Medical PropertiesTrust Inc. said that a public offeringof $500 million of senior notes due 2026 priced with a 5.250% coupon.

The offering, being conducted by MPT Operating Partnership LPand MPT Finance Corp., is expected to be completed on or about July 22.

Roughly $474.3 million of the net proceeds will be used to fullyredeem existing $450 million of 6.875% senior notes due 2021, including any premiumand accrued and unpaid interest. Any remaining proceeds will go toward repaymentof borrowings under the operating partnership's revolving credit facility and forgeneral corporate purposes, potentially including additional health care propertyinvestments.

Goldman Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays,Credit Agricole CIB, KeyBanc Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets, SunTrust RobinsonHumphrey and Wells Fargo Securities are serving as joint book-running managers,while BBVA, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Securities, MUFG and Stifel are servingas co-lead managers.