Edgar Filing: NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Amendment No. 10)

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)

6359 06 100
(CUSIP Number)

Ira Sochet
1602 Micanopy Avenue
Miami, Florida 33133
(305) 858-2291
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

Copy to:

Brian A. Pearlman, Esq.
Pearlman & Pearlman LLC
P.O. Box 460266
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33346

November 16, 2009
(Date of Event Which Required Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule l3d-l(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box: o


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1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Ira Sochet


2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY



4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	PF, WC

5	CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)

	o

6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

	United States

		7	SOLE VOTING POWER

NUMBER OF			681,777

SHARES		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			0

EACH		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON			681,777

WITH		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

			0

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

	681,777

12	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	o

13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

	4.97%

14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

	IN


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This amendment to Schedule 13D (the “Amendment”) is filed as Amendment No. 10 to the Statement on Schedule 13D, dated November 16, 2009 (the “Schedule 13D”), filed on behalf of Ira Sochet (the “Reporting Person”) relating to the common stock of National Healthcare Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

This Amendment reflects changes in the Schedule 13D, as amended, such changes being more fully reflected in Item 5 below.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

(a) As of the close of business on November 16, 2009, the Reporting Person beneficially owned an aggregate of 681,777 shares of Common Stock, which constituted approximately 4.97 percent of the 13,682,787 shares of Common Stock outstanding on November 4, 2009, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009. The 681,777 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person consist of 641,330 shares of Common Stock owned by the Reporting Person, 32,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 127,552 shares of the Issuer’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock owned by the Reporting Person, and 8,447 shares of Common Stock owned by Investors Risk Advantage L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

(b) The Reporting Person has the sole power to vote or direct the vote, and the sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of, all the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by him.

(c) The following table sets forth all transactions in Common Stock affected by the Reporting Person since October 19, 2009. All of such transactions were open market transactions effected through brokers.


			Approximately Price
Date	Number of Shares Sold		Per Share

10/19/2009		2,000	$	37.14
10/21/2009		3,050	$	37.21
10/22/2009		100	$	37.09
10/22/2009		100	$	37.09
10/22/2009		100	$	37.09
10/22/2009		100	$	37.09
10/22/2009		66	$	37.09
10/22/2009		100	$	37.09
10/22/2009		100	$	37.09
10/22/2009		100	$	37.09
10/22/2009		100	$	37.09
10/22/2009		100	$	37.09
10/22/2009		100	$	37.09
10/22/2009		100	$	37.09
10/22/2009		100	$	37.09
10/22/2009		300	$	37.09
10/22/2009		100	$	37.09
10/22/2009		100	$	37.09


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			Approximately Price
Date	Number of Shares Sold		Per Share

10/22/2009		100	$	37.09
10/22/2009		100	$	36.88
10/22/2009		100	$	37.09
10/22/2009		100	$	37.09
10/22/2009		100	$	37.09
10/22/2009		100	$	37.09
10/22/2009		100	$	37.09
10/22/2009		34	$	37.00
10/26/2009		100	$	36.20
10/26/2009		200	$	36.20
10/27/2009		1,000	$	36.53
10/28/2009		78	$	36.00
10/28/2009		100	$	36.14
10/28/2009		100	$	36.12
10/28/2009		100	$	36.11
10/28/2009		100	$	36.00
10/28/2009		100	$	36.15
10/28/2009		178	$	36.00
10/28/2009		100	$	36.18
10/28/2009		2,122	$	36.00
10/28/2009		3,000	$	36.00
10/28/2009		100	$	36.14
10/28/2009		100	$	36.18
10/28/2009		22	$	36.15
10/29/2009		100	$	36.30
10/29/2009		400	$	36.39
10/29/2009		100	$	36.26
10/29/2009		100	$	36.39
10/29/2009		16	$	36.30
10/29/2009		200	$	36.27
10/29/2009		100	$	36.26
10/29/2009		40	$	36.30
10/29/2009		144	$	36.30
10/30/2009		58	$	35.94
10/30/2009		100	$	35.94
10/30/2009		12	$	35.94
10/30/2009		500	$	35.94
10/30/2009		82	$	35.94
10/30/2009		248	$	35.94
11/2/2009		400	$	37.15
11/2/2009		100	$	37.15


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			Approximately Price
Date	Number of Shares Sold		Per Share

11/2/2009		100	$	37.17
11/2/2009		100	$	37.17
11/2/2009		100	$	37.15
11/2/2009		100	$	37.17
11/2/2009		100	$	37.15
11/2/2009		100	$	37.15
11/2/2009		100	$	37.15
11/2/2009		100	$	37.15
11/2/2009		400	$	37.15
11/2/2009		100	$	37.10
11/2/2009		200	$	36.09
11/2/2009		100	$	37.10
11/2/2009		47	$	37.26
11/2/2009		100	$	37.21
11/2/2009		800	$	37.19
11/2/2009		100	$	37.19
11/2/2009		600	$	37.20
11/2/2009		300	$	37.08
11/2/2009		600	$	37.10
11/2/2009		28	$	37.25
11/2/2009		400	$	37.19
11/2/2009		300	$	37.10
11/2/2009		100	$	37.05
11/2/2009		300	$	37.10
11/2/2009		200	$	37.19
11/2/2009		1,000	$	37.08
11/3/2009		100	$	37.16
11/3/2009		100	$	37.16
11/3/2009		100	$	37.16
11/3/2009		100	$	37.16
11/3/2009		100	$	37.16
11/3/2009		100	$	37.16
11/3/2009		100	$	37.07
11/3/2009		100	$	36.99
11/4/2009		800	$	37.16
11/5/2009		100	$	37.15
11/5/2009		100	$	37.15
11/5/2009		1,100	$	37.15
11/5/2009		100	$	37.21
11/5/2009		100	$	37.15
11/5/2009		100	$	37.11


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			Approximately Price
Date	Number of Shares Sold		Per Share

11/5/2009		95	$	37.15
11/5/2009		3	$	36.78
11/5/2009		100	$	37.15
11/5/2009		61	$	37.12
11/5/2009		200	$	37.15
11/5/2009		100	$	37.11
11/5/2009		100	$	37.15
11/5/2009		39	$	37.11
11/5/2009		100	$	37.25
11/5/2009		100	$	37.15
11/5/2009		100	$	37.10
11/5/2009		200	$	37.15
11/5/2009		100	$	37.15
11/5/2009		100	$	37.15
11/5/2009		100	$	37.11
11/5/2009		100	$	37.15
11/5/2009		100	$	37.15
11/5/2009		100	$	36.98
11/5/2009		100	$	37.15
11/5/2009		400	$	37.15
11/5/2009		100	$	37.15
11/5/2009		100	$	37.12
11/5/2009		100	$	37.15
11/5/2009		95	$	37.15
11/5/2009		300	$	36.98
11/5/2009		100	$	37.15
11/5/2009		100	$	37.11
11/5/2009		100	$	37.18
11/5/2009		100	$	37.15
11/5/2009		10	$	37.21
11/5/2009		100	$	37.15
11/5/2009		61	$	37.11
11/5/2009		100	$	37.15
11/5/2009		39	$	37.10
11/5/2009		200	$	36.78
11/5/2009		100	$	37.15
11/5/2009		100	$	37.11
11/5/2009		100	$	37.17
11/5/2009		97	$	36.78
11/6/2009		200	$	37.39
11/6/2009		100	$	37.39


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			Approximately Price
Date	Number of Shares Sold		Per Share

11/6/2009		100	$	37.39
11/6/2009		500	$	37.39
11/6/2009		200	$	37.31
11/6/2009		100	$	37.24
11/6/2009		400	$	37.29
11/6/2009		100	$	37.31
11/6/2009		100	$	37.24
11/6/2009		100	$	37.29
11/6/2009		100	$	37.31
11/6/2009		100	$	37.24
11/6/2009		100	$	37.24
11/6/2009		100	$	37.31
11/6/2009		23	$	37.31
11/6/2009		100	$	37.20
11/6/2009		100	$	37.24
11/6/2009		100	$	37.34
11/6/2009		100	$	37.19
11/6/2009		200	$	37.29
11/6/2009		100	$	37.31
11/6/2009		95	$	37.27
11/6/2009		100	$	37.24
11/6/2009		100	$	37.24
11/6/2009		99	$	37.25
11/6/2009		100	$	37.24
11/6/2009		100	$	37.25
11/6/2009		100	$	37.34
11/6/2009		100	$	37.24
11/6/2009		100	$	37.34
11/6/2009		100	$	37.29
11/6/2009		100	$	37.24
11/6/2009		16	$	37.32
11/6/2009		100	$	37.24
11/6/2009		42	$	37.20
11/6/2009		200	$	37.24
11/6/2009		100	$	37.34
11/6/2009		100	$	37.19
11/6/2009		100	$	37.20
11/6/2009		100	$	37.31
11/6/2009		47	$	37.34
11/6/2009		100	$	37.19
11/6/2009		100	$	37.20


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			Approximately Price
Date	Number of Shares Sold		Per Share

11/6/2009		100	$	37.24
11/6/2009		100	$	37.30
11/6/2009		100	$	37.24
11/6/2009		100	$	37.20
11/6/2009		120	$	37.25
11/9/2009		400	$	37.35
11/9/2009		72	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.37
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.37
11/9/2009		100	$	37.35
11/9/2009		300	$	37.34
11/9/2009		200	$	37.34
11/9/2009		200	$	37.35
11/9/2009		400	$	37.34
11/9/2009		600	$	37.40
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		600	$	37.36
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		200	$	37.35
11/9/2009		100	$	37.37
11/9/2009		300	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		400	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.37
11/9/2009		450	$	37.34
11/9/2009		500	$	37.36
11/9/2009		300	$	37.36
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		4,600	$	37.34
11/9/2009		300	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		200	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		300	$	37.34


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			Approximately Price
Date	Number of Shares Sold		Per Share

11/9/2009		400	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.36
11/9/2009		1,644	$	37.37
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		200	$	37.35
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		1,400	$	37.36
11/9/2009		100	$	37.36
11/9/2009		500	$	37.36
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		200	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.37
11/9/2009		600	$	37.36
11/9/2009		200	$	37.34
11/9/2009		200	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		600	$	37.36
11/9/2009		184	$	37.36
11/9/2009		100	$	37.37
11/9/2009		300	$	37.34
11/9/2009		500	$	37.36
11/9/2009		300	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		200	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		200	$	37.34
11/9/2009		1,050	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/9/2009		100	$	37.34
11/10/2009		800	$	37.41
11/10/2009		100	$	37.45
11/10/2009		100	$	37.39
11/10/2009		5	$	37.45
11/10/2009		100	$	37.39
11/10/2009		100	$	37.38


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			Approximately Price
Date	Number of Shares Sold		Per Share

11/10/2009		100	$	37.39
11/10/2009		100	$	37.45
11/10/2009		200	$	37.39
11/10/2009		100	$	37.39
11/10/2009		100	$	37.45
11/10/2009		300	$	37.43
11/10/2009		100	$	37.45
11/10/2009		100	$	37.39
11/10/2009		100	$	37.39
11/10/2009		42	$	37.45
11/10/2009		100	$	37.50
11/10/2009		75	$	37.45
11/10/2009		100	$	37.45
11/10/2009		200	$	37.39
11/10/2009		100	$	37.44
11/10/2009		43	$	37.42
11/10/2009		1	$	37.38
11/10/2009		300	$	37.43
11/10/2009		1,487	$	37.41
11/10/2009		27	$	37.39
11/10/2009		100	$	37.40
11/10/2009		71	$	37.39
11/10/2009		100	$	37.39
11/10/2009		100	$	37.45
11/10/2009		635	$	37.43
11/10/2009		73	$	37.39
11/10/2009		100	$	37.38
11/10/2009		100	$	37.50
11/10/2009		100	$	37.41
11/10/2009		100	$	37.45
11/10/2009		100	$	37.39
11/10/2009		200	$	37.39
11/10/2009		100	$	37.39
11/10/2009		100	$	37.38
11/10/2009		29	$	37.38
11/10/2009		100	$	37.39
11/10/2009		100	$	37.40
11/10/2009		70	$	37.38
11/10/2009		100	$	37.45
11/10/2009		20	$	37.41
11/10/2009		186	$	37.43


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			Approximately Price
Date	Number of Shares Sold		Per Share

11/10/2009		100	$	37.45
11/10/2009		100	$	37.39
11/10/2009		108	$	37.48
11/10/2009		100	$	37.41
11/10/2009		100	$	37.45
11/10/2009		73	$	37.39
11/10/2009		100	$	37.45
11/10/2009		100	$	37.39
11/10/2009		200	$	37.38
11/10/2009		100	$	37.39
11/10/2009		800	$	37.39
11/10/2009		100	$	37.39
11/10/2009		200	$	37.38
11/10/2009		27	$	37.40
11/11/2009		200	$	37.40
11/11/2009		100	$	37.40
11/11/2009		100	$	37.40
11/11/2009		100	$	37.40
11/11/2009		100	$	37.40
11/11/2009		100	$	37.40
11/11/2009		100	$	37.40
11/11/2009		100	$	37.40
11/11/2009		100	$	37.40
11/11/2009		100	$	37.41
11/11/2009		200	$	37.41
11/11/2009		200	$	37.41
11/11/2009		100	$	37.41
11/11/2009		100	$	37.41
11/11/2009		100	$	37.41
11/11/2009		100	$	37.42
11/11/2009		11	$	37.41
11/11/2009		100	$	37.41
11/11/2009		100	$	37.43
11/11/2009		100	$	37.49
11/11/2009		100	$	37.49
11/11/2009		100	$	37.41
11/11/2009		100	$	37.41
11/11/2009		99	$	37.49
11/13/2009		100	$	36.64
11/13/2009		100	$	36.25
11/13/2009		100	$	36.25


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			Approximately Price
Date	Number of Shares Sold		Per Share

11/13/2009		100	$	36.65
11/13/2009		100	$	36.64
11/13/2009		100	$	36.64
11/13/2009		100	$	36.25
11/13/2009		100	$	36.64
11/13/2009		100	$	36.64
11/13/2009		100	$	36.64
11/16/2009		31	$	37.45
11/16/2009		100	$	37.45
11/16/2009		100	$	37.45
11/16/2009		31	$	37.45
11/16/2009		100	$	37.45
11/16/2009		100	$	37.45
11/16/2009		100	$	37.45
11/16/2009		100	$	37.45
11/16/2009		29	$	37.45
11/16/2009		100	$	37.45
11/16/2009		100	$	37.45
11/16/2009		31	$	37.45
11/16/2009		100	$	37.45
11/16/2009		26	$	37.39
11/16/2009		100	$	37.45
11/16/2009		31	$	37.45
11/16/2009		100	$	37.40
11/16/2009		100	$	37.37
11/16/2009		100	$	37.39
11/16/2009		60	$	37.39
11/16/2009		31	$	37.45
11/16/2009		200	$	37.44
11/16/2009		800	$	37.40
11/16/2009		100	$	37.45
11/16/2009		31	$	37.45
11/16/2009		100	$	37.45
11/16/2009		31	$	37.45
11/16/2009		100	$	37.45
11/16/2009		100	$	37.45
11/16/2009		17	$	37.45
11/16/2009		100	$	37.45
11/16/2009		100	$	37.45
11/16/2009		400	$	37.40
11/16/2009		100	$	37.37


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			Approximately Price
Date	Number of Shares Sold		Per Share

11/16/2009		100	$	37.45
11/16/2009		31	$	37.45
11/16/2009		100	$	37.39
11/16/2009		100	$	36.72
11/16/2009		100	$	36.72
11/16/2009		100	$	36.72
11/16/2009		100	$	37.36
11/16/2009		100	$	37.36
11/16/2009		100	$	37.36
11/16/2009		100	$	37.36
11/16/2009		100	$	37.36
11/16/2009		100	$	37.36
11/16/2009		100	$	37.36
11/16/2009		100	$	37.36

(d) Not applicable.

(e) On November 16, 2009, the Reporting Person ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of Securities.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.



December 21, 2009	/s/ IRA SOCHET
	Ira Sochet