SEC FORM 5

SEC FORM 5 SEC Form 5

FORM 5

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Form 3 Holdings Reported.

Form 4 Transactions Reported.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

LAROCHE RICHARD F JR

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

100 VINE STREET

(Street)

MURFREESBORO

37130

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP [ NHC ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2022

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock (held in my name or my wife's name)							194,313	D
Common Stock (ROTH IRA)							114.8327⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock - Family LP (BFLP)							30,000	I	GP
Common Stock - Fam. Partnership (LR Ent.)							31,698	D
Common Stock - Fam. Partnership (LFLP)							96,000	I	GP

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Option to Purchase Common Stock [2019 Grant]	$77.92						05/09/2019	05/08/2024	Common Stock	7,500		7,500	D
Option to Purchase Common Stock [2020 Grant]	$64.64						05/07/2021	05/06/2025	Common Stock	5,000		5,000	D
Option to Purchase Common Stock [2021 Grant]	$71.64						05/06/2022	05/05/2023	Common Stock	7,500		7,500	D
Option to Purchase Common Stock [2022 Grant]	$69.19						05/05/2023	05/04/2024	Common Stock	7,500		7,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 100 shares were deposited into a ROTH IRA on January 12, 2018. Additional shares were acquired to this account through an automatic dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) annually: 1.000 share in the 2018 calendar year, 3.5611 shares in the 2019 calendar year, 3.2639 shares in the 2020 calendar year, 3.2159 shares in the 2021 calendar year, and 3.7918 shares in the 2022 calendar year.

	/s/ Richard F. LaRoche by Kristina R. Hulsey, P.O.A.	02/13/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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