CTO CTO Realty Growth Inc

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Smith Daniel Earl	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CTO Realty Growth, Inc. [ CTO ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) SVP, GEN COUNSEL & CORP SECRET
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 1140 N. WILLIAMSON BLVD., SUITE 140	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/10/2023
(Street) DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	1/10/2023		A		13473 (1)	A	$0	146861 (2)	D
Common Stock	1/10/2023		F		3553 (3)	D	$18.52	143308 (2)	D
Common Stock								1110	I	Kathyleen R. Smith TOD (4)
Common Stock								3000	I	Kathyleen R. Smith WFCS Custodian Trad IRA (4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	On January 10, 2023, the Issuer issued 13,473 shares of its common stock (the "Issued Shares") to the Reporting Person. The Issued Shares were issued pursuant to a Performance Shares Award Agreement between the Issuer and the Reporting Person dated February 24, 2020, the form of which has been filed as an exhibit to the Issuer's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.
(2)	This amount includes (i) 23,997 shares of restricted common stock which vest over time, which were previously reported, and (ii) 2,397 shares of common stock acquired through the Issuer's dividend reinvestment plan since September 28, 2022 (the date of the Reporting Person's previous Form 4 filing).
(3)	On January 10, 2023, the Reporting Person instructed the Issuer to withhold 3,553 of the Issued Shares to satisfy the Reporting Person's payroll tax liability.
(4)	The Reporting Person may be regarded as the beneficial owner of the shares of the Issuer's common stock held in this account as a result of a durable power of attorney pursuant to which the Reporting Person has the authority to direct the voting and disposition of such shares. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of the Issuer's common stock held in this account except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Smith Daniel Earl 1140 N. WILLIAMSON BLVD. SUITE 140 DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114			SVP, GEN COUNSEL & CORP SECRET

Signatures
/s/ Daniel E. Smith		1/12/2023
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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