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Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2019
Subsequent Events.  
Subsequent Events

11. Subsequent Events

In accordance with FASB ASC 855, “Subsequent Events,” Griffin has evaluated all events or transactions occurring after November 30, 2019, the balance sheet date, and noted that there have been no such events or transactions which would require recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended November 30, 2019, other than the disclosures herein. 

On December 10, 2019, Griffin entered into an Option Purchase Agreement (the “East Granby/Windsor Option Agreement”) whereby Griffin granted the buyer an exclusive one year option, in exchange for a nominal fee, to purchase approximately 280 acres of undeveloped land in East Granby and Windsor, Connecticut. The purchase price has a range of a minimum of $6,000 to a maximum of $7,950 based upon the final approved use of the land. The buyer may extend the option period for another two years upon payment of additional option fees. The land subject to the East Granby/Windsor Option Agreement is undeveloped and does not have any of the approvals that would be required for the buyer’s planned use of the land. A closing on the land sale contemplated by the East Granby/Windsor Option Agreement is subject to several significant contingencies, including the buyer securing contracts under a competitive bidding process that would require changes in the use of the land and obtaining local and state approvals for that planned use. There is no guarantee that the sale of land as contemplated under the East Granby/Windsor Option Agreement will be completed under its current terms, or at all.

On December 20, 2019, two wholly owned subsidiaries of Griffin entered into a $6,500 nonrecourse mortgage loan (the “2020 Webster Mortgage”) with Webster Bank. The 2020 Webster Mortgage is collateralized by 7466 Chancellor which Griffin acquired on October 25, 2019 (see Note 3) and has a ten-year term with monthly principal payments based on a twenty-five-year amortization schedule. The interest rate for the 2020 Webster Mortgage is a floating rate of the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.75%. At the time the 2020 Webster Mortgage closed, Griffin entered into an interest rate swap agreement with Webster Bank that effectively fixes the interest rate on the 2020 Webster Mortgage at 3.6% for the entire loan term. $5,875 of the proceeds from the 2020 Webster Mortgage were used to repay Webster Bank for the borrowing under Griffin’s Acquisition Credit Line that was used to finance a portion of the property’s purchase price (see Note 6).

On January 2, 2020, Griffin entered into an Agreement of Sale and Purchase to acquire an approximately 108,000 square foot fully leased industrial/warehouse building in Orlando, Florida for a purchase price of approximately $7,900, before transaction costs. On January 13, 2020, Griffin entered into an Agreement of Sale and Purchase to acquire a mostly vacant approximately 68,000 square foot industrial/warehouse building in Orlando, Florida for a purchase price of approximately $5,700, before transaction costs. There is no guarantee that these building acquisitions will be completed under their current terms, or at all.

On January 7, 2020, Griffin entered into an agreement to sell approximately 27 acres of undeveloped land in Windsor, Connecticut for approximately $3,800, before transaction costs. Completion of this transaction is contingent on a number of factors, including the buyer entering into a lease agreement with a third-party for a development on the land to be acquired and obtaining all necessary final permits from governmental authorities for its development plans for the site it would acquire. There is no guarantee that this transaction will be completed under the current terms, or at all.

On January 23, 2020, two wholly owned subsidiaries of Griffin entered into a $15,000 nonrecourse mortgage loan (the “2020 State Farm Mortgage”) with State Farm Life Insurance Company. The 2020 State Farm Mortgage is collateralized by two industrial/warehouse buildings in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania, 6975 Ambassador and 871 Nestle Way, that aggregate approximately 254,000 square feet. The 2020 State Farm Mortgage has a ten-year term with monthly principal payments based on a twenty-five-year amortization schedule. The interest rate for the 2020 State Farm Mortgage is 3.48%. Approximately $3,200 of the proceeds from the 2020 State Farm Mortgage were used to repay the mortgage loan on 871 Nestle Way that was scheduled to mature on January 27, 2020.

On February 3, 2020, Griffin entered into an option agreement (the “Meadowood Option Agreement”) with a national land conservation organization (the “Conservation Organization”) to sell the approximate 277 acres of Meadowood (the “Meadowood Land”). For a minimal fee, the Meadowood Option Agreement grants the Conservation Organization the right to purchase the Meadowood Land for open space and farmland preservation whereby Griffin would receive net proceeds of approximately $5,400, if the purchase option is exercised. The Meadowood Option Agreement grants the Conservation Organization an initial term of twelve months, with one six-month extension, to exercise its option and acquire the Meadowood Land. Completion of a sale of the Meadowood Land contemplated under the Meadowood Option Agreement is subject to several contingencies, including the satisfactory outcome of due diligence by the Conservation Organization and the Conservation Organization securing funding from several public and private sources. There is no guarantee that a sale of the Meadowood Land will be completed under the current terms of the Meadowood Option Agreement, or at all.