Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (Medical Properties) is a self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, develops, leases and makes other investments in healthcare facilities providing healthcare services. The Company leases its facilities to healthcare operators pursuant to long-term, net leases. Medical Properties also makes long-term, interest-only mortgage loans to healthcare operators, and from time to time, it also makes working capital and acquisition loans to its tenants. The Company conducts all of its business through its wholly owned subsidiaries, MPT Operating Partnership, L.P. and MPT Development Services, Inc. As of December 31, 2008, the Company’s portfolio consisted of 51 properties, including 48 facilities, which it owns are leased to 14 operators and the remaining in the form of mortgage loans to two operators, totaling an aggregate of approximately 5.3 million square feet and 5,115 licensed beds.