X0303 5 2009-12-31 0 0 0001047335 NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP NHC 0001012856 BURGESS ERNEST G III 7097 FRANKLIN ROAD MURFREESBORO TN 37128 1 0 0 0 Shares of Common Stock 151264 D Shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock 2007-04-12 5 G 0 1350 0 D 146210 D Option to Purchase Common Stock 32.01 2005-05-03 2010-05-02 Common Stock 11000 11000 D Option to Purchase Common Stock 44.25 2006-05-03 2011-05-02 Common Stock 15000 15000 D Option to Purchase Common Stock 52.50 2007-04-24 2012-04-23 Common Stock 15000 15000 D Option to Purchase Common Stock 51.50 2008-05-01 2013-04-30 Common Stock 15000 15000 D Option to Purchase Common Stock 37.70 2009-05-05 2014-05-04 Common Stock 15000 15000 D This is correcting the total common shares reported on the December 11, 2009 Form 4 filing, which error began with the August 6, 2009 Form 4 filing and was repeated with the November 23 and December 11, 2009 Form 4 filings. The filer discovered that this 2007 gift to a local charity had not been reported. Ernest G. Burgess III 2010-01-27