Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Miller Jeffrey H
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WELLTOWER INC. [HCN] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP-COO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4500 DORR STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/07/2016
(Street)

TOLEDO, OH 43615		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 09/07/2016   M   3,994 A $ 49.17 136,095 D  
Common Stock 09/07/2016   M   19,283 A $ 57.33 155,378 D  
Common Stock 09/07/2016   S(1)   24,777 D $ 78 130,601 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (Right to Buy) $ 49.17 09/07/2016   M     3,994 01/15/2016(2) 01/27/2021 Common 3,994 (2) $ 0 (3) 0 D  
Option (Right to Buy) $ 57.33 09/07/2016   M     19,283 01/15/2013(4) 01/26/2022 Common 24,103 (4) $ 0 (3) 4,820 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Miller Jeffrey H
4500 DORR STREET
TOLEDO, OH 43615		       EVP-COO  

Signatures

 By: Matthew McQueen Attorney-in-Fact For: Jeffrey H. Miller   09/08/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The shares covered by this Form 4 have been sold pursuant ot a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan dated August 30, 2016.
(2) Options for the purchase of 19,971 shares of common stock at $49.17 per share were granted to Mr. Miller on January 27, 2011, which grant has previously been reported. The partial exercise of these options for the purchase of 15,977 shares has previously been reported. Of the remaining options, options for the purchase of 3,994 shares vested on January 15, 2016.
(3) The options were granted under the Amended and Restated Health Care REIT, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan and had no acquisition price.
(4) Options for the purchase of 24,103 shares of common stock at $57.33 per share were granted to Mr. Miller on January 26, 2012, which grant has previously been reported. Options for the purchase of 4,821 shares vested on January 15 of each of 2013, 2014 and 2015, options for the purchase of 4,820 shares vested on January 15, 2016 and options for the purchase of 4,820 shares will vest on January 15, 2017.

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