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) November 30, 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.)

 

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Effective October 23, 2000, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rules related to insider trading. One of these rules, Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, provides an exemption to the insider trading rules in the form of an affirmative defense. Rule 10b5-1 recognizes the creation of formal programs under which executives and other insiders may sell the securities of publicly traded companies on a regular basis pursuant to written plans that are entered into at a time when the plan participants are not aware of material non-public information and that otherwise comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1.

On January 28, 2003, the Board of Directors of Health Care REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted a resolution modifying its insider trading policy to allow insiders to sell securities of the Company pursuant to pre-arranged trading plans.

On November 20, 2012, George L. Chapman, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, entered into a plan pursuant to which he instructed his broker to sell up to 26,527 shares of the Company’s common stock, exercise options and sell up to 56,631 shares of the Company’s common stock and exercise options and hold 1,531 shares of the Company’s common stock during the period between December 10, 2012 and December 31, 2012. On November 30, 2012, Mr. Chapman modified his trading plan to allow his broker to sell the shares of the Company’s common stock identified above during the period between December 5, 2012 and December 31, 2012 and to allow his broker to sell up to an additional 6,513 shares of the Company’s common stock between December 10, 2012 and December 31, 2012.

Reports of the details of actual sales under the plan will be filed by Mr. Chapman on Form 4 in accordance with SEC regulations.


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, Chief Executive
Officer and President

Dated: December 6, 2012