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NEWTON, Mass.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE: SNH) today announced that David Hegarty, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Richard Doyle, Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the UBS Healthcare Services Conferencein New York City on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available in a listen-only mode on the companyas website, which is located at www.snhreit.com. Participants wanting to access the webcast should visit the companyas website about 15 minutes before the start of the presentation.

Senior Housing Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which owns independent and assisted living communities, nursing homes, rehabilitation hospitals, wellness centers and medical office buildings throughout the United States. SNH is headquartered in Newton, MA.

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THIS PRESS RELEASE CONTAINS FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND OTHER SECURITIES LAWS. THESE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED UPON SNHaS PRESENT BELIEFS AND EXPECTATIONS, BUT THESE STATEMENTS AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THESE STATEMENTS ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO OCCUR. FOR EXAMPLE, MR. HEGARTY AND MR. DOYLEaS PRESENTATION MAY BE RESCHEDULED TO A DIFFERENT DATE OR TIME OR CANCELLED DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS OR OTHER REASONS. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE UPON ANY FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS.

A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares of beneficial interest listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
No shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or obligation of the Trust.