Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT, Inc. (Form: 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):   March 24, 2008

Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Maryland 333-133652 20-4738467
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1551 N. Tustin Avenue, Suite 300, Santa Ana, California   92705
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   714-667-8252

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

The information reported in Items 2.01 and 2.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.





Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On March 6, 2008, Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, LLC, or Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, the managing member of Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT Advisor, LLC, or our Advisor, entered into an Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Real Property and Escrow Instructions, or the Agreement, with Epler Parke, LLC, or the Seller, an unaffiliated third party, for the purchase of Epler Parke Building B located in Indianapolis, Indiana, or the Epler B property, for a purchase price of $5,850,000, plus closing costs.

On March 24, 2008, Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors executed an Assignment and Assumption of Purchase Agreement, or the Assignment, to assign its rights, title and interest as the buyer in the Agreement to G&E Healthcare REIT Epler Parke Building B, LLC, our subsidiary.

On March 24, 2008, we acquired the Epler B property from the Seller for a purchase price of $5,850,000, plus closing costs. We financed the purchase price using $6,100,000 in borrowings under a secured revolving line of credit with LaSalle Bank National Association, or LaSalle, and KeyBank National Association, or KeyBank. The secured revolving line of credit is described in Item 2.03 below. An acquisition fee of $176,000, or 3.0% of the purchase price, was paid to our Advisor and its affiliate.

The above descriptions of the Agreement and Assignment are qualified in their entirety by the terms of the agreements attached as Exhibits 10.1 through 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.





Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

As previously reported in the Current Report on Form 8-K we filed on September 14, 2007, and as further reported in the Current Report on Form 8-K we filed on December 18, 2007, we entered into an $80,000,000 secured revolving line of credit with LaSalle and KeyBank, or the LaSalle line of credit. On March 24, 2008, we borrowed $6,100,000 under the LaSalle line of credit, which was applied towards the purchase price of the Epler B property, including closing costs.





Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 28, 2008, we issued a press release announcing the acquisition of the Epler B property. 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.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements.

It is not practical to provide the required financial statements at this time. Such financial statements will be filed as an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K no later than 71 days after the deadline for filing this Form 8-K.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

See paragraph (a) above.

(d) Exhibits.

10.1 Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Real Property and Escrow Instructions by and between Epler Parke, LLC and Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, LLC, dated March 6, 2008

10.2 Assignment and Assumption of Purchase Agreement by and between Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, LLC and G&E Healthcare REIT Epler Parke Building B, LLC, dated March 24, 2008

99.1 Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT, Inc. Press Release, dated March 28, 2008






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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.

         
    Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT, Inc.
          
March 28, 2008   By:   /s/ Scott D. Peters
       
        Name: Scott D. Peters
        Title: Chief Executive Officer and President


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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
10.1
  Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Real Property and Escrow Instructions by and between Epler Parke, LLC and Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, LLC, dated March 6, 2008
10.2
  Assignment and Assumption of Purchase Agreement by and between Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, LLC and G&E Healthcare REIT Epler Parke Building B, LLC, dated March 24, 2008
99.1
  Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT, Inc. Press Release, dated March 28, 2008