IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- HCP (NYSE:HCP) announced today the tax treatment of its 2015 distributions. The following table summarizes, for income tax purposes, the nature of cash distributions paid to stockholders during the calendar year ended December 31, 2015:



    Common Stock (CUSIP # 40414L109)
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                                                                             Ordinary Dividends                            Capital Gains
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             Record                  Payment          Distribution                 Total                  Non-               Qualified             Total           Long Term           Unrecaptured            Nondividend

              Date                    Date             Per Share                                       Qualified                                                                       Section 1250           Distributions
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            02/09/15                         02/24/15              $0.565000                 $0.529590           $0.527392               $0.002198       $0.007916           $0.003895              $0.004021                  $0.027494

            05/11/15                         05/26/15              $0.565000                 $0.529590           $0.527392               $0.002198       $0.007916           $0.003895              $0.004021                  $0.027494

            08/10/15                         08/25/15              $0.565000                 $0.529590           $0.527392               $0.002198       $0.007916           $0.003895              $0.004021                  $0.027494

            11/09/15                         11/24/15              $0.565000                 $0.529590           $0.527392               $0.002198       $0.007916           $0.003895              $0.004021                  $0.027494
            --------                         --------              ---------                 ---------           ---------               ---------       ---------           ---------              ---------                  ---------

                                               Totals              $2.260000                 $2.118360           $2.109568               $0.008792       $0.031664           $0.015580              $0.016084                  $0.109976

                                                                        100%                   93.73%                                                    1.40%                                                              4.87%
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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. HCP's portfolio of assets is diversified among five distinct sectors: senior housing, post-acute/skilled nursing, life science, medical office and hospital. 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 30 consecutive years; (iii) is the only REIT included in the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index; and (iv) is recognized as a global leader in sustainability as a member of the Dow Jones and FTSE4Good sustainability indices, as well as the recipient in three of the past four years of both of the GRESB Global Healthcare Sector Leader and the NAREIT Healthcare Leader in the Light Award. For more information regarding HCP, visit www.hcpi.com.

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Timothy M. Schoen
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(949) 407-0400

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