MPT OF BILLINGS, LLC MPT OF BOISE, LLC MPT OF BROWNSVILLE, LLC MPT OF CASPER, LLC MPT OF COMAL COUNTY, LLC MPT OF GREENWOOD, LLC MPT OF JOHNSTOWN, LLC MPT OF LAREDO, LLC MPT OF LAS CRUCES, LLC MPT OF MESQUITE, LLC MPT OF POST FALLS, LLC MPT OF...

Exhibit 4.8

MPT OF XXXXXXXX, LLC

MPT OF BOISE, LLC

MPT OF BROWNSVILLE, LLC

MPT OF CASPER, LLC

MPT OF COMAL COUNTY, LLC

MPT OF GREENWOOD, LLC

MPT OF JOHNSTOWN, LLC

MPT OF LAREDO, LLC

MPT OF LAS CRUCES, LLC

MPT OF MESQUITE, LLC

MPT OF POST FALLS, LLC

MPT OF PRESCOTT VALLEY, LLC

MPT OF PROVO, LLC

as Guarantors,

MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

and

MPT FINANCE CORPORATION,

as Issuers,

MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC.,

as Parent and a Guarantor,

the other GUARANTORS named herein,

as Guarantors,

and

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of April 9, 2012

To

INDENTURE

Dated as of April 26, 2011

6.875% Senior Notes due 2021

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of April 9, 2012, by and among MPT of Xxxxxxxx, LLC, MPT of Boise, LLC, MPT of Brownsville, LLC, MPT of Casper, LLC, MPT of Comal County, LLC, MPT of Greenwood, LLC, MPT of Johnstown, LLC, MPT of Laredo, LLC, MPT of Las Cruces, LLC, MPT of Mesquite, LLC, MPT of Post Falls, LLC, MPT of Prescott Valley, LLC and MPT of Provo, LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company (the “New Guaranteeing Subsidiaries”), MPT Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Opco”), MPT Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Xxxxx” and, together with Opco, the “Issuers”), Medical Properties Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Parent”), as Guarantor, each of the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture), as Guarantors, and Wilmington Trust, National Association (formerly known as Wilmington Trust Company), existing under the laws of the United States of America, as Trustee (the “Trustee”).

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, the Issuers and the Guarantors have heretofore executed and delivered an Indenture, dated as of April 26, 2011 (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by that certain First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 10, 2011 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), by that certain Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 3, 2011 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), by that certain Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 2, 2011 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”), and by that certain Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 19, 2012 (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture,” together with the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture and Third Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance by the Issuers of the 6.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01(a)(4) of the Indenture, the Issuers, the Guarantors and the Trustee may supplement the Indenture without the consent of any Holders in order to add Guarantees with respect to the Notes;

WHEREAS, as of March 8, 2012, the New Guaranteeing Subsidiaries guaranteed the Credit Agreement, and pursuant to Section 4.14(a) of the Indenture, the New Guaranteeing Subsidiaries are required to become Guarantors under the Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Indenture requires that an entity that constitutes a Guarantor shall join the Issuers and the existing Guarantors in executing and delivering to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such entity shall unconditionally Guarantee, on a joint and several basis, the full and prompt payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest in respect of the Notes on a senior basis and all other obligations under the Indenture; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Fifth Supplemental Indenture.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Issuers, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the New Guaranteeing Subsidiaries mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

1. CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. The rules of interpretation set forth in the Indenture shall be applied here as if set forth in full herein.

2. AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE. The New Guaranteeing Subsidiaries hereby agree to provide unconditional Guarantees on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 10 thereof.

3. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

(a) The Trustee makes no undertaking or representation in respect of, and shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for and in respect of, the validity or sufficiency of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture or the proper authorization or the due execution hereof by the Issuers or for or in respect of the recitals and statements contained herein, all of which recitals and statements are made solely by the Issuers.

(b) On the date hereof, the Indenture shall be supplemented and amended in accordance herewith, and this Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall form part of the Indenture for all purposes, and the Holder of every Note heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be bound thereby. The Trustee accepts the trusts created by the Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions of the Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this Fifth Supplemental Indenture.

(c) This Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be incorporated in, and made a part of, the Indenture. The Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument and all the provisions of the Indenture shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with the terms thereof and as amended and supplemented by this Fifth Supplemental Indenture.

(d) THIS FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(e) This Fifth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fifth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.

MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
as Issuer
		By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
				its general partner
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
						its sole member
						By:		/s/ X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
								Name:		X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
								Title:		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
MPT FINANCE CORPORATION, as Issuer
By:		/s/ X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
		Name:		X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
		Title:		President, Secretary and General Manager
MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC., as Parent and a Guarantor
By:		/s/ X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
		Name:		X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
		Title:		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SIGNATURE PAGE

MPT OF DESOTO, LLC

MPT OF VICTORVILLE, LLC

MPT OF BUCKS COUNTY, LLC

MPT OF BLOOMINGTON, LLC

MPT OF XXXXXXXXX, LLC

MPT OF XXXXXX SPRINGS, LLC

MPT OF XXXXXXX, LLC

MPT OF CHINO, LLC

MPT OF DALLAS LTACH, LLC

MPT OF PORTLAND, LLC

MPT OF WARM SPRINGS, LLC

MPT OF VICTORIA, LLC

MPT OF LULING, LLC

MPT OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, LLC

MPT OF WEST ANAHEIM, LLC

MPT OF LA PALMA, LLC

MPT OF PARADISE VALLEY, LLC

MPT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, LLC

MPT OF TWELVE OAKS, LLC

MPT OF SHASTA, LLC

MPT OF XXXXXXX, LLC

MPT OF TUCSON, LLC

MPT OF BOSSIER CITY, LLC

MPT OF WEST VALLEY CITY, LLC

MPT OF IDAHO FALLS, LLC

MPT OF POPLAR BLUFF, LLC

MPT OF BENNETTSVILLE, LLC

MPT OF DETROIT, LLC

MPT OF BRISTOL, LLC

MPT OF NEWINGTON, LLC

MPT OF ENFIELD, LLC

MPT OF PETERSBURG, LLC

MPT OF FAYETTEVILLE, LLC

0000 XXXXXXXX XXXXXX, LLC

0000 XXXXX XXXXXX, LLC

MPT OF GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL, LLC

MPT OF GARDEN GROVE MOB, LLC

MPT OF SAN DIMAS HOSPITAL, LLC

MPT OF SAN DIMAS MOB, LLC

MPT OF CHERAW, LLC

MPT OF FT. LAUDERDALE, LLC.

MPT OF PROVIDENCE, LLC

MPT OF SPRINGFIELD, LLC

MPT OF WARWICK, LLC

MPT OF XXXXXXXXXX, LLC

MPT OF ROUND ROCK, LLC

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SIGNATURE PAGE

MPT OF SHENANDOAH, LLC
MPT OF HILLSBORO, LLC
MPT OF XXXXXXXX, LLC
MPT OF CLEAR LAKE, LLC
MPT OF TOMBALL, LLC
MPT OF XXXXXXX, LLC
MPT OF CORINTH, LLC
MPT OF BAYONNE, LLC
MPT OF XXXXXXXX, LLC
MPT OF MOUNTAIN VIEW, LLC
MPT OF XXXXXXX, LLC
MPT OF HOBOKEN HOSPITAL, LLC
MPT OF HOBOKEN REAL ESTATE, LLC
MPT OF OVERLOOK PARKWAY, LLC
MPT OF NEW BRAUNFELS, LLC
MPT OF XXXXXXXX HILLS, LLC
MPT OF XXXXXXXX, LLC
MPT OF BOISE, LLC
MPT OF BROWNSVILLE, LLC
MPT OF CASPER, LLC
MPT OF COMAL COUNTY, LLC
MPT OF GREENWOOD, LLC
MPT OF JOHNSTOWN, LLC
MPT OF LAREDO, LLC
MPT OF LAS CRUCES, LLC
MPT OF MESQUITE, LLC
MPT OF POST FALLS, LLC
MPT OF PRESCOTT VALLEY, LLC
MPT OF PROVO, LLC
By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
		sole member of each of the above entities
		By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
				its general partner
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
						its sole member
						By:		/s/ X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
								Name:		X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
								Title:		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SIGNATURE PAGE

MPT OF XXXXXX, X.X.
By:		MPT OF DESOTO, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member
MPT OF BUCKS COUNTY, L.P.
By:		MPT OF BUCKS COUNTY, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member
MPT OF DALLAS LTACH, L.P.
By:		MPT OF DALLAS LTACH, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC
								its sole member

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SIGNATURE PAGE

MPT OF WARM SPRINGS, L.P.
By:		MPT OF WARM SPRINGS, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member
MPT OF VICTORIA, L.P.
By:		MPT OF VICTORIA, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member
MPT OF XXXXXX, X.X.
By:		MPT OF LULING, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SIGNATURE PAGE

MPT OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, L.P.
By:		MPT OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member
MPT OF WEST ANAHEIM, L.P.
By:		MPT OF WEST ANAHEIM, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member
MPT OF XX XXXXX, X.X.
By:		MPT OF LA PALMA, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SIGNATURE PAGE

MPT OF PARADISE VALLEY, L.P.
By:		MPT OF PARADISE VALLEY, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member
MPT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, L.P.
By:		MPT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member
MPT OF TWELVE OAKS, L.P.
By:		MPT OF TWELVE OAKS, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SIGNATURE PAGE

MPT OF SHASTA, L.P.
By:		MPT OF SHASTA, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member
MPT OF XXXXXXX, X.X.
By:		MPT OF XXXXXXX, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member
MPT OF GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL, L.P.
By:		MPT OF GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC, its sole member

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SIGNATURE PAGE

MPT OF GARDEN GROVE MOB, L.P.
By:		MPT OF GARDEN GROVE MOB, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member
MPT OF SAN DIMAS HOSPITAL, L.P.
By:		MPT OF SAN DIMAS HOSPITAL, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member
MPT OF SAN DIMAS MOB, L.P.
By:		MPT OF SAN DIMAS MOB, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC, its sole member

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SIGNATURE PAGE

MPT OF XXXXXXXXXX, X.X.
By:		MPT OF XXXXXXXXXX, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member
MPT OF ROUND ROCK, L.P.
By:		MPT OF ROUND ROCK, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member
MPT OF SHENANDOAH, L.P.
By:		MPT OF SHENANDOAH, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SIGNATURE PAGE

MPT OF HILLSBORO, L.P.
By:		MPT OF HILLSBORO, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member
MPT OF CLEAR LAKE, L.P.
By:		MPT OF CLEAR LAKE, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member
MPT OF XXXXXXX, X.X.
By:		MPT OF TOMBALL, LLC, its general partner
		By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
				its sole member
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
						its general partner
						By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC,
								its sole member

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SIGNATURE PAGE

MPT OF CORINTH, L.P.

By:

MPT OF CORINTH, LLC, its general partner

By:

MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,

its sole member

By:

MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC, its general partner

By:

MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC, its sole member

MPT OF XXXXXXXX, X.X.

By:

MPT OF XXXXXXXX, LLC, its general partner

By:

MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,

its sole member

By:

MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC, its general partner

By:

MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC, its sole member

WICHITA HEALTH ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

By:

MPT OF WICHITA, LLC, its general partner

By:

MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,

its sole member

By:

MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,

its general partner

By:

MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC, its sole member

By:

/s/ X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx

Name:

X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SIGNATURE PAGE

MPT OF WICHITA, LLC
By:		MPT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
		its sole member
		By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC,
				its general partner
				By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC, its sole member
						By:		/s/ X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
								Name:		X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
								Title:		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, LLC
By:		MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST, INC., its sole member
						By:		/s/ X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
								Name:		X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
								Title:		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SIGNATURE PAGE

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee,
By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
		Name:		Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
		Title:		Financial Services Officer

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SIGNATURE PAGE