Educational Development Corp 8-K, filed Sep 18, 2024
Educational Development Corp (EDUC)
About this 8-K
Educational Development Corp filed this 8-K on September 18, 2024, reporting on events of September 12, 2024.
Items reported
- Item 1.02: Ended a material agreement
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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ITEM 1.02 TERMINATION OF A MATERIAL AGREEMENT
On September 12, 2024, Educational Development Corporation (“EDC”, the “Company” or “Seller”) received notice from Rockford Holdings, LLC (“Buyer”) that they could not meet the terms of the original purchase agreement dated June 6, 2024. After evaluating the proposed changes, it was determined the changes were not acceptable to the Seller and mutually agreed to terminate the purchase agreement. Subsequently, the Buyer notified the Seller of the termination of their agreement to purchase the Company’s headquarters and distribution warehouse located at 5400-5402 South 122nd East Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74146 (the “Hilti Complex”).
Upon receipt of the termination notice, the Company has updated their offering memorandum for the most recent tenant lease agreement changes in the Hilti Complex, including the new lease agreement with Crusoe Energy Systems, and has begun to re-market the Hilti Complex for sale.
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
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
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: September 18, 2024
Exhibit 99.1
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
TERMINATES SALE AND LEASEBACK OF HILTI COMPLEX WITH ROCKFORD HOLDINGS
TULSA, OK, September 18, 2024 Educational Development Corporation (“EDC”, the “Company” or “Seller”) (NASDAQ: EDUC) (http://www.edcpub.com) today announced that on September 12, 2024, the Company terminated its agreement with Rockford Holdings ("Rockford" or “Buyer”) after receiving notice that Rockford could not meet the terms of the agreement to purchase the Company’s headquarters and distribution warehouse located at 5400-5402 South 122nd East Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74146 (the “Hilti Complex”). The original purchase agreement was dated June 6, 2024.
Per Craig White, President and Chief Executive Officer, “We recently received notification from the Rockford Group that they could not meet the terms of the original purchase agreement. In evaluating their proposed changes to the agreement, we determined that the new terms were not in the best interest of our stakeholders including our bank, vendors, customers, and shareholders, thus mutually agreeing to terminate the agreement.”
“We have updated our marketing materials for the Hilti Complex to include recent lease changes, including the new lease for approximately 25% of the office and warehouse space with Crusoe Energy Systems. We are confident that this updated memorandum will positively impact the current list of interested parties in the Hilti Complex, and we fully expect to engage a new buyer soon,” concluded Mr. White.
About Educational Development Corporation (EDC)
EDC began as a publishing company specializing in books for children. EDC is the owner and exclusive publisher of Kane Miller Books (“Kane Miller”); Learning Wrap-Ups, maker of educational manipulatives; and SmartLab Toys, maker of STEAM-based toys and games. EDC is also the exclusive United States MLM distributor of Usborne Publishing Limited (“Usborne”) children’s books. EDC-owned products are sold via 4,000 retail outlets and EDC and Usborne products are offered by independent brand partners who hold book showings through social media, book fairs with schools and public libraries, in individual homes, as well as other in-person events and internet sales.
Contact:
Educational Development Corporation
Craig White, (918) 622-4522
Investor Relations:
Three Part Advisors, LLC
Steven Hooser (214) 872-2710