Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. Increases Its Quarterly Common Dividend by $0.01 and Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend on Common Stock

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NHP) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly common stock cash dividend of $0.45 per share, a $0.01 increase from the prior quarterly dividend of $0.44 per share. The dividend will be paid on June 4, 2010 to stockholders of record on May 21, 2010.

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests primarily in healthcare real estate in the United States. As of December 31, 2009, the Company’s portfolio of properties, including mortgage loans and properties owned by unconsolidated joint ventures, totaled 576 properties among the following segments: 279 senior housing facilities, 197 skilled nursing facilities, 82 medical office buildings, 11 continuing care retirement communities and 7 specialty hospitals. For more information on Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., visit our website at http://www.nhp-reit.com.

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