NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC

Annual Report • Feb 26, 2024

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

(Mark One) — ☒	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended		December 31 , 2023
☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the transition period from	_______	to	_______

Commission File Number 001-10822

National Health Investors Inc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland		62-1470956
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
222 Robert Rose Drive
Murfreesboro	Tennessee	37129
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(615)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	NHI	New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files) Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act

Large Accelerated Filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to Section 240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The aggregate market value of shares of common stock held by non-affiliates on June 30, 2023 (based on the closing price of these shares on the New York Stock Exchange) was approximately $ 2,165,587,000 . There were 43,409,841 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of February 15, 2024 .

Auditor Name BDO USA, P.C. Auditor Location Nashville, TN PCAOB ID # 243

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III, Items 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (the “Amendment”) is filed by National Health Investors, Inc. ("NHI" or the “Company”) to amend its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “2023 Form 10-K”). The purpose of the Amendment is to (i) amend Part IV, Item 15 of the 2023 Form 10-K. No other items of the 2023 Form 10-K are amended in this Form 10-K/A.

PART IV

ITEM 15. Exhibits, Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules

Item 15 has been amended to include the audited financial statements of Senior Living Communities, LLC. Senior Living Communities, LLC is a significant lessee to NHI.

As required by Rule 12b-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), updated certifications by the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer are filed as exhibits to the Amendment in Part IV, Item 15.

We make no attempt in this filing to update matters in the 2023 Form 10-K for any other activities or events occurring after the original filing date; neither do we change any previously reported financial results of operations or any disclosures contained in that document except to the extent expressly provided herein.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description	Page No. or Location
23.2	Consent of Moyer, DeVoe & Iocco, PLLC.	Filed Herewith
31.1	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer	Filed Herewith
31.2	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer	Filed Herewith
32	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 by Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer	Filed Herewith
99.1	Senior Living Communities, LLC and Subsidiaries Financial Statements as of December 31, 202 3 and 202 2 and for the three years ended December 31, 202 3 , 202 2 and 202 1 .	Filed Herewith

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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/ John L. Spaid

Name: John L. Spaid

Title: Principal Financial Officer

Date: February 26, 2024