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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">On February 29, 2012,
we made loans to and acquired assets from Ernest Health Inc.
(“Ernest”) for a combined purchase price and investment
of $396.5 million (“Ernest Transaction”),
consisting of the following (in thousands):</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px">
 </p>
<table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="76%" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="88%"></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="5%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2012</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Net investments in direct
financing leases</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">200,000</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Mortgage loans</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">100,000</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Other loans</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">93,200</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Equity
investments</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">3,300</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Total</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">396,500</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double"> </p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double"> </p>
</td>
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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">See table below for a
status update on our current development projects (in
thousands):</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px">
 </p>
<table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="35%"></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td>
<td width="11%"></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td>
<td width="12%"></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td>
<td width="13%"></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="2%"></td>
<td width="8%"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">
<p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 30pt">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Property</b></font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1px" align="center">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Location</b></font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1px" align="center">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Property
Type</b></font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1px" align="center">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Operator</b></font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Original</b></font><br />
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Commitment</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Costs</b></font><br />
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Incurred as</b></font><br />
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>of March 31,<br />
2013</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1px" align="center">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Estimated<br />
Completion<br />
Date</b></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Victoria</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Victoria, TX</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><font style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap">Long-term Acute</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Care Hospital</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Post Acute Medical</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">9,400</font></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">4,353</font></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2</font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><sup style="POSITION: relative; BOTTOM: 0.8ex; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">nd</sup></font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> Qtr 2013</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Spartanburg</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Spartanburg, SC</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Rehabilitation</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Hospital</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Ernest Health, Inc.</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="top" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">17,805</font></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="top" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">7,309</font></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">4</font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><sup style="POSITION: relative; BOTTOM: 0.8ex; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">th</sup></font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> Qtr 2013</font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Post Falls</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Post Falls, ID</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Rehabilitation</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Hospital</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Ernest Health, Inc.</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="top" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">14,387</font></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="top" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,357</font></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">4</font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><sup style="POSITION: relative; BOTTOM: 0.8ex; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">th</sup></font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> Qtr 2013</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Oakleaf</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Altoona, WI</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">General Acute</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Care Hospital</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">National Surgical</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Hospitals</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="top" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">33,500</font></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="top" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">700</font></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1</font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><sup style="POSITION: relative; BOTTOM: 0.8ex; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline">st</sup></font><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> Qtr 2014</font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">First Choice Emergency
Rooms (A)</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Various</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">General Acute</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Care Hospital</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">First Choice</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="top" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">100,000</font></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="top" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Various</font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>$</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>175,092</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>  </b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>$</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>13,719</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double"> </p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double"> </p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double"> </p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double"> </p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px">
 </p>
<table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(A)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Subject to completion of
definitive agreements, there is no assurance that this development
project will be completed.</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The components of our net
investment in DFL consisted of the following (dollars in
thousands):</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px">
 </p>
<table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="68%" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="62%"></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="10%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="10%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>As of March 31,<br />
2013</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>As of December 31,<br />
2012</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Minimum lease payments
receivable</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,270,401</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,277,923</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Estimated residual
values</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">201,283</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">201,283</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Less: Unearned
income</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(1,156,045</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(1,164,794</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Net investment in direct
financing leases</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">315,639</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">314,412</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double"> </p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double"> </p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double"> </p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double"> </p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The following is a summary
of our loans (in thousands):</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 6px">
 </p>
<table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="81%"></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>As of<br />
March 31,<br />
2013</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>As of</b></font><br />
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>December  31,</b></font><br />
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2012</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Mortgage loans</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  368,650</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">368,650</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Acquisition
loans</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">98,433</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">98,433</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Working capital and other
loans</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">56,168</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">57,458</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Convertible loan</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">3,352</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">3,352</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid"> </p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top"></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">526,603</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">527,893</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double"> </p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double"> </p>
</td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double"> </p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom">
<p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double"> </p>
</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
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