CTO Realty Growth Completes Sale of the Remaining Daytona Beach Land Within Its Land Joint Venture

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Dec. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (NYSE: CTO) (the “Company” or “CTO”) today announced the joint venture entity that holds the remaining Daytona Beach land portfolio of approximately 1,600 acres (the “Land Venture”) has completed the sale of all of its remaining land for $66.3 million (the “Land Venture Sale”) to Timberline Acquisition Partners, an affiliate of Timberline Real Estate Partners. Proceeds to CTO after distributions to the other member of the Land Venture and before taxes are estimated to be approximately $24.4 million.

Following the completion of the Land Venture Sale, the Company ends its iconic, 111-year role as a substantial Florida landowner, which at one time included the ownership of approximately two million acres. Over the past 10 years, the Company has strategically sold its remaining 11,000 acres for $287 million in proceeds, which have been reinvested into nearly $600 million of high-quality, income producing assets that have allowed the Company to grow its annual cash dividend by 9,900%, from $0.04 per share in 2011 to $4.00 per share in 2021.

“We’re thrilled to be completing this final land sale, which provides us with meaningful non-income producing equity to redeploy into our core investment strategy of acquiring high-quality, multi-tenanted retail and mixed-used properties,” said John P. Albright, President and Chief Executive Officer of CTO Realty Growth. “As we look towards 2022, the redeployment of proceeds from this final sale will enhance our corporate credit metrics, improve our dividend coverage, and drive increased organic FFO and AFFO per share growth.”

The Company intends to use its proceeds from the Land Venture Sale to repay amounts outstanding under its unsecured revolving credit facility, and for general corporate and working capital purposes, which may include funding income property acquisitions.

About CTO Realty Growth, Inc.

CTO Realty Growth, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns and operates a portfolio of high-quality, retail-based properties located primarily in high-growth markets in the United States. CTO also owns an approximate 16% interest in Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE), a publicly traded net lease REIT.

We encourage you to review our most recent investor presentation, which is available on our website at www.ctoreit.com.

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