NEWCASTLE TO ACQUIRE 52 HOLIDAY RETIREMENT PROPERTIES FOR $1B

NEW YORK CITY — Newcastle Investment Corp. has agreed to acquire a 52-property portfolio of seniors housing properties from affiliates of Holiday Retirement for approximately $1 billion. The 5,885-unit portfolio includes communities located across 24 states and was 91 percent occupied as of the end of the third quarter. The deal is expected to close in December. New York City-based Newcastle plans to invest approximately $300 million of equity to acquire the Holiday Retirement Portfolio and to fund the remainder of the purchase with non-recourse mortgage debt. Holiday will continue to manage the communities to be acquired by Newcastle, which have been split into two identical triple-net master leases. Lake Oswego, Ore.-based Holiday Retirement operates 333 independent living properties around the country.