UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 1-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO REGULATION A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020
GENERATION INCOME PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 24R-00019
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer
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401 East Jackson Street
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33602
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(813)-448-1234
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
(Title of each class of securities issued pursuant to Regulation A)
Part II.
STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
We make statements in this Annual Report pursuant to Regulation A on Form 1-K (the “Annual Report”) that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. The words “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “may,” “continue,” “could,” “might,” “potential,” “predict,” “should,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions or statements regarding future periods or the negative of these terms are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from any predictions of future results, performance or achievements that we express or imply in this Annual Report or in the information incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.
The forward-looking statements included in this Annual Report are based upon our current expectations, plans, estimates, assumptions and beliefs that involve numerous risks and uncertainties. Assumptions relating to the foregoing involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond our control. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, our actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Since our common stock may be considered a “penny stock,” we may be ineligible to rely on the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
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 in this Annual Report under the caption “RISK FACTORS.”
Any of the assumptions underlying forward-looking statements could be inaccurate. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements included in this Annual Report. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this Annual Report and the risk that actual results will differ materially from the expectations expressed in this Annual Report will increase with the passage of time. Except as otherwise required by the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date of this Annual Report, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included in this Annual Report, the inclusion of such forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the objectives and plans set forth in this Annual Report will be achieved.
In this Annual Report, 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 Annual Report, 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.
Item 1. Business
We are 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. With interest rates at historical lows, 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. As of December 31, 2020, 78.6% of our base rent was received from tenants that have an investment grade credit rating of “BBB-” or higher and 100% of our rent was paid in full.
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 have less recurring tenant turnover than do multi-tenant properties.
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.
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We intend to continue to operate our existing portfolio of commercial real estate properties and acquire additional freestanding, single-tenant commercial properties. Once we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we intend to make regular cash distributions to our stockholders out of our cash available for distribution, typically on a quarterly basis. 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 of offerings, borrowings or distributions in kind.
We were incorporated in Maryland on June 19, 2015. Our business and registered office is located at 401 East Jackson Street, Suite 3300, Tampa, Florida 33602. We intend to operate in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under U.S. federal income tax laws. We have not qualified as a REIT to date and will not be able to satisfy the requirements of operating as a REIT until after we expand our shareholder base.
We and our Operating Partnership were organized to operate using an 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.
As of December 31, 2020, we owned 60.7% of the outstanding common units in the Operating Partnership and outside investors own 39.3%.
Business Objectives and Investment Strategy
We intend to acquire and manage a diversified portfolio of high quality net leased properties that generates predictable cash flows and capital appreciation over market cycles. We expect that these properties generally will be 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 plan to 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.
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. Examples of specialized properties include our Pratt & Whitney manufacturing facility located in Huntsville, Alabama whose specialized equipment is unique to such a facility and the GSA (US Navy) 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.
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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:
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better communication with corporate level and unit level staff to determine ongoing company and location-specific performance, strategic goals and directives; |
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the ability to hold a tenant accountable for property maintenance during occupancy in order to reduce the probability of future deferred maintenance expenses; and |
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the ability to develop relationships with tenants as an active participant in their occupancy which can lead to better communication during times of potential negotiations. |
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. This comprehensive pre-ownership analysis led by our CEO (David Sobleman, who has over 15 years in different capacities within the net lease commercial real estate) helps us to assess location level performance, including the possible longevity of tenant occupancy throughout the primary lease term and option periods.
We assess target markets and properties using an extensive underwriting and evaluation process, including:
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offering materials review; |
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property and tenant lease information; |
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in depth conversations with offering agent, local brokers and property management companies; |
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thorough credit underwriting of the tenant; |
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review of tenant’s historical performance in the specific market and their nationwide trend to determine potential longevity of the asset and tenant’s business model; |
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market real estate dynamics, including macroeconomic market data and market rents for potential rental rate changes after initial lease term; |
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evaluation of business trends for local real estate demand specifics and competing business locations; |
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review of asset level financial performance; |
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pre-acquisition discussions with asset manager to confirm property specific reserve amounts and potential future capital expenditures; |
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review of property’s physical condition and related systems; and |
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financial modeling to determine our preliminary baseline pricing. |
Specific acquisition criteria may include, but is not limited to, the following:
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properties with existing, long-term leases of approximately seven years or greater; |
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premier locations and facilities with multiple alternative uses; |
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sustainable rents specific to a tenants’ location that may be at or below market rents; |
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investment grade or strong credit tenant; |
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properties not subject to long-term management contracts with management companies; |
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opportunities to expand the tenants’ building and/or implement value-added operational improvements; and |
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population density and strong demand growth characteristics supported by favorable demographic indicators. |
Competitive Strengths
We expect the following factors will benefit our company as we implement our business strategy:
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Focused Property Investment Strategy. We have invested and intend to invest primarily in assets that are geographically located in prime markets throughout the United States, with an emphasis on the major primary and coastal markets, where we believe there are greater barriers to entry for the development of new net lease properties. |
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Experienced Board of Directors. We believe that we have a seasoned and experienced board of directors that will help us achieve our investment objectives. In combination, our directors have approximately 110 years of experience in the real estate industry. |
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Real Estate Industry Leadership and Networking. We are led by our Chairman and President, David Sobelman. He founded the company after serving in different capacities within the net lease commercial real estate market. Mr. Sobelman has held various roles within the single-tenant, net lease commercial real estate investment market over the past 15 years, including investor, asset manager, broker, owner, analyst and advisor. Mr. Sobelman started his real estate career in 2005 as a real estate analyst and ultimately emerged into a Managing Partner of a solely-focused, triple net lease commercial real estate firm. He has procured or overseen numerous transactions that ranged from small, private investments to portfolio transactions with individual aggregate values of approximately $69 million. Additionally, Mr. Sobelman considers himself a pioneer in implementing hands-on management of net leased properties in order to potentially maintain or increase the value of any one asset. He has overseen or actively participated in single-tenant real estate management since 2010. |
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Established and Developing Relationships with Real Estate Financing Sources. We believe our existing relationships with institutional sources of debt financing could provide us with attractive and competitive debt financing options as we grow our property portfolio, and provide us the opportunity to refinance our existing indebtedness. |
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Existing Acquisition Pipeline. We believe our extensive network of long standing relationships will provide us with access to a pipeline of acquisition opportunities that will enable us to identify and capitalize on what we believe are attractive acquisition opportunities for our leasing efforts. |
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Growth-Oriented, Flexible and Conservative Capital Structure. We believe our capital structure will provide us with an advantage over many of our private and public competitors. |
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Capital Structure Flexibility. We believe having a flexible capital structure provides us with the ability to quickly acquire properties that are priced advantageous to us while allowing us to manage our debt requirements and generate appropriate risk-adjusted returns. As of March 5, 2021, we had signed a term sheet with a financial institution for up to $50 million of borrowings. We expect to finalize this term sheet into a signed agreement over the next 90 days, but we can provide no assurance that we will enter into an agreement for this borrowing within this timeframe or at all. |
Financing Strategies
Our long-term goal is to maintain a lower-leveraged capital structure and lower outstanding principal amount of our consolidated indebtedness. Individual assets may be more highly leveraged. 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.
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Our Current Portfolio
The following are characteristics of our seven properties as of December 31, 2020:
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Creditworthy Tenants. Approximately 78% of our portfolio’s annualized base rent as of December 31, 2020 was derived from tenants that have (or whose parent company has) an investment grade credit rating from a recognized credit rating agency of “BBB-” or better. |
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100% Occupied with Long Duration Leases. Our portfolio is 100% leased and occupied. The leases in our initial portfolio have a weighted average remaining lease term of approximately 7.0 years (based on annualized base rent as of December 31, 2020). |
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Contractual Rent Growth. Approximately 44% of the leases in our portfolio (based on annualized base rent as of December 31, 2020) provide for increases in contractual base rent during futures years of the current term. In addition, approximately 65% (based on annualized base rent as of December 31, 2020) of the leases in our initial portfolio allow for increases in base rent during the lease extension periods. |
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Average Effective Annual Rental per Square Foot. Average effective annual rental per square foot is $17.79. |
The table below presents an overview of the seven properties in our portfolio as of December 31, 2020, unless otherwise indicated:
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Lease |
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Options |
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Property |
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Rent |
Base Rent |
Base Rent |
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Type |
Location |
Feet |
Tenant(s) |
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x Years) |
Escalations |
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Sq. Ft. |
Total |
Retail |
Washington, DC |
3,000 |
7-Eleven Corporation |
AA- |
3/31/2026 |
5.3 |
2 x 5 |
Yes |
$ 126,853 |
$ 42.28 |
3.8% |
Retail |
Tampa, FL |
2,200 |
Starbucks |
BBB+ |
2/29/2028 |
7.3 |
4 x 5 |
Yes |
$ 182,500 |
$ 82.95 |
5.4% |
Industrial |
Huntsville,AL |
59,091 |
Pratt & Whitney Automation, Inc. |
BBB+ |
1/31/2029 |
8.2 |
2 x 5 |
Yes |
$ 684,996 |
$ 11.59 |
20.3% |
Retail |
Cocoa, FL |
15,120 |
Walgreen Co. (3) |
BBB |
12/31/2029 |
9.1 |
3 x 5 |
No |
$ 313,480 |
$ 20.73 |
9.3% |
Office |
Norfolk, VA |
49,902 |
General Services Administration of the United State of America |
AA+ |
9/17/2028 |
7.8 |
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No |
$ 882,476 |
$ 17.68 |
26.1% |
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Norfolk,VA |
22,247 |
Maersk Line, Limited |
BBB- |
12/1/2021 |
0.9 |
2 x 5 |
Yes |
$ 343,377 |
$ 15.43 |
10.2% |
Office |
Norfolk,VA |
34,847 |
PRA Holdings, Inc. (4) |
BB+ |
8/31/2027 |
6.8 |
1 x 5 |
Yes |
$ 724,820 |
$ 20.80 |
21.4% |
Retail |
Tampa, FL |
3,500 |
Sherwin Williams |
BBB |
7/31/2028 |
7.7 |
5 x 5 |
Yes |
$ 120,750 |
$ 34.50 |
3.5% |
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189,907 |
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$ 3,379,252 |
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Tenant, or tenant parent, rated entity. |
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Annualized cash base rental income in place as of December 31, 2020. Our leases do not include tenant concessions or abatements. |
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Tenant has the right to terminate on the following dates: July 31, 2028, July 31, 2033, July 31, 2038, July 31, 2043, July 31, 2048, July 31, 2053, July 31, 2058 and July 31, 2063. |
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Tenant has the right to terminate the lease on August 31, 2024 subject to certain conditions. |
As of December 31, 2020, we owned seven assets described in more detail below:
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On June 29, 2017, we acquired through our wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary, GIPDC 3707 14th ST, LLC, a 3,000 square foot single-tenant retail condo located at 3707-3711 14th Street, NW in Washington, D.C. (the “D.C. Property”) for approximately $2.6 million in total consideration, with 7-Eleven Corporation as a continuing tenant. The lease for the D.C. Property is a triple-net lease with an initial term of ten years, ending March 31, 2026, with two options to extend the term of the lease for two additional five-year periods. The base rent is $9,833.33 per month for the first five years of the lease, increasing to $10,817.00 per month for years six through ten of the lease term. We have granted a first priority mortgage on |
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the D.C. property and each of the Tampa, Florida and Huntsville, Alabama properties described below, to secure a $11.3 million loan from DBR Investments Co. Limited to GIPDC 3707 14TH ST, LLLC and two of our other wholly-owned subsidiaries, GIPFL 1300 S DALE MABRY, LLC and GIPAL JV 15091 SW ALABAMA 20, LLC (the “DC/Tampa/Alabama Loan”). The DC/Tampa/Alabama Loan matures in February 2030 and the loan agreement for this loan contains standard affirmative and negative covenants, including prohibitions on additional liens on the collateral, financial reporting obligations and maintenance of insurance, as well as a covenant that the properties, securing the loan, maintain a debt service coverage ratio of not less than 1.25:1.00, measured quarterly. Mr. Sobelman has personally guaranteed certain recourse obligations and liabilities with respect to the DC/Tampa/Alabama Loan. |
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On April 4, 2018, we acquired through our wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary, GIPFL 1300 S. DALE MABRY, LLC, a 2,200 square foot single-tenant retail stand-alone property located at 1300 South Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, Florida (the “Tampa Property”) for approximately $3.6 million in total consideration, with a corporate Starbucks Coffee as a continuing tenant. The lease for the Tampa Property is a triple-net lease with an initial term of ten years, ending February 29, 2028, with two options to extend the term of the lease for four additional five-year periods. The base rent for years one through five of the lease term is $15,208.33 per month, increasing to $16,729.17 per month for years six through ten of the lease term. The lease includes a right of first offer in favor of Starbucks in the event we decide to sell the Tampa Property to a third party purchaser. As described above, we have granted a first lien mortgage on the Tampa Property to secure the DC/Tampa/Alabama Loan and Mr. Sobleman has personally guaranteed certain recourse obligations and liabilities with respect to the loan. Starbucks Corporation files annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q with the SEC. |
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On December 20, 2018, we acquired a 59,000 square foot single-tenant industrial building located at 15091 Alabama Highway 20, in Huntsville, AL (the “Alabama Property”) for approximately $8.4 million in total consideration, with Pratt & Whitney Automation, Inc. as a continuing tenant. The fee owner of the Alabama Property is our subsidiary GIPAL JV 15091 SW ALABAMA 20, LLC (the “Alabama Subsidiary”). The acquisition was funded in part by a capital contribution of approximately $2.2 million to the Alabama Subsidiary by the holder of all of the outstanding Class A Preferred membership units in the Alabama Subsidiary (the “Alabama Preferred Member”). We redeemed 100% of the Alabama Preferred Member’s membership interests in the Alabama Subsidiary on December 18, 2019 for approximately $2.4 million in cash, using existing cash and the proceeds from a $1.9 million secured non-convertible promissory note issued by the Operating Partnership to the Clearlake Preferred Member which is secured by all of the personal and fixture property assets of the Operating Partnership. This note accrues interest at a 10% per annum rate, which is payable monthly to the Clearlake Preferred Member. The principal amount of the note will become due and payable on December 16, 2021. On February 12, 2020 we prepaid a portion of the outstanding principal of the $1.9 million note issued to the Clearlake Preferred Member. The remaining portion of the acquisition of the Alabama Property was funded with a $6.1 million mortgage loan, that was refinanced in February 2020 using the proceeds of the DC/Tampa/Alabama Loan. As described above, we have granted a first lien mortgage on the Alabama Property to secure the DC/Tampa/Alabama Loan and Mr. Sobleman has personally guaranteed certain recourse obligations and other liabilities with respect to the loan. The lease for the Alabama Property is a triple-net lease with an initial term of ten years, ending January 31, 2029, provided Pratt & Whitney has the option to terminate the lease effective January 31, 2024 upon not less than six months’ prior written notice. If Pratt & Whitney elects to terminate the lease on January 31, 2024, it is required to pay us a termination payment of $493,612.70, to reimburse us for the unamortized portions of the tenant improvements and real estate leasing fees previously paid by us, and a termination fee. The monthly rent under the lease is $57,083 per month. United Technologies Corporation, the parent company of Pratt and Whitney Corporation, files annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q with the SEC. |
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On September 11, 2019, we acquired an approximately 15,000-square-foot, single-tenant building located at 1106 Clearlake Road, Cocoa, Florida (the “Cocoa Property”) for total consideration of approximately $4.5 million, with Walgreen Co. as a continuing tenant (“Walgreens”). The acquisition was funded in part with debt financing of approximately $3.4 million and in part with a capital contribution of $1.2 million to our Delaware operating subsidiary, GIPFL JV 1106 Clearlake Road, LLC (the “Clearlake Subsidiary”), by the holder of all of the outstanding Class A Preferred membership units in the Clearlake Subsidiary (the “Clearlake Preferred Member”). The Clearlake Preferred Member will be paid a 10% annual preferred return on its capital contribution. The Clearlake Preferred Member’s interest in the Clearlake Subsidiary is a “Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest” because it is a non-controlling interest and is redeemable for cash or common units in the Operating Partnership at the election of the Clearlake Preferred Member after 24 months. The $3.4 million loan incurred in connection with the acquisition of the Cocoa Property is secured by a first priority mortgage on the Cocoa Property in favor of American Momentum Bank (the “Cocoa American Momentum Loan”). The loan agreement for Cocoa American Momentum Loan contains standard affirmative and negative covenants, including prohibitions on additional liens on the collateral, financial reporting obligations and maintenance of insurance, as well as a covenant that we maintain a minimum DSCR of not less than 1.1 to 1.0, measured annually. The loan agreement for the Cocoa American Momentum Loan also provides for a |
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mandatory repayment in full twelve months from the date Walgreens formally notifies us that it will cease operations at the Cocoa Property. The Cocoa American Momentum Loan matures September 11, 2021, and Mr. Sobelman has personally guaranteed the repayment of up to fifty percent of the outstanding principal due under the Cocoa American Momentum Loan. The Walgreens lease term expires on July 31, 2068, provided Walgreens has the option to terminate the lease effective July 31, 2028, July 31, 2033, July 31, 2038, July 31, 2043, July 31, 2048, July 31, 2053, July 31, 2058 and July 31, 2063 upon at least six months prior written notice. The rent is fixed during the lease term and is equal to $26,123.35 per month. The lease includes a right of first refusal in favor of Walgreens in the event we receive a bona fide offer to purchase the Cocoa Property during the term of the lease. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. files annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q with the SEC. |
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On September 30, 2019 we acquired through our wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary, GIPVA 2510 Walmer Ave, LLC, an approximately 72,000 square foot two-tenant office building located at 2510 Walmer Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia (the “Walmer Property”) for total consideration of approximately $11.5 million, with each of the General Services Administration of the United States of America and Maersk Line, Limited (“Maersk”) as continuing tenants. The acquisition of the Walmer Property was funded by issuing 248,250 common units in the Operating Partnership, priced at $20.00 per unit, for a total value of $4,965,000, plus an additional $822,000 in cash, and the assumption of approximately $6.0 million of existing mortgage debt. The debt assumed in connection with the acquisition has been refinanced by a new loan from Bayport Credit Union in the amount of approximately $8.3 million (the “Walmer Avenue Bayport Loan”), and the refinancing resulted in approximately $1,206,000 of cash. The Walmer Avenue Bayport Loan matures on September 30, 2024 and Mr. Sobelman has provided a guaranty of the Borrower’s nonrecourse carve out liabilities and obligations in favor of Bayport Credit Union. The loan agreement for the Walmer Avenue Bayport Loan contains standard affirmative and negative covenants, including prohibitions on additional liens on the collateral, financial reporting obligations and maintenance of insurance, as well as a covenant that we maintain a minimum DSCR with respect to the Walmer Avenue Property of not less than 1.25 to 1.0, measured annually on a trailing twelve month basis. In addition, the loan agreement requires that we also maintain a minimum DSCR of not less than 1.25 to 1.0 with respect to our Corporate Boulevard Property described below, and a minimum DSCR across our entire portfolio of properties of not less than 1.0 to 1.0, in each case measured annually on a trailing twelve month basis. The lease with the United States of America at the Walmer Property (the “GSA Lease”) has a term ending September 17, 2028 following the exercise of an option to extend the term of the lease for one five-year period. The annual rent payable under the GSA Lease is $882,476.30, payable monthly in arrears at the rate of $73,539.69 per month, subject to annual adjustment for increases and decreases in real estate taxes and operating costs associated with the Walmer Property. The lease with Maersk at the Walmer Property (the “Maersk Lease”) has an initial term of five years, commencing December 19, 2016 and ending December 1, 2021, with two options to extend the term of the lease for two additional five-year periods upon not less than six months written notice. The current base rent of the Maersk Lease is $29,052.30 per month, with the base rent increasing 3% on each anniversary of the commencement date during the term. The Maersk Lease includes a right of first refusal in favor of Maersk to lease space in the Walmer Property that is contiguous to the Maersk leased space as such space becomes available to third parties. The Maersk Lease also contains an expansion option in favor of Maersk to expand their leased premises into any available contiguous space at the Walmer Property. |
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On September 30, 2019 we acquired through our wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary, GIPVA 130 Corporate Blvd, LLC, an approximately 35,000 square foot single-tenant office building located at 130 Corporate Boulevard, Norfolk, Virginia (the “Corporate Boulevard Property”), for total consideration of approximately $7.1 million, with PRA Holdings, Inc. as a continuing tenant. The acquisition was funded with the issuance of 101,663 common units in the Operating Partnership, priced at $20.00 per unit, for a total value of $2,033,250 plus an additional $100,000 in cash, and the assumption of approximately $5.2 million of mortgage debt with Bayport Credit Union (the “Corporate Boulevard Bayport Loan”). The Corporate Boulevard Bayport Loan matures on October 23, 2024 and Mr. Sobelman has provided a guaranty of the Borrower’s nonrecourse carve out liabilities and obligations in favor of Bayport Credit Union. The loan agreement for the Corporate Boulevard Bayport Loan contains standard affirmative and negative covenants, including prohibitions on additional liens on the collateral, financial reporting obligations and maintenance of insurance, as well as a covenant that we maintain a minimum DSCR with respect to the Corporate Boulevard Property of not less than 1.25 to 1.0, measured annually on a trailing twelve month basis. In addition, the loan agreement requires that we also maintain a minimum DSCR of not less than 1.25 to 1.0 with respect to our Walmer Avenue Property, and a minimum DSCR across our entire portfolio of properties of not less than 1.0 to 1.0, in each case measured annually on a trailing twelve month basis. The lease with PRA Holdings expires on August 31, 2027, with one option to extend the term of the lease for one additional five year period. PRA Holdings has a one-time option to terminate the lease effective August 31, 2024 upon not less than 12 months prior notice and payment of a $236,372.77 termination fee. The current monthly rent is $59,212.99, increasing 3% per annum each September if the Consumer Price Index is greater than 3% in any year, or increasing annually at 1.5% per annum if the Consumer Price Index is less than 3% in any year. The lease includes a right of first refusal in favor of PRA Holdings to lease contiguous vacant available space in the Corporate Boulevard Property. |
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On November 30, 2020 we acquired through our wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary, GIPFL 508 S Howard Ave, LLC, an approximately 3,500 square foot single-tenant retail building located at 508 S Howard Ave, Tampa, Florida (the “Sherwin Williams Property”), for total consideration of approximately $1.8 million, with Sherwin-Williams, Inc. as a continuing tenant. The acquisition was funded with the issuance of 24,309 common units in the Operating Partnership, priced at $20.00 per unit, for a total value of $486,180 plus an additional $1,000 in cash, and the assumption of approximately $1.3 million of mortgage debt with Valley Bank (the “Sherwin-Williams Loan”). The Sherwin-Williams Loan matures on August 10, 2028 and Mr. Sobelman has provided a guaranty of the Borrower’s recourse carve out liabilities and obligations in favor of Valley Bank. The loan agreement for the Sherwin-Williams Loan contains standard affirmative and negative covenants, including prohibitions on additional liens on the collateral, financial reporting obligations and maintenance of insurance, as well as a covenant that we maintain a minimum DSCR with respect to the Sherwin-Williams Property of not less than 1.20 to 1.0, measured annually on a trailing twelve month basis. The lease with Sherwin-Williams expires on July 31, 2028, with five options to extend the term of the lease for one additional five year period with 10% increase in the base rent upon each extension. The current monthly rent is $10,062. The lease includes a right of first refusal in favor of Sherwin-Williams in the event we receive a bona fide offer to purchase the Cocoa Property during the term of the lease. Sherwin-Williams, Inc. files annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q with the SEC. |
Subsequent to December 31, 2020, we acquired the following:
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On August 24, 2018, we entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Maritime Woods Development, LLC for the purchase of an approximately 5,800-square-foot free-standing condominium unit located at 7100 Maritime Woods Drive, Manteo, North Carolina, solely occupied by the United States of America, for a total consideration of approximately $1.7 million. The single-tenant property is in a coastal area of North Carolina. During our due diligence with respect to the North Carolina Property, we discovered certain deficiencies with respect to the condominium documents relating to the North Carolina Property and the parties entered into an amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement on November 21, 2018 extending our inspection period with respect to the North Carolina Property to within forty-five days of our acceptance and satisfaction of the corrective actions taken by the seller with respect to the deficiencies. We completed the acquisition of the condominium unit on February 4, 2021 with approximately $1.3 million of debt and approximately $500,000 of preferred equity provided from a Joint Venture Partner. |
COVID-19 Update
To date our business has not been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. While several of our national tenants have publicly reported financial challenges they have suffered because of the COVID-19 pandemic, none of our tenants have requested rent abatements or reductions from us. One of our national tenants informed all of its landlords in May about the financial challenges it was suffering and referenced concessions to lease terms and base rent it would request. However, to date that tenant has not requested any concessions from us. While obtaining financing during the COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging, we are beginning to see more lenders enter into new financings for projects like ours. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business is still uncertain and will be largely dependent on future developments. Please see “Risk Factors” herein for further information.
Potential Acquisition Pipeline
We have a network of long-standing relationships with real estate developers, individual and institutional real estate owners, national and regional lenders, brokers, tenants and other market participants. We believe this network will provide us with market intelligence and access to a potential pipeline of attractive acquisition opportunities.
We are continually engaging in internal research as well as informal discussions with various parties regarding our potential interest in these types of potential acquisitions. As of December 31, 2020, we have not specifically targeted, and are not a party to any agreement to purchase. There is no assurance that any currently available properties will remain available, or that that we will pursue or complete any of these potential acquisitions, at prices acceptable to us or at all.
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Property and Asset Management Agreements
We had previously engaged 3 Properties, a business managed by our President, to provide asset management services for our properties. These agreements were terminated effective August 31, 2020. We now manage these properties in-house. Except for the two properties in Norfolk described below, we now manage our properties in-house.
We have engaged Colliers International Asset Services to provide property management services to our two properties in Norfolk, Virginia. The agreements provide 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 agreements are for a term of one year and automatically renew on a month-to-month basis thereafter.
Future Rental Payment
The following table presents future minimum base rental cash payments due to the Company over the next five calendar years and thereafter as of December 31, 2020:
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Future
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2021 |
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3,379,000 |
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2022 |
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3,049,000 |
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2023 |
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3,067,000 |
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2024 |
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3,064,000 |
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2025 |
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3,076,000 |
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Thereafter |
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7,823,000 |
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23,458,000 |
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Rental income estimates adjusted to contemplate rent increases. A lease that has a term of 50 years is assumed to terminate after 10 years. |
Employees
As of March 1, 2021, we had one part-time employee and three full time employees, including David Sobelman, who serves our Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary, and Richard Russell who serves as our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on a part-time basis. We plan to use consultants, attorneys, and accountants, as necessary.
Operation through Our Operating Partnership
We are the sole general partner of Generation Income Properties, L.P., our Operating Partnership, which is the subsidiary through which we conduct substantially all of our operations. Through its own subsidiaries, the Operating Partnership owns all of our properties, as shown below. We are the sole general partner of Generation Income Properties, L.P., which is the subsidiary through which we conduct substantially all of our operations. As of March 1, 2021, we own 60.7% of the outstanding common units in the Operating Partnership and outside investors own 39.3%. The following chart shows the structure of our company as of December 31, 2020:
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Brown Family Enterprises, LLC, the Clearlake Preferred Member, owns a redeemable limited partnership interest in GIPFL JV 1106 Clearlake Road, LLC. |
Market Opportunity
According to Real Capital Analytics and Colliers International U.S. Research Report “Single Tenant Net Lease Retail H2 2018” report, the dollar volume of single-tenant net lease (STNL) retail property transactions fell 10.6% in 2018 versus 2017, while the number of transactions declined 2.6% year over year. After peaking in 2015, the transaction volume has declined to below 2013 levels indicating additional opportunities will begin to arise in coming years. This decrease followed a dramatic increase in transaction volume from 2009 through 2014, during which period attractive financing was widely available and industry fundamentals were generally favorable.
We believe that a number of factors, including debt defaults, maturity defaults and lack of available financing and under-capitalized owners will increase pressure on certain net lease owners to sell properties at prices that we believe are attractive and that transaction volumes will continue to decrease over the next several years.
Our Opportunity
We intend to continue to raise money through securities offerings to continue to grow. We currently own eight properties which were acquired with debt, joint venture equity and using proceeds from a prior offering. We intend to acquire additional properties when we raise sufficient funds and identify suitable properties.
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.
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As a landlord, we will 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 will have greater economies of scale, have access to more resources and have 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.
Environmental Matters
To control costs, we intend to limit our investments to properties that are environmentally compliant or that do not require extensive remediation upon acquisition. To do this, we intend to conduct assessments of properties before we decide to acquire them. These assessments, however, may not reveal all environmental hazards. In certain instances we will rely upon the experience of our management and we expect that in 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 will contain clauses that require a tenant to reimburse and indemnify us for any environmental contamination occurring at the property. 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 various of 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 tenants 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
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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.
Jumpstart our Business Startups 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 the company had less than $1.07 billion of total annual gross revenues during its last completed fiscal year. We currently qualify as an emerging growth company, but will no longer qualify after the earliest of:
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the date on which we issue more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt securities during a previous three-year period; or |
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the date on which we become a large accelerated filer, which generally is a company with a public float of at least $700 million (Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). |
As an emerging growth company, we are eligible to include audited financial statements required for only two fiscal years and limited executive compensation information.
Pursuant to the relief for emerging growth companies under the JOBS Act, our independent registered public accounting firm is not required to file an attestation report on our internal controls over financial reporting and is exempt from the mandatory auditor rotation rules.
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 are not electing to opt out of the JOBS Act extended accounting transition period. We intend to take advantage of the extended transition period provided under the JOBS Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards.
To the extent we take advantage of the reduced disclosure requirements afforded by the JOBS Act, 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.
RISK FACTORS
We face risks and uncertainties that could affect us and our business as well as the real estate industry generally. In addition, new risks may emerge at any time, and we cannot predict such risks or estimate the extent to which they may affect our financial performance. These risks could result in a decrease in the value of our common stock.
The occurrence of any of the following risks could materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations and our ability to make cash distributions to our stockholders, which could cause you to lose all or a significant portion of your investment in our common stock. Some statements in this filing, including statements in the following risk factors, constitute forward-looking statements.
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Risks Related to Our Business and Properties
The recent coronavirus outbreak could have an adverse effect on our business.
Concerns are rapidly growing about the global outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19). The virus has spread rapidly across the globe, including the U.S. The pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on the U.S. economy as federal, state and local governments react to this public health crisis, which has created significant uncertainties. These uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the potential adverse effect of the pandemic on the economy, our tenants, customer sentiment in general and general store traffic. As the pandemic continues to grow, consumer fear about becoming ill with the virus and recommendations and/or mandates from federal, state and local authorities to avoid large gatherings of people or self-quarantine may continue. The extent of the impact of the pandemic on our business and financial results will depend largely on future developments, including the duration of the spread of the outbreak within the U.S., the impact on capital and financial markets and the related impact on consumer confidence and spending, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. This situation is changing rapidly, and additional impacts may arise that we are not aware of currently.
We have not generated any profit to date and have incurred losses since inception.
We generated $3.5 million and $1.7 million in rental revenues during the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively and we have cumulative net losses of approximately $4.2 million from inception to December 31, 2020. We may never become profitable and you may lose your entire investment. As of December 31, 2020, we had total cash (unrestricted and restricted) of approximately $1.1 million, properties with a cost basis of $40.8 million and outstanding debt of approximately $29.5 million.
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 June 2015 for the purpose of acquiring and investing in freestanding, single-tenant commercial properties net leased to investment grade tenants. To date we have acquired eight assets. 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 currently own eight leased properties.
We currently own eight properties to lease to tenants. We need to raise funds to acquire additional properties to lease in order to grow and generate additional revenue. Because we only own eight 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 future properties will likely depend upon a single-tenant for all or a majority of their 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.
We expect that many of our properties will be occupied by only one tenant or will derive a majority of their rental income from one tenant and, therefore, the success of those properties will be 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.
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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.
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 make acquisitions 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 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.
We may never reach sufficient size to achieve diversity in our portfolio.
We are presently a comparatively small company with a modest number of 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.
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, achieve our investment goal and objectives, or fully deploy for investment the net proceeds of any offerings.
Because of the recent growth in demand for real estate investments, there may be increased competition among investors to invest in the same asset classes as our 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.
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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.
We utilize, and intend to continue to utilize, leverage, which may limit our financial flexibility in the future.
As of December 31, 2020, we had a secured non-convertible promissory note to the Clearlake Preferred Member for $1.1 million that is due on December 16, 2021 and bears an interest rate of 10%. The loan is repayable without penalty at any time. The loan is secured by all of the personal and fixture property assets of the Operating Partnership.
As of December 31, 2020, we had one promissory note secured by our Cocoa Beach property for approximately $3.4 million requiring annual Debt Service Coverage Ratios (also known as “DSCR”) of 1.10:1.0, one promissory note secured by our Tampa Sherwin-Williams property for approximately $1.3 million requiring annual DSCR of 1.20:1.0, two promissory notes secured by our two Norfolk, Virginia properties totaling approximately $13.1 million requiring annual DSCR of 1.25:1.0 and one promissory note secured by our Washington, D.C., Alabama and Tampa, Florida properties for $11.3 million requiring quarterly DSCR of 1.25:1.0. The remaining promissory note totaling $1.1 million does not have a DSCR.
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 the DSCR covenants described above. These covenants, as well as any future covenants we may enter into through further loan agreements, could inhibit our financial flexibility in the future and prevent distributions to stockholders.
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. 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.
Because we have not identified all of the specific assets that we will acquire, we are not able to provide you with information that you may want to evaluate before deciding to invest in our shares. 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 President and Chairman of the board 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 in advance of purchasing shares of our common stock, our common stock 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.
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.
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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. 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.
We have experienced losses in the past, and we cannot assure you that, in the future, we will be profitable or that we will realize growth in the value of our assets.
From inception of our company through December 31, 2020, we had a cumulative net loss of approximately $4.2 million. Our losses can be attributed, in part, to the initial start-up costs and high corporate general and administrative expenses 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 high expenses to continue before we are able to achieve positive net income from our properties. 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 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 net proceeds from equity offerings. There is no limit on the amount of offering proceeds we may use to pay distributions. 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 initial offering. 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.
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 future 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.
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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 our 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 our 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. 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.
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.
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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. 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.
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:
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changes in governmental laws and regulations, including with respect to taxes, real estate, and the environment, fiscal policies and zoning ordinances and the related costs of compliance with those laws and regulations, fiscal policies and ordinances; |
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real estate conditions, such as an oversupply of or a reduction in demand for real estate space in the area; |
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the perceptions of tenants and prospective tenants of the convenience, attractiveness and safety of our properties; |
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the expense of re-leasing space; |
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the impact of present or future environmental legislation and compliance with environmental laws; |
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acts of war or terrorism, including the consequences of terrorist attacks; |
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acts of God, including earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, health pandemics and other natural disasters, which may result in uninsured losses; |
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cost of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; |
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changes in supply of or demand for similar or competing properties in an area; |
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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.
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); if we or our subsidiaries become an unregistered investment company, we could not continue our business.
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:
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Under the relevant provisions of Section 3(a)(1) of the Investment Company Act, an investment company is any issuer that:
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is engaged or proposes to engage in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities and owns or proposes to acquire “investment securities” having a value exceeding 40% of the value of such issuer’s total assets (exclusive of U.S. government securities and cash items) on an unconsolidated basis (the “40% test”). “Investment securities” excludes U.S. government securities and securities of majority-owned subsidiaries that are not themselves investment companies and are not relying on the exception from the definition of investment company under Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) (relating to private investment companies). |
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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.
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. Currently, we have four tenants that each account for more than 10% of our rental revenue (Pratt and Whitney Corporation with respect to the Huntsville, AL property; the General Services Administration and Maersk Shipping with respect to the two-tenant office building in Norfolk, VA and PRA Holding with respect to the single-tenant building in Norfolk, VA). 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.
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, would magnify the effects of downturns in that geographic area or industry.
We plan to focus our acquisition efforts on major primary and coastal markets. We currently own eight properties, which are located in Virginia (2 properties), Florida (2 properties), Alabama (1 property), North Carolina (1 property) and Washington, D.C. (1 property). In the event that we have a concentration of properties in any particular geographic area, any adverse situation that is proportionately affects that geographic area, such as a local economic downturn or a severe natural disaster, would have a magnified adverse effect on our portfolio. 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.
If a sale-leaseback transaction is re-characterized in a tenant’s bankruptcy proceeding, our financial condition could be adversely affected.
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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 joint venture (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.
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, 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. We will use substantially all of the net proceeds of any equity offering to buy real estate and pay various fees and expenses. Accordingly, 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 other sources, such as 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.
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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. Currently, the economic climate is uncertain in light of the coronavirus. Our operations could 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:
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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 health pandemics, 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, interest rates, tax rates and fuel and energy costs, 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 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. 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. If such an event damaged or destroyed one or more of our properties, we could lose both our invested capital and anticipated profits from such property.
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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 some tenant leases may 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. 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 toxic and hazardous materials.
Federal, state and local laws impose liability on a landowner for releases or the otherwise improper presence on the premises of hazardous substances. This liability is without regard to fault for, or knowledge of, the presence of such substances. A landowner may be held liable for hazardous materials brought onto the property before it acquired title and for hazardous materials that are not discovered until after it sells the property. Similar liability may occur under applicable state law. If any hazardous materials are found within a property that are in violation of law at any time, we may be liable for all cleanup costs, fines, penalties and other costs. This potential liability will continue after we sell the investment and may apply to hazardous materials present within the property before we acquired such property. If losses arise from hazardous substance contamination which cannot be recovered from a responsible party, the financial viability of that property may be substantially affected. It is possible that we will acquire an investment with known or unknown environmental problems which may adversely affect us.
Properties may contain mold.
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.
Liability relating to environmental matters may impact the value of the properties that we may acquire or underlying our investments.
Under various U.S. federal, state and local laws, an owner or operator of real property may become liable for the costs of removal of certain hazardous substances released on its property. These laws often impose liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the release of such hazardous substances. If we fail to disclose environmental issues, we could also be liable to a buyer or lessee of a property.
There may be environmental problems associated with our properties which we were unaware of at the time of acquisition. The presence of hazardous substances may adversely affect our ability to sell real estate, including the affected property, or borrow using real estate as collateral. The presence of hazardous substances, if any, on our properties may cause us to incur substantial remediation costs, thus harming our financial condition. In addition, although our leases will generally require our tenants to operate in compliance with all applicable laws and to indemnify us against any environmental liabilities arising from a tenant’s activities on the property, we nonetheless would be subject to strict liability by virtue of our ownership interest for environmental liabilities created by such tenants, and we cannot assure you that any of our tenants we might have would satisfy their indemnification obligations under the applicable sales agreement or lease. The discovery of material environmental liabilities attached to such properties could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.
Discovery of previously undetected environmentally hazardous conditions, including mold or asbestos, may lead to liability for adverse health effects and costs of remediating the problem could adversely affect our operating results.
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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. The costs of removal or remediation could be substantial. Such laws often impose liability whether or not the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of such hazardous or toxic substances. Environmental laws also may impose restrictions on the manner in which property may be used or businesses may be operated, and these restrictions may require substantial expenditures. Environmental laws provide for sanctions in the event of noncompliance and may be enforced by governmental agencies or, in certain circumstances, by private parties. Certain environmental laws and common law principles could be used to impose liability for release of and exposure to hazardous substances, including asbestos-containing materials into the air, and third parties may seek recovery from owners or operators of real properties for personal injury or property damage associated with exposure to released hazardous substances. 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 related to any contaminated property could materially adversely affect our business, assets or results of operations and, consequently, amounts available for distribution to our security holders.
We own one of our properties through a joint venture (which is generally classified as Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest or Non-Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest in our Operating Partnership), which may lead to disagreements with our joint venture partner and adversely affect our interest in the joint venture.
We currently own one property through a joint venture and we may enter into additional joint ventures in the future. Our joint venture partner, 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 joint venture. In the event that we have a disagreement with a joint venture partner as to the resolution of a particular issue to come before the joint venture, or as to the management or conduct of the business of the joint venture 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 joint venture.
In addition, investments made in partnerships or other co-ownership arrangements involve risks not otherwise present in investments we make, including the following risks:
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Any of the risks above might subject us to liabilities and thus reduce our returns on our investment with that co-venturer or partner.
We may invest in real estate-related investments, including joint ventures and co-investment arrangements.
We expect to primarily invest in properties as sole owner. However, we may, in our management’s sole discretion subject to our investment guidelines and available capital, invest as a joint venture partner or co-investor in an investment. In such event, we generally anticipate owning a controlling interest in the joint venture or co-investment vehicle. However, our joint venture partner or co-investor may have a consent or similar right with respect to certain major decisions with respect to an investment, including a refinancing, sale or other disposition. Additionally, we may rely on our joint venture partner or co-investor to act as the property manager or developer, and, thus, our returns will be subject to the performance of our joint venture partner or co-investor. While our management does not intend for these types of investments to be a primary focus of our company, our management may make such investments in its sole discretion.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
A rise in inflation may result in a rate of inflation 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, to the extent that we incur variable rate debt, 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.
Properties that have vacancies for a significant period of time could be difficult to sell, which could diminish the return on your investment.
A property may incur vacancies either by the continued default of a tenant under its lease, the expiration of a tenant lease or early termination of a lease by a tenant. If vacancies continue for a long period of time, we may suffer reduced revenues resulting in less cash available to be distributed to you. In addition, because a property’s market value depends principally upon the value of the property’s leases, the resale value of a property with prolonged vacancies could decline, which could further reduce your return.
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 are exposed to risks related to increases in market lease rates and inflation, as income from long-term leases will be the primary source of our cash flow from operations.
We are exposed to risks related to increases in market lease rates and inflation, as income from long-term leases will be the primary source of our cash flow from operations. Leases of long-term duration or which include renewal options that specify a maximum rate increase may result in below-market lease rates over time if we do not accurately estimate inflation or market lease rates. Provisions of our leases designed to mitigate the risk of inflation and unexpected increases in market lease rates, such as periodic rental increases, may not adequately protect us from the impact of inflation or unexpected increases in market lease rates. If we are subject to below-market lease rates on a significant number of our properties pursuant to long-term leases, our cash flow from operations and financial position may be adversely affected.
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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. 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 or 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 expected to come 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.
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 may 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 March 1, 2021, we had total cash (unrestricted and restricted) of approximately $0.8 million, properties with a cost basis of $42 million and outstanding debt of approximately $30.1 million.
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.
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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.
Our policies do not limit us from incurring debt. For purposes of calculating our leverage, we assume full consolidation of all of our real estate investments, whether or not they would be consolidated under GAAP, include assets we have classified as held for sale, and include any joint venture level indebtedness in our total indebtedness.
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, with respect to our variable rate debt, 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.
When providing financing, a lender may impose restrictions on us that affect our distribution and operating policies and our ability to incur additional debt. 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 or other limitations may limit our flexibility and prevent us from achieving our operating plans.
As of December 31, 2020, we had one promissory note secured by our Cocoa Beach property for approximately $3.4 million requiring annual DSCR of 1.10:1.0, one promissory note secured by our Tampa Sherwin-Williams property for approximately $1.3 million requiring annual DSCR of 1.20:1.0, two promissory notes secured by our two Norfolk, Virginia properties totaling approximately $13.1 million requiring annual DSCR of 1.25:1.0 and one promissory note for $11.3 million requiring quarterly DSCR of 1.25:1.0. The remaining promissory note secured by our Washington, D.C., Alabama and Tampa, Florida properties totaling $1.1 million does not have a DSCR. Subsequent to December 31, 2020, we entered into a promissory note secured by our North Carolina property for approximately $1.3 million requiring annual DSCR of 1.30:1.0. 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 the DSCR covenants described above. These covenants, as well as any future covenants we may enter into through further loan agreements, could inhibit our financial flexibility in the future and prevent distributions to stockholders.
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.
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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.
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. 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.
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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, as defined below in “Material Federal Income Tax Considerations — Gross Income Tests,” 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 if we intended to qualify as a REIT in that taxable year. 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 might increase.
Based on historical interest rates, current interest rates are low. If there is an 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 our company.
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 our 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.
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Risks Related to Limited Management Personnel and Certain Conflicts of Interest
The loss of any of our executive officers could adversely affect our ability to continue operations.
Currently, we only have three full-time employees and are therefore entirely dependent on the efforts of our President and our Chief Financial Officer, who currently serves on a part time basis. The departure of either 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 and Chairman of the Board has guaranteed certain of our indebtedness, which could constitute a conflict of interest.
Our President and Chairman of the Board 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 our management team, who devote only some of their time to us and may not be in a position to devote their full-time attention to our operations, which may adversely affect our operations.
Our success depends upon the continued service provided by our management team, including Mr. Sobelman, our President and Chairman, and Mr. Russell, our Chief Financial Officer. Members of our management team have competing demands for their time and resources. Mr. Sobelman and Mr. Russell have other outside business activities which may cause conflicts of interest with respect to our operations. Pursuant to his employment agreement with us, Mr. Russell devotes up to 20 hours per week to our operations. Our operations may be sporadic and occur at times which are not convenient to Mr. Russell, which may result in periodic delays in performing his duties. Such delays could have a significant negative effect on the success of the business. To the extent the members of our management team have competing demands on their time and resources, they may have conflicts of interest in allocating their time between our business and their other activities.
There may be conflicts of interest faced by our President and Chairman of the board, who is also a managing partner in 3 Properties, which may compete with us for his business time and for business opportunities to acquire properties.
While Mr. Sobelman serves as our full-time President and Chairman of the Board pursuant to his employment agreement with us, he is also the managing member of 3 Properties, which is a business formed in 2017 that operates as a commercial real estate broker. Mr. Sobelman’s business obligations and fiduciary duties with 3 Properties may limit his availability to focus on our business. If Mr. Sobelman does not devote sufficient time to us, or we are unable to obtain business opportunities to acquire properties sufficient for us to generate revenues, then our business may not succeed.
We have been subject to conflicts of interest arising out of our working with 3 Properties, a company managed by our President and Chairman of the Board.
In the past, we purchased properties that 3 Properties identified for the Company or where 3 Properties represented the seller of a property we purchased. For properties identified by 3 Properties, it acted as our brokerage agent for such properties. A conflict of interest may have existed in such an acquisition because 3 Properties was entitled to a real estate brokerage commission in connection with such a transaction. Any of our agreements and arrangements with 3 Properties, including those relating to compensation, are not the result of arm’s length negotiations and may have been in excess of the amounts we would otherwise pay to third parties for such services. The sellers of properties acquired by the Company have paid 3 Properties $0, $230,224 and $124,616 during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, in brokerage fees for the acquisition of four properties. The Company also engaged 3 Properties to be its asset manager and has paid it $40,135, $23,260 and $2,191 during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Federal Income Tax Risks
The Company is not currently a REIT and may never become a REIT. Failure to qualify as a REIT would adversely affect our operations and our ability to make distributions.
We have not qualified as a REIT to date. We intend to elect to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes commencing with our taxable year ending December 31, 2021. Our 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 intend to structure 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.
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We are currently, and 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. In addition, 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.
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. To the extent that we first elect to be taxed as a REIT for our taxable year ending December 31, 2021, the closely held test should become relevant in July of 2022 (or July of a later year, if the election is made for a taxable year after 20212). 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 waived these limits for Mr. Sobelman who currently owns 225,000 shares of our common stock, or about 39.0%. Our Board does not intend to reduce our ownership limit below 9.8% to a percentage that will ensure that four persons owning shares at such limit plus Mr. Sobelman will not own or be treated as owning more than 50% of our shares. Instead, the Board’s waiver to Mr. Sobelman is conditioned upon his agreement that if we would otherwise fail the “closely held” test, we will automatically redeem such number of Mr. Sobelman’s shares for consideration of $.01 per share as will permit us to satisfy the “closely held” test. If we fail to monitor our share ownership or to implement the redemption provision in the waiver to Mr. Sobelman, or the IRS does not respect the effective date of any redemptions, we may fail to qualify 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.
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 qualify and 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
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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. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in December 2017, however, reduces the top effective rate applicable to ordinary dividends from REITs to 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). This reduced rate applies for taxable years beginning on January 1, 2018 and through taxable years ending December 31, 2025. 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 quarterly 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.
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.
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. See “Federal Income Tax Considerations — Special Tax Considerations for Non-U.S. Stockholders — Sale of our Shares by a Non-U.S. Stockholder.”
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Risks Related to our Common Stock And Structure
Because we have 110.0 million authorized shares of stock, management could issue additional shares, diluting the current shareholders’ equity.
We have 100.0 million authorized shares of common stock and 10.0 million authorized shares of preferred stock, of which only approximately 577 thousand shares of common stock are currently issued and outstanding. 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.
Any additional funding resulting from the sale of our common stock will result in dilution to existing stockholders.
We may have to raise additional capital in order for our business plan to succeed. Our most likely source of additional capital will be through the sale of additional shares of common stock. Such stock issuances will cause stockholders’ interests in our company to be diluted. Such dilution will negatively affect the value of an investor’s shares.
You may not be able to resell your stock.
If a market for our common stock develops, the actual price of our shares will be determined by prevailing market prices at the time of the sale. The trading of securities on the OTC Markets is often sporadic and investors may have difficulty buying and selling our shares or obtaining market quotations for them, which may have a negative effect on the market price of our common stock. You may not be able to sell your shares at their purchase price or at any price at all. If no market develops, the holders of our common stock may find it difficult or impossible to sell their shares.
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 your purchase price.
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. 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:
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The amount of distributions we may pay, if any, is uncertain. We have paid, and may in the future pay, distributions from sources other than our cash flow from operations, including borrowings or offering proceeds, which means we will have less funds available for investments and your overall return may be reduced.
We have paid, and may in the future pay, distributions from sources other than from our cash flow from operations. We intend to fund the payment of regular distributions to our stockholders entirely from cash flow from our operations. However, during the early stages of our operations, and from time to time thereafter, we may not generate sufficient cash flow from operations to fully fund distributions to stockholders. Therefore, particularly in the earlier part of our operations, if we choose to pay a distribution, we may choose to use cash flows from financing activities, which include borrowings (including borrowings secured by our assets), net proceeds of this or a prior offering, or other sources to fund distributions to our stockholders. To the extent we pay distributions from offering proceeds, we will have less funds available to invest in income-producing properties and your overall return may be reduced. From inception through December 31, 2020, we have distributed approximately $738,000 to common stockholders. Because we have not yet generated a profit, distributions have been made from offering proceeds. To the extent that we fund distributions from sources other than cash flows from operations, the value of your investment will decline.
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) sales practice requirements may also limit your ability to buy and sell our common stock, which could depress the price of our shares.
We are subject to FINRA rules which require broker-dealers to have reasonable grounds for believing that an investment is suitable for a customer before recommending that investment to the customer. Prior to recommending speculative low-priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status and investment objectives, among other things. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability such speculative low-priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. Thus, FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our shares, have an adverse effect on the market for our shares, and thereby depress our share price.
We depend on distributions from the Operating Partnership to pay expenses.
We depend on our Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries for cash flow and are effectively structurally subordinated in right of payment to their obligations, including mortgage debt or other obligations on the properties owned. If our subsidiaries were unable to supply us with cash over time, we could be unable to pay expenses as they come due.
Our President and Chairman of the Board will continue to have the ability to exercise substantial control over corporate actions and decisions.
As of March 1, 2021, our President and Chairman of the Board, Mr. Sobelman, owned approximately 39.0% of our outstanding common stock. As a result, Mr. Sobelman has the ability to exercise substantial control over decisions regarding (i) our targeted class of investments, including changing our targeted class of investments, without shareholder notice or consent, (ii) whether to issue common stock and/or preferred stock, including decisions to issue common stock and/or preferred stock to himself, (iii) employment and compensation arrangements, and (iv) whether to enter into material transactions with related parties. Mr. Sobelman’s interests may not coincide with our interests or the interests of other shareholders. In addition, this concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying or preventing changes in control or changes in management or limiting the ability of our other shareholders to approve transactions that they may deem to be in their best interest.
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.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
You should read the following discussion in conjunction with the sections of herein entitled “Risk Factors,” “Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information,” and “Business.” This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere herein.
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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 intend to elect to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes commencing with our taxable year ending December 31, 2021.
Our Investments
As of December 31, 2020, we have acquired seven assets:
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A single-tenant retail condo (3,000 square feet) located in Washington, D.C., purchased in June 2017 for approximately $2.6 million including fees, costs and other expenses that is leased to 7-Eleven Corporation. |
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A single-tenant retail stand-alone property (2,200 square feet) located in Tampa, Florida purchased in April 2018 for approximately $3.6 million with a corporate Starbucks Coffee as the tenant. |
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A single-tenant industrial building (59,000 square feet) located in Huntsville, AL purchased for $8.4 million in December 2018 that is leased to the Pratt & Whitney Automation, Inc. |
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An approximately 15,000-square-foot, single-tenant Walgreens in Cocoa, Florida purchased in September 2019 for total consideration of approximately $4.5 million. |
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A two-tenant office building (72,000 square feet) in Norfolk, Virginia acquired in September 2019 for total consideration of approximately $11.5 million and occupied by the United States General Services Administration and Maersk Line, Limited, an international shipping company, as tenants. |
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A single-tenant office building (35,000 square feet) in Norfolk, Virginia acquired in September 2019 for approximately $7.1 million that is leased to PRA Holdings Inc. |
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A single-tenant retail building (3,500 square feet) in Tampa, Florida acquired in November 2020 for approximately $1.8 million that is leased to Sherwin-Williams Inc. |
Subsequent to December 31, 2020, we acquired an approximately 5,800-square-foot free-standing condominium unit located at 7100 Maritime Woods Drive, Manteo, North Carolina, solely occupied by the United States of America, for a total consideration of approximately $1.7 million. We completed the acquisition of the condominium unit on February 4, 2021 with approximately $1.3 million of debt and approximately $500,000 of preferred equity provided from a Joint Venture Partner.
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Distributions
From inception through December 31, 2020, we have distributed approximately $738,000 to common stockholders. Because we have not yet generated a profit, distributions have been made from offering proceeds.
Results of Operations
On February 29, 2016, our initial offering was qualified by the SEC and subsequently the Company has spent the majority of its efforts on fundraising operations and implementing our business plan including by acquiring our seven properties.
Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Revenue
During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we generated rental revenue of $3.5 million and $1.7 million, respectively. The increase in rental revenue is due to the Company owning seven properties throughout all of 2020 versus owning six properties in 2019, three of which were purchased in the September 2019 time frame.
Operating Expenses
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we incurred general, administrative and organizational expenses of $919 thousand and $937, respectively, which included professional fees, marketing expenses and other costs associated with running our business. The $18 thousand decrease in expenses is due in part to a $220 thousand decrease in a non-cash expense (issuance of 15,299 shares to an underwriter for consulting services in the prior year) for consulting services in the prior year and a $81 thousand decrease in legal fees as the result of lower costs associated with applying to be quoted on the OTCQB Venture Market offset in part by increased accounting and auditing fees of $163 thousand, and insurance costs of $77 thousand and a $43 thousand increase of other expenses.
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we incurred building expenses of $711 thousand and $266 thousand, respectively. The increase is due to the additional properties which were owned for a full twelve months in 2020 versus only three months in 2019. The majority of these expenses are reimbursed by the tenant.
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we incurred depreciation and amortization expense of $1.5 million and $666 thousand, respectively. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we incurred interest expense of $1.4 million and $683 thousand, respectively. The increase in depreciation and interest expense is due to twelve months of activity for three properties acquired during 2019 and only 3 months of such expenses in 2019 for those three properties.
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, we agreed to pay a $85,000 settlement to a developer to terminate an agreement which had allowed for the opportunity to develop single-tenant, net lease buildings throughout the U.S. over the next several years. The Company decided to terminate this agreement due to the inability to agree to terms on the development of individual locations.
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we incurred compensation expense of $382 thousand and $108 thousand, respectively. The increase in compensation costs is due primarily to the addition of 3 additional employees including our Chief Financial Officer who was a paid consultant for most of 2019.
Income Tax Benefit
We did not record an income tax benefit for the year ended December 31, 2020 or 2019 because we have been in a net loss situation since inception and have recorded a valuation allowance to offset any tax benefits generated by the operating losses.
Net Income Attributable to Non-controlling interests
During the year ended December 31, 2020, we generated net income attributable to non-controlling interest of $487 thousand as compared to net income of $494 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2019. The variance is primarily attributable to the preferred return on the redeemed non-controlling interest in 2019.
Net Loss Attributable to Shareholders
During the year ended December 31, 2020, we generated a net loss attributable to our shareholders of $1.8 million as compared to a net loss of $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
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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, 2020, we had total cash (unrestricted and restricted) of approximately $1.1 million, properties with a cost basis of $40.8 million and outstanding debt of approximately $29.5 million.
We are currently dependent upon the net proceeds from our offering to conduct our operations. 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 our initial offering, debt financing, preferred minority interest obtained from third parties and from any undistributed funds from our operations.
As of December 31, 2020, we anticipate that proceeds from future offerings combined with the revenue generated from investment properties and proceeds from credit facilities will provide sufficient liquidity to meet future funding commitments as of December 31, 2020 for the next 12 months. If we are unable to raise additional funds, we will make fewer investments resulting in less diversification in terms of the type, number, and size of investments we make. Our inability to raise substantial, additional funds would increase our fixed operating expenses as a percentage of gross income, reducing our net income and limiting our ability to make distributions.
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, we had approximately $1.1 million and $1.4 million, respectively, of cash on hand and in our corporate bank accounts. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, we had total current liabilities (which consists of accounts payable, accrued expenses and insurance payable) of approximately $0.6 million and $0.6 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, current mortgage loans due within 12 months total approximately $5.0 million.
On February 11, 2020, the Company obtained a $11.3 million loan from DBR Investments Co. Limited and used the proceeds (i) to refinance the $3.7 million note secured by our 7-Eleven property and our Starbucks Property, (ii) to refinance the $6.1 million note secured by our Pratt and Whitney Property, (iii) to prepay $800,000 of the outstanding principal of the $1.9 million secured, non-convertible promissory note issued by our Operating Partnership and (iv) for working capital purposes. The $11.3 million loan is secured by first priority mortgages on our 7-Eleven property, our Starbucks property and our Pratt and Whitney property.
We may selectively employ some leverage to enhance total returns to our stockholders. During the period when we are acquiring our initial portfolio, portfolio-wide leverage may be higher. Our target portfolio-wide leverage after we have acquired an initial substantial portfolio of diversified investments may be greater than expected leverage over the long-term.
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3,407,391 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Promissory note issued for $8,260,000 by a financial institution, interest and principal payments due monthly of approximately $44,800. Note was issued on September 30, 2019 and can be prepaid at any time without penalty. Secured by our GSA/Maersk - Norfolk, Virginia property. |
|
4.25% |
|
9/30/2024 |
|
$ |
8,022,271 |
|
|
8,213,077 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Promissory note issued for $5,216,749 by a financial institution, interest and principal payments due monthly of approximately $29,600. Note was originally issued on October 23, 2017 and modified on September 30, 2019 and can be prepaid at any time without penalty. Secured by our PRA - Norfolk, Virginia property. |
|
4.25% |
|
10/23/2024 |
|
$ |
5,041,935 |
|
|
5,178,875 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Promissory note issued for $1,286,664 by a financial institution, interest and principal payments due monthly of approximately 3,800. Note was originally issued on January 15, 2015 and modified on November 30, 2020 and can be prepaid at any time without penalty. Secured by out Tampa Sherwin-Williams property. |
|
3.72% fixed |
|
10/23/2024 |
|
$ |
1,286,664 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Promissory note issued for $11,287,500 by a financial institution, interest only payment is approximately $39,000 and starting April 6, 2021, interest and principal payments due monthly of approximately $55,000. Note was issued on February 11, 2020. Secured by our Washington, DC, Tampa, FL and Huntsville, AL properties. It cannot be prepaid without a penalty |
|
4.17% |
|
3/06/2030 |
|
$ |
11,287,500 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Promissory note issued for $1,900,000 to a Clearlake Preferred Member, secured by all of the personal and fixture property of the Operating Partnership, interest payments due monthly. Note was issued on December 16, 2019 and can be prepaid at any time without penalty. |
|
10.00% |
|
12/16/2021 |
|
$ |
1,100,000 |
|
|
1,900,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: debt issuance costs, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(689,190 |
) |
|
(182,255 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
29,456,571 |
|
$ |
28,297,547 |
|
On November 30, 2020, the Company entered into an interest rate swap to convert the $1,286,664 floating rate promissory note secured by the Tampa Sherwin-Williams property into a fixed rate note. We have determined that the interest rate swap had a nominal fair value through December 31, 2020.
As of December 31, 2020, we had three promissory notes totaling approximately $24.4 million require Debt Service Coverage Ratios (also known as “DSCR”) of 1.25:1.0, one promissory note totaling $3.4 million require DSCR of 1.10:1.0, and one promissory note totaling $1.3 million require DSCR of 1.20:1.0. We were in compliance with all covenants as of December 31, 2020. The loan issued to the Clearlake Preferred member has no DSCR requirements.
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As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s President has personally guaranteed the repayment of up to fifty percent of the $3.4 million loan secured by our Cocoa Beach property, the repayment of the $11.3 million due under the DC/Tampa/Huntsville loan and the $1.3 million loan secured by our Tampa Sherwin Williams property. The aggregate guaranteed principal amount of these loans total approximately $14.3 million. The Company’s President has also provided a guaranty of the Borrower’s nonrecourse carveout liabilities and obligations in favor of the lender for the Norfolk, Virginia property loans, with an aggregate principal amount of approximately $13.1 million.
Minimum required principal payments on the Company’s debt as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:
|
As of |
|
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
|
2021 |
$ |
4,988,246 |
|
2022 |
|
550,692 |
|
2023 |
|
574,513 |
|
2024 |
|
12,229,411 |
|
2025 |
|
252,318 |
|
2026 and beyond |
|
11,550,580 |
|
|
$ |
30,145,760 |
|
As of December 31, 2020, we have raised approximately $6,199,000 of gross proceeds from the sale of 309,942 shares of common stock in our initial offering under Regulation A and subsequent private placements.
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 initial portfolio, we will employ greater leverage on individual assets (that will also result in greater leverage of the initial portfolio) in order to quickly build a diversified portfolio of assets.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to keep costs from being more than these estimated amounts or that we will be able to raise such funds. Even if we sell all shares offered through this registration statement, we expect that we will seek additional financing in the future. If we are unsuccessful at raising sufficient funds, for whatever reason, to fund our operations, we may be forced to seek a buyer for our business or another entity with which we could create a joint venture. If all of these alternatives fail, we expect that we will be required to seek protection from creditors under applicable bankruptcy laws.
We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements generally through net cash provided by operations, existing cash balances and, if necessary, short-term borrowings under a new credit facility. We believe that our net cash provided by operations will be adequate to fund certain operating requirements and pay interest on any borrowings.
We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements, including with respect to other investments in properties, property acquisitions and scheduled debt maturities, through the cash we will have available upon completion of future equity offerings and borrowings under a future credit facility and periodic issuances of equity securities and long-term secured and unsecured debt. The success of our acquisition strategy may depend, in part, on our ability to obtain and borrow under a new credit facility and to access additional capital through issuances of equity and debt securities. However, if we are unable to raise more funds than what we currently have, we will make fewer investments resulting in less diversification in terms of the type, number, and size of investments we make and the value of an investment in us will fluctuate with the performance of the specific assets we acquire. Further, we will have certain fixed operating expenses regardless of whether we are able to raise substantial funds in future equity offerings. Our inability to raise substantial funds would increase our fixed operating expenses as a percentage of gross income, reducing our net income and limiting our ability to make distributions.
Cash from Operations
Net cash provided by operations was $0.3 million during the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 compared with $0.3 million used in operations during the twelve months ended December 31, 2019. This improvement was due to an increase in revenue from acquisitions and a reduction in non-recurring expenses paid in the current year versus the comparable prior year.
Cash from Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $0.3 million and $16.6 million during the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. This decrease was due to the Company only acquiring one property in 2020 with the debt being assumed versus three properties in 2019.
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Cash from Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities during the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 was $0.3 million as compared to net cash provided by financing activities during the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 of $17.6 million. The change is the result of acquiring $11.3 million of refinancing three mortgage borrowings into one mortgage in 2020 versus $16.9 million of new mortgage borrowings on three properties in 2019. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company paid mortgage loan repayments of $10.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, the Company received $1.2 million from the issuance of a redeemable interest and $1.9 million related party loan.
Future Rental Payment
The following table presents future minimum base rental cash payments due to the Company over the next five calendar years and thereafter as of December 31, 2020:
|
As of |
|
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
|
2021 |
$ |
3,379,000 |
|
2022 |
|
3,049,000 |
|
2023 |
|
3,067,000 |
|
2024 |
|
3,064,000 |
|
2025 |
|
3,076,000 |
|
Thereafter |
|
7,823,000 |
|
|
$ |
23,458,000 |
|
__________
(1) |
Rental income estimates adjusted to contemplate rent increases. A lease that has a term of 50 years is assumed to terminate after 10 years. |
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any 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.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Our reported results are presented in accordance with GAAP. We also disclose funds from operations (FFO) and adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) both of which are non-GAAP financial measures. We believe these two 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 AFFO 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 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, or NAREIT. NAREIT defines FFO as GAAP net income or loss adjusted to exclude extraordinary items (as defined by GAAP), net gain or loss 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. To derive AFFO, we modify the NAREIT computation of FFO to include other adjustments to GAAP net income related to non-cash revenues and expenses such as amortization of deferred financing costs, amortization of capitalized lease incentives, above- and below-market lease related intangibles, non-cash stock compensation, and non-cash compensation. Such items may cause short-term fluctuations in net income but have no impact on operating cash flows or long-term operating performance. We use AFFO as one measure of our performance when we formulate corporate goals.
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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 also use Core FFO and Core AFFO to adjust for non-capitalized costs incurred by the Company in relation to initial public company status and costs incurred with up-listing to Nasdaq. These costs will typically include non-cash stock compensation, consulting fees to investment banks, consultants for advice for public company status, non-recurring litigation expenses and settlements and distribution on redeemable non-controlling interest OP Units. Core FFO and Core AFFO may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.
The following table reconciles net income (which we believe is the most comparable GAAP measure) to FFO and AFFO:
|
|
Twelve Months ended December 31, |
|
||||
|
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
Net Loss attributable to Generation Income Properties, Inc. |
|
$ |
(1,831,653 |
) |
$ |
(1,507,866 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
1,452,556 |
|
|
665,675 |
|
Funds From Operations |
|
|
(379,097 |
) |
|
(842,191 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs |
|
|
134,898 |
|
|
72,424 |
|
Non-cash stock compensation |
|
|
101,645 |
|
|
321,328 |
|
Distribution on redeemable non-controlling L.P. interests |
|
|
367,408 |
|
|
— |
|
Public company consulting fees |
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
80,000 |
|
Non-recurring litigation expenses and settlements |
|
|
— |
|
|
85,000 |
|
Adjustments From Operations |
|
|
663,951 |
|
|
558,752 |
|
Core Funds From Operations |
|
|
284,854 |
|
|
(283,439 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss attributable to Generation Income Properties, Inc. |
|
$ |
(1,831,653 |
) |
$ |
(1,507,866 |
) |
Adjusted Funds From Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
1,452,556 |
|
|
665,675 |
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs |
|
|
134,898 |
|
|
72,424 |
|
Above-and below-market lease related intangibles |
|
|
(109,496 |
) |
|
(39,461 |
) |
Adjustments From Operations |
|
|
1,477,958 |
|
|
698,638 |
|
Adjusted Funds From Operations |
|
$ |
(353,695 |
) |
$ |
(809,228 |
) |
Distribution on redeemable non-controlling L.P. interests |
|
|
367,408 |
|
|
— |
|
Non-cash stock compensation |
|
|
101,645 |
|
|
321,328 |
|
Public company consulting fees |
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
80,000 |
|
Non-recurring litigation expenses and settlements |
|
|
— |
|
|
85,000 |
|
Adjustments From Operations |
|
|
529,053 |
|
|
486,328 |
|
Core Adjusted Funds From Operations |
|
|
175,358 |
|
|
(322,900 |
) |
Item 3. Directors and Officers
Biographical Information
The following table provides information regarding our executive officers and directors as of March 5, 2021:
Name |
|
Age |
|
Position |
David Sobelman |
|
49 |
|
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, Secretary and Assistant Treasurer |
Richard Russell |
|
60 |
|
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Benjamin Adams * |
|
49 |
|
Board Member |
Patrick Quilty * |
|
54 |
|
Board Member |
Betsy Peck * |
|
60 |
|
Board Member |
Stuart Eisenberg * |
|
58 |
|
Board Member |
__________
* Independent as determined pursuant to the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
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The following are biographical summaries of the experience of our directors and executive officers:
David Sobelman serves as chairman of our Board and our president, secretary, and assistant treasurer. He founded Generation Income Properties, Inc. after serving almost 13 years in different capacities within the net lease commercial real estate market. In June 2017, Mr. Sobelman started 3 Properties, a commercial real estate brokerage firm focused solely on the net lease market. Mr. Sobelman has held various roles within the single-tenant, net lease commercial real estate investment market, including investor, asset manager, broker, owner, analyst and advisor. In 2005, David began working with Calkain Companies LLC, a real estate brokerage and advisory firm. During his tenure, Calkain grew from two employees to over 40, and became one of the leading single-tenant, net lease firms in the country. Prior to Mr. Sobelman’s career in single-tenant, net lease investments, he served as a member of The White House staff, and was subsequently appointed to work for the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. Sobelman co-wrote The Little Book of Triple Net Lease Investing, a leading book on the single-tenant, triple-net lease investment market, which is currently in its second edition. Mr. Sobelman is a featured speaker at conferences in the United States and abroad and has been quoted in articles in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune and various regional real estate trade publications. Mr. Sobelman received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Florida and is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School Executive Education Real Estate Management Program. Mr. Sobelman is a board member for the University of Florida Foundation.
Richard Russell has served as Chief Financial Officer since December 20, 2019 and prior to that time he served as a financial consultant to us. Mr. Russell also has served as Chief Financial Officer of LM Funding America Inc. since November 2017 and LMF Acquisition Opportunities Inc. since November 2020. Since 2016 Mr. Russell has provided financial and accounting consulting services with a focus on technical and external reporting, internal auditing, mergers & acquisitions, risk management and interim CFO and controller services. Mr. Russell also served as Chief Financial Officer for Mission Health from 2013 to 2016 and before that, Mr. Russell served in a variety of roles for Cott Corporation from 2007 to 2013 including Senior Director Finance, Senior Director of Internal Auditing and Assistant Corporate Controller. Mr. Russell’s extensive professional experience with public companies includes his position as Director of Financial Reporting and Internal Controls for Quality Distribution and as Danka’s Director of Reporting from 2001 – 2004. Mr. Russell earned his bachelor of science in accounting and a masters in tax accounting from the University of Alabama, a bachelor of arts in international studies from the University of South Florida and a masters in business administration from the University of Tampa. On March 1, 2020, Mr. Russell was appointed to the board of directors for Trident Brands Inc. (OTC: “TDNT”) a publicly held consumer products company.
Benjamin Adams has been a board member since July 2019. He has also been Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Ten Capital Management since May 2011, an independent, fundamental value-driven private equity real estate firm based in Cleveland, Ohio. He is responsible for the strategic direction and oversight of all firm activities. From January 2008 to April 2011, Mr. Adams was a Portfolio Manager with The Townsend Group, where he oversaw $1.7 billion in private equity real estate assets under management within the firm’s discretionary investment management business, and was actively involved in product development and structuring. Prior to Townsend, Mr. Adams was a Vice President and General Counsel of Lionstone Development LLC, a Miami-based, principal balance sheet investor.
Mr. Adams practiced law with Greenberg Traurig LLP in New York, New York, and served as the Special Assistant to the White House Counsel in the Clinton Administration. Mr. Adams has a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and a Bachelor of Arts from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Mr. Adams is the founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Defined Contribution Real Estate Council (DCREC). He also brings an understanding of accounting principles and financial presentation and analysis.
Patrick Quilty has been a board member since July 2019. He has also been Chief Credit Officer for AIG Multinational and Alternative Risk Group since September 2012. He is responsible for overseeing, assessing and approving a portfolio of highly structured transactions providing global risk solutions for middle market and Fortune 50 companies across diversified industries. From October 2010 to September 2012, Mr. Quilty was Co-Founder and Head of Credit Risk at Specialized Performance Advisory Group LLC, an independent asset management firm providing investment, advisory and risk counseling for family office and institutional clients. From November 2003 to October 2010, Mr. Quilty was a Senior Portfolio Manager for Barclays Capital Loan Portfolio focused on the Specialty Finance and REIT sectors. Mr. Quilty has also served as a credit derivatives trader in their Principal Credit and Risk Finance Group.
Over his thirty-year career, Mr. Quilty has held senior portfolio, trading and risk management positions at ABN AMRO, Chase Asset Management, Lehman Brothers and JP Morgan. Mr. Quilty has a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Florida State University and completed graduate coursework in Real Estate Investment and Development at the Steven L Newman Real Estate Institute at Baruch College. He also brings an understanding of accounting principles, risk management, financial presentation and analysis.
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Betsy Peck was appointed a board member on February 3, 2020. She retired in 2018 from Jones Lang LaSalle (“JLL”) a publicly held professional services firm specializing in real estate and investment management. Ms. Peck served in various positions from July 2008 to March 2018 with the latest position being Chief Operating Officer, Markets where she was responsible for managing a $2 billion operation with more than 1,000 sales professionals for maximum efficiency and effectiveness, driving ongoing growth. Prior to this role, Ms. Peck served as JLL’s Chief Administrative Officer, Brokerage from July 2008 to December 2012. Ms. Peck also served as Chief Administrative Officer at The Staubach Company where she worked from June 1996 to July 2008, as a senior partner who drove strategy and execution for optimum integration of finance, human resources, IT and administration.
She was also an integral member of the team during Staubach’s merger with Jones Lang LaSalle. Prior to that, Ms. Peck served in a variety of companies in various finance and accounting functions.
Ms. Peck obtained a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Scranton. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Ms. Peck also serves or has served as an advisory board member for several companies including Forge, Patrocinium and BB&T. Ms. Peck’s experience serving publicly-held companies brings to our Board of Directors an understanding of public company operations, financial reporting, disclosure, and corporate governance. With her accounting education and experience, she also brings an understanding of accounting principles, internal accounting control and financial presentation and analysis.
Stuart Eisenberg was appointed a board member on February 3, 2020. He recently retired from BDO USA, LLP where he was a partner in the real estate services group from July 1997 until June 2019. Mr. Eisenberg served as the firm’s national real estate and construction industry practice leader and a member of the firm’s international real estate and construction industry steering committee. His experience includes consulting in connection with the formation, structuring and development of REITs and real estate operating companies. He also provided financial reporting and due-diligence services in numerous initial and follow-on public offerings and in connection with the acquisition, financing and dispositions of commercial real estate.
Mr. Eisenberg has a bachelor’s degree from Adelphi University and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Eisenberg’s experience serving publicly-held companies brings to our Board of Directors a comprehensive understanding of public company operations, financial reporting, and corporate governance, as well as perspective regarding potential acquisitions. With his public accounting background, he also brings a sophisticated understanding of accounting principles, auditing standards, and internal accounting controls.
Conflicts of Interest
We do have a formal written policy for the review and approval of transactions with related parties. Our unwritten policy with regard to transactions with related persons is that all material transactions are to be reviewed by the entire Board for any possible conflicts of interest. The Board is responsible for review, approval, or ratification of “related-person transactions” involving the Company and related persons. Our independent Board members will review any future transactions or agreements with Mr. Sobelman, 3 Properties or any other related party of Mr. Sobelman or the Company.
We were subject to various conflicts of interest arising out of using 3 Properties, which is managed by our President and our Chairman of the Board. 3 Properties received substantial fees from us, which were not negotiated at arm’s length.
We purchased properties where 3 Properties identified properties for the Company or represented the seller of a property we purchase, which entitled 3 Properties to brokerage commissions in that transaction, which ranged between 1.0% and 2.0% of the purchase price of a property and are paid from the seller’s proceeds. We previously used 3 Properties as our property manager for all of our properties, for which they were compensated on a monthly basis. The contract with 3 Properties was terminated effective August 31, 2020.
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The sellers of properties acquired by the Company have paid 3 Properties $0, $230,224 and $124,616 during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, in brokerage fees for the acquisition of four properties. The Company also engaged 3 Properties to be its asset manager and has paid it $40,135, $23,260 and $2,191 during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Mr. Sobelman also operates a separate real estate investment fund named GIP Fund 1, LLC. This fund is a Florida limited liability company. GIP Fund 1, LLC was organized in 2012 and owned one real estate investment property that was acquired by the Company on November 30, 2020.
Director Independence
We generally apply the director independence standard applied by the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules. The Nasdaq Marketplace Rules require a majority of a listed company’s board of directors to be comprised of independent directors. In addition, the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules require that, subject to specified exceptions, each member of a listed company’s audit, compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees be independent and that audit committee members also satisfy independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act.
Under Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules, a director will only qualify as an “independent director” if, in the opinion of our board of directors, that person does not have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. In order to be considered independent for purposes of Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act, a member of an audit committee of a listed company may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the audit committee, the board of directors, or any other board committee, accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the listed company or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise be an affiliated person of the listed company or any of its subsidiaries.
Our board of directors has reviewed the composition of our board of directors and its committees and the independence of each director. Based upon information requested from and provided by each director concerning their background, employment and affiliations, including family relationships, our board of directors has determined that each of Benjamin Adams, Patrick Quilty, Betsy Peck and Stuart Eisenberg is an “independent director” as defined under Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules. Our board of directors also determined that the directors who each serve on our audit committee, our compensation committee, and our nominating and corporate governance committee, satisfy the independence standards for such committees established by the SEC and the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules, as applicable. In making such determinations, our board of directors considered the relationships that each such non-employee director has with our company and all other facts and circumstances our board of directors deemed relevant in determining independence, including the beneficial ownership of our capital stock by each non-employee director.
Board Committees
Our board of directors has established three standing committees — audit, compensation, and nominating and corporate governance — each of which will operate under a charter approved by our board of directors. Copies of each committee’s charter are posted on the Investor Relations section of our website, which is located at www.gipreit.com. Each committee has the composition and responsibilities described below. Our board of directors may from time to time establish other committees.
Audit Committee
Our audit committee consists of Benjamin Adams, Betsy Peck and Stuart Eisenberg, with Mr. Eisenberg serving as the chair of the committee. Our board of directors has determined that each of the members of our audit committee satisfies the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules and SEC independence requirements. The functions of this committee include, among other things:
• |
evaluating the performance, independence and qualifications of our independent auditors and determining whether to retain our existing independent auditors or engage new independent auditors; |
|
|
• |
reviewing and approving the engagement of our independent auditors to perform audit services and any permissible non-audit services; |
|
|
• |
reviewing our annual and quarterly financial statements and reports, including the disclosures contained under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and discussing the statements and reports with our independent auditors and management; |
|
|
• |
reviewing with our independent auditors and management significant issues that arise regarding accounting principles and financial statement presentation and matters concerning the scope, adequacy and effectiveness of our financial controls; |
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• |
reviewing our major financial risk exposures, including the guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and risk management is implemented; and |
|
|
• |
reviewing and evaluating on an annual basis the performance of the audit committee, including compliance of the audit committee with its charter. |
Our board of directors has determined that Mr. Eisenberg qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of applicable SEC regulations and meets the financial sophistication requirements of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules. Both our independent registered public accounting firm and management periodically will meet privately with our audit committee.
Compensation Committee
Our compensation committee consists of Benjamin Adams, Stuart Eisenberg and Patrick Quilty, with Mr. Adams serving as the chair of the committee. Our Board has determined that each of the members of our compensation committee satisfies the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules independence requirements. The functions of this committee include, among other things:
• |
reviewing, modifying and approving (or if it deems appropriate, making recommendations to the full board of directors regarding) our overall compensation strategy and policies; |
|
|
• |
reviewing and approving the compensation, the performance goals and objectives relevant to the compensation, and other terms of employment of our executive officers; |
|
|
• |
reviewing and approving (or if it deems appropriate, making recommendations to the full board of directors regarding) the equity incentive plans, compensation plans and similar programs advisable for us, as well as modifying, amending or terminating existing plans and programs; |
|
|
• |
reviewing and approving the terms of any employment agreements, severance arrangements, change in control protections and any other compensatory arrangements for our executive officers; |
|
|
• |
reviewing with management and approving our disclosures, once required, under the caption “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” in our periodic reports or proxy statements to be filed with the SEC; and |
|
|
• |
preparing the report that the SEC requires in our annual proxy statement, once required. |
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Our nominating and corporate governance committee consists of Benjamin Adams, Betsy Peck and Patrick Quilty, with Ms. Peck serving as the chair of the committee. Our board of directors has determined that each of the members of this committee satisfies the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules independence requirements. The functions of this committee include, among other things:
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identifying, reviewing and evaluating candidates to serve on our board of directors consistent with criteria approved by our board of directors; |
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evaluating director performance on our board of directors and applicable committees of our board of directors and determining whether continued service on our board of directors is appropriate; |
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evaluating, nominating and recommending individuals for membership on our board of directors; and |
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evaluating nominations by stockholders of candidates for election to our board of directors. |
We do not have a policy regarding the consideration of any director candidates that may be recommended by our stockholders, including the minimum qualifications for director candidates, nor has our board established a process for identifying and evaluating director nominees. We have not adopted a policy regarding the handling of any potential recommendation of director candidates by our stockholders, including the procedures to be followed. Our board has not considered or adopted any of these policies, as we have never received a recommendation from any stockholder for any candidate to serve on our Board. While there have been no nominations of additional directors proposed, in the event such a proposal is made, our current board will participate in the consideration of director nominees.
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Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
Our board of directors has adopted a written code of conduct that applies to our directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. We post on our website a current copy of the code and intend to post any disclosures that are required by law or Nasdaq Marketplace Rules concerning any amendments to, or waivers from, any provision of the code that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between or among any of our directors or executive officers. There are no family relationships among our officers and directors and those of our subsidiaries.
Board Leadership Structure
Our Board does not have a policy on whether the same person should serve as both the President and Chairman of the Board or, if the roles are separate, whether the Chairman should be selected from the non-employee directors or should be an employee. Our Board believes that it should have the flexibility to periodically determine the leadership structure that it believes is best for the Company. The Board believes that its current leadership structure, with Mr. Sobelman serving as both President and Board Chairman, is appropriate given the efficiencies of having the President also serve in the role of Chairman. The Board currently believes that Mr. Sobelman is uniquely qualified to serve as President and in the role of leader of the Board given his history and experience with the Company, his significant ownership interest in the Company and the current size of the Company and the Board.
Our lead independent director is currently Benjamin Adams. The Chairman and the President consults periodically with the lead director on Board matters and on issues facing the Company. In addition, the lead director serves as the principal liaison between the Chairman of the Board and the independent directors and presides at an executive session of non-management directors at each regularly scheduled Board meeting.
Role of Board in Risk Oversight Process
We face a number of risks, including those described under the caption “Risk Factors” contained elsewhere in this Annual Report. Our board of directors believes that risk management is an important part of establishing, updating and executing on our business strategy. Our board of directors has oversight responsibility relating to risks that could affect our corporate strategy, business objectives, compliance, operations, and the financial condition and performance. Our board of directors focuses its oversight on the most significant risks facing us and, on our processes, to identify, prioritize, assess, manage and mitigate those risks. Our board of directors receives regular reports from members of our senior management on areas of material risk to us, including strategic, operational, financial, legal and regulatory risks. While our board of directors has an oversight role, management is principally tasked with direct responsibility for management and assessment of risks and the implementation of processes and controls to mitigate their effects on us.
Indemnification Agreements
We expect to enter into indemnification agreements with each of our executive officers and directors, and expect to enter into indemnification agreements with future executive officers and directors. Each indemnification agreement provides, among other things, that we will indemnify, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the covered officer or director against any and all judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement, and all reasonable and out-of-pocket expenses (including attorneys’ fees), actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternative dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or other proceeding that arises out of the officer’s or director’s status as a present or former officer, director, employee or agent of the company. Each indemnification agreement also requires us, upon request of the covered officer or director, to advance the expenses related to such an action provided that the officer or director undertakes to repay any amounts to which he is subsequently determined not to be entitled. The indemnification agreement is not exclusive of any other rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses to which the covered officer or director may be entitled, including any rights arising under our charter or bylaws or applicable law.
Disclosure of Commission Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is therefore unenforceable.
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Compensation of Executive Officers
As of April 1, 2018, we commenced paying our President a salary of $100,000 per year. No compensation was paid to our President in cash, or otherwise, for services performed for the year ending December 31, 2017 or 2016, as we did not compensate our employees or consultants until April 1, 2018. Mr. Russell was engaged as our Chief Financial Officer on December 20, 2019 and prior to that time he was a financial consultant and was paid an hourly rate of between $150 to $175 per hour based on the amount of time spent on the Company. On December 20, 2019, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Russell pursuant to which his compensation structure changed as described below. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, we paid Mr. Russell consulting fees of $47,687. From January 1, 2019 to December 19, 2019, we paid Mr. Russell consulting fees of $107,145. Effective December 1, 2020, Mr. Russell’s employment agreement was amended in which he forgave cash compensation in lieu of being awarded 550 restricted shares of common stock each month until the closing of an initial underwritten public offering.
The table below summarizes all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to our named executive officer for all services rendered in all capacities to us for each of the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020.
Summary Compensation Table
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Stock |
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Non-Equity |
Nonqualified |
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Awards |
Option |
Incentive Plan |
Deferred |
All Other |
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Name And |
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Salary |
Bonus |
(1) |
Awards |
Compensation |
Compensation |
Compensation |
Total |
Principal Position |
Year |
($) |
($) |
($) |
($) |
($) |
Earnings ($) |
($) |
($) |
David Sobelman, President |
2020 |
100,000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,936 |
102,936 |
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2019 |
100,000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100,000 |
Richard Russell, Chief Financial Officer |
2020 |
112,973 |
0 |
11,000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
123,973 |
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2019 |
109,232 (2) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
109,232 (2) |
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(1) The amounts reported in this column represent the aggregate fair value of the stock awards, calculated in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Stock Compensation. Relevant assumptions used to determine these amounts include a $20.00 per share valuation with a 0% forfeiture rate.
(2) Includes $107,145 in consulting fees from January 1, 2019 through December 19, 2019.
There are no other stock option plans, retirement, pension, or profit sharing plans for the benefit of our officers or directors other than as described herein.
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Total |
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Health |
All Other |
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Insurance |
Compensation |
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Year |
($) |
($) |
David Sobelman |
2020 |
2,936 |
2,936 |
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2019 |
— |
— |
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The following table provides information on exercisable and unexercisable options and unvested stock awards held by the named executive officers on December 31, 2020.
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Number of |
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Securities Underlying |
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Securities Underlying |
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Restricted Shares |
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Restricted Shares |
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# |
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# |
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Price |
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Vested |
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Unvested |
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$ |
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Richard Russell |
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— |
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6,250 |
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$ |
20.00 |
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On February 3, 2020, Mr. Russell was awarded 6,250 shares of restricted common stock which vests equally over 3 years, subject to continued service.
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Equity-Based Incentive Compensation
An important element of our total executive compensation is our equity award program. We believe that our equity award program serves a number of important corporate objectives, most importantly the alignment of our executives’ interests with our stockholders’ interests. Our equity award program helps to ensure that each of our executives and directors have a significant portion of his net worth tied to the performance of our stock. We plan to grant additional restricted stock with time-based vesting under our long-term equity incentive program.
Generation Income Properties, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan
We did not maintain any equity-based incentive compensation plans during 2019.
Our board has adopted, and our stockholders have approved, the Generation Income Properties, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Incentive Plan”). The Omnibus Incentive Plan will become effective on the date on which a future equity offering is completed. The following description of the material terms and conditions of the Omnibus Incentive Plan is qualified by reference to the full text of the Omnibus Incentive Plan.
Administration
The Omnibus Incentive Plan will be administered by our board or our compensation committee, or any other committee or subcommittee or one or more of our officers to whom authority has been delegated (the “Administrator”). The Administrator will have the authority to interpret the Omnibus Incentive Plan or award agreements covering awards; prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Omnibus Incentive Plan; correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Omnibus Incentive Plan, any award or any agreement covering an award; and make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Omnibus Incentive Plan.
The Administrator may designate any of the following as a participant under the Omnibus Incentive Plan: any officer or other employee; any individual engaged to become an officer or employee; and any consultant or advisor who provides services; or any director, including any non-employee director.
Types of Awards
The Omnibus Incentive Plan permits the Administrator to 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. The Administrator may grant any type of award to any participant it selects, but only our employees or our subsidiaries’ employees may receive grants of incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Awards may be granted alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or (subject to the repricing prohibition described below) in substitution for any other award (or any other award granted under another plan of our company or any affiliate, including the plan of an acquired entity).
Shares Reserved under the Omnibus Incentive Plan
The Omnibus Incentive Plan provides that 2,000,000 shares of our common stock are reserved for issuance under the Omnibus Incentive Plan, all of which may be issued pursuant to the exercise of incentive stock options. The number of shares reserved for issuance under the Omnibus Incentive Plan will be reduced on the date of the grant of any award by the maximum number of shares, if any, that may be issuable under the award. If (a) an award lapses, expires, terminates or is canceled without issuance of shares, (b) the Administrator determines that the shares granted under an award will not be issuable because the conditions for issuance will not be satisfied, (c) shares are forfeited under an award, or (d) shares are issued under any award and we reacquire them pursuant to our reserved rights upon the issuance of the shares, then those shares are added back to the reserve and may again be used for new awards under the Omnibus Incentive Plan, but shares added back to the reserve under clause (d) may not be issued pursuant to incentive stock options. In no event will the following shares be added back to the reserve: shares purchased by us using proceeds from stock option exercises, shares that are tendered or withheld in payment of the exercise price of a stock option or as a result of the net settlement of outstanding stock appreciation rights or shares that are tendered or withheld to satisfy federal, state or local tax withholding obligations.
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Non-Employee Director Award Limitation
Subject to the Omnibus Incentive Plan’s adjustment provisions, the maximum number of shares that may be granted to any non-employee director in any fiscal year cannot exceed the number of shares with a grant date fair value of, when added to any cash compensation received by such non-employee director, $200,000.
Options
The Administrator may grant stock options and determine all terms and conditions of each stock option, which include whether a stock option is an incentive stock option or a nonqualified stock option, the grant date, the number of shares subject to the option, the exercise price, the terms and conditions of vesting and exercise and the term. However, the exercise price per share of common stock may never be less than the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of grant and the expiration date may not be later than 10 years after the date of grant.
Stock Appreciation Rights
The Administrator may grant stock appreciation rights (“SARs”). A SAR is the right of a participant to receive cash in an amount, or common stock with a fair market value, equal to the appreciation of the fair market value of a share of common stock during a specified period of time. The Omnibus Incentive Plan provides that the Administrator will determine all terms and conditions of each SAR, including, among other things: (a) whether the SAR is granted independently of a stock option or relates to a stock option, (b) the grant price, which may never be less than the fair market value of our common stock as determined on the date of grant, (c) a term that must be no later than 10 years after the date of grant, and (d) whether the SAR will settle in cash, common stock or a combination of the two.
Performance and Stock Awards
The Administrator may grant awards of shares of common stock, restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance shares, or performance units. Restricted stock means shares of common stock that are subject to a risk of forfeiture or restrictions on transfer, which may lapse upon the achievement or partial achievement of performance goals (as described below) or upon the completion of a period of service, or both. An RSU grants the participant the right to receive cash or shares of common stock the value of which is equal to the fair market value of one share of common stock. Performance shares give the participant the right to receive shares of common stock to the extent performance goals are achieved. Performance units give the participant the right to receive cash or shares of common stock valued in relation to a unit that has a designated dollar value or the value of which is equal to the fair market value of one or more shares of common stock, to the extent performance goals are achieved or other requirements are met.
The Administrator will determine all terms and conditions of the awards including (a) whether performance goals must be achieved for the participant to realize any portion of the benefit provided under the award, (b) the length of the vesting or performance period and, if different, the date that payment of the benefit will be made, (c) with respect to performance units, whether to measure the value of each unit in relation to a designated dollar value or the fair market value of one or more shares of common stock, and (d) with respect to RSUs and performance units, whether the awards will settle in cash, in shares of common stock (including restricted stock), or in a combination of the two.
Incentive Awards
The Administrator may grant annual incentive awards and long-term incentive awards. An incentive award is the right to receive a cash payment to the extent one or more performance goals are achieved. The performance goals for an annual incentive award must relate to a period of at least one year, and the performance goals for a long-term incentive award must relate to a performance period of more than one year. The Administrator will determine all terms and conditions of a cash incentive award, including, but not limited to, the performance goals, the performance period, the potential amount payable and the timing of payment. While the Omnibus Incentive Plan authorizes cash incentive awards to be granted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan, we may also make cash incentive awards outside of the Omnibus Incentive Plan.
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Dividend Equivalent Units
The Administrator may grant dividend equivalent units. A dividend equivalent unit is the right to receive a payment, in cash or shares of our common stock, equal to the cash dividends or other cash distributions paid with respect to a share. The Administrator will determine all terms and conditions of a dividend equivalent unit, including, but not limited to, whether the award will be granted in tandem with another award, whether payment of the award will be made concurrently with dividend payments or credited to a deferred compensation account, whether the award will be settled in cash or shares of our common stock and whether the award will be contingent on performance goals. Any dividend equivalent unit granted in tandem with another award will include vesting provisions no more favorable to the participant than the tandem award and no dividend equivalent units relating to another award will provide for payment with respect to the award prior to its vesting.
Other Stock-Based Awards
The Administrator may grant to any participant shares of unrestricted stock as a replacement for other compensation to which such participant is entitled, such as in payment of director fees, in lieu of cash compensation, in exchange for cancellation of a compensation right, or as a bonus.
Performance Goals
For purposes of the Omnibus Incentive Plan, the Administrator may establish any objective or subjective performance goals which may apply to any performance award. Such performance goals may include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following measures with respect to our company or any one or more of our subsidiaries, affiliates, or other business units: funds from operations (and derivatives thereof, including, but not limited to, core funds from operations, adjusted funds from operations, recurring funds from operations per diluted share, or growth in funds from operations); occupancy rates; net operating income or growth in net operating income; return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, investment, capital or equity); EBITDA; EBITDA growth; share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total stockholder return); general and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues; debt and debt-related ratios, including, but not limited to, debt to total market capitalization; debt to EBITDA; debt to assets and fixed charge coverage ratios (determined with or without the pro rata share of our ownership interest in co-investment partnerships); net asset value per share; or growth in net asset value per share determined on an annual or multi-year basis. The Administrator reserves the right to adjust any performance goals or modify the manner of measuring or evaluating a performance goal. The Administrator may establish other performance goals not listed in the plan.
Transferability
Awards are not transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, unless and to the extent the Administrator allows a participant to (a) designate in writing a beneficiary to exercise the award or receive payment under the award after the participant’s death, (b) transfer an award to a former spouse as required by a domestic relations order incident to a divorce, or (c) transfer an award without receiving any consideration.
Adjustments
If (a) we are involved in a merger or other transaction in which our shares of common stock are changed or exchanged; (b) we subdivide or combine shares of common stock or declare a dividend payable in shares of common stock, other securities, or other property (other than stock purchase rights issued pursuant to a stockholder rights agreement); (c) we effect a cash dividend that exceeds 10% of the fair market value of a share of common stock or any other dividend or distribution in the form of cash or a repurchase of shares of common stock that our board determines is special or extraordinary, or that is in connection with a recapitalization or reorganization; or (d) any other event occurs that in the Administrator’s judgment requires an adjustment to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits intended to be made available under the Omnibus Incentive Plan, then the Administrator will, in a manner it deems equitable, adjust any or all of (1) the number and type of shares subject to the Omnibus Incentive Plan and which may, after the event, be made the subject of awards; (2) the number and type of shares of common stock subject to outstanding awards; (3) the grant, purchase or exercise price with respect to any award; and (4) the performance goals of an award. In any such case, the Administrator may also provide for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding award in exchange for the cancellation of all or a portion of the award, subject to the terms of the Omnibus Incentive Plan.
The Administrator may, in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization, authorize the issuance or assumption of awards upon terms and conditions we deem appropriate without affecting the number of shares of common stock otherwise reserved or available under the Omnibus Incentive Plan.
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Change of Control
To preserve a participant’s rights under an award in the event of a change of control (as defined in the Omnibus Incentive Plan), the Administrator in its discretion may, at the time an award is made or at any time thereafter, take one or more of the following actions: (a) provide for the acceleration of any time period, or the deemed achievement of any performance goals, relating to the exercise or realization of the award; (b) provide for the purchase or cancellation of the award for an amount of cash or other property that could have been received upon the exercise or realization of the award had the award been currently exercisable or payable (or the cancellation of awards in exchange for no payment to the extent that no cash or other property would be received upon the exercise or realization of the award in such circumstances); (c) adjust the terms of the award in the manner determined by the Administrator to reflect the change of control; (d) cause the award to be assumed, or new right substituted for the awards, by another entity; or (e) make such other provision as the Administrator may consider equitable and in the best interests of our company.
A change of control is defined generally in the Omnibus Incentive Plan to include (a) certain unrelated persons acquiring beneficial ownership of securities of our company representing 20% or more of the number or voting power of our then-outstanding common stock (b) a change in the majority of our board (other than changes approved by 2/3 of the incumbent directors), (c) the consummation of certain mergers, consolidations or share exchanges involving our company that require the approval of our shareholders.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in any agreement between us or one of our affiliates and a participant, if the receipt of any payment by the participant under the circumstances described above would result in the payment by the participant of any excise tax provided for in Section 280G and Section 4999 of the Code, then the amount of the payment will be reduced to the extent required to prevent the imposition of the excise tax.
In addition, our board may, in its sole and absolute discretion, amend, modify or rescind the change of control provisions of the Omnibus Incentive Plan if it determines that the operation of the provisions may prevent a transaction in which we, one of our subsidiaries or one of our affiliates is a party from receiving desired tax treatment, including without limitation requiring that each participant receive a replacement or substitute award issued by the surviving or acquiring corporation.
Term of Plan
Unless earlier terminated by our board, the Omnibus Incentive Plan will terminate on the 10th anniversary of its effective date.
Termination and Amendment
Our board or the Administrator may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Omnibus Incentive Plan at any time, subject to the following limitations:
Our board must approve any amendment to the Omnibus Incentive Plan if we determine such approval is required by prior action of our board, applicable corporate law, or any other applicable law;
Stockholders must approve any amendment to the Omnibus Incentive Plan to the extent we determine such approval is required by Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Code, the listing requirements of any principal securities exchange or market on which the shares are then traded, or any other applicable law; and
Stockholders must approve any amendment to increase materially the Omnibus Incentive Plan’s share limits or any amendment to the Omnibus Incentive Plan that would diminish the protections afforded by the repricing and backdating prohibitions of the Omnibus Incentive Plan.
Subject to the requirements of the Omnibus Incentive Plan, the Administrator may modify, amend or cancel any award, except that any modification or amendment (other than as provided in the Omnibus Incentive Plan or the applicable award agreement) that materially diminishes the rights of a participant, or the cancellation of an award, will be effective only if agreed to by the participant or any other person who may then have an interest in the award. We need not obtain participant (or other interested party) consent for any such action (a) that is permitted pursuant to the adjustment provisions of the Omnibus Incentive Plan; (b) pursuant to the Omnibus Incentive Plan’s provisions concerning the consequences of a participant’s engaging in any action constituting cause for termination or breaching any award agreement or any other agreement with us or our affiliate concerning noncompetition, nonsolicitation, confidentiality, trade secrets, intellectual property, nondisparagement or similar obligations; (c) to the extent we deem the action necessary to comply with any applicable law or the listing requirements of any principal securities exchange or market on which our common stock is then traded; (d) to the extent we deem the action is necessary to preserve favorable accounting or tax treatment of any award for us; or (e) to the extent we determine that such action does not materially and adversely affect the value of an award or that such action is in the best interest of the affected participant or any other persons as may then have an interest in the award.
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Awards granted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan, and any shares of our common stock or cash paid under an award, will be subject to any recoupment or clawback policy that is adopted by, or any recoupment or similar requirement otherwise made applicable by law, regulation or listing standards to, our company from time to time.
Repricing and Backdating Prohibited
Except for the adjustments provided for in the Omnibus Incentive Plan, neither the Administrator nor any other person may amend the terms of outstanding stock options or SARs to reduce their exercise or grant price, cancel outstanding stock options or SARs in exchange for stock options or SARs with an exercise or grant price that is less than the exercise or grant price of the awards being cancelled, or cancel outstanding stock options or SARs with an exercise or grant price above the current fair market value of a share in exchange for cash or other securities. In addition, the Administrator may not grant a stock option or SAR with a grant date that is effective prior to the date the Administrator takes action to approve such award.
Long-Term Incentive Plans and Awards
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The following table provides information on vested and unvested restricted stock awards held by our board of directors on December 31, 2020.
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Number of |
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Number of |
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Securities Underlying |
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Securities Underlying |
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Restricted Shares |
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Restricted Shares |
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Date |
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# |
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# |
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Awarded |
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Vested |
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Unvested |
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Benjamin Adams |
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07/15/2019 |
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834 |
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1,666 |
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Stuart Eisenberg |
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02/03/2020 |
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— |
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2,500 |
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Betsy Peck |
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02/03/2020 |
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— |
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2,500 |
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Patrick Quilty |
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07/15/2019 |
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834 |
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1,666 |
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The restricted stock awards vest equally over 3 years.
No individual grants or agreements regarding future payouts under non-stock price-based plans have been made or promised to our directors or officers or any employee or consultant since our inception.
Options Grants during the Last Fiscal Year / Stock Option Plans
No individual grants of stock options, whether or not in tandem with stock appreciation rights known as SARs or freestanding SARs have been made to our employees or board members since our inception; accordingly, no stock options have been granted or exercised by our directors or officers since we were founded.
Aggregated Options Exercises in Last Fiscal Year
No individual grants of stock options, whether or not in tandem with stock appreciation rights known as SARs or freestanding SARs have been made to our directors or officers since our inception; accordingly, no stock options have been granted or exercised by our directors or officers since we were founded.
Employment Contracts, Termination of Employment, Change-In-Control Arrangements
David Sobelman. Effective December 20, 2019, we entered into an employment agreement with David Sobelman to serve as our Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary. The employment agreement is for a term of 5 years and shall automatically renew annually thereafter unless either party provides written notice of its intention not to extend the agreement at least ninety days prior to the then termination date. Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Sobelman will have an initial annual base salary of $100,000 (subject to increase or decrease at the discretion of our Board), will be eligible to earn an annual bonus as determined by our Board and will be eligible to participate in any benefit programs in effect from time to time that are made available to similarly situated employees. In the event of a termination other than for “Cause”, as defined below, Mr. Sobelman will be entitled to cash in the amount of his base salary and any bonus earned up to the date of termination. In addition, provided that he grants a release of claims to us, Mr. Sobelman would be entitled to cash in the amount of his salary payable in monthly installments through the earlier of (1) the end of
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the initial term of the employment agreement and (2) 36 months after the 30th day after he is terminated. In the event of a termination for “Cause”, Mr. Sobelman will be entitled to cash in an amount equal to his base salary earned up to the date of termination. In the event of a termination due to death or disability, Mr. Sobelman will be entitled to cash in an amount equal to his six months of his base salary payable in monthly installments thereafter. During his employment with us and for twelve months thereafter, Mr. Sobelman agreed not to compete with us within the State of Florida or to solicit our employees or other related parties.
The employment agreement defines “Cause” as (1) the commission of a willful act of dishonesty in the course of performing duties, (2) conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction of, or plea of no contest to, a crime constituting a felony or conviction in respect of, or plea of no contest to, any act involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude (3) the refusal to perform duties and responsibilities or to carry out the lawful directives of the Board, which, if capable of being cured shall not have been cured, within 30 days after we provide written notice of our intention to terminate his employment, or (4) material non-compliance with the terms of the employment agreement, our policies, or any other agreement between us, which, if capable of being cured, shall not have been cured within 30 days thereafter.
Richard Russell. Effective December 20, 2019, we entered into an at-will employment agreement with Richard Russell to serve as our Chief Financial Officer. Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Russell will be paid $175 per hour, will be eligible to earn discretionary bonuses and will be eligible to participate in an equity incentive plan to be established by us in the future, pursuant to which it is anticipated that Mr. Russell will receive an initial equity grant equal to 6,250 shares of restricted stock vesting in equal annual installments over a three-year period. The employment agreement further provides that Mr. Russell shall not work more than 20 hours in any week without the prior written consent of our Chief Executive Officer. Effective December 1, 2020, Mr. Russell’s employment agreement was amended in which he forgave cash compensation in lieu of being awarded 550 restricted shares of common stock each month until the closing of an initial underwritten public offering.
During his employment with us and for twelve months thereafter, Mr. Russell agreed not to compete with us within the State of Florida or to solicit our employees or other related parties.
Indebtedness of Directors, Senior Officers, Executive Officers and Other Management
None of our directors or officers nor any of our associates or affiliates during the last two fiscal years is or has been indebted to us by way of guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar agreement or understanding currently outstanding.
Director Compensation
Our non-independent directors do not receive cash compensation, but are reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred. There are no arrangements pursuant to which our non-independent directors will be compensated in the future for any services provided as a director.
The Company granted 2,500 shares of restricted stock to each of Benjamin Adams and Patrick Quilty, vesting 1/3 annually subject to continued service with us, on July 15, 2019, pursuant to restricted stock award agreements. On February 3, 2020, the Company granted 2,500 shares of restricted stock to each of Betsy Peck and Stuart Eisenberg vesting 1/3 annually subject to continued service pursuant to restricted stock award agreements. We do not have any other agreements for compensating our directors for their services in their capacity as directors, although such current and future directors are expected in the future to receive restricted shares or stock options to purchase shares of our common stock as awarded by our Board. No compensation was awarded to, earned by, or paid to our directors for services rendered in all capacities to us for the period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018. The following table summarizes all of the compensation earned by our directors for service as a director of our company during the year ended December 31, 2020. There was no compensation earned for any director during the year ended December 31, 2019.
Name |
Fiscal Year |
Fees Earned or
|
Stock Awards (1) |
Total |
Benjamin Adams |
2020 |
— |
$ 16,680 |
$ 16,680 |
Stuart Eisenberg |
2020 |
— |
— |
— |
Betsy Peck |
2020 |
— |
— |
— |
Patrick Quilty |
2020 |
— |
$ 16,680 |
$ 16,680 |
__________
(1) |
The amounts reported in this column represent the aggregate fair value of the stock awards, calculated in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Stock Compensation. Relevant assumptions used to determine these amounts include a $20.00 per share valuation with a 0% forfeiture rate. |
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Item 4. Security Ownership of Management and Certain Securityholders
The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of common stock as of March 1, 2021 by each of our executive officers and directors, individually and as a group, and the present owners of 5% or more of our total outstanding shares. To our knowledge, each person that beneficially owns our common stock has sole voting and disposition power with regard to such shares.
Unless otherwise indicated below, each person or entity has an address in care of our principal executive offices at 401 East Jackson Street, Suite 3300, Tampa, FL 33602. As of March 3, 2021, we had 576,918 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding and no preferred stock was issued or outstanding (excluding 28,582 shares of restricted common stock and warrants to purchase up to 100,000 shares of common stock).
Name of Beneficial Owner |
|
Number
|
|
Percent
|
|
David Sobelman |
|
225,010 |
|
39.0% |
|
Benjamin Adams(1) |
|
859 |
|
* |
|
Patrick Quilty(1) |
|
834 |
|
* |
|
Betsy Peck(4) |
|
— |
|
* |
|
Stuart Eisenberg(4) |
|
— |
|
* |
|
Richard Russell(5) |
|
15 |
|
* |
|
All Officers and Directors as a Group (6 persons) |
|
226,718 |
|
39.3% |
|
John Robert Sierra Sr. Revocable Family Trust |
|
125,000 |
(2) |
21.7% |
|
Kitty Talk, Inc. (3) |
|
50,000 |
|
8.7% |
|
__________
* |
Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%. |
|
|
(1) |
Excludes 1,668 shares of restricted common stock that was awarded July 15, 2019 and is subject to annual vesting 1/3 per year over a term of three years. Excludes 2,500 shares of restricted common stock that was awarded January 1, 2021 and is subject to annual vesting 1/3 per year over a term of three years. |
|
|
(2) |
Excludes 100,000 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to currently exercisable warrants at an exercise price of $20.00 per share of which 50,000 warrants will expire April 17, 2026 and the other 50,000 warrants will expire on November 12, 2027. The business address of John Robert Sierra Sr. Revocable Family Trust is 509 Guisando de Avila, Suite 200, Tampa FL 33613. John Robert Sierra Sr. is the sole trustee of the trust and has sole voting and dispositive power of such shares. |
|
|
(3) |
The business address of Kitty Talk, Inc. is 400 Beach Dr NE, Suite 2506, St Petersburg FL 33701. Steve Westphal has sole voting and dispositive power over such shares. |
|
|
(4) |
Excludes 2,500 shares of restricted common stock that was awarded February 3, 2020 and is subject to annual vesting 1/3 per year over a term of three years. Excludes 2,500 shares of restricted common stock that was awarded January 1, 2021 and is subject to annual vesting 1/3 per year over a term of three years. Vested shares totaling 834 shares have not yet been issued. |
|
|
(5) |
Excludes 6,250 shares of restricted common stock that was awarded February 3, 2020 and is subject to annual vesting 1/3 per year over a term of three years. Vested shares totaling 2,083 shares have not yet been issued. |
The Company intends to do whatever necessary to qualify as a REIT, and the Company and Mr. Sobelman have entered into an agreement whereby if the Company would otherwise fail the “closely held” test, and Mr. Sobelman owns greater than 9.8% of our common stock, we will automatically redeem such number of Mr. Sobelman’s shares for consideration of $.01 per share as will permit us to satisfy the “closely held” test.
Change in Control
We are not aware of any arrangement that might result in our change in control in the future.
Item 5. Interest of Management and Others in Certain Transactions
We do have a formal written policy for the review and approval of transactions with related parties. Our unwritten policy with regard to transactions with related persons is that all material transactions are to be reviewed by the entire Board for any possible conflicts of interest. The Board is responsible for review, approval, or ratification of “related-person transactions” involving the Company and related persons. Our independent Board members will review any future transactions or agreements with Mr. Sobelman, 3 Properties or any other related party of Mr. Sobelman or the Company.
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With the exception of the transactions set forth below, the Company was not a party to any transaction in which a director, executive officer, holder of more than five percent of our common stock, or any member of the immediate family of any such person has or will have a direct or indirect material interest and no such transactions are currently proposed.
As of December 31, 2020, our President has personally guaranteed the repayment of up to fifty percent of the $3.4 million loan secured by our Cocoa Beach property, the repayment of the $11.3 million due under the DC/Tampa/Huntsville loan and the $1.3 million loan secured by our Tampa Sherwin Williams property. The aggregate guaranteed principal amount of these loans total approximately $14.3 million. Our President has also provided a guaranty of the Borrower’s nonrecourse carveout liabilities and obligations in favor of the lender for the Norfolk, Virginia property loans, with an aggregate principal amount of approximately $13.1 million.
Our president faced conflicts of interest because he is our President and Chairman of the Board and owns and serves as the managing member of 3 Properties, a real estate investment brokerage firm. The sellers of properties acquired by the Company had paid 3 Properties $0, $230,224, $124,616 and $0 during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, in brokerage fees for the acquisition of four properties. The Company previously engaged 3 Properties to be its asset manager and has paid it $40,135, $23,260, $2,191 and $0 during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Mr. Sobelman, together with his spouse, owns 100% of the outstanding membership interests in 3 Properties and is the managing member of 3 Properties. We terminated the agreement with 3 Properties effective August 31, 2020.
On May 19, 2015 we issued 250,000 shares of our common stock to Mr. Sobelman our President and Chairman at $0.04 per share for aggregate proceeds of $10,000. Mr. Sobelman currently owns 225,000 shares of our common stock.
There have been no other transactions, or any currently proposed transactions in which we are, or plan to be, a participant and in which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
Item 6. Other Information
None
Item 7. Financial Statements
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Generation Income Properties, Inc.
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2020 and 2019
|
Page |
|
|
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
F-1 |
|
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets |
F-2 |
|
|
Consolidated Statement of Operations |
F-3 |
|
|
Consolidated Statement of Stockholder’s Equity |
F-4 |
|
|
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows |
F-5 |
|
|
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
F-6 |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders 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, 2020 and 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes and the Schedule III (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, 2020 and 2019, 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.
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 and in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. 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 have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015.
Houston, Texas
March 12, 2021
F-1
Generation Income Properties, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
|
As of December 31, |
|
||||
|
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
||
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in real estate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property |
|
$ |
37,352,447 |
|
$ |
35,462,653 |
|
Tenant improvements |
|
|
482,701 |
|
|
482,701 |
|
Acquired lease intangible assets |
|
|
3,014,149 |
|
|
2,858,250 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
(2,317,454 |
) |
|
(864,898 |
) |
Total investments |
|
|
38,531,843 |
|
|
37,938,706 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
937,564 |
|
|
974,365 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
|
184,800 |
|
|
424,000 |
|
Deferred Rent asset |
|
|
126,655 |
|
|
65,102 |
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
|
134,165 |
|
|
78,008 |
|
Deferred financing costs |
|
|
614,088 |
|
|
590,990 |
|
Accounts Receivable |
|
|
75,794 |
|
|
73,848 |
|
Escrow deposit and other assets |
|
|
75,831 |
|
|
10,607 |
|
Total Assets |
|
$ |
40,680,740 |
|
$ |
40,155,626 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
$ |
118,462 |
|
$ |
82,937 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
406,125 |
|
|
473,545 |
|
Acquired lease intangible liability, net |
|
|
415,648 |
|
|
525,144 |
|
Insurance payable |
|
|
40,869 |
|
|
55,200 |
|
Deferred rent liability |
|
|
188,595 |
|
|
89,599 |
|
Note Payable - related party |
|
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
1,900,000 |
|
Mortgage loans, net of unamortized discount of $689,190 and $182,255 at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively |
|
|
28,356,571 |
|
|
26,397,547 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
30,626,270 |
|
|
29,523,972 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests |
|
|
8,684,431 |
|
|
8,198,251 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’ Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 576,918 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 525,250 at December 31, 2019 |
|
|
5,770 |
|
|
5,253 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
5,541,411 |
|
|
4,773,639 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
|
(4,177,142 |
) |
|
(2,345,489 |
) |
Total Generation Income Properties, Inc. stockholder’s equity |
|
|
1,370,039 |
|
|
2,433,403 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity |
|
$ |
40,680,740 |
|
$ |
40,155,626 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
F-2
Generation Income Properties, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
|
|
Twelve Months ended December 31, |
|
||||
|
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
||
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rental income |
|
$ |
3,520,376 |
|
$ |
1,730,871 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General, administrative and organizational costs |
|
|
919,316 |
|
|
937,109 |
|
Building expenses |
|
|
711,446 |
|
|
266,113 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
1,452,556 |
|
|
665,675 |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
|
1,400,129 |
|
|
682,889 |
|
Other expenses |
|
|
— |
|
|
85,000 |
|
Compensation costs |
|
|
381,544 |
|
|
108,430 |
|
Total expenses |
|
|
4,864,991 |
|
|
2,745,216 |
|
Net Loss |
|
$ |
(1,344,615 |
) |
$ |
(1,014,345 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Net income attributable to Non-controlling interest |
|
|
487,038 |
|
|
493,521 |
|
Net Loss attributable to Generation Income Properties, Inc. |
|
$ |
(1,831,653 |
) |
$ |
(1,507,866 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Weighted Average Shares of Common Shares Outstanding |
|
|
532,281 |
|
|
503,989 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholder |
|
$ |
(3.44 |
) |
$ |
(2.99 |
) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
F-3
Generation Income Properties, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
|
|
Common Stock |
|
Additional
|
|
Accumulated |
|
Generation Income Properties, Inc. Stockholders’ |
|
Redeemable Non-Controlling |
|
|||||||
|
|
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
Capital |
|
Deficit |
|
Equity |
|
Interest |
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2018 |
|
459,951 |
|
$ |
4,600 |
|
$ |
3,698,740 |
|
$ |
(837,623 |
) |
$ |
2,865,717 |
|
$ |
2,165,634 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued for cash |
|
50,000 |
|
|
500 |
|
|
999,500 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
— |
|
Common stock issued for services |
|
15,299 |
|
|
153 |
|
|
321,175 |
|
|
— |
|
|
321,128 |
|
|
— |
|
Issuance of Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,200,000 |
|
Issuance of Redeemable Operating Partnership Units |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
6,998,251 |
|
Distribution on Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(261,334 |
) |
Redemption of Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(2,397,821 |
) |
Dividends Paid on Common Stock |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(245,776 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(245,776 |
) |
|
— |
|
Net income (loss) for the year |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(1,507,866 |
) |
|
(1,507,866 |
) |
|
493,521 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2019 |
|
525,250 |
|
$ |
5,253 |
|
$ |
4,773,639 |
|
$ |
(2,345,489 |
) |
$ |
2,433,403 |
|
$ |
8,198,251 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued for cash |
|
50,000 |
|
|
500 |
|
|
999,500 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
— |
|
Common stock issued for services |
|
1,668 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
101,628 |
|
|
— |
|
|
101,645 |
|
|
— |
|
Issuance of Redeemable Operating Partnership Units |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
486,180 |
|
Distribution on Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(487,038 |
) |
Dividends Paid on Common Stock |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(333,356 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(333,356 |
) |
|
— |
|
Net income (loss) for the year |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(1,831,653 |
) |
|
(1,831,653 |
) |
|
487,038 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2020 |
|
576,918 |
|
$ |
5,770 |
|
$ |
5,541,411 |
|
$ |
(4,177,142 |
) |
$ |
1,370,039 |
|
$ |
8,684,431 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
F-4
Generation Income Properties, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
Twelve Months ended December 31, |
|
||||
|
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(1,344,615 |
) |
$ |
(1,014,345 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash generated from (used) in operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
1,041,222 |
|
|
488,828 |
|
Amortization of acquired lease intangible assets |
|
|
411,334 |
|
|
176,847 |
|
Amortization of debt issuance costs |
|
|
134,898 |
|
|
72,424 |
|
Amortization of below market leases |
|
|
(109,496 |
) |
|
(39,461 |
) |
Compensation and consulting service expense paid in stock |
|
|
101,645 |
|
|
321,328 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivables |
|
|
(1,946 |
) |
|
(73,848 |
) |
Escrow deposit and other assets |
|
|
(65,224 |
) |
|
(9,095 |
) |
Deferred rent asset |
|
|
(61,553 |
) |
|
(47,094 |
) |
Prepaid expense |
|
|
(56,157 |
) |
|
(68,158 |
) |
Accounts payable |
|
|
35,525 |
|
|
4,712 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
72,030 |
|
|
(164,936 |
) |
Deferred rent liability |
|
|
98,996 |
|
|
89,599 |
|
Net cash generated from (used in) operating activities |
|
|
256,659 |
|
|
(263,199 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of land, buildings, other tangible and intangible assets |
|
|
(272,849 |
) |
|
(16,714,947 |
) |
Escrow deposits for purchase of properties |
|
|
— |
|
|
110,000 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(272,849 |
) |
|
(16,604,947 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from sale of stock |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
Proceeds from preferred equity |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,200,000 |
|
Proceeds from related party loan |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,900,000 |
|
Related party loan repayments |
|
|
(800,000 |
) |
|
— |
|
Mortgage loan borrowings |
|
|
11,287,500 |
|
|
16,884,140 |
|
Mortgage loan repayments |
|
|
(10,108,205 |
) |
|
(88,376 |
) |
Stock issuance cost paid in cash |
|
|
— |
|
|
(124,200 |
) |
Debt issuance costs paid by cash |
|
|
(589,133 |
) |
|
(168,800 |
) |
Distribution on redeemable preferred equity |
|
|
(487,038 |
) |
|
(261,334 |
) |
Redemption of redeemable preferred equity |
|
|
— |
|
|
(2,397,821 |
) |
Dividends paid on common stock |
|
|
(333,356 |
) |
|
(245,776 |
) |
Deferred financing costs |
|
|
(215,248 |
) |
|
(128,654 |
) |
Insurance financing borrowings |
|
|
189,153 |
|
|
59,891 |
|
Insurance financing repayments |
|
|
(203,484 |
) |
|
(4,691 |
) |
Net cash (used in) generated from financing activities |
|
|
(259,811 |
) |
|
17,624,379 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH |
|
|
(276,001 |
) |
|
756,233 |
|
CASH - BEGINNING OF YEAR |
|
|
1,398,365 |
|
|
642,132 |
|
CASH - END OF YEAR |
|
$ |
1,122,364 |
|
$ |
1,398,365 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH TRANSACTIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid |
|
|
1,245,012 |
|
|
593,903 |
|
NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating partnership units issued for property acquisitions |
|
|
486,180 |
|
|
6,998,251 |
|
Debt assumed related to asset acquisition |
|
|
1,286,664 |
|
|
— |
|
Deferred distribution on redeemable preferred equity accrued |
|
|
— |
|
|
207,812 |
|
Deferred financing costs on account |
|
|
224,000 |
|
|
462,337 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
F-5
Generation Income Properties, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 – Organization
Generation Income Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed as a Maryland corporation on June 19, 2015 to opportunistically acquire and invest in freestanding, single-tenant commercial properties located primarily in major cities in the United States. The Company is internally managed and intends on net leasing properties to investment grade tenants.
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 which has a current ownership of 60.7%. The Company formed a Maryland entity GIP REIT OP Limited LLC in 2018 that owns 0.01% of the Operating Partnership.
On March 8, 2017, the Company formed GIPDC 3707 14th ST, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, and closed an acquisition for approximately $2.6 million including closing costs.
On June 13, 2017, the Company formed GIPFL 1300 S Dale Mabry, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of our Operating Partnership, and closed an acquisition on April 4, 2018 for approximately $3.6 million including closing costs.
On November 29, 2018, the Company formed GIPAL JV 15091 SW ALABAMA 20, which closed an acquisition on December 20, 2018 for approximately $8.4 million including closing costs. The Company entered into a joint venture with TC Huntsville, LLC (“TC Huntsville”) which contributed $2.2 million to help purchase this acquisition. TC Huntsville was paid each month in cash a 10% return on their investment and earned an additional deferred 10% return that was paid when the Company redeemed their interest in December 2019. The Company and TC Huntsville will generally share profits and losses on a 50/50 basis. The Company is the general manager of the property and has operating decision on all aspects of this venture. As such the Company consolidates this joint venture.
On December 18, 2019, the Company redeemed 100% of TC Huntsville membership interests in the Alabama Subsidiary for approximately $2.4 million in cash, using existing cash and the proceeds from the $1.9 million secured non-convertible promissory note. On December 16, 2019, our Operating Partnership issued a secured non-convertible promissory note to the Clearlake Preferred Member for $1.9 million that is due on December 16, 2021 and bears an interest rate of 10%. The loan is repayable without penalty at any time. The loan is secured by all of the personal and fixture property assets of the Operating Partnership.
On July 10, 2019, the Company formed GIPFL JV 1106 CLEARLAKE ROAD, LLC, which closed an acquisition on September 11, 2019 for approximately $4.5 million including closing costs. As part of the Company’s acquisition, this operating subsidiary entered into a preferred equity agreement with the Brown Family Trust (“BFT”) on September 11, 2019 pursuant to which the Company’s subsidiary received a capital contribution of $1,200,000. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company will pay the preferred equity member a 10% IRR on a monthly basis and redeem the entire amount due after 24 months at the option of the preferred equity member. The Operating Partnership, Generation Income Properties, LP, is the general manager of the subsidiary. Because of the redemption right, the non-controlling interest in presented as temporary equity at redemption value. The current redemption amount is $1,200,000. Distributable operating funds are distributed first to BFT until the unpaid preferred return is paid off and then to the Company.
The Company formed two entities, GIPVA 130 CORPORATE BLVD, LLC on August 12, 2019 and GIPVA 2510 WALMER AVE, LLC on July 10, 2019 to acquire on September 30, 2019 the following properties:
• |
A two-tenant office building in Norfolk, Virginia for total consideration of approximately $11.5 million. The acquisition of the building was funded by issuing 248,250 common units in the Operating Partnership, priced at $20.00 per unit, for a total value of $4,965,000 plus $822,000 in cash, and the assumption of approximately $6.0 million of mortgage debt. |
|
|
• |
A single-tenant office building in Norfolk, Virginia for total consideration of approximately $7.1 million. This transaction was funded with the issuance of 101,663 common units in the Operating Partnership, priced at $20.00 per unit, for a total value of $2,033,250 plus $100,000 in cash, and the assumption of approximately $5.2 million of mortgage debt. |
F-6
On November 30, 2020, the Company formed GIPFL 508 S. Howard Ave, LLC which closed an acquisition on November 30, 2020 for approximately $1.8 million including closing costs. The acquisition of the building was funded by issuing 24,309 common units in the Operating Partnership, priced at $20.00 per unit, for a total value of $486,180 plus $1,000 in cash, and the assumption of approximately $1.3 million of existing mortgage debt.
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”).
On October 12, 2020, the Company effectuated a one-for-four reverse split of its Common Stock. All information herein has been adjusted to give effect to the reverse split.
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 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.
Reclassifications
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, we reclassified $102,646 of property insurance, property taxes and property asset management fees from general, administrative and organizational costs to building expenses to conform with the classifications in 2020. We also reclassified insurance payments and financings from operating activities to investing activities.
Related Party
Related parties, which can be a corporation or individual, are considered to be related if the Company has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operational decisions. Companies are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common significant influence. See Note 9 for detailed related party's transactions.
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted 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, |
|
||||
|
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
937,564 |
|
$ |
974,365 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
|
184,800 |
|
|
424,000 |
|
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
$ |
1,122,364 |
|
$ |
1,398,365 |
|
F-7
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of 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.
Revenue Recognition
We have determined that all of our leases should be accounted for as operating leases. The Company leases real estate to its tenants under long-term net leases which we account for as operating leases. Under this method, leases that have fixed and determinable rent increases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Certain leases also provide for additional rent based on tenants’ sales volumes. These rents are recognized when determinable after the tenant exceeds a sales breakpoint.
Recognizing rent escalations on a straight-line method results in rental revenue recognition of deferred rent assets and liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The balance of straight-line rent receivable at December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $127 thousand and $65 thousand, respectively. There was $189 thousand and $90 thousand of deferred rent liability as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. To the extent any of the tenants under these leases become unable to pay their contractual cash rents, the Company may be required to write down the straight-line rent receivable from those tenants, which would reduce rental income. The deferred rent liability arises when the amount of rental revenue recognized under the straight-line method is more than the cash received.
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 with respect to any tenant changes, beginning with the adoption of ASC 842 as of January 1, 2019, the Company recognizes 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 method of reporting rental revenue. There were no allowances for receivables recorded in 2020 or 2019.
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 adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 842 “Leases” (“ASC 842”) using the modified retrospective approach as of January 1, 2019 and elected to apply the transition provisions of the standard at the beginning of the period of adoption. The Company adopted the practical expedient in ASC 842 that alleviates the requirement to separate lease and non-lease components. As a result, all income earned pursuant to tenant leases is reflected as one line, “Rental Income,” in the 2019 consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.
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 to rental revenue over the remaining term of the related leases.
Other Expenses
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company agreed to a $85,000 settlement for the termination of an agreement which had allowed for the opportunity to develop single-tenant, net lease buildings throughout the U.S. over the next several years. The Company decided to terminate this agreement due to the inability to agree to terms on the development of individual locations
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 operating expenses 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.
F-8
Real Estate
Acquisitions of real estate are recorded at cost.
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 30 and 50 years, tenant improvements, which are generally between 2 and 10 years.
Real Estate Purchase Price Assignment
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 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. The Company assessed whether the purchase of the building falls within the definition of a business under ASC 805 and concluded that all asset transactions were an asset acquisition, therefore it was recorded at the purchase price, including capitalized acquisition costs, which is allocated to land, building, 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 lease is the estimated cost to replace the leases (including loss of rent, estimated commissions and legal fees paid in similar leases). The capitalized 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 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. For additional information, see Note 4 - Acquired Lease Intangible Asset, net. And Note 5 - Acquired Lease Intangible Liability, net.
Income Taxes
The Company intends to operate and 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 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 is not subject to federal corporate income tax on that portion of its taxable income that is currently distributed to stockholders.
We account for deferred income taxes using the asset and liability method and recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in our financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, we determine deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Any increase or decrease in the deferred tax liability that results from a change in circumstances, and that causes us to change our judgment about expected future tax consequences of events, is included in the tax provision when such changes occur. Deferred income taxes also reflect the impact of operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. A valuation allowance is provided if we believe it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. Any increase or decrease in the valuation allowance that results from a change in circumstances, and that causes us to change our judgment about the realizability of the related deferred tax asset, is included in the tax provision when such changes occur.
F-9
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 judgement changes as a result of new information.
Earnings per Share
In accordance with 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 any potentially dilutive securities. 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 dilutive potential of shares of common stock if their effect is anti-dilutive. As of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were no common stock dilutive instruments.
Impairments
The Company reviews real estate investments and related lease intangibles, for possible impairment when certain events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable though operations plus estimated disposition proceeds. Events or changes in circumstances that may occur include, but are 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. 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. There were no impairments in 2020 or 2019.
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.
Deferred Financing Costs
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred $614 thousand of costs associated with its proposed equity raise while $591 thousand from cost incurred in 2019 was from both debt and equity raise. The $591 thousand incurred in 2019 was comprised of $416 thousand for the $11.3 million debt issuance and $175 thousand was associated with our ongoing equity raise.
Note 3 – Investments in Real Estate
The Company’s real estate is comprised of the following:
|
|
December 31, |
|
||||
|
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property |
|
$ |
37,352,447 |
|
$ |
35,462,653 |
|
Tenant improvements |
|
|
482,701 |
|
|
482,701 |
|
Acquired lease intangible assets |
|
|
3,014,149 |
|
|
2,858,250 |
|
Total |
|
|
40,849,297 |
|
|
38,803,604 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
(2,317,454 |
) |
|
(864,898 |
) |
Total investments |
|
$ |
38,531,843 |
|
$ |
37,938,706 |
|
The purchase price of the asset acquisition was allocated to land, building, tenant improvement and acquired lease intangible assets and liabilities based on management’s estimate.
Depreciation expense for year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $1,041,222 and $488,828, respectively.
Acquisitions:
Fiscal Year 2020
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company acquired one property.
F-10
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property |
|
$ |
1,662,904 |
|
Tenant improvements |
|
|
— |
|
Acquired lease intangible assets |
|
|
184,767 |
|
Total investments |
|
|
1,847,671 |
|
Less acquired lease intangible liability |
|
|
— |
|
Total investments |
|
$ |
1,847,671 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase/Contribution value before closing costs |
|
$ |
1,800,000 |
|
__________
(a) |
The property was purchased on November 30, 2020 from a related party for 24,309 common units in the Operating Partnership at a $20.00 per unit price valued in total for $486,180, $1,000 in cash and the assumption of $1,286,664 in existing debt. The Company’s president owns 10% of the related party. |
Fiscal Year 2019
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company acquired the following three properties:
|
|
Property 1 (a) |
|
Property 2 (b) |
|
Property 3 (c) |
|
Total |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property |
|
$ |
4,532,942 |
|
$ |
10,939,880 |
|
$ |
6,529,747 |
|
$ |
22,002,569 |
|
Tenant improvements |
|
|
— |
|
|
174,876 |
|
|
72,152 |
|
|
247,028 |
|
Acquired lease intangible assets |
|
|
298,230 |
|
|
1,014,280 |
|
|
613,291 |
|
|
1,925,801 |
|
Total investments |
|
|
4,831,172 |
|
|
12,129,036 |
|
|
7,215,190 |
|
|
24,175,398 |
|
Less acquired lease intangible liability |
|
|
(252,349 |
) |
|
(209,851 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(462,200 |
) |
Total investments |
|
$ |
4,578,823 |
|
$ |
11,919,185 |
|
$ |
7,215,190 |
|
$ |
23,713,198 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase/Contribution value before closing costs |
|
$ |
4,543,188 |
|
$ |
11,454,200 |
|
$ |
7,100,000 |
|
$ |
23,097,388 |
|
__________
(a) |
Property 1 was purchased on September 11, 2019 using a $1,200,000 capital contribution relating to a redeemable non-controlling interest and debt of $3,407,391. |
|
|
(b) |
Property 2 was acquired by the Company on September 30, 2019 for 248,250 common units in the Operating Partnership at a $20.00 per unit price valued in total for $4,965,000, $821,715 in cash and the assumption of $6,013,285 in existing debt. |
|
|
(c) |
Property 3 was acquired by the Company on September 30, 2019 for 101,663 common units in the Operating Partnership at a $20.00 per unit price valued in total for $2,033,250, $100,000 in cash, and the assumption of $4,966,749 in existing debt. |
The purchase price of the asset acquisitions were allocated to land, building, tenant improvement and acquired lease intangible assets and liabilities based on management’s estimate.
The acquisitions were accounted for as an asset acquisition as the underlying property did not meet the definition of a business as the Company early adopted ASU No. 2017-01, Business Combinations – Clarifying the Definition of a Business.
Note 4 – Acquired Lease Intangible Asset, net
Intangible assets, net is comprised of the following:
|
|
As of December 31, |
|
||||
|
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquired lease intangible assets |
|
$ |
3,014,149 |
|
$ |
2,858,250 |
|
Accumulated amortization |
|
|
(624,106 |
) |
|
(212,772 |
) |
Acquired lease intangible assets, net |
|
$ |
2,390,043 |
|
$ |
2,645,478 |
|
The amortization for lease intangible assets for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $411,334 and $176,847, respectively.
F-11
The future amortization for intangible assets is listed below:
|
As of |
|
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
|
2021 |
$ |
411,078 |
|
2022 |
|
288,215 |
|
2023 |
|
288,215 |
|
2024 |
|
288,215 |
|
2025 |
|
288,215 |
|
2026 and beyond |
|
826,105 |
|
|
$ |
2,390,043 |
|
Note 5 – Acquired Lease Intangible Liability, net
Acquired lease intangible liability is comprised of the following:
|
|
As of December 31, |
|
||||
|
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquired lease intangible liability |
|
$ |
585,792 |
|
$ |
585,792 |
|
Less: recognized rental income |
|
|
(170,144 |
) |
|
(60,648 |
) |
Total below market lease, net |
|
$ |
415,648 |
|
$ |
525,144 |
|
The amortization for below market leases for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $109,496 and $39,461, respectively.
The future amortization for intangible liabilities is listed below:
|
As of |
|
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
|
2021 |
$ |
100,805 |
|
2022 |
|
47,876 |
|
2023 |
|
47,876 |
|
2024 |
|
47,876 |
|
2025 |
|
47,876 |
|
2026 and beyond |
|
123,339 |
|
|
$ |
415,648 |
|
F-12
Note 6 – Debt
|
|
|
|
Maturity |
|
As of December 31, |
|
||||
|
|
Interest Rate |
|
Date |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
||
Promissory note issued for $3,700,000 by a financial institution, bearing interest at and interest payments due monthly of approximately $14,000. Note was issued on April 4, 2018 and was repaid in 2020. Secured by our 7-Eleven property and our Starbucks property. |
|
4.6289% adjusted monthly based on 30 day LIBOR plus 225 basis points |
|
4/4/2020 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
3,683,052 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Promissory note issued for $6,100,000 by a financial institution, interest and principal payments due monthly of approximately $25,000. Note was issued on December 20, 2018 and was repaid in 2020. Secured by our Pratt and Whitney property. |
|
4.7394% adjusted monthly based on 30 day LIBOR plus 225 basis points |
|
12/20/2020 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
6,097,407 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Promissory note issued for $3,407,391 by a financial institution, interest and principal payments due monthly of approximately $25,000. Note was issued on September 11, 2019 and can be prepaid at any time without penalty. Secured by our Walgreen - Cocoa, Florida property. |
|
4.17% adjusted monthly based on 30 day LIBOR plus 225 basis points |
|
9/11/2021 |
|
$ |
3,407,391 |
|
|
3,407,391 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Promissory note issued for $8,260,000 by a financial institution, interest and principal payments due monthly of approximately $44,800. Note was issued on September 30, 2019 and can be prepaid at any time without penalty. Secured by our GSA/Maersk - Norfolk, Virginia property. |
|
4.25% |
|
9/30/2024 |
|
$ |
8,022,271 |
|
|
8,213,077 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Promissory note issued for $5,216,749 by a financial institution, interest and principal payments due monthly of approximately $29,600. Note was originally issued on October 23, 2017 and modified on September 30, 2019 and can be prepaid at any time without penalty. Secured by our PRA - Norfolk, Virginia property. |
|
4.25% |
|
10/23/2024 |
|
$ |
5,041,935 |
|
|
5,178,875 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Promissory note issued for $1,286,664 by a financial institution, interest and principal payments due monthly of approximately 3,800. Note was originally issued on January 15, 2015 and modified on November 30, 2020 and can be prepaid at any time without penalty. Secured by out Tampa Sherwin-Williams property. |
|
3.72% fixed |
|
10/23/2024 |
|
$ |
1,286,664 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Promissory note issued for $11,287,500 by a financial institution, interest only payment is approximately $39,000 and starting April 6, 2021, interest and principal payments due monthly of approximately $55,000. Note was issued on February 11, 2020. Secured by our Washington, DC, Tampa, FL and Huntsville, AL properties. It cannot be prepaid without a penalty |
|
4.17% |
|
3/06/2030 |
|
$ |
11,287,500 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Promissory note issued for $1,900,000 to a Clearlake Preferred Member, secured by all of the personal and fixture property of the Operating Partnership, interest payments due monthly. Note was issued on December 16, 2019 and can be prepaid at any time without penalty. |
|
10.00% |
|
12/16/2021 |
|
$ |
1,100,000 |
|
|
1,900,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: debt issuance costs, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(689,190 |
) |
|
(182,255 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
29,456,571 |
|
$ |
28,297,547 |
|
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred and paid $589,133 and $168,800, respectively of debt issuance costs and amortized $134,898 and $55,800, respectively to interest expense.
On November 30, 2020, the Company entered into an interest rate swap to convert the $1,286,664 floating rate promissory note secured by the Tampa Sherwin-Williams property into a fixed rate note. We have determined that the interest rate swap had a nominal fair value through December 31, 2020.
As of December 31, 2020, we had three promissory notes totaling approximately $24.4 million require Debt Service Coverage Ratios (also known as “DSCR”) of 1.25:1.0, one promissory notes totaling $3.4 million require DSCR of 1.10:1.0, and one promissory notes totaling $1.3 million require DSCR of 1.20:1.0. We were in compliance with all covenants as of December 31, 2020. The loan issued to the Clearlake Preferred Member has no DSCR requirements.
F-13
As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s President has personally guaranteed the repayment of up to fifty percent of the $3.4 million loan secured by our Cocoa Beach property, the repayment of the $11.3 million due under the DC/Tampa/Huntsville loan and the $1.3 million loan secured by our Tampa Sherwin Williams property. The aggregate guaranteed principal amount of these loans total approximately $14.3 million. The Company’s President has also provided a guaranty of the Borrower’s nonrecourse carveout liabilities and obligations in favor of the lender for the Norfolk, Virginia property loans, with an aggregate principal amount of approximately $13.1 million.
Minimum required principal payments on the Company’s debt as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:
|
As of |
|
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
|
2021 |
$ |
4,988,246 |
|
2022 |
|
550,692 |
|
2023 |
|
574,513 |
|
2024 |
|
12,229,411 |
|
2025 |
|
252,318 |
|
2026 and beyond |
|
11,550,580 |
|
|
$ |
30,145,760 |
|
In September 2017, we received a $5,000,000 revolving line of credit from a commercial bank. We have never utilized any of our line of credit and it expired September 30, 2019. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company amortized $16,624 of line of credit costs to interest expense.
Note 7 – Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests
The following table reflects our Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests:
|
|
TC
|
|
Brown
|
|
Greenwal
|
|
Riverside
|
|
Total |
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2018 |
|
$ |
2,165,634 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
2,165,634 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,200,000 |
|
Issuance of Redeemable Operating Partnership Units |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
4,965,000 |
|
|
2,033,251 |
|
|
6,998,251 |
|
Distribution on Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest |
|
|
(219,709 |
) |
|
(41,625 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(261,334 |
) |
Redemption of Redeemable Non-Controllable Interest |
|
|
(2,397,821 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(2,397,821 |
) |
Net income for the year |
|
|
451,896 |
|
|
41,625 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
493,521 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2019 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
1,200,000 |
|
$ |
4,965,000 |
|
$ |
2,033,251 |
|
$ |
8,198,251 |
|
|
|
GIP Fund I |
|
Brown
|
|
Greenwal
|
|
Riverside
|
|
Total |
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2019 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
1,200,000 |
|
$ |
4,965,000 |
|
$ |
2,033,251 |
|
$ |
8,198,251 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of Redeemable Operating Partnership Units |
|
|
486,180 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
486,180 |
|
Distribution on Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest |
|
|
— |
|
|
(119,630 |
) |
|
(260,663 |
) |
|
(106,745 |
) |
|
(487,038 |
) |
Net income for the year |
|
|
— |
|
|
119,630 |
|
|
260,663 |
|
|
106,745 |
|
|
487,038 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2020 |
|
$ |
486,180 |
|
$ |
1,200,000 |
|
$ |
4,965,000 |
|
$ |
2,033,251 |
|
$ |
8,684,431 |
|
F-14
As part of the Company’s acquisition of a building for $8.3 million in Huntsville, AL, one of the Company’s operating subsidiaries entered into a preferred equity agreement with TC Huntsville, LLC on December 20, 2018 pursuant to which the Company’s subsidiary received a capital contribution of $2.2 million. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company was required to pay the preferred equity member a 10% IRR on a monthly basis, pay an additional 10% IRR on a deferred basis after 24 months and redeem the entire amount due after 24 months at the option of the preferred equity member.
On December 18, 2019, the Company redeemed TC Huntsville, LLC 100% membership interests in the Alabama Subsidiary for approximately $2.4 million in cash, using existing cash and the proceeds from the $1.9 million secured non-convertible promissory note. The redemption included $208 thousand of deferred distributions reflecting the deferred 10% IRR that were accrued during 2019.
As part of the Company’s acquisition of a building for $4.5 million in Cocoa, FL, one of the Company’s operating subsidiaries entered into a preferred equity agreement with BFT on September 11, 2019 pursuant to which the Company’s subsidiary received a capital contribution of $1,200,000. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company will pay the preferred equity member a 10% IRR on a monthly basis and redeem the entire amount due after 24 months at the option of the preferred equity member. The Operating Partnership, is the general manager of the subsidiary. Because of the redemption right, the non-controlling interest in presented as temporary equity at redemption value. The current redemption amount is $1,200,000. Distributable operating funds are distributed first to BFT until the unpaid preferred return is paid off and then to the Company.
As part of the Company’s acquisition of two buildings on September 30, 2019 for $18.6 million in Norfolk, VA, the Operating Partnership entered into contribution agreements with two entities that resulted in the issuance of 349,913 common units in Operating Partnership at $20.00 per share for a total value of $6,998,251 or 40.7% in our Operating Partnership. The contribution agreement allows for the entity 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 $20.00 per share of common stock of the Company, as set forth on the Notice of Redemption. As such, the Company has determined their equity should be classified as a Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest.
As part of the Company’s acquisition of one building on November 30, 2020 for $1.8 million in Tampa, FL, the Operating Partnership entered into a contribution agreement with one entity that resulted in the issuance of 24,309 common units in Operating Partnership at $20.00 per share for a total value of $486,180 or 2.55% in our Operating Partnership. The contribution agreement allows for the two entities 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 $20.00 per share of common stock of the Company, as set forth on the Notice of Redemption. As such, the Company has determined their equity should be classified as a Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest.
Note 8 – Equity
Stock Issued for Cash
The Company is authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 of undesignated preferred stock. No preferred shares have been issued as of the date of this report. Holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to receive dividends when authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors.
The Company paid $124,200 in stock issuance costs during the year ended December 31, 2019 (which were incurred and accrued in the prior year).
F-15
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 (the “Common Warrants”). Each Unit was sold for a price of $20.00 per Unit. The shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Common Warrants included in the Units, were offered together, but the securities included in the Units are issued separately. The Common Warrants are immediately 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 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 (the “Common Warrants”). Each Unit was sold for a price of $20.00 per Unit. The shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Common Warrants included in the Units, were offered together, but the securities included in the Units are issued separately. The Common Warrants are immediately 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.
Warrants
The Company has 100,000 warrants outstanding as of December 31, 2020 which are immediately exercisable at a price of $20.00 per share of Common Stock, subject to certain circumstances, and which will expire seven years from the date of issuance.
Issue Date |
|
Warrants Issued |
|
|
|
April 25, 2019 |
|
50,000 |
November 13, 2020 |
|
50,000 |
There was no intrinsic value for the warrants as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.
Stock Compensation
On May 31, 2019 we issued 15,299 shares of our common stock for financial advisory and investment banker services reflected as an expense of approximately $305,965 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019. The fair value of the award is based on the most recent equity pricing issuance of $20 per share.
On July 17, 2019, the board of directors granted 2,500 restricted shares to each of the two independent directors’ that will vest every 12 months on an annual basis over 36 months. The award is valued at $50,000 for each grant and is based on the most recent equity pricing issuance of $20 per share. The pro-rated vested shares will be issued upon the annual anniversary of the award. On February 3, 2020, the board of directors granted 2,500 restricted shares to two new independent directors’ that will vest every 12 months on an annual basis over 36 months. The award is valued at $50,000 for each grant and is based on the most recent equity pricing issuance of $20 per share. The pro-rated vested shares will be issued upon the annual anniversary of the award.
On February 3, 2020, the board of directors granted 6,250 restricted shares to its chief financial officer that will vest every 12 months on an annual basis over 36 months. The award is valued at $125,000 for each grant and is based on the most recent equity pricing issuance of $20 per share. The pro-rated vested shares will be issued upon the annual anniversary of the award.
Restricted Common Shares issued to the Board and Management
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Shares Outstanding at beginning of the year |
|
5,000 |
|
|
— |
|
Restricted Shares Issued |
|
11,250 |
|
|
5,000 |
|
Restricted Shares Vested |
|
(1,668 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Restricted Shares Outstanding at beginning of the year |
|
14,582 |
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation expense |
$ |
101,645 |
|
$ |
15,363 |
|
F-16
Common Shareholders Cash Distributions
Board of Directors Authorized Date |
Record Date |
Per Share Cash Dividend to Common Shareholders |
Total Dividends Paid |
President Ownership at time of Distribution* |
May 20, 2019 |
May 1, 2019 |
$0.42 |
$119,676 |
44.1% |
October 18, 2019 |
October 1, 2019 |
$0.42 |
$126,100 |
42.8% |
January 31, 2020 |
February 28, 2020 |
$0.35 |
$105,101 |
42.8% |
June 23, 2020 |
July 2, 2020 |
$0.35 |
$105,084 |
42.8% |
October 30, 2020 |
November 17, 2020 |
$0.35 |
$123,171 |
39.0% |
*David Sobelman, our president and founder waived his right to receive a dividend for all of these periods mentioned above.
Operating Partnership Cash Distributions
Board of Directors Authorized Date |
Record Date |
Per Share Cash Dividend to Operating Partnership LP Holders |
Total Dividends Paid |
January 31, 2020 |
February 28, 2020 |
$0.35 |
$122,470 |
June 23, 2020 |
July 2, 2020 |
$0.35 |
$122,470 |
October 30, 2020 |
November 17, 2020 |
$0.35 |
$122,468 |
While we are under no obligation to do so, we expect to declare and pay dividends to our stockholders; our board of directors may declare a dividend as circumstances dictate. The issuance of a dividend will be determined by our board of directors based on our financial condition and such other factors as our board of directors deems relevant. We have not established a minimum dividend, and our charter does not require that we issue dividends to our stockholders other than as necessary to meet IRS REIT qualification standards.
Note 9 – Related-Party Transactions
The Company had previously engaged 3 Properties (a brokerage and asset manager company) that is owned 100% by the Company’s CEO, when it purchases properties and to manage properties. This agreement was terminated effective August 31, 2020. For the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we paid 3 Properties $40,135 and $23,260, respectively for asset management services related to the property owned by GIP.
The sellers of properties acquired by the Company paid 3 Properties $230,224 for the year ended December 31, 2019, in brokerage fees for the acquisition of various properties identified for us by 3 Properties. No other fees were paid by the Company to 3 Properties for the year ended December 31, 2020 or 2019.
On November 30, 2020, the Company acquired an approximately 3,500-square-foot building from GIP Fund 1, LLC a related party that is owned 10% 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 and was funded with approximately $1.3 million of debt from Valley National Bank and the issuance of 24,309 partnership units in Generation Income Properties LP valued at $20.00 per unit for purposes of the contribution. Sherwin Williams has a credit rating of BBB from Standard & Poor’s with approximately 7.5 years remaining on the lease term for the property.
Note 10 – Leases
For the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we had four tenants that each account for more than 10% of our rental revenue as indicated below:
|
2020 |
2019 |
|
|
|
Starbucks – Tampa, FL property |
* |
11.9% |
Pratt and Whitney – Huntsville, AL property |
21.0% |
43.3% |
General Services Administration – Walmer Ave. property |
25.3% |
13.7% |
Maersk Shipping – Walmer Ave. property |
10.7% |
* |
PRA Holding – Corporate Blvd. property |
21.8% |
11.8% |
__________
* below 10%
F-17
The relevant company annual reports are disclosed in Item 1. Business – Description of Real Estate in Form 1-K.
Future Minimum Rents
The following table presents future minimum base rental cash payments due to the Company over the next five calendar years:
|
Future
|
|
|
2021 |
$ |
3,379,000 |
|
2022 |
|
3,049,000 |
|
2023 |
|
3,067,000 |
|
2024 |
|
3,064,000 |
|
2025 |
|
3,076,000 |
|
Thereafter |
|
7,823,000 |
|
|
$ |
23,458,000 |
|
Note 11 – Income Taxes
The Company performs an evaluation of the realizability of its deferred tax assets on a semi-annual basis. The Company considers all positive and negative evidence available in determining the potential of realizing deferred tax assets, including the scheduled reversal of temporary differences, recent and projected future taxable income and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. The estimates and assumptions used by the Company in computing the income taxes reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements could differ from the actual results reflected in the income tax returns filed during the subsequent year. Adjustments are recorded based on filed returns when finalized or the related adjustments are identified.
Under ASC 740-10-30-5, Income Taxes, deferred tax assets should be reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more-likely-than-not (i.e., a likelihood of more than 50%) that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company considers all positive and negative evidence available in determining the potential realization of deferred tax assets including, primarily, the recent history of taxable earnings or losses. Based on operating losses reported by the Company during 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016, the Company concluded there was not sufficient positive evidence to overcome this recent operating history. As a result, the Company believes that a valuation allowance is necessary based on the more-likely-than-not threshold noted above. The Company recorded a valuation allowance of approximately of $1,396 thousand as of December 31, 2020 and approximately $714 thousand as of December 31, 2019 equal to its deferred tax asset at that time. The valuation allowance reflects the decrease in deferred tax assets resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The Company’s net operating losses as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was approximately $1,345,000 and $1,014,000.
Significant components of the tax expense (benefit) recognized in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the period December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:
|
|
Year Ended |
|
Year Ended |
|
||
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
December 31, 2019 |
|
||
Current tax benefit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal |
|
$ |
(466,975 |
) |
$ |
(337,040 |
) |
State |
|
|
(96,630 |
) |
|
(69,735 |
) |
Total current tax benefit |
|
|
(563,605 |
) |
|
(406,775 |
) |
Deferred tax expense |
|
|
266,357 |
|
|
87,360 |
|
Rate change adjustment |
|
|
3,937 |
|
|
— |
|
Valuation allowance |
|
|
293,311 |
|
|
319,415 |
|
Income tax benefit |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
F-18
The reconciliation of the income tax computed at the combined federal and state statutory rate of 17.1% as of December 31, 2020 and 21.2% as of December 31, 2019 to the income tax benefit is as follows:
|
|
Year Ended |
|
Year Ended |
|
||||||
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
December 31, 2019 |
|
||||||
Benefit on net loss |
|
|
(313,001 |
) |
17.1% |
|
|
(319,869 |
) |
21.2% |
|
Nondeductible expenses |
|
|
15,753 |
|
-1.0% |
|
|
454 |
|
-0.1% |
|
Rate change adjustment |
|
|
3,937 |
|
-0.2% |
|
|
— |
|
0.0% |
|
Valuation allowance |
|
|
293,311 |
|
-15.9% |
|
|
319,415 |
|
-21.1% |
|
Tax benefit/effective rate |
|
|
— |
|
0.0% |
|
|
— |
|
0.0% |
|
The significant components of the Company’s deferred tax liabilities and assets as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:
|
|
As of |
|
As of |
|
||
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
December 31, 2019 |
|
||
Deferred tax assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax expense for debt issuance costs |
|
$ |
170,241 |
|
$ |
55,899 |
|
Loss carryforwards |
|
|
1,161,562 |
|
|
587,774 |
|
Organizational costs |
|
|
65,050 |
|
|
71,197 |
|
Total deferred tax asset |
|
|
1,396,853 |
|
|
714,870 |
|
Valuation allowance |
|
|
(1,396,853 |
) |
|
(714,870 |
) |
Net deferred tax asset |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
The Company’s federal and state tax returns for the 2017 through 2019 tax years generally remain subject to examination by U.S. and various state authorities.
Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies
As of December 31, 2020, we had one outstanding agreement to acquire a property.
A purchase agreement was signed on August 24, 2018, (amended on November 21, 2018) for an approximately 5,800-square-foot free-standing condominium solely occupied by a federal entity. The single-tenant property in a coastal area of North Carolina is under contract for a total consideration of approximately $1.7 million. The Company acquired the property in February 2021.
Note 13 – Subsequent Events
The Company acquired an approximately 5,800-square-foot free-standing condominium solely occupied by a federal entity located in a coastal area of North Carolina for total consideration of approximately $1.7 million in February 2021 which was funded with $1.3 million of debt and $0.4 million of a preferred redeemable interest.
On February 26, 2021, our board of directors authorized a $.325 per share cash dividend for shareholders of record of the Company’s common stock as of March 15, 2021. David Sobelman, our president, founder and owner of approximately 39% of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of the record date, waived his right to receive a dividend for this period. The Company will also pay the Non-Controlling Redeemable Interest in the Operating Partnership $.325 per unit.
The board authorized the issuance of 14,000 shares to directors, officers and employees effective January 1, 2021 valued at $20.00 per share that will vest annually over 3 years.
F-19
Generation Income Properties Inc
Schedule III - Real Estate Properties and Accumulated Depreciation
December 31, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs Capitalized |
|
Gross Value at |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
Initial Costs |
|
Subsequent To Acq. |
|
Close of Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Property Name |
|
Encumbrances (1) |
|
Land |
|
Building & Improv |
|
Land |
|
Building & Improv |
|
Land & Improv |
|
Building & Improv |
|
Total |
|
Acc. Dep |
|
Year
|
|
Year
|
|
||||||||
7-11 – D.C. |
|
$ |
11,287,500 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
2,579,335 |
|
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
2,579,335 |
|
$ |
2,579,335 |
|
$ |
(271,498 |
) |
2016 |
|
2017 |
(2)(5) |
Starbucks – FL |
|
|
11,287,500 |
|
|
1,138,023 |
|
|
2,251,152 |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,138,023 |
|
|
2,251,152 |
|
|
3,389,175 |
|
|
(143,376 |
) |
2018 |
|
2018 |
(3)(5) |
P&W – AL |
|
|
11,287,500 |
|
|
760,881 |
|
|
6,962,169 |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
760,881 |
|
|
6,962,169 |
|
|
7,723,050 |
|
|
(355,362 |
) |
2003 |
|
2018 |
(2) |
Clearlake – FL |
|
|
3,407,391 |
|
|
669,871 |
|
|
3,863,071 |
|
— |
|
|
6,675 |
|
|
669,871 |
|
|
3,869,746 |
|
|
4,539,617 |
|
|
(168,233 |
) |
1998 |
|
2019 |
(4) |
Walmer Ave. - VA |
|
|
8,022,271 |
|
|
1,993,584 |
|
|
9,121,172 |
|
— |
|
|
215,554 |
|
|
1,993,584 |
|
|
9,336,726 |
|
|
11,330,310 |
|
|
(488,432 |
) |
1989 |
|
2019 |
(4)(5) |
Corporate Blvd. - VA |
|
|
5,041,935 |
|
|
570,000 |
|
|
6,031,899 |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
570,000 |
|
|
6,031,899 |
|
|
6,601,899 |
|
|
(259,711 |
) |
2007 |
|
2019 |
(4)(5) |
Sherwin-Williams - FL |
|
|
1,286,664 |
|
|
692,876 |
|
|
970,028 |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
692,876 |
|
|
970,028 |
|
|
1,662,904 |
|
|
(2,695 |
) |
1947 |
|
2020 |
(4) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,825,235 |
|
$ |
31,778,826 |
|
|
|
$ |
222,229 |
|
$ |
5,825,235 |
|
$ |
32,001,055 |
|
$ |
37,826,290 |
|
$ |
(1,689,307 |
) |
|
|
|
|
__________
1 - The $11.3 million loan encumbers the 7-11 DC property, the P&W – AL property and the Starbucks – FL property
2 - Estimated useful life for buildings is - 40 years
3 - Estimated useful life for buildings is - 50 years
4 - Estimated useful life for buildings is - 30 years
5 - Estimated useful life for tenant improvements is – 2 to 10 years
|
|
Washington, DC 7-11 |
|
Tampa, FL Starbucks |
|
Huntsville, AL P&W |
|
Tampa, FL Sherwin |
|
Cocoa, FL Walgreens |
|
Norfolk, VA Walmer Ave. |
|
Norfolk, VA Corp. Blvd |
|
Total |
|
||||||||
Investments in real estate – 2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at beginning of period 1/01/2020 |
|
$ |
2,700,352 |
|
$ |
3,556,322 |
|
$ |
8,367,335 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
4,831,172 |
|
$ |
12,129,036 |
|
$ |
7,215,190 |
|
$ |
38,799,407 |
|
Additions during period: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Acquisitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,662,904 |
|
|
6,675 |
|
|
215,554 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,885,133 |
|
Capitalized leasing commissions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
184,767 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(13,268 |
) |
|
(15,599 |
) |
|
155,900 |
|
Capitalized tenant improvements |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
0 |
|
Balance at end of period 12/31/2020 |
|
$ |
2,700,352 |
|
$ |
3,556,322 |
|
$ |
8,367,335 |
|
$ |
1,847,671 |
|
$ |
4,837,847 |
|
$ |
12,331,322 |
|
$ |
7,199,591 |
|
$ |
40,840,440 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in real estate - 2019 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at beginning of period 1/01/2019 |
|
$ |
2,700,352 |
|
$ |
3,556,322 |
|
$ |
8,367,335 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
14,624,009 |
|
Additions during period: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Acquisitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,532,942 |
|
|
10,939,880 |
|
|
6,529,747 |
|
|
22,002,569 |
|
Capitalized leasing commissions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
298,230 |
|
|
1,014,280 |
|
|
613,291 |
|
|
1,925,801 |
|
Capitalized tenant improvements |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
174,876 |
|
|
72,152 |
|
|
247,028 |
|
Balance at end of period 12/31/2019 |
|
$ |
2,700,352 |
|
$ |
3,556,322 |
|
$ |
8,367,335 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,831,172 |
|
$ |
12,129,036 |
|
$ |
7,215,190 |
|
$ |
38,799,407 |
|
F-20
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
Description |
|
|
2.1 |
|
|
|
2.1.1 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
|
|
|
3.1 |
|
|
|
3.2 |
|
|
|
3.3 |
|
|
|
6.1 |
|
|
|
6.2 |
|
|
|
6.3 |
|
|
|
6.3.1 |
|
|
|
6.4 |
|
|
|
6.5 |
|
|
|
6.6 |
|
|
|
6.7 |
|
|
|
6.8 |
|
|
|
6.9 |
|
|
|
6.10 |
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Exhibit Number |
Description |
|
|
6.11 |
|
|
|
6.12 |
|
|
|
6.13 |
|
|
|
6.14 |
|
|
|
6.15 |
|
|
|
6.16 |
|
|
|
6.16.1 |
Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement with Richard Russell (filed herewith)+ |
|
|
6.17 |
|
|
|
6.18 |
|
|
|
6.19 |
|
|
|
6.20 |
|
|
|
6.21 |
|
|
|
6.22 |
|
|
|
6.23 |
|
|
|
6.24 |
|
|
|
6.25 |
|
|
|
6.26 |
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Exhibit Number |
Description |
|
|
6.27 |
|
|
|
6.28 |
Limited Liability Company Agreement of GIPNC 201 Etheridge Road, LLC dated November 20, 2020 (filed herewith) |
|
|
6.29 |
Second Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement (Manteo, NC), dated November 24, 2020 (filed herewith) |
|
|
6.30 |
$1,275,000 Promissory Note with American Momentum Bank dated February 4, 2021 (filed herewith) |
__________
+ |
Indicates management contract or compensatory plan. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, the issuer has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
|
GENERATION INCOME PROPERTIES, INC. |
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
Date: March 12, 2021 |
By: |
/s/ David Sobelman |
|
|
|
Name: |
David Sobelman |
|
|
Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the issuer in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/ David Sobelman |
|
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
|
March 12, 2021 |
David Sobelman |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Richard Russell
|
|
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer |
|
March 12, 2021 |
Richard Russell |
|
Officer and Principal Financial Officer) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Benjamin Adams |
|
Director |
|
March 12, 2021 |
Benjamin Adams |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Stuart Eisenberg |
|
Director |
|
March 12, 2021 |
Stuart Eisenberg |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Betsy Peck |
|
Director |
|
March 12, 2021 |
Betsy Peck |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Patrick Quilty |
|
Director |
|
March 12, 2021 |
Patrick Quilty |
|
|
|
|
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Exhibit 6.16.1
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This First Amendment to Employment Agreement (“First Amendment”) is entered into as of December 1, 2020 (the “Effective Date”) by and between GENERATION INCOME PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”) and RICHARD RUSSELL (“Mr. Russell”).
RECITALS
A. The Company and Mr. Russell are parties to that certain Employment Agreement dated as of December 20, 2019 (the “Original Employment Agreement”).
B. The parties hereto desire to enter into this First Amendment to amend certain provisions related to Mr. Russell’s compensation.
C. All other provisions of the Original Employment Agreement unrelated to the changes indicated below will remain the same.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and understandings contained herein and intending to be legally bound, the Original Employment Agreement is amended as provided herein and the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment of Section 3. Section 3 of the Original Employment Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety as follows:
3. Compensation
(a) Payment in Shares of Company Stock. Employee will be compensated in the amount of 550 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), per month (the “Shares”). The Shares will be fully vested on receipt by Employee, and the Shares will be paid to Employee in quarterly installments in arrears; provided that, except to the extent otherwise required by applicable law, Employee shall be entitled to the Shares only if Employee pays to the Company, prior to the quarterly payment date for the Shares, a cash amount sufficient to cover any applicable withholding and payroll taxes that the Company is required to withhold or remit in connection with the Shares or make other arrangements satisfactory to the Company to cover such taxes; and provided further that, if Employee does not pay such amount or make such other arrangements prior to the payment date for the Shares, then Employee shall forfeit the right to receive such Shares. Upon termination of Employee’s employment for any reason, any accrued but unpaid Shares, calculated on a pro rata basis, shall be paid within thirty (30) days of such termination if Employee has paid an amount of cash or made other arrangement satisfactory to the Company to cover applicable withholding and payroll taxes by such day. The Shares shall be “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will bear a restrictive legend to indicate such. The compensation set forth in this paragraph shall terminate upon the closing of an initial underwritten public offering by the Company or, if earlier, upon the grant set forth in Section 3(d) below.
If GIP cannot compensate Employee with the Shares at any time for any reason, then Employee will instead be paid the value of the Shares in cash, payable in accordance with the regular payroll practices of GIP, subject to all withholdings and deductions as required by law.
(b) Payment in Cash. In addition to the Shares, Employee will be paid hourly at the then-current rate of minimum wage in the State of Florida (which is currently $8.56 per hour and which is subject to increase by the State of Florida, from time to time), payable in accordance with the regular payroll practices of GIP, subject to all withholdings and deductions as required by law. As specified in Section 2 of this Agreement, Employee shall not work more than 20 hours in any week without the prior written consent of GIP’s CEO, and further, Employee shall report, and GIP shall record, Employee’s hours daily to ensure Employee does not exceed 40 hours in any week.
(c) Bonus. Employee will be eligible to earn bonuses as determined in the discretion of the Board of Directors of GIP. Such payments will be subject to all withholdings and deductions as required by law.
(d) Equity. GIP intends to establish an Equity Incentive Plan providing for equity- based compensation. Upon the establishment of such Equity Incentive Plan, the Employee shall be eligible to participate, subject to approval by GIP’s Board of Directors. It is anticipated that, subject to approval by GIP’s Board of Directors, Employee will receive an equity award in the form of 30,000 restricted shares that shall vest in equal, annual installments over a 36-month period contingent on Employee’s continued employment with GIP until the applicable vesting date. All terms and conditions of any award to Employee under the Equity Incentive Plan shall be governed by the terms of such Plan and an award agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, participation in the Equity Incentive Plan in one year shall not guarantee participation in another year, and GIP’s Board of Directors may at any time amend, suspend or terminate the Equity Incentive Plan or any other equity-based compensation program.
2. Continuation of Original Employment Agreement. Except as expressly modified and amended herein, the Original Employment Agreement remains in full force and effect.
[Signatures appear on following page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this First Amendment as of the date first above written.
COMPANY:
GENERATION INCOME PROPERTIES, INC.
By /s/ Emily Cusmano
Emily Cusmano
Assistant Secretary
MR. RUSSELL:
/s/ Richard Russell
RICHARD RUSSELL
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Exhibit 6.28
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF
GIPNC 201 Etheridge Road, LLC
Dated as of November 20, 2020
This LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) of GIPNC 201 ETHERIDGE ROAD, LLC (the “Company”), a Delaware limited liability company, is entered into this 20th day of November, 2020 by Generation Income Properties, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as managing member (“GIPLP”, “Common Member”, or “Manager”), and Brown Family Enterprises, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“Brown Family”, or “Preferred Member”). GIPLP and Brown Family are each a Member.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Company was formed as a limited liability company pursuant to the provisions of the Act by the filing of a certificate of formation (the “Certificate”) in the office of the Delaware Secretary of State on or about November 20 2020;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to purchase real estate property using equity from the Members and debt; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Members desire to enter into this Agreement in order to set forth their mutual agreements regarding the terms on which the Company shall be owned and operated.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and other valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
General Provisions
Section 1.01 Formation. On November 20, 2020, a Certificate of Formation was filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the state of Delaware in accordance with and pursuant to the Act. The rights, powers, duties, obligations, and liabilities of the Members shall be determined pursuant to the Delaware Act and this Agreement. To the extent that the rights, powers, duties, obligations, and liabilities of any Member are different by reason of any provision of this Agreement than they would be under the Act in the absence of such provision, this Agreement shall, to the extent permitted by the Act, control.
Section 1.02 Name and Place of Business. The name of the Company shall be GIPNC 201 ETHERIDGE ROAD, LLC, and its principal place of business shall be 401 East Jackson Street, Suite 3300, Tampa, FL 33602. The Manager may change such name, change such place of business or establish additional places of business of the Company as the Manager may determine to be necessary or desirable.
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Section 1.03 Business and Purpose of the Company. The purpose of the Company is to (i) either directly or through a wholly-owned subsidiary, acquire, own, finance, refinance, rehab, develop, lease, operate, manage, hold for investment, exchange, sell, dispose of, and transfer the Property (as defined below), and (ii) engage in any other activities relating or incidental thereto as may be necessary to accomplish such purpose.. The Company may not engage in any business unrelated to its purpose without the prior written consent of the Preferred Member.
Section 1.04 Term. The Company shall commence upon the filing of a Certificate of Formation for the Company in accordance with the Act, and shall continue until dissolved in accordance with this Agreement.
Section 1.05 Required Filings. The Manager shall execute, acknowledge, file, record, amend and/or publish such certificates and documents, as may be required by this Agreement or by law in connection with the formation and operation of the Company.
Section 1.06 Registered Office and Registered Agent. The Company’s initial registered office and initial registered agent shall be as provided in the Certificate of Formation. The registered office and registered agent may be changed from time to time by the Manager by filing the address of the new registered office and/or the name of the new registered agent pursuant to the Act.
Section 1.07 Certain Transactions. Any Manager, Member, or any Affiliate thereof, or any shareholder, officer, director, employee, partner, member, manager or any Person owning an interest therein, may engage in or possess an interest in any other business or venture of any nature or description, whether or not competitive with the Company, including, but not limited to, the acquisition, syndication, ownership, financing, leasing, operation, maintenance, management, brokerage, construction and/or development of property similar to the Property and no Manager, Member or any Affiliate, or other Person shall have any interest in such other business or venture by reason of their interest in the Company.
Section 1.08 Defined Terms. Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Glossary attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference.
ARTICLE II
Members; Capital Accounts; Financing Transactions
Section 2.01 Members. GIPLP and Brown Family are hereby admitted as members in the Company. The respective names, class of interest, and Capital Contribution and date of Capital Contribution shall be reflected in Schedule A attached hereto. The Manager shall have the authority to amend Schedule A from time to time to reflect any changes, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or any changes to the information set forth thereon. Except as otherwise provided by this Agreement or as otherwise required by the Delaware Act or Applicable Law, each Member shall be entitled to one vote per Class A Common Unit held by such Member on all matters upon which the Members shall have the right to vote under this Agreement, and the Class A Preferred Units shall not entitle the holders thereof to vote on any matters required or permitted to be voted on by the Members. Meetings of the Members may be called by (i) the Board or (ii) by a Member or group of Members holding more than 20% of the then-outstanding Class A Common Units. Written notice stating the place, date, and time of the meeting and, in the case of a meeting of
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the Members not regularly scheduled, describing the purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered not fewer than ten (10) days and not more than thirty (30) days before the date of the meeting to each Class A Common Unit holder, by or at the direction of the Board or the Member(s) calling the meeting, as the case may be. The Class A Common Unit Members may hold meetings at the Company’s principal office or at such other place as the Board or the Member(s) calling the meeting may designate in the notice for such meeting. Any Class A Common Member may participate in a meeting of the Members by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all Persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. The business to be conducted at such meeting need not be limited to the purpose described in the notice. A quorum of any meeting of the Class A Common Members shall require the presence of the Members holding a majority of the Class A Common Units held by all Members. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Error! Reference source not found., any matter that is to be voted on, consented to, or approved by the Class A Common Members may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if consented to, in writing or by email, by a Member or Members holding not less than a majority of the Class A Common Units held by all Members.
Section 2.02 Members’ Interest. The Membership Interest of the Members shall be represented by issued and outstanding units of membership interest (“Units”), which may be divided into one or more types, classes or series. Each type, class or series of Units shall have the privileges, preference, duties, liabilities, obligations and rights, including voting rights, if any, set forth in this Agreement with respect to such type, class or series. The Units of the Company shall initially be of two (2) types: “Class A Preferred Units” and “Class A Common Units.”
Section 2.03 Capital. The capital of the Company shall consist of the amounts contributed to the Company pursuant to this Article II
Section 2.04 Initial Capital. The Company requires capital to fulfill its obligation to fund the purchase of the Property. Each Member shall make on or before the Closing Date of the Property (or has made), in accordance with their respective required Capital Contribution and the provisions below, Capital Contributions consisting of the following:
(a) Brown Family Enterprises, LLC Capital Contribution. Brown Family shall contribute an amount equal to approximately $550,000 of the Initial Capital Contribution agreed to by the Members and its Capital Account shall be credited with such amount and Brown Family shall receive its Membership Interest as set forth in Section 2.04(b)(i) in exchange.
(b) Generation Income Properties, L.P. Capital Contribution. GIPLP shall contribute an amount equal to approximately $50,000 of the Initial Capital Contribution agreed to by the Members and its Capital Account shall be credited with such amount and GIPLP shall receive its Membership Interest as set forth in Section 2.04(b)(ii) in exchange.
(i) Class A Preferred Units. Authorization and Issuance. Subject to compliance with Article IV, Brown Family has committed to the Company, subject to Section 2.04(a) of this Agreement, an Initial Capital Contribution equal to the amount as reflected in Schedule A of this Agreement (subject to a final determination and adjustment on or before the Closing Date). The Company is hereby authorized to issue a class of
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Units designated as Class A Preferred Units. Class A Preferred Units issued shall, upon issuance thereof and full payment of Brown Familys Capital Contribution commitments therefor, be deemed to be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. A total of the number of Class A Preferred Units, as reflected in Schedule A of this Agreement (subject to a final determination and adjustment on or before the Closing Date) are hereby authorized for issuance by the Company, each at a price of $ 10.00 per Class A Preferred Unit, which if fully issued and full payment therefor received shall represent the total Capital Contribution, reflected in Schedule A of this Agreement (subject to a final determination and adjustment on or before the Closing Date), of the Preferred Member. The Company shall pay a Preferred Return to the Preferred Members, on a monthly basis and subject to this Agreement.
(ii) Class A Common Units. Authorization and Issuance. Subject to compliance with Article IV, GIPLP has committed to the Company, subject to Section 2.04(b) of this Agreement, an Initial Capital Contribution equal to the amount as reflected in Schedule A of this Agreement (subject to a final determination and adjustment on or before the Closing Date). The Company is hereby authorized to issue a class of Units designated as Class A Common Units. Class A Common Units issued shall, upon issuance thereof and full payment of Capital Contribution commitments therefor, be deemed to be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. A total of the number of Class A Common Units, as reflected in Schedule A of this Agreement (subject to a final determination and adjustment on or before the Closing Date) are hereby authorized for issuance by the Company, each at a price of $1.00 per Class A Common Unit, which if fully issued and full payment therefor received shall represent the total Capital Contribution, reflected in Schedule A of this Agreement (subject to a final determination and adjustment on or before the Closing Date), of the Common Member.
Section 2.05 Capital Commitments.
(a) Agreement to Contribute Capital. The Members agree to make their respective Capital Contributions on or before the Closing of the Property. In the event additional capital is required by the Company, the Manager shall, in its sole discretion, take one or more of the following actions:
(i) cause the Company to obtain such additional funds from the Preferred Members and the Common Members in accordance with the terms hereof;
(ii) cause the Company to obtain funds from additional investors; and
(iii) cause the Company to seek to borrow the required additional funds from any third-party lender.
Section 2.06 Default by Members. Each Member agrees that: (i)
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payment of its required Capital Contributions and amounts required under this Agreement when due is of the essence, and is to be made absolutely and unconditionally in each case without any set-off, withholding, counterclaim, defense or reduction; (ii) any Default by any Member would cause injury to the Company and to the other Members; and (iii) that the amount of damages caused by any such injury would be extremely difficult to calculate. Upon the occurrence of a Default, the Manager may take such actions as it determines, in its sole discretion, are reasonable and appropriate with respect to the Default.
Section 2.07 Additional Capital Contributions. If the Manager determines that the Company requires cash in addition to the Capital Contributions set forth in this Agreement in order to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or to carry on the business of the Company, no more than 30 days after such determination, the Members may, but have no obligation, to agree to or make any additional contributions of additional capital; and the Manager may obtain additional financing from new investors after a written indication by each Member of the Member’s decision not to provide additional Capital Contribution; provided, however, that the Manager shall be required to obtain the prior approval of the Preferred Member to accept additional Capital Contributions or obtain additional financing, in each case in excess of $100,000, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and which will be deemed provided if the additional financing or additional Capital Contribution is to be used to redeem the Preferred Member’s Class A Preferred Units and is actually used for such purpose. The Members acknowledge and agree that if a Member decides not to contribute Additional Capital Contributions, such Member’s Membership Interest may be decreased based on the Additional Capital Contributions of the other Members. Notwithstanding the Manager’s right to accept additional financing from new investors or accept additional Capital Contributions in amounts less than $100,000, the Manager may not issue any new Membership Interests or obtain new financing in any amount without the Preferred Member’s prior consent in the event the new Membership Interests or the terms of the new financing would negatively affect the Preferred Member’s preferential right to distributions or redemption rights.
Section 2.08 Additional Member Capital Contributions. (a) Subject to complying with the terms of Section 2.07, the Manager shall have the right to admit one or more Persons as members of the Company (each an “Additional Member”) with such rights and obligations as the Manager shall determine. Upon admission of any new Member (i) such Member shall be designated as a Preferred Member, Common Member or such other classification as the Manager shall elect based on such new Member’s rights and obligations hereunder and (ii) subject to Sections 9.03 hereof, the Manager is authorized to amend this Agreement without any further action on the part of any other Member to reflect the admission of such new Member and its rights and obligations hereunder. Subject to the Act and this Section 2.08, any Membership Interest issued to Additional Members may be issued in one or more classes, or one or more series of any of such classes, with such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, powers and duties as shall be determined by the Manager, in its sole and absolute discretion without the approval of any Member, and set forth in this Agreement or a written document thereafter attached to and made an exhibit to this Agreement (each, a “Membership Interest Designation”); provided, that that material terms of any Membership Interest Designation shall be set forth in any Additional Member Notice. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Manager shall have authority to specify (a) the allocations of items of Company income, gain, loss, deduction and credit to each such class or series of Membership Interest; (b) the right of each such class or series of Membership Interest to share in Company distributions; (c) the rights of each such class or series of Membership Interest upon dissolution and liquidation of the Company; (d) the voting rights, if any,
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of each such class or series of Membership Interest; and (e) the conversion, redemption or exchange rights applicable to each such class or series of Membership Interest; provided, however, that none of the foregoing shall reduce Brown Family’s Preferred Return and nine percent (9%) IRR set forth in Section 4.03(c).
Section 2.09 Capital Accounts. A Capital Account shall be established and maintained for each Member in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv).
(a) To each Member’s Capital Account there shall be credited the amount of cash and the initial Gross Asset Value of any other property contributed by such Member as Capital Contributions to the Company, all Net Profits allocated to such Member pursuant to Section 3.01 and any items of income and gain that are specially allocated to such Member pursuant to Sections 3.02 and 3.03, and the amount of any Company liabilities assumed by such Member or which are secured by any property of the Company distributed to such Member (but only to the extent such liabilities are to be credited pursuant to the Treasury Regulations).
(b) To each Member’s Capital Account there shall be debited the amount of cash and the Gross Asset Value of any property of the Company distributed to such Member pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, all Net Losses allocated to such Member pursuant to Section 3.01 and any items of loss and deduction that are specially allocated to such Member pursuant to Sections 3.02 and 3.03, and the amount of any liabilities of such Member assumed by the Company or which are secured by any property contributed by such Member to the Company (but only to the extent such liabilities are to be debited pursuant to the Treasury Regulations).
(c) Upon a transfer of any Membership Interest (or portion thereof) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to the extent it relates to the transferred Membership Interest (or portion thereof).
(d) The Manager may cause the Capital Accounts of the Members to be adjusted to reflect any revaluation(s) of any one or more Company assets made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the definition of Gross Asset Value and, further, in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) and (g) (with such provisions being incorporated herein by reference).
Section 2.10 Return of Capital. Except as otherwise agreed by the Members, or as otherwise specifically provided herein, no Member shall be entitled to demand the return of, or to withdraw, any part of his Capital Contribution or any balance in his Capital Account, or to receive any distribution, except as provided for in this Agreement.
Section 2.11 Interest on Capital. No interest shall be payable on any Capital Contributions made to the Company.
Section 2.12 Member Loans. Any Member may make a Member Loan to the Company only with the approval of the Members. Member Loans shall be repaid in advance of amounts distributable to Members pursuant to Section 4.01, but shall be subordinated to payments of third party debt.
Section 2.13 No Obligation to Restore. The Manager shall have no
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obligation to restore a negative balance in its Capital Account.
ARTICLE III
Allocations of Profits and Loss
Section 3.01 Allocations of Net Profits and Net Losses. After giving effect to the special allocations and limitations set forth in Sections 3.02 and 3.03, Net Profits and Net Losses (and/or each and any of the items of income, gain, losses and deductions entering into the computation thereof) for any fiscal year or other relevant period shall be allocated to and among the Members in such manner that the Manager shall determine will result in the Capital Account balance for each Member (which balance may be positive or negative), after adjusting the Capital Account for all Capital Contributions and distributions and any special allocations required pursuant to this Agreement for the current and all prior fiscal years and other periods being (as nearly as possible) equal to the amount that would be distributed to the Member if the Company were to sell all of its assets at their current Gross Asset Value, pay all liabilities of the Company, and distribute the proceeds thereof in accordance with Section 4.03. Net Losses allocated pursuant to this Section 3.01 to a Member shall not exceed the maximum amount of Net Losses that can be allocated without causing such Member to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit at the end of any fiscal year or other relevant period. In the event that some but not all of the Members would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as a consequence of an allocation of Net Losses pursuant to this Section 3.01, the limitations set forth herein shall be applied on a Member-by-Member basis and Net Losses not allocable to any Member as a result of such limitation shall be allocated to the other Members in accordance with the positive balances in such Members’ Capital Accounts so as to allocate the maximum permissible Net Losses to each Member under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d).
Section 3.02 Special / Regulatory Allocation. The following special allocations shall be made to the Members in the following order and priority:
(a) Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in Section 1.704-2(i)(4) of the Treasury Regulations, notwithstanding any other provision of this Article III , if there is a net decrease in “partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain” (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2) attributable to “partner nonrecourse debt (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4)) during any fiscal year or other relevant period, each Member who or that has a share of the partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain attributable to such partner nonrecourse debt, determined in accordance with Section 1.704-2(i)(5) of the Treasury Regulations, shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such fiscal year or other relevant period (and, if necessary, subsequent fiscal years and periods) in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain attributable to such partner nonrecourse debt, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Member pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and 1.704-2(j)(2) of the Treasury Regulations. This Section 3.02(a) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in Section 1.704-2(i)(4) of the Treasury Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(b) Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in
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Section 1.704-2(f) of the Treasury Regulations, notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.02, if there is a net decrease in “partnership minimum gain” (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(2) during any fiscal year or other relevant period, each Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such fiscal year or other relevant period (and, if necessary, subsequent fiscal years and other periods) in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in partnership minimum gain, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(g). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Member pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Sections 1.704-2(f)(6) and 1.704(j)(2) of the Treasury Regulations. This Section 3.02(b) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in Section 1.704-2(f) of the Treasury Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(c) Qualified Income Offset. In the event any Member unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations, or distributions described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) or 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6) which causes or increases an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of such Member, items of Company income and gain shall be specially allocated to such Members in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate any such Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as quickly as possible. This Section 3.02(c) is intended to qualify as a “qualified income offset” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
(d) Member Nonrecourse Deductions. Any “partner nonrecourse deductions” (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(1)) for any fiscal year or other relevant period shall be specially allocated to the Member who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the “partner nonrecourse debt” (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4)) to which such partner nonrecourse deductions are attributable in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(1).
(e) Nonrecourse Deductions. “Nonrecourse deductions” (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1)) shall be allocated to the Members in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.
(f) Section 754 Adjustments. To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or 743(b) is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such gain or loss shall be specially allocated among the Members in a manner consistent with the manner in which each of their respective Capital Accounts are required to be adjusted pursuant to such section of the Treasury Regulations.
Section 3.03 Curative Allocations. The allocations set forth in Sections 3.01(c) and 3.02 (the “Regulatory Allocations”) are intended to comply with certain requirements of the Treasury Regulations. It is the intent of the Members that, to the extent possible, all Regulatory Allocations shall be offset either with other Regulatory Allocations or with special allocations of other items of Company income, gain, loss, or deduction pursuant to this Section 3.03. Therefore, notwithstanding any other provision of this Article III (other than the Regulatory Allocations), the
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Manager shall make such offsetting special allocations of Company income, gain, loss, or deduction in whatever manner it determines appropriate so that, after such offsetting allocations are made, each Member’s Capital Account balance is, to the extent possible, equal to the Capital Account balance such Member would have had if the Regulatory Allocations were not part of the Agreement and all Company items were allocated pursuant to Section 3.01. In exercising its discretion under this Section 3.03, the Manager shall take into account future Regulatory Allocations that, although not yet made, are likely to offset other Regulatory Allocations previously made.
Section 3.04 Tax Allocations.
(a) General. For each fiscal year or other relevant period, items of income, deduction, gain, loss or credit shall be allocated for United States federal, and state and local, income tax purposes to and among the Members in the same manner as their corresponding book items are allocated to the Members pursuant to Sections 3.01, 3.02 and 3.03 hereof for such fiscal year or other relevant period, as modified by subsections (b) through (d) below:
(b) Section 704(c) Allocations. In accordance with Code Section 704(c) and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, Company income, gain, loss, and deduction with respect to any asset contributed to the capital of the Company shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated to and among the Members so as to take account of any variation between the Company’s adjusted tax basis in such asset for United States federal income tax purposes and the Gross Asset Value of the asset using any method (or methods) that the Manager determines to use and which is permitted under Code Section 704(c) and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
(c) Reverse Section 704(c) Allocations. In the event the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to clauses (b) or (d) of the definition of “Gross Asset Value,” subsequent allocations of Company income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to such asset shall take account of any variation between the Gross Asset Value of such asset immediately before such adjustment and its Gross Asset Value immediately after such adjustment using any method (or methods) that the Manager shall determine to use and which is permitted under Code Section 704(c) and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
(d) Recapture Income. Depreciation and amortization recapture, if any, resulting from any sales or dispositions of tangible or intangible depreciable or amortizable property of the Company shall be allocated to and among the Members in the same proportions that the depreciation or amortization being recaptured was allocated to and among the Members to the maximum extent permissible under the Treasury Regulations.
(e) Other. Any elections or other decisions relating to allocations under this Section 3.04 will be made by the Manager. Allocations under this Section 3.04 are solely for purposes of United States federal, state and local taxes and will not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Member’s Capital Account or share of Net Profits or Net Losses or other items or Distributions under any provision of this Agreement.
Section 3.05 Allocation in Event of Transfer. If there is a change in any Member’s interest in the Company, whether by reason of a transfer of such interest, the admission of a new Member or otherwise, during any fiscal year or other relevant period, Net Profits, Net Losses and items thereof for such fiscal year or other relevant period shall be allocated using such method(s) that the Manager shall determine to use and which is permissible under Section 706(d) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
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ARTICLE IV
Distributions
Section 4.01 General. The Manager shall have sole discretion regarding the amounts and timing of distributions of Distributable Operating Funds and Distributable Capital Transaction Proceeds to Members, including to decide to forego distributions in order to provide for the retention and establishment of reserves of, or payment to third parties of, such funds as the Manager deems necessary with respect to the reasonable business needs of the Company (which needs may include the payment or the making of provision for the payment when due of the Company’s obligations, including, but not limited to, present and anticipated debts and obligations, capital needs and expenses, the payment of any management or administrative fees and expenses, and reasonable reserves for contingencies); provided, that to the extent there are sufficient Distributable Operating Funds or Distributable Capital Transaction Proceeds to do so, the Preferred Return shall be distributed monthly.
Section 4.02 Distributable Operating Funds. Distributable Operating Funds shall be distributed as follows:
(a) First, to the Preferred Member, until the Unpaid Preferred Return of the Preferred Member shall equal, or otherwise be reduced to, zero;
(b) Thereafter, 100% to the Common Member.
Section 4.03 Distributable Capital Transaction Proceeds. Distributable Capital Transaction Proceeds shall be distributed to the Members as follows:
(a) First, to the Preferred Member, until the Unpaid Preferred Return of the Preferred Member shall equal, or otherwise be reduced to, zero;
(b) Then, to the Preferred Member and the Common Member, in proportion to their respective Unreturned Capital Contributions, until the Unreturned Capital Contributions of the Preferred Member and of the Common Member shall equal, or otherwise be reduced to, zero;
(c) Then, to the Preferred Member and the Common Member, in the amount needed to cause the aggregate distributions made to each them pursuant to Section 4.02 and 4.03 to achieve a 9% IRR on each of their aggregate Capital Contributions, in proportion to their Percentage Interests at the time of the distribution; and
(d) Then, one hundred percent (100%) to the Common Member.
Section 4.04 Tax Distributions. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary and as a priority to the distributions to be made pursuant to either Section 4.02 or 4.03, the Company shall distribute and shall have distributed (in one or more distributions), to each Member during each United States federal taxable period and by no later than thirty days following the end of each such taxable period, an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the highest combined effective federal income tax rates imposed on the ordinary income of married individuals, multiplied by (ii) such Member’s Percentage Interest, multiplied by (iii) the amount of the Company’s estimated (or if available, actual) taxable income as determined for federal income tax purposes for the applicable tax
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year that is allocable to the Members(such Member’s “Tax Distribution Amount” for such taxable period); provided, however, if the Manager determines that there shall be an insufficient amount of cash to so distribute to each Member for any taxable period, then the amount of cash that the Manager determines to be so available to distribute shall be distributed to the Members in proportion to their respective Tax Distribution Amounts, with any unpaid Tax Distribution Amounts to be treated as an additional Tax Distribution Amount for the immediately succeeding period for distribution pursuant to this Section 4.04. Any Tax Distribution Amount distributed to any Member shall be treated as, and shall reduce and be credited against, but without duplication, any amount(s) that would otherwise be distributable and distributed to such Member pursuant to Sections 4.02 and/or 4.03 including by reason of the application of Section 7.02(a) (and in the priorities as so provided in these sections).
Section 4.05 Withholding. The Company shall comply with any and all of its withholding obligations under the Code and under any applicable United States federal, state, local and, as applicable, foreign tax law. Each Member hereby authorizes the Manager and the Company to withhold or pay on behalf of or with respect to such Member any such withholding tax that the Manager determines, in its discretion, that it is required to withhold or pay with respect to any amount distributable or allocable to such Member pursuant to this Agreement. Any amount so withheld and/or paid over, and/or paid, by the Company to the Internal Revenue Service and/or any state, local or other tax or governmental authority, agency, entity, instrumentality or other body (any of the foregoing, a “Tax Authority”) in respect of any payment, distribution and/or any Net Profits, income, profits and/or gain allocated or allocable by the Company to any Member shall be treated as an amount actually distributed or paid to such Member and shall reduce and be credited against (but without duplication) the first amount(s) that would otherwise be distributable or payable to such Member under any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, under any provision of this Article IV, including by reason of the application of Section 7.02(a)) or any other agreement or arrangement. Any determinations made by the Manager pursuant to this Section 4.05 shall binding upon the Members. Any Person who ceases to be a Member shall be deemed to be a Member for purposes of this Section 4.05, and the obligations of a Member pursuant to this Section 4.05 shall survive indefinitely with respect to any taxes withheld or paid by the Company that relate to the period during which such Person was actually a Member, regardless of whether such taxes are assessed, withheld or otherwise paid during such period.
ARTICLE V
Management of the Company
Section 5.01 Management of Business and Affairs.
(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the business and affairs of the Company shall be exclusively and solely vested in the Manager. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no Member, other than the Manager, shall be an agent of the Company or have any authority to bind or take action on behalf of the Company. The Member hereby agrees that there will be one Manager. The Manager shall hold office until the Manager resigns or is removed by the Common Member. It shall not be necessary for a Manager to be a Member. Any vacancy occurring in the Manager position may be filled by the Common Member.
(b) The Members hereby designate and appoint GIPLP to serve as the
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Manager of the Company. Subject to the approval of the Members for any Major Decision (defined below), the management of the Property shall rest with and remain the sole and absolute right, and responsibility of the Manager. All Members agree to cooperate with the Manager by executing any consents or certificates of the Company necessary to demonstrate to a lender, tenant or other service provider to the Company that the Manager has the power and authority set forth in this Section 5.01. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, but subject to the express provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, the Manager shall have the full power and authority to do all things deemed necessary or desirable by it in its reasonable discretion to conduct the business of the Company and to effectuate the purposes set forth in Section 1.03 hereof, including, without limitation:
(i) the making of any expenditures that it reasonably deems necessary for the conduct of the activities of the Company;
(ii) the use of the cash assets of the Company for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement which the Manager reasonably believes may benefit the Company and on any terms that the Manager sees fit and the repayment of obligations of the Company;
(iii) the management, operation, leasing (including the amendment and/or termination of any lease), landscaping, repair, alteration, demolition, replacement or improvement of any Property;
(iv) the negotiation, execution and performance of any contracts, leases, conveyances or other instruments that the Manager considers useful or necessary to the conduct of the Company’s operations or the implementation of the Manager’s powers under this Agreement, including contracting with property managers, contractors, developers, consultants, accountants, legal counsel, other professional advisors and other agents (including GIPLP service providers and property managers provided that the terms and conditions of any agreement or contract with such service providers and property managers shall be on terms no less favorable to the Company than terms available from unrelated parties) and the payment of their expenses and compensation out of the Company’s assets;
(v) the distribution of Company cash and other Company assets in accordance with this Agreement and the holding and management of other assets of the Company;
(vi) the selection and dismissal of agents, outside attorneys, accountants, consultants and contractors of the Company and the determination of their compensation and other terms of employment or hiring;
(vii) the maintenance of such insurance for the benefit of the Company and the Members as it deems necessary or appropriate including casualty, liability and other insurance on the Property and other assets of the Company, which insurance may be obtained by a blanket insurance policy obtained by the Manager or its Affiliates, the control of any matters affecting the rights and obligations of the Company, including the settlement, compromise, submission to arbitration or any other form of dispute resolution, or abandonment of any claim, cause of action, liability, debt or damages due or owing to or from the Company, the commencement or defense of suits, legal proceedings, administrative proceedings, arbitrations or other forms of dispute resolutions, and the representation of the Company in all suits or legal proceedings, administrative proceedings, arbitrations or other forms of dispute resolutions, the incurring of legal expenses and the indemnification of any Person against liabilities and contingencies to the extent permitted by law;
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(viii) holding, managing, investing and reinvesting cash and other assets of the Company;
(ix) the collection and receipt of rents, revenues and income of the Company;
(x) in addition to working capital and/or reserves required to be maintained under this Agreement, the maintenance of working capital and other reserves in such amounts as the Manager deems appropriate and reasonable from time to time; and
(xi) the making, execution and delivery of any and all deeds, leases, notes, deeds to secure debt, mortgages, deeds of trust, security agreements, conveyances, contracts, guarantees, warranties, indemnities, waivers, releases or legal instruments or agreements in writing necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the Manager for the accomplishment of any of the powers of the Manager enumerated in this Agreement.
(c) In addition to and without limiting the duties and obligations of the Manager as set forth above, the Manager shall (on behalf of the Company):
(i) cause the Company, directly or through its agents, at all times to perform and comply with the provisions of any loan commitment, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, construction contract or other contract, instrument or agreement to which the Company is a party or which affects the Property or the operation thereof;
(ii) keep and maintain at least such insurance coverage as may be required by the holder of any mortgage or deed of trust encumbering all or any portion of any Property;
(iii) open and maintain bank accounts for funds of the Company;
(iv) employ contractors for the ordinary maintenance and repair of the Property, including installation of tenant improvements as required by leases on the Property;
(v) retain or engage real estate brokers licensed to do business in the state in which the Property, or any part thereof, is located;
(vi) use reasonable efforts to enter into leases of space and other occupancy agreements on the Property on market terms and conditions, and in accordance with the requirements of any applicable loan;
(vii) employ such managing or other agents necessary for the operation, management and leasing of the Property including, without limitation, a property manager;
(viii) cause the Company to enter into a loan or loans to be secured by the Property;
(ix) retain or engage attorneys and accountants, to the extent such professional services are required during the term of the Company; and
(x) do any act which is necessary or desirable to carry out any of the foregoing.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.01(b), 5.01(c) and 5.01(d) neither the Manager nor any other Member shall have any authority, in the name of or on behalf of the Company, to take any of the following actions or make any of the following decisions without the prior written consent or approval of the Members (each, a “Major Decision”):
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(i) the sale, transfer, exchange or other disposition of the Property;
(ii) the mortgage, pledge, encumbrance or hypothecation of the Property;
(iii) refinancing any mortgage on the Property or any debt obligation of the Company;
(iv) any cross-collateralization of the assets of the Company with any affiliate of a Member;
(v) except with respect to a mortgage on the Property and as required by law, subordinate the Company’s obligations to pay the Preferred Return to the Preferred Member hereunder;
(vi) except as provided in this Agreement, admit any Person as an Additional Member of the Company;
(vii) assign all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in trust for creditors or file on behalf of the Company a voluntary petition for relief under the bankruptcy laws or similar voluntary petition under state laws; and
(viii) cause the Company to become a party to any merger, consolidation or share exchange with any other entity or person, or dissolve or terminate the Company.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.01(e), or any other provision of this Agreement, and for the purpose of avoiding any doubt, the terms of this Agreement shall not restrict the merger, consolidation, public offering, share exchange, sale or acquisition by or of GIPREIT in an fashion whatsoever.
(f) Whenever the Manager requests that the Members consent to any action required of the Members under the provisions of this Agreement, notice shall be delivered by the Manager to the Members, which notice shall be in writing and shall include (a) a summary of the terms and conditions of the actions requested to be taken by the Manager (b) a copy of any proposed documentation in substantially the form to be consented to, including any document to be executed by the Company or the Members in connection therewith. Notwithstanding the inference from the foregoing provisions to the contrary, the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.01(h) shall not be deemed to reduce any specific time periods for notice otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement.
Section 5.02 Duties and Conflicts.
(a) The Members, in connection with their respective duties and responsibilities hereunder, shall at all times act in good faith and, except as expressly set forth herein, any decision or exercise of right of approval, consent, disapproval or deferral of approval by a Member (including the Manager) is to be made by such Member pursuant to the terms of this Agreement in good faith, but recognizing that each Member may act in its own economic self-interest and in accordance with such tax and business objectives as it deems appropriate or desirable for such Member. Except as otherwise agreed to in writing by the Members, no Member (including the Manager) or any partner, officer, shareholder or employee of any Member shall receive any salary or other remuneration for its services rendered pursuant to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, GIPLP service providers and property managers may manage the Property pursuant to a separate management agreement the execution by the
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Company of which shall expressly not require the consent of the Preferred Member; provided, however, that the terms and conditions of any such agreement or contract shall be on terms no less favorable to the Company than terms available from unrelated parties.
(b) Each Member recognizes that the other Members (including the Manager) have or may have other business interests, activities and investments, some of which may be in conflict or competition with the business of the Company and that such other Member (including the Manager) is entitled to carry on such other business interests, activities and investments.
(c) No Member (including the Manager) shall be obligated to devote all or any particular part of its time and effort to the Company and its affairs.
(d) The Manager shall not be liable to the Company or to any other Member for any error in judgment, mistake or law or fact or for any other act or thing which it may do or refrain from doing in connection with the business and affairs of the Company, except in the case of a breach of any provision of this Agreement (after written notice to the Manager and a reasonable time to cure) or its willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith.
Section 5.03 Exculpation and Indemnification.
a) The Company shall indemnify any Person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, investigative or administrative, and whether external or internal to the Company (other than an action or suit brought by or in the right of the Company), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a Manager, Member, employee or trustee of the Company, or that, such person is or was an Affiliate of the Manager (including any partner, member, officer, director, shareholder, agent, advisor, or legal representative of the Manager or its Affiliates), Member, employee or trustee of the Company, against expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such Person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, or any appeal therein, if such Person acted in good faith and in a manner he, she, or it reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful.
The termination of any action, suit or proceeding whether by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he, she or it reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, that such Person had reasonable cause to believe that his, her or its conduct was unlawful.
b) The Company shall indemnify any Person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit brought by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he, she or it is or was a Manager, Member, employee or trustee of the Company or is or was an Affiliate of a Manager (including any partner, member, officer, director, shareholder, agent, advisor, or legal representative of the Manager or its Affiliates), Member, employee or trustee of the Company against expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such Person in connection with the defense, settlement or appeal of such action or suit if such Person acted in good faith and in a manner such Person reasonably believed to be in
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or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such Person shall have been adjudicated to be liable for gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of his, her or its duty to the Company unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such Person is fairly and reasonably entitled to be indemnified for such expenses which the court shall deem proper.
c) Any indemnification under Sections 5.03(a) or 5.03(b) hereof (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Company only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that the indemnification of the Person in question is proper in the circumstances because that Person has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Sections 5.03(a) or 5.03(b) hereof. Such determination shall be made by the Manager, in its reasonable discretion, upon notice to each of the Members; provided, that if the Preferred Member shall submit a written objection to such Manager’s determination within fifteen (15) business days after receipt of such notice, then such determination shall be made by a court of competent jurisdiction.
d) To the extent that any Person referred to in Sections 5.03(a) or 5.03(b) hereof has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation, or any appeal or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, or on appeal from any such proceeding, action, suit, claim or matter, such Person shall be indemnified against all expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection therewith.
e) Expenses incurred in any action, suit, proceeding or investigation or any appeal therefrom may be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such matter, as authorized by the Manager in the Manager’s reasonable discretion, upon receipt of an acceptable undertaking by or on behalf of such Person to repay such amount, unless it shall ultimately be determined, as provided herein, that such Person is entitled to indemnification.
f) The indemnification provided by this Section 5.03 shall not be deemed exclusive of, and shall not affect, any other rights to which any Person seeking indemnification may be entitled under any law, agreement, or otherwise, and shall continue and inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a Person.
g) The Company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any Person who is or was a Manager, Member, employee or trustee of the Company against any liability asserted against such Person and incurred by him, her or it in any such capacity, or arising out of his, her or its status as such, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability under the provisions of this Section. Such insurance may include “tail” coverage for periods after termination of service in such capacity or after liquidation, merger, consolidation or other change in the Company.
h) The Company shall, at its cost and expense, defend with counsel of the Company’s choice or approval, any Person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, and whether external or internal to the Company by reason of the fact that he, she or it or was acting in any capacity described in Sections 5.03(a) or 5.03(b) hereof if he, she or it acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful.
Section 5.04 Compliance with Certain Requirements.
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Each Member hereby acknowledges that one of the partners of GIPLP is Generations Income Properties, Inc. (“GIPREIT”), a Maryland corporation that has made the election to be treated as, and which constitutes, a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) under Sections 856 et. seq. of the Code and the regulations, rules and requirements thereunder (collectively, the “REIT Rules”). Accordingly, and notwithstanding anything herein or in any other document governing the management and operation of the Property to the contrary, and for so long as GIPREIT continues to be so treated and so constitute a REIT, the Company shall be managed and operated as if itself is an entity subject to the REIT Rules even if such management and operation is, or could be or become, detrimental or adverse, financially, economically or otherwise, to the Company and/or any Member. To this end, the Manager (or any successor manager(s)) shall have the right to, and shall, cause the Company and/or any of its direct and indirect subsidiaries and Affiliates to take any action or to refrain from taking any action (including but not limited to using a protective trust to own assets) that the Manager determines would be necessary or desirable for the Company, if it itself were a REIT, to (i) preserve its continued qualification as a REIT; and/or (ii) avoid being subject to any excise or other taxes under Sections 857 or 4981 of the Code or under any of the other REIT Rules. For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything herein or under any otherwise applicable law, rule, regulation or requirement to the contrary, neither the Manager (or any successor manager) nor any Member shall be liable to the Company, any Member or any other Person for any damages or losses that could result or arise from the Company being operated and/or managed as provided in this Section 5.04.
Section 5.05 Reliance by Third Parties. Persons dealing with the Company may rely conclusively upon the certificate of the Manager to the effect that it is then acting as the Manager and upon the power and authority of the Manager as herein set forth.
Section 5.06 Standard of Care; Activities of the Manager. The Manager and its Affiliates may at any time and from time to time engage in and possess interests in other business ventures of any and every type and description, and neither the Company nor the Members shall by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise have any right, title or interest in or to such independent ventures. The Manager and its Affiliates will have no obligation to offer to the Company, and are expressly permitted to invest directly or indirectly (independent of the Company and/or the Preferred Member) in any opportunities.
Section 5.07 Fees and Expense.
(a) Company Expenses. The Company shall pay directly, or reimburse GIPLP for all of the costs and expenses of the Company’s operations, including, without limitation, the following costs and expenses: (a) all organization expenses advanced or otherwise paid by the Members; (b) all costs of personnel employed by the Company and directly involved in the Company’s business, if any; (c) all compensation due to the Members or their Affiliates; (d) all costs of borrowed money, taxes and assessments on Property and other taxes applicable to the Company; (e) legal, accounting, audit, brokerage and other fees; fees and expenses paid to independent contractors, mortgage brokers, real estate brokers and other agents; (g) costs of leasing, acquiring, owning, developing, constructing, improving, operating, and disposing of Property; (h) expenses incurred in connection with the development, construction, alteration, maintenance, repair, remodeling, refurbishment, leasing and operation of Property; (i) all expenses incurred in connection with the maintenance of Company books and records, the preparation and dissemination of reports, tax returns or other information to the Members and the making of Distributions to the Members; (j) expenses incurred in preparing and filing reports or other information with appropriate regulatory agencies; (k) expenses of insurance as required in
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connection with the business of the Company; (l) costs incurred in connection with any litigation in which the Company may become involved, or any examination, investigation, or other proceedings conducted by any regulatory agency, including legal and accounting fees; (m) the actual costs of goods and materials used by or for the Company; (n) the costs of services that could be performed directly for the Company by independent parties such as legal, accounting, secretarial or clerical, reporting, transfer agent, data processing and duplicating services but which are in fact performed by the Members or their Affiliates, but not in excess of the amounts which the Company would otherwise be required to pay to independent parties for comparable services in the same geographic locale; (o) expenses of Company administration, accounting, documentation and reporting; (p) expenses of revising, amending, modifying or terminating this Agreement; and (q) all other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Company’s business, including travel to and from the Project that may be acquired by the Company. The legal expenses (up to $5,000) of Brown Family Enterprises, LLC and GIPLP respectively in connection to this Agreement shall be an expense of the Company and shall be reimbursable to the respective Member.
(b) Fees. N/A
ARTICLE VI
Transferability of Member Interests
Section 6.01 Assignability of Units. Without the prior written consent of the Manager, which may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, a Member may not (i) pledge, transfer or assign its Membership Interest in the Company, in whole or in part, to any person except as provided in Section 6.02 or (ii) substitute for itself as a Member any other Person. The Manager may require a Member seeking to transfer its Membership Interest to obtain, at such Member’s cost, a legal opinion satisfactory to the Manager that such transfer does not, among other things, require registration under the Securities Act or the Investment Company Act, or subject the Company to other regulatory burdens. Additionally, GIPLP may not pledge, transfer or assign its Membership Interest in the Company, with or without the consent of Manager, to any Person other than an Affiliate until such time as the Brown Family’s Membership Interest has been redeemed by the Company or transferred to a third party. GIPLP may pledge, transfer or assign its Membership Interest to an Affiliate of GIPLP with the prior consent of Preferred Member, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed. The Manager does not generally expect to consent to pledges of Membership Interest. Any attempted pledge, transfer, assignment or substitution not made in accordance with this Section 6.01 shall be void.
Section 6.02 Permitted Assignees.
(a) Subject to compliance with Section 6.01, a purchaser, assignee or transferee of a Member’s Membership Interest (each such Person, a “Permitted Assignee”) shall have the right to become a Substitute Member only if the following conditions (in addition to those set forth in Section 6.01) are satisfied:
(i) A duly executed and acknowledged written instrument of assignment or document of transfer satisfactory in form and substance to the Manager shall have been filed with the Company;
(ii) The Member and the Permitted Assignee shall have executed and acknowledged such other instruments and documents and taken such other action as
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the Manager shall reasonably deem necessary or desirable to effect such substitution;
(iii) The Member or the Permitted Assignee shall have paid to the Company such amount of money as is sufficient to cover all costs, fees and expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred by or on behalf of the Company in connection with such substitution; and
(iv) The Manager shall have consented to such substitution.
In the event of the admission of a Permitted Assignee as a Substitute Member, all references herein to the Members shall be deemed to apply to such Substitute Member and such Substitute Member shall succeed to all rights and obligations of the transferor Member hereunder, including the Capital Account balance of such transferor.
(b) The Company shall, after the effective date of any assignment pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6.02, pay all distributions on account of the Membership Interest so transferred to the Permitted Assignee. If any such distribution is made to the assignor it shall be treated as if paid to the Permitted Assignee for purposes of determining the Capital Account balance of the Permitted Assignee.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Common Member may, upon written notice to the Manager, transfer any of its Membership Interests to an Affiliate of the Common Member.
(d) Any Member who assigns all of its Membership Interest in the Company shall, upon the effective date of such assignment, cease to be a Member for all purposes, except that no assignment of all or any portion of its Membership Interest in the Company shall relieve the assignor of its obligations under this Agreement, whether arising prior to or subsequent to such transfer.
Section 6.03 Limitation of Liability. For each Member, liability shall be limited as set forth in this Agreement, the Act, and other applicable law. A Member will not be personally liable for any debts or losses of the Company beyond its respective Capital Contribution; provided, however, that any Member who receives a distribution or the return in whole or in part of its Capital Contribution is liable to the Company only to the extent that such Member knew that such distribution violated the Act and then, only to the extent required by the Act.
ARTICLE VII
Termination of the Company
Section 7.01 Dissolution.
(a) The Company shall be dissolved upon the happening of any of the following events (each a “Dissolution Event”):
(i) the sale or disposition of all of the assets of the Company and the receipt of all consideration therefor;
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(ii) the occurrence of any event which, as a matter of law, requires that the Company be dissolved; or
(iii) A determination by the Common Member after receiving prior, written consent from Preferred Member, to dissolve the Company.
(b) Dissolution of the Company shall be effective on the day on which the Dissolution Event occurs, but the Company shall not terminate until the Company’s Certificate of Formation shall have been cancelled and the assets of the Company shall have been distributed as provided in Section 7.02 hereof. Notwithstanding the dissolution of the Company prior to the termination of the Company, as aforesaid, the business of the Company and the affairs of the Members, as such, shall continue to be governed by this Agreement.
(c) The Bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution, death or adjudication of incompetency of a Member shall not cause the dissolution of the Company. In the event of the Bankruptcy, death or incompetency of a Member, its executors, administrators or personal representatives shall, subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the requirements of Article VII hereof, have the same rights that such Member would have if it had not suffered the foregoing, and the interest of such Member in the Company shall, until the termination of the Company, be subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement.
Section 7.02 Liquidation.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, upon dissolution of the Company, the Manager (or its designee) shall liquidate the assets of the Company, apply and distribute the proceeds thereof as contemplated by this Agreement and cause the cancellation of the Company’s Certificate of Formation. As soon as possible after the dissolution of the Company, a full account of the assets and liabilities of the Company shall be taken and a statement shall be prepared setting forth the assets and liabilities of the Company. A copy of such statement shall be furnished to each of the Members within sixty (60) days after such dissolution. Thereafter, the assets shall be liquidated as promptly as possible and the proceeds thereof shall be applied in the following order:
(i) The expenses of liquidation and the debts of the Company, other than the debts owing to the Members, shall be paid from the proceeds of liquidation. Any reserves shall be established or continued which the Manager (or its designee) deems reasonably necessary for any liabilities to be satisfied in the future, for any contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Company or for its liquidation. Such reserves shall be held by the Company for the payment of any of the aforementioned contingencies, and at the expiration of such period as the Manager shall deem advisable, the Company shall distribute the balance thereafter remaining in the manner provided in the following subsections;
(ii) Such debts as are owing to the Members, including unpaid expense accounts or advances made to or for the benefit of the Company, shall be paid; and
(iii) Then, to the Members pursuant to and as provided in Section 4.03.
(b) Upon dissolution of the Company, each of the Members shall look only to the assets of the Company for the return of his, her or its investment, and if the Company’s assets remaining after payment and discharge of debts and liabilities of the Company, including any
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debts and liabilities owed to any one or more of the Members, are not sufficient to satisfy the rights of a Member, the Members shall have no recourse or further right or claim against the Company, the Manager or any other Member.
(c) If any assets of the Company are to be distributed in-kind, such assets shall be distributed to the Members in accordance with Section 4.01 as if the assets were sold based on the fair market value thereof, and any Member entitled to any interest in such assets shall receive such interest therein as a tenant-in-common with all other Members so entitled. The fair market value of such assets shall be determined by an independent appraiser to be selected by the Manager.
(d) No Priority. Each Member shall look solely to the assets of the Company of which such Member is a Member for the return of such Member’s aggregate Capital Contributions in the Company and no Member shall have priority over any other Member as to the return of such Capital Contribution.
ARTICLE VIII
Reports to Members; Books and Records
Section 8.01 Independent Auditors. The Investments (including the Property) may, in the sole discretion of the Manager, be audited annually by an independent certified public accountant selected by the Manager in its sole discretion. Expenses incurred in connection of an audit of the Investments (including the Property) shall be borne by such Property.
Section 8.02 Reports to Members. The Company shall prepare and deliver to each Member (i) to the extent prepared at the request of the Manager, unaudited quarterly statements and in the Manager’s sole discretion, an audited financial report of the Company prepared by the accountants selected by the Manager and (ii) quarterly statements of the Member’s Capital Account. The Company shall prepare and deliver to the Members, on a monthly basis, the Company’s unaudited balance sheet, profit and loss statement, cash flow statement and bank reconciliation (and/or bank statement).
Section 8.03 Tax Matters.
(a) Tax Returns and Supplemental Information. The Manager shall cause the Company to send to each Person who or that was a Member of the Company at any time during the fiscal year or other relevant period then ended, such tax information as shall be necessary for the preparation by such Member of his, her or its United States federal, state and local income tax returns. Unless and until the Manager shall determine that the Company should make an election to be, and/or to otherwise take such action that would result in the Company being, treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes, the Company and the Members agree that the Company shall constitute, and be treated for all United States federal, state and local income tax purposes, as a partnership for United States federal, state and local income purposes.
(b) Partnership Representative.
(B) the Manager is hereby designated as the “partnership representative” of the Company for purposes and within the
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meaning of the New Partnership Audit Rules (the “Partnership Representative”). The Company and each Member shall take such actions as may be required to effect such designation. The Partnership Representative shall designate from time to time a “designated individual” to act on behalf of the Partnership Representative, and such designated individual shall be subject to replacement by the Partnership Representative in accordance with the Code and Treasury Regulations. To the extent that the Partnership Representative does not make an election to apply the alternative method provided by Section 6226 of the Code (or any analogous provision of state or local tax law), the Partnership Representative shall have the authority and discretion to determine the portion of any imputed underpayment (within the meaning of the New Partnership Audit Rules) allocable to each Member. Each Member agrees to provide any information reasonably requested by the Partnership Representative in order to determine whether any imputed underpayment (within the meaning of the New Partnership Audit Rules) may be modified in a manner consistent with the requirements of Code Section 6225(c), including any information that will enable the Partnership Representative to determine the portion of the imputed underpayment allocable to (A) a “tax-exempt entity” (as defined in Code Section 168(h)(2)), in the case of ordinary income, to a C corporation or, in the case of capital gain or qualified dividend income, to an individual. Each Member agrees that any payment by the Company of a partnership-level tax imposed with respect to the New Partnership Audit Rules shall be treated as paid with respect to such Member. Each Member shall promptly contribute the amount of its allocable share of any partnership-level tax upon request by the Manager and, to the extent a Member does not contribute such amount within 15 days after demand for payment thereof, the Company shall offset such amount against distributions to which such Member would otherwise be subsequently entitled pursuant to Section 4.02 and 4.03 (and such amounts shall be deemed distributed pursuant to those provisions). Each Member hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the other Members, the Partnership Representative and the Manager from and against any liability (including any liability for partnership-level taxes imposed with respect to the New Partnership Audit Rules) with respect to income attributable to or distributions or other payment to such Member. Each Member agrees, upon the request of the Partnership Representative, to file an amended United States federal income tax return for the taxable year which includes the
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end of the taxable year to which an imputed underpayment relates and to pay on a timely basis any and all resulting taxes, additions to tax, penalties and interest due in connection with such tax return in accordance with Code Section 6225(c)(2).
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For the avoidance of doubt, any Person who ceases to be a Member shall be deemed to be a Member for purposes of this Section 8.03, and the obligations of a Member pursuant to this Section 8.03 shall survive indefinitely with respect to any taxes withheld or paid by the Company that relate to the period during which such Person was actually a Member, regardless of whether such taxes are assessed, withheld or otherwise paid during such period. |
Section 8.04 Books and Records. The Company shall maintain the Company’s books and records at the principal office of the Company, or such other place as designated by the Manager in its sole discretion. The books and records of the Company shall be available for examination by any Member, or its duly authorized representatives, during normal business hours upon reasonable request of a Member. The Company may provide such financial or other statements as the Manager in its sole discretion deems advisable.
Section 8.05 Information from Members. Each Member agrees to provide, upon the reasonable request of the Manager, any and all information necessary to comply with laws applicable to the Company.
Section 8.06 Assets and Liabilities. The assets and liabilities of the Company shall be determined based upon generally accepted accounting principles or as the Manager shall otherwise reasonably determine.
Section 8.07 Valuation. Whenever the Fair Value of property is required to be determined under this Agreement, such Fair Value shall be determined by the Manager, in good
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faith, based upon available relevant information. It shall be reasonable for the Manager to value the Company’s assets for which market quotations are readily available based upon such market quotations. With respect to assets that are not readily marketable, the Manager will determine the Fair Value of such assets, in its sole discretion, in good faith, which may include retaining a third-party valuation firm to appraise such assets. The Manager shall also have discretion to assess Investments and to assign values as it believes are reasonable, and to adjust valuations based on hedging activities undertaken by the Company. The Manager shall have the discretion to use other valuation methods that it determines, in its sole discretion, are fair and reasonable.
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
Section 9.01 General. This Agreement (i) shall be binding on the executors, administrators, estates, heirs, and legal successors and representatives of the Members and the Manager, and (ii) may be executed, through the use of separate signature pages or supplemental agreements in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the parties executing such counterparts had all executed one counterpart. A facsimile or electronic signature page to this Agreement shall for all purposes be treated as an original signature page.
Section 9.02 Power of Attorney.
(a) Each Member does hereby constitute and appoint the Manager as its true and lawful representative and attorney in fact, in its name, place and stead to make, execute, sign and file: (i) any amendment to the Certificate required because of an amendment to this Agreement or in order to effectuate any change in the membership of the Company; (ii) any amendments to this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.03; (iii) all such other instruments, documents and certificates which may from time to time be required by the laws of the State of Delaware to effectuate, implement and continue the valid and subsisting existence of the Company or to dissolve the Company; (iv) any pledge of such Member’s Capital Commitment and its Membership Interest in the Company to secure any borrowings by the Company; (v) any instruments, documents and certificates the Manager determines are necessary or desirable to cause the sale, transfer or other disposition of the Member’s Membership Interest to another Member or any other Person or forfeiture of such Membership Interest; (vi) any and all instruments, documents and certificates the Manager determines are necessary or desirable to accomplish any of the foregoing; and (vii) any business certificate, fictitious name certificate, amendment thereto or other instrument or document of any kind necessary or desirable to accomplish the business, purpose and objectives of the Company, or required by any applicable United States federal, state or local law. Additionally, each Member agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Company in providing all documentation required by lenders in connection with borrowings or indebtedness of the Company.
(b) The power of attorney hereby granted by each of the Members is coupled with an interest, is irrevocable, and shall survive, and shall not be affected by, the subsequent death, disability, incapacity, incompetency, termination, bankruptcy, insolvency or dissolution of such Member; provided, however, that such power of attorney will terminate upon the substitution of another Member for all of such Member’s Membership Interest in the Company or upon the complete withdrawal of such Member from participation in the Company.
Section 9.03 Amendments to Agreement.
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(a) Amendments to this Agreement may be made with the consent and approval of all Members and the consent and approval of the Manager, which consent and approval may be withheld by the Manager in its sole and absolute discretion; provided, however, that no such consent or approval of the Members of the Company shall be required in connection with (i) amendments to this Agreement which are of a clerical or inconsequential nature, including but not limited to, a change in the name of the Company, or which may be required to comply with the Act or the terms of this Agreement, and which do not adversely affect the Members in any material respect, (ii) amendments to this Agreement which are required or contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, amendments necessary to reflect the admission, substitution or withdrawal of a Member or the issuance of additional Membership Interest, (iii) amendments to this Agreement which are required by the REIT Rules, including, without limitation any applicable sections of this Agreement, (iv) amendments to this Agreement to change the name of the registered agent, the address of the registered office or the address of the office at which the Company records are kept, or (v) amendments to this Agreement which are necessary or appropriate to permit the Manager to take any action which the Manager has the authority to take pursuant to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.03, no amendment without the consent of each Member who will be materially, adversely affected shall: (w) amend this Section 9.03; (x) change the rights and interests of any Member in the Net Profit of the Company; or (y) directly or indirectly affect or jeopardize the status of the Company as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. Amendments of this Agreement that have received any required consent or approval of the Members pursuant to this Section 9.03 may be executed by the Manager through the exercise of the power of attorney granted the Manager by Section 9.02 of this Agreement.
Section 9.04 Choice of Law; Jurisdiction and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. Any disputes arising out of this Agreement or otherwise in relation to the Company shall be adjudicated exclusively in the federal and state courts sitting in Hillsborough County, Florida, with appeal rights to the appropriate appellate courts.
Section 9.05 Approvals by Members. Written approvals by Members may be given in lieu of a meeting of Members. A written approval may be in one or more instruments (including email), each of which may be signed by one or more Members. A written approval need not be signed by all Members if the matter being approved requires fewer than all Members to approve it. No notice need be given of action proposed to be taken by written action, or an approval given by written action, unless specifically required by this Agreement or the Act.
Section 9.06 Notices. Any notice, payment, demand or communication required or permitted to be given pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be (i) delivered personally, (ii) sent by postage prepaid, registered mail, return receipt requested, (iii) transmitted by fax or e-mail, or (iv) delivered by nationally/internationally recognized overnight courier, to the corresponding address as it appears in Schedule A, or to such other address as a Person may from time to time specify by notice to the Members. Any such notice, payment, demand, or communication shall be deemed to be delivered, given and received for all purposes hereof (x) on the date of receipt if delivered personally or by courier, (y) three (3) business days after posting if transmitted by mail return receipt requested, or (z) the date of transmission by fax or e-mail, provided that the Person to whom the fax or e- mail was sent acknowledges that such fax or e-mail was received by such Person in completely legible form, or that such Person responds to the fax or e-mail without indicating that any part of it was received in illegible form, whichever shall first occur.
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Section 9.07 Use of Name. The name of the Company shall belong solely to the Manager.
Section 9.08 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience or reference only and are in no way intended to describe, interpret, define, or limit the scope, extent, or intent of this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement.
Section 9.09 Construction of Terms. Unless the context otherwise requires, the singular shall be deemed to include the plural and the plural shall be deemed to include the singular and masculine, feminine and neutral shall each be deemed to include the others.
Section 9.10 Severability. Every provision of this Agreement is intended to be severable. If any term or provision hereof is illegal or invalid for any reason whatsoever, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the validity or legality of the remainder of this Agreement. It is the intent of the parties hereto for the terms and conditions of this Agreement to be interpreted to the greatest extent possible so as to remain valid and enforceable, and any provision or term of this Agreement found by a court to be invalid, void or unenforceable shall be rewritten by the court pursuant to this intent.
Section 9.11 Further Action. Each Member, upon the request of the Manager, agrees to perform all further acts and execute, acknowledge, and deliver any document that may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.
Section 9.12 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and all exhibits and appendices hereto, constitute (for the respective Members that are parties thereto or bound thereby) the entire agreement among the Members with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any prior agreement or understanding among them with respect to such subject matter. The representations and warranties of the Members in, and the other provisions of the Agreement, and the obligations of the Members pursuant to Sections 5.03, 5.04, 5.07(ii), and 9.02 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination, dissolution and winding up of the Company.
Section 9.13 Waiver of Jury Trial. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT OF TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY MATTER ARISING HEREUNDER. THIS WAIVER APPLIES TO ANY PROCEEDING, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE.
Section 9.14 Tax Elections. The Manager may, in its sole discretion, cause the Company to make or revoke any tax election that the Manager deems appropriate, including an election pursuant to Section 754 of the Code.
Section 9.15 Member Tax Basis. Upon request of the Manager, each Member agrees to provide to the Manager information regarding its adjusted tax basis in its Membership Interests along with documentation substantiating such amount.
Section 9.16 Execution of Additional Instruments. Each party hereto hereby agrees to execute such other and further statements of interests and holdings, designations and other instruments necessary to comply with any laws, rules or regulations.
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ARTICLE X
Special Covenants
Section 10.01 Preferred Member Redemption. (a) On the Redemption Date, or at any time after the Redemption Date, Brown Family shall have a right to require that the Company redeem (the “Redemption”) all, but not less than all, of the Brown Family’s entire Membership Interest (the “Redeemed Membership Interest”) for an amount equal to Brown Family’s Adjusted Capital Contribution (the “Redemption Price”) by giving written notice (“Redemption Notice”) to the Manager expressly setting forth its desire to have its entire Membership Interest redeemed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.01. Upon such delivery of such Redemption Notice, the remaining provisions of this Section 10.01 shall apply.
(b) The closing of the Redemption shall occur on the business day determined by the Manager but that is no later than 120 days (the “Redemption Closing Period”) following the date of delivery of the Redemption Notice pursuant to Section 10.01(a) and shall be consummated by the Company and Brown Family having duly executed and dated the Redemption Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and delivering such executed and dated Redemption Agreement to the other of them, and with the Company contemporaneously remitting to Brown Family, by wire transfer to the account designated by Brown Family in a writing executed and dated by Brown Family or by bank or certified check, an amount equal to the Redemption Price. Brown Family shall continue to be entitled to receive distributions of the Preferred Return until the closing of the Redemption occurs. Except as provided in Section 10.01(c), if the Company should fail to close on the Redemption by the Redemption Closing Period, and which failure was not due to any breach, act or omission on the part of Brown Family, then the Manager shall then be required to cause the Company to proceed to sell the Property with such sale process to be undertaken in the same manner as would be the case if the Company were to proceed with the sale of the Property without regard to Section 10.01. Brown Family’s consent shall be required for any sale of the Property conducted pursuant to this Section if the net proceeds of the proposed sale will be insufficient to pay Brown Family the full Redemption Price. The Members hereby expressly acknowledge and agree that the Company may seek to acquire the funds to pay the Redemption Price through, by and/or from such legal means and sources – including, without limitation, from financing, re-financing or other borrowing (and even one requiring the mortgaging or encumbering of the Property) and on such terms and conditions that the Manager shall determine; the accepting of one or more Capital Contributions from any one or more Person(s) (including GIPLP and/or one or more of its Affiliates) and on such terms and conditions that the Manager shall determine and the admission of such Person(s) as a member of the Company.
(c) At any time during the Redemption Closing Period, GIPLP shall have the option to, and/or to have any one or more of its Affiliates to (individually or collectively, the “GIPLP Purchaser”) purchase (the “Membership Interest Purchase”) the Redeemed Membership Interest (and/or portions thereof) for a total price equal to the Redemption Price, by giving written notice to the Company and Brown Family that it desires to purchase the Redeemed Membership Interest directly from Brown Family for the Redemption Price pursuant to the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement which is
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substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C and the day on which the Membership Interest Purchase shall occur (which day shall not be later than the end of the Redemption Closing Period) (the “Purchase Closing Day”), in which case the GIPLP Purchaser and Brown Family shall close on the purchase of the Redeemed Membership Interest by each of them duly executing and dating such Membership Interest Purchase Agreement and delivering such executed and dated Membership Interest Purchase Agreement to the other(s) of them, and with the GIPLP Purchaser contemporaneously remitting to Brown Family, by wire transfer to the account designated by Brown Family in a writing executed and dated by Brown Family, an amount equal to the Redemption Price. If the GIPLP Purchaser should fail to close on the Membership Interest Purchase before the end of the Redemption Closing Period, and which failure was not due to any breach, act or omission on the part of Brown Family, then the Manager shall then be required to cause the Company to proceed to sell the Property with such sale process to be undertaken in the same manner as would be the case if the Company were to proceed with the sale of the Property without regard to Section 10.01.
(d) The Preferred Member shall, at Brown Family’s discretion, have an option to receive, all or a portion thereof, of the Redemption Price in the form of units in Generation Income Properties, L.P. (“GIPLP UNITS”). Such GIPLP UNITS shall be subject to all such restrictions, such as with respect to transferability, as reasonably imposed by GIPLP.
(i) The number of GIPLP UNITS issued to Brown Family shall be determined by dividing the total amount of the Redemption Price that Brown Family shall receive in GIPLP UNITS by a 15% discount of the average 30-day market price of Generation Income Properties, Inc. (e.g. if the market stock price is $10 a share, the number of units shall be converted based on $8.50 a share).
(ii) Units shall then be convertible into common stock of Generation Income Properties, Inc. on a 1:1 basis in accordance to the Operating Agreement of Generation Income Properties, L.P.
Section 10.02 Call Option. At any time after the Redemption Date, the Company may, at its election, require the Preferred Member or any holder of the Class A Preferred Units to sell to the Company all or any portion of such Units for the Redemption Price. Brown Family shall take all actions as may be reasonably necessary to consummate the sale contemplated by this Error! Reference source not found., including, without limitation, entering into agreements and delivering certificates and instruments and consents as may be deemed necessary or appropriate. Brown Family may, at Brown Family’s discretion, have an option to receive, all or a portion thereof, of the Redemption Price in the form of GIPLP UNITS. Such GIPLP UNITS shall be subject to all such restrictions, such as with respect to transferability, as reasonably imposed by GIPLP. The number of GIPLP UNITS issued to Brown Family shall be determined by dividing the total amount of the Redemption Price that Brown Family shall receive in GIPLP UNITS by a 15% discount of the average 30-day market price of Generation Income Properties, Inc. (e.g. if the market stock price is $10 a share, the number of units shall be converted based on $8.50 a share). Units shall then be convertible into common stock of Generation Income Properties, Inc. on a 1:1 basis in accordance to the Operating Agreement of Generation Income Properties, L.P.
Section 10.03 Tri-Party Agreement. Upon the Closing, Brown Family, GIPLP, and the Debt Provider shall enter into a Tri-Party Agreement. Subject to the terms of the Tri-Party Agreement, if the Debt Provider declares a default under the Loan and the Manager is unable to cure the default within sixty (60) days, Brown Family shall have the right, but not the obligation, to replace GIPLP as Manager of the Company; provided, however, (i) upon Brown Family replacing
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GIPLP as Manager, Brown Family shall be required to assume all third-party guarantees by GIPREIT and David Sobelman in connection to the Loan, and subject to the Debt Provider’s consent, will replace GIPREIT and David Sobelman as guarantors of the Loan, (ii) any removal of GIPLP as the Manager, provided for in this Section 10.03 shall have no effect or impact on GIPLP’s Membership Interest or rights as a Member under this Agreement; (iii) GIPLP’s Membership Interest in the Company shall be unaffected, and (iv) the Company shall continue to operate subject to the REIT provisions herein.
Section 10.03 Brown Family Enterprises, LLC Limited Right to Take Over as Manager. In the event of Manager’s (1) material breach of its obligations under Section 5.01(e) of this Agreement which is not cured within 60 days of Brown Family’s written notice to the Manager; or (2) failure to pay Brown Family the Preferred Return within 60 days of the legally allowable applicable payment of the Preferred Return, Brown Family, in addition to any remedies it may have at law or in equity, shall have the right, but not the obligation, to replace GIPLP as Manager of the Company; provided, however, (i) any removal of GIPLP as the Manager provided for in this Section 10.03 shall have no effect or impact on GIPLP’s Membership Interest or rights as a Member under this Agreement; (ii) GIPLP’s Membership Interest in the Company shall be unaffected; and (iii) the Company shall continue to operate subject to the REIT Rules in this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereto have caused this Limited Liability Company Agreement to be executed as of the date first set forth above.
MANAGER:
Generation Income Properties, L.P.
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By: David Sobelman
Authorized Representative
MEMBER:
Brown Family Enterprises, LLC, a Florida limited liability company
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By: Christopher Brown, Manager
MEMBER:
Generation Income Properties, L.P.
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By David Sobelman
Authorized Representative
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Schedule A
UNIT REGISTER
As of __, 2020*
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Member Status |
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Number of Outstanding Units |
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Class and Type of Unit |
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Adjusted Capital Contribution |
Common Unit Percentage |
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Brown Family Enterprises, LLC c/o Harmony Healthcare 2909 West Bay to Bay Blvd Tampa, FL 33629
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Preferred Member |
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550,000 |
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Class A Preferred |
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$550,000.00 |
N/A |
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Generation Income Properties, L.P. 401 East Jackson Street, Suite 3300, Tampa, FL 33602
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Common Member |
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50,000 |
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Class A Common |
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$50,000.00 |
100% |
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Total Capitalization |
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$600,000.00 |
100.00% |
*SUBJECT TO FINAL DETERMINATION / ADJUSTMENT ON OR BEFORE CLOSING OF THE PROPERTY
Exhibit A
Glossary of
Terms
“Act” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act and any successor statute, as amended from time to time.
“Adjusted Capital Account Deficit” shall mean, with respect to any Member, the deficit balance, if any, in such Member’s Capital Account as of the end of the relevant fiscal year or other period, after giving effect to the following adjustments:
(i) credit to such Capital Account any amounts which a Member is obligated to restore or is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentence of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and (i)(5); and
(ii) debit to such Capital Account the items described in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6).
The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
“Adjusted Capital Contribution” shall mean the sum of all Capital Contributions made by Brown Family plus the Unpaid Preferred Return, if any, calculated as of the Redemption closing date.
“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Person specified. The term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Capital Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a) of the Agreement.
“Capital Commitment” means, with respect to any Member at any time, the amount specified as such Member’s capital commitment in the books and records of the Company.
“Capital Contribution” means, with respect to any Member, the amount of cash and the fair market value of any non-cash property contributed by such Member to the Company pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement.
Exhibit A - 1
“Capital Transaction” shall mean the sale, transfer, exchange or other disposition of: (a) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; and (b) any asset of the Company undertaken in connection, and/or contemporaneously, with the dissolution and liquidation of the Company.
“Certificate” means the Certificate of Formation of the Company, dated as of November 29, 2018, as such Certificate of Formation may be amended or restated from time to time.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and any successor statute, as amended from time to time.
“Common Member” means Generation Income Properties, L.P.
“Common Return” means, with respect to the Common Member, a ten percent (9%) annual return on the Common Member’s Unreturned Capital Contributions.
“Closing” means the date of the closing of the Property to the Company.
“Credit Facility” means each loan agreement, credit facility, term loan, match funded loan, repurchase agreement, and other instruments pursuant to which the Company obtains financing.
“Debt Provider” means American Momentum Bank.
“Default” means any failure of a Member to make all or a portion of any required Capital Contribution on the applicable due date.
“Distributable Capital Transaction Proceeds” means the amount of proceeds, receipts and other amounts, and any non-cash property, received by the Company for, from and/or in respect of a Capital Transaction after paying or providing and/or setting aside reasonable reserves for the payment of any and all current or future expenses, taxes, debts, liabilities and other obligations, all as the Manager shall determine.
“Distributable Operating Funds” means the amount of cash receipts, proceeds and other amounts that the Company receives (but not including Capital Contributions) and that the Manager determines is available for distribution by the Company after paying or providing and/or setting aside reasonable reserves for the payment of current any and all expenses, taxes, debts, liabilities and other obligations, as well as for any permitted future investments, capital expenditures and other Company purposes, all as the Manager shall determine; provided, however, “Distributable Operating Funds” shall not reflect or include any proceeds, receipts and other amounts, nor any non-cash property nor any other amounts that are reflected and/or included in the determination and calculation of Distributable Capital Transaction Proceeds.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
Exhibit A - 2
“ERISA Member” means any Member that is a “benefit plan investor” within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA and has notified the Manager in writing of such status.
“Fair Value” means the valuation of the Property and/or other assets of the Company by the Manager in good faith.
“GIPREIT” means Generation Income Properties, Inc.
“Gross Asset Values” means, with respect to any asset, the asset’s adjusted basis for United States federal income tax purposes, except as follows:
(a) the Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the Company is the gross fair market value of such asset as determined by the Manager at the time of contribution; and
(b) the Gross Asset Value of all Company assets may be adjusted to equal their respective gross fair market values, as determined by the Manager, as of the following times: (i) the acquisition of any additional interest in the Company by any new or existing Member in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution; (ii) the distribution by a the Company to the Member of more than a de minimis amount of property as consideration for an interest in the Company; (iii) the grant of an interest in the Company (other than a de minimis interest) as consideration for the provision of services to or for the benefit of the Company by an existing Member acting in a Member capacity, or by a new Member acting in a Member capacity or in anticipation of becoming a Member; and (iv) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); provided, however, that the adjustments pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above shall be made only if the Manager reasonably determines that such adjustments are necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members in the Company.
“Initial Capital Contribution” shall be calculated as the Purchase Price minus the Loan.
“Investments” means any real estate assets of the Company.
“Internal Rate of Return” or “IRR” shall mean as to any Member and as the Manager shall determine (or cause to be determined) a rate of return as of the end of a given time period (expressed as a percentage and rounded down to the nearest whole percent) which causes (1) the net present value (determined as of the first day of such time period) of the Outflows (defined below) to be equal to (2) the net present value (determined as of the first day of such time period) of the Inflows (defined below) where:
(a) “Outflows” shall mean all Capital Contributions made by the Member to the Company; and
Exhibit A - 3
(b) “Inflows” shall mean all Distributions actually made by the Company to the Member.
For purposes of calculating Internal Rate of Return, all Outflows shall be deemed to have been made or paid on the dates such payments or contributions were actually made and all Inflows shall be deemed to have been made or paid, as applicable, on the last day of the month made or paid.
The Internal Rate of Return shall be calculated on an annual basis and compounded annually. (For purposes of clarification, the intended goal of the foregoing is to establish an effective annual rate, but not to divide a target annual rate by 12 and compound so as to achieve a higher annual rate.)
“Loan” means the amount of $1,275,000.00 provided by the Debt Provider.
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a violation of any law, regulation, license, permit or other similar approval that is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company, any Member, including the Manager, or any Affiliate of the foregoing Persons; (b) an occurrence which is reasonably likely to subject the Company, any Member, including the Manager, or any Affiliate of the foregoing Persons to any material regulatory or tax requirement to which it would not otherwise be subject and that has an adverse material affect, or that is reasonably likely to materially increase any such regulatory or tax requirement beyond what it would otherwise have been; or (c) an occurrence that is reasonably likely to result in any Investments to be deemed to be “plan assets” for purposes of ERISA or that is reasonably likely to give rise to a “prohibited transaction” under ERISA.
“Membership Interest” means all of a Member’s rights in the Company, including without limitation, to the extent provided in this Agreement or under any law (as superseded by this Agreement, where possible) his or its (i) share of the Net Profits and Net Losses of the Company, and (ii) right to receive distributions of the Company’s assets, together with the right, if any, (x) to vote on matters relating to the Company and (y) to participate in the management of the Company’s affairs.
“Net Asset Value” of the Company means the Company’s total assets minus its total liabilities.
“Net Profit” and “Net Loss” means, for each fiscal year or other period, an amount equal to the Company’s taxable income or loss for such fiscal year or period, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or loss) with the following adjustments:
(a) Any income of the Company that is exempt from United States federal income tax, and to the extent not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Profit or Net Loss pursuant to this paragraph, shall be added to such taxable income or loss;
Exhibit A - 4
(b) Any expenditures of the Company described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i) of the Treasury Regulations, and to the extent not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Profit or Net Loss pursuant to this paragraph, shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;
(c) In the event the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to subdivisions (b) or (c) of the definition of “Gross Asset Value” herein, the amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such asset for purposes of computing Net Profit or Net Loss;
(d) Gain or loss resulting from any disposition of Company property with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for United States federal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of the property disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such property differs from its Gross Asset Value; and
(e) In lieu of depreciation, amortization, and other cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account the book depreciation for such fiscal year as determined under the principles of Code Section 704(b) and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
“New Partnership Audit Rules” shall mean the provisions of subchapter C of chapter 63 of subtitle F of the Code (i.e., Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code), as in effect for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, and any Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Percentage Interest” means, with respect to any Member, the percentage determined by dividing such Member’s aggregate Capital Contributions made to the Company by the aggregate Capital Contributions made to the Company by all Members.
“Person” means any natural person, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, trust, estate, association, foundation, fund, governmental unit or other entity.
“Preferred Member” means Brown Family Enterprises, LLC.
“Preferred Return” means, with respect to the Preferred Member, a ten percent (9%) annual return on such Preferred Member’s Unreturned Capital Contributions, to be paid monthly to Preferred Member.
“Property” means the real estate asset located at 201 Etheridge Road, Manteno, NC 27954.
“Purchase Price” means the total amount of $1,700,000.00 paid by the Company
Exhibit A - 5
for the Property plus fees and expenses.
“Redemption Date” means the date that is the second (2nd) year anniversary of the Closing.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Substitute Member” means any purchaser, assignee, transferee or other recipient of all or any portion of any Member’s Interest who is admitted as a Member to the Company in accordance with Article VI.
“Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated under the Code, as amended from time to time.
“Unpaid Preferred Return”, with respect to the Preferred Member, means the then accrued Preferred Return of the Preferred Member reduced by the aggregate distributions made to the Preferred Member pursuant to Sections 4.02(a) and 4.03(a).
“Unreturned Capital Contributions” means, with respect to the Preferred Member or Common Member, the aggregate Capital Contributions made by the Preferred Member or Common Member to the Company reduced by the aggregate distributions made to the Preferred Member pursuant to Section 4.03(b) or the Common Member pursuant to Section 4.02(b) and 4.03(b).
Exhibit A - 6
Exhibit B
Form of Redemption Agreement
Exhibit B - 1
REDEMPTION AGREEMENT
GIPNC 201 ETHERIDGE ROAD, LLC
THIS REDEMPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) by and between GIPNC 201 ETHERIDGE ROAD, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) and Brown Family Enterprises, LLC, LLC, a Florida limited liability company(the “Redeemed Member”). Unless otherwise defined herein, any capitalized term referred to herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in that Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company entered into November 20, 2020 (the “JV Agreement”).
WHEREAS, the Redeemed Member has made the election, pursuant to Section 10.01(a) of the JV Agreement, for the Company to redeem its entire Membership Interest for an amount equal to the Redemption Price and pursuant and subject to the terms and provisions of Section
10.01 of the JV Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Redeemed Member is entering into this Agreement to undertake and consummate the Redemption on the terms and provisions provided for herein and in Section 10.01 and elsewhere of the JV Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Redeemed Member and the Company agree as follows:
Section 1. The Redemption; Distribution of Redemption Price. Upon the Redemption by the Redeemed Member, the Company shall distribute to the Redeemed Member an amount equal to the Redemption Price (the “Redemption Distribution Amount”) in cash, and/or as applicable, units of Generation Income Properties L.P., as provided and determined in and under Section 10.01 of the JV Agreement (including, as regard to the type and amount of such units, as determined and provided in Section 10.01(e) of the JV Agreement), in complete redemption and liquidation of, and in exchange for, the Redeemed Member’s entire Membership Interest (and, thus, the Redeemed Member’s entire membership and beneficial ownership interest in and to the Company) which the Redeemed Member shall deliver to the Company free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances. The Redeemed Member hereby acknowledges and agrees that upon its receipt of the Redemption Distribution Amount, the Redeemed Member shall not, and no longer, have any right, title, interest, entitlement or claim in or to any distributions, fees, profits, income, gains, payments, reimbursements, compensation, salary or other amounts or otherwise any of the assets, property and rights from, of and/or held or owned directly or indirectly by the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary or affiliate of the Company and, further, the Redeemed Member shall no longer have any powers or rights (including, without limitation, any consent, approval, management, enforcement, termination, removal or control right or power or any right or power to propose or approve any amendment) under, to or with respect to the Company or the JV Agreement.
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Section 3. Representations and Warranties of Redeemed Member. The Redeemed Member hereby represents and warrants to the Company and GIPLP that as of the date hereof and through and including the closing of the Redemption, as follows:
3.1 Authority and Enforceability. The Redeemed Member has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and has validly executed and delivered this Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Redeemed Member, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity or by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally. No consent, approval or other action by any governmental authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Redeemed Member of this Agreement.
3.2 Existence and Good Standing. The Redeemed Member is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization and has full limited liability company power and authority under its organizational documents to own its property and to carry on its business as is now being conducted.
3.3 Limited Liability Company Interests. The Redeemed Member owns its Membership Interest free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances.
3.4 No Insolvency; Bankruptcy; Dissolution/Liquidation. (a) The Redeemed Member has not made (and does not anticipate having to make) any voluntary assignment or proposal under applicable laws relating to insolvency and bankruptcy; (b) no bankruptcy petition has been filed or presented against the Redeemed Member and the Redeemed Member is not otherwise subject to any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar type of proceeding or action (and the Redeemed Member does not currently anticipate any such petition being filed or presented against it or otherwise becoming subject to any such proceeding or action); and (c) no order has been made or a resolution passed for the winding-up, dissolution or liquidation of the Redeemed Member (and the Redeemed Member does not currently anticipate that any such order or resolution shall be made or passed).
3.5 No Event of Default Under JV Agreement or other agreement. The Redeemed Member has not breached, and/or is not in default under, the JV Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement to which it is subject or a party and that no distribution, fee, reimbursement or other amount is owed or payable to the Redeemed Member under the JV Agreement and/or otherwise by the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary or affiliate of the Company.
Section 4. Deliveries.
4.1 Documents to be executed and deliveries to be made by the Redeemed Member in connection with Redemption. As a condition to the undertaking and consummation of the
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Redemption, the Redeemed Member, and unless waived by the Company (by the Manager, and only the Manager, acting for the Company) in its sole discretion, the Redeemed Member shall deliver to the Company:
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a fully and duly executed affidavit complying with the provisions of Section 1445(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and reasonably acceptable to the Company certifying that the Redeemed Member is not a foreign person; |
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certified copies of resolutions authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and |
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such other and additional certificates, agreements and documents as the Company shall reasonably request. |
4.2 Documents to be executed and deliveries to be made by the Company in connection with Redemption. As a condition to the undertaking and consummation of the Redemption, the Company, and unless waived by the Redeemed Member in its sole discretion, the Company shall deliver to the Redeemed Member this Agreement fully and duly executed and dated by the Company.
Section 5. Indemnification.
5.1 Indemnification Obligations. From and after the Redemption, the Redeemed Member shall indemnify, defend and hold the Company and GIPLP harmless from and against any and all costs, losses and damages incurred by any of them, arising out of, or in connection with, the following: (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any warranty made by the Redeemed Member in this Agreement or any certificate, agreement, instrument or document delivered pursuant hereto; or (b) any breach by the Redeemed Member of any covenant, agreement or obligation, which is contained in this Agreement or any certificate, agreement, instrument or document delivered by the Redeemed Member pursuant hereto.
5.2 Survival of Obligations. The obligations of the Redeemed Member to indemnify, defend and hold harmless pursuant to this Section 5 shall survive execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 6. Remedies. Except as otherwise provided herein, the rights and remedies expressly provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which a party hereto may otherwise have at law or in equity. Nothing herein shall be construed to require any party hereto to elect among remedies.
Section 7. Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The representations, warranties and covenants of the parties contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the consummation and closing of the Redemption and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
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Section 8. Tax. The tax implications and consequences of the Redemption shall be as provided in the JV Agreement and applicable tax law.
Section 9. Miscellaneous.
9.1 Notice. Any notice, payment, demand or communication required or permitted to be given pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be (i) delivered personally, (ii) sent by postage prepaid, registered mail, return receipt requested, (iii) transmitted by fax or e-mail, or (iv) delivered by nationally/internationally recognized overnight courier, to the corresponding address as it appears in Schedule A of the JV Agreement, or to such other address as a Person may from time to time specify by notice to the Members.
9.2 Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason and in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall in no event affect, prejudice or disturb the validity of the remainder of this Agreement, which shall be in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms.
9.3 Gender and Number. Whenever the context of this Agreement requires, the gender of all words herein shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter, and the number of all words herein shall include the singular and plural.
9.4 Divisions and Headings. The divisions of this Agreement into sections and subsections and the use of captions and headings in connection therewith are solely for convenience and shall have no legal effect whatsoever in construing the provisions of this Agreement.
9.5 Entire Agreement/Amendment/Counterparts. This Agreement supersedes all previous contracts, and constitutes the entire agreement of whatsoever kind or nature existing between or among the parties respecting the subject matter hereof and no party hereto shall be entitled to other benefits than those specified herein, other than the JV Agreement and the provisions thereof (including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 10.01). All prior representations or agreements, whether written or verbal, not expressly incorporated herein, are superseded, and no changes in or additions to this Agreement shall be recognized unless and until made in writing and signed by all parties hereto. In entering into this Agreement, no party is relying on any statement, representation, warranty or agreement except for the statements, representations, warranties and agreements expressly set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, including facsimile or pdf counterparts, each and all of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
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9.7 Waiver of Breach. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as, or be construed to be, a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or other provisions hereof.
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9.8 Choice of Law; Jurisdiction and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. Any disputes arising out of this Agreement or otherwise in relation to the Company shall be adjudicated exclusively in the federal and state courts sitting in Hillsborough County, Florida, with appeal rights to the appropriate appellate courts. Each party hereto hereby agrees that service of process in any such proceeding may be made by giving notice by certified mail to such party at the place set forth in Section 9.1 herein.
9.9 Intentionally Blank.
9.10 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the respective successors and assigns of the parties.
9.11 Exclusivity. This Agreement is for the exclusive benefit of the parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns hereunder and that nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective permitted successors and assigns any right, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as may expressly be provided in this Agreement (including GIPLP as regard to the representations and warranties made to it pursuant to Section 3 hereof and the provisions of Section 5 hereof).
9.12 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof may be assigned or delegated by any party to this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party to this Agreement, which consent may be withheld by such other party in its sole and absolute discretion.
9.13 Rule of Construction. This Agreement shall be interpreted without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction against the party causing this Agreement to be drafted.
9.14 Further Assurances. Each party shall execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts and things as may reasonably be required to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement promptly upon reasonable request from any other party.
9.15 Provisions of this Agreement and JV Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each party hereto hereby acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of this Agreement and Section 10.01 of the JV Agreement shall be interpreted and read together and applied in a manner that the Manager reasonably determines would give effect to all of such provisions, with neither this Agreement nor the JV Agreement having priority over the other.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth below.
COMPANY:
GIPNC 201 ETHERIDGE ROAD, LLC
By: Generation Income Properties, L.P., its Manager
By: ___________________________
Name: David Sobelman
Title: President
Date:
REDEEMED MEMBER:
Brown Family Enterprises, LLC, LLC, a Florida limited liability company By: Brown Family Enterprises, LLC Capital, LLC, its Manager
By: ___________________________
Name: Christopher Brown
Title:
Date:
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Exhibit C
Form of Membership Purchase Agreement
Exhibit C - 1
MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT
GIPNC 201 ETHERIDGE ROAD, LLC
THIS MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) by and between Brown Family Enterprises, LLC, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (the “Seller”) and Generation Income Properties L.P., or its designee (the “Purchaser”). Unless otherwise defined herein, any capitalized term referred to herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in that Limited Liability Company Agreement of GIPNC 201 ETHERIDGE ROAD, LLC (the “Company”) entered into November 20, 2020 (the “JV Agreement”).
WHEREAS, the Purchaser has made the election provided by Section 10.01(c) of the JV Agreement to purchase the entire Membership Interest of the Seller for an amount equal to the Redemption Price and pursuant and subject to the terms and provisions of Section 10.01 of the JV Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Seller and Purchaser are entering into this Agreement to undertake and consummate the Membership Interest Purchase on the terms and provisions provided for herein and in Section 10.01 and elsewhere of the JV Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Seller and Purchaser are entering into this Agreement to undertake and consummate the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement on the terms and provisions provided for herein and in Section 10.01 and elsewhere of the JV Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Seller and Purchaser agree as follows:
Section 1. The Membership Interest Purchase/Payment of Redemption Price . Upon the closing of the purchase and sale of the Seller’s entire Membership Interest in the Company (i.e., the Membership Interest Purchase) on the Purchase Closing Date, the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller an amount equal to the Redemption Price (the “Sale Payment Amount”) in cash, and/or as applicable, units of Generation Income Properties L.P., as provided and determined in and under Section 10.01 of the JV Agreement (including, as regard to the type and amount of such units, as determined and provided in Section 10.01(e) of the JV Agreement) in exchange for Seller’s entire Membership Interest (and, thus, the Seller’s entire membership and beneficial ownership interest in and to the Company) which the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances. The Seller hereby acknowledges and agrees that upon its receipt of the Sale Payment Amount, the Seller shall not, and no longer, have any right, title, interest, entitlement or claim in or to any distributions, fees, profits, income, gains, payments, reimbursements, compensation, salary or other amounts or otherwise any of the assets, property and rights from, of and/or held or owned directly or indirectly by the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary or affiliate of the Company and, further, the Seller shall no longer have any powers or rights (including, without limitation, any consent, approval, management, enforcement, termination, removal or control right or power or any right or power to propose or approve any amendment) under, to or with respect to the Company or the JV Agreement.
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Section 2. Intentionally Blank.
Section 3. Representations and Warranties of the Seller. The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that as of the date hereof and through and including the closing of the Membership Interest Purchase, as follows:
3.1 Authority and Enforceability. The Seller has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and has validly executed and delivered this Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Seller, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity or by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally. No consent, approval or other action by any governmental authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of this Agreement.
3.2 Existence and Good Standing. The Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization and has full limited liability company power and authority under its organizational documents to own its property and to carry on its business as is now being conducted.
3.3 Limited Liability Company Interests. The Seller owns its Membership Interest free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances.
3.4 No Insolvency; Bankruptcy; Dissolution/Liquidation. (a) The Seller has not made (and does not anticipate having to make) any voluntary assignment or proposal under applicable laws relating to insolvency and bankruptcy; (b) no bankruptcy petition has been filed or presented against the Seller and the Seller is not otherwise subject to any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar type of proceeding or action (and the Seller does not currently anticipate any such petition being filed or presented against it or otherwise becoming subject to any such proceeding or action); and (c) no order has been made or a resolution passed for the winding-up, dissolution or liquidation of the Seller (and the Seller does not currently anticipate that any such order or resolution shall be made or passed).
3.5 No Event of Default Under JV Agreement or other agreement. The Seller has not breached, and/or is not in default under, the JV Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement to which it is subject or a party and that no distribution, fee, reimbursement or other amount is owed or payable to the Seller under the JV Agreement and/or otherwise by the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary or affiliate of the Company.
Section 4. Deliveries.
4.1 Documents to be executed and deliveries to be made by the Seller in connection with the Membership Interest Purchase. As a condition to the undertaking and consummation of the Membership Interest Purchase, the Seller, and unless waived by the Purchaser in its sole discretion, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser:
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a fully and duly executed affidavit complying with the provisions of Section 1445(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser certifying that the Seller is not a foreign person; |
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certified copies of resolutions authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and |
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such other and additional certificates, agreements and documents as the Purchaser shall reasonably request. |
4.2 Documents to be executed and deliveries to be made by the Purchaser in connection with the Membership Interest Purchase. As a condition to the undertaking and consummation of the Membership Interest Purchase and unless waived by the Seller in its sole discretion, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Seller this Agreement fully and duly executed and dated by the Purchaser.
Section 5. Indemnification.
5.1 Indemnification Obligations. From and after the Membership Interest Purchase, the Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold the Purchaser harmless from and against any and all costs, losses and damages incurred by any of them, arising out of, or in connection with, the following:
(a) any misrepresentation or breach of any warranty made by the Seller in this Agreement or any certificate, agreement, instrument or document delivered pursuant hereto; or (b) any breach by the Seller of any covenant, agreement or obligation, which is contained in this Agreement or any certificate, agreement, instrument or document delivered by the Seller pursuant hereto.
5.2 Survival of Obligations. The obligations of the Seller to indemnify, defend and hold harmless pursuant to this Section 5 shall survive execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 6. Remedies. Except as otherwise provided herein, the rights and remedies expressly provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which a party hereto may otherwise have at law or in equity. Nothing herein shall be construed to require any party hereto to elect among remedies.
Section 7. Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The representations, warranties and covenants of the parties contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the consummation and closing of the Membership Interest Purchase and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 8. Tax. The tax implications and consequences of the Membership Interest shall be as provided in the JV Agreement and applicable tax law.
Section 9. Miscellaneous.
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9.1 Notice. Any notice, payment, demand or communication required or permitted to be given pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be (i) delivered personally, (ii) sent by postage prepaid, registered mail, return receipt requested, (iii) transmitted by fax or e-mail, or (iv) delivered by nationally/internationally recognized overnight courier, to the corresponding address as it appears in Schedule A of the JV Agreement, or to such other address as a Person may from time to time specify by notice to the Members.
9.2 Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason and in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall in no event affect, prejudice or disturb the validity of the remainder of this Agreement, which shall be in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms.
9.3 Gender and Number. Whenever the context of this Agreement requires, the gender of all words herein shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter, and the number of all words herein shall include the singular and plural.
9.4 Divisions and Headings. The divisions of this Agreement into sections and subsections and the use of captions and headings in connection therewith are solely for convenience and shall have no legal effect whatsoever in construing the provisions of this Agreement.
9.5 Entire Agreement/Amendment/Counterparts. This Agreement supersedes all previous contracts, and constitutes the entire agreement of whatsoever kind or nature existing between or among the parties respecting the subject matter hereof and no party hereto shall be entitled to other benefits than those specified herein, other than the JV Agreement and the provisions thereof (including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 10.01). All prior representations or agreements, whether written or verbal, not expressly incorporated herein, are superseded, and no changes in or additions to this Agreement shall be recognized unless and until made in writing and signed by all parties hereto. In entering into this Agreement, no party is relying on any statement, representation, warranty or agreement except for the statements, representations, warranties and agreements expressly set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, including facsimile or pdf counterparts, each and all of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
9.6 Intentionally Blank.
9.7 Waiver of Breach. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as, or be construed to be, a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or other provisions hereof.
9.8 Choice of Law; Jurisdiction and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. Any disputes arising out of this Agreement or otherwise in relation to the Company shall be adjudicated exclusively in the federal and state courts sitting in Hillsborough County, Florida, with appeal rights to the appropriate appellate courts. Each party hereto hereby
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agrees that service of process in any such proceeding may be made by giving notice by certified mail to such party at the place set forth in Section 9.1 herein.
9.9 Intentionally Blank.
9.10 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the respective successors and assigns of the parties.
9.11 Exclusivity. This Agreement is for the exclusive benefit of the parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns hereunder and that nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective permitted successors and assigns any right, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as may expressly be provided in this Agreement.
9.12 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof may be assigned or delegated by any party to this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party to this Agreement, which consent may be withheld by such other party in its sole and absolute discretion.
9.13 Rule of Construction. This Agreement shall be interpreted without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction against the party causing this Agreement to be drafted.
9.14 Further Assurances. Each party shall execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts and things as may reasonably be required to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement promptly upon reasonable request from any other party.
9.15 Provisions of this Agreement and JV Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each party hereto hereby acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of this Agreement and Section 10.01 of the JV Agreement shall be interpreted and read together and applied in a manner that the Manager reasonably determines would give effect to all of such provisions, with neither this Agreement nor the JV Agreement having priority over the other.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth below.
PURCHASER:
Generation Income Properties, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
By: Generation Income Properties, Inc., its general partner
By: Name: David Sobelman
Title: President
Date: November ___, 2020
SELLER:
Brown Family Enterprises, LLC, a Florida limited liability company
By: Brown Family Enterprises, LLC Capital, LLC, its Manager
By: Name: Christopher Brown
Title:
Date:
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Exhibit 6.29
SECOND AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“Amendment”), is made effective as of November 24, 2020 (“Effective Date”) by and between MARITIME WOODS DEVELOPMENT, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company (the “Seller”), and GIPNC 201 ETHERIDGE ROAD, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Purchaser”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Purchaser, as assignee of Generation Income Properties, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and Seller entered into that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement dated effective as of August 24, 2018, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Purchase Agreement dated effective as of November 21, 2018 (collectively, the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Seller agreed to sell and Purchaser agreed to buy certain property located on Maritime Woods Drive, Manteo, NC, as more particularly described in the Purchase Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Purchaser and Seller have agreed to amend the Purchase Agreement as set forth in this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, promises and undertakings set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Seller and Purchaser agree as follows:
1. Incorporation of Recitals; Defined Terms. The foregoing recitals are true and are incorporated herein by this reference. Capitalized terms used herein which are not defined herein, shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
2. Brokers. Section 10.1 of the Purchase Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
10.1 Brokers. All negotiations relative to this Agreement and the purchase and sale of the Property as contemplated by and provided for in this Agreement have been conducted by and between Seller and Purchaser without the assistance or intervention of any person or entity as agent or broker other than Generation Income Properties, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as Purchaser’s agent (“Purchaser’s Advisor”). Seller and Purchaser warrant and represent to each other that Seller and Purchaser have not entered into any agreement or arrangement and have not received services from any other broker, realtor, or agent or any employees or independent contractors of any other broker, realtor or agent, and that, there are and will be no broker’s, realtor’s or agent’s commissions or fees payable in connection with this Agreement or the purchase and sale of the Property by reason of their respective dealings, negotiations or communications other than amounts due Purchaser’s Advisor. Seller
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agrees to pay Purchaser’s Advisor an advisory fee of one percent (1.0%) of the Purchase Price at Closing. Seller and Purchaser agree to hold each other harmless from and to indemnify the other against any liabilities, damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by the other in the event of the breach or inaccuracy of any covenant, warranty or representation made by it in this Section 10.1. Purchaser hereby discloses to Seller and Seller hereby acknowledges that David Sobelman, the President of the beneficial owner of Purchaser, is a licensed real estate broker. The provisions of this Section 10.1 shall survive the Closing or earlier termination of this Agreement.
3. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument; provided, however, that in no event shall this Amendment be deemed effective unless and until signed by all of the parties hereto. This Amendment may be accepted and signed in electronic form and the same shall be binding upon the parties.
4. Affirmation. Except as specifically modified by this Amendment, the terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement are hereby affirmed and shall remain in full force and effect. In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Purchase Agreement and the terms of this Amendment, the terms of this Amendment shall govern.
5. Authority. Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants to the other that the person executing this Amendment on behalf of such party has the full right, power and authority to enter into and execute this Amendment on such party’s behalf and that no consent or approval from any other person or entity is necessary as a condition precedent to the legal effect of this Amendment, or, if any such consent or approval is required, that all such consents or approvals have been obtained as of the date such party has executed this Amendment.
6. Merger. All prior understandings and agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Amendment are merged within this Amendment, which alone fully and completely sets forth the understanding of the parties with respect thereto. This Amendment may not be changed or modified nor may any of its provisions be waived orally or in any manner other than by a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change, modification or waiver is sought.
7. Interpretation. The headings to sections of this Amendment are for convenience only and shall not be used in interpreting this Amendment. The parties have each had the opportunity to be represented by counsel in the negotiation and preparation of this Amendment; therefore, this Amendment will be deemed to be drafted by both of the parties, and no rule of construction will be invoked respecting the authorship of this Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller and Purchaser have executed this Amendment effective as of the Effective Date.
SELLER:
MARITIME WOODS DEVELOPMENT, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company
By: _____________________________
Al. R. Cheeson, President
PURCHASER:
GIPNC 201 ETHERIDGE ROAD, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By: Generation Income Properties, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, its sole member
By: Generation Income Properties, Inc., its sole general partner
By: _____________________________
David Sobelman, President
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Exhibit 6.30
PROMISSORY NOTE
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Maturity Date |
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February 4, 2021
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Loan Purposes: Business Needs
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, GENERATION INCOME PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), promises to pay to the order of AMERICAN MOMENTUM BANK, its successors and assigns, or any subsequent holder of this Promissory Note (“Lender”), at 500 South Washington Boulevard, Sarasota, Florida 34236 (or at such other place or places as Lender may designate) the principal sum of ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($1,275,000.00) or so much as may be outstanding, plus interest thereon at the Interest Rate (as herein defined), all in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Promissory Note (the “Note”).
1. SECURITY FOR NOTE. Security (the “Collateral”) for this Note is shall be a) first lien priority Deed of Trust, Hypothecation, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement, and Fixture Filing to secure debt pledged and hypothecated from time to time by single asset limited liability companies of which the Borrower shall be the sole member, all as more particularly detailed in the Loan Agreement (as herein defined); b) assignments of all rents, leases, profits, contracts, agreements, plans and specifications, permits and approvals relating to the various properties being hypothecated to Lender; and c) assignments and subordinations of all agreements for sales and marketing, services, and property management for the properties which are pledged and hypothecated to Lender. (The Note, the Loan Agreement, as hereinafter defined, and all Collateral, may be referred to collectively as the “Loan Documents”. The transaction contemplated within said Loan Documents may be referred to as the “Loan”).
2. LOAN AGREEMENT. The term “Loan Agreement” as used herein shall be defined to mean that certain Loan Agreement entered into by Borrower, Lender, and Guarantor (as defined herein) of even date herewith. The definitions within the Loan Agreement are incorporated herein by reference.
3. GUARANTOR. The term “Guarantor” as used herein shall mean and refer to David E. Sobelman, who has executed a Limited Guaranty Agreement in favor of Lender, of even date herewith, or any substitute or successor Guarantor who may in the future execute a Guaranty Agreement in favor of Lender relating to the Loan.
4. INTEREST RATE. The unpaid principal balance of the Loan evidenced by this Note from day to day outstanding which is not past due, shall bear interest at a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the Prime Rate (the “Interest Rate”); provided, however, the Interest Rate shall never be less than 3.25% per annum. The Interest Rate shall be subject to adjustments for changes monthly in the Prime Rate and such adjustment shall become effective on the date of change. For the purposes of this Section, “Prime Rate” shall mean the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate, which is the Prime Rate published in the “Money Rates” section of the Wall Street Journal
from time to time, provided that if The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish the “Prime Rate” at any time during the term of this Note, the Prime Rate shall be the base rate published or announced by a generally recognized national publication or financial institution, as selected by Lender, in Lender’s sole discretion. Interest will accrue on any non-banking day at the rate in effect on the immediately preceding banking day. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a daily amount of interest accruing on the daily outstanding principal balance during a three hundred sixty (360) day year multiplied by the actual number of days the principal is outstanding during such applicable interest period. Such Prime Rate is established by Lender as an index or base rate and may or may not at any time be the best or lowest rate of interest offered by Lender.
5. PAYMENT OF INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL. Interest accrued in accordance with this Note shall be due and payable monthly, in arrears, on the _ day of each month immediately following the calendar month for which said interest has accrued. All payments of principal and interest shall be made in lawful currency of the United States of America, which shall be legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, at the time of payment. On the Maturity Date, stated above, a final installment equal to the then unpaid principal balance of this Note, accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and any and all other payments due under this Note and the other Loan Documents, shall be due and payable.
6. PREPAYMENT. This Note may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time without fee, premium or penalty. Any partial prepayment shall not postpone the due date of any subsequent periodic installments, or change the amount of such installments due, unless Lender shall otherwise agree in writing.
7. LATE CHARGES. Should Borrower fail to pay the installments of interest or principal (if applicable) on any due date provided for herein or within ten (10) days thereafter, then Borrower further promises to pay a late payment charge equal to five percent (5.0%) of the amount of the unpaid installment as liquidated compensation to Lender for the extra expense to Lender to process and administer the late payment, Borrower agreeing, by execution hereof, that any other measure of compensation for a late payment is speculative and impossible to compute. This provision for late charges shall not be deemed to extend the time for payment or be a “grace period” or “cure period” that gives Borrower a right to cure a default. Imposition of late charges is not contingent upon the giving of any notice or lapse of any cure period provided for in the Loan Documents and shall not be deemed a waiver of any right or remedy of Lender, including without limitation, acceleration of this Note.
8. DEFAULT RATE. From and after the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder, irrespective of any declaration of maturity, all amounts remaining unpaid or thereafter accruing hereunder, shall bear interest at the rate of eighteen percent (18.00%) per annum (the “Default Rate”). Such Default Rate of interest shall be payable upon demand, but in no event later than when scheduled interest payments are due, and shall also be charged on the amounts owed by Borrower to Lender pursuant to any judgments entered in favor of Lender with respect to this Note.
9. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. If any one or more of the following events (herein called “Events of Default”) shall occur for any reason whatsoever (and whether such occurrences shall be voluntary or involuntary, or come about or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to or in
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compliance with any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body) and not be cured within any applicable cure period, then Lender shall be entitled to the remedies set forth in Section 10 herein.
(a) Any material representation or warranty made herein or in any Loan Document or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument furnished by Borrower or Guarantor in connection with the Loan shall prove to be false or misleading in any material respect as of when made;
(b) Default shall occur in the payment of interest or principal due under this Note, within ten (10) days of when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or by acceleration or otherwise, or failure of the Borrower to make payment of principal or interest on any other obligation for borrowed money owed to Lender, if the effect of such default is to cause or permit the acceleration of the maturity thereof;
(c) Any default shall occur in the due observance or performance of any covenant, agreement or other provision of this Note or the other Loan Documents other than for the payment of money, which is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from Lender to Borrower, unless, however, such default cannot through the exercise of reasonable diligence be cured within such thirty (30) day period, in which case, Borrower shall have such longer period of time as is reasonably necessary to cure such default, but not longer than ninety (90) days in any and all events, provided that it commences such cure within the initial thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently prosecutes such cure to completion;
(d) The Borrower or any Guarantor of the Loan (collectively the “Borrower Group”) shall: (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee in bankruptcy for benefit of creditors, or liquidator of it or any of its property; (ii) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature; (iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (iv) be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent; (v) file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or a petition or an answer seeking reorganization or an arrangement with creditors, or seeking to take advantage of any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute or an answer admitting an act of bankruptcy alleged in a petition filed against it in any proceeding under any such law; or (vi) take any action for the purposes of effecting any of the foregoing;
(e) An order, judgment or decree shall be entered against any person or entity comprising the Borrower with the application, approval or consent of the entity by any court of competent jurisdiction, approving a petition seeking its reorganization or appointing a receiver, trustee or liquidator of any such party, or of all or a substantial part of the assets thereof, and such order, judgment or decree shall continue unstayed and in effect for any period of sixty (60) days from the date of entry thereof;
(f) Final judgments for the payment of money in excess of an aggregate of $50,000.00, excluding claims covered by insurance, shall be rendered against the Borrower and the same shall remain undischarged or unbonded for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days, during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, provided that a judgment shall be deemed
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final only when the time for appeal shall have expired without an appeal having been claimed, or all appeals and further review claimed to have been determined adversely to the Borrower; or
(g) A default in or breach of any covenant in the Loan Documents which is not cured within the applicable grace or curative period therefor.
10. REMEDIES. After and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may exercise any right, power or remedy permitted by law or as set forth herein or in any other Loan Document including, without limitation, the right to declare the entire unpaid principal amount hereof and all interest accrued hereon, and all other sums secured by any other Loan Document, to be, and such principal, interest and other sums shall thereupon become, immediately due and payable.
11. APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS. All sums received by Lender for application to the Loan may be applied by Lender to late charges, expenses, costs, interest, principal, and other amounts owing to Lender in connection with the Loan in the order selected by Lender in its sole discretion.
12. RIGHT OF SET-OFF. To the extent permitted by law, Borrower agrees that Lender has the right to set off any amount due and payable under this Note, whether matured or unmatured, against any amount owing by Lender to Borrower including any or all of Borrower’s accounts with Lender. This shall include all accounts Borrower may open in the future. Such right of set off may be exercised by Lender against Borrower or against any assignee for the benefit of creditors, receiver, or execution, judgment or attachment creditor of Borrower, or against anyone else claiming through or against Borrower of such assignee for the benefit of creditors, receiver, or execution, judgment or attachment creditor upon written notice to Borrower, notwithstanding the fact that such right of set-off has not been exercised by Lender prior to the making, filing or issuance or service upon Lender of, or of notice of, assignment for the benefit of creditors, appointment or application for the appointment of a receiver, or issuance of execution, subpoena or order or warrant.
13. EXPENSES. In the event this Note is not paid when due on any stated or accelerated maturity date, or should it be necessary for Lender to enforce any other of its rights under this Note or the Loan Documents, Borrower will pay to Lender, in addition to principal, interest and other charges due hereunder or under the Loan Documents, all reasonable, actual and documented costs of collection or enforcement actually incurred, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, paralegals’ fees, costs and expenses, whether incurred with respect to collection, litigation, bankruptcy proceedings, arbitration, interpretation, dispute, negotiation, trial, appeal, defense of actions instituted by a third party against Lender arising out of or related to the Loan, enforcement of any judgment based on this Note, or otherwise, whether or not a suit to collect such amounts or to enforce such rights is brought or, if brought, is prosecuted to judgment.
14. WAIVER. All persons now or at any time liable for payment of this Note, whether directly or indirectly, including without limitation any Guarantor, hereby waive presentment, protest, notice of protest and dishonor. The undersigned expressly consents to any extensions and renewals, in whole or in part, to the release of any or all Guarantors or co-makers and any collateral security or portions thereof, given to secure this Note, and all delays in time of
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payment or other performance which Lender may grant, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time without limitation all without any notice or further consent of Borrower, and any such grant by Lender shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent delay or any of Lender’s rights hereunder or under the Loan Documents.
15. USURY. In no event shall this or any other provision herein or in the Loan Documents, permit the collection of any interest which would be usurious under the laws of the State of Florida. If any such interest in excess of the maximum rate allowable under applicable law has been collected, Borrower agrees that the amount of interest collected above the maximum rate permitted by applicable law, together with interest thereon at the rate required by applicable law, shall be refunded to Borrower, and Borrower agrees to accept such refund, or, at Borrower’s option, such refund shall be applied as a principal payment hereunder.
16. MODIFICATION. This Note may not be changed orally, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the Lender and Borrower.
17. APPLICABLE LAW. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.
18. NOTICES. All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to the provisions of this Note shall be given in accordance with the notice provisions of the Loan Agreement.
19. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. As used herein, the terms “Borrower” and “Lender” shall be deemed to include their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns.
20. SEVERABILITY. In the event any one or more of the provisions of this Note shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, in whole or in part or in any respect, or in the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Note operates or would prospectively operate to invalidate this Note, then and in any of those events, only such provision or provisions shall be deemed null and void and shall not affect any other provision of this Note . The remaining provisions of this Note shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, prejudiced, or disturbed thereby. In the event any provisions of this Note are inconsistent with the provisions of the Loan Documents, or any other agreements or documents executed in connection with this Note, this Note shall control.
21. CAPTIONS; PRONOUNS. Captions are for reference only and in no way limit the terms of this Note. The pronouns used in this instrument shall be construed as masculine, feminine, or neuter as the occasion may require. Use of the singular includes the plural, and vice versa.
22. BUSINESS DAY. Any reference herein or in the Loan Documents to a day or business day shall be deemed to refer to a banking day which shall be a day on which Lender is open for the transaction of business in Tampa, Florida, excluding any national holidays, and any performance which would otherwise be required on a day other than a banking day shall be timely performed in such instance, if performed on the next succeeding banking day. Notwithstanding such timely performance, interest shall continue to accrue hereunder until such payment or performance has been made.
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23. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. BORROWER AND LENDER AGREE THAT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, WHETHER CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM, BROUGHT BY LENDER OR BORROWER, ON OR WITH RESPECT TO THIS NOTE OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT HERETO OR THERETO, SHALL BE TRIED ONLY BY A COURT AND NOT BY A .JURY. LENDER AND BORROWER HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, INTENTIONALLY AND INTELLIGENTLY AND WITH THE ADVICE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNSEL, WAIVE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. FURTHER, BORROWER WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER, IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES OTHER THAN, OR IN ADDITION TO, ACTUAL DAMAGES. BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS SECTION IS A SPECIFIC AND MATERIAL ASPECT OF THIS NOTE AND THAT LENDER WOULD NOT EXTEND CREDIT TO BORROWER IF THE WAIVERS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION WERE NOT A PART OF THIS NOTE.
24. BUSINESS PURPOSE. The Loan evidenced by this Note is made primarily for business, commercial, or agricultural purposes.
25. DOCUMENTARY STAMP TAX. Florida Documentary Stamp Tax due in connection with this Note has been paid in the amount required by law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Promissory Note to be duly executed this fourth day of February, 2021. effective as of the day and year first above written.
GENERATION INCOME PROPERTIES,
INC., a Maryland corporation
By: /s/ David Sobelman
David E. Sobelman
Its: President
(Seal)
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LIMITED GUARANTY AGREEMENT
THIS LIMITED GUARANTY AGREEMENT effective February 4, 2021
(together with any amendments or modifications hereto in effect from time to time, the “Guaranty”), made by DAVID E. SOBELMAN, an individual, having an address of 3117 West Oaklyn Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33609 (“Guarantor”), in favor of AMERICAN MOMENTUM BANK, its successors and assigns, having an address of 500 South Washington Boulevard, Sarasota, Florida 34236 (“Lender”).
To induce Lender to make loans, extensions of credit or other financial accommodations to GENERATION INCOME PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation (“Borrower”), now or in the future, and with full knowledge that Lender would not make the said loans, extensions of credit or financial accommodations without this Guaranty, which shall be construed as a contract of suretyship, Guarantor unconditionally agrees as follows:
1. LIABILITIES GUARANTEED.
Guarantor hereby guarantees and becomes surety to Lender for the full, prompt and unconditional payment of the Liabilities (as defined below), when and as the same shall become due, any and all loss, damage, cost, expense, liability, claim or other obligation incurred by Lender (including actual documented reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in connection with or as a result of fraud or intentional misrepresentation of a material fact by Borrower or a single purpose entity (“SPEs”) pledging or hypothecating a mortgage or deed of trust to Lender in order to secure the Liabilities (as herein defined) and in connection with said Liabilities, but not otherwise. This is a continuing guaranty of payment and not of collection as to the matters guaranteed herein. Lender may require Guarantor to pay and perform its liabilities and obligations under this Guaranty and may proceed immediately against Guarantor without being required to bring any proceeding or take any action against Borrower, any other guarantor or any other person, entity or property prior thereto, the liability of Guarantor hereunder being joint and several, and independent of and separate from the liability of Borrower, any other guarantor or person, and the availability of other collateral security for the Note and the other Loan Documents.
2. DEFINITIONS.
2.1. “Note” means that certain Promissory Note of even date herewith in the principal amount of One Million Two Hundred Seventy Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,275,000.00) from Borrower to Lender.
2.2. “Loan Documents” shall mean all documents and instruments entered into between Borrower and Lender so as to secure Borrower’s liability to the Lender. The terms of the Loan Documents are hereby made a part of this Guaranty to the same extent and with the same effect as if fully set forth herein.
2.3. “Liabilities” means, collectively: (i) the repayment of up to twenty-five percent (25.0%) of the outstanding principal due under the Note (and all extensions, renewals, future
advances, replacements and amendments thereof); and (ii) the performance by Borrower in all material respects of all terms, conditions and covenants of Borrower or any SPE set forth in the Loan Documents.
3. REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES. Guarantor represents and warrants to Lender as follows:
3.1. Organization, Powers. Guarantor (i) is an adult individual, U.S. Citizen, and a resident of the State of Florida; (ii) has the power and authority to own his properties and assets and to carry on his business as now being conducted and as now contemplated; and (iii) has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform, and by all necessary action has authorized the execution, delivery and performance of, all of his obligations under this Guaranty.
3.2. Execution of Guaranty. This Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by Guarantor. Execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty will not: (i) violate any provision of law, order of any court, agency or instrumentality of government, or any provision of any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which Guarantor is a party or by which he or any of his properties is bound; (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance of any nature, other than the liens created by the Loan Documents; and (iii) to his knowledge, require any authorization, consent, approval, license, exemption of, or filing or registration with, any court or governmental authority applicable to him.
3.3. Obligations of Guarantor. This Guaranty is the legal, valid and binding obligation of Guarantor, enforceable against him in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws or equitable principles relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally. The loans or credit accommodations made by Lender to Borrower and the assumption by Guarantor of his obligations hereunder will result in material benefits to Guarantor. This Guaranty was entered into by Guarantor for commercial purposes.
3.4. Litigation. There is no action, suit, or proceeding at law or in equity or by or before any governmental authority, agency or other instrumentality now pending or, to the knowledge of Guarantor, threatened against or affecting Guarantor or any of his properties or rights which, if adversely determined, would materially impair or affect: (i) the value of any collateral securing the Liabilities; (ii) Guarantor’s right to carry on his business substantially as now conducted (and as now contemplated); (iii) his financial condition; or (iv) his capacity to consummate and perform his obligations under this Guaranty.
3.5. No Defaults. Guarantor is not in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained herein (and no event has occurred and is continuing which with notice, or the passage of time, or either, would constitute a default), or, to the knowledge of Guarantor, in any other material agreement or instrument to which he is a party or by which he or any of his properties is bound.
3.6. No Untrue Statements. No Loan Document or other document, certificate or statement furnished to Lender by or on behalf of Guarantor contains any untrue statement of a
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material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein and therein not misleading. Guarantor acknowledges that all such statements, representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been relied upon by Lender as an inducement to make the loan comprising the Liabilities to Borrower.
3.7. Financial Statements. All financial statements and other financial information heretofore furnished by Guarantor to Lender are true and correct in all material respects, and fairly present the financial condition of Guarantor as of the dates thereof, including all contingent liabilities of Guarantor, and the financial condition of Guarantor as stated in the financial statements provided to Lender has not changed materially and adversely since the dates of such documents.
4. EVENTS NOT AFFECTING GUARANTOR’S LIABILITY.
4.1. Without incurring responsibility to Guarantor, and without impairing or releasing the obligations of Guarantor to Lender hereunder, and without reducing the amount due under the terms of this Guaranty, Lender may at any time and from time to time, without the consent of or notice to Guarantor, upon any terms or conditions, and in whole or in part:
4.1.1. Change the manner, place or terms of payment of (including, without limitation, the interest rate and monthly payment amount), and/or change or extend the time for payment of, or renew or modify, any of the Liabilities or other obligation due Lender, any security therefor, or any of the Loan Documents evidencing same, and the Guaranty herein made shall apply to the Liabilities and the Loan Documents as so changed, extended, renewed or modified;
4.1.2. Sell, exchange, release, surrender, realize upon or otherwise deal with in any manner and in any order, any property securing the Liabilities or other obligation due Lender;
4.1.3. Exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against Borrower or other obligated parties (including Guarantor) or against any security for the Liabilities or other obligation due Lender;
4.1.4. Settle or compromise any Liabilities or other obligation due Lender, whether in a proceeding or not, and whether voluntarily or involuntarily, dispose of any security therefor (with or without consideration), and subordinate the payment of any of the Liabilities or other obligation due Lender, whether or not due, to the payment of liabilities owing to creditors of Borrower other than Lender and Guarantor;
4.1.5. Apply any sums it receives, by whomever paid or however realized, to any of the Liabilities or other obligation due Lender;
4.1.6. Add, release, settle, modify or discharge the obligation of any maker, endorser. guarantor. surety, obligor or any other party who is in any way obligated for any of the Liabilities or other obligation due Lender;
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4.1.7. Accept any additional security for the Liabilities or other obligation due Lender; and/or
4.1.8. Take any other action which might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, Borrower or any other obligated party (including Guarantor) in respect of the Liabilities or other obligation due Lender.
4.2. The invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of all or any part of the Liabilities or other obligation due Lender or any Loan Document, or the impairment or loss of any security therefor, whether caused by any action or inaction of Lender, or otherwise, shall not affect, impair or be a defense to Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty.
5. LIMITATION ON SUBROGATION.
Until such time as the Liabilities and all other amounts and obligations due lender from Borrower are paid in full, Guarantor waives any present or future right to which Guarantor is or may become entitled to be subrogated to Lender’s rights against Borrower or to seek contribution, reimbursement, indemnification, payment or the like, or participation in any claim, right or remedy of Lender against Borrower or any security which Lender now has or hereafter acquires, whether or not such claim, right or remedy arises under contract, in equity, by statute, under common law or otherwise. If, notwithstanding such waiver, any funds or property shall be paid or transferred to Guarantor on account of such subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, or indemnification at any time when all of the Liabilities and other amounts and obligations due Lender have not been paid in full, Guarantor shall hold such funds or property in trust for Lender and shall forthwith pay over to Lender such funds and/or property to be applied by Lender to the Liabilities but only to the extent of Guarantor’s liability hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, distributions to Guarantor shall be permitted so long as there is no Event of Default by Borrower under any loan facility by Lender to Borrower and such distribution is in the ordinary course of business.
6. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
Each of the following shall constitute a default (each, an “Event of Default”) hereunder:
6.1. A breach by Guarantor of any other term, covenant, condition, obligation or agreement under this Guaranty, and such breach, if curable, is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice of default is given by Lender, unless the same is not capable of being cured within said thirty (30) day period, in which case Guarantor shall have such longer period of time not to exceed ninety (90) days in total (inclusive of such thirty (30) day period) in which to cure such default provided that he commences such cure within such initial thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently prosecutes the same to completion;
6.2. Any representation or warranty made by Guarantor in this Guaranty shall prove to be false, incorrect or misleading in any material respect; provided, however, if, but only if, such breach or default is curable, an Event of Default shall not be deemed to have occurred hereunder
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unless such breach or default is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice of such breach or default is given by Lender, unless the same is not capable of being cured within said thirty (30) day period, in which case Guarantor shall have such longer period of time not to exceed ninety (90) days in total (inclusive of such thirty (30) day period) in which to cure such default provided that he commences such cure within such initial thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently prosecutes the same to completion;
6.3. Except as expressly permitted in the Loan Documents, any transfer, sale, conveyance, disposition or assignment the membership, partnership, stock or other ownership interest or management rights of Guarantor in Borrower, whether voluntary, involuntary, or by operation of law, without the express prior written consent of Lender; and/or
6.4. A breach, default or event of default by Borrower or Guarantor under any of the other Loan Documents, after giving effect to any applicable notice or cure provisions therein (if any).
7. REMEDIES.
7.1. Upon an Event of Default and so long as Lender has incurred a loss, damage, cost, expense, liability, claim or other obligation as a result of the fraud or intentional misrepresentation of a material fact by Borrower or an SPE pledging or hypothecating a mortgage or deed of trust to Lender in order to secure the Liabilities, all liabilities of Guarantor hereunder shall become immediately due and payable without demand or notice (except to the extent expressly provided herein) and, in addition to any other remedies provided by law, the Lender may take any or all of the following actions without requirement of demand for payment or performance on the part of Borrower or any other person and without requirement of any notice or resort to any collateral:
7.1.1. Declare all of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents, regardless of their terms, immediately due and payable and that performance thereof is immediately required;
7.1.2. Accelerate any and all obligations of Borrower and/or the Liabilities and require their immediate and full performance;
7.1.3. Enforce the Liabilities of Guarantor under this Guaranty, subject to the limitations contained in the definition of “Liabilities”;
7.1.4. To the extent not prohibited by and in addition to any other remedy provided by law, setoff against any of the Liabilities any sum owed by Lender in any capacity to Guarantor whether due or not;
7.1.5. Perform any covenant or agreement of Guarantor in default hereunder (but without obligation to do so) and in that regard pay such money as may be required or as Lender may reasonably deem expedient. Any costs, expenses or fees, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, incurred by Lender in connection with the foregoing
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shall be included in the Liabilities, with no limitation as to repayment amount, and shall be due and payable on demand, together with interest at the Default Rate (as defined and described in the Note) but only as to the Liabilities, such interest to be calculated from the date of such advance to the date of repayment thereof. Any such action by Lender shall not be deemed to be a waiver or release of Guarantor hereunder and shall be without prejudice to any other right or remedy of Lender;
7.1.6. Lender shall have all rights and remedies afforded to it under the Note and the other Loan Documents.
7.2. Settlement of any claim by Lender against Borrower, whether in any proceeding or not, and whether voluntary or involuntary, shall not reduce the amount due under the terms of this Guaranty, except to the extent of the amount actually paid by Borrower or any other obligated party and legally retained by Lender in connection with the settlement (unless otherwise provided for here in).
8. MISCELLANEOUS.
8.1. Disclosure of Financial Information. Lender is hereby authorized to disclose any financial or other information about Guarantor to any regulatory body or agency having jurisdiction over Lender if required by such regulatory body or agency as part of any audit or otherwise, or to any present, future or prospective participant or successor in interest in any loan or other financial accommodation made by Lender to Borrower or Guarantor. The information provided may include, without limitation, amounts, terms, balances, payment history, return item history and any financial or other information about Guarantor.
8.2. Remedies Cumulative. The rights and remedies of Lender, as provided herein and in any other Loan Document, shall be cumulative and concurrent, may be pursued separately, successively or together, may be exercised as often as occasion therefor shall arise, and shall be in addition to any other rights or remedies conferred upon Lender at law or in equity. The failure, at any one or more times, of Lender to exercise any such right or remedy shall in no event be construed as a waiver or release thereof. Lender shall have the right to take any action it deems appropriate without the necessity of resorting to any collateral securing this Guaranty.
8.3. Integration. This Guaranty and the other Loan Documents constitute the sole agreement of the parties with respect to the transaction contemplated hereby and supersede all oral negotiations and prior writings with respect thereto.
8.4. Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses. If Lender retains the services of counsel by reason of a claim of an Event of Default hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, or on account of any matter involving this Guaranty, or for examination of matters subject to Lender’s approval under the Loan Documents, all costs of suit and all reasonable actual and documented attorneys’ fees and such other reasonable expenses so incurred by Lender shall forthwith, on demand, become due and payable and shall be secured hereby. Notwithstanding
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the above, in the event of litigation, Lender shall only be entitled to attorney’s fees if it is the prevailing party.
8.5. No Implied Waiver. Lender shall not be deemed to have modified or waived any of its rights or remedies hereunder unless such modification or waiver is in writing and signed by Lender, and then only to the extent specifically set forth therein. A waiver in one event shall not be construed as continuing or as a waiver of or bar to such right or remedy on a subsequent event.
8.6. Waiver. Guarantor waives notice of acceptance of this Guaranty and notice of the Liabilities and, except to the extent otherwise expressly provided herein, waives notice of default, non-payment, partial payment, presentment, demand, protest, notice of protest or dishonor, and all other notices to which Guarantor might otherwise be entitled or which might be required by law to be given by Lender. Guarantor waives the right to marshalling of Borrower’s assets or any stay of execution and the benefit of all exemption laws, to the extent permitted by law, and any other protection granted by law to guarantors, now or hereafter in effect with respect to any action or proceeding brought by Lender against it. Guarantor irrevocably waives all claims of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise and the right to assert against Lender any defenses, set-offs, counterclaims, or claims that Guarantor may have at any time against Borrower or any other party liable to Lender.
8.7. No Third Party Beneficiary. Except as otherwise provided herein, Guarantor and Lender do not intend the benefits of this Guaranty to inure to any third party and no third party (including Borrower) shall have any status, right or entitlement under this Guaranty.
8.8. Partial Invalidity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any one or more provisions of this Guaranty shall not render any other provision invalid or unenforceable. In lieu of any invalid or unenforceable provision, there shall be added automatically a valid and enforceable provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible.
8.9. Binding Effect. The coven ants, conditions, waivers, releases and agreements contained in this Guaranty shall bind, and the benefits thereof shall inure to, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns; provided, however, that this Guaranty cannot be assigned by Guarantor without the prior written consent of Lender, and any such assignment or attempted assignment by Guarantor shall be void and of no effect with respect to the Lender. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties of Guarantor contained herein and in any document or item delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the execution hereof and continue and remain in full force and effect until all Liabilities and all other obligations due Lender have been paid, performed and satisfied in full.
8.10. Modifications. This Guaranty may not be supplemented, extended, modified or terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification or discharge is sought.
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8.11. Sales or Participations. Lender may from time to time sell or assign, in whole or in part, or grant participations in the Liabilities, the Note and/or the obligations evidenced thereby. The holder of any such sale or assignment, but not of any participation, if the applicable agreement between Lender and such holder so provides, shall be: (a) entitled to all of the rights, obligations and benefits of Lender; and (b) deemed to hold and may exercise the rights of setoff or banker’s lien with respect to any and all obligations of such holder to Guarantor, in each case as fully as though Guarantor were directly indebted to such holder. Lender will give notice to Guarantor of such sale, assignment or participation; however, the failure to give such notice shall not affect any of Lender’s or such holder’s rights hereunder.
8.12. Jurisdiction: Venue. Guarantor hereby consents and agrees that any action or proceeding against him may be commenced and maintained in the Florida state courts situate in Hillsborough County, Florida, and Guarantor agrees that the courts shall have jurisdiction with respect to the subject matter hereof and the person of Guarantor and all collateral securing the obligations of Guarantor. Guarantor agrees not to assert any defense to any action or proceeding initiated by Lender based upon improper venue or inconvenient forum. Venue of any proceeding seeking enforcement of or otherwise related to this Guaranty shall lie exclusively in Hillsborough County, Florida.
8.13. Notices. All notices and communications under this Guaranty shall be in writing and shall be given by either (a) hand-delivery, (b) first class mail (postage prepaid), or (c) reliable overnight commercial courier (charges prepaid), to the addresses listed in this Guaranty. Notice shall be deemed to have been given and received: (i) if by hand delivery, upon delivery; (ii) if by mail, three (3) calendar days after the date first deposited in the United States mail; and (iii) if by overnight courier, on the date scheduled for delivery. A party may change its address by giving written notice to the other party as specified herein .
8.14. Governing Law. This Guaranty shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Florida without reference to conflict of laws principles.
8.15. Joint and Several Liability. If Guarantor consists of more than one person or entity, the word “Guarantor” shall mean each of them and their liability shall be joint and several. The liability of Guarantor shall also be joint and several with the liability of any other guarantor under any other guaranty.
8.16. Continuing Enforcement. If, after receipt of any payment of all or any part of the Liabilities, Lender is compelled to surrender such payment to any person or entity for any reason (including, without limitation, a determination that such payment is void or voidable as a preference or fraudulent conveyance, an impermissible setoff, or a diversion of trust funds), then this Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect or be reinstated, as the case may be, and Guarantor shall be liable to the extent provided in Section 1 hereof. The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Guaranty and shall remain effective notwithstanding the payment of the Liabilities, the cancellation of the Note, this Guaranty or any other Loan Document, the release of any security interest, lien or encumbrance securing the Liabilities or any other action which Lender may have taken in reliance upon its receipt of such payment. Any
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cancellation, release or other such action shall be deemed to have been conditioned upon any payment of the Liabilities having become final and irrevocable.
8.17. Waiver of Jury Trial. GUARANTOR AND LENDER AGREE THAT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, WHETHER CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM, BROUGHT BY LENDER OR GUARANTOR ON OR WITH RESPECT TO THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT HERETO OR THERETO, SHALL BE TRIED ONLY BY A COURT AND NOT BY A JURY. LENDER AND GUARANTOR EACH HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, INTENTIONALLY AND INTELLIGENTLY, AND WITH THE ADVICE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNSEL, WAIVE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. FURTHER, GUARANTOR WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER, IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES OTHER THAN, OR IN ADDITION TO, ACTUAL DAMAGES. GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS SECTION IS A SPECIFIC AND MATERIAL ASPECT OF THIS GUARANTY AND THAT LENDER WOULD NOT EXTEND CREDIT TO BORROWER IF THE WAIVERS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION WERE NOT A PART OF THIS GUARANTY.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor. intending to be legally bound, has duly executed and delivered this Limited Guaranty Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
/s/ David Sobelman
DAVID E. SOBELMAN, individually
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF HILLSBOROUGH
3rd day of February, 2021
/s/
NOTARY PUBLIC - STATE OF FLORIDA
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