Second quarter trading update

Ryman Healthcare reports 379 sales of retirement living occupation right agreements (ORAs) for the quarter ended 30 September 2026 (Q2 FY27), including 312 resales and 67 new sales. Resales volumes reach eight-quarter high Resales volumes increased 14% on the same period last year, making Q2 FY27 the strongest resale period in the past eight quarters, underpinned by continued strength in serviced apartments. Ryman CEO Naomi James said, “Demand for serviced apartments remains strong and continues to benefit from structural growth of assisted living. We're encouraged by the early response to our Ryman Select product, which provides residents with greater choice and flexibility of services, with around one-third of new serviced apartment applications choosing this option at villages where it has been rolled out”. Net resales contract volumes, a lead indicator of future sales, increased 11% on the same period last year, following the 7% growth year on year seen in Q1 FY27. Growth was driven by strong contracting activity across both independent and serviced retirement units, with performance broad-based across most regions including Auckland and Victoria. Continued sell down of new sales inventory New retirement living stock reduced by 67 units to 347 units in Q2 FY27, bringing the total reduction since 31 March 2026 to 132 units . The reduction reflects new sales and the absence of new stock deliveries, as planned, in the first half of FY27. The new main building at Richard Hadlee Village in Christchurch opened in October (Q3 FY27), adding 77 retirement living units and 65 care beds, including new care suite and premium care apartment offerings. With these 142 delivered, Ryman remains on track for its FY27 build guidance of 157–168 retirement living units and aged care beds. Aged care demand remains strong Total aged care occupancy was 94.0% in Q2 FY27, up 3.3 percentage points on the same period last year. Growth was driven by the filling of recently developed care centres, including Kevin Hickman Village in Christchurch which is now full after opening 15 months ago. Occupancy in mature aged care centres was 95.4% in Q2 FY27, down slightly from 95.7% in the same period last year, reflecting a more acute period of winter illness in some New Zealand villages. Occupancy across Ryman’s five mature aged care centres in Victoria reached 97.9% in Q2 FY27, up from 96.1% in the same period last year. James said, “Demand for aged care continues to grow in both New Zealand and Australia, supported by demographic trends and the quality of our offering. Seamless access to aged care remains one of the key reasons residents choose Ryman, and our recently launched Resident Fund product provides another option to support residents as their care needs change.” From 1 September, Ryman has expanded its Resident Fund product in New Zealand, enabling residents to use their capital from their prior retirement living unit to fund both care accommodation charges and base care fees when needed. Market conditions Naomi James said, “We are making progress towards our target of matching resales with turnover by the end of FY27 and we've entered the second half with a healthy contract book. While housing market conditions continue to be soft, demand for retirement living, assisted living and aged care remains resilient across New Zealand and Australia, reflecting structural demographic drivers that are less dependent on housing market conditions. We are focused on executing the initiatives within our control, including targeted sales strategies and expanding pricing and product options to improve affordability and accessibility for prospective residents, consistent with our strategy to grow our high-quality recurring earnings which are less reliant on house price growth.”