Health Care REIT Declares Dividend, 7% Higher Over Prior Year

Health Care REIT HCN announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 of $0.74 per share, as compared to $0.69 per share for the same period in 2010, representing a 7% increase. The dividend will be the company's 163rd consecutive quarterly payment, payable on February 21, 2012 to stockholders of record on February 7, 2012.