THE NECESSITY RETAIL REIT CLOSES ON 23 PROPERTIES, REPRESENTING $278 MILLION OF THE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED $1.3 BILLION OPEN-AIR SHOPPING CENTER ACQUISITION

- 79 Properties Acquired Year-to-Date for $1.1 Billion -

- Two Properties Representing Approximately $200 Million Expected to Close Upon Completion of Loan Assumptions by End of Second Quarter -

NEW YORK, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Necessity Retail REIT, Inc. (Nasdaq: RTL) ("RTL" or the "Company") announced today that the Company, through its operating partnership, completed the acquisition of 23 open-air shopping centers for a $277.8 Million, excluding closing costs. The closing is the fourth and fifth tranche from the previously announced agreement to acquire a portfolio of 81 Power, Anchored and Grocery Centers¹ from certain subsidiaries of CIM Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. for $1.3 billion. To date, 79 of the 81 properties have closed.

"This acquisition, paired with our targeted asset sales over the past few years, has significantly transformed RTL into a pure-play necessity-based retail REIT," said Michael Weil, CEO of RTL. "Bringing these properties onto our platform and integrating with new tenants, managers and communities has been handled seamlessly by our team. We are energized by what we think is the significant embedded upside in this portfolio and look forward to the cash flow contributions that will be derived from these properties for years to come."

Footnote   ¹ Portfolio includes 79 Power, Anchored and Grocery Centers and two single tenant properties.

About The Necessity Retail REIT Where America Shops  
The Necessity Retail REIT (Nasdaq: RTL) is the preeminent publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused "Where America Shops".  RTL acquires and manages a diversified portfolio of primarily necessity-based retail single tenant and open-air shopping center properties in the U.S.  Additional information about RTL can be found on its website at www.necessityretailreit.com.

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