FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP /MA/ (FSP) FY 2024 MD&A

Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

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The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report. Historical results and percentage relationships set forth in the consolidated financial statements, including trends which might appear, should not be taken as necessarily indicative of future operations. The following discussion and other parts of this Annual Report on Form 10-K may also contain forward-looking statements based on current judgments and current knowledge of management, which are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that our forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainty, including without limitation, adverse changes in general economic or local market conditions, including the impact of recessionary concerns, inflation, energy prices and interest rates, as well as those resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact of work-from-home and return-to-work policies, and other potential infectious disease outbreaks and terrorist attacks or other acts of violence, which may negatively affect the markets in which we and our tenants operate, our inability to extend and/or refinance our debt or effect asset sales sufficient to repay such debt prior to the maturity dates thereof, adverse changes in energy prices, which if sustained, could negatively impact occupancy and rental rates in the markets in which we own properties, including energy-influenced markets such as Dallas, Denver and Houston, expectations for future potential property dispositions, expectations for future potential leasing activity, expectations for the potential payment of special dividends, changes in interest rates as a result of economic market conditions, disruptions in the debt markets, economic conditions in the markets in which we own properties, risks of a lessening of demand for the types of real estate owned by us, uncertainties relating to fiscal policy, changes in government regulations and regulatory uncertainty, geopolitical events, and expenditures that cannot be anticipated such as utility rate and usage increases, delays in construction schedules, unanticipated increases in construction costs, unanticipated repairs, increases in the level of general and administrative costs as a percentage of revenues as revenues decrease as a result of property dispositions, additional staffing, insurance increases and real estate tax valuation reassessments. See “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. We may not update any of the forward-looking statements after the date this Annual Report on Form 10-K is filed to conform them to actual results or to changes in our expectations that occur after such date, other than as required by law.

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Overview

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FSP Corp., or we or the Company, operates in a single reportable segment: real estate operations. The real estate operations market involves real estate rental operations, leasing, secured financing of real estate and services provided for asset management, property management, property acquisitions, dispositions and development. Our current strategy is to focus on infill and central business district office properties in the United States sunbelt and mountain west regions as well as select opportunistic markets. We believe that the United States sunbelt and mountain west regions have macro-economic drivers that have the potential to increase occupancies and rents. We are focused on long-term growth and appreciation, as well as current income.

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As of December 31, 2024, approximately 4.8 million square feet, or approximately 95.7% of our total owned and consolidated portfolio, was located in Dallas, Denver, Houston and Minneapolis.

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The main factor that affects our real estate operations is the broad economic market conditions in the United States. These market conditions affect the occupancy levels and the rent levels on both a national and local level. We have no influence on broader economic market conditions. We may look to acquire and/or develop quality properties in good locations in order to lessen the impact of downturns in the market and to take advantage of upturns when they occur.

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We continue to believe that the current price of our common stock does not accurately reflect the intrinsic value of our underlying real estate assets and we will seek to increase shareholder value by (1) pursuing the sale of select properties where we believe that short to intermediate term valuation potential has been reached and (2) striving to lease

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vacant space. As we continue to execute this strategy, our revenue, Funds From Operations, and capital expenditures may decrease in the short term. Proceeds from dispositions are intended to be used primarily for the repayment of debt.

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For the year ended December 31, 2024, our disposition strategy resulted in aggregate gross sale proceeds of $100.0 million. On February 21, 2024, we repaid an aggregate amount of $102 million of debt in connection with the extensions of our BofA Term Loan, BMO Term Loan, our Series A Notes and our Series B Notes (each as defined in Liquidity and Capital Resources below). On July 10, 2024 and October 25, 2024, we repaid an aggregate amount of $25.3 million and $27.4 million, respectively, of our debt previously outstanding under the BofA Term Loan, BMO Term Loan, Series A Notes and Series B Notes (each as defined in Liquidity and Capital Resources below).

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In July 2022, we adopted a variable quarterly dividend policy, which replaced our previous regular quarterly dividend policy. Under the variable quarterly dividend policy, the Board of Directors determines quarterly dividends based upon a variety of factors, including the Company’s estimates of its annual taxable income and the amount that the Company is required to distribute annually in the aggregate to enable the Company to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes.

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As of February 21, 2024, the interest rate applicable to borrowings under the Senior Notes (as defined in Liquidity and Capital Resources below) was no longer based on the credit rating of our debt. The credit rating for our senior unsecured debt was downgraded by Moody’s Investor Service from Ba1 to Ba3 on April 12, 2023, and from Ba3 to B3 on June 14, 2023. As of December 31, 2024, our credit rating remains at B3.

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Trends and Uncertainties

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Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

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Considerable uncertainty still surrounds the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential effects on the population, including the spread of more contagious variants of the virus, and on the commercial real estate market and our business. Many of our tenants still do not fully occupy the space that they lease. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to present material uncertainty and risk with respect to the performance of our properties and our financial results, such as the potential negative impact to the businesses of our tenants, the impact of work-from-home and return-to-work policies, the potential negative impact to leasing efforts and occupancy at our properties, uncertainty regarding future rent collection levels or requests for rent concessions from our tenants, the occurrence of a default under any of our debt agreements, the potential for increased borrowing costs, negative impacts on our ability to refinance existing indebtedness or to secure new sources of capital on favorable terms, fluctuations in our level of dividends, increased costs of operations, making more difficult our ability to complete required capital expenditures in a timely manner and on budget, decreases in values of our real estate assets, changes in law and/or regulation, and uncertainty regarding government and regulatory policy. We are unable to estimate the full extent of the long-term impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on our future financial results at this time. The long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has had and may continue to have an adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations. This impact could be materially adverse to the extent that the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or future pandemics, cause tenants to be unable to pay their rent or reduce the demand for commercial real estate, or cause other impacts described below.” in Item 1A. “Risk Factors”.

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Economic Conditions

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Although recent indicators suggest that economic activity has expanded at a modest pace, the global economy continues to experience significant disruptions as a result of various factors, including geopolitical events such as the wars conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, increasing tensions with China and Iran, the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and continuing supply chain difficulties. In addition, various economic factors, including but not limited to, inflation and interest rates, are contributing to recessionary concerns for the economy of the United States. Economic conditions directly affect the demand for office space, our primary income producing asset. In addition, the broad economic market conditions in the United States are typically affected by numerous other factors, including but not limited to, employment levels, energy prices, uncertainty about government fiscal, monetary, trade and tax policies, changes in currency exchange rates, the regulatory environment and the availability of credit. During 2023 and 2024, the

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Federal Reserve adjusted the federal funds rate target several times, most recently decreasing it by 25 basis points on December 18, 2024, to a range of 4.25% to 4.50%. If interest rates increase, then the interest costs on our unhedged variable rate debt would be adversely affected, which could in turn adversely affect our cash flow, our ability to pay principal and interest on our debt and our ability to make distributions to stockholders. As of December 31, 2024, approximately 50.6% of our total debt constituted unhedged variable rate debt. Increased interest rates could also decrease the amount third parties are willing to pay for our assets and limit our ability to incur new debt or refinance existing debt when it matures. As of the date of this report, the impact of current economic conditions and geopolitical events and the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic are adversely affecting the demand for office space in the United States.

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Real Estate Operations

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As of December 31, 2024, our real estate portfolio was comprised of 14 owned properties, which we refer to as our owned properties, and a non-controlling common stock interest in the corporation that is the sole member of FSP Monument Circle LLC, which corporation was organized to operate as a real estate investment trust, which we refer to as the Sponsored REIT. The Sponsored REIT, which we also refer to as Monument Circle, was consolidated effective January 1, 2023. We refer to these 15 properties as our owned and consolidated properties. Our owned properties were approximately 70.3% leased as of December 31, 2024, a decrease from 74.0% leased as of December 31, 2023. The 3.7% decrease in leased space was primarily a result of lease maturities that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2024, and the impact on leased percentage from the disposition of properties on January 26, 2024, July 8, 2024 and October 23, 2024, respectively. These decreases were partially offset by new leasing during the year ended December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, we had approximately 1,428,000 square feet of vacancy in our owned properties compared to approximately 1,445,000 square feet of vacancy as of December 31, 2023. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we leased approximately 616,000 square feet of office space in our owned properties, of which approximately 445,000 square feet were with existing tenants, at a weighted average term of 6.3 years. On average, tenant improvements for such leases were $26.06 per square foot, lease commissions were $9.72 per square foot and rent concessions were approximately four months of free rent. Average GAAP base rents under such leases were $30.06 per square foot, or 8.2% higher than average rents in the respective properties as applicable compared to the year ended December 31, 2023.

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Our owned and consolidated properties were approximately 67.5% leased as of December 31, 2024, compared to 71.5% leased as of December 31, 2023. The difference is primarily a result of property sales and lease expirations during 2024, which were partially offset by leasing achieved during 2024.

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During 2024, 2023 and 2022, we had no redevelopment properties.

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Our property known as Blue Lagoon in Miami, Florida, was substantially completed during the first quarter of 2021, and had previously been classified as a redevelopment property. As of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2023, the property had leases signed for 98.5% of the rentable square feet of the property, including one tenant occupying approximately 73.6% of the rentable square feet of the property. On December 6, 2023, we sold this property for gross sales proceeds of approximately $68.0 million.

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As of December 31, 2024, leases for approximately 6.4% and 12.1% of the square footage in our owned portfolio are scheduled to expire during 2025 and 2026, respectively. As the first quarter of 2025 begins, we believe that:

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Existing vacancy is being actively marketed to numerous potential tenants. While leasing activity at our properties has continued, we believe that the impact of geopolitical events, current economic conditions and the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may limit or delay new tenant leasing during at least the first quarter of 2025 and potentially in future periods.

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While we cannot generally predict when an existing vacancy in our owned properties will be leased or if existing tenants with expiring leases will renew their leases or what the terms and conditions of the lease renewals will be, we expect to renew or sign new leases at then-current market rates for locations in which the buildings are located, which could be above or below the expiring rates. Also, we believe the potential exists for any of our tenants to default on its lease or to seek the protection of bankruptcy. If any of our tenants defaults on its lease, we may experience delays in enforcing our rights as a landlord and may incur substantial costs in protecting our investment. In addition, at any time, a tenant of one of our properties may seek the protection of bankruptcy laws, which could result in the rejection and termination of such tenant’s lease and thereby cause a reduction in cash available for distribution to our stockholders.

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Real Estate Acquisition and Investment Activity

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During 2024:

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During 2023:

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During 2022:

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Property Dispositions and Assets Held for Sale

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During 2024, we sold an office property located in Richardson, Texas on January 26, 2024, for a gross sales price of $35 million. The property was classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2023, and an impairment of $2.1 million had been recorded during the year ended December 31, 2023. An additional $5,000 of costs related to the sale were recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2024. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement to sell a property in Glen Allen, Virginia for a gross sales price of approximately $31.0 million at an expected loss of $13.2 million, which was recorded as an impairment. The property was sold on July 8, 2024, at the expected loss. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, we entered into a new agreement to sell a property in Atlanta, Georgia, which was previously classified as an asset held for sale during 2023 pursuant to a previous agreement that was terminated on November 15, 2023. We increased the expected loss on this property by $6.6 million to $27.2 million when we entered into this new agreement to sell the property for a gross sales price of $34.0 million. The property was sold on October 23, 2024, with a $0.4 million increase to loss from final sales adjustments on the date of sale.

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During 2023, we sold an office property located in Elk Grove, Illinois on March 10, 2023, for a gross sales price of $29.1 million, at a gain of approximately $8.4 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, we entered into an agreement to sell a property in Charlotte, North Carolina at an expected loss of $0.8 million, which was recorded as an impairment, and we classified the property as an asset held for sale as of June 30, 2023. The property was sold on August 9, 2023, for a gross sales price of $9.2 million, at a loss of $0.8 million, which had been our expected loss. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, we recorded a gain on sale of $53,000 as a result of conveying approximately 7,826 square feet of land at our Addison, Texas property to the Town of Addison as part of a road revitalization project. In addition, during the three months ended September 30, 2023, we executed purchase and sale agreements with four different unrelated purchasers for the potential sale of four properties. Three of these potential dispositions were classified as assets held for sale as of September 30, 2023. On October 26, 2023, we completed the sale of one of the assets held for sale as of September 30, 2023, an office building located in Plano, Texas for a gross sales price of $48.0 million at a gain of approximately $10.6 million. On December 6, 2023, we sold another of the assets held for sale, an office property located in Miami, Florida for a gross sales price of $68.0 million at a loss of approximately $18.9 million. The one remaining asset held for sale was expected to sell for a gross sales price of $40.0 million at a loss of approximately $20.5 million, which was recorded as an impairment as of September 30, 2023;

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however, on November 15, 2023, we received notice from the buyer indicating that the buyer was terminating the transaction and directing the deposit and interest be disbursed to us.

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During 2022, we sold two office properties located in Broomfield, Colorado on August 31, 2022 for an aggregate sales price of $102.5 million, at a gain of approximately $24.1 million. We also sold an office property in Evanston, Illinois on December 28, 2022, for a gross sales price of approximately $27.8 million, at a gain of $3.4 million. There were no properties held for sale as of December 31, 2022.

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We used, or intend to use, the proceeds of the dispositions primarily to repay outstanding indebtedness.

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The dispositions of these properties did not represent a strategic shift that has a major effect on our operations and financial results. Our current strategy is to continue to invest in the sunbelt and mountain west regions of the United States. Accordingly, the properties sold remained classified within continuing operations for all periods presented.

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We continue to believe that the current price of our common stock does not accurately reflect the intrinsic value of our underlying real estate assets, and we will seek to increase shareholder value by (1) pursuing the sale of select properties where we believe that short to intermediate term valuation potential has been reached and (2) striving to lease vacant space. As we continue to execute this strategy, our revenue, Funds From Operations, and capital expenditures may decrease in the short term. Proceeds from dispositions are intended to be used primarily for the repayment of debt.

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Critical Accounting Estimates

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We have certain critical accounting policies that are subject to judgments and estimates by our management and uncertainties of outcome that affect the application of these policies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates. In the event estimates or assumptions prove to be different from actual results, adjustments are made in subsequent periods to reflect more current information. The accounting policies that we believe are most critical to the understanding of our financial position and results of operations, and that require significant management estimates and judgments, are discussed below. Significant estimates in the consolidated financial statements include purchase price allocations and impairment considerations.

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Critical accounting policies are those that have the most impact on the reporting of our financial condition and results of operations and those requiring significant judgments and estimates. We believe that our judgments and estimates are consistently applied and produce financial information that fairly presents our results of operations. Our most critical accounting policies involve our investments in sponsored REITs and our investments in real property. These policies affect our:

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These policies involve significant judgments made based upon our experience, including judgments about current valuations, ultimate realizable value, current and future economic conditions and competitive factors in the markets in which our properties are located. Competition, economic conditions and other factors may cause occupancy declines in the future. In the future we may need to revise our carrying value assessments to incorporate information which is not now known and such revisions could decrease the carrying values of our assets.

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Allocation of Purchase Price

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We allocate the value of real estate acquired among land, buildings, improvements and identified intangible assets and liabilities, which may consist of the value of above market and below market leases, the value of in-place leases, and the value of tenant relationships. Purchase price allocations and the determination of the useful lives are based on management’s estimates. Under some circumstances we may rely upon studies commissioned from independent real estate appraisal firms in determining the purchase price allocations.

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Purchase price allocated to land and building and improvements is based on management’s determination of the relative fair values of these assets assuming the property was vacant. Management determines the fair value of a property using methods similar to those used by independent appraisers. Purchase price allocated to above or below market leases is based on the present value (using an interest rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the in-place leases including consideration of potential lease renewals and (ii) our estimate of fair market lease rates for the corresponding leases, measured over a period equal to the remaining non-cancelable terms of the respective leases. This aggregate value is allocated between in-place lease values and tenant relationships based on management’s evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenant’s lease; however, the value of tenant relationships has not been separated from in-place lease value because such value and its consequence to amortization expense is immaterial for acquisitions reflected in our financial statements. Factors considered by us in performing these analyses include (i) an estimate of carrying costs during the expected lease-up periods, including real estate taxes, insurance and other operating income and expenses, and (ii) costs to execute similar leases in current market conditions, such as leasing commissions, legal and other related costs. If future acquisitions result in our allocating material amounts to the value of tenant relationships, those amounts would be separately allocated and amortized over the estimated life of the relationships.

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Impairment

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We periodically evaluate our real estate properties for impairment indicators. These indicators may include lower or declining tenant occupancy, weak or declining tenant profitability, cash flow or liquidity, our decision to dispose of an asset before the end of its estimated useful life or legislative, economic or market changes that permanently reduce the value of our investments. If indicators of impairment are present, we evaluate the carrying value of the property by comparing it to its expected future undiscounted cash flows. A property’s value is impaired only if management’s estimate of future undiscounted cash flows to be generated by the property over its estimated holding period is less than the carrying value of the property. If there are different potential outcomes for a property, we will take a probability weighted approach to estimating future cash flows. If we determine that impairment has occurred, the affected assets are reduced to their fair value. This analysis requires us to judge whether indicators of impairment exist and to estimate likely future cash flows. If we misjudge or estimate incorrectly or if future tenant profitability, market or industry factors differ from our expectations, we may record an impairment charge which is inappropriate or fail to record a charge when we should have done so, or the amount of such charges may be inaccurate.

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Results of Operations

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The following table shows financial results for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

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Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2024 to the year ended December 31, 2023

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Revenues

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Total revenues decreased by $25.6 million to $120.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily a result of:

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Expenses

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Total expenses decreased by $18.2 million to $152.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily a result of:

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These decreases were partially offset by:

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Loss on extinguishment of debt

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During the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we repaid debt and incurred a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $1.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, related to unamortized deferred financing costs on the dates of the repayments.

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Gain on consolidation of Sponsored REIT

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During the year ended December 31, 2023, we recorded a gain on consolidation of Sponsored REIT as a result of reducing the Monument Circle loan loss reserve, which resulted in a $0.4 million gain.

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Gain and loss on sale of properties and impairment of assets held for sale

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During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we sold an office property located in Elk Grove, Illinois on March 10, 2023, for a gross sales price of $29.1 million, at a gain of approximately $8.4 million.

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During the three months ended September 30, 2023, we sold an office property located in Charlotte, North Carolina known as Forest Park, for a sales price of $9.2 million at a loss of approximately $0.8 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, we also recorded a gain on sale of $53,000 as a result of conveying approximately 7,826 square feet of land at our Addison, Texas property to the Town of Addison as part of a road revitalization project and increased the loss on sale of Forest Park by $38,000 as a result of final sales adjustments.

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During the three months ended September 30, 2023, we entered into an agreement to sell a property in Miami, Florida, known as Blue Lagoon, for a gross sales price of approximately $68.0 million at an expected loss of $19.2 million that was recorded as an impairment loss. We completed the sale of the property on December 6, 2023 at an actual loss of $18.9 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, we entered into an agreement to sell a property in Atlanta, Georgia for a gross sales price of approximately $40.0 million, at an expected loss of $20.5 million that was recorded as an impairment loss. On October 26, 2023, we completed the sale of an asset held for sale as of September 30, 2023, which was an office building located in Plano, Texas for a gross sales price of $48.0 million at a gain of approximately $10.6 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, we entered into a purchase and sales agreement, which was subsequently amended, to sell a property located in Richardson, Texas for a gross sales price of $35 million, at an expected loss of $2.1 million that was recorded as an impairment loss during the three months ended December 31, 2023. The property sold on January 26, 2024, at the expected loss.

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During the three months ended June 30, 2024, we entered into an agreement to sell a property in Glen Allen, Virginia for a gross sales price of approximately $31.0 million at an expected loss of $13.2 million that was recorded as an impairment, and we classified the property as an asset held for sale as of June 30, 2024. The property was sold on July 8, 2024, at the expected loss. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, an additional $0.7 million in costs related to the sale of properties previously sold were recorded.

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During the three months ended September 30, 2024, we entered into a new agreement to sell a property in Atlanta, Georgia, which was classified as an asset held for sale, for a gross sales price of $34.0 million, and recorded an additional impairment loss of $6.6 million based on the fair value less cost to sell. The property sold on October 23, 2024, with a $0.4 million increase to loss from final sales adjustments on the date of sale.

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Interest Income

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Interest income increased $1.5 million to $2.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. During the three months ended December 31, 2023, we invested disposition proceeds in an interest-bearing account and earned $0.6 million in interest income. During 2024, we used a portion of the disposition proceeds to reduce debt and earned $2.1 million in interest income from proceeds that remained invested.

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Tax expense on income

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Included in income taxes is the Revised Texas Franchise Tax, which is a tax on revenues from Texas properties, which was $0.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $0.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2023.

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Net income and loss

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Net loss for year ended December 31, 2024, was $52.7 million compared to $48.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, for the reasons described above.

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The following table shows financial results for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

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Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2023 to the year ended December 31, 2022

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Revenues

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Total revenues decreased by $19.9 million to $145.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily a result of:

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Expenses

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Total expenses decreased by $16.9 million to $171.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily a result of:

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These decreases were partially offset by:

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Loss on extinguishment of debt

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During the year ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we repaid debt and incurred a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, related to unamortized deferred financing costs on the dates of the repayments.

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Gain on consolidation of Sponsored REIT

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During the year ended December 31, 2023, we recorded a gain on consolidation of Sponsored REIT as a result of reducing the Monument Circle loan loss reserve, which resulted in a $0.4 million gain.

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Impairment and loan reserve

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During the year ended December 31, 2022, we recorded an impairment on a mortgage receivable of $4.2 million.

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Gain and loss on sale of properties and impairment

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During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we sold an office property located in Elk Grove, Illinois on March 10, 2023, for a gross sales price of $29.1 million, at a gain of approximately $8.4 million.

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During the three months ended September 30, 2023, we sold an office property located in Charlotte, North Carolina known as Forest Park, for a sales price of $9.2 million at a loss of approximately $0.8 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, we also recorded a gain on sale of $53,000 as a result of conveying approximately 7,826 square feet of land at our Addison, Texas property to the Town of Addison as part of a road revitalization project and increased the loss on sale of Forest Park by $38,000 as a result of final sales adjustments.

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During the three months ended September 30, 2023, we entered into an agreement to sell a property in Miami, Florida, known as Blue Lagoon, for a gross sales price of approximately $68.0 million at an expected loss of $19.2 million that was recorded as an impairment loss. We completed the sale of the property on December 6, 2023 at an actual loss of $18.9 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, we entered into an agreement to sell a property in Atlanta, Georgia for a gross sales price of approximately $40.0 million, at an expected loss of $20.5 million that was recorded as an impairment loss. On October 26, 2023, we completed the sale of an asset held for sale as of September 30, 2023, which was an office building located in Plano, Texas for a gross sales price of $48.0 million at a gain of approximately $10.6 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, we entered into a purchase and sales agreement, which was subsequently amended, to sell a property located in Richardson, Texas for a gross sales price of $35 million, at an expected loss of $2.1 million that was recorded as an impairment loss during the three months ended December 31, 2023.

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Interest Income

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During the three months ended December 31, 2023, we invested disposition proceeds in an interest bearing account and earned $0.6 million in interest income.

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Tax expense on income

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Included in income taxes is the Revised Texas Franchise Tax, which is a tax on revenues from Texas properties, which was $0.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to $0.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2022.

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Net income and loss

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Net loss for year ended December 31, 2023, was $48.1 million compared to net income of $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, for the reasons described above.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

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Funds From Operations

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The Company evaluates performance based on Funds From Operations, which we refer to as FFO, as management believes that FFO represents the most accurate measure of activity and is the basis for distributions paid to equity holders. The Company defines FFO as net income or loss (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, hedge ineffectiveness, acquisition costs of newly acquired properties that are not capitalized and lease acquisition costs that are not capitalized plus depreciation and amortization, including amortization of acquired above and below market lease intangibles and impairment charges on properties or investments in non-consolidated REITs, and after adjustments to exclude equity in income or losses from, and, to include the proportionate share of FFO from, non-consolidated REITs. We exclude FFO from any Sponsored REIT that is consolidated from the calculation of FFO.

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FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP), nor as an indicator of the Company’s financial performance, nor as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP), nor as a measure of the Company’s liquidity, nor is it necessarily indicative of sufficient cash flow to fund all of the Company’s needs.

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Other real estate companies and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, may define this term in a different manner. We have included the NAREIT FFO definition as of May 17, 2016 in the table and note that other REITs may not define FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition or may interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than we do.

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We believe that in order to facilitate a clear understanding of the results of the Company, FFO should be examined in connection with net income and cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities in the consolidated financial statements.

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The calculations of FFO are shown in the following table:

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Net Operating Income (NOI)

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The Company provides property performance based on Net Operating Income, which we refer to as NOI. Management believes that investors are interested in this information. NOI is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company defines as net income or loss (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure) plus selling, general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, including amortization of acquired above and below market lease intangibles and impairment charges, interest expense, less equity in earnings of nonconsolidated REITs, interest income, management fee income, hedge ineffectiveness, gains or losses on the sale of assets and excludes non-property specific income and expenses. We exclude the NOI from any Sponsored REIT that is consolidated from the calculation of NOI. The information presented includes footnotes and the data is shown by region with properties owned in the periods presented, which we call Same Store. The comparative Same Store results include properties held for the periods presented and exclude acquired properties. We also exclude properties that have been placed in service, but that do not have operating activity for all periods presented, dispositions and significant nonrecurring income such as bankruptcy

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settlements and lease termination fees. NOI, as defined by the Company, may not be comparable to NOI reported by other REITs that define NOI differently. NOI should not be considered an alternative to net income or loss as an indication of our performance or to cash flows as a measure of the Company’s liquidity or its ability to make distributions. The calculations of NOI are shown in the following table:

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

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Cash and cash equivalents were $42.7 million and $127.9 million at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The decrease of $85.2 million is attributable to $9.0 million provided by operating activities, plus $70.3 million provided by investing activities less $164.5 million used in financing activities. Management believes that existing cash and cash anticipated to be generated internally by operations, including property dispositions, will be sufficient to meet working capital requirements and anticipated capital expenditures for at least the next 12 months. Although there is no guarantee that we will be able to obtain the funds necessary for our future growth, we anticipate generating funds from continuing real estate operations and property dispositions. We believe that we have adequate funds to cover unusual expenses and capital improvements, in addition to normal operating expenses. Our ability to maintain or increase our level of dividends to stockholders, however, depends in significant part upon the level of rental income from our real properties, property dispositions and our interest costs.

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Operating Activities

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Cash provided by our operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 of $9.0 million was primarily attributable to a net loss of $52.7 million excluding net losses on sale of properties of $20.8 million, plus the add-back of $50.7 million of non-cash expenses, less $6.1 million increase in payments of deferred leasing commissions, less a $4.3 million increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses, less a $0.7 million increase in lease acquisition costs plus an increase in tenant rent receivables of $0.9 million and a $0.4 million increase in prepaid expenses and other assets.

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Investing Activities

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Cash provided by investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 of $70.3 million was primarily attributable to proceeds from the sale of three properties of $95.5 million, which was partially offset by capital expenditures and office equipment investments of approximately $25.2 million.

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Financing Activities

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Cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 of $164.5 million is primarily attributable to repayment of a portion of the BMO Term Loan (defined below) of $43.9 million, repayment of a portion of the BofA Revolver (defined below) of $22.7 million, repayment of a portion of the BofA Term Loan (defined below) of $11.7 million, repayment of a portion of the Senior Notes (defined below) of $76.4 million, payment of deferred financing costs of $5.7 million and payment of distributions to stockholders of $4.1 million.

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Liquidity beyond the next 12 months

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Our ability to generate cash adequate to meet our needs is dependent primarily on income from real estate investments, the sale of real estate investments, leveraging of real estate investments, proceeds from public offerings of stock, private placement of debt and access to the capital markets. The acquisition of new properties, the payment of expenses related to real estate operations, capital improvement expenses, debt service payments, general and administrative expenses, and distribution requirements place demands on our liquidity.

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We intend to operate our properties from the cash flows generated by our properties. However, our expenses are affected by various factors, including inflation. See Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors for additional factors. Increases in operating expenses are predominantly borne by our tenants. To the extent that increases cannot be passed on to our tenants through rent reimbursements, such expenses would reduce the amount of available cash flow, which can adversely affect the market value of the applicable property.

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We have used a variety of sources to fund our cash needs in addition to our free cash flow generated from our investments in real estate. We have considered adding or refinancing existing term debt or raising capital through public offerings or At The Market (ATM) programs of our common stock. We believe these sources of funds will provide sufficient funds to adequately meet our obligations beyond the next twelve months.

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BMO Term Loan

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We have a term loan borrowing in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $71.1 million as of December 31, 2024, which we refer to as the BMO Term Loan, with Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent, and the other lending institutions party thereto, that matures on April 1, 2026. On February 21, 2024, we amended the BMO Term Loan by entering into a Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with Bank of Montreal and the other lending institutions party thereto, which we refer to as the BMO Second Amendment. The BMO Second Amendment amended the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated September 27, 2018, which we refer to as the Original BMO Credit Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated February 10, 2023, which we refer to as the BMO First Amendment, to, among other things: (1) extend the maturity date from October 1, 2024 to April 1, 2026; (2) change the interest rate from either 300 basis points over SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate) or 200 basis points over the base rate to either 300 basis points over SOFR with a floor on SOFR of 500 basis points or 200 basis points over the base rate with a floor on the base rate of 600 basis points; (3) provide that, if, as of March 31, 2025, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the BMO Term Loan, the BofA Term Loan (defined below) and the Senior Notes (defined below) exceeds $200 million, the spread over SOFR or the base rate, as applicable, will permanently increase by 100 basis points, from 300 basis points to 400 basis points in the case of SOFR, and from 200 basis points to 300 basis points in the case of the base rate; (4) require mandatory prepayments of the BMO Term Loan, the BofA Term Loan and the Senior Notes with net cash proceeds from the disposition of property, assets and equity issuances as follows: (a) 25.55556% to the BMO Term Loan; (b) 20.00000% to the BofA Term Loan; (c) 44.44444% to the Senior Notes; and (d) the remaining 10% to be retained by us; (5) require that, within 90 days of the February 21, 2024 effective date of the BMO Second Amendment, certain of our subsidiaries guarantee the BMO Term Loan; (6) require that, within 90 days of the February 21, 2024 effective date of the BMO Second Amendment, we pledge our equity interests in certain of our subsidiaries as collateral for the BMO Term Loan; (7) reduce our minimum fixed charge coverage ratio from 1.50x to 1.25x; and (8) reduce our minimum unsecured interest coverage ratio from 1.75x to 1.25x. We refer to the Original BMO Credit Agreement, as amended by the BMO First Amendment and the BMO Second Amendment, as the BMO Credit Agreement.

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The BMO Credit Agreement initially provided for an unsecured term loan borrowing in the amount of $220 million. The BMO Term Loan initially consisted of a $55 million tranche A term loan and a $165 million tranche B term loan. On June 4, 2021, we repaid the tranche A term loan that was scheduled to mature on November 30, 2021, and incurred a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.1 million related to unamortized deferred financing costs. On February 10, 2023, we repaid a $40 million portion of the tranche B term loan. On August 10, 2023, we repaid an additional $10 million portion of the tranche B term loan. On February 21, 2024, as part of the BMO Second Amendment, we repaid an approximately $29.0 million portion of the tranche B term loan. On July 10, 2024, we repaid an approximately $7.2 million portion of the tranche B term loan from asset sale proceeds of a property located in Glen Allen, Virginia. On October 25, 2024, we repaid an approximately $7.8 million portion of the tranche B term loan from asset sale proceeds of a property located in Atlanta, Georgia. The tranche B term loan matures on April 1, 2026.

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Effective February 21, 2024 upon entering into the BMO Second Amendment, the BMO Term Loan bears interest at either (i) 300 basis points over one, three or six month term SOFR, plus a corresponding adjustment of 0.11448%, 0.26161% or 0.42826%, respectively, with a floor on SOFR of 5.00% or (ii) 200 basis points over the base rate with a floor on the base rate of 6.00%. In addition, effective February 21, 2024 upon entering into the BMO Second Amendment, if, as of March 31, 2025, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the BMO Term Loan, the BofA Term Loan and the Senior Notes exceeds $200 million, the spread over SOFR or the base rate, as applicable, will permanently increase by 100 basis points from 300 basis points to 400 basis points in the case of SOFR, and from 200 basis points to 300 basis points in the case of the base rate.

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As of December 31, 2024, the interest rate on the BMO Term Loan was 8.00% per annum. The weighted average variable interest rate on all amounts outstanding under the BMO Term Loan was 8.34% for the year ended December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2023, the interest rate on the BMO Term Loan was 8.47% per annum. The weighted average variable interest rate on all amounts outstanding under the BMO Term Loan from February 8, 2023, which is when the Company terminated its outstanding interest rate swaps applicable to the BMO Term Loan as described below, through December 31, 2023 was approximately 8.11% per annum.

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Although the interest rate on the BMO Term Loan is currently variable under the BMO Credit Agreement, we previously fixed the base LIBOR interest rate that previously applied to the BMO Term Loan by entering into interest rate swap transactions. On February 20, 2019, we entered into ISDA Master Agreements with a group of banks that fixed the base LIBOR interest rate on the BMO Term Loan at 2.39% per annum for the period beginning on August 26, 2020 and ending January 31, 2024. On February 8, 2023, we terminated all remaining interest rate swaps applicable to the BMO Term Loan and, on February 10, 2023, we received an aggregate of approximately $4.3 million as a result of such terminations.

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The BMO Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants for credit facilities of this type, including limitations with respect to indebtedness, liens, investments, mergers and acquisitions, disposition of assets, use of net cash proceeds from the disposition of property, assets and equity issuances, mandatory prepayments, the requirement to have certain subsidiaries provide guarantees, the requirement to pledge our equity interests in certain subsidiaries as collateral, changes in business, certain restricted payments, repurchases and redemptions of our common stock, going concern qualifications to our financial statements, and transactions with affiliates. In addition, the BMO Credit Agreement also restricts our ability to make quarterly dividend distributions that exceed $0.01 per share of our common stock; provided, however, that notwithstanding such restriction, we are permitted to make dividend distributions based on our good faith estimate of projected or estimated taxable income or otherwise as necessary to retain our status as a real estate investment trust, to meet the distribution requirements of Section 857 of the Internal Revenue Code or to eliminate any income or excise taxes to which we would otherwise be subject. The BMO Credit Agreement also contains financial covenants that require us to maintain a minimum tangible net worth, a maximum leverage ratio, a maximum secured leverage ratio, a maximum secured recourse leverage ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, a maximum unencumbered leverage ratio, and minimum unsecured interest coverage. We were in compliance with the BMO Term Loan financial covenants as of December 31, 2024.

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The BMO Credit Agreement provides for customary events of default with corresponding grace periods, including failure to pay any principal or interest when due, certain cross defaults and a change in control (as defined in the BMO Credit Agreement). In the event of a default by us, the administrative agent may, and at the request of the requisite number of lenders shall, declare all obligations under the BMO Credit Agreement immediately due and payable, terminate the lenders’ commitments to make loans under the BMO Credit Agreement, and enforce any and all rights of the lenders or administrative agent under the BMO Credit Agreement and related documents. For certain events of default related to bankruptcy, insolvency, and receivership, the commitments of lenders will be automatically terminated and all of our outstanding obligations will become immediately due and payable.

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BofA Term Loan

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As of December 31, 2024, we have a term loan borrowing in the amount of approximately $55.6 million, which we refer to as the BofA Term Loan, with Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent, and other lending institutions party thereto that matures on April 1, 2026. Prior to February 21, 2024, we referred to the BofA Term Loan as the BofA Revolver. On February 21, 2024, we amended the BofA Term Loan by entering into a Second Amendment to Credit Agreement with the lending institutions party thereto, which we refer to as the BofA Second Amendment. The BofA Second Amendment amended the Credit Agreement dated January 10, 2022, which we refer to as the Original BofA Credit Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated February 10, 2023, which we refer to as the BofA First Amendment, to, among other things: (1) extend the maturity date from October 1, 2024 to April 1, 2026; (2) convert borrowings from being either revolving loans or letters of credit to a term loan; (3) change the interest rate from 300 basis points over SOFR to 300 basis points over SOFR with a floor on SOFR of 500 basis points; (4) provide that, if, as of March 31, 2025, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the BMO Term Loan, the BofA Term Loan and the Senior Notes exceeds $200 million, the spread over SOFR will permanently increase by 100 basis points from 300 basis points to 400 basis points in the case of SOFR, and from 200 basis points to 300 basis points in the case of the base rate; (5) require mandatory prepayments of the BMO Term Loan, the BofA Term Loan and the Senior Notes with net cash proceeds from the disposition of property, assets and equity issuances as follows: (a) 25.55556% to the BMO Term Loan; (b) 20.00000% to the BofA Term Loan; (c) 44.44444% to the Senior Notes; and (d) the remaining 10% to be retained by us; (6) require that, within 90 days of the February 21, 2024 effective date of the BofA Second Amendment, certain of our subsidiaries guarantee the BofA Term Loan; (7) require that, within 90 days of the February 21, 2024 effective date of the BofA Second Amendment, we pledge our equity interests in certain of our subsidiaries as

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collateral for the BofA Term Loan; (8) reduce our minimum fixed charge coverage ratio from 1.50x to 1.25x; and (9) reduce our minimum unsecured interest coverage ratio from 1.75x to 1.25x. We refer to the Original BofA Credit Agreement, as amended by the BofA First Amendment and the BofA Second Amendment, as the BofA Credit Agreement.

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Prior to entering into the BofA Second Amendment on February 21, 2024, borrowings made under the BofA Revolver could be revolving loans or letters of credit, the combined sum of which could not exceed $150 million outstanding at any time. On February 10, 2023, we borrowed $40.0 million under the BofA Revolver to repay a portion of the BMO Term Loan. Effective October 1, 2023, availability under the BofA Revolver was reduced to $125 million. As of December 31, 2023, there were borrowings of $90 million drawn and outstanding under the BofA Revolver. On February 21, 2024, as part of the BofA Second Amendment, we repaid an approximately $22.7 million portion of the BofA Revolver. On July 10, 2024, we repaid an approximately $5.6 million portion of the BofA Term Loan from asset sale proceeds of a property located in Glen Allen, Virginia. On October 25, 2024, we repaid an approximately $6.1 million portion of the BofA Term Loan from asset sale proceeds of a property located in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Effective February 21, 2024 upon entering into the BofA Second Amendment, the BofA Term Loan bears interest at 300 basis points over either (i) the daily simple SOFR, plus an adjustment of 0.11448%, or (ii) one, three or six month term SOFR, plus a corresponding adjustment of 0.11448%, 0.26161% or 0.42826%, respectively, with a floor on SOFR of 5.00%. In addition, effective February 21, 2024 upon entering into the BofA Second Amendment, under certain circumstances, such as if SOFR is not able to be determined, the BofA Term Loan bears interest at 200 basis points over the base rate with a floor on the base rate of 600 basis points. In addition, effective February 21, 2024 upon entering into the BofA Second Amendment, if, as of March 31, 2025, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the BMO Term Loan, the BofA Term Loan and the Senior Notes exceeds $200 million, the spread over SOFR will permanently increase by 100 basis points from 300 basis points to 400 basis points in the case of SOFR, and from 200 basis points to 300 basis points in the case of the base rate.

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As of December 31, 2024, the interest rate on the BofA Term Loan was 8.00% per annum. The weighted average variable interest rate on all amounts outstanding under the BofA Term Loan was 8.34% for the year ended December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2023, the interest rate on the BofA Revolver was 8.47% per annum. The weighted average variable interest rate on all amounts outstanding under the BofA Revolver through December 31, 2023 was approximately 8.05% per annum.

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The BofA Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants for credit facilities of this type, including limitations with respect to indebtedness, liens, investments, mergers and acquisitions, disposition of assets, use of net cash proceeds from the disposition of property, assets and equity issuances, mandatory prepayments, the requirement to have certain subsidiaries provide guarantees, the requirement to pledge our equity interests in certain subsidiaries as collateral, changes in business, certain restricted payments, repurchases and redemptions of our common stock, going concern qualifications to our financial statements, and transactions with affiliates. In addition, the BofA Credit Agreement also restricts our ability to make quarterly dividend distributions that exceed $0.01 per share of our common stock; provided, however, that notwithstanding such restriction, we are permitted to make dividend distributions based on our good faith estimate of projected or estimated taxable income or otherwise as necessary to retain our status as a real estate investment trust, to meet the distribution requirements of Section 857 of the Internal Revenue Code or to eliminate any income or excise taxes to which we would otherwise be subject. The BofA Credit Agreement also contains financial covenants that require us to maintain a minimum tangible net worth, a maximum leverage ratio, a maximum secured leverage ratio, a maximum secured recourse leverage ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, a maximum unencumbered leverage ratio, and minimum unsecured interest coverage. We were in compliance with the BofA Term Loan financial covenants as of December 31, 2024.

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The BofA Credit Agreement provides for customary events of default with corresponding grace periods, including failure to pay any principal or interest when due, failure to comply with the provisions of the BofA Credit Agreement, certain cross defaults and a change in control (as defined in the BofA Credit Agreement). In the event of a default by us, the administrative agent may, and at the request of the requisite number of lenders shall, declare all obligations under the BofA Credit Agreement immediately due and payable and enforce any and all rights of the lenders

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or BofA under the BofA Credit Agreement and related documents. For certain events of default related to bankruptcy, insolvency, and receivership, all of our outstanding obligations will become immediately due and payable.

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We have senior notes in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $123.6 million as of December 31, 2024, which we refer to as the Senior Notes, that mature on April 1, 2026. The Senior Notes consist of (i) Series A Senior Notes due April 1, 2026 in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $71.7 million, which we refer to as the Series A Notes, and (ii) Series B Senior Notes due April 1, 2026 in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $51.9 million, which we refer to as the Series B Notes. On February 21, 2024, we amended the terms of the Senior Notes by entering into a First Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement, which we refer to as the NPA First Amendment, with the purchasers party thereto. The NPA First Amendment amended the Note Purchase Agreement dated October 24, 2017, which we refer to as the Original Note Purchase Agreement, to, among other things: (1) extend the maturity date of the Series A Notes from December 20, 2024 to April 1, 2026; (2) shorten the maturity date of the Series B Notes from December 20, 2027 to April 1, 2026; (3) increase the interest rate applicable to the Series A Notes from 4.49% per annum to 8.00% per annum; (4) increase the interest rate applicable to the Series B Notes from 4.76% per annum to 8.00% per annum; (5) provide that, if, as of March 31, 2025, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the BMO Term Loan, the BofA Term Loan and the Senior Notes exceeds $200 million, the per annum interest rates applicable to the Series A Note and the Series B Notes will permanently increase by 1.00% from 8.00% per annum to 9.00% per annum; (6) require mandatory prepayments of the BMO Term Loan, the BofA Term Loan and the Senior Notes with net cash proceeds from the disposition of property, assets and equity issuances as follows: (a) 25.55556% to the BMO Term Loan; (b) 20.00000% to the BofA Term Loan; (c) 44.44444% to the Senior Notes; and (d) the remaining 10% to be retained by us; (7) require that, within 90 days of the February 21, 2024 effective date of the NPA First Amendment, certain of our subsidiaries guarantee the Senior Notes; (8) require that, within 90 days of the February 21, 2024 effective date of the NPA First Amendment, we pledge our equity interests in certain of our subsidiaries as collateral for the Senior Notes; and (9) conform all financial covenants and negative covenants in the Note Purchase Agreement with the BofA Credit Agreement and the BMO Credit Agreement. We refer to the Original Note Purchase Agreement, as amended by the NPA First Amendment, as the Note Purchase Agreement.

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On February 21, 2024, as part of the NPA First Amendment, we repaid an approximately $29.2 million portion of the Series A Notes. In addition, on February 21, 2024, as part of the NPA First Amendment, we repaid an approximately $21.2 million aggregate principal amount of the Series B Notes. On July 10, 2024, we repaid an approximately $7.2 million portion of the Series A Notes and an approximately $5.3 million portion of the Series B Notes from asset sale proceeds of a property located in Glen Allen, Virginia. On October 25, 2024, we repaid an approximately $7.8 million portion of the Series A Notes and an approximately $5.7 million portion of the Series B Notes from asset sale proceeds of a property located in Atlanta, Georgia. As of December 31, 2024, approximately $71.7 million aggregate principal amount of the Series A Notes remained outstanding and approximately $51.9 million aggregate principal amount of the Series B Notes remained outstanding.

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As of December 31, 2024, the interest rate on the Series A Notes was 8.00% per annum and the interest rate on the Series B Notes was 8.00% per annum. As of December 31, 2023, the interest rate on the Series A Notes was 4.49% per annum and the interest rate on the Series B Notes was 4.76% per annum.

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The Note Purchase Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including limitations with respect to indebtedness, liens, investments, mergers and acquisitions, disposition of assets, use of net cash proceeds from the disposition of property, assets and equity issuances, mandatory prepayments, the requirement to have certain subsidiaries provide guarantees, the requirement to pledge our equity interests in certain subsidiaries as collateral, changes in business, certain restricted payments, repurchases and redemptions of our common stock, going concern qualifications to our financial statements, transactions with affiliates, certain restrictions on severance, retention and similar arrangements applicable to our executive officers, and real estate investment trust compliance requirements. In addition, the Note Purchase Agreement also restricts our ability to make quarterly dividend distributions that exceed $0.01 per share of our common stock; provided, however, that notwithstanding such restriction, we are permitted to make dividend distributions based on our good faith estimate of projected or estimated taxable income or otherwise as necessary to retain our status as a real estate investment trust, to meet the distribution requirements of Section 857 of the

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Internal Revenue Code or to eliminate any income or excise taxes to which we would otherwise be subject. The Note Purchase Agreement also contains financial covenants that require us to maintain a minimum tangible net worth, a maximum leverage ratio, a maximum secured leverage ratio, a maximum secured recourse leverage ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, a maximum unencumbered leverage ratio, and minimum unsecured interest coverage. We were in compliance with the Note Purchase Agreement financial covenants as of December 31, 2024.

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Equity Offering

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From time to time, we may issue debt securities, common stock, preferred stock or depository shares under a registration statement to fund the acquisition of additional properties, to pay down any existing debt financing and for other corporate purposes.

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On June 23, 2021, we announced that our Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of up to $50 million of the Company’s common stock from time to time in the open market, privately negotiated transactions or other manners as permitted by federal securities laws. The repurchase authorization may be suspended or discontinued at any time. On February 10, 2023, we disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K that our Board of Directors had discontinued the repurchase authorization.

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Contingencies

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As of December 31, 2024, the Sponsored REIT Loan had $24 million principal amount outstanding. The Sponsored REIT Loan is secured by a mortgage on the underlying property and has a current term of less than one year. We anticipate that the Sponsored REIT Loan will be repaid through cash flow from property operations or sale of the underlying property, although the actual amount and timing of any repayment is uncertain and will likely depend on prevailing market conditions at the time of any such sale.

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We may be subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of our business. Although occasional adverse decisions (or settlements) may occur, we believe that the final disposition of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

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Loan to Sponsored REIT

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The Sponsored REIT Loan is secured by a mortgage on the underlying property and has a current term of less than one year. We anticipate that the Sponsored REIT Loan will be repaid through cash flow from property operations or sale of the underlying property, although the actual amount and timing of any repayment is uncertain and will likely depend on prevailing market conditions at the time of any such sale.

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The Sponsored REIT Loan subjects us to credit risk. However, we believe that our position as asset manager of the Sponsored REIT helps mitigate that risk by providing us with unique insight and the ability to rely on qualitative analysis of the Sponsored REIT.

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Additional information about the Sponsored REIT Loan outstanding as of December 31, 2024 is incorporated herein by reference to Note 3, “Related Party Transactions and Investments in Non-Consolidated Entities - Management fees and interest income from loans”, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.

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Other Considerations

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We generally pay the ordinary annual operating expenses of our owned and consolidated properties from the rental revenue generated by the properties. For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, the rental income exceeded the expenses for each individual property, with the exception of Monument Circle for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024.

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Monument Circle has approximately 214,000 square feet of rentable space comprised of both office and street level retail space. The office component comprises approximately 95% of the rentable space and had been net leased to a single corporate tenant through December 31, 2018. The retail component comprises the remaining approximately 5% of the property’s rentable space. Monument Circle had approximately $85,000 and $302,000 of rental income, and, $263,000 and $1,095,000 of operating expenses, for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, respectively, and was 4.1% leased to two retail tenants as of December 31, 2024.

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Rental Income Commitments

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Our commercial real estate operations include the leasing of office buildings subject to leases with terms greater than one year. The leases thereon expire at various dates through 2037. Approximate undiscounted cash flows of rental income from non-cancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2024 is:

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The following table sets forth our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2024:

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The operating lease in the table above consists of our lease of corporate office space, which commenced September 1, 2010, and was amended on October 25, 2016 and on February 7, 2024. The amended lease expires on September 30, 2026. The lease includes a base annual rent and additional rent for our share of taxes and operating costs.

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Investments in Sponsored REITs

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As of December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, we held a common stock interest in one Sponsored REIT, Monument Circle, which is fully syndicated and in which we do not share economic benefit or risk. As a common stockholder, we had no rights to the Sponsored REIT’s earnings or any related cash distributions. However, upon liquidation of the sponsored REIT, we are entitled to our percentage interest as a common stockholder in any proceeds remaining after the preferred stockholders have recovered their investment. Our common stock percentage interest in the sponsored REIT is less than 1%. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Sponsored REIT’s preferred stockholders is required for any actions involving merger, sale of property, amendment to charter or issuance of additional capital stock. In addition, the Sponsored REIT allows the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding preferred shares to remove (without cause) and replace one or more members of the Sponsored REIT’s board of directors.

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As of December 31, 2024, the Sponsored REIT Loan had $24 million principal amount outstanding. Additional information about the Sponsored REIT Loan as of December 31, 2024 is incorporated herein by reference to Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies - Variable Interest Entities (VIEs)” and Note 3, “Related Party Transactions and Investments in Non-Consolidated Entities - Management fees and interest income from loans”, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.

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