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): June 13, 2019

 

 

 

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.)

 

11440 West Bernardo Court, Suite 220

San Diego, California 92127

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 997-3332

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).                        Emerging growth company þ

 

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. ¨

 

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 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On June 13, 2019, IIP-MI 1 LLC ("Landlord"), a wholly owned subsidiary of IIP Operating Partnership, LP, the operating partnership subsidiary of Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (the "Company"), entered into an amendment (the "Lease Amendment") to its lease (the "Lease") with Green Peak Industries, LLC ("GPI") for the property located at 10070 Harvest Park in Dimondale, Michigan (the "Property").

 

The Lease Amendment provides for reimbursement to GPI of up to an additional $18.0 million for completion of certain additional tenant improvements and additional development at the Property (the “Additional TI Allowance”). If the Company funds the full amount of the Additional TI Allowance, the Company’s total investment in the Property is expected to be $31.0 million. The provision of the Additional TI Allowance also resulted in a corresponding adjustment of base rent under the Lease Amendment.

 

The Lease Amendment also extends the initial term of the Lease to December 31, 2034, eliminates GPI’s one-time right under the Lease to request funding by the Company for additional improvements to the Property of up to $8 million, and provides the Company a right of first refusal with respect to certain real estate transactions of GPI and its affiliates.

 

The foregoing description of the Lease Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Lease Amendment, which is filed as an exhibit to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

 

Description of Exhibit

   
10.1   First Amendment dated June 13, 2019 to Lease Agreement dated August 2, 2018 between IIP-MI 1 LLC and Green Peak Industries, LLC.

 

 

 

 

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: June 19, 2019   INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES, INC.
       
    By:

/s/ Catherine Hastings

    Name: Catherine Hastings
    Title: Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”) is entered into as of this 13 th day of June, 2019, by and between IIP-MI 1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Landlord ”), and Green Peak Industries, LLC, d/b/a Green Peak Innovations and a Michigan limited liability company (“ Tenant ”).

 

RECITALS

 

A.           WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant are parties to that certain Lease Agreement dated as of August 2, 2018 (the “ Existing Lease ”), whereby Tenant leases the premises from Landlord located at 10070 Harvest Park, Dimondale, Michigan 48821; and

 

B.           WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant desire to modify and amend the Existing Lease only in the respects and on the conditions hereinafter stated.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, Landlord and Tenant, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

1.           Definitions . For purposes of this Amendment, capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Existing Lease unless otherwise defined herein. The Existing Lease, as amended by this Amendment, is referred to collectively herein as the “ Lease .” From and after the date hereof, the term “Lease,” as used in the Existing Lease, shall mean the Existing Lease, as amended by this Amendment.

 

2.           Term . Section 3.1 of the Existing Lease is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“The actual term of this Lease (as the same may be extended or earlier terminated in accordance with this Lease, the " Term ") commenced on August 2, 2018 (the " Commencement Date ") and shall end on December 31, 2034, subject to extension or earlier termination of this Lease as provided herein.”

 

3.           TI Allowance . The first sentence of Section 5.1 of the Existing Lease is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

"Tenant shall cause appropriate improvements consistent with the Permitted Use (the " Tenant Improvements ") to be constructed in the Premises pursuant to the Work Letter attached hereto as Exhibit E (the " Work Letter ") at a cost to Landlord not to exceed Twenty Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($20,200,000.00) (the " TI Allowance ")."

 

 

 

 

In addition, Section 5.2 of the Existing Lease is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“5.2.          Tenant shall have until December 31, 2032 to request disbursement for the final installment of the TI Allowance, and may request no more than one disbursement of the TI Allowance per month, with each disbursement (other than the final disbursement) being no less than Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00). Landlord's obligation to disburse any of the TI Allowance shall be conditional upon Tenant's satisfaction of the conditions precedent to funding of the TI Allowance set forth in Section 6.3 of the Work Letter. In addition, Landlord's obligation to disburse any of the TI Allowance in excess of Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) shall be conditioned upon the satisfaction of the following: (a) Tenant's delivery to Landlord of a certificate of occupancy for the Premises suitable for the Permitted Use, as applicable; (b) Tenant's delivery to Landlord of a Certificate of Substantial Completion in the form of the American Institute of Architects document G704, executed by the project architect and the general contractor or such other form or certification as may be reasonably acceptable to Landlord; (c) Tenant's satisfaction of the conditions precedent to funding of the TI Allowance set forth in Section 6.3 of the Work Letter; and (d) there shall be no uncured event of default by Tenant under this Lease."

 

4.           Monthly Base Rent and Property Management Fee Schedule . Exhibit F of the Existing Lease is hereby replaced in its entirety with Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

 

5.           Funding of Additional Improvements . Section 36 of the Existing Lease is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“36. Intentionally Omitted.”

 

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6.           Right of First Refusal . In the event the Tenant or any entity affiliated with Tenant (in this context, the “ Tenant Party ”) intends to enter into a transaction to (a) sell or purchase any real property (the “ ROFR Property ”) and (b) concurrently with the close of the sale, to lease such ROFR Property back from a third party, Tenant Party shall give Landlord written notice thereof (the " Notice of Sale/Lease Transaction "), which notice shall include the purchase price and other basic terms upon which Tenant Party is willing to purchase or sell such ROFR Property, as applicable, and the terms upon which Tenant Party is willing to lease such ROFR Property (the " Proposed Transaction Terms "). Landlord shall have a period of thirty (30) days from Landlord’s receipt of a Notice of Sale/Lease Transaction to notify Tenant Party of its decision to purchase the ROFR Property from Tenant Party or the applicable third party and lease the ROFR Property to Tenant Party upon the Proposed Transaction Terms set forth in the Notice of Sale/Lease Transaction (the " ROFR "). If Landlord fails to notify Tenant Party of Landlord’s intent to exercise the ROFR within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Notice of Sale/Lease Transaction, then Landlord shall be deemed to have waived the ROFR with respect to the transaction as described in the Notice of Sale/Lease Transaction. Should Landlord waive (or be deemed to have waived) the ROFR, Tenant Party shall be at liberty to proceed with the transaction described in the Notice of Sale/Lease Transaction so long as the economic terms of the transaction are not less favorable to Tenant Party than the Proposed Transaction Terms. If for any reason Tenant Party fails to sell or acquire the ROFR Property within six (6) months of the date Tenant Party first gives notice to Landlord pursuant to this Section 6 , or if Tenant Party determines to enter into a sale and lease-back transaction with respect to the ROFR Property upon terms that are less favorable to Tenant Party than the Proposed Transaction Terms set forth in the Notice of Sale/Lease Transaction, then Landlord’s ROFR rights pursuant to this Section 6 shall apply and Tenant Party must deliver a second Notice of Sale/Lease Transaction setting forth the same or revised Proposed Transaction Terms. Landlord shall have a ten (10) business day period from Landlord’s receipt of the second Notice of Sale/Lease Transaction to notify Tenant Party of its decision to purchase or not purchase the ROFR Property upon the Proposed Transaction Terms set forth in the second Notice of Sale/Lease Transaction. If Tenant Party either receives a notice from Landlord that Landlord does not desire to purchase the ROFR Property or Tenant Party fails to receive any notice from Landlord within the applicable time period, then Tenant Party shall have the right to proceed with the transaction described in the second Notice of Sale/Lease Transaction so long as the economic terms of the transaction are not less favorable to Tenant Party than the Proposed Transaction Terms set forth therein. In the event Landlord timely exercises its ROFR with respect to any transaction described in a Notice of Sale/Lease Transaction in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6 , not later than thirty (30) days after the receipt by Tenant Party of Landlord’s written notice of exercise of its ROFR, Landlord and Tenant Party shall enter into and execute a definitive purchase agreement, incorporating the Proposed Transaction Terms for the sale and lease of the ROFR Property as reflected in the Notice of Sale/Lease Transaction. The terms of this Section 6 shall terminate and be of no further force or effect on June 12, 2026, except with respect to any ROFR Property for which Tenant Party has provided to Landlord a Notice of Sale/Lease Transaction prior to such date. For the purposes of this Section 6 , an “entity affiliated with Tenant” shall mean any entity that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by or is under common control with Tenant.

 

7.           Broker . Each of Landlord and Tenant represents and warrants that it has not dealt with any broker or agent in the negotiation for or the obtaining of this Amendment and agrees to reimburse, indemnify, save, defend (at the indemnified party’s option and with counsel reasonably acceptable to indemnified party, at the indemnifying party’s sole cost and expense) and hold harmless the other party’s Indemnitees for, from and against any and all cost or liability for compensation claimed by any such broker or agent employed or engaged by it or claiming to have been employed or engaged by it.

 

8.           No Default . Each of Tenant and Landlord represents, warrants and covenants that, to the best of such party’s knowledge, Landlord and Tenant are not in default of any of their respective obligations under the Existing Lease and no event has occurred that, with the passage of time or the giving of notice (or both) would constitute a default by either Landlord or Tenant thereunder.

 

9.           Effect of Amendment . Except as modified by this Amendment, the Existing Lease and all the covenants, agreements, terms, provisions and conditions thereof shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and affirmed. In the event of any conflict between the terms contained in this Amendment and the Existing Lease, the terms herein contained shall supersede and control the obligations and liabilities of the parties.

 

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10.          Successors and Assigns . Each of the covenants, conditions and agreements contained in this Amendment shall inure to the benefit of and shall apply to and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legatees, devisees, executors, administrators and permitted successors and assigns and sublessees. Nothing in this section shall in any way alter the provisions of the Lease restricting assignment or subletting.

 

11.          Miscellaneous . This Amendment becomes effective only upon execution and delivery hereof by Landlord and Tenant. The captions of the paragraphs and subparagraphs in this Amendment are inserted and included solely for convenience and shall not be considered or given any effect in construing the provisions hereof. All exhibits hereto are incorporated herein by reference. Submission of this instrument for examination or signature by Tenant does not constitute a reservation of or option for a lease, and shall not be effective as a lease, lease amendment or otherwise until execution by and delivery to both Landlord and Tenant.

 

12.          Authority . Each of Tenant and Landlord guarantees, warrants and represents that the individual or individuals signing this Amendment have the power, authority and legal capacity to sign this Amendment on behalf of and to bind all entities, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint venturers or other organizations and entities on whose behalf such individual or individuals have signed.

 

13.          Counterparts; Facsimile and PDF Signatures . This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same document. A facsimile or portable document format (PDF) signature on this Amendment shall be equivalent to, and have the same force and effect as, an original signature.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this Amendment as of the date and year first above written.

 

LANDLORD :  
   
IIP-MI 1 LLC,  
a Delaware limited liability company  
   
By: /s/ Brian Wolfe  
Name: Brian Wolfe  
Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary  
   
TENANT :  
   
Green Peak Industries, LLC ,  
a Michigan limited liability company  
   
By: /s/ Jeff Radway  
Name: Jeff Radway  
Title: CEO  

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT F

      MONTHLY BASE RENT AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FEE SCHEDULE

 

                      Initial     Follow-On TI              
                      Monthly Amortized     Monthly Amortized     Monthly Property     Monthly Total  
Time Period (Months)   Monthly Base Rent     Base Rent     Base Rent     Management Fee     Amount  
6/13/2019     through       8/1/2019     $ 262,500.00     $ 2,754.24     $ -     $ 3,937.50     $ 269,191.74  
8/2/2019     through       9/30/2019     $ 271,687.50     $ 2,754.24     $ -     $ 4,075.31    

$

278,517.05  
10/1/2019     through       10/31/2019     $ 336,375.00     $ 2,754.24     $ -     $ 5,045.63     $ 344,174.86  
11/1/2019     through       11/30/2019     $ 401,062.50     $ 2,754.24     $ -     $ 6,015.94     $ 409,832.67  
12/1/2019     through       12/31/2019     $ 401,062.50     $ 2,754.24     $ -     $ 6,015.94     $ 409,832.67  
1/1/2020     through       8/1/2020     $ 401,062.50     $ 2,754.24     $ 2,919.16     $ 6,059.72     $ 409,876.46  
8/2/2020     through       8/1/2021     $ 415,099.69     $ 2,754.24     $ 2,919.16     $ 6,270.28     $ 424,124.21  
8/2/2021     through       8/1/2022     $ 429,628.18     $ 2,754.24     $ 2,919.16     $ 6,488.21     $ 438,870.62  
8/2/2022     through       8/1/2023     $ 444,665.16     $ 2,754.24     $ 2,919.16     $ 6,713.76     $ 454,133.16  
8/2/2023     through       8/1/2024     $ 460,228.44     $ 2,754.24     $ 2,919.16     $ 6,947.21     $ 469,929.89  
8/2/2024     through       8/1/2025     $ 476,336.44     $ 2,754.24     $ 2,919.16     $ 7,188.83     $ 486,279.51  
8/2/2025     through       8/1/2026     $ 493,008.21     $ 2,754.24     $ 2,919.16     $ 7,438.91     $ 503,201.36  
8/2/2026     through       8/1/2027     $ 510,263.50     $ 2,754.24     $ 2,919.16     $ 7,697.74     $ 520,715.48  
8/2/2027     through       8/1/2028     $ 528,122.72     $ 2,754.24     $ 2,919.16     $ 7,965.63     $ 538,842.59  
8/2/2028     through       8/1/2029     $ 546,607.02     $ 2,754.24     $ 2,919.16     $ 8,242.89     $ 557,604.15  
8/2/2029     through       8/1/2030     $ 565,738.27     $ 2,754.24     $ 2,919.16     $ 8,529.86     $ 577,022.36  
8/2/2030     through       8/1/2031     $ 585,539.10     $ 2,754.24     $ 2,919.16     $ 8,826.87     $ 597,120.22  
8/2/2031     through       8/1/2032     $ 606,032.97     $ 2,754.24     $ 2,919.16     $ 9,134.28     $ 617,921.49  
8/2/2032     through       8/1/2033     $ 627,244.13     $ 2,754.24     $ 2,919.16     $ 9,452.45     $ 639,450.81  
8/2/2033     through       8/1/2034     $ 649,197.67     $ -     $ 2,919.16     $ 9,781.75     $ 658,979.42  
8/2/2034     through       12/31/2034     $ 671,919.59     $ -     $ 2,919.16     $ 10,122.58     $ 682,042.17  
                                                         

Extension Option 1

                                                 
1/1/2035     through       8/1/2035     $ 671,919.59     $ -     $ -     $ 10,078.79     $ 681,998.38  
8/2/2035     through       8/1/2036     $ 695,436.78     $ -     $ -     $ 10,431.55     $ 705,868.33  
8/2/2036     through       8/1/2037     $ 719,777.06     $ -     $ -     $ 10,796.66     $ 730,573.72  
8/2/2037     through       8/1/2038     $ 744,969.26     $ -     $ -     $ 11,174.54     $ 756,143.80  
8/2/2038     through       8/1/2039     $ 771,043.18     $ -     $ -     $ 11,565.65     $ 782,608.83  
8/2/2039     through       12/31/2039     $ 798,029.70     $ -     $ -     $ 11,970.45     $ 810,000.14  
                                                         
Extension Option 2                                                  
1/1/2040     through       8/1/2040     $ 798,029.70     $ -     $ -     $ 11,970.45     $ 810,000.14  
8/2/2040     through       8/1/2041     $ 825,960.74     $ -     $ -     $ 12,389.41     $

838,350.15

 
8/2/2041     through       8/1/2042     $ 854,869.36     $ -     $ -     $

12,823.04

    $ 867,692.40  
8/2/2042     through       8/1/2043     $ 884,789.79     $ -     $ -     $

13,271.85

    $ 898,061.64  
8/2/2043     through       8/1/2044     $ 915,757.43     $ -     $ -     $

13,736.36

    $ 929,493.79  
8/2/2044     through       12/31/2044     $ 947,808.94     $ -     $ -     $

14,217.13

    $ 962,026.08