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 PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OMEGA ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER 2016 FINANCIAL RESULTS;

NEW INVESTMENTS AND INCREASED DIVIDEND FOR 18^th CONSECUTIVE QUARTER

HUNT VALLEY, MARYLAND – February 8, 2017 – Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) (the "Company" or "Omega") today announced its results of operations for the three-month period ended December 31, 2016.  The Company reported for the three-month period ended December 31, 2016 net income of $129.9 million, or $0.63 per common share, Funds From Operations ("FFO") of $171.5 million or $0.84 per common share, and Funds Available For Distribution ("FAD") of $163.2 million.

Omega's CEO, Taylor Pickett, said, "Our record quarterly Adjusted FFO of $0.88 per share and FAD of $0.80 per share is a strong testament to the strength of our operating model against the backdrop of an increasingly difficult operating environment.  We share the industry leadership and investor concerns that increasing labor and liability costs and evolving reimbursement models may put near term financial strain on many operators within our industry."  Mr. Pickett, continued, "In light of these concerns, we are pleased to have built a conservative balance sheet allowing us to manage through this uncertainty while delivering superior earnings and reliable dividends."

For the three-month period ended December 31, 2016, the Company reported net income of $129.9 million, or $0.63 per common share, on operating revenues of $234.5 million.  This compares to net income of $63.5 million, or $0.32 per common share, on operating revenues of $210.5 million, for the same period in 2015.

For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016, the Company reported net income of $383.4 million, or $1.90 per common share, on operating revenues of $900.8 million.  This compares to net income of $233.3 million, or $1.29 per common share, on operating revenues of $743.6 million, for the same period in 2015.

The year-to-date increase in net income compared to the prior year was primarily due to revenue associated with the acquisition by merger of Aviv REIT, Inc. ("Aviv") on April 1, 2015 (the "Aviv Merger") and new investments completed in 2015 and 2016, and the reduction in 2016 acquisition and merger related costs.  This increase in net income was partially offset by $56.4 million in increased depreciation and amortization expense, $41.0 million in increased impairments on real estate assets, $4.6 million in incremental general and administrative expenses, $2.7 million in increased stock-based compensation expense, and $2.0 million in increased provisions for uncollectible mortgages, notes and straight-line receivables.

FFO for the fourth quarter of 2016 includes $5.9 million in provisions for uncollectible mortgages, notes and straight-line receivables and $3.7 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense.  These costs were partially offset by $0.7 million of one-time revenue.  Adjusted FFO is $0.88 per common share for the three-month period ended December 31, 2016.  FFO, Adjusted FFO and FAD are non-GAAP financial measures.  For more information regarding FFO and Adjusted FFO, see the "Funds From Operations" schedule.

In Q1 2017, the Company…

·	increased its quarterly common stock dividend rate to $0.62 per share.

In Q4 2016, the Company…

·	invested approximately $50 million in a joint venture investment.

·	invested $40 million in capital renovation and construction-in-progress projects.

·	increased its quarterly common stock dividend rate to $0.61 per share.

In Q3 2016, the Company…

·	completed $428 million in new investments.

·	invested $38 million in capital renovation and construction-in-progress projects.

·	repurchased an outstanding $180 million secured term loan due 2019.

·	issued $700 million aggregate principal amounts of its 4.375% Senior Notes due 2023.

·	increased its quarterly common stock dividend rate to $0.60 per share.

In Q2 2016, the Company…

·	completed $220 million in new investments.

·	invested $28 million in capital renovation and construction-in-progress projects.

·	increased its quarterly common stock dividend rate to $0.58 per share.

In Q1 2016, the Company…

·	completed $494 million in new investments.

·	invested $31 million in capital renovation and construction-in-progress projects.

·	completed a $350 million senior unsecured 5-year term loan.

·	increased its quarterly common stock dividend rate to $0.57 per share.

Operating Revenues and Expenses – Operating revenues for the three-month period ended December 31, 2016 totaled $234.5 million and included $0.7 million of cash proceeds from a legal settlement and $18.3 million of non-cash revenue.

Operating expenses for the three-month period ended December 31, 2016 totaled $87.8 million and were comprised of $70.8 million of depreciation and amortization expense, $7.5 million of general and administrative expense, $5.9 million in provisions for uncollectible mortgages, notes and straight-line receivables and $3.7 million of stock-based compensation expense.  The $5.9 million in provisions for uncollectible mortgages, notes and straight-line receivables primarily resulted from the write-down of one operator's notes to fair value.  The notes were assumed as part of the Aviv Merger.

Other Income and Expense – Other income and expense for the three-month period ended December 31, 2016 was a net expense of $46.9 million, which was primarily comprised of $44.4 million of interest expense and $2.5 million of amortized deferred financing costs.

Funds From Operations – For the three-month period ended December 31, 2016, FFO was $171.5 million, or $0.84 per common share on 205 million weighted-average common shares outstanding, compared to $127.4 million, or $0.65 per common share on 198 million weighted-average common shares outstanding, for the same period in 2015.

The $171.5 million of FFO for the three-month period ended December 31, 2016 includes the impact of $5.9 million in provisions for uncollectible mortgages, notes and straight-line receivables and $3.7 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense, offset by a $0.7 million of one-time non-cash revenue.

The $127.4 million of FFO for the three-month period ended December 31, 2015 includes the impact of $20.5 million of interest refinancing expense, $7.6 million in provisions for uncollectible mortgages, notes and straight-line receivables, $4.5 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense, $2.8 million of interest expense related to the early extinguishment of debt and $2.0 million of acquisition and merger related costs; offset by $5.4 million "catch-up" of in-place lease revenue recognition resulting from an updated valuation of the assumed leases from the Aviv Merger.

Adjusted FFO was $180.4 million, or $0.88 per common share, for the three months ended December 31, 2016, compared to $159.4 million, or $0.81 per common share, for the same period in 2015.  For further information see the "Funds From Operations" schedule.

Operating Revenues and Expenses – Operating revenues for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016 totaled $900.8 million.  Operating expenses for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016 totaled $391.1 million and were comprised of $267.1 million of depreciation and amortization expense, $58.7 million of impairment on real estate properties, $32.1 million of general and administrative expense, $13.8 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense, $9.8 million in provisions for uncollectible mortgages, notes and straight-line receivables and $9.6 million of acquisition and merger related costs.

Other Income and Expense – Other income and expense for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016 was a net expense of $175.6 million, which was primarily comprised of $164.1 million of interest expense, $9.3 million of amortized deferred financing costs and $2.1 million of interest refinancing costs.

Funds From Operations – For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016, FFO was $660.1 million, or $3.27 per common share on 202 million weighted-average common shares outstanding, compared to $455.3 million, or $2.52 per common share on 181 million weighted-average common shares outstanding, for the same period in 2015.

The $660.1 million of FFO for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016 includes the impact of $13.8 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense, $9.8 million in provisions for uncollectible mortgages, notes and straight-line receivables, $9.6 million of acquisition and merger related costs, $2.1 million of interest refinancing costs, offset by a $5.4 million cash receipt related to early termination of mortgages and $1.3 million of one-time revenue.

The $455.3 million of FFO for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2015 includes the impact of $57.5 million of acquisition and merger related costs, $28.8 million in interest refinancing charges, $11.1 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense, $7.9 million in provisions for uncollectible mortgages, notes and straight-line receivables and $3.7 million of interest expense related to the early extinguishment of debt in 2015.

Adjusted FFO was $688.7 million, or $3.42 per common share, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016, compared to $564.4 million, or $3.13 per common share, for the same period in 2015.  For further information see the "Funds From Operations" schedule.

Equity Shelf Program and Dividend Reinvestment and Common Stock Purchase Plan – During the three-month period ended December 31, 2016, the Company sold 1.0 million shares of its common stock generating $30.0 million of gross proceeds.  The following table outlines shares of the Company's common stock issued under its Equity Shelf program and its Dividend Reinvestment and Common Stock Purchase Plan in 2016:

$90 Million of New Investments in Q4 2016 – In Q4 2016, the Company completed transactions totaling $50 million of a new investment and $40 million in capital renovations and new construction consisting of the following:

$50 Million Unconsolidated Joint Venture – On November 1, 2016, the Company invested approximately $50.0 million in a joint venture, Second Spring Healthcare Investments ("Second Spring"), to acquire 64 skilled nursing facilities from Welltower, Inc. for approximately $1.1 billion. Second Spring is approximately 85% owned by affiliates of Lindsey Goldberg LLC and approximately 15% owned by the Company.  Simultaneously, Second Spring entered into a new 15 year Master Lease with Genesis Healthcare.  Separately, the Company entered into an asset management agreement with Second Spring.

$40 Million Capital Renovation Projects – In addition to the new investment outlined above, in Q4 2016, the Company invested approximately $40 million under its capital renovation and construction-in-progress programs.

During the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company sold 18 facilities for approximately $104.8 million in net proceeds recognizing a gain of approximately $30.3 million.  Eleven of the sold facilities were previously classified as assets held for sale.  No provisions for impairment were recorded in the fourth quarter of 2016.

The Company's strategy to prune underperforming assets and non-strategic relationships resulted in the sale of 38 facilities for $169.6 million in cash proceeds resulting in a gain of $50.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2016.  As part of that process, the Company recorded $58.7 million of asset impairments in 2016.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had 20 facilities, totaling $52.9 million, classified as assets held for sale.  The Company expects to sell these facilities over the next few quarters.

On January 12, 2017, the Board of Directors declared a common stock dividend of $0.62 per share, increasing the quarterly common dividend by $0.01 per share over the previous quarter.  The common dividends are to be paid February 15, 2017 to common stockholders of record on January 31, 2017.  This represents the Company's 18^th consecutive quarterly dividend increase.

The Company currently expects its 2017 annual Adjusted FFO available to common stockholders to be between $3.40 and $3.44 per diluted share.  The Company's 2017 FAD guidance and reconciliation to projected net income can be found in the Company's Fourth Quarter 2016 Financial Supplement located on the Company's website.  The following table presents a reconciliation of Omega's guidance regarding Adjusted FFO to projected GAAP earnings.

Note: All per share numbers rounded to 2 decimals.

The Company's Adjusted FFO guidance for 2017 includes approximately $100 million of planned capital renovation projects; however, it excludes the impact of additional new investments.  It also excludes the impact of gains and losses from the sale of assets, revenue from divestitures, certain revenue and expense items, interest refinancing expense, capital transactions, acquisition and merger related costs, provisions for uncollectible receivables, and stock-based compensation expense.  The Company may, from time to time, update its publicly announced Adjusted FFO guidance, but it is not obligated to do so.

The Company's guidance is based on a number of assumptions, which are subject to change and many of which are outside the Company's control.  If actual results vary from these assumptions, the Company's expectations may change.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the timing and completion of acquisitions, divestitures, capital and financing transactions, and variations in stock-based compensation expense may cause actual results to vary materially from our current expectations. There can be no assurance that the Company will achieve its projected results.

On February 16, 2016, May 16, 2016, August 15, 2016 and November 15, 2016, the Company paid dividends to its common stockholders in the per share amounts of $0.57, $0.58, $0.60 and $0.61, for stockholders of record on February 2, 2016, May 2, 2016, August 1, 2016 and October 31, 2016, respectively.  The Company has determined that 13.64% of the common dividends paid in 2016 should be treated for tax purposes as a return of capital, 83.39% treated as an ordinary dividend, with the balance of 2.97% treated as capital gains.

The Company will be conducting a conference call on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 10 a.m. Eastern to review the Company's 2016 fourth quarter results and current developments.  Analysts and investors within the United States interested in participating are invited to call (877) 511-2891.  The Canadian toll-free dial-in number is (855) 669-9657.  All other international participants can use the dial-in number (412) 902-4140.  Ask the operator to be connected to the "Omega Healthcare's Fourth Quarter 2016 Earnings Call."

To listen to the conference call via webcast, log on to www.omegahealthcare.com and click the "earnings call" icon on the Company's home page.  Webcast replays of the call will be available on the Company's website for two weeks following the call.

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Omega is a real estate investment trust investing in and providing financing to the long-term care industry. As of December 31, 2016, Omega has a portfolio of investments that includes approximately 1,000 properties located in 42 states and the United Kingdom and operated by 79 different operators.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT

Bob Stephenson, CFO at (410) 427-1700

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This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements regarding Omega's or its tenants', operators', borrowers' or managers' expected future financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, funds from operations, dividends and dividend plans, financing opportunities and plans, capital markets transactions, business strategy, budgets, projected costs, operating metrics, capital expenditures, competitive positions, acquisitions, investment opportunities, dispositions, merger integration, growth opportunities, expected lease income, continued qualification as a REIT, plans and objectives of management for future operations and statements that include words such as "anticipate," "if," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "could," "should," "will" and other similar expressions are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and actual results may differ from Omega's expectations. Omega does not undertake a duty to update these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made.

Omega's 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 Omega'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; (iii) changes in the financial position of Omega's operators; (iv) the ability of any of Omega's operators in bankruptcy to reject unexpired lease obligations, modify the terms of Omega's mortgages and impede the ability of 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) changes in Omega's credit ratings and the ratings of its debt securities; (vii) competition in the financing of healthcare facilities; (viii) Omega's ability to maintain its status as a REIT; (ix) Omega's ability to manage, re-lease or sell any owned and operated facilities, if any; (x) Omega's ability to sell closed or foreclosed assets on a timely basis and on terms that allow Omega to realize the carrying value of these assets; (xi) the effect of economic and market conditions generally, and particularly in the healthcare industry; (xii) risks relating to the integration of Aviv's operations and employees into Omega and the possibility that the anticipated synergies and other benefits of the combination with Aviv will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected timeframe; (xiii) the potential impact of changes in the SNF and ALF market or local real estate conditions on the Company's ability to dispose of assets held for sale for the anticipated proceeds or on a timely basis, or to redeploy the proceeds therefrom on favorable terms and (xiv) other factors identified in Omega's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements regarding future events and developments and Omega's future performance, as well as management's expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future, are forward looking statements. Omega undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this announcement.

OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

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(1)

During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company updated its purchase accounting analysis for the Aviv acquisition via merger.  Accounting rules require purchase accounting allocations to be completed within one year of the acquisition date.  It also allows adjustments to preliminary purchase accounting allocations to be recorded currently, not retrospectively, and requires disclosure of the adjustments.  The Company completed the purchase accounting analysis during the first quarter of 2016.  As a result of updated information, the Company increased the net in-place lease liabilities assumed in the Aviv Merger (which required the Company to update amortization associated with the assumed Aviv in-place leases).  During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company recorded $5.4 million of additional amortization associated with the updated valuation of the assumed in-place leases that would have been recorded in second and third quarter of 2015 had the updated information been known (the "Catch-up Adjustment").  No full year adjustment is required since the fourth quarter Catch-up Adjustment is related to "timing of amortization" of the assumed in-place leases.  Fourth quarter Adjusted FFO excluded (deducted) the $5.4 million Catch-up Adjustment from Non-cash revenues for the quarter.

(2)

On September 25, 2015, the Company irrevocably deposited approximately $615.0 million to the trustee to call and redeem its $575 million 6.75% Notes due 2022.  This amount included the $575 million principal, a redemption premium of 3.375%, semi-annual interest and additional interest to the redemption date of October 26, 2015.  The $615.0 million was classified as "Other assets" on the Company's financial statements.  The Company has adjusted (or added back) 8 days of interest at 6.75% resulting from the requirement to deposit with the trustee in September.

(3)	The $61.3 million of Non-cash revenues includes $5.4 million of additional amortization associated with the updated valuation of the assumed Aviv in-place leases recorded in fourth quarter of 2015.

Funds From Operations ("FFO"), Adjusted FFO and FAD are non-GAAP financial measures.  For purposes of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation G, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that exclude amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding amounts, that are included in the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the statement of operations, balance sheet or statement of cash flows (or equivalent statements) of the company, or include amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of including amounts, that are excluded from the most directly comparable financial measure so calculated and presented.  As used in this press release, GAAP refers to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.  Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation G, the Company has provided reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

The Company calculates and reports FFO in accordance with the definition and interpretive guidelines issued by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT"), and consequently, FFO is defined as net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), adjusted for the effects of asset dispositions and certain non-cash items, primarily depreciation and amortization and impairments on real estate assets, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.  Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will be calculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis.  The Company believes that FFO, Adjusted FFO and FAD are important supplemental measures of its operating performance.  Because the historical cost accounting convention used for real estate assets requires depreciation (except on land), such accounting presentation implies that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time, while real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions.  The term FFO was designed by the real estate industry to address this issue.  FFO described herein is not necessarily comparable to FFO of other real estate investment trusts, or REITs, that do not use the same definition or implementation guidelines or interpret the standards differently from the Company.

Adjusted FFO is calculated as FFO excluding the impact of non-cash stock-based compensation and certain revenue and expense items identified above. FAD is calculated as Adjusted FFO less non-cash interest expense and non-cash revenue, such as straight-line rent. The Company believes these measures provide an enhanced measure of the operating performance of the Company's core portfolio as a REIT. The Company's computation of Adjusted FFO and FAD are not comparable to the NAREIT definition of FFO or to similar measures reported by other REITs, but the Company believes that they are appropriate measures for this Company.

The Company uses these non-GAAP measures among the criteria to measure the operating performance of its business.  The Company also uses Adjusted FFO among the performance metrics for performance-based compensation of officers. The Company further believes that by excluding the effect of depreciation, amortization, impairments on real estate assets and gains or losses from sales of real estate, all of which are based on historical costs and which may be of limited relevance in evaluating current performance, FFO can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and between other REITs.  The Company offers these measures to assist the users of its financial statements in analyzing its operating performance and not as measures of liquidity or cash flow. These non-GAAP measures are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as measures of liquidity, alternatives to net income or indicators of any other performance measure determined in accordance with GAAP.  Investors and potential investors in the Company's securities should not rely on these non-GAAP measures as substitutes for any GAAP measure, including net income.

The following tables present selected portfolio information, including operator and geographic concentrations, and revenue maturities for the period ended December 31, 2016:

The following tables present operator revenue mix, census and coverage data based on information provided by our operators as of September 30, 2016:

(1) Based on available (operating) beds.

The following table presents a debt maturity schedule as of December 31, 2016:

The following table presents investment activity for the three– and twelve– month period ended December 31, 2016: