Schedule 13G
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
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NAME OF ISSUER:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
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TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES
58463J304
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CUSIP NUMBER
December 31, 2007
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
[x] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
CUSIP No.: 58463J304
1. Name Of Reporting Persons
S.S. Or I.R.S. Identification Nos. Of Above Persons
Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.
2. Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group
(A) [ ]
(B) [X]
3. Sec Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place Of Organization
Tokyo, Japan
Number of 5. Sole Voting Power 2,799,031
Shares
Beneficially 6. Shared Voting Power 0
Owned by
Each 7. Sole Dispositive Power 26,200
Reporting
Person With 8. Shared Dispositive Power 2,772,831
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
2,799,031
10. Check Box If the Aggregate Amount In Row 9 Excludes Certain Shares
[ ]
11. Percent of Class Represented By Amount In Row 9
5.6% based on 50,308,812 Shares outstanding as of November 7, 2007.
12. Type Of Reporting Person
IA
Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer:
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (the "Issuer")
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1000 Urban Center Drive, Suite 501, Birmingham, AL 35242
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing
This Statement is filed on behalf of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
("NAM"). This Statement relates to Shares (as defined herein) held for the
accounts of US-REIT High Income Open Fund ("US-REIT Open"), Global REIT Open
Mother Fund ("Global REIT Open"), International REIT Index Mother Fund
("International REIT Index"), Nomura Global REIT Mother Fund ("Nomura Global
REIT") and Nomura-CBRE Global REIT Mother Fund ("Nomura-CBRE").
NAM serves as investment manager to each of US-REIT Open, Global REIT
Open, International REIT Index, Nomura Global REIT, and Nomura-CBRE. In such
capacity, NAM may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the Shares
held for the accounts of each of US-REIT Open, Global REIT Open, International
REIT Index, Nomura Global REIT, and Nomura-CBRE.
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Office or, if none, Residence
The address of the principal office of NAM is 1-12-1, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku,
Tokyo, Japan 103-8260
Item 2(c) Citizenship
NAM is a Japanese corporation
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Shares")
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
58463J304
Item 3(e). |X| An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)
Item 4 Ownership
Item 4(a) Amount Beneficially Owned
As of December 31, 2007, NAM may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of
2,799,031 Shares. This amount consists of: (A) 556,300 Shares held for the
account of US-REIT Open; (B) 1,529,600 Shares held for the account of Global
REIT Open; (C) 26,200 Shares held for the account of International REIT Index;
(D) 570,400 Shares held for the account of Nomura Global REIT; and (E) 116,531
Shares held for the account of Nomura-CBRE.
Item 4(b) Percent of Class:
The number of shares of which NAM may be deemed to be the beneficial owner
of constitutes approximately 5.6% of the total number of Shares outstanding
(based upon the information provided by the issuer in its most recently-filed
quarterly report on Form 10-Q, there was 50,308,812 shares outstanding as of
November 7, 2007).
Item 4(c) Number of Shares of which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 2,799,031
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 26,200
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 2,772,831
Item 5 Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class:
This Item 5 is not applicable
Item 6 Ownership of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person
This Item 6 is not applicable
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
This Item 7 is not applicable
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
This Item 8 is not applicable
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group
This Item 9 is not applicable
Item 10 Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Date: February 8, 2008
NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
By: /s/ Tsunehiko Ohnishi
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Name: Tsunehiko Ohnishi
Title: Managing Director