On January 26, 2012, Pier C. Borra, a member of the Board of Directors of Health Care REIT, Inc., advised the Company that he plans to retire from the Board of Directors and will not stand for re-election at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Borra will remain on the Board of Directors and the Audit, Investment, Nominating/Corporate Governance and Planning Committees until his term expires at the Annual Meeting. Mr. Borra has served on the Board of Directors for more than 20 years. On January 26, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Daniel A. Decker, a current member of the Board of Directors, as a member of the Audit and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committees.