# RMR Group Inc.: Form 10-Q for the period ended Dec 31, 2023

- Company: [RMR Group Inc.](/companies/rmr.md) (CIK 1644378)
- Form: 10-Q
- Filed: 2024-02-07
- Accepted by EDGAR: Feb 7, 2024, 17:10 ET
- Period: 2023-12-31
- Accession: 0001644378-24-000009
- Inline XBRL: yes
- Main document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1644378/000164437824000009/rmr-20231231.htm
- All documents and exhibits: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1644378/000164437824000009/

## Figures reported in this filing

Standardized XBRL line items for the period ended 2023-12-31.

| Line item | Period | Value | XBRL concept |
| --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Revenue | 3 months, 2023-10-01 to 2023-12-31 | $261.7m | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax |
| Operating income | 3 months, 2023-10-01 to 2023-12-31 | $10.6m | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss |
| Income tax | 3 months, 2023-10-01 to 2023-12-31 | $2.6m | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
| Net income | 3 months, 2023-10-01 to 2023-12-31 | $7.0m | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss |
| Diluted EPS | 3 months, 2023-10-01 to 2023-12-31 | $0.41 | us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted |
| Basic EPS | 3 months, 2023-10-01 to 2023-12-31 | $0.42 | us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic |
| Diluted shares (weighted) | 3 months, 2023-10-01 to 2023-12-31 | 31,512,000 shares | us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding |
| Operating cash flow | 3 months, 2023-10-01 to 2023-12-31 | $29.9m | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities |
| Capital expenditure | 3 months, 2023-10-01 to 2023-12-31 | $1.1m | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment |
| Dividends paid | 3 months, 2023-10-01 to 2023-12-31 | $6.7m | us-gaap:PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock |
| Share repurchases | 3 months, 2023-10-01 to 2023-12-31 | $12.0k | us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock |
| Cash and equivalents | at 2023-12-31 | $202.4m | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue |
| Current assets | at 2023-12-31 | $325.7m | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent |
| Total assets | at 2023-12-31 | $625.4m | us-gaap:Assets |
| Current liabilities | at 2023-12-31 | $126.1m | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent |
| Total liabilities | at 2023-12-31 | $200.8m | us-gaap:Liabilities |
| Long-term debt | at 2023-12-31 | $4.7m | us-gaap:LongTermDebt |
| Shareholders' equity | at 2023-12-31 | $241.0m | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity |

## Management's discussion and analysis

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The following information should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with our 2023 Annual Report.

### OVERVIEW (dollars in thousands)

RMR Inc. is a holding company and substantially all of its business is conducted by RMR LLC. RMR Inc. has no employees, and the personnel and various services it requires to operate are provided by RMR LLC. RMR LLC manages a diverse portfolio of real estate and real estate related businesses.

#### Acquisition of MPC Partnership Holdings LLC

On December 19, 2023, we completed our acquisition of MPC (now known as RMR Residential), a vertically integrated residential platform. This acquisition further advances our strategic focus on continuing to grow our private capital business, adding approximately $5.5 billion in assets under management, over 20 new institutional relationships and the potential to make in excess of $3.0 billion of additional residential investments. This acquisition also allows us to further diversify our revenue sources, to enter the only major commercial real estate sector in which we did not have a significant presence, and brings infrastructure and digital marketing capabilities that may be leveraged across our platform.

#### Business Environment and Outlook

The continuation and growth of our business depends upon our ability to operate the Managed Equity REITs, our private capital clients and SEVN so as to maintain, grow and increase the value of their businesses, to assist AlerisLife and Sonesta to grow their businesses and operate profitably, and to successfully expand our business through the execution of new business ventures and additional investments, such as our recently completed acquisition of MPC. Our business and the businesses of our clients generally follow the business cycle of the U.S. real estate industry, but with certain property type and regional geographic variations. Typically, as the general U.S. economy expands, commercial real estate occupancies increase and new real estate development occurs; new development frequently leads to increased real estate supply and reduced occupancies; and then the cycle repeats. These general trends can be impacted by property type characteristics or regional factors; for example, demographic factors such as the aging U.S. population, the growth of e-commerce retail sales or net population migration across different geographic regions can slow, accelerate, overwhelm or otherwise impact general cyclical trends. Because of such multiple factors, we believe it is often possible to grow real estate based businesses in selected property types or geographic areas despite general national trends.

Beyond general real estate industry trends, we also take into account general economic factors impacting our clients. More specifically, in the U.S., the Federal Reserve has increased the federal funds rate multiple times since the beginning of calendar 2022 in an attempt to slow inflation, contributing to macroeconomic uncertainty and market volatility in the U.S. and in the commercial real estate markets. Increased borrowing costs and concerns of a possible or pending economic recession have resulted in an overall decline in commercial real estate transactions. Additionally, concerns about the capital adequacy and liquidity of the banking sector caused by the bank failures in 2023, as well as stricter lending standards, have resulted in decreased lending activity from traditional sources such as banks and life insurance companies and may negatively impact the businesses of our clients and our clients' tenants. Rising or sustained high interest rates also adversely impact our clients with floating rate debt, which they, in some instances, attempt to address with interest rate caps and other strategic actions to reduce leverage. Further, while the Federal Reserve is looking to slow inflation, its efforts may not be successful or fully achieve targeted results and they may take longer to achieve. The impact of rising costs, both for goods and services, insurance and human capital, are impacting us and our clients and we and our clients are continuing to implement mitigation strategies to minimize the impact of increased costs on our and our clients’ earnings, where possible.

Both we and our clients consider industry and general economic factors and attempt to take advantage of opportunities when they arise. For example: (i) since March 2020, ILPT and DHC have completed several joint venture transactions with institutional investors and subsequently grown some of those ventures by acquiring additional properties; (ii) SVC transitioned over 200 hotels from other hotel operators to Sonesta, which on March 17, 2021, completed its acquisition of RLH Corporation, establishing it as one of the largest hotel companies in the U.S. and expanding its franchising capabilities; and (iii) on February 25, 2022, ILPT completed its acquisition of 126 new, Class A, single tenant, net leased, e-commerce focused industrial properties as a result of its acquisition of Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation, or MNR, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.0 billion. More recently, on December 19, 2023, we completed our previously announced agreement to acquire 100% of the equity interest in MPC for total consideration of $99,021, which added residential capabilities to RMR LLC. In addition, we balance our pursuit of growth of our and our clients’ businesses by executing, on behalf of our clients, prudent capital recycling or business arrangement restructurings in an attempt to help our clients prudently manage leverage and increased operating costs. We also look to reposition their portfolios and businesses when circumstances warrant such changes or when other more desirable opportunities are identified.

#### Managed Equity REITs

The base business management fees we earn from the Managed Equity REITs are calculated monthly in accordance with the applicable business management agreement and are based on a percentage of the lower of (i) the average historical cost of each REIT’s properties and (ii) each REIT’s average market capitalization. The property management fees we earn from the Managed Equity REITs are principally based on a percentage of the gross rents collected at certain managed properties owned by the Managed Equity REITs, excluding rents or other revenues from hotels, travel centers, senior living properties and wellness centers, which are separately managed by AlerisLife, Sonesta or a third party. Also under the terms of the property management agreements, we receive construction supervision fees in connection with certain construction activities undertaken at the properties owned by the Managed Equity REITs based on a percentage of the cost of such construction. For further information regarding the fees we earn, see Note 4, *Revenue Recognition*, to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The following table presents for each Managed Equity REIT a summary of its primary strategy and the lesser of the historical cost of its assets under management and its market capitalization as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, as applicable:

| REIT | Primary Strategy | Lesser of Historical Cost of Assets Under Management or Total Market Capitalization as of December 31, 2023 | 2022 |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| DHC | Medical office and life science properties, senior living communities and other healthcare related properties | $3,952,740 | $3,235,870 |
| ILPT | Industrial and logistics properties | 4,635,406 | 4,504,774 |
| OPI | Office properties primarily leased to single tenants and those with high credit quality characteristics | 2,951,207 | 3,105,356 |
| SVC | Hotels and service-focused retail net lease properties | 7,049,245 | 6,906,152 |
|  |  | $18,588,598 | $17,752,152 |

A Managed Equity REIT’s historical cost of assets under management includes the real estate it owns and its consolidated assets invested directly or indirectly in equity interests in or loans secured by real estate and personal property owned in connection with such real estate (including acquisition related costs which may be allocated to intangibles or are unallocated), all before reserves for depreciation, amortization, impairment charges or bad debts or other similar non-cash reserves. A Managed Equity REIT’s average market capitalization includes the average value of the Managed Equity REIT’s outstanding common equity value during the period, plus the daily weighted average of each of the aggregate liquidation preference of preferred shares and the principal amount of consolidated indebtedness during the period. The table above presents for each Managed Equity REIT, the lesser of the historical cost of its assets under management and its market capitalization as of the end of each period.

The basis on which our base business management fees are calculated for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 may differ from the basis at the end of the periods presented in the table above. As of December 31, 2023, the market capitalization was lower than the historical cost of assets under management for each of the Managed Equity REITs; the historical cost of assets under management for DHC, ILPT, OPI and SVC as of December 31, 2023, were $7,592,879, $5,692,675, $6,019,588 and $11,329,283, respectively.

The fee revenues we earned from the Managed Equity REITs for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 are set forth in the following tables:

| REIT | Three Months Ended December 31, 2023 Base Business Management Revenues | Base Property Management Revenues | Construction Supervision Revenues | Total | Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 Base Business Management Revenues | Base Property Management Revenues | Construction Supervision Revenues | Total |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| DHC | $3,807 | $1,458 | $1,056 | $6,321 | $3,664 | $1,492 | $1,300 | $6,456 |
| ILPT | 5,878 | 3,039 | 124 | 9,041 | 5,902 | 2,948 | 170 | 9,020 |
| OPI | 3,320 | 3,447 | 1,712 | 8,479 | 3,639 | 3,404 | 3,165 | 10,208 |
| SVC | 8,545 | 896 | 2,182 | 11,623 | 8,168 | 990 | 610 | 9,768 |
|  | $21,550 | $8,840 | $5,074 | $35,464 | $21,373 | $8,834 | $5,245 | $35,452 |

#### Other Clients

We provide business management services to AlerisLife, Sonesta and until May 15, 2023, TA. AlerisLife operates senior living communities throughout the U.S., many of which are owned by and managed for DHC. Sonesta manages and franchises hotels, resorts and cruise ships in the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East; many of the U.S. hotels that Sonesta operates are owned by SVC. TA operates, leases and franchises travel centers along the U.S. interstate highway system, many of which are owned by SVC, and standalone truck service facilities. Generally, our fees earned from business management services to AlerisLife, Sonesta and until May 15, 2023, TA, are based on a percentage of certain revenues. In connection with BP’s acquisition of TA on May 15, 2023, TA terminated its business management agreement with us and in accordance with its terms paid us the applicable termination fee of $45,282.

In addition, we also provide management services to certain other Private Capital clients, including high-quality institutional investors relationships we assumed as part of our MPC acquisition, and earn fees based on a percentage of average invested capital, as defined in the applicable agreements, property management fees based on a percentage of rents collected from managed properties and construction supervision fees based on a percentage of the cost of construction activities. The recent MPC acquisition also provides us the potential to generate promote fees on any new co-investments in the future.

Our management fee revenues from services to these clients for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, are set forth in the following tables:

|  | Three Months Ended December 31, 2023 Base Business Management Revenues | Base Property Management Revenues | Construction Supervision Revenues | Total | Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 Base Business Management Revenues | Base Property Management Revenues | Construction Supervision Revenues | Total |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| AlerisLife | $1,382 | $— | $— | $1,382 | $1,264 | $— | $— | $1,264 |
| Sonesta | 2,223 | — | — | 2,223 | 2,111 | — | 15 | 2,126 |
| RMR Residential | 21 | 626 | 67 | 714 | — | — | — | — |
| Other private entities | 3,056 | 2,116 | 130 | 5,302 | 3,012 | 2,077 | 426 | 5,515 |
| SEVN | — | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| TA | — | — | — | — | 4,191 | — | — | 4,191 |
|  | $6,682 | $2,751 | $197 | $9,630 | $10,578 | $2,077 | $441 | $13,096 |

#### Advisory Business

Tremont provides advisory services to SEVN, a publicly traded mortgage REIT that focuses on originating and investing in first mortgage loans secured by middle market and transitional commercial real estate. Tremont is primarily compensated pursuant to its management agreement with SEVN based on a percentage of equity, as defined in the applicable agreement.

Tremont earned advisory services revenue of $1,125 and $1,091 for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Tremont also earned incentive fees from SEVN of $299 for the three months ended December 31, 2023. Tremont did not earn incentive fees from SEVN for the three months ended December 31, 2022.

### RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (dollars in thousands)

### Three Months Ended December 31, 2023, Compared to the Three Months Ended December 31, 2022

The following table presents the changes in our operating results for the three months ended December 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2022:

| Revenues: | Three Months Ended December 31, 2023 | 2022 | $ Change | % Change |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Management services | $45,094 | $48,548 | $(3,454) | (7.1)% |
| Incentive fees | 299 | — | 299 | n/m |
| Advisory services | 1,125 | 1,091 | 34 | 3.1% |
| Total management, incentive and advisory services revenues | 46,518 | 49,639 | (3,121) | (6.3)% |
| Reimbursable compensation and benefits | 16,828 | 14,323 | 2,505 | 17.5% |
| Reimbursable equity based compensation | 2,327 | 2,289 | 38 | 1.7% |
| Other reimbursable expenses | 195,998 | 184,489 | 11,509 | 6.2% |
| Total reimbursable costs | 215,153 | 201,101 | 14,052 | 7.0% |
| Total revenues | 261,671 | 250,740 | 10,931 | 4.4% |
| **Expenses:** |  |  |  |  |
| Compensation and benefits | 34,772 | 33,264 | 1,508 | 4.5% |
| Equity based compensation | 2,829 | 2,850 | (21) | (0.7)% |
| Separation costs | 3,544 | 438 | 3,106 | n/m |
| Total compensation and benefits expense | 41,145 | 36,552 | 4,593 | 12.6% |
| General and administrative | 9,511 | 9,163 | 348 | 3.8% |
| Other reimbursable expenses | 195,998 | 184,489 | 11,509 | 6.2% |
| Transaction and acquisition related costs | 3,987 | — | 3,987 | n/m |
| Depreciation and amortization | 423 | 268 | 155 | 57.8% |
| Total expenses | 251,064 | 230,472 | 20,592 | 8.9% |
| Operating income | 10,607 | 20,268 | (9,661) | (47.7)% |
| Interest income | 3,508 | 1,770 | 1,738 | 98.2% |
| Gain (loss) on equity method investments | 4,049 | (5,314) | 9,363 | 176.2% |
| Income before income tax expense | 18,164 | 16,724 | 1,440 | 8.6% |
| Income tax expense | (2,638) | (2,484) | (154) | (6.2)% |
| Net income | 15,526 | 14,240 | 1,286 | 9.0% |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in The RMR Group LLC | (8,531) | (7,903) | (628) | (7.9)% |
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated entity | 2 | — | 2 | n/m |
| Net income attributable to The RMR Group Inc. | $6,997 | $6,337 | $660 | 10.4% |

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*Management services revenue.* Management services revenue decreased $3,454 primarily due to declines in management fees earned from TA of $4,191 as a result of the termination of its business management agreement with us on May 15, 2023, partially offset by growth in management services revenue of $714 related to our acquisition of MPC in the current period.

*Incentive fees revenue.* Incentive fees for the 2024 fiscal period include an incentive fee of $299 earned by Tremont from SEVN. For further information about these fees, see Note 4, *Revenue Recognition*, and Note 8, *Related Person Transactions,* to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

*Advisory services revenue.* Advisory services revenue was relatively unchanged from the prior period.

*Reimbursable compensation and benefits.* Reimbursable compensation and benefits include reimbursements, at cost, that arise primarily from services our employees provide pursuant to our property management agreements at the properties of our clients. A significant portion of these compensation and benefits are charged or passed through to and paid by tenants of our clients. Reimbursable compensation and benefits increased $2,505 primarily due to annual merit increases that were effective October 1, 2023.

*Reimbursable equity based compensation.* Reimbursable equity based compensation includes awards of common shares by our clients directly to certain of our officers and employees in connection with the provision of management services to those clients. We record an equal, offsetting amount as equity based compensation expense for the value of these awards. Reimbursable equity based compensation revenue increased $38 primarily as a result of increases in certain of our clients’ respective share prices.

*Other reimbursable expenses.* For further information about these reimbursements, see Note 4, *Revenue Recognition*, to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q.

*Compensation and benefits.* Compensation and benefits consist of employee salaries and other employment related costs, including health insurance expenses and contributions related to our employee retirement plan. Compensation and benefits expense increased $1,508 primarily due to annual merit increases that were effective October 1, 2023.

*Equity based compensation.* Equity based compensation consists of the value of vested shares awarded to certain of our employees under our and our clients’ equity compensation plans. Equity based compensation was relatively unchanged from the prior period.

*Separation costs*. Separation costs consist of employment termination costs. For further information about these costs, see Note 8, *Related Person Transactions*, to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q.

*General and administrative.* General and administrative expenses consist of office related expenses, information technology related expenses, employee training, travel, professional services expenses, director compensation and other administrative expenses. General and administrative costs increased $348 primarily due to increases in third party costs related to our expanded role in construction oversight.

*Transaction and acquisition related costs*. Transaction and acquisition related costs in the 2024 fiscal period primarily represent costs associated with our acquisition of MPC on December 19, 2023.

*Depreciation and amortization.* Depreciation and amortization increased $155 primarily due to amortization of acquisition related intangible assets of $122 in the current period.

*Interest income.* Interest income increased $1,738 primarily due to higher interest earned during the 2024 fiscal period primarily as a result of higher interest rates and higher average cash balances invested compared to the prior period.

*Gain (loss) on equity method investments. G*ain (loss) on equity method investments represents the unrealized and realized gains or losses on our investments in SEVN and TA common shares. For further information, see Note 5, *Investments*, to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

*Income tax expense*. The increase in income tax expense of $154 is primarily attributable to higher taxable income for the 2024 fiscal period compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.

### LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Our current assets have historically been comprised predominantly of cash, cash equivalents and receivables for business management, property management and advisory services fees. As of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $202,428 and $267,989, respectively, of which $30,260 and $26,802, respectively, was held by RMR Inc., with the remainder being held at RMR LLC. Cash and cash equivalents include all short term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and have original maturities of three months or less from the date of purchase. As of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, $191,486 and $265,800, respectively, of our cash and cash equivalents were invested in money market bank accounts. We believe that our cash and cash equivalents leave us well positioned to pursue a range of capital allocation strategies, with a focus on the growth of our private capital business, to fund our operations and enhance our technology infrastructure, in the next twelve months.

On December 19, 2023, we completed our acquisition of MPC for total cash consideration of $84,474. We are also obligated to pay the Earnout, if earned, which we currently estimate at $14,547 and which will be payable over the next three years, based on our current expectations for the deployment of capital remaining in investment funds managed by MPC prior to the end of such fund’s investment period. In addition to the Earnout, we agreed to pay Retention Payments to certain employees of MPC in an aggregate amount of $4,200 for their continued employment through December 31, 2025.

Our liquidity is highly dependent upon our receipt of fees from the businesses that we manage. Historically, we have funded our working capital needs with cash generated from our operating activities and we currently do not maintain any credit facilities. We expect that our future working capital needs will relate largely to our operating expenses, primarily consisting of employee compensation and benefits costs, our obligation to make quarterly tax distributions to the members of RMR LLC, our plan to make quarterly distributions on our Class A Common Shares and Class B-1 Common Shares and our plan to pay quarterly distributions to the members of RMR LLC in connection with the quarterly dividends to RMR Inc. shareholders. Our management fees are typically payable to us within 30 days of the end of each month or, in the case of annual incentive business management fees earned from the Managed Equity REITs, if any, within 30 days following each calendar year end. Quarterly incentive fees earned from SEVN, if any, are payable generally within 30 days following the end of the applicable quarter. Historically, we have not experienced losses on collection of our fees and have not recorded any allowances for bad debts.

During the three months ended December 31, 2023, we paid cash distributions to the holders of our Class A Common Shares, Class B-1 Common Shares and to the other owner of RMR LLC membership units in the aggregate amount of $11,484. On January 11, 2024, we declared a quarterly dividend on our Class A Common Shares and Class B-1 Common Shares to our shareholders of record as of January 22, 2024 in the amount of $0.40 per Class A Common Share and Class B-1 Common Share, or $6,683. This dividend will be partially funded by a distribution from RMR LLC to holders of its membership units in the amount of $0.32 per unit, or $10,147, of which $5,347 will be distributed to us based on our aggregate ownership of 16,708,723 membership units of RMR LLC and $4,800 will be distributed to ABP Trust based on its ownership of 15,000,000 membership units of RMR LLC. The remainder of this dividend will be funded with cash accumulated at RMR Inc. We expect the total dividend will amount to approximately $11,483 and we expect to pay this dividend on or about February 15, 2024. See Note 9, *Shareholders’ Equity*, to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information regarding these distributions.

For the three months ended December 31, 2023, pursuant to the RMR LLC operating agreement, RMR LLC made required quarterly tax distributions to its holders of its membership units totaling $8,662, of which $4,560 was distributed to us and $4,102 was distributed to ABP Trust, based on each membership unit holder’s then respective ownership percentage in RMR LLC. The $4,560 distributed to us was eliminated in our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part 1, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and the $4,102 distributed to ABP Trust was recorded as a reduction of its noncontrolling interest. We expect to use a portion of these funds distributed to us to pay our tax liabilities and amounts due under the tax receivable agreement described in Note 8, *Related Person Transactions*, to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We expect to use the remaining funds distributed to us to fund our long-term tax liabilities and pay dividends.

### Cash Flows

The $1,831 increase in net cash from operating activities for the three months ended December 31, 2023 compared to the prior period reflects favorable changes in working capital and increases in net income. The $78,977 increase in net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended December 31, 2023 compared to the prior period was due to our acquisition of MPC in the current fiscal period. Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended December 31, 2023 was relatively unchanged compared to the prior period.

As of December 31, 2023, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements that have had or that we expect would be reasonably likely to have a material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

### Tax Receivable Agreement

We are party to a tax receivable agreement which provides for the payment by RMR Inc. to ABP Trust of 85.0% of the amount of savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax or franchise tax that RMR Inc. realizes as a result of (a) the increases in tax basis attributable to RMR Inc.’s dealings with ABP Trust and (b) tax benefits related to imputed interest deemed to be paid by it as a result of the tax receivable agreement. See Note 8, *Related Person Transactions*, to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and “Business—Our Organizational Structure—tax receivable agreement” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September

30, 2019. As of December 31, 2023, our condensed consolidated balance sheet reflects a liability related to the tax receivable agreement of $23,229, of which we expect to pay $2,343 to ABP Trust during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024.

### Market Risk and Credit Risk

We have not invested in derivative instruments, borrowed through issuing debt securities or transacted in foreign currencies. As a result, we are not subject to significant direct market risk related to interest rate changes, changes to the market standard for determining interest rates, commodity price changes or credit risks; however, if any of these risks were to negatively impact our clients’ businesses or market capitalization, our revenues would likely decline. To the extent we change our approach on the foregoing activities, or engage in other activities, our market and credit risks could change. See Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our 2023 Annual Report for the risks to us and our clients.

#### Risks Related to Cash and Short Term Investments

Our cash and cash equivalents include short term, highly liquid investments readily convertible to known amounts of cash that have original maturities of three months or less from the date of purchase. We invest a substantial amount of our cash in money market bank accounts. The majority of our cash is maintained in U.S. bank accounts. Some U.S. bank account balances exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit. We believe our cash and short term investments are not subject to any material interest rate risk, equity price risk, credit risk or other market risk.

### Related Person Transactions

We have relationships and historical and continuing transactions with Adam D. Portnoy, the Chair of our Board and one of our Managing Directors, as well as our clients. For further information about these and other such relationships and related person transactions, please see Note 8, *Related Person Transactions*, to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our 2023 Annual Report, our definitive Proxy Statement for our 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and our other filings with the SEC. In addition, see the section captioned “Risk Factors” in our 2023 Annual Report for a description of risks that may arise as a result of these and other related person transactions and relationships. We may engage in additional transactions with related persons, including businesses to which RMR LLC or its subsidiaries provide management services.

### Critical Accounting Estimates

The preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts. Actual results could differ from those estimates. A discussion of our critical accounting estimates is included in our 2023 Annual Report. In addition to the critical accounting estimates identified in our 2023 Annual Report, the estimation of fair values represents a critical accounting estimate in these condensed consolidated financial statements. The estimation of fair value involves a significant level of judgment and estimation uncertainty, and actual results could be materially different and have a material impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

We accounted for the Acquisition as a business combination. We used estimates and assumptions to assign fair values to assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including intangible assets. Determining the fair value of intangible assets requires us to use estimates and assumptions including, but not limited to, expected future cash inflows and outflows, useful lives, discount rates and income tax rates. Fair values were determined based on estimates and assumptions we believe to be reasonable, but that are unpredictable and inherently uncertain. Unanticipated events and circumstances may occur that could materially affect the accuracy of such estimates, assumptions or actual results.

The fair value of our Earnout liability was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model and is inherently uncertain. Inputs into the model require estimates and assumptions regarding the timing and deployment of future capital, the historical volatility of similar market transactions, and discount rates and credit ratings for companies similar to ours. The Earnout liability is remeasured on a quarterly basis and changes to our estimates and assumptions are likely to have a significant impact on the fair value estimate of the Earnout liability. In addition, actual payments required under the Earnout may differ significantly from our estimates and could have a material impact to our results of operations and financial condition.

## Market risk

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Quantitative and Qualitative disclosures about market risk are set forth above in “Item 2—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation—Market Risk and Credit Risk.”

## Controls and procedures

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As of the end of the period covered by this report, our management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based upon that evaluation, our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

On December 19, 2023, we completed the acquisition of MPC. We are in the process of integrating MPC into our systems and control environment as of September 30, 2024. For further information regarding this acquisition, see Note 3. *Acquisition of MPC Partnership Holdings LLC,* to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Subject to the foregoing, no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

### WARNING CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other securities laws that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These statements may include words such as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “estimate”, “will”, “may” and negatives or derivatives of these or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements about: our business strategy; economic and industry conditions; the impact and opportunities for our and our clients’ businesses from business cycles in the U.S. real estate industry as well as economic and industry conditions; our belief that it is possible to grow real estate based businesses in selected property types or geographic areas despite general national trends; our cash and cash equivalents, including their sufficiency to pursue a range of capital allocation strategies and fund our operations and enhance our technology infrastructure and risk exposure; and our sustainability practices.

Forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations, are based on judgments and assumptions, are inherently uncertain and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from expected future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in those forward-looking statements. Some of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:

- The dependence of our revenues on a limited number of clients,
- The variability of our revenues,
- Risks related to supply chain constraints, commodity pricing and inflation, including inflation impacting wages and employee benefits,
- Changing market conditions, practices and trends, which may adversely impact our clients and the fees we receive from them,
- Potential terminations of the management agreements with our clients,
- Increases in or sustained high market interest rates, which may significantly reduce our revenues or impede our growth,
- Our dependence on the growth and performance of our clients,
- Our ability to obtain or create new clients for our business and other circumstances beyond our control,
- The ability of our clients to operate their businesses profitably, optimize their capital structures and to grow and increase their market capitalizations and total shareholder returns,
- Our ability to successfully provide management services to our clients,
- Our ability to maintain or increase the distributions we pay to our shareholders,
- Our ability to successfully pursue and execute capital allocation strategies,
- Our ability to prudently invest in our business to enhance our operations, services and competitive positioning,
- Our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses and realize our expected returns on our investments,
- Risk that cost savings and synergies anticipated to be realized by the MPC acquisition may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected,
- Changes to our operating leverage or client diversity,
- Litigation risks,
- Risks related to acquisitions, dispositions and other activities by or among our clients,
- Allegations, even if untrue, of any conflicts of interest arising from our management activities,
- Our ability to retain the services of our managing directors and other key personnel,
- Our and our clients’ risks associated with our and our clients' costs of compliance with laws and regulations, including securities regulations, exchange listing standards and other laws and regulations affecting public companies, and
- Other matters.

These risks, uncertainties and other factors are not exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with other cautionary statements that are included in our periodic filings. The information contained in our filings with the SEC, including under the caption “Risk Factors” in our periodic reports, or incorporated therein, identifies important factors that could cause differences from the forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Our filings with the SEC are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

You should not place undue reliance upon our forward-looking statements.

Except as required by law, we do not intend to update or change any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Filed Feb 7, 2024.
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