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Insider Trading: NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP in the last 24 months are illustrated in figures 1 and 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP since year 2005. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions of NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is NHC. The reporting company's CIK number is 1047335.

The total value of stock buying since 2005 is $225,287. The total value of stock sales is $3,167,345. The total value of stock exercises is $6,172,060.


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Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP (NHC) in the past 24 months. The trade values of insider stock buys, sales, and option exercises are in logarithmic scale as shown on the right axis labels. The detailed monthly and daily insider transactions are listed in the 2 tables below.

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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP (NHC) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP (NHC).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-05 5,000 70,000 15,000 759,300 0 0
2008-04 0 0 0 0 15,000 294,000
2008-01 2,500 81,937 0 0 9,898 194,000
2007-12 0 0 0 0 15,102 421,079
2007-11 1,800 23,850 0 0 69,877 1,630,927
2007-04 0 0 0 0 10,000 172,500
2006-12 0 0 0 0 95,821 2,002,655
2006-10 0 0 0 0 15,000 663,750
2006-09 0 0 6,234 322,299 0 0
2006-08 0 0 0 0 10,000 209,000
2006-04 0 0 17,769 720,467 0 0
2006-03 0 0 1,900 76,000 10,000 104,000
2006-02 0 0 11,000 443,267 15,000 480,149
2006-01 0 0 300 11,865 0 0
2005-12 0 0 1,000 38,000 0 0
2005-11 0 0 1,000 37,253 0 0
2005-09 0 0 15,300 536,175 0 0
2005-08 0 0 5,300 187,256 0 0
2005-06 1,500 49,500 1,000 35,463 0 0

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP (NHC)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-05-15 Laroche Richard F Jr (Director) Sale 15,000 50.62 759,300
2008-05-07 Ussery Robert Michael (Senior V.P., Operations) Purchase 600 14.00 8,400
2008-05-06 Ussery Robert Michael (Senior V.P., Operations) Purchase 2,500 14.00 35,000
2008-05-05 Ussery Robert Michael (Senior V.P., Operations) Purchase 1,900 14.00 26,600
2008-04-21 Laroche Richard F Jr (Director) Option Exercise 15,000 19.60 294,000
2008-01-16 Daniel Donald K (Sr. Vice President, Controller) Purchase 2,500 32.78 81,937
2008-01-02 Tucker Lawrence C (Director) Option Exercise 9,898 19.60 194,000
2007-12-31 Tucker Lawrence C (Director) Option Exercise 5,102 19.60 99,999
2007-12-27 Laroche Richard F Jr (Director) Option Exercise 2,000 52.50 105,000
2007-12-27 Burgess Ernest G Iii (Director) Option Exercise 4,000 27.01 108,040
2007-12-18 Hassan Emil E (Director) Option Exercise 4,000 27.01 108,040
2007-11-12 Abernathy James Paul (Director) Purchase 1,800 13.25 23,850
2007-11-09 Flatt Stephen Fowler (Senior V.P., Development) Option Exercise 2,500 55.00 137,500
2007-11-09 Lines John K (Senior V.P. & General Counsel) Option Exercise 2,500 55.00 137,500
2007-11-09 Ussery Robert Michael (Senior V.P., Operations) Option Exercise 8,650 20.90 180,785
2007-11-09 Coggin D Gerald (Sr. V.P., Corp Relations) Option Exercise 10,813 20.90 225,991
2007-11-09 Lassiter David L (Sr. V.P., Corporate Affairs) Option Exercise 6,488 20.90 135,599
2007-11-09 Powell Julia W (Sr. V.P., Patient Services) Option Exercise 8,650 20.90 180,785
2007-11-09 Batey Joanne M (Sr. Vice President, Homecare) Option Exercise 8,650 20.90 180,785
2007-11-09 Swafford Charlotte A (Sr. Vice President & Treasurer) Option Exercise 10,813 20.90 225,991
2007-11-09 Daniel Donald K (Sr. Vice President, Controller) Option Exercise 10,813 20.90 225,991
2007-04-03 Tucker Lawrence C (Director) Option Exercise 10,000 17.25 172,500
2006-12-20 Ussery Robert Michael (Senior V.P., Operations) Option Exercise 8,800 20.90 183,920
2006-12-20 Coggin D Gerald (Sr. V.P., Corp Relations) Option Exercise 11,000 20.90 229,899
2006-12-20 Lassiter David L (Sr. V.P., Corporate Affairs) Option Exercise 6,600 20.90 137,940
2006-12-20 Powell Julia W (Sr. V.P., Patient Services) Option Exercise 8,800 20.90 183,920
2006-12-20 Batey Joanne M (Sr. Vice President, Homecare) Option Exercise 8,800 20.90 183,920
2006-12-20 Swafford Charlotte A (Sr. Vice President & Treasurer) Option Exercise 11,000 20.90 229,899
2006-12-20 Daniel Donald K (Sr. Vice President, Controller) Option Exercise 11,000 20.90 229,899
2006-12-20 Adams Robert G (President) Option Exercise 29,821 20.90 623,258
2006-10-16 Abernathy James Paul (Director) Option Exercise 15,000 44.25 663,750
2006-09-25 Denbesten Kenneth D (Senior Vice President, Finance) Sale 2,374 52.50 124,635
2006-09-21 Denbesten Kenneth D (Senior Vice President, Finance) Sale 1,950 52.00 101,400
2006-09-13 Denbesten Kenneth D (Senior Vice President, Finance) Sale 1,910 50.40 96,264
2006-08-01 Adams W Andrew (Director) Option Exercise 10,000 20.90 209,000
2006-04-28 Coggin D Gerald (Sr. V.P., Corp Relations) Sale 2,769 42.26 117,017
2006-04-19 Denbesten Kenneth D (Senior Vice President, Finance) Sale 15,000 40.23 603,450
2006-03-31 Coggin D Gerald (Sr. V.P., Corp Relations) Sale 1,900 40.00 76,000
2006-03-23 Tucker Lawrence C (Director) Option Exercise 10,000 10.40 104,000
2006-02-28 Coggin D Gerald (Sr. V.P., Corp Relations) Sale 600 41.25 24,750
2006-02-22 Abernathy James Paul (Director) Sale 400 42.34 16,936
2006-02-22 Abernathy James Paul (Director) Option Exercise 15,000 32.01 480,149
2006-02-21 Denbesten Kenneth D (Senior Vice President, Finance) Sale 1,500 40.19 60,285
2006-02-03 Denbesten Kenneth D (Senior Vice Presiden) Sale 1,800 40.05 72,090
2006-02-01 Denbesten Kenneth D (Senior Vice Presiden) Sale 6,700 40.18 269,206
2006-01-06 Abernathy James Paul (Director) Sale 300 39.55 11,865
2005-12-06 Denbesten Kenneth D (Senior Vice Presiden) Sale 1,000 38.00 38,000
2005-11-04 Abernathy James Paul (Director) Sale 500 37.80 18,900
2005-11-03 Abernathy James Paul (Director) Sale 200 37.39 7,478
2005-11-02 Abernathy James Paul (Director) Sale 300 36.25 10,875
2005-09-14 Coggin D Gerald (Sr. V.P., Corp Relat) Sale 15,000 35.01 525,150
2005-09-07 Abernathy James Paul (Director) Sale 300 36.75 11,025
2005-08-30 Abernathy James Paul (Director) Sale 300 36.02 10,806
2005-08-30 Denbesten Kenneth D (Senior Vice Presiden) Sale 2,800 35.40 99,120
2005-08-25 Denbesten Kenneth D (Senior Vice Presiden) Sale 2,200 35.15 77,330
2005-06-23 Abernathy James Paul (Director) Sale 400 35.80 14,319
2005-06-20 Abernathy James Paul (Director) Sale 300 34.68 10,404
2005-06-06 Hassan Emil E (Director) Purchase 1,500 33.00 49,500

Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more insider trading information of NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP (symbol NHC, CIK number 1047335) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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