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FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR 12(G) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland 62-1470956
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(State of Incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or Organization) Identification Number)
100 Vine Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37130
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12 (b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box. [ ]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), check the following box. [ ]
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
TITLE OF EACH CLASS NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH
TO BE SO REGISTERED EACH CLASS IS TO BE REGISTERED
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Prime plus 1% Senior Subordinated New York Stock Exchange
Convertible Debentures due 2006
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Exhibit Index on Page 2
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
A description of the securities registered hereunder comparable to that
required by Item 1 of Form 8-A is set forth under the caption "Description of
the Debentures" in the Prospectus Supplement to the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (No. 033-85398), filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) with the Commission
on November 22, 2000 as may be revised, supplemented, modified or amended and is
hereby incorporated by reference in answer to this Item 1.
Item 2. Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
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1 Form of Debenture
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS, INC.
By:/s/ Richard F. LaRoche, Jr.
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Richard F. LaRoche, Jr.
Director, Vice-President,
General Counsel and Secretary
Dated: December 6, 2000
