Business description of STORE-CAPITAL-LLC from last 10-k form

PART I

In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, or this Annual Report, we refer to STORE Capital Corporation, a Maryland corporation, as “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company” or “S|T|O|R|E,” unless we specifically state otherwise or the context indicates otherwise.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act.  Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements concerning our business and growth strategies, investment, financing and leasing activities and trends in our business, including trends in the market for long-term, triple-net leases of freestanding, single-tenant properties.  Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “likely,” “will,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.  Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results of operations or plans expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore such statements included in this Annual Report may not prove to be accurate.  In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the results or conditions described in such statements or our objectives and plans will be achieved.  For a further discussion of these and other factors that could impact future results, performance or transactions, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” elsewhere in this Annual Report.

Forward-looking statements and such risks, uncertainties and other factors speak only as of the date of this Annual Report, and we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained herein, to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto, or any other change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except to the extent otherwise required by law.

Item 1.  BUSINESS

General

S|T|O|R|E is an internally managed net‑lease real estate investment trust, or REIT, that is the leader in the acquisition, investment and management of Single Tenant Operational Real Estate, or STORE Properties, which is our target market and the inspiration for our name. A STORE Property is a real property location at which a company operates its business and generates sales and profits, which makes the location a profit center and, therefore, fundamentally important to that business.

S|T|O|R|E continues the investment activities of our senior leadership team, which has been investing in single‑tenant operational real estate for over 35 years.  We are one of the largest and fastest‑growing net‑lease REITs, and own a large, well‑diversified portfolio that consists of investments in 1,325 property locations operated by more than 300 customers across 46 states as of December 31, 2015.  Our customers operate across a wide variety of industries within the service, retail and industrial sectors of the U.S. economy, with restaurants, movie theaters, health clubs, early childhood education centers and furniture stores representing the top industries in our portfolio.

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