Health Care REIT, Inc. Announces Proposed Offering of 12,000,000 Shares of Common Stock

TOLEDO, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Health Care REIT, Inc. HCN announced today that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, 12,000,000 shares of its common stock. HCN intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,800,000 shares of its common stock.

HCN intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay advances under its primary unsecured credit facility and for general corporate purposes, including investing in health care and seniors housing properties.

BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan, and Morgan Stanley are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.

The offering is being made pursuant to Health Care REIT's effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov or by contacting:

• BofA Merrill Lynch, Attention: Prospectus Department, 222 Broadway, New York, NY 10038, or by emailing dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com
• Goldman, Sachs & Co., 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, or by calling 1-866-471-2526, or by emailing prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com
• J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by calling 1-866-803-9204
• Morgan Stanley, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014

This press release is not an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.

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 March 31, 2014, the company's broadly diversified portfolio consisted of 1,212 properties in 46 states, the United Kingdom, and Canada.

Forward-Looking Statements

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