The Necessity Retail REIT, Inc. announced that, through its subsidiaries, the Company completed a $260 million commercial mortgage-backed security loan (the "Loan") encumbered by 29 multi-tenant properties the Company owns across the United States. The Loan has a 10-year term and is interest-only at 6.45%. The company was able to achieve this rate even though today's rates are higher, by using a SOFR swap lock of 3.54% which it proactively put in place approximately one month before completing this loan.

Proceeds from the Loan will be used to paydown the Company's credit facility ahead of the proposed merger with Global Net Lease, Inc.