Press Release

FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2012-- Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHC) today announced the purchase of Park Royal Hospital, a 76-bed acute inpatient psychiatric hospital in Ft. Myers, Fla., for approximately $33.4 million in cash and assumed debt. This facility opened in March 2012 and can be expanded to 114 beds within the existing facility. This facility is ramping up its patient census and, as a result, is expected to have a neutral impact on Acadia's earnings guidance for 2012. The facility is expected to be accretive to Acadia's earnings for 2013.

Joey Jacobs, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Acadia, commented, "We are very pleased to announce this purchase of a new facility in an attractive, underserved market. We welcome the facility's strong team of skilled professionals to Acadia, and we are confident of our ability to continue building the facility's census. Consistent with our acquisition strategy, we believe Park Royal has the potential to produce significant long-term organic growth. We are also continuing to evaluate additional acquisition opportunities in the fragmented inpatient behavioral health industry."

Risk Factors

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About Acadia

Acadia is a provider of inpatient behavioral healthcare services. Acadia operates a network of 34 behavioral health facilities with approximately 2,500 licensed beds in 20 states. Acadia provides psychiatric and chemical dependency services to its patients in a variety of settings, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers, outpatient clinics and therapeutic school-based programs.

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