Concord Medical Signs $50M IFC Loan Agreement

Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited ("Concord Medical" or the "Company")

, a leading specialty hospital management solution provider and operator of the largest network of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China and the parent of Chang'an Hospital, today announced that the Company has signed a US$50 million loan package agreement with IFC (International Financial Corporation), the member of the World Bank Group focused on private sector development in emerging markets. The loan package consists of 1) a $30 million 8-year loan with a variable interest rate of Libor + 4.5%, and 2) a $20 million 5-year convertible bond with a variable interest rate of Libor +3.75% and a conversion price of $6.90 per ADS. The convertible bonds can be converted at lender's discretion, in whole or in part during the term of the loan. Disbursement of the loan proceeds to Concord is subject to various conditions. Subject to satisfaction of these conditions and disbursement of the loan proceeds, the company will use IFC's $50 million loan for the development of 50 new radiotherapy centers over the next 3 years at county level and the development of a proton beam therapy hospital in