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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 16, 2014 (December 15, 2014)
HEALTHCARE TRUST OF AMERICA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland
 
001-35568
 
20-4738467
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
16435 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 320
 
 
 
 
Scottsdale, Arizona
 
 
 
85254
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
(480) 998-3478
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.03
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On December 15, 2014, Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. (NYSE: HTA) (“HTA”) filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland two Articles of Amendment (the “Amendments”) to its Fifth Articles of Amendment and Restatement, that (i) provided for a 1-for-2 stock split of the issued and outstanding shares of HTA’s common stock, par value $0.01 (the “Common Stock”), effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern on December 15, 2014, and (ii) provided for the par value of the Common Stock to be changed from $0.02 per share (as a result of the reverse stock split) back to $0.01 per share, effective at 5:01 p.m. Eastern on December 15, 2014.
The foregoing description of the Amendments does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete Amendments, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
3.1
Articles of Amendment of Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., effective December 15, 2014.
 
 
3.2
Articles of Amendment of Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., effective December 15, 2014.






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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. 
 
Date: December 16, 2014
By:
/s/ Scott D. Peters  
 
 
 
Name: Scott D. Peters
 
 
 
Title: Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman