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):  January 28, 2019

Healthcare Trust, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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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).

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. ¨ 

Amendment to Share Repurchase Program

On January 28, 2019, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Healthcare Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Company’s existing share repurchase program (the “SRP”) changing the date on which any repurchases are to be made in respect of requests made during the period commencing March 13, 2018 up to and including December 31, 2018 to no later than March 31, 2019, rather than on or before the 31st day following December 31, 2018. This SRP amendment will become effective on January 30, 2019.

All other terms of the SRP remain in effect, including that repurchases pursuant to the SRP are at the sole discretion of the Board. The foregoing summary of the SRP amendment is qualified by the text of the SRP amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. A copy of the notice with respect to the SRP amendment provided to each stockholder who participated in the SRP during the period commencing March 13, 2018 up to and including December 31, 2018 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2

Forward Looking Statements

The statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and members of its management team, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based, and generally are identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “seeks,” “strives,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “should” or similar expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements, including as a result of those factors set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and the Company’s most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, unless required by law. 

(d)           Exhibits

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.