Vital achieves 5-Star ESG rating

VITAL HEALTHCARE PROPERTY TRUST vhpt.co.nz
Managed by NorthWest Healthcare
Properties Management Limited
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MARKET RELEASE
25 October 2022
Vital achieves 5-Star ESG rating, ranked in top quartile (globally) for listed
healthcare
NorthWest Healthcare Properties Management Limited (NorthWest), as
manager of Vital Healthcare Property Trust (Vital), is pleased to announce
that Vital has achieved a 5-Star rating from independent standards
organisation GRESB (formerly known as the Global Real Estate
Sustainability Benchmark) among other notable achievements.
GRESB produces international benchmarks to rate the environmental, social
and governance (ESG) performance of property and infrastructure
entities with an aggregate investment value of ~US$5.3 trillion.
Vital’s GRESB results include top quartile in:
 Listed healthcare globally in "Performance” and "Developments" in this category
 Standing investments across healthcare peers globally
 "Developments" in the Oceania region for listed entities

Vital’s Fund Manager Aaron Hockly said:
"Investors are increasingly looking at entities’ ESG performance as part of their overall risk
management capability. The GRESB ratings give investors a clear and simple way to
compare entities with each other and to ensure they invest in a business that matches
their appetite for risk and their ethical preferences.
Vital’s strategy is focused on maintaining a portfolio of high-quality assets to deliver long-
term rental return and capital growth to Vital's Unit Holders. ESG considerations form a
core part of this strategy.''
Mr Hockly also said that as members of the New Zealand Green Building Council and the
Green Building Council of Australia, Vital would continue to focus on improving the green
attributes of its standing investments and continue to ensure new developments and
acquisitions incorporate green building technology.
NorthWest released its first sustainability report in 2021 and Vital's outperformance reflects
the group-wide commitment from NorthWest to enhance ESG across its managed
platforms including Vital.

VITAL HEALTHCARE PROPERTY TRUST vhpt.co.nz
Managed by NorthWest Healthcare
Properties Management Limited


First "Green Star Communities" registered health precinct
NorthWest is also pleased to announce that Vital’s Macarthur Health Precinct in
Campbelltown, NSW has been registered with GBCA’s Green Star Communities v1.1 tool
and is targeting a 5 Star Green Star Communities rating. The Precinct is the first health
precinct in Australia to have registered with Green Star Communities.
First "6-star Green Star" registered Medical Office Building in South Australia
Last week, Vital and NorthWest Healthcare Properties Australia were proud to mark the
commencement of construction of Stage 2 of the ~A$165 million Playford Health Hub in
Adelaide, South Australia.

Stage 2 of the three-stage healthcare precinct will be a A$51 million state-of -the-art
Specialist Medical Centre. The development will be South Australia’s first 6-star Green Star
registered Medical Office Building, and when complete will be powered by 100%
renewable energy.
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ENQUIRIES
Aaron Hockly
Fund Manager, Vital Healthcare Property Trust
Tel 09 973 7301, Email aaron.hockly@nwhreit.com
Michael Groth
Chief Financial Officer, NorthWest Healthcare Properties Management Limited
Tel +61 409 936 104, Email michael.groth@nwhreit.com
About Vital Healthcare (NZX code VHP):
Vital Healthcare Property Trust is an NZX-listed fund that invests in high-quality healthcare
properties in New Zealand and Australia including private hospitals (~80% of portfolio
value), out-patient facilities (~16% of portfolio value) and aged care (~4% of portfolio
value). Vital is the only specialist listed landlord of healthcare property in Australasia and
currently has a portfolio valued at more than $3.3 billion*.
Vital Healthcare is managed by NorthWest Healthcare Properties Management Limited, a
subsidiary of Toronto Stock Exchange listed NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT, a global
owner and manager of healthcare property.
For more information, visit our website: www.vhpt.co.nz
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* All figures are as at 30 June 2022