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Exhibit 10.24

 

EXHIBIT 10.24

DEFERRED STOCK UNIT

GRANT AGREEMENT

FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR

     THIS DEFERRED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), made this                      day of                                         ,
20___ (the “Grant Date”), between Health Care REIT, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Corporation”), and                                          (the “Director”).

WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Director serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation;

     WHEREAS, the Corporation maintains the Health Care REIT, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(the “Plan”) in order to promote the growth and profitability of the Corporation by providing
officers, key employees and non-employee directors with incentives to achieve long-term corporate
objectives, to assist the Corporation in attracting and retaining officers, key employees and
non-employee directors of outstanding competence, and to provide such individuals with an
opportunity to acquire an equity interest in the Corporation;

     WHEREAS, the Plan authorizes awards under the Plan to be made to non-employee directors with
the approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors; and

     WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee has determined that each non-employee director of the
Corporation shall be granted Deferred Stock Units with respect to shares of the Corporation’s
common stock on the terms and conditions set forth below.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the past and future services the Director has provided to
the Corporation as a member of the Board, and the various covenants and agreements herein
contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     1. Grant of Deferred Stock Units.

          The Corporation hereby grants to the Director Deferred Stock Units with respect to a total of
                                         (                    ) shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of the
Corporation (the “Common Stock”), subject to satisfaction of the vesting conditions and other terms
set forth in this Agreement. The Director shall not be required to make any payment to the
Corporation (other than his or her services as a director) in exchange for such Deferred Stock
Units or in exchange for the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon vesting of Deferred Stock
Units.

     2. Deferred Delivery of Shares.

          The Director shall not be entitled to the issuance of shares of Common Stock or to receive any
distributions with respect to the Deferred Stock Units, except as provided in Section 9 below,
until such time as the Deferred Stock Units may vest under Section 3 below. Further,

 

 

except as provided in Section 9 below, the Director shall not have any of the rights and privileges of a
stockholder of the Corporation (including voting rights and the right to receive dividends) with
respect to the shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Deferred Stock Units until such
time as the Deferred Stock Units vest and the shares of Common Stock are issued to the Director.

     3. Vesting; When Deferred Stock Units Vest.

          Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Deferred Stock Units shall vest in
three annual installments, on the first three anniversaries of the Grant Date, subject to the
Director’s continued service as a member of the Board of Directors through such dates, or at such
earlier time as the Deferred Stock Units may vest pursuant to Sections 7 or 8 of this Agreement.
In the absence of any accelerated vesting under Sections 7 or 8, the Deferred Stock Units granted
under this Agreement shall vest with respect to the following numbers of shares on the following
vesting dates:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	VESTING
	 	NUMBER OF DSUs
	 	 
	 
	 	DATES	 	THAT BECOME VESTED	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	                    , 20___
	 	                     shares	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	                    , 20___
	 	                     shares	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	                    , 20___
	 	                     shares	 	 

The Deferred Stock Units may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered or
disposed of by the Director, and the shares of Common Stock potentially issuable to the Director
pursuant to these Deferred Stock Units may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise
encumbered by the Director until such shares are so issued.

          Any attempt to dispose of the Deferred Stock Units in a manner contrary to the restrictions
set forth in this Agreement shall be ineffective.

     4. Issuance of Stock Certificates for Shares.

          Whenever any or all of the Deferred Stock Units granted to the Director under this Agreement
become vested pursuant to Section 3 or Sections 7 or 8 below, the Corporation shall cause a number
of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of newly vested Deferred Stock Units to be issued to
the Director and a stock certificate or certificates representing these shares of Common Stock to
be registered in the name of the Director. The stock certificate or stock certificates
representing such shares of Common Stock shall be delivered to the Director (or to his or her designated nominee) upon the vesting date (or as soon as practicable after the vesting date,
but in no event later than December 31 of the year in which the vesting date occurred or, if later,
the 15th day of the third calendar month following the vesting date). Once shares of Common Stock
have been issued as a result of the vesting of Deferred Stock Units, the

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corresponding vested Deferred Stock Unit shall be considered cancelled and shall be of no further force or effect.

     5. No Tax Withholding.

          The Corporation shall issue to the Internal Revenue Service and to the Director a Form 1099
and any other reporting form that may be required to report the amount of tax which the Director
has incurred under applicable federal, state and local tax laws. The Corporation will not withhold
such taxes, and the Director acknowledges that the Director may need to adjust his or her estimated
tax payments to take the additional taxable income into account.

     6. Termination of Service on the Board.

          (a) Except as provided in Sections 6(b), 7 or 8 below, if the Director resigns from service as
a member of the Board of Directors, decides not to stand for reelection at the expiration of the
Director’s term of office, is not nominated by the Board to stand for election at the Annual
Stockholders’ Meeting at which the Director’s term of office expires, or, if nominated, is not
reelected, then any Deferred Stock Units held by the Director which have not yet vested shall not
be forfeited, but shall remain unvested until such time as such Deferred Stock Units would
otherwise have become vested as provided in Section 3 (disregarding, for purposes of this Section
6(a), the requirement of continued service on the Board of Directors as specified in Section 3).

          (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Director is removed from the Board by the
stockholders of the Corporation for cause, or the Director resigns or decides not to stand for
reelection following delivery of notice to the stockholders of a proposal to remove the Director
for cause (for these purposes, cause shall include, but not be limited to, dishonesty,
incompetence, moral turpitude, other misconduct of any kind and the refusal to perform the
Director’s duties and responsibilities for any reason other than illness or incapacity), then all
Deferred Stock Units which have not previously become vested shall immediately be forfeited.

     7. Effect of Death or Disability.

          (a) If the Director ceases to serve as a member of the Board as a result of the Director’s
death before the Deferred Stock Units granted under this Agreement have become vested, vesting of
any unvested Deferred Stock Units granted to the Director under this Agreement shall be
accelerated, and stock certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of
newly vested Deferred Stock Units shall be delivered to the Director’s executor, administrator, or
any person to whom the Director’s rights with respect to the Deferred Stock Units may be
transferred by the Director’s will or by the laws of descent.

          (b) If the Director ceases to serve as a member of the Board as a result of the Director’s
total disability before the Deferred Stock Units granted under this Agreement have become vested, vesting of any unvested Deferred Stock Units granted to the Director under this
Agreement shall be accelerated, and stock certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock
equal to the number of newly vested Deferred Stock Units shall be delivered to the Director

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pursuant to Section 4, free of any restrictions. A Director shall have total disability only if he
or she is “disabled” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “Code”).

          (c) Any stock certificates deliverable under Sections 7(a) or 7(b) shall be delivered
immediately upon the Director’s death or total disability, as applicable (or as soon as practicable
thereafter, but in no event later than December 31 of the year in which the applicable event
occurred or, if later, the 15th day of the third calendar month following the event).

     8. Effect of Change in Corporate Control.

          Notwithstanding the other terms of this Agreement, in the event of a Change in Corporate
Control (as defined below), the vesting of the Deferred Stock Units granted under this Agreement
shall be accelerated, any previously unvested Deferred Stock Units shall vest immediately, and the
Director shall become entitled to immediately receive a number of shares of Common Stock equal to
the number of previously unvested Deferred Stock Units. Any stock certificates deliverable under
this Section 8 shall be delivered immediately upon the Change in Corporate Control (or as soon as
practicable thereafter, but in no event later than December 31 of the year in which the Change in
Corporate Control occurs or, if later, the 15th day of the third calendar month following the
Change in Corporate Control).

          For purposes of this Section 8, a “Change in Corporate Control” shall mean a “change in
ownership or effective control” in respect of the Corporation within the meaning of Section 409A of
the Code.

     9. Dividend Equivalent Rights.

          During such time as any Deferred Stock Units remain outstanding and unvested, whenever the
Corporation pays dividends on the Common Stock, the Director will have the right to receive a cash
payment from the Corporation with respect to each Deferred Stock Unit in an amount equal to any
dividends paid on a share of Common Stock (a “Dividend Equivalent Right”). The Director will have
a Dividend Equivalent Right with respect to each Deferred Stock Unit that is outstanding on the
dividend record date. The Director will have no Dividend Equivalent Rights as of the dividend
record date in respect of any Deferred Stock Units that have vested and been exchanged for Common
Stock; provided that the Director is the record holder of such Common Stock on or before such
dividend record date. In all events, each Dividend Equivalent Right shall be paid not later than
the 15th day of the third month following the calendar year in which the applicable dividend record
date occurs.

     10. Securities Laws.

          The Corporation may from time to time impose such conditions on the vesting of the Deferred
Stock Units, and/or the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon vesting of the Deferred Stock Units, as it deems reasonably necessary to ensure that any grant of the Deferred
Stock Units and issuance of shares under this Agreement will satisfy the applicable requirements of
federal and state securities laws. Such conditions may include, without limitation, the partial

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or complete suspension of the right to receive shares of Common Stock upon the vesting of the Deferred
Stock Units until the Common Stock has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. In all events, if the issuance of any shares of Common Stock is delayed by application of
this Section 10, such issuance shall occur on the earliest date on which it would not violate
applicable law.

     11. Grant Not to Affect Status as Director.

          Neither this Agreement nor the Deferred Stock Units granted hereunder shall confer upon the
Director any right to continue the Director’s service as a member of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation.

     12. Adjustments to Deferred Stock Units.

          In the event of any change or changes in the outstanding Common Stock by reason of any stock
dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, combination or any
similar transaction, the number of Deferred Stock Units granted to the Director under this
Agreement shall be adjusted by the Compensation Committee pursuant to Section 11.2 of the Plan in
such manner as the Committee deems appropriate to prevent substantial dilution or enlargement of
the rights granted to the Director.

     13. Miscellaneous.

          (a) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which taken together
will constitute one and the same instrument.

          (b) The terms of this Agreement may only be amended, modified or waived by a written agreement
executed by both of the parties hereto.

          (c) The provisions of the Plan are hereby made a part of this Agreement. In the event of any
conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of the Plan, the provisions of this
Agreement shall control.

          (d) The Deferred Stock Units under this Agreement are deferred compensation subject to Section
409A of the Code. This Agreement is intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the
Code and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with such requirements. To the extent that
changes are necessary to ensure that the Deferred Stock Units comply with any additional
requirements imposed by future IRS guidance on the application of Section 409A of the Code, the
Director and the Corporation agree to cooperate and work together in good faith to timely amend
this Agreement to comply with Section 409A of the Code.

          (e) The validity, performance, construction and effect of this Agreement shall be governed by
the laws of the State of Ohio, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law; provided, however, that matters of corporate law, including the issuance of shares of Common
Stock, shall be governed by the Delaware General Corporation Law.

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          (f) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, payments and the issuance of shares of
Common Stock hereunder will be delayed to the extent required to comply with Section 409A(a)(2)(B)
of the Code.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Deferred Stock Unit Grant Agreement on the
date and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ATTEST:	 	 	 	HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	By:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Vice President-Administration

	 	 	 	 	 	     Chairman and
	and Corporate Secretary

	 	 	 	 	 	     Chief Executive Officer
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	DIRECTOR:
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name
	 	:
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

6Exhibit 10.34

 

EXHIBIT 10.34

HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.

Summary of Executive Compensation Program

     The three key components of the executive officer compensation program of Health Care REIT,
Inc. (the “Company”) are base salaries, annual incentive compensation and long-term incentive
awards under the Company’s 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

     Base Salaries. The executive officers’ base salaries are established in their employment
agreements if they have one, and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors may adjust
those base salaries from time to time, as it deems appropriate.

     Annual Incentive Compensation. Annual incentive compensation payments to executive officers
are based on the achievement of pre-established corporate and individual goals for the performance
year. Eighty percent of the incentive compensation opportunity for Messrs. Chapman and Braun, and
generally 60% of the incentive compensation opportunity for the other executive officers, are based
on objective corporate performance goals. The remainder of each executive’s incentive compensation
opportunity is based on other pre-established performance factors. With respect to Mr. Herman, 50%
of his annual incentive compensation is based on the factors mentioned above and 50% is based on
his direct contribution to the investment activity of the Company. For each executive, a range of
earnings opportunity is established at the beginning of the performance period, expressed as a
percentage of base salary, corresponding to three levels of performance (threshold, target and high
performance levels) for the annual cash bonus. The 2005 corporate performance goals set by the
Compensation Committee for the annual incentive program relate to (1) funds available for
distribution (FAD) per share (a measure of financial earnings performance for REITs); (2) net real
estate investments; and (3) maintenance of credit ratings.

     On January 23, 2006, the Compensation Committee awarded annual cash bonuses for performance in
2005 to the named executive officers (the executive officers who are expected to be named in the
Company’s 2006 Proxy Statement), in the amounts set forth below. In addition, the Compensation
Committee established the 2006 base salaries for each named executive officer:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	NAME	 	TITLE	 	2005 CASH BONUS	 	2006 BASE SALARY
	George L. Chapman

	 	Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
	 	$	619,445	 	 	$	536,852	 
	 
	Raymond W. Braun

	 	President and Chief
Financial Officer
	 	$	357,500	 	 	$	338,000	 
	 
	Charles J. Herman, Jr.

	 	Vice President and
Chief Investment
Officer
	 	$	301,684	 	 	$	275,000	 
	 
	Jeffrey H. Miller

	 	Vice President and
General Counsel
	 	$	168,520	 	 	$	263,120	 
	 
	Scott A. Estes

	 	Vice President – Finance
	 	$	102,060	 	 	$	187,110	 

          Long-Term Incentive Compensation. The Plan has been the Company’s primary vehicle for
providing long-term incentive compensation to executive officers, and is intended to enable the
Company to provide its executive officers and other key employees with competitive equity-based
compensation in order to align management and stockholder interests, enhance focus on the creation
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stockholder value, and support the long-term retention of key contributors. Under the terms of
the Plan, the Compensation Committee has authority to approve stock options, restricted stock or
other equity-based incentive awards to executive officers and key employees and to determine the
terms of these awards.

          Similar to the annual incentive program, long-term incentive awards for executive officers are
based on the achievement of pre-established corporate and individual goals for the performance
years. For each executive officer, a range of earnings opportunity, expressed in dollar values, is
established at the beginning of the performance period corresponding to three levels of performance
(threshold, target and high performance levels) for long-term compensation. For 2005, 75% of the
value of the long-term incentive compensation award was based on corporate performance goals set by
the Compensation Committee, which related to (1) three-year total stockholder return relative to
the three-year NAREIT Index; (2) net real estate investments; and (3) dividend/FAD payout ratio.
The remaining 25% of the value of the long-term award was based on a qualitative assessment of
individual performance. Based on performance relative to these goals, the Compensation Committee
approved on January 23, 2006 a specific dollar amount of long-term incentive compensation value for
each executive officer, and then converted these dollar amounts into a number of restricted shares
and a number of options with and without dividend equivalent rights. Seventy-five percent of the
value of the long-term incentive compensation earned by each executive officer was granted in the
form of shares of restricted stock, 12.5% was granted as stock options with dividend equivalent
rights and the remaining 12.5% was granted as stock options without dividend equivalent rights.
The options and restricted shares vest ratably over five years, and cash payments attributable to
dividend equivalent rights will accrue and be paid only when the corresponding option has vested.
Occasionally, due to extraordinary performance, additional awards may be granted.

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