Healthcare Trust, Inc. (NYSE:CHCT) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Item 1.01

The information under the caption Agreement with Mr. Elman in
Item 5.02 is incorporated by reference herein.

Appointment of Lee M. Elman as Independent Director

On December 21, 2016, the board of directors (the Board) of
Healthcare Trust, Inc. (the Company) appointed Lee M. Elman as an
independent director of the Company and a member of the Boards
Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee, effective as of that same date. There are no related
party transactions involving Mr. Elman that are reportable under
Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Mr. Elman, like the Companys other independentdirectors, will
participate in the Companys compensation program for
independentdirectorsand theCompanys employee and
directorincentive restricted share plan. The Company pays to each
of its independentdirectorsa retainer of $30,000 plus certain per
meeting compensation and reimbursements. Under the Companys
employee and director incentive restricted share plan, Mr. Elman
will also be entitled to receive an award of $30,000 in
restricted shares of common stock of the Company at the then
current estimated net asset value per share on the date of his
appointment and at each annual stockholders meeting thereafter.
Restricted stock issued to independent directors under the
Companys employee and directorincentive restricted share plan
vests over a five-year period following the first anniversary of
the date of grant in increments of 20% per annum.

Agreement with Mr. Elman

In connection with his appointment as a director, on December 27,
2015, the Company entered into an indemnification agreement (the
Indemnification Agreement) with Mr. Elman (the Indemnitee). The
Indemnification Agreement provides that the Company will
indemnify the Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by
Maryland law and the Companys charter and subject to the
limitations set forth in the Indemnification Agreement, from and
against all judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in
settlement and expenses reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee
that may result or arise in connection with the Indemnitee
serving in his capacity as a present or former director, officer,
employee or agent of the Company or as a director, trustee,
officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee
or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or
was serving in such capacity at the request of the Company. The
Indemnification Agreement further provides that, subject to the
limitations set forth in the Indemnification Agreement, the
Company will, without requiring a preliminary determination of
the Indemnitees ultimate entitlement of indemnification under the
Indemnification Agreement, advance all reasonable expenses to the
Indemnitee incurred by or on behalf of the Indemnitee in
connection with any proceeding the Indemnitee is or is threatened
to be made a party to.

The Indemnification Agreement provides that the Indemnitee is
entitled to indemnification unless it is established that (a)the
act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter
giving rise to the proceeding and (i)was committed in bad faith
or (ii)was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b)
the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in
money, property or services or (c)in the case of any criminal
proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that
his conduct was unlawful. The Indemnification Agreement further
limits the Indemnitees entitlement to indemnification in cases
where (a) the proceeding was one by or in the right of the
Company and the Indemnitee was adjudged to be liable to the
Company, (b) the Indemnitee was adjudged to be liable on the
basis that personal benefit was improperly received in any
proceeding charging improper personal benefit to the Indemnitee
or (c) the proceeding was brought by the Indemnitee, except in
certain circumstances.

The Indemnification Agreement also provides that, except for a
proceeding brought by the Indemnitee, the Company has the right
to defend the Indemnitee in any proceeding which may give rise to
indemnification under the Indemnification Agreement. The
Indemnification Agreement grants the Indemnitee the right to
separate counsel in certain proceedings involving separate
defenses, counterclaims or other conflicts of interest and in
proceedings in which the Company fails to assume the defense of
the Indemnitee in a timely manner. The Indemnification Agreement
further provides that the Company will use its reasonable best
efforts to acquire directors and officers liability insurance
covering the Indemnitee or any claim made against the Indemnitee
by reason of his service to the Company.

The description of the Indemnification Agreement in this Current
Report on Form 8-K is a summary and is qualified in its entirety
by the full terms of the Indemnification Agreement. The Company
will file the Indemnification Agreement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as an exhibit to itsnext AnnualReport on Form
10-K.

About Healthcare Trust, Inc. (NYSE:CHCT)

Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated is an integrated healthcare real estate company. The Company owns and acquires, or finances, real estate properties that are leased to hospitals, doctors, healthcare systems or other healthcare service providers in non-urban markets. The Company holds interests in approximately 40 real estate properties and mortgage notes, located in over 20 states, totaling approximately 789,500 square feet. Its medical offices are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio and Texas. The Company’s physician clinics are located in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. Its ambulatory surgery centers are located in Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas. The Company’s dialysis clinics are located in Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas. The Company’s oncology centers are located in Alabama. Its behavioral facilities are located in Indiana.

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