Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
STEPHENSON ROBERT O
  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 Financial Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
200 INTERNATIONAL CIRCLE, SUITE 3500
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/06/2017
(Street)

HUNT VALLEY, MD 21030
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 01/06/2017   M   12,617 (1) A $ 31.26 231,444 D  
Common Stock 01/06/2017   M   21,630 (2) A $ 31.26 253,074 D  
Common Stock 01/06/2017   F   12,921 (3) D $ 31.26 240,153 D  

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Restricted Stock Units (4) 01/06/2017   M     12,617   (4)   (4) Common Stock 12,617 $ 0 61,088 D  
Restricted Stock Units (5) 01/06/2017   M     21,630   (5)   (5) Common Stock 21,630 $ 0 39,458 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
STEPHENSON ROBERT O
200 INTERNATIONAL CIRCLE
SUITE 3500
HUNT VALLEY, MD 21030
      Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Thomas H. Peterson, Attorney-in-Fact   01/10/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents the vesting of one third of the time based transition restricted stock units for the 2014-2016 service period.
(2) Represents the vesting of Restricted Stock Units subject to three-year cliff vesting granted on 1/1/2014
(3) Represents a portion of restricted stock that vested on December 31, 2016 and was delivered by the reporting person as payment of income tax liability in connection with such vesting.
(4) Restricted Stock Units granted 12/31/2013 subject to three-year ratable time-based (1/3 per year) on December 31, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Vesting subject to continued employment on the vesting date.
(5) Restricted Stock Units granted 1/1/2014 subject to three-year cliff vesting on 12/31/2016, subject to continued employment on the vesting date.

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