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Health Care REIT, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2007 Results

02/26/2008

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Increases 2008 Dividend 3% to $2.72

TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb 26, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) today announced operating results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007.

"During 2007, Health Care REIT successfully leveraged its platform and infrastructure to generate a 9% total return for our stockholders in a year where the Morgan Stanley REIT index total return declined nearly 17%," commented George L. Chapman, chief executive officer of Health Care REIT, Inc. "The benefits of our improved platform were demonstrated through $1.2 billion of gross investments, an increase in our line of credit to $1.15 billion, ratings upgrades from Moody's and Fitch, and the company's inclusion in the S&P Midcap 400. We look forward to 2008 as we continue to apply our disciplined relationship financing approach across the broad spectrum of health care real estate."

2007 Highlights.

-- Generated 2007 total stockholder return of 9%

-- Completed net new investments totaling $1.1 billion

-- Reported 2007 normalized FFO growth of 6% per share

-- Received debt upgrade to Baa2 from Moody's Investors Service

-- Received debt upgrade to BBB from Fitch Ratings

-- Raised $894 million of capital through three transactions and DRIP

-- Expanded and extended unsecured lines of credit to $1.15 billion

-- Added to Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index

Key Performance Indicators.

                            4Q07   4Q06   Change  2007   2006   Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income available to
 common stockholders
 (NICS) per diluted share   $0.52  $0.27    93%   $1.46  $1.31    11%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Normalized FFO per diluted
 share                      $0.80  $0.77     4%   $3.12  $2.95     6%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Normalized FAD per diluted
 share                      $0.75  $0.74     1%   $2.92  $2.85     2%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends per common share
 (1)                        $0.66  $0.64     3%   $2.62  $2.54     3%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Normalized FFO Payout Ratio   83%    83%            84%    86%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Normalized FAD Payout Ratio   88%    86%            90%    89%
----------------------------------------------------------------------

(1) The $0.3409 prorated dividend paid on December 28, 2006 in
     connection with the Windrose merger has been excluded from 4Q06
     and 2006 and included in 2007.

4Q07 Earnings. The company generated FFO of $0.86 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2007. This was due in part to the benefit of $3,900,000 of income related to the payoff of a warrant equity investment and $1,081,000 of a debt extinguishment gain. The following table summarizes certain items impacting NICS, FFO and FAD:

                                    NICS                 FFO
                            -------------------- --------------------
                            4Q07   4Q06   Change 4Q07   4Q06   Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Per diluted share           $0.52  $0.27   93%   $0.86  $0.69   25%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Includes impact of:
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Gain (loss) on sales of
     real property (1)      $0.14 ($0.02)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Merger-related expenses
     (2)                          ($0.08)              ($0.08)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Debt extinguishment
     gain (3)               $0.01                $0.01
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Additional other income
     (4)                    $0.05                $0.05
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Cash receipts -
     prepaid/straight-line
     rent (5)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Per diluted share -
 normalized (a)                                  $0.80  $0.77    4%
----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                          FAD
                                                  --------------------
                                                  4Q07   4Q06   Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Per diluted share                                 $0.89  $0.72   24%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Includes impact of:
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Gain (loss) on sales of
     real property (1)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Merger-related expenses (2)                         ($0.08)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Debt extinguishment gain (3)                  $0.01
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Additional other income (4)                   $0.05
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Cash receipts - prepaid/straight-line
     rent (5)                                     $0.08  $0.07
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Per diluted share - normalized (a)                $0.75  $0.74    1%
----------------------------------------------------------------------

(a) Amounts may not sum due to rounding
    (1) $11,662,000 of gains and $1,324,000 of losses for 4Q07 and
     4Q06, respectively.
    (2) $5,213,000 of merger-related expenses for 4Q06.
    (3) $1,081,000 of gains on extinguishment of debt for 4Q07.
    (4) $3,900,000 of additional other income for 4Q07.
    (5) $6,678,000 and $4,285,000 of receipts for 4Q07 and 4Q06,
     respectively.

2007 Year End Earnings. The company generated FFO of $3.16 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2007. This was due in part to the benefit of $3,900,000 of income related to the payoff of a warrant equity investment and $1,081,000 of a debt extinguishment gain, partially offset by $1,750,000 of one-time acquisition finders' fees. The following table summarizes certain items impacting NICS, FFO and FAD:

                                 NICS                   FFO
                        ---------------------- ----------------------
                         2007    2006   Change  2007    2006   Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Per diluted share        $1.46   $1.31   11%    $3.16   $2.86   10%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Includes impact of:
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Gain (loss) on sales
     of real
     property (1)        $0.18   $0.02
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    One-time acquisition
     finders' fees (2)  ($0.02)                ($0.02)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Merger-related
     expenses (3)               ($0.08)                ($0.08)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Debt extinguishment
     gain (4)            $0.01                  $0.01
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Additional other
     income (5)          $0.05                  $0.05
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Cash receipts -
     prepaid/
     straight-line rent
      (6)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Per diluted share -
 normalized (a)                                 $3.12   $2.95    6%
----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                         FAD
                                               -----------------------
                                                2007     2006   Change
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Per diluted share                                $3.18   $3.09    3%
----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Includes impact of:
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Gain (loss) on sales of real
     property (1)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    One-time acquisition
     finders' fees (2)                          ($0.02)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Merger-related expenses (3)                         ($0.08)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Debt extinguishment gain (4)                 $0.01
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Additional other income (5)                  $0.05
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Cash receipts - prepaid/
     straight-line rent (6)                      $0.22   $0.33
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Per diluted share - normalized (a)               $2.92   $2.85    2%
----------------------------------------------------------------------

(a) Amounts may not sum due to rounding
    (1) $14,437,000 and $1,267,000 of gains for 2007 and 2006,
     respectively.
    (2) $1,750,000 of one-time acquisition finders' fees for 2007.
    (3) $5,213,000 of merger-related expenses for 2006.
    (4) $1,081,000 of gains on extinguishment of debt for 2007.
    (5) $3,900,000 of additional other income for 2007.
    (6) $17,469,000 and $20,561,000 of receipts for 2007 and 2006,
     respectively.

Dividends for Fourth Quarter 2007. As previously announced, the Board of Directors declared a dividend for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 of $0.66 per share, as compared to $0.64 per share for the same period in 2006. The dividend was paid on February 20, 2008 and was the company's 147th consecutive dividend payment.

Dividends for 2008. The Board of Directors approved a new quarterly dividend rate of $0.68 per share per quarter ($2.72 per share annually), commencing with the May 2008 dividend. This represents a 3% increase from the $0.66 per share rate during 2007. The company's dividend policy is reviewed annually during the Board of Directors' January planning session. The declaration and payment of quarterly dividends remains subject to the review and approval of the Board of Directors.

Outlook for 2008. The company is introducing its 2008 guidance and expects to report net income available to common stockholders in a range of $1.55 to $1.65 per diluted share, FFO in a range of $3.27 to $3.37 per diluted share and FAD in a range of $3.01 to $3.11 per diluted share. In preparing its guidance, the company made the following assumptions:

-- Gross investments of $900 million to $1.2 billion, including acquisitions of $500 to $700 million at average initial yields of 7.75% to 8.25%.

-- Gross investments include funded new development of $400 to $500 million with the investment balance capitalized at the company's average cost of debt (approximately 6.0%) and recorded as a reduction in interest expense until completion.

-- Dispositions of $100 to $200 million at average yields of 9.25% to 9.75%.

-- Net investments of $700 million to $1.1 billion.

-- General and administrative expenses of $40 to $42 million for the full year 2008.

The company's guidance excludes any impairments, unanticipated additions to the loan loss reserve or other additional one-time items, including any additional cash payments other than normal monthly rental payments. Please see Exhibit 16 for a reconciliation of the outlook for net income available to common stockholders to FFO and FAD.

Conference Call Information. The company has scheduled a conference call on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its fourth quarter and year end 2007 results, industry trends, portfolio performance and outlook for 2008. Telephone access will be available by dialing 866-293-8968 or 913-312-1457 (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 March 12, 2008. To access the rebroadcast, dial 888-203-1112 or 719-457-0820 (international). The conference ID number is 5848761. 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. This earnings release is posted on the company's website under the heading News & Events.

Supplemental Reporting Measures. The company believes that net income available to common stockholders (NICS), as defined by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP), is the most appropriate earnings measurement. However, the company considers funds from operations (FFO) and funds available for distribution (FAD) to be useful supplemental measures of its operating performance. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with U.S. GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time as evidenced by the provision for depreciation. However, since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors and analysts have considered presentations of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient. In response, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) created FFO as a supplemental measure of operating performance for REITs that excludes historical cost depreciation from net income. FFO, as defined by NAREIT, means net income, computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of real estate, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Normalized FFO represents FFO adjusted for unusual and non-recurring items. FAD represents FFO excluding net straight-line rental adjustments, rental income related to above/below market leases and amortization of deferred loan expenses and less cash used to fund capital expenditures, tenant improvements and lease commissions. Normalized FAD represents FAD excluding prepaid/straight-line rent cash receipts and adjusted for unusual and non-recurring items.

EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. The company believes that EBITDA, along with net income and cash flow provided from operating activities, is an important supplemental measure because it provides additional information to assess and evaluate the performance of its operations. Additionally, restrictive covenants in the company's long-term debt arrangements contain financial ratios based on EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA as adjusted for stock-based compensation expenses and the provision for loan losses pursuant to covenant provisions of our unsecured lines of credit arrangements. The company primarily utilizes EBITDA to measure its interest coverage ratio, which represents EBITDA divided by total interest, and its fixed charge coverage ratio, which represents EBITDA divided by fixed charges. Fixed charges include total interest, secured debt principal amortization and preferred stock dividends.

Net operating income (NOI) is used to evaluate the operating performance of the company's properties. The company defines NOI as total revenues, including tenant reimbursements and discontinued operations, less property operating expenses, which exclude depreciation and amortization, general and administrative expenses, impairments and interest expense. The company believes NOI provides investors relevant and useful information because it measures the operating performance of its properties at the property level on an unleveraged basis. The company uses NOI to make decisions about resource allocations and to assess the property level performance of its properties.

The company's supplemental reporting measures are financial measures that are widely used by investors, equity and debt analysts and rating agencies in the valuation, comparison, rating and investment recommendations of companies. The company's management uses these financial measures to facilitate internal and external comparisons to historical operating results and in making operating decisions. Additionally, they are utilized by the Board of Directors to evaluate management. The supplemental reporting measures do not represent net income or cash flow provided from operating activities as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as alternative measures of profitability or liquidity. Finally, the supplemental reporting measures, as defined by the company, may not be comparable to similarly entitled items reported by other real estate investment trusts or other companies. Please see the exhibits for reconciliations of the supplemental reporting measures.

About Health Care REIT.

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, including independent living/continuing care retirement communities, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals and medical office buildings. 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 December 31, 2007, the company's broadly diversified portfolio consisted of 638 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. These forward-looking statements concern and are based upon, among other things, the possible expansion of the company's portfolio; the sale of properties; the performance of its operators and properties; its occupancy rates; its ability to acquire or develop properties; its ability to manage properties; its ability to enter into agreements with new viable tenants for vacant space or for properties that the company takes back from financially troubled tenants, if any; its ability to make distributions; its policies and plans regarding investments, financings and other matters; its tax status as a real estate investment trust; its ability to appropriately balance the use of debt and equity; its ability to access capital markets or other sources of funds; its critical accounting policies; and its ability to meet its earnings guidance. 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 are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. The company's expected results may not be achieved, and actual results may differ materially from expectations. This may be a result of various factors, including, but not limited to: the status of the economy; the status of capital markets, including prevailing interest rates; issues facing the health care industry, including compliance with, and changes to, regulations and payment policies; operators' and tenants' difficulty in cost-effectively obtaining and maintaining adequate liability and other insurance; changes in financing terms; competition within the health care and senior housing industries; negative developments in the operating results or financial condition of operators or tenants, including, but not limited to, their ability to pay rent and repay loans; the company's ability to transition or sell facilities with a profitable result; the failure of closings to occur as and when anticipated; acts of God affecting the company's properties; the company's ability to timely reinvest sale proceeds at similar rates to assets sold; the company's ability to re-lease space at similar rates as vacancies occur; operator or tenant bankruptcies or insolvencies; government regulations affecting Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates; liability or contract claims by or against operators and tenants; unanticipated difficulties and/or expenditures relating to future acquisitions and the integration of multi-property acquisitions; environmental laws affecting the company's properties; changes in rules or practices governing the company's financial reporting; and legal and operational matters, including real estate investment trust qualification and key management personnel recruitment and retention. Finally, 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.

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                        HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
                         Financial Supplement

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)

(In thousands)
                                                   December 31,
                                             -------------------------
                                                 2007         2006
                                             -------------------------
Assets
Real estate investments:
 Real property owned
  Land and land improvements                 $   447,029  $   386,693
  Buildings and improvements                   4,224,955    3,659,065
  Acquired lease intangibles                     131,312       84,082
  Real property held for sale, net of
   accumulated depreciation                            0       14,796
  Construction in progress                       313,709      138,222
                                             ------------ ------------
                                               5,117,005    4,282,858
  Less accumulated depreciation and
   intangible amortization                      (478,373)    (347,007)
                                             ------------ ------------
  Total real property owned                    4,638,632    3,935,851
 Loans receivable                                381,394      194,448
 Less allowance for losses on loans
  receivable                                      (7,406)      (7,406)
                                             ------------ ------------
                                                 373,988      187,042
                                             ------------ ------------
  Net real estate investments                  5,012,620    4,122,893

Other assets:
  Equity investments                               1,408        4,700
  Deferred loan expenses                          30,499       20,657
  Cash and cash equivalents                       30,269       36,216
  Receivables and other assets                   139,060       96,144
                                             ------------ ------------
                                                 201,236      157,717
                                             ------------ ------------
Total assets                                 $ 5,213,856  $ 4,280,610
                                             ============ ============

Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Liabilities:
  Borrowings under unsecured lines of
   credit arrangements                       $   307,000  $   225,000
  Senior unsecured notes                       1,890,192    1,541,814
  Secured debt                                   507,476      378,972
  Liability to subsidiary trust issuing
   preferred securities                                0       52,215
  Accrued expenses and other liabilities          95,145      101,588
                                             ------------ ------------
Total liabilities                              2,799,813    2,299,589

Minority interests                                 9,687        2,228

Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred stock                                330,243      338,993
  Common stock                                    85,412       73,152
  Capital in excess of par value               2,370,037    1,873,811
  Treasury stock                                  (3,952)      (2,866)
  Cumulative net income                        1,074,255      932,853
  Cumulative dividends                        (1,446,959)  (1,238,860)
  Accumulated other comprehensive income          (7,381)        (135)
  Other equity                                     2,701        1,845
                                             ------------ ------------
Total stockholders' equity                     2,404,356    1,978,793
                                             ------------ ------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $ 5,213,856  $ 4,280,610
                                             ============ ============

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

                                Three Months Ended     Year Ended
                                   December 31,       December 31,
                                --------------------------------------
                                  2007      2006     2007      2006
                                ------------------ -------------------
Revenues:
  Rental income                 $119,282  $78,841  $450,164  $290,696
  Interest income                  8,151    5,651    25,823    18,829
  Other income                     6,099      876    10,035     3,924
                                --------- -------- --------- ---------
Gross revenues                   133,532   85,368   486,022   313,449

Expenses:
  Interest expense                35,466   24,399   134,680    92,436
  Property operating expenses     11,224    1,115    37,475     1,115
  Depreciation and amortization   39,444   23,727   145,893    88,433
  General and administrative
   expenses                        9,349   10,220    37,653    26,004
  Loan expense                     1,971    1,056     5,977     3,255
  Loss (gain) on extinguishment
   of debt                        (1,081)       0    (1,081)        0
  Provision for loan losses            0      250         0     1,000
                                --------- -------- --------- ---------
Total expenses                    96,373   60,767   360,597   212,243
                                --------- -------- --------- ---------

Income from continuing
 operations before minority
 interests                        37,159   24,601   125,425   101,206

Minority interests                   169      (13)     (238)      (13)
                                --------- -------- --------- ---------

Income from continuing
 operations                       37,328   24,588   125,187   101,193

Discontinued operations:
  Gain (loss) on sales of
   properties                     11,662   (1,324)   14,437     1,267
  Income (loss) from
   discontinued operations, net      (43)    (306)    1,778       290
                                --------- -------- --------- ---------
                                  11,619   (1,630)   16,215     1,557
                                --------- -------- --------- ---------

Net income                        48,947   22,958   141,402   102,750

Preferred dividends                6,179    5,464    25,130    21,463
                                --------- -------- --------- ---------

Net income available to common
 stockholders                   $ 42,768  $17,494  $116,272  $ 81,287
                                ========= ======== ========= =========

Average number of common shares
 outstanding:
  Basic                           82,346   64,277    78,861    61,661
  Diluted                         82,784   64,687    79,409    62,045

Net income available to common
 stockholders
 per share:
  Basic                         $   0.52  $  0.27  $   1.47  $   1.32
  Diluted                           0.52     0.27      1.46      1.31

Common dividends per share      $   0.66  $0.9809  $ 2.2791  $ 2.8809

HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
Financial Supplement - December 31, 2007

Portfolio Composition                                        Exhibit 1
-------------------------
($000's except Investment per Bed/Unit/Sq. Ft.)

Balance Sheet
 Data        # Properties                   Balance      % Balance
             ---------------------------------------------------------
 Real
  Property       601                      $ 4,638,632       92%
 Loans
  Receivable
  (1)             37                          381,394        8%
             ---------------------------------------------------------
 Totals          638                      $ 5,020,026      100%

Investment
 Balances    # Properties                  Investment   % Investment
             ---------------------------------------------------------
 Independent/
  CCRCs           62                      $   777,349       15%
 Assisted
  Living
  Facilities     206                        1,043,467       21%
 Skilled
  Nursing
  Facilities     227                        1,592,035       32%
 Medical
  Office
  Buildings      121                        1,248,264       25%
 Specialty
  Care
  Facilities      22                          358,911        7%
             ---------------------------------------------------------
 Totals          638                      $ 5,020,026      100%

                                           Committed
Committed                  # Beds/Units     Balance      Investment
 Investments # Properties   or Sq. Ft.         (2)       per metric
             ---------------------------------------------------------
 Independent/
  CCRCs           62         7,509 units  $ 1,183,148 $157,564 unit
 Assisted
  Living
  Facilities     206        12,750 units    1,250,603   98,087 unit
 Skilled
  Nursing
  Facilities     227        30,647 beds     1,616,688   52,752 bed
 Medical
  Office
  Buildings      121     5,032,333 sq. ft.  1,387,622      276 sq. ft.
 Specialty
  Care
  Facilities      22         1,541 beds       382,662  248,321 bed
             ---------------------------------------------------------
 Totals          638          -na-        $ 5,820,723     -na-



Notes: (1) Includes $799,000 of loans on non-accrual.
       (2) Committed Balance includes gross real estate investments
            and unfunded construction commitments for which initial
            funding had commenced.

Selected Facility Data                                       Exhibit 2
-----------------------

                                                      Coverage Data
                                                  --------------------
                         % Payor Mix - Revenues
                        -------------------------   Before     After
                 Census Private Medicare Medicaid  Mgt. Fees Mgt. Fees
                 -----------------------------------------------------
Independent/CCRCs 93%     96%      3%       1%      1.47x     1.26x
Assisted Living
 Facilities       89%     85%      0%      15%      1.57x     1.35x
Skilled Nursing
 Facilities       85%     19%     28%      53%      2.25x     1.65x
Medical Office
 Buildings        90%    100%      0%       0%       -na-      -na-
Specialty Care
 Facilities       56%     24%     60%      16%      2.72x     2.16x

                                                  --------------------
                                Weighted Averages   1.99x     1.55x

Notes: Data as of September 30, 2007. Payor mix represents percentage
 of facility/operator revenues.

Investment Concentrations ($000's)                         Exhibit 3
------------------------------------------

Concentration by Customer    # Properties    Investment   % Investment
                            -------------- ------------- -------------
 Emeritus Corporation              50        $  355,147         7%
 Signature Healthcare LLC          34           325,744         6%
 Brookdale Senior Living,
  Inc.                             84           258,990         5%
 Life Care Centers of
  America, Inc.                    25           255,168         5%
 Senior Living Communities,
  LLC                               8           187,437         4%
 Remaining portfolio              437         3,637,540        73%
                            -------------- ------------- -------------
 Totals                           638        $5,020,026       100%

Concentration by Region      # Properties    Investment   % Investment
                            -------------- ------------- -------------
 South                            384        $2,675,763        53%
 West                              91           942,132        19%
 Midwest                           81           758,019        15%
 Northeast                         82           644,112        13%
                            -------------- ------------- -------------
 Totals                           638        $5,020,026       100%

Concentration by State       # Properties    Investment   % Investment
                            -------------- ------------- -------------
 Florida                           89        $  773,069        15%
 Texas                             85           631,267        13%
 Massachusetts                     38           346,977         7%
 California                        24           340,845         7%
 Tennessee                         33           307,672         6%
 Remaining portfolio              369         2,620,196        52%
                            -------------- ------------- -------------
 Totals                           638        $5,020,026       100%

NOI Reconciliation ($000's)                                  Exhibit 4
--------------------------------

                                       Property          Net
                       Total            Operating     Operating
                    Revenues (1)        Expenses        Income
                    ------------       ----------     ----------
Current Quarter
 Independent/CCRCs    $ 12,443      9%                 $ 12,443   10%
 Assisted Living
  Facilities            28,646     21%                   28,646   23%
 Skilled Nursing
  Facilities            41,025     31%                   41,025   33%
 Medical Office
  Buildings             31,482     23%   $11,133  99%    20,349   17%
 Specialty Care
  Facilities             6,904      5%        91   1%     6,813    6%
 Interest income         8,151      6%                    8,151    7%
 Other income            5,602      5%                    5,602    4%
                    ------------------ -------------- ---------------
 Totals               $134,253    100%   $11,224 100%  $123,029  100%

Year-To-Date
 Independent/CCRCs    $ 45,502      9%                 $ 45,502   10%
 Assisted Living
  Facilities           114,961     23%                  114,961   25%
 Skilled Nursing
  Facilities           159,033     32%                  159,033   35%
 Medical Office
  Buildings            112,814     23%   $37,177  99%    75,637   17%
 Specialty Care
  Facilities            25,484      5%       298   1%    25,186    6%
 Interest income        25,823      5%                   25,823    6%
 Other income           9,538       3%                   9,538     1%
                    ------------------ -------------- ---------------
 Totals               $493,155    100%   $37,475 100%  $455,680  100%

Notes: (1) Total revenues include gross revenues and revenues from
 discontinued operations.

Revenue Maturities                                           Exhibit 5
 ($000's)
---------------------

           Investment   Operating
           Properties   Properties
             Rental       Rental       Interest       Total     % of
   Year    Income (1)   Income (1)    Income (1)    Revenues     Total
---------------------   ----------   ------------   ---------   ------
   2008     $    437     $12,863      $    4,133     $ 17,433      4%
   2009          930       7,497           3,487       11,914      2%
   2010          578       9,701           2,447       12,726      3%
   2011        6,921       8,457           1,584       16,962      4%
   2012       16,048      10,378           2,442       28,868      6%
Thereafter   321,830      44,563          25,080      391,473     81%
           ----------   ----------   ------------   ---------   ------
  Totals    $346,744     $93,459      $   39,173     $479,376    100%


Notes: (1) Annualized revenue impact by year. Reflects contract rate
            of interest for loans, annual straight-line rent for
            leases with fixed escalators or annual cash rent for
            leases with contingent escalators, net of collectibility
            reserves if applicable.

Debt Maturities and Principal Payments                       Exhibit 6
 ($000's)
-------------------------------------------

                                Senior Notes  Secured Debt
    Year       Line of Credit        (1)           (1)        Total
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    2008         $      0       $   42,330     $ 27,941     $   70,271
    2009                0                0       53,752         53,752
    2010                0                0       15,480         15,480
    2011          307,000                0       52,641        359,641
    2012                0          250,000       21,841        271,841
    2013                0          300,000       54,780        354,780
    2014                0                0      123,399        123,399
 Thereafter             0        1,295,000      157,139      1,452,139
              --------------------------------------------------------
   Totals        $307,000       $1,887,330     $506,973     $2,701,303


Notes: (1) Amounts above represent principal amounts due and do not
            reflect unamortized premiums/discounts or other fair value
            adjustments as reflected on the balance sheet.

Fill-Up Concentrations ($000's)                              Exhibit 7
--------------------------------------------

                                              Investment
Facility Type      # Properties # Beds/Units   Balance    % Investment
                   ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
 Independent/CCRCs      10         1,585         $222,345      4%
 Assisted Living
  Facilities            20         1,206          173,658      3%
 Skilled Nursing
  Facilities             6           752           58,268      1%
 Specialty Care
  Facilities             3           124           50,678      1%
                   ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
 Totals                 39         3,667         $504,949     10%


                                  Average
                                   Months
Occupancy          # Properties in Operation Revenues (1)  % Revenues
                   ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
 0% - 50%               11             5         $  2,844      2%
 50% - 70%               6             9            1,578      1%
 70% +                  22            16            6,716      5%
                   ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
 Totals                 39            12         $ 11,138      8%


Notes: (1) Revenues include gross revenues and revenues from
            discontinued operations for the three months ended
            December 31, 2007.

Investment Activity ($000's)                                 Exhibit 8
----------------------------

                                Three Months Ended     Year Ended
                                December 31, 2007   December 31, 2007
                                ------------------- ------------------
Funding by Investment Type
 Real Property                   $  183,111    62%   $  952,320   80%
 Loans Receivable                   114,555    38%      237,152   20%
                                ------------------- ------------------
 Totals                          $  297,666   100%   $1,189,472  100%

Funding by Facility Type
 Independent/CCRCs               $   72,525    24%   $  240,975   20%
 Assisted Living Facilities          45,345    15%      118,242   10%
 Skilled Nursing Facilities         125,547    42%      319,460   27%
 Medical Office Buildings            35,248    12%      411,100   35%
 Specialty Care Facilities           19,001     7%       99,695    8%
                                ------------------- ------------------
 Totals                          $  297,666   100%   $1,189,472  100%

Development Activity ($000's)                                Exhibit 9
--------------------------------

             Balance
                at                            Balance at
              December 2007 YTD    2007 YTD    December    Committed
Facility Type 31, 2006 Fundings  Conversions    31, 2007    Balances
--------------------------------------------------------- ------------
Independent/
 CCRCs       $ 61,709  $154,648   $ (25,090)   $191,267    $  638,785
Assisted
 Living
 Facilities    55,197    55,929     (56,599)     54,527       217,962
Skilled
 Nursing
 Facilities    14,852    21,924     (16,568)     20,208        46,843
Medical
 Office
 Buildings          0    14,688           0      14,688       154,046
Specialty
 Care
 Facilities     6,464    60,326     (33,771)     33,019        56,770
             --------- --------- ------------ ----------- ------------
Totals       $138,222  $307,515   $(132,028)   $313,709    $1,114,406

Development Funding Projections for Existing Projects ($000's)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    Projected Future
                                         Fundings
                                 ------------------------
                       # Beds/
                         Units
                        or Sq.      2008       Fundings     Unfunded
Facility Type Projects    Ft.      Fundings    Thereafter Commitments
---------------------- --------- ------------ ----------- ------------
Independent/
 CCRCs          16        2,426    $252,199    $195,319     $447,518
Assisted
 Living
 Facilities     13        1,223     114,929      48,506      163,435
Skilled
 Nursing
 Facilities      3          313      23,632       3,003       26,635
Medical
 Office
 Buildings       2      459,260      33,453     105,905      139,358
Specialty
 Care
 Facilities      3          146      15,968       7,783       23,751
             ---------           ------------ ----------- ------------
Totals          37                 $440,181    $360,516     $800,697

Project Conversion Projections ($000's)
---------------------------------------------


   2007 Quarterly Conversions             Annual Projections
-------------------------------- -------------------------------------

                     Projected                             Projected
                       Average                              Average
                       Initial                              Initial
  Quarter   Amount    Yields (1)     Year       Amount     Yields (1)
-------------------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------
                                 2008
1Q07 actual$  6,923     9.06%     projected   $  360,447      9.12%
                                 2009
2Q07 actual  67,539     9.36%     projected      400,350      8.70%
                                 2010
3Q07 actual  23,411     9.36%     projected      326,939      9.37%
                                 2011+
4Q07 actual  34,155     9.81%     projected       26,670     10.58%
           --------- -----------              ----------- ------------
Totals     $132,028     9.46%    Totals       $1,114,406      9.08%


Notes:  All amounts include both cash advances and non-cash additions
         such as capitalized interest.
        (1) Actual initial yields may be higher if the underlying
         market rates increase.

Disposition Activity ($000's)                               Exhibit 10
-------------------------------

                                 Three Months Ended     Year Ended
                                  December 31, 2007  December 31, 2007
                                 ------------------- -----------------
Dispositions by Investment Type
 Real Property                      $ 20,711    84%    $ 83,877   67%
 Loans Receivable                      3,934    16%      42,028   33%
                                 ------------------- -----------------
 Totals                             $ 24,645   100%    $125,905  100%

Dispositions by Facility Type
 Assisted Living Facilities         $  1,563     6%    $ 70,030   56%
 Skilled Nursing Facilities           17,737    72%      33,343   26%
 Independent/CCRCs                     5,345    22%      22,532   18%
                                 ------------------- -----------------
 Totals                             $ 24,645   100%    $125,905  100%

 Discontinued Operations ($000's)                           Exhibit 11
-----------------------------------

                                      Three Months Ended  Year Ended
                                        December 31,     December 31,
                                      ----------------- --------------
                                        2007     2006    2007   2006
                                      --------- ------- ------ -------
 Revenues
 Rental income                          $ 721   $2,838  $7,133 $14,939

 Expenses
 Interest expense                         127      836   1,622   4,398
 Depreciation and amortization            637    1,918   3,733   9,131
 General and administrative                 0      390       0   1,120
                                      --------- ------- ------ -------

 Income (loss) from discontinued
  operations, net                       $ (43)  $ (306) $1,778 $   290

                                                            Exhibit 12

Current Capitalization ($000's except
 share price)                          Leverage & Performance Ratios
------------------------------------- --------------------------------
                   Balance  % Balance
                 --------------------
Borrowings Under
 Bank Lines      $  307,000       6%  Debt/Total Book Cap     53%
Long-Term Debt                        Debt/Undepreciated Book
 Obligations      2,397,668      47%   Cap                    48%
Stockholders'
 Equity           2,404,356      47%  Debt/Total Market Cap   39%
                 --------------------
 Total Book
  Capitalization $5,109,024     100%
                                      Interest Coverage 3.17x 3rd Qtr.
Common Shares                                           2.91x YTD
 Outstanding
 (000's)             85,496
Period-End Share                      Interest Coverage
 Price           $    44.69            -adjusted        3.17x 3rd Qtr.
                 ----------
Common Stock                                            2.95x YTD
 Market Value    $3,820,816      56%
                                      Fixed Charge      2.62x 3rd Qtr.
Preferred Stock     330,243       5%   Coverage
Borrowings Under                                        2.38x YTD
 Bank Lines         307,000       4%
                                      Fixed Charge
Long-Term Debt                         Coverage
 Obligations      2,397,668      35%   -adjusted        2.63x 3rd Qtr.
                 --------------------
 Total Market                                           2.42x YTD
  Capitalization $6,855,727     100%

EBITDA Reconciliation ($000's)                              Exhibit 13
-------------------------------------------

                                 Three Months Ended     Year Ended
                                    December 31,       December 31,
                                 -------------------------------------
                                    2007     2006     2007      2006
                                 ---------- ------- --------- --------

 Net income                       $ 48,947  $22,958 $141,402  $102,750
 Interest expense (1)               35,593   25,235  136,302    96,834
 Tax expense (benefit)                 269        0      188        82
 Depreciation and amortization
  (1)                               40,081   25,645  149,626    97,564
 Amortization of deferred loan
  expenses                           1,971    1,056    5,977     3,255
                                 ---------- ------- --------- --------
 EBITDA                            126,861   74,894  433,495   300,485
 Stock-based compensation
  expense                            1,298    2,789    7,050     6,980
 Provision for loan losses               0      250        0     1,000
 Loss/(gain) on extinguishment
  of debt                           (1,081)       0   (1,081)        0
                                 ---------- ------- --------- --------
 EBITDA - adjusted                $127,078  $77,933 $439,464  $308,465

 Interest Coverage Ratio
 Interest expense (1)             $ 35,593  $25,235 $136,302  $ 96,834
 Capitalized interest                4,468    1,976   12,526     4,470
                                 ---------- ------- --------- --------
        Total interest              40,061   27,211  148,828   101,304
 EBITDA                           $126,861  $74,894 $433,495  $300,485
                                 ---------- ------- --------- --------
        Interest coverage ratio       3.17x   2.75x     2.91x    2.97x

 EBITDA - adjusted                $127,078  $77,933 $439,464  $308,465
                                 ---------- ------- --------- --------
        Interest coverage ratio       3.17x   2.86x     2.95x    3.04x
         - adjusted

 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
 Total interest (1)               $ 40,061  $27,211 $148,828  $101,304
 Secured debt principal
  amortization                       2,147      849    7,961     3,033
 Preferred dividends                 6,179    5,464   25,130    21,463
                                 ---------- ------- --------- --------
        Total fixed charges         48,387   33,524  181,919   125,800
 EBITDA                           $126,861  $74,894 $433,495  $300,485
                                 ---------- ------- --------- --------
        Fixed charge coverage         2.62x   2.23x     2.38x    2.39x
         ratio

 EBITDA - adjusted                $127,078  $77,933 $439,464  $308,465
                                 ---------- ------- --------- --------
        Fixed charge coverage         2.63x   2.32x     2.42x    2.45x
         ratio - adjusted


Notes: (1)  Depreciation and amortization and interest expense include
             depreciation and amortization and interest expense,
             respectively, from discontinued operations.


Funds Available For Distribution Reconciliation             Exhibit 14
-------------------------------------------------
(Amounts in 000's except per share data)

                               Three Months Ended      Year Ended
                                  December 31,        December 31,
                               ------------------  -------------------
                                 2007      2006      2007      2006
                               --------- --------  --------- ---------

 Net income available to
  common stockholders          $ 42,768  $17,494   $116,272  $ 81,287
 Depreciation and
  amortization (1)               40,081   25,645    149,626    97,564
 Loss/(gain) on sales of
  properties                    (11,662)   1,324    (14,437)   (1,267)
 Minority interests                  (8)      (2)       (10)       (2)
 Gross straight-line
  rental income                  (4,365)  (2,912)   (17,029)   (9,432)
 Prepaid/straight-line
  rent receipts                   6,678    4,285     17,469    20,561
 Amortization related to
  above/(below) market
  leases, net                      (136)     (60)      (792)      (60)
 Amortization of deferred
  loan expenses                   1,971    1,056      5,977     3,255
 Cap Ex, tenant
  improvements, lease
  commissions                    (1,763)     (21)    (4,292)      (21)
                               --------- --------  --------- ---------
 Funds available for
  distribution                   73,564   46,809    252,784   191,885
 One-time acquisition
  finder's fees                       0        0      1,750         0
 Loss/(gain) on
  extinguishment of debt         (1,081)       0     (1,081)        0
 Additional other income         (3,900)       0     (3,900)        0
 Merger-related expenses              0    5,213          0     5,213
 Prepaid/straight-line
  rent receipts                  (6,678)  (4,285)   (17,469)  (20,561)
                               --------- --------  --------- ---------
 Funds available for
  distribution -
  normalized                   $ 61,905  $47,737   $232,084  $176,537

 Average common shares
  outstanding:
        Basic                    82,346   64,277     78,861    61,661
        Diluted                  82,784   64,687     79,409    62,045

 Per share data:
 Net income available to
  common stockholders
        Basic                  $   0.52  $  0.27   $   1.47  $   1.32
        Diluted                    0.52     0.27       1.46      1.31

 Funds available for
  distribution
        Basic                  $   0.89  $  0.73   $   3.21  $   3.11
        Diluted                    0.89     0.72       3.18      3.09

 Funds available for
  distribution -
  normalized
        Basic                  $   0.75  $  0.74   $   2.94  $   2.86
        Diluted                    0.75     0.74       2.92      2.85

 FAD Payout Ratio
 Dividends per common
  share (2)                    $   0.66  $  0.64   $   2.62  $   2.54
 FAD per diluted share         $   0.89  $  0.72   $   3.18  $   3.09
                               --------- --------  --------- ---------
        FAD payout ratio             74%      89%        82%       82%

 FAD Payout Ratio -
  Normalized
 Dividends per common
  share (2)                    $   0.66  $  0.64   $   2.62  $   2.54
 FAD per diluted share -
  normalized                   $   0.75  $  0.74   $   2.92  $   2.85
                               --------- --------  --------- ---------
        FAD payout ratio -
         normalized                  88%      86%        90%       89%


Notes: (1) Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation and
            amortization from discontinued operations.
       (2) The $0.3409 prorated dividend paid on December 28, 2006 in
            connection with the Windrose merger has been excluded from
            4Q06 and 2006 and included in 2007.


Funds From Operations Reconciliation                        Exhibit 15
-----------------------------------------
(Amounts in 000's except per share data)

                                Three Months Ended     Year Ended
                                   December 31,       December 31,
                                ------------------ -------------------
                                  2007      2006     2007      2006
                                --------- -------- --------- ---------

 Net income available to
  common stockholders           $ 42,768  $17,494  $116,272  $ 81,287
 Depreciation and
  amortization (1)                40,081   25,645   149,626    97,564
 Loss/(gain) on sales of
  properties                     (11,662)   1,324   (14,437)   (1,267)
 Minority interests                  (88)      (4)     (344)       (4)
                                --------- -------- --------- ---------
 Funds from operations          $ 71,099  $44,459  $251,117  $177,580
 One-time acquisition
  finder's fees                        0        0     1,750         0
 Loss/(gain) on
  extinguishment of debt          (1,081)       0    (1,081)        0
 Additional other income          (3,900)       0    (3,900)        0
 Merger-related expenses               0    5,213         0     5,213
                                --------- -------- --------- ---------
 Funds from operations -
  normalized                    $ 66,118  $49,672  $247,886  $182,793

 Average common shares
  outstanding:
  Basic                           82,346   64,277    78,861    61,661
  Diluted                         82,784   64,687    79,409    62,045

 Per share data:
 Net income available to
  common stockholders
  Basic                         $   0.52  $  0.27  $   1.47  $   1.32
  Diluted                           0.52     0.27      1.46      1.31

 Funds from operations
  Basic                         $   0.86  $  0.69  $   3.18  $   2.88
  Diluted                           0.86     0.69      3.16      2.86

 Funds from operations -
  normalized
  Basic                         $   0.80  $  0.77  $   3.14  $   2.96
  Diluted                           0.80     0.77      3.12      2.95

 FFO Payout Ratio
 Dividends per common share
  (2)                           $   0.66  $  0.64  $   2.62  $   2.54
 FFO per diluted share          $   0.86  $  0.69  $   3.16  $   2.86
                                --------- -------- --------- ---------
  FFO payout ratio                    77%      93%       83%       89%

 FFO Payout Ratio -
  Normalized
 Dividends per share (2)        $   0.66  $  0.64  $   2.62  $   2.54
 FFO per diluted share -
  normalized                    $   0.80  $  0.77  $   3.12  $   2.95
                                --------- -------- --------- ---------
  FFO payout ratio -
   normalized                         83%      83%       84%       86%


Notes: (1) Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation and
            amortization from discontinued operations.
       (2) The $0.3409 prorated dividend paid on December 28, 2006 in
            connection with the Windrose merger has been excluded from
            4Q06 and 2006 and included in 2007.


 Outlook Reconciliations                                    Exhibit 16
----------------------------------------------
 (Amounts in 000's except per share data)

                                                       Year Ended
                                                    December 31, 2008
                                                   -------------------
                                                      Low      High
                                                   --------- ---------

FFO Reconciliation:
----------------------------------------------
 Net income available to common stockholders       $143,000  $152,000
 Depreciation and amortization (1)                  158,000   158,000
                                                   --------- ---------
 Funds from operations                             $301,000  $310,000

 Average common shares outstanding (diluted)         92,000    92,000

 Per share data (diluted):
 Net income available to common stockholders       $   1.55  $   1.65
 Funds from operations                                 3.27      3.37


FAD Reconciliation:
----------------------------------------------
 Net income available to common stockholders       $143,000  $152,000
 Depreciation and amortization (1)                  158,000   158,000
 Gross straight-line rental income                  (22,500)  (22,500)
 Amortization related to above/below market
  leases                                             (1,000)   (1,000)
 Amortization of deferred loan expenses               7,250     7,250
 Cap Ex, tenant improvements, lease
  commissions                                        (7,500)   (7,500)
                                                   --------- ---------
 Funds available for distribution                  $277,250  $286,250

 Average common shares outstanding (diluted)         92,000    92,000

 Per share data (diluted):
 Net income available to common stockholders       $   1.55  $   1.65
 Funds available for distribution                      3.01      3.11


Notes: (1) Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation and
            amortization from discontinued operations.

SOURCE: Health Care REIT, Inc.

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