National Retail Properties Inc. plans to sell up to 12.0 million shares of its common stock from time to time, under separate equity distribution agreements.

The shares may be sold through ordinary brokers' transactions at market prices, in block transactions or through other specified methods.

The single-tenant-focused retail real estate investment trust signed the agreements with Wells Fargo Securities LLC, B. Riley FBR Inc., BB&T Capital Markets, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Capital One Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Jefferies LLC, Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Raymond James & Associates Inc., RBC Capital Markets LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc.