Welltower Announces Completion of the Mandatory Conversion of its 6.50% Series I Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock

TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Welltower Inc. WELL (the "Company") announced today that it has completed the previously announced conversion of all of its outstanding Series I Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock HCN (the "Convertible Preferred Stock") into the Company's common stock WELL (the "Common Stock") pursuant to the terms of the Convertible Preferred Stock.  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this notice have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designation.

On February 20, 2019 the daily volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock was $75.7962, which marked the 20th trading day in the previous 30 consecutive trading days that the volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock was above $73.388 (which is equal to 130% of the applicable conversion price for the Convertible Preferred Stock), triggering the right of the Company to elect to mandatorily convert all shares of Convertible Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Mandatory Conversion"). Upon completion of the Mandatory Conversion each share of Convertible Preferred Stock was converted into 0.8857 shares of Common Stock. As of December 31, 2018, there were 14,369,965 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding, which as of today, have been fully converted to common equity. Following the conversion, the Convertible Preferred Stock will be delisted from trading on NYSE. "We are pleased to announce the successful conversion of our Series I Preferred Stock, eliminating the most expensive legacy component of Welltower's capital stack," said Tom DeRosa, CEO of Welltower. "This action enhances Welltower's financial flexibility while further equitizing the balance sheet to support our future growth which is driven by our well recognized and differentiated strategy and vision for transforming where health care is delivered."

About Welltower

Welltower Inc. WELL, an S&P 500 company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, is driving the transformation of health care infrastructure.  The Company invests with leading seniors housing operators, post-acute providers and health systems to fund the real estate infrastructure needed to scale innovative care delivery models and improve people's wellness and overall health care experience.  Welltower™, a real estate investment trust (REIT), owns interests in properties in major, high-growth markets in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, consisting of seniors housing, post-acute communities and outpatient medical properties.

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