Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

October 9, 2001

4: Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

Published on October 9, 2001



U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 4

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

[_] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Decker Daniel A.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)

4200 Texas Commerce Tower West, 2200 Ross Ave.
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(Street)

Dallas Texas 75201
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(City) (State) (Zip)


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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol


Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (OHI)
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)



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4. Statement for Month/Year


September 2001
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)


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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

[x] Director [_] 10% Owner
[_] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)


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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)

[x] Form filed by one Reporting Person
[_] Form filed by more than one Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 8/15/01 A* V 828 A $3.02 3,362 D
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*Grant of stock for payment of director fees.
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NOTE: Mr. Decker disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Stock and the Series C. Preferred Stock, which he is deemed
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beneficial owner of because of his ownership interest in the Hampstead Group, L.L.C., which holds the ultimate controlling
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interest in Explorer Holdings, L.P.
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.

(Print or Type Response) (Over)



FORM 4 (continued)

Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

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10.
9. Owner-
Number ship
of Form
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Options 11,000 D
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Explanation of Responses:


/s/ DANIEL A. DECKER October 9, 2001
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date


** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations.

See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.


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