Pure Cycle Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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The amount of interest income on advances made to the Sky Ranch Community Authority Board (the "CAB") that has been deferred.

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Period for recognize revenue which reported as deferred or unearned revenue.

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The maximum term of lease after the additional extending period in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Number of additional years for which operator may extend lease in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Number of home builders having payment obligations to the entity.

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The number of industrial water customers.

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he number of real estate properties sold as of the balance sheet date.

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The amount of payment the operator is required to pay to extend the right for one year.

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The term for which operator may extend the right in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Up-front payment from an Agreement on Locations of Oil and Gas Operations for a pad site covering approximately 16 acres with the operator of the Sky Ranch O&G Lease, which will be recognized as income on a straight-line basis over three years.

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Leased area representing summation of fractional ownership working interest to whole on which oil and gas wells have not been drilled or completed that would permit production of economic quantities of oil and gas. Excludes area of undrilled acreage held by production under terms of lease.

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Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable.

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- References

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Amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligation that has not been recognized as revenue.

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