# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000766704
**File Stem:** 0001209191-23-000428
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 8025
**Document Hash:** 2b2520fccb369b8c951e786da8f909ae
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001209191-23-000428.hdr.sgml**: 20230103

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001209191-23-000428

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20221230

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230103

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230103

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** HAWKINS PHILIP L
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001234375

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-08923
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23503842

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST
- **STREET 2:** 6711 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DRIVE, #300
- **CITY:** COLUMBIA
- **STATE:** MD
- **ZIP:** 21046
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** WELLTOWER INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000766704
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 341096634
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4500 DORR STREET
- **CITY:** TOLEDO
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 43615
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 419-247-2800

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4500 DORR STREET
- **CITY:** TOLEDO
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 43615

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** HEALTH CARE REIT INC /DE/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 4

### STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

[ ] Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>HAWKINS PHILIP L<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>4500 DORR STREET<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>TOLEDO, OH 43615<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2022-12-30 | **5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner<br>[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_ _ |
| **2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>WELLTOWER INC. [ WELL ] | **4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Stock | 2022-12-30 |  | A |  | 586<sup>(1)</sup> | A | 65.55<sup>(1)</sup> | 10830<sup>(2)</sup> | D |  |
| Common Stock | 2023-01-03 |  | D |  | 6368<sup>(3)(4)(5)</sup> | D | $0.00 | 4462 | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
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### Footnotes:

(1) Represents deferred stock units that were granted under the Welltower Inc. 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2022 Plan") in lieu of the payment of cash director fees payable with respect to Q4 2022. Each deferred stock unit that becomes vested will be settled in common stock on the date on which Mr. Hawkins leaves or retires from the Board of Directors.

(2) Due to a tabulation error, the amount of securities beneficially owned by Mr. Hawkins was incorrectly stated on the Form 4 filed on March 31, 2022 and was reflected in all subsequent reports but is being corrected now.

(3) These restricted stock units (the "RSUs") in respect of shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Common Shares"), of Welltower Inc. (the "Issuer") were previously granted to the reporting person and provided for time-based vesting.  On January 3, 2023, the Issuer canceled the unvested RSUs upon surrender to the Issuer by the reporting person (the "Cancelled RSUs").

(4) In exchange for the Cancelled RSUs, the reporting person received a replacement award of membership interests in Welltower OP LLC ("Welltower OP"), a subsidiary of the Issuer, designated as LTIP Units ("LTIP Units"), which LTIP Units are intended to qualify as profits interests for US federal income tax purposes. The vesting schedule for each LTIP Unit is the same as the vesting schedule for the corresponding Cancelled RSU. The LTIP Units, if and as they become vested, are convertible, conditioned upon the satisfaction of minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Units for federal income tax purposes, into Class A Common Units in Welltower OP ("OP Units"). The resulting OP Units may be exchanged by the reporting person for Common Shares or the equivalent cash value of Common Shares.

(5) (continue from footnote 4) In order to reserve Common Shares to satisfy any such exchange that might occur in the future, the reporting person also received an award of Other Stock Units under the 2022 Plan. The award of the Other Stock Units provides the reporting person with the ability to acquire Common Shares under the 2022 Plan only through the exchange of OP Units for those shares and in no other manner.  Upon the exchange of OP Units for Common Shares, the reporting person will relinquish all rights to the exchanged OP Units.

**Signature:** By:  Matthew McQueen
Attorney-in-Fact
For: Philip L. Hawkins  
**Date:** 2023-01-03

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**