UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 6, 2021
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 001-37949 | 81-2963381 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1389 Center Drive, Suite 200
Park City, UT 84098
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 997-3332
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Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | IIPR | New York Stock Exchange | ||
Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share | IIPR-PA | New York Stock Exchange |
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Promotion of Andy Bui to Principal Accounting Officer
On January 6, 2021, the Board of Directors of Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) promoted Andy Bui to serve as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer of the Company. Catherine Hastings, the Company’s current principal accounting officer, ceased to serve in the capacity of principal accounting officer upon the effectiveness of Mr. Bui’s appointment as principal accounting officer, but shall continue to serve the Company in the capacity of Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
Mr. Bui, age 39, served as Controller at the Company since May 2017. Until April 2017, Mr. Bui served as senior director of financial reporting at BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (formerly NYSE: BMR), a REIT specializing in acquiring, leasing, developing and managing laboratory and office space for the life science industry, having joined BioMed Realty in 2013. Prior to BioMed Realty, he served as senior manager of financial reporting at Leap Wireless International, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: LEAP), a wireless communication carrier, from 2012 to 2013 and as manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 2010 to 2012. Mr. Bui received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Southern California and is a Certified Public Accountant.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Bui and any director or executive officer of the Company, and no transactions involving Mr. Bui that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit
Number |
Description of Exhibit | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 6, 2021 | INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES, INC. | |
By: | /s/ Catherine Hastings | |
Name: | Catherine Hastings | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |