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EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 
 Execution Copy 
 SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 THIS SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated this
16th day of July, 2013 (the “Agreement”), is
entered into by and between HEALTH CARE REIT, INC., a Delaware corporation, (the “Corporation”), and GEORGE L. CHAPMAN (the “Executive”) and is effective January 31, 2014. 

WHEREAS, the Corporation and the Executive entered into an Employment Agreement, effective January 1, 1997, which Employment
Agreement was amended and restated, effective January 1, 2000, further amended and restated, effective January 1, 2004, further amended and restated, effective January 1, 2007, further amended and restated, effective January 1,
2009, and extended to January 31, 2011, further amended and restated, effective January 31, 2011, and extended to January 31, 2014; and 
 WHEREAS, the Corporation wishes to assure itself of the services of the Executive for the period provided in this Agreement, and the Executive is willing to serve in the employ of the Corporation
for such period upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. 
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the
mutual covenants herein contained, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: 
 1.
EMPLOYMENT 
 The Corporation hereby agrees to employ the Executive as the Corporation’s Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and President, upon the terms and conditions herein contained, and the Executive hereby agrees to accept such employment and to serve as the Corporation’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, and to perform the
duties and functions customarily performed by the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of a publicly traded corporation. 
 In such capacities, the Executive shall report only to the Corporation’s Board of Directors, and shall have the powers and responsibilities set forth in the Corporation’s By-Laws as well as such
additional powers and responsibilities consistent with his position as the Board of Directors may assign to him. 
 Throughout
the Term (defined below) of this Agreement, the Executive shall devote his best efforts and all of his business time and services to the business and affairs of the Corporation. 

2. TERM OF AGREEMENT 
 The term of employment under this Agreement shall expire on January 31, 2015. Upon January 31, 2015 (and each anniversary thereafter), the term of employment hereunder shall automatically be
extended without further action by the parties for an additional one-year renewal term (but no more than two (2) one-year renewals and in no event beyond January 31, 2017), unless either party shall give at least ninety
(90) days’ advance written notice to the other of his or its intention that this Agreement shall terminate upon the following January 31. The length of employment under this Agreement, as it may be extended by the renewal term, is
referred to herein as the “Term.” 

 The Corporation shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement immediately for any reason,
subject to the continuing obligations of the Corporation under this Agreement. 
 3. BASE COMPENSATION AND BONUS

 (a) The Executive shall receive base compensation during the Term of this Agreement of not less than $875,500 in cash
(“Base Compensation”). The Executive shall receive no less than such Base Compensation per annum for subsequent years during the Term. Such amounts shall be payable in substantially equal semi-monthly installments. Subject to the terms of
this Agreement, during the Term, the Compensation Committee of the Board shall consult with the Executive and review the Executive’s Base Compensation at annual intervals, and may adjust the Executive’s annual Base Compensation from time
to time. 
 (b) The Executive shall also be eligible to receive an annual bonus from the Corporation each year during the Term of
this Agreement, with the actual amount of such bonus to be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Corporation’s Board, using such performance measures as the Committee deems to be appropriate. Such bonus, if any, shall be paid to the
Executive no later than sixty (60) days after the end of the year to which the bonus relates. 
 4. ADDITIONAL
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
 The Executive shall receive the following additional compensation and welfare and fringe
benefits during the term: 
 (a) Stock Options and Other Long-Term Incentives. The Executive has been granted nonstatutory
stock options, shares of restricted stock, deferred stock units and performance shares pursuant to the terms of the Corporation’s 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan as amended from time to time and any subsequent plans (the “LTIP”). During
the Term of the Agreement, any additional stock options, restricted stock or other awards under the Plan or as it may be amended, replaced or augmented, shall be at the discretion of the Corporation’s Compensation Committee (or the
Corporation’s Board if required by any rule or regulation). 
 (b) Health Insurance. During the Term of this
Agreement, the Corporation shall provide the Executive and his dependents with health insurance coverage no less favorable than that from time to time made available to other key employees. 

(c) Vacation. During the Term of this Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to up to six (6) weeks of vacation during
each year of the Term of this Agreement. 
 (d) Medical Examinations. During the Term of this Agreement, the Corporation
shall pay or reimburse the Executive for the cost of an annual physical examination by a physician acceptable to the Executive. 

  
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 (e) Business Expenses. During the Term of this Agreement, the Corporation shall
reimburse the Executive for all reasonable expenses he incurs in promoting the Corporation’s business, including expenses for travel and similar items, upon presentation by the Executive from time to time of an itemized account of such
expenditures. 
 (f) In addition to any other compensation and welfare and fringe benefits that may be made available to the
Executive during the Term, the Executive shall be eligible during the Term to participate in the Corporation’s supplemental executive retirement plan. Also, the Executive shall be eligible during the Term to participate in retirement plans of
the Corporation as are applicable generally to other officers, and welfare and fringe benefit plans, programs, practices and policies of the Corporation as are generally applicable to other key employees, unless such participation would duplicate
benefits already accorded to the Executive. 
 5. PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION 

(a) Involuntary Termination or Termination by Executive for Good Reason (as defined below). If the Executive’s employment is
involuntarily terminated by the Corporation or terminated by the Executive for Good Reason during the Term of this Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to the following: 

(i) Base Compensation accrued through the date of termination, based on the number of days in such year that had elapsed
as of the termination date; 
 (ii) any accrued but unpaid vacation pay through the date of termination;

 (iii) any bonuses earned but unpaid with respect to fiscal years or other completed periods preceding the
termination date; 
 (iv) any nonforfeitable benefits payable to the Executive under the terms of any deferred
compensation, incentive or other benefit plans maintained by the Corporation, payable in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan; 
 (v) any pro-rated portion of the annual bonus that the Executive would have earned for the year in which the termination occurs (if he had remained employed for the entire year), based on the number of
days in such year that had elapsed as of the termination date; 
 (vi) all stock options, restricted stock or
other awards with time-based vesting granted to the Executive under any deferred compensation, incentive or other benefit plan maintained by the Corporation shall become fully vested and earned and payable and, in the case of stock options,
exercisable in full and all stock options, restricted stock or other awards with performance-based vesting granted to the Executive under any deferred compensation, incentive or other benefit plan maintained by the Corporation shall become vested to
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 (vii) continued coverage at the Corporation’s expense under any life,
health and disability insurance programs maintained by the Corporation in which the Executive participated at the time of his termination for the period during which the Executive would be entitled to continuation coverage under Section 4980B
of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the “Code”), if the Executive elected such coverage and paid the applicable premiums, or until, if earlier, the date the Executive obtains comparable coverage under benefit plans maintained by a
new employer; and 
 (viii) a lump sum severance payment equal to the present value of a series of monthly
severance payments for twenty-four (24) months (the “Severance Period”), each in an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12th) of the sum of (A) the Executive’s Base Compensation, as in effect on the date of termination, and
(B) the average of annual bonuses paid to the Executive for the last three (3) fiscal years preceding the termination date. Such present value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the interest rate on 90-day Treasury bills,
as reported in the Wall Street Journal (or similar publication) on the date of involuntary termination. If the Executive obtains a replacement position with any new employer (including a position as an officer, employee, consultant, or agent,
or self-employment as a partner or sole proprietor), the Executive shall be obligated to repay to the Corporation an amount equal to all amounts the Executive receives as compensation for services performed during the Severance Period; provided
however, that the aggregate repayment obligation shall not exceed the amount of the lump sum payment under this paragraph. The Executive shall be under no duty to mitigate the amounts owed to him under this paragraph by seeking such a replacement
position. 
 All cash payments required to be paid pursuant to this Section (other than severance and the pro-rated bonus
provided pursuant to the preceding subsection (v)) shall be made to the Executive within sixty (60) days following the date of such termination and shall be in the form of a bank cashier’s check. However, awards described in the preceding
subsection (vi) shall be paid at the time determined under applicable provisions of the awards. The lump sum severance payment described in the preceding subsection (viii) shall also be paid within sixty (60) days, except to the
extent a delayed payment is required by Section 8 below. The pro-rated bonus shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(b) after the Compensation Committee has approved bonuses payable for the year. 

For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean: (1) the assignment of Executive to a position other than the
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Corporation during the Term (not including, however, if reassignment is because the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer are required to be separated by law or regulation); (2) the
assignment of duties materially inconsistent with such position if such change in assignment constitutes (x) a material diminution in the Executive’s total compensation opportunity, authority, duties or responsibilities; (y) a change
in the reporting structure such that the Executive is directed to report to anyone other than the Corporation’s Board of Directors; or (z) a material breach by the Corporation of this Agreement; provided, however, with respect to clauses
(1) or (2) above, the Executive must have notified the Corporation within the first ninety (90) days following the occurrence of any of the foregoing events and the Corporation must have failed to cure such change in assignment or
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receipt of such notice from the Executive; and provided further, the Executive must have resigned under this paragraph within one (1) year following the occurrence of the event.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a loss of the title of President or any transfer of responsibilities in connection with succession planning and leadership transition shall in no event constitute Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement. 

(b) Disability. The Corporation shall be entitled to terminate the Executive’s employment if the Board determines that the
Executive has been unable to attend to his duties for at least ninety (90) days because of a medically diagnosable physical or mental condition, and has received a written opinion from a physician acceptable to the Board that such condition
prevents the Executive from resuming full performance of his duties and is likely to continue for an indefinite period. Upon such termination, the Executive shall be entitled to the following: 

(i) Base Compensation accrued through the date of termination, based on the number of days in such year that had elapsed
as of the termination date; 
 (ii) any accrued but unpaid vacation pay through the date of termination;

 (iii) any bonuses earned but unpaid with respect to fiscal years or other completed periods preceding the
termination date; 
 (iv) any nonforfeitable benefits payable to the Executive under the terms of any deferred
compensation, incentive or other benefit plans maintained by the Corporation, payable in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan; 
 (v) any pro-rated portion of the annual bonus that the Executive would have earned for the year in which the termination occurs (if he had remained employed for the entire year), based on the number of
days in such year that had elapsed as of the termination date; 
 (vi) all stock options, restricted stock or
other awards with time-based vesting granted to the Executive under any deferred compensation, incentive or other benefit plan maintained by the Corporation shall become fully vested and earned and payable and, in the case of stock options,
exercisable in full and all stock options, restricted stock or other awards with performance-based vesting granted to the Executive under any deferred compensation, incentive or other benefit plan maintained by the Corporation shall become vested to
the extent provided in the applicable award agreement; and 
 (vii) continued coverage at the Corporation’s
expense under any life, health and disability insurance programs maintained by the Corporation in which the Executive participated at the time of his termination for the period during which the Executive would be entitled to continuation coverage
under Section 4980B of the Code, if the Executive elected such coverage and paid the applicable premiums. 

  
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 All cash payments (other than pro-rated bonus) required to be paid pursuant to this Section
shall be made to the Executive within sixty (60) days following the date of such termination and shall be in the form of a bank cashier’s check. However, awards described in the preceding subsection (vi) shall be paid at the time
determined under applicable provisions of the awards. The pro-rated bonus shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(b) after the Compensation Committee has approved bonuses payable for the year. 

(c) Termination for Cause. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Corporation for Cause, the Executive shall be
entitled to the following: 
 (i) Base Compensation accrued through the date of termination, based on the number
of days in such year that had elapsed as of the termination date; 
 (ii) any accrued but unpaid vacation pay
through the date of termination; 
 (iii) any bonuses earned but unpaid with respect to fiscal years or other
completed periods preceding the termination date; and 
 (iv) any nonforfeitable benefits payable to the
Executive under the terms of any deferred compensation, incentive or other benefit plans maintained by the Corporation, payable in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. 

All cash payments required to be paid pursuant to this Section shall be made to the Executive within sixty (60) days following the
date of such termination and shall be in the form of a bank cashier’s check. 
 For purposes of this Agreement,
“Cause” shall mean: (1) action by the Executive involving willful disloyalty to the Corporation, such as embezzlement, fraud, misappropriation of corporate assets or a breach of the covenants set forth in Section 10 herein;
(2) the Executive being convicted of a felony; (3) the Executive being convicted of any crime or offense that is not a felony but was (x) committed in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder or (y) involved moral
turpitude; or (4) the intentional and willful failure by the Executive to substantially perform his duties hereunder as directed by the Board (other than any such failure resulting from the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental
disability) after a demand for substantial performance is made by the Board of Directors. A termination of employment shall not be deemed for Cause unless and until (x) there shall have been delivered to the Executive a notice describing in
reasonable detail the particulars giving rise to a termination for Cause, and (y) in the case of termination pursuant to clauses (1) or (4) above, if no cure has occurred by the forty-fifth (45th) day after notice was given.

 (d) Voluntary Termination or Resignation by the Executive. If the Executive voluntarily terminates (but not by reason
of expiration of the Term) or resigns his employment, the Executive shall be entitled to the following: 
 (i)
Base Compensation accrued through the date of termination, based on the number of days in such year that had elapsed as of the termination date; 
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 (iii) any bonuses earned but unpaid with respect to fiscal years or other
completed periods preceding the termination date; and 
 (iv) any nonforfeitable benefits payable to the
Executive under the terms of any deferred compensation, incentive or other benefit plans maintained by the Corporation, payable in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. 
 All cash payments required to be paid pursuant to this Section shall be made to the Executive within sixty (60) days following the date of such termination and shall be in the form of a bank
cashier’s check. 
 (e) Termination upon Expiration of the Term. If the Executive’s employment terminates as a
result of the expiration of the Term of this Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to the following: 
 (i)
Base Compensation accrued through the date of termination; 
 (ii) any accrued but unpaid vacation pay through
the date of termination; 
 (iii) any bonuses earned but unpaid with respect to fiscal years or other completed
periods preceding the termination date; and 
 (iv) any nonforfeitable benefits payable to the Executive under
the terms of any deferred compensation, incentive or other benefit plans maintained by the Corporation, payable in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. 
 All cash payments required to be paid pursuant to this Section shall be made to the Executive within sixty (60) days following the date of such termination and shall be in the form of a bank
cashier’s check. 
 6. CHANGE IN CORPORATE CONTROL 

(a) If at any time during the period of twelve (12) consecutive months following the occurrence of a Change in Corporate Control (as
defined below), and during the Term of this Agreement, the Executive is involuntarily terminated (other than for Cause), or resigns his employment for Good Reason, the Executive shall be entitled to the following: 

(i) Base Compensation accrued through the date of termination, based on the number of days in such year that had elapsed
as of the termination date; 
 (ii) any accrued but unpaid vacation pay through the date of termination;

 (iii) any bonuses earned but unpaid with respect to fiscal years or other completed periods preceding the
termination date; 

  
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 (iv) any nonforfeitable benefits payable to the Executive under the terms of
any deferred compensation, incentive or other benefit plans maintained by the Corporation, payable in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan; 
 (v) the pro-rated portion of the target annual bonus that the Executive would have earned for the year in which the termination occurs (if he had remained employed for the entire year), based on the
number of days in such year that had elapsed as of the termination date; 
 (vi) all stock options, restricted
stock or other awards with time-based vesting granted to the Executive under any deferred compensation, incentive or other benefit plan maintained by the Corporation shall become fully vested and earned and payable and, in the case of stock options,
exercisable in full and all stock options, restricted stock or other awards with performance-based vesting granted to the Executive under any deferred compensation, incentive or other benefit plan maintained by the Corporation shall become vested to
the extent provided in the applicable award agreements; 
 (vii) continued coverage at the Corporation’s
expense under any life, health and disability insurance programs maintained by the Corporation in which the Executive participated at the time of his termination for the period during which the Executive would be entitled to continuation coverage
under Section 4980B of the Code, if the Executive elected such coverage and paid the applicable premiums, or until, if earlier, the date the Executive obtains comparable coverage under benefit plans maintained by a new employer; and 

(viii) a lump sum severance payment equal to the present value of a series of monthly severance payments for thirty-six
(36) months, each in an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12th) of the sum of (A) the Executive’s Base Compensation, as in effect at the time of the Change in Corporate Control, and (B) the average of annual bonuses paid to the
Executive for the last three (3) fiscal years of the Corporation ending prior to the Change in Corporate Control. Such present value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the interest rate on 90-day Treasury bills, as reported in
the Wall Street Journal (or similar publication) on the date of the Change in Corporate Control. 
 All cash payments
required to be paid pursuant to this Section (other than severance) shall be made to the Executive within sixty (60) days following the date of such termination and shall be in the form of a bank cashier’s check. However, awards described
in the preceding subsection (vi) shall be paid at the time determined under applicable provisions of the awards. The lump sum severance payment described in the preceding subsection (viii) shall also be paid within sixty (60) days,
except to the extent a delayed payment is required by Section 8 below. 

  
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 (b) For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Corporate Control” shall mean:

 (i) the acquisition in one or more transactions of more than twenty percent (20%) of the
Corporation’s outstanding common stock (or the equivalent in voting power of any class or classes of securities of the Corporation entitled to vote in elections of directors) by any corporation, or other person or group (within the meaning of
Section 14(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), except for acquisitions of the Corporation’s outstanding common stock by (A) the Corporation or an affiliate or subsidiary of the Corporation, (B) an employee
benefit plan (or any trust forming a part thereof) of the Corporation, or (C) an underwriter temporarily holding securities of the Corporation pursuant to an offering of such securities; 

(ii) Stockholder approval of a plan for the liquidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Corporation;

 (iii) The consummation of any merger or consolidation involving the Corporation, unless (A) the
stockholders of the Corporation, immediately before such merger or consolidation, own, directly or indirectly, immediately following such merger or consolidation, more than fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding shares of common stock (or
the equivalent in voting power of any class or classes of securities of the corporation entitled to vote in elections of directors) of the corporation resulting from such merger or consolidation (the “Surviving Company”) in substantially
the same proportion as their ownership of the Corporation’s outstanding common stock (or the equivalent in voting power of any class or classes of securities of the Corporation entitled to vote in elections of directors) immediately before such
merger or consolidation, and (B) the persons who were Continuing Directors (as defined below) immediately prior to the execution of the agreement providing for such merger or consolidation constitute more than fifty percent (50%) of the
members of the Board of Directors of the Surviving Company; or 
 (iv) During any twenty-four (24) month
period, individuals who, as of the beginning of such period, constitute the Board of Directors (the “Continuing Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board. For this purpose, any person who is nominated
for election as a member of the Board after January 29, 2013 shall also be considered a “Continuing Director” if, and only if, his or her nomination for election to the Board of Directors is approved or recommended by a majority of
the members of the Board (or of the relevant Nominating Committee) and at least five (5) members of the Board are themselves Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination; provided, however, that a director elected to the Board as part of
a threatened or actual proxy contest, including by reason of an agreement intended to avoid or settle any threatened or actual proxy contest, shall not be considered a “Continuing Director” even if his or her nomination for election to the
Board is approved or recommended by a majority of the members of the Board (or of the relevant Nominating Committee). 
 (c)
Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, if any payment, accelerated vesting or other benefit provided by the Corporation to the Executive in connection with a Change in Corporate Control, whether paid or payable pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement or otherwise (a “Parachute Payment”) is determined to be a parachute payment subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or any other tax having the same effect (such excise tax or other tax, together
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Executive with respect to such taxes, are collectively referred to herein as the “Excise Tax”), and if reducing the amount of the payments would result in greater benefits to the
Executive (after taking into consideration the payment by the Executive of all income and excise taxes that would be owing as a result of the Parachute Payment), the payments will be reduced by the amount necessary to maximize the benefits received
by the Executive, determined on an after-tax basis. 
 (d) If any dispute arises between the Corporation (or any successor) and
the Executive regarding Executive’s right to payments under this Section the Executive shall be entitled to recover his attorneys fees and costs incurred in connection with such dispute. The following additional terms and conditions shall apply
to the reimbursement of any attorneys fees and costs: (i) the attorneys fees and costs must be incurred by the Executive within five years following the date of the Executive’s termination or resignation; (ii) the attorneys fees and
costs shall be paid by the Corporation by the end of the taxable year following the year in which the attorneys fees and costs were incurred; (iii) the amount of any attorneys fees and costs paid by the Corporation in one taxable year shall not
affect the amount of any attorneys fees and costs to be paid by the Corporation in any other taxable year; and (iv) the Executive’s right to receive attorneys fees and costs may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit.

 7. DEATH 
 If the Executive dies during the Term of this Agreement, the Corporation shall pay to the Executive’s estate the following: 

(i) Base Compensation accrued through the date of death, based on the number of days in such year that had elapsed as of
the date of death; 
 (ii) any accrued but unpaid vacation pay through the date of death; 

(iii) any bonuses earned but unpaid with respect to fiscal years or other completed periods preceding the date of death;

 (iv) any nonforfeitable benefits payable to the Executive under the terms of any deferred compensation,
incentive or other benefit plans maintained by the Corporation, payable in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan; 
 (v) any pro-rated portion of the annual bonus that the Executive would have earned for the year in which the death occurs (if he had remained employed for the entire year), based on the number of days in
such year that had elapsed as of the date of death; and 
 (vi) all stock options, restricted stock or other
awards with time-based vesting granted to the Executive under any deferred compensation, incentive or other benefit plan maintained by the Corporation shall become fully vested and earned and payable and, in the case of stock options, exercisable in
full and all stock options, restricted stock or other awards with performance-based vesting granted to the Executive under any deferred compensation, incentive or other benefit plan maintained by the Corporation shall become vested to the extent
provided in the applicable award agreement. 

  
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 All cash payments (other than pro-rated bonus) required to be paid pursuant to this Section
shall be made to the estate within sixty (60) days following the date of death and shall be in the form of a bank cashier’s check. However, awards described in the preceding subsection (vi) shall be paid at the time determined under
applicable provisions of the awards. The pro-rated bonus shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(b) after the Compensation Committee has approved bonuses payable for the year. 

In addition to the foregoing payments, the Corporation shall provide to Executive’s dependents continued coverage at the
Corporation’s expense under any health insurance programs maintained by the Corporation in which the Executive’s dependents participated at the time of Executive’s death for the period during which such dependents would be entitled to
continuation coverage under Section 4980B of the Code, if the Executive’s dependents elected such coverage and paid the applicable premiums. 
 8. WITHHOLDING AND SECTION 409A COMPLIANCE 
 The Corporation shall,
to the extent permitted by law, have the right to withhold and deduct from any payment hereunder any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to any such payment. 

This Agreement is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and shall be interpreted and construed
consistently with such intent. The payments to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement are also intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code to the maximum extent possible, under either the separation pay exemption pursuant to Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) or as short-term deferrals pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4). In the event the terms of this Agreement would subject the Executive to taxes or penalties under Section 409A of
the Code (“409A Penalties”), the Corporation and the Executive shall cooperate diligently to amend the terms of the Agreement to avoid such 409A Penalties, to the extent possible. To the extent any amounts under this Agreement are payable
by reference to Executive’s “termination,” “termination of employment,” or similar phrases, such term shall be deemed to refer to the Executive’s “separation from service” (as defined in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-1(h) (without regard to any permissible alternative definition thereunder) with the Corporation and all entities treated as a single employer with the Corporation under Sections 414(b) and (c) of the Code but substituting a
50% ownership level for the 80% ownership level set forth therein). Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, if the Executive is a “Specified Employee” (as defined Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i) on
December 31st of the prior calendar year), as of the date of the Executive’s separation from service, then to the extent any amount payable under this Agreement (i) constitutes the payment of nonqualified deferred compensation, within
the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, (ii) is payable upon the Executive’s separation from service and (iii) under the terms of this Agreement would be payable prior to the six-month anniversary of the Executive’s
separation from service, such payment shall be delayed and paid to the Executive, together with interest at an annual rate equal to the interest rate specified by KeyBank for a six-month certificate of deposit, on the first day of the first calendar
month beginning at least six months following the date of termination, or, if earlier, within ninety (90) days following the Executive’s death to the Executive’s surviving spouse (or such other beneficiary as the Executive may
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payable to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall be conditioned on the submission by the Executive of all expense reports reasonably required by the Corporation under any applicable
expense reimbursement policy, and shall be paid to the Executive within thirty (30) days following receipt of such expense reports, but in no event later than the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Executive
incurred the reimbursable expense. Any amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefit provided, during a calendar year shall not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefit to be provided, during
any other calendar year. The right to any reimbursement or in-kind benefit pursuant to this Agreement shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit. 
 9. PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 
 The Executive agrees that
he will keep all confidential and proprietary information of the Corporation or relating to its business confidential, and that he will not (except with the Corporation’s prior written consent), while in the employ of the Corporation or
thereafter, disclose any such confidential information to any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity, other than in furtherance of his duties hereunder, and then only to those with a “need to know.” The Executive shall not
make use of any such confidential information for his own purposes or for the benefit of any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity (except the Corporation) under any circumstances during or after the Term. The foregoing shall not
apply to any information that is already in the public domain or is generally disclosed by the Corporation. 
 The Executive
recognizes that because his work for the Corporation may bring him into contact with confidential and proprietary information of the Corporation, the restrictions of this Section 9 are required for the reasonable protection of the Corporation
and its investments and for the Corporation’s reliance on and confidence in the Executive. 
 10. COVENANT NOT TO
COMPETE 
 The Executive hereby agrees that he will not, either during the employment Term or during the period of one
(1) year from the time his employment under this Agreement is terminated for any reason (other than termination upon expiration of the Term ), engage in any business activities on behalf of any enterprise which competes with the Corporation in
the business of (i) ownership or operation of Health Care Facilities (defined below); ( ii) investment in or lending to health care related enterprises (including, without limitation, owners or developers of Health Care Facilities);
(iii) management of Health Care Facilities; or (iv) provision of any planning or development services for Health Care Facilities. “Health Care Facilities” means any senior housing facilities or facilities used or intended
primarily for the delivery of health care services, including, without limitation, any active adult communities, independent living facilities, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, ambulatory
surgery centers, medical office buildings, hospitals of any kind, or any similar types of facilities or projects. The Executive will be deemed to be engaged in such competitive business activities if he participates in such a business enterprise as
an employee, officer, director, consultant, agent, partner, proprietor, or other participant; provided that the ownership of no more than two percent (2%) of the stock of a publicly traded corporation engaged in a competitive business shall not
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 The Executive agrees that he shall not, for a period of one year from the time his
employment under this Agreement ceases (for whatever reason), or, if later, during any period in which he is receiving any severance or change in control payments, solicit any employee or full-time consultant of the Corporation for the purposes of
hiring or retaining such employee or consultant. 
 11. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF 

The Executive acknowledges and agrees that it would be difficult to fully compensate the Corporation for damages resulting from the breach
or threatened breach of the covenants set forth in Sections 9 and 10 of this Agreement and accordingly agrees that the Corporation shall be entitled to temporary and injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions
and permanent injunctions, to enforce such provisions in any action or proceeding instituted in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio or in any court in the State of Ohio having subject matter jurisdiction. This
provision with respect to injunctive relief shall not, however, diminish the Corporation’s right to claim and recover damages. 
 It is expressly understood and agreed that although the parties consider the restrictions contained in this Agreement to be reasonable, if a court determines that the time or territory or any other
restriction contained in this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction on the activities of the Executive, no such provision of this Agreement shall be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply as to such maximum time and territory and to
such extent as such court may judicially determine or indicate to be reasonable. 
 12. NOTICES 

All notices or communications hereunder shall be in writing and sent by overnight courier, certified mail, or registered mail (return
receipt requested), postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or to such other address as such party may designate in writing from time to time): 
 If to the Corporation: 
 Health Care REIT, Inc. 

4500 Dorr Street 

Toledo, OH 43615 

	 	Attention:	Jeffrey H. Miller, Executive Vice President- 

 Operations and General Counsel 
 If to the Executive, at the address on file with
the Corporation’s Human Resources department. 
 The actual date of mailing, as shown by a mailing receipt therefor, shall determine the
time at which notice was given. 

  
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 13. SEPARABILITY 

If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared to be invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof which shall remain in full force and effect. 
 14.
ASSIGNMENT 
 This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs and representatives of the
Executive and the assigns and successors of the Corporation, but neither this Agreement nor any rights hereunder shall be assignable or otherwise subject to hypothecation by the Executive. 

15. ENTIRE AGREEMENT 
 This Agreement represents the entire agreement of the parties and shall supersede any and all previous contracts, arrangements or understandings between the Corporation and the Executive. The Agreement
may be amended at any time by mutual written agreement of the parties hereto. 
 16. GOVERNING LAW 

This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted, and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Agreement to be duly executed, and the Executive has hereunto set his hand, as
of the day and year first above written. 
  

					
	 Attest:
	  	HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
			
	 /s/ Erin C. Ibele
	  	By:	  	 /s/ Jeffrey H. Miller

	Erin C. Ibele, Senior Vice President-Administration and Corporate Secretary	  		  	Jeffrey H. Miller, Executive Vice President-Operations and General Counsel
		
	Witness:	  	EXECUTIVE:
		
	 /s/ Erin C. Ibele
	  	 /s/ George L. Chapman

		  	George L. Chapman

  
 14EX-4.4(j)

 Exhibit 4.4(j) 
 NINTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 
 Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental
Indenture”), dated as of December 12, 2012, between Vizu Corporation (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), an affiliate of Nielsen Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Nielsen Finance Co., a Delaware
corporation (the “Issuers”), and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, as trustee (the “Trustee”). 
 W I T N E S S E T H 
 WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Guarantors (as defined in the
Indenture referred to below) have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of January 27, 2009, providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of Senior
Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”); 
 WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the
Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuers’ Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the
terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture (the “Guarantee”); and 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to
Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture. 
 NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as
follows: 
 (1) Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to
them in the Indenture. 
 (2) Agreement to Guarantee. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees as follows: 

(a) Along with all Guarantors named in the Indenture, to jointly and severally unconditionally guarantee to each Holder of
a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of the Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Issuers hereunder or thereunder, that:

 (i) the principal of and interest, premium and Additional Interest, if any, on the Notes will be promptly paid
in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Issuers to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder
or thereunder will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and 
 (ii) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the
extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall be
jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. This is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection. 

  
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 (b) The obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of
the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or the Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment
against the Issuers, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. 

(c) The following is hereby waived: diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event
of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Issuers, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuers, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever. 
 (d) This Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes, the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture, and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary accepts
all obligations of a Guarantor under the Indenture. 
 (e) If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court
or otherwise to return to the Issuers, the Guarantors (including the Guaranteeing Subsidiary), or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Issuers or the Guarantors, any amount paid either to the
Trustee or such Holder, this Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect. 
 (f) The Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations
guaranteed hereby. 
 (g) As between the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, on the one hand, and the Holders and the
Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 of the Indenture for the purposes of this Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition
preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6 of the Indenture, such obligations (whether or not due and
payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary for the purpose of this Guarantee. 
 (h) The Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under this
Guarantee. 
 (i) Pursuant to Section 10.02 of the Indenture, after giving effect to all other contingent
and fixed liabilities that are relevant under any applicable Bankruptcy or fraudulent conveyance laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in
respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under Article 10 of the Indenture, this new Guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount permissible such that the obligations of such Guaranteeing Subsidiary under this Guarantee will not
constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance. 
 (j) This Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and
continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Issuers for liquidation, reorganization, should the Issuers become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for
all or any significant part of the Issuers’ assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any 

  
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time payment and performance of the Notes are, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Notes and Guarantee,
whether as a “voidable preference”, “fraudulent transfer” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned,
the Note shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned. 

(k) In case any provision of this Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. 
 (l) This
Guarantee shall be a general unsecured senior obligation of such Guaranteeing Subsidiary, ranking pari passu with any other future Senior Indebtedness of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, if any. 

(m) Each payment to be made by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary in respect of this Guarantee shall be made without set-off,
counterclaim, reduction or diminution of any kind or nature. 
 (3) Execution and Delivery. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary
agrees that the Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Guarantee on the Notes. 
 (4) Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets. 
 (a)
Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.01(c) of the Indenture, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary may not consolidate or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not an Issuer or Guaranteeing Subsidiary is the surviving corporation), or sell,
assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to any Person unless: 

(i)(A) the Guaranteeing Subsidiary is the surviving corporation or the Person formed by or surviving any such
consolidation or merger (if other than the Guaranteeing Subsidiary) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition will have been made is a corporation organized or existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
organization of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, as the case may be, or the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, or any territory thereof (the Guaranteeing Subsidiary or such Person, as the case may be, being herein
called the “Successor Person”); 
 (B) the Successor Person, if other than the Guaranteeing
Subsidiary, expressly assumes all the obligations of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Indenture and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary’s related Guarantee pursuant to supplemental indentures or other documents or instruments in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee; 
 (C) immediately after such transaction, no Default exists; and 

(D) the Issuers shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating
that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indentures, if any, comply with the Indenture; or 

  
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 (ii) the transaction is made in compliance with Section 4.10 of the
Indenture; 
 (b) Subject to certain limitations described in the Indenture, the Successor Person will succeed to, and be
substituted for, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Indenture and the Guaranteeing Subsidiary’s Guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary may merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to
another Guarantor or the Issuers. 
 (5) Releases. The Guarantee of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall be automatically
and unconditionally released and discharged, and no further action by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, the Issuers or the Trustee is required for the release of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary’s Guarantee, upon: 

(1) (A) any sale, exchange or transfer (by merger or otherwise) of the Capital Stock of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary
(including any sale, exchange or transfer), after which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary or all or substantially all the assets of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary which sale, exchange or transfer is made in compliance
with the applicable provisions of the Indenture; 
 (B) the release or discharge of the guarantee by the
Guaranteeing Subsidiary of the Senior Credit Facilities or the guarantee which resulted in the creation of the Guarantee, except a discharge or release by or as a result of payment under such guarantee; 

(C) the proper designation of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; or 

(D) the Issuers exercising their Legal Defeasance option or Covenant Defeasance option in accordance with Article 8 of the
Indenture or the Issuers’ obligations under the Indenture being discharged in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; and 
 (2) the Guaranteeing Subsidiary delivering to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture relating to such
transaction have been complied with. 
 (6) No Recourse Against Others. No director, officer, employee, incorporator or
stockholder of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuers or the Guarantors (including the Guaranteeing Subsidiary) under the Notes, any Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any
claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting Notes waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. 

(7) Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK. 
 (8) Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy
shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. 
 (9) Effect of Headings. The Section
headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. 

  
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 (10) The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever
for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary. 

(11) Subrogation. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall be subrogated to all rights of Holders of Notes against the Issuers in respect
of any amounts paid by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 hereof and Section 10.01 of the Indenture; provided that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary
shall not be entitled to enforce or receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all amounts then due and payable by the Issuers under the Indenture or the Notes shall have been paid in full. 

(12) Benefits Acknowledged. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary’s Guarantee is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the
Indenture. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it
pursuant to this Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits. 
 (13) Successors. All agreements of
the Guaranteeing Subsidiary in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its Successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 2(k) hereof or elsewhere in this Supplemental Indenture. All agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture
shall bind its successors. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly
executed, all as of the date first above written. 
  

					
	VIZU CORPORATION
		
	By:  	 	
                /s/ Harris A.
Black

		 	Name:     Harris A. Black
		 	Title:       Vice President and Secretary

 [Ninth Supplemental Indenture to 11.625% Senior Notes Indenture] 

 
					
	LAW DEBENTURE TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, as Trustee
		
	By:  	 	
                /s/ Michael A.
Smith

		 	Name:     Michael A. Smith
		 	Title:       Vice President

 [Ninth Supplemental Indenture to 11.625% Senior Notes Indenture]

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