TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct 28, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 of $0.69 per share. The dividend will be the company's 158th consecutive quarterly payment, payable November 19, 2010, to stockholders of record on November 8, 2010.

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, 2010, the company's broadly diversified portfolio consisted of 641 properties in 39 states. More information is available on the company's website at www.hcreit.com.

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