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The information appearing on DHC ’s website includes statements which constitute forward looking statements. These forward looking statements are based upon DHC ’s present intents, beliefs or expectations, but forward looking statements are not guaranteed to occur and may not occur. DHC ’s actual results may differ materially from those contained in DHC ’s forward looking statements. The information contained in DHC ’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under “Risk Factors" and “Warnings Concerning Forward Looking Statements” in DHC ’s periodic reports and other filings, identifies important factors that could cause DHC ’s actual results to differ materially from those stated in DHC ’s forward looking statements. DHC ’s filings with the SEC are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and are also accessible on DHC ’s website at the following link: SEC Filings. You should not place undue reliance upon forward looking statements.

The documents provided in this archived section are provided for historical purposes only. The information contained in each document is accurate only as of the date each document was originally issued or such earlier date stated in those documents. Diversified Healthcare Trust does not undertake any obligation to update any information contained in these documents. For current information about the company, please refer to our most recent public SEC Filings.

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements

The information appearing on Diversified Healthcare Trust’s (“DHC”) website contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other securities laws. Also, whenever DHC uses words such as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “estimate”, “will”, “may” and negatives or derivatives of these or similar expressions, it is making forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon DHC’s present intent, beliefs or expectations, but forward-looking statements are not guaranteed to occur and may not occur. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by DHC’s forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. For example: (a) Office Properties Income Trust (“OPI”) and DHC have entered into a definitive merger agreement and the proposed merger is expected to close in the third quarter of 2023. However, the closing of the proposed merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of closing conditions, including DHC shareholder approval and the financing or any consents or approvals required or contemplated in connection with the proposed merger, some of which are beyond DHC’s control, and DHC cannot be sure that any or all of these conditions will be satisfied or waived. Accordingly, the proposed merger may not close on the contemplated terms or at all or it may be delayed; (b) DHC shareholders are expected to benefit from an annual dividend of $1.00 per share of the combined company. However, the Board of Trustees of the combined company will consider many factors when setting distribution rates, and thus future distribution rates may be increased or decreased and DHC cannot be sure as to the rate at which future distributions will be paid; (c) the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement and the terms thereof were evaluated, negotiated and recommended to DHC’s Board of Trustees by a special committee of DHC’s Board of Trustees, comprised solely of DHC’s disinterested, Independent Trustees, and were separately approved by DHC’s Independent Trustees and by DHC’s Board of Trustees. Despite this process, DHC could be subject to claims challenging the proposed merger or other transactions or DHC’s entry into the merger and related agreements because of the multiple relationships among DHC, OPI and The RMR Group LLC (“RMR”) and their related persons and entities or other reasons, and defending even meritless claims could be expensive and distracting to management; and (d) DHC’s website contains statements regarding the expectations for proposed merger and the combined company which may imply that the combined company will achieve its expected strategic and financial goals and the shareholders will benefit from the growth potential of the combined company. However, the combined company will be subject to various risks, including: the risk that the combined businesses will not be integrated successfully or that the integration will be more costly or more time-consuming and complex than anticipated; the risk that cost savings and synergies anticipated to be realized by the merger may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; risks related to future opportunities, plans and strategy for the combined company, including the uncertainty of expected future financial performance, expected access to cash flows and capital, timing of accretion, distribution rates and results of the combined company following completion of the proposed merger and the challenges facing the industries in which each company currently operates and the combined company will, following the closing of the transaction, operate; risks related to the market value of the OPI common shares of beneficial interest to be issued in the proposed merger; risks associated with indebtedness incurred in connection with the proposed merger, including the potential inability to access, or reduced access to, the capital markets or other capital resources or increased cost of borrowings, including as a result of a credit rating downgrade; risks associated with the level of capital expenditures of each company and the combined company following the proposed merger; and risks associated with the impact of general economic, political and market factors on the combined company. As a result, the combined company may not achieve the long-term growth and value creation for shareholder as expected.

The information contained in DHC's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including under “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” or incorporated therein, also identifies important factors that could cause DHC's actual results to differ materially from those stated in or implied by DHC's forward-looking statements. DHC's filings with the SEC are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and are also accessible on DHC ’s website at the following link: SEC Filings.

You should not place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, DHC does not intend to update or change any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

The documents provided in this section are provided for historical purposes only. The information contained in each document is accurate only as of the date each document was originally issued or such earlier date stated in those documents. DHC does not undertake any obligation to update any information contained in these documents. For current information about DHC, please refer to DHC’s most recent public SEC Filings.

IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MERGER

The information appearing on DHC ’s website may be deemed to be solicitation material in respect of the proposed merger between DHC and OPI. In connection with the proposed merger, OPI filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC containing a joint proxy statement/prospectus of DHC and OPI. On July 21, 2023, the registration statement was declared effective by the SEC and DHC and OPI each filed with the SEC and commenced mailing to their respective shareholders the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus. The proposed transaction involving DHC and OPI will be submitted to DHC’s and OPI’s shareholders for their consideration at special meetings of shareholders to be held on August 30, 2023. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FILED OR WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT DHC, OPI AND THE MERGER. Investors are also able to obtain copies of the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents (when they become available) free of charge at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). Additional copies of documents filed by DHC with the SEC may be obtained for free on DHC’s Investor Relations website at www.dhcreit.com/investors or by contacting the DHC Investor Relations department at 1-617-796-8234. In addition to the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus, DHC files annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the SEC. DHC’s filings with the SEC are also available to the public from commercial document-retrieval services and at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.

NO OFFER OR SOLICITATION

The information appearing on DHC ’s website is for informational purposes only and is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or buy, any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction with respect to the merger or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful, prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION

DHC and certain of its trustees and executive officers, OPI and certain of its trustees and executive officers, and RMR, the manager of DHC and OPI, and its parent and certain of their respective directors, officers and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from DHC’s and OPI’s shareholders in connection with the merger. Certain information regarding these trustees, executive officers, directors, officers and employees and a description of their direct and indirect interests are set forth in the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus filed with the SEC by DHC and/or OPI. Information about DHC’s trustees and executive officers is also included in the proxy statement for DHC’s 2023 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 20, 2023. Information about OPI’s trustees and executive officers is included in the proxy statement for OPI’s 2023 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 6, 2023. Copies of the foregoing documents may be obtained as provided above.

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February 01, 2021

Diversified Healthcare Trust Provides Business Updates and Announces Amendments to Credit Facilities

As of January 29, 2021, Over 65% of Residents in DHC’s SHOP Segment Have Received Vaccinations

Expects to Substantially Complete Vaccinations at DHC’s SHOP Communities by End of First Quarter 2021

Rolling Four-Week Sales Leads as of January 24, 2021 up 83% Since Start of Fourth Quarter 2020

Obtains Waivers of Financial Covenants through June 30, 2022

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) today provided certain business updates regarding the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on DHC’s business and operating results. Five Star Senior Living Inc. (Nasdaq: FVE), DHC’s senior housing operating portfolio, or SHOP, segment operator has partnered with CVS to administer vaccines to SHOP community residents and staff, which commenced in December 2020. DHC expects vaccination clinics for SHOP community residents and staff to be substantially complete by the end of the first quarter of 2021. As it pertains to DHC’s SHOP segment, as of January 29, 2021:

  • Approximately 18,000 total residents and staff, or more than 65% of residents and more than 30% of staff at DHC’s SHOP communities, have received vaccinations. This includes over 2,000 residents and staff who have received both doses of the vaccine;
  • Approximately 93% of DHC’s SHOP communities are currently open to new admissions; and;
  • Approximately 3.5% of DHC’s total SHOP community residents have or have had active cases of COVID-19, and approximately 67% of those who have tested positive for COVID-19 during the pandemic have since recovered, as defined by CDC guidelines.

For the months ended September 30, October 31, November 30 and December 31, 2020, average occupancies in DHC’s SHOP segment were 74.5%, 73.8%, 72.5%, and 70.7%, respectively. Although occupancy has declined because of reduced move-ins by residents, sales leads have increased substantially since the end of 2020. The rolling four-week average sales leads as of January 24, 2021 were 83% higher than the rolling four-week average sales leads at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2020.

“The progress made to vaccinate residents and staff within our communities is a significant step toward recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic,” stated Jennifer Francis, President and Chief Operating Officer of Diversified Healthcare Trust. “We expect to complete vaccination clinics by the end of the first quarter, and we believe it will vastly improve the health and well-being of our communities as well as enrich the resident experience at our properties. We expect growing confidence in the resident experience to drive resident move-ins, help stabilize our SHOP segment occupancy and lead to a recovery in senior living performance over time. We are also encouraged by the substantial increase in sales leads since the beginning of 2021, which is often an indicator of future move-in activity.”

DHC also announced today that it has amended the agreements governing its revolving credit and term loan facilities. The amendments provide for a waiver of certain financial covenants under its credit and term loan agreements through June 30, 2022, during which period, subject to certain conditions, DHC continues to have access to undrawn amounts under its revolving credit facility, and also provide DHC with the option to further extend the revolving credit facility maturity date. The key terms of the amendments include:

  • Certain financial covenants under the credit and term loan facilities have been waived through June 30, 2022;
  • DHC has an additional option to extend the maturity of the revolving credit facility to January 2024;
  • The revolving credit facility commitments have been reduced from $1 billion to $800 million;
  • DHC has pledged the equity interests of certain of its subsidiaries which own properties with an undepreciated book value of $1.4 billion as of December 31, 2020, and has agreed to provide first mortgage liens on 91 medical office and life science properties owned by these subsidiaries to secure its obligations under the credit and term loan facilities;
  • The interest rate premiums over LIBOR under the credit and term loan facilities increased by up to 30 basis points;
  • DHC has the ability to fund up to $250 million of capital expenditures, as defined, per year, which amount increases to $350 million per year following DHC’s repayment of its $200 million term loan;
  • Certain other covenants and conditions, including restrictions on DHC’s ability to make distributions, to incur debt and to acquire real property (in each case subject to various exceptions), and the requirement that DHC maintain a minimum liquidity of $200 million, remain in place through the waiver period; and
  • DHC is generally required to apply any net cash proceeds from dispositions or debt refinancings to repay its senior notes due in December 2021, its $200 million term loan and any outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility.

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., PNC Capital Markets, LLC and RBC Capital Markets acted as Joint Lead Arrangers for the amendment to DHC’s revolving credit loan agreement and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and PNC Capital Markets, LLC served as Joint Lead Arrangers for the amendment to term loan term loan agreement. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the Administrative Agent for both facilities.

Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on owning high-quality healthcare properties located throughout the United States. DHC seeks diversification across the health services spectrum: by care delivery and practice type, by scientific research disciplines, and by property type and location. As of September 30, 2020, DHC’s $8.2 billion portfolio included 407 properties in 37 states and Washington, D.C., occupied by more than 600 tenants, and totaling approximately 12 million square feet of medical office and life science properties and more than 30,000 living units. DHC is managed by the operating subsidiary of The RMR Group Inc., an alternative asset management company that is headquartered in Newton, MA. To learn more about DHC, visit www.dhcreit.com.

WARNING REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other securities laws. Also, whenever DHC uses words such as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “estimate”, “will”, “may” and negatives or derivatives of these or similar expressions, DHC is making forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon DHC’s present intent, beliefs or expectations, but forward-looking statements are not guaranteed to occur and may not occur. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by DHC’s forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond DHC's control. For example:

  • This press release states that more than 65% of residents and more than 30% of staff at DHC’s SHOP communities have received vaccinations and that DHC expects vaccination clinics for SHOP community residents and staff to be substantially complete by the end of the first quarter of 2021. However, the availability and rate of vaccinations may not continue at the current pace and may be delayed, including for reasons beyond the control of DHC.
  • This press release discusses recent increases in sales leads and that sales leads are often an indicator of future move-ins. However, recent increases in sales leads may not result in substantial move-ins by residents in the future, SHOP segment occupancy rates may not improve and could decline further, and senior living performance may take longer to recover than DHC expects.
  • Although DHC obtained a limited waiver of certain financial covenants under its revolving credit and term loan facility agreements through June 2022, DHC may fail to satisfy other covenants or conditions contained in those agreements or in the agreements governing its public debt. DHC’s ability to borrow under its revolving credit facility is subject to DHC satisfying those covenants and other conditions. If DHC’s operating results and financial condition are further significantly and adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath or otherwise, DHC may fail to satisfy those covenants and conditions.

The information contained in DHC’s filings with the SEC including under “Risk Factors” in DHC’s periodic reports, or incorporated therein, identifies other important factors that could cause DHC’s actual results to differ materially from those stated in or implied by DHC’s forward-looking statements. DHC’s filings with the SEC are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

You should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements.

Except as required by law, DHC does not intend to update or change any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares of beneficial interest listed on the Nasdaq.
No shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or obligation of the Trust.

Michael Kodesch, Director, Investor Relations
(617) 796-8234
www.dhcreit.com

Source: Diversified Healthcare Trust

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