Senior Housing Properties Trust Announces Results of Annual Meeting

NEWTON, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE: SNH) announced the preliminary tabulation
of votes at its annual meeting held earlier today, as follows:

* Jeffrey P. Somers was elected as an Independent Trustee receiving 106,516,997
votes, or 95% of all shares outstanding.
* Barry M. Portnoy was elected as a Managing Trustee receiving 100,465,063
votes, or 89% of all shares outstanding.

Both Messrs. Somers and Portnoy were elected for three (3) year terms until the
2012 annual meeting.

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

WARNING REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

THE FOREGOING PRESS RELEASE INCLUDES FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE
MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND THE FEDERAL
SECURITIES LAWS. THESE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED UPON SNH`S PRESENT
BELIEFS AND EXPECTATIONS, BUT THEY MAY NOT OCCUR. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS PRESS
RELEASE REPORTS THE PRELIMINARY TABULATIONS OF VOTES OF SHAREHOLDERS AND IMPLIES
THAT THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE TABULATIONS OF VOTES WILL BE THE SAME. IN FACT,
THE PRELIMINARY TABULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO FINAL COUNTINGS OF VOTES AND
VERIFICATIONS THEREOF BY THE APPOINTED INSPECTOR OF ELECTIONS. THE FINAL VOTES
MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THE RESULTS IMPLIED BY THE PRELIMINARY TABULATIONS.
INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE UPON FORWARD LOOKING
STATEMENTS IN THIS PRESS RELEASE.

Senior Housing Properties Trust
Timothy A. Bonang, 617-796-8234
Director of Investor Relations
or
Katherine L. Johnston, 617-796-8234
Manager of Investor Relations

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