SELECTED  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  The following  table sets forth financial
information  for the Company  which is derived from the  Consolidated  Financial
Statements of the Company.



                                                                                                                      June 3, 1993
                                                                                                                      (commencement
                                                                                                                     of operations)
                                                                             Year Ended December 31,                     through

                                                                    1996               1995              1994     December 31, 1993
                                                                                                        
Statement of Income Data:
      Total revenues                                           $  38,574,139     $  33,361,161    $  24,226,423     $   7,135,004
      Interest expense                                         $   7,344,141     $   5,083,172    $   1,116,436     $     314,167
      Net income                                               $  19,731,623     $  18,257,616    $  15,715,588     $   3,950,034
      Net income per share                                     $        1.49     $        1.41    $        1.33     $        0.64
      Weighted average shares outstanding                         13,254,233        12,967,132       11,830,197         6,185,600
 

Balance Sheet Data (as of the end of the period):
      Real estate properties, net                              $ 416,034,417     $ 318,480,336    $ 280,767,098     $ 133,392,751
      Total assets                                             $ 427,505,477     $ 336,777,677    $ 283,189,771     $ 134,069,694
      Notes and bonds payable                                  $ 168,618,000     $  92,970,000    $  40,375,000     $  21,000,000
      Total stockholders' equity                               $ 245,964,243     $ 234,447,793    $ 236,340,287     $ 108,190,254
 

Other Data:
      Funds from operations (1)                                $  28,036,395     $  25,490,401    $  20,918,679     $   5,773,571
      Funds from operations per share (1)                      $        2.12     $        1.97    $        1.77     $         .93
      Dividends declared and paid per share                    $        1.91     $        1.83    $        1.75     $         .55

 
(1) See Note 10 to Consolidated Financial Statements.

                                      (1)


MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF 
OPERATIONS

OVERVIEW 
     The Company  operates under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code) as
an  indefinite  life  real  estate  investment  trust  (REIT).  The  Company,  a
self-managed and self-administered  REIT, follows a general growth strategy that
integrates owning,  acquiring,  managing,  and developing  income-producing real
estate properties related to healthcare  services  throughout the United States.
Management  believes  that by  providing  related real estate  services,  it can
differentiate the Company's competitive market position, acquire needed capital,
expand its asset base and increase revenue. 
     Since commencing  operations in June, 1993,  through December 31, 1996, the
Company has  invested or  committed to invest,  directly  and  indirectly,  over
$460,000,000  in 80  income-producing  properties  related  to the  delivery  of
healthcare  services,  containing  over 3.9 million  square feet.  The Company's
portfolio  is  comprised  of  seven  facility  types,   located  in  38  markets
nationwide, and operated pursuant to contractual arrangements with 16 healthcare
providers.  The Company is currently managing 83  healthcare-related  properties
nationwide  totaling over 3.2 million square feet,  including 27 which are owned
by the Company.
     Substantially all of the Company's revenues are derived from rentals on its
healthcare real estate property  facilities,  interest earned from the temporary
investment  of  funds  in  short-term   instruments   and  from  management  and
development  services.  Leases and other  financial  support  arrangements  with
respect to its healthcare real estate facilities generally ensure that the costs
and expenses  incurred with respect to the operation of the  facilities  will be
borne by tenants and healthcare providers related to the facilities. The Company
incurs operating and administrative  expenses,  principally compensation expense
for its officers and other employees,  office rental and related occupancy costs
and various expenses incurred in the process of acquiring additional properties.
     The Company's  strategy is to be a full service provider of integrated real
estate solutions to quality healthcare providers. Consistent with this strategy,
the  Company  seeks to provide a spectrum of  services  needed to own,  acquire,
manage  and  develop  healthcare  properties,  including  leasing,  development,
management, market research,  budgeting,  accounting,  collection,  construction
management,   tenant   coordination  and  financial   services.   The  Company's
development   activities   are   primarily   accomplished   through   pre-leased
build-to-suit projects. 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS  
1996  COMPARED TO 1995 
     For the year ended December 31, 1996, net income was $19,731,623,  or $1.49
per share of common  stock,  on total  revenues of  $38,574,139  compared to net
income of $18,257,616,  or $1.41 per share of common stock, on total revenues of
$33,361,161, for the year ended December 31, 1995. Funds from operations (FFO)
was  $28,036,395,  or $2.12 per share,  for the year  ended  December  31,  1996
compared to $25,490,401, or $1.97 per share, in 1995.



                                              1996                1995
                                                           

Revenues
     Master lease rental income          $ 35,329,475        $ 32,402,507
     Property operating income              1,337,779                   0
                                         ------------        ------------
     Total rental income                   36,667,254          32,402,507
     Management fees                        1,110,943             465,766
     Interest and other income                795,942             492,888
                                         ------------        ------------
                                           38,574,139          33,361,161
                                         ============        ============
     Expenses
     General and administrative             2,232,882           2,143,505
     Property operating expenses              269,408                   0
     Interest                               7,344,141           5,083,172
     Depreciation                           8,651,620           7,693,048
     Amortization                             344,465             183,820
                                         ------------        ------------
                                           18,842,516          15,103,545
                                         ------------        ------------ 
     Net Income                          $ 19,731,623        $ 18,257,616
                                         ============        ============


                                      (2)


     Total  revenues for the year ended  December 31, 1996  compared to the year
ended  December  31,  1995  provided an increase  of  $5,212,978  or 15.6%.  The
increase is primarily due to base rent derived from investment of  approximately
$45,400,000 in six completed development properties in 1996. In addition,  total
rental  income for the year ended  December 31, 1996  includes a partial year of
base  rent  derived  from   investment  of   approximately   $58,400,000  in  14
acquisitions  during  1996.  Revenues  during  1996 also  reflect an increase of
$645,177 (138.5%) in property management fees. At December 31, 1996, the Company
managed 83 properties  compared to 26 properties at December 31, 1995.  Interest
and other income increased from $492,888 for the year ended December 31, 1995 to
$795,942 for the year ended  December 31, 1996  primarily due to the  short-term
refinancing  of  approximately  $30,800,000  of  mortgage  notes  for a  current
healthcare client.
     Total  expenses  for the year  ended  December  31,  1996 were  $18,842,516
compared to  $15,103,545  for the year ended  December 31, 1995,  an increase of
$3,738,971  or  24.8%.  Depreciation  expense  increased  $958,572  due  to  the
acquisition  of additional  properties  and the  completion of properties  under
construction  which were  discussed  in the  preceding  paragraph.  General  and
administrative expenses increased $89,377, primarily due to an increase in total
employees.  Interest  expense  increased  from  $5,083,172  for the  year  ended
December 31, 1995 to $7,344,141 for the year ended December 31, 1996. During the
year ended December 31, 1996, the Company had an average  outstanding total debt
balance of approximately  $122,400,000 compared to approximately  $70,900,000 in
1995.  On September  18,  1995,  the Company  privately  placed  $90,000,000  of
unsecured notes (the Unsecured Notes) with 16 credit institutions which also had
the effect of increasing  1996 interest  expense since the Unsecured  Notes were
outstanding for a full year in 1996 compared to 3.5 months in 1995. Amortization
expense increased from $183,820 for the year ended December 31, 1995 to $344,465
for  the  year  ended  December  31,  1996  due  to   amortization  of  acquired
revenue-producing management contracts and other intangible assets.

1995  COMPARED  TO 1994 
     For the year ended December 31, 1995, net income was $18,257,616,  or $1.41
per share of common  stock,  on total  revenues of  $33,361,161  compared to net
income of $15,715,588,  or $1.33 per share of common stock, on total revenues of
$24,226,423,  for the year ended  December 31, 1994. FFO was $1.97 per share for
the year ended December 31, 1995 compared to $1.77 in 1994.


                                                 1995                1994
                                                            

      Revenues
      Master lease rental income            $ 32,402,507       $  23,231,345
      Management fees                            465,766                   0
      Interest and other income                  492,888             995,078
                                            ------------       -------------
                                              33,361,161          24,226,423
                                            ============       =============
      Expenses
      General and administrative               2,143,505           2,095,669
      Interest                                 5,083,172           1,116,436
      Depreciation                             7,693,048           5,233,474
      Amortization                               183,820              65,256
                                            ------------       -------------
                                              15,103,545           8,510,835
                                            ------------       -------------
      Net Income                            $ 18,257,616       $  15,715,588
                                            ============       =============


     Total  revenues for the year ended  December 31, 1995  compared to the year
ended  December  31,  1994  provided an increase  of  $9,134,738  or 37.7%.  The
increase  is  primarily  due to a full year of rental  income  derived  from the
acquisition  of 20 properties  during the year ended  December 31, 1994 and base
rent  derived  from  eight  completed  properties  which were  transferred  from
construction in progress  subsequent to September 30, 1994. In addition,  rental
income for the year ended December 31, 1995 includes a partial year of base rent
derived  from the three  acquisitions  during  1995.  Revenues  during 1995 also
reflect  $465,766  of  property  management  fees.  Interest  and  other  income
decreased from $995,078 for the year ended December 31, 1994 to $492,888 for the
year ended December 31, 1995 primarily due to the Company maintaining lower cash
balances. In addition, the 1995 amount reflects $220,140 of gain from a property
disposition. 

                                      (3)


     Total  expenses  for the year  ended  December  31,  1995 were  $15,103,545
compared to  $8,510,835  for the year ended  December 31,  1994,  an increase of
$6,592,710  or  77.5%.  Depreciation  expense  increased  $2,459,574  due to the
acquisition  of additional  properties  and the  completion of properties  under
construction  which were  discussed  in the  preceding  paragraph.  General  and
administrative expenses increased $47,836, primarily due to an increase in total
employees and an increase in the square  footage of the  Company's  office space
during March 1994. Interest expense increased from $1,116,436 for the year ended
December  31, 1994 to  $5,083,172  for the year ended  December  31,  1995.  The
Company  completed a secondary  offering  on February  16, 1994 and  immediately
repaid all $23,100,000 of outstanding  indebtedness  under the unsecured  credit
facility (the Unsecured Credit  Facility).  The Company did not borrow under the
Unsecured  Credit  Facility  again  until  August 9, 1994  since  proceeds  were
available from the secondary offering to fund additional property  acquisitions.
During the year ended December 31, 1995, the Company had an average  outstanding
debt balance of $70,900,000. On September 18, 1995, the Company privately placed
$90,000,000 of Unsecured  Notes with 16 credit  institutions  which also had the
effect of increasing 1995 interest expense.  Amortization increased from $65,256
for the year ended December 31, 1994 to $183,820 for the year ended December 31,
1995 due to amortization of acquired revenue-producing  management contracts and
other intangible assets.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES 
     Effective December 26, 1996, the Company amended its $75,000,000  Unsecured
Credit  Facility with four  commercial  banks to increase the  Unsecured  Credit
Facility to  $100,000,000  and to extend the  maturity  date from August 1997 to
December  1999,  with two one-year  extensions.  Other  modifications  include a
reduction  in the  interest  rate to  LIBOR  plus  1.125%  or the  base  rate of
NationsBank,  National  Association  (previously LIBOR plus 1.25%).  The Company
pays a commitment  fee of .225 of one percent per annum on the unused portion of
funds  available for borrowing under the Unsecured  Credit Facility  (previously
 .250).   The  Unsecured  Credit  Facility  is  unsecured  and  contains  certain
representations,  warranties and financial and other covenants customary in such
loan agreements. 
     Effective  February 14,  1997,  the Company  sold  5,175,000  shares of its
common  stock in a  secondary  offering  (the  Secondary  Offering)  under its
currently effective  registration statement pertaining to $250,000,000 of equity
securities,  debt securities and warrants.  The Company received $133,411,500 in
net  proceeds.  Promptly  thereafter,  the net proceeds  were used,  in part, to
extinguish  all  $71,900,000  of  indebtedness  outstanding  under the Unsecured
Credit  Facility,  which results in a borrowing  capacity of  $100,000,000,  and
repayment  or  defeasance  of  secured  indebtedness  in  the  total  amount  of
$6,718,000.  Remaining  proceeds  of the  Secondary  Offering  of  approximately
$57,200,000  have been  invested  short-term  and will be  available  to finance
additional property  acquisitions,  build-to-suit  property  development and for
general  corporate  purposes.  FFO can be  negatively  affected  by delay in the
acquisition  of, or investment  in,  healthcare  properties.  As of December 31,
1996,  the Company  had  stockholders'  equity of  $245,964,243;  following  the
Secondary Offering stockholders equity is approximately  $379,375,000.  The debt
to total  capitalization  ratio was approximately 40.7% at December 31, 1996 and
approximately 24.0% following the Secondary Offering. 
     The  Company  can  issue an  aggregate  of  approximately  $143,000,000  of
securities  remaining  under  currently  effective  registration  statements and
intends to continue to offer securities under such registration  statements from
time to time to finance future  acquisitions and  build-to-suit  developments as
they occur.  The Company may,  under certain  circumstances,  borrow  additional
amounts in connection  with the renovation or expansion of its  properties,  the
acquisition or development  of additional  properties or, as necessary,  to meet
distribution  requirements for real estate investment trusts under the Code. The
Company may raise additional  capital or make investments by issuing,  in public
or private  transactions,  its equity and debt securities,  but the availability
and terms of any such issuance will depend upon market and other conditions. 
     The Company  generated net cash from operations in 1996 of $29,554,897,  an
increase of $2,817,979  over 1995 and $8,271,137  over 1994. The funds were used
in 1996,  along  with net  borrowings  of  approximately  $51,000,000  under the
Unsecured Credit Facility,  to make additional  investments in  income-producing
assets and real estate properties totaling approximately $63,000,000. Funds were
also used to pay dividends to stockholders of $25,196,467. 
     On November 15, 1996, the Company acquired Lewis-Gale Building Corporation,
which  included  two  ancillary  hospital  facilities  located  adjacent  to the
Lewis-Gale  Medical  Center,  operated  by  Columbia/HCA,   two  medical  office
buildings and six physician  clinics in the  Roanoke/Salem,  Virginia  area. The
buildings are either leased to Lewis-Gale  Clinic,  L.L.C.,  or are under leases
guaranteed  by the  Clinic,  and are managed by the  Company.  PhyCor,  Inc.,  a
physician  practice  management  company,  owns the related  physician  practice
assets and has guaranteed the operating  lease  obligations of the Clinic to the
Company.  The Company's  investment in these  properties,  which consists of the
issuance of 687,692  shares of common stock of the Company and the assumption of
liabilities, is approximately $44,000,000.  FFO should be positively affected by
the receipts of rentals  from these  properties  for years  following  1996.  
     At December 31, 1996,  the Company,  in the normal course of business,  had
received  a fully  executed  letter of intent to  purchase  upon  completion  of
development,  one property for  approximately  $15,000,000.  In addition,  as of
December 31, 1996, the Company had a net investment of approximately $13,900,000
for  three  lessee  developments  in  progress  with a total  remaining  funding
commitment  of  approximately  $10,100,000.  The  Company  intends to fund these
commitments  with  the  funds  available  from  the  proceeds  of the  Secondary
Offering.

                                      (4)


     During 1996,  the Company did not sell any  properties.  Early in 1997, the
Company  entered  into a contract of sale for one  property  located in Houston,
Texas,  which  if  consummated  will  result  in  approximate  net  proceeds  of
$3,000,000, an amount approximately equal to the Company's investment.  Proceeds
from the sale will be available for general  corporate  purposes.  No additional
property sales are anticipated in the near future. 
     Under  the  terms of the  leases  and other  financial  support  agreements
relating  to the  properties,  tenants or  healthcare  providers  are  generally
responsible for operating  expenses and taxes relating to the  properties.  As a
result of these  arrangements,  the  Company  does not  believe  that it will be
responsible for any major expenses in connection with the properties  during the
respective  terms of the  agreements.  The  Company  anticipates  entering  into
similar  arrangements with respect to additional  properties it acquires.  After
the term of the  lease or  financial  support  agreement,  or in the  event  the
financial  obligations  required  by the  agreement  are not  met,  the  Company
anticipates that any expenditures it might become responsible for in maintaining
the properties  will be funded by cash from operations and, in the case of major
expenditures,   possibly  by  borrowings.   To  the  extent  that  unanticipated
expenditures  or  significant   borrowings  are  required,  the  Company's  cash
available for distribution and liquidity may be adversely  affected.  
     On January  21,  1997,  the Company  declared an increase in its  quarterly
dividend  from $0.485 per share  ($1.94  annualized)  to $0.49 per share  ($1.96
annualized) payable to stockholders of record on January 28, 1997. This dividend
was paid on February 17, 1997.  The Company  presently  plans to continue to pay
its quarterly dividends, with increases consistent with its current practice. In
the event that the Company cannot make additional investments in 1996 because of
an inability to obtain new capital by issuing  equity and debt  securities,  the
Company will  continue to be able to pay its  dividends  in a manner  consistent
with its current  practice.  No assurance  can be made as to the effect upon the
Company's ability to increase its quarterly  dividends during periods subsequent
to 1997,  should  access to new capital not be available  to the  Company.  
     This annual report to shareholders of the Company includes  forward-looking
statements  which  reflect the  Company's  current  views with respect to future
events and financial performance.  These forward-looking  statements are subject
to certain risks and  uncertainties  which would cause actual  results to differ
materially from  historical  results or those  anticipated.  For a more detailed
discussion of these factors, see Item 1 of the Company's Form 10K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1996.

                                      (5)


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated

     We have audited the accompanying  consolidated balance sheets of Healthcare
Realty  Trust  Incorporated  as of December  31, 1996 and 1995,  and the related
consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each
of the three  years in the period  ended  December  31,  1996.  These  financial
statements   are  the   responsibility   of  the   Company's   management.   Our
responsibility  is to express an opinion on these financial  statements based on
our audits.  
     We conducted  our audits in accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits  provide a reasonable  basis for our opinion.  
     In our opinion,  the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material  respects,  the  consolidated  financial  position of Healthcare
Realty Trust  Incorporated  at December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the  consolidated
results of its  operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 1996 in conformity with generally accepted  accounting
principles.



Ernst & Young L.L.P.
Nashville, Tennessee
February 4, 1997, except for the disclosures
with respect to the 1997 Secondary Offering
of stock referred to in Notes 1, 4, and 12,
as to which the date is March 10, 1997

                                      (6)





CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET                                        DECEMBER 31,
                                                            1996               1995
                                                                      

Assets
Real estate properties:
      Land                                              $  53,028,292     $  41,435,193
      Buildings and improvements                          369,187,739       273,522,934
      Personal property                                     3,099,382         2,761,458
      Construction in progress                             13,862,515        15,253,397
                                                        -------------     -------------
                                                          439,177,928       332,972,982
      Less accumulated depreciation                       (23,143,511)      (14,492,646)
                                                        -------------       -----------
         Total real estate properties, net                416,034,417       318,480,336
 
Cash and cash equivalents                                   1,354,325         9,142,775
Other assets, net                                          10,116,735         9,154,566
                                                        -------------     -------------
Total assets                                            $ 427,505,477     $ 336,777,677
                                                        =============     =============

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities:
      Notes and bonds payable                           $ 168,618,000     $  92,970,000
      Security deposits payable                             4,172,490         4,562,490
      Accounts payable and accrued liabilities              8,197,437         4,214,599
      Deferred income                                         553,307           582,795
                                                        -------------     -------------
Total liabilities                                       $ 181,541,234     $ 102,329,884
                                                        =============     =============
                                                        
Commitments and contingencies                                       0                 0

Stockholders' equity:
      Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 50,000,000                   
      shares authorized; none outstanding                           0                 0
      Common stock, $.01 par value; 150,000,000       
      shares authorized; issued and outstanding,
      1996 - 13,898,777; 1995 - 12,976,796                    138,988           129,768 
      Additional paid-in capital                          264,614,431       243,418,805                                           
      Deferred compensation                                (4,701,840)         (478,288)
      Cumulative net income                                57,654,861        37,923,238
      Cumulative dividends                                (71,742,197)      (46,545,730)
                                                        -------------     -------------
Total stockholders' equity                                245,964,243       234,447,793
                                                        -------------     -------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity              $ 427,505,477     $ 336,777,677
                                                        =============     =============

 
See accompanying notes

                                      (7)





CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME                                    YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                             1996              1995              1994
                                                                                  

Revenues
      Master lease rental income                        $  35,329,475    $  32,402,507     $  23,231,345
      Property operating income                             1,337,779                0                 0
      Management fees                                       1,110,943          465,766                 0
      Interest and other income                               795,942          492,888           995,078
                                                        -------------    -------------     -------------
                                                           38,574,139       33,361,161        24,226,423
                                                        -------------    -------------     -------------

Expenses
      General and administrative                            2,232,882        2,143,505         2,095,669
      Property operating expenses                             269,408                0                 0
      Interest                                              7,344,141        5,083,172         1,116,436
      Depreciation                                          8,651,620        7,693,048         5,233,474
      Amortization                                            344,465          183,820            65,256
                                                        -------------    -------------     -------------
                                                           18,842,516       15,103,545         8,510,835
                                                        -------------    -------------     -------------
      Net income                                        $  19,731,623    $  18,257,616     $  15,715,588
                                                        =============    =============     =============
      Net income per share                              $        1.49    $        1.41     $        1.33
                                                        =============    =============     =============
      Weighted average shares outstanding                  13,254,233       12,967,132        11,830,197
                                                        =============    =============     =============


See accompanying notes.

                                      (8)




CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
                                                              Additional                  Cumulative                     Total
                                        Common Stock           Paid-In       Deferred         Net        Cumulative    Stockholders
                                    Shares        Amount       Capital     Compensation     Income        Dividends       Equity
                                                                                                 

Balance at January 1, 1994        6,185,600    $    61,856  $107,586,630  $          0   $ 3,950,034    $(3,408,266)   $108,190,254
      Issuance of stock           6,582,797         65,828   131,687,588             0             0              0     131,753,416
      Shares awarded as deferred
          stock compensation         35,000            350       686,525      (686,875)            0              0               0
      Deferred stock compensation
          amortization                    0              0             0        91,567             0              0          91,567
      Net income                          0              0             0             0    15,715,588              0      15,715,588
      Dividends ($1.75 per share)         0              0             0             0             0    (19,410,538)    (19,410,538)
                                 ----------        -------   -----------       -------    ----------     ----------     -----------
Balance at December 31, 1994     12,803,397        128,034   239,960,743      (595,308)   19,665,622    (22,818,804)    236,340,287
      Issuance of stock             172,349          1,724     3,436,547             0             0              0       3,438,271
      Shares awarded as deferred
          stock compensation          1,050             10        21,515       (21,525)            0              0               0
      Deferred stock compensation
          amortization                    0              0             0       138,545             0              0         138,545
      Net income                          0              0             0             0    18,257,616              0      18,257,616
      Dividends ($1.83 per share)         0              0             0             0             0    (23,726,926)    (23,726,926)
                                 ----------        -------   -----------       -------    ----------     ----------     -----------
Balance at December 31, 1995     12,976,796        129,768   243,418,805      (478,288)   37,923,238    (46,545,730)    234,447,793
      Issuance of stock             707,952          7,079    16,396,116             0             0              0      16,403,195
      Shares awarded as deferred
          stock compensation        203,897          2,040     4,611,264    (4,613,304)            0              0               0
      Deferred stock compensation
          amortization                    0              0             0       389,752             0              0         389,752
      Employee stock purchase plan   10,132            101       188,246             0             0              0         188,347
      Net income                          0              0             0             0    19,731,623              0      19,731,623
      Dividends ($1.91 per share)         0              0             0             0             0    (25,196,467)    (25,196,467)
                                 ----------     ----------  ------------   -----------   -----------   ------------    ------------ 
Balance at December 31, 1996     13,898,777      $ 138,988  $264,614,431   $(4,701,840)  $57,654,861   $(71,742,197)   $245,964,243
                                 ==========      =========  ============   ===========   ===========   ============    ============ 


See accompanying notes.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
     YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                     1996               1995             1994
                                                                                                              
Operating Activities
      Net income                                                                 $  19,731,623    $  18,257,616     $  15,715,588
      Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
           Depreciation and amortization                                             9,018,430        8,124,374         5,419,702
           Gain on sale of property                                                          0         (220,140)                0
           Deferred compensation                                                       376,823            1,196                 0
           Increase (decrease) in deferred income                                      (29,488)         313,837           232,734
           Increase in other assets                                                   (933,355)        (921,243)         (270,425)
           Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities                      1,390,864        1,181,278           186,161
                                                                                    ----------       ----------        ----------
      Net cash provided by operating activities                                     29,554,897       26,736,918        21,283,760
                                                                                    ==========       ==========        ==========

Investing Activities
      Acquisition and development of real estate properties                        (63,069,013)     (50,417,235)     (130,795,615)
      Proceeds from sale of real estate                                                      0        4,800,000                 0
      Receipt (disbursement) of security deposits                                     (390,000)        (257,282)          412,114
                                                                                    ----------       ----------       -----------
      Net cash used in investing activities                                        (63,459,013)     (45,874,517)     (130,383,501)
 

Financing Activities
      Borrowings on notes and bonds payable                                        101,900,000      121,700,000        40,300,000
      Repayments on notes and bonds payable                                        (50,903,106)     (69,105,000)      (37,018,633)
      Deferred financing and organization costs paid                                  (168,709)      (1,244,980)         (463,884)
      Dividends paid                                                               (25,196,467)     (23,726,926)      (19,410,538)
      Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                           483,948          160,428       126,091,192
                                                                                    ----------       ----------       -----------
      Net cash provided by financing activities                                     26,115,666       27,783,522       109,498,137
                                                                                    ==========       ==========       ===========

      Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                              (7,788,450)       8,645,923           398,396
 
      Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                 9,142,775          496,852            98,456
                                                                                  ------------     ------------       ----------- 
      Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                    $  1,354,325     $  9,142,775       $   496,852
                                                                                  ============     ============       ===========


See accompanying notes.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
ORGANIZATION
     The Company  commenced  operations in 1993 to invest in  healthcare-related
properties  located throughout the United States,  including  ancillary hospital
facilities,   medical  office  buildings,   physician  clinics,  long-term  care
facilities,  comprehensive  ambulatory care centers,  clinical  laboratories and
ambulatory  surgery  centers.  The  Company  provides  management,  leasing  and
build-to-suit development, and capital for the construction of new facilities as
well as for the acquisition of existing properties. As of December 31, 1996, the
Company had invested or committed to invest in 80 properties (the  Properties)
located in 38 markets in 14 states, which are supported by 17 healthcare-related
entities pursuant to long-term leases.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION
     The audited financial  statements include the accounts of the Company,  its
wholly  owned  subsidiaries  and certain  other  affiliated  Corporation's  with
respect to which the Company  controls  the  operating  activities  and receives
substantially  all  economic  benefits.  Significant  intercompany  accounts and
transactions have been eliminated.

USE OF ESTIMATES IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
     The  preparation  of financial  statements  in  conformity  with  generally
accepted  accounting  principles  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and
assumptions  that  affect  amounts  reported  in the  financial  statements  and
accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES
     Real  estate  properties  are  recorded  at  cost.   Transaction  fees  and
acquisition costs are netted with the purchase price as appropriate. The cost of
real  properties  acquired is allocated  between land,  buildings,  and personal
property  based  upon  estimated  market  values  at the  time  of  acquisition.
Depreciation  is  provided  for on a  straight-line  basis  over  the  following
estimated useful lives:



                                          

           Buildings and improvements          31.5 to 39.0 years
           Personal property                   3.0 to 7.0 years


CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
     Short-term  investments  with maturities of three months or less at date of
purchase are classified as cash equivalents.

FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
     No provision has been made for federal income taxes. The Company intends at
all times to  qualify as a real  estate  investment  trust  under  Sections  856
through 860 of the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  The Company must
distribute at least 95% of its real estate  investment  trust taxable  income to
its  stockholders  and meet other  requirements to continue to qualify as a real
estate investment trust.

OTHER ASSETS
     Included in other assets are  receivables,  deferred  costs and  intangible
assets.  Deferred  financing  costs are  amortized  over the term of the related
credit  facility  using the interest  method.  Intangible  assets are  amortized
straight-line  over the applicable  lives of the assets which range from four to
forty years.  Accumulated  amortization  was $1,060,811 and $518,347 at December
31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.

REVENUE RECOGNITION
     Rental  income  is  recognized  as  earned  over  the  life  of  the  lease
agreements.  Any  additional  rent,  as  defined  in each  lease  agreement,  is
recognized as earned.

STOCK ISSUED TO EMPLOYEES
     The Company  has  elected to follow  Accounting  Principles  Board  (APB)
Opinion  No.  25,  Accounting  for  Stock  Issued  to  Employees  and  related
interpretations in accounting for its stock issued to employees.

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NET INCOME PER SHARE
     Net income  per share is  computed  using the  weighted  average  number of
shares  outstanding  during the period,  exclusive of common  stock  equivalents
which  resulted  in dilution of less than 3%, for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 1996.

SUPPLEMENTARY INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
     As  required by APB Opinion  No. 15,  "Earnings  per Share,"  supplementary
income per common  share data is  presented  for fiscal 1994 and 1996 to reflect
the payment during  February 1994 of $23.1 million of  outstanding  indebtedness
using a portion of the  proceeds  of a  secondary  offering,  and to reflect the
payment  during  the  first  quarter  of  1997  of  $78,618,000  of  outstanding
indebtedness  using a portion of the proceeds  from another  secondary  offering
completed  February  14,  1997  (see  Note  12).  For the  1994  computation  of
supplementary  income per common  share,  1,080,700  common shares issued in the
offering  whose  proceeds were used to retire the debt were assumed to have been
issued at the  beginning of fiscal 1994,  and net income was assumed to have not
been reduced by interest expense incurred on the debt.  Supplementary income per
common  share  totaled  $1.33  for  fiscal  1994.  For the 1996  computation  of
supplementary  income per common  share,  3,049,573  common shares issued in the
offering  whose  proceeds were used to retire the debt were assumed to have been
issued at the  beginning of fiscal 1996,  and net income was assumed to have not
been reduced by interest expense incurred on the debt.  Supplementary income per
common share totaled $1.35 for fiscal 1996.

ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTING RULES
     In March 1995, the Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board ("FASB")  issued
Statement No. 121,  Accounting for the  Impairment of Long-Lived  Assets and for
Long-Lived  Assets to be Disposed Of,  which  requires  impairment  losses to be
recorded on long-lived  assets used in operations  when indicators of impairment
are present and the  undiscounted  cash flows estimated to be generated by those
assets  are less than the  assets'  carrying  amounts.  Statement  No.  121 also
addresses the accounting for long-lived  assets that are expected to be disposed
of. The Company  adopted  Statement  No. 121 in the first quarter of fiscal 1995
with no impact.

RECLASSIFICATIONS
     Certain  reclassifications  have been made in the financial  statements for
the  years  ended  1995 and 1994 to  conform  to the  1996  presentation.  These
reclassifications  had no effect on the  results  of  operations  as  previously
reported.

2.   REAL ESTATE PROPERTY LEASES
     The Company's  properties are generally  leased pursuant to  noncancelable,
fixed-term operating leases with expiration dates from 1997 to 2013. Some leases
provide for fixed rent renewal  terms of five years,  or multiples  thereof,  in
addition to market rent renewal terms. The leases generally  provide the lessee,
during the term of the lease and for a short period  thereafter,  with an option
and a right of first refusal to purchase the leased property.
     Each lease  generally  requires the lessee to pay minimum rent,  additional
rent based upon  increases  in the  Consumer  Price  Index or  increases  in net
patient revenues (as defined in the lease agreements),  and all taxes (including
property tax), insurance,  maintenance and other operating costs associated with
the leased property.
     Amounts of rental income  received from lessees who accounted for more than
10% of the  Company's  rental  income for the three  years in the  period  ended
December 31, 1996 were:




                                                1996            1995           1994
                                                                  
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation        $ 11,234,295    $ 10,713,960   $  5,667,948
                                                       
OrNda Healthcorp                              7,634,690       7,257,939      4,086,002



Future minimum lease payments under the noncancelable operating leases as of 
December 31, 1996 are as follows:
                                                    

                               1997                    $   46,513,544
                               1998                        46,365,714
                               1999                        46,162,819
                               2000                        46,011,237
                               2001                        45,824,755
                               2002 and thereafter        301,547,167
                                                       --------------
                                                       $  532,425,236


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REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES
The following table summarizes the Company's real estate properties by type of 
facility and by state as of December 31, 1996.


 
                                  Number of                      Buildings,        Personal                          Accumulated
                               Facilities (1)     Land      Improvements and CIP   Property            Total        Depreciation
                                                                                                  

Ancillary Hospital Facilities
    Arizona                           1      $      308,070    $   4,965,923     $           0    $   5,273,993     $     558,418
California                            7          15,169,012       30,505,657            38,504       45,713,173         2,331,170
Florida                               8             577,328       44,504,554                 0       45,081,882         2,445,367
    Georgia                           5           1,965,210       34,144,164            38,409       36,147,783         1,878,449
    Kansas                            1                   0        8,606,501                 0        8,606,501            33,461
    Tennessee                         1             395,056        2,743,834                 0        3,138,890           190,450
    Texas                            10           7,102,169       48,218,720           259,536       55,580,423         4,436,154
    Virginia                          6           4,239,169       47,621,955                 0       51,861,124         1,349,678
                                     --          ----------      -----------           -------      -----------        ----------
                                     39          29,756,014      221,311,306           336,449      251,403,769        13,223,147
Ambulatory Surgery Centers
    California                        1             209,246          828,613             8,370        1,046,229            97,363
Nevada                                1             940,000        2,860,571                 0        3,800,571           180,308
Texas                                 1             509,891        1,514,376            15,296        2,039,563           177,942
                                      -           ---------        ---------            ------        ---------           -------
                                      3           1,659,137        5,203,560            23,666        6,886,363           455,613
Comprehensive Ambulatory Care
    Florida                           2           4,135,536       12,898,835                 0       17,034,371            49,017
    Texas                             2           1,642,773       19,407,604            60,148       21,110,525         1,583,717
                                      -           ---------       ----------            ------       ----------         ---------
                                      4           5,778,309       32,306,439            60,148       38,144,896         1,632,734
Clinical Laboratories
    Alabama                           1             180,633        8,601,151             8,028        8,789,812           971,214
    Mississippi                       1             537,660        3,718,165            29,660        4,285,485           319,487
                                      -             -------       ----------            ------       ----------         ---------
                                      2             718,293       12,319,316            37,688       13,075,297         1,290,701
Long-term Care Facilities
    California                        1           1,361,952       11,325,746                 0       12,687,698           689,761
    Colorado                          2           1,651,477        8,934,457                 0       10,585,934           278,873
    Florida                           1           1,203,720        8,388,977                 0        9,592,697            85,153
    Indiana                           1              96,059        3,511,749            32,331        3,640,139           411,065
    Kansas                            1           1,013,423        5,297,900                 0        6,311,323             6,921
    Michigan                          5             193,096       12,133,668           182,986       12,509,750         1,293,187
    Texas                             2             690,768       16,656,902                 0       17,347,670            28,116
                                     --           ---------       ----------           -------       ----------         ---------
                                     13           6,210,495       66,249,399           215,317       72,675,211         2,793,076
Medical Office Buildings
    Texas                             1             166,123        1,810,249                 0        1,976,372           110,248
    Virginia                          4           1,926,841       11,740,130           126,790       13,793,761           287,504
 
                                      5           2,092,964       13,550,379           126,790       15,770,133           397,752
Physician Clinics
    Florida                           3           3,558,945       15,504,117            50,781       19,113,843         1,403,271
    Georgia                           1             586,435        2,087,444                 0        2,673,879           149,424
    Texas                             2           1,654,025       10,930,721           385,104       12,969,850         1,119,463
    California                        1             392,785          331,685                 0          724,470            13,820
    Virginia                          6             620,890        2,977,392                 0        3,598,282             9,543
                                     --          ----------       ----------           -------       ----------         ---------
                                     13           6,813,080       31,831,359           435,885       39,080,324         2,695,521

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Other                                                     0          278,496         1,863,439        2,141,935           654,967
                                     --       -------------    -------------       -----------    -------------      ------------
Total property                       79       $  53,028,292    $ 383,050,254       $ 3,099,382    $ 439,177,928      $ 23,143,511
                                     ==       =============    =============       ===========    =============      ============

(1) Includes three properties under construction.

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NOTES AND BONDS PAYABLE
Notes and bonds payable at December 31,1996 and 1995 consisted of the following:



                                                       December 31,
                                                   1996           1995
                                                        
                Unsecured notes               $ 90,000,000   $ 90,000,000
                Unsecured credit facility       71,900,000              0
                Serial and term bonds payable    6,718,000      2,970,000
                                              ------------   ------------
                                              $168,618,000   $ 92,970,000
                                              ============   ============
                                        

UNSECURED NOTES
     On  September  18,  1995,  the  Company  privately  placed  $90,000,000  of
unsecured  notes (the  "Unsecured  Notes") with 16  institutions.  The Unsecured
Notes bear interest at 7.41%, payable  semiannually,  and mature on September 1,
2002.  Beginning on September 1, 1998 and on each  September 1 through 2002, the
Company must repay  $18,000,000 of principal.  The note  agreements  pursuant to
which the  Unsecured  Notes  were  purchased  contain  certain  representations,
warranties and financial and other covenants customary in such loan agreements.

UNSECURED CREDIT FACILITY
     On December 26, 1996, the Company's  $75,000,000  unsecured credit facility
(the "Unsecured  Credit  Facility") with four commercial  banks was increased to
$100,000,000  and extended to December  30, 1999.  At the option of the Company,
borrowings  bear  interest  at one of the banks'  base rate or LIBOR plus 1.125%
(previously  1.250%).  In addition,  the Company  pays a commitment  fee of .225
(previously  .250) of 1% per annum on the unused portion of funds  available for
borrowings under the Unsecured  Credit  Facility.  The Unsecured Credit Facility
contains certain  representations,  warranties and financial and other covenants
customary  in such loan  agreements.  At  December  31,  1996,  the  Company had
available borrowing capacity of $28,100,000 under the Unsecured Credit Facility.
Subsequent to December 31, 1996, the Company repaid all $71,900,000 indebtedness
under the  Unsecured  Credit  Facility  which  results in the maximum  borrowing
capacity of $100,000,000.

SERIAL AND TERM BONDS PAYABLE
     In conjunction with the acquisition of certain facilities (see Note 6), the
Company  assumed an  obligation  for a $2,496,000  bond issue of the  Industrial
Development  Authority  of the  City  of  Salem,  Virginia,  payable  in  annual
installments of $208,000  through 2007.  Interest on the  outstanding  principal
balance is payable  semi-annually  at a rate of 75% of the prime rate or 6.1875%
at  December  31,  1996.  The  obligation  was  secured  by a deed of trust  and
guaranteed  by Lewis-Gale  Clinic,  Inc.  Subsequent to December 31, 1996,  this
obligation was repaid.
     In conjunction with the acquisition of certain facilities (see Note 6), the
Company  assumed an  obligation  for a $1,575,000  bond issue of the  Industrial
Development  Authority  of the City of  Roanoke,  Virginia,  payable  in  annual
installments of $175,000  through 2005.  Interest is payable  semi-annually at a
rate of approximately 77% of the commercial base rate or 6.3525% at December 31,
1996.  The  obligation  was  secured  by land and  building  and  guaranteed  by
Lewis-Gale  Clinic,  Inc.  Subsequent to December 31, 1996,  this obligation was
repaid.
     In conjunction with the acquisition of certain facilities (see Note 6), the
Company  assumed an obligation  for $1,095,000 of Serial Bonds and $1,980,000 of
Term Bonds. The obligation is secured by a deed of trust and security  agreement
granting  the  issuer a first  mortgage  lien  and  security  interest  in these
properties and by assignment of and a security  interest in the tenant leases of
these properties.  The bonds pay interest semiannually at interest rates ranging
from 6.9% to 8.1%. The Serial Bonds mature at annual  intervals  through 2002 in
amounts  ranging from $120,000 to $320,000;  the Term Bonds mature in 2010.  The
obligation was defeased  subsequent to December 31, 1996. The resulting loss was
not significant.

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OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT INFORMATION
     Subsequent  to  December  31,  1996,  the  Company  repaid  $78,618,000  of
indebtedness from proceeds of a secondary offering (see Note 12).
The remaining  indebtedness of Unsecured Notes is due in five $18,000,000 annual
installments beginning in 1998.
     During the years ended  December 31,  1996,  1995 and 1994,  interest  paid
totaled $8,389,712,  $3,932,112 and $1,268,680, and capitalized interest totaled
$2,175,113, $888,238 and $424,675, respectively.

5.   SECURITY DEPOSITS
     The Company is currently obligated to certain lessees,  under executed sale
and  purchase  agreements,  for  security  and related  deposits in an aggregate
amount of $4,172,490 and $4,562,490 at December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
These  security  deposits  are  repayable  at  various  times,   typically  upon
expiration of the lease,  and generally bear interest at the First National Bank
of Boston or NationsBank prime rate, payable annually.
     The security  deposits were negotiated with lessees as part of the terms of
the sale and purchase agreements as collateral for lessee performance for future
rental   payments  and  property   maintenance  in  accordance  with  the  lease
agreements.  These funds are  unrestricted  according  to the terms of the lease
contracts and may be used at the Company's discretion.

6.   ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITION OF REAL ESTATE
     During  November  1996,  the Company  acquired ten  properties,  Lewis Gale
Building  Corporation,  in exchange for an  aggregate  of 687,692  shares of the
Company's common stock (valued at $16,074,800) and the assumption of $20,566,106
of notes payable, $4,071,000 of bonds payable and $3,037,769 of accounts payable
and accrued liabilities, and incurred $483,328 in acquisition costs. In addition
to the  properties,  representing an aggregate  investment of  $44,063,087,  the
Company  acquired  cash of $5,196,  accounts  receivable  of $58,340,  and other
assets of $106,382. During 1996, the Company repaid the notes payable assumed in
the acquisition.
     On October  31,  1995,  the  Company  sold a  24,189-square-foot  ancillary
hospital facility in Van Nuys, California for $4,800,000.  The property was sold
to the lessee,  pursuant to provisions in the Company's lease agreement,  due to
hidden  structural  damages  suffered in the January 1994 Northridge  earthquake
that rendered the facility unusable for its intended purpose.
     During June 1994,  the Company  acquired two  ancillary  hospital  facility
complexes in exchange for an aggregate of 328,322 shares of the Company's common
stock (valued at $6,898,944) and the assumption of $13,018,633 of notes payable,
$3,075,000  of bonds  payable  and  $623,465  of  accounts  payable  and accrued
liabilities. In addition to the facilities, representing an aggregate investment
of $21,774,433, the Company acquired cash of $1,258,910,  accounts receivable of
$7,719,  restricted cash of $455,910,  and other assets of $119,071.  During the
first week of July 1994,  the Company  repaid the  $13,018,633  of notes payable
assumed in the acquisitions.

7.   BENEFIT PLANS
EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN
     The Company has an  Executive  Retirement  Plan,  under which an  executive
designated by the  Compensation  Committee of the Board of Directors may receive
upon normal retirement  (defined to be when the executive reaches age 65 and has
completed five years of service with the Company) 60% of the  executive's  final
average earnings (defined as the average of the executive's highest three years'
earnings) plus 6% of final average  earnings times years of service after age 60
(but not more than five years), less 100% of benefits paid to the executive from
the Company's  contributions  to any basic  retirement  plan of the Company that
covers all employees and from social security.

RETIREMENT PLAN FOR OUTSIDE DIRECTORS
     The  Company  has a  retirement  plan  for  outside  directors  which  upon
retirement  will pay  annually,  for a period not to exceed 15 years,  an amount
equal to the director's pay immediately preceding retirement from the Board.

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RETIREMENT PLAN INFORMATION
     Net expense for both the Executive  Retirement Plan and the Retirement Plan
for Outside  Directors  (the  Plans)  for the three years in the period  ended
December 31, 1996 is comprised of the following:



                                    1996           1995          1994
                                                     
      Service cost             $   201,372    $  367,864    $  294,528
      Interest cost                 58,828        40,431        13,099
      Other                        (21,483)     (219,006)     (137,181)
                               -----------    ----------    ----------
                               $   238,717    $  189,289    $  170,446
                               ===========    ==========    ==========



     The Plans are  unfunded  and  benefits  will be paid from  earnings  of the
Company.  The following table sets forth the benefit obligations at December 31,
1996 and 1995.



                                                           1996           1995
                                                                 
      Actuarial present value of benefit obligations: 
        Vested                                      $           0    $        0
      Accumulated                                   $     619,729   $   345,855
                                                    -------------   ----------- 
      Actual present value of projected benefit
        obligations for services rendered to date   $    743,951    $   913,682
                                                     
      Unrecognized net gain (loss)                       278,211       (112,901)
                                                    ------------    ----------- 
      Net pension liability in accrued liabilities  $  1,022,162    $   800,781
                                                    ============    ===========


     Accounting for the Executive  Retirement  Plan for the years ended December
31,  1996 and 1995  assumes  discount  rates of 8.5% and 8%,  respectively,  and
compensation  increase  rates of 2.7% and 5%,  respectively.  Accounting for the
Retirement  Plan for  Outside  Directors  assumes  discount  rates of 9% and 8%,
respectively. 

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     8.  STOCK PLANS AND WARRANTS
1993 Employees Stock Incentive Plan
     The Company is  authorized  to issue stock  representing  up to 7.5% of its
outstanding  shares of common  stock,  (the Employee Plan Shares) under the 1993
Employees  Stock Incentive Plan (the Employee  Plan).  As of December 31, 1996
and 1995,  the Company had a total of 812,364 and 716,260  Employee Plan Shares,
respectively,  that had not been issued or optioned.  Unless terminated earlier,
the Employee Plan will terminate on January 1, 2003.
     Under the Employee Plan, the Compensation  Committee may grant options (the
Options)  to purchase  shares of the  Company's  common stock to employees for
terms not  longer  than 10 years at prices  that may not be less than 95% of the
fair market value of the common  stock on the date of grant.  The Options may be
subject to any conditions set by the Compensation Committee, may be exercised by
payment of cash,  shares valued at fair market  value,  or, at the option of the
Compensation  Committee,  by a note secured by shares.  As of December 31, 1995,
Options to purchase a total of 222,000 of the Employee Plan Shares at $19.50 per
share were outstanding,  all of which were exercisable.  During 1996 the Company
canceled all outstanding Options under the Employee Plan.
     Under  the  Employee  Plan,  the  Compensation  Committee  may  also  grant
incentive  stock awards to employees.  Incentive  stock awards granted under the
Employee  Plan  may be  subject  to  any  conditions  set  by  the  Compensation
Committee.  As of  December  31, 1996 and 1995,  the  Company  had  specifically
reserved,  but not issued,  a total of 283,334 and 425,000  Employee Plan Shares
(the Reserved Stock),  respectively, for performance-based awards to employees
under the Employee Plan.  The issue of Reserved  Stock to eligible  employees is
contingent upon the achievement of specific performance  criteria.  The Reserved
Stock awards are subject to fixed  vesting  periods  varying from four to twelve
years  beginning  on the date of issue.  If an employee  voluntarily  terminates
employment with the Company before the end of the vesting period, the shares are
forfeited,  at no cost to the Company.  Once the Reserved Stock has been issued,
the  employee  has the  right to  receive  dividends  and the  right to vote the
shares.
     As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, performance criteria had been met for the
award of, and the  Company had  issued,  a total of 230,044 and 35,000  Employee
Plan Shares,  respectively.  For 1996 and 1995,  compensation  expense resulting
from the  amortization  of the value of these shares was $319,120 and  $137,349,
respectively.

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS STOCK PLANS
     Prior to May 16, 1995,  the Company was  authorized  to issue stock options
for up to 2% of its  outstanding  shares of common  stock under the 1993 Outside
Directors  Stock  Incentive  Plan (the  1993  Director  Plan).  Under the 1993
Director Plan,  each member of the Board of Directors of the Company who was not
an employee of the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates received an option to
purchase  3,000  shares on January  1, 1994 at an  exercise  price  equal to the
market price of the common stock on the date of grant.  As of December 31, 1995,
options to  purchase a total of 19,530  shares were  outstanding  under the 1993
Director Plan, all of which were  exercisable.  During 1996 the Company canceled
all unexercised options granted pursuant to the 1993 Director Plan.
     Effective May 16, 1995, the Company enacted the 1995 Restricted  Stock Plan
for Non-Employee Directors (the 1995 Directors Plan). As of December 31, 1996
and 1995,  the  Company had a total of 97,900 and 98,950  shares  under the 1995
Directors  Plan,  respectively,  that  had not  been  issued.  Under  the  1995
Directors Plan, each member of the Board of Directors of the Company who is not
an employee of the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates, receives an award of
shares of  common  stock  (the  Directors  Stock)  at the  conclusion  of the
Company's  annual meeting of  shareholders.  The Directors  Stock vests in each
Director  upon the date  three  years  from the date of issue and is  subject to
forfeiture prior to such date upon termination of the Directors  service, at no
cost to the Company. Once the Directors' Stock has been issued, the Director has
the right to receive dividends and the right to vote the shares.
     As of December  31, 1996 and 1995,  the Company had issued a total of 9,903
and 1,050 shares,  respectively,  pursuant to the  Non-Employee  Directors Stock
Plans. For 1996 and 1995,  compensation  expense resulting from the amortization
of the value of these shares was $70,672 and $1,196, respectively.

1995 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
     Effective May 16, 1995, the Company adopted an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(the Employee  Purchase  Plan)  pursuant to which the Company is authorized to
issue  shares of common  stock (the  Employee  Purchase  Plan  Shares).  As of
December  31,  1996 and 1995,  the  Company  had a total of 918,795  and 952,732
shares under the Employee Purchase Plan, respectively,  that had not been issued
or optioned.  Under the Employee Purchase Plan, each eligible employee as of May
16, 1995 and each subsequent  January 1 (the Grant Dates) has been or shall be
granted an option to purchase up to $25,000 of common stock at the lesser of 85%
of the market  price on the Grant Date or 85% of the market price on the date of
exercise of such option (the Exercise  Date),  but at not less than book value
per share as of the December 31 immediately preceding the Grant Date. The number
of shares  subject  to each  year's  option  becomes  fixed on the  Grant  Date.
Eligible employees include those employees who were employed by the Company or a
subsidiary on a full-time  basis as of May 16, 1995 and those employees with six
months of service  who are  employed  by the  Company or  subsidiary  as of each
subsequent Grant Date.  Options granted under the Employee  Purchase Plan expire
if not exercised 27 months after each such option's Grant Date.

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A summary of Employee  Purchase  Plan activity and related  information  for the
years ended December 31 is as follows:



                                                                 Options 
                                                          1996              1995
                                                                      
      Outstanding, beginning of year                       47,268                0
      Granted                                              47,564           47,268
      Exercised                                           (10,132)               0
      Forfeited                                           (13,627)               0
                                                           ------           ------
      Outstanding, end of year                             71,073           47,268
 
      Exercisable at end of year                           71,073           47,268
                                                           ======           ======
      Weighted-average fair value of options granted
      during the year (calculated as of the grant date)  $   2.70        $    2.56

      Weighted-average exercise prices of options
      exercised during the year                          $  18.59        $       0

      Weighted-average exercise prices of options
      outstanding (calculated as of December 31)         $  19.09        $   18.46

      Weighted-average contractual life of outstanding
      options (calculated as of December 31, in years)        0.9              1.6


     The  Company  has  determined  that the pro forma  effect on net income and
earnings  per share for the two years in the period  ended  December 31, 1996 of
adopting  Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 123  Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation is not material.

OTHER
     In 1993,  the Company  issued  warrants to purchase up to 188,712 shares of
common stock (the Warrants). The Warrants are exercisable for a period of four
years  commencing July 1, 1994 at a price of $19.50 per share,  the then current
fair  market  value,   subject  to  adjustment  under  applicable   antidilution
provisions. The holders of the Warrants have the right to require the Company to
include the common stock underlying such Warrants in any registration  statement
filed by the Company at the  Company's  expense.  At December 31, 1996 and 1995,
the Company had reserved  2,017,771  and  1,956,654  shares,  respectively,  for
future issuance.

9.   COMMITMENTS
     At December 31, 1996,  the Company,  in the normal course of business,  had
received  a fully  executed  letter of intent to  purchase  upon  completion  of
development,  one property for  approximately  $15,000,000.  In addition,  as of
December 31, 1996, the Company had a net investment of approximately $13,900,000
for  three  lessee  developments  in  progress  with a total  remaining  funding
commitment of approximately $10,100,000.

10. OTHER DATA
FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS
     Funds  from  operations,  as defined by the  National  Association  of Real
Estate Investment  Trusts,  Inc.  ("NAREIT") 1995 White Paper,  means net income
(computed  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted   accounting   principles),
excluding gains (or losses) from debt restructuring and sales of property,  plus
depreciation from real estate assets.  NAREIT encourages REITs to make reporting
changes  consistent with the 1995 NAREIT White Paper on Funds from Operations no
later than fiscal year 1996.  Beginning with the first quarter 1996  operations,
the Company's policy has been to report funds from operations  calculated on the
NAREIT 1995 White  Paper while  providing  supplemental  information  based upon
previous  methodology.  Funds from  operations does not represent cash generated
from  operating  activities in accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
principles,  is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs,
and should not be considered as an  alternative to net income as an indicator of
the  Company's  operating  performance  or as an  alternative  to cash flow as a
measure of liquidity.

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                                                                    Year ended                         Year ended
                                                                 December 31, 1996                 December 31, 1995
                                                                                                         
                                                                    (Unaudited)                        (Unaudited)
                                                                
                                                           1995 NAREIT                                           Previous
                                                           White Paper        Previous        1995 NAREIT       Methodology
                                                           As Reported       Methodology      White Paper       As Reported

Net income (1)                                           $  19,731,623     $  19,731,623    $  18,257,616     $  18,257,616
      Non-recurring items                                            0                 0                0                 0
      Gain on disposition                                            0                 0         (220,140)         (220,140)
      Straight line rents                                            0                 0                0                 0
ADD
      Depreciation
         Real estate                                         8,304,772         8,304,772        7,452,925         7,452,925
         Other non-revenue producing assets                          0           346,848                0           240,123
                                                         -------------         ---------        ---------         ---------        
                                                             8,304,772         8,651,620        7,452,925         7,693,048
                                                         -------------         ---------        ---------         ---------
      Amortization
         Acquired property management contracts (2)                  0           337,722                0           178,420
         Organization costs                                          0             6,743                0             5,400
                                                                     0           -------                0           -------
                                                                     0           344,465                0           183,820
                                                         -------------     -------------    -------------     -------------
 
      Deferred financing costs (3)                                   0           359,744                0           247,506
                                                         -------------     -------------    -------------     -------------
      Total adjustments                                      8,304,772         9,355,829        7,232,785         7,904,234
                                                         -------------     -------------    -------------     -------------

Funds from operations                                    $  28,036,395     $  29,087,452    $  25,490,401     $  26,161,850
                                                         =============     =============    =============     =============
Weighted average shares outstanding                         13,254,233        13,254,233       12,967,132        12,967,132
                                                         =============     =============    =============     =============
Funds from operations per share                          $        2.12     $        2.19    $        1.97     $        2.02
                                                         =============     =============    =============     =============


     (1) 1996  amounts  include  $389,752  ($0.03  per  share)  of stock  based,
long-term, incentive compensation expense, a non-cash expense.
     (2)  Amortization of the  acquisition  cost of revenue  producing  property
management contracts.
     (3)  Amortization  of  deferred  financing  costs  is  reported  as part of
interest expense on the income statement.

RETURN OF CAPITAL
     Distributions  in excess of net  income  generally  constitute  a return of
capital.  For the years ended December 31, 1996,  1995 and 1994,  dividends paid
per share were $1.91, $1.83 and $1.75, respectively, which consisted of ordinary
income per share of $1.65,  $1.42 and $1.59 and  return of capital  per share of
$.26, $.41 and $.16, respectively.

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11.  FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

     The carrying  amounts of cash and receivables are a reasonable  estimate of
their fair  value due to their  short-term  nature.  The fair value of notes and
bonds payable is estimated  using  discounted  cash flow analyses,  based on the
Company's  current  incremental  borrowing  rates for similar types of borrowing
arrangements.  The difference  between the carrying amount and the fair value of
the Company's notes and bonds payable is not significant.

12.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
     On January  21,  1997,  the Company  declared an increase in its  quarterly
dividend  from  $.485  per share  ($1.94  annualized)  to $.49 per share  ($1.96
annualized)  payable on February 17, 1997 to  shareholders  of record on January
28, 1997.
     Effective  February 14,  1997,  the Company  sold  5,175,000  shares of its
common  stock in a  secondary  offering  (the  Secondary  Offering)  under its
currently effective  registration statement pertaining to $250,000,000 of equity
securities,  debt securities and warrants.  The Company received $133,411,500 in
net  proceeds.  Promptly  thereafter,  the net proceeds  were used,  in part, to
extinguish  all  $71,900,000  of  indebtedness  outstanding  under the Unsecured
Credit  Facility,  which  results in a borrowing  capacity  under the  Unsecured
Credit  Facility  of  $100,000,000,  and  repayment  or  defeasance  of  secured
indebtedness  in the  total  amount of  $6,718,000.  Remaining  proceeds  of the
Secondary  Offering of approximately  $57,200,000 have been invested  short-term
and will be available to finance additional property acquisitions, build-to-suit
property development and for general corporate purposes.

13.  SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
     Quarterly  financial  information for the years ended December 31, 1996 and
1995 is summarized below:


                                                                         Quarter ended

                                                 March 31          June 30        September 30      December 31
                                                                                      
1996
Total revenue                                $   8,982,907     $   9,135,538    $   9,509,019     $  10,946,673
 
Net income                                   $   4,758,183     $   4,952,468    $   4,913,700     $   5,107,272
 
Funds from operations                        $   6,735,694     $   6,929,979    $   6,936,857     $   7,433,866
 
Net income per share                         $        0.36     $        0.38    $        0.37     $        0.38
 
Funds from operations per share              $        0.52     $        0.53    $        0.53     $        0.55
 

1995
Total revenue                                $   7,894,137     $   7,978,111    $   8,376,569     $   9,112,344
 
Net income                                   $   4,505,272     $   4,519,300    $   4,526,268     $   4,706,776
 
Funds from operations                        $   6,307,622     $   6,340,191    $   6,413,618     $   6,428,970
 
Net income per share                         $        0.35     $        0.35    $        0.35     $        0.36
 
Funds from operations per share              $        0.49     $        0.49    $        0.49     $        0.50

                                    
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CORPORATE DATA
CORPORATE ADDRESS
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
3310 West End Avenue, Suite 400
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
Phone: (615) 269-8175
Fax: (615) 269-8122

INDEPENDENT PUBLIC AUDITORS
Ernst & Young LLP
NationsBank Plaza
414 Union St.
Nashville, Tennessee 37219-1779

TRANSFER AGENT

  TRANSFER OF SHARES
  Boston EquiServe
  Stock Transfer Department
  P.O. Box 1865
  Mail Stop 45-02-62
  Boston, Massachusetts 02105-1865
  Phone: (617) 575-3400
  CUSIP #: 421946104

  Street Address for Courier Service
  Boston EquiServe
  Blue Hills Office Park
  Mail Stop 45-02-62
  150 Royall Street
  Canton, Massachusetts 02021-1031

  INTERNET SITE
  http://www.equiserve.com

CORPORATE INTERNET SITE
http://www.healthcarerealty.com

CORPORATE EMAIL ADDRESS
hrinfo@healthcarerealty.com

DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
     A Dividend  Reinvestment  Plan is offered as a convenience to  stockholders
who wish to increase  their  holdings in the Company.  Additional  shares may be
purchased,  without a service or sales charge, through automatic reinvestment of
quarterly cash  dividends.  For  information  write Investor  Relations,  Boston
EquiServe,  150  Royall  Street,  Canton,  Massachusetts  02021  or  call  (617)
575-3400.

FORM 10K
     The  Company  has  filed an Annual  Report  on Form 10K for the year  ended
December 31, 1996, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Shareholders may
obtain a copy of this report,  without charge, by writing:  Investor  Relations,
Healthcare  Realty  Trust,  Inc.,  3310 West End Avenue,  Suite 400,  Nashville,
Tennessee 37203. Or, via e-mail: hrinfo@healthcarerealty.com

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MEMBER
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. (NAREIT)

COMMON STOCK
     Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated common stock is traded on The New York
Stock  Exchange  under  the  symbol  HR.  As  of  March  12,  1997,  there  were
approximately  1,086  shareholders of record. The following table shows, for the
fiscal  periods  indicated,  the  quarterly  range of high and low closing sales
prices of the common stock.



                       1996               1995             1994
                                            
 
                  High       Low     High      Low     High      Low

First Quarter   $ 23.125  $ 20.875  $21.000 $ 19.000 $22.500  $19.375
Second Quarter    23.750    21.500   20.500   18.500  21.375   19.500
Third Quarter     24.125    21.500   20.750   19.375  22.125   19.875
Fourth Quarter    26.875    23.000   23.000   20.000  21.125   19.375



ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING
     The annual meeting of  shareholders  will be held on May 12, 1997, at 10:00
a.m. at the Cumberland Club, 511 Union Street, Nashville, Tennessee.

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