Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 of $0.795 per share. The dividend will be the company's 173rd consecutive quarterly payment, payable August 20, 2014, to stockholders of record on August 11, 2014.

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, 2014, the company’s broadly diversified portfolio consisted of 1,212 properties in 46 states, the United Kingdom, and Canada. More information is available on the company’s website at www.hcreit.com.