Form 4 RAB
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
1.  Name and Address of
     Reporting Person*

     Bourne, Robert A.
     450 South Orange Ave.
     Orlando, FL 32801
2.  Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

     Commercial Net Lease Realty, Inc.     NNN

6.  Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
     (Check all appropriate)
        X      Director           10% Owner
                 Officer         (Give title below)
                 Other           (Specify below)

    
3.  I.R.S. Identification
     Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)
4.  Statement for
    August 2002
5.  If Amendment,
      Date of Original
7.  Individual of Joint/Group Filing
        X      Form filed by One Reporting Person
                  Form filed by More than one Reporting Person

TABLE I - Non Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of or Beneficially Owned

1.  Title of
     Security
     (Instr. 8)
2.  Transaction
      Date
3.  Transaction
      Code
      (Instr. 8)
4.  Securities Acquired
     (A) or Disposed of (D)
        (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5.  Amount of Securities
       Beneficially Owned
       Owned at End of
       Month
         (Instr. 3 nd 4)
6.  Ownership
     Form: Direct (D)
     or Indirect (I)
       (Instr. 4)
7.  Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership
       (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 06/07/02 A   1,000 A (1) 264,831 D  
Common Stock N/A           3,820 I (2)
Common Stock N/A           255,696 I (3)
Common Stock N/A           4,700 I (4)
Common Stock 08/26/02 P   150 A $15.60 150 I (5)

TABLE II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of or Beneficially Owned
(e.g. puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of
   Derivative
    Security
    (Instr.3)
2. Conver-
   sion or
    Exercise
   Price of
    Deriva-
    tive
    Security
3. Transac-
    tion Date
4. Transac-
     tion
      Code
   (Instr. 8)
5. Number of
   Derivative
    Securities
   Acquired (A) or
    Disposed of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)
6. Date Exercis-
    able and
    Expiration
    Date
7. Title and
    Amount of
    Underlying
    Securities
    (Instr. 3 & 4)
8. Price of
    Derivative
    Securities
    (Instr. 5)
9. Number of
    Derivative
     Underlying
     Securities
     Benefically
    Owned at
     End of
     Month
    (Instr. 3 & 4)
     
10. Ownership
     Form of
     Derivative
     Security:
     Direct (D)
     or
     Indirect (I)
      (Instr. 4)
11. Nature of
       Indirect
       Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr. 4)
Code   V   (A) (D) Date
Exer-
cisable
Expira-
tion
Date
Title Amount or
Number of-
Shares
Options
(Right to buy)
$13.20 02/19/02 A   2,500   (6) 02/19/12 Common Stock 2,500 N/A 159,667 D  
                 
Explanation of Responses:

(1) Shares were acquired pursuant to the stock award under the Commercial Net Lease Realty, Inc. 2000 Performance Incentive Plan in a transaction under Rule 16b-3. Vesting begins in 2003 and is completed in 2004.

(2) Shares held by Mr. Bourne, custodian for minor children (Robert Kyle Bourne and and Conner R. Bourne) UGMA.

(3) Shares held by four limited partnerships of which Mr. Seneff is a general partner. Mr. Seneff disclaims beneficial ownership of these except to the extent of his respective shares percentage interest in each of these securities.

(4) Shares held by The Robert A. Bourne Irrevocable Trust #1 in which Mr. James M. Seneff, Jr. is a Trustee and Mr. Bourne's minor children are the beneficiaries.

(5) Shares acquired by Robert A. Bourne and are held in an account named Robert Arthur Bourne Cust for Robert Kyle Bourne UFLUTMA Until Age 21.

(6) Stock options were granted under the Commercial Net Lease Realty, Inc. 2000 Performance Incentive 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.

           /s/Robert A. Bourne
Signature of Reporting Person
August 30, 2002
Date


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