UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.          )

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GLOBAL MEDICAL REIT INC.

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CHAIRMAN’S LETTER

April 16, 2021

Dear Stockholder:

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Global Medical REIT Inc., a Maryland corporation, I cordially invite you to attend our annual meeting of stockholders on May 26, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. (ET), to be held virtually, by remote communication. To attend the meeting, you must register at https://viewproxy.com/gmre/2021/htype.asp by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on May 23, 2021.

We are using a virtual format due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A virtual Annual Meeting makes it possible for stockholders to attend the Annual Meeting without risking transmission of COVID-19 or violating local rules regarding in-person gatherings. We believe that the online tools we have selected will facilitate stockholder communication, allowing stockholders to communicate with us in advance of, and during, the Annual Meeting. During the live Q&A session of the Annual Meeting, we may answer questions as they come in and address those asked in advance, to the extent relevant to the business of the Annual Meeting, as time permits.

Both stockholders of record and street name stockholders will be able to attend the Annual Meeting via live audio webcast, submit their questions during the meeting and vote their shares electronically at the Annual Meeting.

If you are a registered holder, your virtual control number will be on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or proxy card.

If you hold your shares beneficially through a bank or broker, you must provide a legal proxy from your bank or broker during registration, and you will be assigned a virtual control number in order to vote your shares during the Annual Meeting. If you are unable to obtain a legal proxy to vote your shares, you will still be able to attend the Annual Meeting (but will not be able to vote your shares) so long as you demonstrate proof of stock ownership. Instructions on how to connect and participate via the Internet, including how to demonstrate proof of stock ownership, are posted at https://viewproxy.com/gmre/2021/htype.asp. On the day of the Annual Meeting, you may only vote during the meeting by e-mailing a copy of your legal proxy to virtualmeeting@viewproxy.com in advance of the meeting.

We look forward to seeing you at the Annual Meeting.

NOTICE OF 2021 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to Be Held Virtually on May 26, 2021

The Proxy Statement and 2020 Annual Report are available online at https://www.viewproxy.com/GMRE/2021 and in the “Investors” section of our website at http://www.globalmedicalreit.com.

The 2021 Annual Stockholder Meeting of Global Medical REIT Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), will be held virtually via live webcast on May 26, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. (ET). To attend the meeting, you must register at https://viewproxy.com/gmre/2021/htype.asp by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on May 23, 2021.

Items of Business

As a stockholder, you will be asked to:

Record Date

The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on April 1, 2021 as the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Proxy Voting

You may authorize your proxy on the Internet or by phone. For a beneficial holder to vote at the meeting, you must submit a copy of your legal proxy to virtualmeeting@viewproxy.com in advance of the meeting. We encourage you to instruct us on the Internet as to the authorization of your proxy. Instructions for authorizing your vote are contained on the Notice of Internet Availability. If for any reason you should decide to revoke your proxy, you may do so at any time prior to its exercise at the Annual Meeting.

Virtual Meeting

To attend the meeting, you must register at https://viewproxy.com/gmre/2021/htype.asp by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on May 23, 2021. A unique join link to the Annual Meeting and a password will be provided to each stockholder who registers to attend the Annual Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, your vote is very important, and we encourage you to authorize your proxy as promptly as possible. If you vote by proxy, but later decide to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, or for any other reason desire to revoke your proxy, you may still do so by following the procedures set forth in the proxy statement.

As permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the Company is sending a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice of Internet Availability”) to all stockholders of record. All stockholders will have the ability to access the Proxy Statement and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 as filed with the SEC on March 8, 2021 (the “Annual Report”) on a website referred to in this Notice of Internet Availability or to request a printed set of these materials at no charge. Instructions on how to access these materials over the Internet or to request a printed copy may be found in this Notice of Internet Availability.

In addition, any stockholder may request to receive proxy materials in printed form by mail or electronically by email on an ongoing basis. Choosing to receive future proxy materials by email will save the Company the cost of printing and mailing documents to stockholders and will reduce the impact of annual meetings on the environment. A stockholder’s election to receive proxy materials by email will remain in effect until the stockholder terminates it.

PROXY STATEMENT

This proxy statement, including the information incorporated by reference herein (collectively, this “Proxy Statement”), provides information about the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Global Medical REIT Inc., a Maryland Corporation.

The Notice of Internet Availability and this Proxy Statement and form of proxy were first made available to stockholders on the Internet on April 16, 2021.

Contents

CONTACT INFORMATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION

The Board of Directors of Global Medical REIT Inc., a Maryland corporation, has made these materials available to you on the Internet in connection with the Company’s solicitation of proxies for its Annual Meeting to be held on May 26, 2021, virtually, by remote communication, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). These materials were first made available to stockholders on the Internet on April 16, 2021. Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Proxy Statement to “we,” “our,” “us,” “our Company” and the “Company” refer to Global Medical REIT Inc.

The mailing address of our principal executive office is c/o Global Medical REIT Inc., 2 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 440, Bethesda, MD 20814, Attention: Chief Operating Officer, and our main telephone number is (202) 524-6851. We maintain an Internet website at http://www.globalmedicalreit.com. Information at or connected to our website is not and should not be considered part of this Proxy Statement.

Pursuant to rules adopted by the SEC, we are providing access to our proxy materials via the Internet, instead of mailing printed copies. Accordingly, we are sending a Notice of Internet Availability on or about April 16, 2021 to our stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 1, 2021, the record date. Most stockholders will not receive printed copies of the proxy materials unless they request them. Instead, the Notice of Internet Availability will instruct you as to how you may access and review all the proxy materials on the Internet. The Notice of Internet Availability also instructs you as to how to authorize your proxy to vote online, by phone and how to request a paper copy of the Proxy Statement and 2020 Annual Report if you so desire. If you would like to receive a paper or email copy of our proxy materials, you should follow the instructions for requesting such materials in the Notice of Internet Availability.

The SEC rules permit us, with your permission, to deliver a single proxy statement and annual report to any household at which two or more stockholders of record reside at the same address. Each stockholder will continue to receive a separate proxy card. This procedure, known as “householding,” reduces the volume of duplicate information you receive and reduces our expenses. Stockholders of record authorizing their vote by mail can choose this option by marking the appropriate box on the proxy card included with this Proxy Statement. Stockholders of record authorizing their vote via telephone or over the Internet can choose this option by following the instructions provided by telephone or over the Internet, as applicable.

Once given, a stockholder’s consent will remain in effect until he or she revokes it by notifying us. If you revoke your consent, we will begin sending you individual copies of future mailings of these documents within 30 days after we receive your revocation notice. Stockholders of record who elect to participate in householding may also request a separate copy of future proxy statements and annual reports by contacting us at the address and main telephone number above.

Institutions that hold shares in street name for two or more beneficial owners with the same address are permitted to deliver a single proxy statement and annual report to that address. Any such beneficial owner can request a separate copy of this Proxy Statement or the 2020 Annual Report by contacting us as described above. Beneficial owners with the same address who receive more than one Proxy Statement and 2020 Annual Report may request delivery of a single Proxy Statement and 2020 Annual Report by contacting the Corporate Secretary in writing at the address and main telephone number above.

No person is authorized to give any information or to make any representation not contained in this Proxy Statement and, if given or made, you should not rely on that information or representation as having been authorized by us. The delivery of this Proxy Statement does not imply that the information herein has remained unchanged since the date of this Proxy Statement.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING

Where and when is the Annual Meeting?

The Annual Meeting will be held May 26, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). The Annual Meeting will be conducted via a virtual format (i.e., no physical meeting will take place). A unique join link to the Annual Meeting and a password will be provided to each stockholder who registers to attend the Annual Meeting, as described below.

What is the purpose of the Annual Meeting?

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will vote upon matters described in the Notice of Annual Meeting and this Proxy Statement. In addition, once the business of the Annual Meeting is concluded, members of management will respond to questions raised by stockholders, as time permits.

How Do I Register for the Annual Meeting?

Please visit https://viewproxy.com/gmre/2021/htype.asp to register to attend the Annual Meeting.

ALL REGISTRATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11:59 P.M. (ET) ON MAY 23, 2021.

How Do I Demonstrate Proof of Stock Ownership?

What is the difference between a stockholder of record and a beneficial owner of our common stock held in street name?

Stockholder of Record. If your shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (“AST”), you are considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares, and we sent the Notice of Internet Availability directly to you.

Beneficial Owner of Stock Held in Street Name. If your shares are held in an account at a broker, bank or other nominee, then you are the beneficial owner of those shares in “street name,” and the Notice of Internet Availability has been forwarded to you by your broker, bank or other nominee who is considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to instruct your broker, bank or other nominee on how to vote the shares held in your account. Those instructions are contained in a “vote instruction form.”

I’ve Submitted My Registration — What Happens Now?

Who can attend the Annual Meeting?

All our common stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 1, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting, or their duly appointed proxies, may attend the Annual Meeting.

How Do I Attend the Annual Meeting?

If you have registered for the Annual Meeting at: https://viewproxy.com/gmre/2021/htype.asp, please refer back to your meeting invitation e-mail for your unique join link. Please click that link and use the password that was e-mailed to you two days prior to the meeting. This will give you access to the Global Medical REIT Inc. 2021 Annual Meeting.

Where Can I Find My Virtual Control Number?

Who may vote?

You may vote if you were the record owner of shares of our common stock at the close of business on April 1, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting. Each share of our common stock owned as of the record date has one vote.

How do I vote?

There are four ways to vote, either by authorizing a proxy or voting at the Annual Meeting:

How Do I Vote During the Meeting?

During the Annual Meeting, please visit www.AALvote.com/GMRE to vote your shares during the meeting while the polls are open. You will need your Virtual Control Number to vote your shares.

I Am Trying to Access the Meeting, But I Cannot Get In, Why?

Please be sure that you have already registered to attend the Annual Meeting. If your registration has been accepted and you still cannot access the meeting, be sure that you have downloaded the required software. If you are still having a problem, please e-mail virtualmeeting@viewproxy.com

What If I Hold Multiple Positions and Have Multiple Virtual Control Numbers?

You will only need the password to access the meeting, however you will need to use each virtual control number to vote each position.

What am I voting on?

Our Board of Directors is soliciting your vote for:

What are the Board of Directors’ recommendations?

Our Board of Directors recommends you vote:

How many votes do I have?

You are entitled to one vote for each whole share of our common stock you held as of the close of business on April 1, 2021. Our stockholders do not have the right to cumulate their votes for directors.

How are proxies voted?

All shares represented by valid proxies received prior to the Annual Meeting will be voted and, where a stockholder specifies by means of the proxy a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon, the shares will be voted in accordance with the stockholder’s instructions. If no instructions are given in a duly authorized proxy, shares will be voted in accordance with the Board’s recommendations.

Can I change my vote after I have voted?

You may revoke your proxy and change your vote at any time before the vote at the Annual Meeting. You may authorize your proxy to vote again on a later date prior to the Annual Meeting via the Internet or phone (in which case only your latest Internet proxy or phone proxy submitted prior to the Annual Meeting will be counted) by signing and returning a new proxy card or vote instruction form with a later date, or by attending the Annual Meeting and voting virtually. However, your attendance at the Annual Meeting will not automatically revoke your proxy unless you vote again at the Annual Meeting or specifically request that your prior proxy be revoked by delivering a written notice of revocation to the Company’s Secretary prior to the Annual Meeting.

Will my shares be voted if I do not provide my proxy?

It depends on whether you hold your shares in your own name or in the name of a bank or brokerage firm. If you hold your shares directly in your own name, they will not be voted unless you provide a proxy or vote virtually at the Annual Meeting.

Brokerage firms generally have the authority to vote customers’ non-voted shares on certain “routine” matters. If your shares are held in the name of the brokerage firm, the brokerage firm can vote your shares for the ratification of Deloitte as our registered independent public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021 (Proposal No. 4) if you do not timely provide your voting instructions, because this matter is considered “routine” under the applicable rules. The other items (Proposals Nos. 1, 2 and 3) are not considered “routine” and therefore may not be voted upon by your broker without instructions.

What constitutes a quorum for the Annual Meeting?

As of the close of business on the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 60,794,166 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. In order to conduct the Annual Meeting, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast must be present in person, including virtually, or by proxy. This is referred to as a “quorum.” If you submit a properly executed proxy card or vote on the Internet or by phone, you will be considered part of the quorum. Abstentions and broker “non-votes” will be counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quorum. A broker “non-vote” occurs when a bank, broker or other nominee who holds shares for another person has not received voting instructions from the owner of the shares and, under the applicable rules, does not have discretionary authority to vote on a matter. If a quorum is not present, the Annual Meeting will be adjourned until a quorum is obtained. No business may be conducted at the Annual Meeting if a quorum is not present.

What vote is required to approve an item of business at the Annual Meeting?

Election of Directors (Proposal No. 1). The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting is required to elect a director. For purposes of this vote, abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the results of the vote for this proposal, although they will be considered present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum.

Advisory Vote on NEO Compensation (Proposal No. 2). The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting is required to approve this proposal. For purposes of this vote, abstentions and broker-non-votes will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the result of the vote for this proposal, although abstentions and broker non-votes will be considered present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum.

Approval of the Amendment to the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (Proposal No. 3). The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting is required to approve this proposal. For purposes of this vote, abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the result of the vote for this proposal, although broker non-votes will be considered present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum.

Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte (Proposal No. 4). The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting is required to approve this proposal. For purposes of this vote, abstentions will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the result of the vote for this proposal, although abstentions will be considered present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum. Because brokers are entitled to vote on Proposal 4 without specific instructions from beneficial owners, there will be no broker non-votes on this matter.

Where can I find the voting results of the Annual Meeting?

The Company intends to announce preliminary voting results at the Annual Meeting and disclose final results in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC within four business days after the Annual Meeting. If final results are not yet known within that four-business day period, the Company will disclose preliminary voting results in a Form 8-K and file an amendment to the Form 8-K to disclose the final results within four business days after such final results are known.

How can a stockholder propose business to be brought before next year’s annual meeting?

Pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, we must receive any stockholder proposals intended to be presented at our 2022 annual meeting of stockholders on or before December 17, 2021 for a proposal to be eligible to be included in the Proxy Statement and form of proxy to be distributed by the Board of Directors for that meeting. In addition, if you desire to otherwise present a stockholder proposal or director nomination before our 2022 annual meeting, you must comply with our bylaws, which require that you provide written notice of such proposal or nomination, as well as additional information set forth therein, no earlier than November 17, 2021 and no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on December 17, 2021; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days from May 26, 2022, in order for notice by the stockholder to be timely, such notice must be so delivered not earlier than the 150th day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the later of the 120th day prior to the date of such annual meeting, as originally convened, or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made.

How are proxies solicited?

The costs and expenses of soliciting proxies from stockholders will be paid by the Company. Employees, officers and directors of the Company may solicit proxies. In addition, we will, upon request, reimburse brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for forwarding proxy and solicitation material to the beneficial owners of common stock.

OVERVIEW OF 2020 PERFORMANCE

The Company continued its high acquisition growth rate during 2020 despite the economic turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. From January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, the Company acquired $237.4 million of gross real estate investments, and ended 2020 with over $1 billion in investments with a portfolio weighted average capitalization rate of 7.8%. The Company’s portfolio has a compound annual growth rate of 75% since its initial public offering in 2016 through December 31, 2020.

During 2020, the Company’s common stockholders earned 5.8% on a total return basis. The chart below compares the Company’s total return performance to the SNL U.S. REIT Healthcare Index and the MSCI U.S. REIT Index:

Since December 31, 2017, the Company’s common stock has increased 101.4% on a total return basis. The chart below compares the Company’s total return performance to the SNL U.S. REIT Healthcare Index and the MSCI U.S. REIT Index:

On July 9, 2020, the Company completed its management internalization transaction (the “Internalization”) pursuant to which the Company acquired all the outstanding shares of capital stock of Inter-American Group Holdings Inc. (“IAGH”), the parent company of Inter-American Management LLC, our former external advisor (“IAM” or our “Former Advisor”) for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $18.1 million, subject to a working capital adjustment. Benefits of the internalization include:

The Internalization consideration was approximately 2.5 times the annual base management fee, which was significantly lower than other REIT internalization transactions, as shown below (shown as a base management fee multiple):

PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Directors and Executive Officers

The following table provides information about the individuals nominated for election as directors at the Annual Meeting and our executive officers as of the date of this Proxy Statement.

Nominees for Election as Directors

The Board is currently comprised of nine directors and the Board has nominated each of the individuals named below for election to the Board until the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until a successor is elected and qualifies. This section gives information about the nominees for election as directors: Mr. Jeffrey Busch, Mr. Henry Cole, Mr. Matthew L. Cypher, Ph.D., Mr. Ronald Marston, Dr. Roscoe Moore, Miss Zhang Huiqi, Ms. Lori Wittman and Ms. Paula Crowley. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has recommended that each of these nominees be elected to the Board until the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until a successor is elected and qualifies. Each of the nominees has agreed to serve as a director if elected.

Due to his continuing business obligations that our current director, Mr. Zhang Jingguo, had previously raised to the Board, Mr. Zhang was not nominated for re-election as a member of the Board at the Annual Meeting. There has been no disagreement between Mr. Zhang and the Company. Our bylaws provide that a majority of the entire Board may establish, increase or decrease the number of directors, provided that the number of directors may not be less than the minimum number required by the Maryland General Corporation Law, nor more than 15. The Board has established the current number of directors at nine. Although there will be one vacancy on the Board following the Annual Meeting because Mr. Zhang is not standing for re-election, proxies cannot be voted for a greater number of persons than the number of nominees named in this proxy statement.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the nominees.

Biographical Information for Nominees for Director

Jeffrey Busch. Director since September 2014. Mr. Busch has been an active investor in the real estate industry since 1985. Mr. Busch also has served as Chairman and President of our Company from August 2015 to present and has served as Chief Executive Officer of our Company since August 2017. His experience includes developing numerous properties in various asset classes, owning and managing real estate in several states, including rental housing, and a wide variety of commercial real estate. Since 2001, Mr. Busch has also served as President of Safe Blood International Foundation, where he oversees the establishment of medical facilities in 35 developing nations, funded by the CDC and USAID, Exxon Mobil, and the Gates Foundation. Mr. Busch has had presidential appointments in two presidential administrations, one in the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs and the other at the United Nations in Geneva, where he served as a United States delegate. Prior to the Internalization, Mr. Busch served as President of our Former Advisor, as well as a Director since 2013 and was an owner of 15% of the outstanding common stock of IAGH. Since October 2014, Mr. Busch has served as Chairman of the Board of American Housing REIT Inc., which was managed by IAM. Mr. Busch served as a director of American Pacific Bankcorp, Inc. (APB) through February 2020. Mr. Busch also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Theralink Technologies (OTC: OBMP)(“Theralink”), which was formerly known as OncBioMune Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and changed its name to Theralink after completing the purchase of the assets of Avant Diagnostics, Inc. (“Avant”), a cancer diagnostics company. Prior to the purchase of the assets of Avant by Theralink, Mr. Busch served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Avant. Mr. Busch holds a B.A. from New York University in the Stern School of Business, a Masters of Public Administration from New York University, and a J.D. from Emory University.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board has concluded that Mr. Busch should serve as a director because of his significant experience with developing and managing real estate assets.

Henry Cole. Lead Independent Director, director since August 2015, Chair of the Compensation Committee and member of the Audit Committee. In supporting the Company and its stockholders, Mr. Cole draws on over 40 years of successful executive management and implementation of health and medical programs involving innovations in technology, market development and service delivery. Mr. Cole serves as President of Global Development International, LLC, a position he has held since 2007. In this position he has provided development support, management and oversight for companies and varied program initiatives in medical and healthcare programs and products. This has included Instant Labs Medical Diagnostics, Inc. (molecular diagnostics, hospital based infections); MedPharm, Inc. (global and developing country hospital and clinic support); Global MD, Inc. (global physicians network); MPRC Group, LTD, Lebanon and US (medical equipment, medical system planning and support throughout the Middle East); Integrated Health Services LTD, India (health services planning for India); Karishma Health Care LTD, India (hospital medical systems software for India, US, Africa) and various others. Mr. Cole previously served from 2007-2010 as Vice President for Strategy at Camris International, Inc., with focus on technologies and services for infectious disease, for radiation diagnostics, and for pulmonary care. From 1981 to 2005 Mr. Cole served as President and Corporate Officer at Futures Group International and Futures Group Holdings. Under his direction, corporate programs expanded to offices in over 40 countries. At Futures, Mr. Cole oversaw programs that included policy, planning, services and facilities addressing public and private sector infectious disease response in over 35 countries. In addition, he was a founder and served as executive for a subsidiary for national health planning and services (Futures Group UK); for a subsidiary in US rehabilitation services providers (Futures Health Corps); and for a subsidiary in global medical equipment distribution (North Star Health). From 1971-1979 Mr. Cole was Director of Population Programs at the Center for Advanced Studies of General Electric. Earlier he served on the Faculty of Economics, Tulane University (1969 – 1972) and The US President’s Council of Economic Advisors as staff intern (1969 – 1970).

Mr. Cole has served on the boards of numerous organizations. In addition to the Futures Group Holding company and the associated companies, Mr. Cole’s previous board positions have also included: the cancer diagnostics company, Avant to June 2020; The Millennium Project to 2006; the Futures Institute for Sustainable Development to 2009; The Foundation Against HIV and AIDS to 2011; Kids Save International to 2012; Triple Win International to 2013; and others.

Mr. Cole holds a B.A. in Economics from Yale University and an MA as well as completed Ph.D. studies (ABD) in Political Economy, with written comprehensive exams and faculty oral exams completed, from The Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Cole has worked in and supported offices in over 40 countries, with in-depth experience beyond the multiple locations in the United States and Great Britain to include Egypt, Turkey, Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, Sudan, Sahelian Africa, Haiti, Trinidad, Bahamas, Philippines, China, Indonesia and India.

Mr. Cole has a son who was an employee of our Former Advisor, and is now an employee of the Company, who performs operational management services for the Company.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board has concluded that Mr. Cole should serve as a director in recognition of his abilities to assist our Company in expanding its business and the contributions he can make to our strategic direction.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance also took into account that Mr. Cole is “independent” under SEC Rule 10A-3 and under Sections 303A.02 and 303A.07 of the listing standards of the NYSE and that his financial expertise qualifies him to serve on our Audit Committee.

Matthew L. Cypher, Ph.D. Director since March 2016. In July 2012, Dr. Cypher joined the faculty at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business as the director of the Real Estate Finance Initiative (since April 2015, the Steers Center for Global Real Estate). He serves as an Atara Kaufman Professor of Real Estate at both the graduate and undergraduate levels and tailors coursework to teach the Four Quadrants of the real estate capital markets — public, private, debt and equity. From 2005 to 2012, he served as a director at Invesco Real Estate (“Invesco”) where he was responsible for oversight of the underwriting group, which acquired $10.2 billion worth of institutional real estate during his leadership tenure. Dr. Cypher personally underwrote $1.5 billion of acquisitions culminating with the purchase of 230 Park Avenue in New York, which Invesco acquired on behalf of its client capital in June 2011. He also oversaw the valuations group, which marked to market Invesco’s more than $13 billion North American portfolio and served as a member of the firm’s investment committee and investment strategy group. He has held positions as an Adjunct Professor at Southern Methodist University and a Visiting Professor at University of Texas at Arlington.

Dr. Cypher holds a B.S. from Penn State University and a Masters and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board has concluded that Dr. Cypher should serve as a director because of his extensive knowledge in real estate.

Ronald Marston. Director since August 2015. Mr. Marston has more than 40 years of experience in international healthcare and is known as an international authority on healthcare systems and trends. In 1973, Mr. Marston joined HCA International (now Health Care Corporation of America), a subsidiary of Hospital Corporation of America and was employed there through 1990. In 1980 he was promoted to CEO & Chairman of HCA United Kingdom. In 1987, he was promoted to President and CEO of HCA International with responsibility for all development and operations internationally. Under Mr. Marston’s leadership, HCA International grew to include 10 hospitals and seven nursing homes in the United Kingdom; 10 hospitals in Australia; five hospitals and 55 clinics in Central and South America; a management contract for the restructuring of the Singapore General Hospital; a commissioning and management contract for the King Fahad National Guard Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and the longest standing recruitment contract in Saudi Arabia. Hospital Corporation of America sold HCA International in 1989 after the company elected to go private. After the sale, Mr. Marston and his management team acquired certain assets and management contracts and he became the founder, Chairman, and CEO of the resulting privately held company, Health Care Corporation of America, doing business as HCCA International, where he was CEO and President, positions he held until 2010. He sold his interest in HCCA International in 2010 and then started two companies of his own, Southern Manor Living Centers LLC and HCCA Management Company. Mr. Marston was the founder and served as CEO of Southern Manor Living Centers LLC, three assisted living facilities in Tennessee (which he sold in November 2019), and HCCA Management Company, where he is Founder and CEO doing business in the international healthcare industry.

Mr. Marston’s previous experience was with Vanderbilt University Medical Center (“Vanderbilt”) from 1968 to 1973. Prior to joining Vanderbilt, he was responsible for the training and administration of the 400 bed, Twelfth Evacuation Hospital located in Cu Chi, Republic of Vietnam and a graduate of the airborne school in Fort Benning, GA. Mr. Marston holds a B.A. from Tennessee Technological University; a Certificate in Healthcare Administration from the Academy of Health Service; and a Ph.D. in Management from California Western University.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board has concluded that Mr. Marston should serve as a director in recognition of his abilities to assist our Company in expanding its business and the contributions he can make to our strategic direction.

Dr. Roscoe Moore. Director since August 2015. Until his retirement in 2003, Dr. Roscoe M. Moore, Jr. served with the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and was responsible for the last twelve years of his career for global development support within the Office of the Secretary, HHS, with primary emphasis on Continental Africa and other less-developed countries. Dr. Moore was a career officer within the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service entering with the U.S. National Institutes of Health and rising to the rank of Assistant United States Surgeon General within the Immediate Office of the Secretary, HHS. Dr. Moore served as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”). He was with the Center for Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, before becoming Senior Epidemiologist within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC. Dr. Moore has conducted clinical research on infectious diseases, has evaluated the safety and effectiveness of medical devices, and has conducted relevant epidemiological research on the utilization experience and human health effects of medical devices and radiation.

Dr. Moore served on the Fogarty International Center Advisory Board of Directors, NIH from 2009 to 2013. He served on the Alumni Board of Directors, School of Public Health, University of Michigan from 1987 to 1993. Dr. Moore served on the Dean’s Alumni Council, Bloomberg School of Public Health, at Johns Hopkins University from 1998 to 2002. He has also served as an Affiliate Associate Professor of Environmental Health for the University of Washington, Seattle from 1994 to 2003 and as an Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, for the Medical University of Southern Africa, Pretoria, South Africa from 1999 to 2002. He served on the Board of Directors for the Africa Center for Health and Human Security, at George Washington University from 2006 to 2009. Dr. Moore served as an Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, at University of Hanoi, Vietnam from 1999 to 2002. Dr. Moore is the Founder and President of PH RockWood Corporation, which is focused on the prevention, treatment and control of infectious diseases worldwide. Dr. Moore has served on the Board of Directors for Biodefense Gamma LLC since 2009, a company that specializes in purified gamma globulin therapy for a number of infectious diseases. Dr. Moore serves on the Board of Trustees for Friends of the University of Stellenbosch Foundation, a position he has held since 2005, the Board of Directors for the Safe Blood for China Foundation, a position he has held since 2004, and the Board of Directors for Constituency for Africa since 2004 and served as its Interim Chairman. Dr. Moore currently serves on the Board of Directors of Immune Therapeutics (OTC: IMUN), a position he has held since 2018 and on the Board of Directors of OyaGen Inc. Dr. Moore currently serves on the Board of Advisors for the Institute of Human Virology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, and the Board of Directors for the Global Virus Network since September 2019.

Dr. Moore served as Chairperson for the Washington Suburban Sanitation Commission (2011-2012). Dr. Moore served as Commissioner for the Maryland Health Care Commission, appointed by the Governor of Maryland in 2008. Dr. Moore received his B.S. and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees from Tuskegee Institute; his Masters of Public Health degree in Epidemiology from the University of Michigan; and his Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins University.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board has concluded that Dr. Moore should serve as a director in recognition of his abilities to assist our Company in expanding its business and the contributions he can make to our strategic direction.

Zhang Huiqi. Director since March 2016. Miss Zhang is currently a Non-Executive Director of Xingye Wulian Service Group Co. Ltd., whose shares are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Stock Code:9916), and the supervisor for Henan Hongguang Real Estate Limited, a company primarily engaged in property development in China, and Henan Zensun Corporate Development Group Company Limited, a company mainly engaged in investment of city infrastructure and related public facilities, finance, commerce, tourism, culture, hotel and agriculture, as well as providing consulting services in investment management, asset management and business administration. She has held such supervisory position since January 2013 for Henan Hongguang Real Estate Limited and September 2013 for Henan Zensun Corporate Development Company Limited. These companies are controlled by Mr. Zhang Jingguo. Miss Zhang is the daughter of Mr. Zhang Jingguo.

Prior to Heng Hongguang Real Estate Limited and Henan Zensun Corporate Development Company Limited, Miss Zhang was a full-time student. Miss Zhang graduated from the University College London and obtained a Master of Science in Project and Enterprise Management in 2015. She holds a Master of Science in Management from the University of Leicester (2013) and a Bachelor of Management in Business Administration (Information Management and Information Systems) from Beijing Forestry University (2011).

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board has concluded that Miss Zhang should serve as a director because of her knowledge in real estate and property development.

Lori Wittman. Director since May 2018. Ms. Wittman has extensive experience in the real estate development industry and until February 2020 was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Big Rock Partners Acquisition Corp., a “blank check” company (“Big Rock Partners”) and remains an advisor to Big Rock Partners. From August 2015 through August 2017, Ms. Wittman served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Care Capital Properties, Inc. (“CCP”), a public real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that was spun off in 2015 from Ventas, Inc. (“Ventas”), a publicly-held REIT that owns over 1,600 healthcare properties across the United States and Canada. CCP was a healthcare REIT with a diversified portfolio of triple-net leased properties focused on the post-acute sector. CCP was merged into Sabra Healthcare in August of 2017. Prior to serving at CCP, Ms. Wittman was the Senior Vice President of Capital Markets & Investor Relations for Ventas. During her tenure at Ventas, Ms. Wittman had oversight responsibilities for all capital market, investor relations and marketing activities and oversaw the corporate analyst team responsible for the corporate earnings model. From 2006 through 2011, Ms. Wittman was Chief Financial Officer & Managing Principal for Big Rock Partners, LLC, a real estate private equity firm focused on generating returns through development and redevelopment, where she led all capital markets, accounting and investor activities.

Ms. Wittman has also served in various capacities for General Growth Properties, Heitman Financial and Homart Development Company, all entities involved in the investment and/or development of real estate. Ms. Wittman also served on the Board of Directors and as Head of the Audit Committee of Green Realty Trust, Inc. Until November 2020, Ms. Wittman served as a Director of IMH Financial (“IMH”), a member of IMH’s Audit Committee and as Chairperson of the Compensation Committee of IMH’s Board of Directors. In 2019, Ms. Wittman joined the boards of Freehold Properties and NETSTREIT Corp. (NYSE: NTST), and she chairs the audit committees of both companies. Ms. Wittman received her MBA with a concentration in Finance and Accounting from the University of Chicago, and her Masters in City Planning in Housing and Real Estate Finance from the University of Pennsylvania.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board has concluded that Ms. Wittman should serve as a director because of her thorough knowledge of finance, accounting, capital markets, taxes, control systems and her experience in the public healthcare REIT sector.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance also took into account that Ms. Wittman is “independent” under SEC Rule 10A-3 and under Sections 303A.02 and 303A.07 of the listing standards of the NYSE, that her financial expertise qualifies her to serve on our Audit Committee, and that she is an “audit committee financial expert.”

Paula Crowley. Director since June 2018. Ms. Crowley has over 40 years of real estate experience and has worked with Anchor Health Properties (“Anchor”), which she co-founded in 1987 and served as Chief Executive Officer until October 2015, when Anchor was sold to Brinkman Management and Development. Since October 2015, Ms. Crowley has continued to be involved with Anchor, serving as its Chairman from October 2015 through November 2017 and as its Chair Emeritus since November 2017. Anchor is a national full-service real estate development, management and investment company that focuses on healthcare properties. Prior to Anchor, Ms. Crowley spent eight years as Development Director with The Rouse Company of Columbia, Maryland, where she was responsible for the development of urban retail projects.

Ms. Crowley served as Chair of the Board of the High Companies in Lancaster, Pennsylvania through October 2019, as well as Chair of the Board of Women’s Way, a not-for-profit organization based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of February 2020, Ms. Crowley was appointed Chair of the Board of the Kaiserman Company in Philadelphia. Ms. Crowley is an adjunct professor at the MBA program at Villanova University in the Finance Department.

Ms. Crowley received a BA from Middlebury College, a Masters in City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board has concluded that Ms. Crowley should serve as a director because of her thorough knowledge of healthcare real estate and her experience running a healthcare company.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance also took into account that Ms. Crowley is “independent” under SEC Rule 10A-3 and under Sections 303A.02 and 303A.07 of the listing standards of the NYSE, that her financial expertise qualifies her to serve on our Audit Committee.

Biographical Information for Executive Officers

Our executive officers are Jeffrey Busch, our Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of our Board of Directors; Robert Kiernan, our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; Alfonzo Leon, our Chief Investment Officer; Jamie Barber, our General Counsel and Secretary; and Danica Holley, our Chief Operating Officer. Because Mr. Busch is also a director of the Company, we have provided his biographical information above.

Robert Kiernan. Mr. Kiernan joined the Company as our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in August 2017. Mr. Kiernan has more than 30 years of experience in financial accounting, reporting and management. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Kiernan served as the Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of FBR & Co. (“FBR” NASDAQ: FBRC) commencing in October 2007 and in a similar role for Arlington Asset Investment Corp. (“Arlington Asset” NYSE: AAIC) commencing in April 2003. Prior to joining Arlington Asset, Mr. Kiernan was a senior manager in the assurance practice at Ernst & Young.

Mr. Kiernan holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Mount St. Mary’s University, Cum Laude (1987) and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Alfonzo Leon. Mr. Leon joined the Company in August 2014 and has served as Chief Investment Officer since July 1, 2015. Mr. Leon is a real estate finance executive with 19 years of acquisition and capital markets experience working on behalf of institutional investors, real estate developers, and healthcare operators. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Leon was a Senior Vice President with Cain Brothers & Company, a boutique healthcare investment banking firm based out of New York and San Francisco, in their real estate M&A and capital markets group. Mr. Leon joined Cain Brothers in 2005 and completed $2 billion in real estate transactions with leading clients across the healthcare spectrum including health systems, multi-specialty physician groups, senior housing operators, non-traded and NYSE-listed REITs, healthcare developers, and private equity funds. Prior to Cain Brothers, Mr. Leon was an associate with LaSalle Investment Management, an international investment advisor firm, in their North American acquisition group. Mr. Leon joined LaSalle in 2000 and acquired $800 million in multi-family, office, medical office, and industrial property on behalf of institutional investors that include the nation’s largest pension funds and college endowments and a number of sovereign wealth funds. LaSalle Investment Management is a subsidiary of global consultancy firm Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL).

Mr. Leon’s experience includes managing commercial real estate transactions ranging from $5 million to $500 million, raising capital for real estate developers, structuring joint ventures between developers and investors, completing portfolio investment sales to healthcare REITs, structuring sale-leasebacks for physician groups, acquisitions and dispositions for separate and commingled funds, corporate real estate M&A, structuring credit tenant lease financing for investment grade health systems, and strategic real estate advisory for health systems. Mr. Leon’s property type expertise within the healthcare sector includes medical office, outpatient facilities, surgical facilities, post-acute facilities, senior housing, and hospitals. Mr. Leon received his Masters degree in real estate finance from the Massachusetts Institutes of Technology and his B.S. in Architecture from the University of Virginia.

Jamie Barber. Mr. Barber joined our Company as General Counsel and Secretary in May 2017. Prior to joining our Company, from July 2012 to May 2017, Mr. Barber was Associate General Counsel at FBR, where he assisted with SEC compliance and corporate governance matters and was primary counsel for FBR’s investment banking operations. From August 2004 to June 2012 Mr. Barber served as an Associate and Senior Associate — Real Estate Capital Markets at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP (formerly Hunton & Williams LLP), where he represented public REITs in conjunction with their SEC compliance requirements, corporate governance matters and offerings of equity and debt and merger and acquisition transactions. From September 2003 to August 2004 Mr. Barber served as an Associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where he represented issuers and underwriters in public and private offerings of equity and debt securities.

Mr. Barber received his Juris Doctor degree from Hofstra University School of Law in 2003. In 1999, he received his Bachelor of Science, Accounting and Finance, from Indiana University.

Danica Holley. Ms. Holley has served as our Chief Operating Officer since March 30, 2016. Ms. Holley’s business development and management experience spans more than 18 years with an emphasis on working in an international environment. She has extensive experience in international program management, government procurement, and global business roll-outs and start-ups. As Executive Director for Safe Blood International Foundation, from April 15, 2008 to present, she oversaw national health initiatives in Africa and Asia, including an Ebola response project. Ms. Holley has held management positions as the Director of Strategy, Corporate Business Development for WorldSpace, Inc. from 1997 to 2000, Director of Marketing for Corporate and Business at ISI Professional Services from 2000 to 2001, and Director of Administration at Tanzus Development from 1996 to 1997 and SK&I Architectural Design Group, LLC from 2003 to 2007. Ms. Holley has more than a decade of experience managing multinational teams for complex service delivery across disciplines.

Ms. Holley received a B.S.F.S from the Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in International Law, Politics and Organization, an African Studies Certificate and Arabic Proficiency (May 1994). She studied International Organization at the School for International Training, Brattleboro, Vermont and Rabat, Morocco (January − June 1993). She is an ICF certified executive leadership coach and an alumna of Georgetown University’s Graduate Leadership Coaching Program (September 2010).

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The table below describes the beneficial ownership of shares of our common stock as of March 31, 2021 for:

Except as noted in the footnotes, each person named in the following table directly owns our common stock and has sole voting and investment power. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each named person is c/o Global Medical REIT Inc., 2 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 440, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. As of March 31, 2021, no shares beneficially owned by any executive officer, director or director nominee have been pledged as security for a loan.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Board and Annual Stockholders’ Meetings

The Board of Directors meets regularly to review significant developments affecting us and to act on matters requiring its approval. The Board held seven meetings in 2020. All the Company’s directors serving at the time of the 2020 annual meeting attended the 2020 annual meeting. Our corporate governance guidelines provide that all Board members are expected to attend our annual meeting of stockholders. In 2020 no director attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate total number of meetings of the Board of Directors and of the committees on which they served during 2020.

Committees of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors has established an Audit Committee, a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a Compensation Committee. A current copy of each committee’s charter is available on our website at www.globalmedicalreit.com.

Audit Committee. Our Audit Committee currently consists of three of our independent directors, Ms. Wittman, Ms. Crowley and Mr. Cole. Ms. Wittman has been appointed to serve as the chair of the Audit Committee. Each of these members has been determined to be “independent” within the meaning of the applicable standards of the NYSE and Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In addition, each of these members meets the financial literacy requirements for audit committee membership under applicable standards of the NYSE and the rules and regulations of the SEC. Our Board has determined that Ms. Wittman is an “audit committee financial expert” as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) and (iii) of Regulation S-K. No member of the Audit Committee serves on the audit committee of more than three public companies.

The Audit Committee held five meetings in 2020. The primary purpose of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board in fulfilling its legal and fiduciary obligations with respect to matters involving the accounting, auditing, financial reporting and internal control functions of the Company and its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, assisting the Board’s oversight of (i) the integrity of the Company’s financial statements, (ii) the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (iii) the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence and (iv) the performance of the Company’s independent auditors and the Company’s internal audit function.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee currently consists of four of our independent directors, Mr. Marston, Dr. Moore, Mr. Cypher and Ms. Wittman. Mr. Marston has been appointed to serve as the chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Our Board has determined that each member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is “independent” within the meaning of the applicable standards of the NYSE.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held four meetings in 2020. The primary purpose of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is to identify and recommend to the Board individuals qualified to serve as directors of the Company and on committees of the Board; to advise the Board with respect to the Board composition, procedures and committees; to develop and recommend to the Board a set of corporate governance guidelines applicable to the Company; and to oversee the evaluation of the Board and the Company’s management.

Compensation Committee. Our Compensation Committee currently consists of four of our independent directors, Mr. Cole, Mr. Marston, Ms. Crowley and Dr. Moore. Mr. Cole has been appointed to serve as the chair of the Compensation Committee. Our Board has determined that each member of the Compensation Committee is “independent” within the meaning of the applicable standards of the NYSE. Each member of the Compensation Committee qualifies as an “outside director” as such term is defined under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code and as a “non-employee director” for purposes of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act.

The Compensation Committee held 13 meetings in 2020. The primary purpose of the Compensation Committee is to assist the Board in discharging its responsibilities relating to the (i) compensation by the Company of the Company’s directors and officers, (ii) review, approval and administration of compensation plans and programs and other benefit plans (the “Plans”), and (iii), prior to the Internalization, compensation of our Former Advisor. Prior to July 9, 2020, we were externally advised by our Former Advisor and did not pay any cash compensation to our employees. Instead, our employees’ cash compensation was paid by our Former Advisor. The Compensation Committee and Board did not have input regarding such cash compensation prior to July 9, 2020. The Compensation Committee has overall responsibility for evaluating and recommending changes to the director and officer compensation plans, policies and programs of the Company and approving and recommending to the Board for its approval awards under the Plans and amendments to the Plans. The Compensation Committee has the authority to retain legal, accounting and other advisors as it determines necessary to carry out its functions and may form subcommittees and delegate its authority to such subcommittees. In 2020, the Compensation Committee retained an independent compensation consultant, FPL Associates (“FPL”), to review the compensation program for our independent directors and the equity-based compensation program for our officers and key employees who perform services for us and to assist the Compensation Committee in developing a new 2021 annual and long-term incentive compensation plan for our officers and employees.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

The Board has established a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to our officers, directors and employees when such individuals are acting for or on our behalf. A current copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics can be found on our website at www.globalmedicalreit.com. Any waiver of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics may be made only by the Board of Directors or a committee of the Board of Directors and will be promptly disclosed to stockholders in accordance with applicable SEC rules and applicable standards of the NYSE.

Corporate Governance Guidelines

The Board has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines, which provide the framework for our governance and represent our Board’s current views with respect to selected corporate governance issues considered to be of significance to our stockholders. A current copy of the Corporate Governance Guidelines can be found on our website at www.globalmedicalreit.com.

Board Equity Ownership Policy

All independent directors receive a certain portion of their compensation in LTIP Units to align the interests of the Board with those of the Company’s stockholders. Our Board Equity Ownership Policy states that by March 5, 2024, subject to certain exemptions, each director must retain ownership of LTIP Units or Company common stock equal in value to three times the director’s annual cash retainer.

Availability of Corporate Governance Materials

Stockholders may view our corporate governance materials, including the charters of our Audit Committee, our Compensation Committee, our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, our Corporate Governance Guidelines and our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, on our website at www.globalmedicalreit.com and these documents are available in print to any stockholder upon request in writing to Global Medical REIT Inc., 2 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 440, Bethesda, MD 20814, Attention: Chief Operating Officer. Information at or connected to our website is not and should not be considered a part of this Proxy Statement.

Board Leadership Structure

The Board has the authority to select the leadership structure it considers appropriate for us. In making leadership structure determinations, the Board considers many factors, including the specific needs of our business and what is in the best interests of our stockholders. Our current leadership structure consists of a combined Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer position, a Lead Independent Director, an active and involved Board of Directors, a majority of whom are independent, and Board committees chaired by independent directors. The Board does not have a fixed policy regarding whether the same person should serve as both the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, and the Board believes that flexibility on this point best serves our Company by allowing us to employ a leadership structure that is most appropriate under the circumstances at any given time. On August 20, 2017, the Board appointed Mr. Busch, who was serving as Chairman and President of the Company, as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company. This created a unified leadership structure with Mr. Busch executing the strategic direction set by our entire Board. We believe the strength of our Lead Independent Director position, as well as the oversight exercised by the independent members of our Board of Directors through the work of the committees of the Board of Directors discussed above, makes this the best board leadership structure for us at this time.

Lead Independent Director

Mr. Cole serves as our Lead Independent Director. Our Lead Independent Director is responsible for presiding over executive sessions of the independent directors. Our Lead Independent Director also may facilitate communication by the non-management directors with the Chairman of the Board and management, although all directors have access to management of our Company.

Board’s Role in Risk Oversight

The Board provides oversight of our risk management processes. Management identifies and prioritizes material risks, and each prioritized risk is referred to a Board committee or the full Board for oversight. For example, financial risks are referred to the Audit Committee. The Board regularly reviews information regarding our properties, loans, operations, information technology, liquidity and capital resources. The Board informally reviews the risks associated with these items at each quarterly Board meeting and at other Board meetings as deemed appropriate.

The Board believes an effective risk management system will (1) timely identify the material risks that we face; (2) communicate necessary information with respect to material risks to our principal executive officer or principal financial officer and, as appropriate, to our Board or relevant board committee;(3) implement appropriate and responsive risk management strategies consistent with our risk profile; and (4) integrate risk management into management and our Board’s decision-making.

Corporate Sustainability and Social Responsibility

During 2020, the Company continued to improve and expand its efforts in the corporate sustainability arena. In 2020, the Company focused on tenant outreach and data collection to benchmark its portfolio’s energy consumption and efficiency. The Company completed its inaugural GRESB submission and established an ESG working group that includes a full-time employee dedicated to the Company’s environmental endeavors. The Company also engaged a third-party expert to assist it with this project.

During the pandemic, the Company’s employee engagement was an elevated high-priority, as the Company made accommodations for health, safety, and work-life balance to ensure its team had the most support during a difficult time. The Company continues to modestly grow its team and experienced no turnover in 2020.

The Board continues its efforts to lead in the areas of social responsibility and good governance. Three of our eight director nominees are women and two of our eight director nominees identify as racial minorities. With its diverse composition, the Board is a strong example of inclusive leadership. From a governance perspective, the Board has continued to adopt policies with best practices in mind and joined the National Association of Corporate Directors, a membership association chartered to increase Board strategic awareness and enhance continuous improvement and effectiveness.

Report of the Audit Committee

Our Audit Committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board. Our Audit Committee is responsible for providing oversight of the independent audit process and the independent auditors, reviewing our financial statements and the financial statements of our subsidiaries and discussing them with management and the independent auditors, reviewing and discussing with management and the independent auditors the adequacy and effectiveness of our internal accounting and disclosure controls and procedures, and providing oversight of legal and regulatory compliance and ethics programs. The Audit Committee communicates regularly with our management, including our Chief Financial Officer, our internal auditors and with our independent auditors. The Audit Committee is also responsible for conducting an appropriate review of and pre-approving all related person transactions in accordance with applicable standards of the NYSE and evaluating the effectiveness of the Audit Committee charter at least annually.

To comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Audit Committee has adopted a policy that pre-approves specified audit and tax-related services to be provided by our independent auditors. The policy forbids our independent auditors from providing the services enumerated in Section 201(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

In performing all of these functions, the Audit Committee acts only in an oversight capacity. The Audit Committee reviews our quarterly and annual reporting on Form 10-Q and Form 10-K prior to filing with the SEC. In its oversight role, the Audit Committee relies on the work and assurances of our management, which has the primary responsibility for our financial statements and reports, and of the independent auditors, who, in their report, express an opinion on the conformity of our annual financial statements with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

When our audited consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2020, and the related consolidated statements of operations, equity and cash flows for the year then ended, were prepared and included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, our independent registered public accounting firm was Deloitte. The Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements with management and discussed with Deloitte those matters required to be discussed by Deloitte with the Audit Committee under the rules adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”), including the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 1301, as amended. The Audit Committee received the written disclosures and the letter from Deloitte required by the applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding Deloitte’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence and discussed with representatives of Deloitte their independence from the Company and our management. The Audit Committee reported its findings to our Board of Directors.

Based on the reviews and discussions described above, the Audit Committee recommended to our Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 for filing with the SEC. A copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K is available on our website at www.globalmedicalreit.com and through the SEC’s Edgar database at www.sec.gov.

The Audit Committee’s report shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this Proxy Statement into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate the information contained in the report by reference, and it shall not be deemed filed under such acts.

Lori Wittman, Chair

Paula Crowley

Henry Cole

Nominations of Directors

Pursuant to its charter, the responsibilities of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee include evaluating and recommending to the full Board of Directors the director nominee or nominees to stand for election at our annual meetings of stockholders or for election by the Board of Directors to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors. Although the committee is authorized to retain search firms and to compensate them for their services, it has not elected to do so to date.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee examines each director nominee on a case-by-case basis regardless of who recommends the nominee. In considering whether to recommend any particular candidate as a nominee for election as a director, the committee considers the following criteria, among others: experience, skills, expertise, diversity of experience, personal and professional integrity, character, business judgment, time availability in light of other commitments, dedication, conflicts of interest and such other relevant factors that the Committee considers appropriate in the context of the needs of the Board. The committee does not assign specific weight to particular criteria, and no particular criterion is a prerequisite for any prospective nominee. Although we have no policy regarding diversity, we believe that the backgrounds and qualifications of our directors, considered as a group, should provide a composite mix of experience, knowledge and abilities that will allow the Board of Directors to fulfill its responsibilities.

In addition to the qualification criteria above, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also considers whether a potential director nominee qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as the SEC defines that term, and whether the potential director nominee would qualify as an “independent” director under the applicable standards of the NYSE.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee evaluated our Board’s nominees considering the above criteria and recommended to the Board that they be nominated for election as directors at the Annual Meeting. Our Board approved that recommendation.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider persons recommended by stockholders to become nominees for election as directors, provided that those recommendations are submitted in writing to our Corporate Secretary specifying the nominee’s name and qualifications for Board membership. For a stockholder to nominate a director candidate, the stockholder must comply with the advance notice provisions and other requirements of Section 11 of Article II of our bylaws.

We urge any stockholder who intends to recommend a director candidate to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for consideration to review thoroughly our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter. Copies of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter and our bylaws are available upon written request to Danica Holley, Chief Operating Officer, Global Medical REIT Inc., c/o Global Medical REIT Inc., 2 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 440, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

We must receive any nomination for director intended to be presented at our 2022 annual meeting of stockholders not earlier than November 17, 2021 and no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on December 17, 2021; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days from May 26, 2022, in order for notice by the stockholder to be timely, such notice must be so delivered not earlier than the 150^th day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the later of the 120^th day prior to the date of such annual meeting, as originally convened, or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of such meeting is first made. Such nomination must comply with the advance notice provisions and other requirements of Section 11 of Article II of our current bylaws.

Communications with the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors has established a process for interested parties to send communications to the Board of Directors. Stockholders and other interested parties may communicate with the Board as a group or individually in writing to: The Board of Directors of Global Medical REIT Inc., c/o Global Medical REIT Inc., 2 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 440, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. The Corporate Secretary may require reasonable evidence that a communication or other submission is made by a stockholder before transmitting the communication to the Board or a Board member. On a periodic basis, the Corporate Secretary will compile and forward all stockholder communications submitted to the Board or the individual directors.

PROPOSAL 2 — ADVISORY VOTE ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION

Section 14A of the Exchange Act provides our stockholders with an advisory vote to approve our NEO compensation. This advisory vote gives our stockholders the opportunity to express their views on the compensation of our NEOs. Although this vote is advisory and is not binding, the Board and the Compensation Committee plan to take into consideration the outcome of the vote when making future executive compensation decisions.

As described in detail under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” we believe that our compensation program is designed to align the interests of management with those of our stockholders, apply a pay-for-performance philosophy and attract and retain top management talent. Our Board and Compensation Committee carefully review, analyze and discuss our compensation program on an ongoing basis. Our Board believes that our current executive compensation program effectively links executive compensation to our performance and appropriately aligns the interests of our executive officers with those of our stockholders.

Voting and Effect of Vote

We are requesting your non-binding, advisory vote on the following resolution:

“RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation, Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and related material disclosed in this Proxy Statement, is hereby APPROVED.”

You may vote FOR, AGAINST or ABSTAIN on this Proposal 2. Because your vote is advisory, it will not be binding on the Company, the Board or the Compensation Committee and will not overrule any decision by the Board or require the Board to take any action. However, the Board values our stockholders’ views on executive compensation matters and will consider the outcome of this vote when deliberating future executive compensation decisions our NEOs.

Board Recommendation

As noted in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Compensation Committee believes its 2020 compensation decisions will benefit stockholders for short-term and long-term Company performance, and the compensation paid to the NEOs for 2020 was reasonable and appropriate.

The Board recommends that you vote FOR the advisory resolution to approve the

compensation paid to the Company’s NEOs (Proposal 2 on the proxy card).

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Overview

Named Executive Officers

This section of the proxy statement explains the type and amount of compensation provided to the Company’s named executive officers (“NEOs”) in 2020, as well as the principles and processes that the Compensation Committee follows in determining such compensation. The NEOs consist of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and the Company’s three other most highly paid executive officers as of December 31, 2020.

The NEOs for 2020 are as follows:

Summary of 2020 Compensation Changes

We completed the Internalization transaction in 2020, which fundamentally changed the compensation structure for our NEOs and our other employees. The table below summarizes these changes:

Pre-Internalization Transaction		Post-Internalization Transaction
Salary and cash bonuses paid by our Former Advisor and we paid our Former Advisor a quarterly management fee.		Salary and cash bonuses paid directly by the Company.
The amount of annual cash bonuses was determined at the discretion of the Former Advisor while equity compensation was determined pursuant to our annual and long-term incentive plans.		All annual cash and equity incentive compensation determined pursuant to our annual and long-term incentive plans.(1)
No Company-sponsored employment or severance agreements		Employment agreements with our top three NEO and severance plan for other executives and employees

Internalization Transaction Summary

Prior to July 9, 2020, our Company was externally managed by our Former Advisor, pursuant to a management agreement. On July 9, 2020, we completed the Internalization, resulting in our Former Advisor becoming one of our subsidiaries. Because we were subject to the management agreement through July 9, 2020, our executive officers only received a portion of their cash compensation directly from us in 2020 for serving as our executive officers.

Pre- Internalization Salary and Cash Bonus Structure

Prior to the Internalization, our Former Advisor paid all the cash compensation of our executive officers. Until the Internalization, we paid our Former Advisor a management fee, and our Former Advisor used the proceeds from the management fee in part to pay cash compensation to our executive officers and other employees of our Former Advisor. Except for a portion of Mr. Barber’s salary in 2018, we did not reimburse our Former Advisor for any of our NEOs’ salaries or cash bonuses.

The management agreement did not require that any specified amount or percentage of the management fees that we paid to our Former Advisor be allocated to our NEOs’ compensation. Based on discussions with our Former Advisor, we estimate that the aggregate amount of our NEOs’ 2020 salaries and cash bonuses from January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020 (the date through which we paid a management fee to the Former Advisor) that may reasonably be associated with the management fees that we paid to our Former Advisor from January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020 was approximately $0.8 million, representing approximately 20% of approximately $4.02 million in management fees we paid to our Former Advisor. Because we paid all variable compensation (i.e. discretionary bonuses) relating to 2020 after the Internalization, we estimate that all of the $0.8 million represented fixed compensation (i.e. salaries and benefits).

Post-Internalization Salary and Cash Bonus Structure

In connection with negotiations between us and the Former Advisor regarding the Internalization, we engaged FPL Associates (“FPL”) to advise the compensation committee on alternatives for post-Internalization executive compensation design. FPL provided the compensation committee with a market-based compensation benchmarking analysis summarizing the compensation practices among the Company’s peers, including with respect to base salary, annual target bonus opportunities, long-term target equity compensation opportunities, as well as severance and change in control arrangements at the Company’s peers. FPL also provided recommendations relating to the proposed compensation arrangements and terms of employment or service for the Company’s NEOs, and supplemental market benchmarking data that summarized the typical compensation and perquisites provided to executives in the Company’s peer group. FPL also provided recommendations with respect to certain terms and conditions of the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan and the amounts of the equity awards for which our NEOs will be eligible pursuant to the terms of their employment agreements. This information was discussed and considered by the compensation committee in negotiating the terms and conditions of the employment agreements.

Upon the completion of the Internalization, we, through a subsidiary, (i) entered into Employment Agreements with three of our current NEOs (Messrs. Busch, Kiernan, and Leon) (such agreements, collectively, the “Employment Agreements”), and (ii) reaffirmed the employment of our other two NEOs (Mr. Barber and Ms. Holley). At that time, the Company, through a subsidiary, began paying our NEOs cash compensation. Pursuant to the Employment Agreements, Messrs. Busch’s, Kiernan’s, and Leon’s target bonuses equal 100% of their annual base salaries. The Compensation Committee has set Mr. Barber’s and Ms. Holley’s target bonuses at 80% of their annual base salaries. Actual bonus amounts are determined via the Annual Incentive Plan (described below).

In addition, on July 9, 2020, we, through a subsidiary, established a severance plan for our executive officers (other than Messrs. Busch, Kiernan, and Leon, who are subject to the Employment Agreements) and certain other employees (the “Severance Plan”). Mr. Barber and Ms. Holley are participants in the Severance Plan.

Compensation Philosophy

Our compensation philosophy is to balance providing competitive compensation to attract and retain talented employees with our goal of providing attractive returns of our stockholders. We implement our philosophy by providing attractive salaries and bonus opportunities but linking such bonus opportunities to short (annual) and long-term (three year) operating and stockholder return goals. The table below summarizes some key features of our compensation program:

Role of the Compensation Committee

Prior to the Internalization, the Compensation Committee generally approved, and recommended that the Board approve, the grant of the annual and long-term equity incentive awards and other equity awards to our NEOs. Since the Internalization, the Compensation Committee approves and recommends all forms of compensation for our NEOs, not just annual and long-term equity incentive awards. The Compensation Committee regularly reviews the Company’s executive compensation and monitors best practices concerning executive compensation.

Compensation Committee meetings are regularly attended by committee members and are periodically attended by our Chief Executive Officer and/or Chief Financial Officer to provide the committee with certain information and answer questions so that the committee can make informed decisions and recommendations. Meetings may be attended by other executives and advisors as appropriate. The committee also meets in executive sessions without members of management present. The Chair of the Compensation Committee reports to the Board on the committee’s decisions concerning, among other things, compensation of the executive officers.

The Compensation Committee reviews and discusses with management this Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of the Proxy Statement and reaches a determination, on an annual basis, whether to recommend to the Board that this Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of the Proxy Statement be included in the Company’s annual proxy statement or annual report on Form 10-K, as required by the SEC. The Compensation Committee is also responsible for overseeing any stockholder advisory votes with respect to executive compensation matters, including non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation, the frequency of such votes, and votes on “golden parachute” payments.

Role of the Compensation Consultant

The Compensation Committee retains its own independent compensation consultant who reports directly to the Compensation Committee. The independent compensation consultant’s engagement includes reviewing and advising on material aspects of the Company’s annual incentives and equity compensation. In 2020, the Compensation Committee engaged FPL to provide analysis and recommendations regarding (1) annual bonuses and long-term incentive compensation for our executive management team, and (2) the director compensation program for independent members of our Board of Directors. FPL reports directly to the Compensation Committee and has not performed and does not currently provide any other services to management or the Company. The Compensation Committee has determined that FPL is independent pursuant to the Compensation Committee charter.

From time to time, our compensation consultant communicates with our Chief Executive Officer to discuss different elements and weightings of compensation and best practices and trends in executive compensation.

While the Compensation Committee considers our compensation consultant’s input and advice, it uses its own independent judgment in making final decisions concerning compensation paid to the executive officers. The Compensation Committee has the full authority to retain and terminate the services of our compensation consultant as it deems necessary or appropriate.

After reviewing information provided by FPL regarding its independence and considering the relevant independence factors pursuant to applicable SEC rules and NYSE guidelines, the Compensation Committee determined that no conflicts of interest existed in connection with the services FPL performed for the Company in 2020.

Role of the Chief Executive Officer

Our Chief Executive Officer participates in the compensation determination process by consulting with the Board and the Compensation Committee on matters related to compensation, and by making compensation recommendations for our NEOs. These recommendations are based upon information provided by our compensation consultant, his assessment of each NEO’s performance and contributions to the Company’s performance, and other considerations, including employee retention. The Compensation Committee considers this information, but approves and recommends that the Board approve, based on its own independent judgment, the amounts payable to our NEOs.

Peer Companies and Competitive Positioning

The Compensation Committee, with input and recommendations from our compensation consultant, establishes the Company’s peer group on an annual basis. The Compensation Committee uses the peer group for compensation benchmarking and general comparison purposes. The peer group comprises companies selected on various criteria including criteria recommended by our compensation consultant, including size and market capitalization. Our compensation consultant evaluates the continued appropriateness of each company in the peer group on an annual basis and recommends to the Compensation Committee additions and/or deletions from the prior year’s peer group as may be warranted. For fiscal year 2020, the Company’s peer group consisted of the following companies (collectively, the “Peer Companies”):

To assist the Compensation Committee in its determination of executive compensation, our compensation consultant prepares an independent analysis of key size and performance indicators such as revenue, market capitalization, and total stockholder return compared to the Peer Companies. This analysis is provided to the Compensation Committee so it has sufficient information on the competitiveness of pay in the context of our performance compared with that of our peers.

Our compensation consultant also delivers a benchmarking analysis of the compensation paid to our NEOs and to our directors to the Compensation Committee. This analysis compares annual and long-term incentive awards and total compensation to compensation components of the Peer Companies and provides general guidance for future compensation levels. While the Compensation Committee uses this analysis to help frame its decisions on compensation, it uses its collective judgment in determining executive compensation.

The Compensation Committee does not target a specific market position relative to the Peer Companies for the compensation elements of executive officers but seeks to pay competitively and takes into consideration the relative positioning compared to the Peer Companies in making compensation decisions. The Compensation Committee exercises discretion in making compensation decisions based on the following inputs: its understanding of market conditions, its understanding of competitive pay analysis, recommendations from the Chief Executive Officer regarding the executive officers, the need to retain executive talent, the Compensation Committee’s overall evaluation of each executive’s performance, and our overall compensation strategy, among other factors.

Anti-Pledging and Anti-Hedging Policy

The Company has an anti-pledging and anti-hedging policy that prohibits the Company’s directors, officers, employees, and certain other related parties from:

Executive Equity Ownership Policy

Our Executive Equity Ownership Policy states that by April 14, 2026, subject to certain exemptions, each executive officer must retain ownership of LTIP Units or Company common stock equal in value to the amounts listed below:

Elements of Executive Compensation

Our NEO compensation is comprised of three primary components:

Below is a description of each primary component of our NEO compensation.

Base Salary.   Our compensation committee believes that payment of a competitive base salary is a necessary element of any compensation program that is designed to attract and retain talented and qualified executives. Subject to our existing contractual obligations, we expect our compensation committee to consider base salary for our NEOs annually as part of our performance review process, as well as upon any promotion or other change in job responsibility. The goal of our base salary program is to provide such salaries and payments at a level that allows us to attract and retain qualified executives while preserving significant flexibility to recognize and reward individual performance with other elements of the overall compensation program. Base salary levels also affect the annual cash incentive compensation because the annual bonus target opportunity of each NEO is expressed as a percentage of base salary.

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The 2020 annual base salaries for our NEOs are set forth in the table below. The Company became obligated to pay these salaries as of July 1, 2020:

Annual Incentive Plan.   The Compensation Committee intends to make a meaningful portion of our NEOs’ annual compensation contingent on achieving certain Company performance targets and individual goals (the “Annual Bonus Opportunity”).

Our 2020 annual incentive plan consisted of the following four performance metrics: (i) acquisition activity (30%), (ii) AFFO targets (30%), (iii) debt-to-equity ratio (20%) and (iv) individual performance (20%). Each component is described in more detail below:

The table below summarizes the earned cash awards, dollar value of LTIP Units and actual number of LTIPs for each NEO pursuant to the 2020 Annual Incentive Plan:

Earned LTIPs listed above are subject to forfeiture restrictions that will lapse in the following amounts and on the following vesting dates subject to the continuous service of the grantee through and on the applicable vesting date:

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Vesting is accelerated in the event of a termination of the executive’s position without “Cause” or for “Good Reason” (as defined in the relevant employment agreement, plan or award agreements), due to death or disability, due to the grantee’s retirement or upon a “Change-of-Control” (as defined in the relevant employment agreement, plan or award agreements) of the Company. Unvested LTIP Awards are forfeited in the event of any other termination event.

Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan. In addition to our Annual Incentive Plan, the Company has established long-term equity incentive plans that are designed to reward our NEOs for achievements based on long-term stockholder returns. We believe a combination of both an annual and long-term performance plan helps incentivize our NEOs to achieve our short-term operational goals without sacrificing long-term stockholder value. Our Long-Term Equity Incentive Plans are divided into two components: (i) a time-based vesting component (40% of the aggregate award), and (ii) a performance-based component (60% of the aggregate award). LTIP Units issued pursuant to the time-based component vest ratably on an annual basis over a three-year period. Beginning in 2021, grants made pursuant to the time-based vesting component of our long-term equity incentive plans will vest in full on the third anniversary of the grant date (i.e. no ratable vesting).

The performance-based component of the plan is further broken out into an Absolute Total Stockholder Return component (75% of the performance-based award) and a Relative Total Stockholder Return component (25% of the performance-based award). The table below provides a summary of our long-term equity incentive plans:

The Absolute TSR Component will be forfeited in its entirety if the TSR is less than 21%. If the TSR is between 21% and 27%, or between 27% and 33%, the percentage of the Absolute TSR Component earned will be determined using linear interpolation as between those tiers, respectively.

The Relative TSR Component will be forfeited in its entirety if the Relative Performance is below the 35th percentile of the Index. If the Relative Performance is between the 35th percentile and 55th percentile of the Index, or between the 55th percentile and 75th percentile of the Index, the percentage of the Relative TSR Component earned will be determined using linear interpolation as between those tiers, respectively.

The following table lists the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan target awards granted to our NEOs on March 3, 2020. The actual amount of each award that is earned will be determined on the third anniversary of the grant date (March 3, 2023) (the “2020 Long-Term Valuation Date”).

As soon as practicable following the 2020 Long-Term Valuation Date, the Compensation Committee will determine the number of LTIP Units earned by each grantee under both the Absolute TSR Component and the Relative TSR Component. Any 2020 Long-Term Performance-Based Award LTIP Units that are not earned as set forth above will be forfeited, and the grantee will have no right in or to any such unearned and unissued LTIP Units after it is determined that they were not earned.

Units that have been earned based on performance as provided above are subject to forfeiture restrictions that will lapse in the following amounts and on the following vesting dates subject to the continuous service of the grantee through and on the applicable vesting date:

2020 Annual Bonus Awards

Due to the Internalization occurring mid-year in 2020, each NEO’s 2020 Annual Bonus Award was comprised of: (i) a pre-Internalization, partial-period bonus based on the bonus typically granted by the Former Advisor (the “2020 Pre-Internalization Bonus”), (ii) a post-Internalization, partial-period non-equity incentive plan award granted by the Company (the “2020 Post-Internalization Non-Equity Incentive Plan Award”), and (iii) the 2020 Annual Equity Incentive Plan established by the Company (the “2020 Annual Equity Incentive Plan”). Each component is described below:

2020 Pre-Internalization Bonus. To determine the 2020 Pre-Internalization Bonuses, the Compensation Committee (i) took the original bonus amounts (based on historical discretionary bonus amounts paid by the Former Advisor), (ii) applied the percentage of target amounts earned pursuant to the 2020 Annual Equity Incentive Plan and (iii) pro-rated such amounts for the period from January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020.

           2020 Post Internalization, Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation. The Compensation Committee determined the 2020 Post-Internalization Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation by (i) starting with a target amount equal to 100% of their pro-rata annual salary (80% for Mr. Barber and Ms. Holley), (ii) applying the percentage of target amounts earned pursuant to the 2020 Annual Equity Incentive Plan then deducting (i) the 2020 Pre-Internalization Bonus and (ii) amounts earned pursuant to the 2020 Annual Equity Incentive Plan.

2020 Annual Equity Incentive Plan. On March 13, 2020, the Company established its 2020 Annual Equity Incentive Plan.

A summary of our NEO’s total 2020 Annual Bonus Amounts is below:

Per their Employment Agreements, beginning in 2021, each of Messrs. Busch, Kiernan and Leon will have a target cash Annual Bonus Opportunity equal to 100% of his salary for that year; however, for 2021 each of them has opted to receive 60% of his annual bonus in cash and the remaining 40% in LTIP Units. The Compensation Committee has also established each of Mr. Barber’s and Ms. Holley’s target Annual Bonus Opportunity beginning in 2021 at 80% of his/her annual salary, with 60% of such annual bonus payable in cash and the remaining 40% payable in LTIP Units. The actual bonus amount paid will be based on predetermined annual performance goals for that year and will be calculated as follows: (i) 50% of target for achievement of threshold-level goals, (ii) 100% of target for achievement of target-level goals and (iii) 150% of target for achievement of maximum-level goals. Bonus amounts based on achievement of goals at levels between threshold and target and target and maximum will be calculated using straight-line interpolation.

One-Time Internalization Awards

Based on the success of the Internalization and to further incentivize and retain our NEOs following the Internalization, on July 9, 2020, each of our NEOs received a one-time grant of LTIP Units (each, an “Internalization Award”) as follows: 191,205 LTIP Units to Mr. Busch; 71,702 LTIP Units to Mr. Kiernan; 71,702 LTIP Units to Mr. Leon; 33,461 LTIP Units to Mr. Barber; and 33,651 LTIP Units to Ms. Holley. The amount of each Internalization Award was determined by dividing (x) $2,000,000 for Mr. Busch, $750,000 for Mr. Kiernan, $750,000 for Mr. Leon, $350,000 for Mr. Barber, and $350,000 for Ms. Holley, by (y) the closing price of our common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the date of grant of $10.46. Each Internalization Award will vest and become nonforfeitable in equal one-fourth (1/4) increments on each of July 9, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in each case subject to continued employment and other conditions.

2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards

On February 28, 2017, the Company established the 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan was established to award our NEOs and other employees if the Company’s common stock achieved certain return metrics over a three-year performance period. The 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan (which is structured in the same manner as our 2018, 2019 and 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plans) is bifurcated into two components: (a) a total return component, which represents 75% of the plan, and (b) a relative return component, which represents 25% of the plan.

With respect to Mr. Busch, Mr. Leon and Ms. Holley, the performance period began on February 28, 2017 and ended on February 27, 2020. Because each of Mr. Kiernan and Mr. Barber began his employment with the Company in 2017 after the establishment of the 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan, the performance periods for their awards differed from the performance period for Mr. Busch, Mr. Leon and Ms. Holley. Mr. Barber’s performance period began on his date of employment, May 8, 2017 and ended on May 7, 2020. Mr. Kiernan’s performance period began on his date of employment, August 23, 2017, and ended on August 21, 2020.

Absolute Return Component. Pursuant to the 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan, 75% of the aggregate award was based on the absolute TSR of the Company during a three-year performance period. The number of LTIP Units earned by the NEOs pursuant to the TSR component were as follows:

1)         Calculated based on the following metrics:

a.   The purchase of one share of the Company’s common stock on the effective date of the plan at a purchase price equal to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock over the five consecutive trading days prior to, and ending on, the effective date of the plan (the “Baseline Value”).

b.   The full reinvestment of distributions or dividends declared on such share (without deductions for taxes or other charges) into the Company common stock at a price equal to (i) the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the ex-dividend date for such dividend or distribution less (ii) the amount of such dividend or distribution.

c.    The sale of shares (the original share purchased plus additional shares purchased through the reinvestment of dividends or distributions as described in (b) above) at the end of the performance period at a price equal to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock over the 15 consecutive trading days prior to, and ending on, the last day of the performance period.

Relative Stockholder Return Component. Pursuant to the 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan, 25% of the award was based on the Company’s relative TSR against the SNL Healthcare REIT Index during a three-year performance period. The number of LTIP Units earned by the NEOs pursuant to the relative return component were as follows:

The following table summarizes the aggregate LTIP units received by each NEO pursuant to the 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan:

Distributions

Pursuant to both the annual award agreements under the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the performance-based award agreements under the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan, distributions equal to the dividends declared and paid by the Company accrued and will accrue during the applicable performance period on the maximum number of LTIP Units that the grantee could earn and are paid with respect to all of the earned LTIP Units at the conclusion of the applicable performance period, in cash or by the issuance of additional LTIP Units at the discretion of the Compensation Committee. LTIP Units issued pursuant to the time-based-vesting component of the awards under the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan (40% of aggregate awards under the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan) were issued and outstanding as of the grant date (March 5, 2020) and, therefore, grantees received distributions on those awards during 2020.

Influence of Say on Pay Results on Executive Compensation Decisions

We provided stockholders with a “say-on-pay” advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Approximately 91% of the votes cast on the say-on-pay proposal were cast “For” the approval of the compensation of our NEOs as disclosed in the proxy statement distributed in connection with the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Compensation Committee evaluated the results of the say-on-pay vote and in light of the support for our executive compensation program, it did not make any significant changes to the executive compensation program and policies for fiscal year 2020 compensation based on the stockholder voting results. However, please note that we completed the Internalization transaction in 2020, which fundamentally changed the compensation structure for our NEOs and other employees as described above. The Compensation Committee will continue to consider the outcome of future say-on-pay votes when making future compensation decisions for the NEOs.

In addition, we provided stockholders with a “say-on-frequency” advisory vote at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to determine whether the say-on-pay advisory vote on executive compensation should occur every one, two, or three years. Approximately 90% of the votes cast on the say-on-frequency proposal were in favor of a vote every year. Based on the results of the say-on-frequency vote, the Board has determined to hold the say-on-pay vote annually.

Compensation Committee Report

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the above Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management and, based on such review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the Company’s Annual Report on 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, as amended, and in this Proxy Statement.

Submitted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

Henry Cole, Chair

Paula Crowley

Ronald Marston

Dr. Roscoe Moore

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

No current or former member of the Compensation Committee is, or has been, one of our employees or officers. None of our executive officers currently serves, or during the past fiscal year has served, as a member of the Board of Directors or compensation committee of another entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.

Risk Considerations in our Executive Compensation Program

The Compensation Committee has reviewed its compensation policies and practices with respect to certain employees of the Former Advisor who are dedicated or partially dedicated to providing services to the Company, taking into consideration risk management practices and risk-taking incentives. Following such review, we determined that our compensation policies and practices for such employees do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us.

Several features of the Company’s equity compensation program and policies are designed to reduce the likelihood of excessive risk-taking by employees, including:

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE FOR 2020, 2019 AND 2018

The Summary Compensation Table below contains, in compliance with the reporting requirements of the SEC, the compensation information for our NEOs for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018. Equity compensation is reported in several different tables in this Proxy Statement. For that reason, investors should take care to not “double count” equity awards.

GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE

The following table presents information concerning each grant made to our NEOs in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, under any plan, including awards, if any, that subsequently have been transferred. In accordance with SEC rules, the table does not include awards granted after December 31, 2020.

See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Elements of Executive Compensation” for a description of the material terms of the awards granted under these plans. Initially, all LTIP Units will not have full parity with our operating partnership’s common units with respect to liquidating distributions. Upon the occurrence of certain “book-up” events described in the partnership agreement, LTIP Units can, over time, achieve full parity with our operating partnership’s common units for all purposes, and therefore accrete to an economic value equivalent to one share of common stock. If such parity is reached, vested LTIP Units may be redeemed for cash in an amount equal to the then fair market value of an equal number of shares of our common stock or converted into an equal number of shares of our common stock, as determined by us at our election.

Narrative Discussion of Summary Compensation Table

We provide additional disclosure below of factors relating to the Summary Compensation Table, including descriptions of the Employment Agreements with Messrs. Busch, Kiernan and Leon and the Severance Plan, of which Mr. Barber and Mrs. Holley are participants. For further narrative disclosures concerning the information set forth in the Summary Compensation Table, please see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” in this proxy statement.

Employment Agreements

On July 9, 2020, the Company, and the Former Advisor entered into an employment agreement with each of Mr. Busch, Mr. Kiernan and Mr. Leon (collectively, the “Employment Agreements,” and each an “Employment Agreement”).

Term

Each of Messrs. Busch’s, Kiernan’s and Leon’s Employment Agreement has a four-year term, with automatic renewals of additional successive one-year periods unless either party thereto provides at least 90 days’ advance notice of non-renewal.

Duties

The Employment Agreements provide that Messrs. Busch, Kiernan and Leon are employed by the Former Advisor (now a subsidiary of the Company) and that (i) Mr. Busch serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, (ii) Mr. Kiernan serves as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company and (iii) Mr. Leon serves as Chief Investment Officer of the Company. Mr. Busch reports to the Company’s board of directors and Messrs. Kiernan and Leon reports to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Employment Agreements require that Messrs. Busch, Kiernan and Leon devote substantially all of their business time and attention to the performance of their duties to the Company, but they allow them to engage in certain other outside activities, so long as those duties and activities do not unreasonably interfere with the performance of their duties to us or violate the restrictive covenants in the Employment Agreements.

Compensation

The Employment Agreements provide that Messrs. Busch, Kiernan and Leon receive annual base salaries of $600,000, $335,000 and $310,000, respectively, with target annual cash bonus opportunities beginning in 2021 of at least 100% of base salary (the “Target Annual Bonus”), subject to performance criteria and targets established and administered by the Company’s board of directors (or a committee thereof). In addition, Messrs. Busch, Kiernan and Leon are eligible to receive equity and other long-term incentive awards (including LTIP units) at the discretion of the Company’s board of directors (or a committee thereof) under any applicable plan or program adopted by the Company, and they will be eligible to participate in all employee benefit programs made available to the Company’s senior executives generally.

Severance Payments

The Employment Agreements provide that if Messrs. Busch’s, Kiernan’s or Leon’s employment is terminated by the Company without “cause” or by him for “good reason” (as those terms are defined in the Employment Agreements), subject to him executing and not revoking a release of claims, he will receive the following severance entitlements:

Subject to certain restrictions in each Employment Agreement, the severance described in (1) above is paid in installments over 24 months (in the case of Mr. Busch) or 12 months (in the case of Messrs. Kiernan and Leon) following the 60^th day after the termination date unless the termination occurs within six months preceding, or 12 months following a change in control of the Company, in which case the severance is paid in a lump sum within 60 days after the date of termination. Each of Mr. Busch, Kiernan and Leon would also be entitled to the severance payments and benefits described above if his employment is terminated by the Company due to the Company’s election not to renew the term of the Employment Agreement.

For purposes of the Employment Agreements:

Non-Solicitation, Non-Competition, Intellectual Property, Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement

The Employment Agreements provide that for (i) eighteen months (in the case of Mr. Busch) or (ii) twelve months (in the case of Messrs. Kiernan and Leon) following the termination of employment, Messrs. Busch, Kiernan and Leon will not solicit the Company’s employees, exclusive consultants or independent contractors, hire any individual who is (or was, within the six month period immediately preceding such hiring) the Company’s employee, exclusive consultant, or exclusive independent contractor, solicit, entice or induce the Company’s customers for the purpose of providing products or services that are competitive with the products or services the Company provides, or solicit, entice, or induce the Company’s customers to terminate or reduce their business with the Company.

The Employment Agreements also contain non-competition covenants that prohibit Messrs. Busch, Kiernan and Leon from having any ownership interest in a competitor within a designated market area, or engaging in or performing services for a competitor within a designated market area, if such services either are the same as or similar to (individually or in the aggregate) the services he performed for the Company during his employment, or are performed with respect to products or services of the competitor that are competitive with the products or services provided by the Company with which he was involved during his employment or about which he received confidential information during his employment. Mr. Busch’s Employment Agreement provides that the period during which the non-competition provision applies is eighteen months following termination for any reason, and Messrs. Kiernan’s and Leon’s Employment Agreements provides that the period during which the non-competition provision applies is twelve months following termination for any reason.

Each Employment Agreement also contains covenants relating to the treatment of confidential information and intellectual property matters and restrictions on the ability of each of Messrs. Busch, Kiernan and Leon on the one hand and the Company on the other hand to disparage the other.

Severance Plan

In connection with the Internalization, the Company adopted a Severance Plan to provide specified benefits to employees (except Messrs. Busch, Kiernan and Leon) in the event of their termination of employment from the Company. Under the Severance Plan, in the event of a qualifying termination of employment of a plan participant, the participant will be entitled to receive severance pay in accordance with the following matrix:

Mr. Barber and Mrs. Holley are each Level One Participants in the Severance Plan. The Severance Plan contains similar restrictions on non-competition and non-solicitation as the Employment Agreements.

OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END

The following table presents information concerning equity awards for our NEOs that were outstanding as of December 31, 2020.