Healthpeak Properties and Physicians Realty Trust to Combine in an All-Stock Merger of Equals to Create the Pre-Eminent Owner, Operator and Developer of Real Estate for Healthcare Discovery and Delivery, An Attractive and Growing Market

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PEAK) (“Healthpeak” or “PEAK”) and Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE: DOC) (“Physicians Realty Trust” or “DOC”) today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals valued at approximately $21 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, each Physicians Realty Trust common share will be converted into 0.674 of a newly issued Healthpeak common share.

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The combined company will be the leading real estate platform dedicated to healthcare discovery and delivery with a 52 million square foot portfolio, including 40 million square feet of outpatient medical properties concentrated in high-growth markets such as Dallas, Houston, Nashville, Phoenix, and Denver. The combined company also will benefit from both companies’ extensive relationships with the nation’s leading health systems.

“This combination joins two leading platforms, bringing them to the next level to create a company uniquely focused on healthcare discovery and delivery, a large and attractive playing field with strong secular growth,” said Scott Brinker, President and Chief Executive Officer of Healthpeak. “Physicians Realty Trust brings complementary strengths to Healthpeak, including its internal property management platform and established industry relationships. With a broader footprint in strategically important markets and a high-quality portfolio, we will be able to better serve the real estate needs of leading health system, physician, and biopharma tenants, which we believe is a competitive advantage that should lead to more opportunities for growth and enhanced value creation for shareholders. We expect the transaction to be immediately accretive to each company’s shareholders, augment our strong balance sheet, and position the combined company for offense.”

John T. Thomas, President and Chief Executive Officer of Physicians Realty Trust, added, “The Physicians Realty Trust team is excited to join with Healthpeak and continue our growth, success, and sustainable value creation as a combined company with increased scale and diversification, including Healthpeak’s best-in-class lab portfolio. I’ve known Scott for many years and believe that together, we will be able to leverage the power of both our platforms and people to support the growth of our health system partners and help shape the future of health care delivery. We are confident in our strategic vision to capitalize on our increased scale, complementary platforms, and deep relationships to create immediate and future value for both shareholders and tenants.”