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): July 110, 2026

Global Net Lease, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland		001-37390		45-2771978
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

650 Fifth Avenue, 30th Floor
New York, New York		10019
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (332) 265-2020

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	GNL	New York Stock Exchange
7.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share	GNL PR A	New York Stock Exchange
6.875% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share	GNL PR B	New York Stock Exchange
7.50% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share	GNL PR D	New York Stock Exchange
7.375% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share	GNL PR E	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

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. ¨

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Effective July 2, 2026, Edward M. Weil, Jr., the Chief Executive Officer and President of Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “Company”), and a member of its Board of Directors, entered into a separation agreement with Bellevue Capital Partners LLC, the parent company of the Company’s former advisor and property manager and certain of Bellevue’s affiliates and their respective direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively, “Bellevue”), pursuant to which, among other things, Mr. Weil and Bellevue mutually agreed that Bellevue shall redeem Mr. Weil’s non-controlling passive membership interest in Bellevue, and that Mr. Weil shall no longer be associated with, or hold any position in, Bellevue or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries. In connection with the redemption of membership interests in Bellevue, Mr. Weil shall receive, among other things, 2,169,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (“GNL Common Stock”), ~~Dividends~~on the earlier to occur of (i) January 8, 2027 or (ii) no later than two (2) business days after such date that Bellevue no longer holds at least 5,000,000 shares of GNL Common Stock, subject to certain conditions set forth in such separation agreement.

On July 1, 2026, Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the declaration of a dividend of $0.190 per share payable on July 17, 2026 to holders of record of shares of the Company’s Common Stock at the close of business on July 13, 2026.SIGNATURES

APursuant ~~copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1~~ to ~~this Current Report on Form 8-K. Such press release shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for~~ the ~~purposes~~ requirements of ~~Section 18 of~~ the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, asthe ~~amended~~registrant ~~(the~~has ~~“Exchange~~duly ~~Act”),~~caused orthis ~~otherwise subject~~report to ~~the~~be ~~liabilities~~signed ofon ~~that~~its ~~Section.~~behalf ~~The information in Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed incorporated~~ by ~~reference~~ ~~into any filing under~~ the ~~Exchange~~undersigned ~~Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language~~hereunto induly ~~such filing~~authorized.

The statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the outcome to be materially different. The words such as “may,” “will,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “estimates,” “projects,” “potential,” “predicts,” “plans,” “intends,” “would,” “could,” “should” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of the Company’s control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include the risks that any potential future acquisition, including the Modiv transaction, or disposition by the Company is subject to market conditions, capital availability and timing considerations and may not be identified or completed on favorable terms, or at all. Some of the risks and uncertainties, although not all risks and uncertainties, that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those presented in its forward-looking statements are set forth in the “Risk Factors” and “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” sections in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and all of its other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as such risks, uncertainties and other important factors may be updated from time to time in the Company’s subsequent reports. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, unless required by law.

	GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.

Date: July 10, 2026	By:	/s/ Edward M. Weil, Jr.
	Name:	Edward M. Weil, Jr.
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer)

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release dated July 1, 2026.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

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.

	GLOBAL NET LEASE, INC.
Date: July 1, 2026	By:	/s/ Edward M. Weil, Jr.
	Name:	Edward M. Weil, Jr.
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer)

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