Explanatory Note:
This statement on Schedule 13G relates to the Common Stock, $0.01 par value, of MEDEQUITIES REALTY TRUST, INC. (the Issuer). It amends the Schedule
13D filed by the Reporting Persons on October 26, 2018. The switch herein from Schedule 13D to Schedule 13G is being made pursuant to Rule
13d-1(h)
and the SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations:
Exchange Act Sections 13(d) and 13(g) and Regulation
13D-G
Beneficial Ownership Reporting, Question 103.07.
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Medequities Realty
Trust, Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices:
3100 West End Avenue, Suite 1000 Nashville, TN, 37203
Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing:
The Goldman
Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
200 West Street
New York, NY 10282
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
200 West Street
New York, NY 10282
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Delaware
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC New York
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common
Stock, $0.01 par value per share
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
58409L306
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to
Rules
13d-1(b)
or
13d-2(b)
or (c), check whether the person filing is
a:
(a). ☒ Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
(b). ☐
Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c). ☐ Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15
U.S.C. 78c).
(d). ☐ Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.
80a-8).
(e). ☒ An investment adviser in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
(f). ☐ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g). ☒ A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
The Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc.
(h). ☐ A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i). ☐ A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15
U.S.C.
80a-3);
(j). ☐ A
non-U.S.
institution in accordance with
Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
(k). ☐ A group, in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii) (A)
through (K).
If filing as a
non-U.S.
institution
in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please specify the type of institution: