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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~June~~July 201, 2011

NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES, ~~INC.~~ LLC (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	1-9028	95-3997619
Delaware	1-9028	95-3997619
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1150Newport Beach, California		92660
10350 Ormsby Park Place, Suite 300 Louisville, Kentucky		40223
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (~~949~~502) ~~718~~357-~~4400~~9000

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. 610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1150 Newport Beach, California 92660 (Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

þo Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8 5.0107. ~~Other~~Submission ~~Events~~of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On ~~June~~July 201, 2011, Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (“NHP”) held a special meeting of stockholders (the “~~Company~~Special Meeting”) ~~announced~~to ~~that~~vote upon the ~~Board~~Agreement ofand ~~Directors~~Plan of ~~the~~Merger, dated as of ~~Company~~February 27, ~~has~~2011, ~~authorized~~by aand ~~prorated~~among ~~dividend~~Ventas, onInc., ~~the~~a ~~Company’s~~Delaware ~~common~~corporation ~~stock.~~(“Ventas”), ANeedles ~~copy~~Acquisition LLC ofand ~~the~~NHP, ~~press~~pursuant ~~release~~to iswhich ~~attached~~NHP ~~as Exhibit 99.1~~would ~~and~~be ismerged ~~incorporated~~with ~~herein~~and byinto ~~reference~~Needles Acquisition LLC.

~~Additional~~Proxies ~~Information~~for ~~About~~ the ~~Proposed~~Special ~~Transaction~~Meeting ~~and~~were ~~Where~~solicited pursuant to ~~Find~~Regulation 14A Itunder the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Set forth below are the voting results for the proposal considered and voted upon at the Special Meeting, which was described in NHP’s definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2011:

~~This~~Proposal ~~Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer~~ to ~~sell~~Adopt or the ~~solicitation~~Merger ~~of an offer to buy any~~Agreement securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. In connection with the proposed transaction, Ventas filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 that includes a joint proxy statement of NHP and Ventas, and that also constitutes a prospectus of Ventas. NHP and Ventas also plan to file other documents with the SEC with respect to the proposed transaction. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.

Investors may obtain free copies of the registration statement, the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents filed by NHP and Ventas with the SEC (if and when they become available) through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed by NHP with the SEC are available free of charge on NHP’s website at www.nhp-reit.com, and copies of the documents filed by Ventas with the SEC are also available free of charge on Ventas’s website at www.ventasreit.com.


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
107,272,510	455,939	730,872	—

NHP, Ventas and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from NHP’s and Ventas’s stockholders in respect of the proposed transaction. Information regarding NHP’s directors and executive officers can be found in NHP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended DecemberItem ~~31, 2010, as amended by Amendment No~~8. ~~1 on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 26, 2011~~01. ~~Information regarding~~Other ~~Ventas’s directors and executive officers can be found in Ventas’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on March 28, 2011~~Events. ~~Additional information regarding the interests of such potential participants is included in the~~ joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction if and when they become available. These documents are available free of charge on the SEC’s website and from NHP or Ventas, as applicable, using the sources indicated above.

~~Item~~As 9previously announced, on June 20, 2011, NHP’s Board of Directors declared a prorated dividend (the “Dividend”) on NHP’s common stock, conditioned upon the completion of Ventas’s acquisition of NHP pursuant to a merger of NHP with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of Ventas (the “Merger”).01 ~~Financial~~In ~~Statements~~connection with the completion of the Merger on July 1, 2011, the Dividend is payable in cash as soon as practicable on or after July 1, 2011 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 30, 2011 (the last business day prior to the date on which the Merger became effective), and ~~Exhibits~~the per share dividend amount payable by NHP is equal to $0.21626 (NHP’s most recent quarterly dividend rate ($0.48), multiplied by the number of days elapsed since NHP’s last dividend record date (May 20, 2011) through and including the day immediately prior to the day on which the Merger became effective, divided by the actual number of days in the calendar quarter in which such dividend was declared (91)).

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated June 20, 2011

SIGNATURES

2Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

~~SIGNATURE~~ NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES, LLC By: /s/ Kristen M. Benson Kristen M. Benson Vice President and Secretary

~~Pursuant~~Dated: ~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~July 1, ~~the registrant has duly caused this report to~~2011 ~~be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~

		NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC.
Date:	June 20, 2011	By:	/s/ Abdo H. Khoury
			Name:	Abdo H. Khoury
			Title:	Executive Vice President andChief Financial & Portfolio Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated June 20, 2011

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