Sunrise Realty Trust Announces $20 Million Stock Repurchase Program

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunrise Realty Trust, Inc. (“SUNS” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SUNS), a lender on the Tannenbaum Capital Group (“TCG”) Real Estate platform, today announced that on October 12, 2026, its Board of Directors (the “Board”) authorized a common stock repurchase program to repurchase up to $20.0 million of SUNS common stock through December 31, 2027 (the “Repurchase Program”). The Repurchase Program will become effective only upon closing of SUNS’ proposed merger with Southern Realty Trust Inc. (“SRT”) (the “Merger”), and no shares will be repurchased under the Repurchase Program before that time.

Following the closing of the Merger, the Company currently intends to repurchase at least $10.0 million of its outstanding common stock as soon as practicable, with the remaining $10.0 million subject to specified pricing and other parameters. In each case, the Company expects the repurchases will be made through a written trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and subject to certain daily volume limitations and other conditions set forth therein and in accordance with Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act. The Company is not obligated to repurchase any specific number of shares or dollar amount, and the program may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time without prior notice. The timing and extent to which the Company repurchases its outstanding common stock will depend upon, among other things, market conditions, share price, liquidity, regulatory requirements and other factors, and repurchases may be commenced or suspended at any time without prior notice. Acquisitions under the Repurchase Program may be made in the open market, through privately negotiated transactions or block trades or other means, in accordance with applicable securities laws.