Welltower Inc. (NYSE:HCN) Files An 8-K Other Events
Item8.01Other Events.
On June2, 2017, Welltower Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
Company), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a
prospectus supplement (the Prospectus Supplement) to the
prospectus dated May1, 2015, which was included in the Companys
automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No.
333-203802). The Prospectus Supplement relates to the
registration and possible issuance of up to 566,657 shares of the
Companys common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the Shares),
that may be issued from time to time if, and to the extent that,
certain holders of ClassA units of HCN GL DownREIT II, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (the DownREIT), tender such
ClassA units for redemption by the DownREIT, and HCN DownREIT
Member, LLC, a majority-owned indirect subsidiary of the Company
(including its permitted successors and assigns, the Managing
Member), or a designated affiliate of the Managing Member, elects
to assume the redemption obligations of the DownREIT and to
satisfy all or a portion of the redemption consideration by
issuing Shares to the holders instead of or in addition to paying
a cash amount.
Registration of the Shares as provided in the Prospectus
Supplement does not necessarily mean that any of the holders of
Class A units of the DownREIT will exercise their redemption
rights with respect to the Class A units or that the Managing
Member will elect to assume the redemption obligations of the
DownREIT and to satisfy all or a portion of the redemption
consideration by issuing Shares to the holders instead of or in
addition to paying a cash amount.
Item9.01Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Opinion of Shumaker, Loop Kendrick, LLP | ||
| Tax Opinion of Arnold Porter Kaye Scholer LLP | ||
| 23.1 |
Consent of Shumaker, Loop Kendrick, LLP to the use of their opinion as an exhibit to this Form 8-K is included in their opinion filed herewith as Exhibit 5 |
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| 23.2 |
Consent of Arnold Porter Kaye Scholer LLP to the use of their opinion as an exhibit to this Form 8-K is included in their opinion filed herewith as Exhibit 8 |
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About Welltower Inc. (NYSE:HCN)
Welltower Inc., formerly Health Care REIT, Inc., is a provider of healthcare infrastructure. The Company operates through three segments: triple-net, which includes independent living facilities, independent supportive living facilities (Canada), continuing care retirement communities, assisted living facilities, care homes with and without nursing (United Kingdom), Alzheimer’s/dementia care facilities, long-term/post-acute care facilities and hospitals; seniors housing operating, which includes a range of facility types, including independent living facilities and independent supportive living facilities, assisted living facilities, care homes and Alzheimer’s/dementia care facilities, and outpatient medical, which includes outpatient medical buildings. It invests in seniors housing operators, post-acute providers and health systems to fund real estate and infrastructure. Welltower, a real estate investment trust, owns properties in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Welltower Inc. (NYSE:HCN) Recent Trading Information
Welltower Inc. (NYSE:HCN) closed its last trading session up +0.84 at 73.79 with 1,495,177 shares trading hands.
