UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

x[X]ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 20172020

or

[  ]¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______ to_________

 

Commission File Number 0-4057

 

PORTSMOUTH SQUARE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

CALIFORNIA94-1674111
(State or other jurisdiction of(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or organization)Identification No.)

 

1100 Glendon Avenue, PH1,12121 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 610, Los Angeles, California 9002490025

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip (Zip Code)

 

(310) 889-2500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

Common Stock, No Par Value

(Title of class)

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

¨[  ] Yesx [X] No

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act.

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

x[X] Yes¨ [  ] No

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (Section 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant'sregistrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendments to this Form 10-K.

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[X] Yes [  ] No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large Accelerated Filer¨[  ] Accelerated Filer¨[  ]
     
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.¨ [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act):

¨[  ] Yesx [X] No

 

The aggregate market value of the Common Stock, no par value, held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the average bid and askedclosing price reported on September 30, 2017December 31, 2019 was $5,157,000.$6,529,000.

 

The number of shares outstanding of registrant’s Common Stock, as of September 30, 2017,9, 2020 was 734,183.

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act: None.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: None

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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 PART I 
   
Item 1.Business.4
   
Item 1A.Risk Factors.98
   
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments.13
   
Item 2.Properties.13
   
Item 3.Legal Proceedings.15
   
Item 4.Mine Safety DisclosuresDisclosures.1615
   
 PART II 
   
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity SecuritiesSecurities.1615
   
Item 6.Selected Financial Data.1716
   
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.1716
   
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.2221
   
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.2221
   
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.42
   
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures.42
Item 9B.42Other Information.43
   
 PART III 
   
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.4544
   
Item 11.Executive Compensation.4846
   
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.4948
   
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.5149
   
Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and ServicesServices.5250
   
 PART IV 
   
Item 15.Exhibits, Financial Statement SchedulesSchedules.5350
   
Signatures 5452

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains certain “forward-looking statements”forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Private Securities Litigation reform Act of 1995. 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements giveinclude, but are not limited to, statements related to our current expectations or forecastsregarding the performance of our business, our financial results, our liquidity and capital resources, the impact to our business and financial condition, and measures being taken in response to COVID-19, the effects of competition and the effects of future events. Youlegislation or regulations and other non-historical statements. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts, and in some cases, can identify these statementsbe identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They contain wordsuse of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,the words “outlook,“estimate,“believes,“expect,“expects,“project,“potential,“intend,“continues,“plan,“may,“believe” “may,“will,” “should,” “could,” “might”“seeks,” “projects,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. You should not rely on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other wordsfactors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could materially affect our results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, performance or phrasesfuture achievements or events.

Currently, one of similar meaning in connectionthe most significant factors is the potential adverse effect of COVID-19, including possible resurgences, on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and performance, and on the global economy and financial markets. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts us and guests at our hotel will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with any discussionconfidence, including the scope, severity and duration of future operatingthe pandemic, the actions taken to contain the pandemic or financial performance. From time to time we also provide forward-looking statements in our Forms 10-Q and 8-K, Annual Reports to Shareholders, press releases and other materials we may release to the public. Forward looking statements reflect our current views about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstancesmitigate its effect, additional closures that may cause actual resultsbe mandated or outcomesadvisable whether due to differ materiallyan increased number of COVID-19 cases or otherwise, and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, among others. Moreover, investors are cautioned to interpret many of the risks identified in the risk factors discussed in this 10-K and incorporated by reference from those expressed in any forward looking statement. Consequently, no forward looking statement can be guaranteedour Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and our actual future results may differ materially.Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019 as being heightened as a result of the ongoing and numerous adverse impacts of COVID-19.

 

FactorsOther factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to:

 

·risks associated with the lodging industry, including competition, increases in wages, labor relations, energy and fuel costs, actual and threatened pandemics, actual and threatened terrorist attacks, and downturns in domestic and international economic and market conditions, particularly in the San Francisco Bay area;

 

·risks associated with the real estate industry, including changes in real estate and zoning laws or regulations, increases in real property taxes, rising insurance premiums, costs of compliance with environmental laws and other governmental regulations;

 

·the availability and terms of financing and capital and the general volatility of securities markets;

 

·changes in the competitive environment in the hotel industry;

 

·economic volatility and potential recessive trends;

risks related to natural disasters;

 

·litigation; and

 

·other risk factors discussed below in this Report.

 

We caution youAll such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations of management and therefore involve estimates and assumptions that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in the statements. You should not to placeput undue reliance on theseany forward-looking statements and we urge investors to carefully review the disclosures we make concerning risks and uncertainties in Item 1A: “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our periodic filings with the SEC, which speak onlyare accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, as to the date hereof. Wewell as risks, uncertainties and other factors discussed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly update any forward lookingforward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects on our Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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PART I

 

Item 1.Business.

 

GENERAL

 

Portsmouth Square, Inc. (referred to as “Portsmouth” or the “Company” and may also be referred to as “we” “us” or “our”) is a California corporation, incorporated on July 6, 1967, for the purpose of acquiring a hotel property in San Francisco, California through a California limited partnership, Justice Investors Limited Partnership (“Justice” or the “Partnership”). As of June 30, 2017,2020, approximately 68.8% of the outstanding common stock of Portsmouth was owned by Santa Fe Financial Corporation (“Santa Fe”), a public company (OTCBB:(OTC Market Inc.’s Pink: SFEF). Santa Fe is an 81.9%83.7%-owned subsidiary of The InterGroup Corporation (“InterGroup”), a public company (NASDAQ: INTG). InterGroup also directly owns approximately 13.4%13.7% of the common stock of Portsmouth.

 

Portsmouth’s primary business is conducted through its general and limited partnership interest in Justice. Portsmouth controls approximately 93.1%93.3% of the voting interest in Justice and is the sole general partner of Justice. The financial statements of Justice are consolidated with those of the Company. See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements.

 

Justice, through its subsidiaries Justice Holdings Company, LLC (“Holdings”), a Delaware Limited Liability Company, Justice Operating Company, LLC (“Operating”), and Justice Mezzanine Company, LLC (“Mezzanine”) owns and Kearny Street Parking, LLC (“Parking”) ownsoperates a 543-room544-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 levelfive-level underground parking garage. Holdings, Mezzanine and Parking are all wholly-owned subsidiariesis a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership; Operating is a wholly-ownedwholly owned subsidiary 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 operated by the partnership as a full servicefull-service Hilton brand hotel pursuant to a Franchise License Agreement with HLT Franchise Holding LLC (Hilton). Justice had a management agreement with Prism Hospitality L.P. (“Prism”Hilton”) to perform certain management functions for the Hotel. The management agreement with Prism had an original term of ten years, subject to the Partnership’s right to terminate at any time with or without cause. Effectivethrough January 2014, the management agreement with Prism was amended by the Partnership to change the nature of the services provided by Prism and the compensation payable to Prism, among other things. Prism’s management agreement was terminated upon its expiration date of February 3, 2017. Effective December 1, 2013, GMP Management, Inc. (“GMP”), a company owned by a Justice limited partner and a related party, also provided management services for the Partnership pursuant to a management services agreement, with a three year term, subject to the Partnership’s right to terminate earlier for cause. In June 2016, GMP resigned. After a lengthy review process of several national third party hotel management companies, on February 1, 2017, 31, 2030.

Justice entered into a Hotel management agreement (“HMA”) with Interstate Management Company, LLC (“Interstate”) to manage the Hotel, along with its five-level parking garage, with an effective takeover date of February 3, 2017. The term of the management agreement is for an initial period of ten years commencing on the takeover date and automatically renews for an additionalsuccessive one (1) year periods, to not to exceed five years in the aggregate, subject to certain conditions.

The parking garage that is part Under the terms of the HMA, base management fee payable to Interstate shall be one and seven-tenths percent (1.70%) of total Hotel property was managed by Ace Parking pursuantrevenue. The HMA also provides for Interstate to advance a contract withkey money incentive fee to the Partnership. The contract was terminated with an effective termination dateHotel for capital improvements in the form of October 4, 2016. The Company began managinga self-exhausting, interest free note payable in the parking garage in-house after the terminationamount of Ace Parking. Effective February 3, 2017, Interstate took over the management$2,000,000 in a separate key money agreement. As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, balance of the parking garage alongkey money including accrued interests are $1,009,000 and $2,049,000, respectively, and are included in restricted cash in the consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, balance of the unamortized portion of the key money are $1,646,000 and $1,896,000, respectively, and are included in the related party notes payable in the consolidated balance sheets. On October 25, 2019, Interstate merged with Aimbridge Hospitality, North America’s largest independent hotel management firm. With the Hotel.completion of the merger, the newly combined company will be positioned under the Aimbridge Hospitality name in the Americas.

 

Portsmouth also receives management fees as a general partner of Justice for its services in overseeing and managing the Partnership’s assets. Those fees are eliminated in consolidation.

 

The Company also derives income from the investment of its cash and investment securities assets. The Company has invested in income-producing instruments, equity and debt securities and may consider other investments in the future. 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.

 

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HILTON HOTELS FRANCHISE LICENSE AGREEMENT

 

The Partnership entered into a Franchise License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with the HLT Existing Franchise Holding LLC (Hilton)(“Hilton”) on November 24,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 2030, and also provided the Partnership with certain key money cash incentives to be earned through 2030.

 

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HOTEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY AGREEMENT

 

On February 2, 2007, the Partnership entered into a management agreement with Prism to manage and operate the Hotel as its agent. The original management agreement was effective for a term of ten years, but was amended in January 2014. Effective January 2014, the required base management fees were amended to a fixed rate of $20,000 per month. Under the amended management agreement, Prism could also earn an incentive fee of $11,000 for each month that the revenues per room of the Hotel exceeded the average revenues per room of a defined set of competing hotels. Base management fees and incentives paid to Prism during the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 were $120,000 and $251,000, respectively.

Effective December 1, 2013, GMP Management, Inc. (“GMP”), a company owned by a Justice limited partner and related party, began to provide management services for the Partnership pursuant to a management services agreement. The management agreement with GMP had a term of three years, subject to the Partnership’s right to terminate earlier, for cause. In June 2016, GMP resigned. Under the agreement, GMP was required to advise the Partnership on the management and operation of the hotel; administer the Partnership’s contracts, leases, agreements with hotel managers and franchisors and other contracts and agreements; provide administrative and asset management services, oversee financial reporting, and maintain offices at the Hotel in order to facilitate provision of services. GMP was paid an annual base management fee of $325,000 per year, increasing by 5% per year, payable in monthly installments, and was eligible for reimbursement for reasonable and necessary costs and expenses incurred by GMP in performing its obligations under the agreement.

During the year ended June 30, 2016, GMP was paid $1,637,000 for the salaries, benefits, and local payroll taxes for GMP employees and various other reimbursable expenses. Also included in the $1,637,000 is the $200,000 fee paid to GMP for the completion of the reorganization of the Partnership and the related financing transactions.

Total GMP base management fees and reimbursed GMP employee costs expensed during the year ended June 30, 2016 were $1,219,000 and are included in the consolidated statements of operations. GMP resigned in June 2016 and there were no fees paid to GMP during fiscal year ended June 30, 2017.

After a lengthy review process of several national third party hotel management companies, on February 1, 2017, Justice entered into a Hotel management agreement with Interstate Management Company, LLC to manage the Hotel with an effective takeover date of February 3, 2017. The term of the management agreement is for an initial period of ten years commencing on the takeover date and automatically renews for an additionalsuccessive one (1) year periods, not to exceed five years in the aggregate, subject to certain conditions.

GARAGE OPERATIONS

On October 31, 2010, Under the Partnership and Ace Parking entered into an amendment of their original parking agreement to extendterms on the term for a period of sixty two (62) months, commencing on November 1, 2010 and terminating on December 31, 2015, subject to either party’s right to terminate the agreement without cause on ninety (90) days’ written notice. The monthlyHMA, base management fee payable to Interstate shall be one and seven-tenths (1.70%) of $2,000total Hotel revenue. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, Interstate management fees were $341,000 and $1,206,000, respectively, and are included in Hotel operating expenses in the accounting feeconsolidated statements of $250 remained the same, but the amendment modified how the “Excess Profit Fee” (as described below) to be paid to Ace Parking would be calculated. The parking agreement with Ace Parking was terminated with an effective termination date of October 4, 2016. The Company began managing the parking garage in-house after the termination of Ace Parking.operations. As part of the Hotel management agreement, Interstate, through the Partnership’s wholly-ownedwholly owned subsidiary, Kearny Street Parking LLC, began managingmanages the parking garage in-house effective February 3, 2017.

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The amendment noted above provided that, if net operating income (“NOI”) from the garage operations exceeded $1,800,000 but was less than $2,000,000, then Ace Parking would be entitled to a fee (the “Excess Profit Fee”) of one percent (1%) of the total annual NOI. If the annual NOI was $2,000,000 or higher, Ace Parking would be entitled to an Excess Profit Fee equal to two percent (2%) of the total annual NOI. The garage’s NOI did not exceed the annual NOI of $1,800,000 for the years ended June 30, 2017 or 2016. Base management and incentive fees to Ace Parking amounted to $39,000 and $24,000 for the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.in-house.

 

CHINESE CULTURE FOUNDATION LEASE

 

On March 15, 2005, the Partnership entered into an amended lease with the Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco (the “Foundation”) for the third floorthird-floor space of the Hotel commonly known as the Chinese Culture Center, which the Foundation had right to occupy pursuant to a 50-year nominal rent lease that began in 1967.

 

The amended lease, among other things, requires the Partnership 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, 2020, monthly event space fee is $6,200. The term of the amended lease expires on October 17, 2023, with an automatic extension for another 10 year10-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. In the event that the Partnership needs the event space during one of the dates previously reserved by the Foundation, the Partnership shall pay the Foundation $4,000 per day for using the event space. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, the Partnership did not pay the Foundation any such fees. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, the Partnership paid the Foundation $13,000 for using the event space on previously reserved dates by the Foundation.

 

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 REIT’sREITs and other companies which invest primarily in real estate.

 

The Company’s securities investments are made under the supervision of aan Executive Strategic Real Estate and Securities Investment Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”). The Committee currently has three 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 balance sheet as part of other investments and reviewed for impairment on a periodic basis. As of June 30, 2017,2020 and 2019, the Company had other investments of $389,000.$87,000 and $196,000, respectively.

 

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, 2017,2020 and 2019, the Company had obligations for securities sold of $867,000 (equities short). of $0 and $325,000, respectively.

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In addition, 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 at June 30, 2020 and 2019 were $0 and $151,000, respectively.

 

As Chairman of the Committee, the Company’s Chairman and President, 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 Santa Fe and InterGroup and oversees the investment activity of those companies. Effective June 2016, Mr. Winfield became the Managing Director of Justice. Depending on certain market conditions and various risk factors, the Chief Executive Officer, Santa Fe and InterGroup may, at times, invest in the same companies in which the Company invests. Such investments align the interests of the Company with the interests of these related parties because it places the personal resources of the Chief Executive Officer and the resources of Santa Fe and InterGroup, at risk in substantially the same manner as the Company in connection with investment decisions made on behalf of the Company.

 

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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 Notes 56 and 67 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

SeasonalitySEASONALITY

 

Historically, the Hotel’s operations historicallyoperation have been seasonal.seasonal under normal circumstances. Like most hotels in the San Francisco area, the Hotel generally maintains highermaintained high occupancy and room rates during the first and second quartersentire year except for the weeks starting from Thanksgiving to the end of its fiscalthe calendar year (July 1 through December 31) than it does indue to the third and fourth quarters (January 1 through June 30).holiday season. These seasonal patterns can be expected to cause fluctuations in the quarterly revenues fromof the Hotel. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has altered this seasonal trend in 2020. See Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for more information regarding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our results of operations.

 

CompetitionCOMPETITION

 

The hotel industry is highly competitive. Competition is based on a number of factors, most notably convenience of location, brand affiliation, price, range of services and guest amenities or accommodations offered and quality of customer service. Competition is often specific to the individual market in which properties are located. The San Francisco market is a very competitive market with a high supply of guest rooms and meeting space in the area. During fiscal 2017,year 2019, we began the work with Hilton approved providers to overhaul all technical aspects of the Hotel whereby when completed, we expect to have an edge over our competitors by implementingimplemented advanced state of the art systemsInternet system which we anticipateincluded a complete implementation during fiscal 2018.rewiring of the entire hotel with the best possible Ethernet cabling and fiber. Specifically, the complete overhaul of the infrastructure of the Internet in both the guest rooms and meeting space will positionenable the hotel above any of our competitorsHotel to compete in this market or any other.market. This investment will allowis allowing the hotelHotel to go to market with specific measurable statistics that will help win the much covetedmuch-coveted technology company meetings. Our short-term plansmeetings when those are able to be held again. We installed 55” and 65” 4K smart televisions in all guest rooms and common areas during fiscal year 2019. During fiscal year 2020, we completed the installation of window washing equipment, giving us the ability to wash windows periodically. We also include the relocation of the restaurantreplaced mattresses in all guestrooms and barupgraded all computers in our business center and Hotel administrative offices during fiscal year 2020. Hotel improvements are strategically ongoing in order to the front of the Hotel which would provide visibility from Kearny and Washington Streets and therefore, attract additional traffic as well as put us in line with our two closest competitors that have street view outlets. In fiscal 2016, the Hotel replaced the carpet flooring in the lobby and the fourth floor with oak wood, creating an open and welcoming environment that completely transformed the sense of arrival for guests. The Hotel also modernized the furniture in the lobby, the porte cochere, and the second floor; and replaced the third floor carpets and doors. The fitness center was expanded to twice the size to eliminate one of our top guest complaints while upgrading the space with state of the art equipment.remain competitive.

 

The Hotel’sOur highest priority is guest satisfaction. EnhancingWe believe that enhancing the guest experience differentiates the Hotel from itsour competition and is critical to the Hotel’s objective of building sustainable guest loyalty. In additionorder to the recent completion of “The Cloud” (a technology lounge), three new premium executive meeting rooms and the Karaoke lounge, the Hotel has enhanced the arrivalmake a large impact on guest experience, of the guests by renovating and upgrading the entrance and the lobby. Meeting planner scores reflect the increased focus on taking care of guests increasing in our scores 6.2 points year over year in likelihood to return to property.

The Hotel is focusing on high-end clients with more banquets and meeting room requirements. Moving forward, the Hotel will continue to focustraining team members on cultivating international business, especially from China,Hilton brand standards and capturing a greater percentage ofguest satisfaction, hiring and retaining talents in key operations, and enhancing the higher rated business, leisure and group travel. We believe that ourarrival experience.

The Hotel’s location in the San Francisco Financial District lends itself to greater opportunities than ourover its competitors when it comes to developing relationships with the financial districtFinancial District entities and will focus on establishing a greater client base.the customers who regularly do business in the downtown area. The Hotel will also continue in our effortsability to expand guest rooms and facilities and explore new and innovative ways to differentiate the Hotel from its competition, as well as focusing on enhancing the Hotel’s technology infrastructure. The hotel will capitalize on the increased hotel occupancy, rates and overall hotel property value upon completionstrong midweek demand of the Moscone Center expansion and improvement project which is scheduled to be completed in December of 2018. However, like all hotels, the Hotel will remain subjectindividual business traveler to the uncertain domesticFinancial District has been the focus during the timeframe of strong growth in the market; however, that customer along with our group customers has significantly reduced occupancy beginning in February 2020 as COVID-19 ravaged the hotel industry. The Hotel has remained open during the pandemic as many of our competitors have closed their doors and global economic environmentremained closed. The key to growing share during this time will be focusing on service and other risk factors beyond our control, such as the effect of natural disasters and economic uncertainties.cleanliness standards to gain customer confidence to return.

 

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The Hotel is also subject to certain operating risks common to all of the hotel industry, which could adversely impact performance. These risks include:

 

·Competition for guests and meetings from other hotels including competition and pricing pressure from internet wholesalers and distributors;

 

·increases in operating costs, including wages, benefits, insurance, property taxes and energy, due to inflation and other factors, which may not be offset in the future by increased room rates;

 

·labor strikes, disruptions or lock outs;

 

·dependence on demand from business and leisure travelers, which may fluctuate and is seasonal;

 

·increases in energy costs, cost of fuel, airline fares and other expenses related to travel, which may negatively affect traveling;

 

·terrorism, terrorism alerts and warnings, wars and other military actions, pandemics or other medical events or warnings which may result in decreases in business and leisure travel;

 

·natural disasters; and

 

·adverse effects of downturns and recessionary conditions in international, national and/or local economies and market conditions.

 

Environmental MattersENVIRONMENTAL 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 the Partnership orand 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-availablepublicly 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 propertiesproperty 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.

 

EMPLOYEES

 

As of June 30, 2017,2020, Portsmouth had two full-time employees. The employees of the Company are not part of any collective bargaining agreement, and the Company believes that its employee relations are satisfactory.

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Effective February 3, 2017, the Partnership had no employees. On February 3, 2017, Interstate assumed all labor union agreements and retained employees of their choice to continue providing services to the Hotel. As of June 30, 2017,2020, approximately 83%87% 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 the Partnership was a party. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014,2020, the Partnership renewed the CBAsCBA for the Local 2 (Hotel and Restaurant Employees),. CBA for Local 856 (International Brotherhood of Teamsters), and will expire on December 31, 2022. CBA for Local 39 (stationary engineers). The present CBAs(Stationary Engineers) will expire inon July 2018 and labor union negotiations are scheduled to commence during the 4th calendar quarter of 2017.31, 2024.

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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 the Partnership.Partnership and Interstate. The Partnership expects and anticipates that the terms of conditions of the CBAs will have an impact on wage and benefit costs, operating expenses, and certain hotel operations during the life of the each CBA,CBAs, 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.govthat 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 our parent company’s websitewww.intgla.com. Reference in this document to that website address does not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained on the website.

 

Item 1A.Risk Factors.

 

The responses by federal, state, and local civil authorities to the COVID-19 pandemic has had a material detrimental impact on our business, financial results and liquidity, and such impact could worsen and last for an unknown period of time.

The global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is complex and rapidly-evolving, with governments, public institutions and other organizations imposing or recommending, and businesses and individuals implementing, restrictions on various activities or other actions to combat its spread, such as restrictions and bans on travel or transportation, limitations on the size of gatherings, closures of work facilities, schools, public buildings and businesses, cancellation of events, including sporting events, conferences and meetings, and quarantines and lock-downs. The shelter-in-place, physical distancing, quarantine measures, city closures and their consequences have dramatically reduced travel, conventions and demand for hotel rooms, which has and will continue to impact our business, operations, and financial results. The extent to which the closures impacts our business, operations, and financial results, including the duration and magnitude of such effects, will depend on numerous evolving factors that we may not be able to accurately predict or assess, including the duration and scope of the closures; the negative impact it has on global and regional economies and economic activity, including the duration and magnitude of its impact on unemployment rates and consumer discretionary spending; its short and longer-term impact on the demand for travel, transient and group business, and levels of consumer confidence; our ability to successfully navigate the impacts of the closures; governments actions, businesses and individuals take in response to the closures, including limiting or banning travel; and how quickly economies, travel activity, and demand for lodging recovers after the closures subsides.

The COVID-19 closures have subjected our business, operations and financial condition to a number of risks, including, but not limited to, those discussed below:

Risks Related to Revenue: The COVID-19 closures and other imposed restrictions have negatively impacted and will in the future negatively impact to an extent we are unable to predict, our revenue from the Hotel. Currently, the Hotel is not generating revenue sufficient to meet its operating expenses, which is adversely affecting our net income.
Risks Related to Operations: Because of the significant decline in the demand for hotel rooms, the Hotel has taken steps to reduce operating costs and improve efficiency, including furloughing a substantial number of its personnel and implementing reduced work weeks for other personnel. Such steps, and further changes we may make in the future to reduce costs, may negatively impact guest loyalty, or our ability to attract and retain associates, and our reputation and market share may suffer as a result. For example, if our furloughed personnel do not return to work with us when the COVID-19 closures and imposed restrictions are lifted, including because they find new jobs during the furlough, we may experience operational challenges that impact guest loyalty and our market share, which could limit our ability to grow revenue and could reduce our profits. Further, reputational damage from, and the financial impact of, reduced work weeks could lead associates to depart the company and could make it harder for us to recruit new associates in the future. We may also face demands or requests from labor unions that represent our associates, whether in the course of our periodic renegotiation of our collective bargaining agreements or otherwise, for additional compensation, healthcare benefits or other terms as a result of COVID-19 that could increase costs, and we could experience labor disputes or disruptions as we continue to implement our COVID-19 mitigation plans.

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COVID-19, and the volatile regional and global economic conditions stemming from the pandemic, as well as reactions to future pandemics or resurgences of COVID-19, could also precipitate or aggravate the other risk factors that we identify in this annual report, which in turn could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations (including revenues and profitability). Further, COVID-19 may also affect our operating and financial results in a manner that is not presently known to us or that we currently do not consider presenting significant risks to our operations.

Adverse changes in the U.S. and global economies could negatively impact our financial performance.

 

Due to a number of factors affecting consumers, the outlook for the lodging industry remainremains uncertain. These factors have resulted at times in the past and could continue to result in the future in fewer customers visiting, or customers spending less, in San Francisco, as compared to prior periods. Leisure travelingtravel and other leisure activities represent discretionary expenditures, and participation in such activities tends to decline during economic downturns, during which consumers generally have less disposable income. As a result, in those times customer demand for the luxury amenities and leisure activities that we offer may decline. Furthermore, during periods of economic contraction, revenues may decrease while some of our costs remain fixed or even increase, resulting in decreased earnings.

 

Weakened global economic conditions may adversely affect our industry, business and results of operations.

Our overall performance depends in part on worldwide economic conditions which could adversely affect the tourism industry. According to current economic news reports, the United States and other key international economies may be subject to a recession, characterized by falling demand for a variety of goods and services, restricted credit, going concern threats to financial institutions, major multinational companies and medium and small businesses, poor liquidity, declining asset values, reduced corporate profitability, and volatility in credit, equity and foreign exchange markets. These conditions affect discretionary and leisure spending and could adversely affect our customers’ ability or willingness to travel to destinations for leisure and cutback on discretionary business travel, which could adversely affect our operating results. In addition, in a weakened economy, companies that have competing properties may reduce room rates and other prices which could also reduce our average revenues and harm our operating results.

We operate a single property located in San Francisco and rely on the San Francisco market. Changes adversely impacting this market could have a material effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our business has a limited base of operations and substantially all of our revenues are currently generated by the Hotel. Accordingly, we are subject to greater risks than a more diversified hotel or resort operator and the profitability of our operations is linked to local economic conditions in San Francisco. The combination of a decline in the local economy of San Francisco, reliance on a single location and the significant investment associated with it may cause our operating results to fluctuate significantly and may adversely affect us and materially affect our total profitability.

 

We face intense local and increasingly national competition which could impact our operations and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

 

We operate in the highly-competitivehighly competitive San Francisco hotel industry. The Hotel competes with other high-quality Northern California hotels and resorts. Many of these competitors seek to attract customers to their properties by providing, food and beverage outlets, retail stores and other related amenities, in addition to hotel accommodations. To the extent that we seek to enhance our revenue base by offering our own various amenities, we compete with the service offerings provided by these competitors.

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Many of the competing properties have themes and attractions which draw a significant number of visitors and directly compete with our operations. Some of these properties are operated by subsidiaries or divisions of large public companies that may have greater name recognition and financial and marketing resources than we do and market to the same target demographic group as we do. Various competitors are expanding and renovating their existing facilities. We believe that competition in the San Francisco hotel and resort industry is based on certain property-specific factors, including overall atmosphere, range of amenities, price, location, technology infrastructure, entertainment attractions, theme and size. Any market perception that we do not excel with respect to such property-specific factors could adversely affect our ability to compete effectively. If we are unable to compete effectively, we could lose market share, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

 

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The San Francisco hotel and resort industry isare capital intensive; financing our renovations and future capital improvements could reduce our cash flow and adversely affect our financial performance.

 

The Hotel has an ongoing need for renovations and other capital improvements to remain competitive, including replacement, from time to time, of furniture, fixtures and equipment. We will also need to make capital expenditures to comply with applicable laws and regulations.

 

Renovations and other capital improvements of hotels require significant capital expenditures. In addition, renovations and capital improvements of hotels usually generate little or no cash flow until the project’s completion. We may not be able to fund such projects solely from cash provided from our operating activities. Consequently, we will rely upon the availability of debt or equity capital and reserve funds to fund renovations and capital improvements and our ability to carry them out will be limited if we cannot obtain satisfactory debt or equity financing, which will depend on, among other things, market conditions. No assurances can be made that we will be able to obtain additional equity or debt financing or that we will be able to obtain such financing on favorable terms.

 

Renovations and other capital improvements may give rise to the following additional risks, among others: construction cost overruns and delays; increased prices of materials due to tariffs; temporary closures of all or a portion of the Hotel to customers; disruption in service and room availability causing reduced demand, occupancy and rates; and possible environmental issues.

 

As a result, renovations and any other future capital improvement projects may increase our expenses, and reduce our cash flows and our revenues. If capital expenditures exceed our expectations, this excess would have an adverse effect on our available cash.

 

We have substantial debt, and we may incur additional indebtedness, which may negatively affect our business and financial results.

 

We have substantial debt service obligations. Our substantial debt may negatively affect our business and operations in several ways, including: requiring us to use a substantial portion of our funds from operations to make required payments on principal and interest, which will reduce funds available for operations and capital expenditures, future business opportunities and other purposes; making us more vulnerable to economic and industry downturns and reducing our flexibility in responding to changing business and economic conditions; limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in the business and the industry in which we operate; placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt; limiting our ability to borrow more money for operations, capital or to finance acquisitions in the future; and requiring us to dispose of assets, if needed, in order to make required payments of interest and principal.

 

Our business model involves high fixed costs, including property taxes and insurance costs, which we may be unable to adjust in a timely manner in response to a reduction in our revenues.

 

The costs associated with owning and operating the Hotel are significant. Some of these costs (such as property taxes and insurance costs) are fixed, meaning that such costs may not be altered in a timely manner in response to changes in demand for services. Failure to adjust our expenses may adversely affect our business and results of operations. Our real property taxes may increase as property tax rates change and as the values of properties are assessed and reassessed by tax authorities. Our real estate taxes do not depend on our revenues, and generally we could not reduce them other than by disposing of our real estate assets.

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Insurance premiums have increased significantly in recent years, and continued escalation may result in our inability to obtain adequate insurance at acceptable premium rates. A continuation of this trend would appreciably increase the operating expenses of the Hotel. If we do not obtain adequate insurance, to the extent that any of the events not covered by an insurance policy materialize, our financial condition may be materially adversely affected.

 

In the future, our property may be subject to increases in real estate and other tax rates, utility costs, operating expenses, insurance costs, repairs and maintenance and administrative expenses, which could reduce our cash flow and adversely affect our financial performance. If our revenues decline and we are unable to reduce our expenses in a timely manner, our business and results of operations could be adversely affected.

 

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Risk of declining market values onin marketable securities.

 

The Company invests from time to time in marketable securities. As a result, the Company is exposed to market volatility in connection with these investments. The Company'sCompany’s financial position and financial performance could be adversely affected by worsening market conditions or sluggish performance of such investments.

Illiquidity risk in nonmarketable securities.

Nonmarketable securities are, by definition, instruments that are not readily salable in the capital markets, and when sold are usually at a substantial discount. Thus, the holder is limited to return on investment from any income producing feature of the instrument, as any sale of such an instrument would be subject to a substantial discount. Thus, a holder may need to hold such instruments for long period of time and not be able to realize a return of their cash investment should there be a need to liquidate to obtain cash at any given time.

Litigation and legal proceedings could expose us to significant liabilities and thus negatively affect our financial results.

 

We are a party, from time to time, to various litigation claims and legal proceedings, government and regulatory inquiries and/or proceedings, including, but not limited to, intellectual property, premises liability and breach of contract claims. Material legal proceedings are described more fully in Note 17, Commitments and Contingencies, to our consolidated financial statements, included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Litigation is inherently unpredictable, and defending these proceedings can result in significant ongoing expenditures and the diversion of our management’s time and attention from the operation of our business, which could have a negative effect on our business operations. Our failure to successfully defend or settle any litigation or legal proceedings could result in liabilities that, to the extent not covered by our insurance, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, revenue and profitability.

 

The threat of terrorism could adversely affect the number of customer visits to the Hotel.

 

The threat of terrorism has caused, and may in the future cause, a significant decrease in customer visits to San Francisco due to disruptions in commercial and leisure travel patterns and concerns about travel safety. We cannot predict the extent to which disruptions in air or other forms of travel as a result of any further terrorist act, outbreak of hostilities or escalation of war would adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The possibility of future attacks may hamper business and leisure travel patterns and, accordingly, the performance of our business and our operations.

 

We depend in part, on third party management companies for the future success of our business and the loss of one or more of their key personnel could have an adverse effect on our ability to manage our business and operate successfully and competitively, or could be negatively perceived in the capital markets.

 

The hotelHotel is managed by Interstate. Their ability to manage the Company’s businessHotel and to operate successfully and competitively is dependent, in part, upon the efforts and continued service of their managers. The departure of key personnel of current or future management companies could have an adverse effect on our business and our ability to operate successfully and competitively, and it could be difficult to find replacements for these key personnel, as competition for such personnel is intense.

 

Seasonality and other related factors such as weather can be expected to cause quarterly fluctuations in revenue at the Hotel.

 

The hotel and resort industry isare seasonal in nature. This seasonality can tend to cause quarterly fluctuations in revenues at the Hotel. Our quarterly earnings may also be adversely affected by other related factors outside our control, including weather conditions and poor economic conditions. As a result, we may have to enter into short-term borrowings in certain quarters in order to offset these quarterly fluctuations in our revenues.

 

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The hotel industry is heavily regulated and failure to comply with extensive regulatory requirements may result in an adverse effect on our business.

 

The hotel industry is subject to extensive regulation and the Hotel must maintain its licenses and pay taxes and fees to continue operations. Our property is subject to numerous laws, including those relating to the preparation and sale of food and beverages, including alcohol. We are also subject to laws governing our relationship with our employees in such areas as minimum wage and maximum working hours, overtime, working conditions, hiring and firing employees and work permits. Also, our ability to remodel, refurbish or add to our property may be dependent upon our obtaining necessary building permits from local authorities. The failure to obtain any of these permits could adversely affect our ability to increase revenues and net income through capital improvements of our property. In addition, we are subject to the numerous rules and regulations relating to state and federal taxation. Compliance with these rules and regulations requires significant management attention. Furthermore, compliance costs associated with such laws, regulations and licenses are significant. Any change in the laws, regulations or licenses applicable to our business or a violation of any current or future laws or regulations applicable to our business or gaming license could require us to make substantial expenditures or could otherwise negatively affect our gaming operations. Any failure to comply with all such rules and regulations could subject us to fines or audits by the applicable taxation authority.

 

Violations of laws could result in, among other things, disciplinary action. If we fail to comply with regulatory requirements, this may result in an adverse effect on our business.

 

Uninsured and underinsured losses could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

 

There are certain types of losses, generally of a catastrophic nature, such as earthquakes and floods or terrorist acts, which may be uninsurable or not economically insurable, or may be subject to insurance coverage limitations, such as large deductibles or co-payments. We will use our discretion in determining amounts, coverage limits, deductibility provisions of insurance and the appropriateness of self-insuring, with a view to maintaining appropriate insurance coverage on our investments at a reasonable cost and on suitable terms. Uninsured and underinsured losses could harm our financial condition and results of operations. We could incur liabilities resulting from loss or injury to the Hotel or to persons at the Hotel. Claims, whether or not they have merit, could harm the reputation of the Hotel or cause us to incur expenses to the extent of insurance deductibles or losses in excess of policy limitations, which could harm our results of operations.

 

In the event of a catastrophic loss, our insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover the full current market value or replacement cost of our lost investment. Should an uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured limits occur, we could lose all or a portion of the capital we have invested in the Hotel, as well as the anticipated future revenue from the property. In that event, we might nevertheless remain obligated for any mortgage debt or other financial obligations related to the Hotel. In the event of a significant loss, our deductible may be high, and we may be required to pay for all such repairs and, as a consequence, it could materially adversely affect our financial condition. Inflation, changes in building codes and ordinances, environmental considerations and other factors might also keep us from using insurance proceeds to replace or renovate the Hotel after it has been damaged or destroyed. Under those circumstances, the insurance proceeds we receive might be inadequate to restore our economic position on the damaged or destroyed property.

 

It has generally become more difficult and expensive to obtain property and casualty insurance, including coverage for terrorism. When our current insurance policies expire, we may encounter difficulty in obtaining or renewing property or casualty insurance on our property at the same levels of coverage and under similar terms. Such insurance may be more limited and for some catastrophic risks (for example, earthquake, flood and terrorism) may not be generally available at current levels. Even if we are able to renew our policies or to obtain new policies at levels and with limitations consistent with our current policies, we cannot be sure that we will be able to obtain such insurance at premium rates that are commercially reasonable. If we were unable to obtain adequate insurance on the Hotel for certain risks, it could cause us to be in default under specific covenants on certain of our indebtedness or other contractual commitments that require us to maintain adequate insurance on the Hotel to protect against the risk of loss. If this were to occur, or if we were unable to obtain adequate insurance and the Hotel experienced damage which would otherwise have been covered by insurance, it could materially adversely affect our financial condition and the operations of the Hotel.

 

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In addition, insurance coverage for the Hotel and for casualty losses does not customarily cover damages that are characterized as punitive or similar damages. As a result, any claims or legal proceedings, or settlement of any such claims or legal proceedings that result in damages that are characterized as punitive or similar damages may not be covered by our insurance. If these types of damages are substantial, our financial resources may be adversely affected.

 

You may lose all or part of your investment.

 

There is no assurance that the Company’s initiatives to improve its profitability or liquidity and financial position will be successful. Accordingly, there is substantial risk that an investment in the Company will decline in value.

 

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The price of the Company’s common stock may fluctuate significantly, which could negatively affect the Company and holders of its common stock.

 

The market price of the Company’s common stock may fluctuate significantly from time to time as a result of many factors, including: investors’ perceptions of the Company and its prospects; investors’ perceptions of the Company’s and/or the industry’s risk and return characteristics relative to other investment alternatives; difficulties between actual financial and operating results and those expected by investors and analysts; changes in our capital structure; trading volume fluctuations; actual or anticipated fluctuations in quarterly financial and operational results; volatility in the equity securities market; and sales, or anticipated sales, of large blocks of the Company’s common stock.

 

The concentrated beneficial ownership of our common stock and the ability it affords to control our business may limit or eliminate other shareholders'shareholders’ ability to influence corporate affairs.

 

Santa Fe and InterGroup collectively own more than 80% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. Because of this concentrated stock ownership, the Company’s largest shareholders will be in a position to significantly influence the election of ourthe Company’s board of directors and all other decisions on all matters requiring shareholder approval. As a result, the ability of other shareholders to determine the management and policies of the Company is significantly limited. The interests of these shareholders may differ from the interests of other shareholders with respect to the issuance of shares, business transactions with or sales to other companies, selection of officers and directors and other business decisions. This level of control may also have an adverse impact on the market value of our shares because our largest shareholders may institute or undertake transactions, policies or programs that may result in losses, may not take any steps to increase our visibility in the financial community and/or may sell sufficient numbers of shares to significantly decrease our price per share.

 

Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments.

 

None.

 

Item 2.Properties.

 

SAN FRANCISCO HOTEL PROPERTY

 

The Hotel is owned indirectly by the Partnership through its indirect wholly-ownedwholly owned subsidiary, Operating. The Hotel is centrally located nearin the Financial District in San Francisco, one block from the Transamerica Pyramid. The Embarcadero Center is within walking distance and North Beach is two blocks away. Chinatown is directly across the bridge that runs from the Hotel to Portsmouth Square Park. The Hotel is a 31-story (including parking garage), steel and concrete, A-frame building, built in 1970. The Hotel has 543544 well-appointed guest rooms and luxury suites situated on 22 floors. The third floor houses the Chinese Culture Center (the “CCC”), its administrative office, and a grand ballroom. The Hotel has approximately 22,000 square feet of meeting room space, including the grand ballroom. Other features of the Hotel include a 5-level underground parking garage and pedestrian bridge across Kearny Street connecting the Hotel and the Chinese Culture CenterCCC with Portsmouth Square Park in Chinatown. The bridge, built and owned by the Partnership, is included in the lease to the Chinese Culture Center. CCC.

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The Partnership expects to expendset aside at least 4% of gross annual Hotel revenues each year or a minimum of $2,000,000 as required by its senior lender for capital improvements. In the opinion of management, the Hotel is adequately covered by insurance.

 

HOTEL FINANCINGS

 

On December 18, 2013: (i) Justice Operating Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Operating”), entered into a loan agreement (“Mortgage Loan Agreement”) with Bank of America (“Mortgage Lender”); and (ii) Justice Mezzanine Company, a Delaware limited liability company (“Mezzanine”), entered into a mezzanine loan agreement (“Mezzanine Loan Agreement” and, together with the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the “Loan Agreements”) with ISBI San Francisco Mezz Lender LLC (“Mezzanine Lender” and, together with Mortgage Lender, the “Lenders”). The Partnership is the sole member of Mezzanine, and Mezzanine is the sole member of Operating.

 

The Loan Agreements provide for a $97,000,000 Mortgage Loan and a $20,000,000 Mezzanine Loan. The proceeds of the Loan Agreements were used to fund the redemption of limited partnership interests and the pay-off of the prior mortgage.

 

The Mortgage Loan is secured by the Partnership’s principal asset, the Hotel. The Mortgage Loan bears an interest rate of 5.275% per annum and matures in January 2024. The term of the loan is ten years with interest only due in the first three years and principal and interest payments to be made during the remaining seven years of the loan based on a thirty yearthirty-year amortization schedule. The Mortgage Loan also requires payments for impounds related to property tax, insurance and capital improvement reserves. As additional security for the Mortgage Loan, there is a limited guaranty (“Mortgage Guaranty”) executed by the Company in favor of the Mortgage Lender.

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The Mezzanine Loan is a secured by the Operating membership interest held by Mezzanine and is subordinated to the Mortgage Loan. The Mezzanine Loan bearshad an interest atrate of 9.75% per annum and a maturity date of January 1, 2024. Interest only payments were due monthly. On July 31, 2019, Mezzanine refinanced the Mezzanine Loan by entering into a new mezzanine loan agreement (“New Mezzanine Loan Agreement”) with Cred Reit Holdco LLC in the amount of $20,000,000. The prior Mezzanine Loan was paid off. Interest rate on the new mezzanine loan is 7.25% and the loan matures on January 1, 2024. Interest only payments are due monthly. As a result of the refinance, Justice has generated $500,000 in annual interest expense savings. As additional security for the Mezzanine Loan,new mezzanine loan, there is a limited guaranty executed by the Company in favor of Mezzanine LenderCred Reit Holdco LLC (the “Mezzanine Guaranty” and, together with the Mortgage Guaranty, the “Guaranties”).

 

The Guaranties are limited to what are commonly referred to as “bad boy” acts, including: (i) fraud or intentional misrepresentations; (ii) gross negligence or willful misconduct; (iii) misapplication or misappropriation of rents, security deposits, insurance or condemnation proceeds; and (iv) failure to pay taxes or insurance. The Guaranties are full recourse guaranties under identified circumstances, including failure to maintain “single purpose” status which is a factor in a consolidation of Operating or Mezzanine in a bankruptcy of another person, transfer or encumbrance of the Property in violation of the applicable loan documents, Operating or Mezzanine incurring debts that are not permitted, and the Property becoming subject to a bankruptcy proceeding. Pursuant to the Guaranties, the Partnership is required to maintain a certain minimum net worth and liquidity. Effective as of May 12, 2017, InterGroup agreed to become an additional guarantor under the limited guaranty and an additional indemnitor under the environmental indemnity for Justice Investors limited partnership’s $97,000,000 mortgage loan and the $20,000,000 mezzanine loan. Pursuant to the agreement, InterGroup is required to maintain a certain net worth and liquidity. As of June 30, 2017,2020, InterGroup is in compliance with both requirements. Due to the Hotel’s current low occupancy and low rates and their negative impact on the Hotel’s cash flow, Justice Operating Company, LLC is not meeting certain of its loan covenants such as the Debt Service Coverage Ratio (“DSCR”) which would trigger the creation of a lock-box and cash sweep by the Lender for all cash collected by the Hotel, and under certain terms, would allow the Lender to request Operating to replace its hotel management company. The DSCR for Operating has been below 1.00 for the last two quarters during fiscal year 2020 while it is required to maintain a DSCR of at least 1.10 to 1.00 for two consecutive quarters. However, such lockbox has been created and utilized from the loan inception and will be in place up to loan maturity regardless of the DSCR. Justice has not missed any of its debt service payments and does not anticipate missing any debt obligations even during these uncertain times for at least the next twelve months and beyond.

 

Each of the Loan Agreements contains customary representations and warranties, events of default, reporting requirements, affirmative covenants and negative covenants, which impose restrictions on, among other things, organizational changes of the respective borrower, operations of the Property, agreements with affiliates and third parties. Each of the Loan Agreements also provides for mandatory prepayments under certain circumstances (including casualty or condemnation events) and voluntary prepayments, subject to satisfaction of prescribed conditions set forth in the Loan Agreements.

 

On July 2, 2014, the Partnership obtained from IntergroupInterGroup an unsecured loan in the principal amount of $4,250,000 at 12% per year fixed interest, with a term of two years, payable interest only each month. IntergroupInterGroup received a 3% loan fee. The loan may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The proceeds of the loan were applied to the July 2014 payments to Justice Holdings describedCompany, LLC (“Holdings”) in Note 2.connection with the redemption of limited partnership interests. The loan was extended to December 31, 2017.

In March 2017, Portsmouth obtained from InterGroup an unsecured loan in the principal amountJuly 1, 2021. As of $2,700,000 at 5% per year fixed interest, with a term of one year, payable interest only each month. In April 2017,June 30, 2020, the balance of the loan was repaid along with all accrued interest.$3,000,000.

 

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On April 9, 2020, Justice entered into a loan agreement (“SBA Loan”) with CIBC Bank USA under the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Justice received proceeds of $4,719,000 from the SBA Loan. In accordance with the requirements of the CARES Act, Justice has used proceeds from the SBA Loan primarily for payroll costs. As of June 30, 2020, Justice had used $3,568,000 in qualified expenses and had a balance of $1,151,000 available for future qualified expenses. The SBA Loan is scheduled to mature on April 2017, Portsmouth obtained from InterGroup an unsecured short-term loan in the principal amount of $1,000,000 at 5% per year fixed interest,9, 2022 with a term of five months1.00% interest rate and maturing September 6, 2017. Accrued interestis subject to the terms and monthly principal installments inconditions applicable to loans administered by the amount of $200,000 are due and payable commencing on May 1, 2017 and continuing onU.S. Small Business Administration under the first day of each calendar month thereafter, until five months after the date of the loan at which time any unpaid balanceCARES Act. All payments of principal and interest onare deferred until October 2020, and the note isrepayment obligations under the loan may be forgiven if the funds are used for payroll and other qualified expenses. Justice anticipates applying for loan forgiveness shortly. All unforgiven portion of the principal and accrued interest will be due and payable. The loan was extended to September 15, 2017 and paid off on September 13, 2017.at maturity.

 

LAND HELD FOR DEVELOPMENTINVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE

 

On August 29, 2007, the Board of Directors authorized an investment of $973,000 for Portsmouth to acquire a 50% equity interest in InterGroup Uluniu, Inc., a Hawaii corporation (“Uluniu”) in a related party transaction. Uluniu was a 100% owned subsidiary of The InterGroup Corporation (“InterGroup”). Uluniu owns an approximately two-acre parcel of unimproved land located in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii which is held for development. The Company’s investment in Uluniu represents an amount equal to the costs paid by InterGroup for the acquisition and carrying costs of the property through August 2007.property. The fairness of the financial terms of the transaction were reviewed and approved by the independent director of the Company.

 

Uluniu intends to obtain the entitlements and permits necessary for the joint development of the parcel with an adjoining landowner into residential units. After the completion of this predevelopment phase, the Uluniu will determine whether it is more advantageous to sell the entitled property or to commence with construction.

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Item 3.Legal Proceedings.

 

In 2014, Evon Corporation ("Evon") filedThe Company may be subject to legal proceedings, claims, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company will defend itself vigorously against any such claims. Management does not believe that the impact of such matters will have a complaint in San Francisco Superior Court againstmaterial effect on the Partnership, Portsmouth, and a limited partner and related party asserting contract and tort claims based on Justice’s withholdingfinancial conditions or result of $4.7 million to pay the transfer tax described in Note 1. Evon’s complaint asserted various tort and contract claims against Justice and Portsmouth; and also a tort against a Justice limited partner and related party. In July 2014, Justice paid to Holdings $4.7 million, the amount Evon claims was incorrectly withheld.  In June 2014, the Partnership sued Evon and related defendants, seeking a judicial declaration as to certain issues arising out of the partnership redemption documents. Evon filed a cross-complaint in December 2014, alleging torts against the Partnership in connection with the redemption transaction.  On May 5, 2016, Justice Investors and Portsmouth (parent Company) settled these actions via a global agreement. The Partnership agreed to pay Evon $5,575,000. As of January 10, 2017, the Company has satisfied all conditions of the settlement agreement.operations when resolved.

 

In 2013, the City and County of San Francisco ("CCSF") Office of the Assessor Recorder claimed that Justice owed $2.1 million for Transient Occupancy Tax and Tourist Improvement District Assessment. This amount exceeded Justice’s estimate of the taxes owed, and Justice disputed the claim. The Company paid the full amount in March 2014 as part of the appeals process and reflected the amount on the balance sheet in “Other assets, net” as it was under protest as of June 30, 2015.  On December 18, 2013, a Documentary Transfer Tax of approximately $4.7 million was paid under protest to CCSF. CCSF had required payment as a condition of recording the transfer of the Hotel, which was necessary to effect the Loan Agreements.  The Partnership then filed a lawsuit challenging the transfer tax in San Francisco County Superior Court. During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Partnership settled the two CCSF lawsuits, receiving $1.45 million, apportioned half and half to each matter, resulting in approximately $340,000 in excess of net assets recorded. This amount was recorded as a reduction of Hotel restructuring costs.

In March 2017, the Company settled its lawsuit against RSUI Indemnity Company ("RSUI"), the insurer for the Company's Directors and Officers Liability Policies. Justice received $900,000 from RSUI, resolving allegations that RSUI had improperly handled a claim.

On April 21, 2014, the Partnership commenced arbitration against Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro, LLP, Brett J. Cohen, Gary N. Jacobs, Janet S. McCloud, Paul B. Salvaty, and Joseph K. Fletcher III (“Respondents”) in connection with the redemption transaction. The arbitration alleges legal malpractice and also seeks declaratory relief regarding provisions of the redemption option agreement. The arbitration proceedings are active; discovery is proceeding. The hearing is set for April 2018 before JAMS in Los Angeles. No prediction can be given as to the outcome of this matter. 

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Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.

 

PART II

 

Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

 

MARKET INFORMATION

 

Portsmouth’s common stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”)Market Inc.’s Pink tier under the symbol: PRSI.OB.symbol PRSI. The following table sets forth the range of the high and low bid quotations as reported by the OTCBBOTC Market Inc. for Portsmouth’s common stock for each full quarterly period for the years ended June 30, 20172020 and 2016.2019. The quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, markdown or commissions and may not represent actual transactions.

 

Fiscal 2017 High  Low 
Fiscal 2020 High Low
         
First Quarter (7/ 1 to 9/30) $54.00  $51.00  $85.00  $74.00 
Second Quarter (10/1 to 12/31) $52.50  $51.00  $85.00  $80.80 
Third Quarter (1/1 to 3/31) $61.00  $52.50  $92.00  $64.00 
Fourth Quarter (4/1 to 6/30) $70.00  $61.00  $65.00  $33.00 

 

Fiscal 2016 High Low 
Fiscal 2019 High Low
         
First Quarter (7/ 1 to 9/30) $71.00  $50.00  $71.00  $70.00 
Second Quarter (10/1 to 12/31) $70.00  $50.00  $73.80  $72.12 
Third Quarter (1/1 to 3/31) $75.00  $48.83  $72.32  $72.32 
Fourth Quarter (4/1 to 6/30) $75.00  $53.00  $82.00  $72.12 

 

As of June 30, 2017,2020, the number of holders of record of the Company’s Common Stock was approximately 133.95. Such number of owners was determined from the Company'sCompany’s shareholders records and does not include beneficial owners of the Company'sCompany’s Common Stock whose shares are held in the names of various brokers, clearing agencies or other nominees.

 

DIVIDENDS

 

It is expected that the Company will not consider a return to a regular dividend policy until such time that Partnership cash flows, distributions and other economic factors warrant such consideration. The Company will continue to review and modify its dividend policy as needed to meet such strategic and investment objectives as may be determined by the Board of Directors.

 

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

 

Portsmouth has no securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans.

 

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PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Portsmouth did not repurchase any of its own securities during the fourth quarter of its fiscal year ending June 30, 20172020 and does not have any publicly announced repurchase program.

 

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Item 6.Selected financialFinancial Data.

 

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

 

Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF CIVIL AUTHORITY ACTIONS ON OUR BUSINESS

On February 25, 2020, the City of San Francisco issued the proclamation by the Mayor declaring the existence of a local emergency. The negative effects of the civil authority actions related to the novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) on our business have been significant. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. This contagious virus, which has continued to spread, has adversely affected workforces, customers, economies and financial markets globally. It has also disrupted the normal operations of many businesses, including ours. To mitigate the harm from the pandemic, on March 16, 2020, the City and County of San Francisco, along with a group of five other Bay Area counties and the City of Berkeley, issued parallel health officer orders imposing shelter in place limitations across the Bay Area, requiring everyone to stay safe at home except for certain essential needs. Since February 2020, several unfavorable events and civil authority actions have unfolded causing demand for our hotel rooms to suffer including cancellations of all citywide conventions, reduction of flights in and out of the Bay Area and decline in both leisure and business travel.

In response to the decrease in demand, we have since furloughed all managers at the Hotel except for members of the executive team and continue to limit hourly staff to a minimum. By the end of March 2020, we had temporarily closed all of our food and beverage outlets, valet parking, concierge and bell services, fitness center, as well as the executive lounge facility. We continue to implement social distancing standards and cleaning processes designed by Interstate and Hilton to keep employees and guests safe. The full impact and duration of the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve as of the date of this Annual Report. The pandemic effectively eliminated our ability to generate any profits, due to the drastic decline in both leisure and business travel. As a result, management believes the ongoing length and severity of the economic downturn caused by the pandemic will have a material adverse impact on our future business, financial condition, liquidity and financial results. We are also assessing the potential impact on the impairment analysis of our long-lived assets and the realization of our deferred tax assets. As of the date of this annual report, the effects of the pandemic continue to affect our economy, business and leisure travel, and our needs to continue to curtail certain revenue generating activities at the Hotel, and until there are vaccines or other methodologies to effectively combat this pandemic, we expect that the effects will have a material adverse effect on our business.

As a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) signed into law on March 27, 2020, additional avenues of relief may be available to workers and families through enhanced unemployment insurance provisions and to small businesses through programs administered by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”). The CARES Act includes, among other things, provisions relating to payroll tax credits and deferrals, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credits and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. The CARES Act also established a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), whereby certain small businesses are eligible for a loan to fund payroll expenses, rent, and related costs. On April 9, 2020, Justice entered into a loan agreement (“SBA Loan”) with CIBC Bank USA under the CARES Act. Justice received proceeds of $4,719,000 from the SBA Loan. In accordance with the requirements of the CARES Act, Justice has used proceeds from the SBA Loan primarily for payroll costs. As of June 30, 2020, Justice had used $3,568,000 in qualified expenses such as payroll expenses, mortgage interests, utilities, etc., and had a balance of $1,151,000 available for future qualified expenses. The SBA Loan is scheduled to mature on April 9, 2022 with a 1.00% interest rate and is subject to the terms and conditions applicable to loans administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration under the CARES Act. All payments of principal and interest are deferred until October 2020, and the repayment obligations under the loan may be forgiven if the funds are used for payroll and other qualified expenses. Justice anticipates applying for loan forgiveness shortly. All unforgiven portion of the principal and accrued interest will be due at maturity.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The Company'sCompany’s principal business is conducted through its general and limited partnership interest in the Justice Investors Limited Partnership (“Justice” or the “Partnership”). Justice owns a 543-room544-room hotel property located at 750 Kearny Street, San Francisco, California 94108, known as the “Hilton San Francisco Financial District” (the “Hotel” or the “Property”) and related facilities, including a five-level underground parking garage. The financial statements of Justice have been consolidated with those of the Company.

 

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The Hotel is operated by the Partnership as a full servicefull-service Hilton brand hotel pursuant to a Franchise License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with HLT Franchise Holding LLC (“Hilton”).Hilton. The Partnership entered into the License Agreement on December 10, 2004. The term of the License Agreement was for an initial period of 15 years commencing on the openingreopening date, upon completion of a major renovation, with an option to extend the License Agreement for another five years, subject to certain conditions. On June 26, 2015, the Partnership and Hilton entered into an amended franchise agreement which extended the License Agreement through 2030, modified the monthly royalty rate, extended geographic protection to the Partnership and also provided the Partnership certain key money cash incentives to be earned through 2030. The key money cash incentives wereincentive of $4,750,000 was received on July 1, 2015. As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, the balance of the note was $3,008,000 and $3,325,000, respectively, and are included in related party and other notes payable in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Justice had a management agreement with Prism Hospitality L.P. (“Prism”) to perform certain management functions for the Hotel. The management agreement with Prism had an original term of ten years and can be terminated at any time with or without cause by the Partnership. Effective January 2014, the management agreement with Prism was amended by the Partnership to change the nature of the services provided by Prism and the compensation payable to Prism, among other things. Prism’s management agreement was terminated upon its expiration date of February 3, 2017.  Effective December 1, 2013, GMP Management, Inc. (“GMP”), a company owned by a Justice limited partner and a related party, began to provide management services for the Partnership pursuant to a management services agreement with a term of three years, subject to the Partnership’s right to terminate earlier, for cause.  In June 2016, GMP resigned.  After a lengthy review process of several national third-party hotel management companies, onOn February 1, 2017, Justice entered into a Hotel management agreement (“HMA”) with Interstate Management Company, LLC (“Interstate”) to manage the Hotel with an effective takeover date of February 3, 2017. The term of management agreement is for an initial period of 10 years commencing on the takeover date and automatically renews for an additional year not to exceed five years in the aggregate subject to certain conditions. The HMA also provides for Interstate to advance a key money incentive fee to the Hotel for capital improvements in the amount of $2,000,000 under certain terms and conditions described in a separate key money agreement. As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, balance of the key money including accrued interests are $1,009,000 and $2,049,000, respectively, and are included in restricted cash in the consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, balance of the unamortized portion of the key money are $1,646,000 and $1,896,000, respectively, and are included in the related party notes payable in the consolidated balance sheets. On October 25, 2019, Interstate merged with Aimbridge Hospitality, North America’s largest independent hotel management firm. With the completion of the merger, the newly combined company will be positioned under the Aimbridge Hospitality name in the Americas.

 

The parking garage that is part of the Hotel property was managed by Ace Parking pursuant to a contract with the Partnership. The contract was terminated with an effective termination date of October 4, 2016. The Company began managing the parking garage in-house after the termination of Ace Parking. Effective February 3, 2017, Interstate took over the management of the parking garage along with the Hotel.

Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 20172020 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 20162019

 

The Company had net incomeloss of $395,000$3,223,000 for the year ended June 30, 20172020 compared to a net lossincome of $5,159,000$2,914,000 for the year ended June 30, 2016.2019. The change to net income from a significant net loss wasis primarily attributable to the absence of legal settlement cost related to thedecrease in Hotel during the year ended June 30, 2016.revenue.

 

The Company had net incomeloss from Hotel operations of $2,707,000$4,012,000 for the year ended June 30, 20172020 compared to net lossincome of $4,751,000$5,074,000 for the year ended June 30, 2016.2019. The change to net income from a net loss from Hotel operations as noted above was primarily attributable to the absence of legal settlement costs of $5,396,000 for$17,042,000 decrease in Hotel revenue, offset by the year ended June 30, 2017.$7,133,000 decrease in operating expenses.

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The following table sets forth a more detailed presentation of Hotel operations for the years ended June 30, 20172020 and 2016.2019.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2017 2016  2020  2019 
Hotel revenues:                
Hotel rooms $45,012,000  $47,208,000  $36,465,000  $51,243,000 
Food and beverage  5,934,000   7,533,000   3,529,000   5,353,000 
Garage  2,695,000   2,706,000   2,368,000   2,875,000 
Other operating departments  693,000   1,119,000   477,000   410,000 
Total hotel revenues  54,334,000   58,566,000   42,839,000   59,881,000 
Operating expenses, excluding non-recurring charges, depreciation and amortization  (41,031,000)  (47,246,000)
Operating income before non-recurring charges, interest and depreciation and amortization  13,303,000   11,320,000 
Legal settlement costs  -   (5,396,000)
Income before loss on disposal of assets , interest and depreciation and amortization  13,303,000   5,924,000 
Operating expenses excluding depreciation and amortization  (37,333,000)  (44,466,000)
Operating income before interest, depreciation and amortization  5,506,000   15,415,000 
Loss on disposal of assets  -   (30,000)  -   (398,000)
Interest expense - mortgage  (7,736,000)  (7,790,000)  (7,326,000)  (7,634,000)
Depreciation and amortization expense  (2,860,000)  (2,855,000)  (2,192,000)  (2,309,000)
        
Net income (loss) from Hotel operations $2,707,000  $(4,751,000)
Net (loss) income from Hotel operations $(4,012,000) $5,074,000 

 

For the year ended June 30, 2017,2020, the Hotel generated operating income of $13,303,000$5,506,000 before non-recurring charges, and interest, and depreciation, and amortization on total operating revenues of $54,334,000$42,839,000 compared to operating income of $11,320,000$15,415,000 before non-recurring charges, and interest, and depreciation, and amortization on total operating revenues of $58,566,000$59,881,000 for the year ended June 30, 2016.2019. Room revenues decreased by $2,196,000$14,778,000 for the year ended June 30, 20172020 compared to the year ended June 30, 2016 primarily as a result of decline in group revenue.  Food2019, food and beverage revenue decreased by $1,599,000$1,824,000, and revenue from garage decreased by $507,000. The year over year decline in all areas are result of the business interruption attributable to a variety of responses by federal, state, and local civil authority to the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020 which continues to affect us. Revenue from other operating departments increased year over year mainly due to increase in cancellation revenue. The following table sets forth the monthly average occupancy percentage of the Hotel for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

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Month July  August  September  October  November  December  January  February  March  April  May  June  Fiscal Year 
Year 2019  2019  2019  2019  2019  2019  2020  2020  2020  2020  2020  2020  2019 - 2020 
Average Occupancy %  98%  99%  98%  97%  99%  98%  96%  96%  35%  10%  27%  34%  74%
                                                     
Year 2018  2018  2018  2018  2018  2018  2019  2019  2019  2019  2019  2019  

Fiscal Year
2018 - 2019

 
Average Occupancy %   98%  98%         97%  97%  95%  98%         94%       97%      94%  96%  96%  98%  96%

Operating expenses decreased by $7,133,000 for the year ended June 30, 20172020 to $37,333,000 compared to the year ended June 30, 20162019 of $44,466,000 primarily due to lack of revenue contribution from groups while garage revenue remained relatively consistent, year over year.

Operating expenses decreased by $6,215,000 for the year ended June 30, 2017 to $41,031,000 compared to the year ended June 30, 2016 of $47,246,000 primarily as a result of reduced legal expense, generaldecrease in salaries and administrative expensewages, rooms commission, credit card fees, management fees, and managementfranchise fees.

 

The following table sets forth the average daily room rate, average occupancy percentage and room revenue per available room (“RevPAR”) of the Hotel for the year ended June 30, 20172020 and 2016.2019.

 

For the  Year 
Ended June 30,
  Average
Daily Rate
  Average 
Occupancy %
  RevPAR 
           
 2017  $250   91% $227 
 2016  $257   92% $237 

For the Year

Ended June 30,

 

Average

Daily Rate

  

Average

Occupancy %

  RevPAR 
          
2020 $248   74% $183 
2019 $268   96% $257 

 

DueThe Hotel’s revenues decreased by 28% year over year. Average daily rate decreased by $20, average occupancy dropped 22%, and RevPAR decreased by $74 for the twelve months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the expansiontwelve months ended June 30, 2019.

In order to provide our guests with best in class technology experience, we completed the upgrade of our new internet system from Cisco, and improvement project atinstalled new 55” smart 4K televisions and Hilton’s stay connected internet streaming products. We also replaced mattresses in all guestrooms during the Moscone Center, which is the largest convention and exhibition complex in San Francisco, the San Francisco market has seen a steep decline in group business for thefiscal year ended June 30, 2017.2020. The expansionCOVID-19 pandemic and improvement project is scheduled to be completed by December 2018. We expect to receive a special benefit of increased hotel occupancy, rates and overall hotel property value upon project completion. Fordesign delays have pushed back the year ended June 30, 2017,plans for the group business that the Hotel had captured was at a lower rate than last year due to larger hotels needing to fill rooms thus driving the group ADR down. The Hotel’s average daily rate decreased by $7, compared to the year ended June 30, 2016, while occupancy decreased by 1%. As a result, the Hotel’s RevPar was $10 lower than the prior year.

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Our highest priority is guest satisfaction. We believe that enhancing the guest experience differentiates the Hotel from our competition and is critical to the Hotel’s objective of building sustainable guest loyalty. In order to make a large impact on guest experience, the Hotel will continue training team members on Hilton brand standards and guest satisfaction, hiring and retaining talents in key operations, and enhancing the arrival experience.

As previously discussed, GMP Management resigned in June 2016 and the Hotel is being managed by Interstate since February 2017. We believe that enhancing the Hotel’s technology is critical and to that end, are currently working with all Hilton approved vendors to upgrade all technical aspectsconversion of the HotelJustice offices, Fitness Center and the implementationExecutive Lounge; projects that would add 19 guest rooms into our inventory. The long-term value of state-of-the-art systems that will set us apart from our competitors. We have made ten additionalthese rooms available by eliminating the Justice’s offices from the Hotel and relocating the accounting department to administrative space and eliminated the unprofitable Wellness Center that was added by previous management. We anticipate that the additional ten rooms will be placed into service within the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. We are alsois in the planning stages of reconfiguring our lobby, restaurant and bar space to bring the restaurant and bar to the front of the property where it will have street visibility and be more accessible. Additionally, the fitness center which is occupying the equivalent of fiveutilizing them as guest rooms, and the executive lounge which is occupying the equivalent of four rooms,we will be relocatedwork to implement a different area within the hotel. The nine equivalent rooms will be placed back into service.new timeline as business returns. Part of this renovation will be funded by the Hotel’s FF&Efurniture, fixture and equipment reserve account with our lender as well as the $2,000,000 key money incentive provided by Interstate. Lastly, the Hotel completed the installation of a complete exterior building maintenance system which will enable periodic window washing, replaced and upgraded all computers in the business center and administrative offices.

 

The Company had a net loss on marketable securities of $1,295,000$322,000 for the year ended June 30, 20172020 compared to a net loss on marketable securities of $2,095,000$390,000 for the year ended June 30, 2016.2019. For the year ended June 30, 2017,2020, the Company had anno unrealized loss of $1,511,000gains or losses related to the Company’s investment in the common stock of Comstock Mining Inc. (“Comstock” - NYSE MKT: LODE). For the year ended June 30, 2016,2019, the Company had an unrealized loss of $1,913,000$124,000 related to the Company’s investment in the common stock of Comstock. As of June 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, investments in Comstock represent approximately 42%60% and 77%24%, respectively, of the Company’s investment portfolio. For the year ended June 30, 2017,2020, the Company had a net realized gainloss of $26,000$177,000 and a net unrealized loss of $1,321,000.$145,000. For the year ended June 30, 2016,2019, the Company had a net realized gainloss of $35,000$112,000 and a net unrealized loss of $2,130,000.$278,000. Gains and losses on marketable securities may fluctuate significantly from period to period in the future and could have a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations. However, the amount of gain or loss on marketable securities for any given period may have no predictive value and variations in amount from period to period may have no analytical value. For a more detailed description of the composition of the Company’s marketable securities see the Marketable Securities section below.

 

During the year ended June 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, the Company performed an impairment analysis of its other investments and determined its investments had an other than temporary impairmentimpairments and recorded impairment losses of $60,000$80,000 and $194,000,$36,000, respectively.

 

The Company consolidates Justice (Hotel) for financial reporting purposes and is not taxed on its non-controlling interest in the Hotel. The income tax expense (benefit)benefit (expense) during the years ended June 30, 20172020 and 20162019 represents the income tax effect on the CompanysCompany’s pretax (loss) income (loss) which include its share in net (loss) income (loss) of the Hotel.

 

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MARKETABLE SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

 

As of June 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, the Company had investments in marketable equity securities of $3,861,000$565,000 and $4,038,000,$1,425,000, respectively. The following table shows the composition of the Company’s marketable securities portfolio by selected industry groups as:groups:

 

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     % of Total 
As of June 30, 2020    Investment 
Industry Group Fair Value  Securities 
       
Basic materials $377,000   66.7%
REITs and real estate companies  162,000   28.7%
Energy  26,000   4.6%
  $565,000   100.0%

 

    % of Total 
As of June 30, 2017    Investment 
Industry Group Fair Value  Securities 
       
Basic materials $1,816,000   47.0%
Technology  918,000   23.9%
Energy  411,000   10.6%
REITs and real estate companies  274,000   7.1%
Other  442,000   11.4%
  $3,861,000   100.0%

    % of Total    % of Total 
As of June 30, 2016   Investment 
As of June 30, 2019   Investment 
Industry Group Fair Value  Securities  Fair Value  Securities 
          
REITs and real estate companies $451,000   31.6%
Basic materials $3,102,000   76.8%  351,000   24.6%
Energy  388,000   9.6%
Consumer cyclical  318,000   22.3%
Financial services  198,000   4.9%  165,000   11.6%
Other  350,000   8.7%  140,000   9.9%
 $4,038,000   100.0% $1,425,000   100.0%

 

The Company’s investment portfolio is diversified with 33As of June 30, 2020, the Company held 4 different equity positions.positions in its investment portfolio. The Company holdsheld two equity securities that comprised more than 10% of the equity value of the portfolio. The largest security position represents 42%60% of the portfolio and consists of the common stock of Comstock which is included in the basic materials industry group. The significant increase in the Company’s investment in Comstock was due to the conversion of the $4,410,000 (4,410 preferred shares) held in Comstock Mining, Inc. (“Comstock” – OTCBB: LODE) 7 1/2% Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “A-1 Preferred”) to common stock on August 27, 2015. The A-1 Preferred was previously included in other investments prior to its conversion.

LIQUIDITY AND SOURCES OF CAPITAL

 

The following table shows the net gain or loss on the Company’s marketable securities and the associated margin interest and trading expenses for the respective years.

For the years ended June 30, 2020  2019 
Net loss on marketable securities $(322,000) $(390,000)
Impairment loss on other investments  (80,000)  (36,000)
Dividend and interest income  134,000   167,000 
Margin interest expense  (19,000)  (49,000)
Trading expenses  (111,000)  (130,000)
  $(398,000) $(438,000)

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY

Historically, our cash flows arehave been primarily generated from itsour Hotel operations,operations. However, the responses by federal, state, and general partner management fees and limited partnership distributions from the Partnership. The Company also receives cash generated from the investment of its cash and marketable securities and other investments.

On December 18, 2013, the Partnership completed an Offer to Redeem any and all limited partnership interests not held by Portsmouth. As a result, Portsmouth, which priorlocal civil authorities to the OfferCOVID-19 pandemic has had a material detrimental impact on our liquidity. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, our net cash flow used in operations was $5,404,000. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, our net cash flow provided by operations was $9,369,000. We have taken several steps to Redeem owned 50% of the then outstanding limited partnership interests now controls approximately 93% of the voting interest in Justicepreserve capital and is now its sole General Partner.

To fund redemption of limited partnership interestsincrease liquidity at our Hotel, including implementing strict cost management measures to eliminate non-essential expenses, postponing capital expenditures, renegotiating certain reoccurring expenses, and to repay the prior mortgage, Justice obtained a $97,000,000 mortgage loantemporarily closing certain hotel services and a $20,000,000 mezzanine loan. The mortgage loan is secured by the Partnership’s principal asset, the Hotel. The mortgage loan initially bears an interest rate of 5.275% per annum and matures in January 2024. As additional security for the mortgage loan, there is a limited guaranty executed by the Company in favor of mortgage lender. The mezzanine loan is a secured by the Operating membership interest held by Mezzanine and is subordinated to the Mortgage Loan. The mezzanine loan initially bears interest at 9.75% per annum and matures in January 2024. As additional security for the mezzanine loan, there is a limited guaranty executed by the Company in favor of mezzanine lender. Effective as of May 12, 2017, InterGroup agreed to become an additional guarantor under the limited guaranty and an additional indemnitor under the environmental indemnity for Justice Investors limited partnership’s $97,000,000 mortgage loan and the $20,000,000 mezzanine loan.outlets.

 

2019

 

 

On July 2, 2014,As of June 30, 2020, we had cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash of $16,385,000 which included $10,666,000 of restricted cash held by our Hotel senior lender Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Lender”). Of the Partnership obtained from$10,666,000 restricted cash, $7,486,000 was held for furniture, fixtures and equipment (“FF&E”) reserves and $2,432,000 was held for a possible future property improvement plan (“PIP”) requested by our franchisor, Hilton. However, Hilton has confirmed that it will not require a PIP for our Hotel until relicensing which shall occur at the Intergroup Corporation (a related party) an unsecured loan inearlier of (i) January 2030, which is six years after the principal amountmaturity date of $4,250,000 at 12% per year fixed interest, with a termour current senior and mezzanine loans, or (ii) upon the sale of two years, payable interest only each month. Intergroup received a 3% loan fee. The loan may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The proceeds of the loan were applied to the July 2014 payments to Holdings described in Note 2. The loan was extended to December 31, 2017.

In March 2017, Portsmouth obtained from InterGroup an unsecured loan in the principal amount of $2,700,000 at 5% per year fixed interest, with a term of one year, payable interest only each month. In April 2017, the balance of the loan was repaid along with all accrued interest.

In April 2017, Portsmouth obtained from InterGroup an unsecured short-term loan in the principal amount of $1,000,000 at 5% per year fixed interest, with a term of five months and maturing September 6, 2017. Accrued interest and monthly principal installmentsour Hotel. Therefore, on August 19, 2020, Lender released PIP deposits in the amount of $200,000 are due$2,379,000 to the Hotel. The funds were utilized to fund operating expenses, including franchise and payable commencing on May 1, 2017management fees and continuing onother expenses.

On April 9, 2020, Justice entered into a loan agreement (“SBA Loan”) with CIBC Bank USA under the first dayrecently enacted CARES Act administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Justice received proceeds of each calendar month thereafter, until five months after$4,719,000 from the dateSBA Loan. In accordance with the requirements of the loan at which time any unpaidCARES Act, Justice has used the proceeds from the SBA Loan primarily for payroll costs. As of June 30, 2020, Justice had used $3,568,000 in qualified expenses and had a balance of $1,151,000 available for future qualified expenses. The SBA Loan is scheduled to mature on April 9, 2022 with a 1.00% interest rate and is subject to the terms and conditions applicable to loans administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration under the CARES Act. All payments of principal and interest onare deferred until October 2020, and the note isrepayment obligations under the loan may be forgiven if the funds are used for payroll and other qualified expenses. Justice anticipates applying for loan forgiveness shortly. All unforgiven portion of the principal and accrued interest will be due and payable. The loan was extended to September 15, 2017 and paid off on September 13, 2017.at maturity.

 

DespiteIn order to increase its liquidity position, InterGroup refinanced its 151-unit apartment complex in Parsippany, New Jersey on April 30, 2020, generating net proceeds of $6,814,000. In June 2020, InterGroup refinanced one of its California properties and generated net proceeds of $1,144,000. InterGroup is currently evaluating other refinancing opportunities and it could refinance additional multifamily properties should the need arise; however, InterGroup does not deem it necessary at this time. InterGroup has an uncertain economy,uncollateralized $8,000,000 revolving line of credit from CIBC Bank USA (“CIBC”) of which $5,000,000 was available to be drawn down as of June 30, 2020; however, the Hoteloutstanding balance on the revolving line of credit was paid down fully on August 28, 2020, making the entire $8,000,000 available to be drawn down should additional liquidity be necessary. On August 28, 2020, Santa Fe sold its 27-unit apartment complex located in Santa Monica, California for $15,650,000 and realized a gain on the sale of approximately $12,026,000. Santa Fe will manage its federal and state income tax liability, and anticipates the utilization of its available net operating losses and capital loss carryforwards. Santa Fe received net proceeds of $12,163,000 after selling costs and repayment of InterGroup’s RLOC of $2,985,000 as InterGroup had drawn on its RLOC in July 2018 to pay off the previous Fannie Mae mortgage on the property. Furthermore, pursuant to the Contribution Agreement between Santa Fe and InterGroup, Santa Fe paid InterGroup $662,000 from the sale. Santa Fe will not seek a replacement property.

As the sole general partner of Justice that controls approximately 93.3% of the voting interest in the Partnership, Portsmouth has continuedthe ability to generate strong revenue growth. Whileamend the debt service requirements relatedpartnership agreement to allow for capital calls to the newlimited partners of Justice if needed. The majority of any capital calls will be met by Portsmouth. Portsmouth will have financing availability, upon the authorization of the respective board of directors, to borrow from InterGroup and/or Santa Fe to meet any capital calls and its other obligations during the next twelve months and beyond. On August 28, 2020, the Board of InterGroup and Santa Fe have passed resolutions, respectively, to provide funding to Portsmouth if necessary. The Partnership is also allowed to seek additional loans and sell partnership interests. Upon the legal settlement may create some additional risk for the Company and its ability to generate cash flows in the future, management believes that cash flows from the operationsconsent of the Hotelgeneral partner and a super majority in interest, the garagePartnership may sell additional classes or series of units of the Partnership under certain conditions in order to raise additional capital.

Our known short-term liquidity requirements primarily consist of funds necessary to pay for operating and other expenditures, including management and franchise fees, corporate expenses, payroll and related costs, taxes, interest and principal payments on our outstanding indebtedness, and repairs and maintenance of the Hotel.

Our long-term liquidity requirements primarily consist of funds necessary to pay for scheduled debt maturities and capital improvements of the Hotel. We will continue to be sufficient to meet all offinance our business activities primarily with existing cash, including from the Partnership’s currentactivities described above, and future obligations and financial requirements.

The Company has invested in short-term, income-producing instruments and in equity and debt securities when deemed appropriate. The Company's marketable securities are classified as trading with unrealized gains and losses recorded through the consolidated statements of operations.

Management believes that its cash marketable securities, and the cash flows generated from those assetsour operations. After considering our approach to liquidity and fromaccessing our available sources of cash, we believe that our cash position, after giving effect to the partnership management fees,transactions discussed above, will be adequate to meet anticipated requirements for operating and other expenditures, including corporate expenses, payroll and related benefits, taxes and compliance costs and other commitments, for at least twelve months from the Company’sdate of issuance of these financial statements, even if current levels of low occupancy were to persist. The objectives of our cash management policy are to maintain existing leverage levels and future obligations. Additionally,the availability of liquidity, while minimizing operational costs. We believe that our cash on hand, along with other potential aforementioned sources of liquidity that management believesmay be able to obtain, will be sufficient to fund our working capital needs, as well as our capital lease and debt obligations for at least the next twelve months and beyond. However, there is significant appreciated value in the Hotel property to support additional borrowings, if necessary.can be no guarantee that management will be successful with its plan.

 

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MATERIAL CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

 

The following table provides a summary of the Company’s material financial obligations which also includes interest.

 

   Year Year Year Year Year   
 Total  Year 1  Year 2  Year 3  Year 4  Year 5  Thereafter  Total 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Thereafter 
Mortgage notes payable $116,342,000  $1,397,000  $1,473,000  $1,552,000  $1,636,000  $1,724,000  $108,560,000  $112,292,000  $1,547,000  $1,632,000  $1,721,000  $107,392,000  $-  $- 
Related party and other notes payable  10,209,000   4,567,000   421,000   567,000   567,000   567,000   3,520,000   13,471,000   1,016,000   8,752,000   750,000   567,000   567,000   1,819,000 
Interest  44,296,000   7,254,000   6,923,000   6,844,000   6,760,000   6,671,000   9,844,000   22,687,000   6,763,000   6,290,000   6,180,000   3,454,000   -   - 
Total $170,847,000  $13,218,000  $8,817,000  $8,963,000  $8,963,000  $8,962,000  $121,924,000  $148,450,000  $9,326,000  $16,674,000  $8,651,000  $111,413,000  $567,000  $1,819,000 

 

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

 

The Company has no material off balance sheet arrangements.

 

IMPACT OF INFLATION

 

Hotel room rates are typically impacted by supply and demand factors, not inflation, since rental of a hotel room is usually for a limited number of nights. Room rates can be, and usually are, adjusted to account for inflationary cost increases. Since PrismInterstate has the power and ability under the terms of its management agreement to adjust Hotel room rates on an ongoing basis,there should be minimal impact on partnership revenues due to inflation. Partnership revenues are also subject to interest rate risks, which may be influenced by inflation. For the two most recent fiscal years, the impact of inflation on the Company'sCompany’s income is not viewed by management as material.

 

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Critical accounting policies are those that are most significant to the portrayal of our financial position and results of operations and require judgments by management in order to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts in our consolidated financial statements. We evaluate our estimates on an on-goingongoing basis, including those related to the consolidation of our subsidiaries, to our revenues, allowances for bad debts, accruals, asset impairments, other investments, income taxes and commitments and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. The actual results may differ from these estimates or our estimates may be affected by different assumptions or conditions.

 

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

 

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

 

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

 

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTSPAGE
  
ReportsReport of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmsFirm23-2422
  
Consolidated Balance Sheets -– As of June 30, 20172020 and 201620192523
  
Consolidated Statements of Operations – For years ended June 30, 20172020 and 201620192624
 
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Deficit – For years ended June 30, 20172020 and 201620192725
  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – For years ended June 30, 20172020 and 201620192826
  
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements2927

 

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORTReport of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

Portsmouth Square, Inc.:

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheetsheets of Portsmouth Square, Inc. and its subsidiary (the Company)“Company”) as of June 30, 2017,2020 and 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ deficit and cash flows for the yearyears then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements)statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on thesethe Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audit.audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our auditaudits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the auditaudits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement.misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included considerationAs part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures to respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence supportingregarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessingstatements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statement presentation.statements. We believe that our audit providesaudits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Portsmouth Square, Inc., and its subsidiary as of June 30, 2017, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

/s/ Hein & AssociatesMoss Adams LLP

 

Irvine, California

October 13, 2017September 9, 2020

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2017.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

Portsmouth Square, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Portsmouth Square, Inc. and its subsidiary (the Company) as of June 30, 2016, and the related consolidated statement of operations, shareholders’ deficit and cash flows in the year ended June 30, 2016. This consolidated financial statement is the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this consolidated financial statement based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statement referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Portsmouth Square, Inc. and its subsidiary as of June 30, 2016, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the year period ended June 30, 2016 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ BPM LLP
San Francisco, California
September 28, 2016

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

As of June 30, 2017  2016  2020  2019 
          
ASSETS                
Investment in Hotel, net $35,213,000  $37,744,000  $32,481,000  $33,352,000 
Investment in real estate  973,000   973,000 
Investment in real estate, net  980,000   977,000 
Investment in marketable securities  3,861,000   4,038,000   565,000   1,425,000 
Other investments, net  389,000   359,000   87,000   196,000 
Cash and cash equivalents  2,049,000   3,378,000   4,710,000   9,789,000 
Restricted cash - mortgage impounds  5,111,000   898,000 
Restricted cash  11,675,000   11,027,000 
Accounts receivable - Hotel, net  1,436,000   3,218,000   251,000   848,000 
Other assets, net  867,000   1,274,000   831,000   886,000 
Deferred tax asset  10,927,000   11,088,000   5,974,000   4,054,000 
                
Total assets $60,826,000  $62,970,000  $57,554,000  $62,554,000 
                
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT        
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT        
Liabilities:                
Accounts payable and other liabilities - Justice $7,588,000  $11,298,000 
Accounts payable and other liabilities $15,085,000  $17,181,000   255,000   182,000 
Accounts payable to related party  2,385,000   2,122,000 
Due to securities broker  592,000   291,000   -   151,000 
Obligations for securities sold  867,000   29,000   -   325,000 
Related party and other notes payable  10,209,000   11,246,000 
Mortgage notes payable - Hotel  115,615,000   116,160,000 
Related party notes payable  7,604,000   8,221,000 
Other note payable  4,719,000   - 
Finance leases  1,098,000   1,486,000 
Mortgage notes payable – Hotel, net  111,446,000   113,087,000 
                
Total liabilities  142,368,000   144,907,000   135,095,000   136,872,000 
                
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)                
                
Shareholders' deficit:        
Common stock, no par value: Authorized shares - 750,000; 734,183 shares issued and outstanding shares  2,092,000   2,092,000 
Shareholders’ deficit:        
Common stock, no par value: Authorized shares - 750,000; 734,183 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and 2019  2,092,000   2,092,000 
Accumulated deficit  (77,120,000)  (77,365,000)  (73,809,000)  (70,876,000)
Total Portsmouth shareholders' deficit  (75,028,000)  (75,273,000)
Total Portsmouth shareholders’ deficit  (71,717,000)  (68,784,000)
Noncontrolling interest  (6,514,000)  (6,664,000)  (5,824,000)  (5,534,000)
Total shareholders' deficit  (81,542,000)  (81,937,000)
Total shareholders’ deficit  (77,541,000)  (74,318,000)
                
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit $60,826,000  $62,970,000 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit $57,554,000  $62,554,000 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

For the years ended June 30, 2017  2016 
       
Revenue - Hotel $54,334,000  $58,566,000 
         
Costs and operating expenses        
Hotel operating expenses  (41,031,000)  (47,246,000)
Legal settlement costs  -   (5,396,000)
Depreciation and amortization expense  (2,860,000)  (2,855,000)
General and administrative expense  (635,000)  (712,000)
         
Total costs and operating expenses  (44,526,000)  (56,209,000)
         
Income from operations  9,808,000   2,357,000 
         
Other income (expense)        
Interest expense - mortgage  (7,736,000)  (7,790,000)
Loss on disposal of assets  -   (30,000)
Loss on marketable securities  (1,295,000)  (2,095,000)
Net unrealized loss on other investments  -   (32,000)
Impairment loss on other investments  (60,000)  (194,000)
Dividend and interest income  44,000   9,000 
Trading and margin interest expense  (170,000)  (121,000)
         
Net other expense  (9,217,000)  (10,253,000)
         
Income (loss) before income taxes  591,000   (7,896,000)
Income tax (expense) benefit  (196,000)  2,737,000 
         
Net income (loss)  395,000   (5,159,000)
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest  (150,000)  367,000 
         
Net income (loss) attributable to Portsmouth $245,000  $(4,792,000)
         
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share attributable to Portsmouth $0.33  $(6.53)
         
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding  734,183   734,183 
For the years ended June 30, 2020  2019 
       
Revenue - Hotel $42,839,000  $59,881,000 
         
Costs and operating expenses        
Hotel operating expenses  (37,333,000)  (44,466,000)
Hotel depreciation and amortization expense  (2,192,000)  (2,309,000)
General and administrative expense  (747,000)  (766,000)
         
Total costs and operating expenses  (40,272,000)  (47,541,000)
         
Income from operations  2,567,000   12,340,000 
         
Other income (expense)        
Interest expense - mortgage  (6,965,000)  (7,273,000)
Interest expense - related party  (361,000)  (361,000)
Loss on asset disposal  -   (398,000)
Net loss on marketable securities  (322,000)  (266,000)
Net loss on marketable securities - Comstock  -   (124,000)
Impairment loss on other investments  (80,000)  (36,000)
Dividend and interest income  134,000   167,000 
Trading and margin interest expense  (130,000)  (179,000)
         
Total other expense, net  (7,724,000)  (8,470,000)
         
(Loss) Income before income taxes  (5,157,000)  3,870,000 
Income tax benefit (expense)  1,934,000   (956,000)
         
Net (loss) income  (3,223,000)  2,914,000 
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to the noncontrolling interest  290,000   (315,000)
         
Net (loss) income attributable to Portsmouth $(2,933,000) $2,599,000 
         
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share attributable to Portsmouth $(3.99) $3.54 
         
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted  734,183   734,183 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS'SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

        Retained  Total       
    Earnings  Portsmouth     Total 
  Common Stock  (Accumulated  Shareholders'  Noncontrolling  Shareholders' 
  Shares  Amount  Deficit)  Deficit  Interest  Deficit 
                   
Balance at July 1, 2015  734,183  $2,092,000  $(72,523,000) $(70,431,000) $(6,297,000) $(76,728,000)
                         
Net loss          (4,792,000)  (4,792,000)  (367,000)  (5,159,000)
                         
Redemption of limited partnership interests          (50,000)  (50,000)  -   (50,000)
                         
Balance at June 30, 2016  734,183   2,092,000   (77,365,000)  (75,273,000)  (6,664,000)  (81,937,000)
                         
Net income          245,000   245,000   150,000   395,000 
                         
Balance at June 30, 2017  734,183  $2,092,000  $(77,120,000) $(75,028,000) $(6,514,000) $(81,542,000)
           Total       
        Portsmouth     Total 
  Common Stock  Accumulated  Shareholders’  Noncontrolling  Shareholders’ 
  Shares  Amount  Deficit  Deficit  Interest  Deficit 
                   
Balance at July 1, 2018  734,183   2,092,000   (73,475,000)  (71,383,000)  (5,699,000)  (77,082,000)
                         
Net income  -   -   2,599,000   2,599,000   315,000   2,914,000 
Investment in Justice  -   -   -   -   (150,000)  (150,000)
                         
Balance at June 30, 2019  734,183   2,092,000   (70,876,000)  (68,784,000)  (5,534,000)  (74,318,000)
                         
Net loss  -   -   (2,933,000)  (2,933,000)  (290,000)  (3,223,000)
                         
Balance at June 30, 2020  734,183  $2,092,000  $(73,809,000) $(71,717,000) $(5,824,000) $(77,541,000)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

For the years ended June 30, 2017  2016 
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net income (loss) $395,000  $(5,159,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Net unrealized loss on marketable securities  1,321,000   2,130,000 
Legal settlement costs  -   5,575,000 
Unrealized loss on other investments  -   41,000 
Impairment loss on other investments  60,000   194,000 
Loss on disposal of assets  -   30,000 
Depreciation and amortization  2,944,000   2,855,000 
Changes in assets and liabilities:        
Investment in marketable securities  (1,144,000)  (458,000)
Accounts receivable - hotel, net  1,782,000   3,573,000 
Other assets, net  407,000   1,454,000 
Accounts payable and other liabilities  (2,096,000)  2,559,000 
Due to securities broker  301,000   291,000 
Obligations for securities sold  838,000   29,000 
Deferred income taxes  161,000   (2,737,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities  4,969,000   10,377,000 
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Payments for hotel furniture, equipment and building improvements  (329,000)  (4,231,000)
Purchase of other investments  (90,000)  - 
Net cash used in investing activities  (419,000)  (4,231,000)
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Payments of mortgage and other notes payable  (1,666,000)  (3,484,000)
Restricted cash used in by redemption and mortgage impounds  (4,213,000)  (311,000)
Distributions and redemption to noncontrolling interest  -   (50,000)
Net cash used in financing activities  (5,879,000)  (3,845,000)
         
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents  (1,329,000)  2,301,000 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year  3,378,000   1,077,000 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $2,049,000  $3,378,000 
         
Supplemental information:        
Income tax paid $-  $1,000 
Interest paid $7,799,000  $7,796,000 
         
Non-cash transactions:        
Conversion of other investments to marketable securities $-  $4,410,000 
Legal settlement costs $-  $5,575,000 
For the year ended June 30, 2020  2019 
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net (loss) income $(3,223,000) $2,914,000 
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:        
Net unrealized loss on marketable securities  145,000   278,000 
Loss on disposal of assets  -   398,000 
Deferred income taxes  (1,920,000)  1,105,000 
Impairment loss on other investments  80,000   36,000 
Depreciation and amortization  1,997,000   2,071,000 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Investment in marketable securities  715,000   804,000 
Accounts receivable - Hotel, net  597,000   961,000 
Other assets  55,000   (155,000)
Accounts payable and other liabilities - Justice  (3,710,000)  1,352,000 
Accounts payable and other liabilities  73,000   (225,000)
Accounts payable related party  263,000   356,000 
Due to securities broker  (151,000)  (339,000)
Obligations for securities sold  (325,000)  (187,000)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities  (5,404,000)  9,369,000 
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Payments for hotel furniture, equipment and building improvements  (1,291,000)  (1,399,000)
Investment in real estate  (3,000)  (4,000)
Investment in Justice  -   (150,000)
Proceeds from other investments  29,000   35,000 
Net cash used in investing activities  (1,265,000)  (1,518,000)
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Proceeds from other note payable  4,719,000   - 
Payments of mortgage and finance leases, net  (1,872,000)  (1,523,000)
Issuance cost from refinance of long term debt  (479,000)  (155,000)
Issuance cost from refinance of related party loan  (130,000)  (40,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  2,238,000   (1,718,000)
         
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash  (4,431,000)  6,133,000 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at the beginning of the period  20,816,000   14,683,000 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at the end of the period $16,385,000  $20,816,000 
         
Supplemental information:        
Interest paid $7,345,000  $7,683,000 
Taxes paid $2,000  $69,000 
Non-cash transaction:        
Additions to Hotel equipment through finance leases $30,000  $382,000 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTE 1 -– BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Description of Business

 

Portsmouth’s primary business is conducted through its general and limited partnership interest in Justice Investors Limited Partnership, a California limited partnership (“Justice” or the “Partnership”).Portsmouth has a 93.1%93.3% limited partnership interest in Justice and is the sole general partner. Justice was formed in 1967 to acquire real property in San Francisco, California. As of June 30, 2020, the Partnership has approximately 23 voting limited partners. The financial statements of Justice are consolidated with those of the Company.

 

As of June 30, 2017,2020, Santa Fe Financial Corporation (“Santa Fe”), a public company, owns approximately 68.8% of the outstanding common shares of Portsmouth Square, Inc. (“Portsmouth” or the “Company”). Santa Fe is an 81.9%83.7%-owned subsidiary of The InterGroup Corporation (“InterGroup”), a public company. InterGroup also directly owns approximately 13.4%13.7% of the common stock of Portsmouth.

 

Justice, through its subsidiaries Justice Holdings Company, LLC (“Holdings”), a Delaware Limited Liability Company, Justice Operating Company, LLC (“Operating”) and Justice Mezzanine Company, LLC (“Mezzanine”), owns and operates a 543-room544-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. Holdings and

Mezzanine are both wholly-owned subsidiariesis a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership; Operating is a wholly-ownedwholly owned subsidiary 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 operated by the partnership as a full-service Hilton brand hotel pursuant to a Franchise License Agreement with HLT Franchise Holding LLC (Hilton). Justice had a management agreement with Prism Hospitality L.P. (“Prism”Hilton”) to perform certain management functions for the Hotel. The management agreement with Prism had an original term of ten years, subject to the Partnership’s right to terminate at any time with or without cause. Effectivethrough January 2014, the management agreement with Prism was amended by the Partnership to change the nature of the services provided by Prism and the compensation payable to Prism, among other things. Prism’s management agreement was terminated upon its expiration date of February 3, 2017. Effective December 1, 2013, GMP Management, Inc. (“GMP”), a company owned by a Justice limited partner and a related party, also provided management services for the Partnership pursuant to a management services agreement, with a three-year term, subject to the Partnership’s right to terminate earlier for cause. In June 2016, GMP resigned. After a lengthy review process of several national third-party hotel management companies, on February 1, 2017, 31, 2030.

Justice entered into a Hotel management agreement (“HMA”) with Interstate Management Company, LLC (“Interstate”) to manage the Hotel, along with its five-level parking garage, with an effective takeover date of February 3, 2017. The term of the management agreement is for an initial period of 10ten years commencing on the takeover date and automatically renews for an additionalsuccessive one (1) year periods, to not to exceed five years in the aggregate, subject to certain conditions. Under the terms of the HMA, base management fee payable to Interstate shall be one and seven-tenths percent (1.70%) of total Hotel revenue. The HMA also provides for Interstate to advance a key money incentive fee to the Hotel for capital improvements in the form of a self-exhausting, interest free note payable in the amount of $2,000,000 under certain terms and conditions described in a separate key money agreement. The $2,000,000 isAs of June 30, 2020 and 2019, balance of the key money including accrued interests are $1,009,000 and $2,049,000, respectively, and are included in the restricted cash and related party and other notes payable balances in the consolidated balance sheets assheets. As of June 30, 2017.2020 and 2019, balance of the unamortized portion of the key money are $1,646,000 and $1,896,000, respectively, and are included in the related party notes payable in the consolidated balance sheets. On October 25, 2019, Interstate merged with Aimbridge Hospitality, North America’s largest independent hotel management firm. With the completion of the merger, the newly combined company will be positioned under the Aimbridge Hospitality name in the Americas.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and Justice. All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated.

 

Investment in Hotel, Net

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Building improvements are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their useful lives ranging from 3 to 39 years. Furniture, fixtures, and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their useful lives ranging from 3 to 7 years.

 

Repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. Costs of significant renewals and improvements are capitalized and depreciated over the shorter of its remaining estimated useful life or life of the asset. The cost of assets sold or retired and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts; any resulting gain or loss is included in other income (expenses).

 

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The Company reviews property and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). If the carrying amount of the asset, including any intangible assets associated with that asset, exceeds its estimated undiscounted net cash flow, before interest, the Partnership will recognize an impairment loss equal to the difference between itsthe assets’ carrying amount and its estimated fair value. If impairment is recognized, the reduced carrying amount of the asset will be accounted for as its new cost. For a depreciable asset, the new cost will be depreciated over the asset’s remaining useful life. Generally, fair values are estimated using discounted cash flow, replacement cost or market comparison analyses. The process of evaluating for impairment requires estimates as to future events and conditions, which are subject to varying market and economic factors. Therefore, it is reasonably possible that a change in estimate resulting from judgments as to future events could occur which would affect the recorded amounts of the property. No impairment losses were recorded for the years ended June 30, 20172020 and 2016.2019.

 

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Investment in Marketable Securities

 

Marketable securities are stated at fair value as determined by the most recently traded price of each security at the balance sheet date. Marketable securities are classified as trading securities with all unrealized gains and losses on the Company'sCompany’s investment portfolio recorded through the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Other Investments, Net

 

Other investments include non-marketable securities (carried at cost, net of any impairments loss) and non –marketable warrants (carried at fair value). The Company has no significant influence or control over the entities that issue these investments. These investments are reviewed on a periodic basis for other-than-temporary impairment. The Company reviews several factors to determine whether a loss is other-than-temporary. These factors include but are not limited to: (i) the length of time an investment is in an unrealized loss position, (ii) the extent to which fair value is less than cost, (iii) the financial condition and near term prospects of the issuer and (iv) our ability to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value. For the years ended June 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, the Company recorded impairment losses related to other investments of $60,000$80,000 and $194,000,$36,000, respectively. As of June 30, 2017,2020 and 2016,2019, the allowance for impairment losses was $2,159,000$2,257,000 and $2,099,000,$2,256,000, respectively.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased and are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company does not have any cash equivalents.

 

Restricted Cash

 

Restricted cash is comprised of amounts held by lenders for payment of real estate taxes, insurance, replacement and capital improvementsaddition reserves for the Hotel. It also includes key money received from Interstate that is restricted for capital improvements.

 

Accounts Receivable - Hotel, Net

 

Accounts receivable from Hotel customers are carried at cost less an allowance for doubtful accounts that is based on management’s assessment of the collectability of accounts receivable. As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $25,000 and $4,000, respectively. The Partnership extends unsecured credit to its customers but mitigates the associated credit risk by performing ongoing credit evaluations of its customers.

 

Other Assets, Net

 

Other assets include prepaid insurance, accounts receivable, franchise fees, license fees, and other miscellaneous assets. Franchise fees are stated at cost and amortized over the life of the agreement (15 years). License fees are stated at cost and amortized over 10 years.

 

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Income Taxes

 

Income TaxesThe Company consolidates Justice (“Hotel”) for financial reporting purposes and is not taxed on its non-controlling interest in the Hotel. The income tax benefit (expense) during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 represent the income tax effect on the Company’s pretax (loss) income which includes its share in the net (loss) income of the Hotel.

 

Deferred income taxes are calculated under the liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are based on differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities at the current enacted tax rates. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities are included as a component of income tax expense. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities attributable to changes in enacted tax rates are charged or credited to income tax expense in the period of enactment. Valuation allowances are established for certain deferred tax assets where realization is not likely.

 

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We have considered the income tax accounting and disclosure implications of the relief provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act enacted on March 27, 2020. The effect of tax law changes is required to be recognized either in the interim period in which the legislation is enacted or reflected in the computation of the annual effective tax rate, depending on the nature of the change. As of June 30, 2020, we evaluated the income tax provisions of the CARES Act and have determined there to be no material effect on the fiscal year tax provision. We will continue to evaluate the income tax provisions of the CARES Act and monitor the tax law changes that could have income tax accounting and disclosure implications.

Assets and liabilities are established for uncertain tax positions taken or positions expected to be taken in income tax returns when such positions are judged to not meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold based on the technical merits of the positions.

 

Due to Securities Broker

 

Various securities brokers have advanced funds to the Company for the purchase of marketable securities under standard margin agreements. These advanced funds are recorded as a liability.

 

Obligations for Securities Sold

 

Obligation for securities sold represents the fair market value of shares sold with the promise to deliver that security at some future date and the fair market value of shares underlying the written call options with the obligation to deliver that security when and if the option is exercised. The obligation may be satisfied with current holdings of the same security or by subsequent purchases of that security. Unrealized gains and losses from changes in the obligation are included in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

Accounts Payable and Other Liabilities

 

Accounts payable and other liabilities include trade payables, advance customer deposits, accrued wages, accrued real estate taxes, and other liabilities.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Accounting standards for fair value measurement establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the observability of inputs as follows:

 

Level 1–inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

Level 2–inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.

 

Level 3–inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

RoomOn July 1, 2018, we adopted ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, using the modified retrospective approach to all contracts resulting in no cumulative adjustment to accumulated deficit. The adoption of this standard did not impact the timing of our revenue is recognizedrecognition based on the date upon which a guest occupies a room and/or utilizes the Hotel’s services. Food and beverage revenues are recognized upon delivery. Garage revenue is recognized when a guest uses the garage space. The Company records a liability for payments collected in advanceshort-term, day-to-day nature of revenue recognition. This liability is included in Accounts payable and other liabilities.our operations. See Note 3 – Revenue.

 

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Advertising Costs

 

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred.incurred and are included in Hotel operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. Advertising costs were $294,000$176,000 and $522,000$282,000 for the years ended June 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, respectively.

 

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Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) per Share

 

Basic income (loss) per share is calculated based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each fiscal year. As of June 30, 2017,2020 and 2016,2019, the Company did not have any potentially dilutive securities outstanding.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) requires the use of estimates and assumptions regarding certain types of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. Such estimates primarily relate to unsettled transactionsthe recording of allowance for doubtful accounts and eventsallowance for impairment losses which are based on management’s assessment of the collectability of accounts receivable and the fair market value of nonmarketable securities, respectively, as of the dateend of the financial statements. Accordingly, upon settlement, actualfiscal year. Actual results may differ from estimated amounts.those estimates.

 

Debt Issuance Costs

Debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability are presented in the consolidated balance sheets as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability and are amortized over the life of the debt. Loan amortization costs are included in interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In August 2014,February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and requires expanded disclosures about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15,2018-11, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s AbilityLeases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements. ASU 2018-11 provides entities another option for transition, allowing entities to Continue as a Going Concern that requires management to evaluate whether there are conditions and events that raise substantial doubt aboutnot apply the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year afternew standard in the comparative periods they present in their financial statements are issuedin the year of adoption. Effective July 1, 2019, we adopted ASU 2016-02 using the modified retrospective approach provided by ASU 2018-11. We elected certain practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance, including the election to carryforward historical lease classification. We also elected the short-term lease practical expedient, which allowed us to not recognize leases with a term of less than twelve months on bothour consolidated balance sheets. In addition, we elected the lease and non-lease components practical expedient, which allowed us to calculate the present value of the fixed payments without performing an interimallocation of lease and annual basis. Management is required to provide certain footnote disclosures if it concludes that substantial doubt exists or when its plans alleviate substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. ASU No. 2014-15 becomes effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016non-lease components. We did not record any operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and for interim reporting periods thereafter. The Company does not expect theoperating lease liabilities upon adoption of this ASUthe new standard as the aggregate value of the ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are immaterial relative to our total assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2020 and 2019. The standard did not have a materialan impact on its consolidated financial statements.our other finance leases, statements of operations or cash flows. See Note 4 and Note 10 for balances of finance lease ROU assets and liabilities, respectively.

 

On June 16, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” This ASU modifies the impairment model to utilize an expected loss methodology in place of the currently used incurred loss methodology, which will result in the more timelytimelier recognition of losses. ASU No. 2016-13 will be effective for us as of January 1, 2020.2023. The Company is currently reviewing the effect of ASU No. 2016-13.

 

OnNOTE 2 - LIQUIDITY

Historically, our cash flows have been primarily generated from our Hotel operations. However, the responses by federal, state, and local civil authorities to the COVID-19 pandemic has had a material detrimental impact on our liquidity. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, our net cash flow used in operations was $5,404,000. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, our net cash flow provided by operations was $9,369,000. We have taken several steps to preserve capital and increase liquidity at our Hotel, including implementing strict cost management measures to eliminate non-essential expenses, postponing capital expenditures, renegotiating certain reoccurring expenses, and temporarily closing certain hotel services and outlets.

As of June 30, 2020, we had cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash of $16,385,000 which included $10,666,000 of restricted cash held by our Hotel senior lender Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Lender”). Of the $10,666,000 restricted cash, $7,486,000 was held for furniture, fixtures and equipment (“FF&E”) reserves and $2,432,000 was held for a possible future property improvement plan (“PIP”) requested by our franchisor, Hilton. However, Hilton has confirmed that it will not require a PIP for our Hotel until relicensing which shall occur at the earlier of (i) January 2030, which is six years after the maturity date of our current senior and mezzanine loans, or (ii) upon the sale of our Hotel. Therefore, on August 26, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows - Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (Topic230).” This ASU is intended to reduce the diversity in practice around how certain transactions are classified within the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-1519, 2020, Lender released PIP deposits in the first quarter of 2017 with no material impact to our financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03,Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. ASU 2015-03 is effective for annual and interim periods within these annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and early application is permitted. The Company adopted this standard beginning with the quarter ended December 31, 2016 and reclassified the debt issuance costs of $840,000 from Other Assets to Mortgage notes payable – Hotel, net on the June 30, 2016 condensed consolidated balance sheet.

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (ASU 2014-09), which amends the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, which delays the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year. The FASB also agreed to allow entities to choose to adopt the standard as of the original effective date. In March 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-08,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net)(ASU 2016-08) which clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. The guidance includes indicators to assist an entity in determining whether it controls a specified good or service before it is transferred$2,379,000 to the customers.Hotel. The new revenue recognition standard will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2019, with the optionfunds were utilized to adopt it in the first quarter of 2018. We currently anticipate adopting the new standard effective July 1, 2019. The new standard also permits two methods of adoption: retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented (full retrospective method), or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized at the date of initial application (the modified retrospective method). The Company currently anticipates adopting the standard using the modified retrospective method. While the Company is still in the process of completing the analysis on the impact this guidance will have on the consolidated financial statementsfund operating expenses, including franchise and related disclosures, the Company does not expect the impact to be material.management fees and other expenses.

 

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NOTE 2 - JUSTICE INVESTORSOn April 9, 2020, Justice entered into a loan agreement (“SBA Loan”) with CIBC Bank USA under the recently enacted CARES Act administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Justice received proceeds of $4,719,000 from the SBA Loan. In accordance with the requirements of the CARES Act, Justice has used the proceeds from the SBA Loan primarily for payroll costs. As of June 30, 2020, Justice had used $3,568,000 in qualified expenses and had a balance of $1,151,000 available for future qualified expenses. The SBA Loan is scheduled to mature on April 9, 2022 with a 1.00% interest rate and is subject to the terms and conditions applicable to loans administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration under the CARES Act. All payments of principal and interest are deferred until October 2020, and the repayment obligations under the loan may be forgiven if the funds are used for payroll and other qualified expenses. Justice anticipates applying for loan forgiveness shortly. All unforgiven portion of the principal and accrued interest will be due at maturity.

 

Justice Investors Limited Partnership, aIn order to increase its liquidity position, InterGroup refinanced its 151-unit apartment complex in Parsippany, New Jersey on April 30, 2020, generating net proceeds of $6,814,000. In June 2020, InterGroup refinanced one of its California limited partnershipproperties and generated net proceeds of $1,144,000. InterGroup is currently evaluating other refinancing opportunities and it could refinance additional multifamily properties should the need arise; however, InterGroup does not deem it necessary at this time. InterGroup has an uncollateralized $8,000,000 revolving line of credit from CIBC Bank USA (“Justice” orCIBC”) of which $5,000,000 was available to be drawn down as of June 30, 2020; however, the “Partnership”),outstanding balance on the revolving line of credit was formedpaid down fully on August 28, 2020, making the entire $8,000,000 available to be drawn down should additional liquidity be necessary. On August 28, 2020, Santa Fe sold its 27-unit apartment complex located in 1967 to acquire real property in San Francisco,Santa Monica, California for $15,650,000 and realized a gain on the developmentsale of approximately $12,026,000. Santa Fe will manage its federal and leasestate income tax liability, and anticipates the utilization of its available net operating losses and capital loss carryforwards. Santa Fe received net proceeds of $12,163,000 after selling costs and repayment of InterGroup’s RLOC of $2,985,000 as InterGroup had drawn on its RLOC in July 2018 to pay off the previous Fannie Mae mortgage on the property. Furthermore, pursuant to the Contribution Agreement between Santa Fe and InterGroup, Santa Fe paid InterGroup $662,000 from the sale. Santa Fe will not seek a replacement property.

As the sole general partner of Justice that controls approximately 93.3% of the Hotelvoting interest in the Partnership, Portsmouth has the ability to amend the partnership agreement to allow for capital calls to the limited partners of Justice if needed. The majority of any capital calls will be met by Portsmouth. Portsmouth will have financing availability, upon the authorization of the respective board of directors, to borrow from InterGroup and/or Santa Fe to meet any capital calls and its other obligations during the next twelve months and beyond. On August 28, 2020, the Board of InterGroup and Santa Fe have passed resolutions, respectively, to provide funding to Portsmouth if necessary. The Partnership is also allowed to seek additional loans and sell partnership interests. Upon the consent of the general partner and a super majority in interest, the Partnership may sell additional classes or series of units of the Partnership under certain conditions in order to raise additional capital.

Our known short-term liquidity requirements primarily consist of funds necessary to pay for operating and other expenditures, including management and franchise fees, corporate expenses, payroll and related facilities. The Partnership has one general partner, Portsmouth Square, Inc., a California corporation (“Portsmouth”)costs, taxes, interest and approximately 24 voting limited partners, including Portsmouth.principal payments on our outstanding indebtedness, and repairs and maintenance of the Hotel.

 

Management believes thatOur long-term liquidity requirements primarily consist of funds necessary to pay for scheduled debt maturities and capital improvements of the revenuesHotel. We will continue to finance our business activities primarily with existing cash, including from the activities described above, and cash flows expected to be generated from our operations. After considering our approach to liquidity and accessing our available sources of cash, we believe that our cash position, after giving effect to the operationstransactions discussed above, will be adequate to meet anticipated requirements for operating and other expenditures, including corporate expenses, payroll and related benefits, taxes and compliance costs and other commitments, for at least twelve months from the date of issuance of these financial statements, even if current levels of low occupancy were to persist. The objectives of our cash management policy are to maintain existing leverage levels and the Hotel, garage and leasesavailability of liquidity, while minimizing operational costs. We believe that our cash on hand, along with other potential aforementioned sources of liquidity that management may be able to obtain, will be sufficient to meet allfund our working capital needs, as well as our capital lease and debt obligations for at least the next twelve months and beyond. However, there can be no guarantee that management will be successful with its plan.

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NOTE 3 - REVENUE

The following table present our revenue disaggregated by revenue streams.

For the year ended June 30, 2020  2019 
Hotel revenues:        
Hotel rooms $36,465,000  $51,243,000 
Food and beverage  3,529,000   5,353,000 
Garage  2,368,000   2,875,000 
Other operating departments  477,000   410,000 
Total Hotel revenue $42,839,000  $59,881,000 

Performance obligations

We identified the following performance obligations for which revenue is recognized as the respective performance obligations are satisfied, which results in recognizing the amount we expect to be entitled to for providing the goods or services:

Cancelable room reservations or ancillary services are typically satisfied as the good or service is transferred to the hotel guest, which is generally when the room stay occurs.
Noncancelable room reservations and banquet or conference reservations represent a series of distinct goods or services provided over time and satisfied as each distinct good or service is provided, which is reflected by the duration of the room reservation.
Other ancillary goods and services are purchased independently of the room reservation at standalone selling prices and are considered separate performance obligations, which are satisfied when the related good or service is provided to the hotel guest.
Components of package reservations for which each component could be sold separately to other hotel guests are considered separate performance obligations and are satisfied as set forth above.

Hotel revenue primarily consists of hotel room rentals, revenue from accommodations sold in conjunction with other services (e.g., package reservations), food and beverage sales and other ancillary goods and services (e.g., parking). Revenue is recognized when rooms are occupied or goods and services have been delivered or rendered, respectively. Payment terms typically align with when the Partnership’s currentgoods and futureservices are provided. For package reservations, the transaction price is allocated to the performance obligations within the package based on the estimated standalone selling prices of each component.

We do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an expected length of one year or less. Due to the nature of our business, our revenue is not significantly impacted by refunds. Cash payments received in advance of guests staying at our hotel are refunded to hotel guests if the guest cancels within the specified time period, before any services are rendered. Refunds related to service are generally recognized as an adjustment to the transaction price at the time the hotel stay occurs or services are rendered.

Contract assets and financial requirements. Management also believesliabilities

We do not have any material contract assets as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, other than trade and other receivables, net on our consolidated balance sheets. Our receivables are primarily the result of contracts with customers, which are reduced by an allowance for doubtful accounts that there is significant appreciated valuereflects our estimate of amounts that will not be collected.

We record contract liabilities when cash payments are received or due in advance of guests staying at our hotel, which are presented within accounts payable and other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. Contract liabilities decreased to $375,000 as of June 30, 2020 from $1,215,000 as of June 30, 2019. The decrease for the twelve months ended June 30, 2020 was primarily driven by $840,000 revenue recognized that was included in the Hotel property in excessadvanced deposits balance as of the net book valueJune 30, 2019.

Contract costs

We consider sales commissions earned to support additional borrowings, if necessary.be incremental costs of obtaining a contract with our customers. As a practical expedient, we expense these costs as incurred as our contracts with customers are less than one year.

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NOTE 34 – INVESTMENT IN HOTEL, NET

 

Investment in Hotel consisted of the following as of:

 

   Accumulated Net Book    Accumulated Net Book 
June 30, 2017 Cost Depreciation Value 
June 30, 2020 Cost Depreciation Value 
              
Land $1,124,000  $-  $1,124,000  $1,124,000  $-  $1,124,000 
Finance lease ROU assets  1,775,000   (291,000)  1,484,000 
Furniture and equipment  27,681,000   (24,570,000)  3,111,000   30,528,000   (27,498,000)  3,030,000 
Building and improvements  55,918,000   (24,940,000)  30,978,000   55,614,000   (28,771,000)  26,843,000 
 $84,723,000  $(49,510,000) $35,213,000 
Investment in Hotel, net $89,041,000  $(56,560,000) $32,481,000 

 

   Accumulated Net Book    Accumulated Net Book 
June 30, 2016 Cost Depreciation Value 
June 30, 2019 Cost Depreciation Value 
              
Land $1,124,000  $-  $1,124,000  $1,124,000  $-  $1,124,000 
Finance lease ROU assets  521,000   (35,000)  486,000 
Furniture and equipment  28,857,000   (23,097,000)  5,760,000   30,585,000   (26,840,000)  3,745,000 
Building and improvements  54,517,000   (23,657,000)  30,860,000   55,488,000   (27,491,000)  27,997,000 
 $84,498,000  $(46,754,000) $37,744,000 
Investment in Hotel, net $87,718,000  $(54,366,000) $33,352,000 

 

NOTE 45 – INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE

 

In August 2007, the Company agreed to acquire 50% interest in IntergroupInterGroup Uluniu, Inc., a Hawaiian corporation and a 100% owned subsidiary of InterGroup, for $973,000, which represents an amount equal to the costs paid by InterGroup for the acquisition and carrying costs of approximately two acres of unimproved land held for development located in Maui, Hawaii. As a related party transaction, the fairness of the financial terms of the transaction were reviewed and approved by the independent director of the Company.

 

NOTE 56 - INVESTMENT IN MARKETABLE SECURITIES

 

The Company’s investment in marketable securities consists primarily of corporate equities. The Company has also invested in corporate bonds and income producing securities, which may include interests in real estate basedestate-based companies and REITs, where financial benefit could insure to its shareholders through income and/or capital gain.

 

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As of June 30, 2017,2020 and 2016,2019, all of the Company’s marketable securities are classified as trading securities. The change in the unrealized gains and losses on these investments are included in earnings. Trading securities are summarized as follows:

 

     Gross  Gross  Net  Fair 
Investment Cost  Unrealized Gain  Unrealized Loss  Unrealized Loss  Value 
                
As of June 30, 2017                    
Corporate Equities $8,012,000  $381,000  $(4,532,000) $(4,151,000) $3,861,000 
                     
As of June 30, 2016                    
Corporate Equities $6,877,000  $272,000  $(3,111,000) $(2,839,000) $4,038,000 

     Gross  Gross  Net  Fair 
Investment Cost  Unrealized Gain  Unrealized Loss  Unrealized Loss  Value 
                
As of June 30, 2020                    
Corporate                    
Equities $3,955,000  $66,000  $(3,456,000) $(3,390,000) $565,000 
                     
As of June 30, 2019                    
Corporate                    
Equities $6,923,000  $240,000  $(5,738,000) $(5,498,000) $1,425,000 

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As of June 30, 2017,2020 and 2016,2019, approximately 42%60% and 77%24% of the investment marketable securities balance above is comprised of the common stock of Comstock Mining Inc. (“Comstock” – NYSE AMERICAN: LODE).

 

As of June 30, 2017,2020 and 2016,2019, the Company had $4,494,000$3,448,000 and $1,138,000,$5,697,000, respectively, of unrealized losses related to securities held for over one year.year; of which $3,400,000 and $5,666,000 are related to its investment in Comstock, respectively. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, the decrease in unrealized losses is a result of reclassing $2,266,000 net unrealized gain related to Comstock that was included in the cost basis as of June 30, 2019.

 

Net loss on marketable securities on the statement of operations is comprised of realized and unrealized losses. Below is the compositionbreakdown of the two components for the years ended June 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, respectively.

 

For the year ended June 30, 2017  2016  2020  2019 
Realized gain on marketable securities $26,000  $35,000 
Realized loss on marketable securities $(177,000) $(112,000)
Unrealized loss on marketable securities related to Comstock  -   (124,000)
Unrealized loss on marketable securities  (1,321,000)  (2,130,000)  (145,000)  (154,000)
        
Net loss on marketable securities $(1,295,000) $(2,095,000) $(322,000) $(390,000)

 

NOTE 67 – OTHER INVESTMENTS, NET

 

The Company may also invest, with the approval of the Executive Strategic Real Estate and Securities Investment Committee and other Company guidelines, in private investment equity funds and other unlisted securities, such as convertible notes through private placements. Those investments in non-marketable securities are carried at cost on the Company’s balance sheet as part of other investments, net of other than temporary impairment losses.

 

Other investments, net consist of the following:

 

Type June 30, 2017 June 30, 2016  June 30, 2020  June 30, 2019 
Private equity hedge fund, at cost $284,000  $333,000  $57,000  $137,000 
Other investments  105,000   26,000   30,000   59,000 
 $389,000  $359,000  $87,000  $196,000 

 

NOTE 78 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The carrying values of the Company’s financial instruments not required to be carried at fair value on a recurring basis approximate fair value due to their short maturities (i.e., accounts receivable, other assets, accounts payable and other liabilities, due to securities broker and obligations for securities sold) or the nature and terms of the obligation (i.e., other notes payable and mortgage notes payable).

 

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The assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows:

 

As of June 30, 2017   
As of June 30, 2020   
 Level 1  Level 1 
Assets:       
Investment in marketable securities:        
Basic materials $1,816,000  $377,000 
REITs and real estate companies  162,000 
Energy  411,000   26,000 
Technology  918,000 
Other  716,000 
 $3,861,000  $565,000 

 

As of June 30, 2016   
 Level 1 
Assets:   
Investment in marketable securities:    
Basic materials $3,102,000 
Energy  388,000 
Financial services  198,000 
Other  350,000 
  $4,038,000 
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As of June 30, 2019   
  Level 1 
Assets:    
Investment in marketable securities:    
REITs and real estate companies $451,000 
Basic materials  351,000 
Consumer cyclical  318,000 
Other  305,000 
  $1,425,000 

 

The fair values of investments in marketable securities are determined by the most recently traded price of each security at the balance sheet date.

 

Financial assets that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis and are not included in the tables above include “Other investments in non-marketable securities,” that were initially measured at cost and have been written down to fair value as a result of impairment or adjusted to record the fair value of new instruments received (i.e., preferred shares) in exchange for old instruments (i.e., debt instruments). The following table shows the fair value hierarchy for these assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as follows:

 

     Net loss for the year      Net loss for the year 
Assets Level 3 June 30, 2017 ended June 30, 2017  Level 3  June 30, 2020  ended June 30, 2020 
                                                              
Other non-marketable investments $389,000  $389,000  $(60,000) $87,000  $87,000  $(80,000)

 

        Net loss for the year 
Assets Level 3  June 30, 2016  ended June 30, 2016 
             
Other non-marketable investments $359,000  $359,000  $(194,000)

        Net loss for the year 
Assets Level 3  June 30, 2019  ended June 30, 2019 
                                                  
Other non-marketable investments $196,000  $196,000  $(36,000)

For fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, we received distribution from other non-marketable investments of $29,000 and $36,000, respectively.

 

Other investments in non-marketable securities are carried at cost net of any impairment loss. The Company has no significant influence or control over the entities that issue these investments. These investments are reviewed on a periodic basis for other-than-temporary impairment. When determining the fair value of these investments on a non-recurring basis, the Company uses valuation techniques such as the market approach and the unobservable inputs include factors such as conversion ratios and the stock price of the underlying convertible instruments. The Company reviews several factors to determine whether a loss is other-than-temporary. These factors include but are not limited to: (i) the length of time an investment is in an unrealized loss position, (ii) the extent to which fair value is less than cost, (iii) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer and (iv) our ability to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value.

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NOTE 89 – OTHER ASSETS, NET

 

Other assets consist of the following as of June 30:

 

 2017  2016  2020  2019 
Inventory - Hotel $68,000  $248,000  $37,000  $61,000 
Prepaid expenses  499,000   690,000   511,000   554,000 
Miscellaneous assets, net  300,000   336,000   283,000   271,000 
        
Total other assets $867,000  $1,274,000  $831,000  $886,000 

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NOTE 910 – RELATED PARTY AND OTHER NOTES PAYABLEFINANCING TRANSACTIONS

The following summarizes the balances of related party and other notes payable as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

As of June 30, 2020  2019 
Note payable - InterGroup $3,000,000  $3,000,000 
Note payable - Hilton  3,008,000   3,325,000 
Note payable - Interstate  1,646,000   1,896,000 
SBA Loan - Justice  4,719,000   - 
Total related party and other notes payable $12,373,000  $8,221,000 

 

On July 2, 2014, the Partnership obtained from InterGroup (a related party) an unsecured loan in the principal amount of $4,250,000 at 12% per year fixed interest, with a term of 2 years, payable interest only each month. InterGroup received a 3% loan fee. The loan may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The loan was extended to December 31, 2017.July 1, 2021.

 

On May 5, 2016, Justice and Portsmouth entered into a settlement agreement relating to previously reported litigation with Evon Corporation and certain other parties.  Under the settlement agreement, Justice, a subsidiary of Portsmouth agreed to payEvon Corporation $5,575,000. As of June 30, 2017, this balance has been fully paid.This amount was accrued and recorded as restructuring cost for the year end June 30, 2016.  

Also included in the balance of the related party noteNote payable at June 30, 2017 is the obligation to Hilton (Franchisor) in the form ofis a self-exhausting, interest free development incentive note which will beis reduced by approximately $316,000 annually through 2030 by Hilton if the Partnership is still a Franchisee with Hilton. For the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the note was reduced by approximately $316,000 for each respective year.

 

On February 1, 2017, Justice entered into a Hotel management agreement (“HMA”)an HMA with Interstate Management Company, LLC (“Interstate”) to manage the Hotel with an effective takeover date of February 3, 2017. The term of the management agreement is for an initial period of 10 years commencing on the takeover date and automatically renews for an additional year not to exceed five years in the aggregate subject to certain conditions. The HMA also provides for Interstate to advance a key money incentive fee to the Hotel for capital improvements in the amount of $2,000,000 under certain terms and conditions described in a separate key money agreement. The key money contribution shall be amortized in equal monthly amounts over an eight (8) year period commencing on the second (2nd) anniversary of the takeover date. The $2,000,000 isAs of June 30, 2020 and 2019, balance of the key money including accrued interests are $1,009,000 and $2,049,000, respectively, and are included in restricted cash andin the consolidated balance sheets. Unamortized portion of the key money is included in the related party notenotes payable balances in the condensed consolidated balance sheets assheets.

On April 9, 2020, Justice entered into a loan agreement (“SBA Loan”) with CIBC Bank USA under the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Justice received proceeds of $4,719,000 from the SBA Loan. In accordance with the requirements of the CARES Act, the Company used proceeds from the SBA Loan primarily for payroll costs. As of June 30, 2017.2020, Justice had used $3,568,000 in qualified expenses and had a balance of $1,151,000 available for future qualified expenses. The SBA Loan is scheduled to mature on April 9, 2022 with a 1.00% interest rate and is subject to the terms and conditions applicable to loans administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration under the CARES Act. All payments of principal and interest are deferred until October 2020, and the repayment obligations under the loan may be forgiven if the funds are used for payroll and other qualified expenses. Justice anticipates applying for loan forgiveness shortly. All unforgiven portion of the principal and accrued interest will be due at maturity.

 

As of June 30, 2016,2020, the Company has various non-mortgage notes payable and financinghad finance lease obligations outstanding totaling $212,000. The notes bear interestof $1,098,000. These finance leases expire in various years through 2023 at market rates and were fully paidranging from 4.62% to 6.25% per annum. Minimum future lease payments for assets under finance leases as of June 30, 2017.2020 are as follows:

For the year ending June 30,   
2021 $503,000 
2022  492,000 
2023  188,000 
Total minimum lease payments  1,183,000 
Less interest on finance lease  (85,000)
Present value of future minimum lease payments $1,098,000 

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Future minimum principal payments for all related party and other notes payablefinancing transactions are as follows:

 

For the year ending June 30,      
2018 $4,567,000 
2019  421,000 
2020  567,000 
2021  567,000  $1,016,000 
2022  567,000   8,752,000 
2023  750,000 
2024  567,000 
2025  567,000 
Thereafter  3,520,000   1,819,000 
 $10,209,000  $13,471,000 

As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company had accounts payable to related party of $2,385,000 and $2,122,000, respectively. These are amounts due to InterGroup and represent certain shared costs and expenses, primarily general and administrative expenses, rent, insurance and other expenses that are allocated among the Company, Santa Fe and InterGroup.

The Company’s Board of Directors is currently comprised of directors John V. Winfield, William J. Nance, John C. Love, Jerold R. Babin, and Steve Grunwald. All of the Company’s directors also serve as directors of InterGroup except for Mr. Grunwald. Messrs. Winfield and Nance also serve on the Board of Santa Fe. Mr. Winfield also serves as Managing Director of Justice.

John V. Winfield serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Company, Santa Fe, and InterGroup. Effective June 2016, Mr. Winfield became the Managing Director of Justice. Depending on certain market conditions and various risk factors, the Chief Executive Officer, Santa Fe and InterGroup may, at times, invest in the same companies in which the Company invests. The Company encourages such investments because it places personal resources of the Chief Executive Officer and the resources of Santa Fe and InterGroup, at risk in connection with investment decisions made on behalf of the Company.

 

NOTE 1011 – MORTGAGE NOTES PAYABLE

 

On December 18, 2013: (i) Justice Operating Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Operating”), entered into a loan agreement (“Mortgage Loan Agreement”) with Bank of America (“Mortgage Lender”); and (ii) Justice Mezzanine Company, a Delaware limited liability company (“Mezzanine”), entered into a mezzanine loan agreement (“Mezzanine Loan Agreement” and, together with the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the “Loan Agreements”) with ISBI San Francisco Mezz Lender LLC (“Mezzanine Lender” and, together with Mortgage Lender, the “Lenders”). The Partnership is the sole member of Mezzanine, and Mezzanine is the sole member of Operating.

 

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The Loan Agreements provide for a $97,000,000 Mortgage Loan and a $20,000,000 Mezzanine Loan. The proceeds of the Loan Agreements were used to fund the redemption of limited partnership interests and the pay-off of the prior mortgage.

 

The Mortgage Loan is secured by the Partnership’s principal asset, the Hilton San Francisco-Financial District (the “Property”).Hotel. The Mortgage Loan bears an interest rate of 5.275% per annum and matures in January 2024. The term of the loan is 10ten years with interest only due in the first three years and principleprincipal and interest onpayments to be made during the remaining seven years of the loan based on a thirty-year amortization schedule. The Mortgage Loan also requires payments for impounds related to property tax, insurance and capital improvement reserves. As additional security for the Mortgage Loan, there is a limited guaranty (“Mortgage Guaranty”) executed by the Company in favor of Mortgage Lender.

 

The Mezzanine Loan is a secured by the Operating membership interest held by Mezzanine and is subordinated to the Mortgage Loan. The Mezzanine Loan bearshad an interest atrate of 9.75% per annum and a maturity date of January 1, 2024. Interest only payments were due monthly. On July 31, 2019, Mezzanine refinanced the Mezzanine Loan by entering into a new mezzanine loan agreement (“New Mezzanine Loan Agreement”) with Cred Reit Holdco LLC in the amount of $20,000,000. The prior Mezzanine Loan was paid off. Interest rate on the new mezzanine loan is 7.25% and the loan matures on January 1, 2024. Interest only payments are due monthly. As additional security for the Mezzanine Loan,new mezzanine loan, there is a limited guaranty executed by the Company in favor of Mezzanine LenderCred Reit Holdco LLC (the “Mezzanine Guaranty” and, together with the Mortgage Guaranty, the “Guaranties”).

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The Guaranties are limited to what are commonly referred to as “bad boy” acts, including: (i) fraud or intentional misrepresentations; (ii) gross negligence or willful misconduct; (iii) misapplication or misappropriation of rents, security deposits, insurance or condemnation proceeds; and (iv) failure to pay taxes or insurance. The Guaranties are full recourse guaranties under identified circumstances, including failure to maintain “single purpose” status which is a factor in a consolidation of Operating or Mezzanine in a bankruptcy of another person, transfer or encumbrance of the Property in violation of the applicable loan documents, Operating or Mezzanine incurring debts that are not permitted, and the Property becoming subject to a bankruptcy proceeding. Pursuant to the Guaranties, the Partnership is required to maintain a certain minimum net worth and liquidity. Effective as of May 12, 2017, InterGroup agreed to become an additional guarantor under the limited guaranty and an additional indemnitor under the environmental indemnity for Justice Investors limited partnership’s $97,000,000 mortgage loan and the $20,000,000 mezzanine loan. Pursuant to the agreement, InterGroup is required to maintain a certain net worth and liquidity. As of June 30, 2017,2020 and 2019, InterGroup is in compliance with both requirements. However, due to the Hotel’s current low occupancy and its negative impact on the Hotel’s cash flow, Justice Operating Company, LLC is not meeting certain of its loan covenants such as the Debt Service Coverage Ratio (“DSCR”) which would trigger the creation of a lock-box and cash sweep by the Lender for all cash collected by the Hotel, and under certain terms, would allow the Lender to request Operating to replace its hotel management company. The DSCR for Operating has been below 1.00 for the last two quarters during fiscal year 2020 while it is required to maintain a DSCR of at least 1.10 to 1.00 for two consecutive quarters. However, such lockbox has been created and utilized from the loan inception and will be in place up to loan maturity regardless of the DSCR.

 

Each of the Loan Agreements contains customary representations and warranties, events of default, reporting requirements, affirmative covenants and negative covenants, which impose restrictions on, among other things, organizational changes of the respective borrower, operations of the Property, agreements with affiliates and third parties. Each of the Loan Agreements also provides for mandatory prepayments under certain circumstances (including casualty or condemnation events) and voluntary prepayments, subject to satisfaction of prescribed conditions set forth in the Loan Agreements.

 

As of June 30, 2017,2020 and 2016,2019, the Company had the following mortgages:

 

June 30, 2017  June 30, 2016  Interest Rate Origination Date Maturity Date
$96,343,000  $97,000,000  Fixed 5.28% December 18, 2013 January 1, 2024
 20,000,000   20,000,000  Fixed 9.75% December 18, 2013 January 1, 2024
 116,343,000   117,000,000  Mortgage notes payable - hotel    
 (728,000)  (840,000) Net debt issuance costs    
$115,615,000  $116,160,000  Total mortgage notes payable - hotel    

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June 30, 2020  June 30, 2019  Interest Rate Origination Date Maturity Date
$92,292,000  $93,746,000  Fixed 5.28% December 18, 2013 January 1, 2024
 20,000,000   20,000,000  Fixed 9.75% (Fixed 7.25% effective August 1st, 2019) December 18, 2013 January 1, 2024
 112,292,000   113,746,000  Mortgage notes payable - hotel    
 (896,000)  (659,000) Net debt issuance costs    
$111,396,000  $113,087,000  Total mortgage notes payable - hotel    

 

Future minimum principle payments for allmortgage notes payable are as follows:

 

For the year ending June 30,   
2018 $1,397,000 
2019  1,473,000 
2020  1,552,000 
2021  1,636,000 
2022  1,724,000 
Thereafter  108,561,000 
  $116,343,000 

NOTE 11 – GARAGE OPERATIONS

The parking garage that is part of the Hotel property was managed by Ace Parking pursuant to a contract with the Partnership. The contract was terminated with an effective termination date of October 4, 2016. The Company began managing the parking garage in-house after the termination of Ace Parking. Effective February 3, 2017, Interstate took over the management of the parking garage along with the Hotel.

For the year ending June 30,   
2021 $1,547,000 
2022  1,632,000 
2023  1,721,000 
2024  107,392,000 
  $112,292,000 

 

NOTE 12 – MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS

 

Justice had a management agreement with Prism Hospitality L.P. (“Prism”) to perform certain management functions for the Hotel. The management agreement with Prism had an original term of ten years, subject to the Partnership’s right to terminate at any time with or without cause. Effective January 2014, the management agreement with Prism was amended by the Partnership to change the nature of the services provided by Prism and the compensation payable to Prism, among other things. Prism’s management agreement was terminated upon its expiration date of February 3, 2017. Effective December 1, 2013, GMP Management, Inc. (“GMP”), a company owned by a Justice limited partner and a related party, also provided management services for the Partnership pursuant to a management services agreement, with a three-year term, subject to the Partnership’s right to terminate earlier for cause. In June 2016, GMP resigned. After a lengthy review process of several national third-party hotel management companies, onOn February 1, 2017, Justice entered into a Hotel management agreement (“HMA”) with Interstate Management Company, LLC (“Interstate”) to manage the Hotel with an effective takeover date of February 3, 2017. The term of management agreement is for an initial period of 10 years commencing on the takeover date and automatically renews for an additional year not to exceed five years in the aggregate subject to certain conditions. The HMA also provides for Interstate to advance a key money incentive fee to the Hotel for capital improvements in the amount of $2,000,000 under certain terms and conditions described in a separate key money agreement. The key money contribution shall be amortized in equal monthly amounts over an eight (8) year period commencing on the second (2nd) anniversary of the takeover date. The $2,000,000key money is included in restricted cash and related party note payable balances in the condensed consolidated balance sheets assheets. As of June 30, 2017.

In February 2017, Interstate2020 and 2019, balance of the key money including accrued interests are $1,009,000 and $2,049,000, respectively. As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, unamortized portion of the key money was hired to manage$1,646,000 and $1,896,000, respectively, and are included in related party and other notes payable in the Hotel.consolidated balance sheets. During the yearyears ended June 30, 2017,2020 and 2019, Interstate management fees were $372,000. During$341,000 and $1,206,000, respectively, and are included in Hotel operating expenses in the year ended June 30, 2016, GMP management fees were $1,219,000.consolidated statements of operations.

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NOTE 13 – CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

 

As of June 30, 2017,2020 and 2019, all accounts receivables are related to Hotel customers. As of June 30, 2016, approximately 45% of accounts receivable is related to legal settlement receivables. The Hotel had one customertwo customers that accounted for 27%95%, or $390,000$239,000 of accounts receivable at June 30, 2017,2020, and four customersone customer that accounted for 26%32%, or $811,000$272,000 of accounts receivable at June 30, 2016.2019.

 

The PartnershipCompany maintains its cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash with various financial institutions that are monitored regularly for credit quality. At times, such cash and cash equivalents holdings may be in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or other federally insured limits.

 

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NOTE 14 - INCOME TAXES

 

The provision for income taxestax benefit (expense) consists of the following:

 

For the years ended June 30, 2017  2016  2020  2019 
Federal                
Current tax expense $(34,000) $- 
Deferred tax benefit  (81,000)  2,362,000 
Current tax benefit $15,000  $165,000 
Deferred tax benefit (expense)  1,349,000   (817,000)
  (115,000)  2,362,000   1,364,000   (652,000)
State                
Current tax expense  (1,000)  -   (1,000)  (16,000)
Deferred tax benefit  (80,000)  375,000 
Deferred tax benefit (expense)  571,000   (288,000)
  (81,000)  375,000   570,000   (304,000)
        
Total income tax benefit $(196,000) $2,737,000 
Total income tax benefit (expense) $1,934,000  $(956,000)

 

A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the effective tax rate is as follows:

 

For the years ended June 30, 2017  2016  2020  2019 
          
Statutory federal tax rate  34.0%  34.0%  21.0%  21.0%
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit  2.6%  3.1%  9.2%  6.8%
Noncontrolling interest  0.0%  -1.5%
Disallowed interest  10.3%  -%
Other  7.8%  -0.9%  -1.0%  -0.8%
  44.4%  34.7%  39.6%  27.0%

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The components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and (liabilities) as of June 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, are as follows:

 

 2017  2016  2020  2019 
Deferred tax assets (liabilities)        
Deferred tax assets        
Net operating loss carryforward $11,207,000  $8,070,000  $6,238,000  $4,419,000 
Investment reserve  1,033,000   1,157,000   674,000   756,000 
Basis difference in Justice  -   1,805,000 
Interest expense  1,466,000   - 
Other  1,563,000   1,123,000   1,755,000   1,937,000 
  13,803,000   12,155,000   10,133,000   7,112,000 
Deferred tax liabilities                
Basis difference in Justice  (1,625,000)  -   (3,295,000)  (2,290,000)
Unrealized gains on marketable securities      (260,000)
State taxes  (769,000)  (807,000)  (368,000)  (245,000)
Valuation allowance  (482,000)  -   (496,000)  (523,000)
  (2,876,000)  (1,067,000)  (4,159,000)  (3,058,000)
Net deferred tax assets $10,927,000  $11,088,000  $5,974,000  $4,054,000 

 

As of June 30, 2017,2020, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $27,066,000$20,705,000 and $22,683,000$21,379,000 for federal and state purposes, respectively. These carryforwards expire in varying amount through 2031.2038.

 

Assets and liabilities are established for uncertain tax positions taken or positions expected to be taken in income tax returns when such positions are judged to not meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold based on the technical merits of the positions. As of June 30, 2017,2020, it has been determined that there are no uncertain tax positions likely to impact the Company.

 

The PartnershipCompany files tax returns as prescribed by the tax laws of the jurisdictions in which it operates and is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, werewhere applicable.

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As of June 30, 2017,2020, tax years beginning in fiscal 2011years 2015 and 2016 remain open to examination by the major tax jurisdictions, and are subject to the statute of limitations.

 

NOTE 15 - SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

The Company operates in two reportable segments, the operation of the Hotel (“Hotel Operations”) and the investment of its cash in marketable securities and other investments (“Investment Transactions”). These two operating segments, as presented in the consolidated financial statements, reflect how management internally reviews each segment’s performance. Management also makes operational and strategic decisions based on this same information.

 

Information below represents reporting segments for the years ended June 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, respectively. Segment income (loss) from Hotel operations consists of the operation of the Hotel and operation of the garage. Loss from investments consists of net investment gain (loss), dividend and interest income and investment related expenses.

 

As of and for the year Hotel Investment      Hotel Investment     
ended June 30, 2017 Operations Transactions Other Total 
ended June 30, 2020 Operations  Transactions  Other  Total 
Revenues $54,334,000  $-  $-  $54,334,000  $42,839,000  $-  $-  $42,839,000 
Segment operating expenses  (41,031,000)  -   (635,000)  (41,666,000)  (37,333,000)  -   (747,000)  (38,080,000)
Segment income (loss)  13,303,000   -   (635,000)  12,668,000   5,506,000   -   (747,000)  4,759,000 
Interest expense - mortgage  (7,736,000)  -   -   (7,736,000)  (7,326,000)  -   -   (7,326,000)
Depreciation and amortization expense  (2,860,000)  -   -   (2,860,000)  (2,192,000)  -   -   (2,192,000)
Loss from investments  -   (1,481,000)  -   (1,481,000)  -   (398,000)  -   (398,000)
Income tax expense  -   -   (196,000)  (196,000)
Income tax benefit  -   -   1,934,000   1,934,000 
Net income (loss) $2,707,000  $(1,481,000) $(831,000) $395,000  $(4,012,000) $(398,000) $1,187,000  $(3,223,000)
Total assets $44,389,000  $4,250,000  $12,187,000  $60,826,000  $49,716,000  $652,000  $7,186,000  $57,554,000 

 

As of and for the year Hotel  Investment       
ended June 30, 2016 Operations  Transactions  Other  Total 
Revenues $58,566,000  $-  $-  $58,566,000 
Segment operating expenses  (47,246,000)  -   (712,000)  (47,958,000)
Segment income (loss)  11,320,000   -   (712,000)  10,608,000 
Legal settlement costs  (5,396,000)  -   -   (5,396,000)
Interest expense - mortgage  (7,790,000)  -   -   (7,790,000)
Loss on disposal of assets  (30,000)  -   -   (30,000)
Depreciation and amortization expense  (2,855,000)  -   -   (2,855,000)
Loss from investments      (2,433,000)      (2,433,000)
Income tax benefit  -   -   2,737,000   2,737,000 
Net income (loss) $(4,751,000) $(2,433,000) $2,025,000  $(5,159,000)
Total assets $45,079,000  $4,397,000  $13,494,000  $62,970,000 
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As of and for the year Hotel  Investment       
ended June 30, 2019 Operations  Transactions  Other  Total 
Revenues $59,881,000  $-  $-  $59,881,000 
Segment operating expenses  (44,466,000)  -   (766,000)  (45,232,000)
Segment income (loss)  15,415,000   -   (767,000)  14,649,000 
Interest expense - mortgage  (7,634,000)  -   -   (7,634,000)
Loss on disposal of assets  (398,000)  -   -   (398,000)
Depreciation and amortization expense  (2,309,000)  -   -   (2,309,000)
Loss from investments  -   (438,000)  -   (438,000)
Income tax expense  -   -   (956,000)  (956,000)
Net income (loss) $5,074,000  $(438,000) $(1,722,000) $2,914,000 
Total assets $55,664,000  $1,621,000  $5,269,000  $62,554,000 

 

NOTE 16 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

As discussed in Note 910Related Party and Other Notes Payable,Financing Transactions, on July 2, 2014, the Partnership obtained from the InterGroup Corporation an unsecured loan in the principal amount of $4,250,000. The balance of this loan was $3,000,000 as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, and are included in the related party and other notes payable in the consolidated balance sheets. The loan matures on July 1, 2021.

 

In connection with the redemption of limited partnership interests of Justice, described in Note 2 above, Justice Operating Company, LLC agreed to pay a total of $1,550,000 in fees to certain officers and directors of the Company for services rendered in connection with the redemption of partnership interests, refinancing of Justice’s properties and reorganization of Justice. This agreement was superseded by a letter dated December 11, 2013 from Justice, in which Justice assumed the payment obligations of Justice Operating Company, LLC. As of June 30, 2017, $400,0002018, $200,000 of these fees remain payable.remained payable and were paid off as of June 30, 2019.

 

Certain shared costs and expenses, primarily administrative expenses, rent and insurance are allocated among the Company, Santa Fe and InterGroup based on management'smanagement’s estimate of the pro rata utilization of resources. For the years ended June 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, these expenses were approximately $72,000 for each respective year.

 

Four of the Company’s Directors serve as directors of InterGroup and threetwo of the Company’s Directors serve on the Board of Santa Fe.

 

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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 Santa Fe and InterGroup and oversees the investment activity of those companies. Effective June 2016, Mr. Winfield became the Managing Director of Justice. Depending on certain market conditions and various risk factors, the Chief Executive Officer, Santa Fe and InterGroup may, at times, invest in the same companies in which the Company invests. Such investments align the interests of the Company with the interests of these related parties because it places the personal resources of the Chief Executive Officer and the resources of Santa Fe and InterGroup, at risk in substantially the same manner as the Company in connection with investment decisions made on behalf of the Company.

 

NOTE 17 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Cash Management Agreement

As part of the Hotel refinancing effective December 18, 2013, Operating entered into a Cash Management Agreement with Bank of America, N.A. (“Lender”) and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Cash Management Bank”) whereby all cash received by Operating is to be deposited into a business checking account controlled by the Cash Management Bank up to the loan maturity date. Additionally, other terms of the Cash Management Agreement provide that effective February 2019 or upon a Property Improvement Plan (“PIP”) requirement by Hilton (“Franchisor”) deemed the “Cash Sweep Period” during which all excess cash generated by Operating beyond the monthly budgeted expenses and debt services including principal and interest, insurance reserves, real estate taxes reserve, furniture fixtures and equipment (“FF&E”) reserves, for the senior and mezzanine loans, will be held by the Cash Management Bank for future hotel improvements as required by the date or a PIP. Currently, any and all funds are being controlled by the Cash Management Bank according to the Cash Management Agreement.

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Franchise Agreements

 

The Partnership entered into a Franchise License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with the HLT Existing Franchise Holding LLC (“Hilton”) on November 24,December 10, 2004. The term of the License agreement was for an initial period of 15 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 which amongst other things extended the License Agreement through 2030, and also provided the Partnership certain key money cash incentives to be earned through 2030.

 

Since the opening of the Hotel as a full brand Hilton in January 2006, the Partnership has incurred monthly royalties, program fees and information technology recapture charges equal to a percentpercentage of the Hotel’s gross room revenue. Fees for such services during fiscal year 20172020 and 20162019 totaled approximately $3.3$3.0 million and $3.1$4.1 million, respectively.

 

Hotel Employees

 

Effective February 3, 2017, the Partnership had no employees. On February 3, 2017, Interstate assumed all labor union agreements and retained employees of their choice to continue providing services to the Hotel. As of June 30, 2017, the Partnership, through Operating, had2020, approximately 275 employees. Approximately 83%87% of those employees were represented by one of three labor unions, and their terms of employment were determined under avarious collective bargaining agreementagreements (“CBA”CBAs”) to which the Partnership was a party. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014,2020, the Partnership renewed the CBAsCBA for the Local 2 (Hotel and Restaurant Employees),. CBA for Local 856 (International Brotherhood of Teamsters), and will expire on December 31, 2022. CBA for Local 39 (stationary engineers). The present CBAs(Stationary Engineers) will expire inon July 2018.31, 2024.

 

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 the Partnership.Partnership and Interstate. The Partnership 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.

 

Legal Matters

In 2014, Evon Corporation ("Evon") filed a complaint in San Francisco Superior Court against the Partnership, Portsmouth, and a limited partner and related party asserting contract and tort claims based on Justice’s withholding of $4.7 million to pay the transfer tax described in Note 1. Evon’s complaint asserted various tort and contract claims against Justice and Portsmouth; and also a tort against a Justice limited partner and related party. In July 2014, Justice paid to Holdings $4.7 million, the amount Evon claims was incorrectly withheld.  In June 2014, the Partnership sued Evon and related defendants, seeking a judicial declaration as to certain issues arising out of the partnership redemption documents. Evon filed a cross-complaint in December 2014, alleging torts against the Partnership in connection with the redemption transaction. On May 5, 2016, Justice Investors and Portsmouth (parent Company) settled these actions via a global agreement. The Partnership agreed to pay Evon $5,575,000. As of January 10, 2017, the Company has satisfied all conditions of the settlement agreement.

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In 2013, the City and County of San Francisco ("CCSF") Office of the Assessor Recorder claimed that Justice owed $2.1 million for Transient Occupancy Tax and Tourist Improvement District Assessment. This amount exceeded Justice’s estimate of the taxes owed, and Justice disputed the claim. The Company paid the full amount in March 2014 as part of the appeals process and reflected the amount on the balance sheet in “Other assets, net” as it was under protest as of June 30, 2015.  On December 18, 2013, a Documentary Transfer Tax of approximately $4.7 million was paid under protest to CCSF. CCSF had required payment as a condition of recording the transfer of the Hotel, which was necessary to effect the Loan Agreements.  The Partnership then filed a lawsuit challenging the transfer tax in San Francisco County Superior Court. During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Partnership settled the two CCSF lawsuits, receiving $1.45 million, apportioned half and half to each matter, resulting in approximately $340,000 in excess of net assets recorded. This amount was recorded as a reduction of Hotel restructuring costs.

In March 2017, the Company settled its lawsuit against RSUI Indemnity Company ("RSUI"), the insurer for the Company's Directors and Officers Liability Policies. Justice received $900,000 from RSUI, resolving allegations that RSUI had improperly handled a claim.

On April 21, 2014, the Partnership commenced arbitration against Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro, LLP, Brett J. Cohen, Gary N. Jacobs, Janet S. McCloud, Paul B. Salvaty, and Joseph K. Fletcher III (“Respondents”) in connection with the redemption transaction. The arbitration alleges legal malpractice and also seeks declaratory relief regarding provisions of the redemption option agreement. The arbitration proceedings are active; discovery is proceeding. The hearing is set for April 2018 before JAMS in Los Angeles. No prediction can be given as to the outcome of this matter.

 

The Company ismay be subject to legal proceedings, claims, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company defendswill defend itself vigorously against any such claims. Management does not believe that the impact of such matters will have a material effect on the financial conditions or result of operations when resolved.

 

NOTE 18 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On August 19, 2020, Operating entered into a consent agreement whereby the Lender agreed to release certain PIP deposits held in escrow for the benefit of Operating but restricted to be utilized specifically for a future PIP. Since Franchisor will not require a PIP until the expiration of the franchise agreement in January 2030 or upon the sale of the Hotel, on August 19, 2020, Operating received PIP deposits in the amount of $2,379,000 held by Lender. The Company has evaluated all events occurring subsequentfunds were utilized to June 30, 2017fund operating expenses, including franchise and concluded that no additional subsequent events has occurred outside the normal course of business operations that require disclosure.management fees and other expenses.

 

Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

 

None.

 

Item 9A.Controls and Procedures.

 

EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the fiscal period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based upon such evaluation, management has concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were notare effective because certain deficiencies involving internal control over financial reporting constituted a material weakness, as identified below. The material weakness identified did not resultin ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this filing is accumulated and communicated to management and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the restatement of any previously reported financial statements or any other related financial disclosures, nor does management believe that it had any effect on the accuracy of our financial statements for the current reporting period.Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

 

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act. The internal control over financial reporting is a process, under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and ChiefPrincipal Financial Officer, designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

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The internal control over financial reporting include those policies and procedures that:

 

pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and dispositions of our assets;

 

provide reasonable assurance that our transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of our financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and our directors; and

 

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Management, including our Chief Executive Officer and ChiefPrincipal Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting using the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on its evaluation under that framework, management concluded that there was a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of control deficiencies, inthe Company’s internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

The material weakness is related to the Company’s preparation of its tax provision. 

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During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, we identified a material weakness in internal controls over financial reporting related to their accounting for deferred income taxes and income tax expense. Specifically, we did not design and maintainwas effective controls to identify items within the deferred tax balances that could be materially incorrect. We did not provide appropriate oversight of our third-party tax CPA firm preparer. This material weakness did not have, but could have resulted in various material adjustments to deferred tax accounts for fiscal 2017 and 2016. We are undergoing ongoing evaluation and improvements in our internal control over financial reporting. Regarding our identified material weakness, we have performed the following remediation efforts:

In order to mitigate the material weakness to the fullest extent possible, management hired new tax CPA specialist to review and do a detail analysis which was completed for the year ended June 30, 2017.  The Company has also assigned its audit committee with oversight responsibilities.  The preparation of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities will be reviewed annually by tax experts as well as the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Executive Officer. 

As a result of the material weaknesses described above, management concluded that, as of June 30, 2017, we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework, issued by COSO.  2020.

 

This annual report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm, pursuant to provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that permit us to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

This report shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

 

There have not been any otherno changes in ourthe Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017 to whichcovered by this report relatesAnnual Report on Form 10-K that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, ourthe Company’s internal control over financial reporting.reporting

Item 9B. Other Information.

None.

 

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PART III

 

Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

 

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the Directors and Executive Officers of the Company as of June 30, 2017:2020:

 

Name Position with the Company Age Term to Expire
       
John V. Winfield Chairman of the Board; President 7173 Fiscal 20172020 Annual Meeting
  and Chief Executive Officer(1)    
       
Jerold R. Babin Director(2) 8387 Fiscal 20172020 Annual Meeting
       
John C. Love Director(1)(2)(3)(4) 7780 Fiscal 20172020 Annual Meeting
       
William J. Nance Director(1)(2)(3) 7376 Fiscal 20172020 Annual Meeting
       
Executive Officer:Steve GrunwaldDirector (1)(3)(4)39Fiscal 2020 Annual Meeting
  
Other Executive Officers:    
       
David T. NguyenDanfeng Xu Treasurer, and Controller (Principal Financial Officer), and Secretary 4433 N/A
       
Corporate Secretary:David C. Gonzalez Advisor of Executive Strategic Real Estate and Securities Investment Committee (1) 
Clyde W. TinnenSecretary4453 N/A

 

(1)Member of Executive Strategic Real Estate and Securities Investment Committee

(2)Member of Audit Committee

(3)Member of Special HotelCompensation Committee

(4) Member of Nominating Committee

Business Experience:

 

The principal occupation and business experience during the last five years for each of the Directors and Executive Officers of the Company are as follows:

 

John V. Winfield — Mr. Winfield was first elected to the Board in May of 1996 and currently serves as the Company'sCompany’s Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Winfield is also Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Portsmouth'sPortsmouth’s parent company Santa Fe, Financial Corporation (“Santa Fe”), a public company, having held those positions since April 1996. Mr. Winfield is also Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Santa Fe’s parent company, The InterGroup, Corporation (“InterGroup”), a public company, and has held those positions since 1987. Effective June 2016, Mr. Winfield also serves as Chairmanbecame the Managing Director of the Board of Comstock Mining, Inc. (NYSE MKT: LODE), a public company in which he was elected a Director on June 23, 2011.Justice. Mr. Winfield’s extensive experience as an entrepreneur and investor, as well as his managerial and leadership experience from serving as a chief executive officer and director of public companies, led to the Board’s conclusion that he should serve as a director of the Company.

 

Jerold R. Babin — Mr. Babin was first appointed as a Director of the Company on February 1996. Mr. Babin is also a director of Portsmouth’s parent company, The InterGroup Corporation (“InterGroup”), a public company. Mr. Babin is a retail securities broker. From 1974 to 1989, he worked at Drexel Burnham and from 1989 to June 30, 2010, he worked for Prudential Securities (later Wachovia Securities and now Wells Fargo Advisors) where he held the title of First Vice-President. Mr. Babin retired from his position at Wells Fargo advisors in June 2010. For the past 20 years, until present, Mr. Babin has also served as an arbitrator for FINRA (formerly NASD). Mr. Babin’s extensive experience in the securities and financial markets as well has his experience in the securities and public company regulatory industry led to the Board’s conclusion that he should serve as a director of the Company.

 

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John C. Love — Mr. Love was appointed a Director of the Company on March 5, 1998. Mr. Love is an international hospitality and tourism consultant. He is a retired partner in the national CPA and consulting firm of Pannell Kerr Forster and, for the last 30 years, a lecturer in hospitality industry management control systems and competition & strategy at Golden Gate University and San Francisco State University. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of Golden Gate University and the Executive Secretary of the Hotel and Restaurant Foundation. Mr. Love is alsoserved as a Director of Santa Fe having been appointed infrom March 2, 1999 andto December 2019. Mr. Love is also a Director of InterGroup, having been appointed in January 1998. Mr. Love’s extensive experience as a CPA and in the hospitality industry, including teaching at the university level for the last 30 years in management control systems, and his knowledge and understanding of finance and financial reporting, led to the Board’s conclusion that he should serve as a director of the Company.

 

William J. Nance — Mr. Nance was first elected to the Board in May 1996. Mr. Nance is also a Director of Santa Fe, having held that position since May 1996. He is the President and CEO of Century Plaza Printers, Inc., a company he founded in 1979. He has also served as a consultant in the acquisition and disposition of multi-family and commercial real estate. Mr. Nance is a Certified Public Accountant and, from 1970 to 1976, was employed by Kenneth Leventhal & Company where he was a Senior Accountant specializing in the area of REITSREITs and restructuring of real estate companies, mergers and acquisitions, and all phases of real estate development and financing. Mr. Nance is a Director of InterGroup and has held such position since 1984. Mr. Nance also serves as a director of Comstock Mining, Inc. Mr. Nance’s extensive experience as a CPA and in numerous phases of the real estate industry, his business and management experience gained in running his own businesses, his service as a director and audit committee member for other public companies and his knowledge and understanding of finance and financial reporting, led to the Board’s conclusion that he should serve as a director of the Company.

 

David T. NguyenSteve Grunwald — Mr. Grunwald joined the Board in December 2019. Mr. Grunwald is a successful hospitality operator with over 15 years of experience. He worked at various positions at the five-star hotel Le Châtelain Brussels and later on became the General Manager of the property. In 2006, Mr. Grunwald actively participated in the construction and opening of a boutique hotel, The Progress Hotel. He became the General Manager of two more properties in 2009. In 2013, he oversaw the renovations and reopening of The Hotel Siru and took over the management of the property. Mr. Grunwald is currently managing four hotels of different styles and categories. Mr. Grunwald obtained his bachelor’s degree from Brussels Business Institute’s College of Hospitality and Tourism Management in 2004. Mr. Grunwald’s vast experience in the hospitality industry led to the Board’s conclusion that he should serve as a director of the Company.

Danfeng Xu Mr. NguyenMs. Xu was appointed as Treasurer and Controller of the Company on February 27, 2003. Mr. NguyenOctober 16, 2017. Ms. Xu also serves as Treasurer and Controller of InterGroup and Santa Fe, having been appointed to those positions on February 26, 2003 and February 27, 2003, respectively. Mr. Nguyen is a Certified Public Accountant and, from 1995 to 1999,October 16, 2017. On June 1, 2018, she was employed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he was a Senior Accountant specializing in real estate. Mr. Nguyen has also served as the Company's Controller from 1999 to December 2001 and from December 2002 to present.

Clyde W. Tinnen – Mr. Tinnen was appointed as Secretary of the Company, on December 14, 2014. Mr. Tinnen also serves as Secretary of InterGroup and Santa Fe, having been appointed to those positions on December 14, 2014. Mr. Tinnen is a corporate partner at the law firm of Withers Bergman LLP.Fe. Prior to joining Withers Bergman LLPthe Company, she had served as Controller and worked in April 2015, Mr. Tinnen was a  corporate partnerother positions at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, where he was employedthe Hotel from JanuaryJuly 2010 to March 2015, after previously working asFebruary 2017. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Accounting and Finance from The Ohio State University and her Master of Professional Accounting, with a corporate associate with the law firmconcentration in Audit and Assurance from University of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP from September 2006 to December 2009.Washington.

 

David C. Gonzalez — Mr. Gonzalez was appointed Vice President Real Estate of InterGroup on January 31, 2001. Since 1989, Mr. Gonzalez has served in numerous capacities with InterGroup, including Controller and Director of Real Estate. Mr. Gonzalez was appointed advisor of the Executive Strategic Real Estate and Securities Investment Committee of the Company, Santa Fe and InterGroup in February 2020.

Family Relationships: There are no family relationships among directors, executive officers, or persons nominated or chosen by the Company to become directors or executive officers.

 

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings: No director or executive officer, or person nominated or chosen to become a director or executive officer, was involved in any legal proceeding requiring disclosure.

 

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Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company’s officers and directors, and each beneficial owner of more than ten percent of the Common Stock of the Company, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Officers, directors and greater than ten-percent shareholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

 

Based solely on its review of the copies of Forms 3 and 4 and amendments thereto furnished to the Company during its most recent fiscal year, or written representations from certain reporting persons that no Forms 5 were required for those persons, the Company believes that during fiscal 20172020 all filing requirements applicable to its officers, directors, and greater than ten-percent beneficial owners were complied with.

 

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Code of Ethics.

 

The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to its executive officers, including its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions as well as its Board of Directors. A copy of the Code of Ethics is filed as Exhibit 14 to this Report. A copy is also posted on the Portsmouth page of its parent company’s website atwww.intgla.com. The Company will provide to any person without charge, upon request, a copy of its Code of Ethics by sending such request to: Portsmouth Square, Inc., Attn: Treasurer, 1100 Glendon Avenue, PH 1,12121 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 610, Los Angeles, CA 90024.California 90025. The Company will promptly disclose any amendments or waivers to its Code of Ethics on Form 8-K.

 

BOARD AND COMMITTEE INFORMATION

 

Portsmouth is an unlisted company and a Smaller Reporting Company under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). With the exception of the Company’s President and CEO, John V. Winfield, all of Portsmouth’s Board of Directors consists of “independent” directors as independence is defined by the applicable rules of the SEC and NASDAQ.

 

Procedures for Recommendations of Nominees to Board of Directors

 

There have been no changes to the procedures previously disclosed by which security holders may recommend nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

Audit Committee and Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

Portsmouth is an unlisted company and a Smaller Reporting Company under SEC rules and regulations. The Company’s Audit Committee is currently comprised of Directors William J. Nance (Chairperson), and John C. Love, and Jerold R. Babin, each of whom are independent directors as independence is defined by the applicable rules of the SEC and NASDAQ, and as may be modified or supplemented. William J. Nance and John C. Love also meets the audit committee financial expert requirement based on their qualifications and business experience discussed above in this Item 10.

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Item 11.Executive Compensation.

 

The following table provides certain summary information concerning compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to the Company’s principal executive officer and other named executive officers of the Company whose total compensation exceeded $100,000 for all services rendered to the Company for each of the Company’s last two completed fiscal years ended June 30, 20172020 and 2016.2019. No stock awards, long-term compensation, options or stock appreciation rights were granted to any of the named executive officers during the last two fiscal years.

 

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

 

Annual Compensation
Name and Fiscal        All Other    
Principal Position Year  Salary  Bonus  Compensation  Total 
                
John V. Winfield  2020  $306,000(1) $   -  $        -  $306,000 
Chairman; President  2019  $306,000(1) $-  $-  $306,000 
and Chief Executive Officer                    

Annual Compensation   
Name and Fiscal        All Other    
Principal Position Year  Salary  Bonus  Compensation  Total 
                
John V. Winfield  2017  $280,000(1) $-  $17,000(2) $297,000 
Chairman; President  2016  $272,000(1) $-  $417,000(2)(4) $689,000 
and Chief Executive Officer                    
                     
Geoffrey M. Palermo(3)  2016  $364,000  $-  $200,000(4) $564,000 
Assistant Secretary                    

 

(1)Amounts shown include $6,000 per year in regular Directors fees.

 

(2)During fiscal years 2017 and 2016, the Company also paid annual premiums of $17,000 for a split dollar whole life insurance policy, owned by, and the beneficiary of which is, a trust for the benefit of Mr. Winfield’s family. This policy was obtained in December 1998 and provides for a death benefit of $1,000,000. The Company has a secured right to receive, from any proceeds of the policy, reimbursement of all premiums paid prior to any payments to the beneficiary.

(3) Effective December 1, 2013, GMP Management, Inc. (“GMP”), a company owned by Geoffrey M. Palermo, a Justice limited partner and related party, also provided management services for the Partnership pursuant to a Management Services Agreement. The management agreement with GMP had a term of three years, but may be terminated earlier by the Partnership for cause. Under the agreement, GMP was required to advise the Partnership on the management and operation of the hotel; administer the Partnership’s contracts, leases, agreements with hotel managers and franchisors and other contracts and agreements; provide administrative and asset management services, oversee financial reporting, and maintain offices at the Hotel in order to facilitate provision of services. GMP was paid an annual base management fee of $325,000 per year, increasing by 5% per year, payable in monthly installments, and to reimbursement for reasonable and necessary costs and expenses incurred by GMP in performing its obligations under the agreement. In June 2016, GMP resigned. Mr. Palermo also resigned as assistant secretary of the Company in May 2016.

(4) In connection with the redemption of limited partnership interests of Justice in Note 2 of the consolidated financial statements, Justice agreed to pay a total of $1,550,000 in fees to certain officers and directors of the Company for services rendered in connection with the redemption of partnership interests, refinancing of Justice’s properties and reorganization of Justice. The first payment under this agreement was made concurrently with the closing of the loan agreements, with the remaining payments due upon Justice having adequate available cash. In fiscal 2016, Mr. Winfield was paid $400,000 and Mr. Palermo was paid $200,000.

As a Smaller Reporting Company, Portsmouth has no compensation committee. Executive Officer compensation is set by disinterested members of the Board of Directors. Portsmouth has no stock option plan or stock appreciation rights for its executive officers. The Company has no pension or long-term incentive plans. There are no employment contracts between Portsmouth and any executive officer, and there are no termination-of-employment or change-in-control arrangements.

 

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Internal Revenue Code Limitations

 

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), provides that, in the case of a publicly held corporation, the corporation is not generally allowed to deduct remuneration paid to its chief executive officer and certain other highly compensated officers to the extent that such remuneration exceeds $1,000,000 for the taxable year. Certain remuneration, however, is not subject to disallowance, including compensation paid on a commission basis and, if certain requirements prescribed by the Code are satisfied, other performance basedperformance-based compensation. Since InterGroup, Santa Fe and Portsmouth are each a public companies,company, the $1,000,000 limitation applies separately to the compensation paid by each entity. Stock option expenses are also amortized over several years. For fiscal years 20172020 and 2016,2019, no compensation paid by the Company to its CEO or other executive officers was subject the deduction disallowance prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

 

The following table provides information concerning compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to the Company’s directors for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017.2020.

 

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE

 

Name Fees Earned 
or Paid in Cash
  All Other
Compensation
  Total 
          
Jerold R. Babin $6,000   -  $6,000 
             
John C. Love $8,000(1)  -  $8,000 
             
William J. Nance $8,000(1)  -  $8,000 
             
John V. Winfield(2)  -   -   - 

Name Fees Earned
or Paid in Cash
  All Other
Compensation
  Total 
          
Jerold R. Babin $6,000   -  $6,000 
             
John C. Love $8,000(1)  -  $8,000 
             
William J. Nance $8,000(1)  -  $8,000 
             
Yvonne L. Murphy(3) $3,000   -  $3,000 
             
Steve Grunwald $3,000   -  $3,000 
             
John V. Winfield (2)  -   -   - 

 

(1)Amounts shown include regular Board fees and Audit Committee fees.

(2)As an executive officer, Mr. Winfield’s directorsdirector fees are reported in the Summary Compensation Table.

(3) Mrs. Murphy was elected as a director of the Company on February 28, 2019. She resigned on December 27, 2019.

 

Each director of the Company is paid a Board retainer fee of $1,500 per quarter for a total annual compensation of $6,000. This policy has been in effect since July 1, 1985. Members of the Company’s Audit Committee also receive a fee of $500 per quarter. Directors and Committee members are also reimbursed for their out-of-pocket travel costs to attend meetings.

 

Change in Control or Other Arrangements

 

Except for the foregoing, there are no other arrangements for compensation of directors and there are no employment contracts between the Company and its directors or any change in control arrangements.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End.End

 

The Company did not have any outstanding equity awards at the end of its fiscal year ended June 30, 20172020 and has no equity compensation plans in effect.

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Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

 

The following table sets forth, as of September 30, 2017,9, 2020, certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of Common Stock owned by (i) those persons or groups known by the Company to own more than five percent of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (ii) each Director and Executive Officer, and (iii) all Directors and Executive Officers as a group.

 

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Name and Address
of Beneficial Owner
 Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership(1)
  
Percent of Class(2)
 
       
John V. Winfield  0   - 
10940 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2150        
Los Angeles, CA 90024        
         
Jerold R. Babin  48,345(3)  6.6%
243 28th Street        
San Francisco, CA 94121        
         
John C. Love  0   - 
10940 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2150        
Los Angeles, CA 90024        
         
William J. Nance  0   - 
10940 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2150        
Los Angeles, CA 90024        
         
Geoffrey M. Palermo  0   - 
10940 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2150        
Los Angeles, CA 90024        
         
David T. Nguyen  0   - 
10940 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2150        
Los Angeles, CA 90024        
         
Santa Fe Financial Corporation and  603,999(4)  82.3%
The InterGroup Corporation        
10940 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2150        
Los Angeles, CA 90024        
         
All of the above as a group  652,344   88.9%
Name and Address
of Beneficial Owner
 Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership (1)
  Percent of Class (2) 
       
John V. Winfield  -   - 
12121 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 610        
Los Angeles, CA 90025        
         
Jerold R. Babin  47,678(3)  6.5%
243 28th Street        
San Francisco, CA 94121        
         
John C. Love  -   - 
12121 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 610        
Los Angeles, CA 90025        
         
William J. Nance  -   - 
12121 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 610        
Los Angeles, CA 90025        
         
Steve Grunwald  -   - 
12121 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 610        
Los Angeles, CA 90025        
         
Danfeng Xu  -   - 
12121 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 610        
Los Angeles, CA 90025        
         
Santa Fe Financial Corporation and  605,706(4)  82.5%
The InterGroup Corporation        
12121 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 610        
Los Angeles, CA 90025        
         
All of the above as a group  653,384   89.0%

 

(1)Unless otherwise indicated, and subject to applicable community property laws, each person has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares beneficially owned.

 

(2)Percentages are calculated based of 734,183 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017.9, 2020.

 

(3)Jerold R. Babin claims sole voting power over the 48,34547,678 shares identified herein, of which he has sole dispositive power over 9,6679,000 held in his retirement account. He claims shared dispositive power with his wife over the 38,478 shares which they hold as trustees of a family trust.

 

(4)Santa Fe Financial Corporation is the record and beneficial owner of 505,437 shares of the Common Shares of Portsmouth and 98,562100,269 shares are owned by Santa Fe’s parent company The InterGroup Corporation.InterGroup. As directors of Santa Fe and InterGroup, Messrs. Winfield, Nance and LoveNance have the power to direct the vote of the shares of Portsmouth owned by Santa Fe and InterGroup. As directors of InterGroup, Messrs. Babin and Love have the power to direct the vote of the shares of Portsmouth owned by InterGroup.

 

Security Ownership of Management in Parent Corporation.

 

As of September 30, 2017,9, 2020, John V. Winfield is the beneficial owner of 49,400 shares of the common stock of Portsmouth’s parent corporation, Santa Fe. The InterGroup Corporation is the beneficial owner of 1,016,6701,121,170 shares of common stock of Santa Fe. Pursuant to a Voting Trust Agreement dated June 30, 1998, InterGroup also has the power to vote the 49,400 shares of common stock owned by Mr. Winfield giving it a total of 1,066,0701,170,570 voting shares, which represents approximately 85.8%87.4% of the voting power of Santa Fe. As President, Chairman of the Board and a 63.3%65.9% beneficial shareholder of InterGroup, Mr. Winfield has voting and dispositive power over the shares owned of record and beneficially by InterGroup. No other director or executive officer of Portsmouth has a beneficial interest in Santa Fe’s shares.

 

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Changes in Control Arrangements.

 

There are no arrangements that may result in a change in control of Portsmouth.

 

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans.

 

Portsmouth has no securities authorized for issuance under any equity compensation plans.

 

Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

 

As of September 30, 2017,9, 2020, Santa Fe and InterGroup owned 82.3%82.5% of the common stock of Portsmouth, and InterGroup and John V. Winfield, in the aggregate, owned approximately 85.9%87.4% of the voting stock of Santa Fe.

 

As discussed in Note 910 – Related Party and Other Notes Payable,Financing Transactions, on July 2, 2014, the Partnership obtained from the IntergroupInterGroup Corporation (the parent company) an unsecured loan in the principal amount of $4,250,000. The loan was extended to

July 1, 2021. As discussed in Note 12 – Management Agreements, effective December 1, 2013,of June 30, 2020, the Partnership has a management agreement with GMP Management, Inc., a company owned by a Justice limited partner and a related party. In June 2016, GMP resigned.balance of the loan was $3,000,000.

 

In connection with the redemption of limited partnership interests of Justice, described in Note 2 above, Justice Operating Company, LLC agreed to pay a total of $1,550,000 in fees to certain officers and directors of the Company for services rendered in connection with the redemption of partnership interests, refinancing of Justice’s properties and reorganization of Justice. This agreement was superseded by a letter dated December 11, 2013 from Justice, in which Justice assumed the payment obligations of Justice Operating Company, LLC. The first payment under this agreement was made concurrently with the closing of the loan agreements, described in Note 2 above, with the remaining payments due upon Justice Investor’s having adequate available cash as described in the letter. As of June 30, 2017, $400,0002018, $200,000 of these fees remain payable.payable and were paid off as of June 30, 2019.

 

Under the terms of the Justice Partnership Agreement, its general partner, Portsmouth, receives compensation of one percent of hotel revenue. During each of the years ended June 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, total compensation paid to Portsmouth under the agreement was $518,000$428,000 and $593,000,$598,000, respectively. Amounts paid to Portsmouth are eliminated in consolidation.

 

Certain shared costs and expenses, primarily administrative expenses, rent and insurance are allocated among the Company and InterGroup based on management'smanagement’s estimate of the pro rata utilization of resources. For the years ended June 30, 20172020 and 2016,2019, these expenses were approximately $72,000 for each respective year.

 

Four of the Company’s Directors serve as directors of InterGroup and threetwo of the Company’s Directors serve on the Board of Santa Fe.

 

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 Santa Fe and InterGroup and oversees the investment activity of those companies. Effective June 2016, Mr. Winfield became the Managing Director of Justice. Depending on certain market conditions and various risk factors, the Chief Executive Officer, Santa Fe and InterGroup may, at times, invest in the same companies in which the Company invests. Such investments align the interests of the Company with the interests of these related parties because it places the personal resources of the Chief Executive Officer and the resources of Santa Fe and InterGroup, at risk in substantially the same manner as the Company in connection with investment decisions made on behalf of the Company.

 

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There are no other relationships or related transactions between the Company and any of its officers, directors, five-percent security holders or their families that require disclosure.

 

Director Independence

 

Portsmouth is an unlisted company and a Smaller Reporting Company under the rules and regulations of the SEC. With the exception of the Company’s President and CEO, John V. Winfield, all of Portsmouth’s Board of Directors consists of “independent” directors as independence is defined by the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and NASDAQ.

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Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

 

On November 16, 2017, the Audit Fees -Committee appointed Moss Adams LLP (“Moss Adams”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years ended June 30, 20172020 and 20162019 for professional services rendered by Hein & Associates LLP and Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc.,Moss Adams are set forth in the independent registered public accounting firmstables below. These fees were billed for the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements, and review of financial statements included in the Company’s Form 10-Q reports, orand services normally provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings orand engagements for those fiscal years, were as follows:years.

 

  Fiscal Year 
  2017  2016 
       
Audit fees - Hein $148,000  $- 
Audit fees - BPM  17,000   110,000 
Tax fees - Hein  5,000   - 
         
TOTAL: $170,000  $110,000 
  Fiscal Year 
  2020  2019 
       
Audit fees $126,000  $120,000 
Tax fees  9,000   6,000 
Total $135,000  $126,000 

 

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies

 

The Audit Committee shall pre-approve all auditing services and permitted non-audit services (including the fees and terms thereof) to be performed for the Company by its independent registered public accounting firm, subject to any de minimusminimis exceptions that may be set for non-audit services described in Section 10A(i)(1)(B) of the Exchange Act which are approved by the Committee prior to the completion of the audit. The Committee may form and delegate authority to subcommittees consisting of one or more members when appropriate, including the authority to grant pre-approvals of audit and permitted non-audit services, provided that decisions of such subcommittee to grant pre-approvals shall be presented to the full Committee at its next scheduled meeting. All of the services described herein were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to its pre-approval policies.

 

None of the hours expended on the independent registered public accounting firms’ engagement to audit the Company’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the independent registered public accounting firm’s full-time permanent employees.

 

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PART IV

 

Item 15.Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

 

(a)(1) Financial Statements

 

The following financial statements of the Company are included in Part II, Item 8 of this Report at

pages 23 through 41:43:

 

ReportsReport of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmsFirm

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets - June 30, 20172020 and 20162019

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for years ended June 30, 20172020 and 20162019

 

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Deficit for years ended June 30, 20172020 and 20162019

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for years ended June 30, 20172020 and 20162019

 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules

 

All other schedules for which provision is made in Regulation S-X have been omitted because they

are not required or are not applicable or the required information is shown in the consolidated

financial statements or notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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(a)(3) Exhibits

 

Set forth below is an index of applicable exhibits filed with this report according to exhibit table number.

 

Exhibit Number Description
   
3.(i)Articles of Incorporation*
3.(ii) Bylaws (amended February 16, 2000) incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-KSB filed with the Commission on March 29, 2000.*
   
4.3.(ii) Articles of Incorporation*
4.Instruments defining the rights of security holders including indentures (See Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws)*
   
10. Material Contracts:
   
10.1 Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Justice Investors Limited Partnership, effective November 30, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2010, filed with the Commission on February 11, 2011).*
   
10.2 General Partner Compensation Agreement, dated December 1, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Company’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2008, filed with the Commission on February 13, 2009).*
   
10.3 Franchise License Agreement, dated December 10, 2004, between Justice Investors Limited Partnership and Hilton Hotels (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of the Company’s amended report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, as filed with the Commission on August 24, 2012).*
   
10.4 Management Agreement, dated February 2, 2012, between Justice Investors Limited Partnership and Prism Hospitality, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of the Company’s amended report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, as filed with the Commission on August 24, 2012).*
   
10.5 Management Agreement, dated February 1, 2017, between Justice Operating Company, LLC and Interstate Management Company, LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Company’s Form 10-K Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, as filed with the Commission on October 13, 2017). *
   
14. Code of Ethics (filed herewith).
   
31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Periodic Report Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a).
   
31.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Periodic Report Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a).
   
32.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
   
32.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

* All exhibits marked by an asterisk have been previously filed with other documents, including Registrant'sRegistrant’s Form 10 filed on October 27, 1967, and subsequent filings on Forms 8-K, 10-K, 10-KSB, 10-Q and 10-QSB, which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 PORTSMOUTH SQUARE, INC.
 (Registrant)
   
Date:October 13, 2017September 9, 2020by/s/ John V. Winfield
  John V. Winfield, President,
  Chairman of the Board and
  Chief Executive Officer
   
Date:October 13, 2017September 9, 2020by/s/ David NguyenDanfeng Xu
  David Nguyen,Danfeng Xu, Treasurer
  and Controller

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures Title and Position Date
     
/s/ John V Winfield President, Chief OperatingExecutive Officer and Chairman October 13, 2017September 9, 2020
John V. Winfield of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)  
     
/s/ David T. NguyenDanfeng Xu Treasurer and Controller (Principal Financial Officer) October 13, 2017September 9, 2020
David T. NguyenDanfeng Xu    
     
/s/ Jerold R. Babin Director October 13, 2017September 9, 2020
Jerold R. Babin    
     
/s/ John C. LoveDirectorSeptember 9, 2020
John C. Love    
John C. Love
/s/ William J. Nance Director October 13, 2017September 9, 2020
William J. Nance
     
/s/ William J. NanceSteve GrunwaldDirectorSeptember 9, 2020
Steve Grunwald    
William J. NanceDirectorOctober 13, 2017

 

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