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Educational Development Corp sells HQ for $32.2M, repays $30M bank debt, enters sale-leaseback
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP
- Sale of Hilti Complex for $32.2M to 10Mark 10K Industrial; proceeds repaid all BOKF debt (~$30M).
- Executed 10-year triple-net lease at $8/sq ft with 2.5% annual escalations; two 5-year renewal options.
- Annual cash flow expected to improve ~$1.0M after lease payments and rental income from other tenants.
- Retained 17-acre excess land valued at $2.0M; no early termination penalties incurred.
- CEO Craig White says transaction strengthens cash flow and allows company to return to normal operations.