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Julie Cohen
Director of Marketing and Communications
212.701.3614
jcohen@cahill.com

National HealthCare Corporation and National Health Realty Announce Merger

Date: 12/21/06

National HealthCare Corporation (AMEX:NHC), one of the nation’s leading operators of long-term health care and assisted living facilities, announced it has agreed to acquire National Health Realty, Inc., (AMEX:NHR), a real estate investment trust which NHC spun off in 1997, for preferred stock and cash for a total value of approximately $250 million.

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP is acting as counsel to National HealthCare Corporation and the special committee of the board of directors of National HealthCare Corporation.

Julie Cohen
Director of Marketing and Communications
212.701.3614
jcohen@cahill.com