Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) announced today that it completed $156.3 million of gross investments during the third quarter of 2009. During the quarter, the company had dispositions of $30.1 million, resulting in net new investments of $126.2 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the company completed $507.7 million of gross investments, offset by $153.1 million of asset sales and loan payoffs, which generated $354.6 million of net new investments. The following is a summary of the company’s investment activities (dollars in thousands):

The company also announced that it will release its 2009 third quarter earnings results after the market closes on November 4, 2009. A conference call is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on November 5, 2009 to discuss these results. The information to be discussed on the call will be contained in the company's earnings release, which will be available in the News & Events section of the company’s website at www.hcreit.com.

The conference call will be accessible by telephone and through the Internet. Telephone access will be available by dialing 888-346-2469 or 706-758-4923 (international). For those unable to listen to the call live, a taped rebroadcast will be available beginning two hours after completion of the call through November 19, 2009. To access the rebroadcast, dial 800-642-1687 or 706-645-9291 (international). The conference ID number is 34821337. To participate in the webcast, log on to www.hcreit.com or www.earnings.com 15 minutes before the call to download the necessary software. Replays will be available for 90 days through the same websites.

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 September 30, 2009, the company’s broadly diversified portfolio consisted of 608 properties in 39 states. More information is available on the Internet at www.hcreit.com.

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