Note 5 – Leases

Master Lease

On July 7, 2015, subsidiaries of Seritage and subsidiaries of Sears Holdings entered into the Master Lease. The Master Lease generally is a triple net lease with respect to all space which is leased thereunder to Sears Holdings, subject to proportional sharing by Sears Holdings for repair and maintenance charges, real property taxes, insurance and other costs and expenses which are common to both the space leased by Sears Holdings and other space occupied by unrelated third-party tenants in the same or other buildings pursuant to third-party leases, space which is recaptured pursuant to the Company recapture rights described below and all other space which is constructed on the properties. Under the Master Lease, Sears Holdings and/or one or more of its subsidiaries will be required to make all expenditures reasonably necessary to maintain the premises in good appearance, repair and condition for as long as they are in occupancy.

The Master Lease has an initial term of 10 years and contains three options for five-year renewals of the term and a final option for a four-year renewal. As of March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, the annualized base rent paid directly by Sears Holdings and its subsidiaries under the Master Lease was approximately $89.8 million and $124.1 million, respectively. In each of the initial and first two renewal terms, annual base rent will be increased by 2.0% per annum for each lease year over the rent for the immediately preceding lease year. For subsequent renewal terms, rent will be set at the commencement of the renewal term at a fair market rent based on a customary third-party appraisal process, taking into account all the terms of the Master Lease and other relevant factors, but in no event will the renewal rent be less than the rent payable in the immediately preceding lease year.

Revenues from the Master Lease for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 are as follows (in thousands and excluding straight-line rental income of 0.5 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Rental income	$	22,531	$	31,651
Termination fee income		174		6,136
Tenant reimbursements		13,268		14,706
Total revenue	$	35,973	$	52,493

The Master Lease provides the Company with the right to recapture up to approximately 50% of the space occupied by Sears Holdings at each of the 224 wholly owned properties initially included in the Master Lease (subject to certain exceptions). While the Company is permitted to exercise its recapture rights all at once or in stages as to any particular property, it is not permitted to recapture all or substantially all of the space subject to the recapture right at more than 50 properties under Master Lease during any lease year. In addition, Seritage has the right to recapture any automotive care centers which are free-standing or attached as “appendages” to the properties, all outparcels or outlots and certain portions of the parking areas and common areas. Upon exercise of these recapture rights, the Company will generally incur certain costs and expenses for the separation of the recaptured space from the remaining Sears Holdings space as it reconfigures and rents the recaptured space to third-party tenants.

The Company also has the right to recapture 100% of the space occupied by Sears Holdings at each of 21 properties initially identified under the Master Lease by making a specified lease termination payment to Sears Holdings, after which the Company can reposition and re-lease those stores. The lease termination payment is calculated as the greater of an amount specified at the time the Company entered into the Master Lease with Sears Holdings and an amount equal to 10 times the adjusted EBITDA attributable to such space within the Sears Holdings main store which is not attributable to the space subject to the separate 50% recapture right discussed above for the 12-month period ending at the end of the fiscal quarter ending immediately prior to recapturing such space.

As of March 31, 2018, the Company had exercised recapture rights at 62 properties:

Property	Recapture Type	Notice Date(s)
Asheville, NC	100% (1)	March 2018
Chicago, IL	100% (1)	March 2018
Clearwater, FL	100% (1)	March 2018
El Cajon, CA	100% (1)	March 2018
Fairfield, CA	100% (1)	March 2018 / December 2017
Oklahoma City, OK	Out parcel	March 2018
Plantation, FL	100% (1)	March 2018 / December 2017
Redmond, WA	100% (1)	March 2018 / September 2017
Reno, NV	100% (1)	March 2018
Tucson, AZ	100% (1)	March 2018
Anchorage, AK	100%	December 2017
Boca Raton, FL	100%	December 2017
Westminster, CA	100%	December 2017
Hicksville, NY	100%	December 2017
Orland Park, IL	100% (1)	December 2017
Florissant, MO	Out parcel	December 2017
Salem, NH	Out parcel	December 2017
Las Vegas, NV	Partial	December 2017
Yorktown Heights	Partial	December 2017
Austin, TX	100% (1)	December 2017 / September 2017
Ft. Wayne, IN	Out parcel	September 2017 / July 2016
North Little Rock, AR	Auto Center	September 2017
St. Clair Shores, MI	100%	September 2017
Canton, OH	Partial	June 2017
Dayton, OH	Auto center	June 2017
North Riverside, IL	Partial	June 2017
Roseville, CA	Auto center	June 2017
Temecula, CA	Partial	June 2017
Watchung, NJ	100%	June 2017
Anderson, SC	100% (1)	April 2017 / July 2016
Aventura, FL	100%	April 2017
Carson, CA	100% (1)	April 2017 / December 2016
Charleston, SC	100% (1)	April 2017 / October 2016
Hialeah, FL	100% (1)	April 2017
San Diego, CA	100% (1)	April 2017
Valley View, TX	100%	April 2017
Cockeysville, MD	Partial	March 2017
North Miami, FL	100%	March 2017
Olean, NY	Partial	March 2017
Guaynabo, PR	Partial	December 2016
Santa Cruz, CA	Partial	December 2016
Santa Monica, CA (2)	100%	December 2016
Saugus, MA	Partial	December 2016
Roseville, MI	Partial	November 2016
Troy, MI	Partial	November 2016
Rehoboth Beach, DE	Partial	October 2016
St. Petersburg, FL	100%	October 2016
Warwick, RI	Auto center	October 2016
West Hartford, CT	100%	October 2016
Madison, WI	Partial	July 2016
North Hollywood, CA	Partial	July 2016
Orlando, FL	100%	July 2016
West Jordan, UT	Partial + auto center	July 2016
Albany, NY	Auto center	May 2016
Bowie, MD	Auto center	May 2016
Fairfax, VA	Partial + auto center	May 2016
Hagerstown, MD	Auto center	May 2016
Wayne, NJ (3)	Partial + auto center	May 2016
San Antonio, TX	Auto center	March 2016
Braintree, MA	100%	November 2015
Honolulu, HI	100%	December 2015
Memphis, TN	100%	December 2015

(1)	The Company converted partial recapture rights at this property to 100% recapture rights and exercised such rights.

(2)	In March 2018, the Company contributed this asset to the Mark 302 JV and retained a 50.1% interest in the joint venture.

(3)	In July 2017, the Company contributed this asset to the GGP II JV and retained a 50.0% interest in the joint venture.

The Master Lease also provides for certain rights to Sears Holdings to terminate the Master Lease with respect to wholly owned properties that cease to be profitable for operation by Sears Holdings. In order to terminate the Master Lease with respect to a certain property, Sears Holdings must make a payment to the Company of an amount equal to one year of rent (together with taxes and other expenses) with respect to such property. Sears Holdings must provide notice of not less than 90 days of their intent to exercise such termination right and such termination right will be limited so that it will not have the effect of reducing the fixed rent under the Master Lease by more than 20% per annum.

As of March 31, 2018, Sears Holdings had terminated the Master Lease with respect to 56 stores totaling 7.4 million square feet of gross leasable area. The aggregate base rent at these stores at the time of termination was approximately $23.6 million. Sears Holdings continued to pay the Company rent until it vacated the stores and also paid aggregate termination fees of approximately $45.1 million, amounts equal to one year of aggregate annual base rent plus one year of estimated real estate taxes and operating expense.

Subsequent to March 31, 2018, Sears Holdings provided notice that it intended to exercise its rights to terminate the Master Lease with respect to nine additional stores totaling 1.5 million square feet of gross leasable area. The aggregate annual base rent at these stores is approximately $5.8 million, or 2.7% of the Company’s total annual base rent as of March 31, 2018, including all signed leases. Sears Holdings will continue to pay Seritage rent until it vacates the stores which is expected to occur in August 2018. The termination fee is approximately $11.5 million, an amount equal to one year of the aggregate annual base rent, plus one year of estimated annual operating expenses.

As of March 31, 2018, the Company had announced redevelopment projects at 22 of the terminated properties and will continue to announce redevelopment activity as new leases are signed to occupy the space formerly occupied by Sears Holdings. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company sold four of the terminated properties for a total of $13.5 million and recorded a gain of $2.1 million which is included in gain on sale of real estate within the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

					Announced
Property	Square Feet		Notice	Termination	Redevelopment
Alpena, MI		118,200	September 2016	January 2017
Chicago, IL (S Kedzie)		118,800	September 2016	January 2017
Cullman, AL		98,500	September 2016	January 2017	Q2 2017
Deming, NM		96,600	September 2016	January 2017
Elkhart, IN		86,500	September 2016	January 2017	Q4 2016
Harlingen, TX		91,700	September 2016	January 2017	Sold
Houma, LA		96,700	September 2016	January 2017	Sold
Kearney, NE		86,500	September 2016	January 2017	Q3 2016
Manistee, MI		87,800	September 2016	January 2017
Merrillville, IN		108,300	September 2016	January 2017	Q4 2016
New Iberia, LA		91,700	September 2016	January 2017	Q2 2017
Riverton, WY		94,800	September 2016	January 2017
Sault Sainte Marie, MI		92,700	September 2016	January 2017
Sierra Vista, AZ		86,100	September 2016	January 2017	Sold
Springfield, IL		84,200	September 2016	January 2017	Q3 2016
Thornton, CO		190,200	September 2016	January 2017	Q1 2017
Yakima, WA		97,300	September 2016	January 2017	Sold
Chapel Hill, OH		187,179	January 2017	April 2017
Concord, NC		137,499	January 2017	April 2017
Detroit Lakes, MN		79,102	January 2017	April 2017
El Paso, TX		103,657	January 2017	April 2017
Elkins, WV		94,885	January 2017	April 2017
Henderson, NV		122,823	January 2017	April 2017	Q1 2017
Hopkinsville, KY		70,326	January 2017	April 2017	Q1 2018
Jefferson City, MO		92,016	January 2017	April 2017	Q2 2017
Kenton, OH		96,066	January 2017	April 2017
Kissimmee, FL		112,505	January 2017	April 2017
Layton, UT		90,010	January 2017	April 2017
Leavenworth, KS		76,853	January 2017	April 2017
Mount Pleasant, PA		83,536	January 2017	April 2017
Muskogee, OK		87,500	January 2017	April 2017
Owensboro, KY		68,334	January 2017	April 2017
Paducah, KY		108,244	January 2017	April 2017	Q3 2017
Platteville, WI		94,841	January 2017	April 2017
Riverside, CA		94,500	January 2017	April 2017
Sioux Falls, SD		72,511	January 2017	April 2017
Albany, NY		216,200	June 2017	October 2017	Q1 2016
Burnsville, MN		161,700	June 2017	October 2017
Chicago, IL (N Harlem)		293,700	June 2017	October 2017
Cockeysville, MD		83,900	June 2017	October 2017	Q1 2017
East Northport, NY		187,000	June 2017	October 2017	Q2 2017
Friendswood, TX		166,000	June 2017	November 2017 (1)
Greendale, WI		238,400	June 2017	October 2017	Q4 2017
Hagerstown, MD		107,300	June 2017	October 2017	Q1 2016
Johnson City, NY		155,100	June 2017	October 2017
Lafayette, LA		194,900	June 2017	October 2017
Mentor, OH		208,700	June 2017	October 2017
Middleburg Heights, OH		351,600	June 2017	October 2017
Olean, NY		75,100	June 2017	October 2017	Q1 2017
Overland Park, KS		215,000	June 2017	October 2017
Roseville, MI		277,000	June 2017	October 2017	Q3 2016
Sarasota, FL		204,500	June 2017	October 2017
Toledo, OH		209,900	June 2017	October 2017
Warwick, RI		169,200	June 2017	October 2017	Q3 2016 / Q3 2017
Westwood, TX		215,000	June 2017	January 2018 (1)
York, PA		82,000	June 2017	October 2017
Cedar Rapids, IA		141,100	April 2018	August 2018
Citrus Heights, CA		280,700	April 2018	August 2018
Gainesville, FL		140,500	April 2018	August 2018
Maplewood, MN		168,500	April 2018	August 2018
Pensacola, FL		212,300	April 2018	August 2018
Rochester, NY		128,500	April 2018	August 2018
Roseville, CA		121,000	April 2018	August 2018	Q2 2017 / Q1 2018
San Antonio, TX		187,800	April 2018	August 2018	Q4 2015
Warrenton, NJ		113,900	April 2018	August 2018	Q1 2018
Total square feet		8,905,487

(1)	The Company and Sears Holdings agreed to extend occupancy beyond October 2017 under the existing Master Lease terms.