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FORM 5 OMB APPROVAL
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ---------------------------
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[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange ---------------------------
[ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the
(Print or Type Responses) Investment Company Act 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol | 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
| | to Issuer
| | (Check all applicable)
Lanier Ted B. | Commercial Net Lease Realty, Inc. NNN |
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(Last) (First) (Middle) | 3. IRS or Social | 4. Statement for | __X__ Director _____10% Owner
| Security Number | (Month/Year) |
1818 Windmill Drive | of Reporting | December 2000 | _____ Officer (give title below)
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(Street) | | 5. If Amendment, | _____ Other (specify below)
| | Date of Original |
| 245-56-5909 | (Month/Year) |
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Sanford NC 27330 | | |
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(City) (State) (Zip) | Table I - Non Derivative Securities Acquired. Disposed of or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security |2. Transaction|3. Transaction |4. Securities Acquired |5. Amount of |6. Owner |7. Nature
(Instr. 3) | Date | Code | (A) or Dsiposed | Securities | -ship | of
| (Month/ | (Instr. 8) | of (D) | Beneficially | Form: | Indirect
| Day/ | | (Instr. 3,4 and 5)| Owned at End | Direct | Bene-
| Year) | |-----------------------| of Issuer's | (D) or | ficial
| | | Amount | (A) | Price | Fiscal Year | Indirec | Owner-
| | | | or | | (Instr.3 and | (I) | ship
| | | | (D) | | 4) |(Instr. 4)|(Instr. 4)
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Common Stock | N/A | | | | | 4,500 | D |
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Common Stock | N/A | | | | | 10,000 | I |By Spouse
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Common Stock | N/A | | | | | 5,000 | I | (1)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 2270 (3/91)
FORM 5 (CONTINUED) TABLE II - - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative | 2. Conver- | 3. Trans- | 4. Trans- | 5. Number of | 6. Date Exer- | 7. Title and Amount | 8. Price of
Security | sion or | action | action | Derivative | cisable and | of Underlying | Derivative
(Instr. 3) | Exercise | Date | Code | Securities | Expiration | Securities | Security
| Price of | (Month/ | (Instr. 8)| Acquired | (Month/Day/ | (Instr. 3 and 4) | (Instr. 5)
| Derivative| Day/ | | (A) or Dis- | Year) | |
| Security | Year) | | posed of (D)| | |
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| | | | and 5) | Date | Expira-| | Amount or |
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| | | | (A) | (D) | cisable| Date | | Shares |
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Option (Right to buy) | $10.1875 | 03/03/00 | A | 2,500 | - | (2) |03/03/10|Common | 2,500 | -0-
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9. Number of Derivative | 10. Ownership Form of | 11. Nature of
Security Beneficially | Derivative Security; | Indirect
Owned at End of Month | Direct (D) or | Beneficial
| Indirect (I) | Ownership
(Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4)
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20,775 | D |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Shares are held in a Trust of which Mr. Lanier is the sole Trustee. Mr. Lanier disclaims any beneficial
ownership in these shares.
(2) Stock options were granted under the Commercial Net Lease Realty, Inc. Stock Option Plan in a transaction exempt under
Rule 16b-3. The options are exercisable in cumulative one-third installments commencing one year from the date of the
grant, with full vesting occuring on the third anniversary date.
** Intentional misstatements or ommissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/S/ Ted B. Lanier Feb. 9 , 2001
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