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): July 28, 2011 (July 28, 2011)
SENIOR HOUSING PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland |
| 001-15319 |
| 04-3445278 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of |
| (Commission File Number) |
| (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Two Newton Place, 255 Washington Street, Suite 300, Newton, Massachusetts 02458-1634 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
617-796-8350
(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:
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On July 28, 2011, Senior Housing Properties Trust, or the Company, issued a press release setting forth the Company’s results of operations and financial condition for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2011 and also provided certain supplemental operating and financial data for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2011. Copies of the Company’s press release and supplemental operating and financial data are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto, respectively.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
The Company hereby furnishes the following exhibits:
99.1 Press Release dated July 28, 2011.
99.2 Second Quarter 2011 Supplemental Operating and Financial Data.
SIGNATURES
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.
| SENIOR HOUSING PROPERTIES TRUST | ||
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| By: | /s/ Richard A. Doyle |
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| Richard A. Doyle | |
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| Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | |
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| Date: July 28, 2011 | |