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( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K 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 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip Code ) Maryland ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 650 Fifth Ave. , 30th Floor , New York , NY Global Net Lease , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 10019 Securities registered pursuant to section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value per share 7.25 % Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock , $ 0.01 par value per share GNLO GLOBAL NET LEASE Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 212 ) 415-6500 6.875 % Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock , $ 0.01 par value per share Preferred Stock Purchase Rights Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Trading Symbols GNL GNL PRA GNL PR B ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 45-2771978 Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No 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 No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company ” and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company ooo 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 DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . □ Yes > No The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was $ 1,497,043,496 based on the closing sales price on the New York Stock Exchange as of June 30 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter . On February 19 , 2021 , the registrant had 90,574,467 shares of common stock outstanding . Portions of the registrant's proxy statement to be delivered to stockholders in connection with the registrant's 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10 - K . The registrant intends to file its proxy statement within 120 days after its fiscal year end .