NYSE: SNH...$20.48...Quarterly Dividend: $0.38...Yield: 7.42%

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Consistent dividend growth

Over the past decade, Senior Housing Properties Trust has achieved consistently solid financial performance and dividend growth. Since inception, Senior Housing Properties Trust has paid out $1.4 billion in distributions to investors through December 31, 2011.
Diversification.

Senior Housing Properties Trust owns 369 healthcare related properties. It has geographic diversification with properties in 38 states and Washington, DC and it has tenant diversification with over 460 tenants.
Quality portfolio.

Senior Housing Properties Trust owns high quality assets with low historical per unit, per square foot or per bed costs. Property types include private pay senior living communities, medical office, clinic and biotech lab buildings, private pay wellness centers, skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation hospitals.
Minimal Medicare exposure.

Only 4% of Senior Housing Properties Trust’s net operating income (NOI) comes from skilled nursing facilities, which is among the lowest concentration among the publicly traded healthcare REITs.
Conservative financial approach.

Senior Housing Properties Trust has a conservative balance sheet and is investment grade rated (Moody’s: Baa3; S&P: BBB-). Since it was first rated in 2001, its debt has averaged only 32% of total book capital. It has well laddered debt maturities with approximately 79% coming due after 2014.

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