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[8-K] WELLTOWER INC. Reports Material Event

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Welltower Inc. (WELL) adopted a Ten‑Year Executive Continuity and Alignment Program as its primary pay framework, featuring long‑term LTIP Units and minimal cash pay. Effective October 30, 2025, named executives receive LTIP Units; from 2026–2035 they forgo other compensation aside from $110,000 annual base salary.

Half of each award is time‑based; half is performance‑based over a five‑year period from October 6, 2025 to October 5, 2030. For the CEO, target totals 4,970,293 LTIP Units and maximum 8,698,012. Performance vesting ties to market capitalization milestones from $10,000,000,000 up to $100,000,000,000 and to relative TSR versus three indices, subject to a positive TSR requirement.

Redeemability begins no earlier than October 31, 2030 and then monthly through September 30, 2035. The company states shares available under the 2022 Plan are sufficient at target but not at maximum; exceeding target may require shareholder approval to increase the share reserve.

Welltower Inc. (WELL) ha adottato un programma decennale di continuità e allineamento esecutivo come principale quadro retributivo, caratterizzato da unità LTIP a lungo termine e da una quota minima di pagamento in contanti. A partire dal 30 ottobre 2025, i dirigenti nominati ricevono unità LTIP; dal 2026 al 2035 rinunciano a qualsiasi altra compensazione ad eccezione di un salario base annuo di $110,000.

La metà di ogni premio è basata sul tempo; l'altra metà è legata alla performance su un periodo di cinque anni dal 6 ottobre 2025 al 5 ottobre 2030. Per il CEO, gli obiettivi totali sono 4,970,293 unità LTIP e il massimo è 8,698,012. Le vesting legate alle performance sono collegate a traguardi di capitalizzazione di mercato da $10,000,000,000 a $100,000,000,000 e al TSR relativo rispetto a tre indici, soggetti a un requisito positivo di TSR.

La riscattabilità inizia non prima del 31 ottobre 2030 e poi mensilmente fino al 30 settembre 2035. L’azienda afferma che le azioni disponibili nell’ambito del Piano 2022 sono sufficienti al target ma non al massimo; superare il target potrebbe richiedere l’approvazione degli azionisti per aumentare la riserva di azioni.

Welltower Inc. (WELL) adoptó un programa decenal de continuidad y alineación ejecutiva como marco principal de remuneración, con unidades LTIP a largo plazo y una cantidad mínima en efectivo. A partir del 30 de octubre de 2025, los ejecutivos designados reciben unidades LTIP; de 2026 a 2035 renuncian a cualquier otra compensación, excepto un salario base anual de $110,000.

La mitad de cada premio es por tiempo; la otra mitad es por desempeño durante un periodo de cinco años desde el 6 de octubre de 2025 hasta el 5 de octubre de 2030. Para el CEO, los totales objetivo son 4,970,293 unidades LTIP y el máximo es 8,698,012. El vesting por desempeño está ligado a hitos de capitalización de mercado desde $10,000,000,000 hasta $100,000,000,000 y al TSR relativo frente a tres índices, sujeto a un requisito positivo de TSR.

La redimibilidad comienza no antes del 31 de octubre de 2030 y luego mensualmente hasta el 30 de septiembre de 2035. La empresa indica que las acciones disponibles bajo el Plan 2022 son suficientes al objetivo, pero no al máximo; superar el objetivo podría requerir la aprobación de los accionistas para aumentar la reserva de acciones.

Welltower Inc. (WELL) 은 주된 보상 체계로 10년간의 경영진 지속성 및 정렬 프로그램을 채택했다. 이 프로그램은 장기 LTIP 유닛과 현금 보상의 최소치를 특징으로 한다. 2025년 10월 30일부터 지명된 임원들은 LTIP 유닛을 받고, 2026년~2035년은 $110,000의 연간 기본급 외에 다른 보상을 포기한다.

각 보상 중 절반은 기간 기반이고, 나머지 절반은 2015년 10월 6일부터 2030년 10월 5일까지 5년 동안의 성과 기반이다. CEO의 목표 합계는 4,970,293 LTIP 유닛이며 최대치는 8,698,012다. 성과 vesting은 $10,000,000,000에서 $100,000,000,000까지의 시장가치 이정표와 세 지수에 대한 상대 TSR에 연계되며 긍정적인 TSR 요건이 있다.

상환 가능 시점은 2030년 10월 31일 이후부터 시작되며 2035년 9월 30일까지 매달 이루어진다. 회사는 2022 Plan에 따라 사용 가능한 주식이 목표에는 충분하지만 최대치에는 충분하지 않다고 밝히며, 목표를 넘을 경우 주주 승인이 필요할 수 있다.

Welltower Inc. (WELL) a adopté un programme décennal de continuité et d’alignement exécutif comme cadre de rémunération principal, comportant des unités LTIP à long terme et une rémunération en espèces minimale. À partir du 30 octobre 2025, les dirigeants nommés reçoivent des unités LTIP; de 2026 à 2035, ils renoncent à toute autre compensation, à l’exception d’un salaire de base annuel de $110,000.

La moitié de chaque attribution est fondée sur le temps; l’autre moitié est fondée sur la performance sur une période de cinq ans du 6 octobre 2025 au 5 octobre 2030. Pour le PDG, les totaux cibles s’élèvent à 4,970,293 unités LTIP et le maximum à 8,698,012. Le vesting basé sur la performance est lié à des jalons de capitalisation boursière allant de $10,000,000,000 à $100,000,000,000 et au TSR relatif par rapport à trois indices, sous réserve d’une exigence TSR positive.

La possibilité d’exercer commence au plus tôt le 31 octobre 2030 et s’étend ensuite mensuellement jusqu’au 30 septembre 2035. L’entreprise indique que les actions disponibles sous le Plan 2022 suffisent à l’objectif mais pas au maximum; dépasser l’objectif pourrait nécessiter l’approbation des actionnaires pour augmenter la réserve d’actions.

Welltower Inc. (WELL) hat ein zehnjahreslanges Programm zur Kontinuität und Ausrichtung der Geschäftsleitung als primären Vergütungsrahmen eingeführt, das langfristige LTIP-Einheiten und minimale Barauszahlungen vorsieht. Ab dem 30. Oktober 2025 erhalten benannte Führungskräfte LTIP-Einheiten; von 2026 bis 2035 verzichten sie auf andere Vergütungen außer einem jährlichen Grundgehalt von $110,000.

Die Hälfte jeder Zuweisung basiert auf Zeit; die andere Hälfte basiert auf der Leistung über einen Zeitraum von fünf Jahren vom 6. Oktober 2025 bis zum 5. Oktober 2030. Für den CEO betragen die Zielmengen 4,970,293 LTIP-Einheiten und das Maximum 8,698,012. Die leistungsabhängige Vesting-Verteilung hängt von Marktkapitalisierungsmesslatten von $10,000,000,000 bis $100,000,000,000 und relativem TSR gegenüber drei Indizes ab, vorausgesetzt, es besteht eine positive TSR-Anforderung.

Die Rückkarten beginnt frühestens am 31. Oktober 2030 und erfolgt dann monatlich bis zum 30. September 2035. Das Unternehmen gibt an, dass verfügbare Aktien unter dem Plan 2022 bei Zielsetzung ausreichend sind, aber nicht bei Maximum; eine Überschreitung des Ziels könnte eine Aktionärsgenehmigung zur Erhöhung des Aktienpuffers erfordern.

Welltower Inc. (WELL) اعتمدت برنامج استمرارية وتوافق تنفيذي لمدة عشر سنوات كإطار الأجر الأساسي، مع وحدات LTIP طويلة الأجل وقليل من الأجر النقدي. اعتباراً من 30 أكتوبر 2025، يتلقى التنفيذيون المسندون وحدات LTIP؛ من 2026 حتى 2035 يمتنعون عن أي تعويض آخر باستثناء راتب أساسي سنوي قدره $110,000.

نصف كل جائزة قائم على الوقت؛ والنصف الآخر قائم على الأداء خلال فترة خمس سنوات من 6 أكتوبر 2025 إلى 5 أكتوبر 2030. بالنسبة للرئيس التنفيذي، الإجماليات المستهدفة هي 4,970,293 وحدة LTIP والحد الأقصى 8,698,012. ارتباط vesting الأداء بمعالم رسملة السوق من $10,000,000,000 إلى $100,000,000,000 وبالنسبة للنسبة على TSR مقارنة بثلاث مؤشرات، مع وجود شرط TSR إيجابي.

يبدأ قابلية الاسترداد في أقرب تاريخ لا يسبق 31 أكتوبر 2030 ثم شهرياً حتى 30 سبتمبر 2035. تؤكد الشركة أن الأسهم المتاحة بموجب خطة 2022 كافية لهدفها لكنها ليست كافية للحد الأقصى؛ تجاوز الهدف قد يتطلب موافقة المساهمين لزيادة احتياطي الأسهم.

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WELL shifts to decade-long equity-heavy pay with strict performance gates.

Welltower concentrates executive compensation into LTIP Units with only $110,000 cash salary annually from 2026–2035. One half is time-based; one half depends on five-year performance from Oct 6, 2025 to Oct 5, 2030, including market cap milestones from $10,000,000,000 to $100,000,000,000 and relative TSR against three indices, contingent on positive TSR.

Units are not redeemable until at least Oct 31, 2030, then monthly through Sep 30, 2035, creating long-dated alignment. The filing notes the 2022 Plan share reserve covers target but not maximum outcomes; if performance exceeds target, share reserve increases would require shareholder approval.

The business impact depends on actual performance and future shareholder actions regarding the equity plan; cash-flow effects appear limited given modest base salaries.

Welltower Inc. (WELL) ha adottato un programma decennale di continuità e allineamento esecutivo come principale quadro retributivo, caratterizzato da unità LTIP a lungo termine e da una quota minima di pagamento in contanti. A partire dal 30 ottobre 2025, i dirigenti nominati ricevono unità LTIP; dal 2026 al 2035 rinunciano a qualsiasi altra compensazione ad eccezione di un salario base annuo di $110,000.

La metà di ogni premio è basata sul tempo; l'altra metà è legata alla performance su un periodo di cinque anni dal 6 ottobre 2025 al 5 ottobre 2030. Per il CEO, gli obiettivi totali sono 4,970,293 unità LTIP e il massimo è 8,698,012. Le vesting legate alle performance sono collegate a traguardi di capitalizzazione di mercato da $10,000,000,000 a $100,000,000,000 e al TSR relativo rispetto a tre indici, soggetti a un requisito positivo di TSR.

La riscattabilità inizia non prima del 31 ottobre 2030 e poi mensilmente fino al 30 settembre 2035. L’azienda afferma che le azioni disponibili nell’ambito del Piano 2022 sono sufficienti al target ma non al massimo; superare il target potrebbe richiedere l’approvazione degli azionisti per aumentare la riserva di azioni.

Welltower Inc. (WELL) adoptó un programa decenal de continuidad y alineación ejecutiva como marco principal de remuneración, con unidades LTIP a largo plazo y una cantidad mínima en efectivo. A partir del 30 de octubre de 2025, los ejecutivos designados reciben unidades LTIP; de 2026 a 2035 renuncian a cualquier otra compensación, excepto un salario base anual de $110,000.

La mitad de cada premio es por tiempo; la otra mitad es por desempeño durante un periodo de cinco años desde el 6 de octubre de 2025 hasta el 5 de octubre de 2030. Para el CEO, los totales objetivo son 4,970,293 unidades LTIP y el máximo es 8,698,012. El vesting por desempeño está ligado a hitos de capitalización de mercado desde $10,000,000,000 hasta $100,000,000,000 y al TSR relativo frente a tres índices, sujeto a un requisito positivo de TSR.

La redimibilidad comienza no antes del 31 de octubre de 2030 y luego mensualmente hasta el 30 de septiembre de 2035. La empresa indica que las acciones disponibles bajo el Plan 2022 son suficientes al objetivo, pero no al máximo; superar el objetivo podría requerir la aprobación de los accionistas para aumentar la reserva de acciones.

Welltower Inc. (WELL) 은 주된 보상 체계로 10년간의 경영진 지속성 및 정렬 프로그램을 채택했다. 이 프로그램은 장기 LTIP 유닛과 현금 보상의 최소치를 특징으로 한다. 2025년 10월 30일부터 지명된 임원들은 LTIP 유닛을 받고, 2026년~2035년은 $110,000의 연간 기본급 외에 다른 보상을 포기한다.

각 보상 중 절반은 기간 기반이고, 나머지 절반은 2015년 10월 6일부터 2030년 10월 5일까지 5년 동안의 성과 기반이다. CEO의 목표 합계는 4,970,293 LTIP 유닛이며 최대치는 8,698,012다. 성과 vesting은 $10,000,000,000에서 $100,000,000,000까지의 시장가치 이정표와 세 지수에 대한 상대 TSR에 연계되며 긍정적인 TSR 요건이 있다.

상환 가능 시점은 2030년 10월 31일 이후부터 시작되며 2035년 9월 30일까지 매달 이루어진다. 회사는 2022 Plan에 따라 사용 가능한 주식이 목표에는 충분하지만 최대치에는 충분하지 않다고 밝히며, 목표를 넘을 경우 주주 승인이 필요할 수 있다.

Welltower Inc. (WELL) a adopté un programme décennal de continuité et d’alignement exécutif comme cadre de rémunération principal, comportant des unités LTIP à long terme et une rémunération en espèces minimale. À partir du 30 octobre 2025, les dirigeants nommés reçoivent des unités LTIP; de 2026 à 2035, ils renoncent à toute autre compensation, à l’exception d’un salaire de base annuel de $110,000.

La moitié de chaque attribution est fondée sur le temps; l’autre moitié est fondée sur la performance sur une période de cinq ans du 6 octobre 2025 au 5 octobre 2030. Pour le PDG, les totaux cibles s’élèvent à 4,970,293 unités LTIP et le maximum à 8,698,012. Le vesting basé sur la performance est lié à des jalons de capitalisation boursière allant de $10,000,000,000 à $100,000,000,000 et au TSR relatif par rapport à trois indices, sous réserve d’une exigence TSR positive.

La possibilité d’exercer commence au plus tôt le 31 octobre 2030 et s’étend ensuite mensuellement jusqu’au 30 septembre 2035. L’entreprise indique que les actions disponibles sous le Plan 2022 suffisent à l’objectif mais pas au maximum; dépasser l’objectif pourrait nécessiter l’approbation des actionnaires pour augmenter la réserve d’actions.

Welltower Inc. (WELL) hat ein zehnjahreslanges Programm zur Kontinuität und Ausrichtung der Geschäftsleitung als primären Vergütungsrahmen eingeführt, das langfristige LTIP-Einheiten und minimale Barauszahlungen vorsieht. Ab dem 30. Oktober 2025 erhalten benannte Führungskräfte LTIP-Einheiten; von 2026 bis 2035 verzichten sie auf andere Vergütungen außer einem jährlichen Grundgehalt von $110,000.

Die Hälfte jeder Zuweisung basiert auf Zeit; die andere Hälfte basiert auf der Leistung über einen Zeitraum von fünf Jahren vom 6. Oktober 2025 bis zum 5. Oktober 2030. Für den CEO betragen die Zielmengen 4,970,293 LTIP-Einheiten und das Maximum 8,698,012. Die leistungsabhängige Vesting-Verteilung hängt von Marktkapitalisierungsmesslatten von $10,000,000,000 bis $100,000,000,000 und relativem TSR gegenüber drei Indizes ab, vorausgesetzt, es besteht eine positive TSR-Anforderung.

Die Rückkarten beginnt frühestens am 31. Oktober 2030 und erfolgt dann monatlich bis zum 30. September 2035. Das Unternehmen gibt an, dass verfügbare Aktien unter dem Plan 2022 bei Zielsetzung ausreichend sind, aber nicht bei Maximum; eine Überschreitung des Ziels könnte eine Aktionärsgenehmigung zur Erhöhung des Aktienpuffers erfordern.

Welltower Inc. (WELL) اعتمدت برنامج استمرارية وتوافق تنفيذي لمدة عشر سنوات كإطار الأجر الأساسي، مع وحدات LTIP طويلة الأجل وقليل من الأجر النقدي. اعتباراً من 30 أكتوبر 2025، يتلقى التنفيذيون المسندون وحدات LTIP؛ من 2026 حتى 2035 يمتنعون عن أي تعويض آخر باستثناء راتب أساسي سنوي قدره $110,000.

نصف كل جائزة قائم على الوقت؛ والنصف الآخر قائم على الأداء خلال فترة خمس سنوات من 6 أكتوبر 2025 إلى 5 أكتوبر 2030. بالنسبة للرئيس التنفيذي، الإجماليات المستهدفة هي 4,970,293 وحدة LTIP والحد الأقصى 8,698,012. ارتباط vesting الأداء بمعالم رسملة السوق من $10,000,000,000 إلى $100,000,000,000 وبالنسبة للنسبة على TSR مقارنة بثلاث مؤشرات، مع وجود شرط TSR إيجابي.

يبدأ قابلية الاسترداد في أقرب تاريخ لا يسبق 31 أكتوبر 2030 ثم شهرياً حتى 30 سبتمبر 2035. تؤكد الشركة أن الأسهم المتاحة بموجب خطة 2022 كافية لهدفها لكنها ليست كافية للحد الأقصى؛ تجاوز الهدف قد يتطلب موافقة المساهمين لزيادة احتياطي الأسهم.

Welltower Inc. (WELL) 采用了十年执行层连续性与对齐计划作为其主要薪酬框架,特点是长期 LTIP 单位和最低现金薪酬。自 2025 年 10 月 30 日起,指定高管将获得 LTIP 单位;从 2026 年至 2035 年,除年度基本工资 $110,000 外,放弃其他补偿。

每项奖励的一半基于时间,另一半在自 2025 年 10 月 6 日2030 年 10 月 5 日的五年内基于绩效。CEO 的目标总量为 4,970,293 LTIP 单位,最大为 8,698,012。绩效归属与市值里程碑(从 $10,000,000,000$100,000,000,000)及相对 TSR 相对三项指数相关,需满足一个正向 TSR 要求。

可赎回时间不早于 2030 年 10 月 31 日,随后至 2035 年 9 月 30 日每月赎回。公司表示在 2022 计划下,目标股数充足但达标上限可能不足;若超出目标,可能需股东批准以增加股本储备。

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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): October 26, 2025
 
 
Welltower Inc.
Welltower OP LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
Welltower Inc.
 
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)
 
Welltower OP LLC
 
Delaware
 
1-8923
 
88-
1538732
(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)
Registrants’ telephone number, including area code: (419)
247-2800
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Welltower Inc.
 
Title of each class
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common stock, $1.00 par value per share   WELL   New York Stock Exchange
Guarantee of 4.800% Notes due 2028 issued by Welltower OP LLC   WELL/28   New York Stock Exchange
Guarantee of 4.500% Notes due 2034 issued by Welltower OP LLC   WELL/34   New York Stock Exchange
Welltower OP LLC
 
Title of each class
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange
on which registered
4.800% Notes due 2028   WELL28   New York Stock Exchange
4.500% Notes due 2034   WELL34   New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule
12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(§240.12b-2
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e)
Ten-Year
Executive Continuity and Alignment Program
On October 26, 2025, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Welltower Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), adopted the
Ten-Year
Executive Continuity and Alignment Program (the “10 Year Program”). The 10 Year Program is part of a broader reconfiguration of the Company’s executive compensation program, which includes new equity-based incentive awards and changes to the Company’s existing executive compensation programs, and is intended to be the Company’s primary executive compensation program for its executive leadership team for the next decade.
In considering and approving the 10 Year Program and the Executive LTIP Unit Awards (as described below), with the assistance of its advisors, the Board considered that it was in the best interests of the Company’s shareholders to establish a
10-year
executive compensation program designed to (i) encourage leadership continuity by retaining an executive team that has driven exceptional growth and investor confidence through their (a) capital allocation acumen, (b) creation of a data science platform, (c) focus on operations and asset management, (d) balance sheet management and (e) development of
top-tier
talent throughout the organization, (ii) closely align the executive team’s long-term interests with the Company’s shareholders, (iii) incentivize continued transformation and expansion for the Company to drive industry-leading returns to the Company’s shareholders, and (iv) further the long-term interests of the Company by aligning the realization of meaningful value in respect of awards granted pursuant to the 10 Year Program to the Company’s achievement of sustained growth and high performance levels. In adopting the 10 Year Program, the Board also considered the structure of the 10 Year Program as compared to the Company’s prior executive compensation programs.
Under the 10 Year Program, the Board has approved the grant of LTIP Units of Welltower OP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Welltower OP”), to be granted effective October 30, 2025, to each of our named executive officers, Shankh Mitra (the Company’s Chief Executive Officer), Nikhil Chaudhri (the Company’s
Co-President
and Chief Investment Officer), Timothy McHugh (the Company’s
Co-President
and Chief Financial Officer), John Burkart (the Company’s Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer), and Matthew McQueen (the Company’s Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel) (collectively, the “Executives”), in each case subject to the applicable Executive’s continued employment with the Company through the grant date, the applicable Executive’s acceptance of the changes to such Executive’s compensation as described in greater detail below, and the applicable Executive’s entry into an award agreement and restrictive covenant agreement, as described in greater detail below (the “Executive LTIP Unit Awards”).
In connection with the adoption of the 10 Year Program, the Executives have agreed to receive no other compensation for the period from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2035, other than $110,000 of annual base salary. Annual cash bonuses in respect of 2025 will be paid in the normal course based on actual performance and equity awards granted prior to October 30, 2025, will continue to vest in accordance with their terms (including the performance and market conditions associated with such awards), as amended by the Global Executive PSU Amendment, as described below. Additionally, as a condition to their receipt of the Executive LTIP Unit Awards, each Executive has entered into a restrictive covenant agreement that includes
non-competition
and
non-solicitation
obligations during employment with the Company and for a period of two years thereafter, as well as perpetual confidentiality and
non-disparagement
obligations.
The Executive LTIP Unit Awards are intended to qualify as “profits interests” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and will be entitled to regular operating and liquidating distributions from Welltower OP to the extent that they are “Vested LTIP Units” and otherwise subject to certain restrictions set forth in the Welltower OP LLC Agreement and the Executive LTIP Unit Awards, and may become redeemable in accordance with the Welltower OP LLC Agreement.
 

All of the Executive LTIP Unit Awards will be subject to restrictions on transferability, certain punitive repurchase mechanisms, and clawback in certain circumstances.
One-half
of the Executive LTIP Unit Awards (the “Performance-Based LTIP Units”) will be “Unvested LTIP Units” at grant for purposes of the Welltower OP LLC Agreement, and will only become “Vested LTIP Units” for purposes of the Welltower OP LLC Agreement if certain predetermined performance milestones are achieved over a five-year performance period commencing on October 6, 2025, and ending on October 5, 2030 (the “Performance Period”), as described in greater detail below. However, no Executive LTIP Unit Awards will be subject to any service-based vesting conditions.
The following table shows the number of Executive LTIP Unit Awards that have been approved by the Board to be granted to each Executive on October 30, 2025, subject to the conditions described above, and further shows the
one-half
of the Executive LTIP Unit Awards that are not subject to achievement of predetermined performance milestones (the “Time-Based LTIP Units”) and the
one-half
of the Executive LTIP Unit Awards that are Performance-Based LTIP Units, at both target and maximum performance.
 
Name and Title
  
Time-Based LTIP

Units
  
Performance-Based

LTIP Units

(Target)
  
Performance-Based

LTIP Units
(Maximum)
  
Total Executive
LTIP Unit Award
(Target)
  
Total Executive
LTIP Unit Award
(Maximum)
Shankh Mitra
(Chief Executive Officer)
   2,485,146    2,485,146    6,212,866    4,970,293    8,698,012
Nikhil Chaudhri
(Co-President
and Chief Investment Officer)
   549,874    549,874    1,374,686    1,099,749    1,924,560
Timothy G. McHugh
(Co-President
and Chief Financial Officer)
   492,745    492,745    1,231,861    985,489    1,724,606
John F. Burkart
(Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer)
   285,649    285,649    714,122    571,298    999,771
Matthew G. McQueen
(Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel)
   271,367    271,367    678,416    542,733    949,783
One-half
of the Performance-Based LTIP Units are eligible to become Vested LTIP Units subject to the Company’s achievement of the market capitalization milestones in the table below over any 60 consecutive
calendar-day
period beginning on October 6, 2028, and ending on the final day of the Performance Period, with no interpolation between milestones. Shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 per Share (“Shares”) used for purposes of determining achievement of the market capitalization milestones that are attributable to new issuances under the Company’s
at-the-market
offering (ATM) program will be limited, with the intention that at least 50% of any increase in daily market capitalization that counts toward achievement of the milestones is attributable to Share price appreciation. Furthermore, regardless of achievement of the market capitalization milestones, no such Performance-Based LTIP Units will become Vested LTIP Units, and all such Performance-Based LTIP Units will be subject to forfeiture, unless the Company’s total shareholder return (“TSR”) is positive as of the end of the five-year Performance Period (the “Positive TSR Condition”).
 
% of Target
Performance
LTIP Units
Earned
  
Market Capitalization
Milestones*
 
 12.5%
   $ 10,000,000,000  
 25.0%
   $ 20,000,000,000  
 37.5%
   $ 30,000,000,000  
 50.0%
   $ 40,000,000,000  
 62.5%
   $ 50,000,000,000  
 75.0%
   $ 60,000,000,000  
 87.5%
   $ 70,000,000,000  
100.0%
   $ 80,000,000,000  
112.5%
   $ 90,000,000,000  
125.0%
   $ 100,000,000,000  
 
*
Market capitalization milestones and the applicable components thereof will be subject to adjustment for changes in the Company’s capitalization due to extraordinary corporate events, such as an acquisition of an unrelated third party in which the Company issues Shares as consideration for such acquisition, or a
spin-off.

One-half
of the Performance-Based LTIP Units are eligible to become Vested LTIP Units subject to the Company’s TSR relative to the TSR of each of the FTSE NAREIT Healthcare Index, the MSCI US REIT Index, and the S&P 500 Index (in each case, removing the Company from each index in calculating each index return, and with the TSR of each index return measured independently and weighted equally to the other indices), over the Performance Period relative to the applicable Relative Performance goal identified in the table below, with each TSR Tranche weighted as to 33.33% of the “% of Target Performance LTIP Units Earned” in the table below, and with linear interpolation for performance between performance goal levels.
 
% of Target
Performance
LTIP Units
Earned
  
Relative Performance

(Company Relative TSR vs.

index TSR)*
  0.0%
     0 bps
 20.8%
   100 bps
 41.7%
   200 bps
 62.5%
   300 bps
 83.3%
   400 bps
104.2%
   500 bps
125.0%
   600 bps
 
*
Compounded, annual return spreads.
Any Performance-Based LTIP Units that do not become Vested LTIP Units as described above will be forfeited.
The Executive LTIP Unit Awards that become redeemable under the Welltower OP LLC Agreement will not, except in the case of termination of employment with the Company under certain circumstances or a Change in Corporate Control (generally, as defined in the Company’s 2022 Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”)), be redeemable for Shares until October 31, 2030, at the earliest, at which point they will become redeemable in substantially equal monthly installments through September 30, 2035 (the “Redemption Period”).
At this time there are sufficient Shares available under the 2022 Plan for all Executive LTIP Unit Awards to be redeemed for Shares if Performance-Based LTIP Units became Vested LTIP Units at target performance levels. However, the Shares currently available under the 2022 Plan are not sufficient for all Executive LTIP Unit Awards to be redeemed for Shares if Performance-Based LTIP Units become Vested LTIP Units at maximum performance levels. Accordingly, if at the conclusion of the Performance Period, more than the target performance level of Performance-Based LTIP Units become Vested LTIP Units then, as the Executive LTIP Unit Awards become redeemable during the Redemption Period, it will be necessary for the Company to seek shareholder approval for an increase in the Share reserve under the 2022 Plan (or a successor shareholder-approved equity incentive plan of the Company), both in order to allow the Executive LTIP Unit Awards to be redeemable for Shares and to allow additional equity or equity-based incentive awards to be granted to Company employees and
non-employee
directors generally. If authorized Shares under the 2022 Plan (or a successor shareholder-approved equity incentive plan of the Company) are insufficient to effect such redemption, the Share redemption right will be suspended with respect to such Executive LTIP Unit Awards until there are sufficient Shares under the 2022 Plan (or successor shareholder-approved equity incentive plan of the Company) to allow such Executive LTIP Unit Awards to be redeemed for Shares.
As described above, prior to becoming redeemable, the Executive LTIP Unit Awards will be restricted and may not be sold or otherwise transferred by the applicable Executive, except pursuant to the Company’s exercise of its repurchase right described below. Upon a termination of an Executive’s employment with the Company for “cause” or a breach by the Executive of any restrictive covenants in favor of the Company, the full amount of the Executive LTIP Unit Award that has not become redeemable as of such time will be subject to clawback. Upon an Executive’s resignation other than for “good reason”, (i) any portion of the Executive LTIP Unit Award that is not then redeemable will be subject to an automatic delay of the Executive’s right to redeem the Executive LTIP Unit Award for Shares and restrictions with respect to future distributions thereon until (a) for Mr. Mitra, October 30, 2040 (i.e., 15 years following the grant date), and (b) for all other Executives, October 30, 2045 (i.e., 20 years following the grant date) (as applicable, the “Extended Hold Date”), and (ii) if the resignation occurs prior to the end of the Performance Period, Mr. Mitra’s Time-Based LTIP Units and all associated distributions will be subject to clawback through the end of the Performance Period, unless the Positive TSR Condition is satisfied. In addition, upon an Executive’s resignation other than for “good reason”, the Company will have the discretionary right, at any time until the applicable Extended Hold Date, to repurchase all or any portion of the Executive LTIP Unit Award that is not then redeemable at its fair market value at the time that the Company exercises the repurchase right, which may include discounts for lack of transferability through the applicable Extended Hold Date, lack of marketability due to the delay in redemption rights, time value of money and minority interest.
 

Upon a termination of an Executive’s employment with the Company without cause or by the Executive for “good reason”, (i) with respect to Mr. Mitra only, Mr. Mitra’s Executive LTIP Unit Award will become immediately redeemable (subject to the requirement that sufficient Share reserve be available under the 2022 Plan or successor shareholder-approved equity incentive plan of the Company at such time), with the number of Performance-Based LTIP Units that become Vested LTIP Units, if any, determined based on actual performance through the termination date (with market capitalization milestones proportionately reduced to reflect the period of time that Mr. Mitra was employed during the Performance Period, and subject to the requirement that the Positive TSR Condition be met at the termination date); and (ii) with respect to all other Executives, (a) the Time-Based LTIP Units will remain outstanding and become redeemable had such termination of employment not occurred, and (b) the Performance-Based LTIP Units will (1) if the termination occurs prior to the end of the Performance Period, remain outstanding and the number of earned Performance-Based LTIP Units that become Vested LTIP Units, if any, will be determined at the end of the Performance Period based on actual performance, (2) any portion of the Performance-Based LTIP Units that become redeemable following the termination of the Executive’s employment will be subject to an automatic delay of the redemption right until the Extended Hold Date, (3) distributions in respect of the Class A Common Units of Welltower OP underlying any portion of the Performance-Based LTIP Units that become Vested LTIP Units, if any, will be paid to the Executive at the end of the Performance Period (with respect to distributions that accumulated during the Performance Period) or as such distributions are made (with respect to distributions that are made after the end of the Performance Period), and (4) the Company will have the discretionary right, at any time until the applicable Extended Hold Date, to repurchase all or any portion of the Performance-Based LTIP Units that are subject to the delayed redemption right described in clause (2) at their fair market value at the time that the Company exercises such right, which may include discounts for lack of transferability through the applicable Extended Hold Date, lack of marketability due to the delay in redemption rights, time value of money and minority interest.
Upon a termination of an Executive’s employment with the Company due to the Executive’s death or “disability”, the Executive’s Executive LTIP Unit Award will become immediately redeemable (subject to the requirement that sufficient Share reserve be available under the 2022 Plan or successor shareholder-approved equity incentive plan of the Company at such time), with the number of Performance-Based LTIP Units that become Vested LTIP Units, if any, determined based on actual performance through the termination date (with market capitalization milestones proportionately reduced to reflect the period of time that the Executive was employed during the Performance Period, and subject to the requirement that the Positive TSR Condition be met at the termination date).
Upon a Change in Corporate Control, the Executive LTIP Unit Award will become immediately redeemable (subject to the requirement that sufficient Share reserve be available under the 2022 Plan or successor shareholder-approved equity incentive plan of the Company at such time), with the number of Performance-Based LTIP Units that become Vested LTIP Units, if any, based on actual performance through the date of the Change in Corporate Control (with market capitalization milestones proportionately reduced to reflect the period of time through the date of the Change in Corporate Control, and subject to the requirement that the Positive TSR Condition be met at such time).
In connection with the adoption of the 10 Year Program, pursuant to the terms of the 2022 Plan, the Board approved an amendment to the 2022 Plan (the “2022 Plan Amendment”) clarifying that “Substitute Awards” under the 2022 Plan and awards of “Other Stock Unit Awards” in payment or redemption or otherwise in satisfaction of either “Performance Awards” under the 2022 Plan or of awards of LTIP Units or “Option Units” of Welltower OP, in each case will be exempt from the requirement that no portion of such awards may vest prior to the first anniversary of the grant date, but such requirement will otherwise remain applicable to other equity or equity-linked awards under the 2022 Plan.
As described above, effective as of October 30, 2025, in connection with the adoption of the 10 Year Program and as a condition to their receipt of the Executive LTIP Unit Awards, Mr. Mitra entered into an amendment to his Executive Employment Agreement with the Company (the “Employment Agreement Amendment”) and each Executive other than Mr. Mitra entered into a side letter with the Company and with Welltower OP (each such letter, an “Executive Side Letter” and collectively, “Executive Side Letters”). The Employment Agreement Amendment and the Executive Side Letters respectively provide that from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2035, aside from an annual base salary of $110,000 and the Executive LTIP Unit Award, the applicable Executive will receive no additional or further compensation from the Company in respect of his services and that Mr. Mitra will waive his right to the severance protections under his Executive Employment Agreement with the Company.
Additionally, in connection with the adoption of the 10 Year Program, the Board approved a global amendment to all outstanding performance-based equity awards previously granted to the Executives under the 2022 Plan (the “Executive PSUs,” and such global amendment to the Executive PSUs, the “Global Executive PSU Amendment”) waiving only the continued service-based vesting conditions with respect to the Executive PSUs effective as of October 30, 2025. Except as expressly provided by the Global Executive PSU Amendment, all equity or equity-based awards held by the Executives and outstanding as of October 30, 2025, remain in effect in accordance with their terms, including the performance and market conditions associated with such awards.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 27, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the adoption of the 10 Year Program and the grant of the Executive LTIP Unit Awards. A copy of such press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K
(the “Report”).
The information in Item 7.01 of this Report (including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly provided by specific reference in such a filing.
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit
No.
  
Description of Exhibit
99.1    Press Release, dated October 27, 2025
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
 

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.
 
WELLTOWER INC.
By:  
/s/ Matthew McQueen
Name:   Matthew McQueen
Title:   Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
WELLTOWER OP LLC
By:  
/s/ Matthew McQueen
Name:   Matthew McQueen
Title:   Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
Dated: October 27, 2025

FAQ

What did Welltower (WELL) announce in this 8-K?

Welltower adopted a 10-year executive program centered on LTIP Units, with executives receiving only $110,000 annual base salary from 2026–2035.

When do the LTIP Units vest and on what metrics?

Half are time-based; half vest over Oct 6, 2025–Oct 5, 2030 based on market cap milestones ($10B–$100B) and relative TSR, with a positive TSR requirement.

What are the CEO’s LTIP Unit amounts?

For the CEO, the total Executive LTIP Unit Award is 4,970,293 at target and up to 8,698,012 at maximum.

When can awards be redeemed for shares?

No earlier than October 31, 2030, then in substantially equal monthly installments through September 30, 2035.

Is there sufficient share reserve under the 2022 Plan?

The company states shares are sufficient at target. If outcomes exceed target, increasing the share reserve would require shareholder approval.

Are there restrictions or clawbacks?

Awards include transfer restrictions, repurchase mechanisms, and clawbacks in certain circumstances, plus non-compete and non-solicit obligations.

Is ATM issuance counted in market cap tests?

Shares from ATM issuances are limited so that at least 50% of counted market cap increases come from share price appreciation.
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