<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001628280-18-010264.txt : 20180802
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001628280-18-010264
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180731
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:		20180802
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180802

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:		18986739

	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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Sandstrom to serve as a director of the Board until the Company&#8217;s next annual meeting of stockholders and until her successor is duly elected and qualified, effective August 2, 2018.  The Board determined that Ms. Sandstrom qualifies as an independent director under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards and the applicable requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;).  Ms. Sandstrom was appointed to the Compensation and Human Capital Committee, and the Investment and Finance Committee.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In connection with her appointment to the Board, Ms. Sandstrom will receive a grant of restricted stock units with a grant date fair market value of approximately $150,000 on August 2, 2018 (the &#8220;Grant Date&#8221;).  The restricted stock units are subject to the terms of the Company&#8217;s 2014 Performance Incentive Plan and will vest in full on the anniversary of the Grant Date.  Additionally, Ms. Sandstrom is expected to enter into the Company&#8217;s standard form of Director&#8217;s Indemnification Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&#160;10.21 to the Company&#8217;s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 12, 2008) and will participate in the compensation and benefits program for non-employee directors as described in the Company&#8217;s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on March 16, 2018.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Other than the director compensation arrangements described above, there is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Sandstrom and any other persons pursuant to which she was selected as a director of the Company.  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<div><a name="s34F3F5FA70E29A34D6CEF6D7BA680D4C"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;"><img src="logoa02.gif" alt="logoa02.gif" style="height:62px;width:93px;"></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">HCP Appoints Katherine Sandstrom to its Board of 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., Aug. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- HCP, Inc. (NYSE: HCP) today announced the appointment of Katherine M. Sandstrom as an independent director to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.  Ms. Sandstrom will also serve as a member of the Compensation &amp; Human Capital Committee and the Investment &amp; Finance Committee.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8220;We are delighted to welcome Kathy Sandstrom,&#8221; said Brian Cartwright, HCP&#8217;s Chairman of the Board.  &#8220;With her appointment, we have taken one more step in our ongoing program to strengthen the Board through the addition of highly talented and experienced professionals with fresh perspectives.  We very much look forward to benefiting from her contributions.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Ms. Sandstrom&#8217;s career spanned over two decades at Heitman LLC, a real estate investment management firm, where she held a series of senior leadership positions.  Most recently, she served as head of Heitman&#8217;s real estate securities business, overseeing more than $5 billion of assets invested through domestic and global funds, as well as separately managed accounts.  Additionally, she led the firm&#8217;s buy-side investment teams for REIT securities strategies and assets held by institutional and private wealth clients.  Ms. Sandstrom continues to serve as an advisor to Heitman&#8217;s securities business leaders.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8220;We are very pleased to have such an experienced and highly-qualified investment professional join our Board,&#8221; said Tom Herzog, HCP&#8217;s President and Chief Executive Officer.  &#8220;I am confident that Kathy will enhance our Board as we continue to successfully execute our strategic initiatives and position HCP as a top-tier healthcare REIT.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The recent appointment of Ms. Sandstrom expands the Board to nine directors, four of whom have joined within the last two years.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;"># # #</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:4px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">About Ms. Sandstrom</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Ms. Sandstrom has served as an advisor to Heitman LLC, a real estate investment management firm, since July 2018.  She previously served as Senior Managing Director and global head of Heitman&#8217;s Public Real Estate Securities business from 2013 to 2018.  Since joining Heitman in 1996, Ms. Sandstrom held several senior leadership positions across multiple facets of the institutional real estate investment industry.  Additionally, she served on the firm&#8217;s Global Management Committee, the Board of Managers and the Allocation Committee.  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