10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Mark One

☒ Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024, or

☐ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period fromto

Commission File Number 001-12928

AGREE REALTY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	38-3148187
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Organization)
32301 Woodward Avenue, Royal Oak, Michigan	48073
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(248) 737-4190

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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, $0.0001 par value	ADC	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing one-thousandth of a share of 4.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value	ADCPrA	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ☒ No ◻

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes ☒ No ◻

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer ☒ Accelerated Filer ◻ Non-accelerated Filer  ◻ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company  ☐

If 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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐ No ☒

As of April 22, 2024, the Registrant had 100,625,948 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

AGREE REALTY CORPORATION

Index to Form 10-Q

		Page
PART I	Financial Information
Item 1:	Financial Statements (Unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023	5
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	6
Item 2:	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	30
Item 3:	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	40
Item 4:	Controls and Procedures	42
PART II	Other Information
Item 1:	Legal Proceedings	42
Item 1A:	Risk Factors	42
Item 2:	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	42
Item 3:	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	43
Item 4:	Mine Safety Disclosures	43
Item 5:	Other Information	43
Item 6:	Exhibits	44
SIGNATURES		46

PART I.       FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.       Financial Statements

AGREE REALTY CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per-share data)

(Unaudited)

	March 31,		December 31,
	2024		2023
ASSETS
Real Estate Investments
Land	$	2,305,313	$	2,282,354
Buildings		4,937,878		4,861,692
Less accumulated depreciation		(463,827)		(433,958)
		6,779,364		6,710,088
Property under development		42,109		33,232
Net Real Estate Investments		6,821,473		6,743,320
Real Estate Held for Sale, net		5,416		3,642
Cash and Cash Equivalents		6,314		10,907
Cash Held in Escrows		9,120		3,617
Accounts Receivable - Tenants, net		91,301		82,954
Lease Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $383,456 and $360,061 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively		840,984		854,088
Other Assets, net		94,057		76,308
Total Assets	$	7,868,665	$	7,774,836
LIABILITIES
Mortgage Notes Payable, net	$	42,666	$	42,811
Unsecured Term Loan, net		346,947		346,798
Senior Unsecured Notes, net		1,794,874		1,794,312
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility		330,000		227,000
Dividends and Distributions Payable		25,561		25,534
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses, and Other Liabilities		112,385		101,401
Lease Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $42,684 and $42,813 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively		36,757		36,827
Total Liabilities		2,689,190		2,574,683
EQUITY
Preferred stock, $.0001 par value per share, 4,000,000 shares authorized, 7,000 shares Series A outstanding, at stated liquidation value of $25,000 per share, at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023		175,000		175,000
Common stock, $.0001 par value, 180,000,000 shares authorized, 100,628,975 and 100,519,355 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively		10		10
Additional paid-in-capital		5,354,362		5,354,120
Dividends in excess of net income		(378,205)		(346,473)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		27,430		16,554
Total Equity - Agree Realty Corporation		5,178,597		5,199,211
Non-controlling interest		878		942
Total Equity		5,179,475		5,200,153
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	7,868,665	$	7,774,836

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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AGREE REALTY CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands, except share and per-share data)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023
Revenues
Rental income	$	149,422	$	126,609
Other		31		9
Total Revenues		149,453		126,618
Operating Expenses
Real estate taxes		10,701		9,432
Property operating expenses		7,373		6,782
Land lease expense		415		430
General and administrative		9,515		8,821
Depreciation and amortization		48,463		40,646
Provision for impairment		4,530		—
Total Operating Expenses		80,997		66,111
Gain on sale of assets, net		2,096		—
Loss on involuntary conversion, net		(55)		—
Income from Operations		70,497		60,507
Other (Expense) Income
Interest expense, net		(24,451)		(17,998)
Income and other tax expense		(1,149)		(783)
Other income		117		48
Net Income		45,014		41,774
Less net income attributable to non-controlling interest		155		160
Net income attributable to Agree Realty Corporation		44,859		41,614
Less Series A preferred stock dividends		1,859		1,859
Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders	$	43,000	$	39,755
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders
Basic	$	0.43	$	0.44
Diluted	$	0.43	$	0.44
Other Comprehensive Income
Net income	$	45,014	$	41,774
Amortization of interest rate swaps		(629)		(629)
Change in fair value and settlement of interest rate swaps		11,543		—
Total comprehensive income		55,928		41,145
Less comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest		193		158
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Agree Realty Corporation	$	55,735	$	40,987
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding - Basic		100,284,588		90,028,255
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted		100,336,600		90,548,172

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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AGREE REALTY CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

(In thousands, except share and per-share data)

(Unaudited)

											Accumulated
									Dividends in		Other
	Preferred Stock			Common Stock			Additional		excess of net		Comprehensive		Non-Controlling		Total
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Paid-In Capital		income		Income (Loss)		Interest		Equity
Balance, December 31, 2023	7,000	$	175,000	100,519,355	$	10	$	5,354,120	$	(346,473)	$	16,554	$	942	$	5,200,153
Repurchase of common shares	—		—	(37,957)		—		(2,183)		—		—		—		(2,183)
Issuance of stock under the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan	—		—	147,656		—		—		—		—		—		—
Forfeiture of restricted stock	—		—	(79)		—		—		—		—		—		—
Stock-based compensation	—		—	—		—		2,425		—		—		—		2,425
Series A preferred dividends declared for the period	—		(1,859)	—		—		—		—		—		—		(1,859)
Common stock dividends and distributions declared for the period	—		—	—		—		—		(74,732)		—		(257)		(74,989)
Amortization, changes in fair value, and settlement of interest rate swaps	—		—	—		—		—		—		10,876		38		10,914
Net income	—		1,859	—		—		—		43,000		—		155		45,014
Balance, March 31, 2024	7,000	$	175,000	100,628,975	$	10	$	5,354,362	$	(378,205)	$	27,430	$	878	$	5,179,475
Cash dividends declared per depositary share of Series A preferred stock:
For the three months ended March 31, 2024		$	0.266
Cash dividends declared per common share:
For the three months ended March 31, 2024					$	0.741

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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AGREE REALTY CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

(In thousands, except share and per-share data)

(Unaudited)

											Accumulated
									Dividends in		Other
	Preferred Stock			Common Stock			Additional		excess of net		Comprehensive		Non-Controlling		Total
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Paid-In Capital		income		Income (Loss)		Interest		Equity
Balance, December 31, 2022	7,000	$	175,000	90,173,424	$	9	$	4,658,570	$	(228,132)	$	23,551	$	1,392	$	4,630,390
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs	—		—	2,945,000		—		195,133		—		—		—		195,133
Repurchase of common shares	—		—	(35,578)		—		(2,607)		—		—		—		(2,607)
Issuance of restricted stock under the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan	—		—	128,993		—		—		—		—		—		—
Forfeiture of restricted stock	—		—	(13,760)		—		—		—		—		—		—
Stock-based compensation	—		—	—		—		1,831		—		—		—		1,831
Series A preferred dividends declared for the period	—		(1,859)	—		—		—		—		—		—		(1,859)
Dividends and distributions declared for the period	—		—	—		—		—		(65,939)		—		(250)		(66,189)
Amortization, changes in fair value, and settlement of interest rate swaps	—		—	—		—		—		—		(627)		(2)		(629)
Net income	—		1,859	—		—		—		39,755		—		160		41,774
Balance, March 31, 2023	7,000	$	175,000	93,198,079	$	9	$	4,852,927	$	(254,316)	$	22,924	$	1,300	$	4,797,844
Cash dividends declared per depositary share of Series A preferred stock:
For the three months ended March 31, 2023		$	0.266
Cash dividends declared per common share:
For the three months ended March 31, 2023					$	0.720

See accompanying notes to Condensed consolidated financial statements.

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AGREE REALTY CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income	$	45,014	$	41,774
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		48,463		40,646
Amortization from above (below) market lease intangibles, net		8,295		8,611
Amortization from financing costs, credit facility costs and debt discount		1,269		1,113
Stock-based compensation		2,425		1,831
Straight-line accrued rent		(2,847)		(3,039)
Provision for impairment		4,530		—
Gain on sale of assets		(2,096)		—
Increase in accounts receivable		(5,676)		(2,209)
Increase in other assets		(11,661)		(10,024)
Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities		15,426		15,468
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities		103,142		94,171
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Acquisition of real estate investments and other assets		(128,343)		(303,382)
Development of real estate investments and other assets, net of reimbursements (including capitalized interest of $304 in 2024 and $539 in 2023)		(18,431)		(27,687)
Payment of leasing costs		(307)		(38)
Net proceeds from sale of assets		21,116		—
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities		(125,965)		(331,107)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from common stock offerings, net		—		195,133
Repurchase of common shares		(2,183)		(2,607)
Unsecured revolving credit facility borrowings		200,000		385,000
Unsecured revolving credit facility repayments		(97,000)		(289,000)
Payments of mortgage notes payable		(235)		(221)
Payment of Series A preferred dividends		(1,859)		(1,859)
Payment of common stock dividends		(74,705)		(65,198)
Distributions to non-controlling interest		(258)		(266)
Payments for financing costs		(27)		(15)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities		23,733		220,967
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents and Cash Held in Escrow		910		(15,969)
Cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow, beginning of period		14,524		28,909
Cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow, end of period	$	15,434	$	12,940
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for interest (net of amounts capitalized)	$	12,361	$	7,044
Cash paid for income tax	$	2,686	$	279
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
Series A preferred dividends declared and unpaid	$	620	$	620
Common stock dividends and limited partners' distributions declared and unpaid	$	24,941	$	22,451
Change in accrual of development, construction and other real estate investment costs	$	12,626	$	(6,459)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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AGREE REALTY CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2024

(Unaudited)

Note 1 – Organization

Agree Realty Corporation (the “Company”), a Maryland corporation, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) primarily focused on the ownership, acquisition, development and management of retail properties net leased to industry leading tenants. The Company was founded in 1971 by its current Executive Chairman, Richard Agree, and its common stock was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1994.

The Company’s assets are held by, and all of its operations are conducted through, directly or indirectly, Agree Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), of which Agree Realty Corporation is the sole general partner and in which it held a 99.7% common equity interest as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. There is a one-for-one relationship between the limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership (“Operating Partnership Common Units”) owned by the Company and shares of Company common stock outstanding. The Company also owns 100% of the Series A preferred equity interest in the Operating Partnership. This preferred equity interest corresponds on a one-for-one basis to the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock (Refer to Note 6 – Common and Preferred Stock), providing income and distributions to the Company equal to the dividends payable on that stock.

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the non-controlling interest in the Operating Partnership consisted of a 0.3% common ownership interest in the Operating Partnership held by the Company’s founder and Executive Chairman. The Operating Partnership Common Units may, under certain circumstances, be exchanged for shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis. The Company, as sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, has the option to settle exchanged Operating Partnership Common Units held by others for cash based on the current trading price of its shares. Assuming the exchange of all non-controlling Operating Partnership Common Units, there would have been 100,976,594 shares of common stock outstanding at March 31, 2024.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company owned 2,161 properties, with a total gross leasable area (“GLA”) of approximately 44.9 million square feet. As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s portfolio was approximately 99.6% leased and had a weighted average remaining lease term (excluding extension options) of approximately 8.2 years. A significant majority of its properties are leased to national tenants and approximately 68.8% of its annualized base rent was derived from tenants, or parent entities thereof, with an investment grade credit rating from S&P Global Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service, Fitch Ratings or the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

The terms “Agree Realty,” the “Company,” “Management,” “we,” “our” or “us” refer to Agree Realty Corporation and all of its consolidated subsidiaries, including the Operating Partnership.

Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for audited financial statements. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim period presented. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024.  

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Amounts as of December 31, 2023 included in the condensed consolidated financial statements have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, included herein, should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, as well as Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Consolidation

Under the agreement of limited partnership of the Operating Partnership, the Company, as the sole general partner, has exclusive responsibility and discretion in the management and control of the Operating Partnership. The Company consolidates the Operating Partnership under the guidance set forth in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, Consolidation, and as a result, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, the Operating Partnership and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated, including the Company’s Series A preferred equity interest in the Operating Partnership.

Real Estate Investments

The Company records the acquisition of real estate at cost, including acquisition and closing costs. For properties developed by the Company, all direct and indirect costs related to planning, development and construction, including interest, real estate taxes and other miscellaneous costs incurred during the construction period, are capitalized for financial reporting purposes and recorded as property under development until construction has been completed.  

Assets Held for Sale

Assets are classified as real estate held for sale based on specific criteria as outlined in FASB ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant & Equipment. Properties classified as real estate held for sale are recorded at the lower of their carrying value or their fair value, less anticipated selling costs. Any properties classified as held for sale are not depreciated. Assets are generally classified as real estate held for sale once management has actively engaged in marketing the asset and has received a firm purchase commitment that is expected to close within one year.

Acquisitions of Real Estate

The acquisition of property for investment purposes is typically accounted for as an asset acquisition. The Company allocates the purchase price to land, building, assumed debt, if any, and identified intangible assets and liabilities, based in each case on their relative estimated fair values and without giving rise to goodwill. Intangible assets and liabilities represent the value of in-place leases and above- or below-market leases. In making estimates of fair values, the Company may use various sources, including data provided by independent third parties, as well as information obtained by the Company as a result of its due diligence, including expected future cash flows of the property and various characteristics of the markets where the property is located.

In allocating the fair value of the identified tangible and intangible assets and liabilities of an acquired property, land is valued based upon comparable market data or independent appraisals.  Buildings are valued on an as-if vacant basis based on a cost approach utilizing estimates of cost and the economic age of the building or an income approach utilizing various market data. In-place lease intangibles are valued based on the Company’s estimates of costs related to tenant acquisition and the carrying costs that would be incurred during the time it would take to locate a tenant if the property were vacant, considering current market conditions and costs to execute similar leases at the time of the acquisition. Above- and below-market lease intangibles are recorded based on the present value of the difference between the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the leases at the time of acquisition and the Company’s estimate of current market lease rates for the property.  In the case of sale-leaseback transactions, it is typically assumed that the lease is not in-place prior to the close of the transaction.

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Depreciation and Amortization

Land, buildings and improvements are recorded and stated at cost.  The Company’s properties are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated remaining useful life of the assets, which are generally 40 years for buildings and 10 to 20 years for improvements. Properties classified as held for sale and properties under development or redevelopment are not depreciated.  Major replacements and betterments, which improve or extend the life of the asset, are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives.

In-place lease intangible assets and the capitalized above- and below-market lease intangibles are amortized over the non-cancelable term of the lease as well as any option periods included in the estimated fair value.  In-place lease intangible assets are amortized to amortization expense and above- and below-market lease intangibles are amortized as a net adjustment to rental income.  In the event of early lease termination, the remaining net book value of any above- or below-market lease intangible is recognized as an adjustment to rental income.

The following schedule summarizes the Company’s amortization of lease intangibles for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (presented in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023
Lease intangibles (in-place)	$	15,853	$	13,624
Lease intangibles (above-market)		9,685		10,113
Lease intangibles (below-market)		(1,389)		(1,502)
Total	$	24,149	$	22,235

The following schedule represents estimated future amortization of lease intangibles as of March 31, 2024 (presented in thousands):

	2024
Year Ending December 31,	(remaining)		2025		2026		2027		2028		Thereafter		Total
Lease intangibles (in-place)	$	47,426	$	60,071	$	56,623	$	50,990	$	44,568	$	191,886	$	451,564
Lease intangibles (above-market)		28,122		35,494		33,765		31,170		27,696		233,173		389,420
Lease intangibles (below-market)		(3,908)		(4,876)		(4,522)		(4,173)		(3,354)		(15,924)		(36,757)
Total	$	71,640	$	90,689	$	85,866	$	77,987	$	68,910	$	409,135	$	804,227

Impairments

The Company reviews real estate investments and related lease intangibles for possible impairment when certain events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable through operations plus estimated disposition proceeds. Events or changes in circumstances that may occur include, but are not limited to, significant changes in real estate market conditions, estimated residual values, the Company’s ability or expectation to re-lease properties that are vacant or become vacant or a change in the anticipated holding period for a property.

Management determines whether an impairment in value has occurred by comparing the estimated future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges), including the residual value of the real estate, to the carrying cost of the individual asset.

Impairments are measured to the extent the current book value exceeds the estimated fair value of the asset less disposition costs for any assets classified as held for sale.

The valuation of impaired assets is determined using valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis, analysis of recent comparable sales transactions and purchase offers received from third parties, which are Level 3 inputs. The Company may consider a single valuation technique or multiple valuation techniques, as appropriate, when estimating the fair value of its real estate.  Estimating future cash flows is highly subjective and estimates can differ materially from actual results.

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Cash and Cash Equivalents and Cash Held in Escrow

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist of deposit, checking, and money market accounts.  The account balances periodically exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance coverage, and as a result, there is a concentration of credit risk related to amounts on deposit in excess of FDIC insurance coverage. Cash held in escrows primarily relates to proposed like-kind exchange transactions pursued under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). The Company had $14.3 million and $13.4 million in cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, in excess of the FDIC insured limit.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow, both as reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets, to the total of the cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow as reported within the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (presented in thousands):

	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,314	$	10,907
Cash held in escrow		9,120		3,617
Total of cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow	$	15,434	$	14,524

Revenue Recognition and Accounts Receivable

The Company leases real estate to its tenants under long-term net leases which are accounted for as operating leases. Under this method, leases that have fixed and determinable rent increases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Rental increases based upon changes in the consumer price indexes, or other variable factors, are recognized only after changes in such factors have occurred and are then applied according to the lease agreements. Certain leases also provide for additional rent based on tenants’ sales volumes. These rents are recognized when determinable after the tenant exceeds a sales breakpoint.

Recognizing rent escalations on a straight-line method results in rental revenue in the early years of a lease being higher than actual cash received, creating a straight-line rent receivable asset which is included in the accounts receivable - tenants line item in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The balance of straight-line rent receivables at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $68.6 million and $65.9 million, respectively. To the extent any of the tenants under these leases become unable to pay their contractual cash rents, the Company may be required to write down the straight-line rent receivable from those tenants, which would reduce rental income.

The Company reviews the collectability of charges under its tenant operating leases on a regular basis, taking into consideration changes in factors such as the tenant’s payment history, the financial condition of the tenant, business conditions in the industry in which the tenant operates and economic conditions in the area where the property is located. In the event that collectability with respect to any tenant changes, the Company recognizes an adjustment to rental revenue. The Company’s review of collectability of charges under its operating leases also includes any accrued rental revenue related to the straight-line method of reporting rental revenue.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had three leases across three tenants where collection is not considered probable. For these tenants, the Company is recording rental income on a cash basis and has written off any outstanding receivables, including straight-line rent receivables. Adjustments to rental revenue related to tenants accounted for on the cash basis resulted in an increase to rental income of $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, due to the receipt of amounts previously considered uncollectible.

In addition to the tenant-specific collectability assessment performed, the Company may also recognize a general allowance, as a reduction to rental revenue, for its operating lease receivables which are not expected to be fully collectible based on the potential for settlement of arrears. The Company had no general allowance at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

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The Company’s leases provide for reimbursement from tenants for common area maintenance, insurance, real estate taxes and other operating expenses. A portion of the Company’s operating cost reimbursement revenue is estimated each period and is recognized as rental revenue in the period the recoverable costs are incurred and accrued, and the related revenue is earned. The balance of unbilled operating cost reimbursement receivable at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $10.1 million and $14.0 million, respectively. Unbilled operating cost reimbursement receivable is reflected in accounts receivable – tenants, net in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company has adopted the practical expedient in FASB ASC Topic 842, Leases (“ASC 842”) that allows lessors to combine non-lease components with the lease components when the timing and patterns of transfer for the lease and non-lease components are the same and the lease is classified as an operating lease.  As a result, all rentals and reimbursements pursuant to tenant leases are reflected as one-line, rental income, in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

Earnings per Share

Earnings per share of common stock has been computed pursuant to the guidance in the FASB ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share.  The guidance requires the classification of the Company’s unvested restricted common shares (“restricted shares”), which contain rights to receive non-forfeitable dividends, as participating securities requiring the two-class method of computing net income per share of common stock.  In accordance with the two-class method, earnings per share has been computed by dividing net income less net income attributable to unvested restricted shares by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding less unvested restricted shares. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income less net income attributable to unvested restricted shares by the weighted average shares of common shares and potentially dilutive securities in accordance with the treasury stock method.

The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the computation of basic and diluted net earnings per share of common stock for each of the periods presented (presented in thousands, except for share data):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023
Net income attributable to Agree Realty Corporation	$	44,859	$	41,614
Less: Series A preferred stock dividends		(1,859)		(1,859)
Net income attributable to common stockholders		43,000		39,755
Less: Income attributable to unvested restricted shares		(120)		(106)
Net income used in basic and diluted earnings per share	$	42,880	$	39,649
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		100,565,173		90,273,864
Less: Unvested restricted shares		(280,585)		(245,609)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per share		100,284,588		90,028,255
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per share		100,284,588		90,028,255
Effect of dilutive securities:
Share-based compensation		52,012		71,925
ATM Forward Equity Offerings		—		147,104
September 2022 Forward Equity Offering		—		300,888
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in diluted earnings per share		100,336,600		90,548,172
Operating Partnership Units ("OP Units")		347,619		347,619
Weighted average number of common shares and OP Units outstanding used in diluted earnings per share		100,684,219		90,895,791

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For the three months ended March 31, 2024, there were 14,642 shares of restricted common stock (“restricted shares”) that were anti-dilutive and were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share and no performance units that were anti-dilutive.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, 1,050 restricted shares and 4,413 performance units were granted that were anti-dilutive and were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share.

Forward Equity Sales

The Company occasionally sells shares of common stock through forward sale agreements to enable the Company to set the price of such shares upon pricing the offering (subject to certain adjustments) while delaying the issuance of such shares and the receipt of the net proceeds by the Company.

To account for the forward sale agreements, the Company considers the accounting guidance governing financial instruments and derivatives.  To date, the Company has concluded that its forward sale agreements are not liabilities as they do not embody obligations to repurchase its shares nor do they embody obligations to issue a variable number of shares for which the monetary value are predominantly fixed, varying with something other than the fair value of the shares, or varying inversely in relation to its shares. The Company then evaluates whether the agreements meet the derivatives and hedging guidance scope exception to be accounted for as equity instruments.  The Company has concluded that the agreements are classifiable as equity contracts based on the following assessments: (i) none of the agreements’ exercise contingencies are based on observable markets or indices besides those related to the market for the Company’s own stock price and operations; and (ii) none of the settlement provisions precluded the agreements from being indexed to its own stock.

The Company also considers the potential dilution resulting from the forward sale agreements on the earnings per share calculations. The Company uses the treasury stock method to determine the dilution resulting from forward sale agreements during the period of time prior to settlement.

Equity Offering Costs

Underwriting commissions and offering costs of equity offerings are reflected as a reduction of additional paid-in-capital in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Income Taxes

The Company has made an election to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Company generally will not be subject to federal income taxes on amounts distributed to stockholders, providing it distributes 100% of its REIT taxable income and meets certain other requirements for qualifying as a REIT. For the periods covered in the condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company believes it has qualified as a REIT. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal income taxes related to the Company’s REIT taxable income in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Company has elected taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) status for certain subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of the REIT Modernization Act. A TRS is able to engage in activities resulting in income that previously would have been disqualified from being eligible REIT income under the federal income tax regulations. As a result, certain activities of the Company which occur within its TRS entities are subject to federal income taxes. All provisions for federal income taxes in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are attributable to the Company’s TRS.

Notwithstanding its qualification for taxation as a REIT, the Company is subject to certain state and local income and franchise taxes, which are included in income and other tax expense on the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

The Company is subject to the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 740-10 (“ASC 740-10”) and regularly analyzes its various federal and state filing positions and only recognizes the income tax effect in its financial statements when certain criteria

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regarding uncertain income tax positions have been met. The Company believes that its income tax positions are documented and supported and would more likely than not be sustained upon examination by all relevant taxing authorities. Therefore, no provisions for uncertain income tax positions have been recorded pursuant to ASC 740-10 in the condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company has elected to record related interest and penalties, if any, as income and other tax expense on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. The Company has no material interest or penalties relating to income taxes recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Earnings and profits that determine the taxability of distributions to stockholders differ from net income reported for financial reporting purposes due to differences in the estimated useful lives and methods used to compute depreciation and the carrying value (basis) of the investments in properties for tax purposes, among other things.

Management’s Responsibility to Evaluate Its Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

When preparing financial statements for each annual and interim reporting period, management has the responsibility to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.  In making its evaluation, the Company considers, among other things, any risks and/or uncertainties to its results of operations, contractual obligations in the form of near-term debt maturities, dividend requirements, or other factors impacting the Company’s liquidity and capital resources. No conditions or events that raised substantial doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern within one year were identified as of the issuance date of the condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Segment Reporting

The Company is primarily in the business of acquiring, developing and managing retail real estate. The Company’s chief operating decision maker, which is its Chief Executive Officer, does not distinguish or group operations on a geographic or other basis when assessing the financial performance of the Company’s portfolio of properties.  Accordingly, the Company has a single reportable segment for disclosure purposes.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of (1) assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and (2) revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The Company’s estimates of fair value of financial and non-financial assets and liabilities are based on the framework established in the fair value accounting guidance, ASC Topic 820 Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”). The framework specifies a hierarchy of valuation inputs which was established to increase consistency, clarity and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures. The guidance describes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value, two of which are considered observable and one that is considered unobservable. The following describes the three levels:

Level 1 – Valuation is based upon quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Valuation is based upon inputs other than Level 1 inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

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Level 3 –   Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use at least one significant assumption not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03, “Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions (Topic 820)” (“ASU 2022-03”).  ASU 2022-03 clarifies that contractual sale restrictions on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, are not considered in measuring the fair value of equity securities.  In addition, the amendment requires the disclosure of: (1) the fair value of equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions reflected in the balance sheet, (2) the nature and remaining duration of the restrictions, and (3) any circumstances that could cause a lapse in the restrictions. The amendments in ASU 2022-03 are effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within those fiscal years.  The amendment is applied prospectively. There was no impact upon adoption of the guidance on January 1, 2024 as the Company does not have sale restrictions on equity securities.

In August 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-05, Business Combinations – Joint Venture Formations (Subtopic 805-60) (“ASU 2023-05”). ASU 2023-05 addresses the accounting for contributions made to a joint venture, upon formation, in a joint venture’s separate financial statements.  ASU 2023-05 will require that a joint venture apply a new basis of accounting upon formation. By applying a new basis of accounting, a joint venture, upon formation, will recognize and initially measure its assets and liabilities at fair value (with exceptions to fair value measurement that are consistent with the business combinations guidance). The amendments in ASC 2023-05 are effective prospectively for all joint ventures formed on or after January 1, 2025. Joint ventures formed prior to January 1, 2025 may elect to apply the amendments retrospectively and early adoption is permitted. The Company does not have joint ventures and as such does not anticipate any impact from the amendments.

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”). ASU 2023-07 is intended to improve reportable segment disclosure by requiring disclosure of incremental segment information on an annual and interim basis such as, annual and interim disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, interim disclosure of a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets and require that a public entity that has a single reportable segment provide all the disclosures required by ASU 2023-07 and all existing segment disclosures in Topic 280.  The amendments in ASU 2023-07 do not change how a public entity identifies its operating segments, aggregates those operating segments, or applies the quantitative thresholds to determine its reportable segments. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The disclosures are applied retrospectively to all periods presented and early adoption is permitted. The Company has one reportable segment and continues to evaluate additional disclosures that may be required in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) – Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 requires annual disclosure of specific categories in the income tax rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold within the rate reconciliation. In addition, the amendments require annual disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by federal, state and foreign jurisdictions as well as individual jurisdictions in which income taxes paid is equal to or greater than 5 percent of total income taxes paid.  ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024 on a prospective basis, however early adoption and retrospective adoption is permitted. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of the guidance and potential additional disclosures required.  

In March 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted climate-related reporting rules, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (the “SEC Climate Reporting Rules”). The SEC Climate Reporting Rules require:

● Climate-related disclosures outside of the financial statements:

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o Description of governance, strategy and risk management related to climate-related risks that have materially impacted, or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on, the Company’s business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition.  

o Disclosure of gross scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, if material, as well a description of the methodology, significant inputs and assumptions used to calculate the GHG emissions, organizational and operational boundaries and protocols or standards used.  Scope 1 GHG emissions are direct GHG emissions from operations owned or controlled by the entity and scope 2 emissions are indirect GHG emissions from the generation of purchased or acquired electricity, steam, heat or cooling that is consumed by operations owned or controlled by the entity.  

● Financial statement disclosures:

o Expenditures and capitalized costs, excluding recoveries, incurred related to severe weather events and natural events are required, if such expenditures exceed defined disclosure thresholds. In addition, a description of material estimates and assumptions used to produce the financial statement disclosures are required.  

o If the use of carbon offsets or renewable energy credits (RECs) are a material component of the registrant’s plans to achieve climate-related targets or goals, disclosure of carbon offsets and RECs beginning and ending balances, amounts expensed, capitalized costs and losses are presented in the financial statements.  

The disclosures will be phased in, with the financial statement disclosures and certain climate risk disclosures required for annual periods beginning in 2025. GHG emissions disclosures and the remaining climate risk disclosures will be required for annual periods beginning in 2026.  In the initial year of compliance, GHG emissions disclosures are required for the most recently completed fiscal year, however, if these disclosures were provided in previous SEC filings for the historic years presented, that historical disclosure is also required. The Company continues to evaluate the additional disclosures required.        

Note 3 – Leases

Tenant Leases

The Company is primarily focused on the ownership, acquisition, development and management of retail properties leased to industry leading tenants.

Substantially all of the Company’s tenants are subject to net lease agreements. A net lease typically requires the tenant to be responsible for minimum monthly rent and actual property operating expenses incurred, including property taxes, insurance and maintenance. In addition, the Company’s tenants are typically subject to future rent increases based on fixed amounts or increases in the consumer price index and certain leases provide for additional rent calculated as a percentage of the tenants’ gross sales above a specified level.  Certain of the Company’s properties are subject to leases under which it retains responsibility for specific costs and expenses of the property.

The Company’s leases typically provide the tenant with one or more multi-year renewal options to extend their leases, subject to generally the same terms and conditions, including rent increases, consistent with the initial lease term.

The Company attempts to maximize the amount it expects to derive from the underlying real estate property following the end of the lease, to the extent it is not extended.  The Company maintains a proactive leasing program that, combined with the quality and locations of its properties, has made its properties attractive to tenants. The Company intends to continue to hold its properties for long-term investment and, accordingly, places a strong emphasis on the quality of construction and an on-going program of regular and preventative maintenance.

The Company has elected the practical expedient in ASC 842 on not separating non-lease components from associated lease components.  The lease and non-lease components combined as a result of this election largely include tenant rentals and maintenance charges, respectively. The Company applies the accounting requirements of ASC 842 to the combined component.

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The following table includes information regarding contractual lease payments for the Company’s operating leases for which it is the lessor, for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (presented in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023
Total lease payments	$	154,698	$	132,152
Less: Operating cost reimbursements and percentage rents		17,837		16,391
Total non-variable lease payments	$	136,861	$	115,761

At March 31, 2024, future non-variable lease payments to be received from the Company’s operating leases for the remainder of 2024, the following four years, and thereafter are as follows (presented in thousands):

	2024
Year Ending December 31,	(remaining)		2025		2026		2027		2028		Thereafter		Total
Future non-variable lease payments	$	428,698	$	569,852	$	550,528	$	524,190	$	486,812	$	2,402,967	$	4,963,047

Deferred Revenue

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there was $23.3 million and $21.9 million, respectively, in deferred revenues resulting from rents paid in advance. Deferred revenues are recognized within accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of these dates.

Land Lease Obligations

The Company is the lessee under land lease agreements for certain of its properties. ASC 842 requires a lessee to recognize right of use assets and lease obligation liabilities that arise from leases, whether qualifying as operating or finance.  As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had $60.0 million and $60.2 million, respectively, of right of use assets, net, recognized within other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, while the corresponding lease obligations, net, of $22.8 million and $23.0 million, respectively, were recognized within accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of these dates.  

The Company’s land leases do not include any variable lease payments. These leases typically provide multi-year renewal options to extend their term as lessee at the Company’s option. Option periods are included in the calculation of the lease obligation liability only when options are reasonably certain to be exercised. Certain of the Company’s land leases qualify as finance leases as a result of purchase options that are reasonably certain of being exercised or automatic transfer of title to the Company at the end of the lease term.

Amortization of right of use assets for operating land leases is classified as land lease expense and was $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. There was no amortization of right of use assets for finance land leases, as the underlying leased asset (land) has an infinite life.  Interest expense on finance land leases was less than $0.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

In calculating its lease obligations under ground leases, the Company uses discount rates estimated to be equal to what it would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term, for an amount equal to the lease payments, in a similar economic environment.

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The following tables include information on the Company’s land leases for which it is the lessee, for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. (presented in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023
Operating leases:
Operating cash outflows	$	299	$	299
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (years)		33.2		33.4
Finance leases:
Operating cash outflows	$	62	$	63
Financing cash outflows	$	22	$	21
Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases (years)		0.5		1.5

The weighted-average discount rate used in computing operating and finance lease obligations approximated 4% at March 31, 2024 and 2023.

The following is a maturity analysis of lease liabilities for operating land leases as of March 31, 2024 for the remainder of 2024 and the following four years. (presented in thousands)

	2024
Year Ending December 31,	(remaining)		2025		2026		2027		2028		Thereafter		Total
Lease payments	$	897	$	1,197	$	1,195	$	1,042	$	1,013	$	27,796	$	33,140
Imputed interest		(516)		(669)		(647)		(627)		(609)		(13,254)		(16,322)
Total lease liabilities	$	381	$	528	$	548	$	415	$	404	$	14,542	$	16,818

The following is a maturity analysis of lease liabilities for finance land leases as of March 31, 2024 for the remainder of 2024 and the following four years. (presented in thousands)

	2024
Year Ending December 31,	(remaining)		2025		2026		2027		2028		Thereafter		Total
Lease payments	$	6,168	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	6,168
Imputed interest		(145)		—		—		—		—		—		(145)
Total lease liabilities	$	6,023	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	6,023

Note 4 – Real Estate Investments

Real Estate Portfolio

As of March 31, 2024, the Company owned 2,161 properties, with a total gross leasable area (“GLA”) of approximately 44.9 million square feet. Net Real Estate Investments totaled $6.82 billion as of March 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned 2,135 properties, with a total GLA of approximately 44.2 million square feet. Net Real Estate Investments totaled $6.74 billion as of December 31, 2023.

Acquisitions

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company purchased 31 retail net lease assets for approximately $128.3 million, which includes acquisition and closing costs. These properties are located in 22 states and had a weighted average lease term of approximately 8.2 years.

The aggregate acquisitions for the three months ended March 31, 2024 were allocated $31.0 million to land, $83.2 million to buildings and improvements and $14.1 million to lease intangibles, net.

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During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company purchased 66 retail net lease assets for approximately $303.9 million, which includes acquisition and closing costs. These properties are located in 24 states and were leased for a weighted average lease term of approximately 13.1 years.

The 2024 and 2023 acquisitions were funded as cash purchases and there were no material contingent consideration associated with these acquisitions. None of the Company’s acquisitions during 2024 or 2023 caused any new or existing tenants to comprise 10% or more of the Company’s total annualized contractual base rent at March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Developments

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company commenced four and completed two development or Developer Funding Platform (“DFP”) projects. At March 31, 2024, the Company had 18 development or DFP projects under construction.

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company commenced five and completed three development or DFP projects. At March 31, 2023, the Company had 26 development or DFP projects under construction.

Dispositions

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company sold six assets for net proceeds of $21.1 million and recorded a net gain of $2.1 million. The Company did not dispose of any properties during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Assets Held for Sale

The Company classified three properties as real estate held for sale as of March 31, 2024 and one property as real estate held for sale as of December 31, 2023, the assets for which are separately presented in the consolidated balance sheets as follows (presented in thousands):

	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Land	$	2,137	$	671
Building		3,586		2,978
		5,723		3,649
Accumulated depreciation and amortization, net		(307)		(7)
Total Real Estate Held for Sale, net	$	5,416	$	3,642

Provisions for Impairment

As a result of the Company’s review of real estate investments, it recognized $4.5 million and no provisions for impairment for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The estimated fair value of the impaired real estate assets at their time of impairment during 2024 was $13.7 million.

Note 5 – Debt

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had total gross indebtedness of $2.53 billion, including (i) $44.6 million of mortgage notes payable; (ii) $350.0 million unsecured term loan; (iii) $1.81 billion of senior unsecured notes; and (iv) $330.0 million outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility (defined below).

Mortgage Notes Payable

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had total gross mortgage indebtedness of $44.6 million, which was collateralized by related real estate and tenants’ leases with an aggregate net book value of $78.5 million. The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s mortgage notes payable was 3.77% as of March 31, 2024 and 3.78% as of December 31, 2023.

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Mortgage notes payable consisted of the following (presented in thousands):

	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Note payable in monthly installments of $92 including interest at 6.27% per annum, with a final monthly payment due July 2026		2,382		2,618
Note payable in monthly installments of interest only at 3.63% per annum, with a balloon payment due December 2029		42,250		42,250
Total principal		44,632		44,868
Unamortized debt issuance costs and assumed debt discount, net		(1,966)		(2,057)
Total	$	42,666	$	42,811

The mortgage loans encumbering the Company’s properties are generally non-recourse, subject to certain exceptions for which the Company would be liable for any resulting losses incurred by the lender. These exceptions vary from loan to loan, but generally include fraud or material misrepresentations, misstatements or omissions by the borrower, intentional or grossly negligent conduct by the borrower that harms the property or results in a loss to the lender, filing of a bankruptcy petition by the borrower, either directly or indirectly, and certain environmental liabilities. At March 31, 2024, there were no mortgage loans with partial recourse to the Company.

The Company has entered into mortgage loans that are secured by multiple properties and contain cross-default and cross-collateralization provisions. Cross-collateralization provisions allow a lender to foreclose on multiple properties in the event that the Company defaults under the loan. Cross-default provisions allow a lender to foreclose on the related property in the event a default is declared under another loan.

Unsecured Term Loan

The following table presents the unsecured term loan principal balances net of unamortized debt issuance costs as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (presented in thousands):

	All-in
	Interest Rate (1)		Maturity	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
2029 Unsecured Term Loan	4.52	%	January 2029	$	350,000	$	350,000
Total Principal					350,000		350,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs, net					(3,053)		(3,202)
Total				$	346,947	$	346,798

(1) Interest rate as of March 31, 2024 reflects the credit spread of 85 basis points, plus a 10 basis point SOFR adjustment and the impact of interest rate swaps which converted $350.0 million of SOFR-based interest to a fixed weighted average interest rate of 3.57%.

The 2029 Unsecured Term Loan includes an accordion option that allows the Company to request additional lender commitments up to a total of $500.0 million. Borrowings under the 2029 Unsecured Term Loan are priced at SOFR plus a spread of 80 to 160 basis points over SOFR, depending on the Company’s credit ratings, plus a SOFR adjustment of 10 basis points. Based on the Company’s credit ratings at the time of closing, pricing on the 2029 Unsecured Term Loan was 95 basis points over SOFR. The Company used the existing $350.0 million of forward starting interest rate swaps to hedge the variable SOFR priced interest to a weighted average fixed rate of 3.57% until January 2029.

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Senior Unsecured Notes

The following table presents the senior unsecured notes principal balances net of unamortized debt issuance costs and original issue discounts for the Company’s private placement and public offerings as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (presented in thousands):

	All-in		Coupon
	Interest Rate (1)		Rate		Maturity	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
2025 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.16	%	4.16	%	May 2025	$	50,000	$	50,000
2027 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.26	%	4.26	%	May 2027		50,000		50,000
2028 Senior Unsecured Public Notes	2.11	%	2.00	%	June 2028		350,000		350,000
2028 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.42	%	4.42	%	July 2028		60,000		60,000
2029 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.19	%	4.19	%	September 2029		100,000		100,000
2030 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.32	%	4.32	%	September 2030		125,000		125,000
2030 Senior Unsecured Public Notes	3.49	%	2.90	%	October 2030		350,000		350,000
2031 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.42	%	4.47	%	October 2031		125,000		125,000
2032 Senior Unsecured Public Notes	3.96	%	4.80	%	October 2032		300,000		300,000
2033 Senior Unsecured Public Notes	2.13	%	2.60	%	June 2033		300,000		300,000
Total Principal							1,810,000		1,810,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs and original issue discounts, net							(15,126)		(15,688)
Total						$	1,794,874	$	1,794,312

(1) The all-in interest rate reflects the straight-line amortization of the terminated swap agreements, as applicable.

The Company has entered into forward-starting interest rate swap agreements to hedge against changes in future cash flows on forecasted issuances of debt. Refer to Note 8 – Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity. In connection with pricing certain Senior Unsecured Notes and Senior Unsecured Public Notes, the Company terminated forward-starting interest rate swap agreements to fix the interest rate on all or a portion of the respective notes.  

Senior Unsecured Notes – Private Placements

The Senior Unsecured Notes (collectively the “Private Placements”) were issued in private placements to individual investors. The Private Placements did not involve a public offering in reliance on the exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

Senior Unsecured Notes – Public Offerings

The Senior Unsecured Public Notes (collectively the “Public Notes”) are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Agree Realty Corporation and certain wholly owned subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership. These guarantees are senior unsecured obligations of the guarantors, rank equally in right of payment with all other existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and are effectively subordinated to all secured indebtedness of the Operating Partnership and each guarantor (to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness).

The Public Notes are governed by an indenture, dated August 17, 2020, among the Operating Partnership, the Company and trustee (as supplemented by an officer’s certificate dated at the issuance of each of the Public Notes, the “Indenture”). The Indenture contains various restrictive covenants, including limitations on the ability of the guarantors and the issuer to incur additional indebtedness and requirements to maintain a pool of unencumbered assets.

Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility

In November 2022, the Company entered into a First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement which converted the interest rate on its existing $1.00 billion revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) from a spread over LIBOR to a spread over SOFR plus a SOFR adjustment of 10 basis points.

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The Revolving Credit Facility's interest rate is based on a pricing grid with a range of 72.5 to 140 basis points over SOFR, determined by the Company's credit ratings and leverage ratio, plus a SOFR adjustment of 10 basis points. The margins for the Revolving Credit Facility are subject to improvement based on the Company's leverage ratio, provided its credit ratings meet a certain threshold. In addition, in connection with the Company's ongoing environmental, social and governance ("ESG") initiatives, pricing on the Revolving Credit Facility may be reduced if specific ESG rating improvements are achieved. As of March 31, 2024 the Revolving Credit Facility bore interest of 6.19%, which is comprised of SOFR of 5.32% plus the pricing grid spread of 76.5 basis points and 10 basis point SOFR adjustment.

The Revolving Credit Facility had a $330.0 million outstanding balance as of March 31, 2024 and $227.0 million outstanding balance as of December 31, 2023. The Revolving Credit Facility includes an accordion option that allows the Company to request additional lender commitments up to a total of $1.75 billion. The Revolving Credit Facility will mature in January 2026 with Company options to extend the maturity date to January 2027.

The Company and Richard Agree, the Executive Chairman of the Company, were parties to a Reimbursement Agreement dated November 18, 2014 (the “Reimbursement Agreement”). Pursuant to the Reimbursement Agreement, Mr. Agree had agreed to reimburse the Company for any loss incurred under the Revolving Credit Facility in an amount not to exceed $14.0 million to the extent that the value of the Operating Partnership’s assets available to satisfy the Operating Partnership’s obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility is less than $14.0 million. The parties terminated the Reimbursement Agreement and entered into a new reimbursement agreement dated October 3, 2023 (the “New Reimbursement Agreement”).  Pursuant to the New Reimbursement Agreement, Mr. Agree has agreed to reimburse the Company for his proportionate share of loss incurred under the Revolving Credit Facility in an amount to be determined by facts and circumstances at the time of loss.

Debt Maturities

The following table presents scheduled principal payments related to the Company’s debt as of March 31, 2024 (presented in thousands):

	Scheduled		Balloon
	Principal		Payment		Total
Remainder of 2024	$	727	$	—	$	727
2025		1,026		50,000		51,026
2026 (1)		629		330,000		330,629
2027		—		50,000		50,000
2028		—		410,000		410,000
Thereafter		—		1,692,250		1,692,250
Total scheduled principal payments	$	2,382	$	2,532,250	$	2,534,632

(1) The Revolving Credit Facility matures in January 2026, with options to extend the maturity to January 2027 and had a $330.0 million outstanding balance as of March 31, 2024.

Loan Covenants

Certain loan agreements contain various restrictive covenants, including the following financial covenants: maximum total leverage ratio, maximum secured leverage ratios, consolidated net worth requirements, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, a maximum unencumbered leverage ratio, a minimum unsecured interest expense ratio, a minimum interest coverage

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ratio, a minimum unsecured debt yield and a minimum unencumbered interest expense ratio. As of March 31, 2024, the most restrictive covenant was the minimum unencumbered interest expense ratio. The Company was in compliance with all of its loan covenants and obligations as of March 31, 2024.

Note 6 – Common and Preferred Stock

Shelf Registration

On May 5, 2023, the Company filed an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR with the SEC registering an unspecified amount of common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants of the Company and guarantees of debt securities of the Operating Partnership, as well as an unspecified amount of debt securities of the Operating Partnership, at an indeterminate aggregate initial offering price. The Company may periodically offer one or more of these securities in amounts, prices and on terms to be announced when and if these securities are offered. The specifics of any future offerings, along with the use of proceeds of any securities offered, will be described in detail in a prospectus supplement, or other offering materials, at the time of any offering.

Common Stock Offerings

In October 2022, the Company completed a follow-on public offering of 5,750,000 shares of common stock, including the full exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase an additional 750,000 shares, in connection with forward sale agreements. As of December 31, 2022, the Company settled 1,600,000 shares of these October 2022 forward sale agreements, realizing net proceeds of $106.2 million. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company settled the remaining 4,150,000 shares of these October 2022 forward sale agreements, realizing net proceeds of $275.0 million. The offering resulted in total net proceeds to the Company of $381.2 million after deducting fees and expenses and making certain adjustments as provided in the equity distribution agreement.

Preferred Stock Offering

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had 7,000,000 depositary shares (the “Depositary Shares”) outstanding, each representing 1/1,000th of a share of Series A Preferred Stock.

Dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares are payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each month (or, if not on a business day, on the next succeeding business day). The dividend rate is 4.25% per annum of the $25,000 (equivalent to $25.00 per Depositary Share) liquidation preference. Monthly dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares have been and will be in the amount of $0.08854 per Depositary Share, equivalent to $1.0625 per annum.

The Company may not redeem the Series A Preferred Shares before September 2026, except in limited circumstances to preserve its status as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes and except in certain circumstances upon the occurrence of a change of control of the Company.  Beginning in September 2026, the Company, at its option, may redeem the Series A Preferred Shares, in whole or from time to time in part, by paying $25.00 per Depositary Share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends. Upon the occurrence of a change in control of the Company, if the Company does not otherwise redeem the Series A Preferred Shares, the holders have a right to convert their shares into common stock of the Company at the $25.00 per share liquidation value, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends.  This conversion value is limited by a share cap if the Company’s stock price falls below a certain threshold.

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ATM Programs

The Company enters into at-the-market (“ATM”) programs through which the Company, from time to time, sells shares of common stock and/or enters into forward sale agreements.

		Program Size		Net Proceeds
Program Year		($ million)	Shares Issued	($ million)
2020	*	$400.0	3,334,056	$209.5
2021	*	$500.0	5,453,975	$379.1
2022	*	$750.0	10,217,973	$670.2
2024		$1,000.0	-	-

* ATM Programs have been terminated and no future issuance will occur under them.

2024 ATM Program

In February 2024, the Company entered into a $1.00 billion ATM program (the “2024 ATM Program”).  As of March 31, 2024, the Company had not entered into any forward sale agreements under the 2024 ATM Program.

The previous $750.0 million ATM program (the “2022 ATM Program”) was terminated simultaneously with the establishment of the 2024 ATM Program. As a result, no future issuances will occur under the 2022 ATM Program.

2022 ATM Program

In September 2022, the Company entered into the 2022 ATM Program.

Since inception of the 2022 ATM Program and through adoption of the 2024 ATM Program on February 16, 2024, the Company entered into forward sale agreements to sell an aggregate of 10,217,973 shares of common stock under the 2022 ATM Program, for anticipated net proceeds of $670.2 million. Through December 31, 2023, the Company settled 6,363,359 shares of these forward sale agreements for net proceeds of approximately $433.4 million, after deducting fees and expenses. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company did not settle any of the remaining outstanding shares. The Company is required to settle the remaining outstanding shares of common stock under the 2022 ATM Program by January 2025.

As of March 31, 2023, under the 2022 ATM Program, the Company had entered into forward sale agreements to sell an aggregate of 4,350,232 shares of common stock, for anticipated proceeds of $300.6 million. Through December 31, 2022, the Company settled 245,591 shares of these forward sale agreements for net proceeds of approximately $18.1 million, after deducting fees and expenses. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, no forward sale agreements were entered and no shares were settled under the 2022 ATM Program.

Note 7 – Dividends and Distribution Payable

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company declared monthly dividends of $0.247 and $0.240, respectively, per common share. Holders of Operating Partnership Common Units are entitled to an equal distribution per Operating Partnership Common Unit held. The dividends and distributions payable for January and February were paid during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, while the March dividends and distributions were recorded as liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2024 and 2023. The March 2024 and 2023 dividends per common share and distributions per Operating Partnership Common Units were paid on April 12, 2024 and April 14, 2023, respectively.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company declared monthly dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares in the amount of $0.08854, per Depositary Share.  The dividends payable for January and February were paid during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, while the March dividends and distributions were recorded as a liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2024 and 2023. The March 2024 and 2023 dividends per Depository Share were paid on April 1, 2024 and April 3, 2023, respectively.

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Note 8 – Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity

Background

The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risk, including interest rate, liquidity and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources and duration of its debt funding and, to a limited extent, the use of derivative instruments. For additional information regarding the leveling of the Company’s derivatives, refer to Note 9 – Fair Value Measurements.

The Company’s objective in using interest rate derivatives is to manage its exposure to interest rate movements and add stability to interest expense. To accomplish this objective, the Company uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed rate payments over the life of the agreement without exchange of the underlying notional amount.

2023 Hedge Activity

In June 2023, the Company entered into $350.0 million of forward starting interest rate swap agreements to hedge against variability in future cash flows resulting from changes in SOFR. The swaps exchange variable rate SOFR interest on $350.0 million of SOFR indexed debt to a weighted average fixed interest rate of 3.57% beginning August 1, 2023 through the maturity date of January 1, 2029. The swaps are designated to hedge the variable rate interest payments of the 2029 Unsecured Term Loan indexed to SOFR. As of March 31, 2024, these interest rate swaps were valued as net assets of approximately $5.7 million.  

In December 2023, the Company entered into $150.0 million of forward-starting interest rate swap agreements to hedge against changes in future cash flows resulting from changes in SOFR. The swaps exchange variable rate SOFR interest on $150.0 million of SOFR indexed debt to a weighted average fixed interest rate of 3.60% beginning December 31, 2024 through the maturity date of December 31, 2034. The swaps are designated to hedge previously unhedged variable rate interest payments indexed to SOFR. As of March 31, 2024, these interest rate swaps were valued as net assets of approximately $1.4 million.

Recognition

The Company recognizes all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value on the balance sheet. The Company recognizes its derivatives within other assets, net and accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company recognizes all changes in fair value for hedging instruments designated and qualifying for cash flow hedge accounting treatment as a component of other comprehensive income (OCI).

Accumulated OCI relates to (i) the change in fair value of interest rate derivatives and (ii) realized gains or losses on settled derivative instruments. Amounts are reclassified out of accumulated OCI as an adjustment to interest expense for (i) realized gains or losses related to effective interest rate swaps and (ii) realized gains or losses on settled derivative instruments, amortized over the term of the hedged debt transaction. During the next twelve months, the Company estimates that an additional $7.2 million will be reclassified as a decrease to interest expense.

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The Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk (presented in thousands, except number of instruments):

	Number of Instruments 1		Notional Amount1
	March 31,	December 31,	March 31,		December 31,
Interest Rate Derivatives	2024	2023	2024		2023
Interest rate swaps	6	6	$	500,000	$	500,000

(1) Number of Instruments and total Notional Amount disclosed includes all interest rate swap agreements outstanding at the balance sheet date, including forward-starting swaps prior to their effective date.

The table below presents the estimated fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments, as well as their classification in the condensed consolidated balance sheets (presented in thousands).

	Asset Derivatives
	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Other Assets, net	$	7,095	$	—

	Liability Derivatives
	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses, and Other Liabilities	$	53	$	4,501

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (presented in thousands).

	Amount of Income/(Loss)				Location of Accumulated OCI	Amount Reclassified from
	Recognized in				Reclassified from Accumulated	Accumulated OCI as a
	OCI on Derivative				OCI into Income	(Reduction)/Increase in Interest Expense
Three Months Ended March 31,	2024		2023			2024		2023
Interest rate swaps	$	13,092	$	—	Interest expense	$	(2,178)	$	(629)

The Company does not use derivative instruments for trading or other speculative purposes and did not have any other derivative instruments or hedging activities as of March 31, 2024.

Credit-Risk-Related Contingent Features

The Company has agreements with its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where the Company could be declared in default on its derivative obligations if repayment of the underlying indebtedness is accelerated by the lender due to the Company’s default on the indebtedness.

Although the derivative contracts are subject to master netting arrangements, which serve as credit mitigants to both the Company and its counterparties under certain situations, the Company does not net its derivative fair values or any existing rights or obligations to cash collateral on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the fair value of derivatives related to these agreements, which includes interest but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk, was a net asset position of $7.6 million and a net liability position of $4.1 million, respectively. There was no offsetting of derivative assets or liabilities as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

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Note 9 – Fair Value Measurements

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

The Company accounts for fair values in accordance with ASC 820. ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820 applies to reported balances that are required or permitted to be measured at fair value under existing accounting pronouncements; accordingly, the standard does not require any new fair value measurements of reported balances.

ASC 820 emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. Therefore, a fair value measurement should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy).

Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs may include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, as well as inputs that are observable for the asset or liability (other than quoted prices), such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, which are typically based on an entity’s own assumptions, as there is little, if any, related market activity. In instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls, is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company uses interest rate swap agreements to manage its interest rate risk. The valuation of these instruments is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves.

To comply with the provisions of ASC 820, the Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effect of nonperformance risk, the Company has considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts, and guarantees.

Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with its derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by itself and its counterparties. However, as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company has assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions and has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of its derivatives. As a result, the Company has determined that its derivative valuations in their entirety are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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The table below presents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (presented in thousands):

	Total Fair Value		Level 2
March 31, 2024
Derivative assets - interest rate swaps	$	7,095	$	7,095
Derivative liabilities - interest rate swaps	$	53	$	53
December 31, 2023
Derivative assets - interest rate swaps	$	—	$	—
Derivative liabilities - interest rate swaps	$	4,501	$	4,501

Other Financial Instruments

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, cash held in escrow, accounts receivable and accounts payable and accrued liabilities are reasonable estimates of their fair values because of the short maturity of these financial instruments.

The Company estimated the fair value of its debt based on its incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements with the same remaining maturity and on the discounted estimated future cash payments to be made for other debt. The discount rate used to calculate the fair value of debt approximates current lending rates for loans and assumes the debt is outstanding through maturity. Since such amounts are estimates that are based on limited available market information for similar transactions, there can be no assurance that the disclosed value of any financial instrument could be realized by immediate settlement of the instrument.

The Company determined that the valuation of its Unsecured Term Loan, Senior Unsecured Notes and Revolving Credit Facility are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and its fixed rate mortgages are classified as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The Senior Unsecured Notes had carrying values of $1.79 billion as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and had fair values of $1.60 billion. The Mortgage Notes Payable had carrying values of $42.7 million and $42.8 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and had fair values of $40.9 million and $41.2 million, respectively. The fair value of the Revolving Credit Facility and Unsecured Term Loan are estimated to be equal to the carrying value as they are variable rate debt.

Note 10 – Equity Incentive Plan

In May 2020, the Company’s stockholders approved the Agree Realty Corporation 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”). The 2020 Plan provides for the award to employees, directors and consultants of the Company of options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance awards (which may take the form of performance units or performance shares) and other awards to acquire up to an aggregate of 700,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. As of March 31, 2024, 33,907 shares of common stock were available for issuance under the 2020 Plan.

Restricted Stock - Employees

Restricted shares have been granted to certain employees which vest based on continued service to the Company.

The holder of a restricted share award is generally entitled at all times on and after the date of issuance of the restricted shares to exercise the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including the right to vote the shares and the right to receive dividends on the shares. Restricted share awards granted prior to 2023 vest over a five-year period while awards granted in 2023 and 2024 vest over a three-year period.

The Company estimates the fair value of restricted share grants at the date of grant and amortizes those amounts into expense on a straight-line basis over the appropriate vesting period. The Company used 0% for the forfeiture rate for determining the fair value of restricted stock. The Company recognized expense related to restricted share grants of $1.3 million and $1.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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As of March 31, 2024, there was $14.1 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to the outstanding restricted shares, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.5 years. The intrinsic value of restricted shares redeemed during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, was $2.2 million and $2.6 million, respectively.

Restricted share activity is summarized as follows:

	Shares	Weighted Average
	Outstanding	Grant Date
	(in thousands)	Fair Value
Unvested restricted stock at December 31, 2023	194	$	68.85
Restricted stock granted	101	$	57.51
Restricted stock vested	(64)	$	69.37
Unvested restricted stock at March 31, 2024	231	$	63.74

Performance Units

Performance units are subject to a three-year performance period, following the conclusion of which shares awarded are to be determined by the Company’s total shareholder return (“TSR”) compared to the constituents of the MSCI US REIT Index and a defined peer group. Fifty percent of the award is based upon the TSR percentile rank versus the constituents in the MSCI US REIT Index for the three-year performance period; and fifty percent of the award is based upon TSR percentile rank versus a specified net lease peer group for the three-year performance period. For performance units granted prior to 2023, vesting of the performance units following their issuance will occur ratably over a three-year period, with the initial vesting occurring immediately following the conclusion of the performance period such that all units vest within five years of the original award date. Performance units granted in 2023 and 2024 vest following the conclusion of the performance period such that all units will vest three years from the original award date.

The grant date fair value of these awards is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation pricing model. For the performance units granted prior to 2023, compensation expense is amortized on an attribution method over a five-year period. For performance units granted in 2023 and 2024, compensation expense is amortized on a straight-line basis over a three-year period. Compensation expense related to performance units is determined at the grant date and is not adjusted throughout the measurement or vesting periods.

The Monte Carlo simulation pricing model for issued grants utilizes the following assumptions: (i) expected term (equal to the remaining performance measurement period at the grant date); (ii) volatility (based on historical volatility); and (iii) risk-free rate (interpolated based on 2- and 3-year rates). The Company used 0% for the forfeiture rate for determining the fair value of performance units.  

The following assumptions were used when determining the grant date fair value:

	2024		2023		2022
Expected term (years)	2.9		2.9		2.9
Volatility	20.0	%	23.6	%	33.5	%
Risk-free rate	4.5	%	4.4	%	1.8	%

The Company recognized expense related to performance units for which the three-year performance period has not yet been completed of $0.6 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, there was $7.9 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to performance units for which the three-year performance period has not yet been completed, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.5 years.

The Company recognized expense related to performance units for which the three-year performance period was completed, however the shares have not yet vested, of $0.2 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. As of March 31, 2024, there was $0.5 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to performance

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units for which the three-year performance period has been completed, however the shares have not yet vested, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.4 years.

Performance units activity is summarized as follows:

	Target Number	Weighted Average
	of Awards	Grant Date
	(in thousands)	Fair Value
Performance units at December 31, 2023 - three-year performance period to be completed	111	$	72.14
Performance units granted	77	$	59.16
Performance shares - three-year performance period completed	(31)	$	63.42
Performance units at March 31, 2024 - three-year performance period to be completed	157	$	67.50

	Shares	Weighted Average
	Outstanding	Grant Date
	(in thousands)	Fair Value
Performance units and shares - three-year performance period completed but not yet vested at December 31, 2023	31	$	83.40
Shares earned at completion of three-year performance period (1)	23	$	63.42
Shares vested	(28)	$	75.18
Performance units and shares - three-year performance period completed but not yet vested at March 31, 2024	26	$	74.58

(1)Performance units granted in 2021 for which the three-year performance period was completed in 2024 were earned at the 76% performance level.

Restricted Stock - Directors

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, 23,389 restricted shares were granted to independent members of the Company’s board of directors at a weighted average grant date fair value of $57.51 per share. During the year ended December 31, 2023, 14,535 restricted shares were granted to independent members of the Company’s board of directors at a weighted average grant date fair value of $73.27 per share.

The holder of a restricted share award is generally entitled at all times on and after the date of issuance of the restricted shares to exercise the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including the right to vote the shares and the right to receive dividends on the shares.

The Company estimates the fair value of board members’ restricted share grants at the date of grant and amortizes those amounts into expense on a straight-line basis over the one-year vesting period. The Company recognized expense relating to restricted share grants to the board members of $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

As of March 31, 2024, there was $1.0 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to the board members’ outstanding restricted shares, which is expected to be recognized over the remainder of 2024.

The Company used 0% for the forfeiture rate for determining the fair value of this restricted stock.

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Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is party to various legal actions which the Company considers to be routine in nature and incidental to the operation of its business. The Company believes that the outcome of the proceedings will not have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Note 12 – Subsequent Events

In connection with the preparation of its financial statements, the Company has evaluated events that occurred subsequent to March 31, 2024 through the date on which these financial statements were issued to determine whether any of these events required adjustments to or disclosure in the financial statements.

There were no reportable subsequent events or transactions.

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Item 2.       Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following should be read in conjunction with the Interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Agree Realty Corporation (the “Company”), a Maryland corporation, including the respective notes thereto, which are included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The terms the “Company,” “Management,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Agree Realty Corporation and all of its consolidated subsidiaries, including Agree Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and includes this statement for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe the Company’s future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “should,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “seek,” “could,” “project” or similar expressions. You should not rely on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond the Company’s control and which could materially affect the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, performance or future achievements or events. Currently, one of the most significant factors, however, is the adverse effect of macroeconomic conditions, including inflation and the potential impacts of pandemics, epidemics or other public health emergencies or fear of such events on the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and performance of the Company and its tenants, the real estate market and the global economy and financial markets. The extent to which macroeconomic trends may impact the Company and its tenants will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence. Moreover, you should interpret many of the risks identified in this report, as well as the risks set forth below, as being heightened as a result of the ongoing and numerous adverse impacts of macroeconomic conditions. Additional factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: the factors included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, including those set forth under the headings “Business,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”; global and national economic conditions and changes in general economic, financial and real estate market conditions; the financial failure of, or other default in payment by, tenants under their leases and the potential resulting vacancies; the Company’s concentration with certain tenants and in certain markets, which may make the Company more susceptible to adverse events; changes in the Company’s business strategy; risks that the Company’s acquisition and development projects will fail to perform as expected; adverse changes and disruption in the retail sector and the financing stability of the Company’s tenants, which could impact tenants’ ability to pay rent and expense reimbursement; the Company’s ability to pay dividends; risks relating to information technology and cybersecurity attacks, loss of confidential information and other related business disruptions; loss of key management personnel; the potential need to fund improvements or other capital expenditures out of operating cash flow; financing risks, such as the inability to obtain debt or equity financing on favorable terms or at all; the level and volatility of interest rates; the Company’s ability to renew or re-lease space as leases expire; limitations in the Company’s tenants’ leases on real estate tax, insurance and operating cost reimbursement obligations; loss or bankruptcy of one or more of the Company’s major tenants, and bankruptcy laws that may limit the Company’s remedies if a tenant becomes bankrupt and rejects its leases; potential liability for environmental contamination, which could result in substantial costs; the Company’s level of indebtedness, which could reduce funds available for other business purposes and reduce the Company’s operational flexibility; covenants in the Company’s credit agreements and unsecured notes, which could limit the Company’s flexibility and adversely affect its financial condition; credit market developments that may reduce availability under the Company’s revolving credit facility; an increase in market interest rates which could raise the Company’s interest costs on existing and future debt; a decrease in interest rates, which may lead to additional competition for the acquisition of real estate or adversely affect the Company’s results of operations; the Company’s hedging strategies, which may not be successful in mitigating the Company’s risks associated with interest rates; legislative or regulatory changes, including changes to laws governing real estate investment trusts (“REITs”); the Company’s ability to maintain its qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes and the limitations imposed on its business by its status as a REIT; and the Company’s failure to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, which could adversely affect the Company’s operations and ability to

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make distributions.

Overview

The Company is a fully integrated REIT primarily focused on the ownership, acquisition, development and management of retail properties net leased to industry leading tenants. The Company was founded in 1971 by its current Executive Chairman, Richard Agree, and its common stock was listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) in 1994.  The Company’s assets are held by, and all of its operations are conducted through, directly or indirectly, the Operating Partnership, of which the Company is the sole general partner and in which it held a 99.7% common interest as of March 31, 2024. Refer to Note 1- Organization in the Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q for further information on the ownership structure. Under the agreement of limited partnership of the Operating Partnership, the Company, as the sole general partner, has exclusive responsibility and discretion in the management and control of the Operating Partnership.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s portfolio consisted of 2,161 properties located in 49 states and totaling approximately 44.9 million square feet of GLA. The portfolio was approximately 99.6% leased and had a weighted average remaining lease term of approximately 8.2 years. A significant majority of the Company’s properties are leased to national tenants and approximately 68.8% of our annualized base rent was derived from tenants, or parent entities thereof, with an investment grade credit rating from S&P Global Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service, Fitch Ratings or the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Substantially all of our tenants are subject to net lease agreements. A net lease typically requires the tenant to be responsible for minimum monthly rent and property operating expenses including property taxes, insurance and maintenance.

The Company elected to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 1994. We believe that we have been organized and have operated in a manner that has allowed us to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes and we intend to continue operating in such a manner.

Results of Operations

Overall

The Company’s real estate investment portfolio grew from approximately $6.01 billion in net investment amount representing 1,908 properties with 40.1 million square feet of GLA as of March 31, 2023 to approximately $6.82 billion in net investment amount representing 2,161 properties with 44.9 million square feet of GLA at March 31, 2024. The Company’s real estate investments were made throughout and between the periods presented and were not all outstanding for the entire period; accordingly, a portion of the increase in rental income between periods is related to recognizing revenue in 2024 on acquisitions that were made during 2023. Similarly, the full rental income impact of acquisitions made during 2024 to-date will not be seen until the remainder of 2024.

Acquisitions

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company acquired 31 retail net lease assets for approximately $128.3 million, which includes acquisition and closing costs. These properties are located in 22 states and are leased to tenants operating in 15 diverse retail sectors for a weighted average lease term of approximately 8.2 years. The underwritten weighted-average capitalization rate on the Company’s acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was 7.7%.¹

¹ When used within this discussion, “weighted-average capitalization rate” for acquisitions and dispositions is defined by the Company as the sum of contractual fixed annual rents computed on a straight-line basis over the primary lease terms and anticipated annual net tenant recoveries, divided by the purchase and sales prices for occupied properties.

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Dispositions

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company disposed of six assets for net proceeds of $21.1 million and recognized a net gain of $2.1 million.

Development and Developer Funding Platform

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company commenced four and completed two development or Developer Funding Platform (“DFP”) projects. At March 31, 2024, the Company had 18 development or DFP projects under construction.

Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 to Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

	Three Months Ended				Variance
	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023		(in dollars)		(percentage)
Rental Income	$	149,422	$	126,609	$	22,813	18	%
Real Estate Tax Expense	$	10,701	$	9,432	$	1,269	13	%
Property Operating Expense	$	7,373	$	6,782	$	591	9	%
Depreciation and Amortization Expense	$	48,463	$	40,646	$	7,817	19	%

The variances in rental income, real estate tax expense, property operating expense and depreciation and amortization expense shown above were due to the acquisitions and the ownership of an increased number of properties during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023, as further described under Results of Operations - Overall above.

General and administrative expenses increased $0.7 million, or 8%, to $9.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to $8.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase was primarily the result of growth in compensation costs due to inflationary increases and higher stock-based compensation expense as a result of changing the vesting period for awards granted in 2023 and 2024. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenue decreased to 6.4% in the first quarter of 2024 down from 7.0% in the first quarter of 2023.

Interest expense increased $6.5 million, or 36%, to $24.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to $18.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase in interest expense was primarily a result of higher levels of borrowings in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the first quarter of 2023 in order to finance the acquisition and development of additional properties. Borrowings increased primarily from the $350.0 million 2029 Unsecured Term Loan that closed in July 2023. The Unsecured Term Loan borrowing and related amortization of deferred financing costs resulted in an increase of $4.1 million in interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2024 as compared to the same period in 2023. In addition, interest rates and the average outstanding balance on the Revolving Credit Facility increased resulting in a $2.0 million increase in interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2024 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023. Furthermore, capitalized interest decreased approximately $0.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023 due to the timing of capital spend on development and DFP projects.  

The Company recognized a $4.5 million provision for impairment during the three months ended March 31, 2024.  No such impairment was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2023.  Provisions for impairment are recorded when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable through operations plus estimated disposition proceeds and are not necessarily comparable period-to-period.

A gain on sale of assets, net of $2.1 million was recognized on the sale of six assets during the three months ended March 31, 2024. No dispositions were completed during the three months ended March 31, 2023, as a result no gain on sale of assets was recognized during the period. Gains and loss on sales of assets are dependent on levels of disposition activity and the carrying value of the assets relative to their sales prices.  As a result, such gains and losses on sales are not necessarily comparable period-to-period.

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Net income increased $3.2 million, or 8%, to $45.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to $41.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023.  The change was the result of the growth in the portfolio offset by the items discussed above. After allocation of income to non-controlling interest and preferred stockholders, net income attributable to common stockholders increased $3.2 million, or 8%, to $43.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to $39.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company’s principal demands for funds include payment of operating expenses, payment of principal and interest on its outstanding indebtedness, dividends and distributions to its stockholders and holders of the units of the Operating Partnership (the “Operating Partnership Common Units”), and future property acquisitions and development.

The Company expects to meet its short-term liquidity requirements through cash and cash equivalents held as of March 31, 2024, cash provided from operations, and borrowings under its revolving credit facility. As of March 31, 2024, available cash and cash equivalents, including cash held in escrow, was $15.4 million.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $330.0 million outstanding on its revolving credit facility and $670.0 million available for future borrowings, subject to its compliance with covenants. The Company anticipates funding its long-term capital needs through cash provided from operations, borrowings under its revolving credit facility, and the issuance of debt and common or preferred equity or other instruments convertible into or exchangeable for common or preferred equity.

We continually evaluate alternative financing and believe that we can obtain financing on reasonable terms. However, there can be no assurance that additional financing or capital will be available, or that the terms will be acceptable or advantageous to us. Our ability to access capital on favorable terms as well as to use cash from operations to continue to meet our liquidity needs is uncertain and cannot be predicted and could be affected by various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to the risks detailed in Part I, Item 1A titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and in the other reports the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Capitalization

As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s total enterprise value was approximately $8.46 billion. Total enterprise value consisted of $5.77 billion of common equity (based on the March 31, 2024 closing price of the Company’s common stock on the NYSE of $57.12 per common share and assuming the conversion of Operating Partnership Common Units), $175.0 million of preferred equity (stated at liquidation value) and $2.53 billion of total debt principal including (i) $330.0 million of borrowings under its revolving credit facility; (ii) $1.81 billion of senior unsecured notes; (iii) $350.0 million under its unsecured term loan; (iv) $44.6 million of mortgage notes payable; less $15.4 million cash, cash equivalents and cash held in escrow. The Company’s total debt principal to total enterprise value was 30.0% as of March 31, 2024.

At March 31, 2024, the non-controlling interest in the Operating Partnership consisted of a 0.3% common ownership interest in the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership Common Units may, under certain circumstances, be exchanged for shares of Company common stock on a one-for-one basis. The Company, as sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, has the option to settle exchanged Operating Partnership Common Units held by others for cash based on the current trading price of our shares. Assuming the exchange of all Operating Partnership Common Units, there would have been 100,976,594 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2024.

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Equity

Shelf Registration

The Company has filed with the SEC an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR, registering an unspecified amount of common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants of the Company and guarantees of debt securities of the Operating Partnership, as well as an unspecified amount of debt securities of the Operating Partnership, at an indeterminate aggregate initial offering price. The Company may periodically offer one or more of these securities in amounts, prices and on terms to be announced when and if these securities are offered.  The specifics of any future offerings, along with the use of proceeds of any securities offered, will be described in detail in a prospectus supplement, or other offering materials, at the time of any offering.

Preferred Stock Offering

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had 7,000,000 depositary shares (the “Depositary Shares”) outstanding, each representing 1/1,000th of a share of Series A Preferred Stock.

Dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares are payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each month (or, if not on a business day, on the next succeeding business day). The dividend rate is 4.25% per annum of the $25,000 (equivalent to $25.00 per Depositary Share) liquidation preference. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares are in the amount of $0.08854 per Depositary Share, equivalent to $1.0625 per annum.

The Company may not redeem the Series A Preferred Shares before September 2026 except in limited circumstances to preserve its status as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes and except in certain circumstances upon the occurrence of a change of control of the Company.  Beginning in September 2026, the Company, at its option, may redeem the Series A Preferred Shares, in whole or from time to time in part, by paying $25.00 per Depositary Share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends. Upon the occurrence of a change in control of the Company, if the Company does not otherwise redeem the Series A Preferred Shares, the holders have a right to convert their shares into common stock of the Company at the $25.00 per share liquidation value, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends.  This conversion value is limited by a share cap if the Company’s stock price falls below a certain threshold.

ATM Programs

The Company enters into at-the-market (“ATM”) programs through which the Company, from time to time, sells shares of common stock and/or enters into forward sale agreements.

2024 ATM Program

On February 16, 2024, the Company entered into a $1.00 billion ATM program (the “2024 ATM Program”).  As of March 31, 2024, the Company had not entered into any forward sale agreements under the 2024 ATM Program.

The previous $750.0 million ATM program (the “2022 ATM Program”) was terminated simultaneously with the establishment of the 2024 ATM Program. As a result, no future issuances will occur under the 2022 ATM Program.

2022 ATM Program

In September 2022, the Company entered into a $750.0 million ATM program.

Since the inception of the 2022 ATM Program and through the adoption of the 2024 ATM Program on February 16, 2024, the Company entered into forward sale agreements to sell an aggregate of 10,217,973 shares of common stock under the 2022 ATM Program, for anticipated net proceeds of $670.2 million. Through December 31, 2023, the Company settled 6,363,359 shares of these forward sale agreements for net proceeds of approximately $433.4 million, after deducting fees and expenses. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company did not settle any of the remaining outstanding

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shares. The Company is required to settle the remaining outstanding shares of common stock under the 2022 ATM Program by January 2025.

Debt

The below table summarizes the Company’s outstanding debt as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (presented in thousands):

	All-in		Coupon			Principal Amount Outstanding
	Interest Rate		Rate		Maturity	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
Revolving Credit Facility (1)	6.19	%			January 2026	$	330,000	$	227,000
Total Credit Facility						$	330,000	$	227,000
Unsecured Term Loan
2029 Unsecured Term Loan (2)	4.52	%			January 2029	$	350,000	$	350,000
Total Unsecured Term Loan						$	350,000	$	350,000
Senior Unsecured Notes (3)
2025 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.16	%	4.16	%	May 2025	$	50,000	$	50,000
2027 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.26	%	4.26	%	May 2027		50,000		50,000
2028 Senior Unsecured Public Notes (4)	2.11	%	2.00	%	June 2028		350,000		350,000
2028 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.42	%	4.42	%	July 2028		60,000		60,000
2029 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.19	%	4.19	%	September 2029		100,000		100,000
2030 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.32	%	4.32	%	September 2030		125,000		125,000
2030 Senior Unsecured Public Notes (4)	3.49	%	2.90	%	October 2030		350,000		350,000
2031 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.42	%	4.47	%	October 2031		125,000		125,000
2032 Senior Unsecured Public Notes (4)	3.96	%	4.80	%	October 2032		300,000		300,000
2033 Senior Unsecured Public Notes (4)	2.13	%	2.60	%	June 2033		300,000		300,000
Total Senior Unsecured Notes						$	1,810,000	$	1,810,000
Mortgage Notes Payable
Portfolio Credit Tenant Lease	6.27	%			July 2026		2,382		2,618
Four Asset Mortgage Loan	3.63	%			December 2029		42,250		42,250
Total Mortgage Notes Payable						$	44,632	$	44,868
Total Principal Amount Outstanding						$	2,534,632	$	2,431,868

(1) The interest rate of the Revolving Credit Facility assumes SOFR as of March 31, 2024 of 5.32%.

(2) The interest rate of the Unsecured Term Loan reflects the credit spread of 85 basis points, plus a 10 basis point SOFR adjustment and the impact of the interest rate swaps which convert $350.0 million of SOFR based interest to a fixed weighted average interest rate of 3.57%.

(3) All-in interest rate for Senior Unsecured Notes reflects the straight-line amortization of the terminated swap agreements, as applicable.

(4) The principal amounts outstanding are presented excluding their original issue discounts.

Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility

The Company’s First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement provides for a $1.00 billion Revolving Credit Facility and converted the interest rate on the existing $1.00 billion Revolving Credit Facility from a spread over LIBOR to a spread over SOFR plus a SOFR adjustment of 10 basis points. The Revolving Credit Facility includes an accordion option that allows the Company to request additional lender commitments up to a total of $1.75 billion. The Revolving Credit Facility will mature in January 2026 with Company options to extend the maturity date to January 2027.  

The Revolving Credit Facility's interest rate is based on a pricing grid with a range of 72.5 to 140 basis points over SOFR, determined by the Company's credit ratings and leverage ratio, plus a SOFR adjustment of 10 basis points. The margins

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for the Revolving Credit Facility are subject to improvement based on the Company's leverage ratio, provided its credit ratings meet a certain threshold. In addition, in connection with the Company's ongoing environmental, social and governance ("ESG") initiatives, pricing on the Revolving Credit Facility may be reduced if specific ESG rating improvements are achieved. As of March 31, 2024 the Revolving Credit Facility bore interest of 6.19%, which is comprised of SOFR of 5.32% plus the pricing grid spread of 76.5 basis points and 10 basis point SOFR adjustment.

The Company and Richard Agree, the Executive Chairman of the Company, were parties to a Reimbursement Agreement dated November 18, 2014 (the “Reimbursement Agreement”).  Pursuant to the Reimbursement Agreement, Mr. Agree had agreed to reimburse the Company for any loss incurred under the Revolving Credit Facility in an amount not to exceed $14.0 million to the extent that the value of the Operating Partnership’s assets available to satisfy the Operating Partnership’s obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility is less than $14.0 million. The parties terminated the Reimbursement Agreement and entered into a new reimbursement agreement dated October 3, 2023 (the “New Reimbursement Agreement”).  Pursuant to the New Reimbursement Agreement, Mr. Agree has agreed to reimburse the Company for his proportionate share of loss incurred under the Revolving Credit Facility in an amount to be determined by facts and circumstances at the time of loss.

Unsecured Term Loan

The 2029 Unsecured Term Loan includes an accordion option that allows the Company to request additional lender commitments up to a total of $500.0 million and matures in January 2029. Borrowings under the 2029 Unsecured Term Loan are priced at SOFR plus a spread of 80 to 160 basis points over SOFR, depending on the Company’s credit ratings, plus a SOFR adjustment of 10 basis points. The Company used the existing $350.0 million of forward starting interest rate swaps to hedge the variable SOFR priced interest to a weighted average fixed rate of 3.57% until January 2029.

Senior Unsecured Notes – Private Placement

The Senior Unsecured Notes (collectively the “Private Placements”) were issued in private placements to individual investors. The Private Placements did not involve a public offering in reliance on the exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

Senior Unsecured Notes – Public Offerings

The Senior Unsecured Public Notes (collectively the “Public Notes”) are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Agree Realty Corporation and certain wholly owned subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership. These guarantees are senior unsecured obligations of the guarantors, rank equally in right of payment with all other existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and are effectively subordinated to all secured indebtedness of the Operating Partnership and each guarantor (to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness).

The Public Notes are governed by an Indenture, dated August 17, 2020, among the Operating Partnership, the Company and respective trustee (as amended and supplemented by an officer’s certificate dated at the issuance of each of the Public Notes, the “Indenture”). The Indenture contains various restrictive covenants, including limitations on the ability of the guarantors and the issuer to incur additional indebtedness and requirements to maintain a pool of unencumbered assets.

Mortgage Notes Payable

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had total gross mortgage indebtedness of $44.6 million which was collateralized by related real estate and tenants’ leases with an aggregate net book value of $78.5 million. The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s mortgage notes payable was 3.77% as of March 31, 2024.

The Company has entered into mortgage loans which are secured by multiple properties and contain cross-default and cross-collateralization provisions. Cross-collateralization provisions allow a lender to foreclose on multiple properties in the event that the Company defaults under the loan. Cross-default provisions allow a lender to foreclose on the related property in the event a default is declared under another loan.

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Loan Covenants

Certain loan agreements contain various restrictive covenants, including the following financial covenants: maximum leverage ratio, maximum secured leverage ratios, consolidated net worth requirements, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, a maximum unencumbered leverage ratio, a minimum unsecured interest expense ratio, a minimum interest coverage ratio, a minimum unsecured debt yield and a minimum unencumbered interest expense ratio. As of March 31, 2024, the most restrictive covenant was the minimum unencumbered interest expense ratio. The Company was in compliance with all of its loan covenants and obligations as of March 31, 2024.

Cash Flows  

Operating - Most of the Company’s cash from operations is generated by rental income from its investment portfolio.  Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 increased by $9.0 million over the same period in 2023, primarily due to the increase in the size of the Company’s real estate investment portfolio.

Investing - Net cash used in investing activities was $205.1 million lower during the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023 primarily due to:

● Cash used for property acquisitions decreased $175.0 million due to the overall decrease in the level of acquisition activity;

● Proceeds from asset sales increased by $21.1 million. Proceeds from asset sales are dependent on levels of disposition activity and the specific assets sold and are not necessarily comparable period-to-period; and

● A $9.3 million decrease in cash used for development investment due to changes in timing of development spend and number of projects in progress during the period. The number of projects in progress decreased to 18 projects in progress at March 31, 2024 as compared to 26 projects in progress at March 31, 2023.

Financing - Net cash provided by financing activities decreased by $197.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023 primarily due to:

● Net proceeds from the issuance of common stock decreased by $195.1 million;

● Total dividends and distributions paid to its common and preferred stockholders and non-controlling interest increased by $9.5 million due to the increase in the annualized common dividend rate and an increased number of common shares outstanding. The Company’s annualized common stock dividend declared during the first quarter of 2024 of $2.964 per common share, represents a 2.9% increase over the annualized dividend amount of $2.880 per common share declared in the same period in 2023; and

● Net borrowings on the Revolving Credit Facility increased $7.0 million.  Net borrowings on the Revolving Credit Facility were $103.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 while $96.0 million of net borrowings were completed over the same period in 2023.

Material Cash Requirements

In conducting its business, the Company enters into contractual obligations, including those for debt and operating leases for land.

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Detail on these obligations as of March 31, 2024, including expected settlement periods, is contained below (presented in thousands):

	2024
	(remaining)		2025		2026		2027		2028		Thereafter		Total
Mortgage Notes Payable	$	727	$	1,026	$	629	$	—	$	—	$	42,250	$	44,632
Revolving Credit Facility (1)		—		—		330,000		—		—		—		330,000
Unsecured Term Loan		—		—		—		—		—		350,000		350,000
Senior Unsecured Notes		—		50,000		—		50,000		410,000		1,300,000		1,810,000
Land Lease Obligations		7,065		1,197		1,195		1,042		1,013		27,796		39,308
Estimated Interest Payments on Outstanding Debt (2)		84,180		104,161		83,661		81,567		75,566		136,284		565,419
Total	$	91,972	$	156,384	$	415,485	$	132,609	$	486,579	$	1,856,330	$	3,139,359

(1) The Revolving Credit Facility matures in January 2026, with options to extend the maturity date by six months up to two times, for a maximum maturity of January 2027.

(2) Estimated interest payments calculated for (i) variable rate debt based on the rate in effect at period-end and (ii) fixed rate debt based on the coupon interest rate.

In addition to items reflected in the table above, the Company has preferred stock with cumulative cash dividends, as described under Equity – Preferred Stock Offering above.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 the Company had 20 development or DFP projects completed or under construction, for which 18 remain under construction as of March 31, 2024. Anticipated total costs for the 18 projects are approximately $73.9 million. These construction commitments will be funded using cash provided from operations, current capital resources on hand, and/or other sources of funding available to the Company.

The Company’s recurring obligations under its tenant leases for maintenance, taxes, and/or insurance will also be funded through the cash sources available to the Company described earlier.

Dividends

During the quarter ended March 31, 2024, the Company declared monthly dividends of $0.247 per common share for January, February and March 2024. The holder of the Operating Partnership Common Units is entitled to an equal distribution per Operating Partnership Common Unit held. The dividends and distributions payable for January and February were paid during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, while March dividends and distributions were recorded as a liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2024 and were paid on April 12, 2024.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2024, the Company declared monthly dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares for January, February and March 2024.  The dividends payable for January and February were paid during the quarter. The March dividend was recorded as a liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2024 and was paid on April 1, 2024.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Refer to Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the condensed consolidated financial statements for a summary and anticipated impact of each applicable accounting pronouncement on the Company’s financial statements.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires the Company’s management to use judgment in the application of accounting policies, including making estimates and assumptions. Management bases estimates on the best information available at the time, its experience, and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. If management’s judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions or other matters had been different, it is possible that different accounting principles would have been applied, resulting in a different presentation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements. From time to time, the Company may re-evaluate its estimates and assumptions. In the event estimates or assumptions prove to be different from actual results, adjustments are made in subsequent periods to reflect more current estimates and assumptions about matters that are inherently uncertain. A summary of the Company’s critical accounting policies is included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. The Company has not made any material changes to these policies during the periods covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Funds from Operations (“FFO” or “Nareit FFO”)

FFO is defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. (“Nareit”) to mean net income computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of real estate assets and/or changes in control, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization and any impairment charges on depreciable real estate assets, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, most real estate industry investors consider FFO to be helpful in evaluating a real estate company’s operations.

FFO should not be considered an alternative to net income as the primary indicator of the Company’s operating performance, or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity. Further, while the Company adheres to the Nareit definition of FFO, its presentation of FFO is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures of other REITs due to the fact that all REITs may not use the same definition.

Core Funds from Operations (“Core FFO”)

The Company defines Core FFO as Nareit FFO with the addback of (i) noncash amortization of acquisition purchase price related to above- and below- market lease intangibles and discount on assumed mortgage debt and (ii) certain infrequently occurring items that reduce or increase net income in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that its measure of Core FFO facilitates useful comparison of performance to its peers who predominantly transact in sale-leaseback transactions and are thereby not required by GAAP to allocate purchase price to lease intangibles. Unlike many of its peers, the Company has acquired the substantial majority of its net-leased properties through acquisitions of properties from third parties or in connection with the acquisitions of ground leases from third parties.

Core FFO should not be considered an alternative to net income as the primary indicator of the Company’s operating performance, or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity. Further, the Company’s presentation of Core FFO is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures of other REITs due to the fact that all REITs may not use the same definition.

Adjusted Funds from Operations (“AFFO”)

AFFO is a non-GAAP financial measure of operating performance used by many companies in the REIT industry. AFFO further adjusts FFO and Core FFO for certain non-cash items that reduce or increase net income computed in accordance with GAAP. Management considers AFFO a useful supplemental measure of the Company’s performance; however,

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AFFO should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indication of its performance, or to cash flow as a measure of liquidity or ability to make distributions. The Company’s computation of AFFO may differ from the methodology for calculating AFFO used by other equity REITs, and therefore may not be comparable to such other REITs.

Reconciliations

The following table provides a reconciliation of net income to FFO, Core FFO and AFFO for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (presented in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023
Reconciliation from Net Income to Funds from Operations
Net income	$	45,014	$	41,774
Less Series A preferred stock dividends		1,859		1,859
Net income attributable to Operating Partnership common unitholders		43,155		39,915
Depreciation of rental real estate assets		31,966		26,584
Amortization of lease intangibles - in-place leases and leasing costs		15,996		13,770
Provision for impairment		4,530		—
Gain on sale or involuntary conversion of assets, net		(2,041)		—
Funds from Operations - Operating Partnership common unitholders	$	93,606	$	80,269
Amortization of above (below) market lease intangibles, net and assumed mortgage debt discount, net		8,379		8,695
Core Funds from Operations - Operating Partnership common unitholders	$	101,985	$	88,964
Straight-line accrued rent		(2,847)		(3,039)
Stock-based compensation expense		2,425		1,831
Amortization of financing costs and original issue discounts		1,186		1,029
Non-real estate depreciation		501		292
Adjusted Funds from Operations - Operating Partnership common unitholders	$	103,250	$	89,077
Funds from Operations per common share and partnership unit - diluted	$	0.93	$	0.88
Core Funds from Operations per common share and partnership unit - diluted	$	1.01	$	0.98
Adjusted Funds from Operations per common share and partnership unit - diluted	$	1.03	$	0.98
Weighted average shares and Operating Partnership common units outstanding
Basic		100,632,207		90,375,874
Diluted		100,684,219		90,895,791
Additional supplemental disclosure
Scheduled principal repayments	$	235	$	221
Capitalized interest	$	304	$	539
Capitalized building improvements	$	493	$	702

ITEM 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The Company is exposed to interest rate risk primarily through borrowing activities. There is inherent roll-over risk for borrowings as they mature and are renewed at current market rates. The extent of this risk is not quantifiable or predictable because of the variability of future interest rates and future financing requirements.

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The Company’s interest rate risk is monitored using a variety of techniques. The table below presents the principal payments (presented in thousands) and the weighted average interest rates on outstanding debt, by year of expected maturity, to evaluate the expected cash flows and sensitivity to interest rate changes.  Average interest rates shown reflect the impact of the swap agreements employed to fix interest rates.

	2024
	(remaining)		2025			2026			2027			2028			Thereafter			Total
Mortgage Notes Payable	$	727	$	1,026		$	629		$	—		$	—		$	42,250		$	44,632
Average Interest Rate		6.27	%	6.27	%		6.27	%								3.63	%
Revolving Credit Facility (1)	$	—	$	—		$	330,000		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	330,000
Average Interest Rate							6.18	%
Unsecured Term Loan	$	—	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	350,000		$	350,000
Average Interest Rate (2)																4.52	%
Senior Unsecured Notes	$	—	$	50,000		$	—		$	50,000		$	410,000		$	1,300,000		$	1,810,000
Average Interest Rate				4.16	%					4.26	%		2.45	%		3.51	%

(1) The Revolving Credit Facility matures in January 2026, with options to extend the maturity date by six months up to two times, for a maximum maturity of January 2027.

(2) The interest rate of the Unsecured Term Loan reflects the credit spread of 85 basis points, plus a 10 basis point SOFR adjustment and the impact of the interest rate swaps which convert $350.0 million of SOFR based interest to a fixed interest rate of 3.57%.    

The table above incorporates those exposures that exist as of March 31, 2024; it does not consider those exposures or positions which could arise after that date. As a result, the Company’s ultimate realized gain or loss with respect to interest rate fluctuations will depend on the exposures that arise during the period and interest rates.

The Company seeks to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower the overall borrowing costs by closely monitoring its variable rate debt and converting such debt to fixed rates when the Company deems such conversion advantageous. From time to time, the Company may enter into interest rate swap agreements or other interest rate hedging contracts. While these agreements are intended to lessen the impact of rising interest rates, they also expose the Company to the risks that the other parties to the agreements will not perform. The Company could incur significant costs associated with the settlement of the agreements, the agreements may be unenforceable or the underlying transactions fail to qualify as highly effective cash flow hedges under GAAP guidance.

In June 2023, the Company entered into $350.0 million of forward starting interest rate swap agreements to hedge against variability in future cash flows resulting from changes in SOFR. The swaps exchange variable SOFR rate interest on $350.0 million of SOFR indexed debt to a weighted average fixed interest rate of 3.57% beginning August 1, 2023 through the maturity date of January 1, 2029. The swaps are designated to hedge the variable rate interest payments of the 2029 Unsecured Term Loan indexed to SOFR. As of March 31, 2024, these interest rate swaps were valued as an asset of approximately $5.7 million.  

In December 2023, the Company entered into $150.0 million forward-starting interest rate swap agreements to hedge against changes in future cash flows resulting from changes in SOFR. The swaps exchange variable rate SOFR interest on $150.0 million of SOFR indexed debt to a weighted average fixed interest rate of 3.60% beginning December 31, 2024 through the maturity date of December 31, 2034. The swaps are designated to hedge previously unhedged variable rate interest payments indexed to SOFR. As of March 31, 2024, these interest rate swaps were valued as an asset of approximately $1.4 million.

The Company does not use derivative instruments for trading or other speculative purposes and the Company did not have any other derivative instruments or hedging activities as of March 31, 2024.

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The fair value of the mortgage notes payable and senior unsecured notes is estimated to be $40.9 million and $1.60 billion, respectively, as of March 31, 2024. The fair value of the Revolving Credit Facility and Unsecured Term Loan approximate their carrying values as they are variable rate debt.

ITEM 4.       Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

At the end of the period covered by this report, the Company conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on this evaluation, the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that its disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that the Company files or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during its most recently completed fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.        Legal Proceedings

The Company is not presently involved in any material litigation nor, to its knowledge, is any other material litigation threatened against us, except for routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business which is expected to be covered by its liability insurance.

ITEM 1A.     Risk Factors

For a discussion of the Company’s potential risks and uncertainties, see the information under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

ITEM 2.        Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 the Company withheld shares from employees to satisfy estimated statutory income tax obligations related to vesting of restricted stock awards. The value of the common stock withheld was based on the closing price of our common stock on the applicable vesting date.

Common stock repurchases during the three months ended March 31, 2024 were:

				Total Number of	Maximum Number
				Shares Purchased	of Shares that May
				as Part of Publicly	Yet Be Purchased
	Total Number of		Average Price Paid	Announced Plans	Under the Plans
Period	Shares Purchased		Per Share	or Programs	or Programs
January 1, 2024 - January 31, 2024	—	$	-	—	—
February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024	37,828		57.51	—	—
March 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024	129		57.33	—	—
Total	37,957	$	57.51	—	—

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ITEM 3.        Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

ITEM 4.        Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.        Other Information

During the quarter ended March 31, 2024, no director or officer adopted or terminated any Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement.

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ITEM 6.        Exhibits

3.1.1	Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013).
3.1.2	Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 6, 2015).
3.1.3	Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 3, 2016).
3.1.4	Articles Supplementary of the Company, dated February 26, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2019).
3.1.5	Articles of Amendment of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 25, 2019).
3.1.6	Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2021).
3.1.7	Articles Supplementary of the Company, dated September 13, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 13, 2021).
3.2.1	Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 9, 2013).
3.2.2	First Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of Agree Realty Corporation, effective February 26, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2019).
10.1*+	Summary of Directors Compensation.
22	Subsidiary Guarantors of Agree Realty Corporation.
31.1*	Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Joel N. Agree, Chief Executive Officer.
31.2*	Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Peter Coughenour, Chief Financial Officer.
32.1*†	Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Joel N. Agree, Chief Executive Officer.
32.2*†	Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Peter Coughenour, Chief Financial Officer.
101*	The following materials from Agree Realty Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2024 formatted in Inline iXBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the condensed consolidated balance sheets, (ii) the condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, (iii) the condensed consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity, (iv) the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, and (v) related notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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104* Cover Page Interactive Date File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

*     Filed herewith.

+ Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

†     The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 and Exhibit 32.2 accompany this Form 10-Q are not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Agree Realty Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

Agree Realty Corporation

/s/ Joel N. Agree

Joel N. Agree

President and Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Peter Coughenour

Peter Coughenour

Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date:   April 23, 2024

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EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION FOR

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF

AGREE REALTY CORPORATION

(Effective as of February 21, 2024)

Annual Board Member Retainer:

Non-Employee Director:$185,000*

Audit Committee Chair:$25,000 (in addition to non-employee retainer)

Lead Independent Director: $30,000 (in addition to non-employee retainer)

Compensation Committee Chair:$20,000 (in addition to non-employee retainer)

Nominating & Governance Committee Chair:$20,000 (in addition to non-employee retainer)

*$115,000 of the above amount is payable in restricted stock awards with one year vesting. The remaining amounts above are payable, at each director’s election, either quarterly in cash or in additional restricted stock awards with one year vesting.

Other:

Directors traveling from outside the Royal Oak, Michigan area are reimbursed for all out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending meetings of the Board or any committees thereof.

Directors who are employees or officers of the Company do not receive any compensation for serving on the Board or any committees thereof.

EX-22

Exhibit 22

AGREE REALTY CORPORATION

List of Guarantor Subsidiaries

The 2028, 2030 and 2033 Senior Unsecured Public Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Agree Realty Corporation and the following wholly owned subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership as of April 23, 2024:

Guarantor	Jurisdiction of Organization
Agree 117 Mission, LLC	Michigan
Agree 2016, LLC	Delaware
Agree Absecon Urban Renewal, LLC	New Jersey
Agree Central, LLC	Delaware
Agree Chapel Hill NC, LLC	Delaware
Agree Columbia SC, LLC	Delaware
Agree Construction Management, LLC	Delaware
Agree Convenience No. 1, LLC	Delaware
Agree CW, LLC	Delaware
Agree Dallas Forest Drive, LLC	Texas
Agree DT Jacksonville NC, LLC	Delaware
Agree Farmington NM, LLC	Delaware
Agree Fort Walton Beach, LLC	Florida
Agree Grandview Heights OH, LLC	Delaware
Agree Greenwich CT, LLC	Delaware
Agree Lebanon NH, LLC	Delaware
Agree Littleton CO, LLC	Delaware
Agree Madison AL, LLC	Michigan
Agree Marietta, LLC	Georgia
Agree M-59, LLC	Michigan
Agree MCW, LLC	Delaware
Agree Mena AR, LLC	Delaware
Agree NJ, LLC	Delaware
Agree Onaway MI, LLC	Delaware
Agree Orange CT, LLC	Delaware
Agree Oxford Commons AL, LLC	Delaware
Agree Paterson NJ, LLC	Delaware
Agree Roseville CA, LLC	California
Agree SB, LLC	Delaware
Agree Secaucus NJ, LLC	Delaware
Agree Shelf ES PA, LLC	Delaware
Agree Shelf PA, LLC	Delaware
Agree Southfield, LLC	Michigan
Agree Spring Grove, LLC	Illinois
Agree St Petersburg, LLC	Florida
Agree Stores, LLC	Delaware
Agree Tallahassee, LLC	Florida
Agree TK, LLC	Delaware
Agree Wawa Baltimore, LLC	Maryland
Agree Walker, LLC	Michigan
Agree Wilmington, LLC	North Carolina
DD 71, LLC	Delaware
DD Brownsville LLC	North Carolina
DD Hempstead LLC	North Carolina

Lunacorp, LLC	Delaware
Mt. Pleasant Shopping Center, L.L.C.	Michigan
Pachyderm Chattanooga TN, LLC	Delaware
Pachyderm Marietta GA, LLC	Delaware
Pachyderm Myrtle Beach SC, LLC	Delaware
Pachyderm Philadelphia PA, LLC	Delaware
Pachyderm Properties, LLC	Delaware
Pachyderm Riverdale GA, LLC	Delaware
Pachyderm Waite Park MN, LLC	Delaware
Paint PA, LLC	Delaware
Safari Properties II, LLC	Delaware

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Joel N. Agree, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2024 of Agree Realty Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: April 23, 2024	/s/ Joel N. Agree
	Name:	Joel N. Agree
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Peter Coughenour, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2024 of Agree Realty Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  April 23, 2024	/s/ Peter Coughenour
	Name:	Peter Coughenour
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Based on a review of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2024 of Agree Realty Corporation (the “Company”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Joel N. Agree, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.    The Report, containing the financial statements, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Joel N. Agree

Joel N. Agree

President and Chief Executive Officer

April 23, 2024

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Based on a review of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2024 of Agree Realty Corporation (the “Company”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Peter Coughenour, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.    The Report, containing the financial statements, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Peter Coughenour

Peter Coughenour

Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

April 23, 2024

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Real Estate Investments
Land	$ 2,305,313	$ 2,282,354
Buildings	4,937,878	4,861,692
Less accumulated depreciation	(463,827)	(433,958)
Real estate investments excluding property under development	6,779,364	6,710,088
Property under development	42,109	33,232
Net Real Estate Investments	6,821,473	6,743,320
Real Estate Held for Sale, net	5,416	3,642
Cash and Cash Equivalents	6,314	10,907
Cash Held in Escrows	9,120	3,617
Accounts Receivable - Tenants, net	91,301	82,954
Lease Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $383,456 and $360,061 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively	840,984	854,088
Other Assets, net	94,057	76,308
Total Assets	7,868,665	7,774,836
LIABILITIES
Mortgage Notes Payable, net	42,666	42,811
Unsecured Term Loan, net	346,947	346,798
Senior Unsecured Notes, net	1,794,874	1,794,312
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility	330,000	227,000
Dividends and Distributions Payable	25,561	25,534
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses, and Other Liabilities	112,385	101,401
Lease Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $42,684 and $42,813 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively	36,757	36,827
Total Liabilities	2,689,190	2,574,683
EQUITY
Preferred stock, $.0001 par value per share, 4,000,000 shares authorized, 7,000 shares Series A outstanding, at stated liquidation value of $25,000 per share, at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023	175,000	175,000
Common stock, $.0001 par value, 180,000,000 shares authorized, 100,628,975 and 100,519,355 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively	10	10
Additional paid-in-capital	5,354,362	5,354,120
Dividends in excess of net income	(378,205)	(346,473)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	27,430	16,554
Total Equity - Agree Realty Corporation	5,178,597	5,199,211
Non-controlling interest	878	942
Total Equity	5,179,475	5,200,153
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 7,868,665	$ 7,774,836

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization (in dollars)	$ 383,456,000	$ 360,061,000
Below market lease, accumulated amortization (in dollars)	$ 42,684,000	$ 42,813,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	4,000,000	4,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common stock, shares authorized	180,000,000	180,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	100,628,975	100,519,355
Common stock, shares outstanding	100,628,975	100,519,355
Series A Preferred Stock
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	7,000	7,000
Preferred stock, liquidation preference, value per share	$ 25,000	$ 25,000

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Revenues
Rental income	$ 149,422	$ 126,609
Other	31	9
Total Revenues	149,453	126,618
Operating Expenses
Real estate taxes	10,701	9,432
Property operating expenses	7,373	6,782
Land lease expense	415	430
General and administrative	9,515	8,821
Depreciation and amortization	48,463	40,646
Provision for impairment	4,530	0
Total Operating Expenses	80,997	66,111
Gain on sale of assets, net	2,096	0
Loss on involuntary conversion, net	(55)	0
Income from Operations	70,497	60,507
Other (Expense) Income
Interest expense, net	(24,451)	(17,998)
Income and other tax expense	(1,149)	(783)
Other income	117	48
Net Income	45,014	41,774
Less net income attributable to non-controlling interest	155	160
Net income attributable to Agree Realty Corporation	44,859	41,614
Less Series A preferred stock dividends	1,859	1,859
Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders	$ 43,000	$ 39,755
Net Income Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders
Basic	$ 0.43	$ 0.44
Diluted	$ 0.43	$ 0.44
Other Comprehensive Income
Net income	$ 45,014	$ 41,774
Amortization of interest rate swaps	(629)	(629)
Change in fair value and settlement of interest rate swaps	11,543	0
Total comprehensive income	55,928	41,145
Less comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest	193	158
Comprehensive Income Attributable to Agree Realty Corporation	$ 55,735	$ 40,987
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding - Basic	100,284,588	90,028,255
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted	100,336,600	90,548,172

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Preferred Stock [Member] Series A Preferred Stock	Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Dividends in excess of net income [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Series A Preferred Stock	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2022		$ 175,000	$ 9	$ 4,658,570	$ (228,132)	$ 23,551	$ 1,392		$ 4,630,390
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022		7,000	90,173,424
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs				195,133					195,133
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs (in shares)			2,945,000
Repurchase of common shares				(2,607)					(2,607)
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)			(35,578)
Issuance of stock under the Omnibus Incentive Plan (in shares)			128,993
Forfeiture of restricted stock (in shares)			(13,760)
Stock-based compensation				1,831					1,831
Series A preferred dividends declared for the period	$ (1,859)							$ (1,859)
Common stock dividends and distributions declared for the period					(65,939)		(250)		(66,189)
Amortization, changes in fair value and settlement of interest rate swaps						(627)	(2)		(629)
Net income		$ 1,859			39,755		160		41,774
Balance at Mar. 31, 2023		$ 175,000	$ 9	4,852,927	(254,316)	22,924	1,300		4,797,844
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023		7,000	93,198,079
Balance at Dec. 31, 2022		$ 175,000	$ 9	4,658,570	(228,132)	23,551	1,392		4,630,390
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022		7,000	90,173,424
Balance at Dec. 31, 2023		$ 175,000	$ 10	5,354,120	(346,473)	16,554	942		5,200,153
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023		7,000	100,519,355
Repurchase of common shares				(2,183)					(2,183)
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)			(37,957)
Issuance of stock under the Omnibus Incentive Plan (in shares)			147,656
Forfeiture of restricted stock (in shares)			(79,000)
Stock-based compensation				2,425					2,425
Series A preferred dividends declared for the period	$ (1,859)							$ (1,859)
Common stock dividends and distributions declared for the period					(74,732)		(257)		(74,989)
Amortization, changes in fair value and settlement of interest rate swaps						10,876	38		10,914
Net income		$ 1,859			43,000		155		45,014
Balance at Mar. 31, 2024		$ 175,000	$ 10	$ 5,354,362	$ (378,205)	$ 27,430	$ 878		$ 5,179,475
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2024		7,000	100,628,975

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Preferred Stock [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock
Cash dividends declared per depositary share of Series A preferred stock	$ 0.266	$ 0.266
Common Stock [Member]
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.741	$ 0.720

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income	$ 45,014	$ 41,774
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	48,463	40,646
Amortization from above (below) market lease intangibles, net	8,295	8,611
Amortization from financing costs, credit facility costs and debt discount	1,269	1,113
Stock-based compensation	2,425	1,831
Straight-line accrued rent	(2,847)	(3,039)
Provision for impairment	4,530	0
Gain on sale of assets	(2,096)
Increase in accounts receivable	(5,676)	(2,209)
Increase in other assets	(11,661)	(10,024)
Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities	15,426	15,468
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	103,142	94,171
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Acquisition of real estate investments and other assets	(128,343)	(303,382)
Development of real estate investments and other assets, net of reimbursements (including capitalized interest of $304 in 2024 and $539 in 2023)	(18,431)	(27,687)
Payment of leasing costs	(307)	(38)
Net proceeds from sale of assets	21,116
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	(125,965)	(331,107)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from common stock offerings, net	0	195,133
Repurchase of common shares	(2,183)	(2,607)
Unsecured revolving credit facility borrowings	200,000	385,000
Unsecured revolving credit facility repayments	(97,000)	(289,000)
Payments of mortgage notes payable	(235)	(221)
Payment of common stock dividends	(74,705)	(65,198)
Distributions to non-controlling interest	(258)	(266)
Payments for financing costs	(27)	(15)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities	23,733	220,967
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents and Cash Held in Escrow	910	(15,969)
Cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow, beginning of period	14,524	28,909	$ 28,909
Cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow, end of period	15,434	12,940	14,524
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for interest (net of amounts capitalized)	12,361	7,044
Cash paid for income tax	2,686	279
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
Stock dividends declared and unpaid	25,561		$ 25,534
Change in accrual of development, construction and other real estate investment costs	12,626	(6,459)
Preferred Stock [Member]
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income	1,859	1,859
Preferred Stock [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Payment of Series A preferred dividends	(1,859)	(1,859)
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
Stock dividends declared and unpaid	620	620
Common Stock [Member]
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
Stock dividends declared and unpaid	$ 24,941	$ 22,451

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Real estate inventory, capitalized interest costs	$ 304	$ 539

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Organization

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Organization

Organization

Note 1 – Organization

Agree Realty Corporation (the “Company”), a Maryland corporation, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) primarily focused on the ownership, acquisition, development and management of retail properties net leased to industry leading tenants. The Company was founded in 1971 by its current Executive Chairman, Richard Agree, and its common stock was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1994.

The Company’s assets are held by, and all of its operations are conducted through, directly or indirectly, Agree Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), of which Agree Realty Corporation is the sole general partner and in which it held a 99.7% common equity interest as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. There is a one-for-one relationship between the limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership (“Operating Partnership Common Units”) owned by the Company and shares of Company common stock outstanding. The Company also owns 100% of the Series A preferred equity interest in the Operating Partnership. This preferred equity interest corresponds on a one-for-one basis to the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock (Refer to Note 6 – Common and Preferred Stock), providing income and distributions to the Company equal to the dividends payable on that stock.

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the non-controlling interest in the Operating Partnership consisted of a 0.3% common ownership interest in the Operating Partnership held by the Company’s founder and Executive Chairman. The Operating Partnership Common Units may, under certain circumstances, be exchanged for shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis. The Company, as sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, has the option to settle exchanged Operating Partnership Common Units held by others for cash based on the current trading price of its shares. Assuming the exchange of all non-controlling Operating Partnership Common Units, there would have been 100,976,594 shares of common stock outstanding at March 31, 2024.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company owned 2,161 properties, with a total gross leasable area (“GLA”) of approximately 44.9 million square feet. As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s portfolio was approximately 99.6% leased and had a weighted average remaining lease term (excluding extension options) of approximately 8.2 years. A significant majority of its properties are leased to national tenants and approximately 68.8% of its annualized base rent was derived from tenants, or parent entities thereof, with an investment grade credit rating from S&P Global Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service, Fitch Ratings or the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

The terms “Agree Realty,” the “Company,” “Management,” “we,” “our” or “us” refer to Agree Realty Corporation and all of its consolidated subsidiaries, including the Operating Partnership.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for audited financial statements. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim period presented. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024.  

Amounts as of December 31, 2023 included in the condensed consolidated financial statements have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, included herein, should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, as well as Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Consolidation

Under the agreement of limited partnership of the Operating Partnership, the Company, as the sole general partner, has exclusive responsibility and discretion in the management and control of the Operating Partnership. The Company consolidates the Operating Partnership under the guidance set forth in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, Consolidation, and as a result, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, the Operating Partnership and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated, including the Company’s Series A preferred equity interest in the Operating Partnership.

Real Estate Investments

The Company records the acquisition of real estate at cost, including acquisition and closing costs. For properties developed by the Company, all direct and indirect costs related to planning, development and construction, including interest, real estate taxes and other miscellaneous costs incurred during the construction period, are capitalized for financial reporting purposes and recorded as property under development until construction has been completed.  

Assets Held for Sale

Assets are classified as real estate held for sale based on specific criteria as outlined in FASB ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant & Equipment. Properties classified as real estate held for sale are recorded at the lower of their carrying value or their fair value, less anticipated selling costs. Any properties classified as held for sale are not depreciated. Assets are generally classified as real estate held for sale once management has actively engaged in marketing the asset and has received a firm purchase commitment that is expected to close within one year.

Acquisitions of Real Estate

The acquisition of property for investment purposes is typically accounted for as an asset acquisition. The Company allocates the purchase price to land, building, assumed debt, if any, and identified intangible assets and liabilities, based in each case on their relative estimated fair values and without giving rise to goodwill. Intangible assets and liabilities represent the value of in-place leases and above- or below-market leases. In making estimates of fair values, the Company may use various sources, including data provided by independent third parties, as well as information obtained by the Company as a result of its due diligence, including expected future cash flows of the property and various characteristics of the markets where the property is located.

In allocating the fair value of the identified tangible and intangible assets and liabilities of an acquired property, land is valued based upon comparable market data or independent appraisals.  Buildings are valued on an as-if vacant basis based on a cost approach utilizing estimates of cost and the economic age of the building or an income approach utilizing various market data. In-place lease intangibles are valued based on the Company’s estimates of costs related to tenant acquisition and the carrying costs that would be incurred during the time it would take to locate a tenant if the property were vacant, considering current market conditions and costs to execute similar leases at the time of the acquisition. Above- and below-market lease intangibles are recorded based on the present value of the difference between the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the leases at the time of acquisition and the Company’s estimate of current market lease rates for the property.  In the case of sale-leaseback transactions, it is typically assumed that the lease is not in-place prior to the close of the transaction.

Depreciation and Amortization

Land, buildings and improvements are recorded and stated at cost.  The Company’s properties are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated remaining useful life of the assets, which are generally 40 years for buildings and 10 to 20 years for improvements. Properties classified as held for sale and properties under development or redevelopment are not depreciated.  Major replacements and betterments, which improve or extend the life of the asset, are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives.

In-place lease intangible assets and the capitalized above- and below-market lease intangibles are amortized over the non-cancelable term of the lease as well as any option periods included in the estimated fair value.  In-place lease intangible assets are amortized to amortization expense and above- and below-market lease intangibles are amortized as a net adjustment to rental income.  In the event of early lease termination, the remaining net book value of any above- or below-market lease intangible is recognized as an adjustment to rental income.

The following schedule summarizes the Company’s amortization of lease intangibles for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (presented in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023
Lease intangibles (in-place)	$	15,853	$	13,624
Lease intangibles (above-market)		9,685		10,113
Lease intangibles (below-market)		(1,389)		(1,502)
Total	$	24,149	$	22,235

The following schedule represents estimated future amortization of lease intangibles as of March 31, 2024 (presented in thousands):

	2024
Year Ending December 31,	(remaining)		2025		2026		2027		2028		Thereafter		Total
Lease intangibles (in-place)	$	47,426	$	60,071	$	56,623	$	50,990	$	44,568	$	191,886	$	451,564
Lease intangibles (above-market)		28,122		35,494		33,765		31,170		27,696		233,173		389,420
Lease intangibles (below-market)		(3,908)		(4,876)		(4,522)		(4,173)		(3,354)		(15,924)		(36,757)
Total	$	71,640	$	90,689	$	85,866	$	77,987	$	68,910	$	409,135	$	804,227

Impairments

The Company reviews real estate investments and related lease intangibles for possible impairment when certain events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable through operations plus estimated disposition proceeds. Events or changes in circumstances that may occur include, but are not limited to, significant changes in real estate market conditions, estimated residual values, the Company’s ability or expectation to re-lease properties that are vacant or become vacant or a change in the anticipated holding period for a property.

Management determines whether an impairment in value has occurred by comparing the estimated future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges), including the residual value of the real estate, to the carrying cost of the individual asset.

Impairments are measured to the extent the current book value exceeds the estimated fair value of the asset less disposition costs for any assets classified as held for sale.

The valuation of impaired assets is determined using valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis, analysis of recent comparable sales transactions and purchase offers received from third parties, which are Level 3 inputs. The Company may consider a single valuation technique or multiple valuation techniques, as appropriate, when estimating the fair value of its real estate.  Estimating future cash flows is highly subjective and estimates can differ materially from actual results.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Cash Held in Escrow

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist of deposit, checking, and money market accounts.  The account balances periodically exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance coverage, and as a result, there is a concentration of credit risk related to amounts on deposit in excess of FDIC insurance coverage. Cash held in escrows primarily relates to proposed like-kind exchange transactions pursued under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). The Company had $14.3 million and $13.4 million in cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, in excess of the FDIC insured limit.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow, both as reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets, to the total of the cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow as reported within the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (presented in thousands):

	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,314	$	10,907
Cash held in escrow		9,120		3,617
Total of cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow	$	15,434	$	14,524

Revenue Recognition and Accounts Receivable

The Company leases real estate to its tenants under long-term net leases which are accounted for as operating leases. Under this method, leases that have fixed and determinable rent increases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Rental increases based upon changes in the consumer price indexes, or other variable factors, are recognized only after changes in such factors have occurred and are then applied according to the lease agreements. Certain leases also provide for additional rent based on tenants’ sales volumes. These rents are recognized when determinable after the tenant exceeds a sales breakpoint.

Recognizing rent escalations on a straight-line method results in rental revenue in the early years of a lease being higher than actual cash received, creating a straight-line rent receivable asset which is included in the accounts receivable - tenants line item in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The balance of straight-line rent receivables at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $68.6 million and $65.9 million, respectively. To the extent any of the tenants under these leases become unable to pay their contractual cash rents, the Company may be required to write down the straight-line rent receivable from those tenants, which would reduce rental income.

The Company reviews the collectability of charges under its tenant operating leases on a regular basis, taking into consideration changes in factors such as the tenant’s payment history, the financial condition of the tenant, business conditions in the industry in which the tenant operates and economic conditions in the area where the property is located. In the event that collectability with respect to any tenant changes, the Company recognizes an adjustment to rental revenue. The Company’s review of collectability of charges under its operating leases also includes any accrued rental revenue related to the straight-line method of reporting rental revenue.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had three leases across three tenants where collection is not considered probable. For these tenants, the Company is recording rental income on a cash basis and has written off any outstanding receivables, including straight-line rent receivables. Adjustments to rental revenue related to tenants accounted for on the cash basis resulted in an increase to rental income of $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, due to the receipt of amounts previously considered uncollectible.

In addition to the tenant-specific collectability assessment performed, the Company may also recognize a general allowance, as a reduction to rental revenue, for its operating lease receivables which are not expected to be fully collectible based on the potential for settlement of arrears. The Company had no general allowance at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

The Company’s leases provide for reimbursement from tenants for common area maintenance, insurance, real estate taxes and other operating expenses. A portion of the Company’s operating cost reimbursement revenue is estimated each period and is recognized as rental revenue in the period the recoverable costs are incurred and accrued, and the related revenue is earned. The balance of unbilled operating cost reimbursement receivable at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $10.1 million and $14.0 million, respectively. Unbilled operating cost reimbursement receivable is reflected in accounts receivable – tenants, net in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company has adopted the practical expedient in FASB ASC Topic 842, Leases (“ASC 842”) that allows lessors to combine non-lease components with the lease components when the timing and patterns of transfer for the lease and non-lease components are the same and the lease is classified as an operating lease.  As a result, all rentals and reimbursements pursuant to tenant leases are reflected as one-line, rental income, in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

Earnings per Share

Earnings per share of common stock has been computed pursuant to the guidance in the FASB ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share.  The guidance requires the classification of the Company’s unvested restricted common shares (“restricted shares”), which contain rights to receive non-forfeitable dividends, as participating securities requiring the two-class method of computing net income per share of common stock.  In accordance with the two-class method, earnings per share has been computed by dividing net income less net income attributable to unvested restricted shares by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding less unvested restricted shares. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income less net income attributable to unvested restricted shares by the weighted average shares of common shares and potentially dilutive securities in accordance with the treasury stock method.

The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the computation of basic and diluted net earnings per share of common stock for each of the periods presented (presented in thousands, except for share data):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023
Net income attributable to Agree Realty Corporation	$	44,859	$	41,614
Less: Series A preferred stock dividends		(1,859)		(1,859)
Net income attributable to common stockholders		43,000		39,755
Less: Income attributable to unvested restricted shares		(120)		(106)
Net income used in basic and diluted earnings per share	$	42,880	$	39,649
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		100,565,173		90,273,864
Less: Unvested restricted shares		(280,585)		(245,609)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per share		100,284,588		90,028,255
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per share		100,284,588		90,028,255
Effect of dilutive securities:
Share-based compensation		52,012		71,925
ATM Forward Equity Offerings		—		147,104
September 2022 Forward Equity Offering		—		300,888
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in diluted earnings per share		100,336,600		90,548,172
Operating Partnership Units ("OP Units")		347,619		347,619
Weighted average number of common shares and OP Units outstanding used in diluted earnings per share		100,684,219		90,895,791

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, there were 14,642 shares of restricted common stock (“restricted shares”) that were anti-dilutive and were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share and no performance units that were anti-dilutive.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, 1,050 restricted shares and 4,413 performance units were granted that were anti-dilutive and were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share.

Forward Equity Sales

The Company occasionally sells shares of common stock through forward sale agreements to enable the Company to set the price of such shares upon pricing the offering (subject to certain adjustments) while delaying the issuance of such shares and the receipt of the net proceeds by the Company.

To account for the forward sale agreements, the Company considers the accounting guidance governing financial instruments and derivatives.  To date, the Company has concluded that its forward sale agreements are not liabilities as they do not embody obligations to repurchase its shares nor do they embody obligations to issue a variable number of shares for which the monetary value are predominantly fixed, varying with something other than the fair value of the shares, or varying inversely in relation to its shares. The Company then evaluates whether the agreements meet the derivatives and hedging guidance scope exception to be accounted for as equity instruments.  The Company has concluded that the agreements are classifiable as equity contracts based on the following assessments: (i) none of the agreements’ exercise contingencies are based on observable markets or indices besides those related to the market for the Company’s own stock price and operations; and (ii) none of the settlement provisions precluded the agreements from being indexed to its own stock.

The Company also considers the potential dilution resulting from the forward sale agreements on the earnings per share calculations. The Company uses the treasury stock method to determine the dilution resulting from forward sale agreements during the period of time prior to settlement.

Equity Offering Costs

Underwriting commissions and offering costs of equity offerings are reflected as a reduction of additional paid-in-capital in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Income Taxes

The Company has made an election to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Company generally will not be subject to federal income taxes on amounts distributed to stockholders, providing it distributes 100% of its REIT taxable income and meets certain other requirements for qualifying as a REIT. For the periods covered in the condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company believes it has qualified as a REIT. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal income taxes related to the Company’s REIT taxable income in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Company has elected taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) status for certain subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of the REIT Modernization Act. A TRS is able to engage in activities resulting in income that previously would have been disqualified from being eligible REIT income under the federal income tax regulations. As a result, certain activities of the Company which occur within its TRS entities are subject to federal income taxes. All provisions for federal income taxes in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are attributable to the Company’s TRS.

Notwithstanding its qualification for taxation as a REIT, the Company is subject to certain state and local income and franchise taxes, which are included in income and other tax expense on the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

The Company is subject to the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 740-10 (“ASC 740-10”) and regularly analyzes its various federal and state filing positions and only recognizes the income tax effect in its financial statements when certain criteria

regarding uncertain income tax positions have been met. The Company believes that its income tax positions are documented and supported and would more likely than not be sustained upon examination by all relevant taxing authorities. Therefore, no provisions for uncertain income tax positions have been recorded pursuant to ASC 740-10 in the condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company has elected to record related interest and penalties, if any, as income and other tax expense on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. The Company has no material interest or penalties relating to income taxes recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Earnings and profits that determine the taxability of distributions to stockholders differ from net income reported for financial reporting purposes due to differences in the estimated useful lives and methods used to compute depreciation and the carrying value (basis) of the investments in properties for tax purposes, among other things.

Management’s Responsibility to Evaluate Its Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

When preparing financial statements for each annual and interim reporting period, management has the responsibility to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.  In making its evaluation, the Company considers, among other things, any risks and/or uncertainties to its results of operations, contractual obligations in the form of near-term debt maturities, dividend requirements, or other factors impacting the Company’s liquidity and capital resources. No conditions or events that raised substantial doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern within one year were identified as of the issuance date of the condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Segment Reporting

The Company is primarily in the business of acquiring, developing and managing retail real estate. The Company’s chief operating decision maker, which is its Chief Executive Officer, does not distinguish or group operations on a geographic or other basis when assessing the financial performance of the Company’s portfolio of properties.  Accordingly, the Company has a single reportable segment for disclosure purposes.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of (1) assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and (2) revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The Company’s estimates of fair value of financial and non-financial assets and liabilities are based on the framework established in the fair value accounting guidance, ASC Topic 820 Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”). The framework specifies a hierarchy of valuation inputs which was established to increase consistency, clarity and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures. The guidance describes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value, two of which are considered observable and one that is considered unobservable. The following describes the three levels:

Level 1 – Valuation is based upon quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Valuation is based upon inputs other than Level 1 inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 –   Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use at least one significant assumption not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03, “Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions (Topic 820)” (“ASU 2022-03”).  ASU 2022-03 clarifies that contractual sale restrictions on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, are not considered in measuring the fair value of equity securities.  In addition, the amendment requires the disclosure of: (1) the fair value of equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions reflected in the balance sheet, (2) the nature and remaining duration of the restrictions, and (3) any circumstances that could cause a lapse in the restrictions. The amendments in ASU 2022-03 are effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within those fiscal years.  The amendment is applied prospectively. There was no impact upon adoption of the guidance on January 1, 2024 as the Company does not have sale restrictions on equity securities.

In August 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-05, Business Combinations – Joint Venture Formations (Subtopic 805-60) (“ASU 2023-05”). ASU 2023-05 addresses the accounting for contributions made to a joint venture, upon formation, in a joint venture’s separate financial statements.  ASU 2023-05 will require that a joint venture apply a new basis of accounting upon formation. By applying a new basis of accounting, a joint venture, upon formation, will recognize and initially measure its assets and liabilities at fair value (with exceptions to fair value measurement that are consistent with the business combinations guidance). The amendments in ASC 2023-05 are effective prospectively for all joint ventures formed on or after January 1, 2025. Joint ventures formed prior to January 1, 2025 may elect to apply the amendments retrospectively and early adoption is permitted. The Company does not have joint ventures and as such does not anticipate any impact from the amendments.

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”). ASU 2023-07 is intended to improve reportable segment disclosure by requiring disclosure of incremental segment information on an annual and interim basis such as, annual and interim disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, interim disclosure of a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets and require that a public entity that has a single reportable segment provide all the disclosures required by ASU 2023-07 and all existing segment disclosures in Topic 280.  The amendments in ASU 2023-07 do not change how a public entity identifies its operating segments, aggregates those operating segments, or applies the quantitative thresholds to determine its reportable segments. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The disclosures are applied retrospectively to all periods presented and early adoption is permitted. The Company has one reportable segment and continues to evaluate additional disclosures that may be required in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) – Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 requires annual disclosure of specific categories in the income tax rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold within the rate reconciliation. In addition, the amendments require annual disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by federal, state and foreign jurisdictions as well as individual jurisdictions in which income taxes paid is equal to or greater than 5 percent of total income taxes paid.  ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024 on a prospective basis, however early adoption and retrospective adoption is permitted. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of the guidance and potential additional disclosures required.  

In March 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted climate-related reporting rules, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (the “SEC Climate Reporting Rules”). The SEC Climate Reporting Rules require:

● Climate-related disclosures outside of the financial statements:

o Description of governance, strategy and risk management related to climate-related risks that have materially impacted, or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on, the Company’s business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition.  

o Disclosure of gross scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, if material, as well a description of the methodology, significant inputs and assumptions used to calculate the GHG emissions, organizational and operational boundaries and protocols or standards used.  Scope 1 GHG emissions are direct GHG emissions from operations owned or controlled by the entity and scope 2 emissions are indirect GHG emissions from the generation of purchased or acquired electricity, steam, heat or cooling that is consumed by operations owned or controlled by the entity.  

● Financial statement disclosures:

o Expenditures and capitalized costs, excluding recoveries, incurred related to severe weather events and natural events are required, if such expenditures exceed defined disclosure thresholds. In addition, a description of material estimates and assumptions used to produce the financial statement disclosures are required.  

o If the use of carbon offsets or renewable energy credits (RECs) are a material component of the registrant’s plans to achieve climate-related targets or goals, disclosure of carbon offsets and RECs beginning and ending balances, amounts expensed, capitalized costs and losses are presented in the financial statements.  

The disclosures will be phased in, with the financial statement disclosures and certain climate risk disclosures required for annual periods beginning in 2025. GHG emissions disclosures and the remaining climate risk disclosures will be required for annual periods beginning in 2026.  In the initial year of compliance, GHG emissions disclosures are required for the most recently completed fiscal year, however, if these disclosures were provided in previous SEC filings for the historic years presented, that historical disclosure is also required. The Company continues to evaluate the additional disclosures required.        

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Leases

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Leases

Leases

Note 3 – Leases

Tenant Leases

The Company is primarily focused on the ownership, acquisition, development and management of retail properties leased to industry leading tenants.

Substantially all of the Company’s tenants are subject to net lease agreements. A net lease typically requires the tenant to be responsible for minimum monthly rent and actual property operating expenses incurred, including property taxes, insurance and maintenance. In addition, the Company’s tenants are typically subject to future rent increases based on fixed amounts or increases in the consumer price index and certain leases provide for additional rent calculated as a percentage of the tenants’ gross sales above a specified level.  Certain of the Company’s properties are subject to leases under which it retains responsibility for specific costs and expenses of the property.

The Company’s leases typically provide the tenant with one or more multi-year renewal options to extend their leases, subject to generally the same terms and conditions, including rent increases, consistent with the initial lease term.

The Company attempts to maximize the amount it expects to derive from the underlying real estate property following the end of the lease, to the extent it is not extended.  The Company maintains a proactive leasing program that, combined with the quality and locations of its properties, has made its properties attractive to tenants. The Company intends to continue to hold its properties for long-term investment and, accordingly, places a strong emphasis on the quality of construction and an on-going program of regular and preventative maintenance.

The Company has elected the practical expedient in ASC 842 on not separating non-lease components from associated lease components.  The lease and non-lease components combined as a result of this election largely include tenant rentals and maintenance charges, respectively. The Company applies the accounting requirements of ASC 842 to the combined component.

The following table includes information regarding contractual lease payments for the Company’s operating leases for which it is the lessor, for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (presented in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023
Total lease payments	$	154,698	$	132,152
Less: Operating cost reimbursements and percentage rents		17,837		16,391
Total non-variable lease payments	$	136,861	$	115,761

At March 31, 2024, future non-variable lease payments to be received from the Company’s operating leases for the remainder of 2024, the following four years, and thereafter are as follows (presented in thousands):

	2024
Year Ending December 31,	(remaining)		2025		2026		2027		2028		Thereafter		Total
Future non-variable lease payments	$	428,698	$	569,852	$	550,528	$	524,190	$	486,812	$	2,402,967	$	4,963,047

Deferred Revenue

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there was $23.3 million and $21.9 million, respectively, in deferred revenues resulting from rents paid in advance. Deferred revenues are recognized within accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of these dates.

Land Lease Obligations

The Company is the lessee under land lease agreements for certain of its properties. ASC 842 requires a lessee to recognize right of use assets and lease obligation liabilities that arise from leases, whether qualifying as operating or finance.  As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had $60.0 million and $60.2 million, respectively, of right of use assets, net, recognized within other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, while the corresponding lease obligations, net, of $22.8 million and $23.0 million, respectively, were recognized within accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of these dates.  

The Company’s land leases do not include any variable lease payments. These leases typically provide multi-year renewal options to extend their term as lessee at the Company’s option. Option periods are included in the calculation of the lease obligation liability only when options are reasonably certain to be exercised. Certain of the Company’s land leases qualify as finance leases as a result of purchase options that are reasonably certain of being exercised or automatic transfer of title to the Company at the end of the lease term.

Amortization of right of use assets for operating land leases is classified as land lease expense and was $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. There was no amortization of right of use assets for finance land leases, as the underlying leased asset (land) has an infinite life.  Interest expense on finance land leases was less than $0.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

In calculating its lease obligations under ground leases, the Company uses discount rates estimated to be equal to what it would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term, for an amount equal to the lease payments, in a similar economic environment.

The following tables include information on the Company’s land leases for which it is the lessee, for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. (presented in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023
Operating leases:
Operating cash outflows	$	299	$	299
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (years)		33.2		33.4
Finance leases:
Operating cash outflows	$	62	$	63
Financing cash outflows	$	22	$	21
Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases (years)		0.5		1.5

The weighted-average discount rate used in computing operating and finance lease obligations approximated 4% at March 31, 2024 and 2023.

The following is a maturity analysis of lease liabilities for operating land leases as of March 31, 2024 for the remainder of 2024 and the following four years. (presented in thousands)

	2024
Year Ending December 31,	(remaining)		2025		2026		2027		2028		Thereafter		Total
Lease payments	$	897	$	1,197	$	1,195	$	1,042	$	1,013	$	27,796	$	33,140
Imputed interest		(516)		(669)		(647)		(627)		(609)		(13,254)		(16,322)
Total lease liabilities	$	381	$	528	$	548	$	415	$	404	$	14,542	$	16,818

The following is a maturity analysis of lease liabilities for finance land leases as of March 31, 2024 for the remainder of 2024 and the following four years. (presented in thousands)

	2024
Year Ending December 31,	(remaining)		2025		2026		2027		2028		Thereafter		Total
Lease payments	$	6,168	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	6,168
Imputed interest		(145)		—		—		—		—		—		(145)
Total lease liabilities	$	6,023	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	6,023

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Real Estate Investments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Real Estate Investments

Real Estate Investments

Note 4 – Real Estate Investments

Real Estate Portfolio

As of March 31, 2024, the Company owned 2,161 properties, with a total gross leasable area (“GLA”) of approximately 44.9 million square feet. Net Real Estate Investments totaled $6.82 billion as of March 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned 2,135 properties, with a total GLA of approximately 44.2 million square feet. Net Real Estate Investments totaled $6.74 billion as of December 31, 2023.

Acquisitions

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company purchased 31 retail net lease assets for approximately $128.3 million, which includes acquisition and closing costs. These properties are located in 22 states and had a weighted average lease term of approximately 8.2 years.

The aggregate acquisitions for the three months ended March 31, 2024 were allocated $31.0 million to land, $83.2 million to buildings and improvements and $14.1 million to lease intangibles, net.

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company purchased 66 retail net lease assets for approximately $303.9 million, which includes acquisition and closing costs. These properties are located in 24 states and were leased for a weighted average lease term of approximately 13.1 years.

The 2024 and 2023 acquisitions were funded as cash purchases and there were no material contingent consideration associated with these acquisitions. None of the Company’s acquisitions during 2024 or 2023 caused any new or existing tenants to comprise 10% or more of the Company’s total annualized contractual base rent at March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Developments

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company commenced four and completed two development or Developer Funding Platform (“DFP”) projects. At March 31, 2024, the Company had 18 development or DFP projects under construction.

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company commenced five and completed three development or DFP projects. At March 31, 2023, the Company had 26 development or DFP projects under construction.

Dispositions

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company sold six assets for net proceeds of $21.1 million and recorded a net gain of $2.1 million. The Company did not dispose of any properties during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Assets Held for Sale

The Company classified three properties as real estate held for sale as of March 31, 2024 and one property as real estate held for sale as of December 31, 2023, the assets for which are separately presented in the consolidated balance sheets as follows (presented in thousands):

	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Land	$	2,137	$	671
Building		3,586		2,978
		5,723		3,649
Accumulated depreciation and amortization, net		(307)		(7)
Total Real Estate Held for Sale, net	$	5,416	$	3,642

Provisions for Impairment

As a result of the Company’s review of real estate investments, it recognized $4.5 million and no provisions for impairment for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The estimated fair value of the impaired real estate assets at their time of impairment during 2024 was $13.7 million.

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Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Debt

Debt

Note 5 – Debt

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had total gross indebtedness of $2.53 billion, including (i) $44.6 million of mortgage notes payable; (ii) $350.0 million unsecured term loan; (iii) $1.81 billion of senior unsecured notes; and (iv) $330.0 million outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility (defined below).

Mortgage Notes Payable

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had total gross mortgage indebtedness of $44.6 million, which was collateralized by related real estate and tenants’ leases with an aggregate net book value of $78.5 million. The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s mortgage notes payable was 3.77% as of March 31, 2024 and 3.78% as of December 31, 2023.

Mortgage notes payable consisted of the following (presented in thousands):

	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Note payable in monthly installments of $92 including interest at 6.27% per annum, with a final monthly payment due July 2026		2,382		2,618
Note payable in monthly installments of interest only at 3.63% per annum, with a balloon payment due December 2029		42,250		42,250
Total principal		44,632		44,868
Unamortized debt issuance costs and assumed debt discount, net		(1,966)		(2,057)
Total	$	42,666	$	42,811

The mortgage loans encumbering the Company’s properties are generally non-recourse, subject to certain exceptions for which the Company would be liable for any resulting losses incurred by the lender. These exceptions vary from loan to loan, but generally include fraud or material misrepresentations, misstatements or omissions by the borrower, intentional or grossly negligent conduct by the borrower that harms the property or results in a loss to the lender, filing of a bankruptcy petition by the borrower, either directly or indirectly, and certain environmental liabilities. At March 31, 2024, there were no mortgage loans with partial recourse to the Company.

The Company has entered into mortgage loans that are secured by multiple properties and contain cross-default and cross-collateralization provisions. Cross-collateralization provisions allow a lender to foreclose on multiple properties in the event that the Company defaults under the loan. Cross-default provisions allow a lender to foreclose on the related property in the event a default is declared under another loan.

Unsecured Term Loan

The following table presents the unsecured term loan principal balances net of unamortized debt issuance costs as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (presented in thousands):

	All-in
	Interest Rate (1)		Maturity	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
2029 Unsecured Term Loan	4.52	%	January 2029	$	350,000	$	350,000
Total Principal					350,000		350,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs, net					(3,053)		(3,202)
Total				$	346,947	$	346,798

(1) Interest rate as of March 31, 2024 reflects the credit spread of 85 basis points, plus a 10 basis point SOFR adjustment and the impact of interest rate swaps which converted $350.0 million of SOFR-based interest to a fixed weighted average interest rate of 3.57%.

The 2029 Unsecured Term Loan includes an accordion option that allows the Company to request additional lender commitments up to a total of $500.0 million. Borrowings under the 2029 Unsecured Term Loan are priced at SOFR plus a spread of 80 to 160 basis points over SOFR, depending on the Company’s credit ratings, plus a SOFR adjustment of 10 basis points. Based on the Company’s credit ratings at the time of closing, pricing on the 2029 Unsecured Term Loan was 95 basis points over SOFR. The Company used the existing $350.0 million of forward starting interest rate swaps to hedge the variable SOFR priced interest to a weighted average fixed rate of 3.57% until January 2029.

Senior Unsecured Notes

The following table presents the senior unsecured notes principal balances net of unamortized debt issuance costs and original issue discounts for the Company’s private placement and public offerings as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (presented in thousands):

	All-in		Coupon
	Interest Rate (1)		Rate		Maturity	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
2025 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.16	%	4.16	%	May 2025	$	50,000	$	50,000
2027 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.26	%	4.26	%	May 2027		50,000		50,000
2028 Senior Unsecured Public Notes	2.11	%	2.00	%	June 2028		350,000		350,000
2028 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.42	%	4.42	%	July 2028		60,000		60,000
2029 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.19	%	4.19	%	September 2029		100,000		100,000
2030 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.32	%	4.32	%	September 2030		125,000		125,000
2030 Senior Unsecured Public Notes	3.49	%	2.90	%	October 2030		350,000		350,000
2031 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.42	%	4.47	%	October 2031		125,000		125,000
2032 Senior Unsecured Public Notes	3.96	%	4.80	%	October 2032		300,000		300,000
2033 Senior Unsecured Public Notes	2.13	%	2.60	%	June 2033		300,000		300,000
Total Principal							1,810,000		1,810,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs and original issue discounts, net							(15,126)		(15,688)
Total						$	1,794,874	$	1,794,312

(1) The all-in interest rate reflects the straight-line amortization of the terminated swap agreements, as applicable.

The Company has entered into forward-starting interest rate swap agreements to hedge against changes in future cash flows on forecasted issuances of debt. Refer to Note 8 – Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity. In connection with pricing certain Senior Unsecured Notes and Senior Unsecured Public Notes, the Company terminated forward-starting interest rate swap agreements to fix the interest rate on all or a portion of the respective notes.  

Senior Unsecured Notes – Private Placements

The Senior Unsecured Notes (collectively the “Private Placements”) were issued in private placements to individual investors. The Private Placements did not involve a public offering in reliance on the exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

Senior Unsecured Notes – Public Offerings

The Senior Unsecured Public Notes (collectively the “Public Notes”) are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Agree Realty Corporation and certain wholly owned subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership. These guarantees are senior unsecured obligations of the guarantors, rank equally in right of payment with all other existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and are effectively subordinated to all secured indebtedness of the Operating Partnership and each guarantor (to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness).

The Public Notes are governed by an indenture, dated August 17, 2020, among the Operating Partnership, the Company and trustee (as supplemented by an officer’s certificate dated at the issuance of each of the Public Notes, the “Indenture”). The Indenture contains various restrictive covenants, including limitations on the ability of the guarantors and the issuer to incur additional indebtedness and requirements to maintain a pool of unencumbered assets.

Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility

In November 2022, the Company entered into a First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement which converted the interest rate on its existing $1.00 billion revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) from a spread over LIBOR to a spread over SOFR plus a SOFR adjustment of 10 basis points.

The Revolving Credit Facility's interest rate is based on a pricing grid with a range of 72.5 to 140 basis points over SOFR, determined by the Company's credit ratings and leverage ratio, plus a SOFR adjustment of 10 basis points. The margins for the Revolving Credit Facility are subject to improvement based on the Company's leverage ratio, provided its credit ratings meet a certain threshold. In addition, in connection with the Company's ongoing environmental, social and governance ("ESG") initiatives, pricing on the Revolving Credit Facility may be reduced if specific ESG rating improvements are achieved. As of March 31, 2024 the Revolving Credit Facility bore interest of 6.19%, which is comprised of SOFR of 5.32% plus the pricing grid spread of 76.5 basis points and 10 basis point SOFR adjustment.

The Revolving Credit Facility had a $330.0 million outstanding balance as of March 31, 2024 and $227.0 million outstanding balance as of December 31, 2023. The Revolving Credit Facility includes an accordion option that allows the Company to request additional lender commitments up to a total of $1.75 billion. The Revolving Credit Facility will mature in January 2026 with Company options to extend the maturity date to January 2027.

The Company and Richard Agree, the Executive Chairman of the Company, were parties to a Reimbursement Agreement dated November 18, 2014 (the “Reimbursement Agreement”). Pursuant to the Reimbursement Agreement, Mr. Agree had agreed to reimburse the Company for any loss incurred under the Revolving Credit Facility in an amount not to exceed $14.0 million to the extent that the value of the Operating Partnership’s assets available to satisfy the Operating Partnership’s obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility is less than $14.0 million. The parties terminated the Reimbursement Agreement and entered into a new reimbursement agreement dated October 3, 2023 (the “New Reimbursement Agreement”).  Pursuant to the New Reimbursement Agreement, Mr. Agree has agreed to reimburse the Company for his proportionate share of loss incurred under the Revolving Credit Facility in an amount to be determined by facts and circumstances at the time of loss.

Debt Maturities

The following table presents scheduled principal payments related to the Company’s debt as of March 31, 2024 (presented in thousands):

	Scheduled		Balloon
	Principal		Payment		Total
Remainder of 2024	$	727	$	—	$	727
2025		1,026		50,000		51,026
2026 (1)		629		330,000		330,629
2027		—		50,000		50,000
2028		—		410,000		410,000
Thereafter		—		1,692,250		1,692,250
Total scheduled principal payments	$	2,382	$	2,532,250	$	2,534,632

(1) The Revolving Credit Facility matures in January 2026, with options to extend the maturity to January 2027 and had a $330.0 million outstanding balance as of March 31, 2024.

Loan Covenants

Certain loan agreements contain various restrictive covenants, including the following financial covenants: maximum total leverage ratio, maximum secured leverage ratios, consolidated net worth requirements, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, a maximum unencumbered leverage ratio, a minimum unsecured interest expense ratio, a minimum interest coverage

ratio, a minimum unsecured debt yield and a minimum unencumbered interest expense ratio. As of March 31, 2024, the most restrictive covenant was the minimum unencumbered interest expense ratio. The Company was in compliance with all of its loan covenants and obligations as of March 31, 2024.

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Common and Preferred Stock

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Common and Preferred Stock

Common and Preferred Stock

Note 6 – Common and Preferred Stock

Shelf Registration

On May 5, 2023, the Company filed an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR with the SEC registering an unspecified amount of common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants of the Company and guarantees of debt securities of the Operating Partnership, as well as an unspecified amount of debt securities of the Operating Partnership, at an indeterminate aggregate initial offering price. The Company may periodically offer one or more of these securities in amounts, prices and on terms to be announced when and if these securities are offered. The specifics of any future offerings, along with the use of proceeds of any securities offered, will be described in detail in a prospectus supplement, or other offering materials, at the time of any offering.

Common Stock Offerings

In October 2022, the Company completed a follow-on public offering of 5,750,000 shares of common stock, including the full exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase an additional 750,000 shares, in connection with forward sale agreements. As of December 31, 2022, the Company settled 1,600,000 shares of these October 2022 forward sale agreements, realizing net proceeds of $106.2 million. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company settled the remaining 4,150,000 shares of these October 2022 forward sale agreements, realizing net proceeds of $275.0 million. The offering resulted in total net proceeds to the Company of $381.2 million after deducting fees and expenses and making certain adjustments as provided in the equity distribution agreement.

Preferred Stock Offering

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had 7,000,000 depositary shares (the “Depositary Shares”) outstanding, each representing 1/1,000th of a share of Series A Preferred Stock.

Dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares are payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each month (or, if not on a business day, on the next succeeding business day). The dividend rate is 4.25% per annum of the $25,000 (equivalent to $25.00 per Depositary Share) liquidation preference. Monthly dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares have been and will be in the amount of $0.08854 per Depositary Share, equivalent to $1.0625 per annum.

The Company may not redeem the Series A Preferred Shares before September 2026, except in limited circumstances to preserve its status as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes and except in certain circumstances upon the occurrence of a change of control of the Company.  Beginning in September 2026, the Company, at its option, may redeem the Series A Preferred Shares, in whole or from time to time in part, by paying $25.00 per Depositary Share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends. Upon the occurrence of a change in control of the Company, if the Company does not otherwise redeem the Series A Preferred Shares, the holders have a right to convert their shares into common stock of the Company at the $25.00 per share liquidation value, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends.  This conversion value is limited by a share cap if the Company’s stock price falls below a certain threshold.

ATM Programs

The Company enters into at-the-market (“ATM”) programs through which the Company, from time to time, sells shares of common stock and/or enters into forward sale agreements.

		Program Size		Net Proceeds
Program Year		($ million)	Shares Issued	($ million)
2020	*	$400.0	3,334,056	$209.5
2021	*	$500.0	5,453,975	$379.1
2022	*	$750.0	10,217,973	$670.2
2024		$1,000.0	-	-

* ATM Programs have been terminated and no future issuance will occur under them.

2024 ATM Program

In February 2024, the Company entered into a $1.00 billion ATM program (the “2024 ATM Program”).  As of March 31, 2024, the Company had not entered into any forward sale agreements under the 2024 ATM Program.

The previous $750.0 million ATM program (the “2022 ATM Program”) was terminated simultaneously with the establishment of the 2024 ATM Program. As a result, no future issuances will occur under the 2022 ATM Program.

2022 ATM Program

In September 2022, the Company entered into the 2022 ATM Program.

Since inception of the 2022 ATM Program and through adoption of the 2024 ATM Program on February 16, 2024, the Company entered into forward sale agreements to sell an aggregate of 10,217,973 shares of common stock under the 2022 ATM Program, for anticipated net proceeds of $670.2 million. Through December 31, 2023, the Company settled 6,363,359 shares of these forward sale agreements for net proceeds of approximately $433.4 million, after deducting fees and expenses. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company did not settle any of the remaining outstanding shares. The Company is required to settle the remaining outstanding shares of common stock under the 2022 ATM Program by January 2025.

As of March 31, 2023, under the 2022 ATM Program, the Company had entered into forward sale agreements to sell an aggregate of 4,350,232 shares of common stock, for anticipated proceeds of $300.6 million. Through December 31, 2022, the Company settled 245,591 shares of these forward sale agreements for net proceeds of approximately $18.1 million, after deducting fees and expenses. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, no forward sale agreements were entered and no shares were settled under the 2022 ATM Program.

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Dividends and Distribution Payable

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Dividends and Distribution Payable

Dividends and Distribution Payable

Note 7 – Dividends and Distribution Payable

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company declared monthly dividends of $0.247 and $0.240, respectively, per common share. Holders of Operating Partnership Common Units are entitled to an equal distribution per Operating Partnership Common Unit held. The dividends and distributions payable for January and February were paid during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, while the March dividends and distributions were recorded as liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2024 and 2023. The March 2024 and 2023 dividends per common share and distributions per Operating Partnership Common Units were paid on April 12, 2024 and April 14, 2023, respectively.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company declared monthly dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares in the amount of $0.08854, per Depositary Share.  The dividends payable for January and February were paid during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, while the March dividends and distributions were recorded as a liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2024 and 2023. The March 2024 and 2023 dividends per Depository Share were paid on April 1, 2024 and April 3, 2023, respectively.

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity

Note 8 – Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity

Background

The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risk, including interest rate, liquidity and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources and duration of its debt funding and, to a limited extent, the use of derivative instruments. For additional information regarding the leveling of the Company’s derivatives, refer to Note 9 – Fair Value Measurements.

The Company’s objective in using interest rate derivatives is to manage its exposure to interest rate movements and add stability to interest expense. To accomplish this objective, the Company uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed rate payments over the life of the agreement without exchange of the underlying notional amount.

2023 Hedge Activity

In June 2023, the Company entered into $350.0 million of forward starting interest rate swap agreements to hedge against variability in future cash flows resulting from changes in SOFR. The swaps exchange variable rate SOFR interest on $350.0 million of SOFR indexed debt to a weighted average fixed interest rate of 3.57% beginning August 1, 2023 through the maturity date of January 1, 2029. The swaps are designated to hedge the variable rate interest payments of the 2029 Unsecured Term Loan indexed to SOFR. As of March 31, 2024, these interest rate swaps were valued as net assets of approximately $5.7 million.  

In December 2023, the Company entered into $150.0 million of forward-starting interest rate swap agreements to hedge against changes in future cash flows resulting from changes in SOFR. The swaps exchange variable rate SOFR interest on $150.0 million of SOFR indexed debt to a weighted average fixed interest rate of 3.60% beginning December 31, 2024 through the maturity date of December 31, 2034. The swaps are designated to hedge previously unhedged variable rate interest payments indexed to SOFR. As of March 31, 2024, these interest rate swaps were valued as net assets of approximately $1.4 million.

Recognition

The Company recognizes all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value on the balance sheet. The Company recognizes its derivatives within other assets, net and accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company recognizes all changes in fair value for hedging instruments designated and qualifying for cash flow hedge accounting treatment as a component of other comprehensive income (OCI).

Accumulated OCI relates to (i) the change in fair value of interest rate derivatives and (ii) realized gains or losses on settled derivative instruments. Amounts are reclassified out of accumulated OCI as an adjustment to interest expense for (i) realized gains or losses related to effective interest rate swaps and (ii) realized gains or losses on settled derivative instruments, amortized over the term of the hedged debt transaction. During the next twelve months, the Company estimates that an additional $7.2 million will be reclassified as a decrease to interest expense.

The Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk (presented in thousands, except number of instruments):

	Number of Instruments 1		Notional Amount1
	March 31,	December 31,	March 31,		December 31,
Interest Rate Derivatives	2024	2023	2024		2023
Interest rate swaps	6	6	$	500,000	$	500,000

(1) Number of Instruments and total Notional Amount disclosed includes all interest rate swap agreements outstanding at the balance sheet date, including forward-starting swaps prior to their effective date.

The table below presents the estimated fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments, as well as their classification in the condensed consolidated balance sheets (presented in thousands).

	Asset Derivatives
	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Other Assets, net	$	7,095	$	—

	Liability Derivatives
	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses, and Other Liabilities	$	53	$	4,501

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (presented in thousands).

	Amount of Income/(Loss)				Location of Accumulated OCI	Amount Reclassified from
	Recognized in				Reclassified from Accumulated	Accumulated OCI as a
	OCI on Derivative				OCI into Income	(Reduction)/Increase in Interest Expense
Three Months Ended March 31,	2024		2023			2024		2023
Interest rate swaps	$	13,092	$	—	Interest expense	$	(2,178)	$	(629)

The Company does not use derivative instruments for trading or other speculative purposes and did not have any other derivative instruments or hedging activities as of March 31, 2024.

Credit-Risk-Related Contingent Features

The Company has agreements with its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where the Company could be declared in default on its derivative obligations if repayment of the underlying indebtedness is accelerated by the lender due to the Company’s default on the indebtedness.

Although the derivative contracts are subject to master netting arrangements, which serve as credit mitigants to both the Company and its counterparties under certain situations, the Company does not net its derivative fair values or any existing rights or obligations to cash collateral on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the fair value of derivatives related to these agreements, which includes interest but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk, was a net asset position of $7.6 million and a net liability position of $4.1 million, respectively. There was no offsetting of derivative assets or liabilities as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

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Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

Note 9 – Fair Value Measurements

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

The Company accounts for fair values in accordance with ASC 820. ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820 applies to reported balances that are required or permitted to be measured at fair value under existing accounting pronouncements; accordingly, the standard does not require any new fair value measurements of reported balances.

ASC 820 emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. Therefore, a fair value measurement should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy).

Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs may include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, as well as inputs that are observable for the asset or liability (other than quoted prices), such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, which are typically based on an entity’s own assumptions, as there is little, if any, related market activity. In instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls, is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company uses interest rate swap agreements to manage its interest rate risk. The valuation of these instruments is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves.

To comply with the provisions of ASC 820, the Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. In adjusting the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effect of nonperformance risk, the Company has considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts, and guarantees.

Although the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with its derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by itself and its counterparties. However, as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company has assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions and has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of its derivatives. As a result, the Company has determined that its derivative valuations in their entirety are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The table below presents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (presented in thousands):

	Total Fair Value		Level 2
March 31, 2024
Derivative assets - interest rate swaps	$	7,095	$	7,095
Derivative liabilities - interest rate swaps	$	53	$	53
December 31, 2023
Derivative assets - interest rate swaps	$	—	$	—
Derivative liabilities - interest rate swaps	$	4,501	$	4,501

Other Financial Instruments

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, cash held in escrow, accounts receivable and accounts payable and accrued liabilities are reasonable estimates of their fair values because of the short maturity of these financial instruments.

The Company estimated the fair value of its debt based on its incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements with the same remaining maturity and on the discounted estimated future cash payments to be made for other debt. The discount rate used to calculate the fair value of debt approximates current lending rates for loans and assumes the debt is outstanding through maturity. Since such amounts are estimates that are based on limited available market information for similar transactions, there can be no assurance that the disclosed value of any financial instrument could be realized by immediate settlement of the instrument.

The Company determined that the valuation of its Unsecured Term Loan, Senior Unsecured Notes and Revolving Credit Facility are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and its fixed rate mortgages are classified as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The Senior Unsecured Notes had carrying values of $1.79 billion as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and had fair values of $1.60 billion. The Mortgage Notes Payable had carrying values of $42.7 million and $42.8 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and had fair values of $40.9 million and $41.2 million, respectively. The fair value of the Revolving Credit Facility and Unsecured Term Loan are estimated to be equal to the carrying value as they are variable rate debt.

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Equity Incentive Plan

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Equity Incentive Plan

Equity Incentive Plan

Note 10 – Equity Incentive Plan

In May 2020, the Company’s stockholders approved the Agree Realty Corporation 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”). The 2020 Plan provides for the award to employees, directors and consultants of the Company of options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance awards (which may take the form of performance units or performance shares) and other awards to acquire up to an aggregate of 700,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. As of March 31, 2024, 33,907 shares of common stock were available for issuance under the 2020 Plan.

Restricted Stock - Employees

Restricted shares have been granted to certain employees which vest based on continued service to the Company.

The holder of a restricted share award is generally entitled at all times on and after the date of issuance of the restricted shares to exercise the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including the right to vote the shares and the right to receive dividends on the shares. Restricted share awards granted prior to 2023 vest over a five-year period while awards granted in 2023 and 2024 vest over a three-year period.

The Company estimates the fair value of restricted share grants at the date of grant and amortizes those amounts into expense on a straight-line basis over the appropriate vesting period. The Company used 0% for the forfeiture rate for determining the fair value of restricted stock. The Company recognized expense related to restricted share grants of $1.3 million and $1.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

As of March 31, 2024, there was $14.1 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to the outstanding restricted shares, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.5 years. The intrinsic value of restricted shares redeemed during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, was $2.2 million and $2.6 million, respectively.

Restricted share activity is summarized as follows:

	Shares	Weighted Average
	Outstanding	Grant Date
	(in thousands)	Fair Value
Unvested restricted stock at December 31, 2023	194	$	68.85
Restricted stock granted	101	$	57.51
Restricted stock vested	(64)	$	69.37
Unvested restricted stock at March 31, 2024	231	$	63.74

Performance Units

Performance units are subject to a three-year performance period, following the conclusion of which shares awarded are to be determined by the Company’s total shareholder return (“TSR”) compared to the constituents of the MSCI US REIT Index and a defined peer group. Fifty percent of the award is based upon the TSR percentile rank versus the constituents in the MSCI US REIT Index for the three-year performance period; and fifty percent of the award is based upon TSR percentile rank versus a specified net lease peer group for the three-year performance period. For performance units granted prior to 2023, vesting of the performance units following their issuance will occur ratably over a three-year period, with the initial vesting occurring immediately following the conclusion of the performance period such that all units vest within five years of the original award date. Performance units granted in 2023 and 2024 vest following the conclusion of the performance period such that all units will vest three years from the original award date.

The grant date fair value of these awards is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation pricing model. For the performance units granted prior to 2023, compensation expense is amortized on an attribution method over a five-year period. For performance units granted in 2023 and 2024, compensation expense is amortized on a straight-line basis over a three-year period. Compensation expense related to performance units is determined at the grant date and is not adjusted throughout the measurement or vesting periods.

The Monte Carlo simulation pricing model for issued grants utilizes the following assumptions: (i) expected term (equal to the remaining performance measurement period at the grant date); (ii) volatility (based on historical volatility); and (iii) risk-free rate (interpolated based on 2- and 3-year rates). The Company used 0% for the forfeiture rate for determining the fair value of performance units.  

The following assumptions were used when determining the grant date fair value:

	2024		2023		2022
Expected term (years)	2.9		2.9		2.9
Volatility	20.0	%	23.6	%	33.5	%
Risk-free rate	4.5	%	4.4	%	1.8	%

The Company recognized expense related to performance units for which the three-year performance period has not yet been completed of $0.6 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, there was $7.9 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to performance units for which the three-year performance period has not yet been completed, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.5 years.

The Company recognized expense related to performance units for which the three-year performance period was completed, however the shares have not yet vested, of $0.2 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. As of March 31, 2024, there was $0.5 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to performance

units for which the three-year performance period has been completed, however the shares have not yet vested, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.4 years.

Performance units activity is summarized as follows:

	Target Number	Weighted Average
	of Awards	Grant Date
	(in thousands)	Fair Value
Performance units at December 31, 2023 - three-year performance period to be completed	111	$	72.14
Performance units granted	77	$	59.16
Performance shares - three-year performance period completed	(31)	$	63.42
Performance units at March 31, 2024 - three-year performance period to be completed	157	$	67.50

	Shares	Weighted Average
	Outstanding	Grant Date
	(in thousands)	Fair Value
Performance units and shares - three-year performance period completed but not yet vested at December 31, 2023	31	$	83.40
Shares earned at completion of three-year performance period (1)	23	$	63.42
Shares vested	(28)	$	75.18
Performance units and shares - three-year performance period completed but not yet vested at March 31, 2024	26	$	74.58

(1)Performance units granted in 2021 for which the three-year performance period was completed in 2024 were earned at the 76% performance level.

Restricted Stock - Directors

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, 23,389 restricted shares were granted to independent members of the Company’s board of directors at a weighted average grant date fair value of $57.51 per share. During the year ended December 31, 2023, 14,535 restricted shares were granted to independent members of the Company’s board of directors at a weighted average grant date fair value of $73.27 per share.

The holder of a restricted share award is generally entitled at all times on and after the date of issuance of the restricted shares to exercise the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including the right to vote the shares and the right to receive dividends on the shares.

The Company estimates the fair value of board members’ restricted share grants at the date of grant and amortizes those amounts into expense on a straight-line basis over the one-year vesting period. The Company recognized expense relating to restricted share grants to the board members of $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

As of March 31, 2024, there was $1.0 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to the board members’ outstanding restricted shares, which is expected to be recognized over the remainder of 2024.

The Company used 0% for the forfeiture rate for determining the fair value of this restricted stock.

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Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is party to various legal actions which the Company considers to be routine in nature and incidental to the operation of its business. The Company believes that the outcome of the proceedings will not have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events

Note 12 – Subsequent Events

In connection with the preparation of its financial statements, the Company has evaluated events that occurred subsequent to March 31, 2024 through the date on which these financial statements were issued to determine whether any of these events required adjustments to or disclosure in the financial statements.

There were no reportable subsequent events or transactions.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting

Basis of Accounting

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for audited financial statements. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim period presented. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024.  

Amounts as of December 31, 2023 included in the condensed consolidated financial statements have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, included herein, should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, as well as Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Consolidation

Consolidation

Under the agreement of limited partnership of the Operating Partnership, the Company, as the sole general partner, has exclusive responsibility and discretion in the management and control of the Operating Partnership. The Company consolidates the Operating Partnership under the guidance set forth in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, Consolidation, and as a result, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, the Operating Partnership and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated, including the Company’s Series A preferred equity interest in the Operating Partnership.

Real Estate Investments

Real Estate Investments

The Company records the acquisition of real estate at cost, including acquisition and closing costs. For properties developed by the Company, all direct and indirect costs related to planning, development and construction, including interest, real estate taxes and other miscellaneous costs incurred during the construction period, are capitalized for financial reporting purposes and recorded as property under development until construction has been completed.  

Assets Held for Sale

Assets Held for Sale

Assets are classified as real estate held for sale based on specific criteria as outlined in FASB ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant & Equipment. Properties classified as real estate held for sale are recorded at the lower of their carrying value or their fair value, less anticipated selling costs. Any properties classified as held for sale are not depreciated. Assets are generally classified as real estate held for sale once management has actively engaged in marketing the asset and has received a firm purchase commitment that is expected to close within one year.

Acquisitions of Real Estate

Acquisitions of Real Estate

The acquisition of property for investment purposes is typically accounted for as an asset acquisition. The Company allocates the purchase price to land, building, assumed debt, if any, and identified intangible assets and liabilities, based in each case on their relative estimated fair values and without giving rise to goodwill. Intangible assets and liabilities represent the value of in-place leases and above- or below-market leases. In making estimates of fair values, the Company may use various sources, including data provided by independent third parties, as well as information obtained by the Company as a result of its due diligence, including expected future cash flows of the property and various characteristics of the markets where the property is located.

In allocating the fair value of the identified tangible and intangible assets and liabilities of an acquired property, land is valued based upon comparable market data or independent appraisals.  Buildings are valued on an as-if vacant basis based on a cost approach utilizing estimates of cost and the economic age of the building or an income approach utilizing various market data. In-place lease intangibles are valued based on the Company’s estimates of costs related to tenant acquisition and the carrying costs that would be incurred during the time it would take to locate a tenant if the property were vacant, considering current market conditions and costs to execute similar leases at the time of the acquisition. Above- and below-market lease intangibles are recorded based on the present value of the difference between the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the leases at the time of acquisition and the Company’s estimate of current market lease rates for the property.  In the case of sale-leaseback transactions, it is typically assumed that the lease is not in-place prior to the close of the transaction.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and Amortization

Land, buildings and improvements are recorded and stated at cost.  The Company’s properties are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated remaining useful life of the assets, which are generally 40 years for buildings and 10 to 20 years for improvements. Properties classified as held for sale and properties under development or redevelopment are not depreciated.  Major replacements and betterments, which improve or extend the life of the asset, are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives.

In-place lease intangible assets and the capitalized above- and below-market lease intangibles are amortized over the non-cancelable term of the lease as well as any option periods included in the estimated fair value.  In-place lease intangible assets are amortized to amortization expense and above- and below-market lease intangibles are amortized as a net adjustment to rental income.  In the event of early lease termination, the remaining net book value of any above- or below-market lease intangible is recognized as an adjustment to rental income.

The following schedule summarizes the Company’s amortization of lease intangibles for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (presented in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023
Lease intangibles (in-place)	$	15,853	$	13,624
Lease intangibles (above-market)		9,685		10,113
Lease intangibles (below-market)		(1,389)		(1,502)
Total	$	24,149	$	22,235

The following schedule represents estimated future amortization of lease intangibles as of March 31, 2024 (presented in thousands):

	2024
Year Ending December 31,	(remaining)		2025		2026		2027		2028		Thereafter		Total
Lease intangibles (in-place)	$	47,426	$	60,071	$	56,623	$	50,990	$	44,568	$	191,886	$	451,564
Lease intangibles (above-market)		28,122		35,494		33,765		31,170		27,696		233,173		389,420
Lease intangibles (below-market)		(3,908)		(4,876)		(4,522)		(4,173)		(3,354)		(15,924)		(36,757)
Total	$	71,640	$	90,689	$	85,866	$	77,987	$	68,910	$	409,135	$	804,227

Impairments

Impairments

The Company reviews real estate investments and related lease intangibles for possible impairment when certain events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable through operations plus estimated disposition proceeds. Events or changes in circumstances that may occur include, but are not limited to, significant changes in real estate market conditions, estimated residual values, the Company’s ability or expectation to re-lease properties that are vacant or become vacant or a change in the anticipated holding period for a property.

Management determines whether an impairment in value has occurred by comparing the estimated future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges), including the residual value of the real estate, to the carrying cost of the individual asset.

Impairments are measured to the extent the current book value exceeds the estimated fair value of the asset less disposition costs for any assets classified as held for sale.

The valuation of impaired assets is determined using valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis, analysis of recent comparable sales transactions and purchase offers received from third parties, which are Level 3 inputs. The Company may consider a single valuation technique or multiple valuation techniques, as appropriate, when estimating the fair value of its real estate.  Estimating future cash flows is highly subjective and estimates can differ materially from actual results.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Cash Held in Escrow

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Cash Held in Escrow

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist of deposit, checking, and money market accounts.  The account balances periodically exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance coverage, and as a result, there is a concentration of credit risk related to amounts on deposit in excess of FDIC insurance coverage. Cash held in escrows primarily relates to proposed like-kind exchange transactions pursued under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). The Company had $14.3 million and $13.4 million in cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, in excess of the FDIC insured limit.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow, both as reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets, to the total of the cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow as reported within the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (presented in thousands):

	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,314	$	10,907
Cash held in escrow		9,120		3,617
Total of cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow	$	15,434	$	14,524

Revenue Recognition and Accounts Receivable

Revenue Recognition and Accounts Receivable

The Company leases real estate to its tenants under long-term net leases which are accounted for as operating leases. Under this method, leases that have fixed and determinable rent increases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Rental increases based upon changes in the consumer price indexes, or other variable factors, are recognized only after changes in such factors have occurred and are then applied according to the lease agreements. Certain leases also provide for additional rent based on tenants’ sales volumes. These rents are recognized when determinable after the tenant exceeds a sales breakpoint.

Recognizing rent escalations on a straight-line method results in rental revenue in the early years of a lease being higher than actual cash received, creating a straight-line rent receivable asset which is included in the accounts receivable - tenants line item in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The balance of straight-line rent receivables at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $68.6 million and $65.9 million, respectively. To the extent any of the tenants under these leases become unable to pay their contractual cash rents, the Company may be required to write down the straight-line rent receivable from those tenants, which would reduce rental income.

The Company reviews the collectability of charges under its tenant operating leases on a regular basis, taking into consideration changes in factors such as the tenant’s payment history, the financial condition of the tenant, business conditions in the industry in which the tenant operates and economic conditions in the area where the property is located. In the event that collectability with respect to any tenant changes, the Company recognizes an adjustment to rental revenue. The Company’s review of collectability of charges under its operating leases also includes any accrued rental revenue related to the straight-line method of reporting rental revenue.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had three leases across three tenants where collection is not considered probable. For these tenants, the Company is recording rental income on a cash basis and has written off any outstanding receivables, including straight-line rent receivables. Adjustments to rental revenue related to tenants accounted for on the cash basis resulted in an increase to rental income of $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, due to the receipt of amounts previously considered uncollectible.

In addition to the tenant-specific collectability assessment performed, the Company may also recognize a general allowance, as a reduction to rental revenue, for its operating lease receivables which are not expected to be fully collectible based on the potential for settlement of arrears. The Company had no general allowance at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

The Company’s leases provide for reimbursement from tenants for common area maintenance, insurance, real estate taxes and other operating expenses. A portion of the Company’s operating cost reimbursement revenue is estimated each period and is recognized as rental revenue in the period the recoverable costs are incurred and accrued, and the related revenue is earned. The balance of unbilled operating cost reimbursement receivable at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $10.1 million and $14.0 million, respectively. Unbilled operating cost reimbursement receivable is reflected in accounts receivable – tenants, net in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company has adopted the practical expedient in FASB ASC Topic 842, Leases (“ASC 842”) that allows lessors to combine non-lease components with the lease components when the timing and patterns of transfer for the lease and non-lease components are the same and the lease is classified as an operating lease.  As a result, all rentals and reimbursements pursuant to tenant leases are reflected as one-line, rental income, in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

Earnings per Share

Earnings per Share

Earnings per share of common stock has been computed pursuant to the guidance in the FASB ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share.  The guidance requires the classification of the Company’s unvested restricted common shares (“restricted shares”), which contain rights to receive non-forfeitable dividends, as participating securities requiring the two-class method of computing net income per share of common stock.  In accordance with the two-class method, earnings per share has been computed by dividing net income less net income attributable to unvested restricted shares by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding less unvested restricted shares. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income less net income attributable to unvested restricted shares by the weighted average shares of common shares and potentially dilutive securities in accordance with the treasury stock method.

The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the computation of basic and diluted net earnings per share of common stock for each of the periods presented (presented in thousands, except for share data):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023
Net income attributable to Agree Realty Corporation	$	44,859	$	41,614
Less: Series A preferred stock dividends		(1,859)		(1,859)
Net income attributable to common stockholders		43,000		39,755
Less: Income attributable to unvested restricted shares		(120)		(106)
Net income used in basic and diluted earnings per share	$	42,880	$	39,649
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		100,565,173		90,273,864
Less: Unvested restricted shares		(280,585)		(245,609)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per share		100,284,588		90,028,255
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per share		100,284,588		90,028,255
Effect of dilutive securities:
Share-based compensation		52,012		71,925
ATM Forward Equity Offerings		—		147,104
September 2022 Forward Equity Offering		—		300,888
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in diluted earnings per share		100,336,600		90,548,172
Operating Partnership Units ("OP Units")		347,619		347,619
Weighted average number of common shares and OP Units outstanding used in diluted earnings per share		100,684,219		90,895,791

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, there were 14,642 shares of restricted common stock (“restricted shares”) that were anti-dilutive and were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share and no performance units that were anti-dilutive.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, 1,050 restricted shares and 4,413 performance units were granted that were anti-dilutive and were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share.

Forward Equity Sales

Forward Equity Sales

The Company occasionally sells shares of common stock through forward sale agreements to enable the Company to set the price of such shares upon pricing the offering (subject to certain adjustments) while delaying the issuance of such shares and the receipt of the net proceeds by the Company.

To account for the forward sale agreements, the Company considers the accounting guidance governing financial instruments and derivatives.  To date, the Company has concluded that its forward sale agreements are not liabilities as they do not embody obligations to repurchase its shares nor do they embody obligations to issue a variable number of shares for which the monetary value are predominantly fixed, varying with something other than the fair value of the shares, or varying inversely in relation to its shares. The Company then evaluates whether the agreements meet the derivatives and hedging guidance scope exception to be accounted for as equity instruments.  The Company has concluded that the agreements are classifiable as equity contracts based on the following assessments: (i) none of the agreements’ exercise contingencies are based on observable markets or indices besides those related to the market for the Company’s own stock price and operations; and (ii) none of the settlement provisions precluded the agreements from being indexed to its own stock.

The Company also considers the potential dilution resulting from the forward sale agreements on the earnings per share calculations. The Company uses the treasury stock method to determine the dilution resulting from forward sale agreements during the period of time prior to settlement.

Equity Offering Costs

Equity Offering Costs

Underwriting commissions and offering costs of equity offerings are reflected as a reduction of additional paid-in-capital in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company has made an election to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Company generally will not be subject to federal income taxes on amounts distributed to stockholders, providing it distributes 100% of its REIT taxable income and meets certain other requirements for qualifying as a REIT. For the periods covered in the condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company believes it has qualified as a REIT. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal income taxes related to the Company’s REIT taxable income in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Company has elected taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) status for certain subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of the REIT Modernization Act. A TRS is able to engage in activities resulting in income that previously would have been disqualified from being eligible REIT income under the federal income tax regulations. As a result, certain activities of the Company which occur within its TRS entities are subject to federal income taxes. All provisions for federal income taxes in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are attributable to the Company’s TRS.

Notwithstanding its qualification for taxation as a REIT, the Company is subject to certain state and local income and franchise taxes, which are included in income and other tax expense on the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

The Company is subject to the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 740-10 (“ASC 740-10”) and regularly analyzes its various federal and state filing positions and only recognizes the income tax effect in its financial statements when certain criteria

regarding uncertain income tax positions have been met. The Company believes that its income tax positions are documented and supported and would more likely than not be sustained upon examination by all relevant taxing authorities. Therefore, no provisions for uncertain income tax positions have been recorded pursuant to ASC 740-10 in the condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company has elected to record related interest and penalties, if any, as income and other tax expense on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. The Company has no material interest or penalties relating to income taxes recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Earnings and profits that determine the taxability of distributions to stockholders differ from net income reported for financial reporting purposes due to differences in the estimated useful lives and methods used to compute depreciation and the carrying value (basis) of the investments in properties for tax purposes, among other things.

Management's Responsibility to Evaluate Its Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

Management’s Responsibility to Evaluate Its Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

When preparing financial statements for each annual and interim reporting period, management has the responsibility to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.  In making its evaluation, the Company considers, among other things, any risks and/or uncertainties to its results of operations, contractual obligations in the form of near-term debt maturities, dividend requirements, or other factors impacting the Company’s liquidity and capital resources. No conditions or events that raised substantial doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern within one year were identified as of the issuance date of the condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting

The Company is primarily in the business of acquiring, developing and managing retail real estate. The Company’s chief operating decision maker, which is its Chief Executive Officer, does not distinguish or group operations on a geographic or other basis when assessing the financial performance of the Company’s portfolio of properties.  Accordingly, the Company has a single reportable segment for disclosure purposes.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of (1) assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and (2) revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Fair Values of Financial Instruments

Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The Company’s estimates of fair value of financial and non-financial assets and liabilities are based on the framework established in the fair value accounting guidance, ASC Topic 820 Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”). The framework specifies a hierarchy of valuation inputs which was established to increase consistency, clarity and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures. The guidance describes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value, two of which are considered observable and one that is considered unobservable. The following describes the three levels:

Level 1 – Valuation is based upon quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Valuation is based upon inputs other than Level 1 inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 –   Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use at least one significant assumption not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03, “Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions (Topic 820)” (“ASU 2022-03”).  ASU 2022-03 clarifies that contractual sale restrictions on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, are not considered in measuring the fair value of equity securities.  In addition, the amendment requires the disclosure of: (1) the fair value of equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions reflected in the balance sheet, (2) the nature and remaining duration of the restrictions, and (3) any circumstances that could cause a lapse in the restrictions. The amendments in ASU 2022-03 are effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within those fiscal years.  The amendment is applied prospectively. There was no impact upon adoption of the guidance on January 1, 2024 as the Company does not have sale restrictions on equity securities.

In August 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-05, Business Combinations – Joint Venture Formations (Subtopic 805-60) (“ASU 2023-05”). ASU 2023-05 addresses the accounting for contributions made to a joint venture, upon formation, in a joint venture’s separate financial statements.  ASU 2023-05 will require that a joint venture apply a new basis of accounting upon formation. By applying a new basis of accounting, a joint venture, upon formation, will recognize and initially measure its assets and liabilities at fair value (with exceptions to fair value measurement that are consistent with the business combinations guidance). The amendments in ASC 2023-05 are effective prospectively for all joint ventures formed on or after January 1, 2025. Joint ventures formed prior to January 1, 2025 may elect to apply the amendments retrospectively and early adoption is permitted. The Company does not have joint ventures and as such does not anticipate any impact from the amendments.

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”). ASU 2023-07 is intended to improve reportable segment disclosure by requiring disclosure of incremental segment information on an annual and interim basis such as, annual and interim disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, interim disclosure of a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets and require that a public entity that has a single reportable segment provide all the disclosures required by ASU 2023-07 and all existing segment disclosures in Topic 280.  The amendments in ASU 2023-07 do not change how a public entity identifies its operating segments, aggregates those operating segments, or applies the quantitative thresholds to determine its reportable segments. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The disclosures are applied retrospectively to all periods presented and early adoption is permitted. The Company has one reportable segment and continues to evaluate additional disclosures that may be required in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) – Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 requires annual disclosure of specific categories in the income tax rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold within the rate reconciliation. In addition, the amendments require annual disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by federal, state and foreign jurisdictions as well as individual jurisdictions in which income taxes paid is equal to or greater than 5 percent of total income taxes paid.  ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024 on a prospective basis, however early adoption and retrospective adoption is permitted. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of the guidance and potential additional disclosures required.  

In March 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted climate-related reporting rules, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (the “SEC Climate Reporting Rules”). The SEC Climate Reporting Rules require:

● Climate-related disclosures outside of the financial statements:

o Description of governance, strategy and risk management related to climate-related risks that have materially impacted, or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on, the Company’s business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition.  

o Disclosure of gross scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, if material, as well a description of the methodology, significant inputs and assumptions used to calculate the GHG emissions, organizational and operational boundaries and protocols or standards used.  Scope 1 GHG emissions are direct GHG emissions from operations owned or controlled by the entity and scope 2 emissions are indirect GHG emissions from the generation of purchased or acquired electricity, steam, heat or cooling that is consumed by operations owned or controlled by the entity.  

● Financial statement disclosures:

o Expenditures and capitalized costs, excluding recoveries, incurred related to severe weather events and natural events are required, if such expenditures exceed defined disclosure thresholds. In addition, a description of material estimates and assumptions used to produce the financial statement disclosures are required.  

o If the use of carbon offsets or renewable energy credits (RECs) are a material component of the registrant’s plans to achieve climate-related targets or goals, disclosure of carbon offsets and RECs beginning and ending balances, amounts expensed, capitalized costs and losses are presented in the financial statements.  

The disclosures will be phased in, with the financial statement disclosures and certain climate risk disclosures required for annual periods beginning in 2025. GHG emissions disclosures and the remaining climate risk disclosures will be required for annual periods beginning in 2026.  In the initial year of compliance, GHG emissions disclosures are required for the most recently completed fiscal year, however, if these disclosures were provided in previous SEC filings for the historic years presented, that historical disclosure is also required. The Company continues to evaluate the additional disclosures required.        

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Schedule of amortization of lease intangibles

The following schedule summarizes the Company’s amortization of lease intangibles for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (presented in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023
Lease intangibles (in-place)	$	15,853	$	13,624
Lease intangibles (above-market)		9,685		10,113
Lease intangibles (below-market)		(1,389)		(1,502)
Total	$	24,149	$	22,235

Schedule of estimated future amortization of lease intangibles

The following schedule represents estimated future amortization of lease intangibles as of March 31, 2024 (presented in thousands):

	2024
Year Ending December 31,	(remaining)		2025		2026		2027		2028		Thereafter		Total
Lease intangibles (in-place)	$	47,426	$	60,071	$	56,623	$	50,990	$	44,568	$	191,886	$	451,564
Lease intangibles (above-market)		28,122		35,494		33,765		31,170		27,696		233,173		389,420
Lease intangibles (below-market)		(3,908)		(4,876)		(4,522)		(4,173)		(3,354)		(15,924)		(36,757)
Total	$	71,640	$	90,689	$	85,866	$	77,987	$	68,910	$	409,135	$	804,227

Schedule of cash, cash equivalents and cash held in escrow

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow, both as reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets, to the total of the cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow as reported within the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (presented in thousands):

	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,314	$	10,907
Cash held in escrow		9,120		3,617
Total of cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow	$	15,434	$	14,524

Schedule of reconciliation of basic and diluted net earnings per common share

The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the computation of basic and diluted net earnings per share of common stock for each of the periods presented (presented in thousands, except for share data):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023
Net income attributable to Agree Realty Corporation	$	44,859	$	41,614
Less: Series A preferred stock dividends		(1,859)		(1,859)
Net income attributable to common stockholders		43,000		39,755
Less: Income attributable to unvested restricted shares		(120)		(106)
Net income used in basic and diluted earnings per share	$	42,880	$	39,649
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		100,565,173		90,273,864
Less: Unvested restricted shares		(280,585)		(245,609)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per share		100,284,588		90,028,255
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per share		100,284,588		90,028,255
Effect of dilutive securities:
Share-based compensation		52,012		71,925
ATM Forward Equity Offerings		—		147,104
September 2022 Forward Equity Offering		—		300,888
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in diluted earnings per share		100,336,600		90,548,172
Operating Partnership Units ("OP Units")		347,619		347,619
Weighted average number of common shares and OP Units outstanding used in diluted earnings per share		100,684,219		90,895,791

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Leases (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Leases

Summary of lease income

The following table includes information regarding contractual lease payments for the Company’s operating leases for which it is the lessor, for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (presented in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023
Total lease payments	$	154,698	$	132,152
Less: Operating cost reimbursements and percentage rents		17,837		16,391
Total non-variable lease payments	$	136,861	$	115,761

Summary of lease income to be received

At March 31, 2024, future non-variable lease payments to be received from the Company’s operating leases for the remainder of 2024, the following four years, and thereafter are as follows (presented in thousands):

	2024
Year Ending December 31,	(remaining)		2025		2026		2027		2028		Thereafter		Total
Future non-variable lease payments	$	428,698	$	569,852	$	550,528	$	524,190	$	486,812	$	2,402,967	$	4,963,047

Summary of lease costs

The following tables include information on the Company’s land leases for which it is the lessee, for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. (presented in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2024		March 31, 2023
Operating leases:
Operating cash outflows	$	299	$	299
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (years)		33.2		33.4
Finance leases:
Operating cash outflows	$	62	$	63
Financing cash outflows	$	22	$	21
Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases (years)		0.5		1.5

Summary of maturity analysis of lease liabilities for operating land leases

The following is a maturity analysis of lease liabilities for operating land leases as of March 31, 2024 for the remainder of 2024 and the following four years. (presented in thousands)

	2024
Year Ending December 31,	(remaining)		2025		2026		2027		2028		Thereafter		Total
Lease payments	$	897	$	1,197	$	1,195	$	1,042	$	1,013	$	27,796	$	33,140
Imputed interest		(516)		(669)		(647)		(627)		(609)		(13,254)		(16,322)
Total lease liabilities	$	381	$	528	$	548	$	415	$	404	$	14,542	$	16,818

Summary of maturity analysis of lease liabilities for finance land leases

The following is a maturity analysis of lease liabilities for finance land leases as of March 31, 2024 for the remainder of 2024 and the following four years. (presented in thousands)

	2024
Year Ending December 31,	(remaining)		2025		2026		2027		2028		Thereafter		Total
Lease payments	$	6,168	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	6,168
Imputed interest		(145)		—		—		—		—		—		(145)
Total lease liabilities	$	6,023	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	6,023

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Real Estate Investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Real Estate Investments

Schedule of real estate properties held-for-sale

The Company classified three properties as real estate held for sale as of March 31, 2024 and one property as real estate held for sale as of December 31, 2023, the assets for which are separately presented in the consolidated balance sheets as follows (presented in thousands):

	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Land	$	2,137	$	671
Building		3,586		2,978
		5,723		3,649
Accumulated depreciation and amortization, net		(307)		(7)
Total Real Estate Held for Sale, net	$	5,416	$	3,642

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Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Schedule of maturities of long-term debt

The following table presents scheduled principal payments related to the Company’s debt as of March 31, 2024 (presented in thousands):

	Scheduled		Balloon
	Principal		Payment		Total
Remainder of 2024	$	727	$	—	$	727
2025		1,026		50,000		51,026
2026 (1)		629		330,000		330,629
2027		—		50,000		50,000
2028		—		410,000		410,000
Thereafter		—		1,692,250		1,692,250
Total scheduled principal payments	$	2,382	$	2,532,250	$	2,534,632

(1) The Revolving Credit Facility matures in January 2026, with options to extend the maturity to January 2027 and had a $330.0 million outstanding balance as of March 31, 2024.

Mortgages

Schedule of long-term debt instruments

Mortgage notes payable consisted of the following (presented in thousands):

	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Note payable in monthly installments of $92 including interest at 6.27% per annum, with a final monthly payment due July 2026		2,382		2,618
Note payable in monthly installments of interest only at 3.63% per annum, with a balloon payment due December 2029		42,250		42,250
Total principal		44,632		44,868
Unamortized debt issuance costs and assumed debt discount, net		(1,966)		(2,057)
Total	$	42,666	$	42,811

Unsecured term loan

Schedule of debt

The following table presents the unsecured term loan principal balances net of unamortized debt issuance costs as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (presented in thousands):

	All-in
	Interest Rate (1)		Maturity	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
2029 Unsecured Term Loan	4.52	%	January 2029	$	350,000	$	350,000
Total Principal					350,000		350,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs, net					(3,053)		(3,202)
Total				$	346,947	$	346,798

(1) Interest rate as of March 31, 2024 reflects the credit spread of 85 basis points, plus a 10 basis point SOFR adjustment and the impact of interest rate swaps which converted $350.0 million of SOFR-based interest to a fixed weighted average interest rate of 3.57%.

Senior Unsecured Notes

Schedule of long-term debt instruments

The following table presents the senior unsecured notes principal balances net of unamortized debt issuance costs and original issue discounts for the Company’s private placement and public offerings as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (presented in thousands):

	All-in		Coupon
	Interest Rate (1)		Rate		Maturity	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
2025 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.16	%	4.16	%	May 2025	$	50,000	$	50,000
2027 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.26	%	4.26	%	May 2027		50,000		50,000
2028 Senior Unsecured Public Notes	2.11	%	2.00	%	June 2028		350,000		350,000
2028 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.42	%	4.42	%	July 2028		60,000		60,000
2029 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.19	%	4.19	%	September 2029		100,000		100,000
2030 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.32	%	4.32	%	September 2030		125,000		125,000
2030 Senior Unsecured Public Notes	3.49	%	2.90	%	October 2030		350,000		350,000
2031 Senior Unsecured Notes	4.42	%	4.47	%	October 2031		125,000		125,000
2032 Senior Unsecured Public Notes	3.96	%	4.80	%	October 2032		300,000		300,000
2033 Senior Unsecured Public Notes	2.13	%	2.60	%	June 2033		300,000		300,000
Total Principal							1,810,000		1,810,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs and original issue discounts, net							(15,126)		(15,688)
Total						$	1,794,874	$	1,794,312

(1) The all-in interest rate reflects the straight-line amortization of the terminated swap agreements, as applicable.

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Common and Preferred Stock (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Common and Preferred Stock

Schedule of ATM Programs

The Company enters into at-the-market (“ATM”) programs through which the Company, from time to time, sells shares of common stock and/or enters into forward sale agreements.

		Program Size		Net Proceeds
Program Year		($ million)	Shares Issued	($ million)
2020	*	$400.0	3,334,056	$209.5
2021	*	$500.0	5,453,975	$379.1
2022	*	$750.0	10,217,973	$670.2
2024		$1,000.0	-	-

* ATM Programs have been terminated and no future issuance will occur under them.

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity

Schedule of notional amounts of outstanding derivative positions

The Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk (presented in thousands, except number of instruments):

	Number of Instruments 1		Notional Amount1
	March 31,	December 31,	March 31,		December 31,
Interest Rate Derivatives	2024	2023	2024		2023
Interest rate swaps	6	6	$	500,000	$	500,000

(1) Number of Instruments and total Notional Amount disclosed includes all interest rate swap agreements outstanding at the balance sheet date, including forward-starting swaps prior to their effective date.

Schedule of cash flow hedging instruments, as well as their classification in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

The table below presents the estimated fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments, as well as their classification in the condensed consolidated balance sheets (presented in thousands).

	Asset Derivatives
	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Other Assets, net	$	7,095	$	—

	Liability Derivatives
	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses, and Other Liabilities	$	53	$	4,501

Schedule of cash flow hedges included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (presented in thousands).

	Amount of Income/(Loss)				Location of Accumulated OCI	Amount Reclassified from
	Recognized in				Reclassified from Accumulated	Accumulated OCI as a
	OCI on Derivative				OCI into Income	(Reduction)/Increase in Interest Expense
Three Months Ended March 31,	2024		2023			2024		2023
Interest rate swaps	$	13,092	$	—	Interest expense	$	(2,178)	$	(629)

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Fair Value Measurements

Schedule of assets and liabilities measured at fair value

The table below presents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (presented in thousands):

	Total Fair Value		Level 2
March 31, 2024
Derivative assets - interest rate swaps	$	7,095	$	7,095
Derivative liabilities - interest rate swaps	$	53	$	53
December 31, 2023
Derivative assets - interest rate swaps	$	—	$	—
Derivative liabilities - interest rate swaps	$	4,501	$	4,501

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Equity Incentive Plan (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Equity Incentive Plan

Schedule of restricted share activity

Restricted share activity is summarized as follows:

	Shares	Weighted Average
	Outstanding	Grant Date
	(in thousands)	Fair Value
Unvested restricted stock at December 31, 2023	194	$	68.85
Restricted stock granted	101	$	57.51
Restricted stock vested	(64)	$	69.37
Unvested restricted stock at March 31, 2024	231	$	63.74

Schedule of valuation assumptions used

The following assumptions were used when determining the grant date fair value:

	2024		2023		2022
Expected term (years)	2.9		2.9		2.9
Volatility	20.0	%	23.6	%	33.5	%
Risk-free rate	4.5	%	4.4	%	1.8	%

Schedule of performance share and unit activity

Performance units activity is summarized as follows:

	Target Number	Weighted Average
	of Awards	Grant Date
	(in thousands)	Fair Value
Performance units at December 31, 2023 - three-year performance period to be completed	111	$	72.14
Performance units granted	77	$	59.16
Performance shares - three-year performance period completed	(31)	$	63.42
Performance units at March 31, 2024 - three-year performance period to be completed	157	$	67.50

	Shares	Weighted Average
	Outstanding	Grant Date
	(in thousands)	Fair Value
Performance units and shares - three-year performance period completed but not yet vested at December 31, 2023	31	$	83.40
Shares earned at completion of three-year performance period (1)	23	$	63.42
Shares vested	(28)	$	75.18
Performance units and shares - three-year performance period completed but not yet vested at March 31, 2024	26	$	74.58

(1)Performance units granted in 2021 for which the three-year performance period was completed in 2024 were earned at the 76% performance level.

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Organization (Details) ft² in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 ft² property shares	Dec. 31, 2023 ft² property
Nature of Operations [Line Items]
Number of Properties | property	2,161	2,135
Total gross leasable area (GLA) | ft²	44.9	44.2
Percentage of portfolio leased	99.60%
Annualized base rent derived from tenants (as a percent)	68.80%
Weighted Average
Nature of Operations [Line Items]
Remaining lease term	8 years 2 months 12 days
Agree Realty Corporation | General Partner
Nature of Operations [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Managing Member or General Partner, Ownership Interest	99.70%	99.70%
Agree Realty Corporation | Third party
Nature of Operations [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest	0.30%	0.30%
Common stock conversion ratio	1
Number of common stock outstanding if non-controlling units were exchanged | shares	100,976,594
Series A Preferred Stock | Agree Realty Corporation | General Partner
Nature of Operations [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Managing Member or General Partner, Ownership Interest	100.00%

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Amortization of Deferred Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Amortization of deferred charges	$ 24,149	$ 22,235
Lease intangibles (in-place)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Amortization of deferred charges	15,853	13,624
Lease intangibles (above-market)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Amortization of deferred charges	9,685	10,113
Lease intangibles (below-market)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Amortization of below market lease	$ (1,389)	$ (1,502)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Future Amortization of Deferred Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Year Ending December 31,
2024 (Remaining)	$ 71,640
2025	90,689
2026	85,866
2027	77,987
2028	68,910
Thereafter	409,135
Total	804,227
Total	(36,757)	$ (36,827)
Lease intangibles (in-place)
Year Ending December 31,
2024 (Remaining)	47,426
2025	60,071
2026	56,623
2027	50,990
2028	44,568
Thereafter	191,886
Total	451,564
Lease intangibles (above-market)
Year Ending December 31,
2024 (Remaining)	28,122
2025	35,494
2026	33,765
2027	31,170
2028	27,696
Thereafter	233,173
Total	389,420
Lease intangibles (below-market)
Year Ending December 31,
2024 (Remaining)	(3,908)
2025	(4,876)
2026	(4,522)
2027	(4,173)
2028	(3,354)
Thereafter	(15,924)
Total	$ (36,757)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow - (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 6,314	$ 10,907
Cash held in escrow	9,120	3,617
Total of cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow	$ 15,434	$ 14,524	$ 12,940	$ 28,909

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Earnings per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted [Line Items]
Net income attributable to Agree Realty Corporation	$ 44,859	$ 41,614
Less: Series A preferred stock dividends	(1,859)	(1,859)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	43,000	39,755
Less: Income attributable to unvested restricted shares	(120)	(106)
Net income used in basic and diluted earnings per share	$ 42,880	$ 39,649
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	100,565,173	90,273,864
Less: Unvested restricted shares	(280,585)	(245,609)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per share	100,284,588	90,028,255
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per share	100,284,588	90,028,255
Effect of dilutive securities:
Share-based compensation	52,012	71,925
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in diluted earnings per share	100,336,600	90,548,172
Operating Partnership Units ("OP Units")	347,619	347,619
Weighted average number of common shares and OP Units outstanding used in diluted earnings per share	100,684,219	90,895,791
Restricted Shares
Effect of dilutive securities:
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	14,642	1,050
Performance units
Effect of dilutive securities:
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	0	4,413
ATM Forward Equity Offerings
Effect of dilutive securities:
Forward equity offering		147,104
September 2022 Forward Equity Offering
Effect of dilutive securities:
Forward equity offering		300,888

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) segment tenant lease	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Cash in excess of FDIC insured amounts	$ 14.3	$ 13.4
Straight-line rent receivables	$ 68.6	65.9
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Number Of Leases | lease	3
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Number Of Customers | tenant	3
Increase to rental income	$ 0.1
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable (in dollars)	$ 0.0	0.0
Number of Reportable Segments | segment	1
Unbilled Revenues
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Gross	$ 10.1	$ 14.0
Building
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Useful life	40 years
Building Improvements | Minimum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Useful life	10 years
Building Improvements | Maximum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Useful life	20 years

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Leases - Tenant Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Leases
Option to extend lease	true
Lease, practical expedients	true
Lease Income
Total lease payments	$ 154,698	$ 132,152
Operating Lease, Lease Income, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Operating Leases, Income Statement, Lease Revenue	Operating Leases, Income Statement, Lease Revenue
Less: Operating cost reimbursements and percentage rents	$ 17,837	$ 16,391
Total non-variable lease payments	136,861	$ 115,761
Future non-variable lease payments
2024 (remaining)	428,698
2025	569,852
2026	550,528
2027	524,190
2028	486,812
Thereafter	2,402,967
Total	$ 4,963,047

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Leases - Deferred Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Leases
Deferred revenue	$ 23.3	$ 21.9

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Leases - Land Lease Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Lease costs
Right of use assets	$ 60,000		$ 60,200
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Other Assets		Other Assets
Lease obligations, net	$ 22,800		$ 23,000
Operating And Finance Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities		Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Land lease expense	$ 415	$ 430
Amortization of right of use assets for finance lease	0
Operating cash outflows	$ 299	$ 299
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (years)	33 years 2 months 12 days	33 years 4 months 24 days
Operating cash outflows	$ 62	$ 63
Financing cash outflows	$ 22	$ 21
Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases (years)	6 months	1 year 6 months
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases	4.00%	4.00%
Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases	4.00%	4.00%
Maturity Analysis of Lease Liabilities for Operating Leases
Lease payments 2024 (remaining)	$ 897
Lease payments 2025	1,197
Lease payments 2026	1,195
Lease payments 2027	1,042
Lease payments 2028	1,013
Lease payment Thereafter	27,796
Total lease payments	33,140
Imputed interest 2024 (remaining)	(516)
Imputed interest 2025	(669)
Imputed interest 2026	(647)
Imputed interest 2027	(627)
Imputed interest 2028	(609)
Imputed interest Thereafter	(13,254)
Total imputed interest	(16,322)
Total Lease Liabilities 2024 (remaining)	381
Total Lease Liabilities 2025	528
Total Lease Liabilities 2026	548
Total Lease Liabilities 2027	415
Total Lease Liabilities 2028	404
Total Lease Liabilities Thereafter	14,542
Total lease liabilities	$ 16,818
Operating Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Maturity Analysis of Lease Liabilities for Finance Leases
Lease payments 2024 (remaining)	$ 6,168
Lease payments 2025	0
Lease payments 2026	0
Lease payments 2027	0
Lease Payment 2028	0
Thereafter	0
Total lease payments	6,168
Imputed interest 2024 (remaining)	(145)
Imputed interest 2025	0
Imputed interest 2026	0
Imputed interest 2027	0
Imputed interest 2028	0
Imputed interest Thereafter	0
Imputed interest Total	(145)
Total lease Liabilities 2024 (remaining)	6,023
Total Lease Liabilities 2025	0
Total Lease Liabilities 2026	0
Total Lease Liabilities 2027	0
Total Lease Liabilities 2028	0
Total Lease Liabilities Thereafter	0
Total lease liabilities	$ 6,023
Finance Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Maximum
Lease costs
Finance lease right-of-use asset amortization and interest expense	$ 100	$ 100

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Real Estate Investments (Details) $ in Thousands, ft² in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) ft² property item site state	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) site item state	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) ft² property
Real Estate Investments
Number of Real Estate Properties | property	2,161		2,135
Total gross leasable area (GLA) | ft²	44.9		44.2
Net Real Estate Investments	$ 6,821,473		$ 6,743,320
Retail Net Lease Assets Purchased | item	31	66
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	$ 128,300	$ 303,900
Number Of States Properties Located | state	22	24
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life (in year)	8 years 2 months 12 days	13 years 1 month 6 days
Payments to Acquire Land Held-for-use	$ 31,000
Payments for Capital Improvements	83,200
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets	$ 14,100
Number Of Development And Developer Funding Platform Projects Commenced | site	4	5
Number Of Development And Developer Funding Platform Projects Completed | site	2	3
Number of Development and Developer Funding Platform Projects Construction | site	18	26
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate	$ 21,100
Gains/ (Losses) on Sales of Investment Real Estate	$ 2,100
Number of real estate properties held-for-sale | property	3		1
Number of held-for-sale properties sold | property	6
Provision for impairment	$ 4,530	$ 0
Impaired Real Estate Estate Fair Value	$ 13,700

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Real Estate Investments - Assets Held for Sale (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Real Estate Investments
Land	$ 2,137	$ 671
Building	3,586	2,978
Real Estate Held-for-sale, gross	5,723	3,649
Accumulated depreciation and amortization, net	(307)	(7)
Total Real Estate Held for Sale, net	$ 5,416	$ 3,642

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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 2,534,632
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	330,000
Mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	44,632	$ 44,868
Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	350,000	350,000
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 1,810,000	$ 1,810,000

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Debt - Mortgages Payable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Principal	$ 2,534,632
Mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Principal	44,632	$ 44,868
Unamortized debt issuance costs and assumed debt discounts, net	(1,966)	(2,057)
Total	42,666	$ 42,811
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount	$ 78,500
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	3.77%	3.78%
Notes Payable Due July 2026 6.27 Percent [Member] | Mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Principal	$ 2,382	$ 2,618
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal	$ 92	$ 92
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.27%	6.27%
Notes Payable Due December 2029 3.63 Percent [Member] | Mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Principal	$ 42,250	$ 42,250
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.63%	3.63%

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Debt - Unsecured Term Loan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Total Principal	$ 2,534,632
Interest rate swap
Derivative Notional Amount	500,000	$ 500,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Total Principal	330,000
Unsecured Debt [Member]
Total Principal	350,000	350,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs and assumed debt discounts, net	(3,053)	(3,202)
Total	$ 346,947	346,798
Unsecured Debt [Member] | 2029 Unsecured term loan
All-in Interest Rate	4.52%
Total Principal	$ 350,000	$ 350,000
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 350,000
Hedge, fixed interest rate	3.57%
Additional lender commitments	$ 500,000
Unsecured Debt [Member] | 2029 Unsecured term loan | SOFR
Spread on variable rate	0.95%
Credit spread on variable rate	0.85%
SOFR adjustment	0.10%
Variable rate	0.10%
Unsecured Debt [Member] | 2029 Unsecured term loan | SOFR | Minimum
Spread on variable rate	0.80%
Unsecured Debt [Member] | 2029 Unsecured term loan | SOFR | Maximum
Spread on variable rate	1.60%
Unsecured Debt [Member] | 2029 Unsecured term loan | Interest rate swap
Hedge, fixed interest rate	3.57%
Derivative Notional Amount	$ 350,000

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Debt - Senior Unsecured Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Total Principal	$ 2,534,632
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member]
Total Principal	1,810,000	$ 1,810,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs and assumed debt discounts, net	(15,126)	(15,688)
Long-term Debt, Total	$ 1,794,874	1,794,312
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] | 2025 Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
All-in Interest Rate	4.16%
Coupon Rate	4.16%
Total Principal	$ 50,000	50,000
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] | 2027 Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
All-in Interest Rate	4.26%
Coupon Rate	4.26%
Total Principal	$ 50,000	50,000
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] | 2028 Senior Unsecured Public Notes [Member]
All-in Interest Rate	2.11%
Coupon Rate	2.00%
Total Principal	$ 350,000	350,000
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] | 2028 Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
All-in Interest Rate	4.42%
Coupon Rate	4.42%
Total Principal	$ 60,000	60,000
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] | 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
All-in Interest Rate	4.19%
Coupon Rate	4.19%
Total Principal	$ 100,000	100,000
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] | 2030 Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
All-in Interest Rate	4.32%
Coupon Rate	4.32%
Total Principal	$ 125,000	125,000
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] | 2030 Senior Unsecured Public Notes [Member]
All-in Interest Rate	3.49%
Coupon Rate	2.90%
Total Principal	$ 350,000	350,000
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] | 2031 Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
All-in Interest Rate	4.42%
Coupon Rate	4.47%
Total Principal	$ 125,000	125,000
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] | 2032 Senior Unsecured Public Notes
All-in Interest Rate	3.96%
Coupon Rate	4.80%
Total Principal	$ 300,000	300,000
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] | 2033 Senior Unsecured Public Notes [Member]
All-in Interest Rate	2.13%
Coupon Rate	2.60%
Total Principal	$ 300,000	$ 300,000

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Debt - Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Nov. 18, 2014
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility		$ 330,000	$ 227,000
Maximum
Reimbursement Agreement, Amount				$ 14,000
Reimbursement Agreement, Debt Covenant, Assets Value				$ 14,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility		$ 330,000
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
All-in Interest Rate		6.19%
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility		$ 330,000	$ 227,000
Debt Instrument, Accordion Option Additional Lender Commitments, Maximum		$ 1,750,000
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Term SOFR
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 1,000,000
Variable rate	0.10%
Spread on variable rate		0.765%
SOFR adjustment		0.10%
All-in Interest Rate		5.32%
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Term SOFR | Minimum
Spread on variable rate	0.725%
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Term SOFR | Maximum
Spread on variable rate	1.40%

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Debt - Debt Maturities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal Line Items
Remainder of 2024	$ 727
2025	51,026
2026	330,629
2027	50,000
2028	410,000
Thereafter	1,692,250
Total scheduled principal payments	2,534,632
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility	330,000	$ 227,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal Line Items
Total scheduled principal payments	330,000
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility	330,000
Scheduled Principal [Member]
Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal Line Items
Remainder of 2024	727
2025	1,026
2026	629
2027	0
2028	0
Thereafter	0
Total scheduled principal payments	2,382
Debt Instrument Balloon Payment [Member]
Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal Line Items
Remainder of 2024	0
2025	50,000
2026	330,000
2027	50,000
2028	410,000
Thereafter	1,692,250
Total scheduled principal payments	$ 2,532,250

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Common and Preferred Stock - Common Stock Offerings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended	18 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2024	Oct. 31, 2022
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized	180,000,000			180,000,000	180,000,000
Proceeds received	$ 0	$ 195,133
Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares issued		2,945,000
Common Stock [Member] | Forward Sale Agreement
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized						5,750,000
Proceeds received			$ 106,200	$ 275,000	$ 381,200
Shares issued			1,600,000	4,150,000
Over-Allotment Option [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Forward Sale Agreement
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized						750,000

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Common and Preferred Stock - Preferred Stock Offering (Details)	1 Months Ended						3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 29, 2024 $ / shares	Jan. 31, 2024 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2023 $ / shares	Feb. 28, 2023 $ / shares	Jan. 31, 2023 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares
Series A Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares outstanding | shares	7,000						7,000	7,000
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage							4.25%
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference, Value | $	$ 25,000						$ 25,000	$ 25,000
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share	$ 25.00						$ 25.00
Preferred stock, dividend paid (in dollars per share)	0.08854	$ 0.08854	$ 0.08854	$ 0.08854	$ 0.08854	$ 0.08854
Preferred stock, dividends to be declared monthly (in dollars per share)							0.08854
Preferred stock, dividends declared per annum (in dollars per share)							1.0625
Preferred Stock, Redemption Price Per Share	$ 25.00						$ 25.00
Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares outstanding | shares	7,000,000						7,000,000
Over-Allotment Option [Member] | Series A Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio							0.001

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Common and Preferred Stock - ATM Programs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			4 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	16 Months Ended	18 Months Ended		19 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2024	Feb. 16, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds received	$ 0	$ 195,133
Common Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares issued		2,945,000
Common Stock [Member] | Forward Sale Agreement
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds received			$ 106,200		$ 275,000		$ 381,200
Shares issued			1,600,000		4,150,000
2020 ATM Program | Common Stock [Member] | Forward Sale Agreement
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Program Size	$ 400,000						$ 400,000		$ 400,000
Shares Issued	3,334,056						3,334,056		3,334,056
Net Proceeds Received	$ 209,500						$ 209,500		$ 209,500
2021 ATM Program | Common Stock [Member] | Forward Sale Agreement
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Program Size	$ 500,000						$ 500,000		$ 500,000
Shares Issued	5,453,975						5,453,975		5,453,975
Net Proceeds Received	$ 379,100						$ 379,100		$ 379,100
2022 ATM Program | Common Stock [Member] | Forward Sale Agreement
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Program Size	$ 750,000						$ 750,000		$ 750,000
Shares Issued	10,217,973						10,217,973		10,217,973
Net Proceeds Received	$ 670,200						$ 670,200		$ 670,200
Proceeds received	$ 0			$ 18,100		$ 433,400
Shares issued	0			245,591		6,363,359
Value of equity instruments terminated								$ 750,000
2022 ATM Program | Common Stock [Member] | Forward Sale Agreement | Scenario, Plan [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds received								$ 670,200	$ 300,600
Forward Contract Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Shares								10,217,973	4,350,232
2024 ATM Program | Common Stock [Member] | Forward Sale Agreement
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Program Size	$ 1,000,000						$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000

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Dividends and Distribution Payable (Details) - $ / shares	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Feb. 29, 2024	Jan. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Feb. 28, 2023	Jan. 31, 2023
Agree Limited Partnership
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.247	$ 0.247	$ 0.247	$ 0.240	$ 0.240	$ 0.240
Series A Preferred Stock
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Cash dividends declared per depositary share of Series A preferred stock	$ 0.08854	$ 0.08854	$ 0.08854	$ 0.08854	$ 0.08854	$ 0.08854

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures
Realized gain (loss) on settlement of interest rate swaps	$ (629)	$ (629)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassification from Accumulated OCI to Income, Estimated Net Amount to be Transferred	7,200
Derivative net asset position aggregate fair value	7,600
Derivative, Net Liability Position, Aggregate Fair Value			$ 4,100
Interest rate swaps
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures
Derivative Notional Amount	500,000		500,000
Interest Rate Swap Agreement In June 2023 | Cash Flow Hedging
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures
Derivative Notional Amount				$ 350,000
Hedge, fixed interest rate				3.57%
Derivative asset, notional amount	$ 5,700
Interest Rate Swap Agreement In June 2023 | Cash Flow Hedging | Term SOFR
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures
Derivative Notional Amount				$ 350,000
Interest Rate Swap Agreement In December 2023 | Cash Flow Hedging
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures
Derivative Notional Amount			$ 150,000
Hedge, fixed interest rate			3.60%
Derivative asset, notional amount			$ 1,400
Interest Rate Swap Agreement In December 2023 | Cash Flow Hedging | Term SOFR
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures
Derivative Notional Amount			$ 150,000

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity - Interest Rate Derivatives (Details) - Interest rate swaps $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) DerivativeInstrument	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) DerivativeInstrument
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures
Interest Rate Derivatives, Number of Instruments | DerivativeInstrument	6	6
Derivative, Notional Amount | $	$ 500,000	$ 500,000

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity - Fair Value (Details) - Interest rate swaps - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Other assets, net
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value	$ 7,095	$ 0
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Liability at Fair Value	$ 53	$ 4,501

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity - Consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures
Other comprehensive income (loss) - change in fair value and settlement of interest rate swaps		$ 13,092
Interest Expense
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures
Derivative Instruments, Amount Reclassified from Accumulated OCI as a (Reduction)/Increase in Interest Expense	$ (2,178)	$ (629)

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Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Derivative [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 2,534,632
Mortgages
Derivative [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	44,632	$ 44,868
Senior Unsecured Debt
Derivative [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	1,810,000	1,810,000
Long-term Debt [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Senior Unsecured Debt
Derivative [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	1,790,000	1,790,000
Value of debt	1,600,000	1,600,000
Long-term Debt [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Mortgages
Derivative [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	42,700	42,800
Value of debt	$ 40,900	$ 41,200

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Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Details) - Interest rate swap - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative assets	$ 7,095
Derivative liabilities	53	$ 4,501
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative assets	7,095
Derivative liabilities	$ 53	$ 4,501

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Equity Incentive Plan (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	May 31, 2020
2020 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issuance of Common stock					700,000
Future issuances	33,907
Restricted Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years			5 years
Recognized share based compensation	$ 1.3	$ 1.0
Unrecognized compensation, other than options	$ 14.1
Unrecognized compensation recognition period	2 years 6 months
Fair value inputs forfeiture rate	0.00%
Intrinsic value of restricted shares	$ 2.2	2.6
Shares Outstanding, granted	101,000
Fair value of shares granted to directors	$ 57.51
Restricted Shares | Director
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	1 year
Recognized share based compensation	$ 0.3	0.3
Unrecognized compensation, other than options	$ 1.0
Fair value inputs forfeiture rate	0.00%
Shares Outstanding, granted	23,389		14,535
Fair value of shares granted to directors	$ 57.51		$ 73.27
Performance units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years		3 years
Shares Outstanding, granted	77,000
Fair value of shares granted to directors	$ 59.16
Performance units and shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years		3 years
Fair value inputs forfeiture rate	0.00%
Amortization period of compensation expense	5 years
Shares Outstanding, granted	23,000
Fair value of shares granted to directors	$ 63.42
Performance units and shares [Member] | 3 Year Performance period to be completed
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Recognized share based compensation	$ 0.6	0.4
Unrecognized compensation, other than options	$ 7.9
Unrecognized compensation recognition period	2 years 6 months
Vesting percentage	50.00%
Performance units and shares [Member] | 3 Year Performance period completed
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Recognized share based compensation	$ 0.2	$ 0.2
Unrecognized compensation, other than options	$ 0.5
Unrecognized compensation recognition period	1 year 4 months 24 days
Vesting percentage	50.00%
Performance units and shares [Member] | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	5 years

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Equity Incentive Plan - Restricted share activity (Details) - Restricted Shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares Outstanding, at beginning of the period | shares	194
Shares Outstanding, granted | shares	101
Shares Outstanding, vested | shares	(64)
Shares Outstanding, at end of the period | shares	231
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, at beginning of the period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 68.85
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	57.51
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, vested (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	69.37
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, at end of the period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 63.74

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Equity Incentive Plan - Valuation assumption (Details) - Performance units and shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected term (years)	2 years 10 months 24 days	2 years 10 months 24 days	2 years 10 months 24 days
Volatility	20.00%	23.60%	33.50%
Risk-free rate	4.50%	4.40%	1.80%

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Equity Incentive Plan - Performance share activity (Details) - $ / shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Performance units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares Outstanding, at beginning of the period	111
Shares Outstanding, granted	77
Shares Outstanding, vested	(31)
Shares Outstanding, at end of the period	157	111
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, at beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 72.14
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, granted (in dollars per share)	59.16
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, vested (in dollars per share)	63.42
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, at end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 67.50	$ 72.14
Percentage of performance shares paid out	76.00%
Vesting period	3 years	3 years
Performance units and shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares Outstanding, at beginning of the period	31
Shares Outstanding, granted	23
Shares Outstanding, vested	(28)
Shares Outstanding, at end of the period	26	31
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, at beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 83.40
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, granted (in dollars per share)	63.42
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, vested (in dollars per share)	75.18
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, at end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 74.58	$ 83.40
Vesting period	3 years	3 years

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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Pay vs Performance Disclosure
Net Income (Loss)	$ 44,859	$ 41,614

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Insider Trading Arrangements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024
Trading Arrangements, by Individual
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false