05/22/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/22/2026 15:16
| 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 |
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|
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.