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| EX-99 - PRESS RELEASE - NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP | f1818stockrepurchase.htm |
| EX-10 - STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT - NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP | nhcaug2010stockpurchaseagree.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 10, 2010 (August 9, 2010)
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-13489 | 52-2057472 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
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100 Vine Street Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 37130 | ||
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 890-2020 | |||
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | |||
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Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 9, 2010, National HealthCare Corporation (“NHC”) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) with The 1818 Fund II, L.P. (“1818”) to purchase from 1818, in aggregate, 182,900 shares of common stock, par value $.01, for $32.50 per share. Current NHC director, Lawrence C. Tucker, is a general partner of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., which is the general partner of 1818. The foregoing description of the Stock Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Stock Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure.
National HealthCare Corporation’s press release announcing the repurchase of stock from The 1818 Fund II, L.P. is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits:
The following exhibit is filed or furnished herewith as noted above:
Exhibit Number | Description |
10.1 | Stock Purchase Agreement dated August 9, 2010 between The 1818 Fund II, L.P. and NHC. |
99.1 | Press Release dated August 10, 2010 |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: August 10, 2010 | By: | /s/ Donald K. Daniel |
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| Donald K. Daniel |
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| Senior VP/Controller Principal Accounting Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
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10.1 |
| Stock Purchase Agreement dated August 9, 2010 between The 1818 Fund II, L.P. and NHC. |
99.1 |
| Press Release dated August 10, 2010 |
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