Sep. 3, 2009 (Business Wire) -- HCP (NYSE:HCP) announced that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jay Flaherty, will participate on a healthcare real estate panel at the BMO Capital Markets 2009 North American Real Estate Conference on Thursday, September 10, 2009 beginning at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

To listen to the panel via a live audio-webcast, please use the following link: http://www.bmocm.com/conferences/NARealEstate2009/Webcasts/

About HCP

HCP, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, invests primarily in real estate serving the healthcare industry in the United States. As of June 30, 2009, HCP’s portfolio of properties, excluding assets held for sale but including properties owned by unconsolidated joint ventures, totaled 682 properties among the following segments: 259 senior housing, 100 life science, 253 medical office, 22 hospital and 48 skilled nursing. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.hcpi.com.