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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.
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: 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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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.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: D. Eric Mendelsohn | 30,820,578 | 280,067 | 946,910 | -- | 4,958,791 | 99.0% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Charlotte A. Swafford | 20,745,812 | 10,365,642 | 936,101 | -- | 4,958,791 | 67% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Robert T. Webb | 19,211,271 | 11,890,320 | 945,964 | -- | 4,958,791 | 62% | Elected | — |
| 2. Compensation paid to NHI's named executive officers | 29,685,288 | 1,338,532 | 1,023,735 | -- | 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 | 36,477,341 | 480,667 | 48,338 | -- | -- | 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.
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.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
67% Majority: yes · of votes cast
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.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 4,225,451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 0 | 1,844,661 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 1,000,931 | 31,127 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 0 | 1,018,250 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Principal | 0 | 843,685 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 714,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 520,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 385,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Arrow ETF Trust | 304,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 160,477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 130,921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 19 | 127,924 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| First Trust | 120,959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 113,069 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 0 | 111,603 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AMG FUNDS | 83,016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 13,556 | 61,402 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 0 | 73,759 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| JPMorgan | 73,606 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 0 | 68,159 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 60,966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 53,588 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Versus Capital Real Estate Fund LLC | 0 | 39,449 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Legg Mason | 27,610 | 8,459 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Empower | 0 | 35,926 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.0% Majority: yes · of votes cast
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.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 4,225,451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,844,661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,032,058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,018,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 843,685 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 714,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 520,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 385,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Arrow ETF Trust | 304,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 160,477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 130,921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 127,941 | 2 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 120,959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 113,069 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 111,603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 83,016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 74,958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 73,759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 73,606 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 68,159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 60,966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 53,588 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Versus Capital Real Estate Fund LLC | 39,449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 36,069 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 35,926 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
62% Majority: yes · of votes cast
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.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 4,225,451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 0 | 1,844,661 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Fidelity | 1,000,931 | 31,127 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 0 | 1,018,250 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Principal | 0 | 843,685 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 714,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 520,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 0 | 385,890 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Arrow ETF Trust | 304,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 0 | 160,477 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Northern Trust | 130,921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 19 | 127,924 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| First Trust | 120,959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 113,069 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 0 | 111,603 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AMG FUNDS | 83,016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 13,556 | 61,402 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 0 | 73,759 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| JPMorgan | 73,606 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 0 | 68,159 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 0 | 60,966 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 53,588 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Versus Capital Real Estate Fund LLC | 0 | 39,449 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Legg Mason | 27,610 | 8,459 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Empower | 0 | 35,926 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Approved · of votes cast
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).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 4,225,451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,844,661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,032,058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,018,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 843,685 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 714,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 520,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 385,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Arrow ETF Trust | 304,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 160,477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 130,921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 127,943 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 120,959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 113,069 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 111,603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 83,016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 73,759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 73,656 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 73,606 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 68,159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 60,966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 53,588 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Versus Capital Real Estate Fund LLC | 39,449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 36,069 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 20,907 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 69 managers: 12,525,510 for, 4,325 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 3,111,386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,691,122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,470,140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MACQUARIE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS TRUST | 1,153,844 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1,031,802 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 731,583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 388,311 | 6,504 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 302,925 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC | 285,005 | 5,289 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 183,019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legal & General Investment Management Ltd | 0 | 182,767 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Newton Investment Management North America, LLC | 0 | 178,368 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| UBS | 6,775 | 154,194 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. | 137,249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 114,610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 112,685 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 104,879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | 0 | 97,402 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | 90,082 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OREGON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND | 0 | 71,702 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Dimensional | 68,022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO | 64,571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM | 59,082 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance | 55,482 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD | 51,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Approved · of votes cast
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.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 4,225,451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,844,661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,032,058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,018,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 843,685 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 714,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 520,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 385,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Arrow ETF Trust | 304,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 160,477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 130,921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 127,942 | 1 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 120,959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 113,069 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 111,603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 83,016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 74,958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 73,759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 73,606 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 68,159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 60,966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 53,588 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Versus Capital Real Estate Fund LLC | 39,449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 36,069 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 35,926 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.
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.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 9.73% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 4.25% |
| 3 | Fidelity | 2.38% |
| 4 | Delaware/Macquarie | 2.35% |
| 5 | Principal | 1.94% |
| 6 | Charles Schwab | 1.65% |
| 7 | Dimensional | 1.20% |
| 8 | Global X | 0.89% |
| 9 | Arrow ETF Trust | 0.70% |
| 10 | WisdomTree | 0.37% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 7.17% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 3.90% |
| 3 | State Street | 3.39% |
| 4 | MACQUARIE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS TRUST | 2.66% |
| 5 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.38% |
| 6 | Charles Schwab | 1.69% |
| 7 | Northern Trust | 0.91% |
| 8 | Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 0.70% |
| 9 | GW&K Investment Management, LLC | 0.67% |
| 10 | MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 0.42% |
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.
| 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.
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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