Andrew Wong joins the Summerset Board

NZX AND ASX RELEASE 8 FEBRUARY 2017 ANDREW WONG JOINS THE SUMMERSET BOARD Summerset Group Holdings Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Andrew Wong to the Board of Directors. Dr Wong is registered with the New Zealand Medical Council as a Public Health Medicine specialist. Dr Wong is currently Managing Director of MercyAscot Hospital Group and Healthcare Holdings Limited and is a director of a number of medical organisations. These organisations cover a diverse range of areas such as surgical hospitals, day surgeries, diagnostic radiology and cancer care. Summerset Chairman Rob Campbell said Andrew's mix of medical and commercial experience will bring a unique skill set to our board table. "Care is an essential part of our offering for customers and over the last three years we have increased the weighting of care beds and serviced apartments in our villages and added secure dementia also. We will continue to deepen this focus on care and support in response to customer needs." The appointment brings the Board of Directors to six members, all of whom are independent. Andrew Wong joins the Board as a non-executive independent director on 1 March 2017. For investor relations enquiries: Scott Scoullar Chief Financial Officer scott.scoullar@summerset.co.nz 04 894 7320 or 029 894 7317 For media enquiries: Michelle Brooker Senior Communications Advisor michelle.brooker@summerset.co.nz 04 830 1106 or 021 225 9624 End CA:00296436 For:SUM Type:OFFICE Time:2017-02-08 08:30:13