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Table of Contents 0 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended September 30 , 2021 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number 001-37616 THE RMR GROUP INC . ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) Maryland ( State of Organization ) Title Of Each Class Class A common stock , $ 0.001 par value per share Two Newton Place , 255 Washington Street , Suite 300 , Newton , MA 02458-1634 ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) ( Zip Code ) Registrant's Telephone Number , Including Area Code 617-796-8230 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol RMR 10 - K . 47-4122583 ( IRS Employer Identification No. ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None 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 Name Of Each Exchange On Which Registered The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ( Nasdaq Capital Market ) 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 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Non - accelerated filer 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 : Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company 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 Exchange Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the voting shares of Class A common stock , $ 0.001 par value , of the registrant held by non - affiliates was approximately $ 617.1 million based on the $ 40.81 closing price per common share on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC , on March 31 , 2021. For purposes of this calculation , an aggregate of 291,695 shares of Class A common stock , held directly by , or by affiliates of , the directors and executive officers of the registrant have been included in the number of common shares held by affiliates . As of November 12 , 2021 , there were 15,485,011 shares of Class A common stock , par value $ 0.001 per share , 1,000,000 shares of Class B - 1 common stock , par value $ 0.001 per share and 15,000,000 shares of Class B - 2 common stock , par value $ 0.001 per share outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Registrant's definitive proxy statement for its 2022 annual meeting of shareholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form