4. Mortgage Loans

Griffin’s mortgage loans, which are nonrecourse, consist of:


	May 31, 2017		Nov. 30, 2016
Variable rate, due October 2, 2017 *	$	5,940	$	6,034
Variable rate, due February 1, 2019 *		10,158		10,313
Variable rate, due January 27, 2020 *		3,543		3,606
Variable rate, due January 2, 2025 *		20,485		20,744
Variable rate, due May 1, 2026 *		14,015		14,187
Variable rate, due November 17, 2026 *		26,404		26,725
Variable rate, due March 1, 2027 *		11,956		—
5.09%, due July 1, 2029		6,801		7,001
5.09%, due July 1, 2029		4,765		4,905
4.33%, due August 1, 2030		17,468		17,624
Nonrecourse mortgage loans prior to debt issuance costs		121,535		111,139
Debt issuance costs, net		(1,565)		(1,442)
Nonrecourse mortgage loans, net	$	119,970	$	109,697

*Griffin entered into interest rate swap agreements to effectively fix the interest rates on these loans (see below).

As of November 30, 2016, Griffin retrospectively applied the provisions of ASU 2015-03, regarding the reclassification of debt issuance costs (see Note 1). As a result of the adoption of ASU 2015-03, Griffin reclassified $1,442 as of November 30, 2016 from other assets to mortgage loans, as reflected in the table above.

On March 15, 2017, a subsidiary of Griffin closed on a $12,000 nonrecourse mortgage (the “2017 PUB Mortgage”) with People’s United Bank, N.A. (“PUB”). The 2017 PUB Mortgage is collateralized by two industrial/warehouse buildings in New England Tradeport (“NE Tradeport”), Griffin’s industrial park located in Windsor and East Granby, Connecticut. The 2017 PUB Mortgage has a ten year term with monthly principal payments based on a twenty-five year amortization schedule. The interest rate for the 2017 PUB Mortgage is a variable rate of the one month LIBOR rate plus 1.95%. At the time the 2017 PUB Mortgage closed, Griffin also entered into an interest rate swap agreement with PUB for a notional principal amount of $12,000 at inception to effectively fix the interest rate at 4.45% for its full term. Under the terms of the 2017 PUB Mortgage, Griffin entered into a master lease for 759 Rainbow Road (“759 Rainbow”), one of two buildings that collateralize the 2017 PUB Mortgage. The master lease would only become effective if the full building tenant in 759 Rainbow does not renew its lease when it is scheduled to expire in fiscal 2019. The master lease would be in effect until either the space is re-leased to a new tenant or the due date of the 2017 PUB Mortgage.

On April 26, 2016, Griffin closed on a $14,350 nonrecourse mortgage ("the 2016 PUB Mortgage") with PUB. The 2016 PUB Mortgage refinanced an existing mortgage (the “2009 PUB Mortgage”) with PUB that was due on August 1, 2019 and was collateralized by four industrial/warehouse buildings totaling approximately 240,000 square feet (14, 15, 16 and 40 International Drive) in NE Tradeport. The 2009 PUB Mortgage had a balance of $7,418 at the time of the refinancing and a variable interest rate of the one month LIBOR rate plus 3.08%. At the time Griffin completed the 2009 PUB Mortgage, Griffin entered into an interest rate swap agreement with PUB to effectively fix the rate on the 2009 PUB Mortgage at 6.58% for the term of that loan. The 2016 PUB Mortgage is collateralized by the same four properties that collateralized the 2009 PUB Mortgage along with another approximately 98,000 square foot industrial/warehouse building (35 International Drive) in NE Tradeport. At the closing of the 2016 PUB Mortgage, Griffin received net mortgage proceeds of $6,932 (before transaction costs), which was net of the $7,418 used to repay the 2009 PUB Mortgage. The 2016 PUB Mortgage has a ten year term with monthly principal payments based on a twenty-five year amortization schedule. The interest rate for the 2016 PUB Mortgage is a variable rate of the one month LIBOR rate plus 2.00%. At the time the 2016 PUB Mortgage closed, Griffin entered into another interest rate swap agreement with PUB that, combined with the existing interest rate swap agreement with PUB, effectively fixes the interest rate of the 2016 PUB Mortgage at 4.17% over the loan term. The terms of the 2016 PUB Mortgage require that if either the tenant that leases approximately 58,000 square feet in 40 International Drive or the tenant that leases approximately 40,000 square feet in 14 International Drive does not extend its respective lease when it expires in fiscal 2021, a subsidiary of Griffin will enter into a master lease of the vacated space. The master lease would be guaranteed by Griffin and be in effect until either the space is re-leased to a new tenant or the due date of the 2016 PUB Mortgage Loan, whichever occurs first.

On December 10, 2015, Griffin received additional mortgage proceeds of $2,600 (the “Webster Earn-Out”) on the mortgage (the “2015 Webster Mortgage”) obtained by one of its subsidiaries with Webster Bank, N.A. (“Webster”) on an approximately 280,000 square foot industrial building at 5220 Jaindl Boulevard (“5220 Jaindl”) in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. The 2015 Webster Mortgage closed on September 1, 2015, at which time initial proceeds of $11,500 (before transaction costs) were received. At the time the 2015 Webster Mortgage closed, Griffin had leased approximately 196,000 square feet of 5220 Jaindl. Griffin received the Webster Earn-Out when the tenant that leased that space exercised its option to lease the balance of the building. Subsequently, on November 17, 2016, Griffin closed on a new nonrecourse mortgage (the “2016 Webster Mortgage”) for $26,725. The 2016 Webster Mortgage refinanced the amount then outstanding under the 2015 Webster Mortgage and is now collateralized by 5220 Jaindl along with an adjacent approximately 252,000 square foot industrial building. Griffin received mortgage proceeds of $13,000 (before transaction costs), net of $13,725 used to refinance the 2015 Webster Mortgage. The 2016 Webster Mortgage has a variable interest rate of the one month LIBOR rate plus 1.70% and is due on November 17, 2026. At the time the 2016 Webster Mortgage closed, Griffin entered into an interest rate swap agreement with Webster that, combined with two existing swap agreements with Webster, effectively fixes the interest rate of the 2016 Webster Mortgage at 3.79% over the mortgage loan’s ten year term.

On December 11, 2015, Griffin received additional mortgage proceeds of $1,850 (the “KeyBank Earn-Out”) on the mortgage (the “KeyBank Mortgage”) obtained by two of its subsidiaries with KeyBank, N.A. (“KeyBank”), formerly First Niagara Bank, on its properties at 4270 Fritch Drive (“4270 Fritch”) and 4275 Fritch Drive (“4275 Fritch”) in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. The KeyBank Mortgage closed on December 31, 2014, at which time initial proceeds of $10,891 (before transaction costs) were received, in addition to $8,859 used to refinance the existing mortgage on 4275 Fritch with KeyBank. The KeyBank Mortgage is collateralized by 4270 Fritch, an approximately 303,000 square foot industrial/warehouse building, and 4275 Fritch, an adjacent approximately 228,000 square foot industrial/warehouse building. When the KeyBank Mortgage closed, approximately 201,000 square feet of 4270 Fritch was leased. The KeyBank Earn-Out was subsequently received by Griffin when the remaining vacant space of approximately 102,000 square feet was leased. The KeyBank Mortgage has a variable interest rate of the one month LIBOR rate plus 1.95% and is due on January 2, 2025. At the time the KeyBank Earn-Out was received, Griffin entered into an interest rate swap agreement with KeyBank that, when combined with two existing swap agreements with KeyBank, effectively fixes the interest rate on the KeyBank Mortgage at 4.39% over the remainder of the mortgage loan’s ten year term.

As of May 31, 2017, Griffin was a party to several interest rate swap agreements related to its variable rate nonrecourse mortgage loans on certain of its real estate assets. Griffin accounts for its interest rate swap agreements as effective cash flow hedges (see Note 2). No ineffectiveness on the cash flow hedges was recognized as of May 31, 2017 and none is anticipated over the term of the agreements. Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss will be reclassified into interest expense over the term of the swap agreements to achieve fixed rates on each mortgage. None of the interest rate swap agreements contain any credit risk related contingent features. In the 2017 and 2016 six month periods, Griffin recognized net losses, included in other comprehensive loss, before taxes of $284 and $1,092 on its interest rate swap agreements. As of May 31, 2017, $1,041 was expected to be reclassified over the next twelve months from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense. As of May 31, 2017, the net fair value of Griffin’s interest rate swap agreements was $1,969, with $129 included in other assets and $2,098 included in other liabilities on Griffin’s consolidated balance sheet.