---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-25-000373"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RHEP"
cik: "0001004724"
company_name: "REGIONAL HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC"
filed_at: "2025-01-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T09:40:40.799867+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Regional Health Properties and SunLink Health Systems to Merge in All-Stock Transaction

## Summary
- SunLink shareholders to receive 1.41M shares of Regional common and 1.41M shares of Series D 8% preferred per 5 SunLink shares.
- SunLink had ~$17.6M total assets and no long-term debt as of Dec 31, 2024; $1.0M in pre-tax cost synergies expected by fiscal 2026.
- Combined company board to add C. Christian Winkle and Scott Kellman; Brent Morrison to serve as CEO.
- Merger expected to close in spring 2025, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.
- SunLink shareholders will own approximately 43% of the combined company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-25-000373
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RHEP
- cik: 0001004724
- company_name: REGIONAL HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC
- filed_at: 2025-01-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004724/000149315225000373/0001493152-25-000373-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004724/000149315225000373/form8-k.htm

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