INTERGROUP CORP

GENERAL

The InterGroup Corporation (“InterGroup” or the “Company” and may also be referred to as “we” “us” or “our” in this report) is a Delaware corporation formed in 1985, as the successor to Mutual Real Estate Investment Trust (“M-REIT”), a New York real estate investment trust created in 1965. The Company has been a publicly held company since M-REIT’s first public offering of shares in 1966.

The Company was organized to buy, develop, operate, rehabilitate, and dispose of real property of various types and descriptions, and to engage in such other business and investment activities as would benefit the Company and its shareholders. The Company was founded upon, and remains committed to, social responsibility. Such social responsibility was originally defined as providing decent and affordable housing to people without regard to race. In 1985, after examining the impact of federal, state, and local equal housing laws, the Company determined to broaden its definition of social responsibility. The Company changed its form from a REIT to a corporation so that it could pursue a variety of investments beyond real estate and broaden its social impact to engage in any opportunity which would offer the potential to increase shareholder value within the Company’s underlying commitment to social responsibility.

As of June 30, 2024, InterGroup owns approximately 75.7% of the outstanding common shares of Portsmouth. As of June 30, 2024, the Company’s President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, John Winfield, owns approximately 2.5% of the outstanding common shares of Portsmouth. Mr. Winfield also serves as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Portsmouth. The Company’s Chief Operating Officer, David Gonzalez was elected President of Portsmouth in May 2021.

Portsmouth’s primary business was conducted through its general and limited partnership interest in Justice Investors Limited Partnership, a California limited partnership (“Justice” or the “Partnership”). Portsmouth received management fees as a general partner of Justice for its services in overseeing and managing the Partnership’s assets. Those fees were eliminated in consolidation. Effective July 15, 2021, Portsmouth completed the purchase of 100% of the limited partnership interest of Justice through the acquisition of the remaining 0.7% non-controlling interest.

Effective December 23, 2021, the partnership was dissolved. The financial statements of Justice were consolidated with those of the Company.

Prior to its dissolution effective December 23, 2021, Justice owned and operated a 544-room hotel property located at 750 Kearny Street, San Francisco California, known as the Hilton San Francisco Financial District (the “Hotel”) and related facilities including a five-level underground parking garage through its subsidiaries Justice Operating Company, LLC (“Operating”) and Justice Mezzanine Company, LLC (“Mezzanine”). Mezzanine was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership; Operating is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mezzanine. Effective December 23, 2021, Portsmouth replaced Justice as the single member of Mezzanine. Mezzanine is the borrower under certain mezzanine indebtedness of Justice, and in December 2013, the Partnership conveyed ownership of the Hotel to Operating. The Hotel is a full-service Hilton brand hotel pursuant to a Franchise License Agreement with HLT Franchise Holding LLC (“Hilton”) through January 31, 2030.

In addition to the operations of the Hotel, the Company also generates income from the ownership, management and, when appropriate, sale of real estate. Properties include sixteen apartment complexes, one commercial real estate property and three single-family houses. The properties are located throughout the United States but are concentrated in Texas and the County of Los Angeles, California. The Company also has an investment in unimproved real property. As of June 30, 2024, all the Company’s operating real estate properties are managed in-house.

The Company acquires its investments in real estate and other investments utilizing cash, securities, or debt, subject to approval or guidelines of the Board of Directors and its Executive Strategic Real Estate and Securities Investment Committee. The Company may also look for new real estate investment opportunities in hotels, apartments, office buildings and development properties. The acquisition of any new real estate investments will depend on the Company’s ability to find suitable investment opportunities and the availability of sufficient financing to acquire such investments. To help fund any such acquisition, the Company may borrow funds to leverage its investment capital. The amount of any such debt will depend on several factors including, but not limited to, the availability of financing and the sufficiency of the acquisition property’s projected cash flows to support the operations and debt service.

The Company also may derive income from the investment of its cash and investment securities assets. The Company has invested in income-producing instruments, equity and debt securities and will consider other investments if such investments offer growth or profit potential. See Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for a discussion of the Company’s marketable securities and other investments.

HILTON HOTELS FRANCHISE LICENSE AGREEMENT

The Partnership entered into a Franchise License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with the HLT Existing Franchise Holding LLC (“Hilton”) on December 10, 2004. The term of the License Agreement was for an initial period of fifteen years commencing on the date the Hotel began operating as a Hilton hotel, with an option to extend the License Agreement for another five years, subject to certain conditions. On June 26, 2015, Operating and Hilton entered into an amended franchise agreement that, among other things, extended the License Agreement through January 2030, and provided the Partnership with certain key money cash incentives to be earned through January 2030.

HOTEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY AGREEMENT

Operating entered into a hotel management agreement (“HMA”) with Aimbridge Hospitality (“Aimbridge”) to manage the Hotel, along with its five-level parking garage, with an effective date of February 3, 2017. The term of the management agreement is for an initial period of ten years commencing on the February 3, 2017 date and automatically renews for successive one (1) year periods, not to exceed five years in the aggregate, subject to certain conditions. Under the terms on the HMA, base management fee (“Basic Fee”) payable to Aimbridge shall be one and seven-tenths percent (1.70%) of total Hotel revenue. In addition to the Basic Fee, Aimbridge shall be entitled to an annual incentive fee for each fiscal year equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount by which Gross Operating Profit in the current fiscal year exceeds the previous fiscal year’s Gross Operating Profit.

For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, hotel management fees were $706,000 and $711,000, and incentive fees of $0 and $505,000, respectively, offset by key money amortization of $250,000 for both years and are included in Hotel operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. However, the Company is currently in discussions with Aimbridge regarding a dispute in connection with the validity of the incentive fees as they relate directly to the Covid pandemic. As part of the Hotel management agreement, Aimbridge, through the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Kearny Street Parking LLC, manages the parking garage in-house.

CHINESE CULTURE FOUNDATION LEASE

In November 1967, Justice entered into a 50-year nominal rent lease (the “Lease”) with the Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco (the “Foundation”) for the third-floor space of the Hotel commonly known as the Chinese Culture Center, which the Foundation had the right to occupy pursuant to the Lease. Among other requirements, the Lease was a condition imposed by the City of San Francisco upon Justice, in order to convey the real estate where the Hotel would be built.

On March 15, 2005, the Hotel and the Foundation entered an amended lease. The amended lease, among other things, requires the Hotel to pay to the Foundation a monthly event space fee in the amount of $5,000, adjusted annually based on the local Consumer Price Index. As of June 30, 2024, the monthly event space fee is $7,000. The term of the amended lease expired on October 17, 2023, with an automatic extension for another 10-year term if the property continues to be operated as a hotel. Subject to certain conditions as set forth in the amended lease, the Foundation is entitled to reserve for a maximum of 75 days per calendar year for use of the event space. If the Hotel needs the event space during one of the dates previously reserved by the Foundation, the Hotel shall pay the Foundation $4,000 per day for using the event space. During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Hotel paid the Foundation $8,000 and $20,000 for such fees, respectively.

SALES AND REFINANCING OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES

On May 31, 2023, the Company refinanced its $4,823,000 mortgage note payable on its 264-unit apartment complex in St Louis, Missouri and obtained a new two-year mortgage for $5,360,000. The Company deposited the existing cash in escrow for Capital Expenditure Reserve of $616,000 and $244,000 in Additional Reserve for taxes and insurance. The mortgage has a floating monthly rate of 30-day SOFR (capped at 5.5%) plus SOFR margin of 3.10% interest-only payments are due for the 12 months and $5,500 principal paydowns commencing in June 2024. The mortgage loan matures in May 2025.

On December 15, 2023, the Company obtained a second mortgage note payable in the amount of $4,573,000 on its 358-unit apartment complex in Las Colinas, Texas. The term of the loan is approximately 7 years with an interest rate of 7.60%. The mortgage loan matures in November 2031.

MARKETABLE SECURITIES INVESTMENT POLICIES

In addition to its Hotel and real estate operations, the Company also invests from time to time in income producing instruments, corporate debt and equity securities, publicly traded investment funds, mortgage-backed securities, securities issued by REITs and other companies which invest primarily in real estate.

The Company’s securities investments are made under the supervision of an Executive Strategic Real Estate and Securities Investment Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”). The Committee currently has four members and is chaired by the Company’s Chairman of the Board and President, John V. Winfield. The Committee has delegated authority to manage the portfolio to the Company’s Chairman and President together with such assistants and management committees he may engage. The Committee generally follows certain established investment guidelines for the Company’s investments. These guidelines presently include: (i) corporate equity securities should be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NYSE MKT, NYSE Arca or the Nasdaq Stock Market (NASDAQ); (ii) the issuer of the listed securities should be in compliance with the listing standards of the applicable national securities exchange; and (iii) investment in a particular issuer should not exceed 10% of the market value of the total portfolio. The investment guidelines do not require the Company to divest itself of investments, which initially meet these guidelines but subsequently fail to meet one or more of the investment criteria. The Committee has in the past approved non-conforming investments and may in the future approve non-conforming investments. The Committee may modify these guidelines from time to time.

The Company may also invest, with the approval of the Committee, in unlisted securities, such as convertible notes, through private placements including private equity investment funds. Those investments in non-marketable securities are carried at cost on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as part of Other Assets, net and reviewed for impairment on a periodic basis.

As part of its investment strategies, the Company may assume short positions in marketable securities. Short sales are used by the Company to potentially offset normal market risks undertaken in the course of its investing activities or to provide additional return opportunities. As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company had obligations for securities sold (equities short) of $188,000 and $1,416,000, respectively.

The Company may utilize margin for its marketable securities purchases through the use of standard margin agreements with national brokerage firms. The margin used by the Company may fluctuate depending on market conditions. The use of leverage could be viewed as risky, and the market values of the portfolio may be subject to large fluctuations. Margin balances due as of June 30, 2024 and 2023 were $0 and $1,601,000, respectively.

As Chairman of the Executive Strategic Real Estate and Securities Investment Committee, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), John V. Winfield, directs the investment activity of the Company in public and private markets pursuant to authority granted by the Board of Directors. Mr. Winfield also serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Portsmouth and oversees the investment activity of Portsmouth. Depending on certain market conditions and various risk factors, the Chief Executive Officer, and Portsmouth, at times, invest in the same companies in which the Company invests. Such investments align the interests of the Company with the interests of related parties because it places the personal resources of the Chief Executive Officer and the resources of Portsmouth, at risk in substantially the same manner as the Company in connection with investment decisions made on behalf of the Company.

Further information with respect to investment in marketable securities and other investments of the Company is set forth in Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section and Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

SEASONALITY

Historically, the Hotel’s operation has been seasonal under normal circumstances. Like most hotels in the San Francisco area, the Hotel generally maintained high occupancy and room rates during the entire year except for the weeks starting from Thanksgiving to first week of January due to the holiday season. These seasonal patterns can be expected to cause fluctuations in the quarterly revenues of the Hotel. See Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for more information regarding the effects on our results of operations.

COMPETITION

The Hotel has successfully completed its full guest-rooms renovation over the last 2 years along with public space, fitness center, corridors, and meeting space. With newly renovated rooms in its Competitive Set of hotels (“CompSet”) and will allow the hotel to continue to drive rate and grow RevPAR over the market and its CompSet. The hotel recently received its annual Quality Assurance inspection from Hilton and received the highest score at least in the hotel’s last decade at 94.45% which is an “Outstanding” ranking by Hilton. Even during the renovation that took out between 2-4 floors or 50-100 guest rooms of inventory at a time, the Hotel maintained an index of over 100%. At the end of the renovation in June 2024, the Hotel’s trailing 12-month index was 109.6%. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the Hotel’s CompSet achieved a RevPAR of $161.47 while the Hotel had a RevPAR of $176.99. An excellent achievement for our property while it had roughly 13%-18% of its inventory unavailable over this time period. Since the completion of the renovation, the Hotel has increased its lead in RevPAR on the CompSet dramatically. In the two months since completing the renovation, the Hotel has achieved an average RevPAR index of over 150% for both months. While the CompSet has lost over 15% RevPAR; in these two months, the Hotel has grown over 15% in this metric.

The Hotel’s location in the San Francisco Financial District historically had provided greater opportunities over its competitors when it comes to developing relationships with the Financial District entities and the customers who regularly do business in the downtown area. With business travel slowly returning to San Francisco for the time, we are competing with hotels in more tourist attracting locations and amenities for the leisure traveler. The ability to capitalize on the strong midweek demand of the individual business traveler to the Financial District has been the focus during the timeframe of strong growth in the market. The shift to attracting leisure travel has pushed the Hotel to price aggressively to lure competition from the more tourist locations in the city. We are optimistic to see business travel and self-contained groups trending positively.

The Hotel is also subject to certain operating risks common to all of the hotel industry, which could adversely impact performance. These risks include, but are not limited to:

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

In connection with the ownership of the Hotel, the Company is subject to various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations relating to environmental protection. Under these laws, a current or previous owner or operator of real estate may be liable for the costs of removal or remediation of certain hazardous or toxic substances on, under or in such property. Such laws often impose liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of hazardous or toxic substances.

Environmental consultants retained by Justice and its lenders conducted updated Phase I environmental site assessments in fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 on the Hotel property. These Phase I assessments relied, in part, on Phase I environmental assessments prepared in connection with the Partnership’s first mortgage loan obtained in December 2013. Phase I assessments are designed to evaluate the potential for environmental contamination on properties based generally upon site inspections, facility personnel interviews, historical information, and certain publicly available databases; however, Phase I assessments will not necessarily reveal the existence or extent of all environmental conditions, liabilities or compliance concerns at the properties.

Although the Phase I assessments and other environmental reports we have reviewed disclose certain conditions on our property and the use of hazardous substances in operation and maintenance activities that could pose a risk of environmental contamination or liability, we are not aware of any environmental liability that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

The Company believes that the Hotel is in compliance, in all material respects, with all federal, state and local environmental ordinances and regulations regarding hazardous or toxic substances and other environmental matters, the violation of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Company has not received written notice from any governmental authority of any material noncompliance, liability or claim relating to hazardous or toxic substances or other environmental matters in connection with any of its present properties.

Competition – Rental Properties

The ownership, operation, and leasing of multifamily rental properties are highly competitive. The Company competes with domestic and foreign financial institutions, REITs, life insurance companies, pension trusts, trust funds, partnerships and individual investors. In addition, The Company competes for tenants in markets primarily on the basis of property location, rent charged, services provided and the design and condition of improvements. The Company also competes with other quality apartments owned by public and private companies. The number of competitive multifamily properties in a particular market could adversely affect the Company’s ability to lease its multifamily properties, as well as the rents it is able to charge. In addition, other forms of residential properties, including single family housing and town homes, provide housing alternatives to potential residents of quality apartment communities or potential purchasers of for-sale condominium units. The Company competes for residents in its apartment communities based on resident service and amenity offerings and the desirability of the Company’s locations. Resident leases at the Company’s apartment communities are priced competitively based on market conditions, supply and demand characteristics, and the quality and resident service offerings of its communities.

EMPLOYEES

As of June 30, 2024, the Company’s corporate office and multifamily operations had 28 employees. Effective August 2014, the Company entered into a client service agreement with Automatic Data Processing (“ADP”), a professional employer organization serving as an off-site, full-service human resource department for its employees. ADP personnel management services are delivered by entering into a co-employment relationship with the Company’s employees. The employees and the Company are not party to any collective bargaining agreement, and the Company believes that its employee relations are satisfactory.

The hotel operations had 187 employees as of June 30, 2024. On February 3, 2017, Aimbridge assumed all labor union agreements as agent for Hotel and Justice, and Justice provides all funding for all payroll and related costs. As of June 30, 2024, approximately 90% of those employees were represented by one of three labor unions, and their terms of employment were determined under various collective bargaining agreements (“CBAs”) to which Aimbridge was a party to as agent for Hotel and Justice. CBA for Local 2 (Hotel and Restaurant Employees) expired on August 13, 2024, and is currently under negotiations. CBA for Local 856 (International Brotherhood of Teamsters) will expire on December 31, 2024. CBA for Local 39 (Stationary Engineers) will expire in July 2030.

Negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, which includes not just terms and conditions of employment, but scope and coverage of employees, is a regular and expected course of business operations for Hotel and Aimbridge. The Hotel expects and anticipates that the terms of conditions of CBAs will have an impact on wage and benefit costs, operating expenses, and certain hotel operations during the life of each CBA and incorporates these principles into its operating and budgetary practices.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Company files required annual and quarterly reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”). The public may read and copy any materials that we file with the Commission at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549, on official business days during the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. The Commission also maintains an Internet site athttp://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the Commission.

Other information about the Company can be found on its websitewww.intergroupcorporation.com. Reference in this document to that website address does not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained on the website.