GMRE Announces Formation of a Special Committee of Independent Directors to Evaluate Potential Management Internalization Transaction

Global Medical REIT Inc. GMRE (the "Company" or "GMRE"), a net-lease medical office real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires purpose-built healthcare facilities and leases those properties to strong healthcare systems and physician groups with leading market share, announced today that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has formed a special committee of independent and disinterested directors (the "Special Committee") to evaluate a potential management internalization transaction (the "Internalization Transaction").

Pursuant to the management agreement (the "Management Agreement"), dated July 1, 2016, by and between the Company and the Company's external manager, Inter-American Management LLC (the "Advisor"), prior to the end of the calendar quarter in which the Company's stockholders' equity, as such term is defined in the Management Agreement, ("Stockholders' Equity") exceeds $500 million, the Board will form a special committee consisting solely of independent directors to evaluate a potential Internalization Transaction. If the pursuit of an Internalization Transaction is determined to be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, upon the approval of two-thirds of the Company's independent directors, the Special Committee shall negotiate an Internalization Transaction with our Advisor. Pursuant to the Management Agreement, the gross value of the consideration paid by the Company for any Internalization Transaction shall equal three times the average annual base management fee and average annual incentive fee paid or payable by the Company to the Advisor during the previous eight fiscal quarters prior to the date of the Internalization Transaction. As of Friday, December 13, 2019, upon the closing of the Company's most recent common stock offering, the Company's Stockholders' Equity exceeded $500 million.

On Friday, December 13, 2019, the Board formed the Special Committee and appointed Lori Wittman, Paula Crowley and Matthew Cypher, PhD to serve on the Special Committee. Ms. Wittman was appointed chair of the Special Committee. Each of Ms. Wittman, Ms. Crowley and Dr. Cypher are independent and disinterested directors.

The Special Committee intends to undertake a process to evaluate the Internalization Transaction with the assistance of its outside financial and legal advisors. There can be no assurance that an Internalization Transaction will be approved or consummated.

The Company does not intend to comment on or disclose further developments regarding the Special Committee's evaluation unless and until it deems further disclosure is appropriate or required.

About Global Medical REIT Inc.

Global Medical REIT is a net-lease medical office REIT that acquires purpose-built healthcare facilities and leases those facilities to strong healthcare systems and physician groups with leading market share. Additional information on GMRE can be obtained on its website at www.globalmedicalreit.com.

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