0000877860-12-000037.txt : 20120511 0000877860-12-000037.hdr.sgml : 20120511 20120511170451 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000877860-12-000037 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120509 ITEM INFORMATION: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120511 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120511 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000877860 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 621470956 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10822 FILM NUMBER: 12835563 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 222 ROBERT ROSE DRIVE CITY: MURFREESBORO STATE: TN ZIP: 37129 BUSINESS PHONE: 6158909100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 222 ROBERT ROSE DRIVE CITY: MURFREESBORO STATE: TN ZIP: 37129 8-K 1 a8-kinterestswap.htm FORM 8-K FOR PRESS RELEASE DATED MAY 9, 2012 8-K Interest Swap

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 11, 2012 (May 9, 2012)
      
NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
              
Maryland
001-10822
62-1470956
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File No.)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
                                                   
                                              
                               
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 or former address, 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 2.03.   
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

On May 9, 2012, National Health Investors, Inc. announced that it has entered into a 7-year interest rate swap agreement with a bank counterparty to fix the annual interest rate at 3.04% on the $40 million, 7-year term loan that was included in NHI's $320 million bank credit facility announced on May 1, 2012. The term loan had a floating interest rate of 150 basis points over LIBOR.

A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.


Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Index
Number
Exhibit
99               
Press release, dated May 9, 2012


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 R. Hopkins
Name:   Roger R. Hopkins                    
Title:     Principal Accounting Officer   



Date: May 11, 2012



 EX-99 2 exhibit99.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED MAY 9, 2012 Exhibit 99



Exhibit 99


NHI Enters Into Interest Rate Swap on $40 Million 7-Year Term Loan

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - (May 9, 2012) National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) has entered into a 7-year interest rate swap agreement with a bank counterparty to fix the annual interest rate at 3.04% on the $40 million, 7-year term loan that was included in NHI's $320 million bank credit facility announced on May 1, 2012. The term loan had a floating interest rate of 150 basis points over LIBOR.

About National Health Investors

National Health Investors, Inc. is a healthcare real estate investment trust that specializes in the financing of healthcare real estate by purchase and leaseback transactions and by mortgage loans. NHI's investments involve skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, medical office buildings and hospitals. The common stock of the company trades on the New York Stock Exchange with the symbol NHI. Additional information about NHI, including its most recent press releases, may be obtained on NHI's web site at www.nhireit.com.

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. NHI cautions investors that any forward-looking statements may involve risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. All forward-looking statements represent NHI's judgment as of the date of this release. Investors are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by NHI in its periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risk factors and other information disclosed in NHI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year. Copies of these filings are available at no cost on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov or on NHI's web site at http://www.nhireit.com.