SNH Senior Housing Properties Trust

Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE:SNH) today announced that the characterization of dividends for 2006 income tax reporting purposes is as follows: Common Shares Dividend Allocation Per Share Unrecapt-ured Section 1250 Declara-tion Record Paid/ Payable Dividends Ordinary Capital Return of Dates Dates Dates Per Share Income Gain Capital Gain 01/09/06� 01/20/06� 02/21/06� $0.3200� $0.1904� $0.0000� $0.1296� $0.0000� 04/04/06� 04/20/06� 05/18/06� 0.3200� 0.1904� 0.0000� 0.1296� 0.0000� 07/06/06� 07/20/06� 08/18/06� 0.3300� 0.1964� 0.0000� 0.1336� 0.0000� 10/06/06� 10/20/06� 11/17/06� 0.3300� 0.1964� 0.0000� 0.1336� 0.0000� TOTALS: $1.3000� $0.7736� $0.0000� $0.5264� $0.0000� 100.00% 59.51% 0.00% 40.49% 0.00% SNH�s common share CUSIP number is 81721M109. None of the common dividends paid by the Company were Qualified Dividends. This information represents final income allocations. SNH is a real estate investment trust headquartered in Newton, MA.