TOLEDO, OH (REIT Media) July 30, 2009 - Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 of $0.68 per share. The dividend will be the company's 153rd consecutive quarterly payment, payable August 20, 2009, to stockholders of record on August 10, 2009.

Health Care REIT, Inc., an S&P 500 company with headquarters in Toledo, Ohio, is a real estate investment trust that invests across the full spectrum of senior housing and health care real estate. The company also provides an extensive array of property management and development services. As of June 30, 2009, the company’s broadly diversified portfolio consisted of 620 properties in 39 states. More information is available on the Company’s website at www.hcreit.com.

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