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): September 3, 2014
MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Commission File Number 001-32559
| Maryland | 20-0191742 | |||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I. R. S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1000 Urban Center Drive, Suite 501 Birmingham, AL |
35242 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(205) 969-3755
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 Rule14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 3, 2014, Medical Properties Trust appointed D. Paul Sparks, Jr. to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective September 3, 2014.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated September 5, 2014 | |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant 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.
| MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC. (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ R. Steven Hamner | |
| R. Steven Hamner | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||
Date: September 5, 2014
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated September 5, 2014 | |
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