SNH Senior Housing Properties Trust

Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE: SNH) today announced that David J. Hegarty, President and Chief Operating Officer, will be participating in a panel discussion at the RBC Capital Markets Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, December 10th at 9:00 a.m. ET in New York City. The panel discussion will cover trends in the senior care industry. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available in a listen only mode on the company�s web site, which is located at www.snhreit.com. Participants wanting to access the webcast should visit the company�s web site about five minutes before the presentation. The archived webcast will be available for replay on the company�s web site for approximately one week after the panel discussion. Senior Housing Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, that owns 263 properties located in 34 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 SENIOR HOUSING�S PRESENT BELIEFS AND EXPECTATIONS, BUT THESE STATEMENTS AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THESE STATEMENTS ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO OCCUR. FOR EXAMPLE, MR. HEGARTY�S PANEL DISCUSSION MAY BE RESCHEDULED TO A DIFFERENT DATE OR TIME OR CANCELLED DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE UPON ANY FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS.