UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): December 18, 2015
Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 000-55434 | 46-1749436 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
18191 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 300 Irvine, California | 92612 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 270-9200
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 18, 2015, our board of directors authorized a daily distribution to our stockholders of record as of the close of business on each day of the period commencing on January 1, 2016 and ending March 31, 2016.
The distributions will be calculated based on 365 days in the calendar year and will be equal to $0.001643836 per share of common stock, which is equal to an annualized distribution rate of 6.0% assuming a purchase price of $10.00 per share. These distributions will be aggregated and paid in cash or shares of our common stock pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan monthly in arrears. The distributions declared for each record date in the January 2016, February 2016 and March 2016 periods will be paid in February 2016, March 2016 and April 2016, respectively, only from legally available funds.
The information furnished under this Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.
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.
Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc. | ||
December 22, 2015 | By:/s/ Jeffrey T. Hanson | |
Name: Jeffrey T. Hanson | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||