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

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 22, 2020

Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	000-55434	46-1749436
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
18191 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 300 Irvine, California		92612
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 270-9200

Not Applicable

(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
None	None	None

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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 22, 2020, we issued a press release announcing a change to the location of the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or Annual Meeting, as described in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release, which is hereby incorporated into this filing in its entirety, is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. The information furnished under this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless it is specifically incorporated by reference therein.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Change to Virtual Annual Meeting

On May 22, 2020, we announced that, due to the ongoing public health threat caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and to support the health and well-being of our stockholders, board of directors and other meeting participants, the location of our Annual Meeting has been changed and will be held in a virtual meeting format only. As previously announced, the Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Further information regarding this change to the location of the Annual Meeting and instructions on how to attend the virtual Annual Meeting can be found in the proxy supplement previously filed by us with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2020.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc. Press Release dated May 22, 2020

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.

	Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc.
May 22, 2020	By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Hanson
	Name: Jeffrey T. Hanson
	Title: Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

Contact:	Damon Elder
	Spotlight Marketing Communications
	(949) 427-1377
	damon@spotlightmarcom.com

Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc. Announces

Change of Location of 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

to be Held on June 10, 2020

IRVINE, Calif. (May 22, 2020) –  Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that, due to the ongoing public health threat caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and to support the health and well-being of its stockholders, board of directors and other meeting participants, the location of the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) has been changed and will be held in a virtual meeting format only. As previously announced, the Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Stockholders will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in-person.

As described in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting previously distributed, stockholders are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting if they were a stockholder as of the close of business on March 23, 2020, the record date. To be admitted to the virtual Annual Meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/GAHRIII2020, stockholders must enter the control number found on their proxy card, voting instruction forms or the notices stockholders previously received. The Company encourages eligible stockholders to vote on the proposals disclosed in the proxy materials prior to the Annual Meeting using the instructions provided in the proxy materials. Eligible stockholders may also vote during the Annual Meeting by following the instructions available on the meeting website during the meeting. Further information regarding this change to the location of the Annual Meeting can be found in the proxy supplement filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2020.

About Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc.

Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III invests in a diversified portfolio of healthcare real estate assets, focusing primarily on medical office buildings, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, senior housing and other healthcare-related facilities. Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III qualified to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for federal income tax purposes beginning with its taxable year ended December 31, 2014 and intends to continue to qualify to be taxed as a REIT. The REIT is co-sponsored by American Healthcare Investors, LLC and Griffin Capital Company, LLC. For more information regarding Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, please visit www.HealthcareREIT3.com.