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HEALIUS LIMITED Board/Management Information 2016

Dec 7, 2016

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Board/Management Information

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ASX Announcement (ASX: PRY)

ASX Limited Market Announcements Office Exchange Centre Level 4, 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000

ACN 064 530 516 ACN 064 530 516 REGISTERED OFFICE: LEVEL 6 203 PACIFIC HIGHWAY ST LEONARDS NSW 2065 TEL: +61 2 9432 9400 FAX: +61 2 9432 9447

8 December, 2016

APPOINTMENT OF PATHOLOGY CEO

Primary Health Care Limited (“Primary”) today announced the appointment of Wesley Lawrence to the role of Chief Executive, Pathology, following a three month external and internal executive search. Wesley will report to Peter Gregg, Primary’s Managing Director and CEO.

Mr Gregg stated: “I am delighted to welcome Wes into the role of Chief Executive, Pathology. He has a wealth of operational expertise and a deep knowledge of the regulatory landscape, having been CEO of Laverty Pathology in New South Wales since 2014 and having held a variety of roles within QML Pathology in Queensland for 22 years prior to that.

“At Primary, we operate one of the leading pathology businesses in Australia where we analyse one in three pathology samples and earn nearly $1 billion in revenue each year. We continue to drive efficiencies and to invest for growth including expanding our specialist pathology capabilities and exploring opportunities in South East Asia. Wes will work with the state chief executives and our cohort of dedicated pathologists to deliver on our strategic initiatives,” Mr Gregg concluded.

ENDS

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Investors and analysts

Investors and analysts Media Janet Payne Tara McGillivray Group Executive, Corporate Affairs Manager, Corporate Affairs Phone: +61 2 9432 9512 Phone: +61 2 9432 9525 Mobile: +61 409 995 517 Mobile: +61 439 269 291

Primary Health Care is one of Australia’s leading listed healthcare companies and has been providing quality, affordable and accessible healthcare to the people of Australia for more than 30 years, with an expansive network of multi‐disciplinary medical centres, pathology laboratories and diagnostic imaging centres, which are underpinned by a professional cohort of dedicated healthcare professionals. Primary’s ‘medical home’ model makes healthcare services easily accessible and cost efficient, while enabling coordination and continuity of patient care. In 2016, Primary announced its expansion into the private billing GP market through Health & Co. At Primary Health Care we pride ourselves on quality outcomes for our patients and aspire to grow our network and cement our position as the leading provider of frontline care in Australia.

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BIOGRAPHY

Wesley Lawrence has 24 years’ experience in Primary’s pathology operations, in Queensland and New South Wales, where he has worked in key roles such as branch and area manager, regional operations manager, business development and CEO. Prior to Primary, Wesley worked at a private laboratory in Queensland. He has a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from Queensland University of Technology and is a director of Pathology Awareness Australia, a not‐for‐profit pathology group representing 95% of the Australian pathology landscape.

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