RELATED PARTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY | NOTE 19. RELATED PARTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY We are externally managed by the Manager, a wholly owned subsidiary of CTO. Subsequent to the IPO, through June 30, 2024, CTO has purchased an aggregate of 310,007 shares of PINE common stock in the open market including (i) 16,983 shares purchased during the six months ended June 30, 2024 for $0.3 million, or an average price per share of $14.95, (ii) 129,271 shares purchased during the year ended December 31, 2023 for $2.1 million, or an average price per share of $16.21, (iii) 155,665 shares purchased during the year ended December 31, 2022 for $2.7 million, or an average price per share of $17.57 and (iv) 8,088 shares purchased during the year ended December 31, 2021 for $0.1 million, or an average price per share of $17.65. As of June 30, 2024, CTO owns, in the aggregate, 1,223,854 OP Units and 1,125,797 shares of PINE common stock, inclusive of (i) 394,737 shares of common stock totaling $7.5 million issued in connection with a private placement that closed concurrently with the IPO, (ii) 421,053 shares of common stock totaling $8.0 million issued in connection with the IPO, and (iii) 310,007 shares of common stock totaling $5.2 million purchased by CTO subsequent to the IPO. The aggregate 1,223,854 OP Units and 1,125,797 shares of PINE common stock held by CTO represent an investment totaling $36.6 million, or 15.8% of PINE’s outstanding equity, as of June 30, 2024. Management Agreement On November 26, 2019, the Operating Partnership and PINE entered into a management agreement with the Manager (the “Management Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement, our Manager manages, operates and administers our day-to-day operations, business and affairs, subject to the direction and supervision of the Board and in accordance with the investment guidelines approved and monitored by the Board. We pay our Manager a base management fee equal to 0.375% per quarter of our “total equity” (as defined in the Management Agreement and based on a 1.5% annual rate), calculated and payable in cash, quarterly in arrears. Our Manager has the ability to earn an annual incentive fee based on our total stockholder return exceeding an 8% cumulative annual hurdle rate (the “Outperformance Amount”) subject to a high-water mark price. We would pay our Manager an incentive fee with respect to each annual measurement period in the amount of 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 due for the year ended December 31, 2023. The initial term of the Management Agreement will expire on November 26, 2024 and will automatically renew for an unlimited number of successive one-year periods thereafter, unless the agreement is not renewed or is terminated in accordance with its terms. Our independent directors review our Manager’s performance and the management fees annually and, following the initial term, the Management Agreement may be terminated annually upon the affirmative vote of two two also terminate the Management Agreement for cause at any time, including during the initial term, without the payment of any termination fee, with 30 days’ prior written notice from the Board. During the initial term of the Management Agreement, we may not terminate the Management Agreement except for cause. We pay directly or reimburse our Manager for certain expenses, if incurred by our Manager. We do not reimburse any compensation expenses incurred by our Manager or its affiliates. Expense reimbursements to our Manager are made in cash on a quarterly basis following the end of each quarter. In addition, we pay all of our operating expenses, except those specifically required to be borne by our Manager pursuant to the Management Agreement. The Company incurred management fee expenses totaling $1.0 million and $2.1 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively. The Company also paid dividends on the common stock and OP Units owned by affiliates of the Manager in the amount of $0.6 million and $1.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively. The Company incurred management fee expenses totaling $1.1 million and $2.2 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. The Company also paid dividends on the common stock and OP Units owned by affiliates of the Manager in the amount of $0.6 million and $1.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. The following table represents amounts due to (from) CTO (in thousands): As of Description June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Management Fee due to CTO $ 1,045 $ 1,062 Other 60 (10) Total (1) $ 1,105 $ 1,052 (1) Included in accrued expenses, see Note 11, “Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses, and Other Liabilities”. ROFO Agreement On November 26, 2019, PINE also entered into an Exclusivity and Right of First Offer Agreement with CTO (the “ROFO Agreement”). During the term of the ROFO Agreement, CTO will not, and will cause each of its affiliates (which for purposes of the ROFO Agreement will not include our company and our subsidiaries) not to, acquire, directly or indirectly, a single-tenant, net leased property, unless CTO has notified us of the opportunity and we have affirmatively rejected the opportunity to acquire the applicable property or properties. The terms of the ROFO Agreement do not restrict CTO or any of its affiliates from providing financing for a third party’s acquisition of single-tenant, net leased properties or from developing and owning any single-tenant, net leased property. Pursuant to the ROFO Agreement, neither CTO nor any of its affiliates (which for purposes of the ROFO Agreement does not include our company and our subsidiaries) may sell to any third party any single-tenant, net leased property that was owned by CTO or any of its affiliates as of the closing date of the IPO or that is developed and owned by CTO or any of its affiliates after the closing date of the IPO, without first offering us the right to purchase such property. The term of the ROFO Agreement will continue for so long as the Management Agreement with our Manager is in effect. On April 6, 2021, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement with a certain subsidiary of CTO for the purchase of one net lease property for $11.5 million. The acquisition was completed on April 23, 2021. On April 2, 2021, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement with certain subsidiaries of CTO for the purchase of six net lease properties (the “CMBS Portfolio”). The terms of the purchase and sale agreement, as amended on April 20, 2021, provided a total purchase price of $44.5 million for the CMBS Portfolio. The acquisition of the CMBS Portfolio was completed on June 30, 2021. On January 5, 2022, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement with a certain subsidiary of CTO for the purchase of one net lease property for $6.9 million. The acquisition was completed on January 7, 2022. The entry into these purchase and sale agreements, and subsequent completion of the related acquisitions, are a result of the Company exercising its right to purchase the aforementioned properties under the ROFO Agreement. Conflicts of Interest Conflicts of interest may exist or could arise in the future with CTO and its affiliates, including our Manager, the individuals who serve as our executive officers and executive officers of CTO, any individual who serves as a director of our company and as a director of CTO and any limited partner of the Operating Partnership. Conflicts may include, without limitation: conflicts arising from the enforcement of agreements between us and CTO or our Manager; conflicts in the amount of time that executive officers and employees of CTO, who are provided to us through our Manager, will spend on our affairs versus CTO’s affairs; and conflicts in future transactions that we may pursue with CTO and its affiliates. We do not generally expect to enter into joint ventures with CTO, but if we do so, the terms and conditions of our joint venture investment will be subject to the approval of a majority of disinterested directors of the Board. In addition, we are subject to conflicts of interest arising out of our relationships with our Manager. Pursuant to the Management Agreement, our Manager is obligated to supply us with our senior management team. However, our Manager is not obligated to dedicate any specific CTO personnel exclusively to us, nor are the CTO personnel provided to us by our Manager obligated to dedicate any specific portion of their time to the management of our business. Additionally, our Manager is a wholly owned subsidiary of CTO. All of our executive officers are executive officers and employees of CTO and one of our officers (John P. Albright) is also a member of CTO’s board of directors. As a result, our Manager and the CTO personnel it provides to us may have conflicts between their duties to us and their duties to, and interests in, CTO. We may acquire, sell, or finance net leased properties that would potentially fit the investment criteria for our Manager or its affiliates. Similarly, our Manager or its affiliates may acquire, sell, or finance net leased properties that would potentially fit our investment criteria. Although such acquisitions or dispositions could present conflicts of interest, we nonetheless may pursue and consummate such transactions. Additionally, we may engage in transactions directly with our Manager or its affiliates, including the purchase and sale of all or a portion of a portfolio of assets. If we acquire a net leased property from CTO or one of its affiliates or sell a net leased property to CTO or one of its affiliates, the purchase price we pay to CTO or one of its affiliates or the purchase price paid to us by CTO or one of its affiliates may be higher or lower, respectively, than the purchase price that would have been paid to or by us if the transaction were the result of arm’s length negotiations with an unaffiliated third party. In deciding whether to issue additional debt or equity securities, we will rely, in part, on recommendations made by our Manager. While such decisions are subject to the approval of the Board, our Manager is entitled to be paid a base management fee that is based on our “total equity” (as defined in the Management Agreement). As a result, our Manager may have an incentive to recommend that we issue additional equity securities at dilutive prices. All of our executive officers are executive officers and employees of CTO. These individuals and other CTO personnel provided to us through our Manager devote as much time to us as our Manager deems appropriate. However, our executive officers and other CTO personnel provided to us through our Manager may have conflicts in allocating their time and services between us, on the one hand, and CTO and its affiliates, on the other. During a period of prolonged economic weakness or another economic downturn affecting the real estate industry or at other times when we need focused support and assistance from our Manager and the CTO executive officers and other personnel provided to us through our Manager, we may not receive the necessary support and assistance we require or that we would otherwise receive if we were self-managed. Additionally, the ROFO Agreement does contain exceptions to CTO’s exclusivity for opportunities that include only an incidental interest in single-tenant, net leased properties. Accordingly, the ROFO Agreement will not prevent CTO from pursuing certain acquisition opportunities that otherwise satisfy our then-current investment criteria. Our directors and executive officers have duties to our company under applicable Maryland law in connection with their management of our company. At the same time, PINE GP has fiduciary duties, as the general partner, to the Operating Partnership and to the limited partners under Delaware law in connection with the management of the Operating Partnership. These duties as a general partner to the Operating Partnership and its partners may come into conflict with the duties of our directors and executive officers to us. Unless otherwise provided for in the relevant partnership agreement, Delaware law generally requires a general partner of a Delaware limited partnership to adhere to fiduciary duty standards under which it owes its limited partners the highest duties of loyalty and care and which generally prohibits such general partner from taking any action or engaging in any transaction as to which it has a conflict of interest. The partnership agreement provides that in the event of a conflict between the interests of our stockholders on the one hand and the limited partners of the Operating Partnership on the other hand, PINE GP will endeavor in good faith to resolve the conflict in a manner not adverse to either our stockholders or the limited partners; provided, however, that so long as we own a controlling interest in the Operating Partnership, any such conflict that we, in our sole and absolute discretion, determine cannot be resolved in a manner not adverse to either our stockholders or the limited partners of the Operating Partnership shall be resolved in favor of our stockholders, and we shall not be liable for monetary damages for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not derived by the limited partners in connection with such decisions. Revenue Sharing Agreement On December 4, 2023, CTO entered into an asset management agreement directly with the borrower under the Mortgage Note (as described in Note 4, “Commercial Loans and Investments”) to manage the portfolio of assets secured by the Mortgage Note. The Company entered into a revenue sharing agreement with CTO whereby the Company is expected to receive a share of the asset management fees, disposition management fees, leasing commissions, and other fees related to CTO’s management and administration of the portfolio (the “Revenue Sharing Agreement”). The Company’s share of the fees under the Revenue Sharing Agreement will be based on fees earned by CTO associated with the single tenant properties within the portfolio. The Company recognized $0.2 million and $0.3 million of revenue pursuant to the Revenue Sharing Agreement during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, which is included in other revenue on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations. |