Diversicare and Omega Agree to the Terms of a New Master Lease


BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Sept. 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diversicare Healthcare Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:DVCR), a premier provider of long-term care services, today entered into an agreement with Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) on the terms of a new master lease to lease the 35 centers currently owned by Omega and operated by Diversicare to be effective October 1, 2018.

Diversicare’s current Master Lease with Omega provides for its operation of 23 skilled nursing centers in Texas, Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, and Ohio.  Additionally, Diversicare operates 12 centers owned by Omega under separate leases in Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio.  The agreement entered into by Diversicare and Omega will consolidate the leases for all 35 centers under one New Master Lease after the expiration of its current Master Lease on September 30, 2018.

Key terms of the New Master Lease are as follows:

  • Common date of annual lease escalators consolidated to October 1st of each year beginning on October 1, 2019;
  • Fixed annual base rent escalator of 2.15%;
  • Provides for a landlord funded capital expenditure fund, subject to annual rent impact;
  • Initial lease term of 12 years with two 10 year extensions; and
  • Provides a mechanism for agreed upon divestitures of centers through the life of the lease.

Commenting on the agreement, Kelly Gill, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Diversicare and Omega have enjoyed a long, successful relationship with one another.  We are appreciative of Omega’s cooperation throughout this process and are glad to have this renewal completed this far in advance of the effective date.”

About Diversicare Healthcare Services, Inc.

As of September 26, 2017, Diversicare provides long-term care services to patients in 77 skilled nursing and senior housing centers containing 8,556 licensed beds. For additional information about the Company, visit Diversicare's web site: www.DVCR.com.

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Kelly J. Gill  James R. McKnight, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer    Chief Financial Officer
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