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): September 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).

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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 September 1, 2021, we issued our Second Quarter 2021 Investor Update Letter. A copy of the investor letter, 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.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

In light of our proposed merger with Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, Inc., or GAHR IV, which we intend to close in October 2021 subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions including the approval of the merger by our stockholders and the stockholders of GAHR IV, and to facilitate the payment of our September 2021 distribution to our stockholders prior to such intended closing of the merger, our board of directors authorized a distribution to our stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 17, 2021. The distribution will be equal to $0.01643835 per share of our common stock, which for the month of September 2021 is equal to an annualized distribution of $0.20 per share. The distribution will be paid in cash on or about September 20, 2021, only from legally available funds.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.						Description

99.1						Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc. Second Quarter 2021 Investor Update Letter, dated September 1, 2021
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.



						Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc.

September 1, 2021						By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Hanson
						Name: Jeffrey T. Hanson
						Title: Chief Executive Officer

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