FRANKLIN, Tenn., May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (NYSE: CHCT) today announced that its Board of Directors has increased its common stock cash dividend for the quarter ended March 31, 2016.  This dividend, in the amount of $0.38 per share, is payable on June 3, 2016 to shareholders of record on May 20, 2016. This dividend rate equates to an annualized dividend of $1.52 per share.  Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated has increased its dividend every quarter since its Initial Public Offering.

About Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated

Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (the "Company") is a real estate investment trust that focuses on owning income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services in non-urban markets throughout the United States.

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SOURCE Community Healthcare Trust, Inc.