VEREIT Inc. net lease Glenn Rufrano Red Lobster Goldman Sachs GlobeSt.com: In the early innings of executing on the business plan for VEREIT, where do you feel you and your team have made especially strong progress, perhaps exceeding expectations? Alternately, are all facets of executing that plan proceeding uniformly well? Glenn Rufrano: Cole Capital GlobeSt.com: Several months ago, you enumerated the strengths that VEREIT had as you took the reins, including a high-quality portfolio and a highly capable acquisition and leasing/management team. What strengths have you seen emerging as the organization continues its turnaround? Rufrano: GlobeSt.com: The company has made great strides in reducing its restaurant portfolio. What has changed in terms of the company's outlook on the restaurant sector since it acquired a large portfolio from Golden Gate Capital? Rufrano: GlobeSt.com: What contribution has the Cole Capital unit made to the turnaround of the organization as a whole? Rufrano: GlobeSt.com: Finally, what factors do you feel were especially important in Goldman Sachs' positive assessment of the company as it initiated coverage? Rufrano: An in-person conversation about the net lease sector is on the agenda for RealShare Net Lease, scheduled for April 12-13 at Convene in New York City. For more information and to register for the conference, click here.

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