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Seaport Entertainment Group Inc. (SEG) Risk Analysis
Risk Overview Q1, 2026
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- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1Certain of our executive officers and directors may have actual or potential conflicts of interest because of their equity interests in HHH.
Our board of directors currently consists of a majority of directors who are independent, and our executive officers are prior employees of HHH. As of December 31, 2024, one of our directors owns equity interests in HHH. Such ownership, or any future ownership, of common stock of HHH by our executive officers or directors could create, or appear to create, potential conflicts of interest if we and HHH face decisions that could have implications for both HHH and us. For example, potential conflicts of interest could arise in connection with the resolution of any dispute between us and HHH regarding the terms of the agreements governing the Spin-Off and our separation from and relationship with HHH following the Spin-Off. Potential conflicts of interest may also arise out of any commercial arrangements that we or HHH may enter into in the future.
Risk Highlights Q1, 2026
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- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1Some of our directors are involved in other businesses including real estate activities and public and/or private investments and, therefore, may have competing or conflicting interests with us.
Certain of our directors have and may in the future have interests in other real estate business activities and may have control or influence over these activities or may serve as investment advisors to, or directors or officers of other businesses. These interests and activities, and any duties to third parties arising from such interests and activities, could divert the attention of such directors from our operations. Additionally, certain of our directors are engaged in investment and other activities in which they may learn of real estate and other related opportunities in their non-director capacities. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics expressly provides, as permitted by Section 122(17) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), that our non-employee directors are not obligated to limit their interests or activities in their non-director capacities or to notify us of any opportunities that may arise in connection therewith, even if the opportunities are complementary to our businesses, provided that such opportunities are not in direct competition with our businesses. Accordingly, we have no expectation that we will be able to learn of or participate in such opportunities. If any potential business opportunity is expressly presented to a director exclusively in his or her director capacity, the director will not be permitted to pursue the opportunity, directly or indirectly through a controlled affiliate in which the director has an ownership interest, without the approval of a majority of the independent members of our board of directors.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2Pershing Square is our largest stockholder and may exert influence over us that may be adverse to our best interests and those of our other stockholders.
As of December 31, 2025, Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. ("Pershing Square"), through investment funds advised by it, beneficially owned approximately 39.3% of our outstanding common stock based on their Schedule 13F-HR filed on February 17, 2026. Accordingly, Pershing Square has the ability to influence our policies and operations, including the appointment of management, future issuances of our common stock or other securities, the payment of dividends, if any, on our common stock, the incurrence or modification of debt by us, amendments to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and amended and restated bylaws (the "Bylaws") and the entering into of extraordinary transactions, and its interests may not in all cases be aligned with other stockholders' interests. In the future, Pershing Square could acquire additional shares of our common stock. If Pershing Square's ownership of our common stock increases to more than 50%, we would be considered a "controlled company" under the corporate governance rules of the NYSE, which would allow us to opt out of certain NYSE corporate governance requirements, including the requirements that: (1) a majority of the board of directors consist of independent directors; (2) the compensation of our officers be determined or recommended to the board of directors by a majority of its independent directors or by a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors; and (3) director nominees be selected or recommended by a majority of the independent directors or by a nominating committee composed solely of independent directors. In addition, Pershing Square would be able to control virtually all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of our directors. Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, as long as Pershing Square owns at least 10% of the total outstanding shares of our common stock, Pershing Square will be entitled to nominate at least one director to our board of directors and, if we increase the size of the board to larger than five directors, as many nominees as represent at least 20% of the total number of directors then on the board. These board nomination rights are also contained in our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Additionally, we have granted a waiver of the applicability of the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL such that Pershing Square, which owned approximately 39.3% of the outstanding shares of our common stock as of December 31, 2025, may increase its position in our common stock without being subject to Section 203's restrictions on business combinations. See "-Risks Related to Our Common Stock-Anti-takeover provisions in our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, our Bylaws, Delaware law, the Investor Rights Agreement and certain other agreements may prevent or delay an acquisition of us, which could decrease the trading price of our common stock." This concentration of ownership, and the potential for further concentration of ownership, of our outstanding common stock held by Pershing Square, as well as its rights under the Investor Rights Agreement and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, could make certain transactions more difficult or impossible without its support. The interests of Pershing Square, or any of its respective affiliates could conflict with or differ from the interests of our other stockholders. For example, the concentration of ownership held by Pershing Square could allow it to influence our policies and strategy and could delay, defer or prevent a change of control or impede a merger, takeover or other business combination that may otherwise be favorable to us and our other stockholders. Pershing Square or an affiliate thereof may also pursue acquisition opportunities that may be complementary to our business, and as a result, those acquisition opportunities may not be available to us. This control may also adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3Future sales of our common stock, or the perception that such sales may occur, could depress our common stock price.
Except as otherwise described herein, all of our outstanding shares of common stock are freely tradable without restriction, other than those shares held by our affiliates. In connection with the Spin-Off, we filed a registration statement on Form S-8 registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") our common stock reserved for issuance under our equity incentive plan. If equity securities granted under such plan are sold or it is perceived that they will be sold in the public market, the trading price of our common stock could decline substantially. Actual or potential sales of our common stock made pursuant to registration rights could similarly cause the trading price of our common stock to drop significantly. Any of the foregoing also could impede our ability to raise future capital. As of December 31, 2025, Pershing Square owns approximately 39.3% of our outstanding common stock. Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, Pershing Square may request that we file a registration statement to register the offer and sale of its shares. Each such request for registration must cover securities the aggregate fair market value of which is at least $25 million. The number of demand registrations that Pershing Square is entitled to request pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement is unlimited; provided, that we will not be obligated to undertake more than one related underwritten offering in any twelve-month period following October 17, 2024. Pershing Square is also entitled to certain "piggyback" registration rights pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement. If we propose to register shares of our common stock or other securities under the Securities Act, either for our own account or for the account of other security holders, in connection with such offering, Pershing Square will be able to request that we include its shares in such registration, subject to certain marketing and other limitations. As a result, whenever we propose to file a registration statement under the Securities Act, subject to certain exceptions, Pershing Square will be entitled to notice of the registration and have the right, subject to certain limitations, to include its shares of common stock in the registration. Registration of any of these outstanding shares of common stock would result in such shares becoming freely tradable without the need for compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Any disposition by Pershing Square, or any of our substantial stockholders, of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such dispositions could occur, could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our common stock. In addition, our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that we may issue up to 480,000,000 shares of common stock and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share. Future issuances of shares of our common stock or securities convertible or exchangeable into common stock may dilute the ownership interest of our common stockholders. Because our decision to issue additional equity or convertible or exchangeable securities in any future offering will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing or nature of our future issuances. In addition, we are not required to offer any such securities to existing stockholders on a preemptive basis. Therefore, it may not be possible for existing stockholders to participate in such future issuances, which may dilute the existing stockholders' interests in us.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4We cannot be certain that an active trading market for our common stock will be sustained, and the price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly.
Prior to the Spin-Off, there was no public market for our common stock. We cannot guarantee that an active trading market will be sustained for our common stock. If an active trading market is not sustained, you may have difficulty selling your Company common stock at an attractive price, or at all. The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly due to a number of factors, some of which may be beyond our control and/or unrelated to our operating performance, including: - our quarterly or annual earnings, or those of other companies in our industry;- the failure of securities analysts to cover our common stock;- actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results;- changes in earnings estimates by securities analysts or our ability to meet those estimates;- the operating and stock price performance of other comparable companies;- publication of research reports about our industry;- announcements by us or our competitors of significant contracts (or amendments thereto or terminations thereof), acquisitions, dispositions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments;- changes to the regulatory and legal environment in which we operate;- changes in interest or inflation rates;- overall market fluctuations and domestic and worldwide economic conditions; and - other factors described in this "Risk Factors" section and elsewhere in this Annual Report. In the past few years, stock markets have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations. In the past, following periods of volatility in the overall market and the market price of a company's securities, securities class action litigation has often been instituted against these companies. Such litigation, if instituted against us, could result in substantial costs and a diversion of our management's attention and resources.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5We are an emerging growth company and the information we provide stockholders may be different from information provided by other public companies.
We are an "emerging growth company" as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the "JOBS Act"). Under current applicable SEC rules, we will continue to be an emerging growth company until the earliest to occur of the following: - the last day of the fiscal year in which our total annual gross revenues first meet or exceed $1.235 billion (as adjusted for inflation);- the date on which we have, during the prior three-year period, issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt;- the last day of the fiscal year in which we have an aggregate worldwide market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of $700 million or more as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter; or - the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of our separation from HHH. For as long as we remain an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including, but not limited to: - not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;- exemption from new or revised financial accounting standards applicable to public companies until such standards are also applicable to private companies;- reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports, proxy statements and registration statements; and - exemptions from the requirement of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval on golden parachute compensation not previously approved. We may choose to take advantage of some or all of these reduced burdens. For example, we expect to take advantage of the reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our proxy statements. For as long as we take advantage of the reduced reporting obligations, the information we provide stockholders may be different from information provided by other public companies. In addition, it is possible that some investors will find our common stock less attractive as a result of these elections, which may result in a less active trading market for our common stock and higher volatility in our stock price. In addition, we have elected to not take advantage of the extended transition period that allows an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies, which means that the financial statements included in this Annual Report, as well as financial statements we file in the future, will be subject to all new or revised accounting standards generally applicable to public companies. Our election not to take advantage of the extended transition period is irrevocable.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6Your percentage ownership in us may be diluted in the future.
In the future, your percentage ownership in us may be diluted because of equity issuances for acquisitions, capital market transactions or otherwise, including equity awards that we will be granting to our directors, officers and employees. It is anticipated that our Compensation Committee will grant additional equity awards to our employees and directors from time to time under our employee benefits plans. These additional awards will have a dilutive effect on our earnings per share of common stock, which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. In addition, our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizes us to issue, without the approval of our stockholders, one or more classes or series of preferred shares having such designation, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, including preferences over our common stock respecting dividends and distributions, as our board of directors generally may determine. The terms of one or more classes or series of preferred shares could dilute the voting power or reduce the value of our common stock. For example, we could grant the holders of preferred shares the right to elect some number of our directors in all events or on the happening of specified events or the right to veto specified transactions. Similarly, the repurchase or redemption rights or liquidation preferences that we could assign to holders of preferred shares could affect the residual value of the common stock.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 7Anti-takeover provisions in our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, our Bylaws, Delaware law, the Investor Rights Agreement and certain other agreements may prevent or delay an acquisition of us, which could decrease the trading price of our common stock.
Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, our Bylaws, the Investor Rights Agreement and Delaware law, among other things, contain provisions that could have the effect of rendering more difficult, delaying or preventing an acquisition deemed undesirable by our board of directors. For example, our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws contain the following limitations: - the inability of our stockholders to act by written consent;- restrictions on the ability of stockholders to call a special meeting without 20% or more of the voting power of the issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote generally in the election of our directors;- requirements stockholders must comply with for nominating individuals for election as directors or for proposing business to be considered at stockholder meetings;- the right of our board of directors to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval;- a requirement that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, certain proceedings against or involving us or our directors or officers be brought exclusively in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware;- that certain provisions may be amended only by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the shares of common stock entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class; and - the limitations described in "-MLB rules require that any person or group seeking to acquire a controlling interest in us or the Aviators must receive the prior approval of MLB. Such limitations and approval requirements may restrict any change of control or business combination opportunities in which our stockholders might receive a premium for shares of our common stock." On October 17, 2024, we entered into the Investor Rights Agreement with Pershing Square, pursuant to which Pershing Square is entitled to designate at least one individual as a nominee for election to our board of directors as long as it owns at least 10% of the total outstanding shares of our common stock. If we increase the size of the board to larger than five directors, the Investor Rights Agreement entitles Pershing Square to nominate individuals representing at least 20% of the total number of our directors, which could allow Pershing Square to exercise additional influence over certain of our corporate and governance matters. The board designation and related rights are also contained in our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. In addition, we are a Delaware corporation, and Section 203 of the DGCL applies to us. In general, Section 203 prevents an interested stockholder from engaging in certain business combinations with us for three years following the time that person becomes an interested stockholder subject to certain exceptions. The statute generally defines an interested stockholder as any person that is the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock or is our affiliate or associate and was the owner of 15% or more of outstanding voting stock at any time within the three-year period immediately before the date of determination. We have granted a waiver of the applicability of the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL such that Pershing Square, which as of December 31, 2025 owned approximately 39.3% of the outstanding shares of our common stock, may increase its position in our common stock without being subject to Section 203's restrictions on business combinations. As such, Pershing Square, through its ability to accumulate more common stock than would otherwise be permitted under Section 203, has the ability to become a large holder group that would be able to affect matters requiring approval by Company stockholders, including the election of directors and approval of mergers or other business combination transactions. These anti-takeover provisions could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if the third-party's offer may be considered beneficial by many of our stockholders. As a result, our stockholders may be limited in their ability to obtain a premium for their shares. These provisions could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock. There also may be dilution of our common stock from the exercise of any future outstanding warrants, which may materially adversely affect the market price and negatively impact a holder's investment.
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