TOLEDO, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Welltower Inc. (NYSE:HCN) today announced that it has priced a public offering of $700 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.25% senior unsecured notes due April 1, 2026. The notes were priced at 99.227% of their face amount to yield 4.345%. Subject to customary closing conditions, the offering is expected to close on March 1, 2016.
The company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay advances under its primary unsecured credit facility and for general corporate purposes, including investing in health care and seniors housing properties. Pending such use, the net proceeds may be invested in short-term, investment grade, interest-bearing securities, certificates of deposit or indirect or guaranteed obligations of the United States.
UBS Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. are serving as joint book-running managers for the offering.
Welltower is making the offering pursuant to its effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained, when available, by contacting: UBS Securities LLC toll-free: 1-888-827-7275 or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC toll-free: 1-800-645-3751 or by emailing wfscustomerservice@wellsfargo.com.
This press release is not an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.
About Welltower
Welltower Inc. (NYSE:HCN), an S&P 500 company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, is driving the transformation of health care infrastructure. The company invests with leading seniors housing operators, post-acute providers and health systems to fund the real estate infrastructure needed to scale innovative care delivery models and improve people’s wellness and overall health care experience. Welltower™, a real estate investment trust (REIT), owns more than 1,400 properties in major, high-growth markets in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, consisting of seniors housing and post-acute communities and outpatient medical properties.
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