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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HAMNER R STEVEN   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC [MPW] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 1000 URBAN CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 501 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/08/2012 (Street) BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common stock, par value $.001 03/08/2012   A   119,542 (1) A $ 0 940,791 D   Common stock, par value $.001 03/08/2012   A   150,000 (2) (3) A $ 0 1,090,791 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HAMNER R STEVEN 1000 URBAN CENTER DRIVE SUITE 501 BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242	X		EVP & CFO

Signatures

Kevin Hanna, by power of attorney		03/09/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Fifty percent of such shares vest ratably at the beginning of each of the 12 calendar quarters ending March 31, 2015; dividends are paid currently. Fifty percent of such shares vest ratably over a three-year period based on achievement of certain performance measures, with a carry-back and carry forward provision through December 31, 2016; accrued dividends are paid only upon achievement of the performance measures.
(2)	Up to 50% of the shares may be earned based on the achievement of a three-year cumulative total shareholder return as compared to pre-established multi-level returns set by our compensation committee. The pre-established multi-level returns are set in 25% increments such that the higher the three-year cumulative total shareholder return is, the more shares are earned. If the cumulative shareholder return is less than 27% for the three-year period, no shares will be earned, whereas if a total shareholder return of 35% or greater is achieved for the same period, then 100% of these shares will be earned. At the end of the three-year performance period, any earned shares will be subject to an additional two years of ratable time-based vesting on an annual basis. Dividends are paid on these shares only upon achievement of the performance measures.
(3)	The remaining 50% of the shares will be earned similar to that described above; however, the performance measure is against the MSCI US REIT Index (Index). If our total shareholder return over the three-year cumulative period is equal to or less than this Index, then no shares will be earned, whereas if our total shareholder return is equal to or greater than the Index plus 6% for the same period, then 100% of these shares will be earned. At the end of the three-year performance period, any earned shares will be subject to an additional two years of ratable time-based vesting on an annual basis. Dividends are paid on these shares only upon achievement of the performance measures.

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