SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): November 27, 2002
SENIOR HOUSING PROPERTIES TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
MARYLAND 001-15319 04-3445278
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. employer
of incorporation) file number) identification number)
400 CENTRE STREET, NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02458
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-796-8350
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
On November 27, 2002, the Company issued a press release regarding legal
proceedings and an ongoing dispute with Marriott International, Inc., and
Marriott Senior Living Services, Inc. which summarized the status of the
dispute, legal filings and a temporary order made. A copy of that press release,
related notices, related filings by the Company and Marriott and the related
ruling issued are presented as exhibits 99.1 through 99.6 to this Form 8-K.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) EXHIBITS.
99.1 Company press release dated November 27, 2002.
99.2 Company Notice of Default dated November 13, 2002.
99.3 Company Notice of Terminations dated November 27, 2002.
99.4 Complaint For Declaratory Relief filed in Superior Court, Middlesex
County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
99.5 Complaint filed in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland.
99.6 Temporary Restraining Order in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County,
Maryland.
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.
SENIOR HOUSING PROPERTIES TRUST
By: /s/ David J. Hegarty
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Name: David J. Hegarty
Title: President, Chief Operating
Officer and Secretary
Date: November 27, 2002