NHI invests $3.9 million in mortgage loan

Business Wire, June 12, 2009

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) announced today it has purchased a discounted first mortgage loan for $3.9 million which is collateralized by a 70-bed assisted living facility in Minnesota. The loan matures in February 2018. The average annual yield on the loan if held to maturity exceeds 12%. “We are pleased to have made this opportunistic investment backed by a solid underlying asset,” stated Justin Hutchens, NHI President and Chief Operating Officer.

National Health Investors, Inc. is a health care real estate investment trust that specializes in the financing of health care real estate by first mortgage and by purchase and leaseback transactions. The common stock of the company trades on the New York Stock Exchange with the symbol NHI. Additional information including NHI's most recent press releases may be obtained on NHI's web site at www.nhinvestors.com.

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