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SITE Centers (SITC) Risk Analysis
Risk Overview Q2, 2026
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- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1If an Active Trading Market for the Company's Common Shares Is Not Sustained Because the Company's Common Shares Are De-listed from the NYSE or Otherwise, Shareholders' Ability to Sell Shares When Desired and the Prices Obtained Will Be Adversely Affected
The Company's common shares are currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") under the trading symbol "SITC." However, there can be no assurance that the Company's common shares will continue to be listed on the NYSE or that an active trading market for the Company's common shares will be maintained, especially as the Company executes on its strategy to sell its remaining properties and make distributions to shareholders, which is expected to negatively impact the price of the Company's common shares, its market capitalization and its ability to satisfy the NYSE's minimum listing requirements. The Company expects to voluntarily de-list its common shares from the NYSE as it approaches price-per-share and market capitalization levels that would trigger automatic de-listing. The NYSE also has certain discretionary authority to de-list the Company's common shares. Accordingly, no assurance can be given as to the ability of the Company's shareholders to sell their common shares or the price that shareholders may obtain for their common shares, particularly after the Company's common shares cease to be listed on the NYSE.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2The Company Has Limited Control Over Properties Owned Through the DTP Joint Venture
The Company's investment in the DTP joint venture involves risks not otherwise present with investments in shopping centers that are wholly-owned by the Company, including the possibility that the Company's partner might at any time have different interests or goals than the Company and that its partner may take action contrary to the Company's instructions, requests, policies or objectives,including the Company's objective to monetize its investment in the joint venture and its policy with respect to maintaining the Company's qualification as a REIT. Other risks include impasse on decisions, such as the decision to sell or finance a property or leasing decisions with anchor tenants, because neither the Company's partner nor the Company have full control over the partnership or joint venture. In addition, the Company is obligated to maintain the REIT status of the DTP joint venture's REIT subsidiary and the Company's failure to do so could result in substantial liability to its partner. These factors could limit the return that the Company receives from the DTP investment, cause its cash flows to be lower than its estimates or lead to business conflicts or litigation.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3The Company Cannot Assure Investors of the Timing or Amount of Future Distributions to Shareholders
Any distributions the Company makes to its shareholders will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend upon, among other things, the Company's liquidity, which will be affected by various factors, including income and sale proceeds from its remaining properties, the collection of amounts owed to the Company by tenants and third parties, the Company's projected operating and wind-up expenses and the amount of claims made against the Company during the winding up of its operations. As a result, no assurance can be given regarding the level or timing of any distributions the Company may make in the future.
- Debt & Financing - Risk 4The Company Expects to Establish a Reserve Fund with Proceeds From Asset Sales in Order to Satisfy Expenses and Claims
The Company may seek to file articles of dissolution with the Secretary of State of the State of Ohio following the sale of all of the Company's remaining properties and joint venture investment or at such time as it transfers its remaining assets, subject to its liabilities, into a liquidating entity. Pursuant to Ohio law, the Company would continue to exist for a period of five years following the filing of the articles of dissolution for the purpose of paying, satisfying and discharging any debts or obligations, collecting and distributing its assets, and doing all other acts required to liquidate and wind up its business and affairs. Under Ohio law, if the Company makes distributions to its shareholders without making adequate provisions for payment of creditors' claims, the Company's shareholders could be liable to creditors to the extent of any payments due to creditors (up to the aggregate amount previously received by the shareholder from the Company). The Company does not expect to have access to third-party sources of capital during the course of the wind-up period in order to satisfy liabilities. Therefore, the Company would likely establish a reserve fund with a portion of the proceeds from sales of its remaining properties in order to satisfy and discharge any unknown or contingent claims, debts, expenses (including the wind-up expenses discussed above) and obligations which might arise before or during the five-year wind-up period subsequent to the filing of the articles of dissolution. As a result, it is likely that the Company will not distribute all proceeds from the sales of its final properties until these known and contingent expenses and claims are satisfied or fail to materialize, which could be several years following the date of any final sale.
- Debt & Financing - Risk 5The Company May Have Difficulty Selling Its Remaining Real Estate Investments at Attractive Prices or at All
The Company plans to market its remaining properties for sale and use related proceeds to pay operating expenses, manage liquidity levels, provide for anticipated wind-up costs and make distributions to shareholders. Real estate investments are relatively illiquid and, as a result, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to sell its remaining properties on favorable terms or at all. Moreover, real estate sales prices are constantly changing and fluctuate with changes in interest rates, supply and demand dynamics, occupancy percentages, lease rates, the availability of suitable buyers and financing, the perceived quality and dependability of rent payments from tenants and a number of other factors, both local and national. Furthermore, future sale prices may differ materially from the Company's book values for those assets, and when the Company sells any of its assets, it may recognize a loss on such sale. Certain of the Company's remaining properties are located in urban locations or have unique characteristics that make them more challenging to sell or may cause them to sell at prices substantially below historical values or investors' expectations. For example, sale prospects for Shoppes at Paradise Pointe (Fort Walton Beach, Florida) may be impacted by the Florida Department of Transportation's reported plans to commence eminent domain proceedings with respect to a portion of the property, sale prospects for The Pike Outlets (Long Beach, California) may be impacted by its ground lease structure and other property-specific complexities, sale prospects for The Maxwell (Chicago, Illinois) and the retail condominium units that comprise The Blocks (Portland, Oregon) may be impacted by challenging local conditions and vacancy, and timing and the amount of proceeds from the sale of the Company's corporate headquarters (Beachwood, Ohio) may be impacted by Curbline's right to use office space until October 1, 2027 and contractual option to lease space thereafter. The Company expects that the market for certain of these properties may be less liquid than the market for many of the properties it has recently sold. Accordingly, values obtained for properties previously sold by the Company may not be representative of values obtained in connection with the disposition of the Company's remaining assets. To the extent the Company provides any estimates with respect to the value of the Company's remaining assets, the amount of expenses to be incurred by the Company in connection with winding up its business or the timing and amount of distributions it will make, such estimates are based on multiple assumptions, one or more of which may prove incorrect, and the actual prices realized from the sale of the Company's assets, the amount of wind-up expenses and the timing and amount of actual distributions may vary materially from the Company's estimates. The Company cannot assure shareholders of the actual amount they will receive in distributions from the Company's disposition strategy or when they will be paid. Additionally, the Board of Directors has discretion as to the timing of distributions of sale proceeds.
- Corporate Activity and Growth - Risk 6The Company May Have Difficulty Realizing Value From Its Interest in the DTP Joint Venture
The Company currently owns a 20% interest in the DTP joint venture with Chinese institutional investors. As of February 26, 2026, the DTP joint venture owned ten shopping centers aggregating 3.4 million square feet of GLA located throughout the United States. The terms of the DTP joint venture agreement contain restrictions on when and how the Company can monetize the value of its interest in the joint venture and generally requires the partner's consent in order for the Company to sell its interest in the joint venture or the underlying properties owned by the joint venture. If the Company is unable to obtain its partner's consent and cooperation, it may have difficulty realizing value from its joint venture investment in a timely manner or it may be forced to attempt to exercise certain dispute resolution or exit provisions in the joint venture agreement (mainly a "buy-sell" provision and/or the right to force the sale of the stock of the joint venture's REIT subsidiary which owns the joint venture's properties) that may have the effect of limiting the number of buyers or the amount of proceeds realized for its joint venture investment. These contractual exit provisions also require the cooperation of the joint venture partner to effectuate. Therefore, if the joint venture partner is uncooperative, the Company's ability to use these exit provisions to monetize the value of its investment in the DTP joint venture may be delayed or it could result in business conflicts or litigation. The exercise of the buy-sell provision would also require the Company to retain and use proceeds from other asset sales or otherwise obtain third party financing in order to fund the acquisition of the partner's interest. Any of these situations could adversely impact the value the Company realizes for its investment in the DTP joint venture and the timing and amount of distributions to Company shareholders. Any resolution of the DTP joint venture or sale of joint venture properties may require repayment of the joint venture's mortgage loan (approximately $380.6 million principal amount as of December 31, 2025) and payment of a related make-whole premium.
Risk Highlights Q2, 2026
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Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 39
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1The Company's Board of Directors May Change the Company's Strategy Without Shareholder Approval
The Company's Board of Directors may change the Company's strategy with respect to capitalization, investment, distributions, operations and/or disposition of properties. The Board of Directors may establish new strategies as deemed appropriate, including if the Company is unable to sell its remaining properties and monetize the value of its investment in its remaining joint venture. Although the Board of Directors presently has no intention to revise the Company's strategy and policies, it may do so at any time without a vote by the shareholders. The results of decisions made by the Board of Directors could adversely affect the Company's financial condition, including its ability to distribute cash to shareholders or qualify as a REIT.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2The Company Cannot Assure Investors of the Timing or Amount of Future Distributions to Shareholders
Any distributions the Company makes to its shareholders will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend upon, among other things, the Company's liquidity, which will be affected by various factors, including income and sale proceeds from its remaining properties, the collection of amounts owed to the Company by tenants and third parties, the Company's projected operating and wind-up expenses and the amount of claims made against the Company during the winding up of its operations. As a result, no assurance can be given regarding the level or timing of any distributions the Company may make in the future.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3An Increase in E-Commerce Market Share May Have an Adverse Impact on the Company's Tenants and Business
E-commerce has been broadly embraced by the public and growth in e-commerce is likely to continue in the future. Some of the Company's tenants have been negatively impacted by increasing competition from internet retailers, and this trend could affect the way current and future tenants lease space. For example, the migration toward e-commerce has led a number of omni-channel retailers to reduce the number and size of their traditional "brick and mortar" locations, and increasingly rely on e-commerce and alternative distribution channels. The Company cannot predict with certainty how continuing growth in e-commerce will impact the demand for space at its properties or how much revenue will be generated at traditional store locations in the future. If the Company is unable to anticipate and respond promptly to trends in retailer and consumer behavior, or if demand for traditional retail space significantly decreases, the Company's occupancy levels, operating results and the value of its properties could be materially and adversely affected.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4Certain Foreign Shareholders May Be Subject to U.S. Federal Income Tax on Gain Recognized on a Disposition of the Company's Common Shares if the Company Does Not Qualify as a "Domestically Controlled" REIT
A foreign person disposing of a U.S. real property interest, including shares of a U.S. corporation whose assets consist principally of U.S. real property interests, is generally subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain recognized on the disposition. This tax does not apply, however, to the disposition of stock in a REIT if the REIT is "domestically controlled." In general, the Company will be a domestically controlled REIT if at all times during the five-year period ending on the applicable stockholder's disposition of the Company's stock, less than 50% in value of the stock was held directly or indirectly by non-U.S. persons. If the Company were to fail to qualify as a domestically controlled REIT, gain recognized by a foreign stockholder on a disposition of the Company's common shares would be subject to U.S. federal income tax unless the common shares were traded on an established securities market and the foreign stockholder did not at any time during a specific testing period directly or indirectly own more than 10% of the Company's outstanding common stock.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5The Company May Issue Additional Securities Without Shareholder Approval
The Company can issue preferred shares and common shares without shareholder approval subject to certain limitations in the Company's Articles of Incorporation. Holders of preferred shares have priority over holders of common shares, and the issuance of additional shares reduces the ownership interest of existing holders in the Company.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6If an Active Trading Market for the Company's Common Shares Is Not Sustained Because the Company's Common Shares Are De-listed from the NYSE or Otherwise, Shareholders' Ability to Sell Shares When Desired and the Prices Obtained Will Be Adversely Affected
The Company's common shares are currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") under the trading symbol "SITC." However, there can be no assurance that the Company's common shares will continue to be listed on the NYSE or that an active trading market for the Company's common shares will be maintained, especially as the Company executes on its strategy to sell its remaining properties and make distributions to shareholders, which is expected to negatively impact the price of the Company's common shares, its market capitalization and its ability to satisfy the NYSE's minimum listing requirements. The Company expects to voluntarily de-list its common shares from the NYSE as it approaches price-per-share and market capitalization levels that would trigger automatic de-listing. The NYSE also has certain discretionary authority to de-list the Company's common shares. Accordingly, no assurance can be given as to the ability of the Company's shareholders to sell their common shares or the price that shareholders may obtain for their common shares, particularly after the Company's common shares cease to be listed on the NYSE.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 7The Company Is Required to Provide Services and Certain Benefits to Curbline Properties for the Duration of the Shared Services Agreement, Even If it is Economically Inefficient to do so
Pursuant to the terms of the Shared Services Agreement, until October 1, 2027 or such earlier time as the Shared Services Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, the Company is generally obligated to provide Curbline Properties with the services of such Company's employees and the use or benefit of such of the Company's assets, offices and other resources as may be necessary or useful for Curbline Properties to establish and operate various business functions in a manner consistent with a REIT similarly situated to Curbline Properties. As a result of these obligations, even as sales of Company assets cause a significant decrease in the size of the Company's portfolio and income, the Company will have limited ability to proportionately reduce the size of its organization and general and administrative expense during the term of the Shared Services Agreement. While Curbline Properties is required to pay certain fees to the Company pursuant to the terms of the Shared Services Agreement, these fees do not fully offset the cost of the services and benefits the Company is required to provide to Curbline Properties during the term of the agreement. As a result, the costs incurred by the Company to satisfy its obligations to Curbline Properties during the term of the Shared Services Agreement are expected to continue to have an increasingly disproportionate and adverse impact on the Company's results of operations and its ability to use cash flow from operations and disposition proceeds to make distributions to shareholders.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 8The Company Has Limited Control Over Properties Owned Through the DTP Joint Venture
The Company's investment in the DTP joint venture involves risks not otherwise present with investments in shopping centers that are wholly-owned by the Company, including the possibility that the Company's partner might at any time have different interests or goals than the Company and that its partner may take action contrary to the Company's instructions, requests, policies or objectives,including the Company's objective to monetize its investment in the joint venture and its policy with respect to maintaining the Company's qualification as a REIT. Other risks include impasse on decisions, such as the decision to sell or finance a property or leasing decisions with anchor tenants, because neither the Company's partner nor the Company have full control over the partnership or joint venture. In addition, the Company is obligated to maintain the REIT status of the DTP joint venture's REIT subsidiary and the Company's failure to do so could result in substantial liability to its partner. These factors could limit the return that the Company receives from the DTP investment, cause its cash flows to be lower than its estimates or lead to business conflicts or litigation.
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