Howard Hughes Holdings Inc.

8. Mortgages, Notes, and Loans Payable, Net

Mortgages, Notes, and Loans Payable, Net All mortgages, notes, and loans payable of HHH are held by HHC and its subsidiaries.

(a)The Company has entered into derivative instruments to manage the variable interest rate exposure. See Note 10 -Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities for additional information.

(b)Deferred financing costs are amortized to interest expense over the initial contractual term of the respective financing agreements using the effective interest method (or other methods which approximate the effective interest method).

As of June 30, 2025, land, buildings and equipment, developments, and other collateral with a net book value of $4.9 billion have been pledged as collateral for the Company’s mortgages, notes, and loans payable.

Senior Unsecured Notes During 2020 and 2021, the Company issued $2.1 billion of aggregate principal of senior unsecured notes. These notes have fixed rates of interest that are payable semi-annually and are interest only until maturity. These debt obligations are redeemable prior to the maturity date subject to a “make-whole” premium which decreases annually until 2026 at which time the redemption make-whole premium is no longer applicable. The following table summarizes the Company’s senior unsecured notes by issuance date:

Secured Mortgages Payable The Company’s outstanding mortgages are collateralized by certain of the Company’s real estate assets. Certain of the Company’s loans contain provisions that grant the lender a security interest in the operating cash flow of the property that represents the collateral for the loan. Certain mortgage notes may be prepaid subject to a prepayment penalty equal to a yield maintenance premium, defeasance, or a percentage of the loan balance. Construction loans related to the Company’s development properties are generally variable-rate, interest-only, and have maturities offive years or less. Debt obligations related to the Company’s operating properties generally require monthly installments of principal and interest. The Company’s secured mortgages mature over various terms through September 2052.

The following table summarizes the Company’s Secured mortgages payable:

(a)Interest rates presented are based upon the coupon rates of the Company’s fixed-rate debt obligations.

(b)Interest rates presented are based on the applicable reference interest rates as of June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, excluding the effects of interest rate derivatives.

The Company has entered into derivative instruments to manage its variable interest rate exposure. The weighted-average interest rate of the Company’s variable-rate mortgages payable, inclusive of interest rate derivatives, was 7.19% as of June 30, 2025, and 7.02% as of December 31, 2024. See Note 10 -Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities for additional information.

During 2025, the Company’s mortgage activity included draws on existing mortgages of $380.6 million and repayments of $88.4 million. As of June 30, 2025, the Company’s secured mortgage loans had $880.5 million of undrawn lender commitment available to be drawn for property development, subject to certain restrictions.

Special Improvement District Bonds The Summerlin MPC uses SID bonds to finance certain common infrastructure improvements. These bonds are issued by the municipalities and are secured by the assessments on the land. The majority of proceeds from each bond issued is held in a construction escrow and disbursed to the Company as infrastructure projects are completed, inspected by the municipalities, and approved for reimbursement. Accordingly, the SID bonds have been classified as debt, and the Summerlin MPC pays the debt service on the bonds semi‑annually. As Summerlin sells land, the buyers assume a proportionate share of the bond obligation at closing, and the residential sales contracts provide for the reimbursement of the principal amounts that the Company previously paid with respect to such proportionate share of the bond. These bonds bear interest at fixed rates ranging from 4.13% to 6.05% with maturities ranging from 2025 to 2054 as of June 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, obligations of $2.5 million were assumed by buyers andno SID bonds were issued.

Secured Bridgeland Notes The Company’s $600.0 million secured notes mature in 2029 and are secured by MUD receivables and land in Bridgeland. The loan requires a 10% fully refundable deposit on the outstanding balance and has an interest rate of 6.60%. In the second quarter of 2025, $198.0 million was repaid primarily using the proceeds from the sale of MUD receivables, bringing outstanding borrowings to $85.0 million as of June 30, 2025.

Debt Compliance On certain of its debt obligations, the Company has the option to exercise extension options, subject to certain terms, which may include minimum debt service coverage, minimum occupancy levels or condominium sales levels, as applicable, and other performance criteria. In certain cases, due to property performance not meeting identified covenants, the Company may be required to pay down a portion of the loan to exercise the extension option.

As of June 30, 2025, the Company was not in compliance with certain property-level debt covenants, which did not have a material impact on the Company’s liquidity or its ability to operate these assets. As a result, the excess net cash flow after debt service from the underlying properties became restricted. While the restricted cash could not be used for general corporate purposes, it could be used to fund operations of the underlying assets.