Article: BORDERS GROUP RESPONDS TO INQUIRIES CONCERNING KMART'S REAL ESTATE OBLIGATIONS

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP), the Ann Arbor-based books and media retail chain, today issued a statement in response to inquiries regarding a disclosure contained in Kmart Corporation's (NYSE: KM) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the period ended October 22, 1995. The disclosure concerns the contingent obligations of Borders Group and certain former Kmart subsidiaries to make, or reimburse Kmart for, early payment on certain real estate related debt should Kmart's debt be further downgraded to non-investment grade status.

Borders Group said that of the reported $95 million of principal amount of debt potentially putable ...

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