SERITAGE GROWTH PROPERTIES (NASDAQ:SRG) Files An 8-K Other EventsItem 8.01
On January 3, 2017, to the terms of the master lease (the “Master Lease”) between subsidiaries of Seritage Growth Properties (“Seritage”) and subsidiaries of Sears Holdings Corp. (“Sears Holdings”), Sears Holdings exercised its right under the Master Lease to terminate the Master Lease with respect to 19 unprofitable stores totaling 1.9 million square feet of gross leasable area. The aggregate annual base rent at these stores is approximately $5.9 million, or 2.7% of the Company’s total annual base rent as of September 30, 2016, including all signed leases. Sears Holdings will continue to pay Seritage rent until it vacates the stores which is expected to occur in April 2017. Sears Holdings will also pay Seritage a termination fee equal to one year of the aggregate annual base rent, plus one year of estimated annual operating expenses.
