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Health Care REIT, Inc. Reports Record FFO for 1998; 12 Consecutive Quarters Of Greater Than 9% FFO Growth

02/21/1999

TOLEDO, Ohio--(BW HealthWire)--Feb. 2, 1999--

  1998 Year End Results               1998 Year End Highlights
  ---------------------               ------------------------

  -- $1.1 billion total assets         -- $397 million new investments 
  -- $98 million gross income          -- 46% asset growth 
  -- $2.57 per diluted share FFO       -- 10% per share FFO growth 
  -- $2.19 per share dividends         -- 85% FFO payout ratio


Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) today announced the operating results for the year ended December 31, 1998. Funds From Operations (FFO), the generally accepted measure of operating performance for the real estate investment trust industry, achieved a record level of $66,766,000, or $2.57 per diluted share in 1998, a 9.8 percent per diluted share increase from $51,236,000, or $2.34 per diluted share in the prior year.

"We are delighted with the company's 1998 operating results. Driven by outstanding investment activity and consistent portfolio performance, the results exceeded our business plan," commented George L. Chapman, chairman and chief executive officer. "During 1998 we capitalized on current market conditions that generated high yielding, accretive investments for the company. Our strong balance sheet continues to give the company the flexibility to finance its commitments and opportunities, while retaining excellent leverage and coverage ratios. We believe the strength of our existing portfolio and the execution of our investment strategy of providing growth capital to emerging health care companies should lead to increased earnings and profitability for the company during 1999 and beyond."

Net income available to common shareholders for the year totaled $58,149,000, or $2.24 per diluted share, on revenue of $97,992,000 as compared with net income available to common shareholders of $46,478,000, or $2.12 per diluted share, on revenue of $73,308,000 for the year ended 1997.

For the 1998 fourth quarter, FFO totaled $18,380,000, or $0.66 per diluted share, as compared with FFO of $14,375,000, or $0.60 per diluted share, for the same period in 1997, an increase of 10 percent per diluted share. Net income available to common shareholders for the fourth quarter of 1998 totaled $16,468,000, or $0.59 per diluted share, on revenue of $27,770,000, as compared with net income available to common shareholders of $12,950,000, or $0.54 per diluted share, on revenue of $19,731,000 for the three months ended December 31, 1997.

Revenue growth was generated primarily by new investment activity in 1997 and 1998, which totaled $262,646,000 and $397,500,000, respectively. Investment activity contributed to a 46 percent increase in total assets, which at December 31, 1998, totaled $1,073,424,000 as compared with total assets of $734,327,000 at December 31, 1997.

Dividend payments to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1998, totaled $56,556,000, or $2.19 per share, as compared with dividend payments of $45,804,000, or $2.11 per share, during 1997. Correspondingly, the FFO payout ratio for 1998 was 85 percent as compared with a FFO payout ratio of 90 percent for 1997, evidence of the company's commitment to reduce its FFO payout ratio to a level below 80 percent during the next 12 to 15 months.

On January 19, 1999, the company announced the private placement of three million shares of convertible preferred stock providing net proceeds of $73 million. The net proceeds of the offering were used to repay borrowings under the company's revolving line of credit arrangements and invest in additional health care properties.

Health Care REIT, Inc., with headquarters in Toledo, Ohio, is a real estate investment trust that invests in health care facilities, primarily nursing homes, assisted living facilities and retirement centers. At December 31, 1998, the company had investments in 224 health care facilities in 34 states and had total assets of approximately $1.1 billion.

This document and supporting schedules may contain "forward-looking" statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the company's actual results in the future to differ materially from expected results. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, competition in the financing of health care facilities, the availability of capital, and regulatory and other changes in the health care sector, as described in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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                        HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
                         Financial Supplement


CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) 

(Amounts in thousands)
                                                 December 31        
                                        -----------------------------
                                             1998          1997     
                                        -----------------------------
Assets
Real estate investments:
   Real property owned:
     Land                               $    44,722   $     22,445
     Buildings & improvements               443,574        239,549
     Construction in progress               151,317         47,050  
                                        ------------  -------------
                                            639,613        309,044
     Less accumulated depreciation          (19,624)       (11,769)
                                        ------------  -------------
     Total real property owned              619,989        297,275

Loans receivable                            405,963        412,734
Direct financing leases                       6,741          7,935  
                                        ------------  --------------
                                          1,032,693        717,944
Less allowance for losses on 
  loans receivable                           (4,987)        (4,387)
                                        ------------  -------------
     Net real estate investments          1,027,706        713,557

Other assets:
     Direct investments                      26,180          4,964
     Marketable securities                    4,106          4,671
     Deferred loan expenses                   2,389          2,275
     Cash and cash equivalents                1,269          1,381
     Receivables and other assets            11,774          7,479  
                                        ------------  --------------
                                             45,718         20,770  
                                        ------------  --------------
Total assets                            $ 1,073,424    $   734,327  
                                        ------------  --------------
                                        ------------  --------------
Liabilities and shareholders' 
 equity
Liabilities:
     Borrowings under line of 
       credit obligations               $   171,550    $    78,400
     Senior unsecured notes                 240,000        162,000
     Mortgages payable                        7,429          8,670
     Accrued expenses and 
       other liabilities                     20,686         15,333  
                                        ------------  --------------
Total liabilities                       $   439,665    $   264,403

Shareholders' equity:
     Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value:
         Authorized - 10,000,000 shares
         Issued and outstanding - 
            3,000,000 in 1998                75,000
     Common Stock, $1.00 par value:
         Authorized - 40,000,000 shares
         Issued and outstanding -  
           28,240,165 in 1998 and 
           24,341,030 in 1997                28,240         24,341
     Capital in excess of par value         520,692        435,603
     Undistributed net income                10,434          8,841
     Accumulated other
         comprehensive income                 3,982          4,671
     Unamortized restricted stock            (4,589)        (3,532)
                                        ------------  -------------

Total shareholders' equity              $   633,759    $   469,924  
                                        ------------  -------------

Total liabilities and 
 shareholders' equity                   $ 1,073,424    $   734,327  
                                        ------------  --------------
                                        ------------  --------------



                        HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
                         Financial Supplement

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands except per share data)

                               Three months ended  Twelve months ended
                                  December 31          December 31
                               ------------------    -----------------
                                 1998      1997      1998      1997
                               ------------------    -----------------
Revenues:
   Interest income             $ 12,274  $ 12,370  $ 47,515  $ 45,999
   Prepayment fees                  167        52       588       529
   Operating leases:
      Rents                      12,471     6,060    41,953    22,178
      Gain on exercise 
        of options                1,049         0     1,049         0
   Direct financing leases:
      Lease income                  214       166       973     1,238
      Gain on exercise 
        of options                    0         0         0         0
   Loan and commitment fees       1,344       995     5,281     3,036
   Other income                     251       128       633       328
                               --------  --------  --------  --------
                               $ 27,770  $ 19,731  $ 97,992  $ 73,308

Expenses:
   Interest expense            $  4,451  $  3,732  $ 18,030  $ 15,365
   Provision for depreciation     3,128     1,477    10,254     5,287
   General and administrative     1,757     1,252     6,114     4,858
   Loan expense                     152       170       685       720
   Provision for losses             150       150       600       600
                               --------  --------  --------  --------
                                  9,638     6,781    35,683    26,830
                               --------  --------  --------  --------

Net Income                     $ 18,132  $ 12,950  $ 62,309  $ 46,478

   Preferred stock dividends      1,664         0     4,160         0
                               --------  --------  --------  --------

Net Income Available to        
 Common Shareholders           $ 16,468  $ 12,950  $ 58,149  $ 46,478
                               --------  --------  --------  --------
                               --------  --------  --------  --------
Average number of shares 
 outstanding:
   Basic                         27,572    23,434    25,579    21,594
   Diluted                       27,930    23,805    25,954    21,929

Net income per share:
   Basic                       $   0.60  $   0.55  $   2.27  $   2.15
   Diluted                         0.59      0.54      2.24      2.12

Funds from operations          $ 18,380  $ 14,375  $ 66,766  $ 51,236

Funds from operations per 
 share:
   Basic                       $   0.67  $   0.61  $   2.61  $   2.37
   Diluted                         0.66      0.60      2.57      2.34

Dividends per share            $  0.555  $  0.535  $  2.190  $  2.110



HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
Financial Supplement - December 31, 1998

Portfolio Composition ($000's)                               Exhibit 1

                           No.          No.                      %
Balance Sheet Data      Properties  Beds/Units  Balance (1)   Balance
                        ----------  ----------  -----------  -------- 
  Real Property              141      11,489    $  619,989       59%
  Loans Receivable            81       7,520       405,963       38%
  Direct Financing Leases      2         193         6,741        1%
  Direct Investments        -na-        -na-        26,180        2%
                        ----------  ----------  ----------   ---------
Total Investments            224      19,202    $1,058,873      100%

                           No.         No.                       %
Investment Data         Properties Beds/Units Investment(2) Investment
                        ---------- ---------- ------------  ----------
Assisted Living Facilities   147       9,824      $584,288       56%
Nursing Homes                 54       7,005       294,414       28%
Specialty Care Facilities      6         713        91,994        9%
Retirement Centers            15       1,366        60,876        6%
Behavioral Care                2         294        10,486        1%
                         --------    --------     --------  --------
Real Estate Investments      224      19,202    $1,042,058      100%

                                                        
Investment by               No.       No.                        %
 Owner Type             Properties Beds/Units Investment(2) Investment
                        ---------- ---------- ------------- ----------
  Publicly Traded             74       5,191    $  273,391       26%
  Key Private                 99       9,377       574,408       55%
  Privately Held              51       4,634       194,259       19%
                         --------   ---------   ----------   ---------
Real Estate Investments      224      19,202    $1,042,058      100%

Notes: (1) Total investments include gross real estate investments 
           and direct investments which amounted to $1,032,693,000 
           and $26,180,000, respectively.

       (2) Real Estate Investments include gross real estate 
           investments and credit enhancements which amounted to 
           $1,032,693,000 and $9,365,000, respectively.



HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
Financial Supplement - December 31, 1998

Revenue Composition ($000's)                                 Exhibit 2

                              Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended
                               December 31, 1998    December 31, 1998
                              -------------------  -------------------
Revenue by Investment Type


  Mortgage & Other Loans       $12,388        45%   $48,415       49%
  Real Property                 14,522        52%    46,517       48%
  Direct Investments               644         1%     2,081        2%
  Direct Financing Leases          216         2%       979        1%
                               -------   -------    -------  -------
  Total                        $27,770       100%   $97,992      100%

Revenue by Facility Type
  Assisted Living Facilities   $13,289        48%   $46,828       48%
  Nursing Homes                  9,498        34%    33,935       35%
  Specialty Care Facilities      2,992        11%    11,823       12%
  Retirement Centers             1,991         7%     5,206        5%
  Behavioral Care                    0         0%       200        0%
                               -------   -------    -------   -------
  Total                        $27,770       100%   $97,992      100%

Revenue by Owner Type

  Publicly Traded              $ 8,578        31%   $29,649       30%
  Key Private                   13,210        48%    46,495       48%
  Privately Held                 5,982        21%    21,848       22%
                               -------   -------    -------  -------
  Total                        $27,770       100%   $97,992      100%



HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
Financial Supplement - December 31, 1998

Revenue Composition (Continued) ($000's)                     Exhibit 3

Operating Lease Expirations & Loan Maturities
           Current Lease   Current Interest  Interest and
 Year       Revenue (1)      Revenue (1)     Lease Revenue  % of Total
--------  ---------------  ----------------  -------------  ----------
 1999      $  1,260        $     82           $  1,342          1%
 2000             0           1,716              1,716          2%
 2001             0           2,507              2,507          2%
 2002           873             609              1,482          1%
 2003         3,408           2,858              6,266          6%
Thereafter   63,555          36,174             99,729         88%
           --------        --------           --------      --------
Total      $ 69,096        $ 43,946           $113,042        100%

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



HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
Financial Supplement - December 31, 1998

Committed Investment Balances                               Exhibit 4
($000's except Investment per Bed/Unit)

                          No.         No.      Committed   Investment 
                        Properties Beds/Units  Balance(1) per Bed/Unit
                        ---------- ---------- ----------- ------------
Assisted Living Facilities   147      9,824   $  710,619   $   72,335
Nursing Homes                 54      7,005      316,994       45,253
Retirement Centers            15      1,366       73,310       53,668
Specialty Care Facilities      6        713       91,994      129,024
Behavioral Care                2        294       10,486       35,667
                           -----   --------   ----------   ----------
Total                        224     19,202   $1,203,403          n/a

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


HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
Financial Supplement - December 31, 1998

Operator Concentration ($000's)                              Exhibit 5
                   
Concentration by                        No.                     %
 Investment                         Properties  Investment  Investment
                                    ----------  ----------  ----------
  Atria Senior Quarters                 11      $   94,066      9%
  CareMatrix Corp.                       8          82,295      8%
  Olympus Healthcare Group, Inc.        13          78,549      8%
  Life Care Centers of America, Inc.    12          75,334      7%
  Alternative Living Services           29          50,514      5%
  Remaining Operators                  151         661,301     63%
                                    ---------    ---------  ---------
  Total                                224     $ 1,042,059     100%

                                       No.
Concentration by Revenue            Properties  Revenue(1)  % Revenue
                                    ----------  ----------  ---------
Atria Senior Quarters                   11         $ 9,700     10%
Olympus Healthcare Group, Inc.          13           8,153      8%
Life Care Centers of America, Inc.      12           7,737      8%
Doctors Corp. of America                 3           6,108      6%
Alternative Living Services             29           5,525      6%
Remaining Operators                    156          60,769     62%
                                    -------        -------  --------
Total                                  224         $97,992    100%

Notes: (1) Year ended December 31, 1998.



HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
Financial Supplement - December 31, 1998

Capitalization Data & Other Credit Support ($000's)          Exhibit 6
---------------------------------------------------

                          Year Ended December 31
                        --------------------------
Current Capitalization       1998     Adjusted (1)   % Balance
----------------------  ---------------------------------------
Long-Term Debt 
 Obligations              $  247,429    $  247,429      24%
Borrowings Under 
 Bank Lines                  171,550        98,550       9%
Shareholders' Equity         633,759       706,759      67%
                        ---------------------------------------
   Total Book 
    Capitalization        $1,052,738    $1,052,738     100%

Equity Market 
 Capitalization(2)        $  805,710    $  880,710

Leverage (1) & Performance Ratios

Debt/Total Book Capitalization   33%  Interest Coverage 3.97x 4th Qtr.
Debt/Book Equity                 49%                    3.83x LTM

Debt/Total Mkt. Capitalization   28%   FFO Payout Ratio 84% 4th Qtr.
Debt/Equity Mkt. Capitalization  39%                    85% LTM

Credit Enhancements               Balance        % Investments
-----------------------------    ----------    ---------------------
Cross Defaulted                  $  932,206    89% of gross real 
                                                estate investments
Cross Collateralized                391,361    96% of mortgage loans
Bank Letters of Credit & Cash        48,260    4% of committed balance


Notes:  (1)  Adjusted for 3.0 million convertible preferred shares 
             announced January 19, 1999.
        (2)  Inclusive of outstanding preferred stock.



HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
Financial Supplement - December 31, 1998

Debt Maturities and Principal Payments ($000's)         Exhibit  7


      Year  Bank Lines of Credit(1)  Senior Notes  Other Debt   Total
---------------------------------------------------------------------
      1999           0                      0          90         90
      2000      15,000                 35,000          99     50,099
      2001     175,000                 10,000         109    185,109
      2002           0                 20,000         121     20,121
      2003           0                 35,000         133     35,133
      2004           0                 40,000         186     40,186
      2005           0                      0         549        549
   Thereafter        0                100,000       6,142    106,142
             --------------------------------------------------------
     Total   $ 190,000              $ 240,000     $ 7,429   $437,429



Notes:   (1) Represents total line capacity.



HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
Financial Supplement - December 31, 1998

Selected Facility Data                                       Exhibit 8

                                                  Coverage   Coverage
                              %           %        Before      After
                Occupancy  Medicare  Private Pay  Mgt. Fees  Mgt. Fees
                ------------------------------------------------------
Nursing Homes      83%        13%        25%        1.84x      1.32x
Assisted Living 
 Facilities        90%         0%        95%        1.36x      1.18x
Retirement Centers 94%         0%        97%        2.52x      2.22x
Specialty Care 
 Facilities        n/a        31%        25%        4.04x      3.51x
Behavioral Care    n/a        89%        11%        2.93x      1.48x
                                                  --------------------
                                                    2.07x      1.65x

Notes:  Facility Data reported as LTM through September 30, 1998.



HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
Financial Supplement - December 31, 1998

Investment Activity ($000's)                                 Exhibit 9

                        Three Months Ended      Twelve Months Ended
                         December 31, 1998       December 31, 1998
                        ------------------      -------------------
Funding by Investment Type
 Real Property           $ 31,012     28%        $110,432     28%
 Mortgage & Other Loans    15,309     14%          52,987     13%
 Construction Advances     63,053     56%         211,968     53%
 Direct Investments         2,375      2%          22,203      6%
                        ------------------      -------------------
 Total                   $111,749    100%        $397,500    100%

Real Estate Investments
 Assisted Living 
  Facilities             $ 74,592     68%        $263,253     70%
 Nursing Homes             29,500     27%          94,128     25%
 Retirement Centers         5,282      5%          16,217      4%
 Behavioral Care                0      0%           1,699      1%
 Specialty Care Facilities      0      0%               0      0%
                        ------------------      -------------------
 Total                   $109,374    100%        $375,297    100%



HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
Financial Supplement - December 31, 1998

Geographic Concentration ($000's)                           Exhibit 10

Concentration by Region      No. Properties   Investment  % Investment
                             ---------------------------------------
  South                           132      $   528,422       49%
  Northeast                        37          263,595       27%
  West                             25          131,054       13%
  Midwest                          30          118,988       11%
                             ---------------------------------------
  Total                           224      $ 1,042,059      100%

Concentration by State       No. Properties   Investment  % Investment
                             ---------------------------------------
  Texas                            46      $   176,229       17%
  Florida                          27          120,460       12%
  Massachusetts                    15           93,911        9%
  North Carolina                   16           70,743        7%
  New York                          7           70,344        7%
  Remaining States                113          510,372       48%
                             ---------------------------------------
  Total                           224      $ 1,042,059      100%

Revenue by State             No. Properties   Revenue(1)   % Revenue
                             ---------------------------------------
  Texas                            46      $    17,624       18%
  Massachusetts                    15            9,268        9%
  Florida                          27            8,798        9%
  New York                          7            7,336        7%
  Pennsylvania                     11            6,646        7%
  Remaining States                118           48,320       50%
                             ---------------------------------------
  Total                           224      $    97,992      100%

Notes: (1) Year ended December 31, 1998.     

     CONTACT:  Health Care REIT, Inc.
               Erin Ibele, 419/247-2800
               Ed Lange, 419/247-2800