Aviv REIT Announces Special Meeting Date

Aviv REIT, Inc. ("Aviv")

announced today that it has set the date of its special meeting of stockholders to consider and vote on, among other things, a proposal to approve its previously announced merger with Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. ("Omega")

. The special meeting will be held on Friday, March 27, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. Aviv stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 12, 2015 will be entitled to receive notice of and to participate at the special meeting. Additional information about the special meeting is included in the preliminary joint proxy statement/prospectus filed by Omega with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on January 5, 2015, and the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus which is expected to be mailed to stockholders of record after the related registration statement is declared effective by the SEC. As previously announced on October 31, 2014, Omega and Aviv have entered into a definitive agreement under which Omega will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Aviv in a stock-for-stock merger. Under the terms of the agreement, Aviv stockholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 0.90 Omega shares for each share of Aviv common stock they own. Completion of the transaction is subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including the approval of stockholders of both companies. The transaction is currently expected to close in the first half of 2015. Aviv REIT, Inc., based in Chicago, is a real estate investment trust that specializes in owning post-acute and long-term care skilled nursing facilities and other healthcare properties. Aviv is one of the largest owners of SNFs in the United States and has been in the business for over 30 years. The Company currently owns 347 properties that are triple-net leased to 37 operators in 30 states.