D. Eric Mendelsohn compensation by year
National Health Investors Summary Compensation Table · all 9 fiscal years held| Component | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $340,000 | $350,000 | $375,000 | $386,250 | $397,838 | $417,730 | $500,000 | $525,000 | $700,000 |
| Bonus | $440,000 | $380,000 | $325,000 | $350,000 | $370,000 | $780,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $246,500 | $173,280 | $586,720 |
| Option awards | $574,007 | $561,758 | $775,113 | $694,230 | $1,790,815 | $1,458,103 | $453,123 | $315,220 | $705,575 |
| Non-equity incentive | $360,000 | $500,000 | $325,000 | $350,000 | $0 | $0 | $875,044 | $1,222,746 | $1,650,000 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — |
| All other | $8,100 | $8,250 | $8,400 | $8,550 | $8,700 | $9,150 | $9,900 | $10,350 | $10,500 |
| Total | $1,722,107 | $1,800,008 | $1,808,513 | $1,789,030 | $2,567,353 | $2,664,983 | $2,084,567 | $2,246,596 | $3,652,795 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: National Health Investors Inc. DEF 14A filed April 3, 2026, accession 0000877860-26-000098, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the National Health Investors Inc. filed document, accession 0000877860-26-000098. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 3, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 13,400 | $1,023,358 | — |
| Option | 13,334 | — | $57.76 |
| Option | 50,000 | — | $73.34 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in National Health Investors Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
2 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 3, 2026)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Purchase | — | 1,500 | $68.84 | 133,316 |
| 2026-05-05 | Tax withholding | — | 394 | $73.09 | 131,816 |
The 2 most recent of 2 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments National Health Investors discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary termination without cause | $1,400,000 | — | — | $1,400,000 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $6,146,619 | $1,423,004 | $55,871 | $7,625,494 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in National Health Investors Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
National Health Investors’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| D. Eric Mendelsohn · this page | President and CEO | $3,652,795 |
| John Spaid | Executive Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $2,180,555 |
| Kevin Pascoe | Executive Vice President of Investments and Chief Investment Officer | $1,987,215 |
| David Travis | Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | $1,438,600 |
| Kristin Gaines | Senior Vice President and Chief Transaction Officer | $1,326,552 |
Board service
National Health Investors board · FY2023–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: National Health Investors pays directors a $75,000 cash retainer and $88,380 in equity. As stated in National Health Investors's FY2025 proxy.
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