UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 12, 2024 (June 6, 2024)
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-04957 | 73-0750007 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S Employer Identification No.) |
5402 S 122nd E Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74146
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
(918) 622-4522
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common Stock, $.20 par value | EDUC | NASDAQ |
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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL AGREEMENT
On June 6, 2024, Educational Development Corporation (“EDC”, the “Company” or “Seller”) executed a Commercial Real Estate Sale Contract (“Contract”) with Rockford Holdings, LLC (“Buyer”) for the Company’s headquarters and distribution warehouse located at 5400-5402 South 122nd East Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74146 (the “Hilti Complex”).
The agreed upon sale price of the Hilti Complex per the executed Contract totaled $35,500,000. The proceeds from the sale will be utilized to pay off the Term Loans and Revolving Loan outstanding in the Credit Agreement with the Company's Bank. At closing, EDC will assign the existing third-party tenant lease to the Buyer and will execute a separate Triple-Net Lease (the "Lease") for its occupied space in the Hilti Complex. The Contract does not include the excess land parcel, consisting of approximately 16.75 acres of undeveloped land adjacent to the Hilti Complex, which will remain under the ownership of EDC.
The terms of the lease will be 10 years and the initial lease rate will be $8.72 per square foot, with 2% annual escalations beginning in year six of the lease. The Lease will also include triple-net terms, where the Seller will be responsible for utilities, insurance, property taxes, and regular maintenance, excluding roof and structural maintenance, which will be the Buyer's responsibility. Additionally, the Seller will retain the rights to sublease any available unused space in the building during the lease term. The Lease will also encompass other standard terms that are customary in the local market.
The foregoing descriptions are a summary of the material terms of the Contract and are not complete. These descriptions are qualified in all respects subject to the actual provisions of the sale Contract and Lease with the Buyer.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) EXHIBITS
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Educational Development Corporation
By: /s/ Craig M. White
Craig M. White
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: June 12, 2024
0000031667 2024-06-06 2024-06-06
