SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
      Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (NYSE: IIPR) (the "Company")
      announced today results for the quarter ended June 30, 2018, the sixth
      full quarter since the Company commenced real estate operations and
      completed its initial public offering in December 2016.
    
Second Quarter 2018 Highlights
Financial Results
- 
        The Company generated total revenues of approximately $3.3 million in
        the quarter.
      
 - 
        The Company recorded net income attributable to common stockholders of
        approximately $1.2 million for the quarter, or $0.17 per diluted
        share, and adjusted funds from operations ("AFFO") of approximately
        $2.1 million, or $0.31 per diluted share.
      
 - 
        The Company paid its fifth consecutive quarterly dividend of $0.25 per
        share on July 16, 2018 to stockholders of record as of June 29, 2018.
      
 
Acquisitions
- 
        In April 2018, the Company acquired an 89,000 square foot medical-use
        cannabis cultivation and processing facility in a sale-leaseback
        transaction with a subsidiary of Vireo Health, Inc. ("Vireo") in
        Pennsylvania for an aggregate consideration of $8.6 million (excluding
        transaction costs), which includes an approximately $2.8 million
        tenant improvement allowance for additional improvements at the
        property.
      
 - 
        In May 2018, the Company acquired a property in Massachusetts and
        entered into a long-term lease and development agreement with a
        subsidiary of PharmaCann LLC ("PharmaCann") for the development of an
        approximately 26,000 square foot industrial facility and an
        approximately 32,000 square foot greenhouse facility, with the
        Company's total investment in the acquisition and development of the
        property expected to be $18.5 million (excluding transaction costs).
      
 - 
        Subsequent to the end of the quarter, in July 2018, the Company
        acquired a 55,000 square foot cannabis cultivation and processing
        facility in a sale-leaseback transaction with Holistic Industries,
        Inc. ("Holistic") in Massachusetts for $12.75 million (excluding
        transaction costs).
      
 - 
        Subsequent to the end of the quarter, in August 2018, the Company
        acquired a property in Michigan and entered into a long-term lease
        with Green Peak Industries, LLC ("GPI") for an industrial facility
        that is expected to comprise approximately 56,000 square feet upon
        completion of development, with the Company's total investment in the
        acquisition and development of the property expected to be $13 million
        (excluding transaction costs).
      
 
Portfolio Update and Acquisition Activity
Portfolio Update
      As of August 10, 2018, the Company owned nine properties located in
      Arizona, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York and
      Pennsylvania, totaling approximately 875,000 rentable square feet
      (including approximately 114,000 rentable square feet under
      development), which were 100% leased with a weighted-average remaining
      lease term of approximately 15 years. As of August 10, 2018, the Company
      had invested approximately $99.8 million in the aggregate (excluding
      transaction costs) and had committed an additional approximately $26.3
      million to reimburse certain tenants and sellers for completion of
      construction and tenant improvements at the Company's properties. The
      Company's average current yield on invested capital is approximately
      15.7% for these nine properties, calculated as (a) the sum of the
      current base rents, supplemental rent (with respect to the lease with
      PharmaCann LLC at one of the Company's New York properties) and property
      management fees (after the expiration of applicable base rent abatement
      and deferral periods for the PharmaCann Massachusetts and GPI Michigan
      properties, respectively), divided by (b) the Company's aggregate
      investment in these properties (excluding transaction costs and
      including aggregate potential development funding and tenant
      reimbursements of approximately $26.3 million).
    
Acquisition Activity
      On April 6, 2018, the Company acquired a property in Pennsylvania for
      approximately $5.8 million (excluding transaction costs) in a
      sale-leaseback transaction, comprising approximately 89,000 square feet
      of industrial space. Upon the closing, the Company entered into a
      triple-net lease for the entire property with a subsidiary of Vireo for
      continued operation as a medical-use cannabis cultivation and processing
      facility. The tenant is responsible for paying all structural repairs,
      maintenance expenses, insurance and taxes related to the property, and
      the lease provides that the Company will fund up to approximately $2.8
      million as reimbursement for future tenant improvements at the property,
      of which approximately $201,000 was funded as of June 30, 2018. The
      initial annual base rent for the property is approximately $1.3 million,
      or 15% of the sum of the purchase price and the tenant improvement
      allowance made available for the property, and subject to annual
      increases at a rate of 3.5%. The Company also receives a property
      management fee under the lease equal to 1.5% of the then-current base
      rent throughout the term. The initial term of the lease is 15 years,
      with two options to extend the term for two additional five-year periods.
    
      On May 31, 2018, the Company acquired a property in Massachusetts and
      entered into a long-term lease and development agreement with a
      PharmaCann subsidiary for an approximately 26,000 square foot industrial
      facility and an approximately 32,000 square foot greenhouse facility on
      the property. The purchase price for the property was $3 million
      (excluding transaction costs). The PharmaCann subsidiary is expected to
      construct the two buildings at the property, for which the Company has
      agreed to provide reimbursement of up to $15.5 million (the
      “Construction Funding”), of which approximately $2.4 million was funded
      as of June 30, 2018. Assuming full reimbursement for the construction,
      the Company's total investment in the property will be $18.5 million.
      Concurrent with the closing, the Company entered into a long-term,
      triple-net lease agreement with the PharmaCann subsidiary, which intends
      to operate the property upon completion of development as a cannabis
      cultivation and processing facility in compliance with applicable state
      and local law. The PharmaCann subsidiary is responsible for paying all
      structural repairs, maintenance expenses, insurance and taxes related to
      the property. The initial base rent for the property is approximately
      $2.7 million, or 14.5% of the sum of the purchase price of the property
      and the Construction Funding, subject to an initial six month base rent
      abatement and annual increases at a rate of 3.25%. The Company also
      receives a property management fee under the lease equal to 1.5% of the
      then-current base rent throughout the term. The initial term of the
      lease is 15.25 years, with two options to extend the term for two
      additional five-year periods.
    
      Subsequent to the end of the quarter, on July 12, 2018, the Company
      acquired a property in Massachusetts for $12.75 million (excluding
      transaction costs) in a sale-leaseback transaction, and entered into a
      triple-net lease for the entire property with Holistic for continued
      operation as a cannabis cultivation and processing facility comprising
      approximately 55,000 square feet of industrial space. Holistic is
      responsible for paying all structural repairs, maintenance expenses,
      insurance and taxes related to the property. The initial annual base
      rent for the property is approximately $1.9 million, or 15% of the
      purchase price for the property, subject to annual increases at a rate
      of 3.25%. The Company also receives a property management fee under the
      lease equal to 1.5% of the then-current base rent throughout the term.
      The initial lease term is 20 years, with three options to extend the
      term of the lease for three additional five-year periods.
    
      Also subsequent to the end of the quarter, on August 2, 2018, the
      Company acquired a property in Michigan under development and expected
      to comprise approximately 56,000 square feet of industrial space upon
      completion. The initial purchase price for the property was
      approximately $5.5 million, and the seller is responsible for completing
      certain development milestones, for which the seller is expected to be
      reimbursed approximately $5.3 million (the "Additional Purchase Price").
      GPI, the tenant at the property, is also expected to complete tenant
      improvements for the building, for which the Company has agreed to
      provide reimbursement of up to $2.2 million (the "TI Allowance").
      Assuming full payment for each step of the development, the Company’s
      total investment in the property will be $13 million. Concurrent with
      the closing of the purchase, the Company entered into a long-term,
      triple-net lease agreement with GPI, which intends to use the facility
      for medical-use cannabis cultivation and processing upon completion of
      development. GPI is responsible for paying all structural repairs,
      maintenance expenses, insurance and taxes related to the property. The
      lease provides for an initial annualized aggregate base rent of
      approximately $2.0 million, or 15% of the sum of the initial purchase
      price, Additional Purchase Price and TI Allowance, subject to three
      months of rent deferral at the beginning of the term that is amortized
      over the remaining initial term. The aggregate base rent is subject to
      3.5% annual increases during the term of the lease, and GPI is also
      responsible for paying the Company a property management fee equal to
      1.5% of the then-existing aggregate base rent. The initial term of the
      lease is 15 years, with two options to extend the term for two
      additional five-year periods.
    
Financial Results
      The Company generated total revenues of approximately $3.3 million and
      $6.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018,
      respectively, and total revenues of approximately $1.3 million and $2.6
      million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017. The increases
      in both periods were due to the Company's acquisition of new properties
      and the annual escalation of base rent for two of the Company's leases.
      Base rent under the lease with the PharmaCann subsidiary for one of the
      Massachusetts properties is abated until November 30, 2018, and base
      rent under the lease with GPI at the Michigan property is deferred until
      November 2, 2018.
    
      For the three months ended June 30, 2018, the Company recorded net
      income and net income per diluted share of $1.2 million and $0.17,
      respectively; funds from operations ("FFO") and FFO per diluted share of
      $1.7 million and $0.26, respectively; and AFFO and AFFO per diluted
      share of $2.1 million and $0.31, respectively. For the three months
      ended June 30, 2017, the Company recorded a net loss and net loss per
      basic and diluted share of ($422,000) and ($0.13), respectively; FFO and
      FFO per basic share of ($247,000) and ($0.07), respectively; and AFFO
      and AFFO per diluted share of $471,000 and $0.13, respectively.
    
      For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company recorded net income
      and net income per diluted share of $1.8 million and $0.27,
      respectively; FFO and FFO per diluted share of $2.8 million and $0.44,
      respectively; and AFFO and AFFO per diluted share of $3.5 million and
      $0.55, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company
      recorded a net loss and net loss per basic and diluted share of ($1.0)
      million and ($0.31), respectively; FFO and FFO per basic share of
      ($677,000) and ($0.20), respectively; and AFFO and AFFO per diluted
      share of $811,000 and $0.23, respectively.
    
      FFO and AFFO are supplemental non-GAAP financial measures used in the
      real estate industry to measure and compare the operating performance of
      real estate companies. A complete reconciliation containing adjustments
      from GAAP net loss available to common stockholders to FFO and AFFO and
      definitions of terms are included at the end of this release.
    
Teleconference and Webcast
      Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. will conduct a conference call
      and webcast at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (1:00 p.m. Eastern Time)
      on Monday, August 13, 2018 to discuss the Company's financial results
      and operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018. The call will
      be open to all interested investors through a live audio webcast at the
      Investor Relations section of the company's website at www.innovativeindustrialproperties.com,
      or live by calling 1-877-328-5514 (domestic) or 1-412-902-6764
      (international) and asking to be joined to the Innovative Industrial
      Properties, Inc. conference call. The complete webcast will be archived
      for 90 days on the company's website. A telephone playback of the
      conference call will also be available from 12:00 p.m. Pacific
      Time on Monday, August 13, 2018 until 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time on Monday,
      August 20, 2018, by calling 1-877-344-7529 (domestic), 855-669-9658
      (Canada) or 1-412-317-0088 (international) and using access code
      10122741.
    
About Innovative Industrial Properties
      Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. is a self-advised Maryland
      corporation focused on the acquisition, ownership and management of
      specialized industrial properties leased to experienced, state-licensed
      operators for their regulated medical-use cannabis facilities.
      Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. intends to elect to be taxed as a
      real estate investment trust. Additional information is available at www.innovativeindustrialproperties.com.
    
This press release contains statements that the Company believes to
      be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor
      provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
      statements other than historical facts are forward-looking statements.
      When used in this press release, words such as the Company "expects,"
      "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates," "believes" or "should"
      or the negative thereof or similar terminology are generally intended to
      identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are
      subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
      differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such
      statements.Investors should not place undue reliance upon
      forward-looking statements.The Company disclaims any obligation
      to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
      of new information, future events or otherwise.
INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES, INC. 
             
           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) 
            (In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
            | 
 | 
           
         |  |  | 
           
         |  |  | 
| Assets |  | 
           
         | June 30, 2018  |  | 
           
         | December 31, 2017  | 
| 
          Real estate, at cost:
         |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| 
          Land
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          14,819
         |  |  | 
          $
         | 
          11,514
         |  | 
| 
          Buildings and improvements
         |  |  | 
          57,105
         |  |  |  | 
          51,315
         |  | 
| 
          Tenant improvements
         |  |  | 
          7,313
         |  |  |  | 
          5,901
         |  | 
| 
          Construction in progress
         |  | 
           
         | 
          4,366
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          —
         | 
           
         | 
| 
          Total real estate, at cost
         |  |  | 
          83,603
         |  |  |  | 
          68,730
         |  | 
| 
          Less accumulated depreciation
         |  | 
           
         | 
          (1,954
         | 
          )
         |  | 
           
         | 
          (942
         | 
          )
         | 
| 
          Net real estate held for investment
         |  |  | 
          81,649
         |  |  |  | 
          67,788
         |  | 
| 
          Cash and cash equivalents
         |  |  | 
          21,185
         |  |  |  | 
          11,758
         |  | 
| 
          Short-term investments, net
         |  |  | 
          57,419
         |  |  |  | 
          —
         |  | 
| 
          Other assets, net
         |  | 
           
         | 
          1,446
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          482
         | 
           
         | 
| 
          Total assets
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          161,699
         | 
           
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          80,028
         | 
           
         | 
| Liabilities and stockholders' equity |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| 
          Accounts payable and accrued expenses
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          2,908
         |  |  | 
          $
         | 
          1,082
         |  | 
| 
          Dividends payable
         |  |  | 
          2,034
         |  |  |  | 
          1,198
         |  | 
| 
          Offering cost liability
         |  |  | 
          31
         |  |  |  | 
          41
         |  | 
| 
          Rents received in advance and tenant security deposits
         |  | 
           
         | 
          5,141
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          4,158
         | 
           
         | 
| 
          Total liabilities
         |  | 
           
         | 
          10,114
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          6,479
         | 
           
         | 
| 
          Commitments and contingencies
         |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| 
          Stockholders' equity:
         |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| 
          Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, 50,000,000 shares
          authorized: 9.00% Series A cumulative redeemable preferred stock,
          $15,000 liquidation preference ($25.00 per share), 600,000 shares
          issued and outstanding at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017
         |  |  | 
          14,009
         |  |  |  | 
          14,009
         |  | 
| 
          Common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 50,000,000 shares
          authorized: 6,785,800 and 3,501,147 shares issued and outstanding at
          June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively
         |  |  | 
          7
         |  |  |  | 
          4
         |  | 
| 
          Additional paid-in capital
         |  |  | 
          139,546
         |  |  |  | 
          64,000
         |  | 
| 
          Accumulated deficit
         |  | 
           
         | 
          (1,977
         | 
          )
         |  | 
           
         | 
          (4,464
         | 
          )
         | 
| 
          Total stockholders' equity
         |  | 
           
         | 
          151,585
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          73,549
         | 
           
         | 
| 
          Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          161,699
         | 
           
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          80,028
         | 
           
         | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
           
         | 
INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES, INC. 
             
           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited) 
            (In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
            | 
 | 
           
         |  | 
           
         |  | 
 |  | For the Three Months Ended June 30,  |  | For the Six Months Ended June 30,  | 
 |  | 
           
         | 2018 | 
           
         | 
           
         | 
           
         | 2017 | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 2018 | 
           
         | 
           
         | 
           
         | 2017 | 
           
         | 
| Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| 
          Rental
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          3,246
         |  |  | 
          $
         | 
          1,289
         |  |  | 
          $
         | 
          5,923
         |  |  | 
          $
         | 
          2,579
         |  | 
| 
          Tenant reimbursements
         |  | 
           
         | 
          68
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
            —
            | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          155
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          —
         | 
           
         | 
| 
          Total revenues
         |  | 
           
         | 
          3,314
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          1,289
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          6,078
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          2,579
         | 
           
         | 
| Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| 
          Property expenses
         |  |  | 
          68
         |  |  |  | 
          —
         |  |  |  | 
          155
         |  |  |  | 
          —
         |  | 
| 
          General and administrative expense
         |  |  | 
            1,474
            |  |  |  | 
          1,466
         |  |  |  | 
            2,951
            |  |  |  | 
            3,221
            |  | 
| 
          Severance expense
         |  |  | 
          —
         |  |  |  | 
          113
         |  |  |  | 
          —
         |  |  |  | 
          113
         |  | 
| 
          Depreciation expense
         |  | 
           
         | 
          536
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          175
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          1,012
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          336
         | 
           
         | 
| 
          Total expenses
         |  | 
           
         | 
          2,078
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          1,754
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          4,118
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          3,670
         | 
           
         | 
| 
          Income / (loss) from operations
         |  |  | 
            1,236
            |  |  |  | 
          (465
         | 
          )
         |  |  | 
            1,960
            |  |  |  | 
            (1,091
            | 
            )
            | 
| 
          Interest and other income
         |  | 
           
         | 
          306
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          43
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          527
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          78
         | 
           
         | 
| 
          Net income / (loss)
         |  |  | 
          1,542
         |  |  |  | 
          (422
         | 
          )
         |  |  | 
          2,487
         |  |  |  | 
          (1,013
         | 
          )
         | 
| 
          Preferred stock dividend
         |  | 
           
         | 
          (338
         | 
          )
         |  | 
           
         | 
          —
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          (676
         | 
          )
         |  | 
           
         | 
          —
         | 
           
         | 
| 
          Net income / (loss) attributable to common stockholders
         |  | 
          $
         | 
             
           
            1,204
            | 
           
         |  | 
             
           
            $
            | 
             
           
            (422
            | 
             
           
            )
            |  | 
             
           
            $
            | 
             
           
            1,811
            | 
           
         |  | 
             
           
            $
            | 
             
           
            (1,013
            | 
             
           
            )
            | 
| 
          Net income / (loss) attributable to common stockholders per share:
         |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| 
          Basic
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          0.18
         | 
           
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          (0.13
         | 
          )
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          0.28
         | 
           
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          (0.31
         | 
          )
         | 
| 
          Diluted
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          0.17
         | 
           
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          (0.13
         | 
          )
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          0.27
         | 
           
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          (0.31
         | 
          )
         | 
| 
          Weighted average shares outstanding:
         |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| 
          Basic
         |  |  | 
          6,635,651
         |  |  |  | 
          3,364,948
         |  |  |  | 
          6,261,708
         |  |  |  | 
          3,357,515
         |  | 
| 
          Diluted
         |  |  | 
          6,783,674
         |  |  |  | 
          3,364,948
         |  |  |  | 
          6,406,466
         |  |  |  | 
          3,357,515
         |  | 
| 
          Dividends declared per common share
         |  | 
          $
         | 
            0.25
            |  |  | 
            $
            | 
          0.15
         |  |  | 
            $
            | 
            0.50
            |  |  | 
            $
            | 
            0.15
            |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
           
         | 
INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES, INC. 
             
           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FFO AND AFFO For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited) 
            (In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
            | 
 | 
           
         |  | 
           
         |  | 
            The table below is a reconciliation of net income / (loss) to FFO
            and AFFO for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017.
            | 
 |  |  |  | 
           
         | 
 |  | For the Three Months Ended June 30,  |  | For the Six Months Ended June 30,  | 
 |  | 
           
         | 2018 | 
           
         | 
           
         | 2017 | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 2018 | 
           
         | 
           
         | 2017 | 
           
         | 
| 
          Net income / (loss) attributable to common stockholders
         |  | 
          $
         | 
            1,204
            |  | 
            $
            | 
          (422
         | 
          )
         |  | 
            $
            | 
            1,811
            |  | 
            $
            | 
            (1,013
            | 
            )
            | 
| 
          Real estate depreciation
         |  | 
           
         | 
          536
         |  | 
           
         | 
          175
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          1,012
         |  | 
           
         | 
          336
         | 
           
         | 
| 
          FFO available to common stockholders
         |  |  | 
            1,740
            |  |  | 
          (247
         | 
          )
         |  |  | 
            2,823
            |  |  | 
            (677
            | 
            )
            | 
| 
          Stock-based compensation
         |  |  | 
          363
         |  |  | 
          605
         |  |  |  | 
          693
         |  |  | 
          1,375
         |  | 
| 
          Severance expense
         |  | 
           
         | 
          —
         |  | 
           
         | 
          113
         | 
           
         |  | 
           
         | 
          —
         |  | 
           
         | 
          113
         | 
           
         | 
| 
          AFFO available to common stockholders
         |  | 
          $
         | 
            2,103
            |  | 
            $
            | 
          471
         | 
           
         |  | 
            $
            | 
            3,516
            |  | 
            $
            | 
            811
            | 
           
         | 
| 
          FFO per share — basic
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          0.26
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          (0.07
         | 
          )
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          0.45
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          (0.20
         | 
          )
         | 
| 
          FFO per share — diluted
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          0.26
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          (0.07
         | 
          )
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          0.44
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          (0.20
         | 
          )
         | 
| 
          AFFO per share — basic
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          0.32
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          0.14
         | 
           
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          0.56
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          0.24
         | 
           
         | 
| 
          AFFO per share — diluted
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          0.31
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          0.13
         | 
           
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          0.55
         |  | 
          $
         | 
          0.23
         | 
           
         | 
| 
          Weighted average shares outstanding — basic
         |  |  | 
            6,635,651
            |  |  | 
          3,364,948
         |  |  |  | 
            6,261,708
            |  |  | 
            3,357,515
            |  | 
| 
          Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted
         |  |  | 
            6,783,674
            |  |  | 
          3,521,473
         |  |  |  | 
            6,406,466
            |  |  | 
            3,513,243
            |  | 
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         | 
      FFO and FFO per share are operating performance measures adopted by the
      National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. (“NAREIT”).
      NAREIT defines FFO as the most commonly accepted and reported measure of
      a REIT’s operating performance equal to “net income (loss), computed in
      accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
      States (“GAAP”), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property,
      plus depreciation and amortization related to real estate properties,
      and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint
      ventures.”
    
      Management believes that net income (loss), as defined by GAAP, is the
      most appropriate earnings measurement. However, management believes FFO
      and FFO per share to be supplemental measures of a REIT’s performance
      because they provide an understanding of the operating performance of
      the Company's properties without giving effect to certain significant
      non-cash items, primarily depreciation expense. Historical cost
      accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP assumes that
      the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time.
      However, real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen
      with market conditions. Management believes that by excluding the effect
      of depreciation, FFO and FFO per share can facilitate comparisons of
      operating performance between periods. The Company reports FFO and FFO
      per share because these measures are observed by management to also be
      the predominant measures used by the REIT industry and by industry
      analysts to evaluate REITs and because FFO per share is consistently
      reported, discussed, and compared by research analysts in their notes
      and publications about REITs. For these reasons, management has deemed
      it appropriate to disclose and discuss FFO and FFO per share.
    
      Management believes that adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”) and
      AFFO per share are also appropriate supplemental measures of a REIT’s
      operating performance. The Company calculates AFFO by adding to FFO
      certain non-cash and infrequent or unpredictable expenses which may
      impact comparability, consisting of non-cash stock-based compensation
      expense and severance expense.
    
      The Company's computation of FFO and AFFO may differ from the
      methodology for calculating FFO and AFFO utilized by other equity REITs
      and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such REITs. Further, FFO and
      AFFO do not represent cash flow available for management's discretionary
      use. FFO and AFFO should not be considered as an alternative to net
      income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP) as an indicator of the
      Company's financial performance or to cash flow from operating
      activities (computed in accordance with GAAP) as an indicator of the
      Company's liquidity, nor is it indicative of funds available to fund the
      Company's cash needs, including the Company's ability to pay dividends
      or make distributions. FFO and AFFO should be considered only as
      supplements to net income (loss) computed in accordance with GAAP as
      measures of operations.
    

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      Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.
Catherine Hastings
Chief
      Financial Officer
(858) 997-3332
    
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