fivestar_8k.htm
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 6,
2008
FIVE
STAR QUALITY CARE, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-16817
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04-3516029
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(Commission
File No.)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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400
Centre Street,
Newton,
Massachusetts
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02458
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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617-796-8387
(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:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 6,
2008, Five Star Quality Care, Inc., or the Company, issued a press release
setting forth the Company’s results of operations and financial condition as of
and for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2008. A copy of the Company’s
press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1
hereto.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits.
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| The Company
hereby furnishes the following exhibit: |
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99.1
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Press
Release dated August 6, 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.
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FIVE
STAR QUALITY CARE, INC.
By:
/s/ Francis
R. Murphy, III
Name: Francis
R. Murphy, III
Title: Treasurer
and Chief Financial
Officer
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Date:
August 6, 2008