General The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), with intercompany transactions between consolidated subsidiaries eliminated. In accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X as issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Readers of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”) should refer to The Howard Hughes Corporation’s (“HHC” or the “Company”) audited Consolidated Financial Statements, which are included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2020 (the “Annual Report”). In the opinion of management, all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows and equity for the interim periods have been included. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020, and future fiscal years.

Certain amounts in the 2020 and 2019 results of operations have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation. Specifically, the Company reclassified minimum rents, tenant recoveries, and interest income from sales-type leases to Rental revenue; hospitality revenues, other land revenues, and other rental and property revenues to Other land, rental and property revenues; and master planned communities operations, and other property operating costs, rental property maintenance costs, and hospitality operating costs to Operating costs. In addition, certain labor costs previously presented in the Master Planned Communities (“MPC”) property operating costs were reclassified to corporate General and administrative expense.

COVID-19 Pandemic In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China. COVID-19 has since spread globally, including to every state in the United States. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and on March 13, 2020, the United States declared a national emergency with respect to COVID-19. The outbreak of COVID-19 has severely impacted global economic activity and caused significant volatility and negative pressure in financial markets. The global impact of the outbreak has been rapidly evolving and many countries, including the United States, have reacted by instituting a wide variety of control measures including states of emergency, mandatory quarantines, required business and school closures, implementing “shelter in place” orders and restricting travel.

The outbreak of COVID-19 has materially negatively impacted, and is expected to continue to materially negatively impact, the Company’s business, financial performance and condition, operating results and cash flows. The significance, extent and duration of such impact remains largely uncertain and dependent on future developments that cannot be accurately predicted. The future developments include, but are not limited to: (1) the continued severity, duration, transmission rate and geographic spread of COVID-19 in the United States and other regions in which the Company operates; (2) the extent and effectiveness of the containment measures taken and development of a vaccine; and (3) the response of the overall economy, the financial markets and the population, particularly in areas in which the Company operates, once the current containment measures are lifted. Material impacts to the Company are noted below.

Accounts Receivable, net Due to the impacts of COVID-19 on the collectability of the Company’s accounts receivable, the Company completed an analysis of its collections and determined an additional reserve was required related to its Retail accounts receivable. Upon assessment of its uncollectible Accounts receivable, net balances, the Company determined that a reserve for estimated losses under ASC 450 - Contingencies is required, in addition to the specific reserve required under ASC 842 - Leases, as the amount is probable and can be reasonably estimated. As a result, the Company recorded a specific reserve as contra revenue under ASC 842 of $9.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, and $16.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. In addition the Company recorded an ASC 450 reserve of $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020, and $5.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, in the Provision for (recovery of) doubtful accounts on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Impairment of Long-lived Assets During the first quarter of 2020, in conjunction with the Company’s quarterly impairment assessment, the Company recorded a $48.7 million impairment charge for Outlet Collection at Riverwalk, due to decreases in estimated future cash flows resulting from the impact of a shorter than anticipated holding term due to management’s plans to divest the non-core operating asset and decreased demand and reduced interest in brick and mortar retail due to the impact of COVID-19, as well as an increase in the capitalization rate used to evaluate future cash flows due to the impact of COVID-19. See Note 5 - Impairment for additional information.

The Company reopened The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center in May 2020, with 54% of rooms available for use at the end of the third quarter. The Embassy Suites at Hughes Landing reopened in June 2020, with 100% of rooms available for use. The Westin at The Woodlands reopened its primary restaurant, Sorriso, in April 2020, subject to local guidance, and reopened 100% of the guest rooms on July 1, 2020. Despite these reopenings, the Company continues to see significant declines in occupancy through the third quarter of 2020, compared to levels achieved prior to the impact of the pandemic.

Many of the Seaport District retail and food and beverage assets resumed operations in the third quarter of 2020, on a limited basis, including The Fulton, Cobble & Co. and Malibu Farm. The Company retained key personnel at these locations to facilitate the efficient start-up of operations as restrictions were lifted. The Seaport summer concert series was cancelled for the 2020 season and the Company is in the process of rescheduling for 2021. In August, in place of the concert series, a new concept at the Pier 17 rooftop was launched called The Greens, which allows groups of up to eight people to reserve their own 14-foot by 14-foot green space. The Greens generated high customer demand for the outdoor venue and helped to fulfill obligations under the Company’s sponsorship agreements, which would have been drastically reduced without the summer concert series.

Liquidity In direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impacts on the Company’s four business segments, as well as the economy and capital markets in general, the Company initiated measures to increase its liquidity. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company completed a common stock offering and entered into new financings and extensions of existing loans. See Note 15 - Earnings Per Share and Note 7 - Mortgages, Notes and Loans Payable, Net.

Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. The estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to, capitalization of development costs, provision for income taxes, recoverable amounts of receivables, and deferred tax assets, initial valuations of tangible and intangible assets acquired and the related useful lives of assets upon which depreciation and amortization is based. Estimates and assumptions have also been made with respect to future revenues and costs, debt and options granted. In particular, MPC cost of sales estimates are highly judgmental as they are sensitive to cost escalation, sales price escalation and lot absorption, which are subject to judgment and affected by expectations about future market or economic conditions. Actual results could differ from these and other estimates. It is reasonably possible these estimates will change in the near term due to the rapid development and fluidity of the events and circumstances resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Noncontrolling interest As of September 30, 2020, Noncontrolling interests is related to the Ward Village Homeowners’ Associations (“HOAs”). All revenues and expenses related to the HOAs are attributable to noncontrolling interests and do not impact net income attributable to common stockholders. As of December 31, 2019, Noncontrolling interests is related to the HOAs, as well as noncontrolling interest in the 110 North Wacker venture. See Note 3 - Real Estate and Other Affiliates for details on the 110 North Wacker ownership structure.

Impact of New Accounting Standard Related to Financial Instruments - Credit Losses In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326). The standard modifies the impairment model for most financial assets, including trade accounts receivables and loans, and requires the use of an “expected loss” model for instruments measured at amortized cost. Under this model, entities are required to estimate the lifetime expected credit loss on such instruments and record an allowance to offset the amortized cost basis of the financial asset, resulting in a net presentation of the amount expected to be collected on the financial asset. Subsequently, the FASB issued ASU 2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses, which amended the scope of ASU 2016-13 and clarified that receivables arising from operating leases are not within the scope of the standard and should continue to be accounted for in accordance with the leases standard (Topic 842).

The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 using the modified retrospective method for all financial assets measured at amortized costs. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2020, are presented under ASU 2016-13 while prior period amounts continue to be reported in accordance with previously applicable GAAP. The Company recorded a net decrease to retained earnings of $18 thousand as of January 1, 2020, for the cumulative effect of adopting ASU 2016-13.

Corporate Restructuring During the quarter ended December 31, 2019, the Company initiated a plan to strategically realign and streamline certain aspects of its business, including selling approximately $2.0 billion of non-core assets, reducing overhead and relocating its corporate headquarters. In the third quarter of 2020, the Company consolidated its Dallas corporate headquarters with its largest regional office in The Woodlands. Charges of $34.3 million associated with retention and severance expenses were recorded in 2019, and $2.1 million was recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The Company expects to incur an additional $0.2 million to $0.7 million related to relocation, retention and severance expenses in the remainder of 2020. The restructuring costs are included in Corporate income, expenses and other items in Note 18 - Segments. The Company expects to conclude its restructuring activity, excluding the disposition of non-core assets, in 2020.