Item 1. Business
Item 1. Business
Business Overview
We are an internally managed real estate company that acquires, owns, invests in and manages a diversified portfolio of single-tenant, retail commercial real estate subject to long-term net leases with high credit quality tenants across the United States. As of December 31, 2023, we owned or had investments in 598 single-tenant retail net leased properties that were diversified by tenant, industry and geography, including 85 different tenants, across 26 retail sectors in 45 states. We focus on tenants in industries where a physical location is critical to the generation of sales and profits, with a focus on necessity goods and essential services in the retail sector, including home improvement, auto parts, drug stores and pharmacies, general retail, grocers, convenience stores, discount stores, and quick-service restaurants, all of which we refer to as defensive retail industries. As of December 31, 2023, our investments generated ABR 1 of $131.9 million. Approximately 71% of our ABR is from investment grade 2 credit rated tenants and an additional 14% of our ABR is derived from tenants with an investment grade profile 3 . Exclusive of mortgage loans receivable, our portfolio was 100% occupied with a weighted average remaining lease term (“WALT”) of 9.5 years, which we believe provides us with a strong, stable source of recurring cash flow from our portfolio.
We were formed as a Maryland corporation on October 11, 2019 and our common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “NTST” on August 13, 2020. We are structured as an umbrella partnership real estate investment trust (a “REIT”), meaning that we own our properties and conduct our business through our operating partnership, directly or through limited partnerships, limited liability companies or other subsidiaries. NETSTREIT GP, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is the sole general partner of our operating partnership. As of December 31, 2023, we owned 99.3% of the limited partnership interests in our operating partnership. Beginning with our short taxable year ended December 31, 2019, we elected to be treated and qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
2023 Financing Activities
Debt Transactions
2029 Term Loan
On July 3, 2023, we entered into an agreement (the “2029 Term Loan Agreement”) related to a $250.0 million sustainability-linked senior unsecured term loan (the “2029 Term Loan”) which may, subject to the terms of the 2029 Term Loan Agreement, be increased to an amount of up to $400.0 million at our request. The 2029 Term Loan contains a 12-month delayed draw feature and $150.0 million was drawn on July 3, 2023. The 2029 Term Loan is prepayable at our option in whole or in part without premium or penalty. The 2029 Term Loan matures on July 3, 2026, subject to extension options at our election on two occasions, by one year and, on one occasion, by six months (subject to certain conditions). We have hedged the entire $250.0 million of the 2029 Term Loan at an all-in fixed interest rate of 4.99%, through January 2029, which consists of the fixed rate SOFR swap of 3.74%, plus a credit spread adjustment of 0.10% and, at current leverage levels, a borrowing spread of 1.15%. Interest is payable monthly or at the end of the applicable interest period in arrears on any outstanding borrowings.
2027 Term Loan
In December 2019, we entered into an agreement governing a $175.0 million senior unsecured term loan that was scheduled to mature in December 2024 (the “2024 Term Loan”). On June 15, 2023, we amended and restated the agreement governing the 2024 Term Loan to provide for a $175.0 million senior unsecured term loan with a maturity date of January 15, 2026 that is subject to a one year extension option at our election (subject to certain conditions) (the “2027 Term Loan”). The 2027 Term Loan is repayable at our option in whole or in part without premium or penalty. The Company has fully hedged the 2027 Term Loan.
For additional information regarding our debt facilities, see “Note 6 – Debt” in “Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
1 Annualized base rent (“ABR”) is annualized base rent as of December 31, 2023, for all leases that commenced, and annualized cash interest on mortgage loans receivable in place as of that date.
2 We define “investment grade” tenants as tenants, or tenants that are subsidiaries of a parent entity, with a credit rating of BBB- (S&P/Fitch), Baa3 (Moody's) or NAIC2 (National Association of Insurance Commissioners) or higher.
3 We define “investment grade profile” tenants as tenants with metrics of more than $1.0 billion in annual sales and a debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio of less than 2.0x but do not carry a published rating from S&P, Moody’s or NAIC.
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January Follow-On Offering
In January 2024, we completed a registered public offering of 11,040,000 shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $18.00 per share. In connection with the offering, we entered into forward sale agreements for 11,040,000 shares of our common stock. We did not initially receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock by the forward purchasers. We expect to physically settle the forward sale agreements (by the delivery of shares of common stock) and receive proceeds from the sale of those shares upon one or more forward settlement dates, which shall occur no later than January 9, 2025.
ATM Program
On October 25, 2023, we entered into a $300.0 million at-the-market equity program (the “2023 ATM Program”) through which, from time to time, we may sell shares of our common stock in registered transactions. From October 25, 2023 through December 31, 2023, we sold 4,478,539 shares of our common stock at a weighted average price of $17.27 per share, from which we received net proceeds of approximately $76.5 million. As of December 31, 2023, we had $222.7 million in remaining gross proceeds available for future issuances of shares of our common stock under the 2023 ATM Program.
Effective October 24, 2023, in connection with the establishment of the 2023 ATM Program, we terminated our prior $250.0 million at-the-market equity program (the “2021 ATM Program”). As a result of such termination, we will not offer or sell any additional shares of common stock under the 2021 ATM Program. We have entered into a forward confirmation with respect to 5,983,711 shares of common stock under the 2021 ATM Program that remains unsettled. We may physically settle this forward confirmation (by the delivery of shares of common stock) and receive proceeds from the sale of those shares on one or more forward settlement dates, which shall occur no later than September 13, 2024.
General Investment Criteria
Our objective is to maximize stockholder value by generating attractive risk-adjusted returns through owning, managing and growing a diversified portfolio of commercially desirable properties. As we continue to grow our portfolio, we seek to acquire single-tenant, retail commercial real estate net leased on a long-term basis (at least ten years) to high credit quality tenants in industries where a physical location is critical to the generation of sales and profits, with a focus on necessity goods and essential services in the retail sector, including home improvement, auto parts, drug stores and pharmacies, general retail, grocers, convenient stores, discount stores, and quick-service restaurants. We believe these characteristics make our tenants' businesses e-commerce resistant and resilient through all economic cycles. Our current strategy targets a portfolio that, over time, will:
• derive no more than (i) 5% of its ABR from any single tenant or property, (ii) 15% of its ABR from any single retail sector, (iii) 15% of its ABR from any single state and (iv) 50% of its ABR from its top 10 tenants;
• be primarily leased to tenants operating in businesses we believe to be e-commerce resistant and resilient through all economic cycles;
• have at least 60% of its tenants with an investment grade rating; and
• have a WALT that approximates 10 years.
While we consider the foregoing when making investments, we will be opportunistic in managing our business and make investments that do not meet one or more of these criteria if we believe the opportunity presents an attractive risk-adjusted return. In addition, we may purchase assets for long-term investment, expand and improve the properties we presently own or other acquired properties, or sell such properties, in whole or in part, when circumstances warrant. We intend to engage in investment activities in a manner that is consistent with the maintenance of our status as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Our Target Properties
We seek to acquire, own, invest in and manage a diversified portfolio of single-tenant, retail commercial real estate subject to long-term net leases with high credit quality tenants across the United States. Our growth and diversification strategy focuses on tenants in industries where a physical location is critical to the generation of sales and profits, with a focus on necessity goods and essential services in the retail sector, including home improvement, auto parts, drug stores and pharmacies, general retail, grocers, convenient stores, discount stores, and quick-service restaurants. We believe these characteristics make our tenants' businesses e-commerce resistant and resilient through all economic cycles. Our management team focuses primarily on securing long-term leases with investment grade credit rated tenants and creditworthy tenants without an investment grade rating.
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The current market for retail net leased properties is fragmented and decentralized. The relatively small transaction size of retail net lease properties, combined with the locations of many of these properties outside of primary markets, can be a deterrent for larger, institutional buyers that seek to deploy greater amounts of capital in larger markets and in assets that generate greater ABR per property. We generally target properties with a purchase price between $1 million and $10 million, a segment of the market that we believe is undercapitalized and where we can maintain a consistent pipeline of relatively small assets to acquire on attractive terms without the threat of broad competition while increasing our revenue diversification. We also selectively review larger properties with a purchase price in excess of $10 million, which are typically leased to investment grade tenants like Walmart and Home Depot, when we believe the acquisition will be accretive to the quality of our portfolio. The average purchase price of a property in our portfolio as of December 31, 2023 was $3.4 million, our ABR per property is approximately $232 thousand, and our leases typically have initial lease terms of approximately 10 years and contain two or more options for the tenant to extend the lease term, most often for additional five-year periods.
We seek to invest in properties that have strong unit-level economics to reduce the risk of default on a particular property. We also seek to acquire commercially desirable properties by reviewing the underlying key real estate metrics of each property, including location and demographics that will support both tenant financial health, including market rents, and a market for alternative use, re-leasing or redevelopment, when necessary, which we believe maximizes both investment residual value and recovery default value.
Investment Strategy
In addition to acquiring single-tenant net leased retail properties subject to an existing stabilized long-term lease, we will continue to grow our portfolio through a multi-faceted investment strategy, which includes “blend and extend” acquisitions, investments in fully collateralized mortgage loans receivable, property developments which include build-to-suit and reverse build-to-suit transactions and sale-leaseback transactions. Each of these types of transactions or acquisitions offers unique benefits to our business:
• Existing stabilized leases: In existing stabilized lease transactions, we acquire single-tenant net leased operating assets subject to an existing long-term lease through our relationships with current owners, our extensive brokerage network or our developer relationships.
• Blend-and-extend: In blend-and-extend acquisitions, we acquire a single-tenant commercial property with an existing short-term lease, then extend the lease term to at least ten years. Blend-and-extend acquisitions allow us to acquire properties at a lower basis and get long-term site commitments from tenants.
• Mortgage loans receivable: Investments are made by issuing fully collateralized mortgage loans to the owner of a property, with the property serving as collateral for the loans. These mortgage loans allow us to receive a fixed rate of return and may provide us an option to acquire the property under certain circumstances.
• Build-to-suit: In build-to-suit transactions, we secure development financing for a single-tenant commercial property pursuant to executing a long-term lease. Build-to-suit transactions allow us to leverage our extensive developer relationships to partner on opportunities.
• Reverse build-to-suit: In reverse build-to-suit transactions, the tenant acts as the developer and constructs the property with the project financed by the landlord. Both build-to-suit and reverse build-to-suit transactions allow us to acquire the property at lower cost in exchange for long lease terms and higher entry capitalization rates.
• Sale-leaseback: Sale-leaseback transactions allow us to acquire a single-tenant commercial property used by the seller with a simultaneous long-term lease of the property back to the seller. In sale-leaseback transactions, we strive to set rents at sustainable levels and get long-term site commitments from tenants.
We believe this multi-faceted investment strategy will provide us with greater flexibility to opportunistically build our portfolio and differentiate us from other public REITs pursuing a more limited investment strategy.
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Investment Origination Process
Our current investment pipeline has been, and our investments going forward will be, identified by our senior management team, led by our Chief Executive Officer, Mark Manheimer, supplemented by our entire acquisitions team. Our acquisition team has developed a broad network of long-standing relationships. Our ability to efficiently deploy capital is a direct result of our management team's extensive network of industry relationships with retailers, brokers, intermediaries, private equity firms and others in the net lease industry, which we utilize to source a robust pipeline of attractive marketed and off-market investment opportunities through which we have deployed capital, acquiring 457 single-tenant retail net leased properties with an aggregate purchase price of $1.6 billion since our formation in December 2019 (excluding our property development acquisitions). We believe our relationship-based sourcing strategy will continue to generate a sustainable pipeline of opportunities to drive growth and achieve scale through the efficient deployment of capital raised in our capital markets offerings. In addition, we plan to continue to leverage our developer relationships to partner on build-to-suit opportunities with triple-net leases and desirable tenants. We believe our developer partnerships on build-to-suit projects, which provide higher yields than acquisitions, will differentiate us from our competitors without development expertise.
Underwriting and Portfolio Management
The Company assesses its investments and actively manages its existing portfolio using a three-part underwriting and risk management strategy with an emphasis on credit and real estate that includes:
• Tenant Credit Underwriting: We review corporate level financial information, assess business risks, including barriers to entry and technology risks. As part of this analysis, we look for tenants that operate in industries where a physical location is critical to the generation of sales and profits, with a focus on necessity goods and essential services in the retail sector, including home improvement, auto parts, drug stores and pharmacies, general retail, grocers, convenient stores, discount stores, and quick-service restaurants. We believe these characteristics make our tenants' businesses e-commerce resistant and resilient through all economic cycles. We then review the tenant's investment rating or establish a “shadow rating” using our proprietary credit modeling process for unrated tenants. and review investment rating or establish a “shadow rating” using our proprietary credit modeling process for unrated tenants.
• Real Estate Valuation: We assess the underlying key real estate metrics of each property, including location and demographics that will support both tenant financial health, including market rents, and a market for alternative use, re-leasing or redevelopment, when necessary. We believe implementation of this underwriting and risk management criteria will continue to build a portfolio that provides a strong, stable source of recurring cash flow.
• Unit-Level Profitability: We analyze and/or estimate unit-level profitability and cost variability to determine the likelihood of each location sustainably operating as a profit center.
Finally, we use our active portfolio management strategy to (i) regularly review each of our properties for changes in unit performance, tenant credit and local real estate conditions, (ii) identify properties that do not meet our disciplined underwriting strategy, diversification objectives or risk management criteria, including rent coverage ratios below 2.0x or likelihood of non-renewal upon lease expiration, and (iii) opportunistically dispose of those properties and reinvest the proceeds in tax-deferred exchanges under Section 1031 (“1031 Exchange”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Code”), that will generate higher returns, enhance the credit quality of our real estate portfolio or extend our average remaining lease term. During 2023, we disposed of 19 properties totaling $40.3 million in aggregate sales price and improved portfolio performance by diversifying tenant concentration and improving key metrics such as tenant credit quality, WALT and geographic diversity.
Capital Allocation Strategy
We seek to maintain a capital structure that provides us with flexibility to manage our business and scale our platform through targeted acquisitions, while allowing us to service our debt requirements and generate appropriate risk-adjusted returns. As of December 31, 2023, we had $80.0 million of borrowings outstanding under our $400.0 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”) as well as $175.0 million outstanding under the 2027 Term Loan, $200.0 million outstanding under the $200 million senior unsecured term loan (the “2028 Term Loan”), and $150.0 million outstanding under the 2029 Term Loan. We intend to target a conservative net debt to EBITDA re leverage ratio of 4.5x to 5.5x, including the impact of any forward unsettled equity, to best position the Company for growth, and we intend to capitalize on our leading origination, underwriting, financing, documentation and property processes to improve our efficiency. As we grow, we anticipate having access to the investment grade debt and equity capital markets to maintain a prudent balance between debt and equity financing.
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In addition, we seek to make investments that generate strong current income as a result of the difference, or spread, between the rate we earn on our assets and the rate we pay on our liabilities (primarily our long-term debt). We intend to augment that income with internal growth through a target dividend payout ratio that will permit some free cash flow reinvestment. We believe this will enable strong dividend growth without relying exclusively on future common stock issuances to fund new portfolio investments. Additionally, our WALT of 9.5 years as of December 31, 2023 and superior underwriting and portfolio monitoring capabilities, which reduce default losses, are intended to make our cash flows highly stable.
Tax Status
We are organized and have operated in a manner that has enabled us to qualify to be taxed as a REIT commencing with our short taxable year ended December 31, 2019, and we intend to continue to operate so as to satisfy the requirements for qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. To qualify as a REIT, we must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that we annually distribute at least 90% of our taxable income to our stockholders, computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and excluding our net capital gain, plus 90% of our net income after tax from foreclosure property (if any), minus the sum of various items of excess non-cash income.
Regulation
General
Our properties are subject to various laws, ordinances and regulations, including those relating to fire and safety requirements, and affirmative and negative covenants and, in some instances, common area obligations. Our tenants have primary responsibility for compliance with these requirements pursuant to our leases. We believe that each of our properties has the necessary permits and approvals.
Environmental and Related Matters
Federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations regulate, and impose liability for, releases of hazardous or toxic substances into the environment. Under various of these laws and regulations, a current or previous owner, operator or tenant of real estate may be required to investigate and clean up hazardous or toxic substances, hazardous wastes or petroleum product releases or threats of releases at the property, and may be held liable to a government entity or to third parties for property damage and for investigation, clean-up and monitoring costs incurred by those parties in connection with the actual or threatened contamination. These laws may impose clean-up responsibility and liability without regard to fault, or whether or not the owner, operator or tenant knew of or caused the presence of the contamination. The liability under these laws may be joint and several for the full amount of the investigation, clean-up and monitoring costs incurred or to be incurred or actions to be undertaken, although a party held jointly and severally liable may seek to obtain contributions from other identified, solvent, responsible parties of their fair share toward these costs. These costs may be substantial, and can exceed the value of the property. In addition, some environmental laws may create a lien on the contaminated site in favor of the government for damages and costs it incurs in connection with the contamination. As the owner or operator of real estate, we also may be liable under common law to third parties for damages and injuries resulting from environmental contamination emanating from the real estate. The presence of contamination, or the failure to properly remediate contamination, on a property may adversely affect the ability of the owner, operator or tenant to sell or rent that property or to borrow using the property as collateral, and may adversely impact our investment in that property.
Environmental laws regulate a variety of activities that can occur on a property, including the storage of petroleum products or other hazardous or toxic substances, air emissions, water discharges and exposure to lead-based paint. Such laws may impose fines or penalties for violations, and may require permits or other governmental approvals to be obtained for the operation of a business involving such activities. As a result of the foregoing, we could be materially and adversely affected.
Environmental laws also govern the presence, maintenance and removal of asbestos-containing materials (“ACM”) and impose various requirements, including operation and maintenance plans for the presence of any suspect ACM. Significant fines can be assessed for violation of these regulations. As a result of these regulations, building owners and those exercising control over a building's management may be subject to an increased risk of personal injury lawsuits by workers and others exposed to ACM. The regulations may affect the value of a building containing ACM in which we have invested. Federal, state and local laws and regulations also govern the removal, encapsulation, disturbance, handling and/or disposal of ACM when those materials are in poor condition or in the event of construction, remodeling, renovation or demolition of a building. These laws may impose liability for improper handling or a release into the environment of ACM and may provide for fines to, and for third parties to seek recovery from, owners or operators of real properties for personal injury or improper work exposure associated with ACM.
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When excessive moisture accumulates in buildings or on building materials or moisture is otherwise present, mold growth may occur, particularly if the moisture problem remains undiscovered or is not addressed over a period of time. Some molds may be toxic and produce airborne toxins or irritants. Indoor air quality issues can also stem from inadequate ventilation, chemical contamination from indoor or outdoor sources, and other biological contaminants such as pollen, viruses and bacteria. Indoor exposure to airborne toxins or irritants above certain levels can be alleged to cause a variety of adverse health effects and symptoms, including allergic or other reactions. As a result, the presence of significant mold or other airborne contaminants at any of our properties could require us to undertake a costly remediation program to contain or remove the mold or other airborne contaminants from the affected property or increase indoor ventilation. In addition, the presence of significant mold or other airborne contaminants could expose us to liability from our tenants, employees of our tenants or others if property damage or personal injury occurs.
Generally, our leases require the lessee to comply with environmental law and provide that the lessee will indemnify us for any loss or expense we incur as a result of lessee's violation of environmental law or the presence, use or release of hazardous materials on our property attributable to the lessee. If our lessees do not comply with environmental law, or we are unable to enforce the indemnification obligations of our lessees, our results of operations would be adversely affected.
We cannot predict what other environmental legislation or regulations will be enacted in the future, how existing or future laws or regulations will be administered or interpreted or what environmental conditions may be found to exist on the properties in the future. Compliance with existing and new laws and regulations may require us or our tenants to spend funds to remedy environmental noncompliance or investigate and cleanup contamination. If we or our tenants were to become subject to significant environmental liabilities, we could be materially and adversely affected.
Americans with Disabilities Act and Similar Laws
Under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”), and rules promulgated thereunder, in order to protect individuals with disabilities, public accommodations must remove architectural and communication barriers that are structural in nature from existing places of public accommodation to the extent “readily achievable.” In addition, under the ADA, alterations to a place of public accommodation or a commercial facility are to be made so that, to the maximum extent feasible, such altered portions are readily accessible to and usable by disabled individuals. The “readily achievable” standard takes into account, among other factors, the financial resources of the affected site and the owner, lessor or other applicable person.
Compliance with the ADA, as well as other federal, state and local laws, may require modifications to properties we currently own or may purchase, or may restrict renovations of those properties. Failure to comply with these laws or regulations could result in the imposition of fines or an award of damages to private litigants, as well as the incurrence of the costs of making modifications to attain compliance, and future legislation could impose additional obligations or restrictions on our properties. Although our tenants are generally responsible for all maintenance and repairs of the property pursuant to our leases, including compliance with the ADA and other similar laws or regulations, we could be held liable as the owner of the property for a failure of one of our tenants to comply with these laws or regulations.
Insurance
Our tenants are generally required to maintain liability and property insurance coverage for the properties they lease from us pursuant to triple or double-net leases. These leases generally require our tenants to name us (and any of our lenders that have a mortgage on the property leased by the tenant) as additional insureds on their liability policies and additional named insured and/or loss payee (or mortgagee, in the case of our lenders) on their property policies. Depending on the location of the property, losses of a catastrophic nature, such as those caused by earthquakes and floods, may be covered by insurance policies that are held by our tenant with limitations such as large deductibles or co-payments that a tenant may not be able to meet. In addition, losses of a catastrophic nature, such as those caused by wind, hail, hurricanes, terrorism or acts of war, may be uninsurable or not economically insurable. In the event there is damage to our properties that is not covered by insurance and such properties are subject to recourse indebtedness, we will continue to be liable for the indebtedness, even if these properties are irreparably damaged.
In addition to being a named insured on our tenants' liability policies, we separately maintain commercial general liability coverage. We also maintain full property coverage on all untenanted properties and other property coverage as may be required by our lenders, which are not required to be carried by our tenants under our leases.
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Competition
We face competition for acquisitions of real property from investors, including traded and non-traded public REITs, private equity investors and institutional investment funds, some of which have greater financial resources than we do, a greater ability to borrow funds to acquire properties and the ability to accept more risk. We also believe that competition for real estate financing comes from middle-market business owners themselves, many of whom have had a historic preference to own, rather than lease, the real estate they use in their businesses. This competition may increase the demand for the types of properties in which we typically invest and, therefore, reduce the number of suitable investment opportunities available to us and increase the prices paid for such acquisition properties. This competition will increase if investments in real estate become more attractive relative to other forms of investment.
As a landlord, we compete in the multi-billion dollar commercial real estate market with numerous developers and owners of properties, many of which own properties similar to ours in the same markets in which our properties are located. Some of our competitors have greater economies of scale, lower costs of capital, access to more resources and greater name recognition than we do. If our competitors offer space at rental rates below current market rates or below the rental rates we currently charge our tenants, we may lose our tenants or prospective tenants and we may be pressured to reduce our rental rates or to offer substantial rent abatements, tenant improvement allowances, early termination rights or below-market renewal options in order to retain tenants when our leases expire.
Human Capital Management
As of December 31, 2023, we had 28 full-time employees. Our staff is mostly comprised of professional employees engaged in origination, underwriting, closing, accounting and financial reporting, portfolio management and capital markets activities essential to our business.
We are committed to creating a strong internal culture that promotes inclusion and employee well-being. Our past and continued success relies on our ability to attract, develop, engage, and retain a team of highly motivated and talented employees. In order to meet this objective, we are committed to the following:
◦ Talent acquisition and development. To ensure we attract and retain top talent, we provide competitive compensation and benefits, including equity compensation for all employees. We aim to develop our employees by providing internal training and reimbursement for certifications, tuition, courses and seminars for continuing professional education. We encourage regular informal feedback directly from the leadership team and complete formal evaluations of each employee annually.
◦ Diversity, equity, and inclusion. We provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals and seek to cultivate an inclusive culture that respects and appreciates diversity of experience, ideas and opinions. We have adopted a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy to outline our diversity, equity and inclusion goals, commitment, initiatives and monitoring practices. As of December 31, 2023, our workforce was approximately 64% male and 36% female; females represented approximately 14% of our senior management team; and 29% of our workforce was ethnically diverse. As part of our effort to attract a more diverse candidate base, we partner with local universities and organizations in our recruiting efforts with a focus on recruitment of candidates that are underserved in our industry.
◦ Workplace culture and empowerment. We ensure that employees have a clear voice in sharing and upholding our cultural value and expectations through the Employee Experience Committee (EEC). The EEC allows the leadership team to engage with, and obtain feedback from, our employees on their workplace experiences. The EEC is comprised of non-management members of the organization and rotate annually. Members meet periodically to discuss recommendations to present to the leadership team, which may include additional substantive training, personal growth and professional development programs, company social and team-building events, employee benefits, and health and wellness programs. In addition, we established an Employee Recognition Program designed to recognize exemplary performance. Employees have an opportunity to nominate their teammates who have made significant contributions and two nominees per quarter are chosen to win an award.
◦ Employee wellness. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for our employees. We offer competitive healthcare insurance and generous paid time off, as well as paid medical and parental leave. We also provide employees with standing desks, ergonomic desk chairs and fitness center memberships.
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Available Information
Our principal executive office is located at 2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1150, Dallas, Texas, 75201 and our telephone number is 972-200-7100. Our website address is www.NETSTREIT.com. Our reports are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and can be accessed through the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. These filings can also be accessed through our site, free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or furnish such reports. These reports include our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K, as well as any amendments to those reports. Our website also contains copies of our corporate governance guidelines and code of business conduct and ethics, as well as the charters of our audit, compensation and nominating and governance committees. The information on, or otherwise accessible through, our website does not constitute a part of this report.