UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 16, 2018
Global Net Lease, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | 001-37390 | 45-2771978 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 405 Park Avenue, 4th Floor New York, New York 10022 |
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(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 415-6500 |
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On January 16, 2018, acting pursuant to provisions contained in agreements among Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “Company”), Global Net Lease Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”) and Moor Park Capital Partners LLC and certain of its affiliates (collectively the “Service Provider”), the Company, pursuant to authorization by the independent directors of the board of directors, notified the Service Provider that it was being terminated effective as of March 17, 2018. Additionally, as a result of the Company’s termination of the Service Provider, the property management and leasing agreement among an affiliate of the Advisor and the Service Provider will terminate by its own terms. As required under its existing advisory agreement with the Company, the Advisor and its affiliates will continue to manage the Company’s affairs on a day to day basis (including management and leasing of the Company’s properties) and will remain responsible for managing and providing other services with respect to the Company’s European investments. The Advisor may engage one or more third parties to assist with these responsibilities, all subject to the terms of the advisory agreement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: January 16, 2018 | By: | /s/ James L. Nelson | ||
| Name: | James L. Nelson | |||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | |||