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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report: April 22, 2010
(Date of earliest event reported)



LTC PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

(805) 981-8655
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

⃞ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

⃞ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

⃞ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

⃞ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 2.02. — Results of Operations and Financial Condition

In a press release dated April 22, 2010, the Company reported that for the first quarter of fiscal 2010, the Company’s results of operations will include a $852,000 provision for doubtful accounts related to a mortgage loan secured by a private school in Minnesota that has ceased operations.  A copy of this press release is furnished as exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. Such information shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.


Item 7.01. — Regulation FD

On April 22, 2010, LTC Properties, Inc. in a press release announced that it will release first quarter operating results on May 3, 2010 and will conduct a conference call on Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time, in order to comment on the Company’s performance and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.


Item 9.01. — Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

None.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information

None.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1     Press Release issued April 22, 2010.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.