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Exhibit 99.1
(HOWARD HUGHES LOGO)
The Howard Hughes Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Results
   
Net loss attributable to common stockholders totaled $(4.6) million for fourth quarter and $(69.4) million for full year 2010.
 
   
Impairment charges totaled $503.4 million for full year 2010.
 
   
Separation from General Growth Properties, Inc. (“GGP”) completed November 9, 2010.
 
   
The Howard Hughes Corporation raised $267 million from the issuance of common equity and warrants during fourth quarter 2010.
 
   
New Executive Management Team appointed.
 
   
The Company entered into agreements with Richmond American Homes of Nevada, Inc. and Pulte Homes of Nevada for the sale of lots in Summerlin for purchase prices of $22.2 million and $23 million, respectively.
DALLAS, April 7, 2011 — The Howard Hughes Corporation (NYSE: HHC) today announced its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2010. Howard Hughes completed its separation from GGP on November 9, 2010 and subsequently appointed a new executive management team.
On November 22, 2010, The Howard Hughes Corporation appointed David R. Weinreb as Chief Executive Officer and Grant Herlitz as President. On February 28, 2011, Howard Hughes appointed Andrew C. Richardson as Chief Financial Officer effective March 28, 2011.
Since the spin-off, the Company has achieved several key objectives and begun initiatives to position Howard Hughes to maximize value for stockholders. Highlights include the commencement of a comprehensive evaluation of all of the Company’s assets, which to date has resulted in a prioritization of those properties for which development, joint ventures, and/or sales can be initiated in the shorter term. Management has empowered local property managers to take more responsibility for their operations, with an emphasis on re-evaluating past practices and aggressively containing costs. In addition, the Company recently hired several experienced leasing professionals to drive revenues at its operating assets. Howard Hughes also made significant progress in building its independent public company infrastructure, and implementing its accounting, human resource and information technology systems.
Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $(4.6) million, or $(0.12) per share, for the fourth quarter 2010 compared with $(535.9) million, or $(14.21) per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $(69.4) million, or $(1.84) per share, for the year ended December 31, 2010, compared with $(703.6) million, or $(18.66) per share, for the year ended December 31, 2009.
The Howard Hughes Corporation recorded $503.4 million of non-cash impairment charges for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to $680.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.

 

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The Howard Hughes Corporation evaluates its real estate assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability means that the expected cumulative undiscounted future cash flows of an asset are less than its carrying value. The analysis ignores when the future cash flows are expected to be received while we own the assets and therefore does not consider expected economic returns. If estimated future cumulative undiscounted cash flows are less than carrying value, then the asset must be written down to its fair value. The process for deriving fair value involves discounting the expected future cash flows at a rate of return that an investor would require based on the risk profile of the cash flows and returns available in the market for other investments having similar risk. Other inputs such as appraisals and recent transactions for comparable properties may also be used. Book value for assets that have been recently impaired from an accounting perspective may more likely reflect market value than book values of assets that have not been impaired; consequently, unimpaired assets may be expected to generate above or below market returns relative to their respective book values. The lower book basis resulting from an impairment charge increases reported profitability from the asset in future periods, but has no impact on cash flow.
For a more complete description of impairments, please refer to Item 7 beginning on page 29 and Footnotes 2 and 3 to The Howard Hughes Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements contained in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.
David R. Weinreb, CEO of The Howard Hughes Corporation, stated “Our executive management team is optimistic about the depth, strength and quality of the Company’s development pipeline. We are establishing a comprehensive long-term strategic plan for each of our assets which will allow us to focus our resources on the most attractive opportunities within our portfolio. I believe that the Company’s unique collection of assets provides us with a great opportunity to create long-term value for our stockholders.”
ABOUT THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION
The Howard Hughes Corporation owns, manages and develops commercial, residential and mixed-use real estate throughout the country. Created from a selected subset of 34 assets previously held by General Growth Properties, the Company’s properties include master planned communities, operating properties, development opportunities, and other unique assets spanning 18 states from Hawaii to New York.
Master Planned Communities
The Howard Hughes Corporation owns, develops, and sells property in four master planned communities that include over 14,000 acres of marketable land, including Summerlin in Las Vegas, Bridgeland and The Woodlands in Houston, and Columbia, Fairwood, and Emerson in Columbia Maryland.
Operating Assets
The Howard Hughes Corporation’s operating assets are primarily retail and include Ward Centers (Honolulu, HI), South Street Seaport (Manhattan, NY), Landmark Mall (Alexandria, VA), Park West (Peoria, AZ), Rio West Mall (Gallup, NM), Riverwalk Marketplace (New Orleans, LA) and Cottonwood Square (Holladay, UT).

 

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Strategic Development Opportunities
The Howard Hughes Corporation owns a diverse pipeline of near, mid and long-term real estate developments. These range from air rights and surface parking lots to aging properties poised for redevelopment.
For more information on the company, please visit our website at: www.howardhughes.com or contact Kay Weinmann via e-mail at kay.weinmann@howardhughes.com or by telephone at (214) 741-7744.
Safe Harbor Statement
Statements made in this press release that are not historical facts, including statements accompanied by words such as “will,” “believe,” “expect” or similar words, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this press release related to future operating performance, the creation of long-term value for our stockholders and progress on some of the Company’s larger developments are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management’s expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections as of the date of this release and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are set forth as risk factors in The Howard Hughes Corporation’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed today. The Howard Hughes Corporation cautions you not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this release. The Howard Hughes Corporation does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect future events, information or circumstances that arise after the date of this release.

 

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The Howard Hughes Corporation
Consolidated and Combined Statements of Income (Loss)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Revenues:
                               
Minimum rent
  $ 16,577     $ 16,263     $ 66,926     $ 65,653  
Tenant recoveries
    4,676       4,815       18,567       19,642  
Master Planned Community land sales
    24,511       3,898       38,058       34,563  
Builder price participation
    781       1,867       4,124       5,687  
Other land sale revenues
    1,271       1,388       5,384       5,747  
Other rental and property revenues
    3,024       2,737       9,660       5,056  
 
                       
Total revenues
    50,840       30,968       142,719       136,348  
 
                       
 
                               
Expenses:
                               
Master Planned Community cost of sales
    16,387       1,871       23,388       22,020  
Master Planned Community sales operations
    5,388       6,611       29,041       27,042  
Rental property real estate taxes
    3,369       3,700       14,530       13,813  
Rental property maintenance costs
    1,729       1,941       6,495       5,586  
Other property operating costs
    10,698       9,220       37,893       34,810  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    681       1,358       1,782       2,539  
General and administrative
    9,076       4,260       21,538       23,023  
Provisions for impairment
    502,778       499,587       503,356       680,349  
Depreciation and amortization
    4,028       4,620       16,563       19,841  
 
                       
Total expenses
    554,134       533,168       654,586       829,023  
 
                       
Operating loss
    (503,294 )     (502,200 )     (511,867 )     (692,675 )
 
                               
Interest income
    251       1,202       369       1,689  
Interest expense
    (534 )     (209 )     (2,422 )     (977 )
Warrant liability expense
    (140,900 )           (140,900 )      
 
                       
Loss before income taxes, equity in income (loss) from Real Estate Affiliates, reorganization items and noncontrolling interests
    (644,477 )     (501,207 )     (654,820 )     (691,963 )
 
                               
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes
    651,062       (841 )     633,459       23,969  
Equity in income (loss) from Real Estate Affiliates
    3,019       (30,326 )     9,413       (28,209 )
Reorganization items
    (14,153 )     (2,843 )     (57,282 )     (6,674 )
 
                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations
    (4,549 )     (535,217 )     (69,230 )     (702,877 )
Discontinued operations — loss on dispositions
          (939 )           (939 )
 
                       
Net income (loss)
    (4,549 )     (536,156 )     (69,230 )     (703,816 )
Allocation to noncontrolling interests
    (81 )     304       (201 )     204  
 
                       
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
  $ (4,630 )   $ (535,852 )   $ (69,431 )   $ (703,612 )
 
                       
 
                               
Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) Per Share:
                               
Continuing operations
  $ (0.12 )   $ (14.19 )   $ (1.84 )   $ (18.64 )
Discontinued operations
          (0.02 )           (0.02 )
 
                       
Total basic and diluted income (loss) per share
  $ (0.12 )   $ (14.21 )   $ (1.84 )   $ (18.66 )
 
                       
Weighted Average Shares of Common Stock:
                               
Basic
    37,753       37,716       37,726       37,716  
Diluted
    37,753       37,716       37,726       37,716  

 

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The Howard Hughes Corporation
Consolidated and Combined Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
                 
    December 31,  
    2010     2009  
    (Consolidated)     (Combined)  
Assets:
               
Investment in real estate:
               
Master Planned Community assets
  $ 1,350,648     $ 1,742,226  
Land
    180,976       193,130  
Buildings and equipment
    343,006       451,279  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (83,390 )     (85,639 )
Developments in progress
    293,403       300,621  
 
           
Net property and equipment
    2,084,643       2,601,617  
Investment in and loans to/from Real Estate Affiliates
    149,543       140,558  
 
           
Net investment in real estate
    2,234,186       2,742,175  
Cash and cash equivalents
    284,682       3,204  
Accounts receivable, net
    8,154       9,145  
Notes receivable
    38,954       8,214  
Tax indemnity receivable, including interest
    323,525        
Deferred expenses, net
    6,619       7,444  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    126,587       135,045  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 3,022,707     $ 2,905,227  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities:
               
Liabilities not subject to compromise:
               
Mortgages, notes and loans payable
  $ 318,660     $ 208,860  
Deferred tax liabilities
    78,680       782,817  
Warrant liability
    227,348        
Uncertain tax position liability
    140,076       66,129  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    78,836       68,062  
 
           
Liabilities not subject to compromise
    843,600       1,125,868  
Liabilities subject to compromise
          275,839  
 
           
Total liabilities
    843,600       1,401,707  
 
           
 
               
Equity:
               
Common stock: $.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 37,904,506 shares issued as of December 31, 2010
    379        
Additional paid-in capital
    2,708,036        
GGP equity
          1,504,364  
Accumulated deficit
    (528,505 )      
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (1,627 )     (1,744 )
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    2,178,283       1,502,620  
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated ventures
    824       900  
 
           
Total equity
    2,179,107       1,503,520  
 
           
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 3,022,707     $ 2,905,227  
 
           

 

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Supplemental Information
December 31, 2010
Operating Assets Net Operating Income and EBT
                                 
    Three Months Ended        
    December 31,     Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
          (In thousands)              
Operating Assets
                               
Ward Centers
  $ 5,761     $ 4,598     $ 22,980     $ 22,152  
110 N. Wacker
    2,039       1,417       6,628       4,988  
South Street Seaport
    946       890       3,898 (1)     4,524  
Columbia Office Properties
    602       834       2,765       2,880  
Rio West Mall
    419       503       1,899       2,040  
Landmark Mall
    370       538       1,519       2,372  
Riverwalk Marketplace
    350       694       955       868  
Cottonwood Square
    111       92       484       507  
Park West
    112       (66 )     366       138  
Other properties
    94       108       1,058       1,667  
 
                       
Total operating assets NOI
  $ 10,804     $ 9,608     $ 42,552     $ 42,136  
 
                       
 
                               
Straight-line and market lease amortization rent
    (480 )     (492 )     (142 )     (199 )
Provisions for impairment
    (80,401 )     (50,541 )     (80,923 )     (50,964 )
Depreciation and amortization
    (3,909 )     (4,338 )     (16,017 )     (17,367 )
Interest, net
    (3,132 )     (3,203 )     (16,145 )     (13,957 )
 
                       
Operating assets EBT
  $ (77,118 )   $ (48,966 )   $ (70,675 )   $ (40,351 )
 
                       
 
     
(1)  
Includes a $1.2 million provision for bad debt expense related to a single tenant.
Reconciliation of EBT to GAAP-basis loss from continuing operations
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
    (In thousands)  
Real estate property EBT:
                               
Operating Assets segment
  $ (77,118 )   $ (48,966 )   $ (70,675 )   $ (40,351 )
MPC segment
    (395,230 )     (11,797 )     (385,242 )     (55,409 )
Strategic Developments segment
    (18,901 )     (469,841 )     (26,458 )     (603,802 )
Less: Real Estate Affiliates
    (3,252 )     33,657       (10,007 )     30,622  
 
                       
Consolidated properties
    (494,501 )     (496,947 )     (492,382 )     (668,940 )
General and administrative
    (9,076 )     (4,260 )     (21,538 )     (17,643 )
Strategic Initiatives
                      (5,380 )
Warrant liability expense
    (140,900 )           (140,900 )      
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes
    651,062       (841 )     633,459       23,969  
Equity in income of unconsolidated Real Estate Affiliates
    3,019       (30,326 )     9,413       (28,209 )
Reorganization costs
    (14,153 )     (2,843 )     (57,282 )     (6,674 )
 
                       
Loss from continuing operations
  $ (4,549 )   $ (535,217 )   $ (69,230 )   $ (702,877 )
 
                       

 

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Operating Assets Net Operating Income (“NOI”)
The Company believes that NOI is a useful supplemental measure of the performance of its Operating Assets. We define NOI as property specific revenues (rental income, tenant recoveries and other income) less expenses (real estate taxes, repairs and maintenance, marketing and other property expenses) and excluding the operations of properties held for disposition. NOI also excludes straight line rents, market lease amortization, impairments, depreciation and other amortization expense. Other real estate companies may use different methodologies for calculating NOI, and accordingly, the NOI of our Operating Assets may not be comparable to other real estate companies.
The Company also believes that NOI provides a performance measure that, when compared year over year, reflects the revenues and expenses directly associated with owning and operating real estate properties and the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, and operating costs. This measure thereby provides an operating perspective not immediately apparent from GAAP continuing operations or net income attributable to common stockholders. The Company uses NOI to evaluate its operating performance on a property-by-property basis because NOI allows the Company to evaluate the impact that factors such as lease structure, lease rates and tenant base, which vary by property, have on the Company’s operating results, gross margins and investment returns. NOI should only by used as an alternative measure of the financial performance of such assets and not as an alternative to GAAP operating income (loss) or net income (loss) available to common stockholders.
MPC Land Sales Summary
                                                                                   
        Land Sales     Acres Sold     Number of Lots/Units   Price per acre     Price per lot  
        Year Ended December 31,  
        2010     2009     2010     2009     2010   2009     2010     2009     2010     2009  
        ($ in thousands)  
Residential Land Sales
                                                                                 
Columbia
  Single Family - detached   $ 2,400     $ 500       2       1       12     4     $ 1,275     $ 531     $ 200     $ 125  
 
  Townhomes     3,031       3,006       2       2       29     33       1,832       1,775       105       91  
 
  High/Mid Apartments           3,125             8           164             379             19  
 
  Single Family - detached (Fairwood)           15,000             239           636             63             24  
 
                                                                                 
Bridgeland
  Single Family - detached     15,123       10,239       58       41       289     204       259       251       52       50  
 
                                                                                 
Summerlin
  Single Family - detached     8,909             17             95           519             94        
 
  Custom Lots     2,252       550       2       0       4     1       1,204       1,618       563       550  
 
                                                                                 
Woodlands
  Single Family - detached     65,230       47,917       181       135       737     557       360       354       89       86  
 
  Single Family - attached     988             4             52           279             19        
 
                                                                     
Subtotal
        97,933       80,337       266       426       1,218     1,599                                  
 
                                                                                 
Commercial Land Sales
                                                                                 
Summerlin
  Retail           4,564             4                       1,047              
 
                                                                                 
Bridgeland
  Not-for-Profit     1,600       741       20       15                 80       50              
 
                                                                                 
Woodlands
  Office and other     10,597       3,603       21       49                 496       74              
 
  Apartments and assisted living     4,879       7,150       12       19                 392       370              
 
  Retail     5,843       674       20       3                 290       261              
 
  Hotel     2,331       3,379       3       5                 719       672              
 
                                                                         
Subtotal
        25,250       20,111       76       95                                                
 
                                                                             
Total acreage sales revenues     123,183       100,448                                                                
Deferred Revenue     3,994       (3,409 )                                                              
SID     749       248                                                                
Venture partner’s share The Woodlands partnership acreage sales     (42,687 )     (29,794 )                                                              
 
                                                                             
Total MPC segment land sales revenues   $ 85,239     $ 67,493                                                                
 
                                                                             

 

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