XML 46 R14.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT

MANAGEMENT SERVICES BUSINESS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

NOTE 5. MANAGEMENT SERVICES BUSINESS

The Company’s management fee income is within the scope of FASB ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and totaled $4.6 million, $4.4 million, and $3.8 million during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively. Management fee income is recognized as revenue over time, over the period the services are performed.

Related Party Management of Alpine Income Property Trust. Pursuant to the Company’s management agreement with PINE, the Company generates a base management fee equal to 0.375% per quarter of PINE’s total equity (as defined in the management agreement and based on a 1.5% annual rate), calculated and payable in cash, quarterly in arrears. The Company also has an opportunity to achieve additional cash flows as manager of PINE pursuant to an annual incentive fee

based on PINE’s total stockholder return exceeding an 8% cumulative annual hurdle rate (the “Outperformance Amount”) subject to a high-water mark price. PINE would pay the Company an incentive fee with respect to each annual measurement period in an amount equal to the greater of (i) $0.00 and (ii) the product of (a) 15% multiplied by (b) the Outperformance Amount multiplied by (c) the weighted average shares. No incentive fee was earned for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, or 2022.

During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, the Company earned management fee revenue from PINE totaling $4.2 million, $4.3 million, and $3.8 million, respectively. Dividend income for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 totaled $2.6 million, $2.5 million, and $2.3 million, respectively. Management fee revenue from PINE, included in management services, and dividend income, included in investment and other income (loss), are reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

The following table represents amounts due from PINE to the Company as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 which are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):


	As of
Description	December 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Management Services Fee Due From PINE	$	1,098	$	1,062
Dividend Receivable		343		337
Other		27		(4)
Total	$	1,468	$	1,395

On November 26, 2019, as part of PINE’s IPO, the Company sold PINE 15 properties for aggregate cash consideration of $125.9 million. In connection with the IPO, the Company contributed to the PINE Operating Partnership five properties in exchange for an aggregate of 1,223,854 OP Units, which had an initial value of $23.3 million. Additionally, on November 26, 2019, the Company purchased 394,737 shares of PINE common stock for a total purchase price of $7.5 million in a private placement and 421,053 shares of PINE common stock in the IPO for a total purchase price of $8.0 million.

On October 26, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the purchase by the Company of up to $5.0 million in shares of common stock of PINE (the “Prior PINE Share Purchase Authorization”). Pursuant to the Prior PINE Share Purchase Authorization, during the year ended December 31, 2022, CTO purchased 155,665 shares of PINE common stock in the open market for $2.7 million, or an average price per share of $17.57. Pursuant to the Prior PINE Share Purchase Authorization, during the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company purchased 8,088 shares of PINE common stock on the open market for a total of $0.1 million, or an average price of $17.65 per share.

On February 16, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors cancelled the Prior PINE Share Purchase Authorization and authorized the purchase by the Company of up to $2.1 million in shares of common stock of PINE (the “2023 PINE Share Purchase Authorization”). Pursuant to the 2023 PINE Share Purchase Authorization, during the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company purchased 129,271 shares of PINE common stock on the open market for a total of $2.1 million, or an average price of $16.21 per share.

On December 12, 2023, the Board authorized the purchase by the Company of up to $2.0 million in shares of common stock of PINE (the “December 2023 PINE Share Purchase Authorization”). No purchases of PINE common stock were made pursuant to the December 2023 PINE Share Purchase Authorization during the three months ended December 31, 2023. Pursuant to the December 2023 PINE Share Purchase Authorization, during the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company purchased 29,807 shares of PINE common stock on the open market for a total of $0.4 million, or an average price of $14.97 per share.

As of December 31, 2024, CTO owns, in the aggregate, 1,223,854 OP Units and 1,138,621 shares of PINE common stock, representing an investment totaling $39.7 million, or 14.8% of PINE’s outstanding equity.

During the year ended December 31, 2022, PINE exercised its right, pursuant to an Exclusivity and Right of First Offer Agreement between the Company and PINE (the “ROFO Agreement”), to purchase one single-tenant income property from the Company for a purchase price of $6.9 million, which sale was completed on January 7, 2022. During the year ended December 31, 2021, PINE exercised its right to purchase the following properties from the Company pursuant to the ROFO Agreement: (i) a portfolio of six net leased properties (the “CMBS Portfolio”) for an aggregate

purchase price of $44.5 million, and (ii) one single-tenant income property for a purchase price of $11.5 million. In connection with the sale of the CMBS Portfolio, PINE assumed the related $30.0 million mortgage note payable which resulted in a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $0.5 million due to the write off of unamortized debt issuance costs.

Portfolio Management Agreement. On December 4, 2023, the Company entered into an asset management agreement with a third party to manage a portfolio of multi-tenant and single-tenant assets (the “Portfolio Management Agreement”). Although the Company has no direct relationship with the third party, PINE is a lender to the third-party pursuant to a mortgage note originated by PINE which is secured by the portfolio. The Company is expected to receive asset management fees, disposition management fees, leasing commissions, and other fees related to the Company’s management and administration of the portfolio pursuant to the Portfolio Management Agreement. The Company also entered into a revenue sharing agreement with PINE whereby PINE will receive the portion of fees earned by the Company under the Portfolio Management Agreement which are attributable to the single tenant properties within the portfolio. During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized $0.3 million and less than $0.1 million of revenue pursuant to the Portfolio Management Agreement, respectively, which is included in management fee income on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

Asset Management Agreement. On February 16, 2024, the Company entered into the Subsurface Management Agreement with a third party in conjunction with the sale of the Company’s remaining Subsurface Interests as further described in Note 6, “Real Estate Operations” below. The Company receives management and other fees pursuant to the Subsurface Management Agreement. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recognized $0.1 million of revenue pursuant to the Subsurface Management Agreement, which is included in management fee income on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.