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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Washington, D.C. &nbsp;20549</B></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</B></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):</P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>May 14, 2012 (May 10, 2012)</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS, INC.</B></P>
<P style="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=bottom width=246.667 height=20><P style="line-height:12pt; margin:0px; padding-left:0.2px; font-size:12pt" align=center><U>Maryland</U></P>
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</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=162 height=20><P style="line-height:12pt; margin:0px; padding-left:-0.467px; font-size:12pt" align=center>(<U>001-10822)</U></P>
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<P style="line-height:12pt; margin:0px; padding-left:0.2px; font-size:12pt" align=center>of incorporation)</P>
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</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=194 height=37.333><P style="line-height:12pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>(IRS Employer </P>
<P style="line-height:12pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>Identification No.)</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><U>222 Robert Rose Drive,</U> <U>Murfreesboro, TN 37129</U></P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>&nbsp;(Address of principal executive offices)</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><U>(615) 890-9100</U></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,</P>
<P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>if changed since last report)</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </P>
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<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:48px; font-size:12pt">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) &nbsp;<font style='font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman'>&#8236;</font><font style='font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman'>&#8236;</font><font style='font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman'>&#8236;</font><font style='font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman'>&#8236;</font><font style='font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman'>&#8236;</font></P>
<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:48px; font-size:12pt">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) <font style='font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman'>&#8236;</font><font style='font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman'>&#8236;</font><font style='font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman'>&#8236;</font><font style='font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman'>&#8236;</font><font style='font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman'>&#8236;</font></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:48px; font-size:12pt">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) &nbsp;<font style='font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman'>&#8236;</font><font style='font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman'>&#8236;</font><font style='font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman'>&#8236;</font><font style='font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman'>&#8236;</font><font style='font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman'>&#8236;</font></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; padding-left:48px; font-size:12pt">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:96px; font-size:12pt; float:left"><B>Item&#160;5.07</B></P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:12pt"><B>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. </B><font style='font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman'>&#8236;</font><font style='font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman'>&#8236;</font><font style='font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman'>&#8236;</font></P>
<P style=margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:12pt; clear:left; float:left">(a)</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:12pt">The Company's annual meeting of shareholders was held on May&#160;10, 2012 at the Company's corporate offices. As of the record date, there were a total of 27,781,594 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, 25,451,174 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:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:12pt">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. &nbsp;</P>
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<P style="margin-top:6px; margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:48px; font-size:12pt">(1) &nbsp;The nominee named below was elected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company for a three-year term until the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, and the voting results were as follows: </P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=192 height=36><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt"><B>Nominee</B></P>
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</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1 solid #000000" valign=bottom width=93.333 height=36><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Votes For</B></P>
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</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1 solid #000000" valign=bottom width=124 height=36 colspan=2><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Withheld</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=10.667 height=36><P style="margin:0px"><BR></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1 solid #000000" valign=bottom width=94.667 height=36><P style="line-height:12pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Broker</B></P>
<P style="line-height:12pt; margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Non-Votes</B></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=192 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">Robert T. Webb</P>
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</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=93.333 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>18,431,856</P>
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</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=122.667 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=right>1,230,319</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=1.333 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px" align=right><BR></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=10.667 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px"><BR></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=94.667 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>5,761,523</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:12pt">An amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares from 40,000,000 to 100,000,000 required the affirmative vote of 66.67% of the outstanding shares to be approved. &nbsp;While the amendment received 68.85% of the votes cast, it received 63.08% of the outstanding shares, which was not enough for approval. &nbsp;</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1 solid #000000" valign=bottom width=134.667 height=37.333><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Votes For</B></P>
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</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1 solid #000000" valign=bottom width=134.667 height=37.333><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Votes Against</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=12 height=37.333><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&#160;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1 solid #000000" valign=bottom width=94.667 height=37.333><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Abstentions</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=12 height=37.333><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&#160;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1 solid #000000" valign=bottom width=125.333 height=37.333><P style="line-height:12pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Broker </B></P>
<P style="line-height:12pt; 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=bottom width=134.667 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>17,525,428</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=10.667 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px"><BR></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=134.667 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>7,380,116</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=12 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&#160;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=94.667 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>545,630</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=12 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&#160;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=125.333 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px"><BR></P>
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<P style="margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:48px; font-size:12pt">(3) &nbsp;The adoption of the 2012 Stock Incentive Plan was approved with the following voting results:</P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1 solid #000000" valign=bottom width=134.667 height=37.333><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Votes For</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=10.667 height=37.333><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&#160;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1 solid #000000" valign=bottom width=134.667 height=37.333><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Votes Against</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=12 height=37.333><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&#160;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1 solid #000000" valign=bottom width=94.667 height=37.333><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Abstentions</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=12 height=37.333><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&#160;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1 solid #000000" valign=bottom width=125.333 height=37.333><P style="line-height:12pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Broker </B></P>
<P style="line-height:12pt; 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=bottom width=134.667 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>16,689,790</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=10.667 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px"><BR></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=134.667 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>2,933,175</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=12 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&#160;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=94.667 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>66,686</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=12 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&#160;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=125.333 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>5,761,523</P>
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<P style="margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:0px"><BR></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:12pt">The compensation paid to NHI'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=134.667 /><TD width=10.667 /><TD width=134.667 /><TD width=12 /><TD width=94.667 /><TD width=12 /><TD width=125.333 /></TR>
<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1 solid #000000" valign=bottom width=134.667 height=37.333><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Votes For</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=10.667 height=37.333><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&#160;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1 solid #000000" valign=bottom width=134.667 height=37.333><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Votes Against</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=12 height=37.333><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&#160;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1 solid #000000" valign=bottom width=94.667 height=37.333><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Abstentions</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=12 height=37.333><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&#160;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1 solid #000000" valign=bottom width=125.333 height=37.333><P style="line-height:12pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Broker </B></P>
<P style="line-height:12pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Non-Votes </B></P>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=134.667 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>16,365,869</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=10.667 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&#160;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=134.667 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>3,165,745</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=12 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&#160;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=94.667 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>158,037</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=12 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&#160;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=125.333 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>5,761,523</P>
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<P style="margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:0px"><BR></P>
<P style=margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:-1pt;font-size:1pt /><P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:48px; width:96px; font-size:12pt; float:left">(5)</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:12pt">The selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 was ratified, and the voting results were as follows: </P>
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<P style="margin:0px" align=center><BR></P>
<TABLE style="margin-top:0px; font-size:10pt" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 align=center><TR height=0 style="font-size:0"><TD width=116 /><TD width=12 /><TD width=180 /><TD width=12 /><TD width=153.333 /></TR>
<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1 solid #000000" valign=bottom width=116 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Votes For</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=12 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&#160;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1 solid #000000" valign=bottom width=180 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Votes Against</B></P>
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<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:12pt">The shareholder proposal requesting that the Board amend the Company's articles of incorporation and/or bylaws to provide that director nominees shall be elected by the affirmative vote of the majority of votes cast in uncontested elections was approved with the following voting results:</P>
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</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1 solid #000000" valign=bottom width=94.667 height=37.333><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Abstentions</B></P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px" valign=bottom width=12 height=37.333><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&#160;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; border-bottom:1 solid #000000" valign=bottom width=125.333 height=37.333><P style="line-height:12pt; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1px; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Broker </B></P>
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<TR><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=134.667 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>12,357,450</P>
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</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=134.667 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>736,426</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=12 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&#160;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=94.667 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>6,595,775</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=12 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">&#160;</P>
</TD><TD style="margin-top:0px; background-color:#CCEEFF" valign=bottom width=125.333 height=18.667><P style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt" align=center>5,761,523</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:48px; font-size:12pt">This proposal, which is advisory in nature, requests that the Board of Directors initiate a process to provide for a majority vote for uncontested elections of directors. The Board of Directors will take into consideration the shareholder approval of this shareholder proposal in deciding what actions, if any, to initiate with respect to the election of directors by majority vote. Any such action will require Board of Director approval and an amendment to the Company's governance documents.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:48px; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</P>
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<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:384px; font-size:12pt" align=justify>NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS, INC.</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:384px; width:432px; font-size:12pt; float:left">By:</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:12pt" align=justify>/s/ Roger Hopkins</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:384px; width:432px; font-size:12pt; clear:left; float:left">Name:</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Roger Hopkins</P>
<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:384px; width:432px; font-size:12pt; clear:left; float:left">Title:</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:12pt" align=justify>Principal Accounting Officer</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; font-size:12pt; float:left">Date:</P>
<P style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-size:12pt" align=justify>May 14, 2012</P>
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Form 8-K, Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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 14, 2012 (May 10, 2012)
NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
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001-10822)
62-1470956
State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
222 Robert Rose Drive,
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
(Address of principal executive offices)
(615) 890-9100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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(a)
The Company's annual meeting of shareholders was held on May 10, 2012 at the Company's corporate offices. As of the record date, there were a total of 27,781,594 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, 25,451,174 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 nominee named below was elected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company for a three-year term until the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, and the voting results were as follows:
Nominee
Votes For
Withheld
Broker
Non-Votes
Robert T. Webb
18,431,856
1,230,319
5,761,523
(2)
An amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares from 40,000,000 to 100,000,000 required the affirmative vote of 66.67% of the outstanding shares to be approved.  While the amendment received 68.85% of the votes cast, it received 63.08% of the outstanding shares, which was not enough for approval.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
17,525,428
7,380,116
545,630
(3)  The adoption of the 2012 Stock Incentive Plan was approved with the following voting results:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
16,689,790
2,933,175
66,686
5,761,523
(4)
The compensation paid to NHI's named executive officers was approved with the following voting results:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
16,365,869
3,165,745
158,037
5,761,523
(5)
The selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 was ratified, and the voting results were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
25,300,520
104,688
45,966
(6)
The shareholder proposal requesting that the Board amend the Company's articles of incorporation and/or bylaws to provide that director nominees shall be elected by the affirmative vote of the majority of votes cast in uncontested elections was approved with the following voting results:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
12,357,450
736,426
6,595,775
5,761,523
This proposal, which is advisory in nature, requests that the Board of Directors initiate a process to provide for a majority vote for uncontested elections of directors. The Board of Directors will take into consideration the shareholder approval of this shareholder proposal in deciding what actions, if any, to initiate with respect to the election of directors by majority vote. Any such action will require Board of Director approval and an amendment to the Company's governance documents.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS, INC.
By:
/s/ Roger Hopkins
Name:
Roger Hopkins
Title:
Principal Accounting Officer
Date:
May 14, 2012