WELL insider: ESPP buy and 549,874 long‑dated LTIP units disclosed
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Welltower (WELL) insider activity: Co‑President and CIO Nikhil Chaudhri acquired 150 Common Shares on 05/30/2025 through the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The purchase price was $113.93, reflecting 85% of the 12/02/2024 closing price under the plan’s terms. Following this transaction, direct beneficial ownership stood at 418 shares.
He was also granted 549,874 LTIP Units in Welltower OP LLC, which are intended as profits interests and may convert into OP Units, then be redeemable for Common Shares in equal quarterly installments from 01/01/2030 to 12/31/2035, subject to award conditions. To reserve shares solely for any such redemptions, he received 549,874 Other Stock Units under the 2022 Plan; these can deliver Common Shares only upon OP Unit redemption, with any remainder canceled for no consideration.
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Insights
Routine Form 4: small ESPP buy; long-dated LTIP grant.
Nikhil Chaudhri reported buying 150 Common Shares via the ESPP at $113.93, bringing direct holdings to 418 shares. The filing also lists 549,874 LTIP Units, designed as profits interests in Welltower OP LLC, potentially convertible and redeemable for Common Shares in scheduled quarterly installments between 2030 and 2035, subject to conditions.
The paired 549,874 Other Stock Units serve solely to reserve shares for any future OP Unit redemptions and cannot be used otherwise; any unused balance will be canceled. Actual share issuance depends on future conversion and redemption, award terms, and tax allocation thresholds.
Near-term impact appears limited given the long redemption window and conditional mechanics. The disclosed ESPP purchase is modest; dilution, if any, would unfold over time through redemptions.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant/Award | LTIP Units | 549,874 | $0.00 | -- |
| Grant/Award | Other Stock Units | 549,874 | $0.00 | -- |
| Grant/Award | Common Stock | 150 | $113.93 | $17K |
Footnotes (1)
- The reporting person is voluntarily reporting the acquisition of common shares, par value $1.00 per share ("Common Shares"), of Welltower Inc. (the "Issuer") pursuant to the Welltower Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP"). This transaction was exempt under both Rule 16b-3(c) and Rule 16b-3(d). In accordance with the ESPP these Common Shares were purchased based on 85% of the closing stock price on December 2, 2024, the first trading day of the offering period. Represents an award, granted without cash consideration, 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 LTIP Units 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"). Subject to the terms and conditions of the award agreement governing the LTIP Units, the resulting OP Units may be redeemed by the reporting person for Common Shares in equal quarterly installments commencing on January 1, 2030 and ending on December 31, 2035. Solely in order to reserve Common Shares to satisfy any redemption 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 Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2022 Plan"). The award of Other Stock Units provides the reporting person with the ability to acquire Common Shares under the 2022 Plan only through the redemption of OP Units for those Common Shares and in no other manner. Upon the redemption of OP Units for Common Shares, the reporting person will relinquish all rights to the redeemed OP Units. Any Other Stock Units that may be remaining after all OP Units have been redeemed will be immediately canceled for no consideration.