IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- HCP (NYSE:HCP) announced today the tax treatment of its 2016 distributions. The following table summarizes, for income tax purposes, the nature of cash and property distributions paid to stockholders during the calendar year ended December 31, 2016:



    Common Stock (CUSIP # 40414L109)
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                                                                             Ordinary Dividends        Capital Gains
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             Record                  Payment          Distribution                 Total               Non-Qualified           Qualified           Total           Long Term        Unrecaptured       Nondividend
                                                                                                                                                                                    Section 1250       Distributions
              Date                    Date             Per Share
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    02/08/16                                 02/23/16              $0.575000                 $0.108261               $0.107956           $0.000305       $0.000000           $0.000000           $0.000000               $0.466739

    05/09/16                                 05/24/16              $0.575000                 $0.108261               $0.107956           $0.000305       $0.000000           $0.000000           $0.000000               $0.466739

    08/08/16                                 08/23/16              $0.575000                 $0.108261               $0.107956           $0.000305       $0.000000           $0.000000           $0.000000               $0.466739

    10/24/16                                 10/31/16              $6.170000                 $1.161686               $1.158410           $0.003276       $0.000000           $0.000000           $0.000000               $5.008315

    11/10/16                                 11/25/16              $0.370000                 $0.069663               $0.069467           $0.000196       $0.000000           $0.000000           $0.000000               $0.300336
    --------                                 --------              ---------                 ---------               ---------           ---------       ---------           ---------           ---------               ---------

                                               Totals              $8.265000                 $1.556132               $1.551745           $0.004387       $0.000000           $0.000000           $0.000000               $6.708868

                                                                        100%                   18.83%                                                       0%                                                       81.17%
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About HCP

HCP, Inc. is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests primarily in real estate serving the healthcare industry in the United States. HCP owns a large-scale portfolio diversified across multiple sectors, led by senior housing, life science and medical office. Recognized as a global leader in sustainability, HCP has been a publicly-traded company since 1985 and was the first healthcare REIT selected to the S&P 500 index. For more information regarding HCP, visit www.hcpi.com.

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