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): May 7, 2015

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

Not Applicable

(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:

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Health Care REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 7, 2015 in New York, New York. The voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Proposal #1 — Election of nine directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified:

Nominee	For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Thomas J. DeRosa		280,648,318		734,479		571,457		37,876,906
Jeffrey H. Donahue		279,211,159		2,178,016		565,079		37,876,906
Fred S. Klipsch		279,600,110		1,776,720		577,424		37,876,906
Geoffrey G. Meyers		280,933,406		447,030		573,818		37,876,906
Timothy J. Naughton		279,808,725		1,559,076		586,453		37,876,906
Sharon M. Oster		279,132,479		2,264,171		557,604		37,876,906
Judith C. Pelham		281,064,371		327,874		562,009		37,876,906
Sergio D. Rivera		279,800,585		1,568,142		585,527		37,876,906
R. Scott Trumbull		277,976,599		3,407,857		569,798		37,876,906

Proposal #2 — Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2015:

For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
303,994,006	13,289,559	2,547,595	0

Proposal #3 — Approval of the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission:

For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
274,632,975	6,119,485	1,201,794	37,876,906

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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/ THOMAS J. DEROSA
Name:	Thomas J. DeRosa
Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Dated: May 11, 2015