This document may contain “forward-looking” statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When the company uses words such as “may”, “will”, “intend”, “should”, “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “project”, “estimate” or similar expressions, it is making forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. The company’s expected results may not be achieved, and actual results may differ materially from expectations. This may be a result of various factors, including the satisfaction of closing conditions to the transaction, including, the approval of the transaction by the shareholders of Sunrise and the receipt of regulatory approvals and lender or third-party consents; the completion of the sale of the Sunrise management company to a third party; the respective parties’ performance of their obligations under the transaction agreements; unanticipated difficulties and/or expenditures relating to the transaction; the company’s ability to enter into new joint venture agreements and management contracts; the company’s ability to acquire interests in properties from joint venture partners; the company’s ability to realize operating efficiencies; operator/tenant or joint venture partner bankruptcies or insolvencies; the cooperation of joint venture partners; exposure to potential losses from the actions of the company’s venture partners negative developments in the operating results or financial condition of operators/tenants or managers; risks related to non- compliance with government regulations and new legislation or regulatory developments; the status of capital markets, including availability and cost of capital; changes in financing terms; risks related to international operations; the movement of U.S. and foreign exchange rates; and other factors affecting the execution of the transaction and subsequent performance, including REIT laws and regulations. In addition, the ability of Health Care REIT to achieve the expected property-level NOI growth also will be affected by the effects of competition within the health care and seniors housing industries (in particular the response to the proposed transaction in the marketplace). Additional factors are discussed in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements. Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors |