8-K 1 snhq42016earningsrelease8k.htm 8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 27, 2017
SENIOR HOUSING PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-15319 |  | 04-3445278
(Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

Two Newton Place, 255 Washington Street, Suite 300 Newton, Massachusetts |  | 02458-1634
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  | (Zip Code)

617-796-8350
(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:
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On February 27, 2017, Senior Housing Properties Trust, or the Company, issued a press release regarding the Company’s results of operations and financial condition for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2016, and also provided certain supplemental operating and financial data for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2016. Copies of the Company’s press release and supplemental operating and financial data are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto, respectively.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated February 27, 2017.
99.2 Fourth Quarter 2016 Supplemental Operating and Financial Data.

SIGNATURES
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.

| SENIOR HOUSING PROPERTIES TRUST
| By: | /s/ Richard W. Siedel, Jr.
| Name: | Richard W. Siedel, Jr.
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date: February 27, 2017