Goldfarb Branham LLP is investigating Nationwide Health Properties Inc. (NYSE: NHP) for shareholders due to the proposed buyout by Ventas Inc. for $44.99 per share in Ventas stock. If you are an NHP shareholder – or have information about this buyout – contact the firm at 877-583-2855 or hlindley@goldfarbbranham.com.

?NHP stockholders will receive 0.7866 Ventas (NYSE: VTR) per share of NHP,? said securities lawyer Hamilton Lindley. ?This is only a 15 percent premium to NHP's Friday closing price, which raises concerns because NHP recently reported increased profit and revenue for the fourth quarter.?

Goldfarb Branham's lawyers have significant experience representing individual and institutional investors in over 100 shareholder class action cases. A firm securities lawyer, Hamilton Lindley, can be reached at hlindley@goldfarbbranham.com or 877-583-2855 to discuss the impact of this buyout on Nationwide Health Properties shareholders.

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