 PHOENIX, Aug. 5, 2021 PRNewswire -- VEREIT, Inc. NYSE: VER VEREIT or the Company announced today its operating results for the three months ending June 30, 2021. Second Quarter 2021 Financial and Operating Highlights Net income of 77.9 million and net income per diluted share of 0.31 Achieved 0.81 AFFO per diluted share, representing an 8.0 increase compared to the same quarter in 2020 Rent collection of 99.4 Compared to last quarter, the following items remained essentially flat: Total debt - as reported at 5.6 billion; Adjusted Principal Outstanding at 5.8 billion; Net Debt at 5.5 billion; and Net Debt to Normalized EBITDA at 5.46x On April 29, 2021, the Company announced it had entered into a definitive merger agreement with Realty Income Corporation. 