WELLTOWER INC. - Annual Report: 2019 (Form 10-K)

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•	Named to Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies List;

•	Named to top quintile of Newsweek's inaugural America's Most Responsible Companies list;

•	Named to Corporate Responsibility Magazine's 20th Annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking;

•	Named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the second consecutive year and to the Dow Jones Sustainability North American Index for the fourth consecutive year;

•	Named Energy Star Partner of the Year for the first time;

•	Designated as GRESB Green Star for sustainability performance for the fifth consecutive year;

•	Named to the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index;

•	Achieved ISS-ESG Prime status; and

•	Garnered highest environmental and social quality score ratings by ISS.

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Seniors Housing Facilities  The majority of the revenues received by the operators of U.S. seniors housing facilities are from private pay sources. The remaining revenue source is primarily Medicaid provided under state waiver programs for home and community based care. There can be no guarantee that a state Medicaid program operating pursuant to a waiver will be able to maintain its waiver status. Rates paid by self-pay residents are set by the facilities and are determined by local market conditions and operating costs. Generally, facilities receive a higher payment per day for a private pay resident than for a Medicaid beneficiary who requires a comparable level of care. The level of Medicaid reimbursement varies from state to state. Thus, the revenues generated by operators of our assisted living facilities may be adversely affected by payor mix, acuity level, changes in Medicaid eligibility and reimbursement levels.

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Long-Term/Post-Acute Care Facilities  The majority of the revenues received by the operators of these facilities are from the Medicare and Medicaid programs, with the balance representing reimbursement payments from private payors. Consequently, changes in federal or state reimbursement policies may adversely affect an operator’s ability to cover its expenses, including our rent or debt service. Long-term/post-acute care facilities are subject to periodic pre- and post-payment reviews and other audits by federal and state authorities. A review or audit of a property operator’s claims could result in recoupments, denials or delay of payments in the future. Due to the significant judgments and estimates inherent in payor settlement accounting, no assurance can be given as to the adequacy of any reserves maintained by our property operators to cover potential adjustments to reimbursements or to cover settlements made to payors.

◦	Medicare Reimbursement  Generally, long-term/post-acute care facilities are reimbursed by Medicare under prospective payment systems, which generally provide reimbursement based upon a predetermined fixed amount per episode of care and are updated by CMS, an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) annually. There is a risk

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Medicaid Reimbursement  Many states reimburse SNFs using fixed daily rates, which are applied prospectively based on patient acuity and the historical costs incurred in providing patient care. In most states, Medicaid does not fully reimburse the cost of providing services. Certain states are attempting to slow the rate of Medicaid growth by freezing rates or restricting eligibility and benefits. In addition, Medicaid reimbursement rates may decline if state revenues in a particular state are not sufficient to fund budgeted expenditures.

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Medicare Reimbursement for Physicians, Hospital Outpatient Departments (“HOPDs”), and Ambulatory Surgical Centers (“ASCs”) Changes in reimbursement to physicians, HOPDs and ASCs may further affect our tenants and operators.  Generally, Medicare reimburses physicians under the Physician Fee Schedule, while HOPDs and ASCs are reimbursed under prospective payment systems. The Physician Fee Schedule and the HOPD and ASC prospective payment systems are updated annually by CMS. These annual Medicare payment regulations have resulted in lower net pay increases than providers of those services have often expected. In addition, the Medicare and Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (“MACRA”) includes payment reductions for providers who do not meet government quality standards. The implementation of pay-for-quality models like those required under MACRA is expected to produce funding disparities that could adversely impact some provider tenants in outpatient medical buildings and other health care properties. Changes in Medicare Advantage plan payments may also indirectly affect our operators and tenants that contract with Medicare Advantage plans.

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Health Reform Laws  The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively, the “Health Reform Laws”) dramatically altered how health care is delivered and reimbursed in the U.S. and contained various provisions, including Medicaid expansion and the establishment of Health Insurance Exchanges (“HIEs”) providing subsidized health insurance, that may directly impact us or the operators and tenants of our properties. The status of the Health Reform Laws may be subject to change as a result of political, legislative, regulatory and administrative developments and judicial proceedings. While legislative attempts to completely repeal the Health Reform Laws have been unsuccessful to date, there have been multiple attempts to repeal or amend the Health Reform Laws through legislative action and legal challenges. Since taking office, President Trump and the current U.S. Congress have sought to modify, repeal or otherwise invalidate all or portions of the Health Reform Laws. For example, in December 2017, the U.S. Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which included a provision that eliminates the penalty under the Health Reform Laws’ individual mandate, effective in 2019, and could impact the future state of the HIEs established by the Health Reform Laws. In December 2018, a federal district court in Texas ruled the individual mandate was unconstitutional and could not be severed from the Health Reform Laws. As a result, the court ruled the remaining provisions of the Health Reform Laws were also invalid, though the court declined to issue a preliminary injunction with respect to the Health Reform Laws. In December 2019, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that the individual mandate was unconstitutional, but remanded the case back to the district court to reassess how much of the Health Reform Laws would be damaged without the individual mandate provision, and if the individual mandate could indeed be severed. In January 2020, 21 state Attorney Generals urged the Supreme Court of the United States to decide whether or not the Health Reform Laws should be struck down as unconstitutional, claiming that the Fifth Circuit erroneously remanded the case to the Texas district court. The House of Representatives filed a similar petition and motion to expedite. This litigation is still ongoing, but places great uncertainty upon the longevity and nature of the Health Reform Laws moving forward. There is still uncertainty with respect to the additional impact President Trump’s Administration and the U.S. Congress may have, if any, and any changes will likely take time to unfold, and could have an impact on coverage and reimbursement for health care items and services covered by plans that were authorized by the Health Reform Laws. We cannot predict whether the existing Health Reform Laws, or future health care reform legislation or regulatory changes, will have a material impact on our operators’ or tenants’ property or business.

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•	To the extent that we do not distribute all of our net capital gain or distribute at least 90%, but less than 100%, of our “REIT taxable income,” as adjusted, we will be subject to tax on the undistributed amount at regular corporate tax rates;

•	If we have net income from the sale or other disposition of “foreclosure property” that is held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business or other non-qualifying income from foreclosure property, such income will be taxed at the highest corporate rate;

•	Any net income from prohibited transactions (which are, in general, sales or other dispositions of property held primarily    for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business, other than dispositions of foreclosure property) will be subject    to a 100% tax;

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If we fail to satisfy either the 75% or 95% gross income tests (as discussed below), but nonetheless maintain our qualification as a REIT because certain other requirements are met, we will be subject to a 100% tax on an amount equal to (1) the gross income attributable to the greater of (i) 75% of our gross income over the amount of qualifying gross income for purposes of the 75% gross income test (discussed below) or (ii) 95% of our gross income over the amount of qualifying gross income for purposes of the 95% gross income test (discussed below) multiplied by (2) a fraction intended to reflect our profitability;

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If we fail to distribute during each year at least the sum of (1) 85% of our REIT ordinary income for the year, (2) 95% of our REIT capital gain net income for such year (other than capital gain that we elect to retain and pay tax on) and (3) any undistributed taxable income from preceding periods, we will be subject to a 4% excise tax on the excess of such required distribution over amounts actually distributed; and

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•	We will be subject to a 100% tax on certain amounts from certain transactions involving our “taxable REIT subsidiaries” that are not conducted on an arm’s length basis. See “Qualification as a REIT - Investments in Taxable REIT Subsidiaries.

(1)	which is managed by one or more trustees or directors;

(2)	the beneficial ownership of which is evidenced by transferable shares or by transferable certificates of beneficial interest;

(3)	which would be taxable as a domestic corporation but for the U.S. federal income tax law relating to REITs;

(4)	which is neither a financial institution nor an insurance company;

(5)	the beneficial ownership of which is held by 100 or more persons in each taxable year of the REIT except for its first

(6)	not more than 50% in value of the outstanding stock of which is owned during the last half of each taxable year, excluding

(7)	which meets certain income and asset tests described below.

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•	At least 75% of our gross income (excluding gross income from certain sales of property held primarily for sale) generally must be directly or indirectly derived each taxable year from “rents from real property,” other income from investments relating to real property or mortgages on real property or certain income from qualified temporary investments.

•	At least 95% of our gross income (excluding gross income from certain sales of property held primarily for sale) generally must be directly or indirectly derived each taxable year from any of the sources qualifying for the 75% gross income test and from dividends (including dividends from taxable REIT subsidiaries) and interest.

•	The amount of rent must not be based in whole or in part on the income or profits of any person, although rents generally will not be excluded merely because they are based on a fixed percentage or percentages of receipts or sales.

•	Rents received from a tenant will not qualify as rents from real property if the REIT, or an owner of 10% or more of the REIT, also directly or constructively owns 10% or more of the tenant, unless the tenant is our taxable REIT subsidiary and certain other requirements are met with respect to the real property being rented.

•	If rent attributable to personal property leased in connection with a lease of real property is greater than 15% of the total rent received under the lease, then the portion of rent attributable to such personal property will not qualify as “rents from real property.”

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For rents to qualify as rents from real property, we generally must not furnish or render services to tenants, other than through a taxable REIT subsidiary or an “independent contractor” from whom we derive no income, except that we may directly provide services that are usually or customarily rendered in the geographic area in which the property is located in connection with the rental of real property for occupancy only or are not otherwise considered rendered to the occupant for his convenience.

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We may lease “qualified health care properties” on an arm’s-length basis to a taxable REIT subsidiary if the property is operated on behalf of such subsidiary by a person who qualifies as an “independent contractor” and who is, or is related to a person who is, actively engaged in the trade or business of operating health care facilities for any person unrelated to us or our taxable REIT subsidiary (such person, an “eligible independent contractor”). If this is the case, the rent that the REIT receives from the taxable REIT subsidiary generally will be treated as “rents from real property.” A “qualified health care property” includes any real property and any personal property that is, or is necessary or incidental to the use of, a hospital, nursing facility, assisted living facility, congregate care facility, qualified continuing care facility, or other licensed facility that extends medical or nursing or ancillary services to patients and is operated by a provider of such services that is eligible for participation in the Medicare program with respect to such facility.

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•	a citizen or resident of the United States;

•	an entity classified as a corporation or partnership, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or of any political subdivision of the United States, including any state;

•	an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

•	a trust, if, in general, a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the trust’s administration and one or more U.S. persons, within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code, has the authority to control all of the trust’s substantial decisions.

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•	a citizen or resident of the United States;

•	a corporation, partnership or other entity classified as a corporation or partnership for these purposes, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or of any political subdivision of the United States, including any state;

•	an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

•	a trust, if, in general, a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the trust’s administration and one or more U.S. persons, within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code, has the authority to control all of the trust’s substantial decisions.

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•	the amount realized on the sale or other disposition, less any amount attributable to any accrued interest, which will be taxable in the manner described under “Payments of Interest” above; and

•	your adjusted tax basis in the notes.

•	you do not, directly or indirectly, actually or constructively, own 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our stock entitled to vote;

•	you are not (1) a controlled foreign corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes that is related, directly or indirectly, to us through sufficient stock ownership, as provided in the Internal Revenue Code, or (2) a bank receiving interest described in Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code;

•	such interest is not effectively connected with your conduct of a U.S. trade or business; and

•	you provide a signed written statement, under penalties of perjury, which can reliably be related to you, certifying that you are not a U.S. person within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code and providing your name and address to us or our paying agent; or

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a securities clearing organization, bank or other financial institution that holds customers’ securities in the ordinary course of its trade or business and holds your notes on your behalf and that certifies to us or our paying agent under penalties of perjury that it, or the bank or financial institution between it and you, has received from you your signed, written statement and provides us or our paying agent with a copy of such statement.

•	if you are a foreign partnership, the certification requirement will generally apply to your partners, and you will be required to provide certain information;

•	if you are a foreign trust, the certification requirement will generally be applied to you or your beneficial owners depending on whether you are a “foreign complex trust,” “foreign simple trust,” or “foreign grantor trust” as defined in the Treasury regulations; and

•	look-through rules will apply for tiered partnerships, foreign simple trusts and foreign grantor trusts.

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•	in the case of gain, you are an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year of the sale or other disposition of your notes, and specific other conditions are met;

•	you are subject to tax provisions applicable to certain United States expatriates; or

•	the gain is effectively connected with your conduct of a U.S. trade or business.

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•	the status of the economy;

•	the status of capital markets, including availability and cost of capital;

•	uncertainty from the expected discontinuance of LIBOR and the transition to any other interest rate benchmark;

•	issues facing the health care industry, including compliance with, and changes to, regulations and payment policies, responding to government investigations and punitive settlements and operators’/tenants’ difficulty in cost-effectively obtaining and maintaining adequate liability and other insurance;

•	changes in financing terms;

•	competition within the health care and seniors housing industries;

•	negative developments in the operating results or financial condition of operators/tenants, including, but not limited to, their ability to pay rent and repay loans;

•	our ability to transition or sell properties with profitable results;

•	the failure to make new investments or acquisitions as and when anticipated;

•	natural disasters and other acts of God affecting our properties;

•	our ability to re-lease space at similar rates as vacancies occur;

•	our ability to timely reinvest sale proceeds at similar rates to assets sold;

•	operator/tenant or joint venture partner bankruptcies or insolvencies;

•	the cooperation of joint venture partners;

•	government regulations affecting Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates and operational requirements;

•	liability or contract claims by or against operators/tenants;

•	unanticipated difficulties and/or expenditures relating to future investments or acquisitions;

•	environmental laws affecting our properties;

•	changes in rules or practices governing our financial reporting;

•	the movement of U.S. and foreign currency exchange rates;

•	our ability to maintain our qualification as a REIT;

•	key management personnel recruitment and retention; and

•	the risks described under “Item 1A — Risk Factors.”

•	Risks arising from our business;

•	Risks arising from our capital structure; and

•	Risks arising from our status as a REIT.

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•	we would not be allowed a deduction for distributions to stockholders in computing our taxable income and would be subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular corporate rates;

•	we would be subject to increased state and local taxes; and

•	unless we are entitled to relief under statutory provisions, we could not elect to be subject to tax as a REIT for four taxable    years following the year during which we were disqualified.

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•	In January 2019, we established an unsecured commercial paper program. Under the terms of the program, we may issue, from time to time, unsecured commercial paper with maturities that vary, but do not exceed 397 days from the date of issue, up to a maximum aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time of $1,000,000,000.

•	In February 2019, we elected to effect the mandatory conversion of all of the outstanding 6.50% Series I Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock. Each share of convertible stock was converted into 0.8857 shares of common stock.

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In February 2019, we entered into an amended and restated Equity Shelf Program (as defined below) pursuant to which we may offer and sell up to $1,500,000,000 of common stock from time to time. We sold 18,591,000 shares of common stock under our current and previous Equity Shelf Programs and DRIP (as defined below), via both cash settle and forward sale agreements, generating expected gross proceeds of approximately $1,498,731,000.

•	In February 2019, we completed the issuance of $500,000,000 of 3.625% senior unsecured notes due 2024 and $550,000,000 of 4.125% senior unsecured notes due 2029 for net proceeds of approximately $1,036,964,000.

•	In March 2019 we repaid our $600,000,000 of 4.125% senior unsecured notes due 2019 and $450,000,000 of 6.125% senior unsecured notes due 2020.

•	In August 2019, we completed the issuance of $750,000,000 of 3.10% senior unsecured notes due 2030 and a follow-on issuance of $450,000,000 of 3.625% senior unsecured notes due 2024 priced to yield 2.494%, for net proceeds of approximately $1,209,328,000.

•	In September 2019, we repaid our $450,000,000 of 4.95% senior unsecured notes due 2021 and $600,000,000 of 5.25% senior unsecured notes due 2022.

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In December 2019, we completed the issuance of $500,000,000 of 2.70% senior unsecured notes due 2027. The net proceeds of approximately $495,066,000 will be used to fund renewable energy, water conservation, energy efficiency and green building projects. Additionally, we completed the issuance of $300,000,000 of 2.95% Canadian-denominated senior unsecured notes due 2027 generating net proceeds of approximately CAD $297,668,000.

•	In December 2019, we redeemed all of the outstanding $300,000,000 Canadian-denominated 3.35% senior unsecured notes due 2020.

•	We extinguished $230,108,000 of secured debt at a blended average interest rate of 4.35% throughout 2019.

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•	the nature of the estimates or assumptions is material due to the levels of subjectivity and judgment necessary to account for highly uncertain matters or the susceptibility of such matters to change; and

•	the impact of the estimates and assumptions on financial condition or operating performance is material.

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Description of the Matter

At December 31, 2019, the Company’s net real property owned was approximately $30.3 billion. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company reviews its real property quarterly on a property-by-property basis to determine if facts and circumstances suggest that the real property may be impaired. If the undiscounted cash flows indicate that the real property will not be recoverable, the carrying value of the real property is reduced to its estimated fair value and an impairment charge is recognized for the difference between the carrying value and the fair value.

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Description of the Matter	During 2019, the Company completed approximately $4.0 billion of real estate acquisitions. As disclosed in Note 3 of the consolidated financial statements, the total purchase price for all properties acquired has been allocated to the related real estate acquired (tangible assets and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities) based upon their relative fair values.

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•	Level 2 - Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

•	Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

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2.1	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 25, 2018, by and among the Company, Potomac Acquisition LLC, Quality Care Properties, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of Quality Care Properties, Inc. (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed April 26, 2018 (File No. 001-08923), and incorporated herein by reference thereto).

3.2	Seventh Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed May 6, 2019 (File No. 001-08923), and incorporated herein by reference thereto).

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4.1(q)	Supplemental Indenture No. 13, dated as of April 10, 2018, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed April 10, 2018 (File No. 001-08923), and incorporated herein by reference thereto).

4.1(r)	Supplemental Indenture No. 14, dated as of August 16, 2018, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed August 16, 2018 (File No. 001-08923), and incorporated herein by reference thereto).

4.1(s)	Supplemental Indenture No. 15, dated as of February 15, 2019 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Form 8-K filed February 15, 2019 (File No. 001-08923), and incorporated herein by reference thereto).

4.1(t)	Supplemental Indenture No. 16, dated as of August 19, 2019, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Form 8-K filed August 19, 2019 (File No. 001-08923), and incorporated herein by reference thereto).

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4.1(u)	Supplemental Indenture No. 17, dated as of December 16, 2019, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Form 8-K filed December 16, 2019 (File No. 001-08923), and incorporated herein by reference thereto).

4.4(c)	Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 20, 2019, by and among HCN Canadian Holdings-1 LP, the Company and BNY Trust Company of Canada.

4.5	Description of Securities of the Registrant.

10.1(a)

Credit Agreement dated as of July 19, 2018 by and among the Company; the lenders listed therein; KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent, L/C issuer and a swingline lender; Bank of America, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as co-syndication agents; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as documentation agent; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as U.S. joint lead arrangers; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, as Canadian joint lead arrangers; and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as joint book runners (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed July 24, 2018 (File No. 001-08923), and incorporated herein by reference thereto).

10.1(b)

First Amendment, dated April 26, 2019, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2018, by and among the Company; the lenders listed therein; KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent, L/C issuer and a swingline lender; Bank of America, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as co-syndication agents; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as documentation agent; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as U.S. joint lead arrangers; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, as Canadian joint lead arrangers; and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as joint book runners (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed April 30, 2019 (File No. 001-08923), and incorporated herein by reference thereto).

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10.4	Settlement Agreement, dated September 4, 2019, by and between John A. Goodey and the Company (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 10-Q filed October 30, 2019 (File No. 001-08923), and incorporated herein by reference thereto).*

10.5	Resignation Agreement, dated July 1, 2019, by and between Mercedes T. Kerr and the Company (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 10-Q filed August 1, 2019 (File No. 001-08923), and incorporated herein by reference thereto).*

10.7	Summary of Director Compensation (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 10-Q filed August 1, 2019 (File No. 001-08923), and incorporated by reference thereto).*

10.8(a)	Welltower Inc. 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed May 10, 2016 (File No. 001-08923), and incorporated herein by reference thereto).*

10.8(b)	Form of Restricted Stock Grant Notice for Executive Officers under the 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.14(b) to the Company’s Form 10-K filed February 28, 2018 (File No. 001-08923), and incorporated herein by reference thereto).*

10.8(c)	Form of Restricted Stock Grant Notice for Senior Vice Presidents under the 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.14(c) to the Company’s Form 10-K filed February 28, 2018 (File No. 001-08923), and incorporated herein by reference thereto).*

10.8(d)	Form of Deferred Stock Unit Grant Agreement for Non-Employee Directors under the 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.14(d) to the Company’s Form 10-K filed February 28, 2018 (File No. 001-08923), and incorporated herein by reference thereto).*

10.9(a)	Welltower Inc. 2016-2018 Long-Term Incentive Program (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed August 2, 2016 (File No. 001-08923), and incorporated herein by reference thereto).*

10.9(b)	Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the 2016-2018 Long-Term Incentive Program (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.15(b) to the Company’s Form 10-K filed February 28, 2018 (File No. 001-08923), and incorporated herein by reference thereto).*

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10.10(f)	Form of Award Notice under the 2017-2019 Long Term Incentive Program - Bridge 2 (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.16(f) to the Company’s Form 10-K filed February 28, 2018 (File No. 001-08923), and incorporated herein by reference thereto).*

10.13	2019 Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 10-Q filed October 30, 2019 (File No. 001-08923), and incorporated herein by reference thereto).*

10.14(a)	Welltower Inc. 2020-2022 Long-Term Incentive Program.*

104	The cover page from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101)

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