Exhibit 99.1

NewLake Capital Partners Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2021 Financial Results

Fourth Quarter 2021 Revenue Totaled $9.0 Million, an Increase of 12% Sequentially and 122% YoY

FY2021 Revenue of $28.2 Million, an Increase of 142% YoY

Fourth Quarter 2021 Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders totaled $4.3 Million, FFO of $6.8 Million, and AFFO of $7.0 Million

New Canaan, CT, March 17, 2022 /GLOBE NEWSWIRE/ — NewLake Capital Partners, Inc. (OCTQX: NLCP) (“The Company” or “NewLake”), a leading provider of real estate capital to state-licensed cannabis operators, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021.

“2021 was a transformative year for our company,” said David Weinstein, Chief Executive Officer of NewLake Capital Partners. “After closing a merger in March and our IPO in August, we have been deploying capital strategically and with the upmost discipline. Our portfolio today has a 14.5 year weighted average lease term, 12.5% weighted average yield and 2.5% average annual rent escalations. Additionally, we have increased our quarterly dividend in each of the last four quarters, to $0.33 per share in the first quarter of 2022 or $1.32 annually.” 

Anthony Coniglio, President and Chief Investment Officer of NewLake Capital Partners commented, “Our pipeline in the fourth quarter of 2021 continued to be robust, providing meaningful opportunities to invest our capital into high-quality transactions. As the industry continues its rapid growth trajectory, we expect our pipeline to deliver further growth and diversification from both new and existing tenant relationships. We will continue to maintain our disciplined underwriting approach allowing us to maximize returns as we deploy capital and capture duration and yield for our shareholders.”

Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights and Subsequent Events (comparison to fourth quarter 2020):

Full Year 2021 Financial Highlights (comparison to full year 2020)

Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights (comparison to third quarter 2021):

Portfolio Update:

During the fourth quarter, we funded $6.7 million of previously committed tenant improvement allowances and invested and committed over $50 million into two new properties creating new relationships and further diversification in our portfolio.

In December, we acquired a 70,000-square-foot industrial property in Missouri and entered into a long-term, triple-net lease with Organic Remedies of Missouri (“Organic Remedies”). NewLake’s total investment in the property will be $21.1 million, which includes $16.1 million funded at December 31, 2021 and a commitment to fund $5.0 million of tenant improvement allowances, $3.2 million of which has already been funded subsequent to year end. Organic Remedies operates the property as a cultivation and processing facility.

In October, we provided a $30 million nine-month senior secured loan that is structured to convert to a twenty-year sale leaseback, unless a specific provision in the loan agreement is satisfied prior to July 29, 2022. Hero Diversified Associates, Inc. (“HDAI”), which owns a state-licensed grower and processor of medical marijuana in Pennsylvania, operates the property as a cultivation and processing facility. Collateral for the loan includes a first-lien mortgage on the facility located in Erie, Pennsylvania, as well as other assets of HDAI.

Financial Results:

Rental income for the three months ended December 31, 2021, increased by approximately $4.3 million, to approximately $8.4 million, compared to approximately $4.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020. The increase in rental revenue was primarily attributable to:

Rental income for the year ended December 31, 2021, increased by approximately $15.9 million, to approximately $27.6 million, compared to approximately $11.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase in rental revenue was primarily attributable to:

Interest Income from the mortgage loan for the year ended December 31, 2021 was approximately $0.6 million, compared to $0 for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase in Interest Income from the mortgage loan was attributable to the nine-month mortgage loan we entered into during the fourth quarter of 2021.

Net income attributable to common shareholders for the three months ended December 31, 2021, increased to $4.3 million, compared to a net income attributable to common shareholders of $2.9 million for the same period in 2020. Net income attributable to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2021, increased to $11.2 million, compared to a net loss attributable to common shareholders of $10.7 million for the same period in 2020. The 2020 net loss was attributable to the internalization of our external manager in July 2020. 

On March 15, 2022, the Company declared a first quarter 2022 cash dividend of $0.33 per share of common stock, equivalent to an annualized dividend of $1.32. The dividend is for the period beginning on January 1, 2022 through the end of the first quarter, March 31, 2022 and is payable on April 14, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 31, 2022.

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 income attributable to common stockholders to FFO and AFFO and definitions of terms are included at the end of this release.

The following information is provided to assist stockholders with tax reporting requirements related to the tax treatment of common stock distributions declared in 2021.

Stockholders should review the 2021 tax statements received from their brokerage firms or other institutions to ensure that the statements substantially agree with the information provided below. Also, as each stockholder's tax situation may be different, stockholders are encouraged to consult with their own professional tax advisor with respect to their specific tax treatment of the Company's dividend distributions.

The Company's dividend distributions per share of common stock are to be classified for income tax purposes as follows:

Conference Call and Webcast Details:

Management will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30am Eastern Time to discuss its quarterly financial results and answer questions about the Company's operational and financial highlights for the fourth quarter and full year 2021.

For interested individuals unable to join the conference call, a dial-in replay of the call will be available until March 31, 2022 and can be accessed by dialing +1-844-512-2921 (U.S. Toll Free) or +1-412-317-6671 (International) and entering replay pin number: 13727566.

About NewLake Capital Partners, Inc.
NewLake Capital Partners, Inc. is an internally-managed real estate investment trust that provides real estate capital to state-licensed cannabis operators through sale-leaseback transactions and third-party purchases and funding for build-to-suit projects. NewLake owns a portfolio of 28 cultivation facilities and dispensaries that are leased to single tenants on a triple-net basis, and has provided one loan collateralized by a cultivation facility structured to convert to a sale-leaseback unless specific provisions are met by July 29, 2022. For more information, please visit www.newlake.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements can be identified by words like “may,” “will,” “likely,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “future,” “plan,” “believe,” “intend,” “goal,” “project,” “continue” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs and expectations. Forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the timing of settlement and the use of proceeds of the initial public offering, are based on the Company’s current expectations and assumptions regarding capital market conditions, the Company’s business, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, changes in the condition of the U.S. economy and, in particular, the U.S. real estate market.

NEWLAKE CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share amounts)

The table below is a reconciliation of net income attributable to common stockholders to FFO and AFFO for the year and three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):

We calculate FFO in accordance with the current National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) definition. NAREIT currently defines FFO as follows: net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP) excluding depreciation and amortization related to real estate, gains and losses from the sale of certain real estate assets, and impairment write-downs of certain real estate assets and investments in entities when the impairment is directly attributable to decreases in the value of depreciable real estate held by an entity. Other REITs may not define FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition or may interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than we do and therefore our computation of FFO may not be comparable to such other REITs.

We calculate AFFO by starting with FFO and adding back non-cash and certain non-recurring transactions, including non-cash components of compensation expense and our internalization costs. Other REITs may not define AFFO in the same manner as we do and therefore our calculation of AFFO may not be comparable to such other REITs. You should not consider FFO and AFFO to be alternatives to net income as a reliable measure of our operating performance; nor should you consider FFO and AFFO to be alternatives to cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities (as defined by GAAP) as measures of liquidity.

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Contact Information:
Anthony Coniglio

President and Chief Investment Officer

NewLake Capital Partners, Inc.
aconiglio@newlake.com

Investor Contact:

Valter Pinto, Managing Director

KCSA Strategic Communications

Valter@KCSA.com

PH: (212) 896-1254

Media Contact:
McKenna Miller

KCSA Strategic Communications
MMiller@kcsa.com

PH: (212) 896-1254