NHI Announces First Quarter 2015 Dividend

MURFREESBORO, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

National Health Investors, Inc. NHI announced today it will increase its quarterly dividend 10.4% in the first quarter of 2015 to $.85 per common share. Dividends are payable on May 8, 2015 to shareholders of record on March 31, 2015.

Incorporated in 1991, National Health Investors, Inc. NHI is a real estate investment trust specializing in sale-leaseback, joint-venture, mortgage and mezzanine financing of need-driven and discretionary senior housing and medical investments. NHI's portfolio consists of independent, assisted and memory care communities, entrance-fee retirement communities, skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings and specialty hospitals. For more information, visit 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 website at www.sec.gov or on NHI's website at www.nhireit.com.