Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR) Form 4 INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES / Alan D Gold ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Gold Alan D

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES

11440 WEST BERNARDO COURT, SUITE 100

(Street)

SAN DIEGO CA 92127

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES INC [ IIPR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/11/2022

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock								56,500	I	By SLAT(1)
Common Stock								211,308	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units 2022	$0(2)	01/11/2022		A		16,218		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	16,218	$0	16,218	D
Performance Share Units 2022	$0	01/11/2022		A		46,188		(4)	(4)	Common Stock	46,188	$0	46,188	D
Restricted Stock Units 2020	$0(2)							(5)	(5)	Common Stock	15,978		15,978	D
Restricted Stock Units 2021	$0(2)							(6)	(6)	Common Stock	12,612		12,612	D
Performance Share Units 2021	$0							(7)	(7)	Common Stock	31,857		31,857	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. A Spousal Lifetime Access Trust ("SLAT") for the benefit of the reporting person's spouse and adult children. The reporting person and the reporting person's spouse control the entity that serves as trustee of the SLAT.

2. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents the contingent right to receive, upon vesting of the RSU, one share of the Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.'s (the "Company") common stock.

3. One-third of the RSUs shall be released from the forfeiture restriction on each of January 1, 2023, January 1, 2024 and January 1, 2025, provided that the reporting person continues to be a non-employee director or employee of the Company on such date. The vesting of RSUs is subject to satisfaction of the vesting conditions under the Company's Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the "NQDC Plan").

4. Each performance share unit represents the right to receive, following vesting, between 0% and 150% of one share of common stock based upon the achievement of pre-established performance metrics related to relative total stockholder return over the performance period beginning January 11, 2022 and ending on December 31, 2024, and certification of such performance by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company following the conclusion of the performance period.

5. One-third of the RSUs shall be released from the forfeiture restriction on each of January 1, 2021, January 1, 2022 and January 1, 2023, provided that the reporting person continues to be a non-employee director or employee of the Company on such date. The vesting of RSUs is subject to satisfaction of the vesting conditions under the Company's NQDC Plan.

6. One-third of the RSUs shall be released from the forfeiture restriction on each of January 1, 2022, January 1, 2023 and January 1, 2024, provided that the reporting person continues to be a non-employee director or employee of the Company on such date. The vesting of RSUs is subject to satisfaction of the vesting conditions under the Company's NQDC Plan.

7. Each performance share unit represents the right to receive, following vesting, between 0% and 150% of one share of common stock based upon the achievement of pre-established performance metrics related to relative total stockholder return over the performance period beginning January 11, 2021 and ending on December 31, 2023, and certification of such performance by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company following the conclusion of the performance period.

	/s/ Brian J. Wolfe, Attorney-in-Fact	01/12/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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