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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( MARK ONE ) > ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Commission File Number 001-34856 Howard Hughes . Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) THE HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 9950 Woodloch Forest Drive , Suite 1100 , The Woodlands , Texas 77380 ( Address of principal executive offices , including zip code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code ( 281 ) 719-6100 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class : Common stock , par value $ 0.01 per share Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No 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 . Yes No Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer to Trading Symbol ( s ) HHC | 36-4673192 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a 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 . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Name of each exchange on which registered : New York Stock Exchange Emerging growth company 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 has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No As of June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was approximately $ 1.6 billion based on the closing sale price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange . The number of shares of common stock , $ 0.01 par value , outstanding as of February 18 , 2021 was 55,114,795 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant's Proxy Statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference in Items 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 and 14 of Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K . The registrant intends to file its Proxy Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the registrant's fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 .