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NNN recorded the following in interest expense relating to the 2028 Notes and the 2026 Notes as of December 31 (dollars in thousands): 

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On September 28, 2012, NNN announced that the market price condition on its 2026 Notes has been satisfied, and that the 2026 Notes would be convertible during the calendar quarter beginning October 1, 2012. 

All note holders elected to exercise the conversion feature of the 2026 Notes prior to their redemption. Pursuant to the terms of the 2026 Notes, the Company elected to pay the full settlement value in cash. The settlement value of a note was based on an average of the daily closing price of the Company's common stock over an averaging period that commenced after the Company received a conversion notice from a note holder. The Company paid approximately $164,649,000 in aggregate settlement value for the $123,163,000 of settled 2026 Notes at the end of the applicable averaging periods. The difference between the amount paid and the principal amount of the settled 2026 Notes of $41,486,000 was recognized as a decrease to additional paid-in capital. 

As of December 31, 2012, $15,537,000 of the principal amount of 2026 Notes were outstanding. In January 2013, the Company paid approximately $20,702,000 in aggregate settlement value for the remaining $15,537,000 of outstanding 2026 Notes. The difference between the amount paid and the principal amount of the settled 2026 Notes of $5,028,000 was recognized as a decrease to additional paid-in capital and $137,000 was recorded as interest expense. 

As of December 31, 2012, $223,035,000 of the principal amount of 2028 Notes were outstanding. In June 2013, NNN called all of the outstanding 2028 Notes for redemption on July 11, 2013. On July 11, 2013, $130,000 principal amount of the 2028 Notes were settled at par plus accrued interest. The holders of the remaining $222,905,000 principal amount of 2028 Notes elected to convert into cash and shares of the Company's common stock in accordance with the conversion formula which was based on the average daily closing price of NNN's common stock price over a period of 20 days commencing after receipt of a note holder's conversion notice. In 2013, the Company issued 2,407,911 shares of common stock and paid approximately $226,427,000 in aggregate settlement value for the $223,035,000 principal amount of 2028 Notes. The difference between the amount paid and the principal amount of the settled 2028 Notes of $3,197,000 was recognized as a decrease to additional paid- in capital and $195,000 was recorded as interest expense. 

