American Healthcare REIT Formed Upon Completed Merger of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III and Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV and Acquisition of American Healthcare Investors

IRVINE, Calif. (Oct. 1, 2021) – American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (formerly known as Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, Inc., or “GAHR IV”) announced today that it has completed its merger with Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc. (“GAHR III”) in a tax-free, stock-for-stock transaction that created a combined company with a gross investment¹ value of approximately $4.2 billion in healthcare real estate assets.