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
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Date of Report
(Date of earliest
event reported): December 1, 1997
National Research Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Wisconsin 0-29466 47-0634000
(State or other (Commission File (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
1033 "O" Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(402) 475-2525
(Registrant's telephone number)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On December 1, 1997, National Research Corporation (the "Company")
issued a press release (a copy of which is attached as Exhibit (99) to
this Current Report on Form 8-K) announcing that the Company's largest
client, Kaiser Permanente-Northern California Region, informed the Company
of its decision to select another organization to perform its performance
measurement studies for 1998.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Not Applicable.
(b) Not Applicable.
(c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed herewith:
(99) National Research Corporation Press Release, dated
December 1, 1997.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION
Date: December 2, 1997 By: /s/ Patrick E. Beans
Patrick E. Beans
Vice President, Treasurer, Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
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NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION
EXHIBIT INDEX TO FORM 8-K
Report Dated December 1, 1997
Exhibit
(99) National Research Corporation Press
Release, dated December 1, 1997.
Exhibit (99)
NEWS RELEASE
[Logo] NATIONAL RESEARCH
Corporation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1033 "O" Street, Gold's Galleria
Lincoln, NE 68508 CONTACT:Patrick E. Beans
402-475-2525 Chief Financial Officer
Lincoln, Nebraska, December 1, 1997, 6:30 p.m CST -- National
Research Corporation (NASDAQ: NRCI) announced that Kaiser Permanente-
Northern California Region, the Company's largest client, informed the
Company today of its decision to select another organization to perform
its' performance measurement studies for 1998. Kaiser represented
$5,090,000 (or 40.4%) of the Company's revenues for 1996 and $3,689,000
(or 31.6%) for the first nine months of 1997.
The Company is a provider of ongoing survey-based performance
measurement, analysis and tracking services to the healthcare industry.
