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): January 31, 2012
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Maryland | 001-32559 | 20-0191742 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
1000 Urban Center Drive, Suite 501, Birmingham, AL 35242
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(205) 969-3755
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On January 31, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing that it has commenced a public offering of its common stock, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In addition, this information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 31, 2012 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunder duly authorized.
| MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ R. Steven Hamner | |
| Name: |
R. Steven Hamner | |
| Title: |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |
Date: January 31, 2012
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 31, 2012 |