---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-25-001706"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RHEP"
cik: "0001004724"
company_name: "REGIONAL HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC"
filed_at: "2025-01-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T04:24:57.438763+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Regional Health Properties enters into merger agreement with SunLink Health Systems

## Summary
- On January 3, 2025, Regional Health Properties (RHE) and SunLink Health Systems signed a merger agreement, with Regional as the surviving entity.
- Each five shares of SunLink common stock will convert into one RHE common share and one share of newly created Series D Preferred Stock.
- Post-merger board will have six directors: two from Regional, two from SunLink, and two agreed upon (Scott Kellman and C. Christian Winkle).
- Brent S. Morrison will remain CEO of combined company; Robert M. Thornton becomes Executive Vice President – Corporate Strategy.
- SunLink may pay a one-time special dividend upon shareholder approval, and Regional's board unanimously recommends the deal.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-25-001706
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RHEP
- cik: 0001004724
- company_name: REGIONAL HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC
- filed_at: 2025-01-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004724/000149315225001706/0001493152-25-001706-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1004724/000149315225001706/form8-k.htm

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