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TREASURY UNITS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
TREASURY UNITS  
TREASURY UNITS

NOTE 8. TREASURY UNITS

Treasury Units at December 31, 2024 are as follows:

Class A

    

50,840

 

Class B

 

12,074

General Partnership

 

635

 

63,549

On August 20, 2007, NewReal, Inc., the General Partner authorized an equity repurchase program (“Repurchase Program”) under which the Partnership was permitted to purchase, over a period of twelve months, up to 300,000 Depositary Receipts (each of which is one-tenth of a Class A Unit). Over time, the General Partner has authorized increases in the equity repurchase program. On March 10, 2015, the General Partner authorized an increase in the Repurchase Program from 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 Depository Receipts and extended the Program for an additional five years from March 31, 2015 until March 31, 2020. On March 9, 2020, the General Partner extended the program for an additional five years from March 31, 2020 to March 31, 2025. The Repurchase Program requires the Partnership to repurchase a proportionate number of Class B Units and General Partner Units in connection with any repurchases of any Depositary Receipts by the Partnership based upon the 80%, 19% and 1% fixed distribution percentages of the holders of the Class A, Class B and General Partner Units under the Partnership’s Second Amended and Restated Contract of Limited Partnership. Repurchases of Depositary Receipts or Partnership Units pursuant to the Repurchase Program may be made by the Partnership from time to time in its sole discretion in open market transactions or in privately negotiated transactions.

On March 12, 2025, the General Partner authorized the President and Treasurer to cause the Partnership to repurchase, on the open market or otherwise, including through individually negotiated purchases and through a written trading plan that complies with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1, Depositary Receipts and Partnership Units in such quantities, at such prices, in such manner and on such terms and conditions as the Authorized Persons determine are in the best interests of the Partnership; provided, however, that (i) the aggregate cost of Depositary Receipts and Partnership Units repurchased shall not exceed $5 million, (ii) no Depositary Receipts or Partnership Units shall be repurchased after the date that is 12 months after the effective date hereof, (iii) no Depositary Receipt shall be repurchased( the “Repurchase Plan”); The Repurchase Plan requires the Partnership to repurchase a proportionate number of Class B Units and General Partner Units in connection with any repurchases of any Depositary Receipts by the Partnership based upon the 80%, 19% and 1% fixed distribution percentages of the holders of the Class A, Class B and General Partner Units under the Partnership Agreement. The Repurchase Plan shall be made in accordance with the terms of Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and shall be made in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations in effect from time to time;

From August 20, 2007 through December 31, 2024, the Partnership has repurchased 1,550,358 Depositary Receipts at an average price of $31.82 per receipt (or $954.60 per underlying Class A Unit), 4,537 Class B Units and 239 General Partnership Units, both at an average price of $1,289.00 per Unit, totaling approximately $56,090,000, inclusive of brokerage fees paid by the Partnership.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Partnership purchased a total of 18,124 Depositary Receipts. The average price was $73.55 per receipt or $2,206.50 per unit. The cost including commission was $1,335,855. The Partnership was required to repurchase 143.48 Class B Units and 7.55 General Partnership units at a cost of $316,612 and $16,664 respectively.