Company: LXP
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001444838-25-000023
Chunk: 27

Company: LXP Industrial Trust
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 27
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, both internal and those we have outsourced. Although we have implemented processes, procedures and internal controls to mitigate these risks, we can be subject to cybersecurity incidents.   

We are also subject to third-party cybersecurity incident risks. For example, as a landlord, we are exposed to the risk of cyber attacks on our tenants and their payment systems. In addition, as a smaller company, we use third-party vendors to maintain our network and information technology requirements. While we carefully select these third-party vendors, we cannot control their actions. Any problems caused by these third parties, including those resulting from breakdowns or other disruptions in communication services provided by a vendor, failure of a vendor to handle current or higher volumes, or cyber attacks and security breaches at a vendor could adversely affect our operations.

Further information relating to cybersecurity risk management is discussed in Item 1C. “Cybersecurity” in this Annual Report.

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Competition may adversely affect our ability to purchase properties.

There are numerous other companies and individuals with greater financial and other resources and lower costs of capital than we have that compete with us in seeking investments and tenants. This competition may result in a higher cost for properties and lower returns and impact our ability to grow.

We may have limited control over our joint venture investments.

Our joint venture investments involve risks not otherwise present for investments made solely by us, including the possibility that our partner might, at any time, become bankrupt, have different interests or goals than we do, or take action contrary to our expectations, its previous instructions or our instructions, requests, policies or objectives, including our policy with respect to maintaining our qualification as a REIT. Other risks of joint venture investments include impasses on decisions, such as a sale, because neither we nor our partner may have full control over the joint venture. Also, there is no limitation under our organizational documents as to the amount of funds that may be invested in joint ventures.

Our ability to change our portfolio is limited because real estate investments are illiquid.

Investments in real estate are relatively illiquid and, therefore, our ability to change our portfolio promptly in response to changed conditions is limited. Our Board of Trustees may establish investment criteria or limitations as it deems appropriate, but currently does not limit the number or type of properties in which we may seek to invest or on the concentration of investments in any one geographic region.

Our Board of Trustees may change our investment policy without shareholders' approval.

Subject to our fundamental investment policy to maintain our qualification as a REIT, our Board of Trustees will