Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) today announced that its agreement to
sell an 8.6 acre parcel of land in the Pentagon City area of Arlington,
Virginia has been terminated and the purchaser has forfeited a
$27 million deposit. As a result of the forfeiture, Vornado will record
termination income of $27 million in the fourth quarter. Further,
Vornado will write-down the carrying value of the land from $108 million
to approximately $83 million in the fourth quarter.
Vornado Realty Trust is a fully-integrated equity real estate investment
trust.
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statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements 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 such forward-looking statements.
Such factors include, among others, risks associated with the timing of
and costs associated with property improvements, financing commitments
and general competitive factors.