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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-14-056923
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140805
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140805
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140805

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HCP, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000765880
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				330091377
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08895
		FILM NUMBER:		141016258

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1920 MAIN STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1200
		CITY:			IRVINE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92614
		BUSINESS PHONE:		949-407-0700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1920 MAIN STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1200
		CITY:			IRVINE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92614

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVESTORS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT<br> Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">August 5</font>, 2014 (August 5, 2014)</b></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.01</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Other Events.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On August 5, 2014, HCP,&nbsp;Inc., a Maryland corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a prospectus supplement (the &#147;Prospectus Supplement&#148;) to the prospectus dated July&nbsp;24, 2012 included in the Company&#146;s automatic shelf registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-3ASR (No.&nbsp;333-182824). The Prospectus Supplement relates to the possible issuance of up to 119,687 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, from time to time, to the holders of units representing non-managing membership interests in HCP DR California II, LLC (the &#147;Units&#148;), in connection with a redemption of the Units.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of HCP DR California II, LLC, dated as of June&nbsp;1, 2014 (the &#147;LLC Agreement&#148;), the holders of the Units may not exercise their redemption rights until one year after the date of issuance of the Units. Registration of the issuance of shares of the Company&#146;s common stock as provided in the Prospectus Supplement does not necessarily mean that any of the holders of the Units will exercise their redemption rights with respect to the Units or that the Company will elect, in its sole discretion, to issue shares of common stock to satisfy its redemption obligation instead of paying a cash amount.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In connection with the filing of the Prospectus Supplement, the Company is filing an opinion of its counsel, Ballard Spahr LLP, regarding the legality of the securities being registered, which opinion is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, and an opinion of its counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher&nbsp;&amp; Flom LLP, regarding certain tax matters, which opinion is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;8.1 to this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company is also filing a copy of the LLC Agreement, which agreement is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed herewith:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended   and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of HCP DR California II,   LLC, dated as of June&nbsp;1, 2014 (incorporated herein by reference to   Exhibit 10.12 to HCP&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 1-08895),   filed August 5, 2014)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURE</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended   and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of HCP DR California II,   LLC, dated as of June&nbsp;1, 2014 (incorporated herein by reference to   Exhibit 10.12 to HCP&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 1-08895),   filed August 5, 2014)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">HCP,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1920 Main Street</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Suite&nbsp;1200</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Irvine, California&#160; 92614</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Re:</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">HCP,&nbsp;Inc., a Maryland corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;)</font></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ladies and Gentlemen:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have acted as Maryland corporate counsel to the Company in connection with the registration of 119,687 shares (the &#147;Shares&#148;) of common stock of the Company, par value $1.00 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), to be issued to one or more holders (the &#147;Unit Holders&#148;) of units representing non-managing membership interests (the &#147;Units&#148;) in HCP DR California II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the &#147;LLC&#148;), in exchange for such Units upon redemption thereof, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Act&#148;), pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-182824) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on or about July&nbsp;24, 2012 (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;).&#160; You have requested our opinion with respect to the matters set forth below.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In our capacity as Maryland corporate counsel to the Company and for the purposes of this opinion, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following documents (collectively, the &#147;Documents&#148;):</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the corporate charter of the Company (the &#147;Charter&#148;), represented by Articles of Restatement filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (the &#147;Department&#148;) on June&nbsp;1, 2012;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, dated as of September&nbsp;20, 2006, as amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company dated as of October&nbsp;25, 2007, Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company dated as of October&nbsp;29, 2009, Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company dated as of March&nbsp;7, 2011 and Amendment No.&nbsp;4 to Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company dated as of September&nbsp;30, 2013 (collectively, the &#147;Bylaws&#148;);</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Atlanta&#160;&#160; |&#160;&#160; Baltimore&#160;&#160; |&#160;&#160; Bethesda&#160;&#160; |&#160;&#160; Denver&#160;&#160; |&#160;&#160; Las Vegas&#160;&#160; |&#160;&#160; Los Angeles&#160;&#160; |&#160;&#160; New Jersey&#160;&#160; |&#160;&#160; New York&#160;&#160; |&#160;&#160; Philadelphia&#160;&#160; |&#160;&#160; Phoenix&#160;&#160; |&#160;&#160; Salt Lake City&#160;&#160; |&#160;&#160; San Diego&#160;&#160; |&#160;&#160; Washington, DC&#160;&#160; |&#160;&#160; Wilmington&#160;&#160; |&#160;&#160; www.ballardspahr.com</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the Minutes of the Organizational Action of the Board of Directors of the Company, dated March&nbsp;21, 1985 (the &#147;Organizational Minutes&#148;);</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iv)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on or as of May&nbsp;1, 2014 (the &#147;Directors&#146; Resolutions&#148;);</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(v)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of HCP DR California II, LLC, dated as of June&nbsp;1, 2014 (the &#147;LLC Agreement&#148;);</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(vi)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">a certificate of James W. Mercer, the Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company, dated as of a recent date (the &#147;Officer&#146;s Certificate&#148;), to the effect that, among other things, the Charter, the Bylaws, the Organizational Minutes, the Directors&#146; Resolutions and the LLC Agreement are true, correct and complete, have not been rescinded or modified and are in full force and effect on the date of the Officer&#146;s Certificate;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(vii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the Registration Statement and the related form of prospectus supplement relating to the Shares (the &#147;Prospectus Supplement&#148;), in substantially the form filed or to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the Act;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(viii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">a status certificate of the Department, dated as of a recent date, to the effect that the Company is duly incorporated and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland; and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ix)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">such other laws, records, documents, certificates, opinions and instruments as we have deemed necessary to render this opinion, subject to the limitations, assumptions and qualifications noted below.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In reaching the opinions set forth below, we have assumed the following:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">each person executing any instrument, document or agreement on behalf of any party (other than the Company) is duly authorized to do so;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">each natural person executing any instrument, document or agreement is legally competent to do so;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">any of the Documents submitted to us as originals are authentic; the form and content of any Documents submitted to us as unexecuted drafts do not differ in any respect relevant to this opinion from the form and content of such documents as executed and delivered; any of the Documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies conform to the original documents; all signatures on all of the Documents are genuine; all public records reviewed or relied upon by us or on our behalf are true and complete; there has been no modification of, or amendment to, any of the Documents, and there has been no waiver of any provision of any of the Documents by action or omission of the parties or otherwise;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">all certificates submitted to us, including but not limited to the Officer&#146;s Certificate, are true, correct and complete both when made and as of the date hereof;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">upon the issuance of any of the Shares subsequent to the date hereof, the total number of shares of Common Stock of the Company issued and outstanding on the date subsequent to the date hereof on which such Shares are issued, after giving effect to such issuance of such Shares, will not exceed the total number of shares of Common Stock that the Company is authorized to issue under the Charter;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(f)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">none of the Shares will be issued or transferred in violation of the provisions of Article&nbsp;V of the Charter relating to restrictions on ownership and transfer of stock or the provisions of Article&nbsp;V of the Charter relating to business combinations; and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(g)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">none of the Shares will be issued and sold to an Interested Stockholder of the Company or an Affiliate thereof, all as defined in Subtitle 6 of Title 3 of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the &#147;MGCL&#148;), in violation of Section&nbsp;3-602 of the MGCL.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Based on the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions and qualifications set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date of this letter:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Shares have been duly authorized for issuance by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and if, as and when such Shares are issued and delivered by the Company to the applicable Unit Holders in exchange for Units of the LLC upon redemption thereof, upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the LLC Agreement and the Directors&#146; Resolutions, such Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The foregoing opinion is limited to the substantive laws of the State of Maryland, and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other law.&#160; We express no opinion as to the applicability or effect of any federal or state securities laws, including the securities laws of the State of Maryland, or as to federal or state laws regarding fraudulent transfers.&#160; To the extent that any matter as to which our opinion is expressed herein would be governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland, we do not express any opinion on such matter.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This opinion letter is issued as of the date hereof and is necessarily limited to laws now in effect and facts and circumstances presently existing and brought to our attention.&#160; We assume no obligation to supplement this opinion letter if any applicable laws change after the date hereof, or if we become aware of any facts or circumstances that now exist or that occur or arise in the future and may change the opinions expressed herein after the date hereof.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K relating to the Shares, which is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, and further consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the applications to securities commissioners for the various states of the United States for registration of the Shares.&#160; We also consent to the identification of our firm as Maryland counsel to the Company in the section of the Prospectus Supplement entitled &#147;Validity of Common Stock&#148;.&#160; In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section&nbsp;7 of the Act.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher&nbsp;&amp; Flom LLP</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chicago,&nbsp;Illinois 60606</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(312) 407-0700</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">August 5, 2014</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">HCP,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1920 Main Street</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Suite&nbsp;1200</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Irvine, California&#160; 92614</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Re:</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Certain United States Federal Income Tax Matters</font></u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ladies and Gentlemen:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have acted as United States federal income tax counsel to HCP,&nbsp;Inc., a Maryland corporation (&#147;<u>HCP</u>&#148;), in connection with the issuance of shares of common stock (the &#147;<u>Securities</u>&#148;) offered by the prospectus supplement dated August 5, 2014 (the &#147;<u>Prospectus Supplement</u>&#148;).&#160; Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Prospectus Supplement.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In connection with this opinion, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-3ASR (File No.&nbsp;333-182824) of HCP relating to the Securities and other securities of HCP filed on July&nbsp;24, 2012 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<u>Commission</u>&#148;) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;<u>1933 Act</u>&#148;) allowing for delayed offerings pursuant to Rule&nbsp;415 of the General Rules&nbsp;and Regulations under the 1933 Act (the &#147;<u>Rules&nbsp;and Regulations</u>&#148;), including certain documents filed by HCP pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and incorporated by reference into the Prospectus Supplement, as of the date hereof, respectively (collectively, the &#147;<u>Incorporated Documents</u>&#148;) and information deemed to be a part of the registration statement pursuant to Rule&nbsp;430B of the Rules&nbsp;and Regulations (such registration statement, being hereinafter referred to as the &#147;<u>Registration Statement</u>&#148;);</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the prospectus, dated July&nbsp;24, 2012 (the &#147;<u>Base Prospectus</u>&#148;), which forms a part of and is included in the Registration Statement;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the Prospectus Supplement (together with the Base Prospectus and the Incorporated Documents, the &#147;<u>Prospectus</u>&#148;); and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iv)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">such other documents, certificates and records as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinion set forth herein (together with the Prospectus, the &#147;<u>Offering Documents</u>&#148;).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition, you have provided us with, and we are relying upon, a certificate containing certain factual statements, factual representations and covenants of officers of HCP (the &#147;<u>Officers&#146; Certificate</u>&#148;) relating to, among other things, the actual and proposed operations of HCP and the entities in which it holds, or has held, a direct or indirect interest (collectively, the &#147;<u>Company</u>&#148;).&#160; These representations and covenants relate, in some cases, to transactions and investments for which we did not act as the Company&#146;s primary counsel.&#160; For purposes of our opinion, we have not independently verified all of the facts, statements, representations and covenants set forth in the Officers&#146; Certificate, the Offering Documents or in any other document.&#160; In particular, we note that the Company may engage in transactions in which we have not provided legal advice, and have not reviewed, and of which we may be unaware.&#160; We have, consequently, assumed and relied on your representation that the statements, representations and covenants contained in the Officers&#146; Certificate, the Offering Documents and other documents, or otherwise furnished to us, accurately and completely describe all material facts relevant to our opinion.&#160; We have assumed that such facts, statements, representations and covenants are true without regard to any qualification as to knowledge, belief, intent or materiality.&#160; Our opinion is conditioned on the continuing accuracy and completeness of such facts, statements, representations and covenants.&#160; We are not aware of any facts inconsistent with such statements, representations and covenants.&#160; We have, at the Company&#146;s request, also assumed for purposes of our opinion that any legal opinion received by the Company on or before November&nbsp;8, 2010, to the effect that the Company was taxable as a real estate investment trust (a &#147;<u>REIT</u>&#148;) under Section&nbsp;856 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;<u>Code</u>&#148;), is correct. &#160;Any material change or inaccuracy in the facts referred to, set forth or assumed herein or in the Officers&#146; Certificate, including the correctness of any such prior legal opinion, may affect our conclusions set forth herein.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In our review of certain documents in connection with our opinion as expressed below, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed, photostatic or electronic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies.&#160; Where documents have been provided to us in draft form, we have assumed that the final executed versions of such documents will not differ materially from such drafts.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our opinion is also based on the correctness of the following assumptions: (i)&nbsp;HCP and each of the entities comprising the Company has been and will continue to be operated in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which it was formed and in the manner described in the relevant organizational documents, (ii)&nbsp;there will be no changes in the applicable laws of the State of Maryland or of any other jurisdiction under the laws of which any of the entities comprising the Company have been formed and (iii)&nbsp;each of the written agreements to which the Company is a party has been and will be implemented, construed and enforced in accordance with its terms.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In rendering our opinion, we have considered and relied upon the Code, the regulations promulgated thereunder (&#147;<u>Regulations</u>&#148;), administrative rulings and other Treasury interpretations of the Code and the Regulations by the courts and the Internal Revenue Service (&#147;<u>IRS</u>&#148;), all as they exist at the date hereof.&#160; It should be noted that the Code, Regulations, judicial decisions and administrative interpretations are subject to change at any time and, in some circumstances, with retroactive effect.&#160; A material change that is made after the date hereof in any of the foregoing bases for our opinion could affect our conclusions set forth herein.&#160; There can be no assurance, moreover, that our opinion will be accepted by the Internal Revenue Service or, if challenged, by a court.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Based on and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that, commencing with HCP&#146;s taxable year that ended on December&nbsp;31, 1985, HCP has been organized and operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification as a REIT under the Code, and its actual method of operation through the date of this letter has enabled, and its proposed method of operation will continue to enable, it to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code thereafter.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As noted in the Offering Documents, HCP&#146;s qualification and taxation as a REIT depend upon its ability to meet, through actual operating results, certain requirements relating to the sources of its income, the nature of its assets, distribution levels and diversity of stock ownership, and various other qualification tests imposed under the Code, the results of which are not reviewed by us.&#160; Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the actual results of HCP&#146;s operation for any one taxable year will satisfy the requirements for taxation as a REIT under the Code.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Form&nbsp;8-K, filed with the Commission on or around August 5, 2014 and to the reference to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher&nbsp;&amp; Flom LLP under the caption &#147;Validity of Common Stock&#148; in the Prospectus Supplement.&#160; In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Commission. Except as set forth above, we express no other opinion. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof, and we are under no obligation to supplement or revise our opinion to reflect any legal developments or factual matters arising subsequent to the date hereof, or the impact of any information, document, certificate, record, statement, representation, covenant or assumption relied upon herein that becomes incorrect or untrue.</font></p>
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