MURFREESBORO, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) announced today that it will
pay a special dividend of $.22 per common share to shareholders of
record on December 31, 2011 and payable on January 31, 2012.
“This special dividend is due in large part to the sale of marketable
securities in 2011 resulting in gains to be distributed to our
shareholders,” according to Justin Hutchens, CEO and President.
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 skilled nursing facilities, assisted living
facilities, independent living facilities, medical office buildings, and
hospitals based on acute and rehabilitative care. 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.nhireit.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.nhireit.com.
National Health Investors, Inc.
Roger R. Hopkins,
615-890-9100
Chief Accounting Officer
Source: National Health Investors, Inc.