UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
LaRoche, Jr., Richard F.
2103 Shannon Drive
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
National HealthCare Corporation
NHC
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
July 1999
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Senior Vice President
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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Shares of Common Stock - NH| | | | | | |8,875 |D |Distr'd S Corp Shares |
C, Inc. | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares of Common Stock, hel| | | | | | |29,523 |I |Remain. in GRAT |
d in trust, subject to life| | | | | | | | | |
estate | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares of Common Stock - IR| | | | | | |2,147 |D |IRA |
A | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares of Common Stock - Fa| | | | | | |33,938 |I |Family Partnership |
mily Partnership | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares of Common Stock - My|06/11/|P | |9,000 |A |$5.50 |310,332 |D | |
name or my wife's name |99 | | | | | | | | |
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Shares of Common Stock - ch|06/15/|P | |4,000 |A |$5.875 |5,625 |I |In child's name |
ildren at home |99 | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Explanation of Responses:
