Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MATHIS LARRY
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HEALTHCARE TRUST OF AMERICA, INC. [HTA]
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 HEALTHCARE TRUST OF AMERICA, INC., 16435 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 320
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/06/2012
(Street)

SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254
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)
CodeVAmount(A) or (D)Price
Class A Common Stock 12/06/2012   P   10,000 A $ 10.07 53,024 (1) (2) D  
Class A Common Stock 12/07/2012   P   15,000 A $ 9.99 (3) 68,024 (2) 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 Security3. 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)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / AddressRelationships
 Director 10% Owner Officer Other
MATHIS LARRY
C/O HEALTHCARE TRUST OF AMERICA, INC.
16435 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 320
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254
  X      

Signatures

 Larry L. Mathis by Kellie S. Pruitt, as attorney-in-fact, for Larry L. Mathis  12/07/2012
**Signature of Reporting PersonDate

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)Reflects the repurchase by the issuer of a fractional share.
(2)Includes 8,881 shares of each of Class B-2 and B-3 common stock, which are scheduled to automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock on June 6, 2013 and December 6, 2013, respectively.
(3)This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $9.93 to $10.05. The price reported above reflects the weighted-average purchase price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were effected upon request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer.
 
Remarks:
Exhibit List
Exhibit 24 - Confirming Statement

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                        POWER OF ATTORNEY

HEALTHCARE TRUST OF AMERICA, INC.

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints Kellie S. Pruitt, and with full power of substitution, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf,
and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID,
including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate
to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic
filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

(2)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer and/or director of Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. (the
"Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(3)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such
form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(4)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority
to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary,
or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned,
are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by (a) the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to
the foregoing attorney-in-fact, or (b) the attorney-in-fact in a signed writing
delivered to the undersigned.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 13th day of August, 2012.


		/s/ Larry L. Mathis
			Signature


			Larry L. Mathis