0001037390-13-000025.txt : 20130520 0001037390-13-000025.hdr.sgml : 20130520 20130520091953 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001037390-13-000025 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130520 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20130520 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130520 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GRIFFIN LAND & NURSERIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001037390 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE [6500] 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: 13857023 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 leasesigninginpa-2013.htm 2013 LEASE SIGNING IN PA leasesigninginpa-2013.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 20, 2013
(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:

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Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure

On May 20, 2013, Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc. (“Griffin” or the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing that its real estate division, Griffin Land, signed a five-year full building lease for its 228,000 square foot warehouse facility in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania that was completed in the latter part of fiscal 2012. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report is the Registrant’s May 20, 2013 press release.

 
 
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits


Exhibit 99.1:  Registrant's May 20, 2013 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.

     
 
By:
/s/ Anthony J. Galici
   
Anthony J. Galici
   
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
   
and Secretary
Dated:  May 20, 2013
    


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


 
NEWS FROM:
    
Exhibit 99.1
       
GRIFFIN LAND & NURSERIES, INC.
  
CONTACT:
  
   
Anthony Galici
  
   
Chief Financial Officer
  
   
(860) 653-4541
  




GRIFFIN ANNOUNCES LEASE SIGNING

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (May 20, 2013) Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRIF) (“Griffin”) announced today that its real estate business, Griffin Land, signed a five-year full building lease for its 228,000 square foot warehouse facility in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania that was completed in the latter part of fiscal 2012.  Griffin Land will seek a mortgage loan on that building and, if such mortgage is obtained, intends to use the mortgage proceeds to fund the development of a second building on the same Lehigh Valley land parcel.  The building to be constructed is expected to be approximately 300,000 square feet.

Griffin operates a real estate business, Griffin Land, and Imperial Nurseries, Inc., its landscape nursery business. Griffin also has an investment in Centaur Media plc, a public company based in the United Kingdom and listed on the London Stock Exchange.

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. These forward-looking statements include the statements concerning Griffin’s plan to obtain a mortgage loan on its 228,000 square foot warehouse facility in the Lehigh Valley and the expected use of the proceeds of such loan and Griffin’s plans regarding future development of its Lehigh Valley properties.  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 and which could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could affect the outcome of the events set forth in these statements are described in Griffin’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the “Business”, “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Information” sections in Griffin’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 1, 2012. Griffin disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this press release except as required by law.