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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

DEROSA THOMAS J 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

WELLTOWER INC. [ WELL ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

4500 DORR STREET 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

12/31/2018
(Street)

TOLEDO, OH 43615
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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   12/31/2018     M    10927   A $0.00   268137   D    
Common Stock   12/31/2018     F    3464   (1) D $69.41   264673   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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
Deferred Stock Units   $0.00   (2) 12/31/2018     M         10927    12/31/2018   (2) 12/31/2018   (2) Common   10927   (3) $0.00   10925   (2) D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Shares withheld upon vesting to satisfy tax withholding obligation.
(2)  These deferred stock units were granted without cash consideration on August 6, 2015 under the Amended and Restated Welltower Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the 2015-2017 Long-Term Incentive Program. Each deferred stock unit represents a right to receive one share of common stock of Welltower Inc. at the time of vesting of the unit. These deferred stock units vest in three installments with 10,927 units having vested on February 28, 2018, 10,927 units having vested on December 31, 2018 and 10,925 units vesting on December 31, 2019.
(3)  The reported transaction was a vesting of 10,927 deferred stock units on December 31, 2018, resulting in the issuance of 10,927 shares of common stock. No amount was payable in connection with the vesting or the common stock issuance.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
DEROSA THOMAS J
4500 DORR STREET
TOLEDO, OH 43615 		X
Chief Executive Officer

Signatures
By: Matthew McQueen Attorney-in-Fact For: Thomas J. DeRosa 1/3/2019
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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