Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) announced today that George Chapman, the company's Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, will participate on the REIT Executive Panel at the Stifel Nicolaus Senior Housing & Healthcare Real Estate Conference on January 17, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. The conference will be held at The St. Regis Monarch Beach in Dana Point, California.

About Health Care REIT, Inc. 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 seniors housing and health care real estate. The company also provides an extensive array of property management and development services. As of September 30, 2011, the company's broadly diversified portfolio consisted of 898 properties in 45 states. More information is available on the company's website at www.hcreit.com.

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