Senior Housing Properties Trust Announces 2013 Dividend Allocation

NEWTON, Mass.--()--Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE: SNH) today announced that the characterization of dividends for 2013 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
01/10/13 01/22/13 02/20/13 $0.39 $0.2582 $0.0000 $0.0121 $0.0367 $0.0831
04/02/13 04/17/13 05/21/13 $0.39 $0.2582 $0.0000 $0.0121 $0.0367 $0.0831
07/03/13 07/17/13 08/21/13 $0.39 $0.2582 $0.0000 $0.0121 $0.0367 $0.0831
10/03/13 10/17/13 11/21/13 $0.39 $0.2582 $0.0000 $0.0121 $0.0367 $0.0831
TOTALS: $1.56 $1.0328 $0.0000 $0.0484 $0.1468 $0.3324
100.00% 66.19% 0.00% 3.10% 9.41% 21.30%

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.

Contacts

Senior Housing Properties Trust
Timothy A. Bonang, Vice President, Investor Relations
Kim Brown, Director, Investor Relations
(617) 796-8234
www.snhreit.com

Contacts

Senior Housing Properties Trust
Timothy A. Bonang, Vice President, Investor Relations
Kim Brown, Director, Investor Relations
(617) 796-8234
www.snhreit.com