Form 8-K

8-K — Global Net Lease, Inc.

Accession: 0001104659-26-066277

Filed: 2026-05-26

Period: 2026-05-21

CIK: 0001526113

SIC: 6798 (REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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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):

May 21, 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:

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))

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

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

5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Global Net Lease, Inc. (the “Company”)

held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 21, 2026 (the “2026 Annual Meeting”). The final voting results for the

proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the 2026 Annual Meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of eight directors

to hold office until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company and until their respective

successors are duly elected and qualify:

Votes

Broker

Director

For

Withheld

Non-Votes

Edward M. Weil, Jr.

146,655,208

6,177,855

28,319,940

Dr. M. Therese Antone

149,304,208

3,528,855

28,319,940

Lisa D. Kabnick

151,518,868

1,314,195

28,319,940

Robert I. Kauffman

143,168,957

9,664,106

28,319,940

Leslie D. Michelson

135,211,852

17,621,211

28,319,940

Michael J.U. Monahan

151,454,102

1,378,961

28,319,940

Stanley R. Perla

151,418,507

1,414,556

28,319,940

Leon C. Richardson

149,933,480

2,899,583

28,319,940

Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment

of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026:

Broker

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Non-Votes

179,564,468

1,151,933

436,602

Proposal 3: Approval of a non-binding

advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement for

the 2026 Annual Meeting:

Broker

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Non-Votes

145,876,071

6,366,683

590,309

28,319,940

In connection with the previously-disclosed retirement

of P. Sue Perrotty and Governor Edward Rendell from the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), effective

immediately following the 2026 Annual Meeting, the Board appointed (i) Lisa Kabnick to the Board’s Audit Committee to replace Ms.

Perrotty, and (ii) Dr. M Therese Antone to the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to replace Governor Rendell.

The Board has determined that Ms. Kabnick qualifies as “independent” for service on the Board’s Audit Committee in accordance

with both Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.

Set forth below is the current composition of

the Board committees following the 2026 Annual Meeting:

Board Committee

Committee Membership

Audit Committee

Stanley R. Perla (Chair), Lisa D. Kabnick, Leon C. Richardson

Compensation Committee

Dr. M. Therese Antone (Chair), Michael J.U. Monahan, Stanley R. Perla

Finance Committee

Robert I. Kauffman (Chair), Lisa D. Kabnick, Michael J.U. Monahan, Edward M. Weil, Jr.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Leslie D. Michelson (Chair), Dr. M. Therese Antone, Leon C. Richardson

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: May 26, 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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