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Health Care REIT, Inc. Declares Third Quarter Dividend

^{Published on 2011-10-27 14:18:27 - Market Wire}
 

TOLEDO, Ohio--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 of $0.715 per share. The dividend will be the company's 162^nd consecutive quarterly payment, payable November 21, 2011, to stockholders of record on November 8, 2011.

Health Care REIT, Inc., an S&P 500 company with headquarters in Toledo, Ohio, is a real estate investment trust that invests across the full spectrum of senior housing and health care real estate. The company also provides an extensive array of property management and development services. As of June 30, 2011, the companyas broadly diversified portfolio consisted of 868 properties in 45 states. More information is available on the companyas website at [ www.hcreit.com ].