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gahr-20201221
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 21, 2020
Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
000-55434
46-1749436
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
18191 Von Karman Avenue
,
Suite 300
Irvine
,
California
92612
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(
949
)
270-9200
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 21, 2020, we, at the recommendation and approval of the Audit Committee, or the Committee, of our Board of Directors, or the Board, which Committee is comprised solely of independent directors, engaged Robert A. Stanger & Co., Inc., or Stanger, an independent third-party valuation firm, to assist the Board with updating the estimated per share net asset value, or NAV, of our company's common stock. Stanger has been engaged to assist the Board with its annual determination of an estimated per share NAV since 2016. We anticipate publishing our updated estimated per share NAV by March 31, 2021, the filing deadline for our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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.
Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc.
December 23, 2020
By:
/s/ Jeffrey T. Hanson
Name:
Jeffrey T. Hanson
Title:
Chief Executive Officer