UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.03 – Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On February 17, 2021, the Board of Directors of National Retail Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) approved and adopted, effective as of such date, the Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended (the “Amendment”). The Amendment grants certain eligible long-term stockholders of the Company, individually or as a group, the ability to place a limited number of alternative board candidates on the Company’s proxy card and statement for the Company’s annual stockholder meeting.
The foregoing summary of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto with Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
The exhibit listed in the following index is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| 3.1 | Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended through the Fourth Amendment to Bylaws, dated February 17, 2021. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
SIGNATURE
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.
| NATIONAL RETAIL PROPERTIES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Kevin B. Habicht | |
| Name: | Kevin B. Habicht | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, | |
| Chief Financial Officer, | ||
| Assistant Secretary and Treasurer | ||
Dated: February 19, 2021