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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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: July 15, 2004
                        (Date of earliest event reported)
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                              LTC PROPERTIES, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

       MARYLAND                     1-11314                    71-0720518
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 (State of Incorporation or  (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer
      Organization)                                        Identification No.)

                       22917 PACIFIC COAST HWY, SUITE 350
                            MALIBU, CALIFORNIA 90265
                                 (310) 455-6010
                     (Address of Principal Executive Offices
                                  and Zip Code)






ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

     In  conjunction  with  this  Current  Report  we have  filed  a  Prospectus
Supplement  pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,
which is  incorporated  herein  by  reference  (SEC  File No.  333-113847).  The
Prospectus  Supplement  describes  the  issuance  and sale to the  public  of an
additional  2,640,000  shares (the  "Shares")  of our 8.0%  Series F  Cumulative
Preferred  Stock  (the  "Series  F  Preferred  Stock")  in a  registered  direct
placement at $23.64 per share.  Net  proceeds to the Company,  prior to fees and
expenses,  are expected to be approximately $62.4 million. Prior to the sale and
issuance of the Shares,  the Company has 4,000,000  shares of Series F Preferred
Stock issued,  outstanding and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The Series
F Preferred  Stock has no stated  maturity and may be redeemed by the Company on
or after February 23, 2009.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) EXHIBITS
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4.1  Articles Supplementary Classifying an Additional 2,640,000 Shares of Series
     F Preferred Stock of the Registrant

5.1  Opinion of Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll,  LLP regarding the legality
     of the Shares being registered

8.1  Tax Opinion of Reed Smith, LLP

10.1 Form of  Purchase  Agreement  dated as of July 15,  2004 by and between the
     Registrant and the Purchasers of the Shares

10.2 Placement  Agent  Agreement  dated as of July 15,  2004 by and  between the
     Registrant and Cohen & Steers Capital Advisors, LLC

12.1 Statement regarding  Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
     Combined Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends

23.1 Consent of Ballard,  Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll,  LLP (contained in Exhibit
     5.1)

23.2 Consent of Reed Smith, LLP (contained in Exhibit 8.1)

23.3 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

99.1 Press Release dated July 16, 2004

99.2 Press Release dated July 20, 2004

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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  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.

July 20, 2004               LTC PROPERTIES, INC.
                            ("Registrant")


                            By: /s/ WENDY L. SIMPSON
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                                Wendy L. Simpson,
                                Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
                                (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)



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