Current Report Filing (8-k)

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

September 18, 2019
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

HCP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



Maryland	001-08895	33-0091377
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
		Identification Number)

1920 Main Street, Suite 1200

Irvine, CA 92614

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(949) 407-0700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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:



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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	HCP	New York Stock Exchange

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). Emerging growth company ☐

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 8.01	Other Events.

On September 18, 2019, HCP, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has established an unsecured commercial paper program (the “Commercial Paper Program”).

Under the terms of the Commercial Paper Program, the Company may issue, from time to time, unsecured short-term debt securities with varying maturities not in excess of 397 days from the date of issue (the “Notes”). Amounts available under the Commercial Paper Program may be borrowed, repaid and re-borrowed from time to time, with the maximum aggregate face or principal amount of Notes outstanding at any one time not exceeding $1.0 billion. The Notes will be sold on terms that are customary for the United States commercial paper market and will be at least equal in right of payment with all of the Company’s other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The proceeds of the Notes will be used for general corporate purposes. The Company expects to use its revolving credit facility as a liquidity backstop for the repayment of the Notes issued under the Commercial Paper Program.

The Notes to be offered under the Commercial Paper Program have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes under the Commercial Paper Program.

A copy of the press release related to the Commercial Paper Program is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K that are not historical factual statements are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding our and our officers’ intent, belief or expectation as identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “project,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “seek,” “target,” “forecast,” “plan,” “potential,” “estimate,” “could,” “would,” “should” and other comparable and derivative terms or the negatives thereof. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among other things, the Company’s ability to complete the issuance and sale of the Notes, the intended use of proceeds, and the availability of the Company’s revolving credit facility to serve as a liquidity backstop. Forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current expectations and views about future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect its future financial condition and results of operations. While forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s good faith belief and assumptions believed to be reasonable based upon current information, the Company can give no assurance that its expectations or forecasts will be attained. See Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 for a description of risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the expectations contained in the forward-looking statements herein. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake, and hereby disclaims, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made.



Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.



No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated September 18, 2019.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 18, 2019

HCP, Inc.

By: /s/ Troy E. McHenry

Troy E. McHenry

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and

Corporate Secretary