Global Net Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GNL) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 15, 2018, the Company’s stockholders re-elected, by a plurality of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting, Edward G. Rendell and Abby M. Wenzel as Class I directors to serve until the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify.
The Company’s stockholders also ratified by a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.
No other proposals were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
At the Annual Meeting, there were present, in person or by proxy, stockholders holding an aggregate of 59,632,732 shares of the Company’s common stock, out of a total number of 67,287,231 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, representing approximately 88.62% of the shares entitled to be voted. The full results of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:
Proposal 1 – Election of Class I Directors
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| Edward G. Rendell | 7,727,529 | 28,197,050 | 323,003 | 23,385,150 |
| Abby M. Wenzel | 8,740,865 | 27,207,995 | 298,722 | 23,385,150 |
Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of PwC as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Year Ending December 31, 2018:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |
| PwC | 58,594,824 | 513,150 | 524,758 | * |
| * | No broker non-votes arose in connection with Proposal No. 2 due to the fact that the matter was not considered a non-routine matter under New York Stock Exchange rules. |
About Global Net Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GNL)
Global Net Lease, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that focuses on acquiring and managing a portfolio of strategically located commercial real estate properties. The Company’s business consists of owning, managing, operating, leasing, acquiring, investing in and disposing of real estate assets. The Company focuses its investments on commercial and retail properties, including special use single tenant properties. The Company owns approximately 330 net-leased commercial properties consisting of over 18.7 million rentable square feet. The Company has approximately 270 properties located in the United States and Puerto Rico, over 40 properties located in the United Kingdom and approximately 20 properties located across continental Europe. Its portfolio of real estate properties includes McDonald’s, Wickes Building Supplies I, Thames Water, Northern Rock, Con-way Freight, Western Digital, GE Aviation, DFS Trading, Talk Talk, GSA IV, Nissan, Select Energy Services I and Lhoist.