# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000765880
**File Stem:** 0001104659-23-032291
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-23-032291.hdr.sgml**: 20230314

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-23-032291

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230314

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230314

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230314

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000765880
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 330091377
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-08895
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23731212

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 5050 SOUTH SYRACUSE STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 800
- **CITY:** DENVER
- **STATE:** CO
- **ZIP:** 80237
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 949-407-0700

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 5050 SOUTH SYRACUSE STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 800
- **CITY:** DENVER
- **STATE:** CO
- **ZIP:** 80237

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** HCP, INC.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20070911

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVESTORS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

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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): March 14, 2023

**Healthpeak Properties, Inc.**

**(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)**

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| **Maryland** | **001-08895** | **33-0091377** |
| **(State or other Jurisdiction<br> of Incorporation)** | **(Commission**<br> **File Number)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |

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**4600 South Syracuse Street, Suite 500**

**Denver, CO 80237**

**(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)**

**(949) 407-0400**

**(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:

¨ 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)

¨ 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:

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| Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, $1.00 par value | PEAK | New York Stock Exchange |

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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. ◻

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| **Item 5.02** | **Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.** |

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**(d) Election of Directors**

On March 14, 2023, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Healthpeak Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Company"), appointed James B. Connor to serve as a director of the Board until the Company's next annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The Board determined that Mr. Connor qualifies as an independent director under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards and the applicable requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").

Mr. Connor has entered into the Company's standard form of Director's Indemnification Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Company's Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 12, 2008). Mr. Connor will receive a prorated annual cash retainer, prorated from the date of his appointment to the Board until the date of the Company's next annual meeting of stockholders, and will otherwise participate in the compensation and benefits program for non-employee directors as described in the section titled "Director Compensation—2021" of the Company's [Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on March 17, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/765880/000120677422000765/peak3966611-def14a.htm#peak3966611-def14aa023).

Other than the director compensation arrangements described above, there is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Connor and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director of the Company. Furthermore, the Company has not been since the beginning of the last fiscal year, and is not currently proposed to be, a participant in any related party transaction with Mr. Connor within the meaning of Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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| **Item 7.01** | **Regulation FD Disclosure.** |

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On March 14, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Connor to the Company's Board. The text of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is specifically incorporated herein by reference.

The information set forth in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the text of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference therein.

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| **Item 9.01** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.** |

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(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed herewith:

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| &nbsp;&nbsp; **No.** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Description** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[99.1](tm239507d1_ex99-1.htm) | &nbsp;&nbsp;[Press Release dated March 14, 2023](tm239507d1_ex99-1.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;104 | &nbsp;&nbsp;The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL |

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**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: March 14, 2023

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| **Healthpeak Properties, Inc.** | **Healthpeak Properties, Inc.** |
| By: | /s/ Jeffrey H. Miller |
|  | Jeffrey H. Miller |
|  | General Counsel |

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## Exhibit 99.1

<u>Exhibit 99.1</u>

![](tm239507d1_ex99-1img01.jpg)

**Healthpeak Properties Appoints Jim Connor to its Board of Directors**

DENVER, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PEAK) announced today the appointment of James B. "Jim" Connor as an independent director to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. The appointment of Mr. Connor expands the Board to eight directors, with an average director tenure of approximately seven years.

Mr. Connor has extensive real estate experience, having most recently served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Duke Realty Corporation until its acquisition by Prologis, Inc. in October 2022. He held a variety of leadership positions at Duke Realty for over 20 years. Before joining Duke Realty, Mr. Connor held executive and brokerage positions with Cushman & Wakefield, most recently serving as Senior Managing Director for the Midwest Region. He currently serves on the boards of Prologis, Inc. and EPR Properties, and is the Vice Chair of Roosevelt University Board of Trustees.

Brian Cartwright, Healthpeak's Chairman of the Board, stated, "Jim is a highly-respected and successful REIT CEO who helped create a world-class organization at Duke Realty with strong internal and external growth. With his deep knowledge of commercial real estate, Jim will be an invaluable resource to the Company."

"We are pleased to have Jim join Healthpeak's talented Board of Directors," said Scott Brinker, Healthpeak's President and Chief Executive Officer. "His deep experience in development, commercial real estate, and publicly-traded REITs will complement the strong and diverse skillset of our Board."

Mr. Connor noted, "I am excited about Healthpeak's unique focus on real estate sectors benefitting from the aging population and the desire for improved health. The Company's strong balance sheet, platform, and entrepreneurial and collaborative culture drove my interest in joining the Board."

**ABOUT HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES**

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) and S&P 500 company. Healthpeak owns, operates, and develops high-quality healthcare real estate focused on the aging population and the desire for improved health, in particular Life Science, Medical Office and CCRC. For more information regarding Healthpeak, visit www.healthpeak.com.

**CONTACT**

Andrew Johns, CFA

Senior Vice President – Investor Relations

(949) 407-0400