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 2, 2013

 

 

Health Care REIT, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		1-8923		34-1096634
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission		(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		File Number)		Identification No.)

 

4500 Dorr Street, Toledo, Ohio		43615
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (419) 247-2800

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨	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)

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting of shareholders of the Company was duly called and held on May 2, 2013 in Toledo, Ohio. The voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the annual meeting are as follows:

Proposal #1 — Election of ten directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders:

 

Nominee		For				Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
William C. Ballard, Jr.			188,493,305				12,201,958				388,687				33,724,559
George L. Chapman			191,425,207				5,930,287				3,728,456				33,724,559
Thomas J. DeRosa			197,625,407				3,076,071				382,471				33,724,559
Jeffrey H. Donahue			188,512,881				12,185,238				385,831				33,724,559
Peter J. Grua			193,711,240				6,986,982				385,728				33,724,559
Fred S. Klipsch			197,073,460				3,612,432				398,057				33,724,559
Sharon M. Oster			188,274,043				12,435,942				373,964				33,724,559
Jeffrey R. Otten			197,606,831				3,091,826				385,292				33,724,559
Judith C. Pelham			189,399,157				11,310,024				374,768				33,724,559
R. Scott Trumbull			195,793,968				4,900,239				389,742				33,724,559

Proposal #2 — Approval of the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company as disclosed in the Proxy Statement pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the SEC:

 

For		Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
100,608,183			98,201,301				2,272,215				33,726,809

Proposal #3 — Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2013:

 

For		Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
222,212,822			11,972,798				622,889				0

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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.

 

Dated: May 6, 2013