SITE Centers (NYSE: SITC) details asset sales, JV exit and planned wind-up
SITE Centers Corp. filed its annual report describing a REIT that is actively winding down. After spinning off 79 convenience retail properties into Curbline Properties in 2024, the company now owns 19 shopping centers totaling 5.0 million square feet and two office buildings.
As of December 31, 2025, occupancy in its shopping center portfolio was 85.9% on a pro rata basis with average annualized base rent of $22.61 per occupied square foot. The company plans to sell remaining wholly owned properties, monetize its 20% interest in the Dividend Trust Portfolio joint venture, and ultimately wind up the business.
SITE Centers expects rental income and net income to decline as dispositions continue, while general and administrative expenses stay elevated under a Shared Services Agreement with Curbline that runs to October 1, 2027. There were 52,462,340 common shares outstanding as of February 20, 2026.
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- Strategic wind-up and shrinking portfolio: The company plans to sell remaining properties, faces declining rental and net income, and expects significant wind-up and overhead costs under long-dated service agreements, which together reduce long-term operating upside for common shareholders.
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SITE Centers is executing a structured wind-down with shrinking assets and persistent overhead.
SITE Centers has pivoted from growth to disposition after spinning off 79 convenience properties into Curbline Properties. It now owns 19 centers and a 20% stake in the DTP joint venture, with portfolio occupancy of
The strategic plan is to market remaining wholly owned assets and unlock value from the DTP joint venture, then wind up the business. However, timing and proceeds depend on market conditions and on cooperation from the joint venture partner, including use of a buy/sell provision tied to a
Cash is being held at elevated levels to preserve options around the DTP exit, while a Shared Services Agreement with Curbline runs through
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PART I
Item 1. BUSINESS
Overview
SITE Centers Corp., an Ohio corporation (the “Company” or “SITE Centers”), is a self-administered and self-managed Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) engaged in the business of owning, leasing, redeveloping and managing shopping centers. Unless otherwise provided, references herein to the Company or SITE Centers include SITE Centers Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and consolidated and unconsolidated joint ventures.
On October 1, 2024, the Company completed the spin-off of 79 convenience retail properties consisting of approximately 2.7 million square feet of gross leasable area (“GLA”) into a separate publicly traded company named Curbline Properties Corp. (“Curbline” or “Curbline Properties”). In connection with the spin-off, on October 1, 2024, the Company, Curbline and Curbline Properties LP (the “Operating Partnership”) entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement (the “Separation and Distribution Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company transferred its portfolio of convenience retail properties, $800.0 million of unrestricted cash and certain other assets, liabilities and obligations to Curbline and effectuated a pro rata special distribution of all of the outstanding shares of Curbline common stock to common shareholders of the Company as of September 23, 2024, the record date. On the spin-off date, holders of the Company’s common shares received two shares of common stock of Curbline for every one common share of the Company held on the record date.
The spin-off of the convenience properties represented a strategic shift in the Company’s business and, as such, the Curbline properties were considered as held for sale as of October 1, 2024 and are reflected as discontinued operations for all periods prior to the spin-off date. Except as otherwise noted, operating statistics cited in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 have been adjusted for discontinued operations and properties sold during the year ended December 31, 2024.
The Company is self-administered and self-managed, and therefore, has not engaged, nor does it expect to retain, any REIT advisor. The Company manages all of its shopping centers which are collectively referred to herein as the “Portfolio Properties”. At December 31, 2025, the Company owned 19 shopping centers (including 11 shopping centers owned through two unconsolidated joint ventures) totaling 5.0 million square feet of GLA through all its properties (wholly-owned and joint venture). At December 31, 2025, the aggregate occupancy of the Company’s operating shopping center portfolio was 85.9% on a pro rata basis, and the average annualized base rent per occupied square foot was $22.61 on a pro rata basis. In addition, the Company owns two adjacent office buildings located in Beachwood, Ohio, totaling approximately 339,000 square feet, yielding approximately 227,000 square feet of GLA, of which the Company occupies approximately 60,000 square feet of GLA and approximately 167,000 square feet of GLA is leased or available to be leased to third parties.
In January, 2026, the Company sold its interest in the RVIP IIIB joint venture (Deer Park Town Center in Deer Park, Illinois).
The primary source of the Company’s net income is generated from the rental of the Company’s Portfolio Properties to tenants. In addition, the Company generates revenue from its management contracts with its unconsolidated joint ventures and the Shared Services Agreement (defined below) with Curbline.
Strategy
The Company intends to pursue the marketing and sale of its remaining wholly-owned properties and to monetize the value of its investment in the Dividend Trust Portfolio (“DTP”) joint venture. The timing of asset sales may be impacted by general economic conditions, local conditions in the markets in which our remaining properties are situated and other property-specific considerations. The Company’s ability and timing to monetize the value of its investment in the DTP joint venture may be impacted by the degree of cooperation of the joint venture partner and the limited rights afforded the Company under the joint venture agreement (including the requirement that the Company obtain the joint venture partner’s consent to the sale of individual joint venture properties and distribution of resulting proceeds). As of December 31, 2025, the Company maintained an elevated cash balance pending resolution of the DTP joint venture in order to maximize the Company’s alternatives for monetizing its joint venture investment, including through the possible exercise of the joint venture’s buy/sell provision.
The Company expects to use proceeds from additional asset sales to pay operating expenses, manage overall liquidity levels, make distributions to shareholders and establish a reserve fund to satisfy projected expenses and known and unknown claims that might arise during the anticipated wind-up of its business. The Company expects to incur significant expenses in connection with the eventual wind-up of its business, including but not limited to the fee applicable to any early termination of the Shared Services Agreement, employee severance costs, discretionary bonuses upon completion of the sales process, costs to terminate office leases,
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licenses and other operating contracts, professional fees (including fees of accountants and law firms), costs to comply with ongoing reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) (until such time as the Company qualifies for relief therefrom), insurance premiums and potential deductibles (including with respect to a “tail” insurance policy for directors and officers), vendor expenses, costs to resolve and streamline the Company’s subsidiaries and corporate structure and any claims arising under sale agreements for completed dispositions. For more information regarding risks relating to the Company’s disposition and wind-up strategy, see Item 1A. Risk Factors in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The Company is currently in various stages of marketing several wholly-owned assets for sale, though no assurances can be given that such efforts will result in additional asset sales. As of February 26, 2026, the Company had entered into agreements to sell two properties for which the buyers’ general due diligence periods had expired. These transactions are expected to close in the first quarter of 2026. In each case, closing remains subject to customary conditions, including, but not limited to, delivery of estoppel letters from tenants, the accuracy of the Company’s representations in all material respects and the absence of material casualty or condemnation events.
The Company expects that rental income and net income will continue to decrease in future periods as compared to corresponding prior year periods as a result of significant disposition activity and declining property revenues. However, the Company’s general and administrative expenses will remain elevated prior to the termination of the Shared Services Agreement as a result of the contractual obligations and services owing to Curbline thereunder.
Narrative Description of Business
The Company’s portfolio as of December 31, 2025, consisted of 19 shopping centers (including 11 centers owned through two unconsolidated joint ventures) located in 13 states. The following tables present the operating statistics affecting base rental revenues summarized by the following portfolios: pro rata combined shopping center portfolio, wholly-owned shopping center portfolio and joint venture shopping center portfolio:
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Material Agreements with Curbline Properties
In addition to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, on October 1, 2024, the Company entered into a Shared Services Agreement with Curbline Properties and the Operating Partnership (the “Shared Services Agreement”) that requires the Company to provide the services of its employees and the use or benefit of such other of the Company’s assets and resources as may be necessary or useful for Curbline to establish and operate various business functions of the Operating Partnership or its affiliates in a manner as would be established and operated for a REIT similarly situated to Curbline. Additionally, the Operating Partnership or its affiliates, subject to the supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors, provide the Company (i) leadership and management services that are of a nature customarily performed by leadership and management overseeing the business and operation of a REIT similarly situated to SITE Centers, including supervising various business functions of SITE Centers necessary for the day-to-day management operations of SITE Centers and its affiliates and (ii) transaction services that are of a nature customarily performed by a dedicated transactions team within an organization similarly situated to SITE Centers, including the provision of personnel at both the leadership and operational levels necessary to ensure effective and efficient preparation, negotiation, execution and implementation of real estate transactions, as well as overseeing post-transaction activities and alignment with SITE Centers’ strategic objectives. The Operating Partnership or its affiliates provides the Company with a Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer but the Company employs its own Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and General Counsel.
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As compensation for the services provided under the Shared Services Agreement, the Operating Partnership pays a monthly fee to the Company in the amount of 2.0% of Curbline’s Gross Revenue (as defined in the Shared Services Agreement). There is no separate fee paid by the Company in connection with the provision of services by the Operating Partnership or its affiliates under the Shared Services Agreement. Unless terminated earlier, the term of the Shared Services Agreement will expire on October 1, 2027. In the event of certain early terminations of the Shared Services Agreement, the Company will be obligated to pay a termination fee to the Operating Partnership equal to $2.5 million multiplied by the number of whole or partial fiscal quarters remaining in the Shared Services Agreement’s three-year term (or $12.0 million in the event the Company terminates the agreement for convenience on October 1, 2026).
The Company is also obligated to provide Curbline Properties and its affiliates with space at the Company’s offices located in Beachwood, Ohio, New York, New York and Boca Raton, Florida until October 1, 2027 or such earlier date as the Shared Services Agreement is terminated as a result of a change in control of Curbline Properties or a material breach by Curbline Properties and its affiliates under the Shared Services Agreement (a “Sanctioned Termination Event”). Curbline Properties and its affiliates also have an option exercisable on or prior to October 1, 2027 (or such earlier date as the Shared Services Agreement is terminated pursuant to a Sanctioned Termination Event) to enter into a lease agreement for office space at SITE Centers’ corporate headquarters location in Beachwood, Ohio for an initial five-year term at annual base rent of $8.00 per square foot with the right to extend the lease for up to four successive terms of five years each (with 10% increases in annual base rent for each extension).
The Company, Curbline and the Operating Partnership also entered into a tax matters agreement (the “Tax Matters Agreement”), which governs the rights, responsibilities and obligations of the parties following the spin-off with respect to various tax matters and provides for the allocation of tax-related assets, liabilities and obligations. In addition, the Company, Curbline and the Operating Partnership entered into an employee matters agreement (the “Employee Matters Agreement”), which governs the respective rights, responsibilities and obligations of the parties following the spin-off with respect to transitioning employees, equity plans and retirement plans, health and welfare benefits, and other employment, compensation and benefit-related matters.
The Separation and Distribution Agreement also contains provisions that obligate the Company to complete certain redevelopment projects at properties that are owned by Curbline. As of December 31, 2025, these redevelopment projects were estimated to cost $21.3 million to complete.
Recent Developments
See Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Item 8. The Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which are incorporated herein by reference, for information on certain recent developments of the Company.
Tenants and Competition
The Company has established relationships with a large number of major national and regional tenants, and the Company’s management is associated with various shopping center and REIT industry organizations. Notwithstanding these relationships, numerous real estate companies and developers, private and public, compete with the Company in leasing space in shopping centers to tenants. The Company competes with other real estate companies and developers in terms of rental rate, property location, availability of space, management services and property condition.
The Company’s five largest tenants based on the Company’s aggregate annualized base rental revenues, including its proportionate share of joint venture aggregate annualized base rental revenues, are The Kroger Co., Burlington Stores, Inc., Fitness International, LLC, Cinemark Holdings, Inc. and AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., representing 9.7%, 4.5%, 4.2%, 3.6% and 2.9%, respectively, of the Company’s aggregate annualized base rental revenues at December 31, 2025. For more information on the Company’s tenants, see Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the caption “Company Fundamentals.”
Qualification as a Real Estate Investment Trust
The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the federal income tax laws. As a REIT, the Company is generally not subject to federal income tax on taxable income that it distributes to its shareholders. Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), REITs are subject to numerous regulatory requirements, including the requirement to generally distribute at least 90% of taxable income each year. The Company will be subject to federal income tax on its taxable income at regular corporate rates if it fails to qualify as a REIT for tax purposes in any taxable year, or to the extent it distributes less than 100% of its taxable income. The Company will also generally not qualify for treatment as a REIT for federal income tax purposes for four years following the year during which qualification is lost. Even if the Company qualifies as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, the Company may be subject to certain state and local income and franchise taxes and to federal income and excise taxes on its undistributed taxable
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income. The Company may elect to surrender its REIT status in connection with the sale of its remaining assets and the anticipated wind-up of its operations in the event the Company determines that the anticipated benefits to the Company and its shareholders of maintaining REIT qualification do not exceed the related compliance costs, or if the nature of the Company’s remaining operations makes compliance with REIT requirements impracticable.
In the past, the Company has elected to treat certain of its subsidiaries as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”). In general, a TRS may engage in any real estate business and certain non-real estate businesses, subject to certain limitations under the Code. A TRS is subject to federal and state income taxes. In January 2025, the Company eliminated its TRS but the Company may implement a new TRS in future years to the extent needed to facilitate compliance with REIT requirements.
Human Capital Management
As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s workforce was composed of 155 full-time employees compared to 172 full-time employees at December 31, 2024. Of the Company’s employees, 86% of employees were assigned to work in the corporate headquarters in Beachwood, Ohio, with the rest working in regional offices or remotely. Many of the Company’s employees have a long tenure with the Company, with approximately 81% of the Company’s employees having been with the Company for over 5 years and 52% for over 10 years.
The Company’s primary human capital management objective is to retain, attract, develop, and engage the highest quality talent. To support this objective, the Company offers competitive pay and benefit programs, including flexible work arrangements that provide employees the opportunity to work remotely on a limited basis while continuing to cultivate in-office relationships and learning. The Company’s employees are expected to exhibit honest, ethical and respectful conduct in the workplace. The Company annually requires its employees to complete training modules on sexual harassment and discrimination and to acknowledge and certify their compliance with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. Senior members of its accounting and asset management departments are also required to acknowledge and agree to the Company’s Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers on an annual basis. The Company’s culture is also underpinned by its employees’ commitment to the Company’s core values of being Fearless, Authentic, Curious and Thoughtful (the Company’s “Matters of FACT”) in the conduct of their responsibilities.
In consideration of uncertainty caused by the spin-off of Curbline Properties and the Company’s disposition strategy, the Company maintains a retention plan covering substantially all of its employees (excluding executive officers with employment agreements). In general, any covered employee whose employment is terminated by the Company without cause on or prior to October 1, 2027 and who has not previously received an offer of employment from Curbline Properties will generally be eligible to receive an amount equal to one year of their base salary together with a medical benefits stipend of $20,000.
Information About the Company’s Executive Officers
The section below provides information regarding the Company’s executive officers as of February 26, 2026:
David R. Lukes, age 56, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of SITE Centers and has been a member of SITE Centers’ Board of Directors since March 2017. Mr. Lukes has also served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Curbline Properties since September 2024. Prior to joining SITE Centers, Mr. Lukes served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Equity One, Inc. (“Equity One”), an owner, developer and operator of shopping centers, from 2014 until 2017. Mr. Lukes also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sears Holding Corporation affiliate, Seritage Realty Trust, a real estate company, from 2012 to 2014 and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Olshan Properties, a privately-owned real estate firm specializing in commercial real estate, from 2010 to 2012. From 2002 to 2010, Mr. Lukes served in various senior management positions at Kimco Realty Corporation, including serving as its Chief Operating Officer from 2008 to 2010. Mr. Lukes has also served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Retail Value Inc. (“RVI”), which previously owned and operated shopping centers located in the U.S. and was managed by SITE Centers, since 2018 and as an Independent Director and member of the Strategy and Investment Committee of Citycon Oyj, an owner and manager of shopping centers in the Nordic region listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange, since 2017. Mr. Lukes also serves as a member of the Advisory Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). Mr. Lukes holds a Bachelor of Environmental Design from Miami University, a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Science in real estate development from Columbia University.
Gerald Morgan, age 63, has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of SITE Centers since October 2024. Previously, Mr. Morgan served as the Chief Financial Officer of Four Corners Property Trust, a public REIT focused on net lease properties, from 2015 through April 2024. Prior to joining Four Corners Property Trust, from 2012 to 2015, Mr. Morgan was the CFO and a Managing Director of Amstar Advisers, a private real estate investment manager. From 2010 to 2011, Mr. Morgan was the Managing Director of Financial Strategy and Planning for Prologis, a global industrial REIT, where he was involved in the company’s capital markets and M&A activities. Prior to Prologis, Mr. Morgan was President and CFO of American Residential Communities. In addition, Mr. Morgan has served as a senior officer with Archstone, which was a national public apartment REIT,
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and as the CFO of Francisco Partners, a technology focused private equity fund. Since 2024, Mr. Morgan has also served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and Director of RVI. Mr. Morgan holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees from Stanford University.
John M. Cattonar, age 44, has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of SITE Centers since 2021. Mr. Cattonar has been a member of SITE Centers’ Board of Directors since 2024. Mr. Cattonar has also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Curbline Properties since September 2024. Previously, Mr. Cattonar served as Senior Vice President of Investments of SITE Centers from 2017 to 2021. Prior to joining SITE Centers, Mr. Cattonar served as Vice President of Asset Management for Equity One from 2015 to 2017 and at Seritage Realty Trust from 2012 to 2015. Mr. Cattonar earned a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from Columbia University and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Aaron M. Kitlowski, age 53, has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of SITE Centers since 2017. Mr. Kitlowski has also served as Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary of RVI since 2018. Prior to joining SITE Centers, he served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Equity One for six years. Before Equity One, Mr. Kitlowski served as Chief Counsel of CIT Group Inc. for six years and as an Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett for seven years. Mr. Kitlowski earned a Juris Doctorate from Duke University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University.
Corporate Headquarters
The Company is an Ohio corporation incorporated in 1992. The Company’s executive offices are located at 3300 Enterprise Parkway, Beachwood, Ohio 44122, and its telephone number is (216) 755-5500. The Company’s website is www.sitecenters.com. The Company uses the Investors Relations section of its website as a channel for routine distribution of important information, including press releases and financial information. The information the Company posts to its website may be deemed to be material, and investors and others interested in the Company are encouraged to routinely monitor and review the information that the Company posts on its website in addition to following the Company’s press releases and SEC filings. The Company posts filings made with the SEC to its website as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC, including the Company’s annual, quarterly and current reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, respectively, the Company’s proxy statements and any amendments to those reports or statements. All such postings and filings are available on the Company’s website free of charge. In addition, this website allows investors and other interested persons to sign up to automatically receive e-mail alerts when the Company posts news releases and financial information on its website. The SEC also maintains a website (https://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The content on, or accessible through, any website referred to in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, is not incorporated by reference into, and shall not be deemed part of, this Form 10-K unless expressly noted.
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
Summary of Risk Factors
The following is a summary of material risks that could affect the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows. The risks summarized below are discussed in greater detail in the risk factors that follow and are not the only risks the Company faces. The Company’s business operations could also be affected by additional factors that are not presently known to it or that the Company currently considers to be immaterial to its operations. Investors should carefully consider each of the following risks and all of the other information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. If any of the following risks actually occur, the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations could be negatively affected.
Risks Related to the Company’s Strategy
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Risks Related to the Company’s Business Operations and Properties
Risks Relating to the Company’s Organization and Capital Structure
Risks Related to the Company’s Relationship with Curbline Properties
Risks Related to the Company’s Common Shares
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Risks Related to the Company’s Taxation as a REIT
General Risks Relating to Investments in the Company’s Securities
The risks summarized above are discussed in greater detail below.
Risks Related to the Company’s Strategy
The Company May Have Difficulty Selling Its Remaining Real Estate Investments at Attractive Prices or at All
The Company plans to market its remaining properties for sale and use related proceeds to pay operating expenses, manage liquidity levels, provide for anticipated wind-up costs and make distributions to shareholders. Real estate investments are relatively illiquid and, as a result, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to sell its remaining properties on favorable terms or at all. Moreover, real estate sales prices are constantly changing and fluctuate with changes in interest rates, supply and demand dynamics, occupancy percentages, lease rates, the availability of suitable buyers and financing, the perceived quality and dependability of rent payments from tenants and a number of other factors, both local and national. Furthermore, future sale prices may differ materially from the Company’s book values for those assets, and when the Company sells any of its assets, it may recognize a loss on such sale.
Certain of the Company’s remaining properties are located in urban locations or have unique characteristics that make them more challenging to sell or may cause them to sell at prices substantially below historical values or investors’ expectations. For example, sale prospects for Shoppes at Paradise Pointe (Fort Walton Beach, Florida) may be impacted by the Florida Department of Transportation’s reported plans to commence eminent domain proceedings with respect to a portion of the property, sale prospects for The Pike Outlets (Long Beach, California) may be impacted by its ground lease structure and other property-specific complexities, sale prospects for The Maxwell (Chicago, Illinois) and the retail condominium units that comprise The Blocks (Portland, Oregon) may be impacted by challenging local conditions and vacancy, and timing and the amount of proceeds from the sale of the Company’s corporate headquarters (Beachwood, Ohio) may be impacted by Curbline’s right to use office space until October 1, 2027 and contractual option to lease space thereafter. The Company expects that the market for certain of these properties may be less liquid than the market for many of the properties it has recently sold. Accordingly, values obtained for properties previously sold by the Company may not be representative of values obtained in connection with the disposition of the Company’s remaining assets.
To the extent the Company provides any estimates with respect to the value of the Company’s remaining assets, the amount of expenses to be incurred by the Company in connection with winding up its business or the timing and amount of distributions it will make, such estimates are based on multiple assumptions, one or more of which may prove incorrect, and the actual prices realized from the sale of the Company’s assets, the amount of wind-up expenses and the timing and amount of actual distributions may vary materially from the Company’s estimates. The Company cannot assure shareholders of the actual amount they will receive in distributions from the Company’s disposition strategy or when they will be paid. Additionally, the Board of Directors has discretion as to the timing of distributions of sale proceeds.
The Company May Have Difficulty Realizing Value From Its Interest in the DTP Joint Venture
The Company currently owns a 20% interest in the DTP joint venture with Chinese institutional investors. As of
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February 26, 2026, the DTP joint venture owned ten shopping centers aggregating 3.4 million square feet of GLA located throughout the United States. The terms of the DTP joint venture agreement contain restrictions on when and how the Company can monetize the value of its interest in the joint venture and generally requires the partner’s consent in order for the Company to sell its interest in the joint venture or the underlying properties owned by the joint venture. If the Company is unable to obtain its partner’s consent and cooperation, it may have difficulty realizing value from its joint venture investment in a timely manner or it may be forced to attempt to exercise certain dispute resolution or exit provisions in the joint venture agreement (mainly a “buy-sell” provision and/or the right to force the sale of the stock of the joint venture’s REIT subsidiary which owns the joint venture’s properties) that may have the effect of limiting the number of buyers or the amount of proceeds realized for its joint venture investment. These contractual exit provisions also require the cooperation of the joint venture partner to effectuate. Therefore, if the joint venture partner is uncooperative, the Company’s ability to use these exit provisions to monetize the value of its investment in the DTP joint venture may be delayed or it could result in business conflicts or litigation. The exercise of the buy-sell provision would also require the Company to retain and use proceeds from other asset sales or otherwise obtain third party financing in order to fund the acquisition of the partner’s interest. Any of these situations could adversely impact the value the Company realizes for its investment in the DTP joint venture and the timing and amount of distributions to Company shareholders. Any resolution of the DTP joint venture or sale of joint venture properties may require repayment of the joint venture’s mortgage loan (approximately $380.6 million principal amount as of December 31, 2025) and payment of a related make-whole premium.
Pursuing the Company’s Strategy May Cause the Company to be Subject to U.S. Federal Income Tax
As a REIT, any net gain from “prohibited transactions” will be subject to a 100% tax. Prohibited transactions are sales of property held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business. The prohibited transactions tax is intended to prevent a REIT from retaining any profit from ordinary retailing activities such as sales to customers of condominium units or subdivided lots in a development project. The Code provides for a “safe harbor” which, if all its conditions are met, would protect a REIT’s property sales from being considered prohibited transactions. Whether an asset is property held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business is a highly factual determination. While we expect asset sales made pursuant to the Company’s strategy to qualify for the safe harbor or otherwise not be subject to the 100% tax on gains from prohibited transactions, there can be no assurance that sales will qualify for the safe harbor or that the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) will not successfully challenge the characterization of properties we sold for purposes of applying the prohibited transactions tax. It is also possible that the Company may surrender its REIT status or transfer certain of its properties to a TRS in order to mitigate the application of the prohibited transactions tax. Gain from the disposition of properties owned through a TRS is not subject to the 100% prohibited transactions tax, but such gain would be subject to tax at the TRS level (the current U.S. federal income tax rate applicable to corporations is 21%).
The Company Expects to Pay Significant Costs in Connection with the Wind-up of its Business
If the Company is successful in selling its remaining properties and monetizing the value of its remaining joint venture investment, it expects to incur significant expenses in connection with the winding up of its business. Such expenses likely include, but are not limited to, the fee applicable to any early termination of the Shared Services Agreement, employee severance costs, discretionary bonuses upon completion of the sales process, costs to terminate office leases, licenses and other operating contracts, professional fees (including fees of accountants and law firms), compliance costs with ongoing reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (until such time as the Company qualifies for relief therefrom), insurance premiums and potential deductibles (including with respect to a “tail” insurance policy for directors and officers), vendor expenses, costs to resolve and streamline the Company’s subsidiaries and corporate structure and any claims arising under sale agreements for completed dispositions. The ultimate level and timing of these expenses are subject to a number of factors, many of which are outside of the Company’s control, and will directly impact the amount of distributions paid to Company shareholders.
The Company Expects to Establish a Reserve Fund with Proceeds From Asset Sales in Order to Satisfy Expenses and Claims
The Company may seek to file articles of dissolution with the Secretary of State of the State of Ohio following the sale of all of the Company’s remaining properties and joint venture investment or at such time as it transfers its remaining assets, subject to its liabilities, into a liquidating entity. Pursuant to Ohio law, the Company would continue to exist for a period of five years following the filing of the articles of dissolution for the purpose of paying, satisfying and discharging any debts or obligations, collecting and distributing its assets, and doing all other acts required to liquidate and wind up its business and affairs. Under Ohio law, if the Company makes distributions to its shareholders without making adequate provisions for payment of creditors’ claims, the Company’s shareholders could be liable to creditors to the extent of any payments due to creditors (up to the aggregate amount previously received by the shareholder from the Company).
The Company does not expect to have access to third-party sources of capital during the course of the wind-up period in order to satisfy liabilities. Therefore, the Company would likely establish a reserve fund with a portion of the proceeds from sales of its remaining properties in order to satisfy and discharge any unknown or contingent claims, debts, expenses (including the wind-up
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expenses discussed above) and obligations which might arise before or during the five-year wind-up period subsequent to the filing of the articles of dissolution. As a result, it is likely that the Company will not distribute all proceeds from the sales of its final properties until these known and contingent expenses and claims are satisfied or fail to materialize, which could be several years following the date of any final sale.
Rising Interest Rates Could Adversely Impact the Company’s Strategy
Increasing interest rates or capital availability constraints may impact the transaction market, including asset values and the availability of acquisition financing. Any of the foregoing risks could have a material adverse effect on the market value of the Company’s properties, its ability to sell its remaining properties and the values realized thereon.
The Company’s Real Estate Assets May Be Subject to Impairment Charges
On a periodic basis, the Company assesses whether there are any indicators that the value of its real estate assets and other investments may be impaired. A property’s value is impaired only if the estimate of the aggregate future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) to be generated by the property are less than the carrying value of the property. In the Company’s estimate of projected cash flows, it considers factors such as expected future operating income, trends and prospects, the effects of demand, competition, estimated hold periods and other factors. If the Company pursues the potential sale of an asset, the asset’s undiscounted future cash flows are estimated based on the most likely course of action at the balance sheet date, including current plans, intended holding periods and available market information. The Company is required to make subjective assessments as to whether there are impairments in the value of its real estate assets and other investments. These assessments have a direct impact on the Company’s earnings because recording an impairment charge results in an immediate negative adjustment to earnings. There can be no assurance that the Company will not take significant impairment charges in the future, especially in light of its strategy to pursue the sale of its remaining assets. Any future impairment could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations in the period in which the charge is taken.
The Company Cannot Assure Investors of the Timing or Amount of Future Distributions to Shareholders
Any distributions the Company makes to its shareholders will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend upon, among other things, the Company’s liquidity, which will be affected by various factors, including income and sale proceeds from its remaining properties, the collection of amounts owed to the Company by tenants and third parties, the Company’s projected operating and wind-up expenses and the amount of claims made against the Company during the winding up of its operations. As a result, no assurance can be given regarding the level or timing of any distributions the Company may make in the future.
The Company’s Board of Directors May Change the Company’s Strategy Without Shareholder Approval
The Company’s Board of Directors may change the Company’s strategy with respect to capitalization, investment, distributions, operations and/or disposition of properties. The Board of Directors may establish new strategies as deemed appropriate, including if the Company is unable to sell its remaining properties and monetize the value of its investment in its remaining joint venture. Although the Board of Directors presently has no intention to revise the Company’s strategy and policies, it may do so at any time without a vote by the shareholders. The results of decisions made by the Board of Directors could adversely affect the Company’s financial condition, including its ability to distribute cash to shareholders or qualify as a REIT.
Risks Related to the Company’s Business Operations and Properties
The Economic Performance and Value of the Company’s Shopping Centers Depend on Many Factors, Including Broad Economic Climate and Local Conditions, Each of Which Could Have an Adverse Impact on the Company’s Cash Flows and Operating Results
The economic performance and value of the Company’s remaining real estate holdings can be affected by many factors, including the following:
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Because the Company’s properties consist of retail shopping centers, the Company’s performance and value of the Company’s real estate holdings are linked to general economic conditions in the retail market, including conditions that affect consumers’ purchasing behaviors and disposable income. The market for retail space historically has been, and may continue to be, adversely affected by weakness in the national, regional and local economies, the adverse financial condition of some large retailing companies, the ongoing consolidation in the retail sector, increases in consumer internet purchases and the excess amount of retail space in a number of markets. The Company’s performance and the value of its properties are affected by its tenants’ results of operations, which are impacted by macroeconomic factors that affect consumers’ ability to purchase goods and services. If the price of the goods and services offered by the Company’s tenants materially increases, including as a result of inflationary pressures or increases in tariffs or taxes resulting from, among other things, potential changes in the Code, the operating results and the financial condition of the Company’s tenants and demand for retail space could be adversely affected. To the extent that any of these conditions occur, they are likely to affect market rents for retail space and the prices that buyers are willing to pay for the Company’s properties. In addition, the Company may face challenges in the management and maintenance of its properties or incur increased operating costs, such as real estate taxes, insurance and utilities, that may make its properties unattractive to tenants and investors.
In addition, the Company’s properties compete with numerous shopping venues, including regional malls, outlet centers and other shopping centers in attracting and retaining retailers. As of December 31, 2025, leases at the Company’s properties (including the proportionate share of unconsolidated properties) were scheduled to expire on a total of approximately 14.9% of leased GLA during 2026. For those leases that renew, rental rates upon renewal may be lower than current rates. For those leases that do not renew, the Company may not be able to promptly re-lease the space on favorable terms or with reasonable capital investments. In these situations, the Company’s financial condition, operating results and cash flows and the market value of its properties could be adversely impacted.
An Increase in E-Commerce Market Share May Have an Adverse Impact on the Company’s Tenants and Business
E-commerce has been broadly embraced by the public and growth in e-commerce is likely to continue in the future. Some of the Company’s tenants have been negatively impacted by increasing competition from internet retailers, and this trend could affect the way current and future tenants lease space. For example, the migration toward e-commerce has led a number of omni-channel retailers to reduce the number and size of their traditional “brick and mortar” locations, and increasingly rely on e-commerce and alternative distribution channels. The Company cannot predict with certainty how continuing growth in e-commerce will impact the demand for space at its properties or how much revenue will be generated at traditional store locations in the future. If the Company is unable to anticipate and respond promptly to trends in retailer and consumer behavior, or if demand for traditional retail space significantly decreases, the Company’s occupancy levels, operating results and the value of its properties could be materially and adversely affected.
The Company Leases a Substantial Portion of Its Square Footage to Large National Tenants, Making It Vulnerable to Changes in the Business and Financial Condition of, or Demand for, Its Space by Such Tenants
As of December 31, 2025, the annualized base rental revenues of the Company’s tenants that exceed 1.5% of the Company’s aggregate annualized shopping center base rental revenues, including the Company’s proportionate share of joint venture aggregate annualized shopping center base rental revenues, are as follows:
Tenant |
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% of Annualized Base |
The Kroger Co. |
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9.7% |
Burlington Stores, Inc. |
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4.5% |
Fitness International, LLC |
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4.2% |
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. |
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3.6% |
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. |
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2.9% |
Nordstrom, Inc. |
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2.0% |
Five Below, Inc. |
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2.0% |
RSG Group USA, Inc. |
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2.0% |
The Gap, Inc. |
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1.8% |
DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. |
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1.7% |
Publix Super Markets, Inc. |
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1.6% |
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The retail shopping sector has been affected by economic conditions, increases in consumer internet purchases and the competitive nature of the retail business and the competition for market share. In some cases, these shifts have resulted in weaker retailers losing market share and declaring bankruptcy, closing stores and/or taking advantage of early termination provisions in their leases. In addition, movie theater operators have experienced inconsistent performance since the COVID-19 pandemic and prospects for releasing any theater vacancies arising in the Company’s portfolio, as well as the properties, may be limited absent the investment of significant capital to repurpose the space. As of December 31, 2025, annualized base rental revenues from movie theater operators comprised 6.5% of the Company’s aggregate annualized shopping center base rental revenues (at the Company’s share).
The Company’s Dependence on Rental Income May Adversely Affect Its Results of Operations
Substantially all of the Company’s income is derived from rental income from real property. As a result, the Company’s results of operations and the value of its properties could be negatively affected if a number of its tenants, or any of its major tenants, were to do the following:
Any of these actions could result in the termination of tenants’ leases and the loss of rental income attributable to the terminated leases. In addition, the Company may be required to write off and/or accelerate depreciation and amortization expense associated with a significant portion of the tenant-related deferred charges in future periods. Lease terminations by an anchor tenant or a failure by that anchor tenant to occupy the premises may also permit other tenants in the same shopping center to terminate their leases or reduce the amount of rent they pay under the terms of their leases. The Company cannot be certain that any tenant whose lease expires will renew that lease or that the Company will be able to re-lease space on economically advantageous terms. The loss of rental revenues from a number of the Company’s major tenants and its inability to replace such tenants may adversely affect the Company’s profitability, its ability to make distributions to shareholders, and the attractiveness of the Company’s properties to potential buyers thereof. In the event the Company is able to re-lease spaces vacated by major bankrupt, distressed or non-renewing tenants, the downtime and capital expenditures required in the re-leasing process may adversely affect the Company’s results of operations.
The Company’s Expenses May Remain Constant or Increase Even if Income from the Company’s Properties Decreases
Costs associated with the Company’s business, such as common area expenses, utilities, insurance, real estate taxes, mortgage payments and corporate expenses, are relatively inflexible and generally do not decrease in the event that a property is not fully occupied, rental rates decrease, a tenant fails to pay rent or other circumstances cause the Company’s revenues to decrease. In addition, other factors can cause operating costs to increase independent of occupancy, rental and default rates, such as inflation. If the Company is unable to lower its operating costs when property-level revenues decline and/or is unable to pass along cost increases to tenants, the Company’s cash flows, profitability and ability to make distributions to shareholders could be adversely impacted.
Inflationary Pressures Could Adversely Impact the Company’s Tenants and Operating Results
Inflationary pressures pose risks to the Company’s business, tenants and the U.S. economy. Inflationary pressures and rising interest rates could result in reductions in retailer profitability and consumer discretionary spending which could impact tenant demand for new and existing store locations and the Company’s ability to maintain or grow rents. Regardless of inflation levels, base rent under most of the Company’s long-term anchor leases will remain constant (subject to tenants’ exercise of renewal options at pre-negotiated rent increases) until the expiration of their lease terms. Inflation may result in increases in certain shopping center operating expenses including common area maintenance and other operating expenses. Although most of the Company’s leases require tenants to pay their share of these property operating expenses, some tenants may be unable to absorb large expense increases caused by inflation and such increased expenses may limit tenants’ ability to pay higher base rents upon renewal, or renew leases at all. Inflation may also impact other aspects of the Company’s operating costs, including insurance, employee retention costs and the cost to complete build-outs of recently leased vacancies.
The Company Has Limited Control Over Properties Owned Through the DTP Joint Venture
The Company’s investment in the DTP joint venture involves risks not otherwise present with investments in shopping centers that are wholly-owned by the Company, including the possibility that the Company’s partner might at any time have different interests or goals than the Company and that its partner may take action contrary to the Company’s instructions, requests, policies or objectives,
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including the Company’s objective to monetize its investment in the joint venture and its policy with respect to maintaining the Company’s qualification as a REIT. Other risks include impasse on decisions, such as the decision to sell or finance a property or leasing decisions with anchor tenants, because neither the Company’s partner nor the Company have full control over the partnership or joint venture. In addition, the Company is obligated to maintain the REIT status of the DTP joint venture’s REIT subsidiary and the Company’s failure to do so could result in substantial liability to its partner. These factors could limit the return that the Company receives from the DTP investment, cause its cash flows to be lower than its estimates or lead to business conflicts or litigation.
The Company’s Current and Former Real Estate Investments May Entail Environmental Contamination That Could Adversely Affect Its Results of Operations
The ownership of properties may subject the Company to liabilities, including environmental liabilities. The Company’s operating expenses could be higher than anticipated due to the cost of complying with existing or future environmental laws and regulations. In addition, under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, the Company may be considered an owner or operator of real property or to have arranged for the disposal or treatment of hazardous or toxic substances. As a result, the Company may become liable for the cost to remove or remediate certain hazardous substances released by third parties, including tenants, on or in its current or previously owned properties. The Company may also be liable for other potential costs that could relate to hazardous or toxic substances (including governmental fines and injuries to persons and property). The Company may incur such liability whether or not it knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of such hazardous or toxic substances. Such liability could be of substantial magnitude and, as a result, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operating results and financial condition, as well as its ability to make distributions to shareholders. The presence of contamination or the failure to successfully complete its remediation may adversely affect the Company’s ability to lease or sell its remaining properties.
The Company May Be Adversely Impacted by Laws, Regulations or Other Issues Related To Climate Change
The Company may become subject to laws or regulations related to climate change, which could cause its business, results of operations and financial condition to be impacted adversely. Governments have enacted certain climate change laws and regulations and have begun regulating carbon footprints and greenhouse gas emissions. Although many of these laws and regulations remain subject to legal challenges and have not had any known material impact on the Company’s business to date, they could result in substantial costs, including compliance costs, increased energy costs, retrofit costs and construction costs, including monitoring and reporting costs, and capital expenditures for environmental control facilities and other new equipment. The Company cannot predict how laws and regulations related to climate change will affect the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition.
The Company’s Properties Could Be Subject to Climate Change, Damage from Natural Disasters, Public Health Crises and Weather-Related Factors; An Uninsured Loss on the Company’s Properties or a Loss That Exceeds the Limits of the Company’s Insurance Policies Could Subject the Company to Lost Capital or Revenue on Those Properties
The Company’s properties are generally open-air shopping centers. Extreme weather conditions may impact the profitability of the Company’s tenants by decreasing traffic at or hindering access to the Company’s properties, which may decrease the amount of rent the Company collects. Furthermore, certain of the Company’s remaining properties (including properties owned by the DTP joint venture) are located in coastal areas that are subject to natural disasters, including the Southeast and California. Such properties could therefore be affected by hurricanes, tropical storms, earthquakes and wildfires. The potential impacts of climate change on the Company’s operations are highly uncertain but could include local changes in rainfall and storm patterns and intensities, water shortages, changing sea levels and changing temperature averages or extremes. Furthermore, a public health crisis or other catastrophic event could adversely affect economies, financial markets and consumer behaviors and lead to an economic downturn, which could harm the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results. The potential increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters, extreme weather-related events and climate change in the future may limit the types of coverage and the coverage limits the Company is able to obtain on commercially reasonable terms.
The Company currently maintains all-risk property insurance with limits of $250 million per occurrence and in the aggregate and general liability insurance with limits of $100 million per occurrence and in the aggregate, in each case subject to various conditions, exclusions, deductibles and sub-limits for certain perils such as windstorm, flood and earthquake. Coverage for named windstorms, floods and earthquakes in high-risk areas is generally subject to a deductible of up to 5% of the total insured value of each property. The amount of any insurance coverage for losses due to damage or business interruption may prove to be insufficient. Should a loss occur that is uninsured or is in an amount exceeding the aggregate limits for the applicable insurance policy, or in the event of a loss that is subject to a substantial deductible under an insurance policy, the Company could lose all or part of its capital invested in, and anticipated revenue from, one or more of the properties, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operating results and financial condition, as well as its ability to make distributions to shareholders.
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Crime or Civil Unrest in the Markets in Which the Company’s Properties Are Located May Affect Its Business and Profitability
Certain of the Company’s properties are located in or near major metropolitan areas or other areas that are susceptible to property and violent crime, including terrorist attacks, mass shootings and civil unrest. Increased incidence of property crime, such as shoplifting or damage caused by civil unrest, could reduce tenant profitability or demand for space and, as a result, decrease the rents the Company is able to collect from affected properties or lead to increased vacancy. Furthermore, any kind of violent criminal acts, including terrorist acts against public institutions or buildings or modes of public transportation (including airlines, trains or buses), or civil unrest could alter shopping habits, deter customers from visiting the Company’s shopping centers or result in damage to its properties. The Company may also incur increased expenses as a result of its efforts to provide enhanced security measures at its properties to contend with criminal or other threats. Any of the foregoing circumstances could have a negative effect on the Company’s business, the operations of its tenants, the value of its properties and the number of investors interested in acquiring them.
A Disruption, Failure or Breach of the Company’s Networks or Systems, Including as a Result of Cyber-Attacks, Could Harm Its Business
The Company relies extensively on computer systems to manage its business, including to provide services to Curbline Properties and the DTP joint venture. While the Company maintains some of its own critical information technology systems, it also depends extensively on third parties to provide important information technology services relating to several key business functions, such as payroll, human resources, electronic communications and certain finance functions. These systems are subject to damage or interruption from power outages, facility damage, computer or telecommunications failures, computer viruses, security breaches, vandalism, natural disasters, catastrophic events, human error and potential cyber threats, including phishing attacks, ransomware and other sophisticated cyber-attacks, including those that leverage artificial intelligence. Although the Company and such third parties employ a number of measures to prevent, detect and mitigate cyber threats, including password protection, firewalls, backup servers, threat monitoring and periodic penetration testing, the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access change frequently and there is no guarantee that such efforts will be successful. Should they occur, these threats could compromise the confidential information of the Company’s tenants, employees, third-party vendors and other counterparties (including Curbline Properties and the DTP joint venture); disrupt the Company’s business operations and the availability and integrity of data in the Company’s systems; and result in litigation, violation of applicable privacy and other laws, investigations, actions, fines or penalties. In the event of damage or disruption to the Company’s business due to these occurrences, the Company may not be able to successfully and quickly recover all of its critical business functions, assets and data. Furthermore, while the Company maintains insurance, the coverage may not sufficiently cover all types of losses, claims or fines that may arise. For additional information see Item 1. “Business—Information Technology and Cybersecurity” in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The Transition of the Company’s Property Management or Financial Systems Could Affect Its Operations
The Company recently completed its transition to a new commercial property management and financial system. Implementation of the new system was a major undertaking and entailed the migration of a significant amount of historical data to, and integration of key processes with, the new system. As the size of the Company’s workforce and portfolio continue to decrease as a result of property sales, the Company may further evaluate its approach to the day-to-day management of its remaining properties and its accounting and reporting systems, particularly following the conclusion of the Shared Services Agreement. Should the recently implemented system not perform in a satisfactory manner, or any future transition to external property management and/or new reporting and accounting systems not be completed successfully, it could disrupt and adversely affect the Company’s operations, including the ability to timely bill and collect tenant payments, the ability to satisfy contractual obligations to Curbline Properties and the DTP joint venture and the ability to report accurate and timely financial results, any of which could adversely impact the Company’s business, reputation, financial condition and the price of the Company’s common shares.
Risks Related to the Company’s Organization and Capital Structure
Provisions of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Code of Regulations Could Have the Effect of Delaying, Deferring or Preventing a Change in Control, Even if That Change May Be Considered Beneficial by Some of the Company’s Shareholders
The Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Code of Regulations contain provisions that could have the effect of rendering more difficult, delaying or preventing an acquisition deemed undesirable by the Company’s Board of Directors. Among other things, the Articles of Incorporation and Code of Regulations include these provisions:
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These provisions, alone or together, could delay or prevent hostile takeovers and changes in control or changes in the Company’s management. The Company believes these provisions protect its shareholders from coercive or otherwise unfair takeover tactics and are not intended to make the Company immune from takeovers. However, these provisions apply even if the offer may be considered beneficial by some shareholders and could delay, defer or prevent an acquisition that the Board of Directors determines is not in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, which under certain circumstances could reduce the market price of its common shares.
The Company Does Not Maintain a Revolving Credit Facility Which Could Adversely Affect Its Ability to Fund Its Business
In preparation for the spin-off of Curbline Properties, the Company repaid all of its unsecured indebtedness and terminated its revolving credit facility in August 2024. As a result, the Company does not maintain a line of credit that can be used to fund working capital needs. Although the Company seeks to conservatively manage its cash position in order to provide sufficient liquidity to operate its business and satisfy expenses projected to be incurred during the anticipated winding up of its operations, the Company may not be able to timely obtain financing on its unencumbered assets or otherwise satisfy unexpected liabilities if they were to arise, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, operations and financial condition.
Risks Related to the Company’s Relationship with Curbline Properties
The Company’s Relationship with Curbline Properties May Create, or Appear to Create, Conflicts of Interest
The Company’s agreements with Curbline Properties could lead to, or appear to cause, conflicts of interest. For example, pursuant to the Shared Services Agreement, Curbline Properties provides the Company with leadership, management and transaction services, and the Company provides Curbline Properties with the services of such employees and the use or benefit of such Company assets, offices and other resources as are necessary or useful to operate Curbline Properties’ business. As a result, Company employees provide significant services to Curbline Properties, and Curbline Properties provides the Company with the services of certain leadership and management personnel. As such, conflicts of interest may arise in connection with the performance of the services provided by the Company or Curbline Properties and the allocation of priority, time and attention to providing such services. In particular, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer are employed and compensated by, and also serve as the chief executive officer and chief investment officer of, Curbline Properties, and their services are provided to the Company under the terms of the Shared Services Agreement. These individuals also serve as directors of the Company and own equity in Curbline Properties which could create, or appear to create, conflicts of interest when these officers and the Company are faced with decisions (including with respect to the Shared Services Agreement) that could have different implications for the Company and Curbline Properties.
Conflicts of interest could likewise arise in connection with the exercise of rights (including termination rights) by, and resolution of any dispute between, the Company and Curbline Properties with respect to the terms of the agreements governing their separation and ongoing relationship. Conflicts of interest may also arise from the lease of vacant space or renewal of existing leases at the Company’s properties, which may be located near and compete with properties owned by Curbline Properties. Conflicts may also arise with respect to the employment of Company personnel, as Curbline Properties is not prohibited from soliciting the employment of Company employees.
The Agreements with Curbline Properties Were Not Negotiated on an Arm’s-Length Basis and May Not Be on the Same Terms as if They Had Been Negotiated With an Unaffiliated Third Party
The Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement, the Employee Matters Agreement, the Shared Services Agreement and other agreements governing Curbline Properties’ separation from the Company in October 2024 and the Company’s ongoing relationship with Curbline Properties were negotiated between related parties and do not reflect the terms that would have been negotiated at arm’s length with an unaffiliated third party. For example, the allocation of assets, liabilities, expenses, rights, durations, indemnification and other obligations between the Company and Curbline Properties under these agreements would likely
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have been different if they had been agreed to by unaffiliated parties. It is unlikely that an unaffiliated third party would be willing or able to perform certain of these agreements or provide similar services on the same terms or at all.
The Company Is Required to Provide Services and Certain Benefits to Curbline Properties for the Duration of the Shared Services Agreement, Even If it is Economically Inefficient to do so
Pursuant to the terms of the Shared Services Agreement, until October 1, 2027 or such earlier time as the Shared Services Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, the Company is generally obligated to provide Curbline Properties with the services of such Company’s employees and the use or benefit of such of the Company’s assets, offices and other resources as may be necessary or useful for Curbline Properties to establish and operate various business functions in a manner consistent with a REIT similarly situated to Curbline Properties. As a result of these obligations, even as sales of Company assets cause a significant decrease in the size of the Company’s portfolio and income, the Company will have limited ability to proportionately reduce the size of its organization and general and administrative expense during the term of the Shared Services Agreement. While Curbline Properties is required to pay certain fees to the Company pursuant to the terms of the Shared Services Agreement, these fees do not fully offset the cost of the services and benefits the Company is required to provide to Curbline Properties during the term of the agreement. As a result, the costs incurred by the Company to satisfy its obligations to Curbline Properties during the term of the Shared Services Agreement are expected to continue to have an increasingly disproportionate and adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations and its ability to use cash flow from operations and disposition proceeds to make distributions to shareholders.
Risks Related to the Company’s Common Shares
Changes in Market Conditions Could Adversely Affect the Market Price of the Company’s Publicly Traded Securities
As with other publicly traded securities, the market price of the Company’s publicly traded securities depends on various factors and market conditions, which may change from time to time. Among the factors and market conditions that may affect the market price of the Company’s publicly traded securities are the following:
If an Active Trading Market for the Company’s Common Shares Is Not Sustained Because the Company’s Common Shares Are De-listed from the NYSE or Otherwise, Shareholders’ Ability to Sell Shares When Desired and the Prices Obtained Will Be Adversely Affected
The Company’s common shares are currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the trading symbol “SITC.” However, there can be no assurance that the Company’s common shares will continue to be listed on the NYSE or that an active trading market for the Company’s common shares will be maintained, especially as the Company executes on its strategy to sell its remaining properties and make distributions to shareholders, which is expected to negatively impact the price of the Company’s common shares, its market capitalization and its ability to satisfy the NYSE’s minimum listing requirements. The Company expects to voluntarily de-list its common shares from the NYSE as it approaches price-per-share and market capitalization levels that would trigger automatic de-listing. The NYSE also has certain discretionary authority to de-list the Company’s common shares. Accordingly, no assurance can be given as to the ability of the Company’s shareholders to sell their common shares or the price that shareholders may obtain for their common shares, particularly after the Company’s common shares cease to be listed on the NYSE.
The Company May Adopt a Plan of Liquidation, Which May Have Adverse Tax Consequences and Adversely Affect Shareholders’ Ability to Exit Their Investment in the Company
The Company may elect to adopt a formal plan of liquidation in the future to sell its remaining assets and to liquidate and dissolve the Company. The REIT provisions of the Code generally require that the Company distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income each year (determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and excluding net capital gain) as a dividend to its shareholders. Liquidating distributions made pursuant to any plan of liquidation are expected to qualify for the dividends paid
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deduction, provided that they are made within 24 months of the adoption of such plan. In the event a plan of liquidation is adopted, conditions may arise that might prevent the Company from being able to liquidate within such 24-month period. For instance, it may not be possible to sell all of the Company’s remaining properties during such period. In such event, rather than retain the unsold properties and risk losing its status as a REIT, the Company could elect, for tax purposes, to transfer its remaining assets and liabilities to a liquidating trust or convert to a limited liability company in order to meet the 24-month requirement. Any shareholders who have not sold their common shares prior to such a transfer or conversion would receive non-transferable beneficial interests in the liquidating trust or non-transferrable beneficial membership interests in the limited liability company equivalent to their ownership interests in the Company, as represented by the Company’s common shares that they held prior to the transfer or conversion.
The Company May Issue Additional Securities Without Shareholder Approval
The Company can issue preferred shares and common shares without shareholder approval subject to certain limitations in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation. Holders of preferred shares have priority over holders of common shares, and the issuance of additional shares reduces the ownership interest of existing holders in the Company.
Risks Related to the Company’s Taxation as a REIT
If the Company Fails to Qualify as a REIT or Otherwise Surrenders its Status as a REIT in Any Taxable Year, It Will Be Subject to U.S. Federal Income Tax as a Regular Corporation and Could Have Significant Tax Liability, Which May Have a Significant Adverse Consequence to the Value of the Company’s Shares
The Company currently seeks to operate in a manner that allows it to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, REIT qualification requires that the Company satisfy numerous requirements (some on an annual or quarterly basis) established under highly technical and complex provisions of the Code, for which there are a limited number of judicial or administrative interpretations. The Company’s status as a REIT requires an analysis of various factual matters and circumstances that are not entirely within its control. In addition, the amount of non-qualifying assets and income the Company can own and earn while still maintaining its REIT status has decreased in recent years due to the reduction in the size of the Company’s operations resulting from asset sales and the spin-off of Curbline and is expected to further decrease in the future. Accordingly, the Company’s ability to qualify and remain qualified as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes is not certain and cannot be assured. Even a technical or inadvertent violation of the REIT requirements could jeopardize the Company’s REIT qualification. Furthermore, Congress or the IRS might change the tax laws or regulations and the courts could issue new rulings, in each case potentially having a retroactive effect that could make it more difficult or impossible for the Company to continue to qualify as a REIT. Alternatively, the Company may elect to surrender its REIT status in connection with the anticipated wind-up of its operations in the event the Company determines that the anticipated benefits to the Company and its shareholders of maintaining REIT qualification do not exceed the related compliance costs or if the nature of the Company’s remaining operations makes compliance with REIT requirements impracticable.
If the Company ceases to qualify as a REIT in any tax year, the following will result:
Even if the Company remains qualified as a REIT, it may face other tax liabilities that directly or indirectly reduce its cash flow. The Company may conduct certain non-qualifying operations through a TRS, which is subject to taxation, and any changes in the laws affecting the Company’s use of a TRS may increase the Company’s tax expenses. The Company may also be subject to certain federal, state and local taxes on its income and property either directly or at the level of its subsidiaries. Any of these taxes would decrease cash available for debt service obligations and distribution to the Company’s shareholders.
Compliance with REIT Requirements May Negatively Affect the Company’s Operating Decisions
To maintain its status as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Company must meet certain requirements on an ongoing basis, including requirements regarding its sources of income, the nature and diversification of its assets, the amounts the
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Company distributes to its shareholders and the ownership of its shares. The Company may also be required to make distributions to its shareholders when it does not have funds readily available for distribution or at times when the Company’s funds are otherwise needed to fund capital expenditure obligations.
As a REIT, the Company must distribute at least 90% of its annual net taxable income (excluding net capital gains) to its shareholders. To the extent that the Company satisfies this distribution requirement, but distributes less than 100% of its net taxable income, the Company will be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax on its undistributed taxable income. In addition, the Company will be subject to a 4% non-deductible excise tax if the actual amount paid to its shareholders in a calendar year is less than the minimum amount specified under U.S. federal tax laws. From time to time, the Company may generate taxable income greater than its income for financial reporting purposes, or its net taxable income may be greater than its cash flows available for distribution to its shareholders. If the Company does not have other funds available in these situations, it could be required to borrow funds or find other sources of funds in order to meet the REIT distribution requirements and avoid corporate income tax and the 4% excise tax.
The Company’s access to third-party sources of capital depends on a number of factors, including the market’s perception of the value of the Company’s properties, its then current debt levels, the market price of its common shares and current and potential future earnings. The Company cannot assure shareholders that it will have access to such capital on favorable terms at the desired times, or at all, which may cause the Company to dispose of assets at inopportune times and could materially and adversely affect the Company. The Company may make taxable in-kind distributions of common shares, which may cause shareholders to be required to pay income taxes with respect to such distributions in excess of any cash received, or the Company may be required to withhold taxes with respect to such distributions in excess of any cash shareholders receive.
The Company May Be Forced to Borrow Funds to Maintain Its REIT Status, and the Unavailability of Such Capital on Favorable Terms at the Desired Times, or at All, May Cause the Company to Dispose of Assets at Inopportune Times, Which Could Materially and Adversely Affect the Company
To qualify as a REIT, the Company generally must distribute to shareholders at least 90% of its REIT taxable income each year, determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and excluding any net capital gains, and the Company will be subject to regular corporate income taxes on its undistributed taxable income to the extent that the Company distributes less than 100% of its REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and including any net capital gains, each year. In addition, the Company will be subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on the amount, if any, by which distributions paid by the Company in any calendar year are less than the sum of 85% of the Company’s ordinary income, 95% of its capital gain net income and 100% of its undistributed income from prior years. The Company could have a potential distribution shortfall as a result of, among other things, differences in timing between the actual receipt of cash and recognition of income for U.S. federal income tax purposes or the effect of nondeductible capital expenditures, the creation of reserves or required debt or amortization payments. In order to maintain REIT status and avoid the payment of income and excise taxes, the Company may need to borrow funds to meet the REIT distribution requirements. The Company may not be able to borrow funds on favorable terms or at all, and the Company’s ability to borrow may be restricted by the terms of the instruments governing the Company’s existing indebtedness (if any). The Company’s access to third-party sources of capital depends on a number of factors, including the market’s perception of the value of the Company’s properties, its current debt levels, the market price of its common shares and current and potential future earnings. The Company cannot assure shareholders that it will have access to such capital on favorable terms at the desired times, or at all, which may cause the Company to dispose of assets at inopportune times and could materially and adversely affect the Company. The Company may make taxable in-kind distributions of common shares, which may cause shareholders to be required to pay income taxes with respect to such distributions in excess of any cash received, or the Company may be required to withhold taxes with respect to such distributions in excess of any cash shareholders receive.
Dividends Paid by REITs Generally Do Not Qualify for Reduced Tax Rates
In general, the maximum U.S. federal income tax rate for dividends paid to individual U.S. shareholders is 20%. Due to its REIT status, the Company’s distributions to individual shareholders generally are not eligible for the reduced rates. However, U.S. shareholders that are individuals, trusts or estates generally may deduct up to 20% of the ordinary dividends (e.g., REIT dividends that are not designated as capital gain dividends or qualified dividend income) received from a REIT for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. Although this deduction reduces the effective tax rate applicable to certain dividends paid by REITs (generally to 29.6%, assuming the shareholder is subject to the 37% maximum rate), such tax rate is still higher than the tax rate applicable to corporate dividends that constitute qualified dividend income. Accordingly, investors who are individuals, trusts or estates may perceive investments in REITs to be relatively less attractive than investments in stocks of non-REIT corporations that pay dividends, which could materially and adversely affect the value of the shares of REITs, including the per share trading price of the Company’s common shares.
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Certain Foreign Shareholders May Be Subject to U.S. Federal Income Tax on Gain Recognized on a Disposition of the Company’s Common Shares if the Company Does Not Qualify as a “Domestically Controlled” REIT
A foreign person 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, is generally subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain recognized on the disposition. This tax does not apply, however, to the disposition of stock in a REIT if the REIT is “domestically controlled.” In general, the Company will be a domestically controlled REIT if at all times during the five-year period ending on the applicable stockholder’s disposition of the Company’s stock, less than 50% in value of the stock was held directly or indirectly by non-U.S. persons. If the Company were to fail to qualify as a domestically controlled REIT, gain recognized by a foreign stockholder on a disposition of the Company’s common shares would be subject to U.S. federal income tax unless the common shares were traded on an established securities market and the foreign stockholder did not at any time during a specific testing period directly or indirectly own more than 10% of the Company’s outstanding common stock.
Legislative or Other Actions Affecting REITs Could Have a Negative Effect on the Company
The rules dealing with U.S. federal income taxation are constantly under review by persons involved in the legislative process and by the IRS and the Department of the Treasury. Changes to the tax laws, with or without retroactive application, could materially and adversely affect the Company or its shareholders. The Company cannot predict how changes in the tax laws might affect shareholders or the Company. New legislation, Treasury regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions could significantly and negatively affect the Company’s ability to qualify as a REIT, the U.S. federal income tax consequences of such qualification or the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Company. In addition, the law relating to the tax treatment of other entities, or an investment in other entities, could change, making an investment in such other entities more attractive relative to an investment in a REIT. Furthermore, potential amendments and technical corrections, as well as interpretations and implementation of regulations by the Treasury and IRS, may have or may in the future occur or be enacted, and, in each case, they could lessen or increase the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “TCJA”). In addition, states and localities, which often use federal taxable income as a starting point for computing state and local tax liabilities, continue to react to the TCJA, and these may exacerbate its negative, or diminish its positive, effects on the Company. It is impossible to predict the nature or extent of any new tax legislation, regulation or administrative interpretations, but such items could adversely affect the Company’s operating results, financial condition and/or future business planning.
General Risks Relating to Investments in the Company’s Securities
The Company May Be Unable to Retain or Attract Key Management Personnel
The Company may be unable to retain or attract talented executives particularly in consideration of its disposition strategy and the anticipated winding up of its operations. Pursuant to the terms of the Shared Services Agreement, Curbline Properties currently provides the Company with a Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer and therefore these officers are not employed by, or exclusively dedicated to, the Company. At any time, Curbline Properties may provide different individuals to serve as our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer than the individuals currently serving in those roles. Upon the termination of the Shared Services Agreement, the Company does not expect the individuals currently provided to the Company to continue to serve as our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer. In the event of the loss of key management personnel, including in connection with the termination of the Shared Services Agreement, the Company may not be able to find replacements with comparable skill, ability and industry expertise. The Company’s operating results and financial condition, the execution of the Company’s disposition strategy and the market price of the Company’s common shares could be materially and adversely affected until suitable replacements are identified and retained, if at all.
The Company Is Subject to Litigation That Could Adversely Affect Its Results of Operations
The Company is a defendant from time to time in lawsuits and regulatory proceedings relating to its business. Due to the inherent uncertainties of litigation and regulatory proceedings, the Company cannot accurately predict the ultimate outcome of any such litigation or proceedings. An unfavorable outcome could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations. Any such litigation could also lead to increased volatility of the trading price of the Company’s common shares. For a further discussion of litigation risks, see “Legal Matters” in Note 7, “Commitments and Contingencies,” to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
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Item 1C. CYBERSECURITY
Information Technology and Cybersecurity
The Company depends on the proper functioning, availability, and security of its information systems, including financial, data processing, communications, and operating systems, as well as proprietary software programs that are important to the efficient operation of the business.
The Company’s internal audit team annually assesses and reviews the risks posed to the security of the Company’s networks, including a review of system and process assurance for information technology and application controls, and takes into account certain frameworks and policies.
To mitigate the risk and impact of any cybersecurity incidents on the security and availability of the Company’s networks, the Company’s information technology systems are protected through physical and software safeguards and backup procedures the Company considers appropriate. The Company contracts with independent cybersecurity providers for security event incident management, end-point detection and incident response monitoring, and security incident response services. Additionally, the Company has deployed a layered approach to network intrusion detection and protection using technology provided by industry-leading companies. The information technology department also performs timely system and security updates to maintain current software versions and apply appropriate security updates to reduce the Company’s risk.
The Company has also implemented various safeguards designed to ensure the confidentiality, availability and the integrity of its network and data, including redundant telecommunication facilities, replicating critical data and backups to multiple off-site locations, a fire suppression system to protect the Company’s on-site data center, and electrical power protection and generation facilities. The Company also has a catastrophic disaster recovery plan and alternate processing capability available for its critical data processes in case of a catastrophe that renders the primary data center unusable.
The Company conducts annual cybersecurity awareness training for all employees, new-hire cybersecurity training, monthly simulated phishing tests, and additional training for specific departmental requirements as part of the Company’s risk mitigation efforts. The Company also maintains cybersecurity insurance; however, there is no assurance that the insurance the Company maintains will cover all cybersecurity breaches or that policy limits will be sufficient to cover all related losses.
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The Board of Directors has specifically delegated oversight of the Company’s cybersecurity risks and related practices to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) through the committee’s charter.
The Company has experienced issues from cybersecurity threats, including issues related to malware, email phishing, and other events intended to disrupt information systems, wrongfully obtain valuable information, or cause other malicious events.
Item 2. PROPERTIES
At December 31, 2025, the Portfolio Properties included 19 shopping centers (including 11 centers owned through two unconsolidated joint ventures). At December 31, 2025, the Portfolio Properties aggregated 5.0 million square feet of Company-owned GLA located in 13 states.
At December 31, 2025, on a pro rata basis, the average annualized base rent per square foot was $22.61. The average annualized base rent of the Company’s eight wholly-owned shopping centers was $25.99 per square foot, and the average annualized base rent for the 11 shopping centers owned through unconsolidated joint ventures was $16.84 per square foot at 100%. The Company’s average annualized base rent per square foot does not consider tenant expense reimbursements.
A significant number of the Company’s shopping centers are anchored by national tenant anchors and are comprised of tenants that typically cater to the consumer’s desire for value, service and convenience and offer day-to-day necessities rather than luxury items. The properties often include discounters, grocery stores, pet supply stores, fitness centers, quick-service restaurants and beauty supply retailers as additional anchors or tenants.
Information as to the Company’s largest tenants based on total annualized rental revenues and Company-owned GLA at December 31, 2025, is set forth in Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the caption “Executive Summary – Company Fundamentals” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. For additional details related to property indebtedness for the Company’s wholly-owned assets, see “Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation” (Schedule III) herein. At December 31, 2025, the Company owned an investment in properties through unconsolidated joint ventures, which properties served as collateral for joint venture mortgage debt aggregating approximately $440.7 million (of which the Company’s proportionate share is $106.0 million) and is not reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company’s properties range in size from approximately 49,000 square feet to approximately 389,000 square feet of Company-owned GLA. On a pro rata basis, the Company’s properties were 85.9% occupied as of December 31, 2025.
In January 2026, the Company sold its interest in the RVIP IIIB joint venture (Deer Park Town Center in Deer Park, Illinois).
Corporate Headquarters
In addition to its shopping center portfolio listed below, as of December 31, 2025, the Company owns two adjacent office buildings located in Beachwood, Ohio, totaling approximately 339,000 square feet, yielding approximately 227,000 square feet of GLA, of which the Company occupies approximately 60,000 square feet of GLA and approximately 167,000 square feet of GLA is leased or available to be leased to third parties.
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Tenant Lease Expirations and Renewals
The following table shows the impact of tenant lease expirations through 2035 at the Company’s eight wholly-owned shopping centers (excluding ground leases) as of December 31, 2025, assuming that none of the tenants exercise any of their renewal options:
Expiration |
|
No. of |
|
|
Approximate GLA |
|
|
Annualized Base |
|
|
Average Base Rent |
|
|
Percentage of |
|
Percentage of |
||||
2026 |
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
174 |
|
|
$ |
4,000 |
|
|
$ |
23.02 |
|
|
15.9% |
|
19.5% |
2027 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
150 |
|
|
|
3,573 |
|
|
|
23.89 |
|
|
13.7% |
|
17.4% |
2028 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
1,475 |
|
|
|
24.55 |
|
|
5.5% |
|
7.2% |
2029 |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
115 |
|
|
|
2,809 |
|
|
|
24.32 |
|
|
10.5% |
|
13.7% |
2030 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
1,632 |
|
|
|
16.38 |
|
|
9.1% |
|
7.9% |
2031 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
539 |
|
|
|
14.90 |
|
|
3.3% |
|
2.6% |
2032 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
350 |
|
|
|
37.96 |
|
|
0.8% |
|
1.7% |
2033 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
1,321 |
|
|
|
19.29 |
|
|
6.2% |
|
6.4% |
2034 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
418 |
|
|
|
26.75 |
|
|
1.5% |
|
2.0% |
2035 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
925 |
|
|
|
17.86 |
|
|
4.7% |
|
4.5% |
Total |
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
780 |
|
|
$ |
17,042 |
|
|
$ |
21.85 |
|
|
71.2% |
|
82.9% |
The following table shows the impact of tenant lease expirations through 2035 at the Company’s 11 shopping centers owned through unconsolidated joint ventures (excluding ground leases and at 100%) as of December 31, 2025, assuming that none of the tenants exercise any of their renewal options:
Expiration |
|
No. of |
|
|
Approximate GLA |
|
|
Annualized Base |
|
|
Average Base Rent |
|
|
Percentage of |
|
Percentage of |
||||
2026 |
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
297 |
|
|
$ |
5,337 |
|
|
$ |
18.00 |
|
|
8.4% |
|
10.0% |
2027 |
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
543 |
|
|
|
8,736 |
|
|
|
16.10 |
|
|
15.3% |
|
16.3% |
2028 |
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
518 |
|
|
|
8,552 |
|
|
|
16.50 |
|
|
14.6% |
|
16.0% |
2029 |
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
462 |
|
|
|
6,822 |
|
|
|
14.76 |
|
|
13.0% |
|
12.7% |
2030 |
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
408 |
|
|
|
6,696 |
|
|
|
16.41 |
|
|
11.5% |
|
12.5% |
2031 |
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
374 |
|
|
|
5,578 |
|
|
|
14.92 |
|
|
10.5% |
|
10.4% |
2032 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
2,165 |
|
|
|
16.98 |
|
|
3.6% |
|
4.0% |
2033 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
136 |
|
|
|
3,089 |
|
|
|
22.66 |
|
|
3.8% |
|
5.8% |
2034 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
3,462 |
|
|
|
24.40 |
|
|
4.0% |
|
6.4% |
2035 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
143 |
|
|
|
2,445 |
|
|
|
17.05 |
|
|
4.0% |
|
4.6% |
Total |
|
|
280 |
|
|
|
3,151 |
|
|
$ |
52,882 |
|
|
$ |
16.78 |
|
|
88.7% |
|
98.7% |
The rental payments under certain of these leases will remain constant until the expiration of their base terms, regardless of inflationary increases. There can be no assurance that any of these leases will be renewed or that any replacement tenants will be obtained if not renewed.
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SITE Centers Corp.
Shopping Center Property List at December 31, 2025
|
|
Location |
|
Center |
|
Year Developed/ |
|
Year Acquired |
|
Owned GLA (000's) |
|
Total Annualized Base Rent (000's) |
|
Average Base Rent |
|
Key Tenants |
|
|
Arizona |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Phoenix, AZ |
|
Ahwatukee Foothills Towne Center(2) |
|
2013 |
|
1998 |
|
691 |
|
$11,337 |
|
$20.30 |
|
AMC Theatres, Best Buy, Burlington, Golf Galaxy, HomeGoods, Lina Home Furnishings, Marshalls, Michaels, Ross Dress for Less, Sprouts Farmers Market |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
California |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
Long Beach, CA |
|
The Pike Outlets(3) |
|
2015 |
|
DEV |
|
389 |
|
$6,888 |
|
$25.38 |
|
Cinemark, Gold's Gym, H & M, Nike, Restoration Hardware |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colorado |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
Parker, CO |
|
FlatAcres MarketCenter(3) |
|
2003 |
|
2003 |
|
136 |
|
$2,083 |
|
$18.67 |
|
24 Hour Fitness, Michaels, Ross Dress for Less |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Connecticut |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
Plainville, CT |
|
Connecticut Commons(2) |
|
2013 |
|
2005 |
|
561 |
|
$7,856 |
|
$14.31 |
|
Aldi, AMC Theatres, Dick's Sporting Goods, DSW, Kohl's, Lowe's, Marshalls, PetSmart |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Florida |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
Fort Walton Beach, FL |
|
Shoppes at Paradise Pointe |
|
2000 |
|
2007 |
|
73 |
|
$751 |
|
$12.79 |
|
Publix |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Georgia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
Marietta, GA |
|
Towne Center Prado(2) |
|
2002 |
|
1995 |
|
287 |
|
$3,175 |
|
$12.39 |
|
Going Going Gone, Publix, Ross Dress for Less |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Illinois |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
Chicago, IL |
|
3030 North Broadway |
|
2016 |
|
2017 |
|
132 |
|
$4,697 |
|
$35.65 |
|
Mariano's |
8 |
|
Chicago, IL |
|
The Maxwell |
|
2014 |
|
2014 |
|
240 |
|
$3,515 |
|
$25.69 |
|
Burlington, Nordstrom Rack |
9 |
|
Deer Park, IL |
|
Deer Park Town Center(4) |
|
2004 |
|
2000 |
|
358 |
|
$8,765 |
|
$37.38 |
|
Century Theatre, Crate & Barrel, Gap |
10 |
|
Tinley Park, IL |
|
Brookside Marketplace(2) |
|
2013 |
|
2012 |
|
317 |
|
$4,994 |
|
$15.94 |
|
Best Buy, Dick's Sporting Goods, HomeGoods, Michaels, PetSmart, Ross Dress for Less, T.J. Maxx |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Missouri |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
Independence, MO |
|
Independence Commons(2) |
|
1999 |
|
1995 |
|
386 |
|
$5,626 |
|
$15.55 |
|
AMC Theatres, Best Buy, Bob's Discount Furniture, Kohl's, Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Jersey |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
|
Union, NJ |
|
Route 22 Retail Center(2) |
|
1997 |
|
2007 |
|
112 |
|
$1,399 |
|
$14.64 |
|
Dick's Sporting Goods |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North Carolina |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
Chapel Hill, NC |
|
Meadowmont |
|
2002 |
|
2007 |
|
92 |
|
$1,106 |
|
$29.55 |
|
— |
14 |
|
Chapel Hill, NC |
|
Meadowmont Market |
|
2002 |
|
2007 |
|
49 |
|
$697 |
|
$15.52 |
|
Harris Teeter |
15 |
|
Raleigh, NC |
|
Poyner Place(2) |
|
2012 |
|
2012 |
|
252 |
|
$4,361 |
|
$17.42 |
|
Cost Plus World Market, Marshalls, Michaels, Ross Dress for Less, Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Park |
16 |
|
Wilmington, NC |
|
University Centre(2) |
|
2001 |
|
1993 |
|
418 |
|
$4,543 |
|
$12.05 |
|
Bob's Discount Furniture, Crunch Fitness, Lowe's, Old Navy, Ollie's Bargain Outlet, Ross Dress for Less |
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SITE Centers Corp.
Shopping Center Property List at December 31, 2025
|
|
Location |
|
Center |
|
Year Developed/ |
|
Year Acquired |
|
Owned GLA (000's) |
|
Total Annualized Base Rent (000's) |
|
Average Base Rent |
|
Key Tenants |
|
|
Oregon |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
|
Portland, OR |
|
The Blocks |
|
2001 |
|
2019 |
|
97 |
|
$2,202 |
|
$37.52 |
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Carolina |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
Charleston, SC |
|
Ashley Crossing(2) |
|
2011 |
|
2003 |
|
208 |
|
$2,148 |
|
$11.72 |
|
Food Lion, Kohl's, Marshalls |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Virginia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
Midlothian, VA |
|
Commonwealth Center(2) |
|
2002 |
|
2007 |
|
166 |
|
$2,534 |
|
$16.44 |
|
Michaels, Painted Tree Marketplace, The Fresh Market |
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Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to various legal proceedings, which, taken together, are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Company is also subject to a variety of legal actions for personal injury or property damage arising in the ordinary course of its business, most of which are covered by insurance. While the resolution of all matters cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the final outcome of such legal proceedings and claims will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial position or results of operations.
Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not Applicable.
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PART II
Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
The Company’s common shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “SITC.” As of February 20, 2026, there were 2,974 record holders. This figure excludes non-registered holders that held their shares in “street name” through various brokerage firms, and therefore does not represent the actual number of beneficial owners of the Company’s common shares.
The decision to declare and pay future dividends on the Company’s common shares, as well as the timing, amount and composition of any such future dividends, will be at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company does not currently expect to make regular quarterly dividend payments in the future. The Company expects that the frequency and timing of future dividends will be influenced by operations and sales of its remaining assets, though the Company plans to closely monitor and conservatively manage its cash position in order to maintain sufficient cash reserves to satisfy and discharge expenses projected to be incurred, and any unknown or contingency claims or obligations which might arise, during the subsequent wind-up of its operations. The Company also expects to maintain an elevated cash balance pending resolution of the DTP joint venture in order to maximize the Company’s alternatives for monetizing its joint venture investment, including through the possible exercise of the joint venture’s buy/sell provision.
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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(a) |
|
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(b) |
|
|
(c) |
|
|
(d) |
|
||||
|
Total |
|
|
Average |
|
|
Total Number |
|
|
Maximum Number |
|
||||
October 1-31, 2025 |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
November 1-30, 2025 |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
December 1-31, 2025 |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
73.4 |
|
On December 20, 2022, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a new common share repurchase program. Under the terms of the new program, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to a maximum value of $100 million of its common shares and has no expiration date. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had repurchased an aggregate of 0.5 million of its common shares under this program in open market purchases at an aggregate cost of $26.6 million, or $53.76 per share. Treasury shares not reserved for compensation plans were cancelled in August 2024.
Item 6. [RESERVED]
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Company is a self-administered and self-managed Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) in the business of owning, leasing, redeveloping and managing shopping centers. As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s portfolio consisted of 19 shopping centers (including 11 shopping centers owned through two unconsolidated joint ventures). At December 31, 2025, the Company owned 5.0 million square feet of gross leasable area (“GLA”) through all its properties (wholly-owned and joint venture). At December 31, 2025, the aggregate occupancy of the Company’s operating shopping center portfolio was 85.9% on a pro rata basis, and the average annualized base rent per occupied square foot was $22.61 on a pro rata basis. In addition, at December 31, 2025, the Company owns two adjacent office buildings located in Beachwood, Ohio, totaling approximately 339,000 square feet, yielding approximately 227,000 square feet of GLA, of which the Company occupies approximately 60,000 square feet of GLA and approximately 167,000 square feet of GLA is leased or available to be leased to third parties. In January 2026, the Company sold its interest in the RVIP IIIB joint venture (Deer Park Town Center in Deer Park, Illinois).
Curbline Spin-Off
In October 2023, the Company announced a plan to spin off a portfolio of convenience retail assets into a separate, publicly traded company to be named Curbline Properties Corp. (“Curbline” or “Curbline Properties”) in recognition of the distinct characteristics and opportunities within the Company’s unanchored and grocery, lifestyle and power center portfolios. Convenience
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properties are generally positioned on the curbline of well-trafficked intersections and major vehicular corridors, offering enhanced access and visibility along with dedicated parking and often include drive-thru units. Convenience properties generally consist of a homogeneous row of primarily small-shop units leased to a diversified mixture of national and local service and restaurant tenants that cater to daily convenience trips from the growing suburban population.
As of September 30, 2024, the Curbline portfolio consisted of 79 wholly-owned convenience retail assets consisting of approximately 2.7 million square feet of GLA. The separation of Curbline was completed on October 1, 2024.
On October 1, 2024, the Company, Curbline and Curbline Properties LP (the “Operating Partnership”) entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement (the “Separation and Distribution Agreement”), which provided for the principal transactions necessary to complete the spin-off, including the allocation among the Company, Curbline and the Operating Partnership of the Company’s assets, liabilities and obligations attributable to periods both prior to and following the spin-off. In particular, the Separation and Distribution Agreement provided, among other things, that certain assets relating to Curbline’s business were to be transferred to the Operating Partnership or the applicable Curbline subsidiary, including equity interests of certain Company subsidiaries that held assets and liabilities related to Curbline, interests in real property, certain tangible personal property, cash and cash equivalents held in Curbline accounts (including the transfer to Curbline of unrestricted cash of $800.0 million upon consummation of the spin-off) and other assets primarily used or held primarily for use in Curbline’s business. The Separation and Distribution Agreement also provided that certain liabilities relating to Curbline’s business were to be transferred to the Operating Partnership or the applicable Curbline subsidiary, including liabilities relating to or arising out of the operation of Curbline’s business after the effective time of the spin-off and liabilities expressly allocated to Curbline or one of its subsidiaries by the Separation and Distribution Agreement or certain other agreements entered into in connection with the spin-off.
Additionally, the Separation and Distribution Agreement contains provisions that obligate the Company to complete certain redevelopment projects at properties that are owned by Curbline. As of December 31, 2025, these redevelopment projects were estimated to cost $21.3 million to complete.
On October 1, 2024, the Company, Curbline and the Operating Partnership also entered into a Shared Services Agreement (the “Shared Services Agreement”), which provides that, subject to the supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors and executives, the Operating Partnership or its affiliates will provide the Company (i) leadership and management services that are of a nature customarily performed by leadership and management overseeing the business and operation of a REIT similarly situated to the Company, including supervising various business functions of the Company necessary for the day-to-day management operations of the Company and its affiliates and (ii) transaction services that are of a nature customarily performed by a dedicated transactions team within an organization similarly situated to the Company, including the provision of personnel at both the leadership and operational levels necessary to ensure effective and efficient preparation, negotiation, execution and implementation of real estate transactions, as well as overseeing post-transaction activities and alignment with the Company’s strategic objectives. The Operating Partnership or its affiliates provides the Company with a Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer but the Company employs its own Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and General Counsel.
The Shared Services Agreement also requires the Company to provide the Operating Partnership and its affiliates the services of its employees and the use or benefit of such other of the Company’s assets and resources as may be necessary or useful to establish and operate various business functions of the Operating Partnership and its affiliates in a manner as would be established and operated for a REIT similarly situated to Curbline. The Operating Partnership has the authority to supervise the employees of the Company and its affiliates and direct and control the day-to-day activities of such employees while such employees are providing services to the Operating Partnership or its affiliates under the Shared Services Agreement.
The Operating Partnership pays the Company a fee in the aggregate amount of 2.0% of Curbline’s Gross Revenue (as defined in the Shared Services Agreement) during the term of the Shared Services Agreement to be paid in monthly installments each month in arrears no later than the tenth calendar day of each month based upon Curbline’s Gross Revenue for the prior month. There is no separate fee paid by the Company in connection with the provision of services by the Operating Partnership or its affiliates under the Shared Services Agreement. Unless terminated earlier, the term of the Shared Services Agreement will expire on October 1, 2027. In the event of certain early terminations of the Shared Services Agreement, the Company will be obligated to pay a termination fee to the Operating Partnership equal to $2.5 million multiplied by the number of whole or partial fiscal quarters remaining in the Shared Services Agreement’s three-year term (or $12.0 million in the event the Company terminates the agreement for convenience on October 1, 2026).
The Company is also obligated to provide Curbline Properties and its affiliates with space at the Company’s offices located in Beachwood, Ohio, New York, New York and Boca Raton, Florida at no additional cost until October 1, 2027 or such earlier date as the Shared Services Agreement is terminated as a result of a change in control of Curbline Properties or a material breach by Curbline Properties and its affiliates under the Shared Services Agreement (a “Sanctioned Termination Event”). Curbline Properties and its affiliates also have an option exercisable on or prior to October 1, 2027 (or such earlier date as the Shared Services Agreement is
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terminated pursuant to a Sanctioned Termination Event) to enter into a lease agreement for office space at the Company’s corporate headquarters location in Beachwood, Ohio for an initial five-year term at annual base rent of $8.00 per square foot with the right to extend the lease for up to four successive terms of five years each (with 10% increases in annual base rent for each extension).
The Company, Curbline and the Operating Partnership also entered into a tax matters agreement (the “Tax Matters Agreement”), which governs the rights, responsibilities and obligations of the parties following the spin-off with respect to various tax matters and provides for the allocation of tax-related assets, liabilities and obligations. In addition, the Company, Curbline and the Operating Partnership entered into an employee matters agreement (“the Employee Matters Agreement”), which governs the respective rights, responsibilities, and obligations of the parties following the spin-off with respect to transitioning employees, equity plans and retirement plans, health and welfare benefits, and other employment, compensation, and benefit-related matters.
SITE Centers Strategy
The Company intends to pursue the marketing and sale of its remaining wholly-owned properties and to monetize the value of its investment in the DTP joint venture. The timing of asset sales may be impacted by general economic conditions, local conditions in the markets in which our remaining properties are situated and other property-specific considerations. The Company’s ability and timing to monetize the value of its investment in the DTP joint venture may be impacted by the degree of cooperation of the joint venture partner and the limited rights afforded the Company under the joint venture agreement (including the requirement that the Company obtain the joint venture partner’s consent to the sale of individual joint venture properties and distribution of resulting proceeds). See Item 1A. Risk Factors under the captions “Risks Relating to the Company’s Strategy–The Company May Have Difficulty Selling Its Remaining Real Estate Investments at Attractive Prices or at All” and “–The Company May Have Difficulty Realizing Value from Its Interest in the DTP Joint Venture.”
The Company expects to use proceeds from additional asset sales to pay operating expenses, manage overall liquidity levels, make distributions to shareholders and establish a reserve fund to satisfy projected expenses and known and unknown claims that might arise during the anticipated wind-up of its business. The Company expects to incur significant expenses in connection with the eventual wind-up of its business, including but not limited to the fee applicable to any early termination of the Shared Services Agreement, employee severance costs, discretionary bonuses upon completion of the sales process, costs to terminate office leases, licenses and other operating contracts, professional fees (including fees of accountants and law firms), costs to comply with ongoing reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) (until such time as the Company qualifies for relief therefrom), insurance premiums and potential deductibles (including with respect to a “tail” insurance policy for directors and officers), vendor expenses, costs to resolve and streamline the Company’s subsidiaries and corporate structure and any claims arising under sale agreements for completed dispositions.
The Company is currently in various stages of marketing several wholly-owned assets for sale, though no assurances can be given that such efforts will result in additional asset sales. As of February 26, 2026, the Company had entered into agreements to sell two properties for which the buyers’ general due diligence periods had expired. These transactions are expected to close in the first quarter of 2026. In each case, closing remains subject to customary conditions, including, but not limited to, delivery of estoppel letters from tenants, the accuracy of the Company’s representations in all material respects and the absence of material casualty or condemnation events. The majority of the Company’s other wholly-owned retail properties are in various stages of contract negotiations or in the process of being marketed for sale.
The Company expects that rental income and net income will continue to decrease in future periods as compared to corresponding prior year periods as a result of significant disposition activity and declining property revenues. However, the Company’s general and administrative expenses will remain elevated prior to the termination of the Shared Services Agreement as a result of the contractual obligations and services owing to Curbline thereunder.
Transaction and Investment Highlights
Transaction and investment highlights during 2025, include the following:
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Operational Accomplishments
Operating highlights for 2025 included:
The comparability of year-over-year operating metrics has been increasingly impacted by the level and composition of the Company’s disposition activities and the reduced size of the Company’s portfolio.
Retail Environment
The Company continued to enter into new leases and lease renewals in 2025 with a combination of national and local retailers. Although certain retailers announced bankruptcies and/or store closures in 2025, other retailers, specifically those in the value and convenience category, continued to expand their store fleets. As a result, the Company believes that its prospects to backfill spaces vacated by bankrupt or non-renewing tenants are generally good, however, in recent years, the Company has often elected not to pursue replacement tenants for vacant space as potential buyers have often expressed a preference for acquiring properties with lease-up opportunities. The Company currently has seven movie theaters in its portfolio. Opportunities to re-tenant any vacant theater spaces that may arise may be more limited and would likely require significant capital expenditures.
Company Fundamentals
The following table lists the Company’s tenants that exceed 1.5% of the Company’s aggregate annualized shopping center base rental revenue and the respective Company-owned shopping center GLA as of December 31, 2025, for the following (1) the wholly-owned properties and the Company’s proportionate share of unconsolidated joint venture properties combined, (2) the wholly-owned properties and (3) the unconsolidated joint ventures presented at 100%:
|
|
|
|
|
|
At 100% |
||||||
|
|
At SITE Centers’ Share |
|
Wholly-Owned Properties |
|
Joint Venture Properties |
||||||
Tenant |
|
% of |
|
% of Company- |
|
% of |
|
% of Company- |
|
% of |
|
% of Company- |
The Kroger Co.(A) |
|
9.7% |
|
6.2% |
|
15.9% |
|
10.8% |
|
0.0% |
|
0.0% |
Burlington Stores, Inc. |
|
4.5% |
|
3.5% |
|
6.9% |
|
5.4% |
|
0.8% |
|
1.1% |
Fitness International, LLC(B) |
|
4.2% |
|
2.2% |
|
6.8% |
|
3.9% |
|
0.0% |
|
0.0% |
Cinemark Holding, Inc. |
|
3.6% |
|
5.0% |
|
5.9% |
|
6.6% |
|
0.0% |
|
1.3% |
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. |
|
2.9% |
|
2.3% |
|
0.0% |
|
0.0% |
|
9.1% |
|
6.2% |
Nordstrom, Inc. |
|
2.0% |
|
1.8% |
|
3.3% |
|
3.2% |
|
0.0% |
|
0.0% |
Five Below, Inc. |
|
2.0% |
|
1.9% |
|
2.6% |
|
2.5% |
|
1.5% |
|
1.2% |
RSG Group USA, Inc. |
|
2.0% |
|
1.5% |
|
3.3% |
|
2.6% |
|
0.0% |
|
0.0% |
The Gap, Inc.(C) |
|
1.8% |
|
2.0% |
|
0.5% |
|
0.7% |
|
3.4% |
|
3.0% |
DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.,(D) |
|
1.7% |
|
2.4% |
|
0.0% |
|
0.0% |
|
5.4% |
|
6.5% |
Publix Super Markets, Inc. |
|
1.6% |
|
2.8% |
|
2.2% |
|
3.8% |
|
0.8% |
|
1.5% |
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The Company leased approximately 1.0 million square feet (0.5 million square feet at the Company’s share) of GLA in 2025 in its wholly-owned and joint venture portfolios, composed of 17 new leases and 64 renewals, for a total of 81 leases executed in 2025. At December 31, 2025, the Company had 65 leases expiring in 2026 (excluding ground leases) with an average base rent per square foot of $22.14 on a pro rata basis. For the comparable leases executed in 2025, at the Company’s interest, the Company generated cash leasing spreads of (17.6)% for three new leases and 2.5% for 64 renewals, or 1.8% on a blended basis. Cash leasing spreads are a key metric in real estate, representing the percentage increase of the tenant’s annual base rent in the first year of the newly executed or renewal lease, over the annual base rent applicable to the final year of the previous lease term, though leasing spreads exclude consideration of the amount of capital expended in connection with new leasing activity and exclude properties in redevelopment. The Company’s cash leasing spread calculation includes only those deals that were executed within one year of the date the prior tenant vacated, in addition to other factors that limit comparability, and as a result, is a good benchmark to compare the average annualized base rent of expiring leases with the comparable executed market rental rates.
For new leases executed during 2025, the Company expended a weighted-average cost of tenant improvements and lease commissions estimated at $6.26 per rentable square foot, on a pro rata basis, over the lease term, as compared to $6.85 per rentable square foot in 2024. The Company generally does not expend a significant amount of capital on lease renewals.
Summary—2025 Financial Results
The following provides an overview of the Company’s key financial metrics (see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” described later in this section) (in thousands except per share amounts):
|
For the Year Ended |
|
|||||
|
December 31, |
|
|||||
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
Net income attributable to common shareholders |
$ |
177,861 |
|
|
$ |
516,031 |
|
FFO attributable to common shareholders |
$ |
19,429 |
|
|
$ |
79,443 |
|
Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders |
$ |
25,151 |
|
|
$ |
166,724 |
|
Earnings per share – Diluted |
$ |
3.36 |
|
|
$ |
9.77 |
|
For the year ended December 31, 2025, the decrease in net income attributable to common shareholders, as compared to the prior year, was primarily the result of lower gain on disposition of real estate recognized in 2025, the net impact of property sales, lower interest income and an increase in impairment charges, partially offset by no preferred dividend expense and lower general and administrative costs, debt extinguishment costs and interest expense. The decrease in Funds from Operations (“FFO”) attributable to common shareholders was primarily the result of the impact of net property dispositions and lower interest income, partially offset by no preferred dividend expense and lower general and administrative costs, interest expense and debt extinguishment costs. The decrease in Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders generally was due to the impact of net property dispositions and lower interest income, partially offset by lower general and administrative costs and interest expense.
The following discussion of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations provides information that will assist in the understanding of the Company’s financial statements and the factors that accounted for changes in certain key items in the financial statements, as well as critical accounting estimates that affected these financial statements.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries where the Company has financial or operating control. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions in certain circumstances that affect amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes. In preparing these financial statements, management has used available information, including the Company’s history, industry standards and the current economic environment, among other factors, in forming its estimates and judgments of certain amounts included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, giving due consideration to materiality. It is possible that the ultimate outcome as anticipated by management in formulating its estimates inherent in these financial statements might not materialize. Application of the critical accounting policies described below involves the exercise of judgment and the use of assumptions as to future uncertainties. Accordingly, actual results could differ from these estimates. In addition, other companies may use different estimates that may affect the comparability of the Company’s results of operations to those of companies in similar businesses.
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Real Estate and Long-Lived Assets
Impairment Assessment and Measurement of Fair Value
An asset with impairment indicators is considered impaired when the undiscounted future cash flows are not sufficient to recover the asset’s carrying value. If an asset’s carrying value is not recoverable, an impairment loss is recognized based on the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its fair value. Estimated fair value may be based on discounted future cash flows utilizing appropriate discount and capitalization rates, future market rental rates and, in addition to available market information, third-party appraisals, broker selling estimates or sale agreements under negotiation. The Company reviews its individual real estate assets, including undeveloped land and construction in progress, and intangibles for potential impairment indicators whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Impairment indicators are primarily related to changes in estimated hold periods and significant, prolonged decreases in projected cash flows; however, other impairment indicators could occur.
If the Company is evaluating the potential sale of an asset, the undiscounted future cash flows analysis is probability-weighted based upon management’s best estimate of the likelihood of the alternative courses of action as of the balance sheet date. Undiscounted cash flows relating to assets considered for potential sale include estimated net operating income through potential sale dates and estimates of the assets current fair value based on the best available information, which may include a direct capitalization of such net operating income, letters of intent, broker opinions of value or purchase and sale agreements under negotiation.
Impairment indicators related to significant decreases in cash flows may be caused by declines in occupancy, projected losses on potential future sales, market factors, significant changes in projected development costs or completion dates and sustainability of development projects. For certain assets, this may require us to reevaluate the hold period required to recover the asset’s carrying value based on updated undiscounted cash flow estimates and involves reconsideration of our hold period based of our ability and intent to hold the asset. The determination of anticipated undiscounted cash flows in these situations is inherently more subjective, requiring significant estimates made by management, and considers the most likely expected course of action at the balance sheet date based on current plans and intended holding periods.
The Company is required to make subjective assessments as to whether there are impairments in the value of its real estate properties and other investments. These assessments have a direct impact on the Company’s net income because recording an impairment charge results in an immediate negative adjustment to net income. If the Company’s estimates of the anticipated holding periods, projected future cash flows or market conditions change, its evaluation of the impairment charges may be different, and such differences could be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Specifically, plans to hold properties over longer periods decrease the likelihood of recording impairment losses.
The fair value of real estate investments used in the Company’s impairment calculations is estimated based on the price that would be received for the sale of an asset in an orderly transaction between marketplace participants at the measurement date. Real estate assets without a public market are valued based on assumptions made and valuation techniques used by the Company. The availability of observable transaction data and inputs can make it more difficult and/or subjective to determine the fair value of such real estate assets. As a result, amounts ultimately realized by the Company from real estate assets sold may differ from the fair values presented, and the differences could be material.
The valuation of real estate assets for impairment is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including the indicative bid, the income capitalization approach or the discounted cash flow analysis. In general, the Company utilizes a valuation technique that is based on the characteristics of the specific asset when measuring fair value of an investment. However, a single valuation technique is generally used for the Company’s property type. Fair value measurements based upon an indicative bid are developed by third-party sources (including offers and comparable sales values) and are subject to the Company’s corroboration for reasonableness. The significant assumptions used in the discounted cash flow technique are discount rates and terminal capitalization rates. The significant assumption used in the income capitalization approach is market capitalization rates. Valuation of real estate assets is calculated based on market conditions and assumptions made by management at the measurement date, which may differ materially from actual results if market conditions or the underlying assumptions change.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The spin-off of Curbline Properties in October 2024 represented a strategic shift in the Company’s business and, as such, the Curbline properties are reflected in the financial results as discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2024. For the comparison of the Company’s 2025 performance to 2024 presented below, consolidated shopping center properties owned as of January 1, 2024 are referred to herein as the “Comparable Portfolio Properties.” The discussion of the Company’s 2024 performance compared to 2023 performance is set forth in “Results of Operations” included in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Part II of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
Revenues from Operations (in thousands)
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
$ Change |
|
|||
Rental income(A) |
$ |
103,590 |
|
|
$ |
269,286 |
|
|
$ |
(165,696 |
) |
Fee and other income(B) |
|
20,059 |
|
|
|
8,181 |
|
|
|
11,878 |
|
Total revenues |
$ |
123,649 |
|
|
$ |
277,467 |
|
|
$ |
(153,818 |
) |
Contractual Lease Payments |
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
$ Change |
|
|||
Base and percentage rental income(1) |
|
$ |
75,062 |
|
|
$ |
193,561 |
|
|
$ |
(118,499 |
) |
Recoveries from tenants(2) |
|
|
26,683 |
|
|
|
70,360 |
|
|
|
(43,677 |
) |
Uncollectible revenue(3) |
|
|
475 |
|
|
|
702 |
|
|
|
(227 |
) |
Lease termination fees, ancillary and other rental income |
|
|
1,370 |
|
|
|
4,663 |
|
|
|
(3,293 |
) |
Total contractual lease payments |
|
$ |
103,590 |
|
|
$ |
269,286 |
|
|
$ |
(165,696 |
) |
|
|
Increase (Decrease) |
|
|
Acquisition of shopping centers |
|
$ |
0.8 |
|
Comparable Portfolio Properties |
|
|
(0.6 |
) |
Disposition of shopping centers |
|
|
(116.3 |
) |
Straight-line rents |
|
|
(2.4 |
) |
Total |
|
$ |
(118.5 |
) |
The decrease in Comparable Portfolio Properties is due to lower occupancy, partially offset by an increase in annualized base rent per occupied square foot.
At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company owned eight and 22 wholly-owned properties as of each balance sheet date that had an aggregate occupancy rate of 83.7% and 90.6% and an average annualized base rent per occupied square foot of $25.99 and $19.81, respectively. The decrease in occupancy rate and increase in average annualized base rent per occupied square foot was due to a combination of transactional activity and the mix of properties sold and overall decreases in occupancy.
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Expenses from Operations (in thousands)
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
$ Change |
|
|||
Operating and maintenance(A) |
$ |
24,644 |
|
|
$ |
47,247 |
|
|
$ |
(22,603 |
) |
Real estate taxes(A) |
|
15,909 |
|
|
|
40,292 |
|
|
|
(24,383 |
) |
Impairment charges(B) |
|
114,070 |
|
|
|
66,600 |
|
|
|
47,470 |
|
General and administrative(C) |
|
39,843 |
|
|
|
55,205 |
|
|
|
(15,362 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization(A) |
|
44,809 |
|
|
|
101,344 |
|
|
|
(56,535 |
) |
|
$ |
239,275 |
|
|
$ |
310,688 |
|
|
$ |
(71,413 |
) |
|
|
Operating |
|
|
Real Estate |
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|||
Acquisition of shopping centers |
|
$ |
0.5 |
|
|
$ |
0.1 |
|
|
$ |
0.3 |
|
Comparable Portfolio Properties |
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
(3.3 |
) |
Disposition of shopping centers |
|
|
(23.4 |
) |
|
|
(25.1 |
) |
|
|
(53.5 |
) |
|
|
$ |
(22.6 |
) |
|
$ |
(24.4 |
) |
|
$ |
(56.5 |
) |
The decrease in depreciation for the Comparable Portfolio Properties was primarily due to the impact of certain tenant improvements and intangibles having been fully depreciated in 2024.
Other Income and Expenses (in thousands)
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
$ Change |
|
|||
Interest expense(A) |
$ |
(15,310 |
) |
|
$ |
(59,463 |
) |
|
$ |
44,153 |
|
Interest income(B) |
|
3,772 |
|
|
|
31,620 |
|
|
|
(27,848 |
) |
Debt extinguishment costs(C) |
|
(10,315 |
) |
|
|
(42,822 |
) |
|
|
32,507 |
|
Gain on debt retirement(D) |
|
— |
|
|
|
1,037 |
|
|
|
(1,037 |
) |
Loss on equity derivative instruments(E) |
|
— |
|
|
|
(4,412 |
) |
|
|
4,412 |
|
Transaction costs and other expense(F) |
|
(3,877 |
) |
|
|
(2,184 |
) |
|
|
(1,693 |
) |
|
$ |
(25,730 |
) |
|
$ |
(76,224 |
) |
|
$ |
50,494 |
|
|
|
For the Year Ended December 31, |
|
|||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
Weighted-average debt outstanding (in billions) |
|
$ |
0.2 |
|
|
$ |
1.0 |
|
Weighted-average interest rate |
|
|
5.4 |
% |
|
|
5.3 |
% |
As of December 31, 2025 the Company had no outstanding indebtedness. As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s consolidated indebtedness consisted of the Mortgage Facility and a mortgage loan encumbering Nassau Park Pavilion with an aggregate outstanding balance of $306.8 million, a weighted-average interest rate (based on contractual rates excluding amortization of debt issuance costs) of 6.9% and a weighted-average maturity (prior to exercise of applicable extension options) of 2.4 years. Interest costs capitalized in conjunction with redevelopment projects were $0.1 million and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
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Other Items (in thousands)
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
$ Change |
|
|||
Equity in net (loss) income of joint ventures(A) |
$ |
(781 |
) |
|
$ |
82 |
|
|
$ |
(863 |
) |
Gain on sale and change in control of interests, net(B) |
|
— |
|
|
|
2,669 |
|
|
|
(2,669 |
) |
Gain on disposition of real estate, net(C) |
|
319,772 |
|
|
|
633,219 |
|
|
|
(313,447 |
) |
Tax benefit (expense) of taxable REIT subsidiaries and state |
|
226 |
|
|
|
(761 |
) |
|
|
987 |
|
Income from discontinued operations(D) |
|
— |
|
|
|
6,060 |
|
|
|
(6,060 |
) |
Net Income (in thousands)
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
$ Change |
|
|||
Net income attributable to SITE Centers |
$ |
177,861 |
|
|
$ |
531,824 |
|
|
$ |
(353,963 |
) |
The decrease in net income in 2025 attributable to SITE Centers, as compared to the prior-year period, was primarily attributable to the lower gain on disposition of real estate recognized in 2025, the net impact of property sales, lower interest income and an increase in impairment charges, partially offset by no preferred dividend expense and lower general and administrative costs, debt extinguishment costs and interest expense.
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Funds from Operations and Operating Funds from Operations
Definition and Basis of Presentation
The Company believes that FFO and Operating FFO, both non-GAAP financial measures, provide additional and useful means to assess the financial performance of REITs. FFO and Operating FFO are frequently used by the real estate industry, as well as securities analysts, investors and other interested parties, to evaluate the performance of REITs. The Company also believes that FFO and Operating FFO more appropriately measure the core operations of the Company and provide benchmarks to its peer group.
FFO excludes GAAP historical cost depreciation and amortization of real estate and real estate investments, which assume that the value of real estate assets diminishes ratably over time. Historically, however, real estate values have risen or fallen with market conditions, and many companies use different depreciable lives and methods. Because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization unique to real estate and gains and losses from property dispositions, it can provide a performance measure that, when compared year over year, reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, interest costs and acquisition, disposition and development activities. This provides a perspective of the Company’s financial performance not immediately apparent from net income determined in accordance with GAAP.
FFO is generally defined and calculated by the Company as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), adjusted to exclude (i) preferred share dividends, (ii) gains and losses from disposition of real estate property and related investments, which are presented net of taxes, (iii) impairment charges on real estate property and related investments, (iv) gains and losses from changes in control and (v) certain non-cash items. These non-cash items principally include real property depreciation and amortization of intangibles, equity income (loss) from joint ventures and equity income (loss) from non-controlling interests and adding the Company’s proportionate share of FFO from its unconsolidated joint ventures and non-controlling interests, determined on a consistent basis. The Company’s calculation of FFO is consistent with the definition of FFO provided by NAREIT.
The Company believes that certain charges, income and gains recorded in its operating results are not comparable or reflective of its core operating performance. Operating FFO is useful to investors as the Company removes non-comparable charges, income and gains to analyze the results of its operations and assess performance of the core operating real estate portfolio. As a result, the Company also computes Operating FFO and discusses it with the users of its financial statements, in addition to other measures such as net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP and FFO. Operating FFO is generally defined and calculated by the Company as FFO excluding certain charges, income and gains/losses that management believes are not comparable and indicative of the results of the Company’s operating real estate portfolio. Such adjustments include write-off of preferred share original issuance costs, condemnation revenue, gains/losses on the early extinguishment of debt, certain transaction fee income, transaction costs and other restructuring type costs, including employee separation costs. The disclosure of these adjustments is regularly requested by users of the Company’s financial statements.
The adjustment for these charges, income and gains may not be comparable to how other REITs or real estate companies calculate their results of operations, and the Company’s calculation of Operating FFO differs from NAREIT’s definition of FFO. Additionally, the Company provides no assurances that these charges, income and gains are non-recurring. These charges, income and gains could be reasonably expected to recur in future results of operations.
These measures of performance are used by the Company for several business purposes and by other REITs. The Company uses FFO and/or Operating FFO in part (i) as a disclosure to improve the understanding of the Company’s operating results among the investing public, (ii) as a measure of a real estate asset company’s performance, (iii) to influence acquisition, disposition and capital investment strategies and (iv) to compare the Company’s performance to that of other publicly traded shopping center REITs.
For the reasons described above, management believes that FFO and Operating FFO provide the Company and investors with an important indicator of the Company’s operating performance. They provide recognized measures of performance other than GAAP net income, which may include non-cash items (often significant). Other real estate companies may calculate FFO and Operating FFO in a different manner.
Management recognizes the limitations of FFO and Operating FFO when compared to GAAP’s net income. FFO and Operating FFO do not represent amounts available for dividends, capital replacement or expansion, debt service obligations or other commitments and uncertainties. Management does not use FFO or Operating FFO as an indicator of the Company’s cash obligations and funding requirements for future commitments, acquisitions or development activities. Neither FFO nor Operating FFO represents cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, and neither is necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs. Neither FFO nor Operating FFO should be considered an alternative to net income (computed in accordance with GAAP) or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity. FFO and Operating FFO are simply used as additional indicators of the
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Company’s operating performance. The Company believes that to further understand its performance, FFO and Operating FFO should be compared with the Company’s reported net income (loss) and considered in addition to cash flows determined in accordance with GAAP, as presented in its consolidated financial statements. Reconciliations of these measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measure of net income (loss) have been provided below.
Reconciliation Presentation
FFO and Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders were as follows (in thousands):
|
For the Year Ended |
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
$ Change |
|
|||
FFO attributable to common shareholders |
$ |
19,429 |
|
|
$ |
79,443 |
|
|
$ |
(60,014 |
) |
Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders |
|
25,151 |
|
|
|
166,724 |
|
|
|
(141,573 |
) |
The decrease in FFO attributable to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the prior-year period, was primarily attributable to the impact of net property dispositions and lower interest income, partially offset by no preferred dividend expense and lower general and administrative costs, interest expense and debt extinguishment costs. The decrease in Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders generally was due to the impact of net property dispositions and lower interest income, partially offset by lower general and administrative costs and interest expense.
The Company’s reconciliation of net income attributable to common shareholders computed in accordance with GAAP to FFO attributable to common shareholders and Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders is as follows (in thousands). The Company provides no assurances that these charges and gains are non-recurring. These charges and gains could reasonably be expected to recur in future results of operations.
|
For the Year Ended December 31, |
|
|||||
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
Net income attributable to common shareholders |
$ |
177,861 |
|
|
$ |
516,031 |
|
Depreciation and amortization of real estate investments |
|
40,622 |
|
|
|
97,186 |
|
Equity in net loss (income) of joint ventures |
|
781 |
|
|
|
(82 |
) |
Joint ventures’ FFO(A) |
|
5,867 |
|
|
|
6,040 |
|
Discontinued operations’ depreciation and amortization of real estate investments |
|
— |
|
|
|
29,556 |
|
Impairment of real estate |
|
114,070 |
|
|
|
66,600 |
|
Gain on sale and change in control of interests |
|
— |
|
|
|
(2,669 |
) |
Gain on disposition of real estate, net |
|
(319,772 |
) |
|
|
(633,219 |
) |
FFO attributable to common shareholders |
|
19,429 |
|
|
|
79,443 |
|
Separation and other charges |
|
2,922 |
|
|
|
1,709 |
|
Discontinued operations’ transaction and debt extinguishment costs |
|
— |
|
|
|
30,851 |
|
Transaction, debt extinguishment and other (at SITE’s share) |
|
11,179 |
|
|
|
44,154 |
|
Write-off of preferred share original issuance costs |
|
— |
|
|
|
6,155 |
|
Derivative mark-to-market |
|
— |
|
|
|
4,412 |
|
Condemnation revenue |
|
(8,379 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Non-operating items, net |
|
5,722 |
|
|
|
87,281 |
|
Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders |
$ |
25,151 |
|
|
$ |
166,724 |
|
Joint ventures’ FFO and Operating FFO are summarized as follows (in thousands):
|
For the Year Ended December 31, |
|
|||||
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
Net (loss) income attributable to unconsolidated joint ventures |
$ |
(1,956 |
) |
|
$ |
5,611 |
|
Depreciation and amortization of real estate investments |
|
25,506 |
|
|
|
26,948 |
|
Gain on disposition of real estate, net |
|
(369 |
) |
|
|
(10,354 |
) |
FFO |
$ |
23,181 |
|
|
$ |
22,205 |
|
FFO at SITE Centers’ ownership interests |
$ |
5,867 |
|
|
$ |
6,040 |
|
Operating FFO at SITE Centers’ ownership interests |
$ |
5,867 |
|
|
$ |
6,229 |
|
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LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
The Company requires capital to fund its operating expenses, redevelopment activities and capital expenditures. The Company’s primary capital sources include cash on hand, cash flow from operations and proceeds from ongoing asset sales. The Company does not maintain a revolving credit facility and therefore plans to closely monitor and conservatively manage its liquidity and cash position as it pursues the sale of its remaining properties and returns capital to shareholders. The Company expects to maintain sufficient cash reserves with proceeds from asset sales in order to satisfy and discharge expenses projected to be incurred, and any unknown or contingency claims or obligations which might arise, during the subsequent wind-up of its operations. The Company also expects to maintain an elevated cash balance pending resolution of the DTP joint venture in order to maximize the Company’s alternatives for monetizing its joint venture investment, including through the possible exercise of the joint venture’s buy/sell provision.
At December 31, 2025, the Company had an unrestricted cash balance of $119.0 million. As of December 31, 2025, the Company anticipates that it has approximately $21.3 million to be incurred to complete redevelopment projects at properties owned by Curbline pursuant to the terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
The Company had no consolidated indebtedness outstanding at December 31, 2025, as compared to $306.8 million at December 31, 2024. In addition, as of December 31, 2025, the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures had $440.7 million of indebtedness ($106.0 million at SITE’s share).
The Company believes it has sufficient liquidity to operate its business at this time.
2025 Financing Activities
In August 2024, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries closed and funded the $530.0 million Mortgage Facility provided by affiliates of Atlas SP Partners, L.P. and Athene Annuity and Life Company. The Company used proceeds from the closing together with cash on hand from asset sales to repay all of its outstanding senior unsecured indebtedness and to capitalize Curbline. The Mortgage Facility was originally secured by 23 properties, many of which were sold during 2025, and required mortgage paydowns which were made with proceeds from the sales. In December 2025, the Company fully repaid all remaining amounts outstanding under the Mortgage Facility. While the Mortgage Facility was outstanding during 2025, the Company was in compliance with all covenants set forth in the loan agreement.
In addition, the loan secured by Nassau Park Pavilion was repaid in full when the property was sold in November 2025.
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures’ Mortgage Indebtedness – As of December 31, 2025
The outstanding indebtedness of the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures at December 31, 2025, which would have matured in the subsequent 14-month period (i.e., through February 28, 2027), was $60.1 million or $29.9 million at the Company’s share. In January 2026, the Company sold its interest in the RVIP IIIB joint venture to its partner and no longer maintains any direct or indirect obligations with respect to this unconsolidated indebtedness.
No assurance can be provided that outstanding indebtedness of the Company’s remaining joint venture will be refinanced or repaid as currently anticipated. Any future deterioration in property-level revenues may cause the joint venture to be unable to refinance maturing obligations or satisfy applicable covenants, financial tests or debt service requirements or loan maturity extension conditions in the future, thereby allowing the mortgage lender to assume control of property cash flows, limit distributions of cash to joint venture members, declare a default, increase the interest rate or accelerate the loan’s maturity. In addition, rising interest rates or challenged transaction markets may adversely impact the ability of the Company’s remaining joint venture to sell assets at attractive prices in order to repay indebtedness.
Cash Flow Activity
The Company’s cash flow activities are summarized as follows (in thousands):
|
For the Year Ended December 31, |
|
|||||
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
Cash flow provided by operating activities |
$ |
19,613 |
|
|
$ |
112,044 |
|
Cash flow provided by investing activities |
|
705,395 |
|
|
|
1,843,903 |
|
Cash flow used for financing activities |
|
(669,859 |
) |
|
|
(2,457,312 |
) |
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Changes in cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to the prior year are as follows:
Operating Activities: Cash provided by operating activities decreased by $92.4 million primarily due to lower operating income as a result of disposition activity and a decrease in interest income, partially offset by lower transaction costs related to the spin-off of Curbline Properties and lower general and administrative and interest expense.
Investing Activities: Cash from investing activities decreased by $1,138.5 million primarily due to the following:
Financing Activities: Cash used for financing activities decreased by $1,787.5 million primarily due to the following:
Dividend Distribution
The Company satisfied its REIT requirement of distributing at least 90% of ordinary taxable income with declared special cash dividends of $355.7 million ($6.75 per share) in 2025, as compared to $64.4 million of cash dividends declared in 2024 (in addition to the value of the distribution of Curbline Properties common stock). Because actual distributions were greater than 100% of taxable income, the Company does not expect to incur federal income taxes in 2025.
The decision to declare and pay future dividends on the Company’s common shares, as well as the timing, amount and composition of any such future dividends, will be at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company does not currently expect to make regular quarterly dividend payments in the future. The Company expects that the frequency and timing of future dividends will be influenced by operations and sales of its remaining assets, though the Company plans to closely monitor and conservatively manage its cash position in order to maintain sufficient cash reserves to satisfy and discharge expenses projected to be incurred, and any unknown or contingency claims or obligations which might arise, during the subsequent wind-up of its operations. The Company also expects to maintain an elevated cash balance pending resolution of the DTP joint venture in order to maximize the Company’s alternatives for monetizing its joint venture investment, including through the possible exercise of the joint venture’s buy/sell provision.
The Company currently operates in a manner that allows it to qualify as a REIT and generally not be subject to U.S. federal income tax. U.S. federal income tax law generally requires that a REIT distribute annually to holders of its capital stock at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gains, and that it pay tax at regular corporate rates to the extent that it annually distributes less than 100% of its REIT taxable income. The Company may elect to surrender its REIT status in connection with the sale of its remaining assets and the anticipated wind-up of its operations in the event the Company determines that the anticipated benefits to the Company and its shareholders of maintaining REIT qualification do not exceed the related compliance costs or if the nature of the Company’s remaining operations makes compliance with REIT requirements impracticable.
SITE Centers’ Equity
In 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a common share repurchase program. Under the terms of the program, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to a maximum value of $100 million of its common shares. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had repurchased an aggregate of 0.5 million of its common shares under this program at an aggregate cost of $26.6 million, or $53.76 per share.
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SOURCES AND USES OF CAPITAL
The Company remains committed to maintaining sufficient liquidity in order to fund its operating expenses, capital expenditures and expenses and liabilities to be incurred during the wind-up of its operations. The Company’s primary capital sources include cash on hand, cash flow from operations and proceeds from sales of its remaining wholly-owned properties and monetization of its investment in the DTP joint venture. The Company does not maintain a revolving credit facility and therefore plans to closely monitor and conservatively manage its cash position and expects to maintain an elevated cash balance pending resolution of the DTP joint venture in order to maximize the Company’s alternatives for monetizing its joint venture investment, including through the possible exercise of the joint venture’s buy/sell provision.
Future Sales of Wholly-Owned Properties
The Company intends to pursue the marketing and sale of its remaining wholly-owned properties. The timing of asset sales may be impacted by general economic conditions, local conditions in the markets in which our remaining properties are situated and other property-specific considerations. As of February 26, 2026, the Company had entered into agreements to sell two properties for which the buyers’ general due diligence periods had expired. These transactions are expected to close in the first quarter of 2026. In each case, closing remains subject to customary conditions, including, but not limited to, delivery of estoppel letters from tenants, the accuracy of the Company’s representations in all material respects and the absence of material casualty or condemnation events. The majority of the Company’s other wholly-owned retail properties are in various stages of contract negotiation or in the process of being marketed for sale.
DTP Joint Venture
Since 2018, the Company and certain Chinese institutional investors (collectively, the “Co-Investor” and, together with the Company, the “Limited Partners”) have owned 20% and 80% limited partnership interests, respectively, in Dividend Trust Portfolio JV LP (the “DTP Joint Venture” or the “joint venture”). The joint venture owns all of the outstanding common shares of Dividend Trust REIT Subsidiary, a Maryland REIT (the “REIT Subsidiary”), which as of December 31, 2025, owned ten shopping centers located in the United States, aggregating approximately 3.4 million square feet of GLA. The Company serves as the general partner of the joint venture and is responsible for its day-to-day management subject to the requirement to obtain the Co-Investor’s approval for certain major decisions, including but not limited to property acquisitions and dispositions, new financings, debt repayments, annual budgets, entering into or amending major leases, distributions and calls for additional capital contributions. The joint venture agreement provides the Co-Investor with the ability to remove the Company as general partner and certain indemnification rights in the event the Company breaches certain of its obligations under the joint venture agreement, including the obligation to maintain the qualification of the REIT Subsidiary.
The term of the joint venture expires on April 10, 2029, subject to automatic extension in the event the joint venture’s mortgage loan has not been repaid in full prior to that date, or voluntarily extension by the mutual agreement of both Limited Partners. Available cash from operations is generally distributed to the Limited Partners quarterly based on their limited partner interests, subject to a preferred return to the general partner in the event the Co-Investor has achieved a certain after-tax rate of return. Fees payable by the joint venture to the general partner consist of a corporate services fee and a property management fee aggregating $4.5 million per year, subject to ratable reduction in the event of any property sales (based on the percentage of joint venture net operating income derived from the sold properties). Subject to limited exceptions, no partner may sell or transfer its interest in the joint venture without the consent of the other partners.
Either Limited Partner may cause the sale of the REIT Subsidiary (but not of any individual joint venture properties) subject to first providing the other Limited Partner the right to purchase the REIT Subsidiary at a price proposed by the initiating Limited Partner. In the event the non-initiating Limited Partner does not elect to purchase the REIT Subsidiary at the proposed price, the initiating Limited Partner may engage a broker to market and sell the REIT Subsidiary within 180 days at a cash price of not less than 97% of the price originally proposed by the initiating Limited Partner. Either Limited Partner may also initiate a buy-sell mechanism pursuant to which it provides the non-initiating Limited Partner the option to purchase the initiating Limited Partner’s interest in the joint venture or sell the non-initiating Limited Partner’s interest based on a value for the joint venture set by the initiating Limited Partner.
As of December 31, 2025, the joint venture’s properties were encumbered by a mortgage loan in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $380.6 million which matures on January 11, 2029. The fixed blended interest rate applicable to the loan’s individual tranches is 6.38% per annum, subject to an increase of 5.0% per annum following the occurrence of any default. The loan is structured as an interest-only loan throughout its duration. The principal amount of the loan may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time subject to the joint venture’s payment of a spread maintenance premium equal to the greater of 1% of the amount prepaid and the present value of the monthly interest payments that would have been payable on the prepaid amount through July 2028 assuming an interest rate per annum equal to the difference between the loan’s contractual interest rate and the then applicable yield maintenance
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treasury rate. So long as no default then exists and subject to other customary release provisions (including delivery of “REMIC” tax and legal opinions and satisfaction of certain rating agency and debt yield requirements), the joint venture may cause the lender to release individual properties from the loan’s collateral pool by prepaying 125% of the initial loan amount allocated to the released properties plus the applicable spread maintenance premium. All rents received from joint venture properties are deposited into a cash management account to which the joint venture has full access absent certain trigger events (including defaults, failure to satisfy certain debt yield requirements and key tenant bankruptcy events).
2025 Transactions Activity
Acquisitions
During 2025, the Company acquired one land parcel from Curbline in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for a gross purchase price of $1.8 million in order to facilitate the future disposition of Meadowmont Market located adjacent thereto.
Dispositions
During 2025, the Company sold the following wholly-owned shopping centers (in thousands):
Date Sold |
|
Property Name |
|
City, State |
|
Total Owned GLA |
|
|
Gross |
|
||
June 2025 |
|
The Promenade at Brentwood |
|
Brentwood, MO |
|
|
338 |
|
|
$ |
71,600 |
|
June 2025 |
|
Chapel Hills West |
|
Colorado Springs, CO |
|
|
225 |
|
|
|
23,650 |
|
July 2025 |
|
Sandy Plain Village |
|
Roswell, GA |
|
|
174 |
|
|
|
25,000 |
|
August 2025 |
|
Deer Valley Towne Center |
|
Phoenix, AZ |
|
|
152 |
|
|
|
33,725 |
|
August 2025 |
|
Winter Garden Village |
|
Winter Garden, FL |
|
|
629 |
|
|
|
165,000 |
|
September 2025 |
|
Edgewater Towne Center |
|
Edgewater, NJ |
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
53,500 |
|
November 2025 |
|
Parker Pavilions |
|
Parker, CO |
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
8,425 |
|
November 2025 |
|
Nassau Park Pavilion |
|
Princeton, NJ |
|
|
759 |
|
|
|
137,550 |
|
November 2025 |
|
Three property portfolio(A) |
|
various |
|
|
754 |
|
|
|
126,000 |
|
November 2025 |
|
Paradise Village Gateway |
|
Phoenix, AZ |
|
|
211 |
|
|
|
28,500 |
|
December 2025 |
|
Downtown Short Pump |
|
Richmond, VA |
|
|
126 |
|
|
|
31,500 |
|
December 2025 |
|
Perimeter Pointe |
|
Atlanta, GA |
|
|
360 |
|
|
|
48,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,855 |
|
|
$ |
752,450 |
|
2024 Transactions Activity
Acquisitions
During 2024, the Company acquired 14 convenience centers for an aggregate gross purchase price of $219.2 million, all of which were included in the spin-off of Curbline.
In addition, the Company acquired the following shopping centers (in thousands) for the benefit of its consolidated shopping center portfolio:
Date Acquired |
|
Property Name |
|
City, State |
|
Total Owned GLA |
|
|
Gross |
|
||
April 2024 |
|
Collection at Brandon Boulevard—Ground Lease(A) |
|
Tampa, Florida |
|
— |
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
May 2024 |
|
Meadowmont Crossing(B) |
|
Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
8,932 |
|
May 2024 |
|
Meadowmont Market(B) |
|
Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
8,784 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
$ |
18,716 |
|
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Dispositions
During 2024, the Company sold the following wholly-owned shopping centers (in thousands):
Date Sold |
|
Property Name |
|
City, State |
|
Total Owned GLA |
|
|
Gross |
|
||
January 2024 |
|
Marketplace at Highland Village |
|
Highland Village, Texas |
|
|
207 |
|
|
$ |
42,100 |
|
January 2024 |
|
Casselberry Commons (A) |
|
Casselberry, Florida |
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
40,300 |
|
March 2024 |
|
Chapel Hills East |
|
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
|
|
225 |
|
|
|
37,000 |
|
April 2024 |
|
Cool Springs Pointe |
|
Brentwood, Tennessee |
|
|
198 |
|
|
|
34,550 |
|
April 2024 |
|
Market Square(A) |
|
Douglasville, Georgia |
|
|
117 |
|
|
|
15,600 |
|
June 2024 |
|
Johns Creek Towne Center |
|
Suwanee, Georgia |
|
|
303 |
|
|
|
58,850 |
|
June 2024 |
|
Six property portfolio(A) |
|
Various |
|
|
2,368 |
|
|
|
495,000 |
|
June 2024 |
|
Carillon Place(A) |
|
Naples, Florida |
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
54,700 |
|
June 2024 |
|
The Hub |
|
Hempstead, New York |
|
|
249 |
|
|
|
41,000 |
|
June 2024 |
|
Cumming Marketplace (Lowe's parcel) |
|
Cumming, Georgia |
|
|
135 |
|
|
|
17,200 |
|
June 2024 |
|
Belgate Shopping Center |
|
Charlotte, North Carolina |
|
|
269 |
|
|
|
47,250 |
|
July 2024 |
|
Two property portfolio(A) |
|
Cumming, Georgia |
|
|
406 |
|
|
|
67,530 |
|
July 2024 |
|
Midway Plaza (A) |
|
Tamarac, Florida |
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
36,425 |
|
July 2024 |
|
Bandera Pointe(A) |
|
San Antonio, Texas |
|
|
438 |
|
|
|
58,325 |
|
July 2024 |
|
Lee Vista Promenade |
|
Orlando, Florida |
|
|
314 |
|
|
|
68,500 |
|
August 2024 |
|
Three property portfolio(A) |
|
Various |
|
|
894 |
|
|
|
137,500 |
|
August 2024 |
|
Guilford Commons |
|
Guilford, Connecticut |
|
|
129 |
|
|
|
26,500 |
|
August 2024 |
|
Woodfield Village Green |
|
Schaumburg, Illinois |
|
|
390 |
|
|
|
93,200 |
|
August 2024 |
|
Falcon Ridge Town Center (A) |
|
Fontana, California |
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
64,700 |
|
August 2024 |
|
Centennial Promenade |
|
Centennial, Colorado |
|
|
443 |
|
|
|
98,100 |
|
September 2024 |
|
White Oak Village(A) |
|
Richmond, Virginia |
|
|
398 |
|
|
|
63,503 |
|
September 2024 |
|
Springfield Center |
|
Springfield, Virginia |
|
|
177 |
|
|
|
49,100 |
|
September 2024 |
|
Hamilton Marketplace(A) |
|
Hamilton, New Jersey |
|
|
485 |
|
|
|
116,500 |
|
September 2024 |
|
Whole Foods at Bay Place |
|
Oakland, California |
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
44,400 |
|
September 2024 |
|
The Shops at Midtown Miami(A) |
|
Miami, Florida |
|
|
348 |
|
|
|
83,750 |
|
September 2024 |
|
Ridge at Creekside(A) |
|
Roseville, California |
|
|
186 |
|
|
|
39,750 |
|
September 2024 |
|
Echelon Village Plaza(A) |
|
Voorhees, New Jersey |
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
8,500 |
|
September 2024 |
|
Three property portfolio(A) |
|
Various |
|
|
960 |
|
|
|
180,500 |
|
September 2024 |
|
University Hills(A) |
|
Denver, Colorado |
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
56,500 |
|
September 2024 |
|
Village Square at Golf |
|
Boynton Beach, Florida |
|
|
135 |
|
|
|
31,101 |
|
September 2024 |
|
Collection at Brandon Boulevard |
|
Brandon, Florida |
|
|
222 |
|
|
|
37,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,303 |
|
|
$ |
2,245,134 |
|
Joint Venture Dispositions
In May 2024, the Company acquired one asset owned by the DDRM Properties Joint Venture (Meadowmont Village, Chapel Hill, North Carolina) for $44.2 million ($8.8 million at the Company’s share) which included a convenience parcel subsequently included in the Curbline Properties spin-off. In June 2024, the DDRM Properties Joint Venture sold one asset (Hilltop Plaza, Richmond, California) for $36.5 million, of which the Company’s share was $7.3 million. There are no remaining assets in this joint venture.
Equity Transactions
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company redeemed all of its Class A Preferred Shares at a redemption price of $500.00 per Class A Preferred Share (or $25.00 per depositary share) plus accrued and unpaid dividends of $3.6302 per Class A Preferred Share (or $0.1815 per depositary share). The Company recorded a charge of $6.2 million to net income attributable to common shareholders, which represents the difference between the redemption price and the carrying amount immediately prior to redemption, which was recorded to additional paid-in capital upon original issuance.
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Redevelopment Projects
At December 31, 2025, the Company had approximately $2.6 million in construction in progress in various active re-tenanting projects. At December 31, 2025, the estimated cost to complete redevelopment projects at properties owned by Curbline pursuant to the terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement was approximately $21.3 million.
CAPITALIZATION
At December 31, 2025, the Company’s capitalization consisted of $336.8 million of market equity (calculated as common shares outstanding multiplied by $6.42, the closing price of the Company’s common shares on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) at December 31, 2025).
We expect that the NYSE would commence the de-listing of the Company’s common shares from the exchange if (i) the average closing price of the Company’s common shares were to fall below $1.00 per share over a 30-consecutive-day trading period, (ii) the Company’s average market capitalization were to fall below $15 million over a 30‑consecutive-day trading period or (iii) the Company were to lose or terminate its REIT qualification (unless the resulting entity qualifies for an original listing as a corporation). The NYSE also has certain discretionary authority to de-list the Company’s common shares on an involuntary basis. The Company expects to voluntarily de-list its common shares from the NYSE as future distributions cause its stock price to approach levels that would trigger involuntary de-listing. If the Company’s common shares are de-listed, shareholders may have difficulty trading their common shares on the secondary market. De-listing would also eliminate the requirement that the Company’s Board of Directors be composed of a majority of independent directors.
In connection with the spin-off of Curbline, the Company used proceeds from the Mortgage Facility together with proceeds from asset sales to repay all of the Company’s outstanding unsecured indebtedness and therefore no longer maintains a revolving line of credit or an investment grade rating. The Company may not be able to obtain financing on favorable terms, or at all, and therefore conservatively manages its cash balances and proceeds from asset sales in order to maintain the capital needed to fund its operations.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND OTHER COMMITMENTS
Other Guaranties
In conjunction with the redevelopment and re-tenanting of various shopping centers, the Company had entered into commitments with general contractors aggregating approximately $0.6 million for its properties (excluding Curbline redevelopment noted below) as of December 31, 2025. These obligations, composed principally of construction contracts, are generally due within 12 to 24 months, as the related construction costs are incurred, and are expected to be financed through cash on hand, operating cash flows or asset sales. These contracts typically can be changed or terminated without penalty.
Additionally, the Separation and Distribution Agreement contains obligations to complete certain redevelopment projects at properties that are owned by Curbline. As of December 31, 2025, such redevelopment projects were estimated to cost $21.3 million to complete.
The Company routinely enters into contracts for the maintenance of its properties. These contracts typically can be canceled upon 30 to 60 days’ notice without penalty. At December 31, 2025, the Company had purchase order obligations, typically payable within one year, aggregating approximately $0.1 million related to the maintenance of its properties and general and administrative expenses.
At December 31, 2025, the Company had letters of credit outstanding of $5.0 million. The Company has not recorded any obligations associated with these letters of credit, the majority of which serve as collateral to secure the Company’s obligation to third-party insurers with respect to limited reinsurance provided by the Company’s captive insurance company.
The Company is a party to employment contracts with its Chief Financial Officer and its General Counsel. These contracts generally provide for base salary, bonuses based on factors including the performance of the Company and the executive, participation in the Company’s retirement plans, health and welfare benefits and reimbursement of various qualified business expenses. These employment agreements have indefinite terms subject to termination by either the Company or the executive without cause upon at least 90 days’ notice and the payment of severance and other amounts to the executive under certain circumstances. The Company is not a party to employment contracts with its Chief Executive Officer or Chief Investment Officer whose services are provided to the Company by Curbline Properties pursuant to the terms of the Shared Services Agreement. The term of the Shared Services Agreement expires on October 1, 2027, subject to earlier termination by the Company or Curbline Properties as provided therein (and the Company’s payment of a termination fee to Curbline Properties under certain circumstances).
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ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
The Company continues to experience retailer demand which it believes is attributable to the location of many of the Company’s properties in communities experiencing population growth, limited new construction of competing retail properties and tenants’ continuing use of physical store locations to improve the speed and efficiency of merchandise distribution.
The Company benefits from a diversified tenant base, where only four tenants’ annualized base rent equals or exceeds 3% of the Company’s annualized base rent plus the Company’s proportionate share of unconsolidated joint venture annualized base rent. Other significant national tenants generally have relatively strong financial positions, have outperformed other retail categories over time and the Company believes remain well-capitalized. Historically, these national tenants have provided a stable revenue base, and the Company believes that they will continue to provide a stable revenue base going forward, given the long-term nature of these leases. The majority of the tenants in the Company’s shopping centers provide day-to-day consumer necessities with a focus on value and convenience, versus discretionary items, which the Company believes will enable many of its tenants to outperform under a variety of economic conditions. The Company has relatively little reliance on overage or percentage rents generated by tenant sales performance.
The threat of increasing inflation, changing interest rates, uncertainty over tariff policy, concerns over consumer confidence and the volatility of global capital markets pose risks to the U.S. economy, retail sales, and the Company’s tenants. In addition to these macroeconomic challenges, the retail sector has been affected by changing consumer behaviors, including the competitive nature of the retail business and the competition for the share of the consumer wallet. The Company routinely monitors the credit profiles of its tenants and analyzes the possible impact of any potential tenant credit issues on the financial statements of the Company and its unconsolidated joint ventures. In some cases, changing conditions have resulted in weaker retailers and retail categories losing market share and declaring bankruptcy and/or closing stores. However, other retailers, specifically those in the value and convenience category, continue to launch new concepts and expand their store fleets in communities with attractive demographics. As a result, the Company believes that its prospects (and the prospects of purchasers of it properties) to backfill spaces vacated by non-renewing or bankrupt tenants are generally good, though such re-tenanting efforts would likely require additional capital expenditures and the opportunities to lease any vacant theater spaces may be more limited. However, there can be no assurance that vacancy resulting from increasingly uncertain economic conditions will not adversely affect the Company’s operating results or the valuation of its properties. (see Item 1A. Risk Factors).
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report. Historical results and percentage relationships set forth in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, including trends that might appear, should not be taken as indicative of future operations. The Company considers portions of this information to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, both as amended, with respect to the Company’s expectations for future periods. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements relating to future capital expenditures, financing sources, dispositions, the resolution of joint ventures, distributions to shareholders, and the Company’s wind-up strategy and costs and expenses relating thereto. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact should be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “will,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “seeks,” “estimates” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Readers should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are, in some cases, beyond the Company’s control and that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements and that could materially affect the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements. For additional factors that could cause the results of the Company to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements (see Item 1A. Risk Factors).
Factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Company’s primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk. At December 31, 2025, the Company had no outstanding consolidated debt. At December 31, 2024, the Company’s debt, excluding unconsolidated joint venture debt and the impact of the reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense related to the terminated interest rate swap, is summarized as follows:
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
Amount |
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
Percentage |
|
||||
Fixed-Rate Debt |
$ |
98.5 |
|
|
|
3.8 |
|
|
|
6.7 |
% |
|
|
32.7 |
% |
Variable-Rate Debt |
$ |
202.9 |
|
|
|
1.7 |
|
|
|
7.1 |
% |
|
|
67.3 |
% |
The Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures’ indebtedness at its carrying value is summarized as follows:
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Joint |
|
|
Company's |
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
Joint |
|
|
Company's |
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
Weighted- |
|
||||||||
Fixed-Rate Debt |
$ |
369.3 |
|
|
$ |
73.9 |
|
|
|
3.0 |
|
|
|
6.4 |
% |
|
$ |
365.4 |
|
|
$ |
73.1 |
|
|
|
4.0 |
|
|
|
6.4 |
% |
Variable-Rate Debt |
$ |
59.9 |
|
|
$ |
29.8 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
5.0 |
% |
|
$ |
61.0 |
|
|
$ |
30.3 |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
5.0 |
% |
|
An estimate of the effect of a 100 basis-point increase at December 31, 2025 and 2024, is summarized as follows (in millions):
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Carrying |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
|
100 Basis-Point |
|
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
|
100 Basis-Point |
|
|
||||||
Company’s fixed-rate debt |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
$ |
98.5 |
|
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$ |
102.3 |
|
|
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$ |
99.1 |
|
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Company’s proportionate share of |
$ |
73.9 |
|
|
$ |
75.7 |
|
|
|
$ |
73.7 |
|
|
|
$ |
73.1 |
|
|
$ |
73.5 |
|
|
|
$ |
71.1 |
|
|
The Company has not entered, and does not plan to enter, into any derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had no other material exposure to market risk.
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Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The response to this item is included in a separate section at the end of this Annual Report on Form 10-K beginning on page F-1 and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company’s management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), conducted an evaluation, pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b), of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on their evaluation as required, the CEO and CFO have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) were effective as of December 31, 2025, to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and were effective as of December 31, 2025, to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its CEO and CFO, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f). Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Management assessed the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013). Based on those criteria, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2025.
The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm as stated in their report which appears herein and is incorporated in this Item 9A by reference thereto.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the three months ended December 31, 2025, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
Not applicable.
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PART III
Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company’s Board of Directors has adopted the following corporate governance documents:
Copies of the Company’s corporate governance documents are available on the Company’s website, www.sitecenters.com, under “Investor Relations—Corporate Governance.”
Certain other information required by this Item 10 is incorporated herein by reference to the information under the headings “Proposal One: Election of Five Directors—Director Nominees for Election at the Annual Meeting” and “Board Governance” contained in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A (the “2026 Proxy Statement”), and the information under the heading “Information About the Company’s Executive Officers” in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10‑K.
Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Information required by this Item 11 is incorporated herein by reference to the information under the headings “Board Governance—Compensation of Directors,” “Executive Compensation Tables and Related Disclosure,” “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and “Proposal Four: Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers—Compensation Committee Report” and “—Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” contained in the 2026 Proxy Statement.
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Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Certain information required by this Item 12 is incorporated herein by reference to the “Board Governance—Security Ownership of Directors and Management” and “Corporate Governance and Other Matters—Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners” sections of the 2026 Proxy Statement. The following table sets forth the number of securities issued and outstanding under the Company’s existing stock compensation plans, as of December 31, 2025, as well as the weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options.
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
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Weighted-Average |
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Equity compensation plans approved by security |
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290,053 |
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$ |
28.83 |
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(3) |
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2,672,394 |
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(4) |
Equity compensation plans not approved by security |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Total |
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290,053 |
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|
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$ |
28.83 |
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|
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2,672,394 |
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Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Information required by this Item 13 is incorporated herein by reference to the “Proposal One: Election of Five Directors—Independent Directors” and “Corporate Governance and Other Matters—Related-Party Transactions” sections of the Company’s 2026 Proxy Statement.
Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Incorporated herein by reference to the “Proposal Five: Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm—Fees Paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP” section of the Company’s 2026 Proxy Statement.
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PART IV
Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
The following documents are filed as part of this report:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Consolidated Statements of Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Financial Statement Schedules
The following financial statement schedules are filed herewith as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the registrant:
Schedule
II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves
III — Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation
Schedules not listed above have been omitted because they are not applicable or because the information required to be set forth therein is included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
Financial statements of the Company’s unconsolidated joint venture companies have been omitted because they do not meet the significant subsidiary definition of Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X.
b) Exhibits — The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this report:
Form 10-K Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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Filed or Furnished Herewith or Incorporated Herein by Reference |
2.1 |
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Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated October 1, 2024, by and between SITE Centers Corp. and Curbline Properties Corp. and Curbline Properties LP |
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Current Report on Form 8-K (Filed with the SEC on October 2, 2024) |
3.1 |
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Fourth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended |
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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Filed with the SEC on October 30, 2024) |
3.2 |
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Amended and Restated Code of Regulations |
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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Filed with the SEC on November 2, 2018) |
4.1 |
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Specimen Certificate for Common Shares |
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Annual Report on Form 10-K (Filed with the SEC on February 28, 2012) |
4.2 |
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Description of Securities Registered Under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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Annual Report on Form 10-K (Filed with the SEC on February 28, 2025) |
10.1 |
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Elective Deferred Compensation Plan (May 9, 2019 Restatement)* |
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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Filed with the SEC on August 5, 2019) |
10.2 |
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Adoption Agreement Elective Deferred Compensation Plan (May 9, 2019 Restatement)* |
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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Filed with the SEC on August 5, 2019) |
10.3 |
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Amendment One to the SITE Centers Corp. Elective Deferred Compensation Plan, effective September 1, 2024* |
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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Filed with the SEC on October 30, 2024) |
10.4 |
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2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan* |
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Registration Statement filed on Form S-8 (Filed with the SEC on May 9, 2019) |
10.5 |
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2019 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (October 1, 2024 Amendment and Restatement)* |
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Annual Report on Form 10-K (Filed with the SEC on February 28, 2025) |
10.6 |
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Form of 2019 Plan Restricted Share Units Award Memorandum (governing grants made in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024)* |
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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Filed with the SEC October 30, 2020) |
10.7 |
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Form of 2019 Plan Performance-Based Restricted Share Units Award Memorandum (governing grants made in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024)* |
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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Filed with the SEC on April 29, 2021) |
10.8 |
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Form of Director Restricted Share Units Award Agreement* |
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Annual Report on Form 10-K (Filed with the |
50
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SEC on February 28, 2025) |
10.9 |
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Notice of Adjustment of Outstanding SITE Centers Corp. Equity Awards (CURB Spin-off – SITC Employees), effective as of October 1, 2024 |
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Annual Report on Form 10-K (Filed with the SEC on February 28, 2025)
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10.10 |
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Assigned Employment Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2024, by and among SITE Centers Corp., Curbline Properties Corp., Curbline TRS LLC, and David R. Lukes* |
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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Filed with the SEC on October 30, 2024) |
10.11 |
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Assigned Employment Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2024, by and between SITE Centers Corp., Curbline Properties Corp., Curbline TRS LLC, and John Cattonar* |
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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Filed with the SEC on October 30, 2024) |
10.12 |
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Employment Agreement, dated August 28, 2024, by and between SITE Centers Corp. and Gerald Morgan* |
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Annual Report on Form 10-K (Filed with the SEC on February 28, 2025) |
10.13 |
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First Amendment to Employment Agreement dated as of December 4, 2025, by and between SITE Centers Corp. and Gerald Morgan* |
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Submitted electronically herewith |
10.14 |
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Employment Agreement, dated April 8, 2024, by and between SITE Centers Corp. and Aaron Kitlowski* |
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Annual Report on Form 10-K (Filed with the SEC on February 28, 2025) |
10.15 |
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First Amendment to Employment Agreement dated as of December 4, 2025 by and between SITE Centers Corp. and Aaron Kitlowski* |
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Submitted electronically herewith |
10.16 |
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Form of Indemnification Agreement* |
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Current Report on Form 8-K (Filed with the SEC on November 13, 2017) |
10.17 |
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Shared Services Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2024, by and among SITE Centers Corp., Curbline Properties Corp., and Curbline Properties LP |
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Current Report on Form 8-K (Filed with the SEC on October 2, 2024) |
10.18 |
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Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2024, by and among SITE Centers Corp., Curbline Properties Corp., and Curbline Properties LP |
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Current Report on Form 8-K (Filed with the SEC on October 2, 2024) |
10.19 |
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Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2024, by and among SITE Centers Corp., Curbline Properties Corp., and Curbline Properties LP |
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Current Report on Form 8-K (Filed with the SEC on October 2, 2024) |
19.1 |
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Policy on Insider Trading |
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Annual Report on Form 10-K (Filed with the SEC on February 28, 2025) |
21.1 |
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List of Subsidiaries |
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Submitted electronically herewith |
31.1 |
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Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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Submitted electronically herewith |
31.2 |
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Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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Submitted electronically herewith |
32.1 |
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Certification of chief executive officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 |
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Submitted electronically herewith |
32.2 |
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Certification of chief financial officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 |
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Submitted electronically herewith |
97.1 |
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Clawback Policy Effective October 2, 2023 |
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Annual Report on Form 10-K (Filed with the SEC on February 23, 2024) |
101.INS |
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Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
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Submitted electronically herewith |
101.SCH |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema with Embedded Linkbase Document |
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Submitted electronically herewith |
104 |
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The cover page from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 has been formatted in Inline XBRL. |
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Submitted electronically herewith |
* Management contracts and compensatory plans or arrangements required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 15(b) of Form 10-K.
Item 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY
None.
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SITE Centers Corp.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Financial Statements: |
Page |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID No. |
F-2 |
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2025 and 2024 |
F-4 |
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three years ended December 31, 2025 |
F-5 |
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three years ended December 31, 2025 |
F-6 |
Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three years ended December 31, 2025 |
F-7 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three years ended December 31, 2025 |
F-8 |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
F-9 |
Financial Statement Schedules: |
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II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves for the three years ended December 31, 2025 |
F-32 |
III — Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation at December 31, 2025 |
F-33 |
All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, or the required information is shown in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
Financial statements of the Company’s unconsolidated joint venture companies have been omitted because they do not meet the significant subsidiary definition of S-X 210.1-02(w).
F-1
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of SITE Centers Corp.
Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of SITE Centers Corp. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the related consolidated statements of operations, of comprehensive income, of equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, including the related notes and financial statement schedules listed in the accompanying index (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.
Basis for Opinions
The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting 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. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated 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 consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
F-2
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Impairment Assessments of Certain Real Estate Assets
As described in Notes 1 and 10 to the consolidated financial statements, as of December 31, 2025, the Company’s carrying value of total real estate assets, net was $225.7 million. Management reviews individual real estate assets for potential impairment indicators whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. An asset with impairment indicators is considered impaired when the undiscounted future cash flows are not sufficient to recover the asset’s carrying value. If an asset’s carrying value is not recoverable, an impairment loss is recognized based on the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its estimated fair value. The valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used by management to determine the estimated fair values for real estate assets are (i) the indicative bid, which uses offers and comparable sale values; (ii) the discounted cash flow, which uses the discount rate and the terminal capitalization rate; and (iii) the income capitalization approach, which uses the market capitalization rate. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recorded impairment charges totaling $114.1 million, of which a significant portion related to certain real estate assets for which the estimated fair value was determined using either the discounted cash flow technique or the income capitalization approach (“certain real estate assets”).
The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the impairment assessments of certain real estate assets is a critical audit matter are (i) the significant judgment by management when developing the estimated fair value of certain real estate assets; (ii) a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity, and effort in performing procedures and evaluating management’s significant unobservable inputs related to (a) the discount rate and the terminal capitalization rate used in the discounted cash flow technique, and (b) the market capitalization rates used in the income capitalization approach; and (iii) the audit effort involved the use of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge.
Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to the impairment assessments of certain real estate assets, including controls over the development of the estimated fair values of certain real estate assets. These procedures also included, among others, (i) testing management’s process for developing the estimated fair values of certain real estate assets; (ii) evaluating the appropriateness of the income capitalization approach used by management; (iii) testing the completeness and accuracy of certain data used in the discounted cash flow technique and the income capitalization approach; and (iv) evaluating the reasonableness of the significant unobservable input used by management related to the market capitalization rates used in the income capitalization approach. Evaluating the reasonableness of the market capitalization rates involved considering external market and industry data and evidence obtained in other areas of the audit. Professionals with specialized skill and knowledge were used to assist in evaluating (i) the appropriateness of the discounted cash flow technique used by management and (ii) the reasonableness of the significant unobservable inputs used by management related to the discount rate and the terminal capitalization rate.
/s/
February 26, 2026
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1992.
F-3
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share amounts)
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SITE Centers Equity |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-4
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Income from continuing operations |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-5
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
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Comprehensive income |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-6
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
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Balance, December 31, 2022 |
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Curbline spin-off |
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Balance, December 31, 2025 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-7
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
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For the Year Ended December 31, |
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Cash flow from operating activities: |
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Net income |
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$ |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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Amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs, commitment fees, and fair market value of debt adjustments |
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Gain on debt extinguishment |
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Gain on sale and change in control of interests, net |
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Gain on disposition of real estate, net |
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Impairment charges |
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Loss on abandoned tenant lease costs |
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Assumption of building due to ground lease termination |
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Total adjustments |
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Real estate acquired, net of liabilities and cash assumed |
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Real estate developed and improvements to operating real estate |
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Equity contributions to joint ventures |
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Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures |
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Repayment of joint venture advances |
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Payment of swaption agreement fees |
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Cash flow from financing activities: |
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Redemption of Series A Preferred shares |
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Payment of loan commitment fees |
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Payment of debt issuance costs |
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Payment of Curbline loan costs |
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Repayment of mortgage debt and term loan |
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Payment of debt extinguishment costs |
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Proceeds from terminations of derivatives |
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Repurchase of common shares |
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Repurchase of operating partnership units |
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year |
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$ |
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$ |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-8
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Nature of Business
SITE Centers Corp. and its related consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company” or “SITE Centers”) and unconsolidated joint ventures are primarily engaged in the business of owning, leasing, redeveloping and managing shopping centers. Unless otherwise provided, references herein to the Company or SITE Centers include SITE Centers Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Company’s tenant base includes a mixture of national and regional retail chains and local tenants. Consequently, the Company’s credit risk is primarily concentrated in the retail industry. At December 31, 2025, the Company owned
On October 1, 2024, the Company completed the spin-off of
As of October 1, 2024, the Curbline portfolio consisted of 79 convenience properties, including properties that were carved out of existing shopping centers owned by SITE Centers. The Company’s process of allocating the land value to these properties was to conclude, on the acquisition date, the fair value per square foot of convenience land with the residual value allocated to the existing shopping center which was validated with market comparisons. The Company’s process of allocating the building value at these convenience properties, as compared to the shopping centers, was based on annualized base rent as of the date of acquisition or based on specific identification of costs for ground up developments as of the date placed in service. The Company’s process of allocating mortgage indebtedness and interest expense for these properties was based on the percentage of total assets at acquisition date or refinancing.
Amounts relating to the number of properties, joint ventures’ interests and GLA are unaudited.
Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with 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 and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the year. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Principles of Consolidation
Reclassifications
Certain prior period amounts reported have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation.
F-9
Statements of Cash Flows and Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Information
Non-cash investing and financing activities are summarized as follows (in millions):
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Contribution of net assets to Curbline Properties |
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Assumption of buildings due to ground lease terminations |
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Accounts payable related to construction in progress |
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Real Estate
Real estate assets, which include construction in progress and undeveloped land, are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation.
Buildings |
Useful lives, |
Building improvements and fixtures |
Useful lives, ranging from |
Tenant improvements |
Shorter of economic life or lease terms |
The Company periodically assesses the useful lives of its depreciable real estate assets and accounts for any revisions, which are not material for the periods presented, prospectively. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Significant expenditures that improve or extend the life of the asset are capitalized.
Construction in Progress and Land includes undeveloped land, as well as construction in progress related to shopping center developments and expansions. The Company capitalized certain direct costs (salaries and related personnel) and incremental internal construction costs of $
Acquisitions of Real Estate
In 2025, the Company acquired one land parcel from Curbline in Chapel Hills, North Carolina for an aggregate purchase price of $
Included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations is $
Purchase Price Accounting
The Company’s acquisitions were accounted for as asset acquisitions, and the Company capitalized the acquisition costs incurred. Upon acquisition of properties, the Company estimates the fair value of acquired tangible assets, consisting of land, building and improvements and intangibles, generally including above- and below-market leases and in-place leases. The Company allocates the purchase price to assets acquired and liabilities assumed on a gross basis based on their relative fair values at the date of acquisition.
The fair value of land of an acquired property considers the value of land as if the site was unimproved based on comparable market transactions. The fair value of the building is determined as if it were vacant by applying a capitalization rate to property net operating income based upon market leasing assumptions. Above- and below-market lease values are calculated based on the present value (using a discount rate that reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between contractual rents and estimated market rents, measured over a period equal to the remaining term of the lease for above-market leases and the remaining term plus the estimated term of any below-market, renewal options for below-market leases. The capitalized above- and below-market lease values are amortized to base rental revenue over the related lease term plus fixed-rate renewal options, as appropriate. The value of acquired in-place leases is recorded based on the present value of the estimated gross monthly market rental rate for each individual lease multiplied by the estimated period of time it would take to lease the space to a new tenant. Such amounts are amortized to expense over the remaining initial lease term.
F-10
Real Estate Impairment Assessment
An asset with impairment indicators is considered impaired when the undiscounted future cash flows are not sufficient to recover the asset’s carrying value. If an asset’s carrying value is not recoverable, an impairment loss is recognized based on the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its fair value. Estimated fair value may be based on discounted future cash flows utilizing appropriate discount and capitalization rates, future market rental rates and, in addition to available market information, third-party appraisals, broker selling estimates or sale agreements under negotiation. The Company reviews its individual real estate assets, including undeveloped land and construction in progress, and intangibles for potential impairment indicators whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Impairment indicators are primarily related to changes in estimated hold periods and significant, prolonged decreases in projected cash flows; however, other impairment indicators could occur.
If the Company is evaluating the potential sale of an asset, the undiscounted future cash flows analysis is probability-weighted based upon management’s best estimate of the likelihood of the alternative courses of action as of the balance sheet date. Undiscounted cash flows relating to assets considered for potential sale include estimated net operating income through potential sale dates and estimates of the assets’ current fair value based on the best available information, which may include a direct capitalization of such net operating income, letters of intent, broker opinions of value or purchase and sale agreements under negotiation.
Impairment indicators related to significant decreases in cash flows may be caused by declines in occupancy, projected losses on potential future sales, market factors, significant changes in projected development costs or completion dates and sustainability of development projects. For certain assets, this may require us to reevaluate the hold period required to recover the asset’s carrying value based on updated undiscounted cash flow estimates and involves reconsideration of our hold period based on our ability and intent to hold the asset. The determination of anticipated undiscounted cash flows in these situations is inherently more subjective, requiring significant estimates made by management, and considers the most likely expected course of action at the balance sheet date based on current plans and intended holding periods.
The valuation of real estate assets for impairment is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including the indicative bid, the income capitalization approach or the discounted cash flow analysis. In general, the Company utilizes a valuation technique that is based on the characteristics of the specific asset when measuring fair value of an investment. However, a single valuation technique is generally used for the Company’s property type. Fair value measurements based upon an indicative bid are developed by third-party sources (including offers and comparable sales values) and are subject to the Company’s corroboration for reasonableness. The significant assumptions used in the discounted cash flow technique are discount rates and terminal capitalization rates. The significant assumption used in the income capitalization approach is market capitalization rates. Valuation of real estate assets is calculated based on market conditions and assumptions made by management at the measurement date, which may differ materially from actual results if market conditions or the underlying assumptions change.
The Company recorded aggregate impairment charges of $
Disposition of Real Estate and Real Estate Investments
Sales of non-financial assets, such as real estate, are recognized when control of the asset transfers to the buyer, which will occur when the buyer has the ability to direct the use of, or obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from, the asset. This generally occurs when the transaction closes and consideration is exchanged for control of the asset.
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Company received gross proceeds of $
A discontinued operation includes only the disposal of a component of an entity and represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s financial results. The disposition of the Company’s individual properties did not qualify for discontinued operations presentation, and thus, the results of the properties that have been sold remain in income from continuing operations, and any associated gains or losses from the disposition are included in Gain on Disposition of Real Estate.
Real Estate Held for Sale
The Company generally considers assets to be held for sale when a sales contract is executed with no substantive contingencies and the prospective buyer has significant funds at risk. Assets that are classified as held for sale are recorded at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value, less cost to sell. The Company evaluated its property portfolio and did not identify any properties that would meet the above-mentioned criteria for held for sale as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.
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Interest and Real Estate Taxes
Interest and real estate taxes incurred relating to the construction and redevelopment of shopping centers are capitalized and depreciated over the estimated useful life of the building. The Company will cease the capitalization of these costs when construction activities are substantially completed and the property is available for occupancy by tenants. If the Company suspends substantially all activities related to development of a qualifying asset, the Company will cease capitalization of interest and taxes until activities are resumed.
Interest paid during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 aggregated $
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash deposits with major financial institutions, which from time to time may exceed federally insured limits. The Company periodically assesses the financial condition of these institutions and believes that the risk of loss is minimal.
Restricted Cash
For the year ended December 31, 2025, restricted cash represents amounts on deposit, primarily for rent escrows and capital improvement escrows as required pursuant to asset sale agreements. For the year ended December 31, 2024, restricted cash represented amounts on deposit, primarily for debt service payments, real estate taxes, capital improvements, rent escrows and operating reserves as required pursuant to the respective loan agreements or asset sale agreements. For purposes of the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows, changes in restricted cash are aggregated with cash and cash equivalents.
Accounts Receivable
The Company makes estimates of the collectability of its accounts receivable related to base rents, including straight-line rentals, expense reimbursements and other revenue or income. Rental income has been reduced for amounts the Company believes are not probable of being collected. The Company analyzes tenant credit worthiness, as well as current economic and tenant-specific sector trends when evaluating the probability of collection of accounts receivable. In evaluating tenant credit worthiness, the Company’s assessment may include a review of payment history, tenant sales performance and financial position. For larger national tenants, the Company also evaluates projected liquidity, as well as the tenant’s access to capital and the overall health of the particular sector. In addition, with respect to tenants in bankruptcy, the Company makes estimates of the expected recovery of pre-petition and post-petition claims in assessing the probability of collection of the related receivable. The time to resolve these claims may exceed one year. These estimates have a direct impact on the Company’s earnings because once the amount is not considered probable of being collected, earnings are reduced by a corresponding amount until the receivable is collected, if at all. See discussion below under Revenue Recognition regarding cash-basis tenants.
Accounts receivable, excluding straight-line rents receivable, do not include estimated amounts not probable of being collected (including contract disputes) of $
Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures
To the extent that the Company’s cost basis in an unconsolidated joint venture is different from the basis reflected at the joint venture level, the basis difference is amortized over the life of the related assets and included in the Company’s share of equity in net income (loss) of the joint venture and, if the related asset is sold, the basis difference is written off. Periodically, management assesses whether there are any indicators that the value of the Company’s investments in unconsolidated joint ventures may be impaired. An investment is impaired only if the Company’s estimate of the fair value of the investment is less than the carrying value of the investment and such difference is deemed to be other than temporary. Investment impairment charges create a basis difference between the Company’s share of accumulated equity as compared to the investment balance of the respective unconsolidated joint venture. The Company allocates the aggregate impairment charge to each of the respective properties owned by the joint venture on a relative fair value basis and amortizes this basis differential as an adjustment to the equity in net income (loss) recorded by the Company over the estimated remaining useful lives of the underlying assets.
Deferred Charges
External costs and fees incurred in obtaining indebtedness are included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as a direct deduction from the related debt liability. Debt issuance costs related to the Company’s revolving credit facility were classified as an
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asset on the consolidated balance sheets until the facility was terminated as these costs were, at the outset, not associated with an outstanding borrowing. The aggregate costs are amortized over the terms of the related debt agreements. Such amortization was reflected in Interest Expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
Treasury Shares
The Company’s share repurchases are reflected as treasury shares utilizing the cost method of accounting and are presented as a reduction to consolidated shareholders’ equity. Reissuance of the Company’s treasury shares at an amount below cost is recorded as a charge to paid-in capital due to the Company’s cumulative distributions being in excess of net income. As part of the reverse stock split in August 2024,
Revenue Recognition
For the real estate industry, leasing transactions are not within the scope of the revenue standard. A majority of the Company’s tenant-related revenue is recognized pursuant to lease agreements and is governed by the leasing guidance. Lease commission revenue is generally recognized in its entirety upon lease execution.
Rental Income
Rental Income on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations includes contractual lease payments that generally consist of the following:
For those tenants where the Company is unable to assert that collection of amounts due over the lease term is probable, regardless if the Company has entered into a deferral agreement to extend the payment terms, the Company has categorized these tenants on the cash basis of accounting. As a result, all existing accounts receivable relating to these tenants have been reserved in full, including straight-line rental income, and no rental income is recognized from such tenants once they have been placed on the cash basis of accounting until payments are received. The Company will remove the cash basis designation and resume recording rental income from such tenants on a straight-line basis at such time it believes collection from the tenants is probable based upon a demonstrated payment history, improved liquidity, the addition of credit-worthy guarantors or a recapitalization event.
Revenues from Contracts with Customers
The Company’s revenues from contracts with customers generally relate to asset and property management fees, leasing commissions and development fees. These revenues are derived from the Company’s management agreements with Curbline and with unconsolidated joint ventures, and in the case of unconsolidated joint ventures, are recognized to the extent attributable to the unaffiliated ownership in the unconsolidated joint venture to which it relates. Termination rights under these contracts vary by contract but generally include termination for cause by either party, or due to sale of the property.
Asset and Property Management Fees
Asset and property management services include property maintenance, tenant coordination, accounting and financial services. Asset and property management services represent a series of distinct daily services. Accordingly, the Company satisfies the performance obligation as services are rendered over time.
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The Company is compensated for property management services through a monthly management fee, which is typically earned based on a specified percentage of the monthly rental receipts generated from the property under management. The Company is compensated for asset management services through a fee that is billed to the customer monthly and recognized as revenue monthly as the services are rendered, based on a percentage of aggregate asset value or capital contributions for assets under management at the end of the quarter.
Property Leasing
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company provided strategic advice and execution to third parties, including certain joint ventures, in connection with the leasing of retail space. Pursuant to the respective joint venture agreements, the Company may be compensated for services in the form of a commission. The commission was paid upon the occurrence of certain contractual events that may be contingent. For example, a portion of the commission may be paid upon execution of the lease by the tenant, with the remaining paid upon occurrence of another future contingent event (e.g., payment of first month’s rent or tenant move-in). The Company typically satisfied its performance obligation at a point in time when control is transferred, generally at the time of the first contractual event where there is a present right to payment. The Company looks to history, experience with a customer and deal-specific considerations to support its judgment that the second contingency will be met. Therefore, the Company typically accelerated the recognition of revenue associated with the second contingent event (if any) to the point in time when control of its service is transferred.
Fees from Curbline
On October 1, 2024, the Company, Curbline and the Operating Partnership entered into a Shared Services Agreement (the “Shared Services Agreement”) for certain business services to be provided by the Company to the Operating Partnership and by the Operating Partnership to the Company. The Operating Partnership will pay the Company a fee in the aggregate amount of
Fee and Other Income
Revenue from contracts with customers and other property-related income is recognized in the period earned as follows (in thousands):
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Leases
The Company’s accounting policies include the following:
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General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses include certain internal leasing and legal salaries and related expenses associated with the re-leasing of existing space, which are charged to operations as incurred.
Equity-Based Plans
Income Taxes
The Company has made an election to qualify, and believes it is operating so as to qualify, as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, the Company generally will not be subject to federal income tax, provided that it makes distributions to its shareholders equal to at least the amount of its REIT taxable income as defined under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and continues to satisfy certain other requirements.
In connection with the REIT Modernization Act, the Company is permitted to participate in certain activities and still maintain its qualification as a REIT, so long as these activities are conducted in entities that elect to be treated as taxable REIT subsidiaries (a “TRS”) under the Code. As such, the Company is subject to federal and state income taxes on the income from any such activities.
In the normal course of business, the Company or one or more of its subsidiaries is subject to examination by federal, state and local tax jurisdictions, as well as certain jurisdictions outside the United States, in which it operates, where applicable. The Company expects to recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if any, as income tax expense. For the three years ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized no material adjustments regarding its tax accounting treatment for uncertain tax provisions. As of December 31, 2025, the tax years that remain subject to examination by the major tax jurisdictions under applicable statutes of limitations are generally the year 2022 and forward.
The Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09, which enhanced income tax disclosure requirements in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740, Income Taxes, in 2025. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position and/or results of operations.
Deferred Tax Assets
The Company accounts for income taxes related to any TRS under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in the income statement in the period that includes the enactment date.
The Company records net deferred tax assets to the extent it believes it is more likely than not that these assets will be realized. A valuation allowance is recorded against the deferred tax assets when the Company determines that an uncertainty exists regarding their realization, which would eliminate the benefit of deferred tax assets or increase the provision for income taxes. In making such determination, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including forecasts of future taxable income, the reversal of other existing temporary differences, available net operating loss carryforwards, tax planning strategies and recent results of operations. Several of these considerations require assumptions and significant judgment about the forecasts of future taxable
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income and must be consistent with the plans and estimates that the Company is utilizing to manage its business. As a result, to the extent facts and circumstances change, an assessment of the need for a valuation allowance should be made.
Segments
The Company adopted ASU 2023-07, which enhances segment disclosure requirements for entities required to report segment information in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 280, Segment Reporting.
The Company’s CODM is the chief executive officer. The CODM assesses performance for the segment and decides how to allocate resources based on net income as reported on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. In addition, the CODM uses net operating income (“NOI”) as a supplemental measure to evaluate and assess the performance of the Company’s operating portfolio. NOI is defined as property revenues less property-related expenses and excludes depreciation and amortization expense, joint venture equity and fee income, interest income and expenses and corporate level transactions. The CODM uses net income and NOI to monitor budget versus actual results in assessing the performance of the Company’s properties to guide decisions regarding property sales and payment of dividends. The CODM reviews significant expenses associated with the Company’s single reportable operating segment which are presented in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The measure of segment assets is reported in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as total consolidated assets.
Derivative and Hedging Activities
The Company recorded all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether the Company has elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges. Derivatives designated and
Fair Value Hierarchy
The standard Fair Value Measurements specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based upon whether the inputs to those valuation techniques reflect assumptions other market participants would use based upon market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs). The following summarizes the fair value hierarchy:
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Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Expense Disaggregation Disclosures. In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, which requires additional disaggregated disclosure about certain income statement expense line items. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual reporting years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Other than additional disclosure, the adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial position and/or results of operations.
The Company’s equity method joint ventures, which are included in Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2025, are as follows:
Unconsolidated Real Estate Ventures |
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The Company’s joint venture agreements generally include provisions whereby each partner has the right to trigger a purchase or sale of its interest in the joint venture or to initiate a sale of the properties after a certain number of years or if either party is in default of the joint venture agreements. The Company is not obligated to purchase the interests of its outside joint venture partners under these provisions.
Disposition of Joint Venture Assets
Disposition of Joint Venture Interests
In 2024, the Company acquired its joint venture partner’s
In 2021, one of the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures sold its sole asset, which was a parcel of undeveloped land in Richmond Hill, Ontario. In 2023, the income tax contingencies were resolved and the Company recorded a Gain on Sale and Change in Control of Interests of $
All transactions with the Company’s equity affiliates are described above.
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Other assets and intangibles consist of the following (in thousands):
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Lessee
The Company is engaged in the operation of shopping centers that are either owned or, with respect to certain shopping centers, operated under long-term ground leases that expire at various dates through 2068. The Company also leases office space in the ordinary course of business under lease agreements that expire at various dates through 2030. Certain of the lease agreements include variable payments for reimbursement of common area expenses. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception.
Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as follows (in thousands):
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Operating lease expenses, including straight-line expense, included in Operating and Maintenance expense for the Company’s ground leases and General and Administrative expense for its office leases are as follows (in thousands):
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Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating leases was as follows:
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As determined under Topic 842, maturities of lease liabilities were as follows for the years ended December 31, (in thousands):
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Lessor
Space in the Company’s shopping centers is leased to tenants pursuant to agreements that provide for terms generally ranging from
The Shared Services Agreement includes Curbline’s right to use the Company’s office space in New York. This arrangement is considered an embedded lease based on the criteria specified in Topic 842. The sublease income received under the Shared Services Agreement (Note 12) is included in Rental Income on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
F-20
The disaggregation of the Company’s lease income, which is included in Rental Income on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, as either fixed or variable lease income based on the criteria specified in ASC 842, for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, was as follows (in thousands):
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The scheduled future minimum rental income from rental properties under the terms of all non-cancelable tenant leases (including those on the cash basis), assuming no new or renegotiated leases or option extensions, as determined under Topic 842 for such premises for the years ending December 31, were as follows (in thousands):
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December 31, |
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2027 |
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2028 |
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2029 |
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For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company had
Nassau Park Pavilion Mortgage
During 2025, in conjunction with the sale of Nassau Park Pavilion, the fixed rate mortgage loan was paid off and the Company recorded Debt extinguishment costs (including a make-whole premium) of $
Mortgage Facility
On August 7, 2024, the Company closed and funded a $
As of December 31, 2025, the Mortgage Facility had been repaid in full. As of December 31, 2024, the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Facility was $
Total gross facility and administrative fees paid by the Company for its revolving credit facilities and term loans in 2024 and 2023 aggregated $
Senior Notes
In August 2024, the Company used cash on hand and proceeds from the Mortgage Facility to repay all of its outstanding senior unsecured indebtedness, including redeeming its senior unsecured notes due in 2025, 2026 and 2027 (collectively, the “Senior
F-21
Notes”), and recorded Debt extinguishment costs of $
During 2024, the Company repurchased $
Term Loan
In August 2024, the Company repaid in full all outstanding amounts under the Third Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of June 6, 2022 (the “Term Loan Agreement”), by and among the Company, Wells Fargo National Bank, as administrative agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto. At the time of the repayment, the principal amount outstanding under the Term Loan Agreement was $
Revolving Credit Facility
In conjunction with the termination of its revolving credit facility in August of 2024, the Company recorded $
The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating fair value disclosures of financial instruments.
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Other Liabilities
The carrying amounts reported in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets for these financial instruments approximated fair value because of their short-term maturities.
Other Fair Value Instruments
See discussion of fair value considerations of joint venture investments in Note 1.
The fair market value for mortgage indebtedness was estimated using a discounted cash flow technique that incorporated future contractual interest and principal payments and a market interest yield curve with adjustments for duration, optionality and risk profile, including the Company’s non-performance risk and loan to value. The Company’s mortgage debt outstanding at December 31, 2024 was classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Considerable judgment is necessary to develop estimated fair values of financial instruments. Accordingly, the estimates presented are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could realize on disposition of the financial instruments. At December 31, 2024, the carrying amount and fair value of mortgage indebtedness were $
Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
The Company may use swaps and caps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. As of December 31, 2025, the Company has not entered into any swaps or caps. Prior swaps were designated as cash flow hedges involving the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.
Prior to the termination and repayment of amounts outstanding under the Term Loan Agreement (Note 5) on August 15, 2024, the Company had one effective swap with a notional amount of $
Derivative – Unsecured Notes
In 2023, the Company entered into swaption agreements with a notional amount aggregating $
F-22
Notes due in 2027. The swaptions did not qualify for hedge accounting. As a result, these derivative instruments were recorded in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at fair market value, with changes in value recorded through earnings as of each balance sheet date until exercise or expiration. In August 2024, the swaption agreements were terminated and the Company received a cash payment of $
Legal Matters
The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to various legal proceedings, which, taken together, are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Company is also subject to a variety of legal actions for personal injury or property damage arising in the ordinary course of its business, most of which are covered by insurance. While the resolution of all matters cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the final outcome of such legal proceedings and claims will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial position or results of operations.
Commitments and Guaranties
In conjunction with the redevelopment of various shopping centers, the Company had entered into commitments with general contractors aggregating approximately $
In connection with the sale of
Additionally, the Separation and Distribution Agreement contains obligations to complete certain redevelopment projects at properties that are owned by Curbline. At the time of the spin-off, such redevelopment projects were estimated to cost $
The Company routinely enters into contracts for the maintenance of its properties. These contracts typically can be canceled upon 30 to 60 days’ notice without penalty. At December 31, 2025, the Company had purchase order obligations, typically payable within one year, aggregating approximately $
Preferred Shares
In 2024, the Company redeemed all $
The Company’s authorized preferred shares consist of the following:
F-23
Common Share Dividends
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Curbline Properties spin-off stock dividend per share |
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The Company’s aggregate cash dividends declared and paid in 2025 represent special cash distributions of $
On the spin-off date of October 1, 2024, holders of the Company’s common shares received two shares of common stock of Curbline for every one common share of the Company held on the record date of September 23, 2024. Each Curbline share was valued at $
Common Shares in Treasury
The Company’s Board of Directors authorized a common share repurchase program. Under the terms of the program, the Company is authorized to purchase up to a maximum value of $
Non-Controlling Interests
In 2023, the Company redeemed all of its outstanding operating partnership units (“OP Units”) for cash at an aggregate cost of $
The changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by component are as follows (in thousands):
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Balance, December 31, 2022(A) |
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Change in cash flow hedges |
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Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense(B) |
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Balance, December 31, 2023(A) |
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Change in cash flow hedges |
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Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense(B) |
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Change in cash flow hedges |
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Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense(B) |
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Balance, December 31, 2025 |
$ |
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F-24
The Company recorded impairment charges based on the difference between the carrying value of certain properties and their estimated fair market values totaling $
The following table presents information about the fair value of real estate that was impaired, and therefore, measured on a fair value basis, along with the related impairment charge. The table also indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques used by the Company to determine such fair value (in millions).
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December 31, 2025 |
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Long-lived assets held and used |
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December 31, 2024 |
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The following table presents quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used by the Company to determine the fair value (in millions, except per square foot):
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Fair Value |
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Range |
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December 31, 2025 |
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Impairment of consolidated assets |
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$ |
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Indicative Bid |
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December 31, 2024 |
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Impairment of consolidated assets |
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Indicative Bid |
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Indicative Bid(A) |
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N/A |
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Income Capitalization Approach |
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Cost per square foot |
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(A) Fair value measurements based upon an indicative bid and developed by third-party sources (including offers and comparable sales values), subject to the Company’s corroboration for reasonableness. The Company does not have access to certain unobservable inputs used by these third parties to determine these estimated fair values.
(B)
F-25
11. Discontinued Operations
On October 1, 2024, the Company completed the spin-off of
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2024(A) |
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2023 |
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Revenue from operations: |
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Rental income |
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$ |
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$ |
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Other income |
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Operating and maintenance |
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Real estate taxes |
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General and administrative |
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Other income (expense): |
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Transaction costs and other expense |
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Gain on disposition of real estate |
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Net income attributable to discontinued operations |
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(A)
The following table summarizes non-cash flow data related to discontinued operations (in millions):
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Accounts payable related to construction in progress |
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Assumption of buildings due to ground lease terminations |
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For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, capital expenditures included in discontinued operations were $
12. Transactions with Curbline Properties
On October 1, 2024, the Company completed the spin-off of Curbline Properties. To govern certain ongoing relationships between the Company, the Operating Partnership and Curbline Properties after the distribution, and to provide for the allocation among the Company, the Operating Partnership and Curbline Properties of the Company's assets, liabilities and obligations attributable to periods both prior to and following the separation of Curbline Properties and the Operating Partnership from SITE Centers, the Company, Curbline Properties and the Operating Partnership entered into agreements pursuant to which each provides certain services and has certain rights following the spin-off date, and Curbline Properties, the Operating Partnership and SITE Centers indemnify each other against certain liabilities arising from their respective businesses. The Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement, the Employee Matters Agreement, the Shared Services Agreement and other agreements governing ongoing relationships were negotiated between related parties and their terms, including fees and other amounts payable, may not be the same as if they had been negotiated at arm’s length with an unaffiliated third party.
Separation and Distribution Agreement
The Company, Curbline Properties, and the Operating Partnership entered into the Separation and Distribution Agreement, which sets forth, among other things, the Company’s agreements with Curbline Properties and the Operating Partnership regarding the principal transactions necessary to separate Curbline Properties and the Operating Partnership from SITE Centers, including providing for the allocation among the Company, Curbline Properties and the Operating Partnership of the Company’s assets, liabilities and obligations attributable to periods both prior to and following the separation of Curbline Properties and the Operating Partnership from SITE Centers. Furthermore, the Separation and Distribution Agreement governs the rights and obligations among the Company, Curbline Properties and the Operating Partnership regarding the distribution both prior to and following the completion of the separation.
F-26
The Separation and Distribution Agreement contains obligations for the Company to complete certain redevelopment projects at properties that are owned by Curbline Properties. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, such redevelopment projects were estimated to cost $
Tax Matters Agreement
The Company entered into a tax matters agreement, or the Tax Matters Agreement, with Curbline Properties and the Operating Partnership that governs the respective rights, responsibilities and obligations of the Company, Curbline Properties and the Operating Partnership with respect to various tax matters. Pursuant to the Tax Matters Agreement, (i) the Company (a) represented that, commencing with its taxable year ending in December 31, 1993 through its taxable year ending on December 31, 2023, the Company was organized and operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code and (b) covenanted to qualify as a REIT under the Code for its taxable year ending December 31, 2024 (unless the Company obtains an opinion from a nationally recognized tax counsel or a private letter ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or “IRS”, to the effect that the Company’ failure to maintain its REIT status will not cause Curbline Properties to fail to qualify as a REIT) and (ii) Curbline Properties covenanted to (a) be organized and operated so that it will qualify as a REIT for its initial taxable year ending December 31, 2024 and (b) elected to be taxed as a REIT commencing with its initial taxable year ending December 31, 2024.
Employee Matters Agreement
In connection with the separation and distribution, the Company entered into an employee matters agreement, or the Employee Matters Agreement, with Curbline Properties and the Operating Partnership that governs the respective rights, responsibilities, and obligations of the Company, Curbline Properties and the Operating Partnership after the separation with respect to transitioning employees, equity plans and retirement plans, health and welfare benefits, and other employment, compensation, and benefit-related matters. The Employee Matters Agreement also generally provides that the Company and Curbline is each responsible for the employment and compensation of its own employees and for the costs associated with providing its employee’s health and welfare benefits and retirement and other compensation plans.
Shared Services Agreement
The Shared Services Agreement provides that, subject to the supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors and executives, Curbline and the Operating Partnership or its affiliates will provide the Company (i) leadership and management services that are of a nature customarily performed by leadership and management overseeing the business and operation of a REIT similarly situated to the Company, including supervising various business functions of the Company necessary for the day-to-day management operations of the Company and its affiliates and (ii) transaction services that are of a nature customarily performed by a dedicated transactions team within an organization similarly situated to the Company.
The Shared Services Agreement also requires the Company to provide the Operating Partnership and its affiliates the services of its employees and the use or benefit of such other of the Company’s assets and resources as may be necessary or useful to establish and operate various business functions of the Operating Partnership and its affiliates in a manner as would be established and operated for a REIT similarly situated to Curbline Properties. The Operating Partnership has the authority to supervise the employees of the Company and its affiliates and direct and control the day-to-day activities of such employees while such employees are providing services to the Operating Partnership or its affiliates under the Shared Services Agreement. The agreement also provides Curbline Properties the right to use and occupy space at the Company’s offices located in Beachwood, Ohio, New York, New York and Boca Raton, Florida at no additional cost until October 1, 2027 and an option to lease a portion of the Company’s Beachwood headquarters which is exercisable on or prior to October 1, 2027 (in both cases subject to any earlier termination of the Shared Services Agreement on specific grounds set forth in the agreement). The fair value of the services provided to Curbline Properties, which was in excess of the fees received by and the fair value of the services received by the Company, is reflected as $
The Operating Partnership pays the Company a fee in the aggregate amount of
F-27
Summary
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded in Fee and Other Income on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations $
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company’s equity-based award plans provide for grants to Company employees and directors of incentive and non-qualified options to purchase common shares, rights to receive the appreciation in value of common shares, awards of common shares subject to restrictions on transfer, awards of common shares issuable in the future upon satisfaction of certain conditions and rights to purchase common shares and other awards based on common shares. Under the terms of the plans,
Restricted Share Units
The Board of Directors approved grants to officers of the Company of restricted common share units (“RSUs”) of
Prior to the spin-off of Curbline, the Company issued common shares to its non-employee directors under the Company’s previous director compensation program. The grant value was equal to the market value of the Company’s common shares at the date of grant and the shares were fully vested upon grant. In October 2024, the Company issued
Performance-Based Restricted Share Units
In connection with the spin-off of Curbline Properties, performance under each outstanding performance-based RSU (“PRSU”) award was determined as of the close of trading on September 30, 2024, and resulting time-based RSUs were awarded to holders based on the greater of actual performance to that date under the PRSU award and
All RSUs outstanding at the time of the Curbline spin-off (including RSUs awarded on account of settled PRSUs as described above) were equitably adjusted into time-based RSUs of Curbline Properties (for holders whose employment was transferred to Curbline Properties, including the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer) or SITE Centers (for holders whose employment remained at the Company, including the General Counsel) so that the settled awards generally retained, immediately after the spin-off, substantially the same intrinsic value that they had immediately prior to the spin-off. These RSUs remain subject to continued employment requirements.
Summary of Unvested Share Awards
The following table reflects the activity for the unvested awards pursuant to all employee restricted stock grants:
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Unvested at December 31, 2024 |
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Vested |
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Cancelled |
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Unvested at December 31, 2025 |
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As of December 31, 2025, total unrecognized compensation for the employee restricted awards granted under the plans as summarized above was $
F-28
Deferred Compensation Plans
The Company participates in a 401(k) defined contribution plan sponsored by Curbline covering substantially all of the officers and employees of the Company in accordance with the provisions of the Code. Also, for certain officers, the Company maintains the Elective Deferred Compensation Plan, a non-qualified plan, which permits the deferral of cash base salaries, commissions and annual performance-based cash bonuses. This plan was fully funded at December 31, 2025. In addition, directors of the Company were permitted to defer all or a portion of their fees pursuant to the Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan, a non-qualified plan. In 2024, in preparation for the spin-off of Curbline Properties, the Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan was terminated and, pursuant to its terms, the remaining account balances were distributed to participants in the first half of 2025.
The following table provides a reconciliation of net income and the number of common shares used in the computations of “basic” earnings per share (“EPS”), which utilizes the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding without regard to dilutive potential common shares, and “diluted” EPS, which includes all such shares (in thousands, except per share amounts).
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Numerators – Basic and Diluted |
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Continuing Operations: |
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Net income |
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Preferred dividends (including original issuance costs) |
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Earnings attributable to unvested shares and OP Units |
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Net income attributable to common shareholders after |
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Discontinued Operations: |
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Denominators – Number of Shares |
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Earnings Per Share: |
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From continuing operations |
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Basic average shares outstanding do not include restricted shares totaling
The following potentially dilutive securities were considered in the calculation of EPS:
The Company elected to be treated as a REIT under the Code, commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 1993. To qualify as a REIT, the Company must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that the Company distribute at least
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REIT status in connection with its disposition strategy in the event the Company determines that the anticipated benefits to the Company and its shareholders of maintaining REIT qualifications do not exceed the related compliance costs or if the nature of the Company’s remaining operations makes compliance with REIT requirements impracticable. As a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to corporate level federal income tax on taxable income it distributes to its shareholders. As the Company distributed sufficient taxable income for each of the
If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, it will be subject to federal income taxes at regular corporate rates and may not be able to qualify as a REIT for the four subsequent taxable years. Even if the Company qualifies for taxation as a REIT, the Company may be subject to certain foreign, state and local taxes on its income and property and to federal income and excise taxes on its undistributed taxable income. In addition, the Company has historically utilized a TRS that is subject to federal, state and local income taxes on any taxable income generated from its operational activity.
In order to maintain its REIT status, the Company must meet certain income tests to ensure that its gross income consists of passive income and not income from the active conduct of a trade or business. The Company historically utilized a TRS to the extent certain fee and other miscellaneous non-real estate-related income could not be earned by the REIT. In January 2025, the Company eliminated its TRS. The Company may implement a new TRS in future years to the extent needed to facilitate compliance with REIT requirements.
For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Company made net state and local tax payments of $
The following represents the activity of the Company’s TRS prior to its elimination (in thousands):
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The differences between total income tax expense and the amount computed by applying the statutory income tax rate to income before taxes with respect to its TRS activity prior to its elimination were as follows (in thousands):
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Deferred tax assets and liabilities of the Company’s TRS were as follows (in thousands):
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Reconciliation of GAAP net income attributable to SITE Centers to taxable income is as follows (in thousands):
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Cash dividends declared applicable to tax years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were in excess of taxable income. The Company satisfied it REIT distribution requirement by distributing $
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In January 2026, the Company sold its partnership interests in the RVIP IIIB joint venture that owns Deer Park Town Center (Deer Park, Illinois) to the Company’s existing joint venture partner for approximately $
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SCHEDULE II
SITE Centers Corp.
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves
For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023
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SCHEDULE III
SITE Centers Corp.
Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation
December 31, 2025
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Long Beach, CA |
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Fort Walton Beach, FL |
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SCHEDULE III
The changes in Total Real Estate Assets are as follows (in thousands):
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The changes in Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization are as follows (in thousands):
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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/s/ David R. Lukes |
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David R. Lukes, Chief Executive Officer, |
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Date: February 26, 2026 |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated on the 26th day of February, 2026.
/s/ David R. Lukes |
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Chief Executive Officer, President & Director |
David R. Lukes |
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/s/ Gerald Morgan |
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer |
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/s/ Jeffrey A. Scott |
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Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer |
Jeffrey A. Scott |
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/s/ Gary N. Boston |
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Director |
Gary N. Boston |
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/s/ John M. Cattonar |
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Director |
John M. Cattonar |
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/s/ Cynthia Foster Curry |
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Cynthia Foster Curry |
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/s/ Dawn M. Sweeney |
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Dawn M. Sweeney |
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