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Health Care REIT, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End Results; Increases 2005 Quarterly Dividend Rate

01/31/2005

TOLEDO, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2005--Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) today announced operating results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004.

"We enhanced the foundation for the future growth of Health Care REIT during 2004," commented George L. Chapman, chief executive officer of Health Care REIT, Inc. "We incorporated a new contingency-based rental escalator in our lease structure, which provides for internal growth in FFO and FAD. We are pleased to have added $522 million of net new investments and six new operators. While we are disappointed that unanticipated G&A expenses and asset dispositions and transitions have caused us to miss our earnings estimate for 2004 and reduce our guidance for 2005, the company is positioned to generate strong recurring FAD per share growth in the range of 10-14% in 2005. As a result of this positive outlook, the Board of Directors approved an increase in the common stock dividend to $0.62 per quarter from $0.60 per quarter commencing with the May 2005 dividend."

As previously announced, the Board of Directors declared a dividend for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 of $0.60 per share as compared to $0.585 per share for the same period in 2003. The dividend represents the 135th consecutive dividend payment. The dividend will be payable February 22, 2005 to stockholders of record on January 31, 2005.

Summary of Fourth Quarter Results
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(In thousands, except per share data)
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                                             Three Months Three Months
                                                 Ended        Ended
                                             December 31, December 31,
                                                 2004         2003
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Revenues                                         $68,794      $60,215
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Net Income Available to Common Stockholders      $15,767      $16,935
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Funds From Operations                            $37,299      $33,205
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Funds From Operations - Adjusted (1)             $37,299      $35,997
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Funds Available for Distribution                 $35,642      $25,302
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Funds Available for Distribution - Adjusted (1)  $35,642      $28,094
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Net Income Per Diluted Share                     $  0.30      $  0.34
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FFO Per Diluted Share                            $  0.71      $  0.66
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FFO Per Diluted Share - Adjusted (1)             $  0.71      $  0.72
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FAD Per Diluted Share                            $  0.68      $  0.50
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FAD Per Diluted Share - Adjusted (1)             $  0.68      $  0.56
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Dividend Per Share                               $  0.60      $ 0.585
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FFO Payout Ratio                                      85%          89%
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FFO Payout Ratio - Adjusted (1)                       85%          81%
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FAD Payout Ratio                                      88%         117%
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FAD Payout Ratio - Adjusted (1)                       88%         104%
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(1) Excludes impairment charges in 2003.


Summary of Year to Date Results
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(In thousands, except per share data)
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                                              Year Ended   Year Ended
                                             December 31, December 31,
                                                 2004         2003
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Revenues                                        $251,395     $196,739
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Net Income Available to Common Stockholders     $ 72,634     $ 70,732
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Funds From Operations                           $146,742     $119,463
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Funds From Operations - Adjusted (1)            $147,056     $125,045
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Funds Available for Distribution                $132,950     $104,535
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Funds Available for Distribution - Adjusted (1) $133,264     $110,117
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Net Income Per Diluted Share                    $   1.39     $   1.60
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FFO Per Diluted Share                           $   2.82     $   2.70
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FFO Per Diluted Share - Adjusted (1)            $   2.82     $   2.83
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FAD Per Diluted Share                           $   2.55     $   2.36
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FAD Per Diluted Share - Adjusted (1)            $   2.56     $   2.49
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Dividend Per Share                              $  2.385     $   2.34
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FFO Payout Ratio                                      85%          87%
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FFO Payout Ratio - Adjusted (1)                       85%          83%
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FAD Payout Ratio                                      94%          99%
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FAD Payout Ratio - Adjusted (1)                       93%          94%
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(1) Excludes preferred stock redemption charge in 2003 and impairment
charges in 2003 and 2004.

The company had a total outstanding debt balance of $1.2 billion at December 31, 2004, as compared with $1.0 billion at December 31, 2003, and stockholders' equity of $1.3 billion, which represents a debt to total book capitalization ratio of 47 percent. The debt to total market capitalization at December 31, 2004 was 34 percent. The company's coverage ratio of EBITDA to interest was 3.24 to 1.00 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2004. The company's coverage ratio of EBITDA to fixed charges was 2.77 to 1.00 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2004.

Impairments and Write-offs. During the fourth quarter of 2004, the company transitioned a portfolio of 11 properties from an underperforming operator to three new operators. As a result of the transition, the company incurred a $3.8 million write-off relating to outstanding loans with the prior operator. In addition, during the third quarter of 2004, the company incurred an impairment charge of $314,000 on one property to reduce its book value to fair market value.

Straight-line Rent. The company recorded $1.7 million and $13.8 million of straight-line rent for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2004, respectively. Straight-line rent is net of $3.0 million and $8.1 million in cash payments outside the normal monthly rental payments for the three and twelve month periods, respectively.

2004 Earnings Shortfall. During the fourth quarter, general and administrative expenses totaled $6.2 million, representing a $2.6 million increase compared to third quarter expenses. Of this $2.6 million sequential increase, approximately $2.0 million, or $0.04 per share, was not anticipated in the company's previous 2004 guidance. Approximately half of this $2.0 million is comprised of professional services fees, with additional taxes, compensation expenses and transition costs associated with the removal of an underperforming operator comprising the remainder. The company anticipates that general and administrative expenses will total approximately $17.5 to $18.5 million for the full-year 2005.

Outlook for 2005. The company is reducing its 2005 guidance and now expects to report net income available to common stockholders in the range of $1.39 to $1.47 per diluted share and FFO in the range of $2.90 to $2.98 per diluted share. The guidance assumes net new investments of $200 million with leases that will not require rents to be straight-lined. The company expects to record straight-line rent of approximately $14 million for the full year 2005, before any payments outside the normal monthly rental payments. There are three primary factors that have contributed to the eight cent reduction in the company's forecast relative to its previous expectations.

First, the company now anticipates dispositions of two high-yielding investments during early 2005 that were not in the previous guidance. These investments total approximately $50 million and generate a blended yield of 12.5%. Accordingly, the company has adjusted its net new investment guidance to $200 million, down from the previous estimate of $250 million. Based on an assumption that proceeds would be initially used to pay down a portion of the line of credit balance then later reinvested at an initial yield of 9.0-9.5%, this factor would represent an approximately $1.6 million, or $0.03 per share, reduction to the company's 2005 forecast.

Second, as a result of ongoing professional services fees, the company's current anticipated 2005 general and administrative expense of $17.5 to $18.5 million is approximately $1.0 million, or $0.02 per share, higher than previously estimated.

Third, through a successful transition process to replace an underperforming operator during the fourth quarter of 2004, the company provided one of the three replacement operators with a rent deferral during the first six months of 2005. This will result in an incremental reduction to the company's 2005 forecast during the deferral period of approximately $1.65 million, or $0.03 per share.

Due to the increased focus on FAD, the company has now provided a reconciliation of FAD within this press release and forecasts 2005 FAD in a range of $2.65 to $2.73 per share based on estimated straight-line rent of $14 million in 2005. This $2.65 to $2.73 per share FAD guidance for 2005 represents strong 10-14% growth over 2004 recurring FAD of $2.40 per share, excluding the impact of any potential one-time cash payments the company may receive in 2005 and the actual $8.1 million in one-time cash payments received during calendar year 2004.

The company's guidance does not account for any impairments or unanticipated additions to the loan loss reserve. Additionally, the company plans to manage itself to maintain investment grade status with a capital structure consistent with its current profile. Please see Exhibit 15 for a reconciliation of the outlooks for net income, FFO and FAD.

Dividends for 2005. The Board of Directors approved a new quarterly dividend rate of $0.62 per share per quarter ($2.48 per share annually), commencing with the May 2005 dividend, up from $0.60, the rate during 2004. The company's dividend policy is reviewed annually during the Board of Director's January planning session. The declaration and payment of quarterly dividends remains subject to the review and approval of the Board of Directors.

Supplemental Reporting Measures. The company believes that net income, as defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (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 a useful supplemental measure 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 depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FAD represents FFO excluding the non-cash straight-line rental adjustments.

In August 2003, the company adopted the SEC clarification of Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Topic D-42. To implement the clarified accounting pronouncement, the company's 2003 results reflect a reduction in net income available to common stockholders resulting from a non-cash, non-recurring charge of $2,790,000, or $0.06 per diluted share, due to the redemption of the company's 8.875% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock in July 2003. NAREIT has issued its recommendation that preferred stock redemption charges should not be added back to net income in the calculation of FFO. Although the company has adopted this recommendation, it has also disclosed FFO and FAD adjusted for the preferred stock redemption charge for enhanced clarity. Additionally, the company believes that the nature of the charge is non-recurring because there was not a similar charge during the two preceding years and the company does not anticipate a similar charge in the succeeding two years.

In October 2003, NAREIT informed its member companies that the SEC had changed its position on certain aspects of the NAREIT FFO definition, including impairment charges. Previously, the SEC accepted NAREIT's view that impairment charges were effectively an early recognition of an expected loss on an impending sale of property and thus should be excluded from FFO similar to other gains and losses on sales. However, the SEC's clarified interpretation is that recurring impairments taken on real property may not be added back to net income in the calculation of FFO. Although the company has adopted this recommendation, it has also disclosed FFO and FAD adjusted for the impairment charges for enhanced clarity.

EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Additionally, the company excludes the non-cash provision for loan losses. 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. The company primarily utilizes EBITDA to measure its interest coverage ratio which represents EBITDA divided by interest expense.

FFO, FAD and EBITDA 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, in making operating decisions and for budget planning purposes. Additionally, FFO and FAD are internal evaluation metrics utilized by the Board of Directors to evaluate management. FFO, FAD and EBITDA 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, FFO, FAD and EBITDA, 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 Exhibits 13, 14, 15 and 16 for reconciliations of FAD, FFO and EBITDA to net income.

Conference Call Information. The company has scheduled a conference call on February 1, 2005, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss its fourth quarter and year end results, industry trends, portfolio performance and outlook for 2005. To participate on the webcast, log on to www.hcreit.com or www.fulldisclosure.com 15 minutes before the call to download the necessary software. Replays will be available for 90 days through the same Web sites. This earnings release is posted on the company's Web site under the heading Press Releases.

Health Care REIT, Inc., with headquarters in Toledo, Ohio, is a real estate investment trust that invests in health care facilities, primarily skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. At December 31, 2004, the company had investments in 394 health care facilities in 35 states with 50 operators and had total assets of approximately $2.5 billion. The portfolio included 234 assisted living facilities, 152 skilled nursing facilities and eight specialty care hospitals. 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 the possible expansion of the company's portfolio; the performance of its operators and properties; its ability to enter into agreements with new viable tenants for properties which it 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; and its ability to meet its earnings guidance. When the company uses words such as "may," "will," "intend," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," 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; serious issues facing the health care industry, including compliance with, and changes to, regulations and payment policies and operators' difficulty in obtaining and maintaining adequate liability and other insurance; changes in financing terms; competition within the health care and senior housing industries; changes in federal, state and local legislation; negative developments in the operating results or financial condition of operators, 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; and changes in rules or practices governing the company's financial reporting. 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
                                               -----------------------
                                                   2004        2003
                                               -----------------------
Assets
Real estate investments:
 Real property owned
   Land                                        $  208,173  $  166,408
   Buildings & improvements                     2,176,327   1,712,868
   Construction in progress                        25,463      14,701
                                               ----------- -----------
                                                2,409,963   1,893,977
   Less accumulated depreciation                 (219,536)   (152,440)
                                               ----------- -----------
   Total real property owned                    2,190,427   1,741,537

 Loans receivable
   Real property loans                            213,067     213,480
   Subdebt investments                             43,739      45,254
                                               ----------- -----------
                                                  256,806     258,734
 Less allowance for losses on loans receivable     (5,261)     (7,825)
                                               ----------- -----------
                                                  251,545     250,909
                                               ----------- -----------
   Net real estate investments                  2,441,972   1,992,446

Other assets:
   Equity investments                               3,298       3,299
   Deferred loan expenses                           6,958      10,331
   Cash and cash equivalents                       19,763     124,496
   Receivables and other assets                    77,652      52,159
                                               ----------- -----------
                                                  107,671     190,285
                                               ----------- -----------

Total assets                                   $2,549,643  $2,182,731
                                               =========== ===========

Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Liabilities:
   Borrowings under unsecured lines of credit
    arrangements                               $  151,000  $        0
   Senior unsecured notes                         875,000     865,000
   Secured debt                                   160,225     148,184
   Accrued expenses and other liabilities          28,139      19,868
                                               ----------- -----------
Total liabilities                               1,214,364   1,033,052

Stockholders' equity:
   Preferred stock                                283,751     120,761
   Common stock                                    52,860      50,298
   Capital in excess of par value               1,139,723   1,069,887
   Treasury stock                                  (1,286)       (523)
   Cumulative net income                          745,817     660,446
   Cumulative dividends                          (884,890)   (749,166)
   Accumulated other
    comprehensive income                                1           1
   Other equity                                      (697)     (2,025)
                                               ----------- -----------
Total stockholders' equity                      1,335,279   1,149,679
                                               ----------- -----------

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity     $2,549,643  $2,182,731
                                               =========== ===========


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)

                                Three Months Ended     Year Ended
                                   December 31         December 31
                                -----------------  -------------------
                                   2004     2003      2004      2003
                                ------------------ -------------------
Revenues:
  Rental income                  $62,564  $53,723  $226,095  $172,212
  Interest income                  5,622    4,841    22,818    20,768
  Transaction fees and other
   income                            558    1,651     2,432     3,759
  Prepayment fees                     50        0        50         0
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------
Gross revenues                    68,794   60,215   251,395   196,739

Expenses:
  Interest expense                18,721   16,731    71,994    52,811
  Provision for depreciation      20,236   15,642    73,036    49,349
  General and administrative       6,247    3,032    16,585    11,483
  Loan expense                       825      889     3,393     2,921
  Impairment of assets                 0    2,792       314     2,792
  Provision for loan losses          300    2,120     1,200     2,870
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------
Total expenses                    46,329   41,206   166,522   122,226
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------

Income from continuing
 operations                       22,465   19,009    84,873    74,513

Discontinued operations:
  Gain (loss) on sales of
   properties                     (1,272)    (173)     (143)    4,139
  Income (loss) from
   discontinued
   operations, net                    16      243       641     4,088
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------
                                  (1,256)      70       498     8,227
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------

Net income                        21,209   19,079    85,371    82,740

Preferred dividends                5,442    2,144    12,737     9,218
Preferred stock redemption
 charge                                0        0         0     2,790
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------

Net income available to
 common stockholders             $15,767  $16,935  $ 72,634  $ 70,732
                                 ======== ======== ========= =========

Average number of common shares
 outstanding:
  Basic                           52,326   49,440    51,544    43,572
  Diluted                         52,784   50,119    52,082    44,201

Net income available to
 common stockholders per share:
  Basic                          $  0.30  $  0.34  $   1.41  $   1.62
  Diluted                           0.30     0.34      1.39      1.60

Dividends per share              $  0.60  $ 0.585  $  2.385  $   2.34


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Portfolio Composition ($000's)                               Exhibit 1
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Balance Sheet Data   # Properties # Beds/Units    Balance    % Balance
                     -------------------------------------------------
 Real Property            373       35,219     $2,190,427       90%
 Loans Receivable (1)      21        2,643        213,067        9%
 Subdebt Investments        0            0         43,739        1%
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 Total Investments        394       37,862     $2,447,233      100%

                                                               %
Investment Data    # Properties # Beds/Units  Investment(2) Investment
                   ---------------------------------------------------
 Assisted Living
  Facilities              234       15,776     $1,335,717       54%
 Skilled Nursing
  Facilities              152       20,975        965,328       39%
 Specialty Care
  Facilities                8        1,111        151,833        7%
                   ---------------------------------------------------
 Real Estate
  Investments             394       37,862      $2,452,878     100%

Notes: (1) Includes $35,918,000 of loans on non-accrual.

       (2)  Real Estate Investments include gross real estate
            investments and credit enhancements which amounted to
            $2,447,233,000 and $5,645,000, respectively.


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Revenue Composition ($000's)                                 Exhibit 2
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                                Three Months Ended     Year Ended
                                December 31, 2004   December 31, 2004
                                ------------------ -------------------
Revenue by Investment Type (1)
  Real Property                  $ 63,134    92%    $230,278     91%
  Loans Receivable                  4,588     7%      18,482      7%
  Subdebt Investments               1,183     1%       4,817      2%
  --------------------------------------------------------------------
  Total                          $ 68,905   100%    $253,577    100%

Revenue by Facility Type (1)
  Assisted Living Facilities     $ 36,625    53%    $139,440     55%
  Skilled Nursing Facilities       28,401    41%      98,677     39%
  Specialty Care Facilities         3,879     6%      15,460      6%
  --------------------------------------------------------------------
  Total                          $ 68,905   100%    $253,577    100%

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


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Operator Concentration ($000's)                              Exhibit 3
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Concentration by Investment     # Properties  Investment  % Investment
                               ---------------------------------------
 Emeritus Corporation                48      $  361,367        15%
 Southern Assisted Living, Inc.      43         200,750         8%
 Commonwealth Communities L.L.C.     13         196,560         8%
 Delta Health Group, Inc.            25         178,221         7%
 Home Quality Management, Inc.       32         176,081         7%
 Remaining Operators (45)           233       1,339,899        55%
                               -------------- ------------------------
 Total                              394      $2,452,878       100%


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 Geographic Concentration ($000's)                           Exhibit 4
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Concentration by Region    # Properties    Investment    %  Investment
                       ---------------- --------------- --------------
 South                          244        $1,285,128          52%
 Northeast                       56           499,171          20%
 West                            49           322,758          13%
 Midwest                         45           345,821          15%
                       ---------------- --------------- --------------
 Total                          394        $2,452,878         100%

Concentration by State     # Properties    Investment    %  Investment
                       ---------------- --------------- --------------
 Florida                         59        $  376,115          15%
 Massachusetts                   33           341,935          14%
 North Carolina                  42           197,036           8%
 Ohio                            17           158,283           6%
 Texas                           36           145,529           6%
 Remaining States (30)          207         1,233,980          51%
                       ---------------- --------------- --------------
 Total                          394        $2,452,878         100%


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Committed Investment Balances                                Exhibit 5
($000's except Investment per Bed/Unit)
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                                              Committed    Investment
                 # Properties  # Beds/Units   Balance(1)  per Bed/Unit
                 -----------------------------------------------------
Assisted Living
 Facilities            234        15,776      $1,339,550    $ 84,911
Skilled Nursing
 Facilities            152        20,975         965,328      46,023
Specialty Care
 Facilities              8         1,111         151,833     136,663
                 -----------------------------------------------------
Total                  394        37,862      $2,456,711        -na-

Notes: (1)  Committed Balance includes gross real estate investments,
            credit enhancements and unfunded construction commitments
            for which initial funding had commenced.


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Selected Facility Data                                       Exhibit 6
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                                                        Coverage Data
                                                        --------------
                                        % Payor Mix     Before  After
                                     -----------------  Mgt.    Mgt.
                             Census  Private  Medicare  Fees    Fees
                             -----------------------------------------
Assisted Living Facilities     87%     86%       0%     1.45x   1.23x
Skilled Nursing Facilities     87%     16%      15%     2.11x   1.62x
Specialty Care Facilities      66%     23%      40%     2.69x   2.08x
                                                       ---------------
                                    Weighted Averages   1.78x   1.44x

Notes: Data as of September 30, 2004.


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Credit Support ($000's)                                      Exhibit 7
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                       Balance   % Investment
                     -------------------------
Cross Defaulted      $2,344,328  96% of gross real estate investments
Cross Collateralized    165,589  78% of real property loans receivable
Master Leases         1,852,702  85% of real property owned

Current Capitalization                        Leverage & Performance
 ($000's except share price)                   Ratios
---------------------------                 --------------------------
                         Balance   % Balance
                       ---------------------
Borrowings Under Bank
 Lines                 $  151,000       6%   Debt/Total Book Cap   47%
Long-Term Debt
 Obligations            1,035,225      41%
Stockholders' Equity    1,335,279      53%   Debt/Total Market Cap 34%
                       ---------------------
 Total Book
  Capitalization       $2,521,504     100%

                                             Interest
                                              Coverage  3.25x 4th Qtr.
                                                        3.24x  YTD

Common Shares
 Outstanding (000's)       52,925
Year-end Share Price   $    38.15
                       -----------
Common Stock Market
 Value                 $2,019,089      58%   Fixed Charge
Preferred Stock           283,751       8%    Coverage  2.53x 4th Qtr.
Borrowings Under Bank                                   2.77x  YTD
 Lines                    151,000       4%
Long-Term Debt
 Obligations            1,035,225      30%
                       ---------------------
 Total Market
  Capitalization       $3,489,065     100%


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Revenue Maturities ($000's)                                  Exhibit 8
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Operating Lease Expirations & Loan Maturities

            Current           Current          Lease and
            Lease             Interest         Interest
   Year     Revenue (1)       Revenue (1)      Revenue      % of Total
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   2005     $      0          $   718          $    718           0%
   2006            0            2,880             2,880           1%
   2007            0            4,825             4,825           2%
   2008            0            4,219             4,219           2%
   2009            0            3,046             3,046           1%
Thereafter   251,480            5,846           257,326          94%
           -----------------------------------------------------------
   Total    $251,480          $21,534          $273,014         100%

Notes: (1)  Revenue impact by year, annualized.


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Debt Maturities and Principal Payments ($000's)              Exhibit 9
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                 Lines of       Senior        Secured
   Year          Credit (1)     Notes          Debt           Total
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   2005         $ 30,000      $      0      $  6,276      $   36,276
   2006          310,000        50,000         2,977         362,977
   2007                0       175,000        15,004         190,004
   2008                0       100,000        10,194         110,194
   2009                0             0        13,278          13,278
   2010                0             0         9,313           9,313
   2011                0             0        21,149          21,149
Thereafter             0       550,000        82,034         632,034
           -----------------------------------------------------------
   Total        $340,000      $875,000      $160,225      $1,375,225

Notes: (1) Reflected at 100% capacity.


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Investment Activity ($000's)                                Exhibit 10
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                              Three Months Ended        Year Ended
                              December 31, 2004     December 31, 2004
                            ------------------------------------------
Funding by Investment Type
 Real Property                $125,179      99%     $554,102     95%
 Loans Receivable                  643       1%        9,438      2%
 Subdebt Investments                53       0%       21,391      3%
                              --------------------- ------------------
 Total                        $125,875     100%     $584,931    100%

Funding by Facility Type
 Assisted Living Facilities   $ 22,135      18%     $228,365     39%
 Skilled Nursing Facilities    103,207      82%      350,262     60%
 Specialty Care Facilities         533       0%        6,304      1%
                             ---------------------  ------------------
 Total                        $125,875     100%     $584,931    100%


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Disposition Activity ($000's)                               Exhibit 11
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                                Three Months Ended       Year Ended
                                December 31, 2004    December 31, 2004
                                --------------------------------------
Dispositions by Investment Type
 Real Property                     $ 3,902     14%    $37,710     60%
 Loans Receivable                    9,881     36%     10,992     18%
 Subdebt Investments                13,882     50%     13,882     22%
                                   --------   ----    --------   ----
 Total                             $27,665    100%    $62,584    100%

Dispositions by Facility Type
 Assisted Living Facilities        $18,772     68%    $39,889     64%
 Skilled Nursing Facilities          8,893     32%     12,340     20%
 Specialty Care Facilities                             10,355     16%
                                   --------   ----    --------   ----
 Total                             $27,665    100%    $62,584    100%


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Discontinued Operations ($000's)                            Exhibit 12
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                                   Three Months Ended    Year Ended
                                      December 31       December 31
                                  ------------------------------------
                                   2004     2003       2004     2003
                                  ------   -------   -------  --------
Revenues
Rental income                      $111    $1,033    $2,182   $10,175

Expenses
Interest expense                     21       335       562     2,566
Provision for depreciation           74       455       979     3,521
                                  ------   -------   -------  --------

Income (loss) from discontinued
 operations, net                   $ 16    $  243    $  641   $ 4,088


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Funds Available For Distribution Reconciliation             Exhibit 13
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(Amounts in 000's except per share data)

                                Three Months Ended      Year Ended
                                   December 31          December 31
                                -----------------  -------------------
                                   2004    2003       2004      2003
                                --------  -------  --------- ---------

Net income available to common
 stockholders                    $15,767  $16,935  $ 72,634  $ 70,732
Provision for depreciation (1)    20,310   16,097    74,015    52,870
Loss (gain) on sales of
 properties                        1,272      173       143    (4,139)
Prepayments fees                     (50)       0       (50)        0
Rental income in excess of
 cash received                    (1,657)  (7,903)  (13,792)  (14,928)
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------
Funds available for
 distribution                     35,642   25,302   132,950   104,535
Impairment of assets                   0    2,792       314     2,792
Preferred stock redemption
 charge                                0        0         0     2,790
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------
Funds available for
 distribution - adjusted          35,642   28,094   133,264   110,117

Non-recurring rental
 cash payments                    (3,036)    (197)   (8,144)   (6,271)
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------
Funds available for
 distribution - recurring        $32,606  $27,897  $125,120  $103,846

Average common shares
 outstanding:
   Basic                          52,326   49,440    51,544    43,572
   Diluted                        52,784   50,119    52,082    44,201

Per share data:
Net income available to common
 stockholders
   Basic                         $  0.30  $  0.34  $   1.41  $   1.62
   Diluted                          0.30     0.34      1.39      1.60

Funds available for
 distribution
   Basic                         $  0.68  $  0.51  $   2.58  $   2.40
   Diluted                          0.68     0.50      2.55      2.36

Funds available for
 distribution - adjusted
   Basic                         $  0.68  $  0.57  $   2.59  $   2.53
   Diluted                          0.68     0.56      2.56      2.49

Funds available for
 distribution - recurring
   Basic                         $  0.62  $  0.56  $   2.43  $   2.38
   Diluted                          0.62     0.56      2.40      2.35

FAD Payout Ratio
Dividends per share              $  0.60  $ 0.585  $  2.385  $   2.34
FAD per diluted share               0.68     0.50      2.55      2.36
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------
   FAD payout ratio                   88%     117%       94%       99%

FAD Payout Ratio - Adjusted
Dividends per share              $  0.60  $ 0.585  $  2.385  $   2.34
FAD per diluted
 share - adjusted                $  0.68  $  0.56  $   2.56  $   2.49
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------
   FAD payout ratio - adjusted        88%     104%       93%       94%

FAD Payout Ratio - Recurring
Dividends per share              $  0.60  $ 0.585  $  2.385  $   2.34
FAD per diluted
 share - recurring               $  0.62  $  0.56  $   2.40  $   2.35
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------
   FAD payout ratio - recurring       97%     104%       99%      100%

Notes: (1)  Provision for depreciation includes provision for
            depreciation from discontinued operations.


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Funds From Operations Reconciliation                        Exhibit 14
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(Amounts in 000's except per share data)

                                Three Months Ended      Year Ended
                                    December 31         December 31
                                ------------------ -------------------
                                   2004     2003      2004      2003
                                 -------- -------- ---------  --------
Net income available to common
 stockholders                    $15,767  $16,935  $ 72,634  $ 70,732
Provision for depreciation (1)    20,310   16,097    74,015    52,870
Loss (gain) on sales of
 properties                        1,272      173       143    (4,139)
Prepayments fees                     (50)       0       (50)        0
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------
Funds from operations             37,299   33,205   146,742   119,463
Impairment of assets                   0    2,792       314     2,792
Preferred stock redemption
 charge                                0        0         0     2,790
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------
Funds from operations -
 adjusted                        $37,299  $35,997  $147,056  $125,045

Average common shares
 outstanding:
   Basic                          52,326   49,440    51,544    43,572
   Diluted                        52,784   50,119    52,082    44,201

Per share data:
Net income available to common
 stockholders
   Basic                         $  0.30  $  0.34  $   1.41  $   1.62
   Diluted                          0.30     0.34      1.39      1.60

Funds from operations
   Basic                         $  0.71  $  0.67  $   2.85  $   2.74
   Diluted                          0.71     0.66      2.82      2.70

Funds from operations -
 adjusted
   Basic                         $  0.71  $  0.73  $   2.85  $   2.87
   Diluted                          0.71     0.72      2.82      2.83

FFO Payout Ratio
Dividends per share              $  0.60  $ 0.585  $  2.385  $   2.34
FFO per diluted share            $  0.71  $  0.66  $   2.82  $   2.70
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------
   FFO payout ratio                   85%      89%       85%       87%

FFO Payout Ratio - Adjusted
Dividends per share              $  0.60  $ 0.585  $  2.385  $   2.34
FFO per diluted share -
 adjusted                        $  0.71  $  0.72  $   2.82  $   2.83
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------
   FFO payout ratio - adjusted        85%      81%       85%       83%

Notes: (1)  Provision for depreciation includes provision for
            depreciation from discontinued operations.


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FFO Outlook Reconciliation                                  Exhibit 15
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(Amounts in 000's except per share data)

                                               Year Ended
                                           December 31, 2005
                                        -----------------------
                                           Low           High
                                        ---------      ---------

Net income available to common
 stockholders                           $ 76,500       $ 80,900
Provision for depreciation (1)            83,000         83,000
                                        ------------------------
Funds from operations                    159,500        163,900
Rental income in excess of cash
 received                                (14,000)       (14,000)
                                        ------------------------
Funds available for distribution        $145,500       $149,900

Average common shares outstanding
 (diluted)                                55,000         55,000

Per share data (diluted):
Net income available to common
 stockholders                           $   1.39       $   1.47
Funds from operations                       2.90           2.98
Funds available for distribution            2.65           2.73

Notes: (1)  Provision for depreciation includes provision for
            depreciation from discontinued operations.


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EBITDA Reconciliation ($000's)                              Exhibit 16
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                                Three Months Ended      Year Ended
                                    December 31         December 31
                                ------------------ -------------------
                                   2004     2003      2004      2003
                                --------  -------- --------  ---------

Net income                       $21,209  $19,079  $ 85,371  $ 82,740
Provision for depreciation (1)    20,310   16,097    74,015    52,870
Interest expense (1)              18,742   17,066    72,556    55,377
Capitalized interest                 285      407       875     1,535
Amortization (2)                   1,016    1,102     4,247     3,957
Provision for loan losses            300    2,120     1,200     2,870
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------
EBITDA                           $61,862  $55,871  $238,264  $199,349

Interest Coverage Ratio
Interest expense (1)             $18,742  $17,066  $ 72,556  $ 55,377
Capitalized interest                 285      407       875     1,535
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------
   Total interest                 19,027   17,473    73,431    56,912
EBITDA                           $61,862  $55,871  $238,264  $199,349
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------
   Interest coverage ratio          3.25x    3.20x     3.24x     3.50x

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
Total interest (1)               $19,027  $17,473  $ 73,431  $ 56,912
Preferred dividends                5,442    2,144    12,737     9,218
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------
   Total fixed charges            24,469   19,617    86,168    66,130
EBITDA                           $61,862  $55,871  $238,264  $199,349
                                 -------- -------- --------- ---------
   Fixed charge coverage ratio      2.53x    2.85x     2.77x     3.01x

Notes: (1)  Provision for depreciation and interest expense include
            provision for depreciation and interest expense from
            discontinued operations.
       (2)  Amortization includes amortization of deferred loan
            expenses, restricted stock and stock options.

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

SOURCE: Health Care REIT, Inc.