DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. (NYSE American: CTO) (the “Company”) today announced the closing of the sale of approximately 9.9 acres (the “Unicorp Sale”), for approximately $3.3 million, or approximately $333,000 per acre, to Unicorp National Development, Inc. of Orlando, Florida (“Unicorp”). The land parcel is located on the east side of Interstate 95 at the northeast corner of the intersection of LPGA Boulevard and Williamson Boulevard.  Unicorp intends to develop the parcel as a grocery anchored project. The estimated gain on the Unicorp Sale is approximately $2.3 million, or approximately $0.32 per share, after tax. The Company does not intend to utilize the proceeds from the Unicorp Sale in a 1031 like-kind exchange structure.

The Company also added two new land contracts, one of which is the reinstatement of a land contract with Unicorp for approximately 13.7 acres in an opportunity zone and located at the southwest corner of LPGA Boulevard and Clyde Morris Boulevard for total potential proceeds of approximately $3.8 million. As a result of the Unicorp Sale and the added contracts, the Company’s pipeline of potential land sales represents nearly 1,800 acres of the Company’s remaining land holdings, or approximately 33%, with total potential proceeds of approximately $103.3 million, or approximately $58,000 per acre.

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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