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 16, 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)
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(Commission File No.)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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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
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Executive Compensation Decisions
On January 16, 2019, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (the "Company") adjusted the annual base salaries of the Company's executive officers for 2019, determined the executive officers' 2018 cash bonuses and granted executive officers awards of restricted shares of common stock. These salaries, bonuses and grants of restricted stock are summarized in the following table:
Name and Position |
2019 Base Salary(1) |
2018 Cash Bonus |
Restricted Stock Awards(2) | |||||||||||
Alan Gold | ||||||||||||||
Executive Chairman | $ | 650,000 | $ | 800,000 | 17,034 | |||||||||
Paul Smithers | ||||||||||||||
President and Chief Executive Officer | 400,000 | 360,000 | 11,358 | |||||||||||
Catherine Hastings | ||||||||||||||
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer | 235,000 | 210,000 | 7,572 | |||||||||||
Brian Wolfe | ||||||||||||||
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | 230,000 | 210,000 | 7,572 |
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(1) | Adjustments to the executive officers' base salaries are effective as of January 1, 2019. |
(2) | The restricted stock awards vest ratably on each of January 1, 2020, January 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022 for each of the Company's executive officers, provided that he or she continues to be an employee of the Company or a non-employee member of the Board on each such date. The restricted stock awards were issued to each executive officer pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Award Agreement (the "Award Agreement") under the Company's 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan. |
A copy of the Award Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Award Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Award Agreement.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
10.1(1) | Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Officers. |
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(1) | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-214919), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 6, 2016. |
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 17, 2019 | INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES, INC. | |||||
By: |
/s/ Catherine Hastings | |||||
Name: | Catherine Hastings | |||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
10.1(1) | Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Officers. |
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(1) | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-214919), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 6, 2016. |