International Speedway Corporation Announces Termination of Agreement to Sell Staten Island Property
30 Novembre 2007 - 10:29PM
PR Newswire (US)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
International Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ:ISCA) (OTC:ISCB)
(BULLETIN BOARD: ISCB) ("ISC") today announced the termination of
the agreement with ProLogis, a Maryland based real estate
investment trust, for the sale of its Staten Island property.
ProLogis terminated the agreement on November 27, 2007, prior to
the expiration of the due diligence inspection period. ISC's
wholly-owned subsidiary, 380 Development, LLC ("380 Development"),
entered into the agreement with ProLogis for the sale of the
676-acre Staten Island site on October 19, 2007. The agreement was
subject to certain conditions, including the completion of due
diligence by ProLogis, and was expected to close in December 2007.
"While it is unfortunate that ProLogis elected not to complete the
transaction, we are confident that, on a timely basis, we will
agree to terms with a buyer interested in redeveloping this site,
which will provide economic benefit to Staten Island and New York
City as a whole," said Brian K. Wilson, ISC Vice President of
Corporate Development. In early 2007, 380 Development began to
market the Staten Island property as a potential logistics center
and received significant interest that resulted in a number of
serious bid proposals. The property is the largest tract of
undeveloped acreage in the five boroughs of New York City and is
attractive for a number of commercial and industrial uses.
International Speedway Corporation is a leading promoter of
motorsports activities, currently promoting more than 100 racing
events annually as well as numerous other motorsports-related
activities. The Company owns and/or operates 13 of the nation's
major motorsports entertainment facilities, including Daytona
International Speedway(R) in Florida (home of the Daytona 500(R));
Talladega Superspeedway(R) in Alabama; Michigan International
Speedway(R) located outside Detroit; Richmond International
Raceway(R) in Virginia; California Speedway(SM) near Los Angeles;
Kansas Speedway(R) in Kansas City, Kansas; Phoenix International
Raceway(R) in Arizona; Chicagoland Speedway(R) and Route 66
Raceway(SM) near Chicago, Illinois; Homestead-Miami Speedway(SM) in
Florida; Martinsville Speedway(R) in Virginia; Darlington
Raceway(R) in South Carolina; and Watkins Glen International(R) in
New York. In addition, ISC is a limited partner with Group Motorise
International in the organization and promotion of certain events
at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. The Company also
owns and operates MRN(R) Radio, the nation's largest independent
sports radio network; the Daytona 500 Experience(SM), the "Ultimate
Motorsports Attraction" in Daytona Beach, Florida, the official
attraction of NASCAR(R); and Americrown Service Corporation, a
subsidiary that provides catering services, food and beverage
concessions, and produces and markets motorsports-related
merchandise. In addition, ISC has an indirect 50 percent interest
in a business called Motorsports Authentics(R), which markets and
distributes motorsports-related merchandise licensed by certain
competitors in NASCAR racing. For more information, visit the
Company's Web site at http://www.iscmotorsports.com/. Statements
made in this release that express the Company's or management's
beliefs or expectations and which are not historical facts or which
are applied prospectively are forward-looking statements. It is
important to note that the Company's actual results could differ
materially from those contained in or implied by such
forward-looking statements. The Company's results could be impacted
by risk factors, including, but not limited to, weather surrounding
racing events, government regulations, economic conditions,
consumer and corporate spending, military actions, air travel and
national or local catastrophic events. Additional information
concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in the forward- looking statements is
contained from time to time in the Company's SEC filings including,
but not limited to, the 10-K and subsequent 10-Qs. Copies of those
filings are available from the Company and the SEC. The Company
undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to these
forward-looking statements that may be needed to reflect events or
circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events. The inclusion of any statement in this
release does not constitute an admission by International Speedway
or any other person that the events or circumstances described in
such statement are material. DATASOURCE: International Speedway
Corporation CONTACT: Wes Harris, Senior Director, Corporate and
Investor Communications of International Speedway Corporation,
+1-386-947-6465 Web site: http://www.iscmotorsports.com/
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