UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Health Care REIT, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		1-8923 (Commission File Number)		34-1096634 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

One SeaGate, Suite 1500, Toledo, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices)		43604 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (419) 247-2800

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On March 10, 2010, pursuant to an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-159040) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2009, Health Care REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement with UBS Securities LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. for an offering of $342,394,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.00% convertible senior notes due 2029 (the “Notes”). The Notes were issued under an Indenture between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), dated as of March 15, 2010, as supplemented by Supplemental Indenture No. 1 between the Company and the Trustee, dated as of March 15, 2010.

The Notes pay interest semi-annually at a rate of 3.00% per year and mature on December 1, 2029. The Notes are convertible, in certain circumstances, into cash and, if applicable, shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial conversion rate of 19.5064 shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which represents an initial conversion price of approximately $51.27 per share. In general, upon conversion, the holder of each Note would receive, in respect of the conversion value of such Note, cash up to the principal amount of such Note and the Company’s common stock for the Note’s conversion value in excess of such principal amount.

The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and are effectively subordinated to all of the Company’s existing and future secured indebtedness and structurally subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2010, between the Company and UBS Securities LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
4.1		Indenture, dated as of March 15, 2010, between the Company and the Trustee.
4.2		Supplemental Indenture No. 1, dated as of March 15, 2010, between the Company and the Trustee.
5		Opinion of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP.
8		Tax Opinion of Arnold & Porter LLP.
23		Consent of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP to the use of their opinion as an exhibit to this Form 8-K is included in their opinion filed herewith as Exhibit 5.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
		By:		/s/ GEORGE L. CHAPMAN
		George L. Chapman
		Its: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President

Dated: March 15, 2010