CORRECTING and REPLACING Senior Housing Properties Trust Announces Annual Meeting Results

Fourth graph, first sentence of release should read: Shareholders approved, with 93% of all shares voted, a nonbinding advisory proposal approving the company's executive compensation (sted Shareholders approved, with 93% of all shares voted, the adoption of the Senior Housing Properties Trust 2013 Equity Compensation Plan).

The corrected release reads:

SENIOR HOUSING PROPERTIES TRUST ANNOUNCES ANNUAL MEETING RESULTS

Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE: SNH) today announced the results of its annual meeting which was held earlier today as follows.

John L. Harrington was re-elected as an Independent Trust by a plurality of all shares voted.

Adam D. Portnoy was re-elected as a Managing Trustee by a plurality of all shares voted.

Shareholders approved, with 93% of all shares voted, a nonbinding advisory proposal approving the company's executive compensation.

Shareholders approved, with 100% of all shares voted, the ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as SNH’s independent registered public accounting firm.

Senior Housing Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which owns independent and assisted living communities, medical office buildings, nursing homes, rehabilitation hospitals and wellness centers throughout the United States. SNH is headquartered in Newton, MA.

A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares of beneficial interest listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
No shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or obligation of the Trust.