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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CHAPMAN GEORGE L (Last) (First) (Middle) 4500 DORR STREET (Street) TOLEDO OH 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) 12/17/2012
	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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/17/2012		M		1,531	A	$45.73	219,819.5808	D
Common Stock	12/17/2012		M		9,102	A	$40.83	228,921.5808	D
Common Stock	12/17/2012		M		19,091	A	$43.29	248,012.5808	D
Common Stock	12/17/2012		S(1)		28,193	D	$58.4449	219,819.5808	D
Common Stock								6,822	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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option (Right to Buy)	$45.73	12/17/2012		M			1,531	01/15/2012(3)	01/22/2017	Common	1,531(3)	$0.00(4)	0(3)	D
Option (Right to Buy)	$40.83	12/17/2012		M			9,102	01/15/2012(5)	01/21/2018	Common	20,787(5)	$0.00(4)	11,685(5)	D
Option (Right to Buy)	$43.29	12/17/2012		M			19,091	01/15/2012(6)	01/28/2020	Common	76,362(6)	$0.00(7)	57,271(6)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares covered by this Form 4 have been sold or acquired pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan dated November 30, 2012, which is intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1.

2. George L. Chapman III IRA FCC as Custodian.

3. Options for the purchase of 24,003 shares of common stock at $45.73 per share were granted to Mr. Chapman on January 22, 2007, which grant has previously been reported. The partial exercise of these options for the purchase of 22,472 shares has previously been reported. Of the remaining options, options for the purchase of 1,531 shares vested on January 15, 2012.

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 46,987 shares of common stock at $40.83 per share were granted to Mr. Chapman on January 21, 2008, which grant has previously been reported. The partial exercise of these options for the purchase of 26,200 shares has previously been reported. Of the remaining options, options for the purchase of 9,102 shares vested on January 15, 2012 and options for the purchase of 11,685 shares will vest on January 15, 2013.

6. Options for the purchase of 95,453 shares of common stock at $43.29 per share were granted to Mr. Chapman on January 28, 2010, which grant has previosly been reported. The partial exercise of these options for the purchase of 19,091 shares has previously been reported. Of the remaining options, options for the purchase of 19,091 shares vested on January 15, 2012, options for the purchase of 19,091 shares will vest on January 15, 2013 and options for the purchase of 19,090 shares will vest on January 15 of each of 2014 and 2015.

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

Remarks:

The shares covered by this Form 4 have been sold or acquired pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan dated November 30, 2012, which is intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1.

	By: Erin C. Ibele Attorney-in-Fact For: George L. Chapman	12/18/2012
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