Advanced Flower Capital Inc.

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes and other information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Form 10-Q”). This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties discussed under the heading “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” in this Form 10-Q, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Overview

Advanced Flower Capital Inc. is an institutional lender that was founded in July 2020 by a veteran team of investment professionals. We primarily originate, structure, underwrite, invest in and manage senior secured loans and other types of mortgage loans and debt securities, with a specialization in loans to cannabis industry operators in states that have legalized medical and/or adult-use cannabis. Our investment guidelines primarily relate to deploying capital in attractive lending opportunities, typically secured by real estate, equipment, cash flows and license value, to (i) state law-compliant cannabis operators and ancillary cannabis companies and (ii) other public and privately held middle-market companies.

Our objective is to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns over time through cash distributions and capital appreciation primarily by providing loans to state law compliant cannabis companies. The loans we originate are primarily structured as senior loans typically secured by real estate, equipment, cash flows and the value associated with licenses (where applicable) and/or other assets of the loan parties to the extent permitted by applicable laws and the regulations governing

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such loan parties. Some of our cannabis-related borrowers have their equity securities listed for public trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”) in Canada and/or over-the-counter (“OTC”) in the United States.

As states continue to legalize cannabis for medical and adult-use, an increasing number of companies operating in the cannabis industry need financing. Due to the current capital constrained cannabis market, which does not typically have access to traditional bank financing, we believe we continue to be well positioned to act as a prudent financing source to cannabis industry operators given our stringent underwriting criteria, size and scale of operations and institutional infrastructure.

At the August Meeting, the Board approved the Sixth Amendment, which expands our investment strategy. Accordingly, under the Sixth Amendment, we expanded our investment strategy and intend to additionally originate, structure, underwrite, invest in and manage senior secured mortgage loans and other types of loans and debt securities to companies ancillary to the cannabis industry as well as companies outside of the cannabis industry. Businesses ancillary to the cannabis industry may include, but are not limited to, brand developers, business services providers, and equipment and consumables providers. We believe there are also attractive lending opportunities in companies ancillary to and outside of the cannabis industry that could generate attractive risk-adjusted returns. The investment team has over 30 years of experience in direct lending outside of the cannabis industry across $10 billion of transactions. By expanding the investment mandate, we expect to be able to diversify its exposure across industries and credit risk profiles while maintaining deal selectivity.

We are a Maryland corporation and externally managed by AFC Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (our “Manager”), pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated January 14, 2021, by and between the Company and AFC Management, LLC (as amended from time to time, the “Management Agreement”). We commenced operations on July 31, 2020 and completed our initial public offering (“IPO”) in March 2021.

We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2020. We believe that we have qualified as a REIT and that our current and proposed method of operation will enable us to continue to qualify as a REIT. However, no assurances can be given that our beliefs or expectations will be fulfilled, since qualification as a REIT depends on us continuing to satisfy numerous asset, income and distribution tests, which in turn depends, in part, on our operating results and ability to obtain financing. We also intend to operate our business in a manner that will permit us to maintain our exemption from registration under the 1940 Act.

Our wholly-owned subsidiary, AFCG TRS1, LLC (“TRS1”), operates as a taxable REIT subsidiary (a “TRS”). TRS1 began operating in July 2021. The financial statements of TRS1 are consolidated within our consolidated financial statements.

At the August Meeting, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, unanimously approved, subject to the approval of our shareholders, a new Investment Advisory Agreement between us and the Manager. If approved by our shareholders, the new Investment Advisory Agreement would enable us to operate as a BDC under the 1940 Act. We believe that the Conversion would enable us to pursue a broader array of investment opportunities, as further discussed above. The Company expects, in the coming days, to file a preliminary proxy statement with the SEC and, subsequently, to mail definitive proxy statements to its shareholders seeking their approval of (1) the new Investment Advisory Agreement and (2) in connection with its anticipated operation as a BDC, a reduction in the asset coverage ratio applicable to the us (enabling us to utilize a greater degree of leverage than would otherwise be permitted), all of which will be more fully described in the proxy statement. In addition, in the coming months, the Board will consider other matters necessary to effect our conversion to a BDC. There can be no assurance that the Board or our shareholders will approve the matters necessary for us to convert to a BDC.

We are pursuing the Conversion, which, subject to shareholder approval, will result in the Company ceasing to operate as a mortgage REIT and electing to be regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. Following the Conversion, we would be able to invest in a much broader universe of assets, including both real estate- and non-real estate-related assets.

We have historically targeted lending to vertically integrated cannabis companies with significant real estate holdings. Given the capital-intensive nature of the cannabis industry, combined with the high cost of capital, many operators do not own real estate, which significantly limits the universe of cannabis operators to which we can lend as a mortgage REIT. The Conversion would allow us to invest in non-real estate covered vertically integrated operators.

In addition, following the Conversion, we intend to continue investing in businesses ancillary to the cannabis industry, as contemplated under the Sixth Amendment. Ancillary cannabis businesses can have high growth potential, but often do not

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own real property and have limited access to debt capital. If completed, the transition to a BDC will enable us to significantly expand its investment universe by increasing its ability to lend to ancillary cannabis businesses as well as non-real estate covered vertically integrated operators.

Spin-Off

On February 22, 2024, we announced a plan to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies. Prior to the Spin-Off, Sunrise Realty Trust, Inc. (“SUNS”) held our commercial real estate (“CRE”) portfolio as our wholly-owned subsidiary. On July 9, 2024, we completed the separation of our CRE portfolio through the spin-off of SUNS into an independent, publicly traded REIT (the “Spin-Off”) through a pro-rata distribution of all of the outstanding shares of SUNS common stock to our shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 8, 2024 (the “Record Date”). Our shareholders of record as of the Record Date received one share of SUNS common stock for every three shares of our common stock held as of the Record Date. We retained no ownership interest in SUNS following the Spin-Off. In connection with the Spin-Off, the operating results of the SUNS business through the date of the Spin-Off are reported in net income from discontinued operations, net of tax in the consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented. The related assets and liabilities are reported as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations on the consolidated balance sheets. Cash flows from the Company’s discontinued operations are presented as such in the consolidated statements of cash flows for all periods presented.

Unless otherwise noted, all amounts, percentages and discussion below reflect only the results of operations and financial condition from our continuing operations.

Developments During the Second Quarter June 30, 2025:

Updates to Our Loan Portfolio During the Second Quarter June 30, 2025

In April 2025, we receiveda voluntary prepayment from Private Company L of approximately $2.0 million, which was applied to our outstanding principal balance, recognizing $48.8 thousand in exit fees.

In April 2025, we entered into a $14.0 million senior secured credit facility with Subsidiaries of Private Company V. The loan was originated at a discount of 3.0% and matures April 1, 2029. The loan bears cash interest at 12.5% and 1.5% interest paid-in kind. At closing, approximately $10.5 million was drawn and the remainder is available to be drawn within one year of closing.

In May 2025, we were fully repaid on our loan with Private Company T at par plus accrued interest. The outstanding principal of the senior secured term loan on the date of repayment was approximately $7.7 million.

In May 2025, we were fully repaid on our loan with Subsidiary of Public Company M at par plus accrued interest. The outstanding principal of our investment on the date of repayment was approximately $2.8 million.

In June 2025, we deemed our equipment loan receivable with Public Company A uncollectible and wrote off the remaining balance. At the time of write-off, theequipment loan with Public Company A had an outstanding principal balance of approximately$1.8 million and amortized cost of approximately $1.8 million. Prior to the write-off, the loan receivable had a CECL Reserve that was fully reserved for. In the second quarter of 2025, we wrote off $1.8 million, which was equal to the carrying value of the loan receivable, excluding the CECL Reserve at the time the loan was written off.

In April 2025, we and AFC Agent (collectively, the “AFC Parties”) commenced separate legal actions against (i) two shareholders of the parent of Subsidiary of Private Company G in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York asserting claims for violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, breach of a shareholder guaranty, tortious interference with contract, fraud, aiding and abetting fraud, and conversion and (ii) the parent of Subsidiary of Private Company G in New York state court asserting a claim for breach of contract arising from its failure to satisfy its obligations under a guaranty agreement related to the Company’s credit facility with Subsidiary of Private Company G. In June 2025, the AFC Parties filed an amended complaint against two shareholders of the parent of Subsidiary of Private Company G, asserting claims for breach of contract, tortious interference with contract, fraud, aiding and abetting fraud, and conversion. In April 2025, two Subsidiary of Private Company G-affiliated cannabis companies (the “Plaintiffs”) that are borrowers the Company’s credit facility with Subsidiary of Private Company G filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey alleging, among other things, breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and violations of the New York Uniform Commercial Code in connection with the Company’s termination of a forbearance agreement between the parties. On May 9, 2025, the court granted Plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction, enjoining the Company from seizing any of Plaintiffs’ assets or

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cash or seeking any remedy for Subsidiary of Private Company G’s failure to (a) cooperate in the foreclosure proceeding on the Pennsylvania property; (b) provide annual audited financial statements for fiscal years 2023 and 2024; or (c) obtain a certificate of occupancy for the New Jersey facility by May 15, 2024. The AFC parties have appealed the preliminary injunction ruling to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and are seeking an expeditious resolution of the appeal. Following the filing of the appeal, the Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in the District Court, asserting an additional claim seeking declaratory relief regarding the loan balance. The credit facility to Subsidiary of Private Company G matures on May 1, 2026.

Because each of these actions are in their early stages, no reasonable estimate of possible outcomes resulting from these legal actions can be made at this time.

At-the-Market Offering Program

In April 2022, we filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC, registering the offer and sale of up to $1.0 billion of securities (the “Prior Shelf Registration Statement”). The Prior Shelf Registration Statement enabled us to issue shares of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants, rights, as well as units that include one or more of such securities. On April 17, 2025, we filed a new shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-286604) (the “Shelf Registration Statement”) to replace the Prior Shelf Registration Statement, which was declared effective on April 25, 2025.

The Prior Shelf Registration Statement also included a prospectus for the ATM Program to sell up to an aggregate of $75.0 million of shares of our common stock that may be issued and sold from time to time under the Sales Agreement, dated April 5, 2022 (the “Sales Agreement”), with Jefferies LLC and Citizens JMP Securities LLC, as Sales Agents. Under the terms of the Sales Agreement, we have agreed to pay the Sales Agents a commission of up to 3.0% of the gross proceeds from each sale of common stock under the Sales Agreement.

The ATM Program and related Sales Agreement expired in April 2025, in connection with the expiration of our Prior Shelf Registration Statement. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company did not sell any shares of the Company’s common stock under the Sales Agreement. We do not currently have an ATM program, but we may enter into a new ATM program and related sales agreement in the future pursuant to which sales may be made under the Shelf Registration Statement.

Dividends Declared Per Share

For the six months ended June 30, 2025, we declared the following cash dividend:

Recent Developments

In July 2025, AFC Agent delivered a notice of default and acceleration to Private Company P based on certain payment defaults, including the failure to make its interest payment when due for July 1, 2025, and began charging additional default interest of 5.0%, in accordance with the terms of the credit facility with Private Company P. The loan with Private Company P on nonaccrual status effective June 1, 2025. AFC Agent, on behalf of the Company and its affiliates, is actively pursuing judicial and non-judicial remedies against Private Company P.

In August 2025, we entered into an agreement to purchase $10.0 million in outstanding principal amount of a senior secured term loan to Subsidiary of Public Company S, a publicly traded operator, at a 4.0% discount. The term loan under the Subsidiary of Public Company S Credit Facility accrues interest at a fixed rate per annum of 12.5% and matures in August 2030. Concurrently, our existing $10.0 million investment with Subsidiary of Public Company S was repaid at par plus accrued interest and we recognized an exit fee of approximately $0.2 million.

At the August Meeting, the Board approved the Sixth Amendment, which expands the Company’s investment strategy (as discussed above in “Note 1—Organization”). In addition, the Board approved at the August Meeting a new Investment

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Advisory Agreement, which will be submitted to shareholders for approval. The proposal related to the new Investment Advisory Agreement relates to the Conversion (as discussed above in “Note 18—Subsequent Events”).

Key Financial Measures and Indicators

As a commercial real estate finance company, we believe the key financial measures and indicators for our business are Distributable Earnings, book value per share and dividends declared per share.

Book Value Per Share

We believe that book value per share is helpful to shareholders in evaluating our growth as we scale our equity capital base and continue to invest in our target investments. The book value per share of our common stock as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was approximately $8.18 and $9.02, respectively.

Non-GAAP Metrics

Distributable Earnings

In addition to using certain financial metrics prepared in accordance with GAAP to evaluate our performance, we also use Distributable Earnings to evaluate our performance excluding the effects of certain transactions and GAAP adjustments we believe are not necessarily indicative of our current loan activity and operations. Distributable Earnings is a measure that is not prepared in accordance with GAAP. We use these non-GAAP financial measures both to explain our results to shareholders and the investment community and in the internal evaluation and management of our businesses. Our management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures and the information they provide are useful to investors since these measures permit investors and shareholders to assess the overall performance of our business using the same tools that our management uses to evaluate our past performance and prospects for future performance. The determination of Distributable Earnings is substantially similar to the determination of Core Earnings under our Management Agreement, provided that Core Earnings is a component of the calculation of any Incentive Compensation earned under the Management Agreement for the applicable time period, and thus Core Earnings is calculated without giving effect to Incentive Compensation expense, while the calculation of Distributable Earnings accounts for any Incentive Compensation earned for such time period.

We define Distributable Earnings as, for a specified period, the net income (loss) computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding (i) stock-based compensation expense, (ii) depreciation and amortization, (iii) any unrealized gains, losses or other non-cash items recorded in net income (loss) for the period, regardless of whether such items are included in other comprehensive income or loss, or in net income (loss); provided that Distributable Earnings does not exclude, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as OID, debt instruments with PIK interest and zero coupon securities), accrued income that we have not yet received in cash, (iv) provision for (reversal of) current expected credit losses, (v) TRS (income) loss, net of any dividends received from TRS and (vi) one-time events pursuant to changes in GAAP and certain non-cash charges, in each case after discussions between our Manager and our independent directors and after approval by a majority of such independent directors.

We believe providing Distributable Earnings on a supplemental basis to our net income as determined in accordance with GAAP is helpful to shareholders in assessing the overall performance of our business. As a REIT, we are required to distribute at least 90% of our annual REIT taxable income, subject to certain adjustments, and to pay tax at regular corporate rates to the extent that we annually distribute less than 100% of such taxable income. Given these requirements and our belief that dividends are generally one of the principal reasons that shareholders invest in our common stock, we generally intend to attempt to pay dividends to our shareholders in an amount at least equal to such REIT taxable income, if and to the extent authorized by our Board. Distributable Earnings is one of many factors considered by our Board in authorizing dividends and, while not a direct measure of net taxable income, over time, the measure can be considered a useful indicator of our dividends.

Distributable Earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be considered as a substitute for GAAP net income. We caution readers that our methodology for calculating Distributable Earnings may differ from the methodologies employed by other REITs to calculate the same or similar supplemental performance measures, and as a result, our reported Distributable Earnings may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other REITs.

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The following table provides a reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) to distributable earnings:

(1) The provision for current expected credit losses above includes zero and zero for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, and approximately $71.9 thousand and $71.9 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, in connection with the Spin-Off, which is included in the net income from discontinued operations, net of tax financial statement line on the consolidated statements of operations.

(2) The provision for (reversal of) current expected credit losses is presented net of the current period write-off. Refer to Note 6.

Factors Impacting our Operating Results

The results of our operations are affected by a number of factors and primarily depend on, among other things, the level of our net interest margin, the market value of our assets and the supply of, and demand for, commercial real estate debt and other financial assets in the marketplace. Our net interest margin, which includes the accretion and amortization of OID, is recognized based on the contractual rate and the outstanding principal balance of the loans we originate. Interest rates will vary according to the type of loan, conditions in the financial markets, creditworthiness of our borrowers, competition and other factors, some of which cannot be predicted with any certainty. Our operating results may also be impacted by credit losses in excess of initial anticipations or unanticipated credit events experienced by our borrowers.

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