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): September 7, 2017
UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 1-9321 | 23-6858580 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| Universal Corporate Center 367 South Gulph Road King of Prussia, Pennsylvania |
19406 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 265-0688
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(d) Election of new Trustee
On September 7, 2017, the Board of Trustees of Universal Health Realty Income Trust (the “Trust”) elected Michael Allan Domb to serve as a Class III Trustee of the Trust for a term that is scheduled to commence on December 6, 2017 and expire at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Mr. Domb is “independent” under the applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations and the New York Stock Exchange listing standards. Mr. Domb’s compensation for his services will be consistent with the standard compensation paid to other independent trustees of the Trust, as described in the Trust’s most recent proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2017.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Domb and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Domb was selected as a trustee, and there are no transactions between Mr. Domb and the Trust that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Not applicable.
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.
| Date: September 12, 2017 | UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST | |||||
| By: | /s/ Charles F. Boyle | |||||
| Name: | Charles F. Boyle | |||||
| Title: | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||