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Health Care REIT, Inc. Announces Gross Investments of $488.2 Million for Second Quarter 2008

07/09/2008

    TOLEDO, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2008--Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) announced today that it completed $488.2 million of gross investments during the second quarter of 2008. During the quarter, the company had asset sales and loan payoffs of $133.3 million, resulting in net new investments of $354.9 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2008, the company completed $669.5 million of gross investments, offset by $133.3 million of asset sales and loan payoffs, which generated $536.2 million of net new investments. The following is a summary of the company's gross investment activities (dollars in thousands):

                                  2Q08
                   ----------------------------------
                   Properties  Amount
                   ---------- --------

Real property
 acquisitions:
  CCRC - entrance
   fee                      1  $56,500    192 units
  CCRC - rental
  Combination -
   rental                   1   34,500    110 units
  Freestanding
   assisted living
  Freestanding
   dementia care            1    6,390     44 units
  Specialty care
   facilities               3  107,100    198 beds
  Medical office
   buildings                1    6,225 27,448 sq. ft.
  Land parcels              1   10,000
                   ---------- --------
  Total
   acquisitions             8  220,715

Construction in
 progress advances:
 Development
  projects:
   CCRC - entrance
    fee                     3   29,056
   CCRC - rental            2    1,698
   Combination -
    entrance fee            4   20,896
   Combination -
    rental                 15   35,851
   Freestanding
    dementia care           3    2,369
   Freestanding
    skilled nursing         2    5,054
   Specialty care
    facilities              4   31,139
   Medical office
    buildings               3    9,675
                   ---------- --------
      Total
       development
       projects            36  135,738

 Expansion
  projects:
   CCRC - entrance
    fee                     2    2,154
   Combination -
    entrance fee            3    5,526
                   ---------- --------
      Total
       expansion
       projects             5    7,680
                   ---------- --------
 Total CIP advances        41  143,418

Capital
 improvements to
 existing
 properties                      4,830
Loan advances                  119,249
                              --------
Gross investments             $488,212
                              ========

                            Year-to-date 2008
                   -----------------------------------
                   Properties  Amount
                   ---------- --------

Real property
 acquisitions:
  CCRC - entrance
   fee                      1  $56,500     192 units
  CCRC - rental             1   11,800     181 units
  Combination -
   rental                   1   34,500     110 units
  Freestanding
   assisted living          1    4,600      45 units
  Freestanding
   dementia care            1    6,390      44 units
  Specialty care
   facilities               4  142,300     238 beds
  Medical office
   buildings                4   47,853 200,023 sq. ft.
  Land parcels              1   10,000
                   ---------- --------
  Total
   acquisitions            14  313,943

Construction in
 progress advances:
 Development
  projects:
   CCRC - entrance
    fee                     3   43,413
   CCRC - rental            2    2,577
   Combination -
    entrance fee            4   41,057
   Combination -
    rental                 16   53,225
   Freestanding
    dementia care           3    4,957
   Freestanding
    skilled nursing         2    8,736
   Specialty care
    facilities              4   35,726
   Medical office
    buildings               3   13,628
                   ---------- --------
      Total
       development
       projects            37  203,319

 Expansion
  projects:
   CCRC - entrance
    fee                     2    3,504
   Combination -
    entrance fee            3   13,902
                   ---------- --------
      Total
       expansion
       projects             5   17,406
                   ---------- --------
 Total CIP advances        42  220,725

Capital
 improvements to
 existing
 properties                      7,828
Loan advances                  127,001
                              --------
Gross investments             $669,497
                              ========

The company also announced that it will release its 2008 second quarter earnings results after the market closes on August 5, 2008. A conference call is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on August 6, 2008 to discuss these results. The information to be discussed on the call will be contained in the company's earnings release and supplemental information, 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 800-926-7061 or 913-312-1375 (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 August 20, 2008. To access the rebroadcast, dial 888-203-1112 or 719-457-0820 (international). The conference ID number is 5496936. 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., with headquarters in Toledo, Ohio, is an equity real estate investment trust that invests across the full spectrum of senior housing and health care real estate. Founded in 1970, the company was the first real estate investment trust to invest exclusively in health care facilities. The company also offers a full array of property management and development services. As of June 30, 2008, the company's broadly diversified portfolio consisted of 635 properties in 38 states. More information is available on the Internet at www.hcreit.com.

This document may contain "forward-looking" statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When the company uses words such as "may," "will," "intend," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project," "estimate" or similar expressions, it is making forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect current plans and expectations and are based on information currently available. They are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. The company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements.

CONTACT: Health Care REIT, Inc.
Scott Estes, 419-247-2800
Mike Crabtree, 419-247-2800

SOURCE: Health Care REIT, Inc.