Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated Announces Full Exercise and Closing of Underwriters' Option to Purchase Additional Shares

FRANKLIN, Tenn., April 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE: CHCT) (the "Company") announced today the closing of the sale of an additional 675,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $17.75 per share pursuant to the exercise in full of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares granted in connection with the Company's previously announced equity offering of 4,500,000 shares of its common stock. The total net proceeds from the offering, including the net proceeds from the sale of shares to the underwriters upon exercise of their option to purchase additional shares, were approximately $86.8 million.

The Company contributed the net proceeds of the offering to Community Healthcare OP, LP, the Company's operating partnership, which in turn intends to use the net proceeds to fund pending acquisitions and repay in full outstanding borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facility.

Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P., Evercore ISI and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey acted as joint book-running managers for the offering.  BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. acted as co-lead managers for the offering.

A registration statement on Form S-11 relating to the shares of common stock was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The offering was made only by means of a prospectus. A copy of the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Flr., New York, New York 10020, Attention: Prospectus Department, or by calling toll-free 1-866-805-4128, or by email at [email protected].

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Community Healthcare Trust IncorporatedCommunity Healthcare Trust is a real estate investment trust that focuses on owning income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services in non-urban markets throughout the United States.  The Company has investments of approximately $178.6 million in 46 real estate properties as of March 31, 2016, located in 18 states and total approximately 1,021,000 square feet.

Please contact the Company at 615-771-3052 to request a printed copy of this information.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements In addition to the historical information contained within, the matters discussed in this press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties are discussed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained herein which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new information, future developments, or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

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SOURCE Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.