<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-26-057225.txt : 20260218
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20260218164019
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-26-057225
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20260213
FILED AS OF DATE:		20260218
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20260218

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Fieweger Joshua
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001734865
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08923
		FILM NUMBER:		26649226

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4500 DORR STREET
		CITY:			TOLEDO
		STATE:			X1
		ZIP:			43615

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WELLTOWER INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000766704
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	05 Real Estate & Construction
		EIN:				341096634
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4500 DORR STREET
		CITY:			TOLEDO
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43615
		BUSINESS PHONE:		419-247-2800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4500 DORR STREET
		CITY:			TOLEDO
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43615

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HEALTH CARE REIT INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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        <footnote id="F1">This award of membership interests in Welltower OP LLC (&quot;Welltower OP&quot;), a subsidiary of Welltower Inc. (the &quot;Issuer&quot;), designated as LTIP Units (&quot;LTIP Units&quot;), was originally granted without cash consideration to the reporting person on February 23, 2023. LTIP Units are intended to qualify as profits interests for US federal income tax purposes and, once both (1) vested and (2) possessing a per unit capital account balance equal to a Class A Common Unit of Welltower OP (an &quot;OP Unit&quot;), are convertible into OP Units, which OP Units may be exchanged by the reporting person for shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share (&quot;Common Shares&quot;) of the Issuer or the equivalent cash value of Common Shares, as determined by the Issuer.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The reported transaction was a vesting of 8,605 LTIP Units on February 13, 2026, which were automatically converted into the same number of OP Units. No amount was payable in connection with the vesting of the LTIP Units or the Other Stock Units or the conversion of the LTIP Units into OP Units.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These LTIP Units were originally granted without cash consideration to the reporting person on January 17, 2022 in the form of performance-based restricted stock units (&quot;PSUs&quot;) of the Issuer. On January 3, 2023, at the election of the reporting person, the PSUs were converted into LTIP Units.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The reported transaction was a vesting of 9,381 LTIP Units on February 13, 2026, which were automatically converted into the same number of OP Units. No amount was payable in connection with the vesting of the LTIP Units or the Other Stock Units or the conversion of the LTIP Units into OP Units.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">These LTIP Units were originally granted without cash consideration to the reporting person on June 24, 2024.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">The reported transaction was a vesting of 1,942 LTIP Units on February 13, 2026, which were automatically converted into the same number of OP Units. No amount was payable in connection with the vesting of the LTIP Units or the Other Stock Units or the conversion of the LTIP Units into OP Units.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Solely in order to reserve Common Shares to satisfy any exchange in respect of OP Units as contemplated herein that might occur in the future, the reporting person also received awards of Other Stock Units under the Welltower Inc. 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &quot;2022 Plan&quot;) that were deemed vested upon the vesting of the LTIP Units described above. The awards of Other Stock Units provide the reporting person with the ability to acquire Common Shares under the 2022 Plan only through the exchange of OP Units for those shares and in no other manner. Upon the exchange of OP Units for Common Shares, the reporting person will relinquish all rights to the exchanged OP Units. Any Other Stock Units that may be remaining after all OP Units have been exchanged will be immediately canceled for no consideration.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>By:  Matthew G. McQueen, Attorney-in-Fact For: Joshua Fieweger</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-02-18</signatureDate>
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