Discontinued Operation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 02, 2013

Discontinued Operation

Discontinued Operation

2.    Discontinued Operation

On January 31, 2012, Griffin Land closed on the sale of its Manchester, Connecticut warehouse to its full building tenant in that building, an affiliate of Raymour & Flanigan (“Raymour”).  Net cash proceeds from the sale, after selling expenses of $438 paid out of proceeds at closing and $25 paid separately, were $15,537, and a pretax gain of $2,886 is included in the results for discontinued operation in the 2012 first quarter.  Upon completion of the sale, Griffin deposited the cash of $15,562 received from the sale at closing into an escrow account for the potential purchase of a replacement property under a Section 1031 like-kind exchange.  Because Griffin Land did not identify a replacement property within the time frame required under the tax rules and regulations governing a Section 1031 like-kind exchange, on March 19, 2012 the cash that was being held in escrow was released to Griffin Land.

The operating results of the Manchester warehouse prior to its sale are reflected as a discontinued operation in Griffin’s consolidated statement of operations for the 2012 first quarter.  Rental revenue and operating profit from the Manchester warehouse in the 2012 first quarter were $273 and $221, respectively.