UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 11, 2011
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Maryland | 001-32559 | 20-0191742 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
1000 Urban Center Drive, Suite 501, Birmingham, AL 35242
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(205) 969-3755
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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.
(b) On March 11, 2011, Virginia A. Clarke, a member of the Board of Directors of Medical
Properties Trust, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company that, in order to devote more
time to her other business interests, she is regretfully resigning from the Board of
Directors. Ms. Clarke served as a director since February 2005 and was also a member of the
Company’s Ethics, Nominating and Governance Committee and Compensation Committee. The Company
thanks Ms. Clarke for her years of service to the Company and wishes her the best in her
future endeavors.
In connection with Ms. Clarke’s resignation, the Board of Directors has determined to reduce the
size of the Board of Directors to seven members.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunder duly
authorized.
| MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ R. Steven Hamner | |||
| Name: | R. Steven Hamner | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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Date:
March 16, 2011