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 28, 2014
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
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 28, 2014, in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-181185), effective May 4, 2012, Health Care REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters (the “Underwriters”), for an offering of 14,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company. The Underwriters exercised their option to purchase additional shares in full, so the total number of shares to be issued in the offering is 16,100,000. The offering is expected to close on June 2, 2014, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2014, between Health Care REIT, Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters | |
| 5 | Opinion of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP | |
| 8 | Tax Opinion of Arnold & Porter LLP | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP to the use of their opinion as an exhibit to this Form 8-K is included in their opinion filed herewith as Exhibit 5 | |
| 23.2 | Consent of Arnold & Porter LLP to the use of their opinion as an exhibit to this Form 8-K is included in their opinion filed herewith as Exhibit 8 | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| HEALTH CARE REIT, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ THOMAS J. DEROSA | |
| Name: | Thomas J. DeRosa | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Dated: May 30, 2014
Exhibit Index
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2014, between Health Care REIT, Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters | |
| 5 | Opinion of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP | |
| 8 | Tax Opinion of Arnold & Porter LLP | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP to the use of their opinion as an exhibit to this Form 8-K is included in their opinion filed herewith as Exhibit 5 | |
| 23.2 | Consent of Arnold & Porter LLP to the use of their opinion as an exhibit to this Form 8-K is included in their opinion filed herewith as Exhibit 8 | |