Global Net Lease Announces $321 Million of Completed Dispositions Through Second Quarter of 2024
Including Pipeline, Dispositions Total $695 Million at a 7.2% Cash Cap Rate on 4.4 Years of Weighted Average Lease Term1
NEW YORK, July 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global Net Lease, Inc. (NYSE: GNL) (“GNL” or the “Company”) today announced continued progress on its 2024 strategic disposition plan.
“We are efficiently executing our strategic disposition plan, resulting in over $321 million of completed dispositions through Q2 2024, including $62 million of vacant assets that will eliminate negative impact on our net operating income,” said Michael Weil, CEO of GNL. “The progress on GNL’s disposition strategy has exceeded our 2024 guidance, reflecting our ongoing commitment to provide value to our shareholders by lowering leverage and creating long-term growth. We intend to use the net proceeds from these dispositions to further reduce outstanding debt and bring our Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA more in line with our net-leased peers.”
GNL has successfully addressed the remaining $155 million2 of outstanding debt previously scheduled to mature in 2024, resulting in zero debt maturities through July 2025.
GNL has furnished a slide detailing the progress of its 2024 strategic disposition plan with a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof.
About Global Net Lease, Inc.
Global Net Lease, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust listed on the NYSE, which focuses on acquiring and managing a global portfolio of income producing net lease assets across the United States, and Western and Northern Europe. Additional information about GNL can be found on its website at www.globalnetlease.com.
Important Notice
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Footnotes:
1 Disposition data as of July 5, 2024, includes transactions that are either closed or under agreement or letter of intent, and assumes purchase agreements and letters of intent lead to closing based on their contemplated terms, which cannot be assured.
2 The $155 million of outstanding debt as of May 1, 2024 was addressed through GNL’s disposition strategy or placed onto GNL’s Corporate Credit Facility.
