SNH Senior Housing Properties Trust

Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE: SNH) today announced that David Hegarty, president and chief operating officer, and John Hoadley, chief financial officer, will be presenting at the NAREIT Institutional Investor Forum in New York City on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available in a listen-only mode on the company's website, which is located at www.snhreit.com. Participants wanting to access the webcast should visit the company's website about 15 minutes before the start of the presentation. The archived webcast will be available for replay and viewing on the company's website for a limited time. Senior Housing Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, which has $1.7 billion invested in 188 senior living properties located in 32 states. SNH is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts. WARNING REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS THE FOREGOING PRESS RELEASE CONTAINS 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. FOR EXAMPLE, MR. HEGARTY AND MR. HOADLEY'S PRESENTATION MAY BE RESCHEDULED TO A DIFFERENT DATE OR TIME OR CANCELLED DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE UPON FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS. A Maryland Real Estate 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.