Consolidated Tomoka Announces Update of Land Pipeline

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., April 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. (NYSE American: CTO) (the “Company”) today announced an update of its pipeline of land contracts which included the termination of the Company’s contract with O’Connor Management (“O’Connor”) and the Company entering into or reinstating five land contracts, as described more fully in the following summary:

• O’Connor terminated its contract with the Company for O’Connor’s purchase of approximately 203 acres of land for $45.3 million (the “O’Connor Contract”). Pursuant to the O’Connor Contract the 203 acres was rezoned for commercial use in February 2019. The Company may choose to self-develop some portion of the acres previously subject to the O’Connor Contract given potential demand from net lease retail tenants;
   
• A contract for the sale of approximately 1,600 acres of land that is located west of Interstate 95 (“I-95”) and fronts State Road 40 for a gross sales price of approximately $27.0 million, or approximately $17,000 per acre. As previously disclosed, the approximately 1,600 parcel is entitled for 3,400 residential units and 200,000 square feet of commercial space and is located on the north side, or Ormond Beach side, of Latitude Margaritaville - which has been ranked as one of the top 50 selling master planned communities in the United States. The contract is with a master planned community developer that would be new to the Daytona Beach market. The purchase and sale agreement contemplates a potential closing in 2019;
   
• A contract for the sale of approximately 12 acres of land that is located east of I-95 in the Cornerstone Office Park for a gross sales price of approximately $4.5 million, or approximately $375,000 per acre; 
   
• Reinstatement of the contract with North American Development Group (the “NADG Contract”) for the sale of approximately 13 acres of land that is located east of I-95 and north of the Tanger Outlets for a gross sales price of approximately $3.0 million, or approximately $239,000 per acre. The reinstated NADG Contract contemplates a potential closing in the second quarter of 2019;
   
• Reinstatement of the contract with Unicorp National Development, Inc. for the sale of nearly 14 acres of land that is located east of I-95 at the southwest corner of Clyde Morris Boulevard and LPGA Boulevard for a gross sales price of approximately $3.8 million, or approximately $277,000 per acre; and
   
• A contract for the sale of approximately 38 acres of land that is located east of I-95 for a gross sales price of $710,000, or approximately $19,000 per acre. 

With the contracts newly entered into and the terminated contract, all noted above, the Company currently has fifteen (15) executed purchase and sale agreements with thirteen (13) different buyers, which in the aggregate represent the potential sale of more than 3,200 acres, or approximately 60% of our remaining land holdings, with anticipated sales proceeds of more than $93 million, or approximately $29,000 per acre. Each of the transactions is in varying stages of due diligence by the various buyers including, in some instances, having made submissions to the planning and development departments of the City of Daytona Beach and other approval and permitting activities with other applicable governmental authorities. In addition to other customary closing conditions, most of the transactions are conditioned upon the receipt of approvals or permits from various governmental authorities, as well as other matters that are beyond the Company’s control. If such approvals are not obtained, the prospective buyers may have the ability to terminate their respective agreements prior to closing. As a result, there can be no assurances regarding the likelihood or timing of any of these potential land transactions being completed or the final terms thereof, including the sales price.

About Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. is a Florida-based publicly traded real estate company, which owns over 2.3 million square feet of income properties in diversified markets in the United States, as well as approximately 5,400 acres of land in the Daytona Beach area. Visit our website at www.ctlc.com.

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