# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001047335
**File Stem:** 0001437749-26-015606
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 7192
**Document Hash:** 4b83fc2520690d2747259b1b6ab6523b
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001437749-26-015606.hdr.sgml**: 20260507

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001437749-26-015606

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260507

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260507

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260507

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001047335
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-SKILLED NURSING CARE FACILITIES [8051]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 522057472
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-13489
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26953907

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 E. VINE ST
- **CITY:** MURFREESBORO
- **STATE:** TN
- **ZIP:** 37130
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 6158902020

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 E. VINE ST
- **CITY:** MURFREESBORO
- **STATE:** TN
- **ZIP:** 37130

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

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**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): May 7, 2026 (May 7, 2026)**

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**NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware**<br> (State or other jurisdiction of<br> incorporation) | **001-13489**<br> (Commission File Number) | **52-2057472**<br> (I.R.S. Employer Identification<br> No.) |
| **100 E. Vine Street**<br> **Murfreesboro, Tennessee**<br> (Address of Principal Executive<br> Offices) |  | **37130**<br> (Zip Code) |

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**Registrant**'**s telephone number, including area code: (615) 890-2020**

**Not Applicable**

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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**Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:**

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2 (b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

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| Title of each class | Name of each exchange on which<br> registered |
| Common Stock, $.01 par value<br> NHC | NYSE American |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1988 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial standards pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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**ITEM 8.01.**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **OTHER EVENTS.**

NHC issued a press release on May 7, 2026, announcing its quarterly common dividend. The entire press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

**ITEM 9.01.**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS**.

(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits.

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| <u>Exhibit No.</u> | <u>Description of Exhibit</u> |
| 99.1 | [Copy of press release issued on May 7, 2026, by National HealthCare Corporation announcing quarterly common dividend.](ex_958376.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; May 7, 2026

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| NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION | NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION |
| By:/s/ | <u>Brian F. Kidd</u>  |
| Name: | Brian F. Kidd |
| Title: | Senior VP/Chief |
|  | Financial Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

![nhc01.jpg](nhc01.jpg)

For release: May 7, 2026

Contact: Brian F. Kidd, SVP/CFO

Phone: (615) 890-2020

NHC Announces 4.7% Increase in Common Dividend

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- <u>National HealthCare Corporation</u> (NYSE American: NHC), the nation's oldest publicly traded long-term health care company, announced today that it will pay a quarterly dividend of 67 cents per common share to shareholders of record on June 30, 2026 and payable on July 31, 2026. This represents a 4.7% increase over last quarter's regular common dividend.

**Forward-Looking Statements**

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. NHC cautions investors that any forward-looking statements made involve risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. The risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in reports filed by NHC with the S.E.C., including Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K, and include, among others, the following: liabilities and other claims asserted against us and patient care liabilities, as well as the resolution of current litigation; availability of insurance and assets for indemnification; national and local economic conditions; including their effect on the availability and cost of labor, utilities and materials; the effect of government regulations and changes in regulations governing the healthcare industry, including our compliance with such regulations; changes in Medicare and Medicaid payment levels and methodologies and the application of such methodologies by the government and its fiscal intermediaries, the ability of third parties for whom we have guaranteed debt to refinance certain short term debt obligations; and other factors referenced or incorporated by reference in the S.E.C. filings. The risks included here are not exhaustive. All forward-looking statements represent NHC's best judgment as of the date of this release.

**About NHC**

As of May 1, 2026, NHC affiliates operate for themselves and third parties 80 skilled nursing facilities with 10,323 beds. NHC affiliates also operate 26 assisted living communities with 1,413 units, nine independent living communities with 777 units, three behavioral health hospitals, 34 homecare agencies, and 33 hospice agencies. NHC's other services include Alzheimer's and memory care units, pharmacy services, a rehabilitation services company, and providing management and accounting services to third party post-acute operators. Other information about the company can be found on our web site at <u>www.nhccare.com</u>.