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1204117
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000766704
Welltower Inc.
001-08923
4500 Dorr Street
Toledo
OH
43615
1-419-247-2800
Kenneth J. Bacon
Director
Common
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
200 West Street
New York
NY
10282
2200
289014
622689523
12/09/2024
NYSE
Common
02/12/2022
Acquired as compensation -- Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
201
02/12/2022
Compensation
Common
02/10/2017
Acquired as compensation -- Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
300
02/10/2017
Compensation
Common
05/02/2019
Acquired as compensation -- Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
363
05/02/2019
Compensation
Common
02/12/2022
Acquired as compensation -- Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
678
02/12/2022
Compensation
Common
02/12/2022
Acquired as compensation -- Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
658
02/12/2022
Compensation
Y
12/09/2024
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC on behalf of Kenneth J. Bacon