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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022

or

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 1-8923 (Welltower Inc.) 333-264093-01 (Welltower OP Inc.)

WELLTOWER INC.

WELLTOWER OP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter*)*

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Welltower Inc. Yes þ No ¨

Welltower OP Inc. Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Welltower Inc. Yes þ No ¨

Welltower OP Inc. Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Welltower Inc. Yes ☐ No þ

Welltower OP Inc. Yes ☐ No þ

As of April 29, 2022, Welltower Inc. had 453,967,774 shares of common stock outstanding.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

On March 7, 2022, Welltower Inc. issued a press release announcing that it intends to implement a corporate reorganization into an Umbrella Partnership Real Estate Investment Trust ("UPREIT"). Through March 31, 2022, the business of the registrant was conducted by an entity known as Welltower Inc., a Delaware corporation and real estate investment trust ("Old Welltower"). In February 2022, Old Welltower formed WELL Merger Holdco Inc., a Delaware corporation ("New Welltower"), as a wholly owned subsidiary and New Welltower formed WELL Merger Holdco Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Merger Sub"), as a wholly owned subsidiary. On April 1, 2022, Merger Sub merged with and into Old Welltower, with Old Welltower continuing as the surviving corporation (the "Merger"). As a result, New Welltower became the publicly traded parent company of Old Welltower and Old Welltower's subsidiaries and inherited the name "Welltower Inc." In conjunction with the Merger, Old Welltower changed its name to "Welltower OP Inc." and, subject to approval of New Welltower's shareholders at the 2022 annual meeting, Old Welltower will convert to a Delaware limited liability company ("Welltower OP LLC"). At the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding capital share of Old Welltower was converted into one equivalent capital share of New Welltower. Following the UPREIT reorganization, Welltower Inc. expects its business to be conducted through Welltower OP LLC and does not expect to have substantial assets or liabilities, other than through its investment in Welltower OP LLC.

As a result of the Merger, New Welltower became the successor issuer to Old Welltower pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and as a result, New Welltower's common shares were deemed registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q pertains to the business and results of operations of Welltower OP Inc. (Old Welltower) for its quarter ended March 31, 2022, and all data, discussions or references to other periods prior to the effectiveness of the Merger pertain to Old Welltower. At the effective time of the Merger, both Old Welltower and New Welltower were, and remain, public registrants and New Welltower began to conducts its operations through Old Welltower. As such, we have elected to co-file this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to ensure continuity of information to investors. For additional information on our UPREIT reorganization, please see our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on March 7, 2022 and April 1, 2022.

Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless the context requires otherwise, "the Company", "we", "us" and "our" refer to Welltower OP Inc. (Old Welltower) through March 31, 2022. Forward-looking references to dates and periods occurring after April 1, 2022 are references to Welltower Inc. (New Welltower).

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION