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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 23, 2020, Welltower Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release related to the term loan discussed in Item 8.01 below. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Item 7.01, including 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 8.01 | Other Events. |
On March 23, 2020, the Company entered into a two-year unsecured term loan (the “Term Loan”). Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., KeyBanc Capital Markets, Bank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, PNC Capital Markets and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. serve as joint arrangers and book runners for the Term Loan and KeyBank National Association serves as administrative agent. The Term Loan consists of a $1,000,000,000 unsecured delayed draw term loan credit facility bearing interest at a rate of 30-day LIBOR +1.20%, based on the company’s credit rating (the “DDTL Facility”). Based on the satisfaction of certain conditions, the Company has the right to increase the amount available under the DDTL Facility up to an additional $200,000,000. Proceeds from the Term Loan will be used to repay borrowings under the Company’s unsecured revolving credit facility and commercial paper program, to fund future investment opportunities, and for general corporate purposes.
This 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those relating to the closing of the Term Loan. When Welltower uses words such as “may,” “will,” “intend,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “pro forma,” “estimate” or similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters, Welltower is making forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause Welltower’s actual results to differ materially from Welltower’s expectations discussed in the forward-looking statements. This may be a result of various factors, including, but not limited to: the duration and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on occupancy rates and on the operations of Welltower and its operators/tenants; actions governments take in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the introduction of public health measures and other regulations affecting Welltower’s properties and the operations of Welltower and its operators/tenants; the effects of health and safety measures adopted by Welltower and its operators/tenants related to the COVID-19 pandemic; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business and financial condition of operators/tenants; general economic uncertainty in key markets as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and a worsening of global economic conditions or low levels of economic growth; the status of capital markets, including availability and cost of capital; uncertainty from the expected discontinuance of LIBOR and the transition to any other interest rate benchmark; issues facing the health care industry, including compliance with, and changes to, regulations and payment policies, responding to government investigations and punitive settlements and operators’/tenants’ difficulty in cost effectively obtaining and maintaining adequate liability and other insurance; changes in financing terms; competition within the health care and seniors housing industries; negative developments in the operating results or financial condition of operators/tenants, including, but not limited to, their ability to pay rent and repay loans; Welltower’s ability to transition or sell properties with profitable results; the failure to make new investments or acquisitions as and when anticipated; natural disasters and other acts of God affecting Welltower’s properties; Welltower’s ability to re-lease space at similar rates as vacancies occur; Welltower’s ability to timely reinvest sale proceeds at similar rates to assets sold; operator/tenant or joint venture partner bankruptcies or insolvencies; the cooperation of joint venture partners; government regulations affecting Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates and operational requirements; liability or contract claims by or against operators/tenants; unanticipated difficulties and/or expenditures relating to future investments or acquisitions; environmental laws affecting Welltower’s properties; changes in rules or practices governing Welltower’s financial reporting; the movement of U.S. and foreign currency exchange rates; Welltower’s ability to maintain Welltower’s qualification as a REIT; key management personnel recruitment and retention; and other risks described in Welltower’s reports filed from time to time with the SEC. Finally, Welltower undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements.
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| Item 9.01 - | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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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.
| Date: March 24, 2020 |
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| WELLTOWER INC. | ||||||
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/s/ MATTHEW MCQUEEN | |||||
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Matthew McQueen | |||||
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Senior Vice President - General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||
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