NHI: Leadership change

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On July 22, 2026, the Board of Directors of National Health Investors, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Christian Maingot, 56, as Chief Operations Officer of the Company, effective July 27, 2026. Mr. Maingot has over 20 years of senior housing experience. From May 2022 to April 2026, Mr. Maingot served as Chief Executive Officer of Longview Senior Housing, a Blackstone Inc. (NYSE: BX) portfolio company, where he led the strategic management of a senior housing portfolio with operations in the United States and Canada. He was responsible for operational performance, portfolio strategy, capital deployment, operator relationships and asset repositioning initiatives. Previously, Mr. Maingot spent more than a decade at Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) (“Brookdale”), most recently as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategic Initiatives. At Brookdale, he helped shape the company’s long-term strategy, oversaw relationships with major REIT and operating partners, and led initiatives involving portfolio optimization, capital allocation, healthcare strategy, and corporate development. Prior to Brookdale, Mr. Maingot began his senior housing career with Horizon Bay Retirement Living, a national operator that owned, leased, and managed a portfolio of senior housing properties across the United States, where he held executive leadership positions prior to the company’s acquisition by Brookdale. Mr. Maingot currently serves on the Executive Board of the American Senior Housing Association (ASHA), is a member of Argentum's Capital Advisory Group, and was a founding member of the NIC Future Leaders Council. Mr.