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, 2018

CNL Healthcare Properties, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

CNL Center at City Commons

450 South Orange Ave.

Orlando, Florida 32801

(Address of Principal Executive Offices; Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (407) 650-1000

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.    ☐

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On December 18, 2018, CNL Healthcare Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at its principal offices in Orlando, Florida. Of the 175,305,499 shares of the Company’s common stock that were issued and outstanding as of the record date and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, a total of 122,774,846 shares (70.03%) were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum for the transaction of business.

At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders (i) elected all five (5) of the nominees, as listed below, to serve on the board of directors of the Company until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified and (ii) ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered certified public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

Under the Company’s Third Articles of Amendment and Restatement and bylaws, the vote necessary for the election of directors and the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is a majority of the votes cast at the meeting at which a quorum is present. Broker non-votes are not counted as votes cast, and accordingly, for the election of directors, broker non-votes had no effect on the results of the election. With respect to the vote on the proposal to ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, abstentions are not counted as votes cast, and accordingly, had no effect on the results of the vote to ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

The voting results, as certified in the Final Report of the Inspectors of Election, are as follows:

No other business was transacted at the Annual Meeting.

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.