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): December 9, 2008 (December 3, 2008)
FIVE STAR QUALITY CARE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-16817 | 04-3516029 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
400 Centre Street, Newton, Massachusetts | 02458 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
617-796-8387
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On December 3, 2008, Five Star Quality Care, Inc. (the “Company”) purchased seven independent living, assisted living and Alzheimer’s care communities, four of which were located in North Carolina and three in South Carolina, for a purchase price of $44 million. The seven acquired communities were previously owned and operated by affiliates of Sunwest Management, Inc. and have a total of 601 living units and an average occupancy of 70%. The Company financed this acquisition with cash on hand and drawings under its recently established UBS AG non-recourse credit facility.
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.
FIVE STAR QUALITY CARE, INC. | |
By: /s/ Francis R. Murphy III | |
Name: Francis R. Murphy III | |
Title: Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | |
Dated: December 9, 2008