ContractSpirit Finance Corp • May 7th, 2007 • Real estate investment trusts
On May 31, 2006, Spirit Finance Corporation (“Spirit Finance”) acquired 178 real estate properties from SKO Group Holding Corp. (“SKO”) for $815.3 million (the “Property Acquisition”). In conjunction with the Property Acquisition, Spirit Finance entered into long-term triple-net master lease agreements with two wholly-owned subsidiaries of SKO, ShopKo Stores Operating Co., LLC (“ShopKo”) and Pamida Stores Operating Co., LLC. The master leases with these two SKO subsidiaries were initially cross-defaulted. As of December 29, 2006, the cross-default provisions were removed from the master leases in accordance with the terms of the master leases. Subsequent to the Property Acquisition, SKO changed its name to Specialty Retail Shops Holding Corp. (“Specialty Retail”) and transferred the ownership of Pamida Stores Operating Co., LLC to an affiliate of Specialty Retail.
