Gyrodyne, LLC 10-K

Item 5. Market for Registrant ’ s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities. Market information The Company’s common shares began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “GYRO” beginning September 1, 2015. Prior to the Merger, the Corporation’s common shares (symbol: "GYRO") were traded in the Nasdaq Capital Market, the principal market from June 10, 1948. The Company believes it is currently in compliance with all of its Nasdaq listing requirements. See, “Risk Factors -- If our common shares are delisted from Nasdaq, shareholders may find it difficult to dispose of their shares ”. Approximate number of equity security holders of record (not including beneficial owners holding shares in street name). Number of Holders of Record Title of Class as of March 1, 2026 Common shares of limited liability interests 219 Gyrodyne’s corporate strategy is to enhance the value of Flowerfield and Cortlandt Manor by pursuing entitlement opportunities to provide purchasers increased development flexibility, and by enhancing the value of our leases, and then selling our properties in an orderly manner at higher values. The value of the real estate reported in the Statement of Net Assets as of December 31, 2025, includes some but not all of the potential value impact that may result, if any, from such value enhancement efforts. There can be no assurance that our value enhancement efforts will result in property value increases that exceed the costs we incur in such efforts, or even any increase at all. Gyrodyne intends to dissolve after it completes the disposition of all of its real property assets, applies the proceeds of such dispositions first to settle any debts and claims, pending or otherwise, against Gyrodyne, and then pays distributions to holders of Gyrodyne common shares. Future special distribution declarations are at the discretion of the Company. The magnitude and timing of any special distributions will depend on our actual cash flow, proceeds generated from strategic sales of properties, our financial condition, capital requirements and such other factors as the Company deems relevant. The actual cash flow available to pay special distributions will depend on a number of factors including, among others, the factors discussed under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of this Annual Report. The Company does not have an equity compensation plan for its employees or officers but does have a restricted stock compensation plan for its directors effective November 14, 2023. On March 12, 2024, the Company issued 625,000 Common Shares in connection with the Company’s rights offering which closed March 7, 2024, at a subscription price of $8.00 per share, generating gross proceeds of approximately $5.0 million and net proceeds of approximately $4.4 million. Sale of Unregistered Securities None. Equity Compensation Plan Information The Gyrodyne, LLC Restricted Stock Award Plan (the “Stock Plan”) was approved by the Board on September 5, 2023 and by the shareholders of the Company on October 12, 2023 and became effective on October 12, 2023. Under the Stock Plan, the Company issued to the former director participants in the Retention Bonus Plan (the “Bonus Plan”), in exchange for the waiver and forfeiture of their Bonus Plan benefits, an aggregate of 91,628 Gyrodyne shares, subject to vesting, effective November 14, 2023. The primary features of the Stock Plan are as follows: ● Purpose: The purpose of adoption of the Stock Plan was to incentivize the former director participants in the Bonus Plan to exchange their interests in the Bonus Plan for shares in the Company issuable under the Stock Plan, which would allow for compensation plan separation between directors and employees and better alignment of interests between director participants and shareholders. ● Eligibility: Directors of the Company who were participants in the Bonus Plan were eligible to receive grants under the Stock Plan. The eligible directors were Paul Lamb, Ronald Macklin, Nader Salour and Richard Smith. All such individuals agreed to exchange their Bonus Plan benefits for shares under the Stock Plan, subject to shareholder approval of the Stock Plan. Jan Loeb was not a participant in the Bonus Plan and was not eligible to participate in the Stock Plan. 33 ● Maximum Shares: The total number of shares that were authorized for issuance under the Stock Plan at the effective time is 91,628 shares, or approximately 5.8% of the common shares outstanding at the effective time of the adoption of the Stock Plan after giving effect to the issuance of the Stock Plan shares (or 4.2% of the current total common shares outstanding after giving effect to the rights offering). All 91,628 Stock Plan shares were issued effective November 14, 2023 to Stock Plan participants. There are no remaining shares issuable in the Stock Plan. ● Administration: Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Plan, the Stock Plan is administered and interpreted by a committee consisting of either (i) the Board, or (ii) the President and at least two other directors appointed by the Board. The committee has full power and authority to administer and interpret the Stock Plan, to make factual determinations and to adopt or amend such rules, regulations, agreements and instruments for implementing the Stock Plan and for the conduct of its business as it deems necessary or advisable, to waive requirements relating to formalities or other matters that do not modify the substance of rights of participants or constitute a material amendment of the Stock Plan, to correct any defect or supply any omission of the Stock Plan or any grant document and to reconcile any inconsistencies in the Stock Plan or any grant document. ● Restricted Stock: Incentives under the Stock Plan consisted of grants of restricted stock. No shares issued under the Stock Plan, or any interest therein, are transferrable by a participant, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, unless and until a liquidating distribution is made to the shareholders, except by will or by the laws of descent or distribution, and may not be subject to any voluntary or involuntary pledge, assignment, alienation, attachment, or similar encumbrance or transfer. All shares issued in connection with a grant are subject to the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in the Company’s articles of organization, amended and restated limited liability company agreement, or other governing documents of the Company, as amended. ● Vesting: Vesting of shares issued under the Stock Plan occurs (i) in equal one-third tranches on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, and (ii) at such time as a liquidating distribution is made to the shareholders of the Company. Unvested Stock Plan shares will be forfeited by a participant if such participant is no longer serving on the Board at or prior to such time that liquidating distributions are paid to the shareholders other than as a result of death, disability or failure to be reelected. ● Amendments: The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Stock Plan at any time, in its discretion, except that shareholder approval is required for any amendment that increases the number of shares available for grant, accelerates vesting or results in a material increase in benefits or a change in eligibility requirements. The shares under the Stock Plan were distributed as follows in lieu of the director portion of the Bonus Plan of $2,702,285: Board Member Shares of Restricted Stock Paul Lamb 30,542 Ronald Macklin 20,362 Nader Salour 20,362 Richard Smith 20,362 Total 91,628 Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities None. Item 6. Reserved.