• AppHarvest Inc (NASDAQ: APPH) has finalized the sale-leaseback of its Berea, Kentucky, indoor leafy greens farm for just over $127 million.

• The company has also opened its 60-acre high-tech indoor farm in Richmond, Kentucky.

• AppHarvest has entered an agreement with Mastronardi Berea LLC, a joint venture between Mastronardi Produce and COFRA Holding, for the sale-leaseback of its Berea high-tech indoor farm with an initial lease rate of 7.5% over 10 years.

• The lease shall have four renewal terms of five years each.

• Some of the proceeds of the sale-leaseback will be used to repay the previously announced $30 million bridge loan from Mastronardi Produce to AppHarvest.

• The company has quadrupled the number of farms operating in its network in 2022.

• Price Action: APPH shares are trading higher by 7.44% at $0.6149 on the last check Tuesday.

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