Howard Hughes Holdings Inc.

OVERVIEW

General Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (HHH or the Company) is a holding company that owns a real estate development subsidiary, The Howard Hughes Corporation (HHC). Through HHC, the Company operates a large‑scale, mixed‑use real estate platform focused on the development of master planned communities (MPCs), the investment in strategic real estate development opportunities, and the ownership and operation of income‑producing properties. References to HHH, the Company, we, us, and our refer to Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, which includes The Howard Hughes Corporation, unless otherwise specifically stated. References to HHC or Howard Hughes Communities refer to The Howard Hughes Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise specifically stated.

In 2025, the Company began executing a long-term strategy to transition from a pure-play real estate company to a diversified holding company. On May 5, 2025, the Company issued 9,000,000 shares of newly issued common stock to Pershing Square for an aggregate purchase price of $900 million (Pershing Square Issuance). In connection with the investment, the Company and Pershing Square entered into related agreements, including a Services Agreement, Shareholder Agreement, Standstill Agreement, and Registration Rights Agreement. The Company intends to use the proceeds from the transaction to acquire or invest in operating businesses.

As previously disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8‑K filed on December 18, 2025, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. (Vantage), a privately held specialty insurance and reinsurance company, for cash consideration of approximately $2.1 billion. The transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026. To support the funding of the acquisition, the Company also entered into an equity commitment letter with Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. under which Pershing Square committed to purchase up to $1.0 billion of the Company’s preferred stock, prior to and contingent upon the closing of the Vantage acquisition. Over time, the Company will have the right, but not the obligation, to repurchase the preferred stock during specified periods and upon certain triggering events. The acquisition is expected to be funded through the Company’s cash on hand, and proceeds from the issuance of the preferred stock.

Refer to Item 1. Business for a general description of the assets contained in our three business segments and Item 2. Propertiesfor details regarding the asset type, size, location, and key metrics about our various properties.

We are primarily focused on creating stockholder value by increasing our per-share net asset value. Often, the nature of our business results in short-term volatility in our net income due to the timing of Master Planned Communities (MPC) land sales, recognition of condominium revenue, and operating business pre-opening expenses.

Changes for monetary amounts between periods presented are calculated based on the amounts in thousands of dollars stated in our consolidated financial statements and then rounded to the nearest million. Therefore, certain changes may not recalculate based on the amounts rounded to the nearest million.

2025 Results During 2025, we delivered exceptional results across our core business lines. Operating Assets net operating income (NOI) and MPC earnings before taxes (EBT) both reached record highs, while our condo and strategic development activities extended the runway for future growth.

In our MPCs, we continued to experience heightened demand and home builder interest for new land parcels. As a result, MPC EBT increased 36% year-over-year, driven by a new full-year record number of residential acres sold.

In Operating Assets, we delivered another full-year NOI record, outpacing 2024 results by 7%, excluding dispositions. This growth was led by our office portfolio, which continued to benefit from strong lease-up activity and abatement expirations at various properties in The Woodlands, Merriweather District, and Summerlin. In 2025, the Company executed 484,000 square feet of new or expanded office leases including 334,000 square feet in The Woodlands, 88,000 square feet in Merriweather District, and 62,000 square feet in Summerlin. Our multifamily portfolio also contributed meaningfully to the outperformance due to continued lease-up at our newer properties in Summerlin, Bridgeland, and Merriweather District.

In Strategic Developments, Ward Village had another strong year, closing 690 units at Ulana Ward Village, a workforce tower that generated $369.5 million of condominium revenues at a break even gross margin, which is consistent with our typical target for workforce towers. Pre-sales activity for our under construction condominiums progressed, and these projects were 93% pre-sold at year end and represent more than $1.9 billion of future contracted revenue. Leasing activity at The Launiu remained strong and we launched pre-sales for two new Ward Village condominiums, Melia and ‘Ilima in June 2025, with 66% of the units at these predevelopment towers pre-sold at year end representing $2.0 billion of future contracted revenue. Future contracted revenues will be recognized as projects are completed.

2026 Outlook Proceeding into 2026, we maintain a positive long-term outlook for our businesses and believe we are well positioned to create value across cycles. We remain focused on maintaining liquidity, managing near‑term maturities, and allocating capital to the highest‑return opportunities across our business segments. Development spending will continue on a disciplined basis, and we will evaluate opportunities to recycle capital and enhance balance‑sheet flexibility as market conditions evolve.

Across our master planned communities, we expect demand for new homes, retail, and office space to remain resilient, supported by constrained inventories of existing homes, continued migration to our communities, and the quality and scale of our offerings. MPC EBT is expected to normalize in 2026 following a record year of land sales in 2025 and Operating Assets performance is expected to be stable to modestly positive. We expect condominium activity during the year to be driven primarily by The Park Ward Village, which is substantially pre-sold and positioned to contribute meaningful revenue and gross profit as it is delivered.

Additionally, the Pershing Square investment and the pending agreement to acquire Vantage mark important steps in broadening our strategic reach. We expect to make meaningful progress in 2026 toward building a durable foundation to compound long-term shareholder value across multiple platforms, while maintaining our focus on liquidity, disciplined capital allocation, and balance sheet flexibility. The Company’s expectations will be updated as applicable throughout 2026, and as additional information becomes available regarding the pending Vantage acquisition and its expected contribution to the consolidated business.

Our outlook is subject to risks and uncertainties, including those related to interest rates, capital markets conditions, general economic and housing trends in our key regions, and other factors described in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors and elsewhere in this Annual Report.

2025 Highlights

Overall

–Net income from continuing operations decreased to $123.8 million in 2025, compared to net income of $285.2 million in the prior year. The year-over-year decrease was primarily attributed to a change in the product mix of condominium closings as we closed units at a workforce tower in the current year, compared to closing units at a luxury tower in the prior year, and the receipt of insurance proceeds in the prior year following the execution of a settlement agreement related tothe construction defect claims at Waiea. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in residential acres sold in Summerlin.

–We continue to maintain a strong liquidity position with $1.5 billion of cash and cash equivalents, $515.0 million of undrawn capacity on our Secured Bridgeland Notes, and $686.6 million of undrawn lender commitment available to be drawn for property development, and limited near-term debt maturities.

Operating Assets

–Operating Assets EBT increased $1.0 million, with a loss of $27.4 million in 2025, compared to a loss of $28.5 million in the prior year.

–Operating Assets NOI was $262.0 million in 2025, a $16.5 million increase compared to $245.5 million in the prior year.

–Office NOI increased $13.6 million, primarily due to strong leasing activity and abatement expirations at various properties in The Woodlands, Merriweather District, and Summerlin, most notably at 9950 Woodloch Forest, 6100 Merriweather, and 1700 Pavilion, partially offset by decreases related to lower occupancy at certain properties in The Woodlands, most notably at 3831 Technology Forest and Two Hughes Landing.

–Multifamily NOI increased $3.9 million primarily due to continued lease-up at Tanager Echo in Summerlin, Wingspan in Bridgeland, and Marlow in Merriweather District.

–In 2025, the Company completed the sale of four land parcels and retail spaces in Ward Village for total proceeds of $18.2 million, and a combined gain on sale of $14.4 million.

MPC

–MPC EBT totaled income of $476.1 million in 2025, a $127.0 million increase compared to income of $349.1 million in the prior year.

–The increase in EBT was primarily due to higher residential land sales at Summerlin and Bridgeland, higher commercial land sales in The Woodlands, and lower equity losses at The Summit.

Strategic Developments

–Strategic Developments EBT totaled a loss of $13.9 million in 2025, a $296.7 million decrease compared to income of $282.8 million in the prior year.

–The decrease in EBT was primarily due to a decrease in condominium sales net cost of sales due to the change in the product mix of condominium closings as we closed units at a workforce tower in the current year, compared to closing units at a luxury tower in the prior year, and a decrease in other income related to accruing a charge for a legal judgment in Columbia in the current year, compared to the receipt of insurance proceeds for the Waiea remediation in the prior year. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in gain on sale of real estate assets due to a land swap in The Woodlands and the sale of a land parcel near Merriweather District in the current year.

–Leasing activity at The Launiu remained strong and we launched pre-sales for two new Ward Village condominiums, Melia and ‘Ilima in June 2025. During 2025, we contracted 283 pre-development units and as of December 31, 2025, 66% of the units at our three pre-development towers are under contract.

–In 2025, we placed three properties in service, including Grogan’s Mill Retail, a retail property in The Woodlands; One Bridgeland Green, an office property in Bridgeland; and 1 Riva Row, a multifamily property in The Woodlands. These properties represent 268 multifamily units and approximately 81,000 square feet of retail and office space.

–In 2025, we began construction on Memorial Hermann Medical Office, an office building in Bridgeland, and the redevelopment of 7 Waterway, an office building in The Woodlands. These properties represent approximately 237,000 square feet of office space.

Corporate

–Net expenses related to Corporate income, expenses, and other items decreased $7.3 million compared to the prior year primarily due to a decrease in income tax expense, partially offset by an increase in general and administrative expenses, primarily related to the Pershing Square advisory fee and a strategic reduction in force in the current year.

Capital and Financing Activities

–In 2025, our financing activity included draws on existing mortgages of $573.5 million, refinancings of $184.2 million, and repayments of $365.7 million. In addition, we repaid $198.0 million on the Secured Bridgeland Notes using the proceeds from the sale of Municipal Utility District (MUD) receivables. For additional information, refer to Note 9 -Mortgages, Notes, and Loans Payable, Net in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Annual Report.

–Subsequent to year end, on February 17, 2026, HHC, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, issued $500.0 million of 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2032 and $500.0 million of 6.125% senior unsecured notes due 2034. HHC used the net proceeds to redeem its outstanding $750.0 million 5.375% senior unsecured notes due 2028, including premiums, accrued and unpaid interest and related expenses, and will use the remaining proceeds for general corporate purposes. Refer to Note 9 -Mortgages, Notes, and Loans Payable, Net in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of this Annual Report for additional detail.