commercial properties, with an emphasis on sale-leaseback transactions involving single tenant net leases. 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 March 31, 2017:
Portfolio
 
Acquisition Date
 
Country
 
Number of Properties
 
Square Feet
 
Average Remaining Lease Term (1)
McDonald's
 
Oct. 2012
 
UK
 
1
 
9,094

 
7.0
Wickes Building Supplies I
 
May 2013
 
UK
 
1
 
29,679

 
7.5
Everything Everywhere
 
Jun. 2013
 
UK
 
1
 
64,832

 
10.3
Thames Water
 
Jul. 2013
 
UK
 
1
 
78,650

 
5.4
Wickes Building Supplies II
 
Jul. 2013
 
UK
 
1
 
28,758

 
9.7
PPD Global Labs
 
Aug. 2013
 
US
 
1
 
76,820

 
7.7
Northern Rock
 
Sep. 2013
 
UK
 
2
 
86,290

 
6.4
Wickes Building Supplies III
 
Nov. 2013
 
UK
 
1
 
28,465

 
11.7
Con-way Freight
 
Nov. 2013
 
US
 
7
 
105,090

 
6.7
Wolverine
 
Dec. 2013
 
US
 
1
 
468,635

 
5.8
Western Digital
 
Dec. 2013
 
US
 
1
 
286,330

 
3.7
Encanto
 
Dec. 2013
 
PR
 
18
 
65,262

 
8.3
Rheinmetall
 
Jan. 2014
 
GER
 
1
 
320,102

 
6.8
GE Aviation
 
Jan. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
369,000

 
8.8
Provident Financial
 
Feb. 2014
 
UK
 
1
 
117,003

 
18.6
Crown Crest
 
Feb. 2014
 
UK
 
1
 
805,530

 
21.9
Trane
 
Feb. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
25,000

 
6.7
Aviva
 
Mar. 2014
 
UK
 
1
 
131,614

 
12.2
DFS Trading I
 
Mar. 2014
 
UK
 
5
 
240,230

 
13.0
GSA I
 
Mar. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
135,373

 
5.4
National Oilwell Varco I
 
Mar. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
24,450

 
6.3
Talk Talk
 
Apr. 2014
 
UK
 
1
 
48,415

 
8.0
OBI DIY
 
Apr. 2014
 
GER
 
1
 
143,633

 
6.6
GSA II
 
Apr. 2014
 
US
 
2
 
24,957

 
5.9
DFS Trading II
 
Apr. 2014
 
UK
 
2
 
39,331

 
13.0
GSA III
 
Apr. 2014
 
US
 
2
 
28,364

 
8.1
GSA IV
 
May 2014
 
US
 
1
 
33,000

 
8.3
Indiana Department of Revenue
 
May 2014
 
US
 
1
 
98,542

 
5.8
National Oilwell Varco II
 
May 2014
 
US
 
1
 
23,475

 
12.9
Nissan
 
May 2014
 
US
 
1
 
462,155

 
11.5
GSA V
 
Jun. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
26,533

 
6.0
Lippert Components
 
Jun. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
539,137

 
9.4
Select Energy Services I
 
Jun. 2014
 
US
 
3
 
135,877

 
9.6
Bell Supply Co I
 
Jun. 2014
 
US
 
6
 
79,829

 
11.8
Axon Energy Products
 
Jun. 2014
 
US
 
3
 
213,634

 
8.9
Lhoist
 
Jun. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
22,500

 
5.8
GE Oil & Gas
 
Jun. 2014
 
US
 
2
 
69,846

 
6.5
Select Energy Services II
 
Jun. 2014
 
US
 
4
 
143,417

 
9.6
Bell Supply Co II
 
Jun. 2014
 
US
 
2
 
19,136

 
11.9
Superior Energy Services
 
Jun. 2014
 
US
 
2
 
42,470

 
7.0
Amcor Packaging
 
Jun. 2014
 
UK
 
7
 
294,580

 
7.7
GSA VI
 
Jun. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
6,921

 
7.0
Nimble Storage
 
Jun. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
164,608

 
4.6
FedEx -3-Pack
 
Jul. 2014
 
US
 
3
 
338,862

 
5.3
Sandoz, Inc.
 
Jul. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
154,101

 
9.3
Wyndham
 
Jul. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
31,881

 
8.1

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Portfolio
 
Acquisition Date
 
Country
 
Number of Properties
 
Square Feet
 
Average Remaining Lease Term (1)
Valassis
 
Jul. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
100,597

 
6.1
GSA VII
 
Jul. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
25,603

 
7.6
AT&T Services
 
Jul. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
401,516

 
9.3
PNC - 2-Pack
 
Jul. 2014
 
US
 
2
 
210,256

 
12.3
Fujitisu
 
Jul. 2014
 
UK
 
3
 
162,888

 
13.0
Continental Tire
 
Jul. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
90,994

 
5.3
Achmea
 
Jul. 2014
 
NETH
 
2
 
190,252

 
6.8
BP Oil
 
Aug. 2014
 
UK
 
1
 
2,650

 
8.6
Malthurst
 
Aug. 2014
 
UK
 
2
 
3,784

 
8.6
HBOS
 
Aug. 2014
 
UK
 
3
 
36,071

 
8.3
Thermo Fisher
 
Aug. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
114,700

 
7.4
Black & Decker
 
Aug. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
71,259

 
4.8
Capgemini
 
Aug. 2014
 
UK
 
1
 
90,475

 
6.0
Merck & Co.
 
Aug. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
146,366

 
8.4
Dollar Tree - 65-Pack (2)(3)
 
Aug. 2014
 
US
 
58
 
485,992

 
12.4
GSA VIII
 
Aug. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
23,969

 
7.4
Waste Management
 
Sep. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
84,119

 
5.8
Intier Automotive Interiors
 
Sep. 2014
 
UK
 
1
 
152,711

 
7.1
HP Enterprise Services
 
Sep. 2014
 
UK
 
1
 
99,444

 
9.0
Shaw Aero Devices, Inc.
 
Sep. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
130,581

 
5.5
FedEx II
 
Sep. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
11,501

 
7.0
Dollar General - 39-Pack (4)
 
Sep. 2014
 
US
 
21
 
199,946

 
11.0
FedEx III
 
Sep. 2014
 
US
 
2
 
221,260

 
7.3
Mallinkrodt Pharmaceuticals
 
Sep. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
89,900

 
7.4
Kuka
 
Sep. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
200,000

 
7.3
CHE Trinity
 
Sep. 2014
 
US
 
2
 
373,593

 
5.7
FedEx IV
 
Sep. 2014
 
US
 
2
 
255,037

 
5.8
GE Aviation
 
Sep. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
102,000

 
5.8
DNV GL
 
Oct. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
82,000

 
7.9
Bradford & Bingley
 
Oct. 2014
 
UK
 
1
 
120,618

 
12.5
Rexam
 
Oct. 2014
 
GER
 
1
 
175,615

 
7.9
FedEx V
 
Oct. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
76,035

 
7.3
C&J Energy (5)
 
Oct. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
96,803

 
6.6
Dollar Tree II (2)
 
Oct. 2014
 
US
 
34
 
282,730

 
12.5
Panasonic
 
Oct. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
48,497

 
11.3
Onguard
 
Oct. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
120,000

 
6.8
Metro Tonic
 
Oct. 2014
 
GER
 
1
 
636,066

 
8.5
Axon Energy Products
 
Oct. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
26,400

 
7.6
Tokmanni
 
Nov. 2014
 
FIN
 
1
 
800,834

 
16.4
Fife Council
 
Nov. 2014
 
UK
 
1
 
37,331

 
6.9
Dollar Tree III (2)
 
Nov. 2014
 
US
 
2
 
16,442

 
12.4
GSA IX
 
Nov. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
28,300

 
5.1
KPN BV
 
Nov. 2014
 
NETH
 
1
 
133,053

 
9.8
RWE AG
 
Nov. 2014
 
GER
 
3
 
594,415

 
7.7
Follett School
 
Dec. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
486,868

 
7.8
Quest Diagnostics
 
Dec. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
223,894

 
7.4
Diebold
 
Dec. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
158,330

 
4.8
Weatherford Intl
 
Dec. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
19,855

 
8.6
AM Castle
 
Dec. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
127,600

 
7.6
FedEx VI
 
Dec. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
27,771

 
7.4

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Portfolio
 
Acquisition Date
 
Country
 
Number of Properties
 
Square Feet
 
Average Remaining Lease Term (1)
Constellium Auto
 
Dec. 2014
 
US
 
1
 
320,680

 
12.7
C&J Energy II (5)
 
Mar. 2015
 
US
 
1
 
125,000

 
6.6
Fedex VII
 
Mar. 2015
 
US
 
1
 
12,018

 
7.5
Fedex VIII
 
Apr. 2015
 
US
 
1
 
25,852

 
7.5
Crown Group I
 
Aug. 2015
 
US
 
3
 
295,974

 
18.3
Crown Group II
 
Aug. 2015
 
US
 
3
 
642,595

 
18.4
Mapes & Sprowl Steel, Ltd.
 
Sep. 2015
 
US
 
1
 
60,798

 
12.8
JIT Steel Services
 
Sep. 2015
 
US
 
2
 
126,983

 
12.8
Beacon Health System, Inc.
 
Sep. 2015
 
US
 
1
 
49,712

 
9.0
Hannibal/Lex JV LLC
 
Sep. 2015
 
US
 
1
 
109,000

 
12.5
FedEx Ground
 
Sep. 2015
 
US
 
1
 
91,029

 
8.3
Office Depot
 
Sep. 2015
 
NETH
 
1
 
206,331

 
11.9
Finnair
 
Sep. 2015
 
FIN
 
4
 
656,275

 
7.4
Auchan (6)
 
Dec. 2016
 
FR
 
1
 
152,235

 
6.4
Pole Emploi (6) (7)
 
Dec. 2016
 
FR
 
1
 
41,452

 
6.3
Veolia Water (6)
 
Dec. 2016
 
US
 
1
 
70,000

 
8.8
Sagemcom (6)
 
Dec. 2016
 
FR
 
1
 
265,309

 
6.8
NCR Dundee (6)
 
Dec. 2016
 
UK
 
1
 
132,182

 
9.6
FedEx Freight (6)
 
Dec. 2016
 
US
 
1
 
68,960

 
6.4
DB Luxembourg (6)
 
Dec. 2016
 
LUX
 
1
 
156,098

 
6.7
ING Amsterdam (6)
 
Dec. 2016
 
NETH
 
1
 
509,369

 
8.3
Worldline (6)
 
Dec. 2016
 
FR
 
1
 
111,338

 
6.8
Foster Wheeler (6)
 
Dec. 2016
 
UK
 
1
 
365,832

 
7.3
ID Logistics I (6)
 
Dec. 2016
 
GER
 
1
 
308,579

 
7.6
ID Logistics II (6)
 
Dec. 2016
 
FR
 
2
 
964,489

 
7.7
Harper Collins (6)
 
Dec. 2016
 
UK
 
1
 
873,119

 
8.4
DCNS (6)
 
Dec. 2016
 
FR
 
1
 
96,995

 
7.5
Cott Beverages Inc
 
Feb. 2017
 
US
 
1
 
170,000

 
9.8
FedEx Ground - 2 Pack
 
Mar. 2017
 
US
 
2
 
157,660

 
9.5
Total
 
 
 
 
 
312
 
22,244,196

 
9.5
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(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 total rentable square feet as of March 31, 2017.
(2) 
On July 6, 2015, the tenant's name has changed from Family Dollar to Dollar Tree due to an acquisition by Dollar Tree.
(3) 
Of the Dollar Tree - 65-Pack properties purchased in August 2014, seven properties were sold on October 13, 2016 and are not included in the table above.
(4) 
Of the Dollar General - 39-Pack properties purchased in September 2014, 18 properties were sold during the year ended December 31, 2016 and are not included in the table above.
(5) 
Lease term modified from March 31, 2026 to October 31, 2023 during the third quarter 2016.
(6) 
New properties acquired as part of the Merger.
(7) 
The property is 37,437 square feet, or 90.3%, leased.
Results of Operations
Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 to Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
Rental Income
Rental income was $58.5 million and $51.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Our rental income increased compared to 2016, as the result of a full quarter of rental income for the 15 properties acquired in the Merger. This was partially offset by the impact from the sale of one property during the first quarter of 2017 for an aggregate sales price of $13.0 million, sale of 34 properties during the last two quarters of 2016 for an aggregate sales price of $110.4 million, and currency declines.

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Operating Expense Reimbursements
Operating expense reimbursements were $4.3 million and $3.4 million for the three months ended March 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 operating expense reimbursements for the 15 properties acquired in the Merger, offset by the disposition of 34 properties during the last two quarters of 2016 and currency declines.
Property Operating Expenses
Property operating expenses were $7.2 million and $5.6 million for the three months ended March 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. The increase is primarily driven by operating expenses incurred on 15 properties acquired in the Merger in 2016, most of which are triple net leases, additional property operating expenses incurred the for three properties acquired during first quarter of 2017, partially offset by the impact of our disposition of one property during the first quarter of 2017, disposition of 34 properties during the last two quarters of 2016, and currency declines.
Operating Fees to Related Parties
Operating fees to related parties were $5.7 million and $4.8 million for the three months ended March 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 Service Provider for our European investments. Our Advisory Agreement requires us to pay a Base Management Fee of $18.0 million per annum and a Variable Base Management Fee, both payable in cash, and an Incentive Fee, payable in cash and shares, if the applicable hurdles are met (see Note 11 — Related Party Transactions for details). Our operating fees to related parties for the three months ended March 31, 2017 have increased compared to to the three months ended March 31, 2016 due to an increase of $0.7 million in the variable fee as a result of the issuance of $220.9 million of equity in connection with the Merger. No Incentive Compensation was earned for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.
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 three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, property management fees were $1.1 million and $0.9 million, respectively. The Property Manager elected to waive $0.6 million of the property management fees for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. There was no Incentive Compensation incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.
Acquisition and Transaction Related Costs
We recognized $0.7 million of acquisition and transaction costs during the three months ended March 31, 2017, which consisted of third party professional fees related the Merger. Acquisition and transaction related expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2016 of $(0.1) million were related to the reversal of 2015 period estimates for obligations settled.
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expenses were $1.8 million and $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and primarily consist of board member compensation, directors and officers' liability insurance, and professional fees including audit and taxation services. The increase for the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016 is primarily due to the appointment of additional directors to the board of directors, increase in directors and officer's liability insurance premiums, and professional legal fees.
Equity Based Compensation
Equity based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, was approximately $16,000 and $1.0 million, respectively. Equity based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2017 related to the amortization of the restricted shares granted to our independent directors of $0.3 million partially offset by the amortization of the OPP of $(0.3) million based on changes in the fair value of the OPP. Equity based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2016 related to the amortization of the restricted shares granted to our independent directors of $0.1 million and amortization of the OPP of $1.0 million based on changes in the fair value of the OPP. The decrease in equity based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2017 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2016 is primarily due to the decrease in the OPP valuation.

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Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense was $27.1 million and $23.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The increase in 2017 is due to depreciation and amortization expense incurred for the 15 properties acquired in the Merger, partially offset by the lack of depreciation and amortization expense for the 34 properties sold during the last two quarters of 2016 as well as the single property disposition during the first quarter of 2017.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $11.5 million and $10.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The increase was primarily related to debt assumed in the Merger, offset by pay downs of debt due to the 34 properties sold during the last two quarters of 2016 as well as the single property disposition during the first quarter of 2017, and the pay down and termination of the mezzanine facility on March 30, 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 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 of $1.0 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 as well as the reversal of the prior year Gain Fee (see Note 11 — Related Party Transactions for details) of $0.6 million. There were no gains or losses on dispositions during the three months ended March 31, 2016.
Foreign Currency and Interest Rate Impact on Operations
The losses of $0.5 million and $0.3 million on derivative instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, reflect the 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 losses of $0.9 million and $0.1 million on undesignated foreign currency advances and other hedge ineffectiveness for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, primarily relate to the undesignated excess foreign currency draws over our net investments in the United Kingdom and Europe.
Income Taxes Expense
We recognize income taxes (expense) benefit for state 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. Income taxes expense was $0.9 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Cash Flows for Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
During the three months ended March 31, 2017, net cash provided by operating activities was $32.7 million. The level of cash flows provided by operating activities is driven by, among other things, rental income received, operating fees to related parties paid for asset and property management, and the amount of interest payments on outstanding borrowings. Cash flows used in operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2017 reflect net income of $7.5 million adjusted for non-cash items of $25.1 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 $1.5 million.
Net cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2017 of $18.2 million is related to proceeds from sale of real estate investments of $12.4 million for the disposition of Kulicke & Soffa, acquisition of three properties with an aggregate base purchase price of $30.3 million, which were funded by cash on hand, and capital expenditures of $0.4 million.
Net cash used in financing activities of $13.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017 related to borrowings on credit facility of $75.3 million and net advances from related parties of $1.7 million, offset by repayments on the mezzanine facility of $56.5 million, mortgage notes payable of $0.2 million. Other payments included dividends to stockholders of $35.3 million and distributions to non-controlling interest holders of $0.3 million.

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Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
During the three months ended March 31, 2016, net cash provided by operating activities was $28.1 million. The level of cash flows provided by operating activities is driven by the volume of acquisition activity, related rental income received, asset and property management fees , and the amount of interest payments on outstanding borrowings.
Net cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2016 of $0.1 million.
Net cash used in financing activities of $51.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016 related to net advances from related parties of $0.1 million, partially offset by repayments on credit facility of $20.0 million, mortgage notes payable of $0.2 million. Other payments included dividends to stockholders of $30.0 million and distributions to non-controlling interest holders of $0.9 million.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2017, we had cash and cash equivalents of $72.4 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 our stockholders. Management expects that operating income from our properties should cover operating expenses and the payment of our monthly dividend.
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 6 — Mortgage Notes Payable to our unaudited consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion. Other potential future sources of capital include proceeds from secured or unsecured financings from banks or other lenders, proceeds from future offerings, proceeds from the sale of properties and undistributed funds from operations, if any.
As of March 31, 2017, we had a revolving credit facility that permitted us to borrow up to $740.0 million. The initial maturity date of the credit facility was July 25, 2016. On July 25, 2016, we extended the maturity date of the credit facility to July 25, 2017, for an extension fee of $1.5 million. There is an additional one-year extension option remaining, subject to certain conditions. 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. See Note 5 — Credit Borrowings to our unaudited consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion of the terms and conditions of the facilities.
As of March 31, 2017, total outstanding advances under the credit facility were $698.2 million. As of March 31, 2017, the Credit Facility reflected variable and fixed rate borrowings with a weighted average effective interest rate of 2.6% after giving effect to interest rate swaps in place. The unused borrowing capacity, based on the value of the borrowing base properties as of March 31, 2017 was $33.1 million.
As of March 31, 2017, we had secured gross mortgage notes payable net of mortgage discount of $760.9 million and outstanding advances under our credit facility of $698.2 million. Our debt leverage ratio was 46.9% (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 March 31, 2017. See Note 7 — Fair Value of Financial Instruments to our unaudited consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for fair value of such debt as of March 31, 2017.
Management believes it has the ability to service its obligations as they come due.
Loan Obligations
Our loan obligations generally require principal and interest amounts to be paid monthly or quarterly with all unpaid principal and interest due at maturity. Our loan agreements stipulate compliance with specific reporting covenants. As of March 31, 2017, we were in compliance with the debt covenants under our loan agreements.
The Advisor may, with approval from our independent board of directors, seek to borrow short-term capital that, combined with secured mortgage financing, exceeds our targeted leverage ratio. Such short-term borrowings may be obtained from third-parties on a case-by-case basis as acquisition opportunities present themselves.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This section includes non-GAAP financial measures, including Funds from Operations, Core Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations. A description of these non-GAAP measures and reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, which is net income, is provided below.

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Funds from Operations, Core Funds from Operations and Adjusted 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 funds from operations ("FFO"), which we believe to be an appropriate supplemental measure to reflect the operating performance of a REIT. The use of FFO is recommended by the REIT industry as a supplemental performance measure. FFO is not equivalent to net income or loss as determined under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("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. However, FFO, core funds from operations ("Core FFO") and adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”), as described below, 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.
Changes in the accounting and reporting promulgations under GAAP (for acquisition fees and expenses from a capitalization/depreciation model to an expensed-as-incurred model) that were put into effect in 2009 and other changes to GAAP accounting for real estate subsequent to the establishment of NAREIT's definition of FFO have prompted an increase in cash-settled expenses, specifically acquisition fees and expenses for all industries as items that are expensed under GAAP.
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 charges relating to the Listing Note and listing related fees. 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 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.

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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 assists investors and analysts 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. However, AFFO is not indicative of cash available to fund ongoing cash needs, including the ability to make cash distributions. Investors are cautioned that AFFO should only be used to assess the sustainability of our operating performance excluding these activities, as it excludes certain costs that have a negative effect on our operating performance during the periods in which these costs are incurred.
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.
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.

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The table below reflects the items deducted or added to net income (loss) attributable to stockholders in our calculation of FFO, Core FFO and AFFO for the periods indicated.
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
(In thousands)
 
March 31, 2017
 
March 31, 2016
Net income attributable to stockholders (in accordance with GAAP)
 
$
7,429

 
$
6,488

Depreciation and amortization
 
27,114

 
23,756

Gains on dispositions of real estate investments
 
(957
)
 
—

Proportionate share of adjustments for non-controlling interest to arrive at FFO
 
(71
)
 
(252
)
FFO (as defined by NAREIT) attributable to stockholders
 
33,515

 
29,992

Acquisition and transaction fees (1)
 
696

 
(129
)
Proportionate share of adjustments for non-controlling interest to arrive at Core FFO
 
(2
)
 
1

Core FFO attributable to stockholders
 
34,209

 
29,864

Non-cash equity based compensation
 
16

 
1,044

Non-cash portion of interest expense
 
880

 
2,418

Straight-line rent
 
(3,878
)
 
(2,801
)
Amortization of above- and below- market leases and ground lease assets and liabilities, net
 
404

 
16

Eliminate unrealized losses on foreign currency transactions (2)
 
1,792

 
1,809

Unrealized losses on undesignated foreign currency advances and other hedge ineffectiveness
 
882

 
98

Amortization of mortgage premium (discount), net and mezzanine discount
 
153

 
(121
)
Proportionate share of adjustments for non-controlling interest to arrive at AFFO
 
(1
)
 
(26
)
AFFO attributable to stockholders
 
$
34,457

 
$
32,301

 
 
 
 
 
Summary
 
 
 
 
FFO (as defined by NAREIT) attributable to stockholders
 
$
33,515

 
$
29,992

Core FFO attributable to stockholders
 
$
34,209

 
$
29,864

AFFO attributable to stockholders
 
$
34,457

 
$
32,301

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(1) 
For the three months ended March 31, 2017, Merger related costs were $0.7 million. There were no Merger related costs for the three months ended March 31, 2016.
(2) 
For the three months ended March 31, 2017, losses on foreign currency transactions were $0.5 million which were comprised of unrealized losses of $1.8 million offset by realized gains of $1.3 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, losses on foreign currency transactions were $0.3 million, which were comprised of unrealized losses of $1.8 million offset by realized gains of $1.5 million. For AFFO purposes, we add back unrealized (gains) losses.
Dividends
We pay dividends 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 amount of dividends payable to our 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 for U.S. federal income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). Dividend payments are dependent on the availability of funds. Our board of directors may alter the amount of dividends paid or suspend dividend payments at any time and therefore dividend payments are not assured. There is no assurance that we will continue to declare dividends at this rate.
During the three months ended March 31, 2017, dividends paid to common stockholders were $35.5 million, inclusive of $0.3 million of distributions paid for OP Units and LTIP Units. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, cash used to pay dividends was generated from cash flows from operations and $2.8 million of cash available on hand. Using cash on hand to pay dividends reduces cash available for investment in assets and other purposes and reduces our per share stockholder equity.

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The following table shows the sources for the payment of dividends to common stockholders for the period indicated:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31, 2017
(In thousands)
 
 
 
Percentage of Dividends
Dividends:
 
 
 
 
Dividends to stockholders
 
$
35,293

 
 
Other (1)
 
255

 
 
Total dividends
 
$
35,548

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source of dividend coverage:
 
 
 
 
Cash flows provided by operations
 
$
32,728

 
92.1
%
Available cash on hand
 
2,820

 
7.9
%
Total sources of dividend coverage
 
$
35,548

 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows provided by operations (GAAP basis) (2)
 
$
32,728

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to stockholders (in accordance with GAAP)
 
$
7,429

 
 
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(1) 
Includes distributions paid of $0.1 million for the OP Units and $0.2 million to the participating LTIP Units during the three months ended March 31, 2017.
(2) 
Cash flows provided by operations for the year ended March 31, 2017 reflect acquisition and transaction related expenses of $0.7 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 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 statement of changes in equity.
Contractual Obligations
The following table presents our estimated future payments under contractual obligations at March 31, 2017 and the effect these obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in the specified future periods:
(In thousands)
 
Total
 
Less than 1 Year
 
1-3 Years
 
3-5 Years
 
More than 5 Years
Principal on mortgage notes payable
 
$
763,336

 
$
22,747

 
$
393,341

 
$
347,248

 
$
—

Interest on mortgage notes payable (1)
 
56,618

 
20,114

 
30,468

 
6,036

 
—

Principal on credit facility (2)
 
698,203

 
698,203

 
—

 
—

 
—

Interest on credit facility (1) (2)
 
4,357

 
4,357

 
—

 
—

 
—

Operating ground lease rental payments due (3)
 
46,489

 
1,280

 
2,560

 
2,560

 
40,089

Total  (4) (5)
 
$
1,569,003

 
$
746,701

 
$
426,369

 
$
355,844

 
$
40,089

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(1) 
Based on exchange rates of £1.00 to $1.25 for GBP and €1.00 to $1.07 for Euro as of March 31, 2017.
(2) 
The initial maturity date of the Credit Facility was July 25, 2016 with two one-year extension options. On July 25, 2016, we extended the maturity date of the Credit Facility to July 25, 2017 with an additional one-year extension option remaining, subject to certain conditions.
(3) 
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.
(4) 
Amounts in the table above that relate to our foreign operations are based on the exchange rate of the local currencies at March 31, 2017, which consisted primarily of the Euro and British Pounds. At March 31, 2017, we had no material capital lease obligations for which we were the lessee, either individually or in the aggregate.
(5) 
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.

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Credit Facility
On July 25, 2013, we through the OP, entered into a credit facility (the "Credit Facility"). The Credit Facility has been amended and maximum borrowings have increased to $740.0 million, with the most recent increase being on August 24, 2015. We had $698.2 million and $616.6 million outstanding under the Credit Facility as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. As of March 31, 2017, the Credit Facility reflected variable and fixed rate borrowings with a weighted average effective interest rate of 2.6% after giving effect to interest rate swaps in place.
A portion of foreign currency draws under the Credit Facility are designated as net investment hedges of our investments during the periods reflected in the consolidated statements of operations. See Note 8 — Derivatives and Hedging Activities to our unaudited consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion.
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 indexed escalation provisions. 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.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 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 nonconcealable operating ground leases (see Note 10 — Commitments and Contingencies and Contractual Obligations for details).
Item 3. 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.

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We are exposed to the impact of interest rate changes primarily through our borrowing activities. We 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 March 31, 2017, we estimated that the total fair value of our interest rate swaps, which are included in Derivatives, at fair value in the consolidated financial statements, was in a net asset position of $10.8 million (Note 8 — Derivatives and Hedging Activities).
As of March 31, 2017, our total consolidated debt included borrowings under our 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 2.7%. At March 31, 2017, a significant portion (approximately 76.4%) of our debt either bore interest at fixed rates or were swapped or capped to a fixed rate. The annual interest rates on our fixed-rate debt at March 31, 2017 ranged from 1.0% to 6.3%. The contractual annual interest rates on our variable-rate debt at March 31, 2017 ranged from 2.1% to 3.0%. Our debt obligations are more fully described in Item 2. 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 March 31, 2017:
(In thousands)
 
Fixed-rate debt (1)
 
Variable-rate debt (1)
 
Total Debt
2017 (remainder)
(2) 
$
462,493

(2) 
$
258,371

 
$
720,864

2018
 
75,321

 
52,800

 
128,121

2019
 
265,214

 
—

 
265,214

2020
 
271,727

 
33,550

 
305,277

2021
 
42,063

 
—

 
42,063

2022
 
—

 
—

 
—

Thereafter
 
—

 
—

 
—

Total
 
$
1,116,818

 
$
344,721

 
$
1,461,539

_________________________
(1) 
Amounts are based on exchange rates at March 31, 2017, as applicable.
(2) 
The initial maturity date of the Credit Facility was July 25, 2016 with two one-year extension options. On July 25, 2016, we extended the maturity date of the Credit Facility to July 25, 2017 with an additional one-year extension option remaining, subject to certain conditions.
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 March 31, 2017 by an aggregate increase of $1.6 million or an aggregate decrease of $2.0 million, respectively.
Annual interest expense on our unhedged variable-rate debt that does not bear interest at fixed rates at March 31, 2017 would increase or decrease by $2.0 million and $0.8 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 British pound sterling which may affect future costs and cash flows. We generally manage foreign currency exchange rate movements by placing 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 equity cash flow. We are generally a net receiver of these currencies (we receive more cash than we pay out), and therefore our presented 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 March 31, 2017, the Company had draws of £63.0 million ($78.6 million based on the aforementioned exchange rate as of March 31, 2017) in excess of its net investments (Note 8 — Derivatives and Hedging Activities).

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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 consolidated balance sheets, was in a net asset position of $5.9 million and $0.3 million, respectively at March 31, 2017 (Note 7 — Fair Value of Financial Instruments). 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 U.S. dollars, the change in debt service, as translated to U.S. dollars, 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 March 31, 2017, during each of the next five calendar years and thereafter, are as follows:
 
 
Future Minimum Base Rent Payments (1)
(In thousands)
 
Euro
 
British pound sterling
 
Total
2017 (remainder)
 
$
47,644

 
$
36,612

 
$
84,256

2018
 
64,370

 
49,618

 
113,988

2019
 
64,680

 
50,759

 
115,439

2020
 
64,992

 
52,113

 
117,105

2021
 
65,285

 
52,740

 
118,025

2022
 
65,626

 
52,178

 
117,804

Thereafter
 
181,945

 
286,139

 
468,084

Total
 
$
554,542

 
$
580,159

 
$
1,134,701

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(1) 
Based on exchange rates of £1.00 to $1.25 for GBP and €1.00 to $1.07 for Euro as of March 31, 2017.
Scheduled debt service payments (principal) for mortgage notes payable for our foreign operations as of March 31, 2017, during each of the next five calendar years and thereafter, are as follows:
 
 
Future Debt Service Payments (1) (2)
 
 
Mortgage Notes Payable
(In thousands)
 
Euro
 
British pound sterling
 
Total
2017 (remainder)
 
$
—

 
$
949

 
$
949

2018
 
—

 
74,985

 
74,985

2019
 
170,233

 
94,626

 
264,859

2020
 
162,237

 
109,118

 
271,355

2021
 
15,489

 
—

 
15,489

2022
 
—

 
—

 
—

Thereafter
 
—

 
—

 
—

Total
 
$
347,959

 
$
279,678

 
$
627,637


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Future Debt Service Payments (1) (2)
 
 
Credit Facility (3)
(In thousands)
 
Euro
 
British pound sterling
 
Total
2017 (remainder)
 
$
331,410

 
$
221,343

 
$
552,753

2018
 
—

 
—

 
—

2019
 
—

 
—

 
—

2020
 
—

 
—

 
—

2021
 
—

 
—

 
—

2022
 
—

 
—

 
—

Thereafter
 
—

 
—

 
—

Total
 
$
331,410

 
$
221,343

 
$
552,753

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(1) 
Based on exchange rates of £1.00 to $1.25 for GBP and €1.00 to $1.07 for Euro as of March 31, 2017. Contractual rents and debt obligations are denominated in the functional currency of the country of each property.
(2) 
Interest on unhedged variable-rate debt obligations was calculated using the applicable annual interest rates and balances outstanding at March 31, 2017.
(3) 
The initial maturity of our Credit Facility was July 25, 2016 with two one-year extension options. On July 25, 2016, we extended the maturity date of the Credit Facility to July 25, 2017 with an additional one-year extension option remaining, subject to certain conditions (Note 5 — Credit Borrowings). Borrowings under our Credit Facility in foreign currencies are designated and effective as economic hedges of our net investments in foreign entities (Note 8 — Derivatives and Hedging Activities).
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 March 31, 2017, in certain areas. See Item 2. Properties in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 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 the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (49.5%) and 50.5% are in Europe. 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 50.6% and the remaining are in Finland (5.9%), France (5.0%), Germany (8.2%), Luxembourg (2.0%), The Netherlands (6.5%) and United Kingdom (21.8%) at March 31, 2017. No individual tenant accounted for more than 10% of our annualized rental income at March 31, 2017. Based on annualized rental income, at March 31, 2017, our directly owned real estate properties contain significant concentrations in the following asset types: office (59%), industrial/distribution (31%), and retail (10%).

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
In accordance with Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and determined that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the quarter ended March 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.


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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
None.
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we are not a party to any material pending legal proceedings.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Our potential risks and uncertainties are presented in the section entitled "Risk Factors", contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. There have been no material changes from these risk factors, except for the items described below.
Dividends paid from sources other than our cash flows from operations will result in the Company having fewer funds available for the acquisition of properties and other real estate-related investments and may dilute your interests in us, which may adversely affect our ability to fund future distributions with cash flows from operations and may adversely affect your overall return.
The Company's cash flows provided by operations were $32.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company paid dividends of $35.5 million, inclusive of $0.3 million of distributions paid for OP Units and LTIP Units, or 92.1%, which was funded from cash flows from operations and $2.8 million, or 7.9%, was funded from cash on hand. Using cash on hand to pay dividends reduces cash available for investment in assets and other purposes and reduces our per share stockholder equity. The Company may continue to use the net offering proceeds to fund dividends.
If the Company does not generate sufficient cash flows from our operations to fund dividends, it may have to reduce or suspend dividend payments, or pay dividends from other sources, such as from borrowings, the sale of additional securities, advances from the Advisor, and/or the Advisor's deferral, suspension and/or waiver of its fees and expense reimbursements. Moreover, the Company's board of directors may change the Company's dividend policy, in its sole discretion, at any time.
We are dependent on our Advisor, our Property Manager and the Service Provider 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 our Advisor.
Personnel and services that we require are provided to us under contracts with our Advisor and our Property Manager, which has retained the Service Provider to provide advisory and property management services with respect to investments in Europe, subject to the Advisor's oversight. We depend on the Advisor, our Property Manager and the Service Provider to manage our operations and acquire and manage our portfolio of real estate assets. The Advisor makes all decisions with respect to the management of our company, subject to the supervision of, and any guidelines established by, our board of directors.
Our success depends to a significant degree upon the contributions of our executive officers and other key personnel of our Advisor. Neither the Company nor the Advisor has an employment agreement with any of these key personnel, except for the agreement between Mr. Bowman 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 the Company's shares 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 the Sponsor, 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. The Company is not named in the suit, nor are there allegations related to the services the Advisor provides to the Company.  The Advisor has informed the Company that it believes the suit is without merit and intends to defend against it vigorously.
Any adverse changes in the financial condition or financial health of, or our relationship with, our 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 our Advisor or its affiliates or other companies advised by our Advisor and its affiliates could create adverse publicity and adversely affect us and our relationship with lenders, tenants or counterparties.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds of Registered Securities.
Recent Sale of Unregistered Securities
There were no recent sales of unregistered securities.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Related Purchasers
There were no recent repurchases of our equity securities.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Exhibits.
The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index (following the signatures section of this report) are included, or incorporated by reference, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
Global Net Lease, Inc.
 
By:
/s/ Scott J. Bowman
 
 
Scott J. Bowman
 
 
Chief Executive Officer and President
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Nicholas Radesca
 
 
Nicholas Radesca
 
 
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

Dated: May 8, 2017

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EXHIBITS INDEX



The following exhibits are included, or incorporated by reference, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 (and are numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K).
Exhibit No.
 
Description
3.1 (1)
 
Articles of Amendment – Reverse Stock Split
3.2 (1)
 
Articles of Amendment – Par Value Decrease
4.1 (1)
 
First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Global Net Lease Operating Partnership, L.P.
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 *
 
XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language). The following materials from Global Net Lease, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, formatted in XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, (iv) the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2017, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, and (vi) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
_________________________________________
*
Filed herewith
(1) 
Filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2017.

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