TOLEDO, Ohio, Apr 29, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 of $0.68 per share. The dividend will be the company's 156th consecutive quarterly payment, payable May 20, 2010, to stockholders of record on May 10, 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 March 31, 2010, the company's broadly diversified portfolio consisted of 608 properties in 39 states. More information is available on the company's website at www.hcreit.com.

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