Form 8-K

0001193125-13-486380.txt : 20131227 0001193125-13-486380.hdr.sgml : 20131227 20131227163935 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-13-486380 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20131220 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20131227 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20131227 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: 131301084 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 d649305d8k.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): December 20, 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 December 20, 2013, 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 12,000 shares of the Company’s common stock during the period between January 3, 2014 and December 31, 2014. Mr. Herman may sell 1,000 shares per month under his plan, not including any unsold shares that might be carried over from previous months.

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: December 27, 2013