Mr. Zach Vaughan reports

NORTHWEST HEALTHCARE PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST COMPLETES NAME CHANGE TO VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROPERTY TRUST

Northwest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust has completed its name change to Vital Infrastructure Property Trust. The REIT now trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under its new ticker symbol VITL.UN.

In connection with the name change, the TSX ticker symbols for the REIT's 6.25 per cent convertible debentures and 7.75 per cent convertible debentures trade under the VITL.DB.H and VITL.DB.I symbols, respectively.

The name change reflects the REIT's strategic evolution into a focused health care infrastructure platform with a strategic emphasis on the Americas. The new name aligns with the REIT's purpose: to be a trusted leader in health care real estate and a long-term partner to health systems, governments and operators in building and modernizing essential healt hcare infrastructure.

The REIT's new corporate website is live.

About Vital Infrastructure Property Trust

Vital Infrastructure provides investors with access to a portfolio of high-quality international health care real estate infrastructure. As at Feb. 24, 2026, the REIT held interests in a diversified portfolio of 133 income-producing properties totalling 13.0 million square feet of gross leasable area, located throughout major markets in North America, Australia, Brazil and Europe. The REIT's portfolio of outpatient, inpatient and other health research facilities is characterized by long-term indexed leases and stable occupancies. Vital Infrastructure leverages its global work force in six countries to serve as a long-term real estate partner to leading health care operators.