| Item 3.03 | Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. |
On July 1, 2021, CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (the “Company”) filed Articles Supplementary (the “Articles Supplementary”) to the Company’s charter with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland (the “SDAT”), which classified and designated 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s 6.375% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). A summary of the material terms of the Series A Preferred Stock is set forth under the caption “Description of the Series A Preferred Stock” in the Company’s prospectus supplement, dated June 28, 2021, which forms a part of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-254970), and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.
The Series A Preferred Stock will rank senior to all classes or series of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), with respect to distribution rights and rights upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company. Upon issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock, the ability of the Company to declare dividends with respect to, or redeem, purchase or acquire, or make a liquidation payment on, any other shares of capital stock ranking junior to or on a parity with the Series A Preferred Stock, will be subject to certain restrictions in the event that the Company does not declare dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock during any dividend period. When, as, and if authorized by the Company’s board of directors and declared by the Company, dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock will be payable quarterly in arrears on or about March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, beginning on September 30, 2021. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock are cumulative.
The Series A Preferred Stock will generally not be redeemable by the Company before July 6, 2026, except in limited circumstances to preserve the Company’s status as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and except as described below upon the occurrence of a change of control (as defined in the Articles Supplementary). On and after July 6, 2026, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not authorized or declared) up to, but excluding, the date of redemption. The Series A Preferred Stock has no stated maturity date and is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption provisions and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless redeemed or otherwise repurchased by the Company or converted in connection with a change of control by holders of the Series A Preferred Stock as described below.
Upon the occurrence of a change of control, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole or in part within 120 days after the first date on which such change of control occurred, by paying $25.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends up to, but excluding, the date of redemption. In addition, upon the occurrence of a change of control, each holder of Series A Preferred Stock will have the right (unless the Company has provided notice of its election to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock) to convert some or all of the Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder into a number of shares of Common Stock determined by a formula, on the terms and subject to the conditions described in the Articles Supplementary.
Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock generally have no voting rights, except for limited voting rights, including if the Company fails to pay dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock for six or more quarterly periods (whether or not consecutive).
The shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are subject to certain restrictions on ownership and transfer designed to preserve the Company’s qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full terms of the Series A Preferred Stock as set forth in the Articles Supplementary. A copy of the Articles Supplementary is filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2021, and the information in the Articles Supplementary is incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.
| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On July 1, 2021, the Company filed the Articles Supplementary with the SDAT designating the powers, preferences and privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock. The Articles Supplementary were effective upon filing. The information about the Articles Supplementary under Item 3.03 of this report, including the summary description of the powers, preferences and privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock, is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.
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