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): October 26, 2006

MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Commission File Number 001-32559

Maryland		20-0191742
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I. R. S. Employer Identification No.)

1000 Urban Center Drive, Suite 501 Birmingham, AL		35242
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On October 26, 2006, Medical Properties Trust, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In addition, this information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing of Medical Properties Trust, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits:

Exhibit Number				Description
	99.1			Press release dated October 26, 2006 reporting financial results for the quarter and nine months September 30, 2006

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 27, 2006

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number				Description
	99.1			Press release dated October 26, 2006 reporting financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006