Senior Housing Properties Trust Announces Proposed Public Offering of 5,000,000 Common Shares

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February 28, 2007

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NEWTON, Mass.--Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE: SNH) today announced that it commenced a public offering of 5,000,000 common shares. All of the shares will be issued by SNH. SNH expects to use the proceeds of this offering to repay borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit facility. It is contemplated that the underwriters will also be granted a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 750,000 common shares to cover overallotments, if any.

UBS Investment Bank and Merrill Lynch & Co. are the joint book-running managers for this offering. Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets and Wachovia Securities are the joint lead managers. The co-managing underwriters for this offering are Ferris, Baker Watts Incorporated, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., Oppenheimer & Co., Raymond James and Stifel Nicolaus.

This press release is not an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy shares, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. The preliminary prospectus supplement relating to this offering and related prospectus have been filed with the SEC and a copy can be obtained by contacting the offices of UBS Investment Bank, Prospectus Department, 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10171 (telephone: 212-821-3000), or the offices of Merrill Lynch & Co., 4 World Financial Center, New York, New York 10080 (telephone: 212-449-1000) or by contacting any of the co-managing underwriters.

WARNING REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

THIS 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, BUT THESE STATEMENTS ARE NOT GUARANTEED. FOR EXAMPLE, ALTHOUGH THIS PRESS RELEASE REFERS TO AN OFFERING OF 5,000,000 COMMON SHARES, MORE OR LESS THAN 5,000,000 COMMON SHARES MAY BE SOLD OR THIS OFFERING MAY BE WITHDRAWN. INVESTORS SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE UPON FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS.

Senior Housing Properties Trust
Timothy A. Bonang
617-796-8149
Manager of Investor Relations
www.snhreit.com

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