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): August 1, 2021

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)

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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

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 8.01 Other Events.

Our board of directors authorized a daily distribution to our stockholders of record as of the close of business on each day of the period commencing on August 1, 2021 and ending on August 31, 2021. The daily distributions will be calculated based on 365 days in the calendar year and will be equal to $0.000547945 per share of our common stock, which is equal to an annualized distribution of $0.20 per share. The distributions will be aggregated and paid in cash on a monthly basis, in September 2021, only from legally available funds.

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.

August 2, 2021						By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Hanson
						Name: Jeffrey T. Hanson
						Title: Chief Executive Officer

Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc. 8-K