HealthLease Announces Election of Trustees

TORONTO, May 9, 2013 /CNW/ - HealthLease Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (HLP.UN) ("HealthLease" or "the REIT") announced that the nominees listed in the management proxy circular for the 2013 Annual and Special Meeting of Unitholders were elected as Trustees of HealthLease Properties Real Estate Investment Trust.  Detailed results of the vote for the election of trustees held at the Annual and Special Meeting earlier today in Toronto are set out below.

Nominee	Votes For	% For	Votes Withheld	% Withheld
David W. Beirnes	6,082,332	99.85%	8,845	0.15%
James Bremner	6,080,124	99.82%	11,053	0.18%
Neil Labatte	6,080,632	99.83%	10,545	0.17%
Michael Salter	6,080,224	99.82%	10,953	0.18%
Aida Tammer	6,081,732	99.84%	9,445	0.16%
Paul Ezekiel Turner	6,081,232	99.84%	9,945	0.16%
Richard Turner	5,538,932	90.93%	552,245	9.07%

About HealthLease Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

HealthLease Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: HLP.UN) owns a portfolio of seniors housing and care facilities located in the United States and Canada.  The facilities are leased to experienced tenant operators who have significant operational experience in the U.S. and Canada. The leases are structured as long-term and triple-net, features that provide stability and dependability to the REIT's cash flow and distributions.  The REIT's best-in-class portfolio of properties meets the needs of modern seniors by emphasizing features such as hotel-like design, private rooms and baths, and hospitality-inspired amenities.  For more information, visit www.hlpreit.com.

SOURCE: HealthLease Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

Adlai Chester
Chief Financial Officer
HealthLease Properties REIT
[phone] ext. 106

Salvador Diaz
Investor Relations
TMX Equicom
[phone] ext. 242