Securities Registration (section 12(b)) (8-a12b)

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 8-A

 

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

SENIOR HOUSING PROPERTIES TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Maryland		04-3445278
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Two Newton Place, 255 Washington Street, Suite 300, Newton, MA		02458-1634
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class to be so registered		Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
6.25% Senior Notes due 2046		New York Stock Exchange

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box: x

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box: o

 

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333- 205298 (if applicable)

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

None

(Title of Class)

 

 

 

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Item 1.  Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

 

A description of the 6.25% Senior Notes due 2046, or the Notes, of Senior Housing Properties Trust, or the Registrant, is contained in the Prospectus dated June 26, 2015 (File No. 333-205298), under the caption “Description of Debt Securities” on pages 6 through 17 thereof, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement dated February 10, 2016, under the caption “Description of notes” on pages S-13 through S-18 thereof, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  Such Prospectus, as so supplemented, is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2. Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number		Description
4.1		Indenture, dated as of February 18, 2016, between Senior Housing Properties Trust and U.S. Bank National Association. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 18, 2016.)
4.2		First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 18, 2016, between Senior Housing Properties Trust and U.S. Bank National Association, relating to the 6.25% Senior Notes due 2046, including form thereof. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 18, 2016.)

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 

	SENIOR HOUSING PROPERTIES TRUST
	By:	/s/ Richard W. Siedel, Jr.
	Name:	Richard W. Siedel, Jr.
	Title:	Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Dated:  February 18, 2016

 

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