10-K: Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Exhibit 99.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, C. Taylor Pickett, of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (the "Company"),
certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, that:

(1) the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended
December 31, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements
of ss.ss. 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
of the Company.

Dated: March 3, 2003


/s/ C. TAYLOR PICKETT
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C. Taylor Pickett
Chief Executive Officer