InnSuites Hospitality Trust (NYSE American symbol: IHT) first listed on the NYSE in 1971 is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona is an unincorporated Ohio Business. Trust that owns and manages hotels under the InnSuites Hotels name. IHT qualifies as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) for tax treatment currently taxed as a corporation with the IRS. IHT has paid dividends each year since 1971 currently at $0.2/year. There are approximately 9 million shares of stock outstanding. In addition, there are approximately 3 million RRF Partnership units convertible 1 to 1 into IHT stock. Total shares and units are approximately 12 million. While seeking diversification IHT became aware of the UniGen (UPI) efficient clean natural gas powered liquid cooled electric generator innovative company start up which benefited from a similar air cooled engine experience previously developed by another company in years past unable to survive the 2008 economic downturn. UniGen started in January 2020 to do the final design on the two production engines which have been proceeding on time and on budget in spite of the economic slowdown. Sales for 30 engines are already on the books of UniGen. IHT invested $1 million in a 6% convertible bond partially secured by one of the companies two prototypes. As part of this agreement IHT also received a total of 1.7 million warrants exercisable at One dollar per share for 1.5 million of the warrants and at $2.25 per share fo r the remaining 200,000 warrants.
U.S. Market Performance
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YTDYear to Date: 8.3%
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