HCN Declares First Quarter 2015 Dividend

TOLEDO, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Health Care REIT, Inc. HCN announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 of $0.825 per share. The dividend will be the company's 176^th consecutive quarterly payment, payable May 20, 2015, to stockholders of record on May 12, 2015.

About Health Care REIT, Inc.

HCN, 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 December 31, 2014, the company's broadly diversified portfolio consisted of 1,328 properties in 46 states, the United Kingdom and Canada.