The Necessity Retail REIT Completes Over 685,000 Square Feet, $9 Million of Leasing in Second Quarter

NEW YORK, July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Necessity Retail REIT, Inc. (Nasdaq: RTL/ RTLPP / RTLPO) ("RTL" or "the Company") announced today that it completed approximately 686,000 square feet of new and renewal leases (the "2Q Leases") with 57 tenants during the quarter ended June 30, 2023. The 2Q Leases total approximately $9.06 million in base rent during the first year of term. The Company signed 19 new leases totaling nearly 247,000 square feet with a weighted average lease term of 10.4 years, based on first year base rent. Additionally, the Company signed 38 lease renewals totaling nearly 440,000 square feet with a weighted average lease term of 5.4 years.

"RTL continued to demonstrate the strength of necessity retail with excellent leasing results in the second quarter," said Michael Weil, CEO of RTL. "We signed or renewed leases with a wide variety of national and local tenants at properties across our portfolio. Sixteen leases were signed with anchor tenants in our open-air shopping center segment, including high-traffic tenants such as Academy Sports & Outdoors, Burlington Coat Factory, Best Buy and Dick's Sporting Goods.  Among lease renewals, the 6.4% leasing spread we achieved in the combined first and second quarters signals strong ongoing demand for our high-quality retail space."

About The Necessity Retail REIT Where America Shops

The Necessity Retail REIT, Inc. (Nasdaq: RTL) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust listed on the Nasdaq focused on acquiring and managing a diversified portfolio of primarily service-oriented and traditional retail and distribution related commercial real estate properties in the U.S. Additional information about RTL can be found on its website at www.necessityretailreit.com.

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