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| EX-5.1 - EXHIBIT 5.1 - Global Net Lease, Inc. | v453060_ex5-1.htm |
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): November 14, 2016
Global Net Lease, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | 001-37390 | 45-2771978 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
405 Park Avenue,
14th Floor
New York, New York 10022
(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 415-6500
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Explanatory Note
The purpose of this Current Report on Form 8-K is to file an opinion of Venable LLP relating to the legality of Global Net Lease, Inc.’s (the “Company”) shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, in connection with the Company’s filing of a prospectus supplement dated November 14, 2016. A copy of the opinion of Venable LLP is attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||
| 5.1 | Opinion of Venable LLP regarding the legality of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share | ||
| 23.1 | Consent of Venable LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | ||
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: November 14, 2016 | By: | /s/ Scott J. Bowman | |
| Name: | Scott J. Bowman | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | ||