Summary
This 8-K filing from Health Care REIT, Inc. (now Welltower Inc.) on February 19, 2014, primarily serves to announce the company's fourth quarter and full-year 2013 operating results. The company has furnished a press release and a supplemental information package, both dated February 19, 2014, detailing these results. Investors are directed to these documents, available on the company's website, for comprehensive financial and operational data. The filing itself does not contain detailed financial statements but acts as a notification of the results release and provides access to further information.
Key Highlights
- 1Announcement of Q4 and Full-Year 2013 operating results for Health Care REIT, Inc.
- 2Press release and supplemental information package filed as exhibits (99.1 and 99.2).
- 3Information regarding financial results is available on the company's website (www.hcreit.com).
- 4The filing is made under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition) and Item 9.01 (Financial Statements and Exhibits).
- 5The content furnished is not deemed 'filed' for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, limiting liability for forward-looking statements within those documents.
- 6The report is dated February 19, 2014, with the event date being February 18, 2014.
Frequently Asked Questions
The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to officially announce and provide access to Health Care REIT, Inc.'s (now Welltower Inc.) fourth quarter and full-year 2013 operating results through a press release and a supplemental information package.
The detailed financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013, are available in the press release (Exhibit 99.1) and the supplemental information package (Exhibit 99.2) that were furnished with this 8-K filing. These documents are also accessible free of charge on the company's website at www.hcreit.com.
No, this specific 8-K filing does not contain the company's financial statements. It primarily references and includes exhibits that contain the press release and supplemental information package announcing the operating results. The financial statements themselves would typically be found in a 10-Q or 10-K filing.
When information furnished under Item 2.02 is stated as not being 'filed' for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, it means the company is generally not subject to the liabilities associated with Section 18 for inaccuracies or omissions in that specific furnished information. This is a common practice for earnings releases to protect the company from liability related to the forward-looking statements and market commentary often included in such releases.