Sec Form 4 Filing - Sanders J. Grayson @ Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc. - 2021-10-01

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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 Sanders J. Grayson 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc. [ NONE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GRIFFIN-AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REIT, III, INC. 18191 VON KARMAN AVE, STE. 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/01/2021 (Street) IRVINE, CA92612 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 10/01/2021 D 18,342 D 0 D Common Stock 10/01/2021 D 27,000 D 0 I By Sanders Living Trust DTD 1/25/2017 ( 2 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 Reporti ng Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Sanders J. Grayson C/O GRIFFIN-AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REIT III, INC. 18191 VON KARMAN AVE, STE. 300 IRVINE, CA92612 X Signatures /s/ J. GRAYSON SANDERS 10/01/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Reflects the disposition of shares of the Issuer's common stock in connection with the merger (the "Merger") of the Issuer with and into Continental Merger Sub, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Healthcare REIT, Inc. ("AHR"). In the Merger, each share of the Issuer's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, was converted into the right to receive 0.9266 shares of AHR Class I common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("AHR Class I Common Stock"). There is no established market for shares of AHR Class I Common Stock. On March 18, 2021, the board of directors of AHR approved an estimated value per share of AHR Class I Common Stock of $9.22. ( 2 )The reported shares of common stock are held directly by Sanders Living Trust, DTD 1/25/2017, and indirectly by J. Grayson Sanders and Marylee Sanders, Trustees.

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