ARE: Material agreement · New financial obligation

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement Escrow Agreement On July 9, 2026, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and its subsidiary, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), entered into an escrow agreement (the “Escrow Agreement”) with Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), certain lenders (the “Lenders”) and O’Melveny & Myers LLP, as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”), pursuant to which the Company, the Operating Partnership, the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders, intending to enter into a fourth amended and restated credit agreement in the form attached as an exhibit thereto (the “Fourth Amended Credit Agreement”), submitted their signature pages to the Fourth Amended Credit Agreement to be held by the Escrow Agent in escrow. Pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, the Escrow Agent will release the signatures to the Fourth Amended Credit Agreement and the Fourth Amended Credit Agreement will become effective upon satisfaction by the Company of certain conditions precedent to the effectiveness of the Fourth Amended Credit Agreement set forth in the Fourth Amended Credit Agreement. If the conditions are not satisfied by the Company on or prior to October 1, 2026, the Fourth Amended Credit Agreement signature pages will be deemed to have been revoked, the escrow arrangements under the Escrow Agreement will terminate, and the Fourth Amended Credit Agreement will not become effective. The conditions to be satisfied by the Company include the delivery of certain legal opinions and certificates, the termination of, and payment in full of the obligations under, the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 19,