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NEWTON, Mass.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE: SNH) today announced that it will host a conference call in conjunction with the announcement of its first quarter 2012 financial results.

SNH plans to issue a press release containing its first quarter 2012 financial results before the NYSE opens on Monday, April 30, 2012. Later that afternoon, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, David Hegarty, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Richard Doyle, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call to discuss the first quarter 2012 results. Following the companyas remarks, there will be a short question and answer period.

The conference call telephone number is (800) 230-1951. Participants calling from outside the United States and Canada should dial (612) 332-0107. No pass code is necessary to access the call from either number. Participants should dial in about 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. A replay of the conference call will be available through 11:59 p.m. Monday, May 07, 2012. To hear the replay, dial (320) 365-3844. The replay pass code is 242632.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available in a listen-only mode on the companyas web site, which is located at www.snhreit.com. Participants wanting to access the webcast should visit the companyas web site about five minutes before the call. The archived webcast will be available for replay on the companyas web site for about one week after the call.

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.

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.