UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 16, 2018

Global Net Lease, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 16, 2018, Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “Company”) acquired five properties for an aggregate purchase price of $83.0 million. To fund this amount and closing costs, the Company borrowed approximately $85.0 million under its revolving credit facility and added the acquired properties to the pool of eligible unencumbered real estate assets owned by the Company in order to increase the availability of borrowings under its revolving credit facility which is based on, among other things, the value of this pool of assets. As of March 31, 2018 and based on prevailing exchange rates on that date, approximately $342.0 million was outstanding and approximately $60.4 million was available for future borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility. Following the Company’s borrowings on May 16, 2018 and based on prevailing exchange rates on that date, approximately $423.5 million was outstanding under its revolving credit facility. While the Company generally only calculates the availability for future borrowings under its revolving credit facility on a quarterly basis, the Company expects that the amount available for future borrowings thereunder was significantly reduced following the transactions that occurred on May 16, 2018. In addition, the Company has signed definitive agreements to acquire four net lease industrial and distribution properties, all located in the United States, for an aggregate purchase price of $160.9 million (the “Pending Acquisitions”). The Pending Acquisitions are expected to close in stages by October 2018. The Pending Acquisitions are subject to conditions, and there can be no assurance they will be completed on their current terms, or at all.

Forward Looking Statements

The statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and members of its management team, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based, and generally are identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “seeks,” “strives,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “should” or similar expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements, including as a result of those factors set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 28, 2018, and quarterly report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on May 8, 2018. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, unless required by law.

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.