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<P style="line-height:16pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:3.867px; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>
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<P style="line-height:14pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:2.867px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Washington, D.C. &nbsp;20549</B></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=624 colspan=3><P style="line-height:16pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:3.867px; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=624 colspan=3><P style="line-height:14pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:2.867px; font-size:12pt" align=center>CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=624 colspan=3><P style="line-height:14pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=624 colspan=3><P style="line-height:14pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=624 colspan=3><P style="line-height:13pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:2.2px; font-size:11pt" align=center>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2011 (May 6, 2011)</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=624 colspan=3><P style="line-height:16pt; margin:0px; font-size:14pt" align=center><B><U>National Health Investors, Inc. </U></B></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=624 colspan=3><P style="line-height:14pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=624 colspan=3><P style="line-height:14pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><U>Maryland </U></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=624 colspan=3><P style="line-height:14pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=289.933 colspan=2><P style="line-height:14pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=334.067><P style="line-height:14pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=289.933 colspan=2><P style="line-height:14pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><U>001-10822 </U></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=289.933 colspan=2><P style="line-height:14pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>(Commission File No.)</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=334.067><P style="line-height:14pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>(IRS Employer</P>
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</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=334.067><P style="line-height:14pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>Identification Number)</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=624 colspan=3><P style="line-height:14pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>222 Robert Rose Drive</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=624 colspan=3><P style="line-height:14pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><U>Murfreesboro, TN 37129</U></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=624 colspan=3><P style="line-height:14pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=624 colspan=3><P style="line-height:14pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><U>(615) 890-9100 </U></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=624 colspan=3><P style="line-height:14pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code)</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=624 colspan=3><P style="line-height:14pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:2.867px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=624 colspan=3><P style="line-height:14pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><U>Not Applicable </U></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=624 colspan=3><P style="line-height:14pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=624 colspan=3><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt; page-break-before:always"><B>Item&nbsp;5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. </B></P>
<P style="margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:0px; font-size:12pt">(a) The Company&#146;s annual meeting of shareholders was held on May&nbsp;5, 2011 at the Company&#146;s corporate offices. As of the record date, there were a total of 27,709,611 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, 25,576,630 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy; therefore, a quorum was present. &nbsp;</P>
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<P style="margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:0px; font-size:12pt">(b)&nbsp; Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the Company&#146;s shareholders at the annual meeting and the final voting results on each such matter. &nbsp;</P>
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<P style="margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:48px; font-size:12pt">(1) &nbsp;The nominees named below were elected to serve as &nbsp;members of the Board of Directors of the Company for a three-year term until the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, and the voting results were as follows: </P>
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<TABLE style="margin-top:0px; font-size:10pt" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 align=center><TR height=0 style="font-size:0"><TD width=243.667 /><TD width=11.867 /><TD width=93.467 /><TD width=15.333 /><TD width=124.067 /><TD width=10.667 /><TD width=94.6 /></TR>
<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=243.667><P style="margin-top:6.667px; margin-bottom:6.667px; padding-bottom:4px; font-size:12pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><B>Nominee</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=11.867><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=93.467><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Votes For</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=15.333><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=124.067><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Withheld</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=10.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
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Non-Votes</B></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=top width=243.667><P style="margin-top:6.667px; margin-bottom:6.667px; padding-left:16px; text-indent:-16px; font-size:12pt">W. Andrew Adams</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=11.867><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=93.467><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>17,709,548</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=top width=15.333><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=124.067><P style="margin:0px; padding-right:23.533px; font-size:12pt" align=right>1,034,242</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=10.667><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=94.6><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>6,832,840</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=top width=243.667><P style="margin-top:6.667px; margin-bottom:6.667px; padding-left:16px; text-indent:-16px; font-size:12pt">Robert A. McCabe, Jr.</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=11.867><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=93.467><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>17,781,158</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=top width=15.333><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=124.067><P style="margin:0px; padding-right:23.533px; font-size:12pt" align=right>962,632</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=10.667><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=94.6><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>6,832,840</P>
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<P style="margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:48px; font-size:12pt">(2)&nbsp; The compensation paid to NHI&#146;s named executive officers was approved with the following voting results:</P>
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<TABLE style="margin-top:0px; font-size:10pt" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 align=center><TR height=0 style="font-size:0"><TD width=135.733 /><TD width=9.933 /><TD width=135.133 /><TD width=11.533 /><TD width=94.467 /><TD width=12.867 /><TD width=124.4 /></TR>
<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=135.733><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Votes For</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=9.933><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=135.133><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Votes Against</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=11.533><P style="margin:0px; padding-left:-12px; padding-right:-12.267px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=94.467><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1px; padding-right:8.533px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Abstentions</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=12.867><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=124.4><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Broker </B></P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Non-Votes </B></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=top width=135.733><P style="margin-top:6.667px; margin-bottom:6.667px; padding-left:16px; font-size:12pt" align=center>15,389,218</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=9.933><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=135.133><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>3,079,145</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=11.533><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=94.467><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>275,427</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=12.867><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=124.4><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>6,832,840</P>
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<P style="margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:48px; font-size:12pt">(3) A one year frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of executive officers was approved by the shareholders, with the following results:</P>
<P style="margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE style="margin-top:0px; font-size:10pt" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 align=center><TR height=0 style="font-size:0"><TD width=135.467 /><TD width=10 /><TD width=135.267 /><TD width=12.067 /><TD width=96.067 /><TD width=12.067 /><TD width=136.8 /></TR>
<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=135.467><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>One Year</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=10><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=135.267><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Two Years</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=12.067><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=96.067><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Three Years</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=12.067><P style="margin:0px; padding:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P></TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=136.8><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Abstentions</B></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=top width=135.467><P style="margin-top:6.667px; margin-bottom:6.667px; padding-left:16px; font-size:12pt" align=center>10,525,138</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=10><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=135.267><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>122,615</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=12.067><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=96.067><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>7,854,629</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=12.067><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=136.8><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>241,408</P>
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<P style="margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:0px; font-size:12pt">In light of the Shareholders&#146; vote on this proposal, the Board of Directors of the Company will reconsider its decision on the frequency of the shareholders&#146; advisory vote on the compensation of the Company&#146;s executive officers at the next Board meeting.</P>
<P style="margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:48px; font-size:12pt">(4) The selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 was ratified, and the voting results were as follows: </P>
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<TABLE style="margin-top:0px; font-size:10pt" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 align=center><TR height=0 style="font-size:0"><TD width=117.133 /><TD width=12.067 /><TD width=179.933 /><TD width=12.067 /><TD width=153.067 /></TR>
<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=117.133><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Votes For</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=12.067><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=179.933><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Votes Against</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=12.067><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1px solid #000000" valign=bottom width=153.067><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Abstentions</B></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=top width=117.133><P style="margin-top:6.667px; margin-bottom:6.667px; padding-left:16px; font-size:12pt" align=center>25,315,676</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=12.067><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=179.933><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>80,149</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=12.067><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=153.067><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>180,805</P>
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<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt; page-break-before:always"><I>The information provided pursuant hereto shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this Form 8-K into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such Acts.</I></P>
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<P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; text-indent:35.933px; font-size:11pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>
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</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=333><P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt">National Health Investors, Inc.</P>
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</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=333><P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt">By: &nbsp;<U>/s/Roger R. Hopkins&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </U>&nbsp;</P>
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</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=333><P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt">Name: Roger R. Hopkins</P>
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</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=top width=333><P style="line-height:13pt; margin:0px; font-size:11pt">Title: Chief Accounting Officer</P>
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Form 8-K Item 5.07
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2011 (May 6, 2011)
National Health Investors, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-10822
62-1470956
(Commission File No.)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
222 Robert Rose Drive
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(615) 890-9100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The Company's annual meeting of shareholders was held on May 5, 2011 at the Company's corporate offices. As of the record date, there were a total of 27,709,611 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, 25,576,630 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy; therefore, a quorum was present.
(b)  Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the Company's shareholders at the annual meeting and the final voting results on each such matter.
(1)  The nominees named below were elected to serve as  members of the Board of Directors of the Company for a three-year term until the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, and the voting results were as follows:
Nominee
Votes For
Withheld
Broker
Non-Votes
W. Andrew Adams
17,709,548
1,034,242
6,832,840
Robert A. McCabe, Jr.
17,781,158
962,632
6,832,840
(2)  The compensation paid to NHI's named executive officers was approved with the following voting results:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
15,389,218
3,079,145
275,427
6,832,840
(3) A one year frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of executive officers was approved by the shareholders, with the following results:
One Year
Two Years
Three Years
Abstentions
10,525,138
122,615
7,854,629
241,408
In light of the Shareholders' vote on this proposal, the Board of Directors of the Company will reconsider its decision on the frequency of the shareholders' advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's executive officers at the next Board meeting.
(4) The selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 was ratified, and the voting results were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
25,315,676
80,149
180,805
The information provided pursuant hereto shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this Form 8-K into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such Acts.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
National Health Investors, Inc.
By:
/s/Roger R. Hopkins
Name: Roger R. Hopkins
Title: Chief Accounting Officer
Date: May 6, 2011