Form 8-K
8-K — WELLTOWER INC.
Accession: 0001193125-26-237176
Filed: 2026-05-22
Period: 2026-05-21
CIK: 0000766704
SIC: 6798 (REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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): May 21, 2026
Welltower Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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)
Registrants’ telephone number, including area code: (419) 247-2800
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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
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 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 21, 2026 (the “Annual Meeting”), the shareholders of Welltower Inc. (the “Company”) elected the nine directors nominated by the board of directors of the Company to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified; ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; and did not approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
The proposals are further described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2026 (the “2026 Proxy Statement”).
The tables below set forth the number of votes cast for and against, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, for each matter voted upon by the Company’s shareholders.
Proposal #1 — The election of nine director nominees named in the 2026 Proxy Statement to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified:
Nominee
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Kenneth J. Bacon
631,897,835
4,414,803
846,305
25,018,794
Karen B. DeSalvo
629,928,284
5,185,300
2,045,359
25,018,794
Andrew Gundlach
633,701,857
2,611,078
846,008
25,018,794
Dennis G. Lopez
633,775,795
2,538,829
844,319
25,018,794
Shankh Mitra
627,627,820
8,666,635
864,488
25,018,794
Ade J. Patton
480,229,232
156,084,877
844,834
25,018,794
Sergio D. Rivera
480,322,774
155,990,543
845,626
25,018,794
Johnese M. Spisso
465,929,347
169,190,898
2,038,698
25,018,794
Kathryn M. Sullivan
483,895,373
152,434,182
829,388
25,018,794
Each of the directors was elected at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal #2 — The ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026:
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
611,182,123
50,179,748
815,866
0
This proposal was approved at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal #3 — The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the 2026 Proxy Statement:
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
120,364,416
515,585,650
1,208,877
25,018,794
This proposal was not approved at the Annual Meeting.
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.
Date: May 22, 2026
By:
/s/ MATTHEW MCQUEEN
Name:
Matthew McQueen
Title:
Chief Legal Officer – General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
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