NHI Announces Fourth Quarter Dividend

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

National Health Investors, Inc. NHI announced today that it will pay a fourth quarter dividend of $.77 per common share to shareholders of record on December 31, 2014 and payable on January 30, 2015.

About National Health Investors

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 communities, skilled nursing facilities, and specialty hospitals. Visit www.nhireit.com for more information.

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 www.sec.gov or on NHI's web site at www.nhireit.com.