Great Elm Group, Inc. Fair Value Disclosure

6. Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.

GAAP provides a framework for measuring fair value on either a recurring or nonrecurring basis whereby inputs, used in valuation techniques, are assigned a hierarchical level. The following are the hierarchical levels of inputs to measure fair value:

All financial assets or liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis have been segregated into the most appropriate level within the fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to determine the fair value at the measurement date.

The valuation techniques applied to investments held by the Company and by the Consolidated Fund vary depending on the nature of the investment.

Equity and equity-related securities

Securities traded on a national securities exchange are stated at the close price on the valuation date. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are classified as Level 1.

Equity investments that do not have readily-available market prices utilize valuation models to determine fair value and are classified as Level 3. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had equity investments in three private companies that were valued using a discounted cash flows model with discount rates ranging from 9.8% - 11.3% (weighted average 10.4%). As of June 30, 2024, the Company had investments in two private companies that were valued using an options pricing model with a volatility ranging from 39.1% - 39.7% (weighted average 39.5%) and risk-free rates of 4.24% - 4.38% (weighted average 4.29%). The change in valuation technique was due to additional information about the assumptions used by market participants and transactional experience.

Debt securities

Bank loans, corporate debt and other debt obligations traded on a national exchange are valued based on quoted market prices and classified as Level 2. Debt investments that are not actively traded are generally based on discounted cash flows and classified as Level 3.

Investments in private funds

The Company values investments in private funds using NAV as reported by each fund’s investment manager. The private funds calculate NAV in a manner consistent with the measurement principles of FASB ASC Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies, as of the valuation date. Investments valued using NAV as a practical expedient are not categorized within the fair value hierarchy.

As of June 30, 2025, investments in private funds include investments in Monomoy UpREIT, Monomoy REIT and MP II, each of which are managed by wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, in addition to private funds managed by third-party investment managers. During the three months ended December 31, 2024, $4.0 million of our investment in Monomoy UpREIT was transferred to Monomoy REIT via an in-kind contribution which represents a non-cash transaction. As of June 30, 2024, investments in private funds includes investments in Monomoy UpREIT, MP II and Great Elm Opportunities Fund I, LP Series D (GEOF Series D), each of which is managed by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, in addition to private funds managed by third-party investment managers. The private funds generally allow redemptions annually with 60-90 days’ notice. There is no set duration for the private funds.

Contingent consideration

In conjunction with the acquisition of the Monomoy UpREIT investment and property management agreements in May 2022, the Company entered into a contingent consideration agreement that required the Company to pay up to $2.0 million to ICAM if certain fee revenue thresholds were achieved during fiscal years ending June 30, 2023 and 2024. As of June 30, 2023, the Company determined that the fee revenue threshold for the year ending June 30, 2023 was achieved and the amount payable to ICAM was approximately $1.0 million, which was paid in July 2023. As of June 30, 2024, it was determined that the full target revenue threshold for the year ended June 30, 2024 was not met in full and the contingent consideration was updated to $0.4 million, which was paid in July 2024.

See Note 12 - Long-Term Debt for additional discussion related to the fair value of our notes payable and other long-term debt. The carrying value of all other financial assets and liabilities approximate their fair values.

Investments at Fair Value, held by the Company

As of June 30, 2025 and 2024 the Company's cost of investments was $54.2 million and $54.2 million.

There were no transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy during the years ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.

For the year ended June 30, 2025, the Level 3 assets still held as of the balance sheet date had an unrealized gain of $4.7 million.

Investments at Fair Value, Consolidated Funds

For the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Level 3 assets still held as of the balance sheet date had a decrease in unrealized gain of $4,392.

Four investments with an aggregate fair value of $2,016,236 were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 during the year ended June 30, 2025 as a result of increased pricing transparency. Two investments with an aggregate fair value of $606,049 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 during the year ended June 30, 2025 as a result of reduced pricing transparency.