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0001037390-09-000035.txt : 20090528 0001037390-09-000035.hdr.sgml : 20090528 20090528091010 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001037390-09-000035 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090528 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20090528 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090528 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GRIFFIN LAND & NURSERIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001037390 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION - CROPS [0100] IRS NUMBER: 060868486 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12879 FILM NUMBER: 09856037 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10020 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122187910 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10020 8-K 1 kmcmusiclease.htm KMC MUSIC BUILDING LEASE kmcmusiclease.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

May 28, 2009

(Date of earliest event reported)

GRIFFIN LAND & NURSERIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware	06-0868496
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

Commission File Number	1-12879

One Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York	10020
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number including Area Code	(212) 218-7910

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[ ]	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ]	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[ ]	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2 (b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ]	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4 (c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01.

Other Events

On May 28, 2009, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that its real estate division, Griffin Land, entered into a full building lease for 55 Griffin Road South. The signing of this lease was first reported at Griffin’s 2009 Annual Meeting held earlier this month. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Report is the Registrant’s May 28, 2009 press release, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1: Registrant's May 28, 2009 Press Release (attached hereto).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	GRIFFIN LAND & NURSERIES, INC.


	/s/ Anthony J. Galici
	Anthony J. Galici
	Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
	and Secretary
Dated: May 28, 2009

EX-99.1 2 exhibit99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 PRESS RELEASE exhibit99-1.htm

NEWS FROM:		Exhibit 99.1

GRIFFIN LAND & NURSERIES, INC.	CONTACT:
	Tim Lescalleet
	Griffin Land
	(860) 286-7660

GRIFFIN LAND LEASES GRIFFIN CENTER OFFICE BUILDING TO KMC MUSIC, INC.

BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT (May 28, 2009) Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRIF) (“Griffin”) announced that its real estate division, Griffin Land, signed a long-term, full building lease for 55 Griffin Road South with KMC Music, Inc. (“KMC”), a subsidiary of Fender Musical Instruments, Inc. The signing of this full building lease was first reported at Griffin’s 2009 Annual Meeting held earlier this month. 55 Griffin Road South is a single story office building of approximately 40,000 square feet in Bloomfield, Connecticut located within Griffin Center, a 600-acre master planned business park that was planned and developed by Griffin Land. Construction of the tenant improvements are underway and KMC is expected to take occupancy of the premises in July 2009.

In addition to its real estate business, Griffin also operates a landscape nursery business, Imperial Nurseries, Inc. Griffin also has investments in Centaur Media plc, a public company based in the United Kingdom and listed on the London Stock Exchange, and Shemin Nurseries Holding Corp., a private company that operates a landscape nursery distribution business through its subsidiary, Shemin Nurseries, Inc.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This Press Release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Although Griffin believes that its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. The projected information disclosed herein is based on assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by Griffin as of the date hereof, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive and regulatory uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of Griffin.