Appointment of Non Independent Director

About Vital Healthcare Property Trust
Vital Healthcare Property Trust (NZX: VHP) is Australasia’s largest listed investor in healthcare real estate. Tenants include
hospital operators and healthcare practitioners who deliver a wide range of medical and healthcare related services. The
Manager of Vital Healthcare Property Trust is NorthWest Healthcare Properties Management Limited.
vhpt.co.nz


2 May 2018

Appointment of Non Independent Director
NorthWest Healthcare Properties Management Limited (‘NW Management’) (previously
Vital Healthcare Management Limited), the Manager of Vital Healthcare Property Trust
(‘Vital’) (NZX: VHP), is pleased to announce that, further to a market release on 4 April
2018, Mr David Carr has been appointed Non Independent Director of NW Management
effective 1 May 2018.
Mr Carr’s appointment to the Board follows Graeme Horsley’s retirement as an Independent Director
and Chairman of NW Management effective 1 May 2018.

The Board of NW Management will now consist of Claire Higgins (Independent Director and Chair),
Andrew Evans (Independent Director), Paul Dalla Lana (CEO, NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT),
Bernard Crotty (President, NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT) and David Carr (Chief Executive
Officer, Vital Healthcare Property Trust). The independent Chair will exercise a second casting vote in
respect of any issue on which the Board is not unanimously agreed.

This interim Board configuration will be reviewed not later than the next Annual Meeting of Vital
unitholders.

Currently, David holds the role of Chief Executive Officer of Vital Healthcare Property Trust, a position
he has held since October 2006. David has overall accountability for implementing and delivering the
Trust’s strategy and for its overall performance. He leads a team of passionate healthcare real estate
professionals in New Zealand and Australia.


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ENQUIRIES
David Carr, Chief Executive Officer
NorthWest Healthcare Properties Management Ltd, Telephone 09 973 7301, Email dcarr@vhpt.co.nz

Stuart Harrison, Chief Financial Officer
NorthWest Healthcare Properties Management Ltd, Telephone 09 973 7302, Email sharrison@vhpt.co.nz

Jason Kepecs, Manager, Investor Relations
NorthWest Healthcare Properties Management Ltd, Telephone 09 973 7303, Email jkepecs@vhpt.co.nz