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 * Mcqueen Matthew Grant 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) Chief Legal Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 4500 DORR STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/30/2025 (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 Common Stock 05/30/2025 A(1) V 81 A $113.93(2) 27,351 D

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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

(3)

10/30/2025

A

271,367

(3)

(3)

Common

271,367

(3)

271,367

D

Other Stock Units

(4)

10/30/2025

A

271,367

(4)

(4)

Common

271,367

(4)

271,367

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Mcqueen Matthew Grant 4500 DORR STREET TOLEDO, OH 43615			Chief Legal Officer

Signatures

Matthew McQueen		10/31/2025
**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)	The reporting person is voluntarily reporting the acquisition of common shares, par value $1.00 per share ("Common Shares"), of Welltower Inc. (the "Issuer") pursuant to the Welltower Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP"). This transaction was exempt under both Rule 16b-3(c) and Rule 16b-3(d).
(2)	In accordance with the ESPP these Common Shares were purchased based on 85% of the closing stock price on December 2, 2024, the first trading day of the offering period.
(3)	Represents an award, granted without cash consideration, of membership interests in Welltower OP LLC ("Welltower OP"), a subsidiary of the Issuer, designated as LTIP Units ("LTIP Units"), which LTIP Units are intended to qualify as profits interests for US federal income tax purposes. The LTIP Units are convertible, conditioned upon the satisfaction of minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Units for federal income tax purposes, into Class A Common Units in Welltower OP ("OP Units"). Subject to the terms and conditions of the award agreement governing the LTIP Units, the resulting OP Units may be redeemed by the reporting person for Coomon Shares in equal quarterly installments commencing on January 1, 2030 and ending on December 31, 2035.
(4)	Solely in order to reserve Common Shares to satisfy any redemption in respect of OP Units as contemplated herein that might occur in the future, the reporting person also received an award of Other Stock Units under the Welltower Inc. 2022 Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2022 Plan"). The award of Other Stock Units provides the reporting person with the ability to acquire Common Shares under the 2022 Plan only through the redeption of OP Units for those Common Shares and in no other manner. Upon the redemption of OP Units for Common Shares, the reporting person will relinquish all rights to the redeemed OP Units. Any Other Stock Units that may be remaining after all OP Units have been redeemed will be immediately canceled for no consideration.

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