MURFREESBORO, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) announced today that it will
pay a fourth quarter dividend of $.65 per common share to shareholders
of record on December 31, 2011 and payable on January 31, 2012. This
represents an increase of 5.7% over the third quarter dividend.
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, Chief Accounting
Officer, 615-890-9100
Source: National Health Investors, Inc.