UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
SENIOR HOUSING PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland |
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04-3445278 |
(State of Incorporation or Organization) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Two Newton Place, 255 Washington Street, Suite 300, Newton, MA |
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02458-1634 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class |
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Name of Each Exchange on Which |
5.625% Senior Notes due 2042 |
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New York Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box: x
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box: o
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-182468 (If applicable)
Item 1. Description of Registrants Securities to be Registered.
A description of the 5.625% Senior Notes due 2042 (the Notes) of Senior Housing Properties Trust (the Registrant) is contained in the Prospectus dated June 29, 2012 (File No. 333-182468), under the caption Description of debt securities on pages 7 through 18 thereof, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement dated July 17, 2012, under the caption Description of notes on pages S-8 through S-12 thereof, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Such Prospectus, as so supplemented, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
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Description of Exhibit |
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4.1 |
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Indenture, dated as of December 20, 2001, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association (as successor trustee to State Street Bank and Trust Company). (Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-76588, filed January 11, 2002.) |
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4.2 |
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Supplemental Indenture No. 7, dated as of July 20, 2012, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association relating to the Registrants 5.625% Senior Notes due 2042, including the form thereof. (Filed herewith.) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
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SENIOR HOUSING PROPERTIES TRUST | |
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Date: July 20, 2012 |
By: |
/s/ Richard A. Doyle |
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Richard A. Doyle |
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Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |