UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: February 20, 2008
(Date of earliest event reported)

LTC PROPERTIES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

1-11314

71-0720518

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

file number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No)

31365 Oak Crest Drive, Suite 200

Westlake Village, CA  91361

(Address of principal executive offices)

(805) 981-8655

(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:

⃞ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

⃞ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

⃞ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

⃞ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 2.02. — Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 20, 2008, LTC Properties, Inc. announced the operating results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2007. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Such information shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01. — Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

None.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information

None.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1   Press Release issued February 20, 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.

LTC PROPERTIES, INC.

 
 

 

Dated:

February 20, 2008 By:

/s/  WENDY L. SIMPSON

Wendy L. Simpson

CEO & President