HCP (NYSE:HCP) announced today the tax treatment of its 2013 distributions. The following table summarizes, for income tax purposes, the nature of cash distributions paid to stockholders during the calendar year ended December 31, 2013:

 
Common Stock (CUSIP # 40414L109)
      Ordinary Dividends   Capital Gains  

Record
Date

 

Payment
Date

 

Distribution
Per Share

  Total   Non-Qualified   Qualified   Total   Long Term  

Unrecaptured
Section 1250

 

Nondividend
Distributions

       
02/04/13 02/19/13 $ 0.525000 $ 0.453168 $ 0.449676 $ 0.003492 $ 0.037907 $ 0.024680 $ 0.013227 $ 0.033925
05/06/13 05/21/13 $ 0.525000 $ 0.453168 $ 0.449676 $ 0.003492 $ 0.037907 $ 0.024680 $ 0.013227 $ 0.033925
08/05/13 08/20/13 $ 0.525000 $ 0.453168 $ 0.449676 $ 0.003492 $ 0.037907 $ 0.024680 $ 0.013227 $ 0.033925
11/04/13   11/19/13   $ 0.525000     $ 0.453168     $ 0.449676   $ 0.003492   $ 0.037907     $ 0.024680   $ 0.013227   $ 0.033925  
 
Totals $ 2.100000 $ 1.812672 $ 1.798704 $ 0.013968 $ 0.151628 $ 0.098720 $ 0.052908 $ 0.135700
          100 %     86.32 %             7.22 %             6.46 %
 

About HCP

HCP, Inc. is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests primarily in real estate serving the healthcare industry in the United States. The Company's portfolio of assets is diversified among five distinct sectors: senior housing, post-acute/skilled nursing, life science, medical office and hospital. A publicly traded company since 1985, HCP: (i) was the first healthcare REIT selected to the S&P 500 index; (ii) has increased its dividend per share for 28 consecutive years; (iii) is the only REIT included in the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index; and (iv) is a global leader in sustainability as a member of the CDP, Dow Jones and FTSE4Good sustainability leadership indices, and the Global and North American healthcare sector leader for GRESB. For more information regarding HCP, visit the Company's website at www.hcpi.com.

HCP, Inc.
Timothy M. Schoen, (562) 733-5309
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer