Oceania Healthcare adds two new directors to the Board

OCEANIA HEALTHCARE ADDS TWO NEW DIRECTORS TO THE BOARD The Oceania Healthcare Board announced today that it has appointed Sally Evans as an independent non-executive director, and Gregory Tomlinson as a non-executive director. The appointments will take effect from 23 March 2018. Ms Evans has over 30 years' experience in the private, government and social enterprise sectors in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Ms Evans has previously held Directorships on the boards of Opal Specialist Aged Care and Blue Cross Aged Care, was an inaugural member of the Australian Federal Government's Aged Care Financing Authority and held executive roles as Healthcare Director at the FTSE Compass Group plc and Head of Aged Care at AMP Capital. Ms Evans currently chairs the social enterprise LifeCircle and is a member of the consumer and industry advisory group to Australian Treasury on the proposed framework for retirement incomes. She was awarded the 2002 Telstra Australian Corporate and Private Sector Business Women's Award and was a finalist in the 2013 Australian Financial Review Women of Influence Awards. Following her appointment, Ms Evans will be a member of Oceania Healthcare's Clinical and Health & Safety Committee. Mr Tomlinson is a Christchurch domiciled businessman and investor with experience in a variety of New Zealand industries. One of the original pioneers of the aquaculture industry in Marlborough, he has also established construction and aged care businesses. Mr Tomlinson established Qualcare before it was sold into the Oceania Group in early 2008 and he was a director of Oceania Healthcare from 2008 until 2016. He is currently a director of, and has a shareholding interest in, Oceania Healthcare Holdings Limited (which holds 57.22% of the shares in Oceania Healthcare). Mr Tomlinson holds directorships on the boards of a number of New Zealand based companies and is currently a director of Heartland Bank Limited. Oceania Healthcare Chair Elizabeth Coutts said "We are delighted to have people of Greg and Sally's calibre join our Board. They both have significant experience in the aged care industry and their skills and experience will complement the perspectives we already have around the table. We are looking forward to them being able to make a great contribution to the future success of Oceania Healthcare." In accordance with Oceania Healthcare's constitution, Mr Tomlinson and Ms Evans will retire and offer themselves for election at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held later in 2018. The appointment will increase Oceania Healthcare's Board to seven directors. For further information please contact: Earl Gasparich Chief Executive Officer Phone: 021 399 276 End CA:00315901 For:OCA Type:ADMIN Time:2018-03-22 12:30:06