Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: IIPR) announced today that its operating partnership, IIP Operating Partnership, LP (the “Operating Partnership”), has commenced a public offering, subject to market and other conditions, of $300 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2027 (the “notes”).
The notes will be the Operating Partnership’s general unsecured and unsubordinated obligations, will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company and the Operating Partnership’s subsidiaries, and will rank equally in right of payment with all of the Operating Partnership’s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness, including its 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2024 and 5.50% Senior Notes due 2026. The Operating Partnership may redeem some or all of the notes in its sole discretion at any time in whole or in part at the applicable redemption price. Upon a change of control triggering event, unless it has previously exercised its optional redemption right with respect to the notes in whole, the Operating Partnership will be required to offer to repurchase each holder’s notes at a price equal to 101% of the then outstanding principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase.
The Operating Partnership intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to invest in specialized industrial real estate assets used in the regulated cannabis industry that are consistent with its investment strategy, and for general corporate purposes.
BTIG, LLC is acting as sole book-running manager for the offering.
The offering of the notes will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement, final prospectus supplement (when available) and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained by contacting BTIG, LLC at 65 East 55th Street, New York, NY 10022, or by email at projecttrident@btig.com.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the offered securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.
