Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. Reports 2020 First-Quarter Results and Provides Update on Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic

ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. (“BNL,” ”we,” or ”us”), an internally-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”), today announced operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, and provided an update on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business and results of operations. All per share amounts presented in this press release are on a diluted per share basis unless stated otherwise.
“We are pleased with what we accomplished during the first quarter of 2020 despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Chris Czarnecki, BNL’s Chief Executive Officer. “In addition to growing revenues and AFFO, we successfully completed the internalization of our management functions, including negotiating the related financing and the seamless on-boarding of our employee base. Unfortunately, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic during the quarter somewhat tempered those achievements.” Czarnecki continued, “While the COVID-19 pandemic did not have a material impact on our first-quarter results of operations, as is the case for most, if not all, institutional landlords, a portion of our tenants have reached out to discuss potential rent relief. We continue to leverage our deep relationships with tenants to understand their challenges that have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, and work towards solutions that provide us with the best chance for long-term value protection while navigating what we hope is a relatively short-term disruption. The benefits of our highly diversified portfolio have once again shown through in the form of solid rent collections for April and the beginning of May. We are focused on maintaining a diversified portfolio of high-quality properties, further strengthening our liquidity position, monitoring rent collections, and mitigating risk through active asset management. We will continue to provide our investors and stakeholders with transparent updates as the pandemic progresses.”FINANCIAL RESULTS