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| Item 2.04. | Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement. |
On January 4, 2024, Portsmouth Square, Inc. (the “Issuer”or the “Company”) was made aware of a notice of default (the “Notice”) issued to Justice Operating Company, LLC, which is the wholly owned subsidiary of Portsmouth Square, Inc. (“Justice”) and received by Justice as of that date. The Notice states that the $97 million principal amount in loans made to Justice by various institutional lenders, known as Loan No.: M300801016 / Reference No.: SS57524 and Loan No.: M300801015 / Reference No.: SS57523, are in default. The Notice states that the lenders have rights as a result of such defaults, including, but not limited to, acceleration of the loans, foreclosure on collateral and other rights and remedies under the loan documents and otherwise available under law. In September 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with Hart Advisors Group LLC (“Hart”) to assist the Company in the negotiations of loan modifications for its senior and mezzanine loans with maturity date of January 1, 2024. We have submitted negotiated proposed loan modification terms to the lenders which are under review by the senior lender’s special servicer LNR Partners, LLC and other parties that are part of the loan. There is no assurance that any negotiations will be resolved in favor of Justice nor do these negotiations in any way limit the lenders’ rights.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PORTSMOUTH SQUARE, INC | ||
| Dated: January 10, 2024 | By: | /s/ John V. Winfield |
| Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | ||