Omega Prices $225 Million Senior Note Offering

HUNT VALLEY, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) (the "Company") today announced the pricing of $225 million aggregate principal amount of 6.75% senior notes due 2022 (the "Notes"). The notes were priced at 98.984% of par value (before initial purchaser's discount). The offering is expected to close on October 4, 2010 subject to customary closing conditions. The Notes will be unsecured senior obligations of the Company and will be guaranteed by each of the Company's subsidiaries that guarantee the Company's existing notes and senior secured revolving credit facility. The Notes will be offered only to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to non-U.S. persons outside the United States under Regulation S of the Securities Act.

The Company will use the net proceeds of the offering to repay borrowings under its senior revolving credit facility, for general corporate purposes and to pay related fees and expenses.

The Notes issued in this offering have not been registered under the Securities Act, or any applicable state laws. Accordingly, the Notes may not be offered or sold in the U.S. or to U.S. persons without registration or an applicable exemption under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This notice does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any of these securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

The Company is a real estate investment trust investing in and providing financing to the long-term care industry. At June 30, 2010, the Company owned or held mortgages on 395 skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities and other specialty hospitals with approximately 46,007 licensed beds (44,250 available beds) located in 34 states and operated by 46 third-party healthcare operating companies.

This announcement includes forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those reflected in such forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including, among other things: (i) uncertainties relating to the business operations of the operators of the Company's properties, including those relating to reimbursement by third-party payors, regulatory matters and occupancy levels; (ii) regulatory and other changes in the healthcare sector, including without limitation, changes in Medicare reimbursement; (iii) changes in the financial position of the Company's operators; (iv) the ability of operators in bankruptcy to reject unexpired lease obligations, modify the terms of the Company's mortgages, and impede the ability of the Company to collect unpaid rent or interest during the pendency of a bankruptcy proceeding and retain security deposits for the debtor's obligations; (v) the availability and cost of capital; (vi) competition in the financing of healthcare facilities; (vii) the Company's ability to maintain its status as a real estate investment trust; and (viii) other factors identified in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements regarding future events and developments and the Company's future performance, as well as management's expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future, are forward-looking statements.

    Source: Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

Released September 29, 2010