SANTA ANA, Calif., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II, Inc., which initiated a public offering of shares of its common stock on Aug. 24, today announced that it reached its minimum offering of 200,000 shares sold on Oct. 15. Proceeds from initial subscriptions were placed in escrow until the minimum offering was reached. Initial subscribers have now been admitted as stockholders of Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II and funds have been released by the escrow agent and are now available for the acquisition of assets and other purposes, provided that residents of Tennessee will be admitted after aggregate subscriptions exceed 1,000,000 shares sold. About Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II, Inc. intends to qualify as a real estate investment trust that seeks to preserve, protect and return investors' capital contributions, pay regular cash distributions, and realize growth in the value of its investments upon the ultimate sale of such investments. Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II is seeking to raise up to approximately $3 billion in equity and to acquire a diversified portfolio of real estate assets, focusing primarily on medical office buildings and other healthcare-related facilities. Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II is sponsored by Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE:GBE). Named to The Global Outsourcing 100(TM) in 2009 by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals(TM), Grubb & Ellis is one of the largest commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,000 professionals in more than 130 company-owned and affiliate offices draw from a unique platform of real estate services, practice groups and investment products to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners, tenants and investors. The firm's transaction, management, consulting and investment services are supported by highly regarded proprietary market research and extensive local expertise. Through its investment subsidiaries, the company is a leading sponsor of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), tenant-in-common (TIC) investments suitable for tax deferred 1031 exchanges, separate accounts and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit http://www.grubb-ellis.com/. This release contains "forward-looking statements" (under Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) relating to our business and financial outlook that are based on our current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections and are not guarantees of future performance. Because such statements include risks, uncertainties and contingencies, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on any such statements. These risks, uncertainties and contingencies include, but are not limited to, the following: uncertainties relating to our operations; uncertainties relating to the real estate industry; uncertainties relating to the acquisition of properties; uncertainties relating to our ability to raise sufficient equity to execute our business plan and other risk factors as outlined in our prospectus and periodic reports as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements in this document speak only as of the date on which such statements were made, and we undertake no obligation to update any such statements that may become untrue because of subsequent events. We claim the safe harbor protection for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. THIS IS NEITHER AN OFFER TO SELL NOR AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN. OFFERINGS ARE MADE ONLY BY MEANS OF A PROSPECTUS OR OFFERING MEMORANDUM. DATASOURCE: Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II, Inc. CONTACT: Damon Elder for Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II, Inc., +1-714-975-2659, Web Site: http://www.grubb-ellis.com/

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