Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Chaudhri Nikhil 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WELLTOWER INC. [WELL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Co-President and CIO (Last) (First) (Middle) 4500 DORR STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/13/2026 (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

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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

LTIP Units

(1)

02/13/2026

A

V

21,508

(1)

(1)

Common

21,508(2)

(2)

21,508

D

LTIP Units

(3)

02/13/2026

A

V

65,666

(3)

(3)

Common

65,666(4)

(4)

65,666

D

LTIP Units

(5)

02/13/2026

A

V

20,614

(5)

(5)

Common

20,614(6)

(6)

20,614

D

Other Stock Units

(7)

02/13/2026

A

V

107,788

(7)

(7)

Common

107,788(7)

(7)

107,788

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Chaudhri Nikhil 4500 DORR STREET TOLEDO, OH 43615			Co-President and CIO

Signatures

By: Matthew G. McQueen, Attorney-in-Fact For: Nikhil Chaudhri		02/18/2026
**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)	This award of membership interests in Welltower OP LLC ("Welltower OP"), a subsidiary of Welltower Inc. (the "Issuer"), designated as LTIP Units ("LTIP Units"), was originally granted without cash consideration to the reporting person on February 23, 2023. LTIP Units are intended to qualify as profits interests for US federal income tax purposes and, once both (1) vested and (2) possessing a per unit capital account balance equal to a Class A Common Unit of Welltower OP (an "OP Unit"), are convertible into OP Units, which OP Units may be exchanged by the reporting person for shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Common Shares") of the Issuer or the equivalent cash value of Common Shares, as determined by the Issuer.
(2)	The reported transaction was a vesting of 21,508 LTIP Units on February 13, 2026, which were automatically converted into the same number of OP Units. No amount was payable in connection with the vesting of the LTIP Units or the Other Stock Units or the conversion of the LTIP Units into OP Units.
(3)	These LTIP Units were originally granted without cash consideration to the reporting person on January 17, 2022 in the form of performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs") of the Issuer. On January 3, 2023, at the election of the reporting person, the PSUs were converted into LTIP Units.
(4)	The reported transaction was a vesting of 65,666 LTIP Units on February 13, 2026, which were automatically converted into the same number of OP Units. No amount was payable in connection with the vesting of the LTIP Units or the Other Stock Units or the conversion of the LTIP Units into OP Units.
(5)	These LTIP Units were originally granted without cash consideration to the reporting person on April 8, 2024.
(6)	The reported transaction was a vesting of 20,614 LTIP Units on February 13, 2026, which were automatically converted into the same number of OP Units. No amount was payable in connection with the vesting of the LTIP Units or the Other Stock Units or the conversion of the LTIP Units into OP Units.
(7)	Solely in order to reserve Common Shares to satisfy any exchange in respect of OP Units as contemplated herein that might occur in the future, the reporting person also received awards of Other Stock Units under the Welltower Inc. 2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2022 Plan") that were deemed vested upon the vesting of the LTIP Units described above. The awards of Other Stock Units provide the reporting person with the ability to acquire Common Shares under the 2022 Plan only through the exchange of OP Units for those shares and in no other manner. Upon the exchange of OP Units for Common Shares, the reporting person will relinquish all rights to the exchanged OP Units. Any Other Stock Units that may be remaining after all OP Units have been exchanged will be immediately canceled for no consideration.

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