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NHP Announces Second Quarter Earnings Release Date and Conference Call/Webcast

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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Nationwide health Properties, Inc. announced today that the Company will release its second quarter earnings on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. Pacific time (11:30 a.m. Eastern time) in order to present the Company’s financial performance and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008.
The conference call will be accessible by dialing 877-356-5705 and referencing conference ID number 55064086 or by logging on to our website at . The international dial-in number is 706-643-7409. The earnings release and any additional financial information that may be discussed on the conference call will also be available on our website. A digitized replay of the conference call will be available from 10:30 a.m. Pacific time (1:30 p.m. Eastern time) that day until 9:00 p.m. Pacific time (Midnight Eastern time) Friday, September 5, 2008. Callers can access the replay by dialing (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291 and entering conference ID number 55064086. Webcast replays will also be available on our website for at least 12 months following the conference call.
Nationwide health Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that invests in health care facilities. The Company has investments in 562 facilities in 43 states. For more information on Nationwide health Properties, Inc. visit our website at .
Certain information contained in this 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, including statements regarding the proposed transaction between NHP and PMB and the benefits of the proposed transaction. 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. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the statements. Risks and uncertainties associated with the PMB transaction include (without limitation) the following: delay or failure to obtain third party consents; the exclusion of certain properties (which may include properties described herein) from the transaction; uncertainty as to whether the transaction will be completed; the failure to achieve the perceived advantages from the transaction; larger than expected or unexpected costs associated with the transaction; unexpected liabilities resulting from the transaction; potential litigation associated with the transaction; and the retention of key personnel after the transaction. Other risks and uncertainties associated with our business, many of which will apply to the assets acquired in the PMB transaction, 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 other factors discussed from time to time in our news releases, public statements and/or filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, especially the “Risk Factors” sections of our Annual and Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. Forward-looking information is provided by NHP pursuant to the safe harbor established under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and should be evaluated in the context of these factors. We disclaim any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
CONTACT: Ron M. Hubbard
Vice President - Capital Markets & Investor Relations
(949) 717-0133

Nationwide health Properties, Inc.

Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes to U.S. Indices

NEW YORK, June 30 /PRNewswire/ — Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P MidCap 400 and SmallCap 600 indices after the close of trading on Wednesday, July 2:
– S&P SmallCap 600 constituent IDEXX Laboratories Inc. will replace Getty Images Inc. in the S&P MidCap 400, and Balchem Corp. will replace IDEXX Laboratories in the S&P SmallCap 600. Getty Images is being taken private by Hellman & Friedman LLC in a deal expected to close on or about that date, pending final approvals.
Standard & Poor’s will monitor this transaction, and post any relevant updates on its website: .
Idexx Laboratories provides diagnostic, detection and information systems for veterinary, food and water testing applications. Headquartered in Westbrook, ME, the company will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) health Care Equipment Sub-Industry index.
Balchem develops, manufactures and markets ingredients and products for the food, feed and medical sterilization industries. Headquartered in New Hampton, NY, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS Specialty Chemicals Sub-Industry index.
Following is a summary of the changes:

S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX - July 2, 2008
COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
ADDED IDEXX Laboratories health Care health Care Equipment
DELETED Getty Images Consumer Discretionary Publishing

S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - July 2, 2008
COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
ADDED Balchem Materials Specialty Chemicals
DELETED IDEXX Laboratories health Care health Care Equipment

Additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the companies concerned.
About Standard & Poor’s Index Services
Standard & Poor’s Index Services, the world’s leading index provider, maintains a wide variety of investable and benchmark indices to meet an array of investor needs. Its family of indices includes the S&P 500, an index with $1.32 trillion invested and $4.91 trillion benchmarked, and the S&P Global 1200, a composite index comprised of seven regional and country headline indices. For more information, please visit .
About Standard & Poor’s
Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies , is the world’s foremost provider of financial market intelligence, including independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data. With approximately 8,500 employees, including wholly owned affiliates, located in 23 countries, Standard & Poor’s is an essential part of the world’s financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for more than 140 years in providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions. For more information, visit: . standardandpoors.com.
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Allied Solutions Partners With Gateway Services Group

CARMEL, Ind., June 9 /PRNewswire/ — Gateway Services Group, LLC, a national, credit union-owned provider of insurance, investment and trust management for credit unions, sold its block of direct mail business to Allied Solutions, LLC, the Indianapolis-based distributor of products and services to credit unions and other financial institutions.
The block is composed primarily of accidental death and dismemberment insurance administered by Affinion Group and produced at 40 credit unions. The purchase was effective April 1, 2008. Allied Solutions will service the accounts and support new credit union direct mail business through a marketing arrangement with Gateway Services Group.
“Gateway Services Group selected Allied Solutions because of its strong reputation in the industry and its relationship with Affinion Group,” said Scott Jentz, president and founder of Gateway Services Group, LLC. “We feel this partnership will allow Gateway Services Group to continue to support our credit union clients going forward.”
“This opportunity fits our business model perfectly,” said Chris Hilger, president, Allied Solutions. “Affinion Group already is an important business partner, our national network of field associates is positioned to provide great support to the credit union clients, and it gives us more opportunities to work with Gateway Services Group.” Hilger says an internal task force is following a carefully-constructed implementation plan aimed at smoothly integrating the new business into Allied Solutions’ operations.
Allied Solutions, LLC, has distributed products and services from many providers to financial institutions for more than 27 years and currently has business with 3,600 financial institutions in the US. Allied Solutions is a wholly-owned, independently-operated subsidiary of Securian Financial Group, Inc.
Gateway Services Group, LLC, provides insurance, investments, and trust products and services for more than 100 credit unions. It is also an independent agency and distributes products from many providers, including credit insurance and debt protection for Securian Financial Group.
Affinion Group has 35 years experience in product development and targeted marketing and 5,300 affinity partners worldwide.
Securian Financial Group helps provide financial security for individuals and businesses in the form of insurance, retirement plans and investments. Affiliates include Minnesota Life insurance Co., Advantus Capital Management, and Allied Solutions, LLC. Securian has nearly $680 billion of life insurance in force, $30 billion in assets under management as of January 31, 2008, and a work force of 3,400 employees nationwide. Securian serves more than 9,000,000 individuals in the US.
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Securian Financial Group