HCN Announces Date of Second Quarter 2015 Earnings Release, Conference Call and Webcast

TOLEDO, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Health Care REIT, Inc. HCN announced today that it will release its second quarter 2015 financial results before the market opens on August 4, 2015. The company will also host a conference call on August 4, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss these results. The company's earnings release will be available in the Investor Relations section of the company's website.

Investors and other interested parties may access the conference call in the following ways:

• At the company's website: www.hcreit.com. To participate in the webcast, please log on 15 minutes in advance of the scheduled call to download the necessary software. A webcast replay will be available approximately two hours after the conference call concludes and will be available for 90 days.
• By telephone: The telephone dial-in number in the U.S. is 888-346-2469. For participants outside the U.S., the dial-in number is 706-758-4923. The conference ID number for all callers is 77229343.
• A replay of the conference call will be available beginning at approximately 1:00 p.m. on August 4, 2015, and ending on August 18, 2015. The replay dial-in number for U.S. participants is 855-859-2056. For participants outside the U.S., the replay dial-in number is 404-537-3406. The replay conference ID number for all callers is 77229343.

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 March 31, 2015, the company's broadly diversified portfolio consisted of 1,384 properties in 46 states, the United Kingdom and Canada. More information is available on the company's website at www.hcreit.com.

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