HONOLULU, Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE: ALEX) ("A&B" or "Company") announced that it has completed its acquisition of GPC Holdings, the holding company for Grace Pacific LLC ("Grace").  As a result of the transaction, Grace is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of A&B.

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"The acquisition of Grace will help drive A&B's future growth and success," said Stanley M. Kuriyama, A&B's chairman and chief executive officer.  "With the addition of Grace's natural materials and infrastructure construction business, A&B is a stronger company with an even greater Hawaii focus.  This investment in Hawaii's growing development and construction sector will complement our Hawaii-focused real estate and land stewardship activities, and continue to allow us to capitalize on a broad range of real estate and other growth opportunities in Hawaii.  The addition of Grace also allows the Company to initiate a modest quarterly dividend beginning in the fourth quarter of this year."

"We are pleased to welcome Grace's 560 employees to the A&B family," added Kuriyama.

About Alexander & Baldwin

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. is a premier Hawaii company, with interests in real estate development, commercial real estate, agriculture, natural materials and infrastructure construction. With ownership of over 87,000 acres in Hawaii, A&B is the state's fourth largest private landowner, and one of the state's most active real estate investors. The Company manages a portfolio comprising eight million square feet of leasable space in Hawaii and the U.S. mainland. It owns and operates the state's only sugar plantation. A&B is also one of Hawaii's largest natural materials and infrastructure construction companies and its largest asphalt paving contractor. Additional information about A&B may be found at www.alexanderbaldwin.com.

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