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8-K filed December 5, 2025, 6:59 PM ET ticker SCHL CIK 0000866729
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SCHOLASTIC CORP (SCHL): debt financing — Scholastic sells NYC HQ for $386M and Mo. warehouses for $95M in sale-leasebacks

SCHOLASTIC CORP

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Debt Financings SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04 confidence 0.6

SCHOLASTIC CORP entered an off-balance-sheet arrangement for lease obligation of $333,059,306.47 with ESRT 555-557 Broadway, L.L.C. maturing fifteen (15) years, with two (2) renewal options of ten (10) years each.

Instrument
lease obligation
Principal
$333,059,306.47
Counterparty
ESRT 555-557 Broadway, L.L.C.
Maturity
fifteen (15) years, with two (2) renewal options of ten (10) years each
Event
off balance sheet
Exact text from the filing
(“Scholastic SoHo”) entered into a Contract of Purchase and Sale (the “SoHo Purchase Agreement”) with ESRT 555-557 Broadway, L.L.C. (“ESRT”), an affiliate of Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., pursuant to which Scholastic SoHo agreed to sell the real property and building thereon (the “SoHo Building”) located at 555-557 Broadway, New York, New York 10012 (the “SoHo Property”) to ESRT for a purchase price of $386,000,000 (the “SoHo Sale-Leaseback Transaction”).
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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.9

SCHOLASTIC CORP entered into SoHo Purchase Agreement with ESRT 555-557 Broadway, L.L.C. valued at $386,000,000 (effective 2025-12-01).

Action
entry
Agreement
asset purchase
Counterparty
ESRT 555-557 Broadway, L.L.C.
Value
$386,000,000
Effective
2025-12-01
Exact text from the filing
On December 1, 2025, Scholastic 557 Broadway, L.L.C. (“Scholastic SoHo”) entered into a Contract of Purchase and Sale (the “SoHo Purchase Agreement”) with ESRT 555-557 Broadway, L.L.C. (“ESRT”), an affiliate of Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., pursuant to which Scholastic SoHo agreed to sell the real property and building thereon (the “SoHo Building”) located at 555-557 Broadway, New York, New York 10012 (the “SoHo Property”) to ESRT for a purchase price of $386,000,000 (the “SoHo Sale-Leaseback Transaction”).
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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.9

SCHOLASTIC CORP entered into Jefferson City Purchase Agreement with FNLR Fortuna Major LLC valued at $94,970,000 (effective 2025-12-01).

Action
entry
Agreement
asset purchase
Counterparty
FNLR Fortuna Major LLC
Value
$94,970,000
Effective
2025-12-01
Exact text from the filing
On December 1, 2025, Scholastic entered into a Contract of Purchase and Sale (the “Jefferson City Purchase Agreement”) with FNLR Fortuna Major LLC (“FNLR”), an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC, pursuant to which Scholastic agreed to sell certain real property and improvements located at 6336 Algoa Road, Jefferson City, Missouri (the “Algoa Road Property”), 2931 East McCarty Street, Jefferson City, Missouri (the “East McCarty Street Property”) and 3030 Robinson Road, Jefferson City, Missouri (the “Robinson Road Property,” and, together with the Algoa Road Property and the East McCarty Street Property, collectively, the “Jefferson City Property”) to FNLR for a total purchase price of $94,970,000 (the “Jefferson City Sale-Leaseback Transaction”).
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Source: SEC EDGAR
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