Global Net Lease, Inc. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2023

Apr 25, 2023

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

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SCHEDULE 14A

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Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. )

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Global Net Lease, Inc. (Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Blackwells Capital LLC Blackwells Onshore I LLC Jason Aintabi Related Fund Management, LLC Jim Lozier Richard O’Toole

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On April 21, 2023 and April 25, 2023, Blackwells Capital LLC (“Blackwells Capital”) issued a presentation that discusses, among other things, Blackwells Capital’s case for change at Global Net Lease, Inc. (“GNL”) and urges stockholders to vote for Blackwells Capital’s two highly qualified director nominees at the upcoming 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (including any and all adjournments, postponements, continuations or reschedulings thereof, or any other meeting of stockholders of GNL held in lieu thereof, the “Annual Meeting”). A copy of the presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 .

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IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Blackwells Onshore I LLC (“Blackwells Onshore”), Blackwells Capital, Jason Aintabi (collectively, Mr. Aintabi, Blackwells Onshore and Blackwells Capital, “Blackwells”), Related Fund Management, LLC (“RFM”), Richard O’Toole and James L. Lozier (collectively, Blackwells, RFM and Messrs. O’Toole and Lozier, the “Participants”) are participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of GNL in connection with the Annual Meeting. The Participants have filed with the SEC a definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) and accompanying WHITE Universal Proxy Card to be used in connection with any such solicitation of proxies from GNL’s stockholders for the Annual Meeting. BLACKWELLS STRONGLY ADVISES ALL STOCKHOLDERS OF GNL TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT, THE ACCOMPANYING WHITE UNIVERSAL PROXY CARD AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES BY THE PARTICIPANTS, AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTERESTS, BY SECURITY HOLDINGS OR OTHERWISE. The Proxy Statement and an accompanying WHITE Universal Proxy Card are being furnished to some or all of GNL’s stockholders and are available, along with any amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement and other relevant documents, at no charge on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov/. In addition, the Participants will provide copies of the Proxy Statement without charge upon request. Requests for copies should be directed to Blackwells Onshore.

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Exhibit 1

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