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NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 29, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

  • 5Ballot items
  • 266Asset managers
  • 1,366Fund votes
  • May 22, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 22, 2024: 5 items on NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 29, 2024: 3 elected · 2 approved.

Material dissent

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC.

These tallies are NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 29, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 22, 2024
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: D. Eric Mendelsohn 30,820,578280,067946,910 --4,958,791 99.0%Elected—
Elect Director: Charlotte A. Swafford 20,745,81210,365,642936,101 --4,958,791 67%Elected—
Elect Director: Robert T. Webb 19,211,27111,890,320945,964 --4,958,791 62%Elected—
2. Compensation paid to NHI's named executive officers 29,685,2881,338,5321,023,735 --4,958,791 96%Approved—
3. Selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 36,477,341480,66748,338 ---- 99%Approved—

This meeting is also recorded here as May 29, 2024; both records come from the same filing, so the date should be checked against it.

Source: NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 29, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 266 asset managers that disclosed a NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: Charlotte A. Swafford

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

67% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 67%AGAINST
FOR: 20,745,812AGAINST: 10,365,642
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 70 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Charlotte A. Swafford

NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Charlotte A. Swafford”): 20,745,812 for, 10,365,642 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “(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 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, and the voting results were as follows:”
Support: 67% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 70 asset managers below reported 8,133,990 for, 4,433,073 against.

FORAGAINST
FOR: 8,133,990AGAINST: 4,433,073
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Charlotte A. Swafford” at NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard4,225,4510 00For
BlackRock01,844,661 00Against
Fidelity1,000,93131,127 00For
Delaware/Macquarie01,018,250 00Against
Principal0843,685 00Against
Charles Schwab714,7800 00For
Dimensional520,9750 00For
Global X385,8900 00For
Arrow ETF Trust304,1000 00For
WisdomTree160,4770 00For
Northern Trust130,9210 00For
State Street19127,924 00Against
First Trust120,9590 00For
TIAA113,0690 00For
Equitable0111,603 00Against
AMG FUNDS83,0160 00For
Brighthouse13,55661,402 00Mixed
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC073,759 00Against
JPMorgan73,6060 00For
Pacific Life068,159 00Against
Invesco60,9660 00For
Lincoln Financial053,588 00Against
Versus Capital Real Estate Fund LLC039,449 00Against
Legg Mason27,6108,459 00Mixed
Empower035,926 00Against

Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: D. Eric Mendelsohn

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.0% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.0%
FOR: 30,820,578AGAINST: 280,067
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 70 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: D. Eric Mendelsohn

NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: D. Eric Mendelsohn”): 30,820,578 for, 280,067 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “(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 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, and the voting results were as follows:”
Support: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 70 asset managers below reported 12,563,074 for, 3,989 against.

FOR
FOR: 12,563,074AGAINST: 3,989
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: D. Eric Mendelsohn” at NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard4,225,4510 00For
BlackRock1,844,6610 00For
Fidelity1,032,0580 00For
Delaware/Macquarie1,018,2500 00For
Principal843,6850 00For
Charles Schwab714,7800 00For
Dimensional520,9750 00For
Global X385,8900 00For
Arrow ETF Trust304,1000 00For
WisdomTree160,4770 00For
Northern Trust130,9210 00For
State Street127,9412 00For
First Trust120,9590 00For
TIAA113,0690 00For
Equitable111,6030 00For
AMG FUNDS83,0160 00For
Brighthouse74,9580 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC73,7590 00For
JPMorgan73,6060 00For
Pacific Life68,1590 00For
Invesco60,9660 00For
Lincoln Financial53,5880 00For
Versus Capital Real Estate Fund LLC39,4490 00For
Legg Mason36,0690 00For
Empower35,9260 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Robert T. Webb

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

62% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 62%AGAINST
FOR: 19,211,271AGAINST: 11,890,320
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 70 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Robert T. Webb

NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert T. Webb”): 19,211,271 for, 11,890,320 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “(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 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, and the voting results were as follows:”
Support: 62% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 70 asset managers below reported 7,476,577 for, 5,090,486 against.

FORAGAINST
FOR: 7,476,577AGAINST: 5,090,486
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Robert T. Webb” at NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard4,225,4510 00For
BlackRock01,844,661 00Against
Fidelity1,000,93131,127 00For
Delaware/Macquarie01,018,250 00Against
Principal0843,685 00Against
Charles Schwab714,7800 00For
Dimensional520,9750 00For
Global X0385,890 00Against
Arrow ETF Trust304,1000 00For
WisdomTree0160,477 00Against
Northern Trust130,9210 00For
State Street19127,924 00Against
First Trust120,9590 00For
TIAA113,0690 00For
Equitable0111,603 00Against
AMG FUNDS83,0160 00For
Brighthouse13,55661,402 00Mixed
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC073,759 00Against
JPMorgan73,6060 00For
Pacific Life068,159 00Against
Invesco060,966 00Against
Lincoln Financial053,588 00Against
Versus Capital Real Estate Fund LLC039,449 00Against
Legg Mason27,6108,459 00Mixed
Empower035,926 00Against

Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.

4. 2. Compensation paid to NHI's named executive officers

Official resultFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 96%
FOR: 29,685,288AGAINST: 1,338,532
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 258 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: APPROVE THE ADVISORY RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COMPENSATION OF THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS DISCLOSED IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT.

NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Compensation paid to NHI's named executive officers”): 29,685,288 for, 1,338,532 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “(2) The compensation paid to NHI's named executive officers was approved with the following voting results:”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” (7 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown); “14A Executive Compensation” (3 managers, 137,492 for).

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 69 asset managers voting on “APPROVE THE ADVISORY RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COMPENSATION OF THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS DISCLOSED IN THE” at NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard4,225,4510 00For
BlackRock1,844,6610 00For
Fidelity1,032,0580 00For
Delaware/Macquarie1,018,2500 00For
Principal843,6850 00For
Charles Schwab714,7800 00For
Dimensional520,9750 00For
Global X385,8900 00For
Arrow ETF Trust304,1000 00For
WisdomTree160,4770 00For
Northern Trust130,9210 00For
State Street127,9430 00For
First Trust120,9590 00For
TIAA113,0690 00For
Equitable111,6030 00For
AMG FUNDS83,0160 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC73,7590 00For
Brighthouse73,6560 00For
JPMorgan73,6060 00For
Pacific Life68,1590 00For
Invesco60,9660 00For
Lincoln Financial53,5880 00For
Versus Capital Real Estate Fund LLC39,4490 00For
Legg Mason36,0690 00For
AIG/SunAmerica20,9070 00For

Fund voting reports, all 69 managers: 12,525,510 for, 4,325 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 209 asset managers voting on “APPROVE THE ADVISORY RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COMPENSATION OF THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS DISCLOSED IN THE” at NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS3,111,3860 00For
BlackRock1,691,1220 00For
State Street1,470,1400 00For
MACQUARIE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS TRUST1,153,8440 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1,031,8020 00For
Charles Schwab731,5830 00For
Northern Trust388,3116,504 00For
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd.302,9250 00For
GW&K Investment Management, LLC285,0055,289 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp183,0190 00For
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd0182,767 00Against
Newton Investment Management North America, LLC0178,368 00Against
UBS6,775154,194 00Against
Asset Management One Co., Ltd.137,2490 00For
Nuveen114,6100 00For
Vanguard112,6850 00For
Invesco104,8790 00For
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA097,402 00Against
JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD90,0820 00For
OREGON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND071,702 00Against
Dimensional68,0220 00For
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO64,5710 00For
NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM59,0820 00For
Renaissance55,4820 00For
NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD51,0500 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 209 managers: 12,507,465 for, 817,867 against, 420 abstained, 35 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

5. 3. Selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending…

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 36,477,341AGAINST: 480,667
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 70 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: RATIFY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S SELECTION OF BDO USA, LLP AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024.

NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024”): 36,477,341 for, 480,667 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 29, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “(3) The selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was ratified, and the voting results were as follows:”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 70 asset managers below reported 12,567,062 for, 1 against.

FOR
FOR: 12,567,062AGAINST: 1
Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S SELECTION OF BDO USA, LLP AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR TH” at NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard4,225,4510 00For
BlackRock1,844,6610 00For
Fidelity1,032,0580 00For
Delaware/Macquarie1,018,2500 00For
Principal843,6850 00For
Charles Schwab714,7800 00For
Dimensional520,9750 00For
Global X385,8900 00For
Arrow ETF Trust304,1000 00For
WisdomTree160,4770 00For
Northern Trust130,9210 00For
State Street127,9421 00For
First Trust120,9590 00For
TIAA113,0690 00For
Equitable111,6030 00For
AMG FUNDS83,0160 00For
Brighthouse74,9580 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC73,7590 00For
JPMorgan73,6060 00For
Pacific Life68,1590 00For
Invesco60,9660 00For
Lincoln Financial53,5880 00For
Versus Capital Real Estate Fund LLC39,4490 00For
Legg Mason36,0690 00For
Empower35,9260 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.

Largest NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 43,409,841 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “Election of Directors: Charlotte A. Swafford”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 9.73%
2BlackRock 4.25%
3Fidelity 2.38%
4Delaware/Macquarie 2.35%
5Principal 1.94%
6Charles Schwab 1.65%
7Dimensional 1.20%
8Global X 0.89%
9Arrow ETF Trust 0.70%
10WisdomTree 0.37%
Institutional-manager reports: top NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “APPROVE THE ADVISORY RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COMPENSATION OF THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS…”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS 7.17%
2BlackRock 3.90%
3State Street 3.39%
4MACQUARIE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS TRUST 2.66%
5GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.38%
6Charles Schwab 1.69%
7Northern Trust 0.91%
8Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.70%
9GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.67%
10MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp 0.42%

Reported NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
Vanguard Group 14.97% 13F
BlackRock 10.80% 13F
State Street 4.33% 13F
JPMorgan Chase 3.72% 13F
Geode Capital 2.39% 13F
Charles Schwab 1.65% 13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors 1.41% 13F
BNY Mellon 1.23% 13F
Northern Trust 1.21% 13F
Norges Bank 1.11% 13F

Percentages above are of 43,409,841 shares outstanding, as reported by NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

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Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC.'s shareholder meeting held May 22, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 266 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,366 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — APPROVE THE ADVISORY RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COMPENSATION OF THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS… — NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 96% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 2024.

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