-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, QjKKmzcdqy7hj+mXq0Xj/q3hUHgjyZuqQHsPJZYVxYjCqiCNZNO5O132RtTzsoV3 iyQAkLBTpGCjBRoOKZ9Hgg== 0000950152-08-007364.txt : 20080922 0000950152-08-007364.hdr.sgml : 20080922 20080922162207 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950152-08-007364 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080917 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20080922 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080922 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HEALTH CARE REIT INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000766704 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 341096634 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08923 FILM NUMBER: 081082577 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE SEAGATE STE 1500 STREET 2: P O BOX 1475 CITY: TOLEDO STATE: OH ZIP: 43604 BUSINESS PHONE: 4192472800 8-K 1 l33245ae8vk.htm HEALTH CARE REIT, INC. 8-K Health Care REIT, Inc. 8-K
 
 
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 17, 2008
Health Care REIT, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   1-8923   34-1096634
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)
     
One SeaGate, Suite 1500, Toledo, Ohio   43604
(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):
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Effective October 23, 2000, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new 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 September 17, 2008, Frederick L. Farrar, Executive Vice President of the Company, entered into a new plan pursuant to which he instructed his broker to sell 5,000 shares of the Company’s common stock during the period between September 22, 2008 and March 31, 2009. Reports of the details of actual sales under the plan will be filed by Mr. Farrar 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 of the Board and    
    Chief Executive Officer    
Dated: September 22, 2008

 

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