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):  October 20, 2017

Healthcare Trust, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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:

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).

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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. ¨

Sixth Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement

On October 20, 2017, Healthcare Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of March 21, 2014, by and among Healthcare Trust Operating Partnership, L.P. (the “OP”), certain subsidiaries of the OP, KeyBank National Association (the “Agent”) and the lenders party thereto (as amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).

The Amendment amends provisions relating to, among other things, the definition of Modified FFO (as defined in the Credit Agreement, “MFFO”) and stockholder distributions. The Amendment also adds a covenant regarding minimum liquidity.

Modified Funds from Operations

The Amendment amends the Credit Agreement so that certain one-time costs and expenses of the Company related to the implementation of new accounting standards, non-cash equity compensation payable by the Company to its directors and officers and certain other non-recurring expenses and/or non-cash items otherwise approved by the Agent will now be added back in the calculation of MFFO.

Limitations on Shareholder Distributions

The Credit Agreement includes a covenant (the “Distribution Covenant”) limiting distributions to stockholders, with certain exceptions, to a percentage of MFFO during the applicable periods. The Amendment modifies the Distribution Covenant to provide for a tiered distribution limit set at:

Minimum Liquidity

The Amendment adds a new covenant requiring the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Company to be equal to at least $30.0 million at all times.

The foregoing summary does not purport to be a complete summary of the Amendment and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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.