TEXT-Fitch: Health Care REIT rating unchanged after Sunrise announcement

Aug 24 - The announced acquisition of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE: SRZ) by Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE: HCN) has no impact on the current 'BBB' Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and Stable Rating Outlook for HCN. Fitch currently rates HCN as follows: --IDR 'BBB'; --$2 billion senior unsecured credit facility 'BBB'; --$250 million Canadian dollar senior unsecured term loan 'BBB'; --$4.8 billion senior unsecured notes 'BBB'; --$494 million senior unsecured convertible notes 'BBB'; --$1 billion