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 January 10, 2013, and payable on January 31, 2013. In
accordance with IRS Sec. 857(b)(9), this dividend will be treated for
tax purposes as having been paid in the fiscal year ending December 31,
2012.
“NHI declares a special dividend when there are significant, one-time
events that generate taxable income in excess of our regular quarterly
dividends. This month, we received a payoff of a mortgage loan with a
carrying amount of $4.6 million that resulted in recoveries of previous
writedowns and other note gains. We are very pleased to make this
special dividend to our shareholders,” said Justin Hutchens, NHI’s
President and CEO.
About National Health Investors
National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE: NHI) is a healthcare real estate
investment trust specializing in financing healthcare real estate by
purchase and leaseback transactions, RIDEA transactions and by mortgage
loans. NHI’s investments include independent living, assisted living,
senior living campuses, skilled nursing facilities, medical office
buildings, and hospitals. Find additional information about NHI 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.