Form 8-K

0001193125-13-270675.txt : 20130625 0001193125-13-270675.hdr.sgml : 20130625 20130625164652 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-13-270675 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130625 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20130625 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130625 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: 13932528 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4500 DORR STREET CITY: TOLEDO STATE: OH ZIP: 43615 BUSINESS PHONE: 419-247-2800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4500 DORR STREET CITY: TOLEDO STATE: OH ZIP: 43615 8-K 1 d559697d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 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): June 25, 2013

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):

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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, Charles J. Herman, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the Company, entered into a plan pursuant to which he instructed his broker to sell up to 19,996 shares of the Company’s common stock during the period between December 4, 2012 and December 31, 2013. Effective June 25, 2013, Mr. Herman modified his trading plan to allow his broker to sell an additional 7,000 shares of the Company’s common stock between June 25, 2013 and December 31, 2013.

Reports of the details of actual sales under the plan will be filed by Mr. Herman 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: June 25, 2013