Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE: SNH) today announced that the characterization of dividends for 2014 income tax reporting purposes is as follows:

               

Common Shares

 
Dividend Allocation
Per Share
            Unrecaptured    
Declaration Record Paid/Payable Dividends Ordinary Qualified Capital Section 1250 Return of
Dates Dates Dates Per Share Income Dividend Gain Gain Capital
01/03/14 01/13/14 02/21/14 $0.39 $0.2106 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.1794
04/02/14 04/14/14 05/21/14 $0.39 $0.2106 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.1794
07/07/14 07/18/14 08/21/14 $0.39 $0.2106 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.1794
10/02/14 10/17/14 11/21/14 $0.39 $0.2106 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.1794
TOTALS: $1.56 $0.8424 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.7176
100.00% 54.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 46.00%
 

SNH’s common share CUSIP number is 81721M109. This information represents final income allocations.

Senior Housing Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which owns independent and assisted living communities, medical office buildings, nursing homes and wellness centers throughout the United States. SNH is headquartered in Newton, MA.

A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares of beneficial interest listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

No shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or obligation of the Trust.