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): April 15, 2009
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 April 15, 2009, the Board of Trustees of Universal Health Realty Income Trust (the “Trust”) increased the size of its board by one person and elected Randall C. Stein as a trustee of the Trust (“Trustee”) in Class I for a term that will expire at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Stein is “independent” under the applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations and the New York Stock Exchange listing standards. A majority of the Trust’s Board of Trustees and each member of its committees is “independent”.
On April 20, 2009, the Trust issued a press release announcing Mr. Stein’s appointment to its Board of Trustees. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
99.1 Universal Health Realty Income Trust press release dated April 20, 2009.
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.
| UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST | ||||||||
| Date: April 20, 2009 |
By: | /s/ Alan B. Miller | ||||||
| Name: Title: |
Alan B. Miller Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Charles F. Boyle | |||||||
| Name: Title: |
Charles F. Boyle Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated April 20, 2009. | |