Unassociated Document

Item 1 (a)	Name of Issuer:

	Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (the “Issuer”)

Item 1(b)	Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

	9690 Deereco Road, Suite 100, Timonium, MD 21093

Item 2(a)	Name of Person Filing:

This Statement is filed on behalf of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (“NAM”). This Statement relates to Shares (as defined herein) held for the accounts of US-REIT High Income Open Fund (“US-REIT Open”), Global REIT Mother Fund (“Global REIT Mother”), Global REIT Open Mother Fund (“Global REIT Open”), International REIT Index Mother Fund (“International REIT Index”), Nomura Global REIT Mother Fund (“Nomura Global REIT”) and World REIT Index Mother Fund (“World REIT Index”).

NAM serves as investment manager to each of US-REIT Open, Global REIT Mother, Global REIT Open, International REIT Index, Nomura Global REIT and World REIT Index. In such capacity, NAM may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the Shares held for the accounts of each of US-REIT Open, Global REIT Mother, Global REIT Open, International REIT Index, Nomura Global REIT and World REIT Index.

Item 2(b)	Address of Principal Office or, if none, Residence:

The address of the principal office of NAM is 1-12-1, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 103-8260

Item 2(c)	Citizenship:

	NAM is a Japanese corporation

Item 2(d)	Title of Class of Securities:

	Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share (the "Shares")

Item 2(e)	CUSIP Number:

	681936100

Item 3(e).	[X] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)

Item 4	Ownership:

Item 4(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:

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As of December 31, 2008, NAM may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 3,780,000 Shares. This amount consists of: (A) 51,000 Shares held for the account of US-REIT Open; (B) 68,300 Shares held for the account of Global REIT Mother; (C) 2,000,800 Shares held for the account of Global REIT Open; (D) 75,200 Shares held for the account of International REIT Index; (E) 1,580,200 Shares held for the account of Nomura Global REIT and (F) 4,500 Shares held for the account of World REIT Index.

Item 4(b)	Percent of Class:

The number of shares of which NAM may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of constitutes approximately 4.59% of the total number of Shares outstanding (based upon the information provided by the issuer in its most recently-filed quarterly report on Form 10-Q, there was 82,319,164 shares outstanding as of October 31, 2008).

Item 4(c)	Number of Shares of which such person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:		3,780,000

(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:		0

(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:		79,700

(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:		3,700,300

Item 5	Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class:

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the Reporting Person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [X].

Item 6	Ownership of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person:

	This Item 6 is not applicable.

Item 7	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:

	This Item 7 is not applicable.

Item 8	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

	This Item 8 is not applicable.

Item 9	Notice of Dissolution of Group:

	This Item 9 is not applicable.

Item 10	Certification:

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By signing below each of the Reporting Persons certifies that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: February 12, 2009		NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. By: /s/ Tsunehiko Ohnishi Name: Tsunehiko Ohnishi Title: Managing Director

1.	Names of Reporting Persons. Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ] (b) [X]
3.	SEC Use Only
4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Tokyo, Japan
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With		5.	Sole Voting Power	3,780,000
		6.	Shared Voting Power	0
		7.	Sole Dispositive Power	79,700
		8.	Shared Dispositive Power	3,700,300
9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 3,780,000
10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares [ ]
11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 4.59% based on 82,319,164 shares outstanding as of October 31, 2008.
12.	Type of Reporting Person IA