MedEquities Realty Trust Completes Acquisition Of Behavioral Facilities In Las Vegas And Dallas For $25 Million

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MRT) announced that is has closed the previously announced acquisition of four behavioral health and substance abuse treatment facilities from subsidiaries of AAC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAC) for an aggregate cash purchase price of $25 million. The Company leased these facilities to certain subsidiaries of AAC pursuant to a 15-year triple-net lease at an initial lease rate of 8.75% with annual escalators.

The AAC facilities are comprised of two standalone intensive outpatient treatment facilities in Las Vegas, Nevada and Arlington (Dallas), Texas; a 110-bed sober living facility in Las Vegas; and a 56-bed sober living facility in Arlington that is expected to expand to 131 beds by mid-year 2018. The intensive outpatient and sober living facilities support two of AAC's residential treatment facilities, Desert Hope (opened 2013) and Greenhouse (opened 2012), in Las Vegas and Arlington, respectively.

About MedEquities Realty Trust

MedEquities Realty Trust (NYSE: MRT) is a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust that invests in a diversified mix of healthcare properties and healthcare-related real estate debt investments. The Company's management team has extensive industry experience in acquiring, owning, developing, financing, operating, leasing and monetizing many types of healthcare properties and portfolios. MedEquities' strategy is to become an integral capital partner with high-quality and growth-oriented facility-based providers of healthcare services on a nationwide basis, primarily through net-leased real estate investment. For more information, please visit www.medequities.com.

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SOURCE MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc.

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