SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* McHugh Timothy (Last) (First) (Middle) 4500 DORR STREET (Street) 4500 DORR STREET OH 43615 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WELLTOWER INC. [ WELL ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP - Chief Financial Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/03/2023
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/03/2023		D		18,889(1)	D	$0.00	24,089	D
Common Stock								26	I	By Children(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
LTIP Units	(3)	01/03/2023		A		18,889		(3)	(3)	Common	18,889	(3)	18,889	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$67.17	01/03/2023		D			15,216	(4)	02/15/2031	Common	15,216	(5)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$86.31	01/03/2023		D			16,683	(6)	01/12/2032	Common	16,683	(5)	0	D
Option Units	(5)	01/03/2023		A		15,216		(5)	02/15/2031	Common	15,216	(5)	15,216	D
Option Units	(5)	01/03/2023		A		16,683		(5)	01/12/2032	Common	16,683	(5)	16,683	D
Other Stock Units	(7)	01/03/2023		A		50,788		(7)	(7)	Common	50,788	(7)	50,788	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These restricted stock units (the "RSUs") in respect of shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Common Shares"), of Welltower Inc. (the "Issuer") were previously granted to the reporting person and provided for time-based vesting. On January 3, 2023, the Issuer canceled the unvested RSUs upon surrender to the Issuer by the reporting person (the "Canceled RSUs").

2. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by children who share the reporting person's household. This report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

3. In exchange for the Canceled RSUs, the reporting person received a replacement award of membership interests in Welltower OP LLC ("Welltower OP"), a subsidiary of the Issuer, designated as LTIP Units ("LTIP Units"), which LTIP Units are intended to qualify as profits interests for US federal income tax purposes. The vesting schedule for each LTIP Unit is the same as the vesting schedule for the corresponding Canceled RSU. The LTIP Units, if and as they become vested, are convertible, conditioned upon the satisfaction of minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Units for federal income tax purposes, into Class A Common Units in Welltower OP ("OP Units"). The resulting OP Units may be exchanged by the reporting person for Common Shares or the equivalent cash value of Common Shares, as determined by the Issuer.

4. This option to purchase 15,216 Common Shares of the Issuer was previously granted to the reporting person and provided for time-based vesting. On January 3, 2023, the Issuer canceled the unvested portion of the option upon surrender to the Issuer by the reporting person.

5. In exchange for each Canceled Option (as defined below), the reporting person received a replacement award of membership interests in Welltower OP designated as Option Units ("Option Units"), which Option Units are intended to qualify as profits interests for US federal income tax purposes. The vesting schedule for Option Units is the same as the vesting schedule for the applicable corresponding Canceled Option. Upon vesting, the Option Units are convertible at the reporting person's election into vested LTIP Units that are convertible into OP Units. The resulting OP Units may be exchanged by the reporting person for Common Shares or the equivalent cash value of Common Shares, as determined by the Issuer.

6. This option to purchase 16,683 Common Shares of the Issuer was previously granted to the reporting person and provided for time-based vesting. On January 3, 2023, the Issuer canceled the unvested portion of the option upon surrender to the Issuer by the reporting person (each such canceled option as described in Footnotes 4 and 6 herein, a "Canceled Option").

7. Soley in order to reserve Common Shares to satisfy any exchange in respect of OP Units as contemplated herein that might occur in the future, the reporting person also received an award of Other Stock Units under the Welltower Inc. 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2022 Plan"). The award of the Other Stock Units provides the reporting person with the ability to acquire Common Shares under the 2022 Plan only through the exchange of OP Units for those shares and in no other manner. Upon the exchange of OP Units for Common Shares, the reporting person will relinquish all rights to the exchanged OP Units. Any Other Stock Units that may be remaining after all OP Units have been exchanged will be immediately canceled for no consideration.

Remarks:

	By: Matthew McQueen, Attorney-in-Fact For: Timothy G. McHugh	01/05/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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