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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 10—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Compensation and Services Agreement

Pursuant to the compensation and services agreement with Majestic Property Management Corp. (“Majestic”), Majestic provides the Company with certain (i) executive, administrative, legal, accounting, clerical, property management, property acquisition, consulting (i.e., sale, leasing, brokerage, and mortgage financing), and construction supervisory services (collectively, the “Services”) and (ii) facilities and other resources. Majestic is wholly-owned by the Company’s vice chairman and it provides compensation to several of the Company’s executive officers.

In consideration for the Services, the Company paid Majestic $3,111,000 in 2021, $3,011,000 in 2020 and $2,826,000 in 2019. Included in these fees are $1,365,000 in 2021, $1,265,000 in 2020 and $1,307,000 in 2019, of property management services. The amounts paid for property management services is based on 1.5% and 2.0% of the rental payments (including tenant reimbursements) actually received by the Company from net lease tenants and operating lease tenants, respectively. The Company does not pay Majestic with respect to properties managed by third parties. The Company also paid Majestic, pursuant to the compensation and services agreement $295,000 in 2021, $275,000 in 2020 and $216,000 in 2019 for the Company’s share of all direct office expenses, including rent, telephone, postage, computer services, internet usage and supplies.

Executive officers and others providing services to the Company under the compensation and services agreement were awarded shares of restricted stock and RSUs under the Company’s stock incentive plans (described in Note 12). The related expense charged to the Company’s operations was $2,590,000, $2,349,000 and $1,973,000 in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The amounts paid under the compensation and services agreement (except for the property management services which are included in Real estate expenses) and the costs of the stock incentive plans are included in General and administrative expense on the consolidated statements of income for 2021, 2020 and 2019.

NOTE 10—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Continued)

Joint Venture Partners and Affiliates

During 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company paid an aggregate of $83,000, $76,000 and $82,000, respectively, to its consolidated joint venture partner or their affiliates (none of whom are officers, directors, or employees of the Company) for property management services, which are included in Real estate expenses on the consolidated statements of income.

The Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures paid management fees of $118,000, $93,000 and $117,000 to the other partner of the ventures, which reduced Equity in earnings on the consolidated statements of income by $59,000, $47,000 and $59,000 during 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. In addition, in 2020, an unconsolidated joint venture of the Company paid a leasing commission and development fee totaling $75,000 to the other partner of the venture, which was in Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020.

Other

During 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company paid fees of (i) $298,000, $298,000 and $289,000, respectively, to the Company’s chairman and (ii) $119,000, $119,000 and $116,000, respectively, to the Company’s vice chairman. These fees are included in General and administrative expense on the consolidated statements of income.

At December 31, 2021 and 2020, Gould Investors L.P. (“Gould Investors”), a related party, owned 1,921,712 and 1,894,883 shares of the outstanding common stock of the Company, respectively, or approximately 9.2% and 9.2%, respectively.

The Company obtains its property insurance in conjunction with Gould Investors and reimburses Gould Investors annually for the Company’s insurance cost relating to its properties. Amounts reimbursed to Gould Investors were $1,402,000, $1,168,000 and $1,025,000 during 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Included in Real estate expenses on the consolidated statements of income is insurance expense of $1,267,000, $1,091,000 and $927,000 during 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The balance of the amounts reimbursed to Gould Investors represents prepaid insurance and is included in Other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.