UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION
UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS
UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number 1-9028
Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1150
Newport Beach, California, 92660-6429
(949) 718-4400
| (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices) |
Series A Cumulative Preferred Step-Up REIT Securities,
$1.00 Par Value
| (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form) |
Common Stock, $0.10 Par Value
Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock,
$1.00 Par Value
| (Title of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) remains) |
Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
| Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) | x | Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) | x | |||
| Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) | ¨ | Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) | ¨ | |||
| Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) | ¨ | Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i) | ¨ | |||
| Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) | ¨ | Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) | ¨ | |||
| Rule 15d-6 | ¨ |
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: 0
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
| Date: | October 15, 2007 | By: | /s/ Abdo H. Khoury | |||
| Abdo H. Khoury Senior Vice President and Chief Financial and Portfolio Officer | ||||||