GNL Reduces Debt with $170M Sale of Americold-Leased Properties

Global Net Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GNL) ("GNL" or the "Company") today announced the successful disposition of a portfolio of nine cold storage properties that are currently leased to subsidiaries of Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:COLD) for $170 million, at a 7.88% cash cap rate on 3.3 years of weighted average remaining lease-term.

This disposition is a significant achievement in GNL's ongoing strategic disposition initiative and aligns with the Company's 2024 full-year guidance, which projected a disposition cash cap rate range of 7% to 8%. GNL plans to use the net proceeds from this sale to reduce outstanding debt and further lower the Company's leverage. The sale of this portfolio, which GNL acquired for $153.4 million, is part of the previously announced $567 million1 of closed and pipeline dispositions at a cash cap rate of 7.2%.