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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-004270"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NHC"
cik: "0001047335"
company_name: "NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP"
filed_at: "2026-02-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T02:18:26.263489+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NHC expands board to 9, appoints Dr. David Gifford and Andrew Adams

## Summary
- Board size increased from 7 to 9; both new directors effective February 12, 2026.
- Dr. David Gifford: geriatrician, former AHCA/NCAL Chief Medical Officer, appointed to Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
- Andrew Adams: former AdamsPlace administrator, president of multi-location financial services firm, appointed to Compensation Committee.
- Both directors deemed independent under NYSE American rules; Gifford Class 2, Adams Class 1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-004270
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NHC
- cik: 0001047335
- company_name: NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP
- filed_at: 2026-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047335/000143774926004270/0001437749-26-004270-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047335/000143774926004270/nhc20260216_8k.htm

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