f8k2013asmresults
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 3, 2013 (April 29, 2013)
 
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)
 
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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a)    The Company's annual meeting of shareholders was held on April 29, 2013 at the Company's corporate offices. As of the record date, there were a total of 27,869,728 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, 25,101,734 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 2016 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, and the voting results were as follows:
Nominee
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
Withheld
 
Broker
Non-Votes
J. Justin Hutchens
 
17,588,169
 
612,062
97,511
 
6,803,992
James R. Jobe
 
17,986,809
 
208,581
102,352
 
6,803,992
(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
17,502,219
 
690,278
 
105,245
 
6,803,992
(3)The selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 was ratified, and the voting results were as follows:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
24,965,534
 
101,079
 
35,121

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:    Roger R. Hopkins                
Name: Roger R Hopkins            
Title:     Principal Accounting Officer    
Date:    May 3, 2013