Senior Housing Properties Trust to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Health Care Conference on May 15, 2013

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Senior Housing Properties Trust (SNH) today announced that David Hegarty, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Rick Doyle, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Health Care Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 4:20 p.m. Pacific Time.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available in a listen-only mode in the Investor Relations section of 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.

Senior Housing Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which owns independent and assisted living communities, medical office buildings, nursing homes, rehabilitation hospitals and wellness centers throughout the United States. SNH is headquartered in Newton, MA.

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