UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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 21, 2018
Welltower Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-8923 | 34-1096634 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. 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
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 21, 2018, Welltower Inc. (the “Company”) made available to its investors an updated document containing answers to certain questions regarding its proposed merger with Quality Care Properties, Inc., which was announced on April 25, 2018, and regarding certain related transactions (“Updated Investor Q&A”). The Updated Investor Q&A adds a question and an answer regarding the status of the HCR ManorCare, Inc. bankruptcy proceeding that was not included in the document that was furnished with the Form8-K filed by the Company on May 7, 2018. A copy of the Investor Q&A is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | QCP Acquisition, Welltower Investor Q&A, made available by Welltower Inc. on May 21, 2018. | |
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.
| WELLTOWER INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 21, 2018 | By: | /s/ Matthew McQueen | ||||
| Name: | Matthew McQueen | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President—General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | |||||
