CTO Realty Growth Announces Public Offering of Common Stock

WINTER PARK, Fla., Nov. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (NYSE: CTO) (the “Company”) today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of 2,500,000 shares of its common stock. The Company expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 375,000 shares of its common stock.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund a portion of the $96 million purchase price of its recently announced lifestyle, mixed-use acquisition opportunity it currently has under contract. If the pending acquisition is not completed for any reason, the Company intends to use the net proceeds to fund other potential acquisition opportunities and for general corporate and working capital purposes, including the repayment of debt. Wells Fargo Securities and Raymond James are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.

All shares of common stock will be offered under the Company’s existing shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering of these shares will be made only by means of a prospectus and a related prospectus supplement, copies of which may be obtained by contacting: Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 500 West 33rd Street, New York, New York 10001, Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, telephone: (800) 326-5897, email: ; or Raymond James & Associates, Inc., 880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, FL 33716, telephone (800) 248-8863, email: .

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About CTO Realty Growth, Inc.

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

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