SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

CHAPMAN GEORGE L

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4500 DORR STREET

(Street)

TOLEDO

43615

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HEALTH CARE REIT INC /DE/ [ HCN ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chairman, CEO and President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2011

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	08/01/2011		M		1,433	A	$34.88	282,972.5149	D
Common Stock	08/01/2011		M		8,221	A	$36.5	291,193.5149	D
Common Stock	08/01/2011		S⁽¹⁾		14,570	D	$50.1303	276,623.5149	D
Common Stock								13,644.2604	I	IRA⁽²⁾

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 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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$36.5	08/01/2011		M			8,221	01/15/2010⁽³⁾	01/23/2016	Common	9,864⁽³⁾	$0.00⁽⁴⁾	1,643⁽³⁾	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$34.88	08/01/2011		M			1,433	01/15/2006⁽⁵⁾	01/24/2015	Common	7,165⁽⁵⁾	$0.00⁽⁶⁾	5,732⁽⁵⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares covered by this Form 4 have been sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan dated March 29, 2011, which is intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1.

2. George L. Chapman III SSB IRA Rollover Custodian.

3. Options for the purchase of 29,630 shares of common stock at $36.50 per share were granted to Mr. Chapman on January 23, 2006, which grant has previously been reported. The partial exercise of these options for the purchase of 19,766 has previously been reported. Of the remaining options, options for the purchase of 3,027 shares vested on January 15, 2010 and options for the purchase of 6,837 shares vested on January 15, 2011.

4. The options were granted under the Health Care REIT, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan and had no acquisition price.

5. Options for the purchase of 11,599 shares of common stock at $34.88 per share were granted to Mr. Chapman on January 24, 2005, which grant has previously been reported. The partial exercise of these options for the purchase of 4,434 shares has previously been reported. Of the remaining options, options for the purchase of 1,433 shares vested on January 15 of each of 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

6. The options were granted under the Health Care REIT, Inc. 1995 Stock Incentive Plan and had no acquisition price.

Remarks:

The shares covered by this Form 4 have been sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan dated March 29, 2011, which is intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1.

	By: Erin C. Ibele Attorney-in-Fact For: George L. Chapman	08/02/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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