WELL insider ESPP buy and 285,649-unit equity awards disclosed

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Welltower (WELL) Form 4: Vice Chairman and COO John F. Burkart acquired 141 common shares on 05/30/2025 via the Employee Stock Purchase Plan at $113.93, reflecting 85% of the 12/02/2024 closing price. Following this, he directly owned 1,605 common shares. In addition, he was awarded 285,649 LTIP Units in Welltower OP LLC (granted without cash consideration), which are intended to convert to OP Units and may be redeemable for Welltower common shares in equal quarterly installments from January 1, 2030 through December 31, 2035. To reserve shares solely for such redemptions, he also received 285,649 Other Stock Units under the 2022 Plan.

Insights

Corporate governance and equity compensation analyst

Routine insider ESPP buy and long-dated equity awards; neutral impact.

Welltower reported an ESPP purchase of 141 shares at $113.93, priced at 85% of the 12/02/2024 close, bringing direct holdings to 1,605 shares. This is a standard employee purchase mechanism.

The Form 4 also lists 285,649 LTIP Units (profits interests) granted without cash consideration and 285,649 Other Stock Units reserved solely to settle potential future OP Unit redemptions for common shares. Redemption of resulting OP Units, if any, is scheduled in equal quarterly installments from Jan 1, 2030 to Dec 31, 2035.

These awards outline mechanics but do not mandate issuance today; actual outcomes depend on future conversions and redemptions. Based on the disclosed terms, this filing is administrative and neutral for near-term valuation.

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Burkart John F.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

4500 DORR STREET

(Street)

TOLEDO 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)
	Vice Chairman and COO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/30/2025

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	05/30/2025		A(1)	V	141	A	$113.93(2)	1,605	D

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)	10/30/2025		A		285,649		(3)	(3)	Common	285,649	(3)	285,649	D
Other Stock Units	(4)	10/30/2025		A		285,649		(4)	(4)	Common	285,649	(4)	285,649	D

Explanation of Responses:

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).

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

	Matthew McQueen, Attorney in Fact For: John F. Burkart	10/31/2025
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