---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-21-027399"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DSS"
cik: "0000771999"
company_name: "DSS, INC."
filed_at: "2021-11-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T12:25:37.761662+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# DSS subsidiary AMRE acquires three hospitals for $62M; loans $14.7M to fund deal

## Summary
- AMRE acquired hospitals in Fort Worth, TX; Plano, TX; and Pittsburgh, PA for $62 million aggregate.
- Properties total 195 beds and ~320,000 sq ft; leased to LifeCare Hospitals with 11 years remaining on 18-year lease.
- DSS Securities loaned AMRE $0.8M; American Pacific Bancorp loaned $13.9M via convertible note at 8% interest.
- Note is due on demand or in 25 months; convertible at $10 per share into AMRE common stock.
- CEO cited medical REIT resilience; plans to pursue additional high-quality healthcare asset acquisitions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-21-027399
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DSS
- cik: 0000771999
- company_name: DSS, INC.
- filed_at: 2021-11-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/771999/000149315221027399/0001493152-21-027399-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/771999/000149315221027399/form8-k.htm

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