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Gramercy Capital Corp. Announces One-Week Extension of Maturity Dates of Gramercy Realty Loans

^{Published on 2011-05-02 19:40:37 - Market Wire}
 

NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Gramercy Capital Corp. (NYSE: GKK) today announced a one-week extension of the maturity dates of its (i) $240.5 million mortgage loan (the "Goldman Mortgage Loan"), with Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company ("GSMC"), Citicorp North America, Inc. ("Citicorp") and SL Green Realty Corp. ("SL Green," and, collectively with GSMC and Citicorp, the "Mortgage Lenders"), and (ii) $549.7 million senior and junior mezzanine loans (the "Gramercy Realty Mezzanine Loans") with KBS Debt Holdings, LLC ("KBS"), GSMC, Citicorp and SL Green. The new maturity date of the Goldman Mortgage Loan and the Gramercy Realty Mezzanine Loans (collectively, the aGramercy Realty Loansa) is May 6, 2011.

"Managementa™s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"

No extension fee was paid by the Company to the Mortgage Lenders or the Mezzanine Lenders (collectively, the aGramercy Realty Lendersa) for the extension. The Gramercy Realty Loans are secured by mortgages on certain properties owned by the Company's Gramercy Realty division and by pledges of equity interests in substantially all of the entities constituting Gramercy Realty division.

The purpose of the extension is to provide the parties additional time to negotiate an agreement for an orderly transition of all or substantially all of the Gramercy Realty assets to the Gramercy Realty Lenders, a mutual release of claims among the Company and the Gramercy Realty Lenders and, subject to certain termination provisions, the Companya™s continued management of the Gramercy Realty assets on behalf of the Gramercy Realty Lenders. The terms of such an agreement have not yet been finalized, however, and there can be no assurance the Company and the Gramercy Realty Lenders will ever consummate such an agreement. If the parties are unable to consummate a transition agreement during the extension period, the Company anticipates that the Gramercy Realty Lenders will thereafter attempt to pursue available remedies to enforce the Gramercy Realty Loans, which will likely include attempting to foreclose on all or substantially all the collateral securing the Gramercy Realty Loans.

For a further discussion of the possible consequences following the maturity and non-repayment of the Gramercy Realty Loans, please refer to the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, and the section entitled aManagementa™s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operationsa in the Companya™s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2010.

Company Profile

Gramercy Capital Corp. is a self-managed integrated commercial real estate finance and property investment company whose Gramercy Finance division focuses on the direct origination, acquisition and portfolio management of whole loans, subordinate interests in whole loans, mezzanine loans, preferred equity, commercial mortgage-backed securities and other real estate securities, and whose Gramercy Realty division targets commercial properties leased primarily to financial institutions and affiliated users throughout the United States. The Company is headquartered in New York City, and has regional investment and portfolio management offices in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, Charlotte, North Carolina and St. Louis, Missouri.

To review the Companya™s latest news releases and other corporate documents, please visit the Company's website at [ www.gkk.com ] or contact Investor Relations at 212-297-1000.

Forward-looking Information

This press release contains forward-looking information based upon the Company's current best judgment and expectations. Actual results could vary from those presented herein. The risks and uncertainties associated with forward-looking information in this release include, but are not limited to, the status and result of negotiations with lenders; and other factors that are beyond the Company's control, including those listed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. For further information, please refer to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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