Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

January 12, 2004

4: Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

Published on January 12, 2004

SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
PICKETT C TAYLOR
(Last) (First) (Middle)
9690 DEERECO ROAD
SUITE 100
(Street)
TIMONIUM MD 21093
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC [ OHI ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/08/2004
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/08/2004 M 392,242 A $2.32 310,328 D
Common Stock 01/08/2004 F 201,914(1) D $9.57 310,328 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $2.32 01/08/2004 M 392,242 12/31/2002(2) 06/12/2001 Common Stock 392,242 $0 707,758 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents the agregate of 95,088 shares held by the reporting person for more than six months prior to the exercise of the option and delivered as payment of the exercise price and 106,826 shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the exercise of the option withheld as payment of the reporting person's tax liability in connection with the option.
2. These options were part of a previously reported grant of 627,587 shares on June 12, 2001 by the Issuer to the Reporting Person of which one-half vested on June 12, 2003 with the balance vesting in equal monthly amounts through June 12, 2005.
Remarks:
Thomas Peterson 01/12/2004
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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