UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Webb, Robert T.
2714 Archer Avenue
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
National Health Investors, Inc.
NHI
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
December 31, 2002
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
|Transaction| or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
|Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock | | | | | |119,997 |I |Partnership |
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Common Stock - Dividend Reinv| | | | | |2,562 |I |Family Partnership |
estments | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock | | | | | |500 |I |Family Partnership |
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Common Stock | | | | | |13,500 |I |Trustee |
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Common Stock | | | | | |1,500 |I |Partnership |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|ice of | | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Option for Common Stock |$39.88 |3/31/| | | |3/31/|3/30/|Common |15,000 |$39.88 |15,000 |D | |
| |98 | | | |98 |03 | | | | | | |
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Option for Common Stock |$24.25 |4/26/| | | |4/26/|4/25/|Common |15,000 |$24.25 |15,000 |D | |
| |99 | | | |99 |04 | | | | | | |
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Option for Common Stock |$14.72 |4/16/| | | |4/16/|4/15/|Common |15,000 |$14.72 |15,000 |D | |
| |02 | | | |02 |07 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Robert T. Webb
DATE
January 13, 2003