Getty Realty Corp. Acquires 36 Exxon Branded Properties in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area

September 28, 2009 5:15 PM EDT

JERICHO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Getty Realty Corp. (NYSE: GTY) announced today that on Friday September 25, 2009 it acquired 36 Exxon branded gasoline station and convenience store properties located primarily in Prince George's County, Maryland, for $49.0 million in a sale/leaseback transaction with White Oak Petroleum LLC.

The 36 properties were acquired in a simultaneous transaction among ExxonMobil, White Oak Petroleum and Getty Realty Corp., whereby White Oak Petroleum acquired the properties from ExxonMobil and simultaneously completed a sale/leaseback of all 36 properties with Getty Realty Corp. The unitary triple net lease for the properties between White Oak Petroleum and Getty Realty Corp. has an initial term of 20 years plus renewal options. The properties will continue to be operated under the Exxon brand by the existing independent dealers. White Oak Petroleum is an affiliate of DAG Enterprises, Inc., led by Joe Mamo, one of the largest motor fuel distributors in the DC, Virginia and suburban Maryland area.

Mr. Leo Liebowitz, Getty's Chairman and CEO, said, "We are pleased to be adding these high quality Exxon branded properties to our portfolio and to have Joe Mamo, a highly respected marketer, as our tenant. This transaction reflects our long-term commitment to profitable growth through strategic acquisitions of quality properties throughout the United States. We expect this acquisition to be immediately accretive to annual earnings."

Getty Realty Corp. is the largest 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 1,100 properties nationwide.

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    Source: Getty Realty Corp.

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