HCP Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend on Common Stock to $0.525

HCP (NYSE: HCP) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly common stock cash dividend of $0.525 per share. The dividend will be paid on November 19, 2013 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 4, 2013. 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 hospitals. 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 and www.hcpi.com/sustainability.