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): June 15, 2011

MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Commission File Number 001-32559

Maryland (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		20-0191742 (IRS. Employer Identification No.)

1000 Urban Center Drive, Suite 501 Birmingham, AL (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		35242 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(205) 969-3755

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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Item 8.01. Other Events.

     On June 15, 2011, Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has commenced a cash tender offer to purchase any and all of the outstanding 9.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2013 issued by the Company’s operating partnership, MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. (which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company and are exchangeable for cash up to their principal amount and shares of the Company’s common stock for the remainder of the exchange value in excess of the principal amount).

     A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit (a)(5)(A) to the Company’s Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 15, 2011 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued by Medical Properties Trust, Inc. on June 15, 2011 (filed as Exhibit (a)(5)(A) to the Company’s Schedule TO filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on June 15, 2011 and incorporated by reference herein).

SIGNATURE

     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.

Date: June 15, 2011