As previously
announced on January 4, 2022, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into (a) forward
sale agreements with each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, (“JPMC”), Bank of America, N.A. (“BofA”),
Citibank, N.A. (“Citibank”), Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“Goldman Sachs”) and Royal Bank of Canada (“RBC”),
and (b) an underwriting agreement by and among the Company, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“J.P. Morgan Securities”) (in its
capacity as an agent and affiliate of JPMC, as forward purchaser), BofA Securities, Inc. (“BofA Securities”) (in its capacity
as an agent and affiliate of BofA, as forward purchaser), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGMI”) (in its capacity as an agent
and affiliate of Citibank, as forward purchaser), Goldman Sachs, and RBC Capital Markets, LLC (“RBC Capital Markets”) (in
its capacity as an agent and affiliate of RBC, as forward purchaser), each in its capacity as a forward seller, and J.P. Morgan Securities,
BofA Securities, CGMI, Goldman Sachs and RBC Capital Markets as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (collectively,
the “Underwriters”), relating to the issuance and sale of up to 8,050,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a
public offering price of $210.00 per share, including an option to purchase up to 1,050,000 additional shares of the Company’s common
stock (“Option”). The sale of 7,000,000 shares of the Company’s stock closed on January 7, 2022.
On January 18, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing
that the Underwriters exercised their Option in full for an additional 1,050,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a public
offering price of $210.00 per share. In connection with the Option, the Company entered into amendments to the forward sale agreements,
each dated January 13, 2022, with each of JPMC, BofA, Citibank, Goldman Sachs and RBC. The sale of 1,050,000 shares of the Company’s
stock pursuant to the Option closed on January 18, 2022. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
All shares were offered by the Company pursuant to an effective shelf
registration statement on Form S-3 on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of the forward sale agreements and
amendments to the forward sale agreements are attached as Exhibits 1.1 through 1.10 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated
herein by reference. The summary set forth above is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibits.