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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): May 5, 2021
DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE 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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title Of Each Class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name Of Each Exchange On Which Registered
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest |  | DHC |  | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
5.625% Senior Notes due 2042 |  | DHCNI |  | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
6.25% Senior Notes due 2046 |  | DHCNL |  | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On May 5, 2021, Diversified Healthcare Trust, or the Company, issued a press release regarding the Company’s results of operations and financial condition for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, and also provided certain supplemental operating and financial data for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. 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 May 5, 2021
99.2 | First Quarter 2021 Supplemental Operating and Financial Data
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File. (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document.)

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.

| DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE TRUST
| By: | /s/ Richard W. Siedel, Jr.
| Name: | Richard W. Siedel, Jr.
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date: May 5, 2021