4. Mortgage Loans

Griffin’s mortgage loans, which are nonrecourse, consist of:


	Feb. 28, 2017		Nov. 30, 2016
Variable rate, due October 2, 2017 *	$	5,987	$	6,034
Variable rate, due February 1, 2019 *		10,237		10,313
Variable rate, due January 27, 2020 *		3,575		3,606
Variable rate, due January 2, 2025 *		20,617		20,744
Variable rate, due May 1, 2026 *		14,103		14,187
Variable rate, due November 17, 2026 *		26,565		26,725
5.09%, due July 1, 2029		6,902		7,001
5.09%, due July 1, 2029		4,836		4,905
4.33%, due August 1, 2030		17,546		17,624
Nonrecourse mortgage loans prior to debt issuance costs		110,368		111,139
Debt issuance costs, net		(1,409)		(1,442)
Nonrecourse mortgage loans, net	$	108,959	$	109,697

*Griffin entered into interest rate swap agreements to effectively fix the interest rates on these loans (see below).

As of November 30, 2016, Griffin retrospectively applied the provisions of ASU 2015-03, regarding the reclassification of debt issuance costs (see Note 1). As a result of the adoption of ASU 2015-03, Griffin reclassified $1,442 as of November 30, 2016 from other assets to mortgage loans, as reflected in the table above.

On December 10, 2015, Griffin received additional mortgage proceeds of $2,600 (the “Webster Earn-Out”) on the mortgage (the “2015 Webster Mortgage”) obtained by one of its subsidiaries with Webster Bank, N.A. (“Webster”) on an approximately 280,000 square foot industrial building (“5220 Jaindl”) in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. The 2015 Webster Mortgage closed on September 1, 2015, at which time initial proceeds of $11,500 (before transaction costs) were received. At the time the 2015 Webster Mortgage closed, Griffin had leased approximately 196,000 square feet of 5220 Jaindl. Griffin received the Webster Earn-Out when the tenant that leased that space exercised its option to lease the balance of the building. Subsequently, on November 17, 2016, Griffin closed on a new nonrecourse mortgage (the “2016 Webster Mortgage”) for $26,725. The 2016 Webster Mortgage refinanced the amount then outstanding under the 2015 Webster Mortgage and is now collateralized by 5220 Jaindl along with an adjacent approximately 252,000 square foot industrial building (“5210 Jaindl”). Griffin received mortgage proceeds of $13,000 (before transaction costs), net of $13,725 used to refinance the 2015 Webster Mortgage. The 2016 Webster Mortgage has a variable interest rate of the one month LIBOR rate plus 1.70% and is due on November 17, 2026. At the time the 2016 Webster Mortgage closed, Griffin entered into an interest rate swap agreement with Webster that, combined with two existing swap agreements with Webster, effectively fixes the interest rate of the 2016 Webster Mortgage at 3.79% over the mortgage loan’s ten year term.

On December 11, 2015, Griffin received additional mortgage proceeds of $1,850 (the “KeyBank Earn-Out”) on the mortgage (the “2025 KeyBank Mortgage”) obtained by two of its subsidiaries with KeyBank, N.A. (“KeyBank”), formerly First Niagara Bank, on its properties at 4270 Fritch Drive (“4270 Fritch”) and 4275 Fritch Drive (“4275 Fritch”) in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. The 2025 KeyBank Mortgage closed on December 31, 2014, at which time initial proceeds of $10,891 (before transaction costs) were received, in addition to $8,859 used to refinance the existing mortgage on 4275 Fritch with KeyBank. The 2025 KeyBank Mortgage is collateralized by 4270 Fritch, an approximately 303,000 square foot industrial/warehouse building, and 4275 Fritch, an adjacent approximately 228,000 square foot industrial/warehouse building. When the 2025 KeyBank Mortgage closed, approximately 201,000 square feet of 4270 Fritch was leased. The KeyBank Earn-Out was subsequently received by Griffin when the remaining vacant space of approximately 102,000 square feet was leased. The 2025 KeyBank Mortgage has a variable interest rate of the one month LIBOR rate plus 1.95% and is due on January 2, 2025. At the time the KeyBank Earn-Out was received, Griffin entered into an interest rate swap agreement with KeyBank that, when combined with two existing swap agreements with KeyBank, effectively fixes the interest rate on the 2025 KeyBank Mortgage at 4.39% over the remainder of the mortgage loan’s ten year term.

As of February 28, 2017, Griffin was a party to several interest rate swap agreements related to its variable rate nonrecourse mortgage loans on certain of its real estate assets. Griffin accounts for its interest rate swap agreements as effective cash flow hedges (see Note 2). No ineffectiveness on the cash flow hedges was recognized as of February 28, 2017 and none is anticipated over the term of the agreements. Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) will be reclassified into interest expense over the term of the swap agreements to achieve fixed rates on each mortgage. None of the interest rate swap agreements contain any credit risk related contingent features. In the 2017 first quarter, Griffin recognized a net gain, included in other comprehensive income, before taxes of $671 on its interest rate swap agreements. In the 2016 first quarter, Griffin recognized a net loss, included in other comprehensive loss, before taxes of $1,474 on its interest rate swap agreements. As of February 28, 2017, $1,030 was expected to be reclassified over the next twelve months from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense. As of February 28, 2017, the net fair value of Griffin’s interest rate swap agreements was $1,014, with $391 included in other assets and $1,405 included in other liabilities on Griffin’s consolidated balance sheet.

On March 15, 2017, a subsidiary of Griffin closed on a new $12,000 nonrecourse mortgage with People’s United Bank, N.A. (“PUB”) (the “2017 PUB Mortgage”). The 2017 PUB Mortgage is collateralized by two industrial/warehouse buildings in New England Tradeport, Griffin’s industrial park located in Windsor and East Granby, Connecticut. The 2017 PUB Mortgage has a ten year term with monthly principal payments based on a twenty-five year amortization schedule. The interest rate for the 2017 PUB Mortgage is a floating rate of the one month LIBOR rate plus 1.95%. At the time the 2017 PUB Mortgage closed, Griffin also entered into an interest rate swap agreement with PUB for a notional principal amount of $12,000 at inception to effectively fix the interest rate at 4.45% for its full term. Griffin entered into a master lease for 759 Rainbow Road (“759 Rainbow”), one of two buildings that collateralizes the 2017 PUB Mortgage. The master lease would only become effective if the full building tenant in 759 Rainbow does not renew its lease when it is scheduled to expire in fiscal 2019.