ADK Adcare Health Systems (GA) (delisted)

ATLANTA, March 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AdCare Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ADK), (NYSE MKT: ADK.PRA), a leading long-term care provider, today announced that, as part of its ongoing strategic plan to transition from an owner and operator of healthcare facilities to a healthcare property holding and leasing company, it has signed an agreement with affiliates of Symmetry Healthcare Management, an operator of long-term care facilities, to lease two of its skilled nursing facilities in South Carolina and one in North Carolina. The company also announced it has closed two long-term mortgage refinancing arrangements from a third-party lender, with respect to properties located in Arkansas and South Carolina.

Bill McBride, AdCare's President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "With the signing of lease agreements on our North and South Carolina properties, we have now signed lease agreements to transition more than 80% of our owned and leased properties to the new leasing model as planned by the end of the first quarter of 2015. We continue to work expeditiously to obtain the licenses and approvals necessary to finalize these transactions, as well as negotiate and execute lease agreements on the remaining six facilities by the end of the second quarter of 2015."

Facilities Leases in North and South Carolina

Symmetry Healthcare Management and its affiliates focus on all aspects of long term care, operating facilities in five states, including 16 facilities in South Carolina and Florida. The leasing agreement with Symmetry is contingent on all licenses and other approvals required by the states of North and South Carolina and is expected to become effective on or before May 1, 2015.

Under the terms of the triple net lease agreements, the lessees of the facilities will be responsible for day-to-day management, ongoing maintenance and facility improvements for the duration of the leases. The initial term of the leases is fifteen years with a five year renewal option. The annual rent in the first year will total $1.8 million and will escalate at 3% each year through the initial term and 3% upon renewal.

Refinancing Agreement for Properties in Arkansas and South Carolina

The third-party mortgage refinancing agreement, which includes long-term refinancing of approximately $21.0 million of mortgage debt with more favorable terms and an extended maturity date, is associated with the Company's Northridge Health Care, Woodland Hills Health Care and Cumberland Healthcare nursing facilities, each located in Arkansas, and the Company's Georgetown Healthcare and Rehabilitation and Sumter Valley Nursing and Rehab Center, each located in South Carolina.

The Arkansas Mortgage Facility and the South Carolina Mortgage Facility are guaranteed by AdCare Health Systems, Inc. and are secured by a first-priority security interest in favor of the lender in the Arkansas Properties and the South Carolina Properties, respectively, and all other assets of the Company's subsidiaries which own such properties.

Business Update

Since the Board approved the strategic plan to transition the Company's business from an owner and operator of healthcare facilities to a healthcare property holding and leasing company, the Company has entered into agreements to lease or sublease 31 of its 37 healthcare facilities. Of these 31 healthcare facilities,

• Eight are completed transactions.
• As previously announced, the Company signed an agreement for the lease of 10 facilities to Aria Health Group, LLC and expects to complete transfer of operations by the end of the second quarter of 2015.
• The Company also expects to complete transfer of operations on the two Wellington facilities during the second quarter of 2015.
• The Company also expects to complete transfer of operations on the two C-Ross facilities during the second quarter of 2015.
• The Company also expects to complete transfer of operations on the three Symmetry facilities during the second quarter of 2015.
• The remaining six healthcare facilities are expected to close during the second quarter of 2015 when financing approval is obtained from HUD.

About AdCare Health Systems

AdCare Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ADK) (NYSE MKT: ADK.PRA) is a recognized provider of senior living and health care facility management. The Company owns and manages long-term care facilities and retirement communities, and since the Company's inception in 1988, its mission has been to provide the highest quality of healthcare services to the elderly through its operating subsidiaries, including a broad range of skilled nursing and sub-acute care services. The Company has implemented a strategic plan pursuant to which, through a series of leasing transactions, it will transition from an owner and operator of healthcare facilities to a healthcare property holding and leasing company. For more information about AdCare, visit www.adcarehealth.com.

Important Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal law. Such statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as "believes," "expects," "plans," "intends," "anticipates" and variations of such words or similar expressions, but their absence does not mean that the statement is not forward-looking. Statements in this announcement that are forward-looking include, but are not limited to: (i) statements regarding the strategic plan to transition the Company to a healthcare property holding and leasing company; (ii) statements regarding operating expenses, cash flow, return on investment, profitability and shareholder value; (iii) statements regarding dividend yield; and (iv) statements regarding the outlook for financial metrics.

Such forward-looking statements reflect management's beliefs and assumptions and are based upon information currently available to management and involve known and unknown risks, results, performance or achievements of AdCare, which may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Such factors are identified in the public filings made by AdCare with the Securities and Exchange Commission and include, among others, AdCare's ability to secure lines of credit and/or an acquisition credit facility, AdCare's ability to refinance its current debt on more favorable terms, AdCare's ability to expand its borrowing arrangement with certain existing lenders, AdCare's ability to raise equity capital, AdCare's ability to improve operating results, changes in the health care industry because of political and economic influences, changes in regulations governing the health care industry, changes in reimbursement levels including those under the Medicare and Medicaid programs and changes in the competitive marketplace. There is no assurance that such factors or other factors will not affect the accuracy of such forward-looking statements. Except where required by law, AdCare undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.

In addition, each facility mentioned in this press release is operated by a separate, wholly owned, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets.
References to the consolidated Company and its assets and activities, as well as the use of terms such as "we," "us," "our," and similar verbiage, is not meant to imply that AdCare Health Systems, Inc. has direct operating assets, employees or revenue or that any of the facilities, the home health business or other related businesses are operated by the same entity.

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SOURCE AdCare Health Systems, Inc.