Health Care REIT has received a $2 billion unsecured revolving credit facility. The loan replaced a previous $1.15 billion unsecured revolving credit facility that was scheduled to mature in August 2012.

The equity real estate investment trust appointed Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith and JP Morgan Securities as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers. Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase served as co-syndication agents for the loan.

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