Health Care REIT to Acquire 29 Sunrise Senior Living Properties

Premier Assets Valued at $715 Million Concentrated in New York,
Los Angeles and Chicago
TOLEDO, Ohio--(Business Wire)--
Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) has entered into an agreement
with an affiliate of Arcapita, Inc. to acquire its 90% interest in a
venture owning 29 senior housing properties managed by Sunrise Senior
Living, Inc. (NYSE:SRZ) for approximately $643.5 million, subject to
final due diligence and excluding transaction costs. Health Care
REIT's purchase will be financed with approximately $365.4 million in
cash, plus a 90% interest in the $309 million of existing debt held by
the venture. This transaction will build upon the success of Health
Care REIT's extensive relationship investment program and further
strengthen the quality of its diversified portfolio of properties.

Sunrise Senior Living, which is widely recognized as one of the
country's leading operators of senior housing communities, will
continue to manage the properties and will retain a 10% interest in
the venture. The communities are in large, high barrier-to-entry
markets located primarily in the New York, Los Angeles and Chicago
metropolitan areas. As of June 2008, the communities, which are
predominantly Sunrise-developed mansions, had 2,082 units and an
average resident occupancy of 94%.

"This transaction highlights our ability to acquire premier,
consumer-focused real estate," commented George L. Chapman, chairman
and chief executive officer of Health Care REIT, Inc. "We look forward
to working with Sunrise as a strategic capital partner and believe
these assets are an outstanding complement to our portfolio. The
addition of these properties will provide us an opportunity to enhance
overall NOI growth by capturing facility-level operating income in a
tax efficient manner."

"We are very pleased to enter into this new venture with Health
Care REIT," said Paul Klaassen, Sunrise's founder and CEO. "These 29
Sunrise communities are in deep and attractive markets. We look
forward to developing this strategic relationship with HCN, which will
allow us to continue to operate these communities and create value for
both companies."

Transaction Highlights

-- Sunrise Senior Living, one of the largest senior housing
operators in the country, will manage the portfolio for Health
Care REIT

-- The recently passed RIDEA legislation will allow Health Care
REIT to more efficiently capture the benefits of both the
property-level NOI and appreciation of the assets

-- The properties are concentrated in top metropolitan markets,
including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago

-- Twenty-five of the 29 communities are Sunrise-developed
mansions built between 1999 and 2003

-- Twenty-eight of the 29 communities are combination facilities
with multiple levels of care. Of the total 2,082 units, 1,393
(67%) are assisted living; 489 (23%) are Alzheimer's care; and
200 (10%) are independent living

-- Property-level NOI cap rate is projected at approximately 6.6%
based on 2009 forecasted results

-- Per unit valuation of $343,000 is estimated to be at or below
replacement cost

-- The venture has $309 million of existing non-recourse mortgage
debt, attractively priced at a current average interest rate
of 5.2%

-- Upon closing the transaction, the company expects its private
pay mix across its entire portfolio of properties to exceed
70%

The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2008
and was not included in the company's previously announced investment
or earnings guidance. Management anticipates adjusting 2008 investment
guidance after closing the transaction. With closing anticipated in
the fourth quarter of 2008, this transaction would not impact the
company's previously issued 2008 earnings guidance. The company
believes the transaction will be breakeven to slightly accretive to
FFO beginning in 2009.

The transaction is subject to the company's due diligence review.
The company may terminate the agreement at any time during the 45-day
review period if it is not satisfied with the results of the review.
The company's obligation to close is also subject to various other
terms and conditions.

Additional Portfolio Summary Available Table 1 accompanying this
press release lists the 29 Sunrise properties' locations, markets,
unit mixes and year built/acquired. A portfolio summary including
property photographs is available under the News & Events heading of
the company's website and at www.hcreit.com/sunrise.

Conference Call Information The company has scheduled a conference
call on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to
discuss the transaction. Telephone access will be available by dialing
800-240-2134 or 303-262-2138 (international). For those unable to
listen to the call live, a taped rebroadcast will be available
beginning two hours after completion of the call through September 10,
2008. To access the rebroadcast, dial 800-405-2236 or 303-590-3000
(international). The conference ID number is 11119220. To participate
in the webcast, log on to www.hcreit.com or www.earnings.com 15
minutes before the call to download the necessary software. Replays
will be available for 90 days through the same websites. This press
release is posted on the company's website under the heading News &
Events.

About Health Care REIT Health Care REIT, Inc., with headquarters
in Toledo, Ohio, is a real estate investment trust that invests across
the full spectrum of senior housing and health care real estate. The
company also provides a full array of property management and
development services. As of June 30, 2008, the company's broadly
diversified portfolio consisted of 635 properties in 38 states. More
information is available on the Internet at www.hcreit.com.

This document may contain "forward-looking" statements as defined
in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When the
company uses words such as "may," "will," "intend," "should,"
"believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project," "estimate" or similar
expressions, it is making forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements reflect current plans and expectations and are based on
information currently available. They are not guarantees of future
performance and involve risks and uncertainties, including the
approval of the transaction by the company following the completion of
its due diligence investigation of the transaction and the
communities; the satisfaction of closing conditions to the
transaction, including, among other things, the obtainment of certain
lender and ground lessor consents, the receipt of applicable
healthcare licenses and governmental approvals, the absence of
material adverse changes affecting the communities or the
property-owing entity and certain material adverse changes affecting
Sunrise or its facility manager affiliate; the parties' performance of
their obligations under the purchase and sale agreement; and other
risks and uncertainties identified in the company's other reports
filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The company assumes no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results
could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements.

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Table 1
Health Care REIT's
Sunrise Portfolio

AL ALZ
City/State Market Property Name Units Units
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San
Belmont, CA Francisco Sunrise of Belmont 61 17
Sunrise of
Claremont, CA Los Angeles Claremont 42 12
Sunrise at Alta
Rancho Cucamonga, CA Los Angeles Loma 46 13
Santa Ana, CA Los Angeles Sunrise at Tustin 38 10
Sunrise of West
West Hills, CA Los Angeles Hills 51 14
Colorado Sunrise at
Colorado Springs, CO Springs University Park 43 10
Sunrise of Crystal
Crystal Lake, IL Chicago Lake 45 13
Sunrise of
Flossmoor, IL Chicago Flossmoor 48 14
Gurnee, IL Chicago Sunrise of Gurnee 46 13
Sunrise of
Naperville, IL Chicago Naperville North 47 30
Sunrise of
Schaumburg, IL Chicago Schaumburg 52 30
Weston, MA Boston Sunrise at Weston 29 -
Sunrise at
Washington Montgomery
Montgomery Village, MD DC Village 50 -
Washington Sunrise of Silver
Silver Spring, MD DC Spring 42 23
Kennebunk, ME Portland Huntington Common 48 24
Sunrise at West
West Bloomfield, MI Detroit Bloomfield 40 12
Sunrise of
Roseville, MN Minneapolis Roseville 48 29
Sunrise of St.
Chesterfield, MO St. Louis Louis 44 30
Sunrise of Basking
Basking Ridge, NJ New York Ridge 60 17
Sunrise of
Edgewater, NJ New York Edgewater 55 15
Sunrise of
Lincroft, NJ New York Lincroft 47 13
Sunrise of
Marlboro, NJ New York Marlboro 47 16
Sunrise of Dix
Dix Hills, NY New York Hills 66 10
Sunrise of East
East Meadow, NY New York Meadow 62 20
Sunrise of East
East Setauket, NY New York Setauket 55 27
Sunrise of
Holbrook, NY New York Holbrook 60 19
Sunrise of
Plainview, NY New York Plainview 38 13
Sunrise of West
West Babylon, NY New York Bablyon 60 19
Gahanna, OH Columbus Sunrise of Gahanna 23 27
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Totals 1,393 490

Table 1
Health Care REIT's
Sunrise Portfolio

IL Total Year Built
City/State Units Units /Acquired
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Belmont, CA - 78 2002
Claremont, CA - 54 2000
Rancho Cucamonga, CA - 59 2001
Santa Ana, CA - 48 2000
West Hills, CA - 65 2002
Colorado Springs, CO - 53 2001
Crystal Lake, IL - 58 2001
Flossmoor, IL - 62 1999
Gurnee, IL - 59 2002
Naperville, IL - 77 2002
Schaumburg, IL - 82 2001
Weston, MA - 29 1997
Montgomery Village, MD 91 141 1993
Silver Spring, MD - 65 2002
Kennebunk, ME 108 180 2005
West Bloomfield, MI - 52 2000
Roseville, MN - 77 2001
Chesterfield, MO - 74 2000
Basking Ridge, NJ - 77 2002
Edgewater, NJ - 70 2000
Lincroft, NJ - 60 2001
Marlboro, NJ - 63 2002
Dix Hills, NY - 76 2003
East Meadow, NY - 82 2002
East Setauket, NY - 82 2002
Holbrook, NY - 79 2001
Plainview, NY - 51 2002
West Babylon, NY - 79 2003
Gahanna, OH - 50 1998
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199 2,082
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Health Care REIT, Inc.
Scott Estes, 419-247-2800
or
Mike Crabtree, 419-247-2800

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