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JERICHO, N.Y.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Getty Realty Corp. (NYSE:GTY) (aGettya or the aCompanya) today announced that on March 9, 2012 it amended both its $175.0 million revolving credit facility with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the aCredit Agreementa) and its $25.0 million term loan with TD Bank, N.A. (the aTerm Loana) and extended the maturity of both loans to March 2013.

David Driscoll stated, aWe are quite pleased that the Company secured an extension of its Credit Agreement and Term Loan with its banking group. The extension provides Getty with financial flexibility as it begins to execute on its strategy of re-positioning the Getty Marketing assets to stabilize cash flow. Given the tumultuous events the past six months, we view the securing of these agreements as a vote of confidence from our lenders about underlying value of our portfolio and our management strategy.a

The amendment of the Credit Agreement provides for first mortgage security on some of the Companyas properties and is priced at an interest margin of 300bps over LIBOR. At closing the borrowings under the Credit Agreement and Term Loan aggregated approximately $175 million.

The Credit Agreement and Term Loan contain amended terms and conditions, including periodic financial reporting, financial covenants requiring the maintenance of minimum cash balances as well as other covenants which may limit Getty's ability to incur debt or pay dividends and restrictions on Getty's use of proceeds from the issuance of debt or equity and the sale of properties. The Credit Agreement and Term Loan also contain customary events of default, such as change of control, failure to maintain REIT status or the occurrence of an event that may have a material adverse effect on Getty's business, assets, prospects or condition.

About Getty:

Getty Realty Corp. is the leading publicly-traded real estate investment trust in the United States specializing in ownership and leasing of convenience store/gas station properties and petroleum distribution terminals. The Company owns and leases approximately 1,149 properties nationwide.

Risk Factors:

For more information on the risks associated with the Company, including risks associated with the Companyas relationship with Marketing, see the disclosure under the caption aRisk Factorsa in the Companyas Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the Companyas subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and as updated by the Companyas subsequent periodic reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Companyas other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Forward Looking Statements:

CERTAIN STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN MAY CONSTITUTE aFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSa WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. WHEN THE WORDS aBELIEVES,a aEXPECTS,a aPLANS,a aPROJECTS,a aESTIMATESa, aANTICIPATESa AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS ARE USED, THEY IDENTIFY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON MANAGEMENTaS CURRENT BELIEFS AND ASSUMPTIONS AND INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO MANAGEMENT AND INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER FACTORS WHICH MAY CAUSE THE ACTUAL RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COMPANY TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM ANY FUTURE RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.

INFORMATION CONCERNING FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE THE COMPANYaS ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CAN BE FOUND IN THE COMPANYaS PERIODIC REPORTS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE COMPANY UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO PUBLICLY RELEASE REVISIONS TO THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS TO REFLECT FUTURE EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES OR REFLECT THE OCCURRENCE OF UNANTICIPATED EVENTS.