---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-012850"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NRC"
cik: "0000070487"
company_name: "NRC HEALTH"
filed_at: "2026-04-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:24:54.191816+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NRC Health declassifies board, formalizes name change; CFO restricted stock amended

## Summary
- Name changed to NRC Health from National Research Corp; 'NRC' ticker unchanged; no shareholder vote required.
- Board declassified: all directors will face annual elections; five directors resigned residual terms effective before June 23, 2026 meeting.
- Resigning directors: Berwick, Green, Hays, Lockhart, Nunnelly; all seven incumbents nominated for reelection at 2026 annual meeting.
- CFO Shane Harrison's restricted stock award (172,000 shares, Sept 2025) amended to permit voting and dividends on unvested shares.
- Amended Bylaws set max board size at 12, update meeting/notice deadlines, and formalize Chair position.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-012850
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NRC
- cik: 0000070487
- company_name: NRC HEALTH
- filed_at: 2026-04-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70487/000143774926012850/0001437749-26-012850-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70487/000143774926012850/nrc20260409_8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 5ff911b33626badf7145ea656bafdabd8c53f61f
  claim: NRC HEALTH: Changed corporate name to NRC Health pursuant to amendment to certificate of incorporation (effective 2026-04-15).
  evidence_excerpt: On April 15, 2026, National Research Corporation (the “Company”) changed its corporate name to NRC Health (the “Name Change”) pursuant to an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation filed with the Delaware Secretary of State and effective on April 15, 2026 (the “Charter Amendment”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70487/000143774926012850/0001437749-26-012850-index.htm
- claim_id: 6229f8eeef9f110496e09a5c1878dc9728e3c1ae
  claim: NRC HEALTH: Adopted amended and restated Bylaws declassifying the Board of Directors and making other changes (effective 2026-04-15).
  evidence_excerpt: Also on April 15, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) adopted and approved, effective April 15, 2026, amended and restated Bylaws of the Company (as amended and restated, the “A&R Bylaws”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70487/000143774926012850/0001437749-26-012850-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.