UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 001-40771
GENERATION INCOME PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland |
47-4427295 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
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401 E. Jackson Street Suite 3300 Tampa, FL |
33602 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 813-448-1234
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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As of June 30, 2024, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $9.4 million (based upon the closing sales price of the common stock on June 30, 2024 of $2.81).
The registrant had 5,443,188 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of March 19, 2025.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, which the registrant intends to file pursuant to Regulation 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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GENERATION INCOME PROPERTIES, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Note Regarding Company References
In this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”), references to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” or similar terms refer to Generation Income Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, including Generation Income Properties, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, which we refer to as our operating partnership (the “Operating Partnership”). As used in this Form 10-K, an affiliate, or person affiliated with a specified person, is a person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the person specified.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward‑Looking Statements and Summary Risk Factors
This Form 10-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein. When used in this report, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect" and similar expressions as they relate to the Company or its management are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from the results expressed in, or implied by these forward-looking statements. Readers should be aware of important factors that, in some cases, have affected, and in the future could affect, actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. Factors that could have a material adverse effect on our forward-looking statements and upon our business, results of operations, financial condition, funds derived from operations, cash available for distribution, cash flows, liquidity and prospects include, but are not limited to, the factors under the heading “Risk Factors” in this Form 10-K and the following:
The Company assumes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason, except as required by law.
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Risk Factor Summary
Our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including those described in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report. You should carefully consider these risks and uncertainties when investing in our common stock. The principal risks and uncertainties affecting our business include the following:
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The Company assumes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason, except as required by law.
Note Regarding Market and Industry Data
In this Form10-K, we present certain market and industry data and statistics. This information is based on third-party sources, which we believe to be reliable. We have not independently verified data from these sources and cannot guarantee their accuracy or completeness. While we are not aware of any misstatements regarding industry data provided herein, our estimates involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based upon various factors, including those discussed in this Annual Report under “Forward-Looking Statements” and Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors.” Additionally, some data in this Annual Report is based on our good faith estimates, which are derived from management’s knowledge of the industry and independent sources. Similarly, we believe our internal research is reliable, however, such research has not been verified by any independent sources.
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PART I.
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Our Company
We are an internally managed real estate investment trust focused on acquiring and managing income-producing retail, office and industrial properties net leased to high quality tenants in major markets throughout the United States. We believe our focus on owning properties leased to investment grade or creditworthy tenants provide attractive risk adjusted returns through current yields, long term appreciation and tenant renewals.
We believe that single-tenant commercial properties, as compared with shopping centers, malls, and other traditional multi-tenant properties, offer a distinct investment advantage since single-tenant properties generally require less management and operating capital and generally have less recurring tenant turnover.
Given the stability and predictability of the cash flows, many net leased properties are held in family trusts, providing us an opportunity to acquire these properties for tax deferred units while giving the owners potential liquidity through the conversion of the units for freely tradable shares of stock.
Historically, we have made regular cash distributions to our stockholders out of our cash available for distribution, typically on a monthly basis. On July 3, 2024, the Company announced that its Board of Directors determined to suspend the Company's regular dividend to common shareholders and unitholders. Generally, our policy will be to pay distributions from cash flow from operations. However, our distributions may be paid from sources other than cash flows from operations, such as from the proceeds from a capital raise, borrowings or distributions in kind.
We are organized as a Maryland corporation and have operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under U.S. federal income tax laws since the beginning of our taxable year ended December 31, 2021. The Company formed a Maryland entity GIP TRS Inc. in 2022 to operate as a taxable REIT subsidiary but this subsidiary does not hold any assets or business operations as of the date of this Form 10-K.
We and our Operating Partnership were organized to operate using an Umbrella Partnership Real Estate Investment Trust (“UPREIT”) structure. We use an UPREIT structure because a sale of property directly to another person or entity generally is a taxable transaction to the selling property owner. In an UPREIT structure, a seller of a property that desires to defer taxable gain on the sale of its property may transfer the property to the Operating Partnership in exchange for common units in the Operating Partnership and defer taxation of gain until the seller later disposes of its common units in the Operating Partnership. Using an UPREIT structure may give us an advantage in acquiring desired properties from persons who may not otherwise sell their properties because of unfavorable tax results. Substantially all of the Company’s assets are held by, and operations are conducted through, the Operating Partnership or its direct or indirect subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2024, as the general partner of the Operating Partnership, we owned 88.9% of the outstanding common units in the Operating Partnership and outside investors owned 11.1%. The Company formed a Maryland entity GIP REIT OP Limited LLC as a wholly owned subsidiary in 2018 that owned 0.001% of the Operating Partnership as of December 31, 2024.
The following chart shows the structure of the Company as of December 31, 2024:
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(1) Until August 8, 2023 The Brown Family owned redeemable liability company interests in GIPNC 199 N Etheridge Road LLC. The Company has since purchased the Brown Family's interest and as of the reporting date owns 100% of the entity.
(2) Until August 8, 2023 Richard Hornstrom and Stephen Brown owned redeemable limited liability company member interests in GIPFL 702 Tillman Place LLC. The Company has purchased each of Mr. Hornstrom and Mr. Brown’s interests, in full, and as of the reporting date, owns 100% of the entity.
(3) Until September 7, 2023 Richard Hornstrom owned a redeemable limited liability company interest in GIPIL 525 S Perryville Rd, LLC. The Company has since purchased Mr. Hornstrom’s interest and as of the reporting date owns 100% of the entity.
(4) On August 10, 2023 the company acquired a 13 property portfolio, now GIP13, LLC, from Modiv Inc. for a purchase price of $42 million. The acquired portfolio consists of eleven (11) retail and two (2) office properties.
(5) On August 29, 2024, the Company acquired a 30,465 square foot retail property in Ames, Iowa for $5.5 million occupied by Best Buy.
Business Objectives and Investment Strategy
We intend to continue to acquire and manage a diversified portfolio of high-quality net leased properties that generates predictable cash flows and capital appreciation over market cycles. Our properties are generally net leased to a single tenant. Under a net lease, the tenant typically bears the responsibility for most or all property related expenses such as real estate taxes, insurance, and maintenance costs. We believe this lease structure provides us with stable cash flows over the term of the lease and minimizes the ongoing capital expenditures. We seek to identify properties in submarkets with high barriers to entry for development and where valuation is frequently influenced by local real estate market conditions and tenant needs
Focus on Real Estate Fundamentals: We have observed that the market for properties with bond type net leased structures, lease terms greater than ten years, and limited rent escalators upon renewal are exposed to many of the same operational and market risks as other net leased properties while providing lower returns due to competition. We believe that focusing on traditional real estate fundamentals allows us to target properties with shorter lease terms, modified net leases or vacancy and thereby may allow us to generate superior returns.
Target Markets with Attractive Characteristics: We concentrate our investment activity in select target markets with the following characteristics: high quality infrastructure, diversified local economies with multiple economic drivers, strong demographics, pro-business local governments and high-quality local labor pools. We believe that these markets offer a higher probability of producing long term rent growth and capital appreciation.
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Target Strategic Net Leased Properties: We target properties that offer unique strategic advantages to a tenant or an industry and can therefore be acquired at attractive yields relative to the underlying risk. We look for properties that are difficult or costly to replicate due to a specific location, special zoning, unique physical attributes, below market rents or a significant tenant investment in the facility, all of which contribute to a higher probability of tenant renewals. An example of a specialized property is our General Services Administration occupied building in Norfolk, Virginia due to the tenant’s buildout for IT and security. We target properties if we believe they are critical to the ongoing operations of the tenant and the profitability of its business. We believe that the profitability of the operations and the difficulty in replicating or moving operations reflect the importance of the property to the tenant’s business.
Target Investments that Maximize Growth Potential: We focus on net leased investment properties where, in our view, there is the potential to invest incremental capital to accommodate a tenant’s business, extend lease terms and increase the value of a property. We believe these opportunities can generate attractive returns due to the nature of our relationship with the tenant.
Disciplined Underwriting & Risk Management
We actively manage and regularly review each of our properties for changes in the underlying business, credit of the tenant and market conditions. Before acquiring a property, we review the terms of the management contract to ensure our team is able to maximize cash flow capital appreciation through potential lease renewals and/or potential re-tenanting. Additionally, we monitor any required capital improvements that would lead to increased rental income or capital appreciation over time. We focus on active management with the tenants upon the acquisition of an asset since our experience in the single-tenant, commercial real estate industry indicates that active management and fostering tenant relationships has the potential to positively impact long-term financial outcomes, such as:
Underwriting Process
Our extensive underwriting process evaluates key fundamental value drivers that we believe will attract long-term tenants and result in property appreciation over time. Our Investment Committee is comprised of the following members:
This comprehensive pre-ownership analysis helps us to assess location level performance, including the possible longevity of tenant occupancy throughout the primary lease term and option periods. Additionally, each acquisition pursuit requires approval from all four members of the Investment Committee.
We assess target markets and properties using an extensive underwriting and evaluation process, including:
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Specific acquisition criteria may include, but is not limited to, the following:
Competitive Strengths
We believe that the following factors benefit the Company as we implement our business strategy:
Financing Strategies
Our long-term goal is to maintain a lower-leveraged capital structure and lower outstanding principal amount of our consolidated indebtedness. Over time, we intend to reduce our debt positions through financing our long-term growth with equity issuances and some debt financing having staggered maturities. Our debt may include mortgage debt secured by our properties and unsecured debt. Over a long-term period, we intend to maintain lower levels of debt encumbering the Company, its assets and/or the portfolio as compared to our current leverage.
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Our Current Portfolio as of December 31, 2024
The following are characteristics of our properties as of December 31, 2024:
Given the nature of our leases, our tenants either pay the real estate taxes or insurance directly or reimburse us for such costs. We believe all of our properties are adequately covered by insurance.
For further information on our properties and our tenant base, see “Item 2–Properties.”
The table below presents an overview of the properties in our portfolio as of December 31, 2024:
Property Type |
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Rentable Square Feet |
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Tenant |
S&P Credit Rating (1) |
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Remaining Term (Yrs) |
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Options (Number x Yrs) |
Contractual Rent Escalations (4) |
ABR (2) |
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ABR per Sq. Ft. |
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Retail |
Washington, D.C. |
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3,000 |
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7-Eleven Corporation |
A |
Y |
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1.2 |
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2 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
129,804 |
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$ |
43.27 |
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Retail |
Tampa, FL |
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2,200 |
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Starbucks Corporation |
BBB+ |
Y |
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3.2 |
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4 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
200,750 |
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$ |
91.25 |
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Industrial |
Huntsville, AL |
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59,091 |
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Auburn University(3) |
N/A |
Not Rated |
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2.6 |
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N/A |
Yes |
$ |
283,500 |
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$ |
4.80 |
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Office |
Norfolk, VA |
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49,902 |
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General Services Administration-Navy(6) |
AA+ |
Y |
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3.7 |
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N/A |
Yes |
$ |
640,742 |
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$ |
12.84 |
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Office |
Norfolk, VA |
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22,247 |
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Armed Services YMCA of the U.S.A.(6) |
N/A |
N/A |
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9.3 |
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2 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
274,380 |
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$ |
12.33 |
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Office |
Norfolk, VA |
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34,847 |
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PRA Holdings, Inc. |
BB |
N |
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2.7 |
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1 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
788,091 |
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$ |
22.62 |
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Retail |
Tampa, FL |
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3,500 |
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Sherwin Williams Company |
BBB |
Y |
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3.6 |
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5 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
126,788 |
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$ |
36.23 |
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Office |
Manteo, NC |
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7,543 |
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General Services Administration-FBI |
AA+ |
Y |
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4.1 |
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1 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
100,682 |
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$ |
13.35 |
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Office |
Plant City, FL |
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7,826 |
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Irby Construction |
BBB- |
Y |
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- |
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2 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
176,674 |
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$ |
22.58 |
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Retail |
Grand Junction, CO |
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30,701 |
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Best Buy Co., Inc. |
BBB+ |
Y |
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2.2 |
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1 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
353,061 |
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$ |
11.50 |
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Medical-Retail |
Chicago, IL |
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10,947 |
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Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. |
BBB |
Y |
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8.8 |
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2 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
233,480 |
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$ |
21.33 |
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Retail |
Tampa, FL |
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2,642 |
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Starbucks Corporation |
BBB+ |
Y |
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2.2 |
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2 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
148,216 |
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$ |
56.10 |
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Retail |
Tucson, AZ |
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88,408 |
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Kohl's Corporation |
BB- |
N |
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5.1 |
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7 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
864,630 |
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$ |
9.78 |
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Retail |
San Antonio, TX |
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50,000 |
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City of San Antonio (PreK) |
AAA |
Y |
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4.6 |
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1 x 8 |
Yes |
$ |
924,000 |
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$ |
18.48 |
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Retail |
Bakersfield, CA |
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18,827 |
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Dollar General Market |
BBB |
Y |
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3.6 |
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3 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
361,075 |
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$ |
19.18 |
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Retail |
Big Spring, TX |
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9,026 |
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Dollar General |
BBB |
Y |
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5.5 |
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3 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
86,041 |
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$ |
9.53 |
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Retail |
Castalia, OH |
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9,026 |
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Dollar General |
BBB |
Y |
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10.4 |
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3 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
79,320 |
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$ |
8.79 |
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Retail |
East Wilton, ME |
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9,100 |
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Dollar General |
BBB |
Y |
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5.6 |
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3 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
112,439 |
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$ |
12.36 |
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Retail |
Lakeside, OH |
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9,026 |
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Dollar General |
BBB |
Y |
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10.4 |
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3 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
81,036 |
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$ |
8.98 |
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Retail |
Litchfield, ME |
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9,026 |
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Dollar General |
BBB |
Y |
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5.8 |
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3 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
92,961 |
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$ |
10.30 |
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Retail |
Mount Gilead, OH |
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9,026 |
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Dollar General |
BBB |
Y |
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5.5 |
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3 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
85,924 |
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$ |
9.52 |
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Retail |
Thompsontown, PA |
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9,100 |
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Dollar General |
BBB |
Y |
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5.8 |
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3 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
85,998 |
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$ |
9.45 |
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Retail |
Morrow, GA |
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10,906 |
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Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. |
BBB |
Y |
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5.6 |
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2 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
103,607 |
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$ |
9.50 |
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Office |
Maitland, FL |
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33,118 |
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exp U.S. Services Inc. |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
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1.9 |
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1 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
864,583 |
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$ |
26.11 |
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Office |
Vacaville, CA |
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11,014 |
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General Services Administration |
AA+ |
Y |
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1.6 |
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N/A |
No |
$ |
257,050 |
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$ |
23.34 |
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Retail |
Santa Maria, CA |
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14,490 |
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Walgreens (5) |
BB- |
Y |
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7.3 |
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N/A |
No |
$ |
369,000 |
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$ |
25.47 |
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Retail |
Rockford, IL |
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15,288 |
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La-Z-Boy Inc. |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
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2.8 |
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4 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
366,600 |
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$ |
23.98 |
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Retail |
Ames, IA |
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30,259 |
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Best Buy Co., Inc. |
BBB+ |
Y |
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5.2 |
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2 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
405,471 |
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$ |
13.40 |
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Tenants - All Properties |
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570,086 |
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$ |
8,595,903 |
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$ |
15.08 |
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Acquisition Pipeline
We are continually engaging in internal research as well as informal discussions with various parties regarding our potential interest in potential acquisitions that fall within our target market. There is no assurance that any currently available properties in our acquisition pipeline will remain available, or that we will pursue or complete potential acquisitions, at prices acceptable to us or at all.
Property and Asset Management Agreements
We manage our properties in-house, except for our Norfolk, Virginia properties and our Maitland, Florida property.
We previously engaged Colliers International Asset Services to provide property management services to our two properties in Norfolk, Virginia. The agreements provided for us to pay Colliers International Asset Services a management fee equal to 2.5% of the gross collected rent of each of the two properties (inclusive of tenant expense reimbursements) as well as a construction supervision fee for any approved construction. The Company engaged Bevara Building Services for facility management and property management services for the two Norfolk, Virginia properties from June 15, 2022 through July 2023. Effective August 2023 Colliers International Asset Services resumed management services for our Norfolk, VA properties. The Company paid an aggregate of approximately $49,000 for property management services in fiscal year 2024.
Distributions
From inception through December 31, 2024, we have distributed $5,031,548 to common stockholders. The Company suspended common stock dividend payments as of June 2024.
Competition
The net lease industry is highly competitive. We compete to acquire properties with other investors, including traded and non-traded public REITs, private equity investors and institutional investment funds, many of which have greater financial resources than we do, a greater ability to borrow funds to acquire properties and the ability to accept more risk than we can prudently manage. This competition increases the demand for the types of properties in which we wish to invest and, therefore, reduces the number of suitable acquisition opportunities available to us and increases the prices paid for such acquisition. This competition will increase if investments in real estate become more attractive relative to other forms of investment.
As a landlord, we compete for tenants in the multi-billion dollar commercial real estate market with numerous developers and owners of properties, many of which own properties similar to ours in the same markets in which our properties are located. Many of our competitors have greater economies of scale, access to more resources and greater name recognition than we do. If our competitors offer space at rental rates below current market rates or below the rental rates we charge our tenants, we may lose our tenants or prospective tenants and we may be pressured to reduce our rental rates or to offer substantial rent abatements, tenant improvement allowances, early termination rights or below-market renewal options in order to retain tenants when our leases expire.
Human Capital
As of December 31, 2024 we had four full-time employees. We plan to use outside consultants, attorneys, and accountants, as necessary. We endeavor to maintain workplaces that are free from discrimination or harassment on the basis of color, race, sex, national origin, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression or any other status protected by applicable law. The basis for recruitment, hiring, development, training, compensation and advancement is a person’s qualifications, performance, skills and experience. Our employees are fairly compensated, without regard to gender, race and ethnicity, and routinely recognized for outstanding performance.
Environmental Matters
To control costs, we limit our investments to properties that are environmentally compliant or that do not require extensive remediation upon acquisition. To do this, we conduct assessments of properties before we decide to acquire them. These assessments, however, may not reveal all environmental hazards. In certain instances we rely upon the experience of our management and n most cases we will request, but will not always obtain, a representation from the seller that, to its knowledge, the property is not contaminated with hazardous materials. Additionally, we seek to ensure that many of our leases contain clauses that require a tenant to reimburse and indemnify us for any environmental contamination occurring at the property.
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We do not intend to purchase any properties that have known environmental deficiencies that cannot be remediated.
Federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations regulate, and impose liability for, releases of hazardous or toxic substances into the environment. Under these laws and regulations, a current or previous owner, operator or tenant of real estate may be required to investigate and clean up hazardous or toxic substances, hazardous wastes or petroleum product releases or threats of releases at the property, and may be held liable to a government entity or to third parties for property damage and for investigation, cleanup and monitoring costs incurred by those parties in connection with the actual or threatened contamination. These laws typically impose cleanup responsibility and liability without regard to fault, or whether or not the owner, operator or tenant knew of or caused the presence of the contamination. The liability under these laws may be joint and several for the full amount of the investigation, cleanup and monitoring costs incurred or to be incurred or actions to be undertaken, although a party held jointly and severally liable may seek to obtain contributions from other identified, solvent, responsible parties of their fair share toward these costs. In addition, under the environmental laws, courts and government agencies have the authority to require that a person or company who sent waste to a waste disposal facility, such as a landfill or an incinerator, must pay for the cleanup of that facility if it becomes contaminated and threatens human health or the environment. Any of these cleanup costs may be substantial, and can exceed the value of the property. The presence of contamination, or the failure to properly remediate contamination, on a property may adversely affect the ability of the owner, operator or tenant to sell or rent that property or to borrow using the property as collateral, and may adversely impact our investment in that property.
Furthermore, various court decisions have established that third parties may recover damages for injury caused by property contamination. For instance, a person exposed to asbestos while occupying a net lease may seek to recover damages if he or she suffers injury from the asbestos. Lastly, some of these environmental laws restrict the use of a property or place conditions on various activities. An example would be laws that require a business using chemicals (such as swimming pool chemicals at a net lease property) to manage them carefully and to notify local officials that the chemicals are being used.
We could be responsible for any of the costs discussed above. The costs to clean up a contaminated property, to defend against a claim, or to comply with environmental laws could be material and could adversely affect the funds available for distribution to our shareholders. Prior to any acquisition of property, we will seek to obtain environmental site assessments to identify any environmental concerns at the property. However, these environmental site assessments may not reveal all environmental costs that might have a harmed our business, assets, results of operations or liquidity and may not identify all potential environmental liabilities.
As a result, we may become subject to material environmental liabilities of which we are unaware. We can make no assurances that (1) future laws or regulations will not impose material environmental liabilities on us, or (2) the environmental condition of our net lease properties will not be affected by the condition of the properties in the vicinity of our net lease properties (such as the presence of leaking underground storage tanks) or by third parties unrelated to us.
Insurance
We require our tenant, up to the limits stated in our leases, to maintain liability and property insurance coverage for the properties they lease from us pursuant to net leases. Pursuant to the leases, our tenants may be required to name us (and any of our lenders that have a mortgage on the property leased by the tenant) as additional insureds on their liability policies and additional named insured and/or loss payee (or mortgagee, in the case of our lenders) on their property policies. All tenants are required to maintain casualty coverage. Depending on the location of the property, losses of a catastrophic nature, such as those caused by earthquakes and floods, may be covered by insurance policies that are held by our tenants with limitations such as large deductibles or co-payments that a tenant may not be able to meet. In addition, losses of a catastrophic nature, such as those caused by wind/hail, hurricanes, terrorism or acts of war, may be uninsurable or not economically insurable. In the event there is damage to any of our properties that is not covered by insurance and such properties are subject to recourse indebtedness, we will continue to be liable for any indebtedness, even if these properties are irreparably damaged. In addition to being a named insured on our tenants’ liability policies, we intend to separately maintain commercial general liability coverage with an aggregate limit of $2,000,000. We also intend to maintain full property coverage on all untenanted properties and any other property coverage required by any of our lenders that is not required to be carried by our tenants under our leases.
Available Information
The Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to reports filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Such reports and other information filed by the Company with the SEC are available free of charge on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The Company periodically provides other information for investors on its corporate website, www.gipreit.com, and its investor relations website, ir.gipreit.com. This includes press releases and other information about financial performance, information on environmental, social and corporate governance and details related to the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders. The information contained on the websites referenced in this Form 10-K is not incorporated by reference into this filing. Further, the Company’s references to website URLs are intended to be inactive textual references only.
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
The Company’s business, reputation, results of operations and financial condition, as well as the price of the Company’s stock, can be affected by a number of factors, whether currently known or unknown, including those described below. When any one or more of these risks materialize from time to time, the Company’s business, reputation, results of operations and financial condition, as well as the price of the Company’s stock, can be materially and adversely affected.
Because of the following factors, as well as other factors affecting the Company’s results of operations and financial condition, past financial performance should not be considered to be a reliable indicator of future performance, and investors should not use historical trends to anticipate results or trends in future periods. This discussion of risk factors contains forward-looking statements.
This section should be read in conjunction with Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Form 10-K.
Risks Related to Our Business and Properties
We have limited operating history and may not be able to successfully operate our business or generate sufficient operating cash flows to make or sustain distributions to our stockholders.
We were organized in September 2015 for the purpose of acquiring and investing in freestanding, single-tenant commercial properties net leased to investment grade tenants. We commenced operations as soon as we were able to raise sufficient funds to acquire our first suitable property. However, our ability to make or sustain distributions to our stockholders will depend on many factors, including our ability to identify attractive acquisition opportunities that satisfy our investment strategy, our success in consummating acquisitions on favorable terms, the level and volatility of interest rates, readily accessible short-term and long-term financing on favorable terms, and conditions in the financial markets, the real estate market and the economy. We will face competition in acquiring attractive net lease properties. The value of the net lease properties that we acquire may decline substantially after we purchase them. We may not be able to successfully operate our business or implement our operating policies and investment strategy successfully. Furthermore, we may not be able to generate sufficient operating cash flow to pay our operating expenses and make distributions to our stockholders.
As an early-stage company, we are subject to the risks of any early stage business enterprise, including risks that we will be unable to attract and retain qualified personnel, create effective operating and financial controls and systems or effectively manage our anticipated growth, any of which could have a harmful effect on our business and our operating results.
We own thirty properties as of the report date.
As of March 19, 2025, we own thirty properties. We will need to raise funds to acquire additional properties to lease in order to grow and generate additional revenue. Because we only own twenty-seven properties, the loss of any one tenant (or financial difficulties experienced by one of our tenants) could have a material adverse impact on our business and operations.
Many of our current and future properties depend upon a single tenant for all or a majority of the rental income, and our financial condition and ability to make distributions may be adversely affected by the bankruptcy or insolvency, a downturn in the business, or a lease termination of a single tenant.
Current and future properties are occupied by only one tenant or derive a majority of their rental income from one tenant and, therefore, the success of those properties is materially dependent on the financial stability of such tenants. Lease payment defaults by tenants could cause us to reduce the amount of distributions we pay. A default of a tenant on its lease payments to us would cause us to lose the revenue from the property and force us to find an alternative source of revenue to meet any mortgage payment and prevent a foreclosure if the property is subject to a mortgage. In the event of a default, we may experience delays in enforcing our rights as landlord and may incur substantial costs in protecting our investment and re-letting the property. If a lease is terminated, there is no assurance that we will be able to lease the property for the rent previously received or sell the property without incurring a loss. A default by a tenant, the failure of a guarantor to fulfill its obligations or other premature termination of a lease, or a tenant’s election not to extend a lease upon its expiration, could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and our ability to pay distributions. For example, one tenant in one of our Norfolk, Virginia properties and another tenant in our Alabama property did not renew their leases that terminated on January 31, 2023 and January 31, 2024, respectively. In May 2024 and August 2024, respectively, the Company relet both vacant spaces to tenants. Consequently, in the event that we do not timely find replacement tenants for vacancies, material adverse impacts to our business may result.
We have experienced losses in the past, and we will likely experience similar losses in the near future.
From inception of the Company through December 31, 2024, we had a cumulative net loss of approximately $19.7 million. Our losses can be attributed, in part, to the initial start-up costs and high corporate general and administrative expenses as a public company relative to the size of our portfolio. In addition, acquisition costs and depreciation and amortization expenses substantially reduced our income. As we continue to acquire properties, we anticipate we will achieve scale to reduce these expenses; however, we cannot assure you that, in the future, we will be profitable or that we will realize growth in the value of our assets.
We may change our investment objectives without seeking stockholder approval.
We may change our investment objectives without stockholder notice or consent. Although our Board has fiduciary duties to our stockholders and intends only to change our investment objectives when our Board determines that a change is in the best interests of our stockholders, a change in our investment objectives could reduce our payment of cash distributions to our stockholders or cause a decline in the value of our investments.
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We may not be successful in identifying and consummating suitable investment opportunities.
Our investment strategy requires us to identify suitable investment opportunities compatible with our investment criteria. We may not be successful in identifying suitable opportunities that meet our criteria or in consummating investments, including those identified as part of our investment pipeline, on satisfactory terms or at all. Our ability to make investments on favorable terms may be constrained by several factors including, but not limited to, competition from other investors with significant capital, including non-traded REITs, publicly-traded REITs and institutional investment funds, which may significantly increase investment costs; and/or the inability to finance an investment on favorable terms or at all. The failure to identify or consummate investments on satisfactory terms, or at all, may impede our growth and negatively affect our cash available for distribution to our stockholders.
If we cannot obtain additional capital, our ability to make acquisitions and lease properties will be limited. We are subject to risks associated with debt and capital stock issuances, and such issuances may have adverse consequences to holders of shares of our common stock.
Our ability to acquire and lease properties will depend, in large part, upon our ability to raise additional capital. If we were to raise additional capital through the issuance of equity securities, we could dilute the interests of holders of shares of our common stock. Our Board may authorize the issuance of classes or series of preferred stock which may have rights that could dilute, or otherwise adversely affect, the interest of holders of shares of our common stock.
Further, we expect to incur additional indebtedness in the future, which may include a new corporate credit facility. Such indebtedness could also have other important consequences to our creditors and holders of our common and preferred stock, including subjecting us to covenants restricting our operating flexibility, increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions, limiting our ability to obtain additional financing to fund future working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate requirements, requiring the use of a portion of our cash flow from operations for the payment of principal and interest on our indebtedness, thereby reducing our ability to use our cash flow to fund working capital, acquisitions, capital expenditures and general corporate requirements, and limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our industry.
The Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement for GIP SPE, entered into by the Operating Partnership and LC2, contains provisions that could significantly impede our operations and our ability to efficiently manage our business and that could materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, the trading price of our common stock and our ability to pay dividends to our common stockholders in the future.
In connection with the preferred investment by LC2 in our GIP SPE subsidiary, LC2 has substantial rights under the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement for GIP SPE (the “GIP SPE Operating Agreement”). See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-- Recent Developments.”
GIP SPE is a subsidiary of our Operating Partnership, which holds, directly and indirectly, 21 of our properties, including the properties comprising our portfolio acquisition from Modiv Industrial and eight of our other properties (collectively, the “Properties”). Under the GIP SPE Operating Agreement, the following actions, among others, require the approval of LC2:
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Pertaining to the special partnership entity, GIP SPE’s Preferred Interest has a cumulative accruing distribution preference of 15.5% per year, compounded monthly, a portion of which, in the amount of 5% per annum, is deemed to be the “current preferred return,” and the remainder of which, in the amount of 10.5% per annum, is deemed to be the “accrued preferred return.” The GIP SPE Operating Agreement provides that operating distributions by GIP SPE will be made first to LC2 to satisfy any accrued but unpaid current preferred return, with the balance being paid to the Operating Partnership, subject to certain exceptions. The GIP SPE Operating Agreement also provides that distributions from capital transactions will be paid first to LC2 to satisfy any accrued but unpaid preferred return, then to LC2 until the “Make-Whole Amount” (defined as an amount equal to 1.3 times the LC2 Investment) is reduced to zero, and then to the Operating Partnership.
LC2’s rights under the GIP SPE Operating Agreement may significantly impede our ability to operate our business and manage our Properties. Furthermore, these rights may prevent us from engaging in transactions, including change of control or financing transactions, that otherwise would be attractive to us. The foregoing could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, the market value of our common stock and our ability to pay dividends to our common stockholders in the future.
We may never reach sufficient size to achieve diversity in our portfolio.
We are presently a comparatively small company with only twenty-seven properties, resulting in a portfolio that lacks geographic and tenant diversity. While we intend to endeavor to grow and diversify our portfolio through additional property acquisitions, we may never reach a significant size to achieve true portfolio diversity. In addition, because we intend to focus on single-tenant properties, we may never have a diverse group of tenants renting our properties, which will hinder our ability to achieve overall diversity in our portfolio. As of March 19, 2025, 40% of our total base rent is derived from our office properties and 60% from retail/medical-retail properties.
The market for real estate investments is highly competitive.
Identifying attractive real estate investment opportunities, particularly in the value-added real estate arena, is difficult and involves a high degree of uncertainty. Furthermore, the historical performance of a particular property or market is not a guarantee or prediction of the property’s or market’s future performance. There can be no assurance that we will be able to locate suitable acquisition opportunities or achieve our investment goal and objectives.
Because there are consistently periods of different levels of demand for real estate investments, there may be increased competition among investors to invest in the same asset classes as the Company. This competition may lead to an increase in the investment prices or otherwise less favorable investment terms. If this situation occurs with a particular investment, our return on that investment is likely to be less than the return it could have achieved if it had invested at a time of less investor competition for the investment.
We are required to make a number of judgments in applying accounting policies, and different estimates and assumptions in the application of these policies could result in changes to our reporting of financial condition and results of operations.
Various estimates are used in the preparation of our financial statements, including estimates related to asset and liability valuations (or potential impairments) and various receivables. Often these estimates require the use of market data values that may be difficult to assess, as well as estimates of future performance or receivables collectability that may be difficult to accurately predict. While we have identified those accounting policies that are considered critical and have procedures in place to facilitate the associated judgments, different assumptions in the application of these policies could result in material changes to our financial condition and results of operations.
Because of our holding company structure, we depend on our Operating Partnership subsidiary and its subsidiaries for cash flow and we will be structurally subordinated in right of payment to the obligations of such Operating Partnership subsidiary and its subsidiaries.
We are a holding company with no business operations of our own. Our only significant asset is and will be the general and limited partnership interests in our Operating Partnership. We conduct, and intend to conduct, all our business operations through our Operating Partnership. Accordingly, our only source of cash to pay our obligations is distributions from our Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries of their net earnings and cash flows. We cannot assure our stockholders that our Operating Partnership or its subsidiaries will be able to, or be permitted to, make distributions to us that will enable us to make distributions to our stockholders from cash flows from operations. Each of our Operating Partnership's subsidiaries is or will be a distinct legal entity and, under certain circumstances, legal and contractual restrictions may limit our ability to obtain cash from such entities. In addition, because we are a holding company, your claims as stockholders will be structurally subordinated to all existing and future liabilities and obligations of our Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries. Therefore, in the event of our bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization, our assets and those of our Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries will be able to satisfy your claims as stockholders only after all our and our Operating Partnership's and its subsidiaries' liabilities and obligations have been paid in full.
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We may incur losses as a result of ineffective risk management processes and strategies.
We seek to monitor and control our risk exposure through a risk and control framework encompassing a variety of separate but complementary financial, credit, operational, compliance and legal reporting systems, internal controls, management review processes and other mechanisms. While we employ a broad and diversified set of risk monitoring and risk mitigation techniques, those techniques and the judgments that accompany their application cannot anticipate every economic and financial outcome or the specifics and timing of such outcomes. In addition, with a limited number of employees, our ability to identify risks is limited. Thus, we may, in the course of our activities, incur losses due to these risks.
You will not have the opportunity to evaluate our investments before we make them.
Our investment policies and strategies are very broad and permit us to invest in any type of commercial real estate, including developed and undeveloped properties, entities owning these assets or other real estate assets regardless of geographic location or property type. Our CEO along with our Investment Committee has absolute discretion in implementing these policies and strategies, subject to the restrictions on investment objectives and policies set forth in our articles of incorporation. Because you cannot evaluate our investments, our securities may entail more risk than other types of investments. This additional risk may hinder your ability to achieve your own personal investment objectives related to portfolio diversification, risk-adjusted investment returns and other objectives.
The loss of any of our executive officers could adversely affect our ability to continue operations.
We only have four full-time employees and are therefore entirely dependent on the efforts of our CEO and core staff. The departure of any of these employees and our inability to find suitable replacements, or the loss of other key personnel in the future, could have a harmful effect on our business.
Our President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board has guaranteed certain of our indebtedness, which could constitute a conflict of interest.
Our CEO has guaranteed promissory notes for certain of our property acquisitions. As a guarantor, Mr. Sobelman’s interests with respect to the debt he is guaranteeing (and the terms of any repayment or default) may not align with the Company’s interests and could result in a conflict of interest.
We rely on information technology networks and systems in conducting our business, and any material failure, inadequacy, interruption or security failure of that technology could harm our business.
We rely on information technology networks and systems, including the Internet, to process, transmit and store electronic information and to manage or support a variety of our business processes, including financial transactions and maintenance of records, which may include confidential information of tenants, lease data and information regarding our stockholders. We rely on commercially available systems, software, tools and monitoring to provide security for processing, transmitting and storing confidential information. Security breaches, including physical or electronic break-ins, computer viruses, attacks by hackers and similar breaches or cyber-attacks, can create system disruptions, shutdowns or unauthorized disclosure of confidential information. In addition, any breach in the data security measures employed by any third-party vendors upon which we may rely, could also result in the improper disclosure of personally identifiable information. Any failure to maintain proper function, security and availability of information systems could interrupt our operations, damage our reputation, subject us to liability claims or regulatory penalties and could materially and adversely affect us.
We have paid and may continue to pay distributions from offering proceeds to the extent our cash flow from operations or earnings are not sufficient to fund declared distributions. Rates of distribution to you will not necessarily be indicative of our operating results. If we make distributions from sources other than our cash flows from operations or earnings, we will have fewer funds available for the acquisition of properties and your overall return may be reduced.
Our organizational documents permit us to make distributions from any source, including the proceeds from an offering of our securities. To date, we have funded and expect to continue to fund distributions from the net proceeds of our offerings. We may also fund distributions with borrowings and the sale of assets to the extent distributions exceed our earnings or cash flows from operations. While we intend to pay distributions from cash flow from operations, our distributions paid to date were all funded by proceeds from our securities offerings. To the extent we fund distributions from sources other than cash flow from operations, such distributions may constitute a return of capital and we will have fewer funds available for the acquisition of properties and your overall return may be reduced. Further, to the extent distributions exceed our earnings and profits, a stockholder’s basis in our stock will be reduced and, to the extent distributions exceed a stockholder’s basis, the stockholder will be required to recognize capital gain.
Our structure may result in potential conflicts of interest with limited partners in our Operating Partnership whose interests may not be aligned with those of our stockholders.
Our directors and officers have duties to our corporation and our stockholders under Maryland law and our charter in connection with their management of the corporation. At the same time, we, as general partner, will have fiduciary duties under Delaware law to our Operating Partnership and to the limited partners in connection with the management of our Operating Partnership. Our duties as general partner of our Operating Partnership and its partners may come into conflict with the duties of our directors and officers to our corporation and our stockholders. Under Delaware law, a general partner of a Delaware limited partnership owes its limited partners the duties of good faith and fair dealing. Other duties, including fiduciary duties, may be modified or eliminated in the partnership’s partnership agreement.
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The partnership agreement of our Operating Partnership provides that, for so long as we own a controlling interest in our Operating Partnership, any conflict that cannot be resolved in a manner not adverse to either our stockholders or the limited partners will be resolved in favor of our stockholders.
Additionally, the partnership agreement expressly limits our liability by providing that we will not be liable or accountable to our Operating Partnership for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not derived if we acted in good faith. In addition, our Operating Partnership is required to indemnify us and our officers, directors, employees, agents and designees to the extent permitted by applicable law from and against any and all claims arising from operations of our Operating Partnership, unless it is established that: (1) the act or omission was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and either was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (2) the indemnified party received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (3) in the case of a criminal proceeding, the indemnified person had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful.
The provisions of Delaware law that allow the fiduciary duties of a general partner to be modified by a partnership agreement have not been tested in a court of law, and we have not obtained an opinion of counsel covering the provisions set forth in the partnership agreement that purport to waive or restrict our fiduciary duties.
Pandemics or other health crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may adversely affect our tenants' financial condition, the profitability of our properties, and our access to the capital markets and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, federal, state, and local governments mandated or recommended various actions to reduce or prevent the spread of COVID-19, which altered customer behaviors and temporarily limited some of our tenants’ ability to operate. Although our tenants did not requested rent concessions or seek to renegotiate future rents based on changes to the economic environment during the COVID-19 pandemic, should federal, state, and local governments mandate or recommend lockdowns again in the future due to a pandemic or other similar health crises, tenants could request rent concessions or seek to renegotiate future rents.
In the event of future pandemics or similar health crises, consumers could elect to make more of their purchases online instead of in physical stores and businesses could delay executing new or renewals of leases amidst the immediate and uncertain economic impacts. These developments, coupled with potential tenant failures and a reduction in newly-formed businesses, could result in decreased demand for rental space, which could result in lower occupancy or higher levels of uncollectible lease income, as well as downward pressure on rents. Additionally, delays in construction of tenant improvements due to the impacts of constraints on supply chains and labor, resulting from government ordered lockdowns, could result in delayed rent commencement due to it taking longer for new tenants to open and operate.
Although the vast majority of our lease income is derived from contractual rent payments, the ability of certain of our tenants to meet their lease obligations could be negatively impacted by the disruptions and uncertainties of a new virus strain of COVID-19 or any future pandemic or other health crisis. Our tenants' ability to respond to these disruptions and uncertainties, including adjusting to governmental orders and changes in their customers' shopping habits and behaviors, may impact their ability to survive, and ultimately, their ability to comply with their lease obligations. Our future results of operations and overall financial performance could be uncertain should a new virus strain of COVID-19, or future pandemics or other health crises occur.
Government budgetary pressures and priorities, and trends in government employment and office leasing may adversely impact our business.
We believe that recent government budgetary and spending priorities have resulted in a decrease in government office use for employees. Furthermore, over the past several years, government tenants have reduced their space utilization per employee and consolidated government tenants into existing government owned properties. Persistent remote and hybrid work practices have also reduced space utilization at many of our government properties. These factors have reduced the demand for government leased space, and may continue to do so.
The Trump Administration’s initiative to dramatically cut government spending introduces additional uncertainty for our portfolio of properties leased to the United States Government. The Department of Government Efficiency (“DOGE”) has begun to look at ways to increase government office utilization and shrink the federal government’s real estate portfolio. This could lead to the General Services Administration (“GSA”) exercising termination options under or otherwise seeking to terminate our leases with the United States Government or make it more likely the United States Government terminates the applicable lease at lease expiration. As of December 31, 2024, approximately 94,000 of our occupied square feet leased to the GSA were within periods during which the tenant has the right to terminate their space without a termination fee, or “non-firm terms.” The GSA recently announced a suspension of the execution of substantially all GSA funded obligations, including new leases and lease amendments. This action by the GSA has resulted in delays of the GSA authorizing us to proceed with landlord work at our property in Lincoln, Nebraska and that is a condition to lease commencement of our lease with the United States Government at this property, as well as delays in lease negotiations at certain other properties leased to the United States Government. We do not know how long the suspension will continue and cannot provide any assurance as to how ongoing developments with respect to DOGE and the Trump Administration’s efforts to reduce government spending may impact our portfolio of properties leased to the United States Government. Efforts to manage space utilization rates and reduce government spending may result in the government tenants exercising early termination rights under our leases, vacating our properties upon expiration of our leases in order to relocate, or renewing their leases for less space than they currently occupy. Also, our government tenants’ desire to reconfigure leased office space to manage utilization per employee may require us to spend significant amounts for tenant improvements, and tenant relocations are often more prevalent in those circumstances.
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Compared to our historical experience with government tenants, the government tenants’ leasing decisions and strategies may be less predictable.
General Risks Related to Investments in Real Estate
The third party valuations of real estate investments we seek to purchase often times includes the value of a commercial lease and the loss of such a lease could result in the value of the real property declining.
Many of the properties that we seek to acquire include a commercial lease arrangement on the property and the corresponding purchase price for such property includes an assumption that such lease will continue. If we purchase a property with a commercial lease arrangement that terminates, the value of the investment may decline and we may be unable to sell the property for what we paid.
Our operating results will be affected by economic and regulatory changes that have an adverse impact on the real estate market in general, and we cannot assure you that we will be profitable or that we will realize growth in the value of our real estate properties.
Our operating results are subject to risks generally incident to the ownership of real estate, including:
If any of these or similar events occur, it may reduce our return from an affected property or investment and reduce or eliminate our ability to make distributions to stockholders.
If a major tenant declares bankruptcy, we may be unable to collect balances due under its leases, which would have a harmful effect on our financial condition and ability to pay distributions to you.
Our success will depend on the financial ability of our tenants to remain current with their leases with us. We may experience concentration in one or more tenants if the future leases we have with those tenants represent a significant percentage of our operations. As of March 19, 2025, we have five tenants, that each account for more than 10% of our annualized rent: the General Service Administration, Dollar General, the City of San Antonio, exp U. S. Services Inc., Kohl's Corporation who collectively contributed approximately 64% of our portfolio’s annualized base rent. Any of our current or future tenants, or any guarantor of one of our current or future tenant’s lease obligations, could be subject to a bankruptcy proceeding pursuant to Title 11 of the bankruptcy laws of the United States. Such a bankruptcy filing would bar us from attempting to collect pre-bankruptcy debts from the bankrupt tenant or its properties unless we receive an enabling order from the bankruptcy court. Post-bankruptcy debts would be paid currently. If we assume a lease, all pre-bankruptcy balances owing under it must be paid in full. If a lease is rejected by a tenant in bankruptcy, we would have a general unsecured claim for damages. This claim could be paid only in the event funds were available, and then only in the same percentage as that realized on other unsecured claims.
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The bankruptcy of a current or future tenant or lease guarantor could delay our efforts to collect past due balances under the relevant lease, and could ultimately preclude full collection of these sums. Such an event also could cause a decrease or cessation of current rental payments, reducing our operating cash flows and the amount available for distributions to you. In the event a current or future tenant or lease guarantor declares bankruptcy, the tenant or its director may not assume our lease or its guaranty. If a given lease or guaranty is not assumed, our operating cash flows and the amounts available for distributions to you may be adversely affected. The bankruptcy of a major tenant would have a harmful effect on our ability to pay distributions to you.
A high concentration of our properties in a particular geographic area, or with tenants in a similar industry, magnify the effects of downturns in that geographic area or industry.
We plan to focus our acquisition efforts on markets where our tenants or potential tenants can be successful in their current and future operations. As of March 19, 2025, we own thirty properties, which are located in Alabama (1 property), Arizona (1 property), California (3 properties), Colorado (1 property), Washington, D.C. (1 property), Florida (6 properties), Georgia (1 property), Illinois (2 properties), Iowa (1 property), Maine (2 properties), North Carolina (2 property), Ohio (3 properties), Pennsylvania (1 property), Tennessee (1 property), Texas (2 properties) and Virginia (2 properties). In the event that we have a concentration of properties in any particular geographic area, any adverse situation that disproportionately affects that geographic area, such as a local economic downturn or a severe natural disaster, would have a magnified adverse effect on our portfolio. In addition, we may own properties, either currently or in the future, that subjects us to the risk of rising sea levels, potential flooding, increased frequency or severity of hurricanes or other natural disasters as a result of climate change and global warming, which risk is increased given our geographic concentration. Similarly, if tenants of our properties become concentrated in a certain industry or industries or in any particular tenant, any adverse effect to that industry or tenant generally would have a disproportionately adverse effect on our portfolio.
We own twenty-four of our properties through preferred equity partnerships, which may lead to disagreements with our partners and adversely affect our interest in the partnerships.
As of March 19, 2025, we own twenty-four properties through preferred equity partnerships and we may enter into more in the future. Our partners, as well as any future partners, may have interests that are different from ours which may result in conflicting views as to the conduct of the business of the partnership. In the event that we have a disagreement with a partner as to the resolution of a particular issue to come before the partnership, or as to the management or conduct of the business of the partnership in general, we may not be able to resolve such disagreement in our favor and such disagreement could have a material adverse effect on our interest in the partnership.
In addition, investments made in partnerships or other co-ownership arrangements involve risks not otherwise present in investments we make, including the following risks:
Any of the risks above might subject us to liabilities and thus reduce our returns on our investment with that partner.
If a sale-leaseback transaction is re-characterized in a tenant’s bankruptcy proceeding, our financial condition could be adversely affected.
We may enter into sale-leaseback transactions, whereby we would purchase a property and then lease the same property back to the person from whom we purchased it. In the event of the bankruptcy of a tenant, a transaction structured as a sale-leaseback may be re-characterized as either a financing or a preferred equity partnership (which is generally classified as Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest or Non-Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest in our Operating Partnership), either of which outcomes could adversely affect our business. If the sale-leaseback were re-characterized as a financing, we might not be considered the owner of the property, and as a result would have the status of a creditor in relation to the tenant. In that event, we would no longer have the right to sell or encumber our ownership interest in the property. Instead, we would have a claim against the tenant for the amounts owed under the lease, with the claim arguably secured by the property. The tenant/debtor might have the ability to propose a plan restructuring the term, interest rate and amortization schedule of its outstanding balance. If confirmed by the bankruptcy court, we could be bound by the new terms, and prevented from foreclosing our lien on the property. If the sale-leaseback were re-characterized as a joint venture, our lessee and we could be treated as co-venturers with regard to the property. As a result, we could be held liable, under some circumstances, for debts incurred by the lessee relating to the property. Either of these outcomes could adversely affect our cash flow and the amount available for distributions to you.
We may obtain only limited warranties when we purchase a property and would have only limited recourse in the event our due diligence did not identify any issues that lower the value of our property.
The seller of a property often sells such property in its “as is” condition on a “where is” basis and “with all faults,” without any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use or purpose. In addition, purchase agreements may contain only limited warranties, representations and indemnifications that will only survive for a limited period after the closing. Thus, the purchase of properties with limited warranties increases the risk that we may lose some or all of our invested capital in the property as well as the loss of rental income from that property.
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Our real estate investments may include special use single-tenant properties that may be difficult to sell or re-lease upon lease terminations.
We have invested and intend to invest primarily in single-tenant, income-producing commercial retail, medical, office and industrial properties, a number of which may include special use single-tenant properties. If the leases on these properties are terminated or not renewed, we may have difficulty re-leasing or selling these properties to new tenants due to the lack of efficient alternate uses for such properties. Therefore, we may be required to expend substantial funds to renovate and/or adapt any such property for a revenue-generating alternate use or make rent concessions in order to lease the property to another tenant or sell the property. These and other limitations may adversely affect the cash flows from, lead to a decline in value of or eliminate the return on investment of, these special use single-tenant properties.
We may be unable to secure funds for future tenant improvements, build outs or capital needs, which could adversely impact our ability to pay cash distributions to our stockholders.
When tenants do not renew their leases or otherwise vacate their space, it is usual that, in order to attract replacement tenants, we will be required to expend substantial funds for tenant improvements, tenant refurbishments or tenant-specific build outs to the vacated space. In addition, although we expect that our leases with tenants will require tenants to pay routine property maintenance costs, we will likely be responsible for any major structural repairs, such as repairs to the foundation, exterior walls and rooftops. If we need additional capital in the future to improve or maintain our properties or for any other reason, we will have to obtain financing from cash flow from operations, borrowings, property sales or future equity offerings. These sources of funding may not be available on attractive terms or at all. If we cannot procure additional funding for capital improvements, our investments may generate lower cash flows or decline in value, or both.
Our inability to sell a property when we desire to do so could adversely impact our ability to pay cash distributions to you.
The real estate market is affected by many factors, such as general economic conditions, availability of financing, interest rates, supply and demand, and other factors that are beyond our control. We cannot predict whether we will be able to sell any property for the price or on the terms set by us, or whether any price or other terms offered by a prospective purchaser would be acceptable to us. We may be required to expend funds to correct defects or to make improvements before a property can be sold. We may not have adequate funds available to correct such defects or to make such improvements. Moreover, in acquiring a property, we may agree to restrictions that prohibit the sale of that property for a period of time or impose other restrictions, such as a limitation on the amount of debt that can be placed or repaid on that property. We cannot predict the length of time needed to find a willing purchaser and to close the sale of a property. Our inability to sell a property when we desire to do so may cause us to reduce our selling price for the property, and could adversely impact our ability to pay distributions to you. Furthermore, our ability to dispose of certain of our properties is subject to certain limitations imposed by our tax protection agreements.
We may not be able to sell our properties at a price equal to, or greater than, the price for which we purchased such property, which may lead to a decrease in the value of our assets.
Some of our leases may not contain rental increases over time, or the rental increases may be less than the fair market rate at a future point in time. In such event, the value of the leased property to a potential purchaser may not increase over time, which may restrict our ability to sell that property, or if we are able to sell that property, may result in a sale price less than the price that we paid to purchase the property.
We may acquire or finance properties with lock-out provisions, which may prohibit us from selling a property, or may require us to maintain specified debt levels for a period of years on some properties.
Lock-out provisions could materially restrict us from selling or otherwise disposing of or refinancing properties. These provisions would affect our ability to turn our investments into cash and thus affect cash available for distributions to you. Lock-out provisions may prohibit us from reducing the outstanding indebtedness with respect to any properties, refinancing such indebtedness on a non-recourse basis at maturity, or increasing the amount of indebtedness with respect to such properties. Lock-out provisions could impair our ability to take other actions during the lock-out period that could be in the best interests of our stockholders and, therefore, may have an adverse impact on the value of the shares, relative to the value that would result if the lock-out provisions did not exist. In particular, lock-out provisions could preclude us from participating in major transactions that could result in a disposition of our assets or a change in control even though that disposition or change in control might be in the best interests of our stockholders.
Rising expenses could reduce cash flow and funds available for future acquisitions.
Our properties are subject to operating risks common to real estate in general, any or all of which may negatively affect us. If any property is not fully occupied or if rents are being paid in an amount that is insufficient to cover operating expenses, we could be required to expend funds with respect to that property for operating expenses. The properties will be subject to increases in tax rates, utility costs, operating expenses, insurance costs, repairs and maintenance and administrative expenses. While we expect that many of our properties will be leased on a net-lease basis or will require the tenants to pay all or a portion of such expenses, renewals of leases or future leases may not be negotiated on that basis, in which event we may have to pay those costs. If we are unable to lease properties on a net-lease basis or on a basis requiring the tenants to pay all or some of such expenses, or if tenants fail to pay required tax, utility and other impositions, we could be required to pay those costs which could adversely affect funds available for future acquisitions or cash available for distributions.
Adverse economic conditions may negatively affect our returns and profitability.
Our operating results may be affected by the following market and economic challenges, which may result from a continued or exacerbated general economic slowdown experienced by the nation as a whole or by the local economics where our properties are located:
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The length and severity of any economic downturn cannot be predicted. Recently, the economic climate was negatively impacted by the actions taken by governmental authorities, businesses and individuals in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Our tenants, and therefore, operations will be negatively affected in the event of a prolonged economic downturn.
Increased vacancy rates could have an adverse impact on our ability to make distributions and the value of an investment in our shares.
If we experience vacancy rates that are higher than historical vacancy rates, we may have to offer lower rental rates and greater tenant improvements or concessions than expected. Increased vacancies may have a greater impact on us, as compared to real estate investment programs with other investment strategies, as our investment approach relies on long-term leases in order to provide a relatively stable stream of income for our business. As a result, increased vacancy rates could have the following negative effects on us:
All of these factors could impair our ability to make distributions and decrease the value of an investment in our shares.
Global market and economic conditions, including as a result of health crises may materially and adversely affect us and our tenants.
If the U.S. economy were to continue to experience adverse economic conditions as a result of the coronavirus or otherwise, such as high unemployment levels, such conditions may have an impact on the results of operations and financial conditions of our tenants. During periods of economic slowdown, rising interest rates and declining demand for real estate may result in a general decline in rents or an increased incidence of lease defaults. Volatility in the United States and global markets can make it difficult to determine the breadth and duration of the impact of future economic and financial market crises and the ways in which our tenants and our business may be affected. A lack of demand for rental space could adversely affect our ability to gain new tenants, which may affect our growth and profitability. Accordingly, the adverse economic conditions could materially and adversely affect us.
We may be adversely affected by unfavorable economic changes in the specific geographic areas where our investments are concentrated.
Adverse conditions (including business layoffs or downsizing, the impact of disruptions in global trade agreements or the imposition of tariffs, industry slowdowns, changing demographics, protests, riots and other factors) in the areas where our investments are located and/or concentrated, and local real estate conditions (such as oversupply of, or reduced demand for, office, industrial, retail or multifamily properties) may have an adverse effect on the value of our investments. A material decline in the demand or the ability of tenants to pay rent for office, industrial or retail space in these geographic areas may result in a material decline in our cash available for distribution to our stockholders.
We may recognize substantial impairment charges on our properties.
We may in the future incur substantial impairment charges, which we are required to recognize whenever we sell a property for less than its carrying value or we determine that the carrying amount of the property is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value (or, for direct financing leases, that the unguaranteed residual value of the underlying property has declined). By their nature, the timing or extent of impairment charges are not predictable. We may incur non-cash impairment charges in the future, which may reduce our net income.
If we suffer losses that are not covered by insurance or that are in excess of insurance coverage, we could lose invested capital and anticipated profits.
Generally, each of our tenants will be responsible for insuring its goods and premises and, in some circumstances, may be required to reimburse us for a share of the cost of acquiring comprehensive insurance for the property, including casualty, liability, fire and extended coverage customarily obtained for similar properties in amounts that we determine are sufficient to cover reasonably foreseeable losses. Tenants of single-tenant properties leased on a net-lease basis typically are required to pay all insurance costs associated with those properties. Material losses may occur in excess of insurance proceeds with respect to any property, as insurance may not be sufficient to fund the losses. However, there are types of losses, generally of a catastrophic nature, such as losses due to wars, acts of terrorism, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, pollution or environmental matters, which are either uninsurable or not economically insurable, or may be insured subject to limitations, such as large deductibles or co-payments. Insurance risks associated with potential terrorism acts could sharply increase the premiums we pay for coverage against property and casualty claims. Additionally, mortgage lenders in some cases have begun to insist that commercial property owners purchase specific coverage against terrorism as a condition for providing mortgage loans. It is uncertain whether such insurance policies will be available, or available at reasonable cost, which could inhibit our ability to finance or refinance our potential properties.
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In these instances, we may be required to provide other financial support, either through financial assurances or self-insurance, to cover potential losses. We may not have adequate, or any, coverage for such losses.
Real estate related taxes may increase and if these increases are not passed on to tenants, our income will be reduced.
Some local real property tax assessors may seek to reassess some of our properties as a result of our acquisition of the property. Generally, from time to time, our property taxes may increase as property values or assessment rates change or for other reasons deemed relevant by the assessors. An increase in the assessed valuation of a property for real estate tax purposes will result in an increase in the related real estate taxes on that property. Although most of our tenant leases permit us to pass through such tax increases to the tenants for payment, there is no assurance that renewal leases or future leases will be negotiated on the same basis. Increases not passed through to tenants will adversely affect our income, cash available for distributions, and the amount of distributions to you.
We could be exposed to environmental liabilities with respect to investments to which we take title.
In the course of our business, and taking title to properties, we could be subject to environmental liabilities with respect to such properties. Federal, state and local laws impose liability on a landowner for releases or the otherwise improper presence on the premises of hazardous substances. In such a circumstance, we may be held liable to a governmental entity or to third parties for property damage, personal injury, investigation and cleanup costs incurred by these parties in connection with environmental contamination, or we may be required to investigate or clean up hazardous or toxic substances or chemical releases at a property. The costs associated with investigation or remediation activities could be substantial. If we become subject to significant environmental liabilities, our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
Properties may contain mold or asbestos or other hazardous conditions.
Under various U.S. federal, state and local environmental laws, ordinances and regulations, a current or previous owner or operator of real property may be liable for the cost of removal or remediation of hazardous or toxic substances on, under or in such property, such as mold, asbestos or other conditions. Mold contamination has been linked to a number of health problems, resulting in recent litigation by tenants seeking various remedies, including damages and ability to terminate their leases. Originally occurring in residential property, mold claims have recently begun to appear in commercial properties as well. Several insurance companies have reported a substantial increase in mold-related claims, causing a growing concern that real estate owners might be subject to increasing lawsuits regarding mold contamination. No assurance can be given that a mold condition will not exist at one or more of our properties, with the risk of substantial damages, legal fees and possibly loss of tenants. It is unclear whether such mold claims would be covered by the customary insurance policies we obtain.
CC&Rs may restrict our ability to operate a property.
Some of our properties are contiguous to other parcels of real property, comprising part of the same commercial center. In connection with such properties, there are significant covenants, conditions and restrictions (“CC&Rs”) restricting the operation of such properties and any improvements on such properties, and related to granting easements on such properties. Moreover, the operation and management of the contiguous properties may impact such properties. Compliance with CC&Rs may adversely affect our operating costs and reduce the amount of funds that we have available to pay distributions.
Our operating results may be negatively affected by potential development and construction delays and resultant increased costs and risks.
We may acquire and develop properties upon which we will construct improvements. We will be subject to uncertainties associated with re-zoning for development, environmental concerns of governmental entities and/or community groups, and our builder’s ability to build in conformity with plans, specifications, budgeted costs, and timetables. If a builder fails to perform, we may resort to legal action to rescind the purchase or the construction contract or to compel performance. A builder’s performance may also be affected or delayed by conditions beyond the builder’s control. Delays in completion of construction could also give tenants the right to terminate preconstruction leases. We may incur additional risks when we make periodic progress payments or other advances to builders before they complete construction. These and other such factors can result in increased costs of a project or loss of our investment. In addition, we will be subject to normal lease-up risks relating to newly constructed projects. We also must rely on rental income and expense projections and estimates of the fair market value of property upon completion of construction when agreeing upon a price at the time we acquire the property. If our projections are inaccurate, we may pay too much for a property, and our return on our investment could suffer.
We may invest in unimproved real property. Returns from development of unimproved properties are also subject to risks associated with re-zoning the land for development and environmental concerns of governmental entities and/or community groups. Although we intend to limit any investment in unimproved property to property we intend to develop, your investment nevertheless is subject to the risks associated with investments in unimproved real property.
Competition with third parties in acquiring properties and other investments may reduce our profitability and the return on your investment.
We compete with many other entities engaged in real estate investment activities, including individuals, corporations, bank and insurance company investment accounts, REITs, real estate limited partnerships, and other entities engaged in real estate investment activities, many of which have greater resources than we do. Larger competitors may enjoy significant competitive advantages that result from, among other things, a lower cost of capital and enhanced operating efficiencies. In addition, the number of entities and the amount of funds competing for suitable investments may increase. Any such increase would result in increased demand for these assets and therefore possibly increased prices paid for them. If we pay higher prices for properties and other investments, our profitability may be reduced and you may experience a lower return on your investment.
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Our properties may face competition that could reduce the amount of rent paid to us, which would reduce the cash available for distributions and the amount of distributions.
We expect that our properties will typically be located in developed areas. Therefore, there are and will be numerous other properties within the market area of each of our properties that will compete with us for tenants. The number of competitive properties could have a material effect on our ability to rent space at our properties and the amount of rents charged. We could be adversely affected if additional competitive properties are built in locations competitive with our properties, causing increased competition for customer traffic and creditworthy tenants. This could result in decreased cash flow from tenants and may require us to make capital improvements to properties that we would not have otherwise made, thus affecting cash available for distributions, and the amount available for distributions to you.
Costs of complying with governmental laws and regulations, including those relating to environmental matters, may adversely affect our income and the cash available for any distributions.
All real property and the operations conducted on real property are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to environmental protection and human health and safety. These laws and regulations generally govern wastewater discharges, air emissions, the operation and removal of underground and above-ground storage tanks, the use, storage, treatment, transportation and disposal of solid and hazardous materials, and the remediation of contamination associated with disposals. Environmental laws and regulations may impose joint and several liability on tenants, owners or operators for the costs to investigate or remediate contaminated properties, regardless of fault or whether the acts causing the contamination were legal. This liability could be substantial. In addition, the presence of hazardous substances, or the failure to properly remediate these substances, may adversely affect our ability to sell, rent or pledge such property as collateral for future borrowings.
Some of these laws and regulations have been amended so as to require compliance with new or more stringent standards as of future dates. Compliance with new or more stringent laws or regulations or stricter interpretation of existing laws may require material expenditures by us. Future laws, ordinances or regulations may impose material environmental liability. Additionally, several conditions, such as our tenants’ operations, the existing condition of land when we buy it, operations in the vicinity of our properties, such as the presence of underground storage tanks, or activities of unrelated third parties, may affect our properties. In addition, there are various local, state and federal fire, health, life-safety and similar regulations with which we may be required to comply, and that may subject us to liability in the form of fines or damages for noncompliance. Any material expenditures, fines, or damages we must pay will reduce our ability to make distributions and may reduce the value of your investment.
State and federal laws in this area are constantly evolving, and we intend to monitor these laws and take commercially reasonable steps to protect ourselves from the impact of these laws, including obtaining environmental assessments of most properties that we acquire; however, we will not obtain an independent third-party environmental assessment for every property we acquire. In addition, any such assessment that we do obtain may not reveal all environmental liabilities or that a prior owner of a property did not create a material environmental condition not known to us. The cost of defending against claims of liability, of compliance with environmental regulatory requirements, of remediating any contaminated property, or of paying personal injury claims would materially adversely affect our business, assets or results of operations and, consequently, amounts available for distribution to you.
Inflation and changes in interest rates may materially and adversely affect us and our tenants.
We are currently experiencing high rates of inflation and increasing interest rates in the United States. A continued rise in inflation or interest rates may result in rates greater than the increases in rent that we anticipate may be provided by many of our leases. Increased costs may have an adverse impact on our tenants if increases in their operating expenses exceed increases in revenue, which may adversely affect the tenants’ ability to pay rent owed to us.
In addition, while the Company does not have any variable rate debt, to the extent that we incur variable rate debt in the future, increases in interest rates would increase our interest costs, which could reduce our cash flows and our ability to pay distributions to you. Furthermore, if we need to repay existing debt during periods of rising interest rates, we could be required to liquidate one or more of our investments in properties at times that may not permit realization of the maximum return on such investments.
Our costs associated with complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act may affect cash available for distributions.
Our properties will be subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the “Disabilities Act”). Under the Disabilities Act, all places of public accommodation are required to comply with federal requirements related to access and use by disabled persons. The Disabilities Act has separate compliance requirements for “public accommodations” and “commercial facilities” that generally require that buildings and services, including restaurants and retail stores, be made accessible and available to people with disabilities. The Disabilities Act’s requirements could require removal of access barriers and could result in the imposition of injunctive relief, monetary penalties, or, in some cases, an award of damages. We will attempt to acquire properties that comply with the Disabilities Act or place the burden on the seller or other third party, such as a tenant, to ensure compliance with the Disabilities Act. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to acquire properties or allocate responsibilities in this manner. If we cannot, our funds used for Disabilities Act compliance will reduce the cash available for distributions and the amount of distributions to you.
We may not be able to re-lease or renew leases at our properties on terms favorable to us or at all.
We are subject to risks that upon expiration or earlier termination of the leases for space at our properties, the space may not be released or, if re-leased, the terms of the renewal or re-leasing (including the costs of required renovations or concessions to tenants) may be less favorable than current lease terms. Any of these situations may result in extended periods where there is a significant decline in revenues or no revenues generated by an investment.
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If we are unable to re-lease or renew leases for all or substantially all of the spaces at these investments, if the rental rates upon such renewal or re-leasing are significantly lower than expected, if our reserves for these purposes prove inadequate, or if we are required to make significant renovations or concessions to tenants as part of the renewal or re-leasing process, we will experience a reduction in net income and may be required to reduce or eliminate distributions to our stockholders.
Lease defaults, terminations or landlord-tenant disputes may adversely reduce our income from our property portfolio.
Lease defaults or terminations by one or more of our significant tenants may reduce our revenues unless a default is cured or a suitable replacement tenant is found promptly. In addition, disputes may arise between us and a tenant that result in the tenant withholding rent payments, possibly for an extended period. These disputes may lead to litigation or other legal procedures to secure payment of the rent withheld or to evict the tenant. In other circumstances, a tenant may have a contractual right to abate or suspend rent payments. Even without such right, a tenant might determine to do so. Any of these situations may result in extended periods during which there is a significant decline in revenues or no revenues generated by the property. If this were to occur, it could adversely affect our results of operations.
Net leases may not result in fair market lease rates over time, which could negatively impact our income and reduce the amount of funds available to make distributions to our stockholders.
A significant portion of our rental income is derived from net leases, which generally provide the tenant greater discretion in using the leased property than ordinary property leases, such as the right to freely sublease the property, to make alterations in the leased premises and to terminate the lease prior to its expiration under specified circumstances. Furthermore, net leases typically have longer lease terms and, thus, there is an increased risk that contractual rental increases in future years will fail to result in fair market rental rates during those years. As a result, our income and distributions to our stockholders could be lower than they would otherwise be if we did not engage in net leases.
Your investment return may be reduced if we are required to register as an investment company under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940 (and similar legislation in other jurisdictions).
Neither we nor any of our subsidiaries intend to register as investment companies under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules thereunder (and similar legislation in other jurisdictions) (the “Investment Company Act”). If we or our subsidiaries were obligated to register as investment companies, we would have to comply with a variety of substantive requirements under the Investment Company Act that impose, among other things:
We believe that neither we nor our Operating Partnership will be required to register as an investment company. With respect to the 40% test, the entities through which we and our Operating Partnership intend to own our assets will be majority-owned subsidiaries that are not themselves investment companies and are not relying on the exceptions from the definition of investment company under Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7).
With respect to the primarily engaged test, we and our Operating Partnership are holding companies and do not intend to invest or trade in securities ourselves. Rather, through the majority-owned subsidiaries of our Operating Partnership, we and our Operating Partnership are primarily engaged in the non-investment company businesses of these subsidiaries, namely the business of purchasing or otherwise acquiring real estate and real estate-related assets.
To maintain compliance with the Investment Company Act, our subsidiaries may be unable to sell assets we would otherwise want them to sell and may need to sell assets we would otherwise wish them to retain. In addition, our subsidiaries may have to acquire additional assets that they might not otherwise have acquired or may have to forgo opportunities to make investments that we would otherwise want them to make and would be important to our investment strategy. Moreover, the SEC or its staff may issue interpretations with respect to various types of assets that are contrary to our views and current SEC staff interpretations are subject to change, which increases the risk of non-compliance and the risk that we may be forced to make adverse changes to our portfolio. If we were required to register as an investment company but failed to do so, we would be prohibited from engaging in our business and criminal and civil actions could be brought against us. In addition, our contracts would be unenforceable unless a court required enforcement and a court could appoint a receiver to take control of us and liquidate our business.
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Risks Associated with Debt Financing
We have used and may continue to use mortgage and other debt financing to acquire properties or interests in properties and otherwise incur other indebtedness, which increases our expenses and could subject us to the risk of losing properties in foreclosure if our cash flow is insufficient to make loan payments.
We are permitted to acquire real properties and other real estate-related investments, including entity acquisitions, by assuming either existing financing secured by the asset or by borrowing new funds. In addition, we may incur or increase our mortgage debt by obtaining loans secured by some or all of our assets to obtain funds to acquire additional investments or to pay distributions to our stockholders. We also may borrow funds, if necessary, to satisfy the requirement that we distribute at least 90% of our annual “REIT taxable income,” or otherwise as is necessary or advisable to assure that we continue to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes at such time as our Board of Directors determines is in our best interest.
As of December 31, 2024, we had total cash (unrestricted and restricted) of $647,439, properties with a cost basis of $102,310,974 and outstanding debt of $59,443,250.
There is no limit on the amount we may invest in any single property or other asset or on the amount we can borrow to purchase any individual property or other investment. If we mortgage a property and have insufficient cash flow to service the debt, we risk an event of default which may result in our lenders foreclosing on the properties securing the mortgage.
If we cannot repay or refinance loans incurred to purchase our properties, or interests therein, then we may lose our interests in the properties secured by the loans we are unable to repay or refinance.
We utilize, and intend to continue to utilize, leverage, which may limit our financial flexibility in the future.
According to NAREIT, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, REITs have largely been resilient during the pandemic as overall leverage ratios were at or near the lowest on record. According to NAREIT, REITs also lengthened the maturities of their debts to reduce risks of having to refinance during adverse market conditions and maintained high levels of liquidity, both on balance sheet through holdings of cash and securities and also through committed lines of credit.
Our ability to execute our business strategies, and in particular to make new investments, is highly dependent upon our ability to procure external financing. Our principal sources of external financing include the issuance of our equity securities and mortgages secured by properties. We continue to obtain mortgages from the commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) market, life insurance companies and regional banks. However, with rising interest rates, lenders are currently concerned about the outlook of the credit markets, market volatility, and the potential impact of new regulations. Even though we have been successful in procuring equity financing and secured mortgages financing, we cannot be assured that we will be successful at doing so in the future.
High levels of debt or increases in interest rates could increase the amount of our loan payments, which could reduce the cash available for distribution to stockholders.
High debt levels will cause us to incur higher interest charges, resulting in higher debt service payments, and may be accompanied by restrictive covenants. Interest we pay reduces cash available for distribution to stockholders. Additionally, we currently do not have any variable rate debt but if we do in the future then increases in interest rates increase our interest costs, which reduces our cash flow and our ability to make distributions to you. In addition, if we need to repay existing debt during periods of rising interest rates, we could be required to liquidate one or more of our investments in properties at times which may not permit realization of the maximum return on such investments and could result in a loss. In addition, if we are unable to service our debt payments, our lenders may foreclose on our interests in the real property that secures the loans we have entered into.
High mortgage rates may make it difficult for us to finance or refinance properties, which could reduce the number of properties we can acquire, our cash flow from operations and the amount of cash distributions we can make.
To qualify as a REIT, we will be required to distribute at least 90% of our annual taxable income (excluding net capital gains) to our stockholders in each taxable year, and thus our ability to retain internally generated cash is limited. Accordingly, our ability to acquire properties or to make capital improvements to or remodel properties will depend on our ability to obtain debt or equity financing from third parties or the sellers of properties. If mortgage debt is unavailable at reasonable rates, we may not be able to finance the purchase of properties. If we place mortgage debt on properties, we run the risk of being unable to refinance the properties when the debt becomes due or of being unable to refinance on favorable terms. If interest rates are higher when we refinance the properties, our income could be reduced. We may be unable to refinance properties. If any of these events occurs, our cash flow would be reduced. This, in turn, would reduce cash available for distribution to you and may hinder our ability to raise capital by issuing more stock or borrowing more money.
Lenders may require us to enter into restrictive covenants relating to our operations, which could limit our ability to make distributions to you.
We make acquisitions and operate our business in part through the utilization of leverage pursuant to loan agreements with various financial institutions. These loan agreements contain standard affirmative and negative covenants, including prohibitions on additional liens on the collateral, financial reporting obligations and maintenance of insurance, in addition to Debt Service Coverage Ratios ("DSCR") covenants. Loan documents we enter into may contain covenants that limit our ability to further mortgage the property, discontinue insurance coverage, or replace our property manager. These covenants, as well as any future covenants we may enter into through further loan agreements, could limit our operational flexibility and/or could inhibit our financial flexibility in the future and prevent distributions to stockholders.
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As of December 31, 2024, we were in compliance with all covenants with the exception of one property-level debt service coverage ratio ("DSCR") covenant for PNC for 15091 SW Alabama 20, LLC. In January 2024, Pratt and Whitney Automation vacated the property at the end of their lease and the property remained vacant for six months, thereafter. In August 2024, the Company entered into a lease with Auburn University for approximately 50 percent of the property's leasable space. During the six months of physical and economic vacancy, the property's mortgage DSCR was below the required 1.25 threshold resulting in a covenant deviation. According to the governing loan documents, failing to meet DSCR coverage requirements is a technical default triggering the risk of forfeiture of the property, accelerating the repayment of the remaining outstanding balance of the loan at the lender's discretion. Subsequent to the report date, the Company executed a PSA to sell the property for $7.2 million with the transaction expected to close in May 2025 as detailed in the Exhibit 10.68.
Some of our mortgage loans may have “due on sale” provisions, which may impact the manner in which we acquire, sell and/or finance our properties.
In purchasing properties subject to financing, we may obtain financing with “due-on-sale” and/or “due-on-encumbrance” clauses. Due-on sale clauses in mortgages allow a mortgage lender to demand full repayment of the mortgage loan if the borrower sells the mortgaged property. Similarly, due-on-encumbrance clauses allow a mortgage lender to demand full repayment if the borrower uses the real estate securing the mortgage loan as security for another loan. In such event, we may be required to sell our properties on an all-cash basis, which may make it more difficult to sell the property or reduce the selling price.
Lenders may be able to recover against our other properties under our mortgage loans.
In financing our acquisitions, we will seek to obtain secured nonrecourse loans. However, only recourse financing may be available, in which event, in addition to the property securing the loan, the lender would have the ability to look to our other assets for satisfaction of the debt if the proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the property securing the loan are insufficient to fully repay it. Also, in order to facilitate the sale of a property, we may allow the buyer to purchase the property subject to an existing loan whereby we remain responsible for the debt.
If we are required to make payments under any “bad boy” carve-out guaranties that we may provide in connection with certain mortgages and related loans, our business and financial results could be materially adversely affected.
In obtaining certain nonrecourse loans, we may provide standard carve-out guaranties. These guaranties are only applicable if and when the borrower directly, or indirectly through agreement with an affiliate, joint venture partner or other third party, voluntarily files a bankruptcy or similar liquidation or reorganization action or takes other actions that are fraudulent or improper (commonly referred to as “bad boy” guaranties). Although we believe that “bad boy” carve-out guaranties are not guaranties of payment in the event of foreclosure or other actions of the foreclosing lender that are beyond the borrower’s control, some lenders in the real estate industry have recently sought to make claims for payment under such guaranties. In the event such a claim were made against us under a “bad boy” carve-out guaranty following foreclosure on mortgages or related loan, and such claim were successful, our business and financial results could be materially adversely affected. In accordance with our President and CEO's employment agreement, we are also required to pay a guaranty fee payable to him for his personal guaranty and such payment will reduce the funds available for distribution to our stockholders because cash otherwise available for distribution will be required to pay principal and interest associated with these mortgage loans.
Interest-only indebtedness may increase our risk of default and ultimately may reduce our funds available for distribution to our stockholders.
We may finance our property acquisitions using interest-only mortgage indebtedness. During the interest-only period, the amount of each scheduled payment will be less than that of a traditional amortizing mortgage loan. The principal balance of the mortgage loan will not be reduced (except in the case of prepayments) because there are no scheduled monthly payments of principal during this period. After the interest-only period, we will be required either to make scheduled payments of amortized principal and interest or to make a lump-sum or “balloon” payment at maturity. These required principal or balloon payments will increase the amount of our scheduled payments and may increase our risk of default under the related mortgage loan. If the mortgage loan has an adjustable interest rate, the amount of our scheduled payments also may increase at a time of rising interest rates. Increased payments and substantial principal or balloon maturity payments will reduce the funds available for distribution to our stockholders because cash otherwise available for distribution will be required to pay principal and interest associated with these mortgage loans.
We may enter into derivative or hedging contracts that could expose us to contingent liabilities and certain risks and costs in the future.
Part of our investment strategy may involve entering into derivative or hedging contracts that could require us to fund cash payments in the future under certain circumstances, such as the early termination of the derivative agreement caused by an event of default or other early termination event, or the decision by a counterparty to request margin securities it is contractually owed under the terms of the derivative contract. The amount due would be equal to the unrealized loss of the open swap positions with the respective counterparty and could also include other fees and charges. These economic losses would be reflected in our financial results of operations, and our ability to fund these obligations will depend on the liquidity of our assets and access to capital at the time, and the need to fund these obligations could adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations.
Further, the cost of using derivative or hedging instruments increases as the period covered by the instrument increases and during periods of rising and volatile interest rates. We may increase our derivative or hedging activity and thus increase our related costs during periods when interest rates are volatile or rising and hedging costs have increased.
In addition, hedging instruments involve risk since they often are not traded on regulated exchanges, guaranteed by an exchange or its clearing house, or regulated by any U.S. or foreign governmental authorities. Consequently, in many cases, there are no requirements with respect to record keeping, financial responsibility or segregation of customer funds and positions.
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Furthermore, the enforceability of agreements underlying derivative transactions may depend on compliance with applicable statutory and commodity and other regulatory requirements and, depending on the identity of the counterparty, applicable international requirements. The business failure of a hedging counterparty with whom we enter into a hedging transaction will most likely result in a default. Default by a party with whom we enter into a hedging transaction may result in the loss of unrealized profits and force us to cover our resale commitments, if any, at the then current market price. Although generally we will seek to reserve the right to terminate our hedging positions, it may not always be possible to dispose of or close out a hedging position without the consent of the hedging counterparty, and we may not be able to enter into an offsetting contract in order to cover our risk. We cannot be assured that a liquid secondary market will exist for hedging instruments purchased or sold, and we may be required to maintain a position until exercise or expiration, which could result in losses.
Complying with REIT requirements may limit our ability to hedge risk effectively.
The REIT provisions of the Code may limit the ability of a REIT to hedge the risks inherent to its operations. From time to time, we may enter into hedging transactions with respect to one or more of our assets or liabilities. Our hedging transactions may include entering into interest rate swaps, caps and floors, options to purchase these items, and futures and forward contracts. Any income or gain derived by us from transactions that hedge certain risks, such as the risk of changes in interest rates, will not be treated as gross income for purposes of either the 75% or the 95% income test for the purposes of qualifying as a REIT unless specific requirements are met. Such requirements include that the hedging transaction be properly identified within prescribed time periods and that the transaction either (1) hedges risks associated with indebtedness issued by us that is incurred to acquire or carry real estate assets or (2) manages the risks of currency fluctuations with respect to income or gain that qualifies under the 75% or 95% income test (or assets that generate such income). To the extent that we do not properly identify such transactions as hedges, hedge with other types of financial instruments, or hedge other types of indebtedness, the income from those transactions is not likely to be treated as qualifying income for purposes of the 75%- and 95%-income tests. As a result of these rules, we may have to limit the use of hedging techniques that might otherwise be advantageous, which could result in greater risks associated with interest rate or other changes than we would otherwise incur.
Interest rates may continue to increase.
Current economic conditions are signaling that interest rates are likely to continue to rise throughout 2025 and potentially beyond in response to an inflationary environment. If there is a continued increase in interest rates, any debt servicing on investments could be significantly higher than currently anticipated, which would reduce the amount of cash available for distribution to the stockholders. Also, rising interest rates may affect the ability of our management to refinance an investment. Investments may be less desirable to prospective purchasers in a rising interest rate environment and their values may be adversely impacted by the reduction in cash flow due to increased interest payments.
We may use floating rate, interest-only or short-term loans to acquire assets.
Our management has the right, in its sole discretion, to negotiate any debt financing, including obtaining (i) interest-only, (ii) floating rate and/or (iii) short-term loans to acquire assets. If our management obtains floating rate loans, the interest rate would not be fixed but would float with an established index (probably at higher interest rates in the future). No principal would be repaid on interest-only loans. Finally, we would be required to refinance short-term loans at the end of a relatively short period. No assurance can be given that our management would be able to refinance with fixed-rate permanent loans in the future, on favorable terms or at all, to refinance the short-term loans. In addition, no assurance can be given that the terms of such future loans to refinance the short-term loans would be favorable to us.
We may use leverage to make investments.
Our management, in its sole discretion, may leverage our assets. As a result of the use of leverage, a decrease in revenues of a leveraged asset may materially and adversely affect that investment’s cash flow and, in turn, our ability to make distributions. No assurance can be given that future cash flow of a particular asset will be sufficient to make the debt service payments on any borrowed funds for that asset and also cover operating expenses. If the investment’s revenues are insufficient to pay debt service and operating expenses, we would be required to use net income from other assets, working capital or reserves, or seek additional funds. There can be no assurance that additional funds will be available, if needed, or, if such funds are available, that they will be available on terms acceptable to us.
Leveraging an asset allows a lender to foreclose on that asset.
Lenders financing an asset, even non-recourse lenders, are expected in all instances to retain the right to foreclose on that asset if there is a default in the loan terms. If this were to occur, we would likely lose our entire investment in that asset. Lenders may have approval rights with respect to an encumbered asset. A lender financing an asset will likely have numerous other rights, which may include the right to approve any change in the property manager for a particular investment.
Availability of financing and market conditions will affect the success of the Company.
Market fluctuations in real estate financing may affect the availability and cost of funds needed in the future for investments. In addition, credit availability has been restricted in the past and may become restricted again in the future. Restrictions upon the availability of real estate financing or high interest rates for real estate loans could adversely affect the investments and our ability to execute its investment goals.
We continue to have significant debt obligations and our independent registered public accounting firm’s report contains an explanatory paragraph that expresses substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a “going concern”.
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As a result of our recurring losses, our projected cash needs, and our current liquidity, substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern one year after the date that these financial statements are issued. In August 2024 the Company modified terms for two secured mortgage loans set to expire in September 2024 and October 2024. As of December 31, 2024, the principal balances of the modified secured loans were $7.1 million and $4.4 million at 6.15% annual interest with maturity dates extended to August 2029. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is contingent upon continued successful execution of management’s plan to improve the Company’s liquidity and profitability.
We cannot reasonably guarantee that our business will generate sufficient cash flows from operations, or that future capital will be available to us, in an amount sufficient to fund our future liquidity needs and to make the required payment on the indebtedness. In the absence of adequate cash from operations and/or other available capital resources we could face substantial liquidity constraints. To the extent that we could not repay or refinance our indebtedness when due, or generate adequate cash flows from operations, we may have to curtail operations which would adversely affect our ability to continue as a going concern. We cannot reasonably guarantee that we will be able to raise sufficient capital through debt or equity financings on terms acceptable to us, or at all, or that we could consummate dispositions of assets or operations for fair market value, in a timely manner or at all.
Federal Income Tax Risks
The Company's failure to qualify as a REIT would adversely affect our operations and our ability to make distributions.
We elected to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes commencing with our taxable year ending December 31, 2021. Our ongoing qualification as a REIT will depend upon our ability to meet, through investments, actual operating results, distributions and satisfaction of specific rules, the various tests imposed by the Code. We believe that we have structured our activities in a manner designed to satisfy all of these requirements. However, if certain of our operations were to be recharacterized by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), such recharacterization could jeopardize our ability to satisfy all of the requirements for qualification as a REIT. We will not apply for a ruling from the IRS regarding our status as a REIT. Future legislative, judicial or administrative changes to the federal income tax laws could be applied retroactively, which could prevent our qualification or result in our disqualification as a REIT.
If we fail to qualify as a REIT for any taxable year after having qualified we will be subject to federal income tax on our taxable income at corporate rates. Also, we would generally be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year of losing our REIT status. Losing our REIT status would reduce our net earnings available for investment or distribution to stockholders because of the additional tax liability. In addition, distributions to stockholders would no longer qualify for the dividends paid deduction, and we would no longer be required to make distributions. If this occurs, we might be required to borrow funds or liquidate some investments in order to pay the applicable tax. Moreover, if any of our initial properties acquired before we qualified as a REIT were to be sold within five years after electing REIT status, the disposition could give rise to gain that would be subject to corporate income tax. To qualify as a REIT, we may not have, at the end of any taxable year, any undistributed earnings and profits that are attributable to a “C” corporation taxable year. We do not believe we will have any undistributed “C” corporation earnings and profits, but in the event we do accumulate any non-REIT earnings and profits, we intend to distribute such non-REIT earnings and profits before the end of our first REIT taxable year to comply with this requirement. There can be no assurance that the IRS would not take the position that the distribution procedure is not available, in which case we would fail to qualify as a REIT.
We may have difficulty satisfying the requirement that we not be closely held.
One of the requirements for REIT qualification is that we not be closely held. For these purposes, we will be closely held if five or fewer individuals (including certain entities treated as individuals for this purpose) own (or are treated as owning under applicable attribution rules) more than 50% by value of our stock at any time during the second half of the taxable year. This requirement does not apply during our first REIT year. Upon the election to be taxed as a REIT for our taxable year ending December 31, 2021, the closely held test became effective for our taxable year ending December 31, 2022 and we were not considered closely held. As of December 31, 2024 we maintain that we are not closely held. Our articles of incorporation generally restrict any person from owning or being treated as owning more than 9.8% of our stock, limiting the amount of our stock any five persons could own or be treated as owning 49% of our stock, in order to prevent us from failing the closely held requirement. As permitted in our articles of incorporation, however, our Board has granted, and may grant from time to time in the future, waivers with respect to the 9.8% ownership restriction for holders for which we determine, based on such holders’ representations, covenants and agreements, that such waivers would not jeopardize our status as a REIT.
Re-characterization of sale-leaseback transactions may cause us to lose our REIT status.
We may purchase properties and lease them back to the sellers of such properties. While we will use our best efforts to structure any such sale-leaseback transaction so that the lease will be characterized as a “true lease,” thereby allowing us to be treated as the owner of the property for federal income tax purposes, the IRS could challenge such characterization. In the event that any sale-leaseback transaction is challenged and re-characterized as a financing transaction or loan for federal income tax purposes, deductions for depreciation and cost recovery relating to such property would be disallowed. If a sale-leaseback transaction were so recharacterized, we might fail to satisfy the REIT qualification “asset tests” or the “income tests” and, consequently, lose our REIT status effective with the year of recharacterization. Alternatively, the amount of our REIT taxable income could be recalculated which might also cause us to fail to meet the distribution requirement for a taxable year.
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In certain circumstances, we may be subject to federal and state income taxes as a REIT, which would reduce our cash available for distribution to you.
Even if we maintain our status as a REIT, we may be subject to federal income taxes or state taxes. For example, net income from the sale of properties that are “dealer” properties sold by a REIT (a “prohibited transaction” under the Code) will be subject to a 100% tax. We may not be able to make sufficient distributions to avoid excise taxes applicable to REITs. We may also decide to retain capital gains we earn from the sale or other disposition of our property and pay income tax directly on such gain. In that event, our stockholders would be treated as if they earned that income and paid the tax on it directly. We may also be subject to state and local taxes on our income or property, either directly or at the level of the Operating Partnership or at the level of the other entities through which we indirectly own our assets. Any federal or state taxes we pay will reduce our cash available for distribution to you.
REIT distribution requirements could adversely affect our liquidity.
In order to maintain our REIT status and to meet the REIT distribution requirements, we may need to borrow funds on a short-term basis or sell assets, even if the then-prevailing market conditions are not favorable for these borrowings or sales. To qualify as a REIT, we generally must distribute to our stockholders at least 90% of our net taxable income each year, excluding capital gains. In addition, we will be subject to corporate income tax to the extent we distribute less than 100% of our net taxable income including any net capital gain. We intend to make distributions to our stockholders to comply with the requirements of the Code for REITs and to minimize or eliminate our corporate income tax obligation to the extent consistent with our business objectives. Our cash flows from operations may be insufficient to fund required distributions as a result of differences in timing between the actual receipt of income and the recognition of income for federal income tax purposes, or the effect of non-deductible capital expenditures, the creation of reserves or required debt service or amortization payments. The insufficiency of our cash flows to cover our distribution requirements could have an adverse impact on our ability to maintain our REIT status. We may have to incur short- or long-term debt or liquidate an investment in a property we were not planning to sell to pay these distributions. In addition, we will be subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on the amount, if any, by which distributions paid by us in any calendar year are less than the sum of 85% of our ordinary income, 95% of our capital gain net income and 100% of our undistributed income from prior years.
Further, amounts distributed will not be available to fund investment activities. We expect to fund our investments by raising equity capital and through borrowings from financial institutions and the debt capital markets. If we fail to obtain debt or equity capital in the future, it could limit our ability to grow, which could have a material adverse effect on the value of our common stock.
Dividends payable by REITs do not qualify for the reduced tax rates available for some dividends.
The maximum tax rate applicable to “qualified dividend income” payable to U.S. stockholders that are taxed at individual rates is 20% (exclusive of the application of the 3.8% net investment tax). Dividends (other than capital gain dividends) payable by REITs, however, generally are not eligible for the reduced rates on qualified dividend income and therefore may be subject to a 37% maximum U.S. federal income tax rate on ordinary income when paid to such stockholders. Through taxable years ending December 31, 2025, the top effective rate applicable to ordinary dividends from REITs is 29.6% (through a 20% deduction for ordinary REIT dividends received that are not “capital gain dividends” or “qualified dividend income,” subject to complex limitations). The more favorable rates applicable to regular corporate qualified dividends could cause investors who are taxed at individual rates to perceive investments in REITs to be relatively less attractive than investments in the stocks of non-REIT corporations that pay dividends, which could adversely affect the value of the shares of REITs, including our common stock if we qualify as a REIT.
We may be unable to generate sufficient revenue from operations, operating cash flow or portfolio income to pay our operating expenses, and our operating expenses could rise, diminishing our ability to pay distributions to our stockholders.
If we are established as a REIT, we are generally required to distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and not including net capital gains, each year to our stockholders. To qualify for the tax benefits applicable to REITs, we have and intend to continue to make distributions to our stockholders in amounts such that we distribute all or substantially all our net taxable income each year, subject to certain adjustments. However, our ability to make distributions may be adversely affected by the risk factors described herein. Our ability to make and sustain cash distributions is based on many factors, including the return on our investments, the size of our investment portfolio, operating expense levels, and certain restrictions imposed by Maryland law. Some of the factors are beyond our control and a change in any such factor could affect our ability to pay future dividends. No assurance can be given as to our ability to pay distributions to our stockholders. In the event of a downturn in our operating results and financial performance or unanticipated declines in the value of our asset portfolio, we may be unable to declare or pay monthly distributions or make distributions to our stockholders. The timing and amount of distributions are in the sole discretion of our Board, which considers, among other factors, our earnings, financial condition, debt service obligations and applicable debt covenants, REIT qualification requirements and other tax considerations and capital expenditure requirements as our Board may deem relevant from time to time.
Our tax protection agreements could give rise to material liability.
We have entered into a tax protection agreement with each of the former Greenwal and Riverside Crossing LLCs, in connection with their respective contributions of property to us in June 2019. These agreements limit our ability to dispose of any interest in those contributed properties in a taxable transaction prior to the seventh anniversary of the applicable contribution date. Upon such a disposition, subject to certain exceptions (such as a tax-deferred Section 1031 like-kind exchange), we are required to indemnify Greenwal and Riverside Crossing LLCs. and their indirect owners for their federal, state and local income tax liabilities attributable to the built-in gain that existed with respect to such contributed property as of the contribution date, plus in certain instances, an additional amount so that after the counterparty (or certain other parties) has paid any federal, state and local income taxes on the tax indemnity payments received, including any additional amounts, it has received an amount equal to the additional federal, state and local income taxes incurred.
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Moreover, the agreements require a similar indemnification obligation if, during the seven-year period from the applicable contribution date, we do not maintain a certain minimum level of nonrecourse debt secured by the contributed property or fail to offer the contributors the opportunity to guarantee any replacement debt upon a future repayment, retirement, refinancing or other reduction (other than a scheduled amortization) of currently outstanding debt on their respective contributed property. We agreed to these provisions to facilitate the property acquisitions and assist the contributors in deferring the recognition of taxable gain as a result of their contribution of the properties to us. At the time of contribution, the approximate appraised value of the property contributed by Greenwal was $11.8 million, and the approximate value of the property contributed by Riverside Crossing was $7.1 million.
Legislative or regulatory action could adversely affect investors.
Because our operations are governed to a significant extent by the federal tax laws, new legislative or regulatory action could adversely affect investors.
You are urged to consult with your own tax advisor with respect to the status of legislative, regulatory or administrative developments and proposals and their potential effect on an investment in our common stock. You should also note that our counsel’s tax opinion assumes that no legislation will be enacted after the date of this Form 10-K that will be applicable to an investment in our shares, and that future legislation may affect this tax opinion.
Foreign purchasers of our common stock may be subject to FIRPTA tax upon the sale of their shares.
Foreign persons (other than certain foreign pension funds) disposing of a U.S. real property interest, including shares of a U.S. corporation whose assets consist principally of U.S. real property interests, are generally subject to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax of 1980, as amended, known as FIRPTA, on the gain recognized on the disposition. Such FIRPTA tax does not apply, however, to the disposition of stock in a REIT if the REIT is “domestically controlled.” A REIT is “domestically controlled” if less than 50% of the REIT’s stock, by value, has been owned directly or indirectly by persons who are not qualifying U.S. persons during a continuous five-year period ending on the date of disposition or, if shorter, during the entire period of the REIT’s existence. We cannot assure you that we will qualify as a “domestically controlled” REIT. If we were to fail to so qualify, gain realized by foreign investors on a sale of our shares would be subject to FIRPTA tax, unless our shares were regularly traded on an established securities market and the foreign investor did not at any time during a specified testing period directly or indirectly own more than 10% of the value of our outstanding common stock.
Risks Related to our Securities
The stock price of our common stock may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance, and you may not be able to resell your shares at or above the price at which you purchased your shares.
The market price of our common stock may be volatile. In addition, the trading volume in our common stock may fluctuate and cause significant price variations to occur. If the market price of our common stock declines significantly, you may be unable to resell your shares at or above the price at which you purchased your shares. We cannot assure you that the market price of our common stock will not fluctuate or decline significantly in the future. Some of the factors that could negatively affect our share price or result in fluctuations in the price or trading volume of our common stock include:
In the past, companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have been subject to securities class action litigation. Accordingly, we may be the target of securities related litigation or other similar litigation in the future. Litigation of this type could result in substantial costs and diversion of management’s attention and resources, which could have a material adverse effect on business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
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Any adverse determination in litigation could also subject us to significant liabilities.
We can provide no assurance that our common stock and warrants will continue to meet Nasdaq listing requirements. If we fail to comply with the continuing listing standards of Nasdaq, our securities could be delisted.
Our shares of common stock and warrants are currently listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market ("Nasdaq"). For our securities to continue to be listed on the Nasdaq, we must meet the current Nasdaq continued listing requirements. If we were unable to meet these requirements, our securities could be delisted from the Nasdaq. Any such delisting of our securities could have an adverse effect on the market price of, and the efficiency of the trading market for, our securities, not only in terms of the number of shares and warrants that can be bought and sold at a given price, but also through delays in the timing of transactions and less coverage of us by securities analysts, if any. Also, if in the future we were to determine that we need to seek additional equity capital, it could have an adverse effect on our ability to raise capital in the public or private equity markets.
Because we have 110 million authorized shares of stock, management could issue additional shares, diluting the current shareholders’ equity.
We have 100 million authorized shares of common stock and 10 million authorized shares of preferred stock. Our management could, without the consent of the existing shareholders, issue substantially more shares of common stock, causing a large dilution in the equity position of our current shareholders. Additionally, large share issuances would generally have a negative impact on the value of our shares, which could cause you to lose a substantial amount, or all, of your investment.
Holders of the warrants have no rights as a common stockholder until they acquire our common stock.
Until holders of our warrants acquire shares of our common stock upon exercise of the warrants, the holders will, with certain limited exceptions, have no rights with respect to shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. Upon exercise of the warrants, the holder will be entitled to exercise the rights of a common stockholder as to the security exercised only as to matters for which the record date occurs after the exercise.
The exclusive forum clause set forth in the warrants may have the effect of limiting an investor’s rights to bring legal action against us and could limit the investor’s ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us.
Our outstanding warrants provide for investors to consent to exclusive forum to state or federal courts located in New York, New York. This exclusive forum may have the effect of limiting the ability of investors to bring a legal claim against us due to geographic limitations and may limit an investor’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us. Alternatively, if a court were to find this exclusive forum provision inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, one or more of the specified types of actions or proceedings, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business and financial condition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in the warrant limits or restricts the federal district court in which a holder of a warrant may bring a claim under the federal securities laws.
Provisions of our warrants could discourage an acquisition of us by a third party.
Certain provisions of our warrants could make it more difficult or expensive for a third party to acquire us. The warrants prohibit us from engaging in certain transactions constituting “fundamental transactions” unless, among other things, the surviving entity assumes our obligations under the warrants. These and other provisions of our warrants could prevent or deter a third party from acquiring us even where the acquisition could be beneficial to you.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our stock price and trading volume could decline.
The trading market for our common stock will depend in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us and our business. If no analysts commence coverage of us, or if analysts commence and then cease coverage of us, the trading price for our common stock would be negatively affected. If one or more of the analysts publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, the price for our common stock would likely decline.
We are an emerging growth company and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our common stock less attractive to investors.
For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we intend to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies including, but not limited to, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. In addition, we have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This election allows us to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until those standards apply to private companies. As a result of this election, our financial statements may not be comparable to those of companies that comply with public company effective dates for such new or revised accounting standards.
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Further, we cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we will rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.
We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the end of the fiscal year in which the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million, (ii) the end of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of $1.07 billion or more during such fiscal year, (iii) the date on which we issue more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt in a three-year period or (iv) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of our common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
The limits on the percentage of shares of our common stock that any person may own may discourage a takeover or business combination that could otherwise benefit our stockholders.
Our charter, with certain exceptions, authorizes our Board to take such actions as are necessary and desirable to preserve our qualification as a REIT. Unless exempted by our Board, no person may own more than 9.8% in value of our outstanding capital stock or more than 9.8% in value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of our outstanding common stock. A person that did not acquire more than 9.8% of our shares may become subject to our charter restrictions if redemptions by other stockholders cause such person’s holdings to exceed 9.8% of our outstanding shares. Our 9.8% ownership limitation may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of us, including an extraordinary transaction (such as a merger, tender offer or sale of all or substantially all of our assets) that might provide a premium price for our stockholders.
Our charter permits our Board to issue stock with terms that may subordinate the rights of the holders of our common stock or discourage a third party from acquiring us in a manner that could result in a premium price to our stockholders.
Our Board may classify or reclassify any unissued common stock or preferred stock into other classes or series of stock and establish the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms or conditions of redemption of any such stock without stockholder approval. Thus, our Board could authorize the issuance of preferred stock with terms and conditions that could have priority as to distributions and amounts payable upon liquidation over the rights of the holders of our common stock. Such preferred stock could also have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of us, including an extraordinary transaction (such as a merger, tender offer or sale of all or substantially all of our assets) that might otherwise provide a premium price to holders of our common stock.
Our charter includes a provision that may discourage a stockholder from launching a tender offer for our shares.
Our charter provides that any tender offer made by a person, including any “mini-tender” offer, must comply with most provisions of Regulation 14D of the Exchange Act. The offeror must provide the Company notice of such tender offer at least 10 business days before initiating the tender offer. If the offeror does not comply with these requirements, no person may transfer any shares held by such person to the offeror without first offering the shares to us at the lowest of (1) the latest offering price of our common stock; (2) the fair market value of one share of our common stock as determined by an independent valuation; and (3) the lowest tender offer price offered in such tender offer. In addition, the noncomplying offeror person shall be responsible for all of the Company’s expenses in connection with that offeror’s noncompliance. This provision of our charter may discourage a person from initiating a tender offer for our shares and prevent you from receiving a premium price for your shares in such a transaction.
Maryland law and our organizational documents limit our rights and the rights of our stockholders to recover claims against our directors and officers, which could reduce your and our recovery against them if they cause us to incur losses.
Maryland law provides that a director will not have any liability as a director so long as he or she performs his or her duties in accordance with the applicable standard of conduct. In addition, Maryland law and our charter provide that no director or officer shall be liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages unless the director or officer (1) actually received an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (2) was actively and deliberately dishonest as established by a final judgment as material to the cause of action. Moreover, our charter generally requires us to indemnify and advance expenses to our directors and officers for losses they may incur by reason of their service in those capacities unless their act or omission was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, they actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or, in the case of any criminal proceeding, they had reasonable cause to believe the act or omission was unlawful. Further, we expect to enter into separate indemnification agreements with each of our officers and directors. As a result, you and we may have more limited rights against our directors or officers than might otherwise exist under common law, which could reduce your and our recovery from these persons if they act in a manner that causes us to incur losses. In addition, we are obligated to fund the defense costs incurred by these persons in some cases.
Certain provisions of Maryland law could inhibit transactions or changes of control under circumstances that could otherwise provide stockholders with the opportunity to realize a premium.
Certain provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law applicable to us prohibit business combinations with: (1) any person who beneficially owns 10% or more of the voting power of our outstanding voting stock, which we refer to as an “interested stockholder;” (2) an affiliate or associate of ours who, at any time within the two-year period prior to the date in question, was the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power of our then outstanding stock, which we also refer to as an “interested stockholder;” or (3) an affiliate of an interested stockholder. These prohibitions last for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder became an interested stockholder. Thereafter, any business combination with the interested stockholder or an affiliate of the interested stockholder must be recommended by our Board and approved by the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of our outstanding voting stock, and two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of our voting stock other than shares held by the interested stockholder or its affiliate with whom the business combination is to be effected or held by an affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder.
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These requirements could have the effect of inhibiting a change in control even if a change in control were in our stockholders’ best interest. These provisions of Maryland law do not apply, however, to business combinations that are approved or exempted by our Board prior to the time that someone becomes an interested stockholder. Pursuant to the business combination statute, our Board has exempted any business combination involving us and any person, provided that such business combination is first approved by a majority of our Board.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY
Risk Management Approach and Strategy
Our corporate information technology, accounting and financial reporting platforms, and related systems (our “Information Systems”) are necessary for our business. We use these systems, among others, to manage key aspects of our business, including relationships with our tenants and vendors, accounting, acquisitions, internal and external communications and property and asset management. We also rely on the secure collection, storage, transmission and processing of proprietary, confidential and sensitive data related to our business (our “Sensitive Data”). We engage a third-party managed information technology service provider (the “MSP”) for cybersecurity services, including threat detection and response, vulnerability assessment and monitoring, security incident response and recovery and general cybersecurity education and awareness. Our cybersecurity risk management is integrated into our overall enterprise risk management efforts and shares common methodologies, reporting channels and governance processes that apply across our overall enterprise risk management.
We and our MSP identify, assess and manage material cybersecurity threats and risks to our Information Systems and Sensitive Data through the following, among others:
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The following are characteristics of our properties as of December 31, 2024:
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Geographic Diversification Table
The following tables show a list of properties grouped by the state where each of our investments are located.
State |
# of Properties |
|
Square Feet |
|
% of Total Square Feet |
|
2024 Annual Base Rent |
|
% of Total Annual Base Rent |
|
|||||
Illinois |
|
2 |
|
|
26,235 |
|
|
5 |
% |
$ |
600,080 |
|
|
7 |
% |
Ohio |
|
3 |
|
|
27,078 |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
246,280 |
|
|
3 |
% |
Iowa |
|
1 |
|
|
30,259 |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
405,471 |
|
|
5 |
% |
District of Columbia |
|
1 |
|
|
3,000 |
|
|
<1% |
|
|
129,804 |
|
|
2 |
% |
Maine |
|
2 |
|
|
18,126 |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
205,400 |
|
|
2 |
% |
Pennsylvania |
|
1 |
|
|
9,100 |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
85,998 |
|
|
1 |
% |
Alabama |
|
1 |
|
|
59,091 |
|
|
10 |
% |
|
283,501 |
|
|
3 |
% |
Florida |
|
5 |
|
|
49,286 |
|
|
9 |
% |
|
1,517,011 |
|
|
18 |
% |
North Carolina |
|
1 |
|
|
7,543 |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
100,682 |
|
|
1 |
% |
Virginia |
|
2 |
|
|
106,996 |
|
|
19 |
% |
|
1,703,212 |
|
|
20 |
% |
Texas |
|
2 |
|
|
59,026 |
|
|
10 |
% |
|
1,010,041 |
|
|
12 |
% |
Georgia |
|
1 |
|
|
10,906 |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
103,607 |
|
|
1 |
% |
Arizona |
|
1 |
|
|
88,408 |
|
|
16 |
% |
|
864,630 |
|
|
10 |
% |
Colorado |
|
1 |
|
|
30,701 |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
353,061 |
|
|
4 |
% |
California |
|
3 |
|
|
44,331 |
|
|
8 |
% |
|
987,125 |
|
|
11 |
% |
|
|
27 |
|
|
570,086 |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
$ |
8,595,903 |
|
|
100 |
% |
Tenants as of December 31, 2024
Tenant |
# of Leases |
|
Square Feet |
|
% of Total Square Feet |
|
2024 Annual Base Rent |
|
% of Total Annual Base Rent |
|
|||||
7-Eleven Corporation |
|
1 |
|
|
3,000 |
|
|
<1% |
|
$ |
129,804 |
|
|
2 |
% |
Best Buy Co., Inc. |
|
2 |
|
|
60,960 |
|
|
11 |
% |
|
758,533 |
|
|
9 |
% |
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. |
|
1 |
|
|
10,947 |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
233,480 |
|
|
3 |
% |
General Services Administration of the USA |
|
3 |
|
|
68,459 |
|
|
12 |
% |
|
998,474 |
|
|
12 |
% |
Kohl's Corporation |
|
1 |
|
|
88,408 |
|
|
16 |
% |
|
864,630 |
|
|
10 |
% |
La-Z-Boy Inc. |
|
1 |
|
|
15,288 |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
366,600 |
|
|
4 |
% |
PRA Group, Inc. |
|
1 |
|
|
34,847 |
|
|
6 |
% |
|
788,090 |
|
|
9 |
% |
Quanta Services |
|
1 |
|
|
7,826 |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
176,674 |
|
|
2 |
% |
Sherwin Williams Company |
|
1 |
|
|
3,500 |
|
|
<1% |
|
|
126,788 |
|
|
1 |
% |
Starbucks Corporation |
|
2 |
|
|
4,842 |
|
|
<1% |
|
|
348,966 |
|
|
4 |
% |
San Antonio Early Childhood Education Municipal Development Corporation |
|
1 |
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
9 |
% |
|
924,000 |
|
|
11 |
% |
Dolgen California, LLC |
|
1 |
|
|
18,827 |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
361,075 |
|
|
4 |
% |
Dolgencorp of Texas, Inc |
|
1 |
|
|
9,026 |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
86,041 |
|
|
1 |
% |
Dolgen Midwest, LLC |
|
4 |
|
|
36,178 |
|
|
6 |
% |
|
358,719 |
|
|
4 |
% |
Dolgencorp, LLC. |
|
1 |
|
|
9,100 |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
85,998 |
|
|
1 |
% |
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. |
|
1 |
|
|
10,906 |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
103,607 |
|
|
1 |
% |
exp US Services, Inc. |
|
1 |
|
|
33,118 |
|
|
6 |
% |
|
864,583 |
|
|
10 |
% |
DG Retail, LLC |
|
1 |
|
|
9,026 |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
92,961 |
|
|
1 |
% |
Walgreens Co. |
|
1 |
|
|
14,490 |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
369,000 |
|
|
4 |
% |
Armed Services YMCA of the U.S.A. |
|
1 |
|
|
22,247 |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
274,380 |
|
|
3 |
% |
Auburn University |
|
1 |
|
|
59,091 |
|
|
10 |
% |
|
283,500 |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
28 |
|
|
570,086 |
|
|
100 |
% |
$ |
8,595,903 |
|
|
100 |
% |
Physical Occupancy Table for Last 2 Years
Properties were 99% and 96% occupied as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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|
|
|
|
|
SF Occupied as of December 31, |
|
SF Occupied as of December 31, |
|
|||
Property Type |
Location |
Rentable Square Feet |
|
Tenant |
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
|||
Retail |
Washington, D.C. |
|
3,000 |
|
7-Eleven Corporation |
|
3,000 |
|
|
3,000 |
|
Retail |
Tampa, FL |
|
2,200 |
|
Starbucks Corporation |
|
2,200 |
|
|
2,200 |
|
Industrial |
Huntsville, AL |
|
59,091 |
|
Pratt & Whitney Automation, Inc. |
N/A |
|
|
59,091 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auburn University(2) |
|
27,000 |
|
N/A |
|
||
Office |
Norfolk, VA |
|
49,902 |
|
General Services Administration-Navy (1) |
|
49,902 |
|
|
49,902 |
|
Office |
Norfolk, VA |
|
22,247 |
|
VACANT(1) |
VACANT |
|
VACANT |
|
||
Office |
Norfolk, VA |
|
34,847 |
|
PRA Holdings, Inc. |
|
34,847 |
|
|
34,847 |
|
Retail |
Tampa, FL |
|
3,500 |
|
Sherwin Williams Company |
|
3,500 |
|
|
3,500 |
|
Office |
Manteo, NC |
|
7,543 |
|
General Services Administration-FBI |
|
7,543 |
|
|
7,543 |
|
Office |
Plant City, FL |
|
7,826 |
|
Irby Construction |
|
7,826 |
|
|
7,826 |
|
Retail |
Grand Junction, CO |
|
30,701 |
|
Best Buy Co., Inc. |
|
30,701 |
|
|
30,701 |
|
Medical-Retail |
Chicago, IL |
|
10,947 |
|
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. |
|
10,947 |
|
|
10,947 |
|
Retail |
Tampa, FL |
|
2,642 |
|
Starbucks Corporation |
|
2,642 |
|
|
2,642 |
|
Retail |
Tucson, AZ |
|
88,408 |
|
Kohl's Corporation |
|
88,408 |
|
|
88,408 |
|
Retail |
San Antonio, TX |
|
50,000 |
|
City of San Antonio (PreK) |
|
50,000 |
|
|
50,000 |
|
Retail |
Bakersfield, CA |
|
18,827 |
|
Dollar General Market |
|
18,827 |
|
|
18,827 |
|
Retail |
Big Spring, TX |
|
9,026 |
|
Dollar General |
|
9,026 |
|
|
9,026 |
|
Retail |
Castalia, OH |
|
9,026 |
|
Dollar General |
|
9,026 |
|
|
9,026 |
|
Retail |
East Wilton, ME |
|
9,100 |
|
Dollar General |
|
9,100 |
|
|
9,100 |
|
Retail |
Lakeside, OH |
|
9,026 |
|
Dollar General |
|
9,026 |
|
|
9,026 |
|
Retail |
Litchfield, ME |
|
9,026 |
|
Dollar General |
|
9,026 |
|
|
9,026 |
|
Retail |
Mount Gilead, OH |
|
9,026 |
|
Dollar General |
|
9,026 |
|
|
9,026 |
|
Retail |
Thompsontown, PA |
|
9,100 |
|
Dollar General |
|
9,100 |
|
|
9,100 |
|
Retail |
Morrow, GA |
|
10,906 |
|
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. |
|
10,906 |
|
|
10,906 |
|
Office |
Maitland, FL |
|
33,118 |
|
exp U.S. Services Inc. |
|
33,118 |
|
|
33,118 |
|
Office |
Vacaville, CA |
|
11,014 |
|
General Services Administration |
|
11,014 |
|
|
11,014 |
|
Retail |
Santa Maria, CA |
|
14,490 |
|
Walgreens |
|
14,490 |
|
|
14,490 |
|
Retail |
Rockford, IL |
|
15,288 |
|
La-Z-Boy Inc. |
|
15,288 |
|
|
15,288 |
|
Retail |
Ames, IA |
|
30,259 |
|
Best Buy Co., Inc. |
|
30,259 |
|
N/A |
|
|
Tenants - All Properties |
|
|
570,086 |
|
|
|
515,748 |
|
|
517,580 |
|
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, we may be party to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. We are not currently subject to any lawsuits, claims or other legal proceedings.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES PART II.
Not applicable.
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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market Information
Our units, each consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per share, began trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market on September 8, 2021. On October 1, 2021, the units mandatorily separated into common stock and warrants and ceased trading. On October 4, 2021, the common stock and warrants included in the units commenced trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “GIPR” and “GIPRW,” respectively. As of March 19, 2025, we had 4,233 shareholders of record. This figure does not represent the actual number of beneficial owners of our common stock because shares of our common stock are frequently held in “street name” by securities dealers and others for the benefit of beneficial owners who may vote the shares.
Distributions
The U.S. federal income tax laws require that a REIT distribute annually at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and excluding any net capital gains, and that it pay tax at U.S. federal corporate income tax rates to the extent that it annually distributes less than 100% of its REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and including any net capital gains. In addition, a REIT will be required to pay a 4% nondeductible excise tax on the amount, if any, by which the distributions it makes in a calendar year are less than the sum of 85% of its ordinary income, 95% of its capital gain net income, and 100% of its undistributed income from prior years.
Although we anticipate making monthly distributions to our stockholders, our board of directors has the sole discretion to determine the timing and amount of any distributions to our stockholders. As such, we cannot provide any assurance as to the amount or timing of future distributions. If our operations do not generate sufficient cash flow to enable us to pay our intended or required distributions, we may be required either to fund distributions from working capital, borrowings, proceeds from the sale of equity securities or to reduce the amount of such distributions. Because we have not yet generated a profit, distributions to date have been made from offering proceeds. To be able to pay such dividends, our goal is to generate cash distributions from operating cash flow and proceeds from the sale of properties. However, until we generate sufficient cash flows, we expect our distributions will be from a combination of operating cash flows and offering proceeds.
Distributions made by us will be authorized and determined by our board of directors in its sole discretion out of funds legally available therefor and will be dependent upon a number of factors, including restrictions under applicable law and other factors described below. We cannot assure you that our distributions will be made or sustained or that our board of directors will not change our distribution policy in the future. Any distributions that we pay in the future will depend upon our actual results of operations, economic conditions, debt service requirements, capital expenditures and other factors that could differ materially from our current expectations. Our actual results of operations will be affected by a number of factors, including our revenue, operating expenses, interest expense and unanticipated expenditures.
From inception through December 31, 2024, we have distributed $5,031,548 to common stockholders. On January 3, 2024, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized a distribution of $0.039 per share monthly cash distribution for shareholders of record of our common stock as of January 15, 2024, February 15, 2024 and March 15, 2024. January and February distributions were paid on January 30, 2024, February 29, 2024 and March 29, 2024, respectively. On July 3, 2024, the Company announced that its Board of Directors determined to suspend the Company's regular dividend to common shareholders and unitholders. Because we have not yet generated a cumulative profit, distributions have been made from proceeds from prior capital raises.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
ITEM 6. [RESERVED]
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
We make statements in this section that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. For a complete discussion of forward-looking statements, see the section above entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Summary Risk Factors.” Certain risk factors may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the following discussion. For a discussion of such risk factors, see Item 1A, “Risk Factors.”
Overview
We are an internally managed, Maryland corporation focused on acquiring retail, office and industrial real estate located in major U.S. markets. We initiated operations during the year ended December 31, 2015 and we elected to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes commencing with our taxable year ending December 31, 2021.
Public Offering and Nasdaq Listing
In September 2021, the Company closed an underwritten public offering of 1,665,000 units at a price to the public of $10 per unit generating net proceeds of $13.8 million including issuance costs incurred during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price equal to $10 per share. The common stock and warrants included in the units (which were separated into one share of common stock and one warrant) currently trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbols “GIPR” and “GIPRW,” respectively.
Our Investments
The following are characteristics of our properties as of December 31, 2024:
Given the nature of our leases, our tenants either pay the real estate taxes directly or reimburse us for such costs. We believe all of our properties are adequately covered by insurance.
The table below presents an overview of the properties in our portfolio as of December 31, 2024:
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Property Type |
Location |
Rentable Square Feet |
|
Tenant |
S&P Credit Rating (1) |
IG |
Remaining Term (Yrs) |
|
Options (Number x Yrs) |
Contractual Rent Escalations (4) |
ABR (2) |
|
ABR per Sq. Ft. |
|
||||
Retail |
Washington, D.C. |
|
3,000 |
|
7-Eleven Corporation |
A |
Y |
|
1.2 |
|
2 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
129,804 |
|
$ |
43.27 |
|
Retail |
Tampa, FL |
|
2,200 |
|
Starbucks Corporation |
BBB+ |
Y |
|
3.2 |
|
4 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
200,750 |
|
$ |
91.25 |
|
Industrial |
Huntsville, AL |
|
59,091 |
|
Auburn University(3) |
N/A |
Not Rated |
|
2.6 |
|
N/A |
Yes |
$ |
283,500 |
|
$ |
4.80 |
|
Office |
Norfolk, VA |
|
49,902 |
|
General Services Administration-Navy(6) |
AA+ |
Y |
|
3.7 |
|
N/A |
Yes |
$ |
640,742 |
|
$ |
12.84 |
|
Office |
Norfolk, VA |
|
22,247 |
|
Armed Services YMCA of the U.S.A.(6) |
N/A |
N/A |
|
9.3 |
|
2 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
274,380 |
|
$ |
12.33 |
|
Office |
Norfolk, VA |
|
34,847 |
|
PRA Holdings, Inc. |
BB |
N |
|
2.7 |
|
1 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
788,091 |
|
$ |
22.62 |
|
Retail |
Tampa, FL |
|
3,500 |
|
Sherwin Williams Company |
BBB |
Y |
|
3.6 |
|
5 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
126,788 |
|
$ |
36.23 |
|
Office |
Manteo, NC |
|
7,543 |
|
General Services Administration-FBI |
AA+ |
Y |
|
4.1 |
|
1 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
100,682 |
|
$ |
13.35 |
|
Office |
Plant City, FL |
|
7,826 |
|
Irby Construction |
BBB- |
Y |
|
- |
|
2 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
176,674 |
|
$ |
22.58 |
|
Retail |
Grand Junction, CO |
|
30,701 |
|
Best Buy Co., Inc. |
BBB+ |
Y |
|
2.2 |
|
1 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
353,061 |
|
$ |
11.50 |
|
Medical-Retail |
Chicago, IL |
|
10,947 |
|
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. |
BBB |
Y |
|
8.8 |
|
2 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
233,480 |
|
$ |
21.33 |
|
Retail |
Tampa, FL |
|
2,642 |
|
Starbucks Corporation |
BBB+ |
Y |
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2.2 |
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2 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
148,216 |
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$ |
56.10 |
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Retail |
Tucson, AZ |
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88,408 |
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Kohl's Corporation |
BB- |
N |
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5.1 |
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7 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
864,630 |
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$ |
9.78 |
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Retail |
San Antonio, TX |
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50,000 |
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City of San Antonio (PreK) |
AAA |
Y |
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4.6 |
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1 x 8 |
Yes |
$ |
924,000 |
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$ |
18.48 |
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Retail |
Bakersfield, CA |
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18,827 |
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Dollar General Market |
BBB |
Y |
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3.6 |
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3 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
361,075 |
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$ |
19.18 |
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Retail |
Big Spring, TX |
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9,026 |
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Dollar General |
BBB |
Y |
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5.5 |
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3 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
86,041 |
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$ |
9.53 |
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Retail |
Castalia, OH |
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9,026 |
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Dollar General |
BBB |
Y |
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10.4 |
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3 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
79,320 |
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$ |
8.79 |
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Retail |
East Wilton, ME |
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9,100 |
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Dollar General |
BBB |
Y |
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5.6 |
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3 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
112,439 |
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$ |
12.36 |
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Retail |
Lakeside, OH |
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9,026 |
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Dollar General |
BBB |
Y |
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10.4 |
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3 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
81,036 |
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$ |
8.98 |
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Retail |
Litchfield, ME |
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9,026 |
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Dollar General |
BBB |
Y |
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5.8 |
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3 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
92,961 |
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$ |
10.30 |
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Retail |
Mount Gilead, OH |
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9,026 |
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Dollar General |
BBB |
Y |
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5.5 |
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3 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
85,924 |
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$ |
9.52 |
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Retail |
Thompsontown, PA |
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9,100 |
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Dollar General |
BBB |
Y |
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5.8 |
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3 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
85,998 |
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$ |
9.45 |
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Retail |
Morrow, GA |
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10,906 |
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Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. |
BBB |
Y |
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5.6 |
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2 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
103,607 |
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$ |
9.50 |
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Office |
Maitland, FL |
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33,118 |
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exp U.S. Services Inc. |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
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1.9 |
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1 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
864,583 |
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$ |
26.11 |
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Office |
Vacaville, CA |
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11,014 |
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General Services Administration |
AA+ |
Y |
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1.6 |
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N/A |
No |
$ |
257,050 |
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$ |
23.34 |
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Retail |
Santa Maria, CA |
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14,490 |
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Walgreens (5) |
BB- |
Y |
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7.3 |
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N/A |
No |
$ |
369,000 |
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$ |
25.47 |
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Retail |
Rockford, IL |
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15,288 |
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La-Z-Boy Inc. |
Not Rated |
Not Rated |
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2.8 |
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4 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
366,600 |
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$ |
23.98 |
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Retail |
Ames, IA |
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30,259 |
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Best Buy Co., Inc. |
BBB+ |
Y |
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5.2 |
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2 x 5 |
Yes |
$ |
405,471 |
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$ |
13.40 |
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Tenants - All Properties |
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570,086 |
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$ |
8,595,903 |
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$ |
15.08 |
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Recent Developments
On August 29, 2024, we acquired a 30,465 square foot retail property in Ames, Iowa for $5.5 million occupied by Best Buy with a remaining lease of approximately 6 years at an annual base rent of $405,470. Future minimum rent reflected in the above table, accordingly.
On January 29, 2024 the Company exchanged all shares of its Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock to 2,794,597 shares of our common stock according to the following allocation:
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On July 3, 2024 we announced that our Board of Directors had voted to suspend the Company's dividend for shareholders of record of our common stock.
On July 24, 2024, the Operating Partnership of Generation Income Properties, Inc., entered into a Fifth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of the Operating Partnership (the “LPA Amendment”), pursuant to which the Company, as the general partner of the Operating Partnership, issued partnership interests to LMB Owenton I LLC (“Contributor”) in the form of Series B-1 Preferred Units (the “Series B-1 Preferred Units”).
Also on July 24, 2024, the Operating Partnership and the Contributor entered into a Contribution and Exchange Agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”) pursuant to which the Contributor contributed 155,185 Common Units in exchange for 155,185 Series B-1 Preferred Units. If and when determined by the Company, as general partner of the Operating Partnership, in its sole discretion, holders of the Series B-1 Preferred Units will be paid cash distributions in the amount of $0.117 per Series B-1 Preferred Unit per quarter, subject to prior payment of any preferred return on senior preferred units of the Operating Partnership. The Contributor will have the right to cause the Operating Partnership to redeem the Series B-1 Preferred Units after two (2) years for either (i) cash in an amount equal to $7.15 per Series B-1 Preferred Unit or (ii) a number of shares of common stock of the Company equal to the number of Series B-1 Preferred Units being redeemed multiplied by 1.00, plus, in each case, an amount equal to all dividends accrued and unpaid thereon.
On July 25, 2024, the Operating Partnership entered into First Amendments to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreements, dated as of February 8, 2023, for each of the Norfolk, Virginia properties, GIPVA 2510 Walmer Ave, LLC and GIPVA 130 Corporate Blvd, LLC to revise the redemption date of Brown Family Enterprises, LLC membership interests from February 8, 2025 to February 8, 2027.
On July 19, 2024, we determined that MaloneBailey LLP (“MaloneBailey”) would no longer serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and would be dismissed effective as of July 19, 2024. The decision to change independent registered public accounting firms was approved by the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of the Company on July 19, 2024.
On July 19, 2024, we ratified the appointment of CohnReznick LLP (“CohnReznick”) as the Company's new independent registered public accounting firm to audit and review the Company’s financial statements.
We modified terms for two secured mortgage loans set to expire in September 2024 and October 2024. As of September 30, 2024 the principal balances of the modified secured loans were $7.2 million and $4.4 million at 6.15% annual interest with maturity dates extended to August 2029.
Recent Partnership Developments
On February 8, 2023, the Operating Partnership entered into new Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreements for the Norfolk, Virginia properties, GIPVA 2510 Walmer Ave, LLC ("GIPVA 2510") and GIPVA 130 Corporate Blvd, LLC ("GIPVA 130"), in which the Operating Partnership, as the sole member of GIPVA 2510 and GIPVA 130, admitted a new preferred member, Brown Family Enterprises, LLC, through the issuance of preferred membership interests in the form of Class A Preferred Units of GIPVA 2510 and GIPVA 130. GIPVA 2510 and GIPVA 130 (the “Virginia SPEs”) hold the Company’s Norfolk, Virginia properties. In addition, both of the Virginia SPEs and Brown Family Enterprises, LLC entered into Unit Purchase Agreements in which GIPVA 2510 issued and sold 180,000 Class A Preferred Units at a price of $10.00 per unit for an aggregate price of $1,800,000, and GIPVA 130 issued and sold 120,000 Class A Preferred Units at a price of $10.00 per unit for an aggregate price of $1,200,000. The Operating Partnership is the general manager of the subsidiary while Brown Family Enterprises, LLC is a preferred equity member. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company is required to pay the preferred equity member a 7% IRR paid on a monthly basis and will share in 16% of the equity in each of the Virginia SPEs upon a capital transaction resulting in distributable proceeds. Brown Family Enterprises, LLC has the right to redeem the preferred equity at redemption value. On July 25, 2024, we entered into First Amendments to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreements, dated as of February 8, 2023, for each of these entities revising the redemption date from February 8, 2025 to February 8, 2027. Because of the redemption right, the non-controlling interest is presented as temporary equity at an aggregated redemption value of $3,000,000 as of December 31, 2024.
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On February 7, 2023, the Operating Partnership entered into a Unit Issuance Agreement and Amendment to Contribution and Subscription Agreement with LMB Owenton I LLC in which the Operating Partnership and LMB Owenton I LLC agreed to delay the Contributor’s right to require the redemption of the Contributor’s GIP LP Units in the Operating Partnership until after 36 months on January 14th, 2025 and for a reduced redemption price of $7.15 per GIP LP Unit. Such agreement was made in consideration of the issuance to LMB Owenton I LLC of an additional 44,228 GIP LP Units in the Operating Partnership, resulting in Contributor owning an aggregate of 155,185 GIP LP Units in the Operating Partnership at redemption value of $1,109,570 as of December 31, 2024.
Results of Operations
Our management team’s evaluation of operating results includes an assessment of our ability to generate cash flow necessary to pay operating expenses, general and administrative expenses, debt service, and to fund dividends to our stockholders. As a result, our management team’s assessment of operating results gives less emphasis to the effects of unrealized gains and losses and other non-cash charges, such as depreciation and amortization and impairment charges, which may cause fluctuations in net income for comparable periods but have no impact on cash flows. Our management team’s evaluation of our potential for generating cash flow includes on-going assessments of our existing portfolio of properties, our non-stabilized properties, long-term sustainability of our real estate portfolio, our future operating cash flow from anticipated acquisitions, and the proceeds from the sales of our real estate assets.
In addition, our management team evaluates our portfolio and individual properties’ results of operations with a primary focus on increasing and enhancing the value, quality and quantity of properties in our real estate holdings. Our management team focuses its efforts on improving underperforming assets through re-leasing efforts, including negotiation of lease renewals and rental rates. Properties that have reached goals in occupancy and rental rates are evaluated for potential added value appreciation and, if lacking such potential, are sold with the equity reinvested in properties that have better potential without foregoing cash flow. Our ability to increase assets under management is affected by our ability to raise borrowings and/or capital, coupled with our ability to identify appropriate investments.
Our results of operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are not indicative of those expected in future periods, as we expect that rental income, interest expense, rental operating expense, general and administrative expense, and depreciation and amortization will significantly change in future periods as a result of growth through future acquisitions of real estate related investments.
Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
Revenue
For twelve months ended December 31, 2024, total revenue from operations was $9,762,636 as compared to $7,632,600 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023. The revenue increase of $2,130,036 for the twelve-months ended December 31, 2024, resulted from having a full year versus five months of operating the properties acquired in the Modiv acquisition during 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Expenses
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 expenses incurred were as follows:
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Change |
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General, administrative and organizational costs |
$ |
2,109,271 |
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$ |
1,734,134 |
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$ |
375,137 |
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Building expenses |
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2,673,624 |
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1,699,200 |
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974,424 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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4,765,203 |
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3,538,569 |
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1,226,634 |
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Interest expense, net |
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4,286,546 |
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2,744,406 |
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1,542,140 |
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Compensation costs |
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1,060,336 |
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1,372,539 |
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(312,203 |
) |
Total expenses |
$ |
14,894,980 |
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$ |
11,088,848 |
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$ |
3,806,132 |
|
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Net Loss
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, we generated a net loss of $4,872,888 and 4,441,465, respectively.
Income on Investment in Tenancy in Common
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, our share of earnings on our investment in tenancy in common and accounted for under the equity method generated income of $0 and $32,773, respectively. On September 7, 2023, the Company purchased the remaining tenancy-in-common ("TIC") interest and assumed control of the property. As of December 31, 2024, the Company owns the full interest in the property and the TIC interest is no longer exists.
Net Loss Attributable to Non-controlling Interests
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, net income attributable to non-controlling interest was $3,476,599 and $1,275,797, respectively. The increase is primarily attributable to LC2-NNN Pref, LLC's $14,100,000 preferred equity investment in conjunction with the Modiv acquisition in August 2023, including servicing current and deferred interests as detailed in Preferred Equity.
Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, we generated a net loss attributable to our common shareholders of $8,444,487 and $6,192,262, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We require capital to fund our investment activities and operating expenses. Our capital sources may include net proceeds from offerings of our equity securities, cash flow from operations and borrowings under credit facilities. As of December 31, 2024, we had total cash (unrestricted and restricted) of $647,439, properties with a cost basis of $102,310,974 and outstanding debt of $56,817,310. We have implemented plans, which have alleviated going concern uncertainty and are disclosed in Note 1 to our annual financial statements. Below is a description of some of our more significant capital raise activities intended to improve our liquidity:
On April 1, 2022, we entered into two mortgage loan agreements with an aggregate balance of $13.5 million to refinance seven of our properties. The loan agreements consist of one loan in the amount of $11.4 million secured by six properties and allocated to each property based on each property's appraised value, and one loan in the amount of $2.1 million on the property previously held in the tenancy-in-common investment at an interest rate of 3.85% from April 1, 2022 through and until March 31, 2027. In conjunction with the LC2 Investment to purchase the remaining interest in the tenancy-in-common interest discussed above, we assumed the original $2.1 million loan on the property with a balance as of December 31, 2024 of $2,014,851. Effective April 1, 2027 and through the maturity date of March 31, 2032, the interest rate adjusts to the 5-year Treasury plus 2.5% and is subject to a floor of 3.85%. Our CEO entered into a guarantee agreement pursuant to which he guaranteed the payment obligations under the promissory notes if they become due as a result of certain “bad-boy” provisions, individually and on behalf of the Operating Partnership.
Our President and CEO has personally guaranteed the repayment of the $10.8 million due under the 7-11 - Washington, DC; Starbucks-South Tampa, FL; and Pratt & Whitney-Huntsville, AL loan as well as the $1.3 million loan secured by our Sherwin-Williams - Tampa, FL mortgage loan. In addition, our President and CEO has also provided a guaranty of the Borrower’s nonrecourse carveout liabilities and obligations in favor of the lender for the GSA and PRA Holdings, Inc. - Norfolk, VA mortgage loans with an aggregate principal amount of $11.9 million.
On August 9, 2022, we entered a Redemption Agreement with a unit holder. As such, the Company recorded an Other payable - related party in the amount of $2,912,300 upon execution of the Redemption Agreement entered into July 20, 2022 and has paid the note in full as of December 31, 2024. Remaining balances of $0 and $1,809,840 were outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
On October 14, 2022, we entered into a loan transaction that is evidenced by a secured non-convertible promissory note to Brown Family Enterprises, LLC, a preferred equity partner and therefore a related party, for $1.5 million that is due on October 14, 2024, and bears a fixed interest rate of 9%, simple interest. Interest is payable monthly. The loan may be repaid without penalty at any time. The loan is secured by the Operating Partnership’s equity interest in its current direct subsidiaries that hold real estate assets pursuant to the terms of a security agreement between the Operating Partnership and Brown Family Enterprises, LLC. On July 21, 2023, the Company amended and restated the promissory note to reflect an increase in the loan to $5.5 million and extend the maturity date thereof from October 14, 2024 to October 14, 2026. Except for the increase in the amount of the Loan and Note and the extension of the maturity date thereof, no changes were made to the original note.
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On August 10, 2023, we entered into a $21.0 million loan agreement with Valley National Bank ("Valley") to finance the acquisition of the Modiv Portfolio. The outstanding principal amount of the loan bears interest at an annual rate for each 30-day interest period equal to the compounded average of the secured overnight financing rate published by Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the thirty-day period prior to the last day of each 30-day interest rate for the applicable interest rate period plus 3.25%, with interest payable monthly after each 30-day interest period. However, we entered into an interest rate swap to fix the interest rate at 7.47% per annum. Payments of interest and principal in the amount of approximately $156,000 are due and payable monthly, with all remaining principal and accrued but unpaid interest due and payable on a maturity date of August 10, 2028. The loan may generally be prepaid at any time without penalty in whole or in part, provided that there is no return of loan fees and prepaid financing fees. The loan is secured by first mortgages and assignments of rents in the properties comprising the Modiv Portfolio and eight other properties held by subsidiaries of GIP SPE that had outstanding loans with Valley. All of the mortgaged properties cross collateralize the loan, and the loan is guaranteed by the Operating Partnership and the subsidiaries that hold the properties subject to the acquisition of the Modiv Portfolio. The loan agreement requires a minimum debt-service coverage ratio 1.50:1 on a trailing twelve-month basis, tested as of December 31, 2024 and annually thereafter. Our President and CEO also entered into a personal, full recourse guarantee with a $7,500,000 cap. We were in compliance with all covenants with the exception of one property-level debt service coverage ratio ("DSCR") covenant for 15091 SW Alabama 20, LLC. In January 2024, Pratt and Whitney Automation vacated the property at the end of their lease and the property remained vacant for six months, thereafter. In August 2024, the Company entered into a lease with Auburn University for approximately 50 percent of the property's leasable space. During the six months of physical and economic vacancy, the property's mortgage DSCR was below the required 1.25 threshold resulting in a covenant deviation.
We currently obtain the capital required to primarily invest in and manage a diversified portfolio of commercial net lease real estate investments and conduct our operations from the proceeds of equity offerings, debt financings, preferred minority interest obtained from third parties, issuance of Operating Partnership units and from any undistributed funds from our operations.
We anticipate that our current cash on hand and availability under the Facility combined with the revenue generated from investment properties and proceeds from debt arrangements will provide sufficient liquidity to meet future funding commitments for at least the next 12 months.
As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had accounts payable, accrued expenses and insurance payable totaling $2,023,338 and $1,813,231, respectively. Outstanding indebtedness consisted of the following as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
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Occupying Tenant |
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Original Loan Amount |
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Maturity Date |
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7-Eleven Corporation, Starbucks Corporation & Auburn University |
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Washington, D.C., Tampa, FL, and Huntsville, AL |
$ |
11,287,500 |
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(a) |
4.17% |
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3/6/2030 |
$ |
10,602,711 |
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$ |
10,757,239 |
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1.25 |
General Services Administration-Navy & AYMCA |
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Norfolk, VA |
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8,260,000 |
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(f) |
6.15% |
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8/30/2029 |
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7,119,184 |
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7,341,804 |
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1.25 |
PRA Holdings, Inc. |
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Norfolk, VA |
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5,216,749 |
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(f) |
6.15% |
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8/23/2029 |
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4,410,949 |
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4,562,722 |
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1.25 |
Sherwin Williams Company |
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Tampa, FL |
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1,286,664 |
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3.72% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
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1,255,068 |
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1,286,664 |
|
1.20 |
General Services Administration-FBI |
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Manteo, NC |
|
928,728 |
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(c) |
3.85% |
(d) |
3/31/2032 |
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891,071 |
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913,958 |
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1.50 |
Irby Construction |
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Plant City , FL |
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928,728 |
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(c) |
3.85% |
(d) |
3/31/2032 |
|
891,071 |
|
|
913,958 |
|
1.50 |
La-Z-Boy Inc. |
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Rockford, IL |
|
2,100,000 |
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|
3.85% |
(d) |
3/31/2032 |
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2,014,851 |
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2,066,604 |
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1.50 |
Best Buy Co., Inc. |
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Grand Junction, CO |
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2,552,644 |
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(c) |
3.85% |
(d) |
3/31/2032 |
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2,449,141 |
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2,512,050 |
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1.50 |
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. |
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Chicago, IL |
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1,727,108 |
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(c) |
3.85% |
(d) |
3/31/2032 |
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1,657,079 |
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1,699,642 |
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1.50 |
Starbucks Corporation |
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Tampa, FL |
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1,298,047 |
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(c) |
3.85% |
(d) |
3/31/2032 |
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1,245,414 |
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1,277,404 |
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1.50 |
Kohl's Corporation |
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Tucson, AZ |
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3,964,745 |
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(c) |
3.85% |
(d) |
3/31/2032 |
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3,803,985 |
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3,901,694 |
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1.50 |
City of San Antonio (PreK) |
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San Antonio, TX |
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6,444,000 |
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(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
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6,323,628 |
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6,416,362 |
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1.50 |
Dollar General Market |
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Bakersfield, CA |
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2,428,000 |
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(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
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2,382,646 |
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2,417,587 |
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1.50 |
Dollar General |
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Big Spring, TX |
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635,000 |
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(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
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623,138 |
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632,277 |
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1.50 |
Dollar General |
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Castalia, OH |
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556,000 |
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(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
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545,614 |
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553,615 |
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1.50 |
Dollar General |
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East Wilton, ME |
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726,000 |
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(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
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712,439 |
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722,886 |
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1.50 |
Dollar General |
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Lakeside, OH |
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567,000 |
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(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
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556,409 |
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564,568 |
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1.50 |
Dollar General |
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Litchfield, ME |
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624,000 |
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(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
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612,344 |
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621,324 |
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1.50 |
Dollar General |
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Mount Gilead, OH |
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533,000 |
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(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
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523,044 |
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530,714 |
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1.50 |
Dollar General |
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Thompsontown, PA |
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556,000 |
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(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
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545,614 |
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553,615 |
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1.50 |
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. |
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Morrow, GA |
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647,000 |
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(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
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634,914 |
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644,225 |
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1.50 |
exp U.S. Services Inc. |
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Maitland, FL |
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2,950,000 |
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(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
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2,894,895 |
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2,937,348 |
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1.50 |
General Services Administration |
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Vacaville, CA |
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1,293,000 |
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(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
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1,268,847 |
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1,287,454 |
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1.50 |
Walgreens |
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Santa Maria, CA |
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3,041,000 |
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(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
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2,984,195 |
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3,027,958 |
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1.50 |
Best Buy Co., Inc. |
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Ames, IA |
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2,495,000 |
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6.29% |
(b) |
8/23/2029 |
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2,495,000 |
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n/a |
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1.50 |
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|
|
63,045,913 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
59,443,251 |
|
|
58,143,672 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less Debt Discount, net |
|
(317,978 |
) |
|
(383,767 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less Debt Issuance Costs, net |
|
(785,358 |
) |
|
(942,595 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
58,339,915 |
|
|
56,817,310 |
|
|
(a) Loan subject to prepayment penalty
(b) Fixed via interest rate swap
(c) One loan in the amount of $11.4 million secured by six properties and allocated to each property based on each property's appraised value.
(d) Adjustment effective April 1, 2027 equal to 5-year Treasury plus 2.5% and subject to a floor of 3.85%
(e) One loan in the amount of $21.0 million secured by 13 properties and allocated to each property based on each property's appraised value.
Our mortgage debt requires us to maintain certain debt service coverage ratios as noted above.
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Minimum required principal payments on our outstanding debt for subsequent years ending December 31 are as follows:
|
Mortgage Loans |
|
|
Other Payable - Related Party |
|
|
Loan Payable - Related Party |
|
Total as of December 31, 2024 |
|
||||
2025 |
$ |
1,289,603 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
1,289,603 |
|
2026 |
|
1,319,320 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
5,500,000 |
|
|
6,819,320 |
|
2027 |
|
1,422,520 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
1,422,520 |
|
2028 |
|
21,757,611 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
21,757,611 |
|
2029 |
|
13,220,019 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
13,220,019 |
|
Thereafter |
|
20,434,178 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
20,434,178 |
|
|
$ |
59,443,251 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
5,500,000 |
|
$ |
64,943,251 |
|
On February 8, 2023, the Operating Partnership entered into new Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreements for GIPVA 2510 and GIPVA 130 in which the Operating Partnership, as the sole member of GIPVA 2510 and GIPVA 130, admitted a new member, Brown Family Enterprises, LLC (the "Purchaser"), a preferred equity partner and therefore a related party, through the issuance to Purchaser of membership interests in the form of Class A Preferred Units of GIPVA 2510 and GIPVA 130. GIPVA 2510 and GIPVA 130 (the “Virginia SPEs”) hold the Company’s Norfolk, Virginia properties.
Also on February 8, 2023, both of the Virginia SPEs and the Purchaser entered into Unit Purchase Agreements in which GIPVA 2510 issued and sold to the Purchaser 180,000 Class A Preferred Units at a price of $10.00 per unit for an aggregate price of $1,800,000, and GIPVA 130 issued and sold to the Purchaser 120,000 Class A Preferred units at a price of $10.00 per unit for an aggregate price of $1,200,000. The Purchaser will be paid an annual 7% preferred return on the preferred units of the Virginia SPEs (the “SPE Preferred Units”), payable on a monthly basis, and will share in approximately 16% of the equity in each of the Virginia SPEs. The Purchaser and the respective SPEs will both have the right to redeem the SPE Preferred Units after two (2) years for cash in the amount of the Purchaser’s unreturned capital contribution and accrued but unpaid preferred return (the “Redemption Price”), provided that Purchaser will have the right to take the Redemption Price (or any portion thereof) in common units of the Operating Partnership at a conversion price equal to 85% of the average trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 30 trading days preceding redemption. The proceeds from the sale of the SPE Preferred Units were distributed to the Operating Partnership to fund the Operating Partnership’s redemption obligations from two members of the Operating Partnership who redeemed a total of 123,965 units both on January 27, 2023 at $20 per unit in the aggregate amount of $2,479,299 and to fund general corporate expenses of the Operating Partnership. We funded the redemption obligations per the terms of the contribution agreement on February 9, 2023. During the Twelve months ended December 31, 2023, we accrued approximately $506,000 relating to the potential reimbursement of federal, state and local income taxes incurred by a remaining partner in one of our partnerships pursuant to tax protection agreement.
The primary objective of our financing strategy is to maintain financial flexibility using retained cash flows, long-term debt and common and perpetual preferred stock to finance our growth. We intend to have a lower-leveraged portfolio over the long-term after we have acquired an initial substantial portfolio of diversified investments. During the period when we are acquiring our current portfolio, we will employ greater leverage on individual assets (that will also result in greater leverage of the current portfolio) in order to quickly build a diversified portfolio of assets.
Cash from Operations Activities
Net cash provided by operations was $1,022,362 and $12,345 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The change is primarily due to operating the Modiv portfolio for twelve months compared with only five months during the periods ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The increase in operating cash also reflects the Company's optimization of timing for settling working capital accounts. We expect our cash flows from continuing operations during the upcoming fiscal cycle to be similar to our current year cash flows.
Cash from Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing was $5,773,323 and $33,314,974 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The year over year change is primarily due to the acquisition of the 13 property Modiv portfolio in August 2023 compared with the single property acquisition of Best Buy Ames, IA in August 2024.
Cash from Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $2,246,453 and $32,701,579 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The change is primarily due to the financing scale for acquisition of the 13 property Modiv portfolio in August 2023 compared with the acquisition of a single property, Best Buy Ames, IA in August 2024.
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Future Rental Payments
The following table presents future minimum rental cash payments due to the Company over the next five calendar years and thereafter as of December 31:
|
As of December 31, |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
$ |
8,569,192 |
|
2026 |
|
8,368,784 |
|
2027 |
|
6,557,503 |
|
2028 |
|
4,897,628 |
|
2029 |
|
3,668,471 |
|
Thereafter |
|
16,383,885 |
|
|
$ |
48,445,463 |
|
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any material off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
As a company primarily involved in owning income generating real estate assets, management considers the following accounting estimates to be critical as they involve our more significant judgments and a significant level of estimation uncertainty. These critical accounting estimates are important for understanding and evaluating our reported financial results and financial condition and are reasonably likely to have a material impact on our future results of operations and financial condition. The judgments we make in selecting the estimation methods and significant assumptions, and their inherent estimation uncertainty, affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and our disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, as of the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. With different estimation methods or assumptions, materially different amounts could be reported in our financial statements. Additionally, other companies in our business may utilize different estimates that may impact the comparability of our results of operations and financial condition to theirs.
Impairment Assessment on Investments in Real Estate
Acquisitions of real estate are recorded at cost. The Company assigns the purchase price of real estate to tangible and intangible assets and liabilities based on fair value. Tangible assets consist of land, buildings, site improvements and tenant improvements.
Should events or a change in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable and potential impairment losses may be necessary, management performs the following procedures:
Key inputs that we utilize in this analysis include projected rental rates, estimated holding periods, capital expenditures, and property sales capitalization rates. If a property is held for sale, it is carried at the lower of carrying cost or estimated fair value, less estimated cost to sell.
The Company did not record any impairments on its investments in real estate for the two years included in our consolidated financial statements. The Company performed, timely, the first two steps of the impairment assessment outlined above: analysis of impairment indicators and undiscounted cash flows for properties with impairment indicators.
Purchase Price Allocations
During real estate acquisitions, management makes significant assumptions in determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. We typically allocate the cost of real estate acquired, inclusive of transaction costs, to: (1) land, (2) building and improvements, and (3) identified intangible assets and liabilities, based in each case on their relative estimated fair values. Intangible assets and liabilities consist of above-market or below-market lease value and the value of in-place leases, as applicable. The fair value of the in-place leases is estimated as the cost to replace the leases including loss of rent, commissions and legal fees. The in-place leases are amortized over the remaining term of the leases as amortization expense. The fair value of the above- or below- market lease is estimated as the present value of the difference between the contractual amount to be paid pursuant to the in-place lease and the estimated current market lease rate expected over the remaining non-cancelable life of the lease.
45
The capitalized above or below market lease values are amortized as a decrease or increase to rental income over the remaining term of the lease inclusive of the renewal option periods that are considered probable at acquisition.
In an acquisition of multiple properties, we must also allocate the purchase price among the properties. The allocation of the purchase price is based on our assessment of estimated fair value of the land, building and improvements, and identified intangible assets and liabilities and is often based upon local market factors. Where applicable, any assumed mortgages are recorded at their estimated fair values. The use of different assumptions in the allocation of the purchase price of the acquired properties and liabilities assumed could affect the timing of recognition of the related revenue and expenses.
Cash Projections for Going Concern Uncertainty Assessment
Estimating future cash flows requires significant assumptions regarding projected Company operations, investments and financing activities. We review operations, investment pipeline and financing activity monthly and update forecast cash needs assumptions, accordingly. Inputs include timing, amounts, required obligations, stakeholder impact, and scenario range of sensitivity. Identified variances are used to reassess assumptions and adjust cash projections where necessary. The use of different assumptions in cash projections could affect the Company's future financial position, acquisition of assets, or retirement of liabilities.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Our reported results are presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). We also disclose funds from operations ("FFO"), adjusted funds from operations ("AFFO"), core funds from operations ("Core FFO") and core adjusted funds of operations ("Core AFFO") all of which are non-GAAP financial measures. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they are widely accepted industry measures used by analysts and investors to compare the operating performance of REITs.
FFO and related measures do not represent cash generated from operating activities and are not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash requirements; accordingly, they should not be considered alternatives to net income or loss as a performance measure or cash flows from operations as reported on our statement of cash flows as a liquidity measure and should be considered in addition to, and not in lieu of, GAAP financial measures.
We compute FFO in accordance with the definition adopted by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT"). NAREIT defines FFO as GAAP net income or loss adjusted to exclude extraordinary items (as defined by GAAP), net gains from sales of depreciable real estate assets, impairment write-downs associated with depreciable real estate assets, and real estate related depreciation and amortization, including the pro rata share of such adjustments of unconsolidated subsidiaries. We then adjust FFO for non-cash revenues and expenses such as amortization of deferred financing costs, above and below market lease intangible amortization, straight line rent adjustment where the Company is both the lessor and lessee, and non-cash stock compensation to calculate Core AFFO.
FFO is used by management, investors, and analysts to facilitate meaningful comparisons of operating performance between periods and among our peers primarily because it excludes the effect of real estate depreciation and amortization and net gains on sales, which are based on historical costs and implicitly assume that the value of real estate diminishes predictably over time, rather than fluctuating based on existing market conditions. We believe that AFFO is an additional useful supplemental measure for investors to consider because it will help them to better assess our operating performance without the distortions created by other non-cash revenues or expenses. FFO and AFFO may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. We believe that Core FFO and Core AFFO are useful measures for management and investors because they further remove the effect of non-cash expenses and certain other expenses that are not directly related to real estate operations. We use each as measures of our performance when we formulate corporate goals.
As FFO excludes depreciation and amortization, gains and losses from property dispositions that are available for distribution to stockholders and extraordinary items, it provides a performance measure that, when compared year over year, reflects the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, general and administrative expenses and interest costs, providing a perspective not immediately apparent from net income or loss. However, FFO should not be viewed as an alternative measure of our operating performance since it does not reflect either depreciation and amortization costs or the level of capital expenditures and leasing costs necessary to maintain the operating performance of our properties which could be significant economic costs and could materially impact our results from operations. Additionally, FFO does not reflect distributions paid to redeemable non-controlling interests.
46
The following tables reconcile net income (net loss), which we believe is the most comparable GAAP measure, to FFO, Core FFO, AFFO and Core AFFO:
|
Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
|
||||
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net loss |
$ |
(4,872,888 |
) |
$ |
(4,441,465 |
) |
Other expense |
|
- |
|
|
506,639 |
|
Loss (gain) on derivative valuation |
|
(372,573 |
) |
|
401,782 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
4,765,203 |
|
|
3,538,569 |
|
Loss on held for sale asset valuation |
|
77,244 |
|
|
- |
|
Funds From Operations |
$ |
(403,014 |
) |
$ |
5,525 |
|
Amortization of debt issuance costs |
|
202,621 |
|
|
146,745 |
|
Non-cash stock compensation |
|
379,739 |
|
|
382,002 |
|
Adjustments to Funds From Operations |
|
582,360 |
|
|
528,747 |
|
Core Funds From Operations |
$ |
179,346 |
|
$ |
534,272 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net loss |
$ |
(4,872,888 |
) |
$ |
(4,441,465 |
) |
Other expense |
|
- |
|
|
506,639 |
|
Loss (gain) on derivative valuation |
|
(372,573 |
) |
|
401,782 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
4,765,203 |
|
|
3,538,569 |
|
Amortization of debt issuance costs |
|
202,621 |
|
|
146,745 |
|
Above and below-market lease amortization, net |
|
262,711 |
|
|
(2,873 |
) |
Straight line rent, net |
|
(27,766 |
) |
|
64,572 |
|
Adjustments to net loss |
$ |
4,830,196 |
|
$ |
4,655,434 |
|
Adjusted Funds From Operations |
$ |
(42,692 |
) |
$ |
213,969 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Dead deal expense |
$ |
35,873 |
|
$ |
109,569 |
|
Non-cash stock compensation |
|
379,739 |
|
|
382,002 |
|
Adjustments to Adjusted Funds From Operations |
$ |
415,612 |
|
$ |
491,571 |
|
Core Adjusted Funds From Operations |
$ |
372,920 |
|
$ |
705,540 |
|
Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”)
In April 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”) was enacted into law. The JOBS Act provides, among other things, exemptions for emerging growth companies from certain financial disclosure and governance requirements for up to five years.
In general, under the JOBS Act a company is an emerging growth company if its initial public offering (“IPO”) of common equity securities was effected after December 8, 2011 and meets certain qualification criteria. We currently qualify as an emerging growth company, but will no longer qualify after the earliest of:
As an emerging growth company, we are eligible to not obtain an auditor attestation on our internal control over financial reporting and to provide limited executive compensation information.
In addition, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standard. The decision by companies to “opt out” of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards is irrevocable. We did not opt out of the JOBS Act extended accounting transition period. We intend to take advantage of any of the extended transition periods provided by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") for complying with new or revised accounting standards.
To the extent we take advantage of the reduced disclosure requirements for EGCs, investors may be less likely to invest in us or may view our shares as a riskier investment than a similarly situated company that does not take advantage of these provisions.
47
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to make disclosures under this item.
48
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
49
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Generation Income Properties, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Generation Income Properties, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in equity, redeemed preferred stock, and redeemable non-controlling interests, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the entity’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the entity’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the "PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ CohnReznick, LLP
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2024.
New York, New York
March 28, 2025
50
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Generation Income Properties, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Generation Income Properties, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations, of changes in equity, redeemable preferred stock, and redeemable non-controlling interests, and of cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern Matter
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has incurred recurring losses and does not have sufficient current and anticipated liquidity to fulfill its liabilities, which raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ MaloneBailey, LLP
www.malonebailey.com
We served as the Company's auditor from 2015 through 2024.
Houston, Texas
April 8, 2024
51
Generation Income Properties, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
As of December 31, |
|
As of December 31, |
|
||
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||
Assets |
|
|
|
|
||
Investments in real estate |
|
|
|
|
||
Land |
$ |
23,288,811 |
|
$ |
21,996,902 |
|
Building and site improvements |
|
67,647,250 |
|
|
71,621,499 |
|
Acquired tenant improvements |
|
2,384,076 |
|
|
2,072,205 |
|
Acquired lease intangible assets |
|
10,504,740 |
|
|
10,571,331 |
|
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
(12,462,091 |
) |
|
(8,855,332 |
) |
Net real estate investments |
|
91,362,786 |
|
|
97,406,605 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
612,939 |
|
|
3,117,446 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
34,500 |
|
|
34,500 |
|
Deferred rent asset |
|
331,837 |
|
|
1,106,191 |
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
140,528 |
|
|
139,941 |
|
Accounts receivable |
|
48,118 |
|
|
241,166 |
|
Escrow deposits and other assets |
|
1,233,123 |
|
|
493,393 |
|
Held for sale assets |
|
6,732,001 |
|
|
- |
|
Right of use asset, net |
|
6,067,958 |
|
|
6,152,174 |
|
Total Assets |
$ |
106,563,790 |
|
$ |
108,691,416 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Liabilities and Equity |
|
|
|
|
||
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
||
Accounts payable |
$ |
171,262 |
|
$ |
406,772 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
1,127,896 |
|
|
688,146 |
|
Accrued expense - related party |
|
683,347 |
|
|
683,347 |
|
Acquired lease intangible liabilities, net |
|
1,036,274 |
|
|
1,016,260 |
|
Insurance payable |
|
40,835 |
|
|
34,966 |
|
Deferred rent liability |
|
176,017 |
|
|
260,942 |
|
Lease liability, net |
|
6,464,901 |
|
|
6,415,041 |
|
Other payable - related party |
|
- |
|
|
1,809,840 |
|
Loan payable - related party |
|
5,500,000 |
|
|
5,500,000 |
|
Mortgage loans, net of unamortized debt discount of $1,103,336 and $1,326,362 at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and debt issuance costs |
|
58,340,234 |
|
|
56,817,310 |
|
Derivative liabilities |
|
169,685 |
|
|
537,424 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
73,710,451 |
|
|
74,170,048 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests |
|
26,664,545 |
|
|
18,812,423 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Preferred Stock - Series A Redeemable Preferred stock, net, |
|
|
|
|
||
$0.01 par value, 2,400,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2,400,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023 with liquidation preferences of $5 per share |
|
- |
|
|
11,637,616 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Stockholders' Equity |
|
|
|
|
||
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 5,443,188 and 2,620,707 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively |
|
54,431 |
|
|
26,207 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
29,019,047 |
|
|
18,472,049 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
(23,277,545 |
) |
|
(14,833,058 |
) |
Total Generation Income Properties, Inc. Stockholders' Equity |
|
5,795,933 |
|
|
3,665,198 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Non-Controlling Interest |
|
392,861 |
|
|
406,131 |
|
Total equity |
|
6,188,794 |
|
|
4,071,329 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total Liabilities and Equity |
$ |
106,563,790 |
|
$ |
108,691,416 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Generation Income Properties, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Operations
|
Period ended December 31 and December 31, |
|
||||
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
||
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
||
Rental income |
$ |
9,510,791 |
|
$ |
7,593,564 |
|
Other income |
|
251,845 |
|
|
39,036 |
|
Total revenue |
|
9,762,636 |
|
|
7,632,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
||
General and administrative expense |
|
2,109,271 |
|
|
1,734,134 |
|
Building expenses |
|
2,673,624 |
|
|
1,699,200 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
4,765,203 |
|
|
3,538,569 |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
4,286,546 |
|
|
2,744,406 |
|
Compensation costs |
|
1,060,336 |
|
|
1,372,539 |
|
Total expenses |
|
14,894,980 |
|
|
11,088,848 |
|
Operating loss |
|
(5,132,344 |
) |
|
(3,456,248 |
) |
Other expense |
|
- |
|
|
(506,639 |
) |
Gain on derivative valuation |
|
372,573 |
|
|
(401,782 |
) |
Income on investment in tenancy-in-common |
|
- |
|
|
32,773 |
|
Dead deal expense |
|
(35,873 |
) |
|
(109,569 |
) |
Loss on held for sale asset valuation |
|
(77,244 |
) |
|
- |
|
Net loss |
|
(4,872,888 |
) |
|
(4,441,465 |
) |
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests |
|
3,476,599 |
|
|
1,275,797 |
|
Net loss attributable to Generation Income Properties, Inc. |
|
(8,349,487 |
) |
|
(5,717,262 |
) |
Less: Preferred stock dividends |
|
95,000 |
|
|
475,000 |
|
Net loss attributable to common shareholders |
|
(8,444,487 |
) |
|
(6,192,262 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total Weighted Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding – Basic & Diluted |
|
5,163,956 |
|
|
2,520,437 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Basic & Diluted Loss Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders |
$ |
(1.64 |
) |
$ |
(2.46 |
) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Generation Income Properties Inc |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, Redeemable Preferred Stock, and Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
Common Stock |
|
Additional |
|
Accumulated Deficit |
|
Stockholders' Equity |
|
Non-Controlling Interest |
|
Total Equity |
|
Redeemable Preferred Stock |
|
Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests |
|
|||||||||||
|
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2022 |
|
2,501,644 |
|
|
25,016 |
|
|
19,307,518 |
|
|
(8,640,796 |
) |
|
10,691,738 |
|
|
445,035 |
|
|
11,136,773 |
|
|
- |
|
|
5,789,731 |
|
Restricted stock compensation |
|
98,593 |
|
|
986 |
|
|
381,016 |
|
|
- |
|
|
382,002 |
|
|
- |
|
|
382,002 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
Cashless exercise of warrants |
|
20,470 |
|
|
205 |
|
|
(205 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
Issuance of Preferred Stock |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
11,637,616 |
|
|
- |
|
Issuance of Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
17,100,000 |
|
Redemption of Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(4,579,299 |
) |
Distribution on Non-Controlling Interests |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(11,376 |
) |
|
(11,376 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(801,334 |
) |
Dividends on preferred stock |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
(475,000 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
Dividends paid on common stock |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(1,216,280 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(1,216,280 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(1,216,280 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
Net (loss) income for the period |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(6,192,262 |
) |
|
(6,192,262 |
) |
|
(27,528 |
) |
|
(6,219,790 |
) |
|
475,000 |
|
|
1,303,325 |
|
Balance, December 31, 2023 |
|
2,620,707 |
|
|
26,207 |
|
|
18,472,049 |
|
|
(14,833,058 |
) |
|
3,665,198 |
|
|
406,131 |
|
|
4,071,329 |
|
|
11,637,616 |
|
|
18,812,423 |
|
Restricted stock compensation |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
379,739 |
|
|
- |
|
|
379,739 |
|
|
- |
|
|
379,739 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
Stock issuance costs |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(282,619 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(282,619 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(282,619 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
Cashless exercise of warrants |
|
7,884 |
|
|
79 |
|
|
(79 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
Insider purchase of shares |
|
20,000 |
|
|
200 |
|
|
(200 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
Conversion of preferred stock to Common stock |
|
2,794,597 |
|
|
27,946 |
|
|
11,609,670 |
|
|
- |
|
|
11,637,616 |
|
|
- |
|
|
11,637,616 |
|
|
(11,637,616 |
) |
|
- |
|
Issuance of Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
5,580,000 |
|
Distribution on Non-Controlling Interests |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(5,688 |
) |
|
(5,688 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(1,212,059 |
) |
Dividends on preferred stock |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(95,000 |
) |
|
- |
|
Dividends paid on common stock |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(1,159,514 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(1,159,514 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(1,159,514 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
Net (loss) income for the period |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(8,444,487 |
) |
|
(8,444,487 |
) |
|
(7,582 |
) |
|
(8,452,069 |
) |
|
95,000 |
|
|
3,484,181 |
|
Balance, December 31, 2024 |
|
5,443,188 |
|
|
54,432 |
|
|
29,019,047 |
|
|
(23,277,545 |
) |
|
5,795,933 |
|
|
392,861 |
|
|
6,188,794 |
|
|
- |
|
|
26,664,545 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Generation Income Properties, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
55
|
|
Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
|
||||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net loss |
|
$ |
(4,872,888 |
) |
$ |
(4,441,465 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Depreciation of building and site improvements |
|
|
2,942,893 |
|
|
2,168,146 |
|
Amortization of acquired tenant improvements |
|
|
345,658 |
|
|
188,586 |
|
Amortization of in-place leases |
|
|
1,476,650 |
|
|
1,181,837 |
|
Amortization of above market leases |
|
|
407,083 |
|
|
169,784 |
|
Amortization of below market leases |
|
|
(143,641 |
) |
|
(171,925 |
) |
Amortization of above market ground lease |
|
|
(731 |
) |
|
(732 |
) |
Amortization of debt issuance costs |
|
|
202,621 |
|
|
146,745 |
|
Restricted stock unit compensation |
|
|
379,739 |
|
|
382,002 |
|
Non-cash ground lease expense |
|
|
84,216 |
|
|
80,488 |
|
Income on investment in tenancy-in-common |
|
|
- |
|
|
(32,773 |
) |
Dead deal expense |
|
|
35,873 |
|
|
109,569 |
|
(Loss) gain on derivative valuation, net |
|
|
(372,573 |
) |
|
401,782 |
|
Loss on held for sale asset valuation |
|
|
77,244 |
|
|
- |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Accounts receivable |
|
|
193,048 |
|
|
(145,103 |
) |
Escrow and other assets |
|
|
(734,895 |
) |
|
(173,510 |
) |
Deferred rent asset |
|
|
774,354 |
|
|
(817,394 |
) |
Prepaid expenses |
|
|
(36,460 |
) |
|
(116,868 |
) |
Accounts payable |
|
|
(235,510 |
) |
|
233,311 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
534,746 |
|
|
227,522 |
|
Accrued expenses - related party |
|
|
- |
|
|
554,446 |
|
Lease liability |
|
|
49,860 |
|
|
58,753 |
|
Deferred rent liability |
|
|
(84,925 |
) |
|
9,144 |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
1,022,362 |
|
|
12,345 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Purchase of land, buildings, other tangible and intangible assets |
|
|
(5,773,323 |
) |
|
(31,956,583 |
) |
Purchase of remaining tenancy-in-common interest |
|
|
- |
|
|
(1,358,391 |
) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(5,773,323 |
) |
|
(33,314,974 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Proceeds from issuance of redeemable non-controlling interests |
|
|
5,580,000 |
|
|
17,100,000 |
|
Redemption of redeemable non-controlling interests |
|
|
- |
|
|
(4,579,299 |
) |
Proceeds from issuance on loan payable - related party |
|
|
- |
|
|
4,000,000 |
|
Repayment of other payable - related party |
|
|
(1,809,840 |
) |
|
(777,460 |
) |
Mortgage loan borrowings |
|
|
2,217,350 |
|
|
21,000,000 |
|
Mortgage loan repayments |
|
|
(897,047 |
) |
|
(886,927 |
) |
Equity issuance costs |
|
|
(282,650 |
) |
|
(362,384 |
) |
Debt issuance costs |
|
|
- |
|
|
(371,959 |
) |
Insurance financing borrowings |
|
|
400,889 |
|
|
368,939 |
|
Insurance financing repayments |
|
|
(395,021 |
) |
|
(380,341 |
) |
Distribution on non-controlling interests |
|
|
(1,217,747 |
) |
|
(812,710 |
) |
Dividends paid on preferred stock |
|
|
(190,000 |
) |
|
(380,000 |
) |
Dividends paid on common stock |
|
|
(1,159,481 |
) |
|
(1,216,280 |
) |
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
2,246,453 |
|
|
32,701,579 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(2,504,507 |
) |
|
(601,050 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash - beginning of period |
|
|
3,151,946 |
|
|
3,752,996 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash - end of period |
|
$ |
647,439 |
|
$ |
3,151,946 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
CASH TRANSACTIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Interest paid |
|
$ |
4,002,922 |
|
$ |
2,445,585 |
|
NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Accrual of preferred stock dividend |
|
|
- |
|
|
95,000 |
|
Assumption of loan in connection with purchase of remaining tenancy-in-common interest |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
1,695,573 |
|
Conversion of Preferred Stock into Common Stock |
|
$ |
11,637,616 |
|
$ |
- |
|
Stock issued for cashless exercise of Investor Warrants |
|
$ |
79 |
|
$ |
205 |
|
Deferred distribution on redeemable non-controlling interests |
|
|
2,805,204 |
|
$ |
501,991 |
|
Gain on change in fair value of derivative instrument |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
- |
|
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Issuance of Preferred Stock for Modiv acquisition |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
12,000,000 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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GENERATION INCOME PROPERTIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 – Nature of Operations
Generation Income Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed as a Maryland corporation in September 2015. The Company is an internally managed real estate investment company focused on acquiring and managing income-producing retail, office and industrial properties net leased to high quality tenants in major markets throughout the United States.
The Company formed Generation Income Properties L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) in October 2015. Substantially all of the Company’s assets are held by, and operations are conducted through the Operating Partnership. The Company is the general partner of the Operating Partnership and as of December 31, 2024 owned 88.9% of the outstanding common units of the Operating Partnership. The Company formed a Maryland entity GIP REIT OP Limited LLC in 2018 that owns 0.002% of the Operating Partnership.
The Company places each property in a separate entity which may have a Redeemable Non-Controlling interest as a member.
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company, the Operating Partnership, and their controlled subsidiaries on a consolidated basis owned 27 and 26 properties, respectively.
Management’s Liquidity Plans
In accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 205, Presentation of Financial Statements, management is required to assess a company's ability to continue as going concern within one year from financial statement issuance and to provide related footnote disclosures in certain circumstances. Management’s analysis can only include the potential mitigating impact of management’s plans that have not been fully implemented as of the issuance date if (a) it is probable that management’s plans will be effectively implemented on a timely basis, and (b) it is probable that the plans, when implemented, will alleviate the relevant conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. This presentation contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business and does not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of the uncertainties described below.
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, the Company generated positive operating cash flows of $1,022,362 and had cash on hand of $647,439 as of December 31, 2024. As a result of our recurring losses, our projected cash requirement to cover operating needs, and our current liquidity, management's plans have comprised refinancing and extending terms for preferred equity and loans and optimizing portfolio assets and divesting where property performance has not met management objectives or where market conditions provide favorable opportunities. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern has been improved upon by implementing and executing management’s plan, and the Company’s liquidity and profitability has continued to improve, accordingly.
Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP.
The Company adopted the calendar year as its basis of reporting. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations.
Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Generation Income Properties, Inc. and the Operating Partnership and all of the direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership and the Company’s subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of all entities in which the Company has a controlling financial interest. The ownership interests of other investors in these entities are recorded as non-controlling interests or redeemable non-controlling interest. Non-controlling interests are adjusted each period for additional contributions, distributions, and the allocation of net income or loss attributable to the non-controlling interests. Investments in entities for which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over, but does not have financial or operating control, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting.
58
Accordingly, only the Company’s share of the earnings (or losses) of these entities are included in consolidated net income or loss.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of commitments and contingent assets and liabilities, at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. It is possible that the estimates and assumptions that have been utilized in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements could change significantly if economic conditions were to weaken.
Cash
The Company considers all demand deposits, cashier’s checks and money market accounts to be cash equivalents. Amounts included in restricted cash represent funds held by the Company related to tenant escrow reimbursements and immediate repair reserve. The following table provides a reconciliation of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash that sums to the total of those amounts at the end of the periods presented on the Company’s accompanying Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
|
As of December 31, |
|
|
As of December 31, |
|
||
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
612,939 |
|
|
$ |
3,117,446 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
34,500 |
|
|
|
34,500 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash |
$ |
647,439 |
|
|
$ |
3,151,946 |
|
Deferred Financing Costs
During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company expensed $0 of stock issuance costs. The Company amortized debt issuance costs to interest expense during the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 of $202,621 and $146,745, respectively. The Company paid debt issuance costs for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 of $28,903 and $371,959, respectively.
Revenue Recognition
The Company leases real estate to its tenants under long-term net leases which the Company accounts for as operating leases. Those leases that have fixed and determinable rent increases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. In addition to straight-line rents, deferred rent liability includes prepaid rent of the following:
|
As of December 31, |
|
|
As of December 31, |
|
||
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Prepaid Rent |
$ |
196,442 |
|
|
$ |
280,332 |
|
The Company reviews the collectability of charges under its tenant operating leases on a regular basis, taking into consideration changes in factors such as the tenant’s payment history, the financial condition of the tenant, business conditions in the industry in which the tenant operates and economic conditions in the area where the property is located. In the event that collectability exists with respect to any tenant changes, the Company would recognize an adjustment to rental income. The Company’s review of collectability of charges under its operating leases includes any accrued rental revenues related to the straight-line rents. There were no allowances for tenant receivables recorded during the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
The Company’s leases provide for reimbursement from tenants for common area maintenance (“CAM”), insurance, real estate taxes and other operating expenses. A portion of our operating cost reimbursement revenue is estimated each period and is recognized as rental income in the period the recoverable costs are incurred and accrued.
The Company often recognizes above- and below-market lease intangibles in connection with acquisitions of real estate. The capitalized above- and below-market lease intangibles are amortized over the remaining term of the related leases.
59
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company records all equity-based incentive grants to employees and non-employee members of the Company’s Board of Directors in compensation costs in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations based on their fair values determined on the date of grant. Stock-based compensation expense, reduced for estimated forfeitures, is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award, which is generally the vesting term of the outstanding equity awards.
Investments in Real Estate – Operating Properties
Acquisitions of real estate are recorded at cost. The Company assigns the purchase price of real estate to tangible and intangible assets and liabilities based on fair value. Tangible assets consist of land, buildings, site improvements and tenant improvements. Intangible assets and liabilities consist of the value of in-place leases and above or below market leases assumed with the acquisition. At the time of acquisition, the Company assesses whether the purchase of the real estate falls within the definition of a business under FASB ASC 805, Business Combinations, and to date has concluded that all asset transactions are asset acquisitions. Therefore, each acquisition has been recorded at the purchase price whereas assets and liabilities, inclusive of closing costs, are allocated to land, building, site improvements, tenant improvements and intangible assets and liabilities based upon their relative fair values at the date of acquisition.
The fair value of the in-place leases are estimated as the cost to replace the leases including loss of rent, commissions and legal fees. The in-place leases are amortized over the remaining team of the leases as amortization expense. The fair value of the above- or below- market lease is estimated as the present value of the difference between the contractual amount to be paid pursuant to the in-place lease and the estimated current market lease rate expected over the remaining non-cancelable life of the lease. The capitalized above or below market lease values are amortized as a decrease or increase to rental income over the remaining term of the lease inclusive of the renewal option periods that are considered probable at acquisition.
Intangible assets and liabilities consist of the value of in-place leases and above- and below- market leases assumed with the acquisition. At the time of acquisition, the Company assesses whether the purchase of the real estate falls within the definition of a business under FASB ASC 805, Business Combinations, and to date has concluded that all asset transactions are asset acquisitions. Therefore, each acquisition has been recorded at the purchase price whereas assets and liabilities, inclusive of closing costs, are allocated to land, building, site improvements, tenant improvements and intangible assets and liabilities based upon their relative fair values at the date of acquisition.
Real Estate Held for Sale
Management evaluates portfolio assets periodically for market alignment and value contribution. Assets identified for disposition are accounted as held for sale when certain criteria have been met, and management believes it is probable that the disposition will occur within one year. Properties are held for sale for a period longer than one year if events or circumstances out of the Company’s control occur that delay the sale and while management continues to be committed to the plan of sale and is performing actions necessary to respond to the conditions causing the delay the properties held for sale remain salable in their current condition. Assets that are classified as held for sale are recorded at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value, less cost to sell, and depreciation and amortization are no longer recognized. Held for sale properties are evaluated quarterly to ensure that properties continue to meet the held for sale criteria. If properties are required to be reclassified from held for sale to held for use due to changes to a plan of sale, they are recorded at the lower of fair value or the carrying amount before the property was classified as held for sale, adjusted for any depreciation and amortization expense that would have been recognized had the property been continuously classified as held and used. Impairments are measured to the extent the current book value exceeds the estimated fair value of the asset less disposition costs for any assets classified as held for sale.
Properties that do not meet the held for sale criteria are accounted for as operating properties. As of December 31, 2024, the property at 15091 SW Alabama 20, LLC is recorded as held for sale and is expected to be divested during the second quarter of 2025. The aforementioned property had previously been recorded as held for sale under a PSA with a different buyer at a sales price of $6.15 million, which resulted in a $1.1 million impairment loss in the quarter ended March 31, 2024. That sale was not consummated. Under the currently active PSA, the sale price of $7.2 million, would allow for the recapture of approximately $1 million of the previously recorded unrealized loss. Accordingly, the Company has adjusted the held for sale entry and has recorded a net unrealized loss of approximately $80,000 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Depreciation Expense
Real estate and related assets are stated net of accumulated depreciation. Renovations, replacements and other expenditures that improve or extend the life of assets are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Expenditures for ordinary maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the buildings, which are generally between 15 and 50 years, and site improvements, which are generally between 5 to 9 years. Tenant improvements are amortized over the lease terms of the tenants, which is generally between 2 and 10 years, with two tenant improvements amortized over 27 years.
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Lease Liabilities
The Company has a certain property within its portfolio that is on land subject to a ground lease with a third party, which is classified as an operating lease. Accordingly, the Company owns only a long-term leasehold in this property. The building and improvements constructed on the leased land are capitalized as investment in real estate in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and are depreciated over the shorter of the useful life of the improvements or the lease term.
Under FASB ASC 842, Leases, the Company recognizes a Lease liability on its Consolidated Balance Sheets for its ground lease and corresponding Right of use asset related to this same ground lease which is classified as an operating lease. A key input in estimating the Lease liability and resulting Right of use asset is establishing the discount rate in the lease, which since the rate implicit in the contract is not readily determinable, requires additional inputs for the longer-term ground lease, including mortgage market-based interest rates that correspond with the remaining term of the lease, the Company's credit spread, and the payment terms present in the lease. This discount rate is applied to the remaining unpaid minimum rental payments for the lease to measure the Lease liability.
Impairments on real estate investments and acquired lease intangibles
The Company reviews real estate investments and related acquired lease intangibles, for possible impairment by applying FASB ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment, when certain events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable through operations plus estimated disposition proceeds. Events or changes in circumstances that may become impairment indicators are, but not limited to, significant changes in real estate market conditions, estimated residual values, and an expectation to sell assets before the end of the previously estimated life.
There were no impairments during the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
The valuation of impaired assets is determined using valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis, analysis of recent comparable sales transactions, and purchase offers received from third parties, which are Level 3 inputs. The Company may consider a single valuation technique or multiple valuation techniques, as appropriate, when estimating the fair value of its real estate. Estimating future cash flows is highly subjective and estimates can differ materially from actual results.
Impairment of Equity Method Investees
A loss in value of investments in real estate partnerships, which are accounted under the equity method of accounting, other than a temporary decline, must be recognized in the period in which the loss occurs. If the Company identifies events or circumstances that indicate that the value of the Company's investment may be impaired, it evaluates the investment by calculating the estimated fair value of the investment by discounting estimated future cash flows over the expected term of the investment. There were no such impairments in the Company's investment holdings during the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Income Taxes
The Company elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under Section 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) commencing with our taxable year ending December 31, 2021. To continue to qualify as a REIT, the Company must meet certain organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement to distribute at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. As a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to federal corporate income tax on that portion of its taxable income that is currently distributed to stockholders. Accordingly, the only provision for federal income taxes in the accompanying consolidated financial statements relates to the Company's consolidated taxable REIT subsidiary of which no income was generated during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
The Company also recognizes liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits which are recognized if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is not more-likely-than-not that the positions will be sustained on examination, including resolution of the related processes, if any. As of each balance sheet date, unrecognized benefits are reassessed and adjusted if the Company’s judgment changes as a result of new information. No liability for unrecognized tax benefits was recorded as of December 31, 2024 and 2023. At December 31, 2024, the Company's tax returns for the years 2020 forward remain subject to examination by the major tax jurisdictions under the statute of limitations.
Earnings per Share
In accordance with FASB ASC 260, basic earnings/loss per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net loss attributable to the Company that is available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, excluding the effects of restricted stock-based compensation awards.
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Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential of shares of common stock outstanding during the period including stock warrants, using the treasury stock method (by using the average stock price for the period to determine the number of shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise of warrants), and convertible debt, using the if-converted method. Diluted EPS excludes all potentially dilutive securities such as warrants, options, restricted stock, and restricted stock units if their effect is anti-dilutive. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the total number of common stock equivalents was 891,012 and 989,716, respectively, and composed of stock warrants and unvested restricted shares. The Company incurred a net loss for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively and therefore, basic and diluted earnings per share for those periods are the same because all potential common equivalent shares would be antidilutive.
Segment Reporting
In accordance with ASU 2023-07, which we adopted in our fiscal year 2024, the Company is required to disclose certain financial reporting in relation to operating segments, even if it has a single operating and reportable segment. The Company engages in a single business operating segment: leasing our property to our tenants. The chief operating decision maker reviews economic data at the real estate portfolio level and allocates resources on the basis of reviewing financial results for the consolidated entity and uses consolidated net loss as the primary measure of profit (loss) for the single reportable segment.
The Company is a real estate investment trust focused on acquiring, managing and divesting of income-producing retail, office, and industrial properties leased to high quality tenants under net operating leases. All of the properties are subject to net or similar leases, where the tenant bears all or substantially all of the costs, including cost increases, for real estate taxes, utilities, insurance and ordinary repairs. All of the properties are located in the United States of America and operate within a comparable regulatory environment.
The Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The CODM reviews the business on a consolidated basis to assess performance and make operating decisions. The Company has only one operating segment because of its organizational and management structure, as well as the information used by the CODM to make decisions about resource allocation and assess performance, which is the consolidated financial statements.
The CODM uses consolidated net loss and net loss attributable to common shareholders, as reported on the consolidated statements of operations, as a primary measure when determining where to make investments in accordance with the Company’s investment strategies. The CODM manages the business using consolidated expense categories as reported on the consolidated statements of operations, including analysis comparing such expense categories to their forecasted amounts for the single operating segment when making decisions about the allocation of operating and capital resources. Details of the Company's assets provided to the CODM are consistent with those reported on the consolidated balance sheets with particular emphasis on the Company’s available liquidity, including its cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and liabilities.
Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivatives are recorded at fair value on the balance sheet as assets or liabilities. The valuation of derivative instruments requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the fair value of the instruments. Fair values of our derivatives are estimated by pricing models that consider the forward yield curves and discount rates. Such amounts and the recognition of such amounts are subject to estimates that may change in the future. See Note 12 for additional information.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. Therefore, a fair value measurement is determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, the Company uses a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs that are classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the Company's own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy). The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:
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Note 3 – Investments in Real Estate
Acquisitions:
On August 10, 2023, the Company and the Operating Partnership entered into a purchase agreement with Modiv, Inc., now known as Modiv Industrial, Inc. ("Modiv"), and certain of its indirect subsidiaries, pursuant to which the Operating Partnership purchased a 13-property portfolio of single tenant retail properties for $42,000,000 (the "Modiv Portfolio") and incurred closing costs of approximately $1.9 million. The purchase price consisted of $30,000,000 in cash and $12,000,000 a new series of preferred stock of the Company designated as Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock") issued to Modiv Operating Partnership, L.P ("Modiv OP"). The cash portion of the purchase price was financed with a combination of (i) cash on hand, (ii) a new $21.0 million secured debt facility from Valley National Bank (Valley"), and (iii) a $12.0 million preferred equity investment by LC2-NNN Pref, LLC an affiliate of Loci Capital Partners (“LC2”).
The following table details the Modiv properties acquired during the twelve months ended December 31, 2023.
Land |
|
7,982,005 |
|
Building and site improvements |
|
29,426,578 |
|
Tenant improvements |
|
1,306,203 |
|
Acquired lease intangible assets |
|
5,764,762 |
|
Total real estate investments |
|
44,479,548 |
|
Less: Acquired lease intangible liabilities |
|
(548,944 |
) |
Total real estate investments, net |
|
43,930,604 |
|
On September 7, 2023, the Company entered into a purchase agreement pursuant to which the Company purchased the remaining tenancy-in-common ("TIC") interest in its Rockford, IL property leased by La-Z-Boy for $1,318,367 and incurred closing costs of $37,034 for total consideration of $1,355,401. The Company recorded the acquisition under the cost accumulation method. Upon completion of the acquisition of the Rockford TIC Interest, LC2 made an additional $2.1 million capital contribution.
|
La-Z-Boy - Rockford, IL |
|
|
Land |
|
1,437,353 |
|
Building and site improvements |
|
2,412,300 |
|
Tenant improvements |
|
33,497 |
|
Acquired lease intangible assets |
|
421,250 |
|
Total real estate investments |
|
4,304,400 |
|
On August 29, 2024, the Company acquired a 30,465 square foot retail property in Ames, Iowa for $5.6 million occupied by Best Buy with a remaining lease of approximately 6 years at an annual base rent of $405,470. Future minimum rent reflected in the table below, accordingly.
|
Best Buy |
|
|
Land |
$ |
2,032,016 |
|
Building and site improvements |
|
2,811,317 |
|
Acquired tenant improvements |
|
308,715 |
|
Acquired lease intangible assets |
|
574,710 |
|
Total real estate investments |
$ |
5,726,758 |
|
Note 4 – Acquired Lease Intangible Assets, net
Intangible assets, net is comprised of the following:
|
As of December 31, |
|
|
As of December 31, |
|
||
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Acquired lease intangible assets |
$ |
10,504,740 |
|
|
$ |
10,571,331 |
|
Accumulated amortization |
|
(3,821,035 |
) |
|
|
(2,581,586 |
) |
Acquired lease intangible assets, net |
$ |
6,683,705 |
|
|
$ |
7,989,745 |
|
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The acquired lease intangible assets balance as of December 31, 2024 consists of $8,847,484 in-place leases and $1,657,256 above market leases. The acquired lease intangible assets balance as of December 31, 2023 consists of $8,914,075 in-place leases and $1,657,256 above market leases.
The amortization for in-place assets for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $1,476,650 and $1,181,837, respectively. The amortization for above market leases for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $407,083 and $169,784, respectively.
The future amortization for intangible assets is listed below:
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As of December 31, |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
$ |
1,841,891 |
|
2026 |
|
1,713,593 |
|
2027 |
|
1,103,124 |
|
2028 |
|
843,763 |
|
2029 |
|
579,092 |
|
Thereafter |
|
602,242 |
|
|
$ |
6,683,705 |
|
Note 5 – Acquired Lease Intangible Liabilities, net
Acquired lease intangible liabilities are comprised of the following:
|
As of December 31, |
|
|
As of December 31, |
|
||
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Acquired lessor lease intangible liabilities |
$ |
1,468,695 |
|
|
$ |
1,304,309 |
|
Accumulated accretion to rental income |
|
(475,573 |
) |
|
|
(331,932 |
) |
Acquired lessor lease intangible liabilities, net |
$ |
993,122 |
|
|
$ |
972,377 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Acquired lessee lease intangible liabilities |
$ |
45,207 |
|
|
$ |
45,207 |
|
Accumulated amortization to offset building expenses |
|
(2,057 |
) |
|
|
(1,324 |
) |
Acquired lessee lease intangible liabilities, net |
$ |
43,150 |
|
|
$ |
43,883 |
|
The amortization for acquired lessor lease intangible liabilities for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $143,641 and $171,925, respectively. The future amortization for acquired lessor lease intangible liabilities is listed below:
|
As of December 31, |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
$ |
164,166 |
|
2026 |
|
149,611 |
|
2027 |
|
140,430 |
|
2028 |
|
139,988 |
|
2029 |
|
87,570 |
|
Thereafter |
|
311,357 |
|
|
$ |
993,122 |
|
The amortization for acquired lessee lease intangible liabilities for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $731 and 732, respectively. The future amortization for acquired lessee lease intangible liabilities is listed below:
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|
As of December 31, |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
$ |
731 |
|
2026 |
|
731 |
|
2027 |
|
731 |
|
2028 |
|
731 |
|
2029 |
|
731 |
|
Thereafter |
|
39,495 |
|
|
$ |
43,150 |
|
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Note 6 – Non-Controlling Interests
Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests (Temporary Equity)
Operating Unit Holders
LMB Owenton I LLC
As part of the Company’s acquisition of one property on January 14, 2022 for approximately $2,264,000 in Tampa, FL, the Operating Partnership entered into a contribution agreement with LMB Owenton I LLC that resulted in the issuance of 110,957 GIP LP Units at $10.00 per share for a total value of $1,109,570. After 24 months, the contribution agreement allows for the investor to require the Operating Partnership to redeem, all or a portion of its units for either (i) the Redemption Amount (within the meaning of the Partnership Agreement), or (ii) until forty nine (49) months from date of Closing, cash in an agreed-upon Value (within the meaning of the Partnership Agreement) of $10.00 per share. As such, the Company has determined this equity should be classified as temporary equity at redemption value. On February 7, 2023, the Operating Partnership entered into a Unit Issuance Agreement and Amendment to Contribution and Subscription Agreement with LMB Owenton I LLC in which the Operating Partnership and LMB Owenton I LLC agreed to delay the Contributor’s right to require the redemption of the Contributor’s GIP LP Units in the Operating Partnership until after 36 months on January 14th, 2025 and for a reduced redemption price of $7.15 per GIP LP Unit. Such agreement was made in consideration of the issuance to LMB Owenton I LLC of an additional 44,228 GIP LP Units in the Operating Partnership, resulting in Contributor owning an aggregate of 155,185 GIP LP Units in the Operating Partnership at redemption value of $1,109,570 as of December 31, 2024.
Norfolk, VA Partnership
As part of the Company’s acquisition of two properties for approximately $19,134,400 on September 30, 2019 in Norfolk, Virginia, the "Norfolk, Virginia properties", the Operating Partnership entered into contribution agreements with two entities (Greenwal, L.C. and Riverside Crossing, L.C.) that resulted in the issuance of 349,913 common units in the Operating Partnership at $20.00 per share for a total value of $6,998,251. Greenwal, L.C and Riverside Crossing, L.C. have since been dissolved and the common units were then directly owned by the former members of the two entities. Beginning on the first anniversary of the closing, the contribution agreements allowed for the two investors to require the Operating Partnership to redeem all or a portion of its units for either (i) the Redemption Amount (within the meaning of the Operating Partnership’s Partnership Agreement), or (ii) until forty-nine (49) months from date of closing, cash in an agreed-upon Value (within the meaning of the Operating Partnership’s Partnership Agreement) of $20.00 per share, as set forth on the Notice of Redemption. As such, the Company has determined their equity should be classified as a temporary equity at redemption value. On March 21, 2022, the Company received notice from an Operating Partnership common unit holder to redeem 10,166 units at $20.00 per unit for a total of $203,326 and paid the unit holder on June 24, 2022. On April 25, 2022, the Company received notice from another Operating Partnership common unit holder to redeem 10,166 units at $20 per unit for a total of $203,326 and paid the unit holder on July 25, 2022. On July 20, 2022, the Company received a notice of redemption from an Operating Partnership common unit holder exercising his right to redeem 25,000 units at $20 per unit and such notice further stated the unit holder’s intent to redeem his remaining 180,615 units in the Operating Partnership before October 31, 2023. On August 9, 2022, the Company and Operating Partnership entered a Redemption Agreement with the unit holder providing for the revocation of his July 2022 redemption notice and providing that the his common units in the Operating Partnership would be redeemed by the Operating Partnership as follows: (i) on or before September 15, 2022, 16,250 of the units would be redeemed for an aggregate of $325,000 in cash (which is $20 per unit, as provided in the applicable Contribution Agreements) and 60,000 of the units would be redeemed in exchange for the issuance of 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, and (ii) the remaining 129,365 units would be redeemed for $20 per unit in cash in one tranche of 16,250 units on March 15, 2023 and five tranches of 22,623 units each on September 15, 2023, March 15, 2024, June 15, 2024, September 15, 2024, and December 15, 2024. As such, the Company recorded an other payable - related party in the amount of $2,912,300 upon execution of the Redemption Agreement entered into August 9, 2022 and continue to pay unit distributions on current units outstanding. As of December 31, 2024, the Company has paid off the full $2,912,300 and no outstanding balance remains. Additionally, on September 12, 2022, the Company issued 200,000 shares of common stock at $6.00 per share in accordance with the Redemption Agreement. On January 27, 2023, the remaining two partners from this original transaction redeemed a total of 123,965 units at $20 per unit in the aggregate amount of $2,479,299 and the Company funded the redemption obligations per the terms of the contribution agreement on February 9, 2023 using proceeds from new preferred equity agreements with Brown Family Enterprises, LLC. During the year ended December 31, 2023, we accrued approximately $506,000 relating to the potential reimbursement of federal, state and local income taxes incurred by a remaining partner in one of our partnerships pursuant to tax protection agreement and is included in Accrued Expense - Related Party on the face of the balance sheet as of December 31, 2024.
JCWC Funding, LLC
On June 27, 2024, the Operating Partnership and an accredited investor entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement (the “June 2024 Unit Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Operating Partnership issued and sold to the investor 500,000 Series A Preferred Units at a price of $5.00 per unit for an aggregate purchase price of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) in cash. Under the terms of the Series A Preferred Units, the investor will be paid cumulative cash distributions in the amount of $0.325 per Series A Preferred Unit per year, payable monthly in arrears, on or about the 15th day of each month.
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Each of the investor and the Operating Partnership will have the right to cause the Operating Partnership to redeem the Series A Preferred Units after two (2) years for cash in an amount equal to $5.15 per Series A Preferred Unit plus any accrued but unpaid Series A Preferred Return, provided that the Operating Partnership may (with the prior written consent of the investor) cause the redemption price to be satisfied by the issuance of a number of shares of common stock of the Company equal to the number of Series A Preferred Units being redeemed multiplied by 1.03 plus any accrued but unpaid Series A Preferred Return. If the Operating Partnership fails to declare and pay the Series A Preferred Return for a period of three consecutive months, the investor may exercise the foregoing redemption right within the 30-day period following such failure.
Preferred Equity Partners
Brown Family Trust and Brown Family Enterprises, LLC
As part of the Company’s acquisition of a property for approximately $1,737,800 in Manteo, NC, one of the Company’s operating subsidiaries entered into a preferred equity agreement with Brown Family Trust on February 11, 2021 pursuant to which the Company’s subsidiary received a capital contribution of $500,000. The Operating Partnership is the general manager of the subsidiary while Brown Family Trust is a preferred equity member. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company is required to pay the preferred equity member a 9% internal rate of return ("IRR") on a monthly basis. After 24 months, the Brown Family Trust has the right to redeem and the Operating Partnership has the right to call the preferred equity at redemption value. Because of the redemption right, the non-controlling interest was presented as temporary equity at redemption value. On August 10, 2023, the Company exercised its right to call the preferred equity at redemption value and redeemed the preferred equity upon payment of the original capital contribution plus accrued and deferred interest.
On February 8, 2023, the Operating Partnership entered into new Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreements for the Norfolk, Virginia properties, GIPVA 2510 Walmer Ave, LLC ("GIPVA 2510") and GIPVA 130 Corporate Blvd, LLC ("GIPVA 130"), in which the Operating Partnership, as the sole member of GIPVA 2510 and GIPVA 130, admitted a new preferred member, Brown Family Enterprises, LLC, through the issuance of preferred membership interests in the form of Class A Preferred Units of GIPVA 2510 and GIPVA 130. GIPVA 2510 and GIPVA 130 (the “Virginia SPEs”) hold the Company’s Norfolk, Virginia properties. In addition, both of the Virginia SPEs and Brown Family Enterprises, LLC entered into Unit Purchase Agreements in which GIPVA 2510 issued and sold 180,000 Class A Preferred Units at a price of $10.00 per unit for an aggregate price of $1,800,000, and GIPVA 130 issued and sold 120,000 Class A Preferred Units at a price of $10.00 per unit for an aggregate price of $1,200,000. The Operating Partnership is the general manager of the subsidiary while Brown Family Enterprises, LLC is a preferred equity member. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company is required to pay the preferred equity member a 7% IRR paid on a monthly basis and will share in 16% of the equity in each of the Virginia SPEs upon a capital transaction resulting in distributable proceeds. On July 25, 2024, we entered into First Amendments to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreements, dated as of February 8, 2023, for each of these entities revising the redemption date from February 8, 2025 to February 8, 2027. Because of the redemption right, the non-controlling interest is presented as temporary equity at an aggregated redemption value of $3,000,000 as of December 31, 2024.
Irby Prop Partners
As part of the Company’s acquisition of a property for approximately $1,757,300 in Plant City, FL, one of the Company’s operating subsidiaries entered into a preferred equity agreement with Irby Prop Partners on April 21, 2021 pursuant to which the Company’s subsidiary received a capital contribution of $950,000. The Operating Partnership is the general manager of the subsidiary while Irby Prop Partners is a preferred equity member. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company is required to pay the preferred equity member a 12% total IRR of which 8% IRR is paid on a monthly basis and 4% IRR is deferred. After 24 months, Irby Prop Partners has the right to redeem the preferred equity at redemption value plus any deferred interest accrued and the Operating Partnership has the right to call the preferred equity at redemption value. Because of the redemption right, the non-controlling interest was presented as temporary equity at redemption value. On August 10, 2023, the Company exercised its right to call the preferred equity at redemption value and redeemed the preferred equity upon payment of the original capital contribution plus accrued and deferred interest.
Richard Hornstrom
As part of the Company’s investment in a tenancy-in-common for approximately $724,800 in Rockford, IL, one of the Company’s operating subsidiaries entered into a preferred equity agreement with Richard Hornstrom on August 2, 2021 pursuant to which the Company’s subsidiary received a capital contribution of $650,000. The Operating Partnership is the general manager of the subsidiary while Richard Hornstrom is a preferred equity member. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company is required to pay the preferred equity member a 12% total IRR of which 8% IRR is paid on a monthly basis and 4% IRR is deferred. After 24 months, Richard Hornstrom has the right to redeem the preferred equity at redemption value plus any deferred interest accrued and the Operating Partnership has the right to call the preferred equity at redemption value. Because of the redemption right, the non-controlling interest was presented as temporary equity at redemption value. On August 10, 2023, the Company exercised its right to call the preferred equity at redemption value and redeemed the preferred equity upon payment of the original capital contribution plus accrued and deferred interest.
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Each of the preferred members described above may redeem their interest on or after the Redemption date (second year anniversary of the closing of the acquisition), at the discretion of such preferred member, as applicable, all or a portion thereof, of such preferred member’s pro-rata share of the redemption value in the form of the units of the Operating Partnership ("GIP LP Units"). Such GIP LP Units shall be subject to all such restrictions, such as with respect to transferability, as reasonably imposed by the Operating Partnership. The number of GIP LP Units issued to any preferred member shall be determined by dividing the total amount of the redemption value that such preferred member shall receive in GIP LP Units by a 15% discount of the average 30-day market price of Generation Income Properties, Inc. common stock. GIP LP Units shall then be convertible into common stock of Generation Income Properties, Inc. on a 1:1 basis in accordance with the partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership. Additionally, the Operating Partnership has the right to redeem the preferred equity at redemption value with cash after the second year anniversary of the closing of the acquisition.
LC2-NNN Pref, LLC
In connection with the acquisition of the Modiv Portfolio, the Operating Partnership and LC2 entered into an Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement for GIP SPE (the “GIP SPE Operating Agreement”) pursuant to which LC2 made a $12.0 million initial capital contribution to GIP SPE, together with a commitment to make an additional $2.1 million contribution upon the satisfactory completion of the acquisition of a tenant-in-common interest held by a third party in the Company’s Rockford, Illinois property (the “LC2 Investment”). The Company completed the acquisition of such tenant-in-common interest on September 7, 2023, for a purchase price of $1.3 million and LC2 made the additional $2.1 million capital contribution on September 11, 2023. LC2 made the LC2 Investment in exchange for a preferred equity interest in GIP SPE (the “Preferred Interest”). The Preferred Interest has a cumulative accruing distribution preference of 15.5% per year, compounded monthly, a portion of which in the amount of 5% per annum (compounded monthly) is deemed to be the “current preferred return,” and the remainder of which in the amount of 10.5% per annum (compounded monthly) is deemed to be the “accrued preferred return.” The GIP SPE operating agreement provides that operating distributions by GIP SPE will be made first to LC2 to satisfy any accrued but unpaid current preferred return, with the balance being paid to the Operating Partnership, unless the “annualized debt yield” of GIP SPE is less than 10%, in which case the balance will be paid to LC2. For this purpose, “annualized debt yield” is calculated as the sum of senior debt and LC2 Investment divided by the trailing three-month annualized adjusted net operating income (as defined in the GIP SPE Operating Agreement) of GIP SPE. The GIP SPE Operating Agreement also provides that distributions from capital transactions will be paid first to LC2 to satisfy any accrued but unpaid preferred return, then to LC2 until the “Make-Whole Amount” (defined as the amount equal to 1.3 times the LC2 Investment) is reduced to zero, and then to the Operating Partnership.
The Preferred Interest is required to be redeemed in full by the Company on or before August 10, 2025 for a redemption amount equal to the greater of (i) the amount of the LC2 Investment plus the accrued preferred return, and (ii) the Make-Whole Amount. Upon a failure to timely redeem the Preferred Interest, the preferred return will accrue at an increased rate of 18% per annum, compounded monthly. The Company will have the right to extend the Mandatory Redemption Date for two consecutive 12-month extension periods, provided that (i) LC2 is paid an extension fee of 0.01% of the outstanding amount of the LC2 Investment for each such extension, (ii) the preferred return is increased from 15.5% to 18% of which the accrued preferred return is increased from 10.5% to 13%, (iii) the trailing 6-month annualized adjusted net operating income (as defined in the GIP SPE Operating Agreement) is in excess of $5.0 million, (iv) GIP SPE and its subsidiaries’ senior debt is extended through the end of the extension period, and there are no defaults under the GIP SPE Operating Agreement.
Under the GIP SPE Operating Agreement, GIP SPE is also required to pay to Loci Capital, an affiliate of LC2, an equity fee of 1.5% of the LC2 Investment, with 1% having been paid upon the execution and delivery of the GIP SPE Operating Agreement and the 0.5% payable upon redemption of the LC2 Investment.
During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company incurred $0 and $87,264 of issuance costs related to the issuance of the Preferred Interest. Because of the redemption right, the Preferred Interest is presented as temporary equity at redemption value of $14,100,000 plus accrued but unpaid preferred interest of $2,874,975 as of December 31, 2024.
Non-Controlling Interest (Permanent Equity)
GIP LP (Former GIP Fund 1 Members)
As part of the Company’s acquisition of one property on November 30, 2020 for $1,847,700 in Tampa, FL, the Operating Partnership entered into a contribution agreement with GIP Fund 1, LLC that resulted in the issuance of 24,309 GIP LP Units in the Operating Partnership at $20.00 per share for a total value of $486,180. At the time of the acquisition, the Company’s President owned 11% of GIP Fund 1. GIP Fund 1 has since been dissolved and the GIP Units are now directly owned by the former members of GIP Fund 1. After 12 months, the contribution agreement allows for the former members of GIP Fund 1 to require the Operating Partnership to redeem, all or a portion of its GIP LP Units for common stock of the Company.
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As such, the Company has determined their equity should be classified as a Non-controlling interest.
Following these transactions as of December 31, 2024, the Company owned 88.9% of the common units in the Operating Partnership and outside investors owned 11.1%.
The following table reflects our Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests during the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
|
Brown Family Trust and Brown Family Enterprises, LLC |
|
Irby Prop Partners |
|
Richard Hornstrom |
|
LMB Owenton I LLC |
|
GIP LP (Former Greenwal, L.C. and Riverside Crossing, L.C. Members) |
|
JCWC Funding, LLC |
|
LC2-NNN Pref, LLC |
|
Total Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests |
|
Non-Controlling Interests - Former GIP Fund 1 Members |
|
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Balance, December 31, 2022 |
$ |
500,000 |
|
$ |
1,014,748 |
|
$ |
686,114 |
|
$ |
1,109,570 |
|
$ |
2,479,299 |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
5,789,731 |
|
$ |
445,035 |
|
Issuance of Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests |
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
14,100,000 |
|
|
17,100,000 |
|
|
- |
|
Redemption of Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests |
|
(500,000 |
) |
|
(950,000 |
) |
|
(650,000 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(2,479,299 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(4,579,299 |
) |
|
- |
|
Distribution on Non-Controlling Interests |
|
(167,787 |
) |
|
(134,403 |
) |
|
(84,286 |
) |
|
(72,605 |
) |
|
(55,511 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(286,742 |
) |
|
(801,334 |
) |
|
(11,376 |
) |
Net income (loss) for the period |
|
167,787 |
|
|
69,655 |
|
|
48,172 |
|
|
72,605 |
|
|
55,511 |
|
|
- |
|
|
889,595 |
|
|
1,303,325 |
|
|
(27,528 |
) |
Balance, December 31, 2023 |
$ |
3,000,000 |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
1,109,570 |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
14,702,853 |
|
$ |
18,812,423 |
|
$ |
406,131 |
|
Issuance of Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
5,580,000 |
|
|
- |
|
|
5,580,000 |
|
|
- |
|
Redemption of Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
Distribution on Non-Controlling Interests |
|
(210,000 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(72,627 |
) |
|
(23,823 |
) |
|
(125,905 |
) |
|
(779,703 |
) |
|
(1,212,059 |
) |
|
(5,688 |
) |
Net income (loss) for the period |
|
210,000 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
72,627 |
|
|
23,823 |
|
|
125,905 |
|
|
3,051,825 |
|
|
3,484,181 |
|
|
(7,582 |
) |
Balance, December 31, 2024 |
$ |
3,000,000 |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
1,109,570 |
|
$ |
- |
|
$ |
5,580,000 |
|
$ |
16,974,975 |
|
$ |
26,664,545 |
|
$ |
392,861 |
|
Note 7 – Equity
Authorized Equity
The Company is authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock of which 2,400,000 were designated as Series A Preferred Stock. Holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to receive dividends when authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors.
In January 2024, the Company redeemed all 2,400,000 shares of its Series A Preferred Stock from its preferred shareholders, Modiv and their affiliates, and exchanged them for 2,794,597 shares of common stock.
Issuance of Equity Securities for Cash
On November 13, 2020, the Company raised $1,000,000 by issuing 50,000 Units with each Unit being comprised of one share of its Common Stock, and one warrant to purchase one share of its Common Stock. Each Unit was sold for a price of $20.00 per Unit. The shares of the Company’s Common Stock and warrants included in the Units, were offered together, but the securities included in the Units are issued separately.
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The warrants are exercisable at a price of $20.00 per share of Common Stock, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, and will expire seven years from the date of issuance.
In January 2024, the Company declared and paid final preferred stock dividends of $95,000 to holders of its Series A Preferred Stock shares. In January 2024, the Company also paid another $95,000 dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock declared in December 2023 and accrued as of December 31, 2023. On June 27, 2024, the Operating Partnership and an accredited investor entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement (the “June 2024 Unit Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Operating Partnership issued and sold to the investor 500,000 Series A Preferred Units at a price of $5.00 per unit for an aggregate purchase price of $2,500,000 in cash. Under the terms of the Series A Preferred Units, the investor will be paid cumulative cash distributions in the amount of $0.325 per Series A Preferred Unit per year, payable monthly in arrears, on or about the 15th day of each month. Each of the investor and the Operating Partnership will have the right to cause the Operating Partnership to redeem the Series A Preferred Units after two (2) years for cash in an amount equal to $5.15 per Series A Preferred Unit plus any accrued but unpaid Series A Preferred Return, provided that the Operating Partnership may (with the prior written consent of the investor) cause the redemption price to be satisfied by the issuance of a number of shares of common stock of the Company equal to the number of Series A Preferred Units being redeemed multiplied by 1.03 plus any accrued but unpaid Series A Preferred Return. If the Operating Partnership fails to declare and pay the Series A Preferred Return for a period of three consecutive months, the investor may exercise the foregoing redemption right within the 30-day period following such failure.
On July 24, 2024, the Operating Partnership of Generation Income Properties, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into a Fifth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of the Operating Partnership (the “LPA Amendment”), pursuant to which the Company, as the general partner of the Operating Partnership, issued partnership interests to LMB Owenton I LLC (“Contributor”) in the form of Series B-1 Preferred Units (the “Series B-1 Preferred Units”).
Also on July 24, 2024, the Operating Partnership and the Contributor entered into a Contribution and Exchange Agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”) pursuant to which the Contributor contributed 155,185 Common Units in exchange for 155,185 Series B-1 Preferred Units. If and when determined by the Company, as general partner of the Operating Partnership, in its sole discretion, holders of the Series B-1 Preferred Units will be paid cash distributions in the amount of $0.117 per Series B-1 Preferred Unit per quarter, subject to prior payment of any preferred return on senior preferred units of the Operating Partnership. The Contributor will have the right to cause the Operating Partnership to redeem the Series B-1 Preferred Units after two (2) years for either (i) cash in an amount equal to $7.15 per Series B-1 Preferred Unit or (ii) a number of shares of common stock of the Company equal to the number of Series B-1 Preferred Units being redeemed multiplied by 1.00, plus, in each case, an amount equal to all dividends accrued and unpaid thereon
Warrants
Private Placement Warrants
On April 25, 2019, the Company raised $1,000,000 by issuing 50,000 Units with each Unit being comprised of one share of its Common Stock and one warrant to purchase one share of its common stock. Each Unit was sold for a price of $20.00 per Unit. The shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants included in the Units, were offered together, but the securities included in the Units are issued separately. The warrants are exercisable at a price of $20.00 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, and will expire seven years from the date of issuance.
On September 8, 2021, the Company issued and sold, in an underwritten public offering (the “Public Offering”), 1,500,000 Units, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock, and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock (the “Investor Warrants”). On September 30, 2021, the Company issued and sold an additional 165,000 Investor Warrants as part of the underwriter’s Over-Allotment Option. The Investor Warrants issued in the offering entitle the holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price equal to $10.00 for a period of five years.
Investor Warrants
The Investor Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis if there is no effective registration statement available for the resale of the shares of common stock underlying such warrants. In addition, after 120 days after the Investor Warrants are issued, any Investor Warrant may be exercised on a cashless basis for 10% of the shares of Common Stock underlying the Investor Warrant if the volume-weighted average trading price of the Company’s shares of Common Stock on Nasdaq is below the then-effective exercise price of the Investor Warrant for 10 consecutive trading days.
Representative's Warrants
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In addition, the Company issued to Maxim Group LLC (or its designee) warrants to purchase an aggregate of 149,850 shares of Common Stock, which is equal to an aggregate of 9% of the number of shares of Common Stock sold in the Public Offering (the “Representative’s Warrants”). The Representative’s Warrants have an exercise price equal to $12.50, may be exercised on a cashless basis and will be exercisable six months following the closing date and until September 2, 2026.
The Company has 819,360 and 898,200 warrants outstanding at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, which will expire five to seven years from the date of issuance. See Note 13 Subsequent Events for Investor Warrants exercised after December 31, 2024.
|
As of December 31, |
|
|
Issue Date |
2024 |
|
|
April 25, 2019 at an exercise price of $20.00 |
|
50,000 |
|
November 13, 2020 at an exercise price of $20.00 |
|
50,000 |
|
September 8, 2021 at an exercise price of $10.00 |
|
404,510 |
|
September 8, 2021 at an exercise price of $12.50 |
|
135,000 |
|
September 30, 2021 at an exercise price of $10.00 |
|
165,000 |
|
September 30, 2021 at an exercise price of $12.50 |
|
14,850 |
|
|
|
819,360 |
|
The following is a summary of warrants outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023:
|
Warrants |
|
|
Weighted Average Price |
|
|
Weighted Average Remaining Life |
|
|||
As of December 31, 2023 |
|
898,200 |
|
|
$ |
11.53 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
|
Exercised |
|
(78,840 |
) |
|
|
10.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2024 |
|
819,360 |
|
|
$ |
11.61 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Warrants exercisable |
|
819,360 |
|
|
$ |
11.61 |
|
|
|
2.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
Warrants |
|
|
Weighted Average Price |
|
|
Weighted Average Remaining Life |
|
|||
As of December 31, 2022 |
|
1,102,900 |
|
|
$ |
11.25 |
|
|
|
3.7 |
|
Exercised |
|
(204,700 |
) |
|
|
10.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2023 |
|
898,200 |
|
|
$ |
11.53 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Warrants exercisable |
|
898,200 |
|
|
$ |
11.53 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
|
The intrinsic value of the warrants as of both December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $0 and $0, respectively.
Stock Compensation
Generation Income Properties, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan
In connection with the Public Offering, the Company board has adopted, and stockholders have approved, the Generation Income Properties, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Incentive Plan”), which became effective upon the completion of the Public Offering. The Omnibus Incentive Plan reserves 2.0 million shares of Common Stock upon the award of grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, performance units, shares of common stock, restricted stock, restricted stock units, cash incentive awards, dividend equivalent units, or any other type of award permitted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, 220,162 and 158,840 shares, respectively, had been granted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan.
Restricted Common Shares issued to the Board and Employees
On January 6, 2022, the board granted 47,142 restricted shares to directors, officers and employees effective March 1, 2022 valued at $7.00 per share that vest annually over 1 year. The vested share restrictions will be removed upon the first annual anniversary of the award. The 47,142 restricted shares were issued to the directors, officers and employees in March 2022.
On April 12, 2022, the board granted 357 restricted shares to a non-employee for chaplain services rendered effective April 16, 2022 valued at $7.06 per share that vest over 1 year. The vested share restrictions will be removed upon the first annual anniversary of the award. The 357 restricted shares were issued in April 2022.
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On December 8, 2022, the board approved grants of 98,593 restricted shares to directors, officers and employees effective March 1, 2023 valued at $5.68 per share that vest annually over 3 years. The vested share restrictions will be removed upon vesting on each of the three annual anniversaries of the award. The 98,593 restricted shares were issued to the directors, officers and employees in March 2023.
In March 2024, the board approved grants of restricted stock to directors effective June 15, 2024, allowing an elective deferral of up to three years. All board members elected to defer restricted stock and dividend equivalents for the full three year period.
The following is a summary of restricted shares issued for the years ended December 31:
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Number of Shares Outstanding at beginning of period |
|
91,516 |
|
|
|
58,502 |
|
Restricted Shares Issued |
|
39,362 |
|
|
|
98,593 |
|
Restricted Shares Vested |
|
(69,556 |
) |
|
|
(65,579 |
) |
Number of Shares Outstanding at end of period |
|
61,322 |
|
|
|
91,516 |
|
The Company recorded stock based compensation expense of $379,738 and $382,002 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Cash Distributions
The following is a summary of distributions to common shareholders and operating partnership unit holders for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
Authorized Date |
Record Date |
|
Per Share/Unit |
|
|
June 3, 2024 |
June 15, 2024 |
|
$ |
0.039 |
|
May 3, 2024 |
May 15, 2024 |
|
$ |
0.039 |
|
April 4, 2024 |
April 15, 2024 |
|
$ |
0.039 |
|
January 3, 2024 |
March 15, 2024 |
|
$ |
0.039 |
|
January 3, 2024 |
February 14, 2024 |
|
$ |
0.039 |
|
January 3, 2024 |
January 15, 2024 |
|
$ |
0.039 |
|
October 3, 2023 |
December 15, 2023 |
|
$ |
0.039 |
|
October 3, 2023 |
November 15, 2023 |
|
$ |
0.039 |
|
October 3, 2023 |
October 15, 2023 |
|
$ |
0.039 |
|
July 3, 2023 |
September 15, 2023 |
|
$ |
0.039 |
|
July 3, 2023 |
August 15, 2023 |
|
$ |
0.039 |
|
July 3, 2023 |
July 15, 2023 |
|
$ |
0.039 |
|
April 3, 2023 |
June 15, 2023 |
|
$ |
0.039 |
|
April 3, 2023 |
May 15, 2023 |
|
$ |
0.039 |
|
April 3, 2023 |
April 15, 2023 |
|
$ |
0.039 |
|
January 3, 2023 |
March 15, 2023 |
|
$ |
0.039 |
|
Preferred Stock
On August 10, 2023, the Company and the Operating Partnership entered into a purchase agreement with Modiv and certain of its indirect subsidiaries, pursuant to which the Operating Partnership purchased from such indirect subsidiaries of Modiv, the Modiv Portfolio. The purchase price paid for the Modiv Portfolio was $42 million, consisting of $30 million in cash and $12 million in shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Accordingly, the Company issued 2,400,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to Modiv OP at the closing of the acquisition of the Modiv Portfolio.
Series A Preferred Stock
As part of the consideration for the acquisition of the Modiv Portfolio, the Company paid $12.0 million in shares of its Series A Preferred Stock. On August 10, 2023, the Company filed Articles Supplementary for the Series A Preferred Stock (the “Articles Supplementary”) with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland designating the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock, which provides as follows.
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Purchase Agreement.
In addition to customary terms relating to the purchase and sale of a portfolio of commercial properties, the material terms of the purchase agreement include (i) an agreement by Modiv to distribute the shares of common stock of the Company issuable upon the potential redemption by the Company of the Series A Preferred Stock to Modiv’s shareholders and/or the holders of units of Modiv OP (“Modiv OP Unit Holders”), subject to Modiv receiving the approval of its lenders to make such distribution and subject to the redemption conditions described below, (ii) an agreement by Modiv that it will promptly distribute or sell shares of the Company’s common stock owned by it following such a redemption if Modiv’s ownership of common stock (together with any other persons or entities whose beneficial ownership of shares of the Company’s common stock would be aggregated with Modiv’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) exceeds 19.9% of the aggregate number of outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, and (iii) an agreement by the Company to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement to register the distribution by Modiv to its shareholders and to Modiv OP Unit Holders and/or the resale of the shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock. The Company filed such registration statement on September 29, 2023. In addition, the Company granted a waiver to Modiv from the ownership limitation set forth in the Company’s charter with respect to Modiv’s ownership of the Series A Preferred Stock and the common stock, if any, issuable upon redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock.
Dividends.
As set forth in the Articles Supplementary, the Series A Preferred Stock ranked, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the Company’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, senior to all classes or series of the Company’s common stock. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock, when, as and if authorized by the Company’s board of directors and declared by the Company out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends, were entitled to cumulative cash dividends at the rate of 9.5% per annum of the $5.00 liquidation preference per share, equivalent to a fixed annual amount of $0.475 per share, which would have increased to a rate of 12.0% of the $5.00 liquidation preference per share per annum, equivalent to a fixed annual amount of $0.60 per share, beginning on September 15, 2024. Dividends were payable monthly in arrears on or about the 15th day of each month, beginning on September 15, 2023.
Redemption.
Up until March 15, 2024, the Series A Preferred Stock would have been redeemable at the Company’s option for either (i) cash, in whole or in part, at a price per share equal to the $5.00 liquidation preference, plus an amount equal to all dividends accrued and unpaid (whether or not authorized or declared), if any, until the redemption date on each share of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed (the “Cash Redemption Price”) or (ii) subject to the Company’s satisfaction of certain conditions, a number of shares of common stock (the “Underlying Shares”), in whole only and not in part, equal to the Cash Redemption Price, divided by the share price of the common stock as measured by the product of (a) the 60-day volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) from the date immediately preceding the date the Company provides notice of its intent to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock and (b) 110%. The maximum number of shares of the Company’s common stock that it will be required to issue in order to redeem the shares of Series A Preferred Stock in full shall not exceed 3,000,000 shares of common stock (the “Ceiling”) and the minimum number of shares of common stock that the Company shall be required to issue in order to redeem the shares of Series A Preferred Stock in full shall be no less than 2,200,000 shares (the “Floor”); provided that the Ceiling would not apply if (i) the Company failed to pay as of the date of the redemption, all dividends accrued (whether or not authorized or declared) on the Series A Preferred Stock, to, but not including, the date of the redemption or (ii) at any time after August 10, 2023, and before redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Company failed to pay a monthly dividend on the common stock or reduces, or announced its intent to reduce, the monthly dividend paid on shares of common stock to a rate lower than $0.0396 per share per month. Each of the Floor and the Ceiling was subject to proportionate adjustments for any share splits (including those effected pursuant to a distribution of the Company’s common stock), subdivisions, reclassifications or combinations with respect to the Company’s common stock as described in the Articles Supplementary.
In addition, the Company’s right to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock for the Underlying Shares was conditioned upon the Company obtaining the approval of its stockholders for the issuance of such Underlying Shares as required by the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market; such Underlying Shares being listed on Nasdaq; the SEC having declared effective, a registration statement registering the distribution of such Underlying Shares by Modiv to its stockholders and/or the resale of such Underlying Shares by Modiv; and Modiv having received the approval of its lenders to distribute such Underlying Shares to its stockholders.
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After March 15, 2024, the Company would only have been able to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock for the Cash Redemption Price, with Modiv consent, in its sole and absolute discretion, to a redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock for shares of common stock, on terms acceptable to Modiv.
In the event of a Change of Control (as defined in the Articles Supplementary) of the Company, the Company would have redeemed the Series A Preferred Stock, at the option of Modiv, for either (a) cash, in an amount equal to the Cash Redemption Price, (b) a number of shares of common stock equal to the Cash Redemption Price divided by the price per share of the common stock as measured by the VWAP of the common stock for the 60 trading days immediately preceding the date of the announcement of such Change of Control (the “Change of Control Share Redemption Consideration”) or (c) the kind and amount of consideration which Modiv would have owned or been entitled to receive had it held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Change of Control Share Redemption Consideration immediately prior to the effective time of the Change of Control.
Registration Rights Agreement.
Additionally, the Company and Modiv entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 10, 2023 (the “RRA”), with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock. The RRA provided that Modiv would have the right to cause the Company to file a registration statement with the SEC registering the resale of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by Modiv or its assigns on a delayed or continuous basis if such shares were not redeemed by the Company on or before March 15, 2024 The RRA also provided that, commencing March 16, 2024 until March 16, 2025, if requested by Modiv, the Company would use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Series A Preferred Stock to be listed on each securities exchange on which the Common Stock were then listed or, if the Common Stock were not then listed, on a national securities exchange selected by Modiv, provided that the Series A Preferred Stock met the listing requirements of any such securities exchange.
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company incurred $0 and $362,384, respectively, of issuance costs related to the issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock. Because of the redemption right, the non-controlling interest is presented as temporary equity at redemption value of $0 and $12,000,000 less issuance costs as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company paid and accrued $0.0396 per share per month preferred stock dividends of $95,000 and $475,000, respectively, comprised of $0 and $380,000 paid to Modiv and $0 and $95,000 payable as of December 31, 204 and 2023, respectively.
In January 2024, all outstanding Series A Preferred Stock shares were redeemed for common shares. See Note 13 below.
Note 8 – Leases
Lessor Accounting
All of the Company's leases of real estate are classified as operating leases. The Company's Rental income is comprised of both fixed and variable income. Fixed and in-substance fixed lease income includes stated amounts per the lease contract, which are primarily related to base rent. The Company’s leases also provide for reimbursement from tenants for common area maintenance (“CAM”), insurance, real estate taxes and other operating expenses (“Recoverable Costs”). A portion of our operating cost reimbursement revenue is estimated each period and is recognized as rental income in the period the recoverable costs are incurred and accrued. Income for these amounts is recognized on a straight-line basis.
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Variable lease income includes the tenants' contractual obligations to reimburse the Company for their portion of Recoverable Costs incurred. The following table provides a disaggregation of lease income recognized as either fixed or variable lease income:
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Rental income |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Fixed and in-substance fixed lease income |
|
8,086,951 |
|
|
|
6,595,120 |
|
Variable lease income |
|
1,715,047 |
|
|
|
931,731 |
|
Other related lease income, net: |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Amortization of above- and below-market leases, net |
|
(263,442 |
) |
|
|
2,141 |
|
Straight line rent, net |
|
(27,765 |
) |
|
|
64,572 |
|
Total Rental income |
|
9,510,791 |
|
|
|
7,593,564 |
|
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, we had five tenants and four tenants, respectively, that each account for more than 10% of our annual rental revenue as indicated below:
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
General Services Administration - Norfolk, VA, Manteo, NC & Vacaville, CA |
|
12 |
% |
|
|
18 |
% |
Pre-K - San Antonio, TX |
|
11 |
% |
|
<10% |
|
|
Dollar General |
|
12 |
% |
|
<10% |
|
|
Kohl's Corporation |
|
10 |
% |
|
|
12 |
% |
exp U.S. services |
|
10 |
% |
|
<10% |
|
|
PRA Holdings, Inc. - Norfolk, VA |
<10% |
|
|
|
11 |
% |
|
Pratt & Whitney Automation, Inc. - Huntsville, AL |
N/A |
|
|
|
20 |
% |
Certain percentages referenced in the table above for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 that were not presented in Form 10-K as of December 31, 2023, have been included for comparability with tenant activity for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024.
Future Minimum Rents
The following table presents future minimum rental cash payments due to the Company over the next five calendar years and thereafter as of December 31:
|
As of December 31, |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
$ |
8,569,192 |
|
2026 |
|
8,368,784 |
|
2027 |
|
6,557,503 |
|
2028 |
|
4,897,628 |
|
2029 |
|
3,668,471 |
|
Thereafter |
|
16,383,885 |
|
|
$ |
48,445,463 |
|
Lessee Accounting
The Company acquired one property on March 9, 2022 that is subject to a non-cancelable, long-term ground lease where a third party owns the underlying land and has leased the land to the Company. Accordingly, the Company owns only a long-term leasehold in this property. This ground lease expires in 2084 including those options the Company deems probable of exercising. The ground lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease, including management's estimate of expected option renewal periods. Operating lease expense was $375,047 for the twelve months ended for both December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. There are no variable lease expenses required to be paid by the Company as lessee per the lease terms. Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of the Lease liability, net was $244,077 and $232,701 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The following table summarizes the undiscounted future cash flows for subsequent years ending December 31 attributable to the lease liability as December 31, 2024 and provides a reconciliation to the lease liability included in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024.
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|
As of December 31, |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2025 |
|
245,111 |
|
2026 |
|
245,111 |
|
2027 |
|
245,111 |
|
2028 |
|
245,111 |
|
2029 |
|
257,839 |
|
Thereafter |
|
21,317,694 |
|
Total undiscounted liability |
$ |
22,555,977 |
|
Present value discount |
|
(16,091,335 |
) |
Lease liability |
$ |
6,464,642 |
|
Discount rate |
|
4.58 |
% |
Term Remaining |
59 years |
|
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Note 9 – Debt
The Company had the following mortgage loans outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively:
Occupying Tenant |
|
Location |
Original Loan Amount |
|
|
Interest Rate |
|
Maturity Date |
12/31/2024 |
|
12/31/2023 |
|
Debt Service Coverage Ratios ("DSCR") Required |
|||
7-Eleven Corporation, Starbucks Corporation & Auburn University |
|
Washington, D.C., Tampa, FL, and Huntsville, AL |
$ |
11,287,500 |
|
(a) |
4.17% |
|
3/6/2030 |
$ |
10,602,711 |
|
$ |
10,757,239 |
|
1.25 |
General Services Administration-Navy & AYMCA |
|
Norfolk, VA |
|
8,260,000 |
|
(f) |
6.15% |
|
8/30/2029 |
|
7,119,184 |
|
|
7,341,804 |
|
1.25 |
PRA Holdings, Inc. |
|
Norfolk, VA |
|
5,216,749 |
|
(f) |
6.15% |
|
8/23/2029 |
|
4,410,949 |
|
|
4,562,722 |
|
1.25 |
Sherwin Williams Company |
|
Tampa, FL |
|
1,286,664 |
|
|
3.72% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
|
1,255,068 |
|
|
1,286,664 |
|
1.20 |
General Services Administration-FBI |
|
Manteo, NC |
|
928,728 |
|
(c) |
3.85% |
(d) |
3/31/2032 |
|
891,071 |
|
|
913,958 |
|
1.50 |
Irby Construction |
|
Plant City , FL |
|
928,728 |
|
(c) |
3.85% |
(d) |
3/31/2032 |
|
891,071 |
|
|
913,958 |
|
1.50 |
La-Z-Boy Inc. |
|
Rockford, IL |
|
2,100,000 |
|
|
3.85% |
(d) |
3/31/2032 |
|
2,014,851 |
|
|
2,066,604 |
|
1.50 |
Best Buy Co., Inc. |
|
Grand Junction, CO |
|
2,552,644 |
|
(c) |
3.85% |
(d) |
3/31/2032 |
|
2,449,141 |
|
|
2,512,050 |
|
1.50 |
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. |
|
Chicago, IL |
|
1,727,108 |
|
(c) |
3.85% |
(d) |
3/31/2032 |
|
1,657,079 |
|
|
1,699,642 |
|
1.50 |
Starbucks Corporation |
|
Tampa, FL |
|
1,298,047 |
|
(c) |
3.85% |
(d) |
3/31/2032 |
|
1,245,414 |
|
|
1,277,404 |
|
1.50 |
Kohl's Corporation |
|
Tucson, AZ |
|
3,964,745 |
|
(c) |
3.85% |
(d) |
3/31/2032 |
|
3,803,985 |
|
|
3,901,694 |
|
1.50 |
City of San Antonio (PreK) |
|
San Antonio, TX |
|
6,444,000 |
|
(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
|
6,323,628 |
|
|
6,416,362 |
|
1.50 |
Dollar General Market |
|
Bakersfield, CA |
|
2,428,000 |
|
(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
|
2,382,646 |
|
|
2,417,587 |
|
1.50 |
Dollar General |
|
Big Spring, TX |
|
635,000 |
|
(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
|
623,138 |
|
|
632,277 |
|
1.50 |
Dollar General |
|
Castalia, OH |
|
556,000 |
|
(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
|
545,614 |
|
|
553,615 |
|
1.50 |
Dollar General |
|
East Wilton, ME |
|
726,000 |
|
(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
|
712,439 |
|
|
722,886 |
|
1.50 |
Dollar General |
|
Lakeside, OH |
|
567,000 |
|
(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
|
556,409 |
|
|
564,568 |
|
1.50 |
Dollar General |
|
Litchfield, ME |
|
624,000 |
|
(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
|
612,344 |
|
|
621,324 |
|
1.50 |
Dollar General |
|
Mount Gilead, OH |
|
533,000 |
|
(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
|
523,044 |
|
|
530,714 |
|
1.50 |
Dollar General |
|
Thompsontown, PA |
|
556,000 |
|
(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
|
545,614 |
|
|
553,615 |
|
1.50 |
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. |
|
Morrow, GA |
|
647,000 |
|
(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
|
634,914 |
|
|
644,225 |
|
1.50 |
exp U.S. Services Inc. |
|
Maitland, FL |
|
2,950,000 |
|
(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
|
2,894,895 |
|
|
2,937,348 |
|
1.50 |
General Services Administration |
|
Vacaville, CA |
|
1,293,000 |
|
(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
|
1,268,847 |
|
|
1,287,454 |
|
1.50 |
Walgreens |
|
Santa Maria, CA |
|
3,041,000 |
|
(e) |
7.47% |
(b) |
8/10/2028 |
|
2,984,195 |
|
|
3,027,958 |
|
1.50 |
Best Buy Co., Inc. |
|
Ames, IA |
|
2,495,000 |
|
|
6.29% |
(b) |
8/23/2029 |
|
2,495,000 |
|
n/a |
|
1.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
63,045,913 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
59,443,251 |
|
|
58,143,672 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less Debt Discount, net |
|
(317,978 |
) |
|
(383,767 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less Debt Issuance Costs, net |
|
(785,358 |
) |
|
(942,595 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
58,339,915 |
|
|
56,817,310 |
|
|
(a) Loan subject to prepayment penalty
(b) Fixed via interest rate swap
(c) One loan in the amount of $11.4 million secured by six properties and allocated to each property based on each property's appraised value.
(d) Adjustment effective April 1, 2027 equal to 5-year Treasury plus 2.5% and subject to a floor of 3.85%
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(e) One loan in the amount of $21.0 million secured by 13 properties and allocated to each property based on each property's appraised value.
The Company amortized debt issuance costs to interest expense during the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 of $202,621 and $146,745, respectively. The Company paid debt issuance costs for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 of $28,903 and $371,959, respectively.
Each mortgage loan requires the Company to maintain certain debt service coverage ratios as noted above. In addition, two mortgage loans, one encumbered by six properties and requiring a 1.50 DSCR, and another stand alone mortgage loan requiring a 1.50 DSCR, require the Company to maintain a 54% loan to fair market stabilized value ratio. Fair market stabilized value shall be determined by the lender by reference to acceptable guides and indices or appraisals from time to time at its discretion. As of December 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all covenants, with the exception of one project level debt service coverage ratio ("DSCR") covenant for PNC for 15091 SW Alabama 20, LLC. In January 2024, Pratt and Whitney Automation vacated the property at the end of their lease and the property remained vacant for six months, thereafter. In August 2024, the Company entered into a lease with Auburn University for approximately 50 percent of the property's leasable space. During the six months of physical and economic vacancy, the property's mortgage DSCR was below the required 1.25 threshold resulting in a covenant deviation. According to the governing loan documents, failing to meet DSCR coverage requirements is a technical default triggering the risk of forfeiture of the property, accelerating the repayment of the remaining outstanding balance of the loan at the lender's discretion. Subsequent to the report date, the Company executed a PSA to sell the property for $7.2 million with the transaction expected to close in May 2025 as detailed in the Exhibit 10.68.
On April 1, 2022, the Company entered into two mortgage loan agreements with an aggregate balance of $13.5 million to refinance seven of the Company's properties. The loan agreements consist of one loan in the amount of $11.4 million secured by six properties and allocated to each property based on each property's appraised value, and one loan in the amount of $2.1 million on the property previously held in the tenancy-in-common investment at an interest rate of 3.85% from April 1, 2022 through and until March 31, 2027. In conjunction with the LC2 Investment to purchase the remaining interest in the tenancy-in-common interest discussed above, the Company assumed the original $2.1 million loan on the property with a remaining balance of $2,079,178 and recognized a discount of $383,767. Effective April 1, 2027 and through the maturity date of March 31, 2032, the interest rate adjusts to the 5-year Treasury plus 2.5% and is subject to a floor of 3.85%. The Company’s CEO entered into a guarantee agreement pursuant to which he guaranteed the payment obligations under the promissory notes if they become due as a result of certain “bad-boy” provisions, individually and on behalf of the Operating Partnership.
On August 10, 2023, GIP13, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of GIP SPE ("GIP Borrower"), entered into a Loan Agreement with Valley Bank pursuant to which Valley Bank made a loan to the Company in the amount of $21.0 million to finance the acquisition of the Modiv Portfolio. The outstanding principal amount of the loan bears interest at an annual rate for each 30-day interest period equal to the compounded average of the secured overnight financing rate published by Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the thirty-day period prior to the last day of each 30-day interest rate for the applicable interest rate period plus 3.25%, with interest payable monthly after each 30-day interest period. However, the Company entered into an interest rate swap to fix the interest rate at 7.47% per annum. Payments of interest and principal in the amount of approximately $156,000 are due and payable monthly, with all remaining principal and accrued but unpaid interest due and payable on a maturity date of August 10, 2028. The loan may generally be prepaid at any time without penalty in whole or in part, provided that there is no return of loan fees and prepaid financing fees. The loan is secured by first mortgages and assignments of rents in the properties comprising the Modiv Portfolio and eight other properties held by subsidiaries of GIP SPE that had outstanding loans with Valley. All of the mortgaged properties cross collateralize the loan, and the loan is guaranteed by the Operating Partnership and the subsidiaries of the Company that hold the properties that comprise the Modiv Portfolio. The loan agreement also provides for customary events of default and other customary affirmative and negative covenants that are applicable to GIP Borrower and its subsidiaries, including reporting covenants and restrictions on investments, additional indebtedness, liens, sales of properties, certain mergers, and certain management changes.
The Company's President and CEO entered into a personal, full recourse guarantee with a $7,500,000 cap and has also personally guaranteed the repayment of the $10.6 million due under the 7-11 - Washington, DC; Starbucks - South Tampa, FL; vacant - Huntsville, AL loan as well as the $1.3 million loan secured by the Company's Sherwin-Williams - Tampa, FL property. In addition, the Company’s President and CEO has provided a guaranty of the Company’s nonrecourse carveout liabilities and obligations in favor of the lender for the GSA and PRA Holdings, Inc. - Norfolk, VA mortgage loans ("Bayport loans") with an aggregate principal amount of $11.5 million. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company incurred a guaranty fee expense to the Company's CEO of $387,056 and $290,316, respectively, recorded to interest expense. As of December 31, 2024 the Company recorded $206,219 for guaranty fees payable which is included in accrued expenses. On August 9, 2022 the Company and Operating Partnership entered a Redemption Agreement with a unit holder. As such, the Company recorded an Other payable - related party in the amount of $2,912,300 upon execution of the Redemption Agreement entered into July 20, 2022 and has paid the note in full as of December 31, 2024. Remaining balances of $0 and $1,809,840 were outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
On October 14, 2022, the Company entered into a loan transaction that is evidenced by a secured non-convertible promissory note to Brown Family Enterprises, LLC, a preferred equity partner and therefore a related party, for $1,500,000 with a maturity of October 14, 2024, and bearing a fixed interest rate of 9% with simple interest payable monthly. The loan may be repaid without penalty at any time.
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The loan is secured by the Operating Partnership’s equity interest in its current direct subsidiaries that hold real estate assets pursuant to the terms of a security agreement between the Operating Partnership and Brown Family Enterprises, LLC. On July 21, 2023, the Company amended and restated the promissory note to reflect an increase in the loan to $5.5 million and extend the maturity date thereof from October 14, 2024 to October 14, 2026. Except for the increase in the amount of the Loan and Note and the extension of the maturity date thereof, no changes were made to the original note.
Minimum required principal payments on the Company’s debt for subsequent years ending December 31 are as follows:
|
Mortgage Loans |
|
|
Other Payable - Related Party |
|
|
Loan Payable - Related Party |
|
Total as of December 31, 2024 |
|
||||
2025 |
$ |
1,289,603 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
1,289,603 |
|
2026 |
|
1,319,320 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
5,500,000 |
|
|
6,819,320 |
|
2027 |
|
1,422,520 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
1,422,520 |
|
2028 |
|
21,757,611 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
21,757,611 |
|
2029 |
|
13,220,019 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
13,220,019 |
|
Thereafter |
|
20,434,178 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
20,434,178 |
|
|
$ |
59,443,251 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
5,500,000 |
|
$ |
64,943,251 |
|
Note 10 – Related Party Transactions
As disclosed previously, on August 9, 2022 the Company and Operating Partnership entered a Redemption Agreement with a unit holder. As such, the Company recorded an Other payable - related party in the amount of $2,912,300 upon execution of the Redemption Agreement entered into July 20, 2022 and has paid the note in full as of December 31, 2024. Remaining balances of $0 and $1,809,840 were outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Additionally, the Company issued 200,000 shares of common stock at $6.00 per share in accordance with the Redemption Agreement, and recorded the stock at par value of $2,000 with the remaining $1,198,000 to Additional paid in capital.
As disclosed previously, on October 14, 2022, the Company entered into a loan transaction that is evidenced by a secured non-convertible promissory note to Brown Family Enterprises, LLC, a preferred equity partner and therefore a related party, for $1,500,000 with a maturity of October 14, 2024, and bearing a fixed interest rate of 9% with simple interest payable monthly. The loan may be repaid without penalty at any time. The loan is secured by the Operating Partnership’s equity interest in its current direct subsidiaries that hold real estate assets pursuant to the terms of a security agreement between the Operating Partnership and Brown Family Enterprises, LLC. On July 21, 2023, the Company amended and restated the promissory note to reflect an increase in the loan to $5.5 million and extend the maturity date thereof from October 14, 2024 to October 14, 2026. Except for the increase in the amount of the Loan and Note and the extension of the maturity date thereof, no changes were made to the original note. During the period ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 the Company expensed and paid $495,000 and $295,510 in interest, respectively.
On November 30, 2020, the Company acquired an approximately 3,500 square foot building from GIP Fund 1, LLC a related party that was owned 11% by the President and Chairman of the Company. The retail single tenant property (occupied by The Sherwin-Williams Company) in Tampa, Florida was acquired for approximately $1.8 million. Since acquisition, GIP Fund 1, LLC was dissolved and each partner was allocated units to GIP LP pro-rata effectively reducing the President and Chairman of the Company’s ownership to 0.05% as of December 31, 2024.
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company incurred a guaranty expense to the Company's President and CEO of $387,056 and $290,316 of which $194,344 and $177,347 remained payable as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. See Note 9 – Debt for details of the guaranty provided by the Company's President and CEO.
Note 11 – Investment in Tenancy-in-Common
On August 13, 2021, the Company entered into a tenancy-in-common (“TIC”) structure whereby the TIC acquired a 15,288 square foot single tenant building in Rockford, IL for total consideration of approximately $4.5 million. The Company acquired a 36.8% interest in the TIC acquisition with Sunny Ridge HHP, LLC (“Sunny Ridge”) holding the remaining TIC interest. Funding for the Company’s interest was primarily funded through a Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest Contribution from Mr. Hornstrom to one of the Company's subsidiaries for $0.65 million. The remainder of the purchase price of the property was funded by Sunny Ridge of $1.2 million and debt financing of approximately $2.7 million. Mr. Hornstrom owns 50% of Sunny Ridge and also contributed $600,000 of $950,000 Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest contribution for the Plant City, FL property.
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On April 1, 2022, the TIC refinanced the debt reducing the total debt outstanding to $2.1 million with an interest rate of 3.85% from April 1, 2022 through and until March 31, 2027. Effective April 1, 2027, the interest rate adjusts to the 5-year Treasury plus 2.5% and subject to a floor of 3.85%. In conjunction with the refinancing of the debt, the Company contributed $455,888 to the TIC increasing the Company's ownership to 50% interest and reducing Sunny Ridge's interest to 50%.
On September 7, 2023, the Company purchased the remaining TIC interest in its Rockford, IL property for $1,318,367 plus transaction costs of $37,064. Until the purchase of the remaining TIC interest, the Company has been accounting for the investment under the equity method. Upon acquiring the full TIC interest, the Company consolidated the TIC and records the TIC activity since then as a consolidated entity.
The condensed income statements for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 for the tenancy-in-common investment is as follows:
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- |
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267,454 |
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- |
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201,909 |
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Operating income |
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- |
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65,545 |
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Loss on debt extinguishment |
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Net income |
$ |
- |
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$ |
65,545 |
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GIP, LP's Share |
$ |
- |
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32,773 |
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As of September 7, 2023, the TIC is no longer extant and no activity was recorded during the twelve months ended December 31, 2024.
Note 12 - Derivative Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements
On August 10, 2023, as previously disclosed, the Company entered into a loan agreement for $21.0 million to finance the acquisition of the Modiv Portfolio. The outstanding principal amount of the loan bears interest at an annual rate for each 30-day interest period equal to the compounded average of the secured overnight financing rate published by Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the thirty-day period prior to the last day of each 30-day interest rate for the applicable interest rate period plus 3.25%, with interest payable monthly after each 30-day interest period. On the same date, the Company entered into corresponding swap agreement, fixing the interest rate at 7.47% per annum.
In November 2020, the Company entered into a $1.3 million loan agreement and corresponding swap agreement to support project financing. The outstanding principal amount of the loan bears interest at an annual rate for each 30-day interest period equal to the compounded average of the secured overnight financing rate published by Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the thirty-day period prior to the last day of each 30-day interest rate for the applicable interest rate period plus 2.75%, with interest payable monthly after each 30-day interest period. The interest swap fixed the interest rate at 3.72% per annum.
In August 2024, the Company entered into a $2.5 million loan agreement and corresponding swap agreement to support project financing. The outstanding principal amount of the loan bears interest at an annual rate for each 30-day interest period equal to the compounded average of the secured overnight financing rate published by Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the thirty-day period prior to the last day of each 30-day interest rate for the applicable interest rate period plus 2.5%, with interest payable monthly after each 30-day interest period. The interest swap fixed the interest rate at 6.3% per annum
The Company has not elected hedge accounting and has reported periodic changes in derivative valuations in Gain on derivative valuation for $372,573 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, the Company recognized a Derivative Liability of $169,685 and Derivative asset of $140,476, which was included in Escrow Deposits and Other assets on the face of the balance sheet.
The fair value of the Company's interest rate derivatives is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities. The Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty's nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements.
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All inputs are considered Level 2 inputs. with the exception of credit risk. Level 2 inputs are derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our financial instruments are as follows:
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612,939 |
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612,939 |
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3,117,446 |
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34,500 |
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34,500 |
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34,500 |
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34,500 |
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Interest rate swaps |
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140,476 |
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140,476 |
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135,642 |
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135,642 |
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169,685 |
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169,685 |
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537,424 |
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537,424 |
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Note 13 – Subsequent Events
Leasing
The Company received notice on February 25, 2025 that GSA Vacaville at 991 Nut Tree Road would be terminating their lease subject to a unilateral lease amendment by the White House administration's DOGE. The terms of termination include continuing vacating the premises on or around August 2025, until which time the tenant will continue schedule lease obligations and rent payments.
Acquisition
On February 6, 2025, the Company entered into a Contribution and Subscription Agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”) with (i) LMB Lewiston, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“SPV One”), LMB Ft. Kent, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“SPV Two”) and LMB Auburn Hills I, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“SPV Three”; and together with SPV One and SPV Two, the “SPVs”); (ii) Lloyd M. Bernstein, as the sole member of each of the SPVs (the “Contributor”); and (iii) Lloyd M. Bernstein, as representative of the SPVs and the Contributor, for the acquisition by the Operating Partnership through certain of its subsidiaries (the “Affiliated Entities”) of Contributor’s right title and interest in 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests of each of the SPVs (the “SPV Interests”). Pursuant to the acquisition of the SPV Interests, the Operating Partnership, through the Affiliated Entities, will acquire a portfolio of three retail properties (the “Contributed Properties”), each of which is owned directly by an SPV. In exchange for Contributor’s contribution of the SPV Interests, the Operating Partnership issued to Contributor approximately $4.2 million of its Series B-2 preferred units of limited partnership interests (the “OP Units”), consisting of approximately 698,465 OP Units, based on a valuation of $6.00 per OP Unit. The Operating Partnership acquired the SPV Interests, subject to existing indebtedness on the Contributed Properties loaned by Camden National Bank, a national banking association, and Valley National Bank, a national banking association in an aggregate principal amount of $7,023,895.00 (the “Existing Debt”).
The SPV One Property contains 10,640 rentable square feet and is 100% leased to Dollar General. The SPV Interests in SPV One were acquired in exchange for consideration valued at approximately $1.95 million (subject to prorations and adjustments), consisting of (i) 116,701 OP Units valued at $6.00 per unit representing aggregate consideration of approximately $700,000 plus (ii) the acquisition of existing mortgage indebtedness in the amount of approximately $1.25 million. The mortgage indebtedness acquired in connection with the acquisition of the SPV One Property is a fixed rate loan owed to Valley National Bank. The loan matures on May 14, 2026, and has an interest rate equal to 3.5%.
SPV Two owns the fee simple interests in the retail property located at 1374 Glenn Center Drive, Kernersville, NC (the “SPV Two Property”). The SPV Two Property contains 19,097 rentable square feet and is 100% leased to Tractor Supply Company. The SPV Interests in SPV Two were acquired in exchange for consideration valued at approximately $4.45 million (subject to prorations and adjustments), consisting of (i) 198,281 OP Units valued at $6.00 per unit representing aggregate consideration of approximately $1.19 million plus (ii) the acquisition of existing mortgage indebtedness in the amount of approximately $3.26 million. The mortgage indebtedness acquired in connection with the acquisition of the SPV Two Property is a fixed rate loan owed to Camden National Bank. The loan matures on October 22, 2031, and has an interest rate equal to 2.9%.
SPV Three owns the fee simple interests in the retail property located at 3815 South Orlando Drive, Sanford, FL (the “SPV Three Property”). The SPV Three Property contains 8,148 rentable square feet and is 100% leased to M3 Food Group, LLC (Zaxby’s). The SPV Interests in SPV Three were acquired in exchange for consideration valued at approximately $4.8 million (subject to prorations and adjustments), consisting of (i) 383,483 OP Units valued at $6.00 per unit representing aggregate consideration of approximately $2.3 million plus (ii) the acquisition of existing mortgage indebtedness in the amount of approximately $2.5 million. The mortgage indebtedness acquired in connection with the acquisition of the SPV Three Property is a fixed rate loan owed to Valley National Bank. The loan matures on May 14, 2026, and has an interest rate equal to 6.29%.
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Divestitures
On January 24, 2025 we entered into a purchase and sale agreement between GIPAL JV 15091 SW Alabama 20, LLC and Titomic, Inc. for the sale of the property located at 15091 SW Alabama 20, Huntsville AL for total consideration of $7,200,000. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and due diligence and is expected to consummate in May 2025.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and principal accounting officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and principal accounting officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K to ensure information required to be disclosed in the reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. These disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit is accumulated and communicated to management, including our president and principal accounting officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f). Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management, including our chief executive officer and principal accounting officer, has assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, based on the framework set forth in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013), issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on the results of our evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2024.
Our independent registered public accounting firm, CohnReznick, LLP, was not required to perform an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024 because as an “emerging growth company” we are exempt from Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Amendment and Restatement of Bylaws
On March 26, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved and adopted an amendment and restatement of the Company’s Bylaws (as amended and restated, the “Bylaws”) to (i) expressly authorize that stockholder meetings may be held by remote communications and expressly provide that remote meetings will be subject to guidelines and procedures adopted by the Board; (ii) clarify the voting standard for election of directors in uncontested elections; (iii) enhance and clarify certain procedural mechanics and disclosure requirements relating to director nominations submitted by stockholders pursuant to the advance notice provisions of the Bylaws, including by requiring the stockholder providing the notice to provide additional information and disclosures regarding themselves and their nominees and provide certain representations and acknowledgements; (iv) enhance certain procedural mechanics and disclosure requirements in connection with stockholder submissions of proposals regarding other business at any meeting of the stockholders (other than proposals made pursuant to Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), including by requiring that proposing stockholders provide additional information and disclosures regarding themselves and their proposals and provide certain representations and acknowledgements; and (v) make certain other clarifications and technical or non-substantive changes.
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The Bylaws were effective upon adoption by the Board.
The foregoing description of the Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws, which are filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Rule 10b5-1
During the three months ended December 31, 2024, no director or officer (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) of the Company adopted, modified, or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS.
Not applicable.
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PART III.
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the information that will be contained in our proxy statement related to our annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2024 (the “2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders”), which we intend to file with the SEC within 120 days of the year ended December 31, 2024.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the information that will be contained in our proxy statement related to our annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2024 (the “2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders”), which we intend to file with the SEC within 120 days of the year ended December 31, 2024.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the information that will be contained in our proxy statement related to our annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2024 (the “2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders”), which we intend to file with the SEC within 120 days of the year ended December 31, 2024.
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the information that will be contained in our proxy statement related to our annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2024 (the “2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders”), which we intend to file with the SEC within 120 days of the year ended December 31, 2024.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the information that will be contained in our proxy statement related to our annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2025 (the “2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders”), which we intend to file with the SEC within 120 days of the year ended December 31, 2024.
PART IV.
ITEM 15. EXHIBIT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) The following documents are filed as a part of this report:
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All financial statement schedules have been omitted, since schedules are not required for smaller reporting companies, like our Company, or because the information required is included in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in this Form 10-K.
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* Filed herewith.
+ Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.
ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
None.
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SIGNATURES
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GENERATION INCOME PROPERTIES, INC. |
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Date: March 28, 2025 |
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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BYLAWS
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GENERATION INCOME PROPERTIES, INC.
(As amended March 26, 2025)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I OFFICES |
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Section 1.01 |
Principal Office |
5 |
Section 1.02 |
Additional Offices |
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ARTICLE II MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS |
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Section 2.01 |
Place |
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Section 2.02 |
Annual Meeting |
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Section 2.03 |
Special Meetings |
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Section 2.03.1 |
General |
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Section 2.03.2 |
Stockholder-Requested Special Meeting |
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Section 2.04 |
Notice |
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Section 2.05 |
Organization and Conduct |
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Section 2.06 |
Quorum |
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Section 2.07 |
Voting |
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Section 2.08 |
Proxies |
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Section 2.09 |
Voting of Stock by Certain Holders |
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Section 2.10 |
Inspectors |
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Section 2.11 |
Advance Notice of Director Nominations and Other Proposals by Stockholders |
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Section 2.11.1 |
Annual Meetings of Stockholders |
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Section 2.11.2 |
Special Meetings of Stockholders |
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Section 2.11.3 |
General |
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Section 2.12 |
Control Share Acquisition Act |
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Section 2.13 |
Business Combinations |
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Section 2.14 |
Voting by Ballot |
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ARTICLE III DIRECTORS |
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Section 3.01 |
General Powers |
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Section 3.02 |
Outside Activities |
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Section 3.03 |
Number, Qualifications and Tenure |
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Section 3.04 |
Annual and Regular Meetings |
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Section 3.05 |
Special Meetings |
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Section 3.06 |
Notice |
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Section 3.07 |
Quorum |
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Section 3.08 |
Voting |
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Section 3.09 |
Conduct of Meetings |
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Section 3.10 |
Consent by Directors Without a Meeting |
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Section 3.11 |
Resignations |
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Section 3.12 |
Vacancies |
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Section 3.13 |
Compensation |
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Section 3.14 |
Reliance |
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Section 3.15 |
Ratification |
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Section 3.16 |
Emergency Provisions |
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ARTICLE IV COMMITTEES |
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Section 4.01 |
Number, Tenure and Qualifications |
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Section 4.02 |
Powers |
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Section 4.03 |
Meetings |
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Section 4.04 |
Telephone Meetings |
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Section 4.05 |
Consent by Committees Without a Meeting |
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Section 4.06 |
Vacancies |
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ARTICLE V OFFICERS |
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Section 5.01 |
General Provisions |
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Section 5.02 |
Removal and Resignation |
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Section 5.03 |
Vacancies |
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Section 5.04 |
Chief Executive Officer |
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Section 5.05 |
Chief Operating Officer |
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Section 5.06 |
Chief Financial Officer |
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Section 5.07 |
Chair of the Board of Directors |
20 |
Section 5.08 |
President |
21 |
Section 5.09 |
Vice Presidents |
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Section 5.10 |
Secretary |
21 |
Section 5.11 |
Treasurer |
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Section 5.12 |
Assistant Secretaries; Assistant Treasurers |
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Section 5.13 |
Compensation |
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ARTICLE VI CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS |
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Section 6.01 |
Contracts |
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Section 6.02 |
Checks and Drafts |
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Section 6.03 |
Deposits |
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ARTICLE VII STOCK |
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Section 7.01 |
Certificates |
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Section 7.02 |
Transfers |
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Section 7.03 |
Replacement Certificate |
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Section 7.04 |
Fixing of Record Date |
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Section 7.05 |
Stock Ledger |
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Section 7.06 |
Fractional Stock; Issuance of Units |
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ARTICLE VIII ACCOUNTING YEAR |
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ARTICLE IX DISTRIBUTIONS |
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Section 9.01 |
Authorization |
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Section 9.02 |
Contingencies |
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ARTICLE X SEAL |
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Section 10.01 |
Seal |
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Section 10.02 |
Affixing Seal |
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ARTICLE XI INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCE OF EXPENSES |
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Section 11.01 |
Indemnification to the Extent Permitted by Law |
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Section 11.02 |
Insurance |
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Section 11.03 |
Non-Exclusive Right to Indemnify; Heirs and Personal Representatives |
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Section 11.04 |
No Limitation |
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ARTICLE XII WAIVER OF NOTICE |
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BYLAWS OF GENERATION INCOME PROPERTIES, INC.
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1.01 Principal Office. The principal office of the Corporation in the State of Maryland shall be located at such place as the Board of Directors may designate.
Section 1.02 Additional Offices. The Corporation may have additional offices, including a principal executive office, and places of business at such other places, within or without the State of Maryland, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 2.01 Place. All meetings of stockholders shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation or at such other place as shall be set in accordance with these Bylaws and designated in the notice of the meeting. The Board of Directors is authorized to determine that a meeting not be held at any place, but instead may be held partially or solely by means of remote communication. In accordance with these Bylaws and subject to any guidelines and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, stockholders and proxy holders may participate in any meeting of stockholders held by means of remote communication and may vote at such meeting as permitted by Maryland law. Participation in a meeting by these means constitutes presence in person at the meeting.
Section 2.02 Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of the stockholders for the election of directors and the transaction of any other business which may properly come before such meeting shall be held at such time and place and on such date as may be set by the Board of Directors.
Section 2.03 Special Meetings.
Section 2.03.1 General. The chair of the Board of Directors, president, chief executive officer or Board of Directors may call a special meeting of the stockholders. Subject to subsection 2.03.2 of this Section 2.03, a special meeting of stockholders shall also be called by the secretary of the Corporation to act on any matter that may properly be considered at a meeting of stockholders upon the written request of stockholders entitled to cast not less than a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on such matter at such meeting.
Section 2.03.2 Stockholder-Requested Special Meeting.
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(a) Any stockholder of record seeking to have stockholders request a special meeting shall, by sending written notice to the secretary (the “Record Date Request Notice”) by registered mail, return receipt requested, request the Board of Directors to fix a record date to determine the stockholders entitled to request a special meeting (the “Request Record Date”). The Record Date Request Notice shall set forth the purpose of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on at it, shall be signed by one or more stockholders of record as of the date of signature (or their agents duly authorized in a writing accompanying the Record Date Request Notice), shall bear the date of signature of each such stockholder (or such agent) and shall set forth all information relating to each such stockholder, each individual whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director and each matter proposed to be acted on at the meeting that would be required to be disclosed in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of directors (or the election of each such individual, if applicable) in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or would otherwise be required in connection with such a solicitation, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”). Upon receiving a valid Record Date Request Notice, the Board of Directors may fix a Request Record Date. The Request Record Date shall not precede and shall not be more than ten days after the close of business on the date on which the resolution fixing the Request Record Date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If the Board of Directors, within ten days after the date on which a valid Record Date Request Notice is received, fails to adopt a resolution fixing the Request Record Date, the Request Record Date shall be the close of business on the tenth day after the first date on which the Record Date Request Notice is received by the secretary.
(b) In order for any stockholder to request a special meeting to act on any matter that may properly be considered at a meeting of stockholders, one or more written requests for a special meeting (collectively, the “Special Meeting Request”) signed by stockholders of record (or their agents duly authorized in a writing accompanying the request) as of the Request Record Date entitled to cast not less than a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on such matter at such meeting (the “Special Meeting Percentage”) shall be delivered to the secretary. In addition, the Special Meeting Request shall (i) set forth the purpose of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on at it (which shall be limited to those lawful matters set forth in the Record Date Request Notice received by the secretary), (ii) bear the date of signature of each such stockholder (or such agent) signing the Special Meeting Request, (iii) set forth (A) the name and address, as they appear in the Corporation’s books, of each stockholder signing such request (or on whose behalf the Special Meeting Request is signed), (B) the class, series and number of all shares of stock of the Corporation which are owned (beneficially or of record) by such stockholder, and (C) the nominee holder for, and number of, shares of stock of the Corporation owned by such stockholder beneficially but not of record, (iv) be sent to the secretary by registered mail, return receipt requested, and (v) be received by the secretary within 60 days after the Request Record Date. Any requesting stockholder (or agent duly authorized in a writing accompanying the revocation of the Special Meeting Request) may revoke his, her or its request for a special meeting at any time by written revocation delivered to the secretary.
(c) The secretary shall inform the requesting stockholders of the reasonably estimated cost of preparing and mailing or delivering the notice of the meeting (including the Corporation’s proxy materials). The secretary shall not be required to call a special meeting upon stockholder request and such meeting shall not be held unless, in addition to the documents required by paragraph (b) of this Section 2.03.2, the secretary receives payment of such reasonably estimated cost prior to the preparation and mailing or delivery of such notice of the meeting.
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(d) Except as provided in the next sentence, any special meeting shall be held at such place, date and time as may be designated by the chairman of the Board of Directors, president, chief executive officer or Board of Directors, whoever has called the meeting. In the case of any special meeting called by the secretary upon the request of stockholders (a “Stockholder-Requested Meeting”), such meeting shall be held at such place, date and time as may be designated by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that the date of any Stockholder-Requested Meeting shall be not more than 90 days after the record date for such meeting (the “Meeting Record Date”); and provided further that if the Board of Directors fails to designate, within ten days after the date that a valid Special Meeting Request is actually received by the secretary (the “Delivery Date”), a date and time for a Stockholder-Requested Meeting, then such meeting shall be held at 2:00 p.m. local time on the 90th day after the Meeting Record Date or, if such 90th day is not a Business Day (as defined below), on the first preceding Business Day; and provided further that in the event that the Board of Directors fails to designate a place for a Stockholder-Requested Meeting within ten days after the Delivery Date, then such meeting shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation. In fixing a date for any special meeting, the chair of the Board of Directors, chief executive officer, president or Board of Directors may consider such factors as he, she or it deems relevant, including, without limitation, the nature of the matters to be considered, the facts and circumstances surrounding any request for the meeting and any plan of the Board of Directors to call an annual meeting or a special meeting. In the case of any Stockholder-Requested Meeting, if the Board of Directors fails to fix a Meeting Record Date that is a date within 30 days after the Delivery Date, then the close of business on the 30th day after the Delivery Date shall be the Meeting Record Date. The Board of Directors may revoke the notice for any Stockholder-Requested Meeting in the event that the requesting stockholders fail to comply with the provisions of paragraph (c) of this Section 2.03.2.
(e) If written revocations of the Special Meeting Request have been delivered to the secretary by requesting stockholders and the result is that stockholders of record (or their agents duly authorized in writing), as of the Request Record Date, entitled to cast less than the Special Meeting Percentage have delivered, and not revoked, requests for a special meeting on the matter to the secretary: (i) if the notice of meeting has not already been delivered, the secretary shall refrain from delivering the notice of the meeting and send to all requesting stockholders who have not revoked such requests written notice of any revocation of a request for a special meeting on the matter or (ii) if the notice of meeting has been delivered and if the secretary first sends to all requesting stockholders who have not revoked requests for a special meeting on the matter written notice of any revocation of a request for the special meeting and written notice of the Corporation’s intention to revoke the notice of the meeting, or for the chair of the meeting to adjourn the meeting without action on the matter, then (A) the secretary may revoke the notice of the meeting at any time before ten days before the commencement of the meeting or (B) the chair of the meeting may call the meeting to order and adjourn the meeting without acting on the matter. Any request for a special meeting received after a revocation by the secretary of a notice of a meeting shall be considered a request for a new special meeting.
(f) The chair of the Board of Directors, chief executive officer, president or Board of Directors may appoint regionally or nationally recognized independent inspectors of elections to act as the agent of the Corporation for the purpose of promptly performing a ministerial review of the validity of any purported Special Meeting Request received by the secretary. For the purpose of permitting the inspectors to perform such review, no such purported Special Meeting Request shall be deemed to have been delivered to the secretary until the earlier of (i) five Business Days after receipt by the secretary of such purported request and (ii) such date as the independent inspectors certify to the Corporation that the valid requests received by the secretary represent, as of the Request Record Date, stockholders of record entitled to cast not less than the Special Meeting Percentage. Nothing contained in this paragraph (f) shall in any way be construed to suggest or imply that the Corporation or any stockholder shall not be entitled to contest the validity of any request, whether during or after such five Business Day period, or to take any other action (including, without limitation, the commencement, prosecution or defense of any litigation with respect thereto, and the seeking of injunctive relief in such litigation).
(g) For purposes of these Bylaws, “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
Section 2.04 Notice.
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Not less than ten nor more than 90 days before each meeting of stockholders, the secretary shall give to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting and to each stockholder not entitled to vote who is entitled to notice of the meeting notice in writing or by electronic transmission stating the time and place of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting or as otherwise may be required by any statute, the purpose for which the meeting is called, by mail, by presenting it to such stockholder personally, by leaving it at the stockholder’s residence or usual place of business, by electronic transmission or by any other means permitted by Maryland law. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the stockholder at the stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid. If transmitted electronically, such notice shall be deemed to be given when transmitted to the stockholder by an electronic transmission to any address or number of the stockholder at which the stockholder receives electronic transmissions. The Corporation may give a single notice to all stockholders who share an address, which single notice shall be effective as to any stockholder at such address, unless a stockholder objects to receiving such single notice or revokes a prior consent to receiving such single notice. Failure to give notice of any meeting to one or more stockholders, or any irregularity in such notice, shall not affect the validity of any meeting fixed in accordance with this Article II, or the validity of any proceedings at any such meeting.
Subject to Section 2.11.1 of this Article II, any business of the Corporation may be transacted at an annual meeting of stockholders without being specifically designated in the notice, except such business as is required by any statute to be stated in such notice. No business shall be transacted at a special meeting of stockholders except as specifically designated in the notice. The Corporation may postpone or cancel a meeting of stockholders by making a “public announcement” (as defined in Section 2.11.3) of this Article II) of such postponement or cancellation prior to the meeting. Notice of the date, time and place to which the meeting is postponed shall be given not less than ten days prior to such date and otherwise in the manner set forth in this section.
Section 2.05 Organization and Conduct. Every meeting of stockholders shall be conducted by an individual appointed by the Board of Directors to be chair of the meeting or, in the absence of such appointment or appointed individual, by the chair of the Board of Directors or, in the case of a vacancy in the office or absence of the chair of the Board of Directors, one of the following officers present at the meeting in the following order: the vice chair of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the chief executive officer, the president, the vice presidents in their order of rank and seniority, the secretary, or, in the absence of such officers, a chair chosen by the stockholders by the vote of a majority of the votes cast by stockholders present in person or by proxy. The secretary, or, in the secretary’s absence, an assistant secretary, or in the absence of both the secretary and assistant secretaries, an individual appointed by the Board of Directors or, in the absence of such appointment, an individual appointed by the chair of the meeting shall act as secretary. In the event that the secretary presides at a meeting of the stockholders, an assistant secretary, or, in the absence of all assistant secretaries, an individual appointed by the Board of Directors or the chair of the meeting, shall record the minutes of the meeting. The order of business and all other matters of procedure at any meeting of stockholders shall be determined by the chair of the meeting. The chair of the meeting may prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and take such action as, in the discretion of the chair and without any action by the stockholders, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation, (a) restricting admission to the time set for the commencement of the meeting; (b) limiting attendance at the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized proxies and other such individuals as the chair of the meeting may determine; (c) limiting participation at the meeting on any matter to stockholders of record of the Corporation entitled to vote on such matter, their duly authorized proxies and other such individuals as the chair of the meeting may determine; (d) limiting the time allotted to questions or comments; (e) determining when and for how long the polls should be opened and when the polls should be closed; (f) maintaining order and security at the meeting; (g) removing any stockholder or any other individual who refuses to comply with meeting procedures, rules or guidelines as set forth by the chair of the meeting; (h) concluding a meeting or recessing or adjourning the meeting to a later date and time and at a place either (i) announced at the meeting or (ii) provided at a future time through means announced at the meeting; and (i) complying with any state and local laws and regulations concerning safety and security.
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Unless otherwise determined by the chair of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.
Section 2.06 Quorum. At any meeting of stockholders, the presence in person or by proxy of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting on any matter shall constitute a quorum; but this section shall not affect any requirement under any statute, the charter of the Corporation (the “Charter”) or these Bylaws for the vote necessary for the approval of any matter. If, however, such quorum shall not be established at any meeting of the stockholders, the chair of the meeting may adjourn the meeting sine die or from time to time to a date not more than 120 days after the original record date without notice other than announcement at the meeting. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified. The date, time and place of the meeting, as reconvened, shall be either (a) announced at the meeting or (b) provided at a future time through means announced at the meeting.
The stockholders present either in person or by proxy at a meeting which has been duly called and convened and at which a quorum has been established, may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal from the meeting of enough stockholders to leave fewer than would be required to establish a quorum.
Section 2.07 Voting. A nominee for director shall be elected as a director only if the aggregate votes cast in favor of the election of such nominee exceeds the total votes cast against as to the election of such nominee at a meeting of stockholders duly called and at which a quorum is present. However, directors shall be elected by a plurality of votes cast at a meeting of stockholders duly called and at which a quorum is present for which (i) the secretary of the Corporation receives notice that a stockholder has nominated an individual for election as a director in compliance with the requirements of advance notice of stockholder nominees for director set forth in Article II, Section 2.11 of these Bylaws, and (ii) such nomination has not been withdrawn by such stockholder on or before the close of business on the tenth day before the date of filing of the definitive proxy statement of the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and, as a result of which, the number of nominees is greater than the number of directors to be elected at the meeting. A majority of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders duly called and at which a quorum is present shall be sufficient to approve any other matter which may properly come before the meeting, unless more than a majority of the votes cast is required by statute, the Charter or these Bylaws. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter or these Bylaws or expressly required by the Maryland General Corporation Law (“MGCL”), each share of stock of the Corporation outstanding shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders.
Section 2.08 Proxies. A stockholder may cast the votes that the stockholder is entitled to cast either in person or by proxy executed by the stockholder or by the stockholder’s duly authorized agent in any manner permitted by law. Such proxy or evidence of authorization of such proxy shall be filed with the secretary of the Corporation before or at the meeting in accordance with procedure established for the meeting. No proxy shall be valid after eleven months from its date, unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Any stockholder directly or indirectly soliciting proxies from other stockholders must use a proxy card color other than white, which shall be reserved for the exclusive use by the Board of Directors.
Section 2.09 Voting of Stock by Certain Holders. Stock of the Corporation registered in the name of a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity, if entitled to be voted, may be voted by the president or a vice president, a general partner, a managing member, or trustee thereof, as the case may be, or a proxy appointed by any of the foregoing individuals, unless some other person who has been appointed to vote such stock pursuant to a bylaw or a resolution of the governing body of such corporation or other entity or agreement of the partners of a partnership presents a certified copy of such bylaw, resolution or agreement, in which case such person may vote such stock.
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Any director or other fiduciary may vote stock registered in his or her name in such capacity, either in person or by proxy.
Shares of stock of the Corporation directly or indirectly owned by it shall not be voted at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares entitled to be voted at any given time, unless they are held by it in a fiduciary capacity, in which case they may be voted and shall be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time.
The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution a procedure by which a stockholder may certify in writing to the Corporation that any shares of stock registered in the name of the stockholder are held for the account of a specified person other than the stockholder. The resolution shall set forth the class of stockholders who may make the certification, the purpose for which the certification may be made, the form of certification and the information to be contained in it; if the certification is with respect to a record date, the time after the record date within which the certification must be received by the Corporation; and any other provisions with respect to the procedure which the Board of Directors considers necessary or desirable. On receipt by the Corporation of such certification, the person specified in the certification shall be regarded as, for the purposes set forth in the certification, the stockholder of record of the specified stock in place of the stockholder who makes the certification.
Section 2.10 Inspectors. The Board of Directors or the chair of the meeting may appoint, before or at the meeting, one or more inspectors for the meeting and any successor thereto. The inspectors, if any, shall (a) determine the number of shares of stock represented at the meeting, in person or by proxy, and the validity and effect of proxies, (b) receive and tabulate all votes, ballots or consents, (c) report such tabulation to the chair of the meeting, (d) hear and determine all challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote, and (e) do such acts as are proper to fairly conduct the election or vote. Each such report shall be in writing and signed by the inspector or by a majority of them if there is more than one inspector acting at such meeting. If there is more than one inspector, the report of a majority shall be the report of the inspectors. The report of the inspector or inspectors on the number of shares represented at the meeting and the results of the voting shall be prima facie evidence thereof.
Section 2.11 Advance Notice of Director Nominations and Other Proposals by Stockholders.
Section 2.11.1 Annual Meetings of Stockholders.
(1) Nominations of individuals for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of other business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders (i) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (iii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record both at the time of giving of notice by the stockholder as provided for in this Section 2.11.1 and at the time of the annual meeting (and any postponement or adjournment thereof), who is entitled to vote at the meeting in the election of each individual so nominated or on any such other business and who has complied with this Section 2.11.1, the other requirements of these Bylaws and applicable law.
(2) For any nomination for election to the Board of Directors or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 2.11.1(1), the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the secretary of the Corporation and, in the case of any such other business, such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for action by the stockholders. A stockholder’s notice shall be valid and timely if it sets forth all information and certifications required under this Section 2.11.1 and is delivered to the secretary at the principal executive office of the Corporation not earlier than the 150th day nor later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the date of the notice for the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days from the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, to be timely, such notice by the stockholder must be so delivered not earlier than the 150th day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the later of the 120th day prior to the date of such annual meeting, as originally convened, or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. The public announcement of a postponement or adjournment of an annual meeting shall not commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.
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(3) Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth:
(i) as to each individual whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director (each, a “Proposed Nominee”), all information relating to the Proposed Nominee that would be required to be disclosed in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of the Proposed Nominee as a director in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or would otherwise be required in connection with such solicitation, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act (including the Proposed Nominee’s written consent to being named in any proxy statement and applicable proxy cards relating to such meeting of stockholders as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected);
(ii) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, (A) a description of such business (including the text of any proposal), the stockholder’s reasons for proposing such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person (as defined below), individually or in the aggregate, including any anticipated benefit to the stockholder or the Stockholder Associated Person therefrom and (B) any other information relating to such item of business that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) of the Exchange Act;
(iii) as to the stockholder giving the notice, any Proposed Nominee and any Stockholder Associated Person,
(A) the class, series and number of all shares of stock or other securities of the Corporation or any affiliate thereof (collectively, the “Company Securities”), if any, which are owned (beneficially or of record) by such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person, the date on which each such Company Security was acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition, and any short interest (including any opportunity to profit or share in any benefit from any decrease in the price of such stock or other security) in any Company Securities of any such person,
(B) the nominee holder for, and number of, any Company Securities owned beneficially but not of record by such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person,
(C) any substantial interest, direct or indirect (including, without limitation, any existing or prospective commercial, business or contractual relationship with the Corporation), by security holdings or otherwise, of such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person, individually or in the aggregate, in the Corporation or any affiliate thereof, other than an interest arising from the ownership of Company Securities where such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person receives no extra or special benefit not shared on a pro rata basis by all other holders of the same class or series, and
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(D) whether and the extent to which such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person is subject to or during the last six months has, directly or indirectly (through brokers, nominees or otherwise), engaged in any hedging, derivative or other transaction or series of transactions or entered into any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short interest, any borrowing or lending of securities or any proxy or voting agreement), the effect or intent of which is to manage risk or benefit of changes in the price of Company Securities for such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person or to increase or decrease the voting power of such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person in the Corporation or any affiliate thereof disproportionately to such person’s economic interest in the Company Securities;
(iv) as to the stockholder giving the notice, any Stockholder Associated Person with an interest or ownership referred to in clauses (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (3) of this Section 2.11.1 and any Proposed Nominee,
(A) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s stock ledger, and the current name and business address of each such Stockholder Associated Person and any Proposed Nominee, and
(B) the investment strategy or objective, if any, of such stockholder and each such Stockholder Associated Person who is not an individual and a copy of the prospectus, offering memorandum or similar document, if any, provided to investors or potential investors in such stockholder and each such Stockholder Associated Person;
(v) the name and address of any person who contacted or was contacted by the stockholder giving the notice or any Stockholder Associated Person about the Proposed Nominee or other business proposal;
(vi) to the extent known by the stockholder giving the notice, the name and address of any other stockholder supporting any Proposed Nominee for election or reelection as a director or the proposal of other business on the date of such stockholder’s notice;
(vii) if the stockholder is proposing one or more Proposed Nominees, a representation that such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person intends or is part of a group that intends to solicit the holders of shares representing at least 67% of the voting power of shares entitled to vote on the election of directors in support of Proposed Nominees in accordance with Rule 14a-19 of the Exchange Act; and
(viii) all other information regarding the stockholder giving the notice and each Stockholder Associated Person that would be required to be disclosed by the stockholder in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of directors in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or would otherwise be required in connection with such a solicitation, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act.
(4) Such stockholder’s notice shall, with respect to any Proposed Nominee, be accompanied by:
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(i) a certificate executed by the Proposed Nominee (A) certifying that such Proposed Nominee (I) is not, and will not become a party to, any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed to the Corporation, (II) will serve as a director of the Corporation if elected and will notify the Corporation simultaneously with the notification to the stockholder of the Proposed Nominee’s actual or potential unwillingness or inability to serve as a director, and (III) does not need any permission or consent from any third party to serve as a director of the Corporation, if elected, that has not been obtained, including any employer or any other board or governing body on which such Proposed Nominee serves; and (B) attaching a completed Proposed Nominee questionnaire (which questionnaire shall be provided by the Corporation, upon request, to the stockholder providing the notice and shall include all information relating to the Proposed Nominee that would be required to be disclosed in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of the Proposed Nominee as a director in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or would otherwise be required in connection with such solicitation, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder, or would be required pursuant to the rules of any national securities exchange on which any securities of the Corporation are listed or over-the-counter market on which any securities of the Corporation are traded); and
(ii) a certificate executed by the stockholder certifying that such stockholder will (A) comply with Rule 14a-19 promulgated under the Exchange Act in connection with such stockholder’s solicitation of proxies in support of any Proposed Nominee, (B) notify the Corporation as promptly as practicable of any determination by the stockholder to no longer solicit proxies for the election of any Proposed Nominee as a director at the annual meeting, (C) furnish such other or additional information as the Corporation may request for the purpose of determining whether the requirements of this Section 2.11.1 have been complied with and of evaluating any nomination or other business described in the stockholder’s notice, and (D) appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate any Proposed Nominees or to bring such business before the meeting, as applicable, and acknowledging that if the stockholder does not so appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate such Proposed Nominees or bring such business before the meeting, as applicable, the Corporation need not bring such Proposed Nominee or such business for a vote at such meeting and any proxies or votes cast in favor of the election of any such Proposed Nominee or of any proposal related to such other business need not be counted or considered.
(5) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.11.1 to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased, and there is no public announcement of such action at least 130 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the notice for the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 2.11.1 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the secretary at the principal executive office of the Corporation not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the tenth day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.
(6) For purposes of this Section 2.11.1, “Stockholder Associated Person” of any stockholder means (i) any person acting in concert with such stockholder or another Stockholder Associated Person or who is otherwise a participant (as defined in Instruction 3 to Item 4 of Schedule 14A under the Exchange Act) in the solicitation, (ii) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such stockholder (other than a stockholder that is a depositary) and (iii) any person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such stockholder or such Stockholder Associated Person.
Section 2.11.2 Special Meetings of Stockholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting.
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Nominations of individuals for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected only (a) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (b) by a stockholder that has requested that a special meeting be called for the election of directors in compliance with Section 2.03 of this Article II and that has supplied the information required by Section 2.03 of this Article II about each individual whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director or (c) provided that the special meeting has been called in accordance with Section 2.03 of this Article II for the purpose of electing directors, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record both at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 2.11 and at the time of the special meeting (and any postponement or adjournment thereof), who is entitled to vote at the meeting in the election of each individual so nominated and who has complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.11. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more individuals to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder may nominate an individual or individuals (as the case may be) for election as a director as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the stockholder’s notice, containing the information required by paragraphs (3) and (4) of Section 2.11.1 shall be delivered to the secretary at the principal executive office of the Corporation not earlier than the 120th day prior to such special meeting and not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the later of the 90th day prior to such special meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the notice to stockholders or a public announcement of a postponement or adjournment of a special meeting to a later date or time commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.
Section 2.11.3 General.
(1) If any information or certification submitted pursuant to this Section 2.11 by any stockholder proposing a nominee for election as a director or any proposal for other business at a meeting of stockholders, including any information or certification from a Proposed Nominee, shall be inaccurate in any material respect, such information or certification may be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 2.11. Any such stockholder shall notify the Corporation of any inaccuracy or change (within two Business Days of becoming aware of such inaccuracy or change) in any such information or certification. Upon written request by the secretary or the Board of Directors, any such stockholder or Proposed Nominee shall provide, within five Business Days of delivery of such request (or such other period as may be specified in such request), (i) written verification, satisfactory, in the discretion of the Board of Directors or any authorized officer of the Corporation, to demonstrate the accuracy of any information submitted by the stockholder pursuant to this Section 2.11, (ii) a written update of any information (including, if requested by the Corporation, written confirmation by such stockholder that it continues to intend to bring such nomination or other business proposal before the meeting and, if applicable, satisfy the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(3)) submitted by the stockholder pursuant to this Section 2.11 as of an earlier date and (iii) an updated certification by each Proposed Nominee that such individual will serve as a director of the Corporation if elected. If a stockholder or Proposed Nominee fails to provide such written verification, update or certification within such period, the information as to which such written verification, update or certification was requested may be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 2.11.
(2) Only such individuals who are nominated in accordance with this Section 2.11 shall be eligible for election by stockholders as directors, and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 2.11. In no event may a stockholder provide notice of a Proposed Nominee pursuant to this Section 2.11 for the election of directors with respect to a greater number of nominees (as alternates or otherwise) than are subject to election by stockholders at the applicable meeting. The chair of the meeting shall have the power to determine whether a nomination or any other business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with this Section 2.11 and/or applicable law, including Rule 14a-19 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
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(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.11, the Corporation shall disregard any proxy authority granted in favor of, or votes for, any Proposed Nominee if the stockholder or Stockholder Associated Person (each, a “Soliciting Stockholder”) soliciting proxies in support of such Proposed Nominee abandons the solicitation or does not (i) comply with Rule 14a-19 promulgated under the Exchange Act, including any failure by the Soliciting Stockholder to (A) provide the Corporation with any notices required thereunder in a timely manner or (B) comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(2) and Rule 14a-19(a)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act or (ii) timely provide documentary evidence that the Board of Directors determines is sufficient to satisfy the Corporation that such Soliciting Stockholder has met the requirements of Rule 14a-19 (or any successor provision) promulgated under the Exchange Act in accordance with the following sentence. Any Soliciting Stockholder providing notice of nomination pursuant to this Section 2.11 shall, no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the applicable meeting, deliver to the Corporation (i) a certificate executed by such Soliciting Stockholder certifying that such Soliciting Stockholder has met the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a) (or any successor provision) and (ii) sufficient evidence, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, that such Soliciting Stockholder has met the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(3) (or any successor provision) promulgated under the Exchange Act.
(4) “Public announcement” shall mean disclosure (i) in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press, Business Wire, PR Newswire or other widely circulated news or wire service or (ii) in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act.
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.11, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of state law and of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 2.11. Nothing in this Section 2.11 shall be deemed to affect any right of a stockholder to request inclusion of a proposal in, or the right of the Corporation to omit a proposal from, the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act.
(6) Nothing in this Section 2.11 shall require disclosure of revocable proxies received by the stockholder or Stockholder Associated Person pursuant to a solicitation of proxies after the filing of an effective Schedule 14A under Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act.
(7) Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, except as otherwise determined by the chair of the meeting, if the stockholder giving notice as provided for in this Section 2.11 does not appear in person or by proxy at such annual or special meeting to present each nominee for election as a director or the proposed business, as applicable, such matter shall not be considered at the meeting.
Section 2.12 Control Share Acquisition Act. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Charter or these Bylaws, Title 3, Subtitle 7 of the MGCL (or any successor statute) shall not apply to any acquisition by any person of shares of stock of the Corporation. This section may be repealed or amended, in whole or in part, at any time, whether before or after an acquisition of control shares, and, upon such repeal or amendment, may, to the extent provided by any successor bylaw, apply to any prior or subsequent control share acquisition.
Section 2.13 Business Combinations. By virtue of resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors prior to or at the time of adoption of these Bylaws, any business combination (as defined in Section 3-601(e) of the MGCL) between the Corporation and any of its present or future stockholders, or any affiliates or associates of the Corporation or any present or future stockholder of the Corporation, or any other person or entity or group of persons or entities, is exempt from the provisions of Subtitle 6 of Title 3 of the MGCL entitled “Special Voting Requirements,” including, but not limited to, the provisions of Section 3-602 of such Subtitle.
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The Board of Directors may not revoke, alter or amend such resolution or otherwise adopt any resolution that is inconsistent with a prior resolution of the Board of Directors that exempts any business combination (as defined in Section 3-601(e) of the MGCL) between the Corporation and any other person, whether identified specifically, generally or by type from the provisions of Subtitle 6 of Title 3 of the MGCL without the approval of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all votes cast by the holders of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Corporation.
Section 2.14 Voting by Ballot. Voting on any question or in any election may be viva voce unless the chair of the meeting shall order or any stockholder shall demand that voting be by ballot.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 3.01 General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of its Board of Directors.
Section 3.02 Outside Activities. A director who is not also an officer of the Corporation shall have no responsibility to devote his or her full time to the affairs of the Corporation. Any director or officer of the Corporation, in his or her personal capacity or in a capacity as an affiliate, employee, or agent of any other person, or otherwise, may have business interests and engage in business activities similar to or in addition to or in competition with those relating to the Corporation.
Section 3.03 Number, Qualifications and Tenure. A majority of the entire Board of Directors may establish, increase or decrease the number of directors at any regular meeting or at any special meeting, provided that the number thereof shall never be less than the minimum number required by the MGCL, nor more than 11, and further provided that the tenure of office of a director shall not be affected by any decrease in the number of directors.
Section 3.04 Annual and Regular Meetings. An annual meeting of the Board of Directors may be held immediately after and at the same place as the annual meeting of stockholders, with no notice other than this Bylaw provision being necessary. In the event such meeting is not so held, the meeting may be held at such time and place as shall be specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place, either within or without the State of Maryland, for the holding of regular meetings of the Board of Directors without other notice than such resolution.
Section 3.05 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at the request of the chair of the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer, the president or a majority of the directors then in office. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors may fix any place, either within or without the State of Maryland, as the place for holding any special meeting of the Board of Directors called by them. The Board of Directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place for the holding of special meetings of the Board of Directors without other notice than such resolution.
Section 3.06 Notice. Notice of any special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be delivered personally or by telephone, facsimile transmission, electronic mail, United States mail, with postage thereon prepaid, or courier to each director at his or her business or residence address. Notice by personal delivery, by telephone, facsimile transmission or electronic mail shall be given at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
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Notice by United States mail shall be given at least five days prior to the meeting and shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail properly addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. Notice by courier shall be given at least two days prior to the meeting and shall be deemed to be given when deposited with or delivered to a courier properly addressed. Telephone notice shall be deemed to be given when the director is personally given such notice in a telephone call to which he or she is a party. Facsimile transmission notice shall be deemed to be given upon completion of the transmission of the message to the number given to the Corporation by the director and receipt of a completed answer back indicating receipt. Electronic mail notice shall be deemed to be given upon transmission of the message to the electronic mail address given to the Corporation by the director. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any annual, regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need be stated in the notice, unless specifically required by statute or these Bylaws.
Section 3.07 Quorum. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, provided that, if less than a majority of such directors is present at such meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice, and provided further that if, pursuant to applicable law, the Charter or these Bylaws, the vote of a majority or other percentage of a particular group of directors is required for action, a quorum must also include a majority or other percentage of such group.
The directors present at a meeting which has been duly called and at which a quorum has been established may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal from the meeting of enough directors to leave fewer than required to establish a quorum.
Section 3.08 Voting. The action of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the action of the Board of Directors, unless the concurrence of a lesser or greater proportion is required for such action by applicable law, the Charter or these Bylaws. If enough directors have withdrawn from a meeting to leave fewer than required to establish a quorum but the meeting is not adjourned, the action of the majority of that number of directors necessary to constitute a quorum at such meeting shall be the action of the Board of Directors, unless the concurrence of a greater proportion is required for such action by applicable law, the Charter or these Bylaws.
Section 3.09 Conduct of Meetings. All meetings of the Board of Directors shall be called to order and presided over by the chair of the Board of Directors, or, in the absence of the chair, the vice chair of the Board of Directors, if any, or in the absence of both the chair and vice chair of the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer, if any, or, in the absence of the chief executive officer, the president or, in the absence of the president, by a member of the Board of Directors selected by the members present. An individual designated by the presiding officer of the meeting or, in the absence of such appointment or appointed individual, the secretary or, in his or her absence, an assistant secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary at all meetings of the Board of Directors. Directors may participate in a meeting by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Participation in a meeting by these means shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
Section 3.10 Consent by Directors Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting, if consent in writing or by electronic transmission to such action is given by each director and is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors.
Section 3.11 Resignations. Any director may resign from the Board of Directors or any committee thereof at any time by delivering his or her resignation to the Board of Directors, the chair of the Board of Directors or the secretary.
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Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein, which may be on or after the time of the resignation, or if no time be specified, at the time of the receipt of such resignation by the Board of Directors, the chair of the Board of Directors or the secretary. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless otherwise stated in the resignation.
Section 3.12 Vacancies. If for any reason any or all of the directors cease to be directors, such event shall not terminate the Corporation or affect these Bylaws or the powers of the remaining directors hereunder. Any vacancy on the Board of Directors for any cause other than an increase in the number of directors may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors, even if such majority is less than a quorum. Any vacancy in the number of directors created by an increase in the number of directors may be filled by a majority vote of the entire Board of Directors. Any vacancy created by the removal of a director may also be filled by the stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of the director who was removed. Any director elected by the stockholders of the Corporation to fill a vacancy created by the removal of a director shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the directorship in which the vacancy occurred. Any director elected by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy shall serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies.
Section 3.13 Compensation. Directors shall not receive any stated salary for their services as directors but, by resolution of the Board of Directors, may receive compensation per year and/or per meeting and/or per visit to real property or other facilities owned or leased by the Corporation and for any service or activity they performed or engaged in as directors. Directors may be reimbursed for expenses of attendance, if any, at each annual, regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof and for their expenses, if any, in connection with each property visit and any other service or activity they performed or engaged in as directors; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any directors from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.
Section 3.14 Reliance. Each director, officer, employee and agent of the Corporation shall, in the performance of his or her duties with respect to the Corporation, be entitled to rely on any information, opinion, report or statement, including any financial statement or other financial data, prepared or presented by an officer or employee of the Corporation whom the director, officer, employee or agent reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented, by a lawyer, certified public accountant or other person, as to a matter which the director, officer, employee or agent reasonably believes to be within the person’s professional or expert competence, or, with respect to a director, by a committee of the Board of Directors on which the director does not serve, as to a matter within its designated authority, if the director reasonably believes the committee to merit confidence.
Section 3.15 Ratification. The Board of Directors or the stockholders may ratify and make binding on the Corporation any action or inaction by the Corporation or its officers to the extent that the Board of Directors or the stockholders could have originally authorized the matter. Moreover, any action or inaction questioned in any stockholders’ derivative proceeding or any other proceeding on the ground of lack of authority, defective or irregular execution, adverse interest of a director, officer or stockholder, non-disclosure, miscomputation, the application of improper principles or practices of accounting, or otherwise, may be ratified, before or after judgment, by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders, and if so ratified, shall have the same force and effect as if the questioned action or inaction had been originally duly authorized, and such ratification shall be binding upon the Corporation and its stockholders and shall constitute a bar to any claim or execution of any judgment in respect of such questioned action or inaction.
Section 3.16 Emergency Provisions. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Charter or these Bylaws, this Section 3.16 shall apply during the existence of any catastrophe, or other similar emergency condition, as a result of which a quorum of the Board of Directors under Article III of these Bylaws cannot readily be obtained (an “Emergency”).
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During any Emergency, unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, (a) a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof may be called by any director or officer by any means feasible under the circumstances; (b) notice of any meeting of the Board of Directors during such an Emergency may be given less than 24 hours prior to the meeting to as many directors and by means as may be feasible at the time, including publication, television or radio; and (c) the number of directors necessary to constitute a quorum shall be one-third of the entire Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 4.01 Number, Tenure and Qualifications. The Board of Directors may appoint from among its members an Executive Committee, an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and other committees, composed of one or more directors, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
Section 4.02 Powers. The Board of Directors may delegate to committees appointed under Section 4.01 any of the powers of the Board of Directors, except as prohibited by law, the Charter, or these Bylaws.
Section 4.03 Meetings. Notice of committee meetings shall be given in the same manner as notice for special meetings of the Board of Directors. A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the committee. The act of a majority of the committee members present at a meeting shall be the act of such committee. The Board of Directors may designate a chair of any committee, and such chair or, in the absence of a chair, any two members of any committee (if there are at least two members of the Committee) may fix the time and place of its meeting unless the Board of Directors shall otherwise provide. In the absence of any member of any such committee, the members thereof present at any meeting, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may appoint another director to act in the place of such absent member.
Section 4.04 Telephone Meetings. Members of a committee of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Participation in a meeting by these means shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
Section 4.05 Consent by Committees Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of a committee of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting; if consent in writing or by electronic transmission to such action is given by each member of the committee and such written consent is filed with the minutes of proceedings of such committee.
Section 4.06 Vacancies. Subject to the provisions hereof, the Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to change the membership of any committee, to fill any vacancy, to designate an alternate member to replace any absent or disqualified member or to dissolve any such committee.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 5.01 General Provisions. The officers of the Corporation shall include a president, a secretary and a treasurer and may include a chair of the Board of Directors, a vice chair of the Board of Directors, a chief executive officer, one or more vice presidents, a chief operating officer, a chief financial officer, one or more assistant secretaries and one or more assistant treasurers.
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In addition, the Board of Directors may from time to time elect such other officers with such powers and duties as it shall deem necessary or desirable. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board of Directors held after each annual meeting of stockholders, except that the chief executive officer or president may from time to time appoint one or more vice presidents, assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers. If the election of officers shall not be held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as may be convenient. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided. Any two or more offices except president and vice president may be held by the same person. Election of an officer or agent shall not of itself create contract rights between the Corporation and such officer or agent. In the event of the absence or disability of any officer, the Board of Directors may designate another officer to act temporarily in place of such absent or disabled officer.
Section 5.02 Removal and Resignation. Any officer or agent of the Corporation may be removed by the Board of Directors, with or without cause, by the Board of Directors, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Any officer of the Corporation may resign at any time by delivering his or her resignation to the Board of Directors, the chair of the Board of Directors, the president or the secretary. Any resignation shall take effect at any time subsequent to the time specified therein or, if the time when it shall become effective is not specified therein, immediately upon its receipt. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless otherwise stated in the resignation. Such resignation shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the Corporation.
Section 5.03 Vacancies. A vacancy in any office may be filled by the Board of Directors for the balance of the term.
Section 5.04 Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors may designate a chief executive officer. In the absence of such designation, the chair of the Board of Directors shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation. The chief executive officer shall have general responsibility for implementation of the policies of the Corporation, as determined by the Board of Directors, and for the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation. The chief executive officer may execute any deed, mortgage, bond, contract or other instrument, except in cases where the execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by these Bylaws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation or shall be required by law to be otherwise executed; and in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of chief executive officer and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.
Section 5.05 Chief Operating Officer. The Board of Directors may designate a chief operating officer. The chief operating officer shall have the responsibilities and duties as determined by the Board of Directors or the chief executive officer.
Section 5.06 Chief Financial Officer. The Board of Directors may designate a chief financial officer. The chief financial officer shall have the responsibilities and duties as determined by the Board of Directors or the chief executive officer.
Section 5.07 Chair of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall designate a chair of the Board of Directors. The chair of the Board of Directors shall be a director and may, but need not be, an officer of the Corporation. The chair of the Board of Directors shall preside, when present, at all meetings of the Board of Directors. The chair of the Board of Directors shall have such other powers and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him or her by these Bylaws or the Board of Directors.
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Section 5.08 President. In the absence of a chief executive officer, the president shall in general supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the Corporation. In the absence of a designation of a chief operating officer by the Board of Directors, the president shall be the chief operating officer. The president may execute any deed, mortgage, bond, contract or other instrument, except in cases where the execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by these Bylaws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation or shall be required by law to be otherwise executed; and in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of president and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.
Section 5.09 Vice Presidents. In the absence of the president or in the event of a vacancy in such office, the vice president (or in the event there be more than one vice president, the vice presidents in the order designated at the time of their election or, in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election) shall perform the duties of the president and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the president; and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the chief executive officer, the president or by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may designate one or more vice presidents as executive vice president, as senior vice president, or as vice president for particular areas of responsibility.
Section 5.10 Secretary. The secretary shall (a) keep the minutes of the proceedings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and committees of the Board of Directors in one or more books provided for that purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws or as required by law; (c) be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the Corporation; (d) keep a register of the post office address of each stockholder which shall be furnished to the secretary by such stockholder; (e) have general charge of the share transfer books of the Corporation; and (f) in general perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the chief executive officer, the president or by the Board of Directors.
Section 5.11 Treasurer. The treasurer shall have the custody of the funds and securities of the Corporation and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors and in general perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the treasurer by the chief executive officer, the president or the Board of Directors. In the absence of a designation of a chief financial officer by the Board of Directors, the treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the Corporation.
The treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the chief executive officer, the president and the Board of Directors, at regular meetings of the Board of Directors or whenever it may so require, an account of all his or her transactions as treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation.
Section 5.12 Assistant Secretaries; Assistant Treasurers. The assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers, (a) shall have the power to perform and shall perform all the duties of the secretary and the treasurer, respectively, in such respective officer’s absence and (b) shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the secretary or treasurer, respectively, or by the chief executive officer, the president or the Board of Directors.
Section 5.13 Compensation. The salaries and other compensation of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by or under the authority of the Board of Directors and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such salary or other compensation by reason of the fact that he or she is also a director.
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ARTICLE VI
CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS
Section 6.01 Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or agent to enter into any contract or to execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Any agreement, deed, mortgage, lease or other document shall be valid and binding upon the Corporation if authorized or ratified, generally or specifically, by action of the Board of Directors.
Section 6.02 Checks and Drafts. All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or agent of the Corporation in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors.
Section 6.03 Deposits. All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited or invested from time to time to the credit of the Corporation as the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, or any other officer designated by the Board of Directors may determine.
ARTICLE VII
STOCK
Section 7.01 Certificates. Except as may be otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, stockholders of the Corporation are not entitled to certificates representing the shares of stock held by them. In the event that the Corporation issues shares of stock represented by certificates, such certificates shall be in such form as prescribed by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized officer, shall contain the statements and information required by the MGCL and shall be signed by the officers of the Corporation in the manner permitted by the MGCL. In the event that the Corporation issues shares of stock without certificates, to the extent then required by the MGCL, the Corporation shall provide to the record holders of such shares a written statement of the information required by the MGCL to be included on stock certificates. There shall be no differences in the rights and obligations of stockholders based on whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.
Section 7.02 Transfers. All transfers of shares of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation, by the holder of the shares of stock, in person or by his or her attorney, in such manner as the Board of Directors or any officer of the Corporation may prescribe and, if such shares of stock are certificated, upon surrender of certificates duly endorsed. The issuance of a new certificate upon the transfer of certificated shares of stock is subject to the determination of the Board of Directors that such shares of stock shall no longer be represented by certificates. Upon the transfer of uncertificated shares of stock, to the extent then required by the MGCL, the Corporation shall provide to record holders of such shares of stock a written statement of the information required by the MGCL to be included on stock certificates.
The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share of stock as the holder in fact thereof and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise expressly provided by the laws of the State of Maryland.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, transfers of shares of any class or series of stock will be subject in all respects to the Charter and all of the terms and conditions contained therein.
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Section 7.03 Replacement Certificate. Any officer of the Corporation may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate to be lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated; provided, however, if such shares of stock have ceased to be certificated, no new certificate shall be issued unless requested in writing by such stockholder and the Board of Directors has determined that such certificates may be issued. Unless otherwise determined by an officer of the Corporation, the owner of such lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated certificate or certificates, or his or her legal representative, shall be required, as a condition precedent to the issuance of a new certificate or certificates, to give the Corporation a bond in such sums as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation.
Section 7.04 Fixing of Record Date. The Board of Directors may set, in advance, a record date for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or determining stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or the allotment of any other rights, or in order to make a determination of stockholders for any other proper purpose. Such date, in any case, shall not be prior to the close of business on the day the record date is fixed and shall be not more than 90 days and, in the case of a meeting of stockholders, not less than ten days, before the date on which the meeting or particular action requiring such determination of stockholders of record is to be held or taken.
When a record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting of stockholders has been set as provided in this Section 7.04, such record date shall continue to apply to the meeting if adjourned or postponed, except if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than 120 days or postponed to a date more than 90 days after the record date originally fixed for the meeting, in which case a new record date for such meeting may be determined as set forth herein.
Section 7.05 Stock Ledger. The Corporation shall maintain at its principal office or at the office of its counsel, accountants or transfer agent, an original or duplicate stock ledger containing the name and address of each stockholder and the number of shares of each class held by such stockholder.
Section 7.06 Fractional Stock; Issuance of Units. The Board of Directors may authorize the Corporation to issue fractional stock or authorize the issuance of scrip, all on such terms and under such conditions as they may determine. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Charter or these Bylaws, the Board of Directors may issue units consisting of different securities of the Corporation. Any security issued in a unit shall have the same characteristics as any identical securities issued by the Corporation, except that the Board of Directors may provide that for a specified period securities of the Corporation issued in such unit may be transferred on the books of the Corporation only in such unit.
ARTICLE VIII
ACCOUNTING YEAR
The Board of Directors shall have the power, from time to time, to fix the fiscal year of the Corporation by a duly adopted resolution.
ARTICLE IX
DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 9.01 Authorization. Dividends and other distributions upon the stock of the Corporation may be authorized by the Board of Directors and declared by the Corporation, subject to the provisions of applicable law and the Charter.
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Dividends and other distributions may be paid in cash, property or stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of applicable law and the Charter.
Section 9.02 Contingencies. Before payment of any dividends or other distributions, there may be set aside (but there is no duty to set aside) out of any assets of the Corporation available for dividends or other distributions such sum or sums as the Board of Directors may from time to time, in its absolute discretion think proper as a reserve fund for contingencies, for equalizing dividends or other distributions, for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation or for such other purpose as the Board of Directors shall determine to be in the best interest of the Corporation, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.
ARTICLE X
SEAL
Section 10.01 Seal. The Board of Directors may authorize the adoption of a seal by the Corporation. The Board of Directors may authorize one or more duplicate seals and provide for the custody thereof.
Section 10.02 Affixing Seal. Whenever the Corporation is permitted or required to affix its seal to a document, it shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of any law, rule or regulation relating to a seal to place the word “(SEAL)” adjacent to the signature of the person authorized to execute the document on behalf of the Corporation.
ARTICLE XI
INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCE OF EXPENSES
Section 11.01 Indemnification to the Extent Permitted by Law.
(a) The Corporation shall, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law as in effect from time to time, indemnify and, without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification, pay or reimburse reasonable expenses (including legal fees) in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to, (i) any individual who is a present or former director or officer of the Corporation and who is made or threatened to be made a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity or (ii) any individual who, while a director or officer of the Corporation and at the request of the Corporation, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner, member, manager, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party to the proceeding, by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The rights to indemnification and advance of expenses provided by the Charter and these Bylaws shall vest immediately upon election of a director or officer.
(b) In addition to and not in limitation of the provisions of Section 11.01(a), the Corporation may, with the approval of the Board of Directors, provide such indemnification and advancement of expenses to an individual who served a predecessor of the Corporation in any of the capacities described in (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above and to any employee or agent of the Corporation or a predecessor of the Corporation. The indemnification and payment or reimbursement of expenses provided in these Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of or limit in any way the rights to which any person seeking indemnification or reimbursement of expenses may or become entitled under any bylaw, regulation, insurance agreement or otherwise.
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(c) Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article XI, nor the adoption or amendment of any other provision of the Bylaws or Charter inconsistent with this Article XI, shall eliminate or reduce the protection afforded by the preceding paragraph with respect to any act or failure to act which occurred prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.
Section 11.02 Insurance. The Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any Indemnified Person against any liability, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability.
Section 11.03 Non-Exclusive Right to Indemnify; Heirs and Personal Representatives. The rights to indemnification set forth in this Article XI are in addition to all rights which any Indemnified Person may be entitled as a matter of law, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and personal representatives of each Indemnified Person.
Section 11.04 No Limitation. In addition to any indemnification permitted by these Bylaws, the Board of Directors shall, in its sole discretion, have the power to grant such indemnification as it deems in the interest of the Corporation to the full extent permitted by law. This Article XI shall not limit the Corporation’s power to indemnify against liabilities not arising from a person’s serving the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent.
ARTICLE XII
WAIVER OF NOTICE
Whenever any notice of any meeting is required to be given pursuant to the Charter or these Bylaws or pursuant to applicable law, a waiver thereof in writing or by electronic transmission, given by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. Neither the business to be transacted at nor the purpose of any meeting need be set forth in the waiver of notice, unless specifically required by statute. The attendance of any person at any such meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where such person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
ARTICLE XIII
AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS
These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted by the Board of Directors or by the affirmative vote of a majority of all votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Corporation, provided, however, that the Board of Directors shall have the exclusive power to alter, amend or repeal Sections 2.03 and 2.11 of Article II of these Bylaws. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Article XIII of these Bylaws may not be altered, amended or repealed except by the affirmative vote of a majority of all votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Corporation, and Sections 2.12 and 2.13 of Article II of these Bylaws may not be altered, amended or repealed except by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the matter by the holders of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Corporation.
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PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
THIS PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into as of the Effective Date (hereinafter defined) by and between GIPAL JV 15091 SW ALABAMA 20, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Seller”), with an address of 401 East Jackson Street, Suite 3300, Tampa, Florida 33602, Attn: David Sobelman; Email: ds@gipreit.com, with a required copy to Trenam Law, 200 Central Avenue, Suite 1600, St. Petersburg, Florida 33702, Attn: Timothy M. Hughes, Esq., Email: thughes@trenam.com, and Titomic, Inc. , a Delaware corporation ("Purchaser"), with an address of 700 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Suite 200, Washington D.C. 20003, Attn: Jim Simpson , Email: jim.simpson@titomic.com, with a required copy to Wolfe, Jones, Wolfe, Hancock, Daniel & South, LLC with an address of 905 Bob Wallace Avenue, Huntsville, Alabama 35801 Attn: Justin South, Email: jsouth@wolfejones.com.
RECITALS
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the sum of One ($1.00) Dollars and other covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
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Within fifteen (15) days after Purchaser’s receipt of the Title Commitment, Purchaser shall give written notice to Seller of any matters that are objectionable to, or deemed a title defect, by Purchaser (“Notice of Title Objections”). Any title defect to which Purchaser does not timely object shall be deemed a Permitted Exception hereunder. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Seller shall be obligated to cure the following defects to the extent that and only to the extent that the same are specified in the Title Commitment and in Purchaser’s Notice of Title Objections (collectively, the “Mandatory Cure Defects”): (a) mortgages arising through Seller,
(b) construction liens arising through Seller, (c) back taxes on the Property that are due and payable,
(d) judgment liens arising through Seller, and (e) other liens or encumbrances arising through Seller and securing a specific dollar amount. As to any defects other than Mandatory Cure Defects, Seller shall have fifteen (15) days from receipt of the Notice of Title Objections in which to elect either to
(i) notify Purchaser that it intends to cure the identified objections and defects on or before the Closing Date (the “Title Cure Period”) and Seller shall use reasonable efforts to cure such objections and defects; or (ii) notify Purchaser that Seller elects not to cure the objections or alleged defects.
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In the event Seller fails to deliver a response within fifteen (15) days after receipt from Purchaser of the Notice of Title Objections, Seller shall be deemed to have elected not to cure or eliminate said objections and alleged title defects. Purchaser shall have until the later of the expiration of the Due Diligence Period or ten (10) days from receipt of Seller’s notice, or Seller’s deemed notice, of its election not to cure Purchaser’s objections and alleged title defects (whichever is later), in which to elect either (x) to terminate the Agreement, or (y) to require Seller to deliver title in its then existing condition (with no reduction in the Purchase Price) and to proceed to Closing notwithstanding the objections to title raised by Purchaser, yet still subject to Seller’s obligation to cure the Mandatory Cure Defects. The foregoing remedies shall constitute the exclusive remedies of Purchaser for such failure to deliver title as herein specified.
(ii) a material casualty in which the cost of restoration exceeds five percent (5%) of the Purchase Price ("Casualty"), Purchaser, at its sole election, shall have the right to terminate this Agreement on written notice to Seller without liability on its part by so notifying Seller, and Earnest Money paid by Purchaser shall be refunded to Purchaser. If the Purchaser does not exercise its right of termination, any and all proceeds (including all insurance proceeds and any deductible under Seller’s policy) arising out of any such Taking or Casualty shall be held in trust by Seller for Purchaser's benefit and shall be credited against the Purchase Price. In no event shall the Purchase Price of the Premises be increased by the amount of any such proceeds.
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As used in the Agreement, the following definitions shall apply: “Environmental Laws” shall mean all federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations now or hereinafter in force, as amended from time to time, and all federal and state court decisions, consent decrees and orders interpreting or enforcing any of the foregoing, in any way relating to or regulating human health or safety, or industrial hygiene or environmental conditions, or protection of the environment, or pollution or contamination of the air, soil, surface water or groundwater, and includes, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42
U.S.C. §9601, et seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §6901, et seq., and the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §1251, et seq. For purposes of the Agreement, the term “Hazardous Substances” shall mean any substance or material that is described as a toxic or hazardous substance, waste or material or a pollutant or contaminant, or words of similar import, in any of the Environmental Laws, and includes asbestos, petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof, natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied natural gas, or synthetic gas usable for fuel, or any mixture thereof), petroleum products, polychlorinated biphenyls, urea formaldehyde, radon gas, radioactive matter, medical waste, and chemicals which may cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. “Release” shall mean any spilling, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, leaching, dumping or disposing into the environment of Hazardous Substances onto or through soil, surface water or groundwater.
Any representation made to Seller’s “knowledge” will not be deemed to imply any duty of inquiry or investigation. For purposes of the Agreement, the term “Seller’s knowledge” means the current, actual knowledge of David Sobelman without any independent investigation or inquiry whatsoever and will not be construed to refer to the knowledge of any other officer, director, agent, employee or representative of Seller, or any affiliate of Seller, or to impose upon such party any duty to investigate the matter to which such actual knowledge or the absence thereof pertains, or to impose upon such party any individual personal liability. David Sobelman shall not be deemed to be a party to the Agreement nor to have made any representations or warranties hereunder, and no recourse shall be had to such individual for any of Seller's representations and warranties hereunder (and Purchaser hereby waives any liability of or recourse against such individuals).
All of Seller’s representations and warranties shall be deemed remade as of the date of the Closing and shall survive the Closing for a period of one (1) year.
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U.S.C. §§ 1956-1957 (Laundering of Money Instruments), 18 U.S.C. §§ 981-986 (Federal Asset Forfeiture), 18 U.S.C. §§ 881 (Drug Property Seizure), Executive Order Number 13224 on Terrorism Financing, effective September 24, 2001, or the United and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, H.R. 3162, Public Law 107-56 (the “USA Patriot Act”). In addition, Purchaser is not, and will not become, a person or entity with whom U.S. persons are restricted from doing business with under the regulations of the Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) of the Department of Treasury (including those named on OFAC’s Specially Designated and Blocked Persons list) or under any statute, executive order (including the September 24, 2001 Executive Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism), the USA Patriot Act, or other governmental action.
All of Purchaser’s representations and warranties shall be deemed remade as of the date of the Closing and shall survive the Closing.
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Seller or its representatives shall have the right to accompany Purchaser and Purchaser representatives in connection with any inspections and other activities on the Property. In the event the Property is disturbed or damaged in any manner by Purchaser or Purchaser's representatives, agents or contractors in the accomplishment of such tests, Purchaser agrees to immediately thereafter restore the Premises to its prior existing condition. Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold Seller harmless from and against any and all expense, loss or damage which Seller may incur (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees actually incurred) as a result of any act or omission of Purchaser or its representatives, agents or contractors, including all claims for death of or injury to persons or damage of property arising out of or as a result of the activities of Purchaser or Purchaser’s representatives, agents or contractors. In no event shall Purchaser conduct any invasive testing on the Premises without the advance written consent of Seller, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or denied.
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Purchaser further acknowledges that Purchaser has been advised not to rely upon such documents without making an independent investigation or inquiry as to the accuracy of the information or statements contained in the information provided by Seller. Purchaser hereby releases Seller from any and all claims Purchaser might otherwise have based upon any reports, surveys, permits, plans, approvals, and all other information and documentation obtained by or for Seller and delivered to Purchaser, except for claims arising from or related to fraud committed by Seller or a willful and intentional misrepresentation made by Seller.
The foregoing provisions of Section 8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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If the foregoing condition precedent shall not have occurred or been satisfied on or before the Closing Date due to any contractual rights or discretion granted to Seller’s lender(s), then Seller shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement by delivering written notice to Purchaser and in such event the Earnest Money will immediately be returned to Purchaser and neither party will have any further rights, remedies or obligations hereunder, except those that expressly survive termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event Seller is unable to obtain the Lender Consents and Approvals on or before the Closing Date, Seller shall have the right to extend the Closing Date for a period of up to thirty (30) days by delivering written notice to Purchaser on or before the expiration of such date.
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PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT OR IN ANY CLOSING DOCUMENT EXECUTED BY SELLER AND DELIVERED TO PURCHASER AT OR PRIOR TO CLOSING, SELLER IS TRANSFERRING THE PROPERTY IN “AS IS, WHERE IS CONDITION AND WITH ALL FAULTS” AS OF THE CLOSING DATE AND SPECIFICALLY AND EXPRESSLY WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR GUARANTEES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO ITS CONDITION, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, NATURE, OR TYPE WHATSOEVER FROM OR ON BEHALF OF SELLER. PURCHASER AGREES THAT IT WILL PERFORM SUCH EXAMINATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF THE PROPERTY AND THE FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL CONDITION THEREOF AS NEEDED AND NECESSARY. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT OR IN ANY CLOSING DOCUMENT EXECUTED BY SELLER AND DELIVERED TO PURCHASER AT OR PRIOR TO CLOSING, SELLER SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS, AND PURCHASER IS NOT RELYING ON ANY WARRANTY, GUARANTY OR REPRESENTATION, ORAL OR WRITTEN, PAST OR PRESENT, OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ORAL OR WRITTEN, MADE BY SELLER, OR ANY AGENT, AFFILIATE, REPRESENTATIVE, EMPLOYEE OR PRINCIPAL OF SELLER WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PRESENCE OF ANY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED BY APPLICABLE LAW) AT, ON, UPON OR UNDER THE PROPERTY. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT OR IN ANY CLOSING DOCUMENT EXECUTED BY SELLER AND DELIVERED TO PURCHASER AT OR PRIOR TO CLOSING, SELLER SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO PURCHASER WITH RESPECT TO THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY UNDER COMMON LAW, OR ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW OR REGULATION.
PURCHASER REPRESENTS TO SELLER THAT PURCHASER WILL CONDUCT PRIOR TO CLOSING, SUCH INVESTIGATIONS OF THE PROPERTY AS PURCHASER DEEMS NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE TO SATISFY HIMSELF/ITSELF AS TO ANY MATTER RELATING TO THE PROPERTY AND WILL RELY SOLELY UPON SAME AND NOT UPON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OR ON BEHALF OF SELLER, SELLER'S AGENTS, EMPLOYEES OR THIRD PARTIES REPRESENTING, OR PURPORTING TO REPRESENT SELLER, WITH RESPECT THERETO OTHER THAN THE REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF SELLER SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT OR IN ANY CLOSING DOCUMENT EXECUTED BY SELLER AND DELIVERED TO PURCHASER AT OR PRIOR TO CLOSING. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT OR IN ANY CLOSING DOCUMENT EXECUTED BY SELLER AND DELIVERED TO PURCHASER AT OR PRIOR TO CLOSING, UPON CLOSING, PURCHASER SHALL ASSUME THE RISK THAT ADVERSE MATTERS REGARDING THE PROPERTY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN REVEALED BY PURCHASER’S INVESTIGATIONS, AND PURCHASER, UPON CLOSING, SHALL BE DEEMED, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND ON BEHALF OF ITS TRANSFEREES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, TO WAIVE, RELINQUISH, RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE SELLER AND SELLER'S AFFILIATES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, CAUSES OF ACTION, LOSSES, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES, COSTS AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS' FEES) OF ANY AND EVERY KIND OR CHARACTER, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, BY REASON OF OR ARISING OUT OF THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY REASON OF OR ARISING OUT OF ANY LATENT OR PATENT DEFECT OR OTHER PHYSICAL CONDITION WHETHER PURSUANT TO STATUTES IN EFFECT IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA OR ANY FEDERAL OR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL OR HEALTH AND SAFETY LAW OR REGULATION, THE EXISTENCE OF ANY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WHATSOEVER, ON, AT, TO, IN, ABOVE, ABOUT, UNDER, FROM OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE PROPERTY, OR BY REASON OF ANY VIOLATION OF ANY SUBDIVISION LAW, RULE OR REGULATION APPLICABLE TO THE PROPERTY WHETHER ARISING PURSUANT TO STATUTES IN EFFECT IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA OR ANY LOCAL ORDINANCE, LAW, RULE OR REGULATION. PURCHASER’S RELEASE OF SELLER AS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 21 SHALL NOT PERTAIN TO ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BY PURCHASER AGAINST SELLER FOR A BREACH BY SELLER OF THE WARRANTY OF TITLE INCLUDED IN THE DEED OR THE BREACH BY SELLER OF ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT OR IN ANY CLOSING DOCUMENT EXECUTED BY SELLER AND DELIVERED TO PURCHASER AT OR PRIOR TO CLOSING.
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The provisions of this Section 21 shall survive the Closing. Purchaser and Seller acknowledge and agree that the disclaimers and other agreements set forth herein are an integral part of the Agreement and that Seller would not have agreed to sell the Property to Purchaser for the Purchase Price and Purchaser would not have agreed to enter into the transaction contemplated by the Agreement without such disclaimers and other agreements set forth above.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
Purchaser:
TITOMIC, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ James Simpson
Name: James Simpson Title: CEO
Execution Date:1/24/2025
Seller:
GIPAL JV 15091 SW ALABAMA 20, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By: Generation Income Properties, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
its Manager
By: Generation Income Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation,
its General Partner
By: /s/ David Sobelman David Sobelman The Land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Limestone, State of Alabama, and is described as follows:
its President
Execution Date:1.24.25
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Exhibit “A”
Legal Description of the Property
ALL THAT PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 3 WEST, LIMESTONE COUNTY, ALABAMA AND BEING A PART OF LOT 3 OF GREE BRCER PATCH SUBDIVISION A RESUBDIVISJON OF LOT 3 AND LOT 8 OF A RESUBDIVISIO OF LOT 3 AND LOT 8 OF A RESUBDIVISION OF LOT 1 A D LOT 8 OF A RESUBDIVISIO OF LOT I OF A RESUBDIVISIO OF LOT I OF A RESUBDIVISION OF LOT I OF GREENBRIER PATCH AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK G, PAGE 192 I THE O FICE OF THE JUDGE OF THE PROBATE COURT OF UMESTO E COU TY, ALABAMA AND PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS:
BEGINNI G AT A CONCRETE MONUMENT FOUND AT THE NORTHWESTMOST CORNER OF THE ABOVE SAID LOT 3, A D ON THE SOUTHERLY RIGH -OF-WAY LINE OF I-565; THENCE N 65°54'55" E ALONG THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF 1-565 A DISTANCE OF 325.00 FEET TO A 5/8 INCH CAPPED REBAR SET AND STAMPED ''G.W. JONES & SONS C.E. INC. CA-00020E" AT THE NORTHEAST MOST CORNER OF SAID LOT 3; THENCE S 24°05'05" E ALONG THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY SAID LOT 3 A DISTANCE OF
325.00 FEET TO A 5/8 I CH CAPPED REBAR SET AND STAMPED "G.W. JONES & SONS C.E. INC. CA-00020E"; THENCE CONTI UE S 24Q05'05" E ALONG THE EXTENSION OF THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY SAID LOT 3 A DISTANCE OF
298.02 FEET TO A 5/8 [NCH CAPPED REBAR SET AND STAMPED "G.W. JONES & SONS C.E. INC. CA-00020E" AT THE TOE OF A DETENTION POND; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG THE TOE OF THAT SAID DETENTION POND A DISTANCE OF ]65.33 ALONG A ON-RADIAL CURVE TO THE RIGHT THAT HAS A RADIUS OF 115.03 FEET AND A CHORD BEARING S 85°31'40"' E A rnsTANCE OF 151.46 FE T TO A 5/8 INCH CAPPED REBAR SET A D STAMPED ''G.W. JONES & SONS C.E. INC. CA-00020E"; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG THE TOE OF THAT SAID DETENTION PO DA DISTANCE OF 153.15 ALONG ANOTHER NO -RADJAL CURVE TO THE RIGHT THAT HAS A RADIUS OF 208.88 FEET AND A CHORD BEARINGS 00°31'40" EA DISTANCE OF 149.74 FEET TO A 5/8 INCH CAPPED REBAR SET AND STAMPED "G.W. JONES & SONS C.E. fNC. CA-00020E" ON THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 3; THENCE N 89°00'19" W ALONG THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 3 A
DlSTANCE OF 144.09 FEET TO A CAPPED REBAR FOUND AND STAMPED "CIVIL SOLUTIONS CA-0564 LS"; THE CE N 01°09'13" E ALONG THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 3 A DISTANCE OF 134.44 FEET TO A CAPPED REBAR FOUND AND STAMPED ''CIVIL SOLUTIONS CA-0564 LS"; THE CE S 72°56'34" W ALONG THE SOUTHERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 3 A DISTANCE OF 466.65 FEET TO A CONCRETE MONUMENT FOUND AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 3; THENCE N 01°09"08" E ALONG THE WEST BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 3 A DISTANCE OF 323.90 FEET TO A CONCRETE MONUMENT FO D; THE CE N 24°04'34" W ALONG THE WEST BO DARY OF SAID LOT 3 A DISTA CE OF 299.92 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN ING.
Exhibit “A”
Exhibit "B"
Due Diligence Materials
Exhibit “B”
Schedule 1
Form of General Assignment GENERAL ASSIGNMENT
THIS GENERAL ASSIGNMENT (this “Assignment”) is made as of the day of 20 , by (“Seller”) to (“Buyer”).
WHEREAS, of even date herewith, Seller has conveyed to Buyer the real property described in Exhibit A
attached hereto (the “Property”); and
WHEREAS, Seller and Buyer intend that Seller also convey to Buyer, without warranty or representation of any kind, including without limitation, any warranty, representation and/or covenant with respect to Seller’s ownership or right to assign, all of the additional rights and interests described below (collectively, the “Additional Rights”).
NOW, THEREFORE, Seller, for and in consideration of Ten Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and confessed, hereby agrees as follows:
All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Assignment shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between Seller and Buyer effective as of .
Seller hereby transfers, conveys, assigns, quitclaims, and releases to Buyer, at no cost to Seller, all of Seller’s right, title, and interest, if any, in and to the following, only to the extent they are assignable and only as they relate to the Land, without warranty or representation as to the ownership, effectiveness, validity or enforceability thereof:
all warranties and agreements from all contractors, subcontractors, vendors, or suppliers regarding the performance, quality of workmanship or quality of materials supplied in connection with the construction, manufacture, development, installation, repair or maintenance of the Improvements, the Personalty or any component thereof;
all certificates, licenses, permits, authorizations, consents and approvals from governmental authorities with respect to (1) the design development, construction and installation of any improvements on the Property, (2) any water usage permits applicable to the Property, and (3) the use, operation and occupancy of the Property, including, without limitation, certificates of occupancy for the commercial building located on the Property. If applicable, Buyer shall be responsible for notifying the applicable water management district (“WMD”) of the conveyance of the Property to Buyer as required by applicable laws after Closing and for filing and processing with the WMD any and all applications required by the WMD in order to effectuate the transfer of any water use permit(s) to Buyer, and that Buyer will indemnify and hold harmless Seller from and against any and all loss, damage, fines, liability, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees) and other sums that Seller may pay or may become obligated to pay on account of any demand, claim, liability or action in law or equity, relating to, arising from any actions or omissions of Buyer, its agents or employees, resulting from Buyer’s failure to timely process any water use permit transfer and the use of such permit by Buyer after the Closing Date; and
all development rights, allocations of development density or other similar rights allocated to or attributable to the land or the Improvements whether arising under or pursuant to governmental requirements, administrative or formal action by governmental authorities, or agreement with governmental authorities or third parties.
To have and to hold the Additional Rights unto Buyer, its successors and assigns forever.
Schedule 1 Page 1 of 4
THE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS ARE HEREBY CONVEYED TO BUYER IN AN “AS IS,” “WHERE IS,” “WITH ALL FAULTS” CONDITION AND SELLER DOES NOT WARRANT, AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF TRANSFER, QUALITY, FITNESS AND MERCHANTABILITY RELATING TO ANY OF THE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE CONDITION OF THE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OR THE FITNESS OF ANY OF THE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS CONVEYED HEREBY FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE OR FOR BUYER’S INTENDED USE OR PURPOSE.
Further, Seller makes no representation or warranty with respect to the conveyance of any of the items assigned hereby, nor shall Seller be deemed in any event to be a warrantor, guarantor, or surety for the obligations of any maker of any warranties or guaranties assigned or conveyed hereunder. The Additional Rights conveyed hereby from Seller to Buyer shall be without recourse to Seller.
(Signatures on Following Page)
Schedule 1 Page 2 of 4
SELLER:
By:
BUYER:
By:
Schedule 1 Page 3 of 4
Signature Page to Form of General Assignment
EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Schedule 1 Page 4 of 4
Exhibit “A” to Form of General Assignment
Schedule 2
Form of Assignment and Assumption Of Lease ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF LEASE
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF LEASE (the “Assignment”) is dated as of the day of [ ], 202[ ], between [SELLER], a [State] [Entity Type] (“Assignor”), and [BUYER] a [State] [Entity Type] (“Assignee”).
ACCORDINGLY, the parties hereby agree as follows:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Assignor and Assignee have executed this Assignment the day and year first above Schedule 2 Page 3 of 6
ASSIGNOR:
[SELLER ENTITY]
By: Name: Title:
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ASSIGNEE:
[BUYER ENTITY],
By: Name: Title:
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EXHIBIT “A” LEGAL DESCRIPTION
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Exhibit “A” to Form Assignment and Assumption of Lease
SCHEDULE 1 LEASE
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Schedule 1 to Form Assignment and Assumption of Lease
EXHIBIT 21.1
SUBSIDIARIES
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State of Incorporation / Formation |
Percentage of Ownership |
Generation Income Properties, LP |
Delaware |
88.9% |
GIP TRS Inc |
Maryland |
100% |
GIP REIT OP Limited LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIP DB SPE, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPVB SPE, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPDC 3707 14th St LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPFL 1300 S Dale Mabry LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPAL JV 15091 SW ALABAMA 20 |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPVA 2510 WALMER AVE, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPVA 130 CORPORATE BLVD, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPFL JV 1106 CLEARLAKE ROAD, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPRI 332 Valley St LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPFL 508 S Howard Ave, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPNC 201 Etheridge Road LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPFL 702 Tillman Place, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPIL 525 S Perryville RD, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPCO 585 24 ½ ROAD, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPIL 3134 W 76th Street, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPFL 10002 N DALE MABRY, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPAZ 199 N PANTANO ROAD, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIP13, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPCA 258 Bernard Street, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPCA 707 North Broadway, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPCA 991 Nut tree Road, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPFL 2601 Westhall Lane, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPGA 2383 Lake Harbin Road, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPME 1905 Hallowell Road, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPME 409 US Route 2, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPOH 5404 Tiffin Avenue, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPOH 6696 State Route 95, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPOH 7970 E Harbor Road, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPPA 23 Wert Drive, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPTX 1235 Old Highway 90 West, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPTX 6919 North Service Road, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
GIPIA 1220 S Duff Avenue, LLC |
Delaware |
100% |
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File No. 333-261098) of Generation Income Properties, Inc. of our report, dated March 28, 2025 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Generation Income Properties, Inc. included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
/s/ CohnReznick LLP
New York, New York
March 28, 2025
Exhibit 31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, David Sobelman, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Generation Income Properties Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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/s/ David Sobelman |
March 28, 2025 |
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David Sobelman |
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CEO and Chief Executive Officer |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 31.1
A signed original of this document has been provided to Generation Income Properties Inc. and will be retained by Generation Income Properties Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
Exhibit 31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Ron Cook, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Generation Income Properties Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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/s/ Ron Cook |
March 28, 2025 |
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Ron Cook |
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Vice President, Accounting and Finance |
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
Exhibit 31.2
A signed original of this document has been provided to Generation Income Properties Inc. and will be retained by Generation Income Properties Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
Exhibit 32.1
Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, I, the undersigned Chief Executive Officer of Generation Income Properties Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the annual period ended December 31, 2024 (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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/s/David Sobelman |
March 28, 2025 |
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David Sobelman |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
A signed original of this document has been provided to Generation Income Properties Inc. and will be retained by Generation Income Properties Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
Exhibit 32.2
Written Statement of the Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, I, the undersigned Chief Financial Officer of Generation Income Properties Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the annual period ended December 31, 2024 (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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/s/ Ron Cook |
March 28, 2025 |
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Ron Cook |
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Vice President, Accounting and Finance |
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
A signed original of this document has been provided to Generation Income Properties Inc. and will be retained by Generation Income Properties Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.