A copy of SNH's Third Quarter 2013 Supplemental Operating and Financial Data is available for download from the SNH website, www.snhreit.com. SNH's website is not incorporated as part of this press release.

SNH is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, that owned 396 properties located in 40 states and Washington, D.C. as of September 30, 2013. SNH is headquartered in Newton, MA.

Please see the pages attached hereto for a more detailed statement of SNH's operating results and financial condition.

WARNING CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

THIS PRESS RELEASE CONTAINS STATEMENTS THAT CONSTITUTE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND OTHER SECURITIES LAWS. ALSO, WHENEVER SNH USES WORDS SUCH AS "BELIEVE", "EXPECT", "ANTICIPATE", "INTEND", "PLAN", "ESTIMATE" OR SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS, SNH IS MAKING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED UPON SNH'S PRESENT INTENT, BELIEFS OR EXPECTATIONS, BUT FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO OCCUR AND MAY NOT OCCUR. ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN OR IMPLIED BY THESE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF VARIOUS FACTORS. FOR EXAMPLE:

• THIS PRESS RELEASE STATES THAT SNH HAS AGREED TO SELL ITS TWO REHABILITATION HOSPITALS FOR $90 MILLION, THAT IT EXPECTS TO RECORD A GAIN FROM THIS SALE OF OVER $30 MILLION AND THAT IT EXPECTS THIS SALE MAY BE COMPLETED BY MID-2014. THE SALE OF THESE HOSPITALS IS SUBJECT TO HEALTH REGULATORY APPROVALS AND OTHER CONDITIONS TYPICAL OF THESE TYPES OF TRANSACTIONS. SNH HAS NO CONTROL OVER THE REQUIRED REGULATORY APPROVAL PROCESSES OR OVER CERTAIN OTHER CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO THIS SALE, THESE APPROVALS MAY NOT BE OBTAINED AND THE CONDITIONS MAY NOT BE SATISFIED. ACCORDINGLY, THE PROPOSED SALE MAY BE DELAYED, IT MAY NOT OCCUR OR ITS TERMS MAY CHANGE, AND SNH MAY NOT RECEIVE THE SALE PROCEEDS, THE GAIN ON SALE MAY BE LESS THAN $30 MILLION OR THE TRANSACTION MAY RESULT IN RECORDING A LOSS ON SALE INSTEAD OF A GAIN ON SALE;
• THIS PRESS RELEASE STATES THAT SNH EXPECTS TO ENTER INTO A LONG TERM MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH FIVE STAR TO MANAGE ONE ADDITIONAL SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY IT HAS AGREED TO ACQUIRE. HOWEVER, THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT SNH WILL ACQUIRE THIS COMMUNITY OR THAT SNH AND FIVE STAR WILL ENTER INTO ANY ADDITIONAL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS;
• THIS PRESS RELEASE STATES THAT SNH HAS ENTERED INTO AGREEMENTS TO ACQUIRE FOUR PROPERTIES. THESE TRANSACTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO VARIOUS TERMS AND CONDITIONS TYPICAL OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS FOR PROPERTIES OF THESE TYPES. SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS MAY NOT BE MET. AS A RESULT, THESE TRANSACTIONS MAY NOT OCCUR OR MAY BE DELAYED OR THEIR TERMS MAY CHANGE; AND
• THIS PRESS RELEASE STATES THAT SNH HAS 10 SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES AND SEVEN MOBS CURRENTLY LISTED FOR SALE. SNH MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SELL THESE PROPERTIES ON ACCEPTABLE TERMS, AND THE SALES OF ANY OR ALL OF THESE PROPERTIES MAY NOT OCCUR.

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN SNH'S FILINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, OR SEC, INCLUDING UNDER THE CAPTION "RISK FACTORS" IN ITS PERIODIC REPORTS, OR INCORPORATED THEREIN, IDENTIFIES OTHER IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE DIFFERENCES FROM ITS FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS. SNH'S FILINGS WITH THE SEC ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SEC'S WEBSITE AT WWW.SEC.GOV.

YOU SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE UPON SNH'S FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS.

EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY LAW, SNH DOES NOT INTEND TO UPDATE OR CHANGE ANY FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION, FUTURE EVENTS OR OTHERWISE.

(1) SNH calculates FFO and Normalized FFO as shown above. FFO is calculated on the basis defined by The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, which is net income, calculated in accordance with GAAP, excluding any gain or loss on sale of properties and impairment of real estate assets, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, as well as certain other adjustments currently not applicable to them. SNH's calculation of Normalized FFO differs from NAREIT's definition of FFO because SNH's includes estimated percentage rent in the period to which it estimates that it relates rather than when it is recognized as income in accordance with GAAP and exclude acquisition related costs, gain or loss on early extinguishment of debt, gain or loss on lease terminations and loss on impairment of intangible assets, if any. SNH considers FFO and Normalized FFO to be appropriate measures of operating performance for a real estate investment trust, or REIT, along with net income, operating income and cash flow from operating activities. SNH believes that FFO and Normalized FFO provide useful information to investors because by excluding the effects of certain historical amounts, such as depreciation expense, FFO and Normalized FFO may facilitate a comparison of its operating performance between periods and between them and other REITs. FFO and Normalized FFO are among the factors considered by SNH's Board of Trustees when determining the amount of distributions to its shareholders. Other factors include, but are not limited to, requirements to maintain its status as a REIT, limitations in its revolving credit facility agreement and public debt covenants, the availability of debt and equity capital to them, SNH's expectation of its future capital requirements and operating performance and its expected needs and availability of cash to pay its obligations. FFO and Normalized FFO do not represent cash generated by operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income, operating income or cash flow from operating activities, determined in accordance with GAAP, or as indicators of SNH's financial performance or liquidity, nor are these measures necessarily indicative of sufficient cash flow to fund all of its needs. SNH believes that FFO and Normalized FFO may facilitate an understanding of its historical operating results. These measures should be considered in conjunction with net income, operating income and cash flow from operating activities as presented in its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Other REITs and real estate companies may calculate FFO and Normalized FFO differently than SNH does.

(2) In calculating net income in accordance with GAAP, SNH recognizes percentage rental income received for the first, second and third quarters in the fourth quarter, which is when all contingencies are met and the income is earned. Although SNH defers recognition of this revenue until the fourth quarter for purposes of calculating net income, it includes these estimated amounts in its calculation of Normalized FFO for each quarter of the year. The fourth quarter Normalized FFO calculation excludes the amounts recognized during the first three quarters.

Senior Housing Properties Trust
Timothy A. Bonang, 617-796-8234
Vice President, Investor Relations
or
Elisabeth H. Olmsted, 617-796-8234
Manager, Investor Relations
www.snhreit.com

Source: Senior Housing Properties Trust

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