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): November 19, 2009
MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Commission File Number 001-32559
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Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization )
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20-0191742
(I. R. S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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1000 Urban Center Drive, Suite 501
Birmingham, AL
(Address of principal executive offices)
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35242
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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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The Company announced that it has reached agreement to settle all of the claims asserted by
Stealth, L.P. in previously disclosed litigation concerning the termination of leases of the
Houston Town and Country Hospital and medical office building in October 2006, with the exception
of a single contract claim for which Memorial Hermann Healthcare System has agreed to provide
indemnification. Claims separately asserted against MPT by six of Stealth L.P.’s limited partners
are not affected by the settlement. On November 19, 2009, the Registrant issued the press release
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information in Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1
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Press release dated November 19, 2009 |
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