<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001628280-18-005705.txt : 20180502
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001628280-18-005705
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180501
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180502
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180502

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HCP, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000765880
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				330091377
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08895
		FILM NUMBER:		18800015

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1920 MAIN STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1200
		CITY:			IRVINE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92614
		BUSINESS PHONE:		949-407-0700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1920 MAIN STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1200
		CITY:			IRVINE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92614

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVESTORS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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McKee retired from the Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of HCP, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), and effective April 30, 2018, James P. Hoffmann resigned as a member of the Board.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Election of Directors</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On May 1, 2018, the Board appointed R. Kent Griffin, Jr. and Lydia H. Kennard to serve as directors of the Board until the Company&#8217;s next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.  The Board determined that both Mr. Griffin and Ms. Kennard qualify as independent directors under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards and the applicable requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;).  Mr. Griffin was appointed to the Audit and Investment and Finance Committees of the Board.  Ms. Kennard was appointed to the Audit and Compensation and Human Capital Committees of the Board.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In connection with their appointments to the Board, Mr. Griffin and Ms. Kennard will each receive a grant of restricted stock units with a grant date fair market value of approximately $150,000 on May 3, 2018 (the &#8220;Grant Date&#8221;).  The restricted stock units are subject to the terms of our 2014 Performance Incentive Plan and will vest in full on the earlier of the anniversary of the Grant Date or the Company&#8217;s next annual meeting of stockholders. 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Furthermore, the Company has not been since the beginning of the last fiscal year, and is not currently proposed to be, a participant in any related party transaction with either Mr. Griffin or Ms. Kennard within the meaning of Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Additionally, Brian G. 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The text of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is specifically incorporated by reference herein.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The information set forth in this Item&#160;7.01 of this Current Report on Form&#160;8-K, including the text of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference therein.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:86.90476190476191%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:13%;"></td><td style="width:87%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Exhibit. 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<div><a name="s5A74AFA64DAB2A8C5B6621DB5BD9C5B7"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:312px;font-size:11pt;"><img src="logoa02.gif" alt="logoa02.gif" style="font-size:11pt;height:62px;width:93px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#32;</font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:112px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">HCP Appoints Lydia Kennard and Kent Griffin to its Board of Directors</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;">Brian Cartwright Named Chairman</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;">Board Adopts Mandatory Retirement Age for Directors</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">IRVINE, Calif., May 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- HCP (NYSE: HCP) today announced significant updates to its Board of Directors and related corporate governance enhancements.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:4px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Appointment of Two New Independent Directors</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">HCP has appointed Lydia Kennard and Kent Griffin as independent directors to its Board, effective immediately.  In connection with the appointments of Ms. Kennard and Mr. Griffin, as well as Board refreshment initiatives, the Board has realigned all of its committee memberships.  Ms. Kennard will serve as a member of the Audit Committee, as well as the Compensation and Human Capital Committee.  Additionally, Mr. Griffin will serve as a member of the Audit Committee, as well as the Investment and Finance Committee.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8220;Lydia and Kent are both highly qualified and accomplished professionals, and we are confident their skills and perspectives will enhance our Board&#8217;s effectiveness in overseeing the successful execution of our strategic plan,&#8221; said Tom Herzog, HCP&#8217;s President and CEO.  &#8220;These appointments demonstrate our Board&#8217;s focus on refreshment, with half of our directors now having served for less than five years.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8220;Lydia brings to our Board the skills of an accomplished CEO, extensive experience leading Los Angeles World Airports, as well as significant service on other public boards,&#8221; noted Mr. Herzog.  &#8220;Kent is a seasoned REIT executive with a high-level of expertise in life science real estate, one of our primary business segments, as well as a financial background in investment banking and public accounting.  We are honored to have two individuals of this caliber join our Board, and we look forward to their future contributions.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:4px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Appointment of Chairman of the Board</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">HCP announced that Brian Cartwright has been appointed Chairman of the Board.  Dave Henry who previously served as HCP&#8217;s Lead Independent Director, as well as Chairman during the interim period following Mr. McKee&#8217;s retirement, said, &#8220;As former General Counsel of the SEC, Brian possesses unparalleled and distinguished corporate governance, regulatory and legal expertise.&#8221;  Mr. Henry continued, &#8220;As a part of the senior executive team that grew a local law firm into a preeminent global organization, Brian&#8217;s business acumen will serve the Board well as it navigates an increasingly dynamic business environment.  I look forward to continuing to work alongside of him.&#8221;  Mr. Henry will serve as Chair of the Investment and Finance Committee, given his comprehensive expertise in the REIT industry and more than 30 years of real estate investment knowledge.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:4px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Adoption of Mandatory Retirement Age for Directors</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">HCP also announced that as part of the Board&#8217;s commitment to refreshment, a mandatory retirement age of 75 for directors has been adopted, subject to certain exceptions necessary to ensure an orderly transition of new Board members. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">1</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:4px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">About Ms. Kennard and Messrs. Griffin and Cartwright</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Lydia Kennard has served as President and CEO of KDG Development Construction Consulting since 2011, as well as a principal of Airport Property Ventures, LLC, since 2007.  She previously served as executive director and deputy executive director of Los Angeles World Airports from 1994 to 2003 and from 2005 to 2007.  Prior to that, Ms. Kennard was founder and president of KDG from 1980 to 1994.  She presently serves on the public company boards of Prologis, Inc. and Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.  Ms. Kennard has a B.A. from Stanford University, an M.A. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a J.D. from Harvard University.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">R. Kent Griffin, Jr. has served as managing director of PHICAS Investors since 2016.  He previously served in the roles of president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer of BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. from 2006 to 2015.  Prior to that, Mr. Griffin was a senior vice president in the investment banking division of Raymond James &amp; Associates, Inc. from 2003 to 2006, was an associate in the investment banking division of J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. from 1998 to 2003, and was an auditor at Arthur Andersen, LLP from 1992 to 1997.  He serves on the public company board of TIER REIT, Inc.  Mr. Griffin has a B.S. from Wake Forest University and an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Brian Cartwright served as General Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 2006 to 2009.  From 2009 to 2011, Mr. Cartwright was a Senior Advisor at the law firm of Latham &amp; Watkins LLP, and between 1988 and 2005, he was a partner with Latham &amp; Watkins LLP, where he served in various senior management positions, including as a member of its Executive Committee.  Mr. Cartwright has served as a Senior Advisor at Patomak Global Partners, LLC, a regulatory consulting firm, since 2012.  He has served on the public company board of Investment Technology Group, an independent broker and financial technology provider, since 2016.  Mr. Cartwright has a B.S. from Yale University, a Ph.D. in physics from University of Chicago, and a J.D. from Harvard University.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">About HCP</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">HCP, Inc. is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in real estate serving the healthcare industry in the United States.  HCP owns a large-scale portfolio primarily diversified across life science, medical office and senior housing.  Recognized as a global leader in sustainability, HCP has been a publicly-traded company since 1985 and was the first healthcare REIT selected to the S&amp;P 500 index.  For more information regarding HCP, visit www.hcpi.com.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Contact</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Andrew Johns</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Vice President &#8211; Finance and Investor Relations</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">(949) 407-0400</font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></div>	</body>
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