Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.


On August 24, 2020, Mr. Stephen A. Horn was promoted from his current role as Executive Vice President and Chief Acquisition Officer to the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of National Retail Properties, Inc. (the "Company").

Mr. Horn, age 48, has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Acquisition Officer of the Company since January 2014. Prior to being named Executive Vice President and Chief Acquisition Officer, Mr. Horn served as Senior Vice President of Acquisitions of the Company from June 2008 to December 2013, and as Vice President of Acquisitions of the Company from 2003 to 2008. Prior to 2003, Mr. Horn worked in the mergers and acquisitions group at A.G. Edwards & Sons in St. Louis, Mo.

In connection with Mr. Horn's promotion to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, he will receive a one-time grant of 10,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Restricted Stock"), subject to vesting. The Restricted Stock will vest on August 24, 2023, assuming Mr. Horn's continued employment with the Company through such date, or earlier if his employment is terminated by the Company other than for cause or by Mr. Horn for good reason.

There are no family relationships between Mr. Horn and any director or executive officer of the Company, there is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Horn and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as an officer, and there are no relationships or related transactions between Mr. Horn and the Company that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 24, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Horn as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. The entire text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Item 7.01, including the related information set forth in the press release attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, is being "furnished" and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or into any filing or other document pursuant to the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in any such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.




(d) Exhibits.



99.1      Press Release dated August 24, 2020

104     Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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