EX-99.1 2 l31326aexv99w1.htm EX-99.1 exv99w1
 

Exhibit 99.1
(LOGO)
F O R   I M M E D I A T E   R E L E A S E
May 7, 2008
For more information contact:
Scott Estes — (419) 247-2800
Mike Crabtree — (419) 247-2800
Health Care REIT, Inc.
Reports First Quarter Results
Toledo, Ohio, May 7, 2008........Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) today announced operating results for the company’s first quarter ended March 31, 2008.
“We are off to an excellent start in 2008 and expect even greater success on the investment front than was originally anticipated,” commented George L. Chapman, chief executive officer of Health Care REIT, Inc. “We also expect a higher amount of selective asset sales during 2008, which should allow us to recycle capital and leave us less reliant on the capital markets to fund our growth. We believe that this capital redeployment strategy will continue to enhance the quality of real estate in our portfolio and has enabled us to increase our projected FFO growth this year to a range of 6 to 8 percent per share.”
Recent Highlights.
  •   Reported 1Q08 normalized FFO growth of 7% per share
 
  •   Reported 1Q08 normalized FAD growth of 9% per share
 
  •   Completed 1Q08 net new investments totaling $181.3 million
 
  •   Increased 2008 common dividend 3% to $2.72 per share
 
  •   Increasing 2008 gross investment guidance by $200 million to a range of $1.1 to $1.4 billion
 
  •   Increasing 2008 normalized FFO guidance to a range of $3.30 to $3.38 from $3.27 to $3.37 per share
 
  •   Increasing 2008 normalized FAD guidance to a range of $3.04 to $3.12 from $3.01 to $3.11 per share
Key Performance Indicators.
                         
    1Q08   1Q07   Change
Net income available to common stockholders (NICS) per diluted share
   $ 0.35     $ 0.32       9 %
Normalized FFO per diluted share
   $ 0.81     $ 0.76       7 %
Normalized FAD per diluted share
   $ 0.76     $ 0.70       9 %
Dividends per common share (1)
   $ 0.66     $ 0.64       3 %
Normalized FFO Payout Ratio
     81 %     84 %        
Normalized FAD Payout Ratio
     87 %     91 %        
 
(1)   The $0.3409 prorated dividend paid on December 28, 2006 in connection with the Windrose merger has been included in 2007.
1Q08 Earnings. The following table summarizes certain items impacting NICS, FFO and FAD:
                                                                         
    NICS   FFO   FAD
    1Q08   1Q07   Change   1Q08   1Q07   Change   1Q08   1Q07   Change
Per diluted share
   $ 0.35     $ 0.32       9 %   $ 0.81     $ 0.76       7 %   $ 0.79     $ 0.73       8 %
Includes impact of:
                                                                        
Gain (loss) on sales of real property (1)
   $ 0.00     $ 0.01                                                          
Non-recurring income tax expense (2)
                           $ (0.02 )                   $ (0.02 )                
Debt extinguishment gain (3)
                           $ 0.02                     $ 0.02                  
Prepaid/straight-line rent cash receipts (4)
                                                   $ 0.03     $ 0.03          
Per diluted share — normalized (a)
                           $ 0.81     $ 0.76       7 %   $ 0.76     $ 0.70       9 %
 
(a)   Amounts may not sum due to rounding
     
(1)   $26,000 and $977,000 of gains in 1Q08 and 1Q07, respectively.
 
(2)   $1,325,000 of non-recurring income tax expense in 1Q08.
 
(3)   $1,326,000 of debt extinguishment gains in 1Q08.
 
(4)   $2,975,000 and $2,078,000 of receipts in 1Q08 and 1Q07, respectively.

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1Q08 Earnings Release   May 7, 2008
     
Dividends for First Quarter 2008. As previously announced, the Board of Directors declared a dividend for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 of $0.68 per share, as compared to $0.66 per share for the same period in 2007. The dividend will be paid on May 20, 2008 and will be the company’s 148th consecutive quarterly dividend payment.
Outlook for 2008. The company is increasing its investment guidance for 2008 to a range of $1.1 billion to $1.4 billion from $900 million to $1.2 billion. Acquisition guidance has been increased to a range of $700 to $900 million from $500 to $700 million of acquisitions, while development funding remains unchanged within a range of $400 to $500 million. Disposition guidance has also been increased to a range of $300 to $400 million from $100 to $200 million. Net investment guidance remains unchanged at a range of $700 million to $1.1 billion.
The company is revising its 2008 earnings guidance. Normalized FFO has been increased to a range of $3.30 to $3.38 per diluted share from $3.27 to $3.37 per diluted share. Normalized FAD has been increased to a range of $3.04 to $3.12 per diluted share from $3.01 to $3.11 per diluted share. Due to an increase in projected depreciation and amortization arising from the increased acquisition guidance, net income available to common stockholders has been revised to a range of $1.50 to $1.58 per diluted share from $1.55 to $1.65 per diluted share.
The company’s guidance excludes any impairments, unanticipated additions to the loan loss reserve or other additional one-time items, including any additional cash payments other than normal monthly rental payments. Please see the exhibits for a reconciliation of the outlook for net income available to common stockholders to FFO and FAD.
New Supplemental Information Report Available. The company’s quarterly supplemental information is now located in a separate report under the News & Events heading of the company’s website. The report can be accessed at www.hcreit.com/supplement.
Conference Call Information. The company has scheduled a conference call on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its first quarter 2008 results, industry trends, portfolio performance and outlook for 2008. Telephone access will be available by dialing 888-686-9703 or 913-312-0975 (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 May 22, 2008. To access the rebroadcast, dial 888-203-1112 or 719-457-0820 (international). The conference ID number is 5309542. 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 earnings release is posted on the company’s website under the heading News & Events.
Supplemental Reporting Measures. The company believes that net income available to common stockholders (NICS), as defined by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP), is the most appropriate earnings measurement. However, the company considers funds from operations (FFO) and funds available for distribution (FAD) to be useful supplemental measures of its operating performance. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with U.S. GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time as evidenced by the provision for depreciation. However, since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors and analysts have considered presentations of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient. In response, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) created FFO as a supplemental measure of operating performance for REITs that excludes historical cost depreciation from net income. FFO, as defined by NAREIT, means net income, computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of real estate, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Normalized FFO represents FFO adjusted for unusual and non-recurring items. FAD represents FFO excluding net straight-line rental adjustments, rental income related to above/below market leases and amortization of deferred loan expenses and less cash used to fund capital

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1Q08 Earnings Release   May 7, 2008
     
expenditures, tenant improvements and lease commissions. Normalized FAD represents FAD excluding prepaid/straight-line rent cash receipts and adjusted for unusual and non-recurring items.
The company’s supplemental reporting measures are financial measures that are widely used by investors, equity and debt analysts and rating agencies in the valuation, comparison, rating and investment recommendations of companies. The company’s management uses these financial measures to facilitate internal and external comparisons to historical operating results and in making operating decisions. Additionally, they are utilized by the Board of Directors to evaluate management. The supplemental reporting measures do not represent net income or cash flow provided from operating activities as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as alternative measures of profitability or liquidity. Finally, the supplemental reporting measures, as defined by the company, may not be comparable to similarly entitled items reported by other real estate investment trusts or other companies. Please see the exhibits for reconciliations of the supplemental reporting measures.
About Health Care REIT.
Health Care REIT, Inc., with headquarters in Toledo, Ohio, is an equity real estate investment trust that invests across the full spectrum of senior housing and health care real estate, including independent living/continuing care retirement communities, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals and medical office buildings. Founded in 1970, the company was the first real estate investment trust to invest exclusively in health care facilities. The company also offers a full array of property management and development services. As of March 31, 2008, the company’s broadly diversified portfolio consisted of 646 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. These forward-looking statements concern and are based upon, among other things, the possible expansion of the company’s portfolio; the sale of properties; the performance of its operators and properties; its occupancy rates; its ability to acquire or develop properties; its ability to manage properties; its ability to enter into agreements with new viable tenants for vacant space or for properties that the company takes back from financially troubled tenants, if any; its ability to make distributions; its policies and plans regarding investments, financings and other matters; its tax status as a real estate investment trust; its ability to appropriately balance the use of debt and equity; its ability to access capital markets or other sources of funds; its critical accounting policies; and its ability to meet its earnings guidance. 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 are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. The company’s expected results may not be achieved, and actual results may differ materially from expectations. This may be a result of various factors, including, but not limited to: the status of the economy; the status of capital markets, including prevailing interest rates; issues facing the health care industry, including compliance with, and changes to, regulations and payment policies, responding to government investigations and punitive settlements and operators’/tenants’ difficulty in cost-effectively obtaining and maintaining adequate liability and other insurance; changes in financing terms; competition within the health care and senior housing industries; negative developments in the operating results or financial condition of operators/tenants, including, but not limited to, their ability to pay rent and repay loans; the company’s ability to transition or sell facilities with profitable results; the failure to make new investments as and when anticipated; the failure of closings to occur as and when anticipated; acts of God affecting the company’s properties; the company’s ability to re-lease space at similar rates as vacancies occur; the company’s ability to timely reinvest sale proceeds at similar rates to assets sold; operator/tenant bankruptcies or insolvencies; government regulations affecting Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates and operational requirements; liability or contract claims by or against operators/tenants; unanticipated difficulties and/or expenditures relating to future acquisitions; environmental laws affecting the company’s properties; changes in rules or practices governing the company’s financial reporting; and legal and operational matters, including real estate investment trust qualification and key management personnel recruitment and retention. Finally, 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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1Q08 Earnings Release   May 7, 2008
     
HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
Financial Supplement
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)
(In thousands)
                 
    March 31,  
    2008     2007  
     
Assets
                
Real estate investments:
                
Real property owned
                
Land and land improvements
   $ 454,474     $ 394,002  
Buildings and improvements
     4,329,405       3,783,163  
Acquired lease intangibles
     134,388       85,110  
Real property held for sale, net of accumulated depreciation
     2,150       4,236  
Construction in progress
     369,582       169,782  
 
            
 
     5,289,999       4,436,293  
Less accumulated depreciation and intangible amortization
     (517,487 )     (381,448 )
 
            
Total real property owned
     4,772,512       4,054,845  
Loans receivable
     388,250       256,945  
Less allowance for losses on loans receivable
     (7,406 )     (7,406 )
 
            
 
     380,844       249,539  
 
            
Net real estate investments
     5,153,356       4,304,384  
 
                
Other assets:
                
Equity investments
     1,168       4,700  
Deferred loan expenses
     28,817       19,767  
Cash and cash equivalents
     32,282       31,293  
Receivables and other assets
     171,833       98,510  
 
            
 
     234,100       154,270  
 
            
Total assets
   $ 5,387,456     $ 4,458,654  
 
            
 
                
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                
Liabilities:
                
Borrowings under unsecured lines of credit arrangements
   $ 432,500     $ 381,000  
Senior unsecured notes
     1,847,709       1,542,103  
Secured debt
     478,228       377,013  
Liability to subsidiary trust issuing preferred securities
     0       52,205  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
     110,715       95,595  
 
            
Total liabilities
     2,869,152       2,447,916  
Minority interests
     9,697       2,354  
Stockholders’ equity:
                
Preferred stock
     327,897       338,993  
Common stock
     88,992       73,931  
Capital in excess of par value
     2,510,260       1,902,186  
Treasury stock
     (3,986 )     (3,941 )
Cumulative net income
     1,110,854       962,526  
Cumulative dividends
     (1,510,296 )     (1,267,462 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
     (18,474 )     (135 )
Other equity
     3,360       2,286  
 
            
Total stockholders’ equity
     2,508,607       2,008,384  
 
            
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
   $ 5,387,456     $ 4,458,654  
 
            

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1Q08 Earnings Release   May 7, 2008
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2008     2007  
Revenues:
                
Rental income
   $ 125,044     $ 103,496  
Interest income
     9,092       5,149  
Other income
     1,716       1,592  
 
            
Gross revenues
     135,852       110,237  
 
                
Expenses:
                
Interest expense
     34,329       31,330  
Property operating expenses
     11,367       7,168  
Depreciation and amortization
     39,555       32,682  
General and administrative expenses
     12,328       9,782  
Loan expense
     1,772       1,267  
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt
     (1,326 )     0  
 
            
Total expenses
     98,025       82,229  
 
            
 
                
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interests
     37,827       28,008  
 
                
Income tax (expense) benefit
     (1,279 )     (11 )
 
            
Income from continuing operations before minority interests
     36,548       27,997  
 
                
Minority interests
     (62 )     (126 )
 
            
Income from continuing operations
     36,486       27,871  
 
                
Discontinued operations:
                
Gain (loss) on sales of properties
     26       977  
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net
     87       825  
 
            
 
     113       1,802  
 
            
Net income
     36,599       29,673  
Preferred dividends
     6,147       6,317  
 
            
Net income available to common stockholders
   $ 30,452     $ 23,356  
 
            
 
                
Average number of common shares outstanding:
                
Basic
     86,100       73,224  
Diluted
     86,610       73,791  
 
                
Net income available to common stockholders per share:
                
Basic
   $ 0.35     $ 0.32  
Diluted
     0.35       0.32  
 
                
Common dividends per share
   $ 0.66     $ 0.2991  

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1Q08 Earnings Release   May 7, 2008
Funds From Operations Reconciliation
(Amounts in 000’s except per share data)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2008     2007  
Net income available to common stockholders
   $ 30,452     $ 23,356  
Depreciation and amortization (1)
     39,574       33,860  
Loss (gain) on sales of properties
     (26 )     (977 )
Minority interests
     (87 )     (32 )
 
            
Funds from operations
     69,913       56,207  
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt
     (1,326 )     0  
Non-recurring income tax expense
     1,325       0  
 
            
Funds from operations — normalized
   $ 69,912     $ 56,207  
 
                
Average common shares outstanding:
                
Basic
     86,100       73,224  
Diluted
     86,610       73,791  
 
                
Per share data:
                
Net income available to common stockholders
                
Basic
   $ 0.35     $ 0.32  
Diluted
     0.35       0.32  
 
                
Funds from operations
                
Basic
   $ 0.81     $ 0.77  
Diluted
     0.81       0.76  
 
                
Funds from operations — normalized
                
Basic
   $ 0.81     $ 0.77  
Diluted
     0.81       0.76  
 
                
FFO Payout Ratio
                
Dividends per common share (2)
   $ 0.66     $ 0.64  
FFO per diluted share
   $ 0.81     $ 0.76  
 
            
FFO payout ratio
     81 %     84 %
 
                
FFO Payout Ratio — Normalized
                
Dividends per share (2)
   $ 0.66     $ 0.64  
FFO per diluted share — normalized
   $ 0.81     $ 0.76  
 
            
FFO payout ratio — normalized
     81 %     84 %
 
Notes: (1)   Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation and amortization from discontinued operations.
 
  (2)   The $0.3409 prorated dividend paid on December 28, 2006 in connection with the Windrose merger has been included in 2007.

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1Q08 Earnings Release   May 7, 2008
Funds Available For Distribution Reconciliation
(Amounts in 000’s except per share data)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2008     2007  
Net income available to common stockholders
   $ 30,452     $ 23,356  
Depreciation and amortization (1)
     39,574       33,860  
Loss (gain) on sales of properties
     (26 )     (977 )
Minority interests
     (8 )     (5 )
Gross straight-line rental income
     (5,336 )     (4,231 )
Prepaid/straight-line rent receipts
     2,975       2,078  
Amortization related to above (below) market leases, net
     (263 )     (460 )
Amortization of deferred loan expenses
     1,772       1,267  
Cap Ex, tenant improvements, lease commissions
     (765 )     (1,063 )
 
            
Funds available for distribution
     68,375       53,825  
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt
     (1,326 )     0  
Non-recurring income tax expense
     1,325       0  
Prepaid/straight-line rent receipts
     (2,975 )     (2,078 )
 
            
Funds available for distribution — normalized
   $ 65,399     $ 51,747  
 
                
Average common shares outstanding:
                
Basic
     86,100       73,224  
Diluted
     86,610       73,791  
 
                
Per share data:
                
Net income available to common stockholders
                
Basic
   $ 0.35     $ 0.32  
Diluted
     0.35       0.32  
 
                
Funds available for distribution
                
Basic
   $ 0.79     $ 0.74  
Diluted
     0.79       0.73  
 
                
Funds available for distribution — normalized
                
Basic
   $ 0.76     $ 0.71  
Diluted
     0.76       0.70  
 
                
FAD Payout Ratio
                
Dividends per common share (2)
   $ 0.66     $ 0.64  
FAD per diluted share
   $ 0.79     $ 0.73  
 
            
FAD payout ratio
     84 %     88 %
 
                
FAD Payout Ratio — Normalized
                
Dividends per common share (2)
   $ 0.66     $ 0.64  
FAD per diluted share — normalized
   $ 0.76     $ 0.70  
 
            
FAD payout ratio — normalized
     87 %     91 %
 
Notes: (1)   Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation and amortization from discontinued operations.
 
  (2)   The $0.3409 prorated dividend paid on December 28, 2006 in connection with the Windrose merger has been included in 2007.                

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1Q08 Earnings Release   May 7, 2008
Outlook Reconciliations
(Amounts in 000’s except per share data)
                                 
    Previous Outlook     Current Outlook  
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31, 2008     December 31, 2008  
    Low     High     Low     High  
FFO Reconciliation:
                                
Net income available to common stockholders
   $ 143,000     $ 152,000     $ 135,677     $ 142,927  
Loss (gain) on sales of properties
             0       (26 )     (26 )
Depreciation and amortization (1)
     158,000       158,000       163,000       163,000  
 
                        
Funds from operations
     301,000       310,000       298,651       305,901  
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt
                     (1,326 )     (1,326 )
Non-recurring income tax expense
                     1,325       1,325  
 
                        
Funds from operations — normalized
   $ 301,000     $ 310,000     $ 298,650     $ 305,900  
 
                                
Average common shares outstanding (diluted)
     92,000       92,000       90,500       90,500  
 
                                
Per share data (diluted):
                                
Net income available to common stockholders
   $ 1.55     $ 1.65     $ 1.50     $ 1.58  
Funds from operations
     3.27       3.37       3.30       3.38  
Funds from operations — normalized
     3.27       3.37       3.30       3.38  
 
                                
FAD Reconciliation:
                                
Net income available to common stockholders
   $ 143,000     $ 152,000     $ 135,677     $ 142,927  
Loss (gain) on sales of properties
                     (26 )     (26 )
Depreciation and amortization (1)
     158,000       158,000       163,000       163,000  
Gross straight-line rental income
     (22,500 )     (22,500 )     (22,500 )     (22,500 )
Prepaid/straight-line rent receipts
                     2,975       2,975  
Amortization related to above/below market leases
     (1,000 )     (1,000 )     (1,000 )     (1,000 )
Amortization of deferred loan expenses
     7,250       7,250       7,250       7,250  
Cap Ex, tenant improvements, lease commissions
     (7,500 )     (7,500 )     (7,500 )     (7,500 )
 
                        
Funds available for distribution
     277,250       286,250       277,876       285,126  
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt
                     (1,326 )     (1,326 )
Non-recurring income tax expense
                     1,325       1,325  
Prepaid/straight-line rent receipts
                     (2,975 )     (2,975 )
 
                        
Funds available for distribution — normalized
   $ 277,250     $ 286,250     $ 274,900     $ 282,150  
 
                                
Average common shares outstanding (diluted)
     92,000       92,000       90,500       90,500  
 
                                
Per share data (diluted):
                                
Net income available to common stockholders
   $ 1.55     $ 1.65     $ 1.50     $ 1.58  
Funds available for distribution
     3.01       3.11       3.07       3.15  
Funds available for distribution — normalized
     3.01       3.11       3.04       3.12  
 
Notes:   (1) Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation and amortization from discontinued operations.

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