Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Milligan Robert A
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/09/2014		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HEALTHCARE TRUST OF AMERICA, INC. [HTA]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O HEALTHCARE TRUST OF AMERICA, INC., 16435 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 320		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP - Corporate Finance
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 127,800
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Partnership Units   (1) 05/16/2016 Common Stock 15,000 $ (1) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Milligan Robert A
C/O HEALTHCARE TRUST OF AMERICA, INC.
16435 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 320
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254		       EVP - Corporate Finance  

Signatures

/s/ Robert A. Milligan by Kellie S. Pruitt, as attorney-in-fact, for Robert A. Milligan 07/09/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) This represents the grant to the reporting person of membership units in Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP, a subsidiary of the issuer ("HTAOP"), as part of a long-term incentive program established by the issuer ("LTIP Units"). The vesting of these LTIP Units is contingent upon the issuer's common stock achieving specified price targets no later than May 16, 2016, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the issuer through the date the applicable target is achieved. Upon vesting, the LTIP Units will be converted into common units of HTAOP and may be converted into shares of the issuer's common stock in accordance with the HTAOP partnership agreement (subject to certain limitations based on the allocations of gain made to the LTIP Units).

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