Form 8-K Item 7.01





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 7, 2010 (May 7, 2010)

      

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.

The Company’s annual meeting of shareholders was held on May 7, 2010, and the matters voted upon at the annual meeting and the results of the votes were as follows:

(a) 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 2013 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

Ted H. Welch

 

17,417,999

 

2,482,955

 

5,482,341

J. Justin Hutchens

  

18,438,080

 

1,462,874

 

5,482,341


(b) The selection of BDO Seidman, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 was ratified, and the voting results were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

25,220,157

 

87,636

 

75,501


Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosures.


On May 7, 2010, National Health Investors, Inc.  (the “Company”), held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders at which a financial and operational presentation was made regarding the Company. The text of the Power Point slides used during this presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2.


Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.


The following exhibits are filed as part of this Report:


Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Text of the Power Point slides used during the presentation made to shareholders of National Health Investors, Inc. at its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 7, 2010 in HTML Format.

99.2

Text of the Power Point slides used during the presentation made to shareholders of National Health Investors, Inc. at its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 7, 2010 in PDF Format.


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 7, 2010