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): February 03, 2026

    

American Healthcare REIT, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Maryland	001-41951	47-2887436
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS 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)

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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
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	AHR	New York Stock Exchange

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officer; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

We announced today that Danny Prosky, our Chief Executive Officer, President and director, is taking a leave of absence, effective February 3, 2026, due to a recent medical event. Our board of directors has appointed Jeffrey T. Hanson, our Chairman of the Board and our former Chief Executive Officer from 2015 to 2021, to serve as our Interim Chief Executive Officer and President, effective as of February 3, 2026. Biographical information for Mr. Hanson may be found in our definitive proxy statement relating to our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2025.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 4, 2026, we issued a press release relating to the matters described in Item 5.02 above. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “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, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		American Healthcare REIT, Inc. Press Release, dated February 4, 2026
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.


			American Healthcare REIT, Inc.

Date:	February 4, 2026	By:	/s/ Jeffrey T. Hanson
			Jeffrey T. Hanson, Interim Chief Executive Officer and President

American Healthcare REIT, Inc. 8-K