SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(Rule 14a-101)
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
New York, New York 10173
Corporate Secretary
June 14, 2024
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on July 24, 2024:
will be available on or about June 14, 2024 on our website at www.trinityplaceholdings.com
under the Investor Relations tab or through www.proxyvote.com.
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New York, New York 10173
OUR PROXY MATERIALS AND THE ANNUAL MEETING
Name of Director
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Business Experience and Other Information
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Alexander C. Matina | | |
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Mr. Matina has served as a director of the Company since 2013 and is the Chairman of the Board. He is the Founder and Managing Member of LANECR Consulting, which consults with family offices on investments and strategy as well as provides directors for various boards. Formerly, he was the Portfolio Manager of MFP Investors, LLC, the family office of Michael F. Price, which had a value-investing focus across public and private markets. Mr. Matina also serves as a director of S&W Seed Company, a publicly traded
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Business Experience and Other Information
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agricultural company and Nu Ride, a publicly traded, post-reorganization company. He is also a director of TGI Fridays, a private casual dining company as well as Crowheart Energy LLC, a private energy company with assets in Wyoming.
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Qualifications and Skills: Mr. Matina brings a strong finance background to the Company, including experience with bankruptcies and private equity. Prior to joining MFP Investors, LLC in 2007, Mr. Matina served in various roles at Balance Asset Management, a multi-strategy hedge fund, and as a senior associate at Altus Capital Partners, a middle market private equity fund. He was previously a principal at 747 Capital, a private equity fund-of-funds, and a financial analyst at Salomon Smith Barney in the financial sponsors group of the investment banking division.
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Name of Director
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Age
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Business Experience and Other Information
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Joanne M. Minieri | | |
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Ms. Minieri has served as a director of the Company since 2013. Ms. Minieri serves as the “Special Stock Director”, who is elected by the holder of the special stock pursuant to our Certificate of Incorporation. She was appointed by Third Avenue, the holder of the special stock and a major investor in the Company, but is not affiliated with Third Avenue. Ms. Minieri is currently the Managing Member of JONEE 1212, LLC, a consulting firm formed in 2024 to provide services including, transaction strategies and analysis, organizational structuring, resource management and public private partnership strategies. She previously served as a Senior Executive Vice President of RXR Realty. She is currently the Senior Managing Director of Transit Oriented Development for the NY Metro Region and serves as a member of the board of directors and audit committee of Virtu Financial, Inc., a public company listed on NASDAQ.
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Qualifications and Skills: Ms. Minieri has extensive experience in real estate development, as well as a deep knowledge of accounting, particularly in the field of real estate. Prior to her position with RXR, Ms. Minieri served as the Deputy County Executive and Commissioner of Economic Development and Planning for Suffolk County from April 2012 until July 2016. Previously, Ms. Minieri served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Forest City Ratner Companies (FCRC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Forest City Enterprises. She originally joined FCRC as its Chief Financial Officer in 1995, and was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 1998 and to President and Chief Operating Officer in 2007. Ms. Minieri is a certified public accountant.
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Name of Director
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Age
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Business Experience and Other Information
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Daniel C. Bartok | | |
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Mr. Bartok has served as a director of the Company since June 2024. Mr. Bartok was appointed to the Board by the Investor in accordance with the provisions of the Stock Purchase Agreement. Since February 2024, Mr. Bartok has been engaged as an independent
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Age
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Business Experience and Other Information
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consultant to Davidson Kempner Hawthorne Partners LLC, which is an affiliate of the Investor.
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Qualifications and Skills: Mr. Bartok has over 25 years of experience in the real estate industry, and has held senior positions at several companies. Mr. Bartok served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Forestar Group Inc. from December 2017 until his retirement in January 2024. Prior to joining Forestar, he served as Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank as head of its Owned Real Estate Group from 2008 to 2017. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, he founded and served as President of Clarion Realty, Inc., a real estate development company operating across multiple states, with an emphasis on residential land development and homebuilding. Mr. Bartok began his career at Price Waterhouse LLP (now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP). Mr. Bartok holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Illinois.
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Matthew Messinger | | |
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Mr. Messinger has been our President and CEO since 2013 and has served as a director of the Company since 2016.
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Qualifications and Skills: Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Messinger served as the Executive Vice President and Director of Investment Management at Forest City Ratner Companies (“FCRC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Forest City Enterprises (“FCE”), where he served for more than 18 years. In this role, Mr. Messinger led the New York Investment Committee of FCRC and served on the Investment Committee and Executive Management Committee of FCE. Mr. Messinger brings extensive development, asset management, finance, strategic planning and tax credit structuring experience across a wide range of asset classes including retail, hotel, residential, office, arena and professional sports teams. Mr. Messinger is a graduate of Wesleyan University in Connecticut. He currently serves as chair of the board and on the finance and the real estate committees of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan, and he is a member or past member of the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Urban Land Institute (ULI), the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Coalition, the New Markets Tax Credit Coalition, and the New York Hospitality Council.
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Keith Pattiz | | |
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Mr. Pattiz has served as a director of the Company since 2013. Mr. Pattiz is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, where he serves as head of the real estate group.
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Qualifications and Skills: Mr. Pattiz has extensive experience in a wide range of real estate matters, including commercial leasing, financing, sales and acquisitions, hotel transactions and real estate workout matters. He has provided legal representation to a variety of clients, including major residential, office, hotel and shopping center developers, hotel operators, lending institutions and U.S. and foreign investors. Mr. Pattiz has been recognized in the Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers and Chambers USA. In 2020, Mr. Pattiz was recognized by the New York Law Journal as one of its New York Trailblazers.
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THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Audit
Committee |
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Compensation
Committee |
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Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee |
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Daniel C. Bartok(1)
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X
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Jeffrey B. Citrin(2)
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X
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Alexander C. Matina
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Chair
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X
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Matthew Messinger
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Joanne M. Minieri
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Chair
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X
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Keith Pattiz
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Chair
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Chair
($) |
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Member
($) |
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Board of Directors
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| | | $ | 15,000 | | | | | | — | | |
Audit Committee
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| | | $ | 15,000 | | | | | $ | 7,500 | | |
Compensation Committee
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| | | $ | 10,000 | | | | | $ | 5,000 | | |
Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee
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| | | $ | 8,000 | | | | | $ | 4,000 | | |
Transaction Committee
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| | | $ | 11,500 | | | | | $ | 7,500 | | |
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Chair
($) |
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Board of Directors
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Audit Committee
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Compensation Committee
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Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee
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Fees Earned
or Paid in Cash ($) |
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Stock Awards
($)(1) |
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Total
($) |
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Patrick J. Bartels, Jr(2)
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| | | $ | 50,005 | | | | | $ | 24,995 | | | | | $ | 75,000 | | |
Jeffrey B. Citrin
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| | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 95,000 | | | | | $ | 95,000 | | |
Alan Cohen(3)
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| | | $ | 67,007 | | | | | $ | 33,493 | | | | | $ | 100,500 | | |
Alexander C. Matina
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| | | $ | 77,674 | | | | | $ | 38,826 | | | | | $ | 116,500 | | |
Joanne M. Minieri
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| | | $ | 71,676 | | | | | $ | 35,824 | | | | | $ | 107,500 | | |
Keith Pattiz
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| | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 95,500 | | | | | $ | 95,500 | | |
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Stock Awards
(In Shares)(1) |
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Patrick J. Bartels, Jr
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Jeffrey B. Citrin
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Alan Cohen
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| | | | 131,800 | | |
Alexander C. Matina
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| | | | 152,670 | | |
Joanne M. Minieri
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| | | | 140,866 | | |
Keith Pattiz
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| | | | 375,523 | | |
Plan Category
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Number of
Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (a) |
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Weighted Average
Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (b) |
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Number of
Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in Column (a)) (c) |
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Stock Incentive Plan
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| | | | 547,583 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,041,643 | | |
Individually negotiated awards(1)
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| | | | 52,015 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Total
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| | | | 599,598 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,041,643 | | |
Jeffrey B. Citrin
Name
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Age
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Business Experience and Other Information
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Matthew Messinger
President and
Chief Executive Officer |
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See Election of Directors above.
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Steven Kahn
Chief Financial Officer
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Mr. Kahn has been our Chief Financial Officer since 2015.
Qualifications and Skills: Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kahn served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of United Realty Trust Incorporated, a public non-traded real estate investment trust, or REIT, from 2014 to 2015; and as SVP Director of Financial Reporting and Tax at SL Green Realty Corp (NYSE:SLG), a listed REIT, from 1999 to 2013. Mr. Kahn served as a senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, specializing in real estate, from January 1998 through November 1999 and in a similar capacity at Deloitte & Touche LLP from 1989 through January 1998. Mr. Kahn is a certified public accountant.
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Richard G. Pyontek
Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
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Mr. Pyontek has been our Chief Accounting Officer since 2015. Mr. Pyontek served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company from 2012 until 2015. Mr. Pyontek served as Director of Accounting and Reporting for the Company from 2011 until his election as Chief Financial Officer.
Qualifications and Skills: Before joining Syms Corp., our predecessor, in 2011, Mr. Pyontek served as Director of Accounting and Reporting at Ashley Stewart, Inc., a women’s clothing retailer, during the time of its bankruptcy filing and turnaround from 2009 to 2011; as Controller at The Vitamin Shoppe, a retailer of health and nutrition supplements, from 2005 to 2008; and as Director of Finance at Party City Corporation, a retailer of party supplies and gifts, from 2003 to 2005. Earlier in his career, Mr. Pyontek held senior accounting and reporting roles at Linens ‘n Things and at KPMG LLP. Mr. Pyontek is a certified public accountant.
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Name and Principal Position
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Fiscal
Year |
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Salary
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Bonus
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Stock
Award(1) |
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All Other
Compensation |
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Total
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Matthew Messinger
President and Chief Executive |
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2023
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$
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750,000
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$
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340,000
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$
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162,800
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$
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15,304(2)
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$
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1,268,104
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2022
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$
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750,000
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$
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300,000
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$
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404,800
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$
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14,048(3)
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$
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1,468,848
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Steven Kahn
Chief Financial Officer |
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2023
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$
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340,000
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$
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55,000
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$
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33,300
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$
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15,856(4)
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$
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444,156
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2022
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$
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340,000
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$
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45,000
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$
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55,200
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$
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14,528(5)
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$
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454,728
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Richard G. Pyontek
Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |
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2023
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$
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180,000
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$
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38,000
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$
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8,880
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$
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10,518(6)
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$
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237,398
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2022
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$
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172,500
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$
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37,500
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$
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14,720
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$
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9,350(7)
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$
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234,070
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Named Executive Officer
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Number of
Shares or Units of Stock that have not Vested (#) |
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Market Value of Shares
or Units of Stock that have not Vested ($)(4) |
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Matthew Messinger
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| | | | 433,333(1) | | | | | $ | 47,667 | | |
Steven Kahn
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| | | | 60,000(2) | | | | | $ | 6,600 | | |
Richard Pyontek
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| | | | 16,000(3) | | | | | $ | 1,760 | | |
Vesting Date
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Number of RSUs
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January 1, 2024
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| | | | 213,332 | | |
January 1, 2025
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| | | | 146,667 | | |
January 1, 2026
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| | | | 73,334 | | |
Year
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Summary
Compensation Table Total for PEO(1)(2) |
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Compensation
Actually Paid to PEO(3) |
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Average
Summary Compensation Table Total for non-PEO NEOs(1)(2) |
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Average
Compensation Actually Paid to non-PEO NEOs(4) |
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Value of Initial
Fixed $100 Investment Based on Total Shareholder Returns(5) |
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Company Net
Loss for the Year(6) |
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2023
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| | | $ | 1,268,104 | | | | | $ | 986,837 | | | | | $ | 340,777 | | | | | $ | 316,057 | | | | | $ | 6.03 | | | | | $ | (39,019,000) | | |
2022
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| | | $ | 1,468,848 | | | | | $ | 1,004,098 | | | | | $ | 344,399 | | | | | $ | 311,449 | | | | | $ | 59.19 | | | | | $ | (20,690,000) | | |
2021
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| | | $ | 1,313,190 | | | | | $ | 1,675,056 | | | | | $ | 332,889 | | | | | $ | 350,014 | | | | | $ | 147.20 | | | | | $ | (20,805,000) | | |
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2023
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2022
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Summary Comp Table
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| | | $ | 1,268,104 | | | | | $ | 1,468,848 | | |
Less: value of stock awards reported in summary compensation table
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| | | | (162,800) | | | | | | (404,800) | | |
Plus: year-end fair value of outstanding and unvested equity awards granted in the year
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| | | | 24,200 | | | | | | 162,800 | | |
Plus: year-over-year change in fair value of outstanding and unvested equity awards granted in prior years
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| | | | (134,400) | | | | | | (219,999) | | |
Plus: year-over-year change in fair value of equity awards granted in prior years that vested in the year
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| | | | (8,267) | | | | | | (2,751) | | |
Compensation Actually Paid to PEO
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| | | $ | 986,837 | | | | | $ | 1,004,098 | | |
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2023
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2022
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Average Summary Comp Table
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| | | $ | 340,777 | | | | | $ | 344,399 | | |
Less: average value of stock awards reported in summary compensation table
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| | | | (21,090) | | | | | | (34,960) | | |
Plus: year-end average fair value of outstanding and unvested equity awards granted in the year
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| | | | 3,135 | | | | | | 14,060 | | |
Plus: average year-over-year change in fair value of outstanding and unvested equity awards granted in prior years
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| | | | (5,985) | | | | | | (11,000) | | |
Plus: average year-over-year change in fair value of equity awards granted
in prior years that vested in the year |
| | | | (780) | | | | | | (1,050) | | |
Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEO’s
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| | | $ | 316,057 | | | | | $ | 311,449 | | |
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1)
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Number of
Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned |
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Percent of
Class(2) |
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Executive Officers and Directors | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Matthew Messinger
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| | | | 2,168,617 | | | | | | 3.4% | | |
Steven Kahn
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| | | | 150,360 | | | | | | * | | |
Richard G. Pyontek
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| | | | 39,055 | | | | | | * | | |
Daniel C. Bartok
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| | | | — | | | | | | * | | |
Jeffrey B. Citrin
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| | | | 927,882(3) | | | | | | 1.4% | | |
Alexander C. Matina
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| | | | 345,226(4) | | | | | | * | | |
Joanne M. Minieri
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| | | | 322,336 | | | | | | * | | |
Keith Pattiz
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| | | | 803,492(5) | | | | | | 1.3% | | |
All Executive Officers and Directors as a Group (8 Persons)
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| | | | 4,756,968(6) | | | | | | 7.4% | | |
Greater than 5% Stockholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TPHS Lender LLC
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| | | | 25,862,245(7) | | | | | | 40.4% | | |
MFP Partners, L.P.
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| | | | 9,232,617(8) | | | | | | 14.4% | | |
Third Avenue Management LLC
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| | | | 4,109,472(9) | | | | | | 6.4% | | |
Tittle of Class
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Beneficial Owner
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Number of
Shares of Special Stock Beneficially Owned |
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Percent of
Class |
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Special Stock | | |
Third Avenue Trust, on
behalf of Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund 622 Third Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
| | | | 1 | | | | | | 100% | | |
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Fees Category
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Year Ended
December 31, 2023 |
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Year Ended
December 31, 2022 |
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Audit Fee
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| | | $ | 341,800 | | | | | $ | 502,400 | | |
Audit Related Fees
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| | | | 15,000 | | | | | | 32,500 | | |
Tax
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| | | | 30,000 | | | | | | 28,300 | | |
All Other Fees
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| | | | 61,000 | | | | | | — | | |
Total Fees
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| | | $ | 447,800 | | | | | $ | 563,200 | | |
THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF BDO USA, P.C.
AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024
TO APPROVE, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS,
THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
2015 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(as amended, effective June 11, 2024)
General
Awards Under The Plan
Miscellaneous