NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On August 27, 2026, National Health Investors, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Change in Control Severance Agreement (the “CIC Severance Agreement”) with Christian Maingot (the “Executive”). The CIC Severance Agreement is effective as of August 27, 2026. The CIC Severance Agreement provides that, subject to the Executive executing and not revoking a general release of claims and in lieu of any severance under any other agreement or arrangement, in the event the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without “Cause” or by the Executive for “Good Reason” within two years following a “Change in Control” or is terminated without “Cause” within 30 days prior to a “Change in Control” (each term, as defined in the CIC Severance Agreement), the Executive will be entitled to receive the following: (1) a lump sum cash payment equal to 2.0 times the average of the Executive’s annual base salary and bonus for the most recent two consecutive calendar years (or, if employed by the Company for less than two calendar years, for such number of full calendar years); (2) a lump sum cash payment equal to the greater of the Executive’s target annual bonus and annual bonus that would have been earned based on performance through the termination, pro-rated for actual days of service during the performance period; (3) continued COBRA coverage for the Executive and the Executive’s spouse and dependents (as applicable) for 18 months; and (4) accelerated vesting of all equity or equity-based incentive awards subject solely to time-based vesting. The CIC Severance Agreement includes (i) non-competition restrictions during the Executive’s employment and, if severance benefits are payable pursuant to the CIC Severance Agreement, for 12 months thereafter, (ii) non-solicitation of customer and employee restrictions during the Executive’s employment and, if severance benefits are payable pursuant to the CIC Severance Agreement, for 12 months thereafter, and (iii) confidentiality restrictions during the Executive’s employment and thereafter. In addition, if any payment or benefit pursuant to the CIC Severance Agreement or otherwise would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then such payments or benefits will be reduced to the largest amount that would not result in such excise tax, if and only if such reduction would result in the Executive’s receipt of greater net after-tax proceeds. The foregoing description of the CIC Severance Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the CIC Severance Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.