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| EX-99.1 - UPDATES - WELLTOWER INC. | dex991.htm |
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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 1, 2011
Health Care REIT, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-8923 | 34-1096634 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 4500 Dorr Street, Toledo, Ohio | 43615 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (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 8.01 Other Events.
Health Care REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K for the sole purpose of filing with the Commission and thereby incorporating into certain registration statements updates to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 regarding (1) “Item 1—Business—Certain Government Regulations,” (2) “Item 1A—Risk Factors—Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors” and (3) the sections captioned “Health Reform Laws” and “Medicare Program Reimbursement Changes” included in “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation—Executive Summary.” These updates are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Updates of the following: “Item 1—Business—Certain Government Regulations,” “Item 1A—Risk Factors—Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors” and the sections captioned “Health Reform Laws” and “Medicare Program Reimbursement Changes” included in “Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation—Executive Summary.” |
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: September 1, 2011