CHICAGO—-Ventas, Inc. said today that management will participate in a panel discussion at the BMO Capital Markets 2009 North American Real Estate Conference in Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, September 10, 2009, at 11:30 a.m.

Nationwide Health Properties announced that its Chief Financial and Portfolio Officer, Abdo Khoury, will participate on a healthcare real estate panel at the BMO Capital Markets 2009 North American Real Estate Conference on Friday, September 11, 2009 beginning at 7:30 a.m.

Ventas Inc. said Friday a jury has awarded it more than $101 million in damages in its case against HCP Inc., which was accused of driving up what Ventas paid to buy the Sunrise Senior Living real estate investment trust.

LONG BEACH, Calif.—-HCP announced that a jury reached a verdict in favor of Ventas, Inc., in an action brought against HCP in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky for tortious interference with prospective business advantage in connection with Ventasâ??s 2007 acquisition of Sunrise Senior Living REIT.

CHICAGO—-Ventas, Inc. today announced that the jury has ruled in Ventasâ??s favor in the Companyâ??s lawsuit against HCP, Inc. for tortious interference with business expectation arising out of the Companyâ??s acquisition of Sunrise Senior Living REIT in April 2007.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust announced today that its Board of Trustees voted to pay a dividend of $.595 per share on September 30, 2009 to shareholders of record as of September 16, 2009.

Health Care REIT said Tuesday it increased the size of a planned stock offering, and now expects proceeds of $323.2 million from a sale of 8 million shares of stock at $40.40 per share.