Independent Director · NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP (NHC)

J. Paul Abernathy director compensation at National (FY2025): $267K

Fiscal year 2025 director compensation for J. Paul Abernathy at NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

Director compensation as of the proxy filed April 2, 2026 (DEF 14A). Open the filing on EDGAR.

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NATIONAL HEALTHCARE Director Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as NATIONAL HEALTHCARE reports it. Most recent year first. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
Fiscal yearCash feesStock awardsOption awardsOtherTotal
FY2025$18,000$0$124,459$125,000$267,459
FY2024$16,000$0$117,410$125,000$258,410
FY2023$16,000—$55,876$125,000$196,876

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP DEF 14A filed April 2, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-013005, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

How this page was built: the NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP filed document, accession 0001140361-26-013005. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 2, 2026.

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$267,459 J. Paul Abernathy, FY2025 total director compensation

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Data as of April 2, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).

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FY2025 · as the proxy prints them

Audit · Compensation · Nominating/Governance

The rest of the NATIONAL HEALTHCARE board

FY2025 · as the company reported each
DirectorRoleFY2025 total
David R. GiffordIndependent Director—
Emil E. HassanIndependent Director$271,459
Lisa PierceyIndependent Director$5,000
Richard F. LaRocheIndependent Director$280,459
Robert G. AdamsChair of the Board$272,459
Sandra Y. TrailIndependent Director$275,459
Stephen F. FlattDirector—
William A. AdamsIndependent Director$133,000

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