NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Douglas M. Pasquale and Chief Investment Officer, Donald D. Bradley will make a presentation about the Company followed by a question and answer session at the Bank of America Securities Health Care Conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 4:40 p.m. Pacific Time.
The presentation and question and answer session may be heard live via webcast available through the Company's website (http://www.nhp-reit.com/). The link can be found under the "Investor Relations" tab by clicking on BAS Health Care Conference. An archive of the event, and any written materials accompanying the presentation, will be available on the Company's website through Friday, June 15, 2007.
Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that invests in health care facilities. The Company and its joint venture have investments in 546 facilities in 43 states. For more information on Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., visit the Company's website at http://www.nhp-reit.com/.
Certain information contained in this news release includes forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance and underlying assumptions and other statements which are not statements of historical facts. These statements may be identified, without limitation, by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "anticipates," "expects," "believes," "intends," "should" or comparable terms or the negative thereof. All forward-looking statements included in this news release are based on information available to us on the date hereof. These statements speak only as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update such forward-looking statements for any reason or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the statements. These risks and uncertainties include (without limitation) the following: deterioration in the operating results or financial condition, including bankruptcies, of our tenants; non-payment or late payment of rent by our tenants; our reliance on two operators for a significant percentage of our revenues; occupancy levels at certain facilities; our level of indebtedness; changes in the ratings of our debt securities; access to the capital markets and the cost of capital; government regulations, including changes in the reimbursement levels under the Medicare and Medicaid programs; the general distress of the healthcare industry; increasing competition in our business sector; the effect of economic and market conditions and changes in interest rates; the amount and yield of any additional investments; our ability to meet acquisition goals; the ability of our operators to repay deferred rent or loans in future periods; the ability of our operators to obtain and maintain adequate liability and other insurance; our ability to attract new operators for certain facilities; our ability to sell certain facilities for their book value; our ability to retain key personnel; potential liability under environmental laws; the possibility that we could be required to repurchase some of our medium-term notes; the rights and influence of holders of our outstanding preferred stock; changes in or inadvertent violations of tax laws and regulations and other factors that can affect real estate investment trusts and our status as a real estate investment trust; and the risk factors described in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC.
CONTACT: Abdo H. Khoury
Chief Financial and Portfolio Officer
(949) 718-4400
