** Agree Realty ADC.N shares down 1.6% to $75.95 before the bell after overnight follow-on priced
** Royal Oak, Michigan-based net lease retail real estate investment trust late Weds announced 4
.5 mln shares at $75.70 for deal size of $340.65 mln
** Offering price represents 2% discount to last sale
** Co entered into forward sale agreement, in place until Oct 26, 2026, with bookrunner BofA
** Upon settlement of agreement, co plans to use net proceeds for general purposes, including funding acquisitions and development activity, or debt repayment
** A forward sale structure enables the REIT to lock in funding at current prices but delays having to issue the shares and diluting earnings until it needs the funds
** In Oct, Agree priced 4.4 mln share offering, also as part of a forward sale, at $74
** With ~110 mln shares outstanding, co has $8.5 bln market cap
** Through Weds, shares up 9.6% YTD. Stock closed at $58.37 a year ago
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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