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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) May 3, 2012

 

 

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.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 3, 2012, the Board of Directors of Health Care REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Judith C. Pelham as a member of the Board of Directors. Ms. Pelham will be a member of the Investment and Planning Committees. Her term as a director will expire at the next annual meeting of shareholders.

In connection with the appointment, the Company entered into an indemnification agreement with Ms. Pelham. The agreement is substantially identical to the agreements previously entered into between the Company and its other directors and generally provides that the Company will, in certain circumstances, indemnify Ms. Pelham against any and all expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement arising out of her service to the Company. The agreement also provides for the advancement of expenses in connection with a threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding.

The press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Pelham is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting of shareholders of the Company was duly called and held on May 3, 2012 in Toledo, Ohio. The voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the annual meeting are as follows:

Proposal #1 — Election of ten directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders:

 

Nominee

   For      Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

William C. Ballard, Jr.

     150,150,178         6,730,989         277,934         29,549,189   

George L. Chapman

     154,187,796         2,610,702         360,603         29,549,189   

Daniel A. Decker

     155,623,617         1,259,265         276,219         29,549,189   

Thomas J. DeRosa

     155,605,432         1,271,916         281,753         29,549,189   

Jeffrey H. Donahue

     150,263,721         6,614,645         280,735         29,549,189   

Peter J. Grua

     155,614,815         1,266,504         277,782         29,549,189   

Fred S. Klipsch

     153,007,226         3,879,481         272,394         29,549,189   

Sharon M. Oster

     150,180,913         6,705,612         272,576         29,549,189   

Jeffrey R. Otten

     155,524,621         1,356,870         277,610         29,549,189   

R. Scott Trumbull

     155,208,970         1,679,910         270,221         29,549,189   

Proposal #2 — Approval of the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company as disclosed in the Proxy Statement pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the SEC:

 

For

   Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

100,037,225

     56,567,924         553,952         29,549,189   

Proposal #3 — Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2012:

 

For

   Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

183,816,106

     2,274,956         617,228         0   

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1 Press release dated May 7, 2012


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: May 7, 2012