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) | February 28, 2008 (February 27, 2008) | |
| Brookdale Senior Living Inc. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | 001-32641 | 20-3068069 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | Identification No.) | |
| 330 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois | 60611 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (312) 977-3700 | ||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | |||
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Section 2 — Financial Information
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 27, 2008, Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its fourth quarter and full year 2007 financial results and announcing a conference call to review these results. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.
The information furnished pursuant to this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit hereto) shall not be considered “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any filing by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, unless the Company expressly sets forth by specific reference in such filing that such information is to be considered “filed” or incorporated by reference therein.
Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits | |
| 99 | Press Release dated February 27, 2008 |
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.
| BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC. | |||||
| Date: | February 28, 2008 | By: | /s/ T. Andrew Smith | ||
| Name: | T. Andrew Smith | ||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit | |
| 99 | Press Release dated February 27, 2008. | |