MURFREESBORO, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) announced today that it will
pay a first quarter dividend of 57.5 cents per common share to
shareholders of record on March 31, 2010 and payable on May 10, 2010.
National Health Investors, Inc. is a healthcare real estate investment
trust that specializes in the financing of healthcare real estate by
purchase and leaseback transactions and by mortgage loans. NHI's
investments involve properties in 20 states and include skilled nursing
facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities,
medical office buildings, and an acute care hospital. The common stock
of the company trades on the New York Stock Exchange with the symbol
NHI. Additional information about NHI, including its most recent press
releases, may be obtained on NHI's web site at www.nhinvestors.com.
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements. NHI cautions investors that any
forward-looking statements may involve risks and uncertainties and are
not guarantees of future performance. All forward-looking statements
represent NHI's judgment as of the date of this release. Investors
are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made
by NHI in its periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including the risk factors and other information disclosed
in NHI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal
year. Copies of these filings are available at no cost on the SEC's web
site at http://www.sec.gov
or on NHI's web site at http://www.nhinvestors.com.
Source: National Health Investors, Inc.
Contact: National Health Investors, Inc.
Roger R. Hopkins, 615-890-9100
Chief Accounting Officer