UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
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1. Name of Reporting Person The 1818 Fund II, L.P.
S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica-
tion No. of Above Person
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2. Check the Appropriate Box (a) 1
if a Member of a Group (b) 0
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3. S.E.C. Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware
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Number of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power 0
Beneficially (6) Shared Voting Power 690,155
Owned by Each (7) Sole Dispositive Power 0
Reporting Person (8) Shared Dispositive Power 690,155
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
690,155
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10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares ______
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 5.7%
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12. Type of Reporting Person PN
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1. Name of Reporting Person Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica-
tion No. of Above Person
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2. Check the Appropriate Box (a) 1
if a Member of a Group (b) 0
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3. S.E.C. Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization New York
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Number of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power 0
Beneficially (6) Shared Voting Power 690,155
Owned by Each (7) Sole Dispositive Power 0
Reporting Person (8) Shared Dispositive Power 690,155
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
690,155
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10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares ______
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 5.7%
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12. Type of Reporting Person PN
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1. Name of Reporting Person T. Michael Long
(in the capacity described herein)
S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica-
tion No. of Above Person
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2. Check the Appropriate Box (a) 1
if a Member of a Group (b) 0
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3. S.E.C. Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization United States
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Number of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power 0
Beneficially (6) Shared Voting Power 690,155
Owned by Each (7) Sole Dispositive Power 0
Reporting Person (8) Shared Dispositive Power 690,155
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
690,155
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10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares ______
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 5.7%
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12. Type of Reporting Person IN
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1. Name of Reporting Person Lawrence C. Tucker
(in the capacity described herein)
S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica-
tion No. of Above Person
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2. Check the Appropriate Box (a) 1
if a Member of a Group (b) 0
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3. S.E.C. Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization United States
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Number of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power 0
Beneficially (6) Shared Voting Power 690,155
Owned by Each (7) Sole Dispositive Power 0
Reporting Person (8) Shared Dispositive Power 690,155
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
690,155
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10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares ______
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 5.7%
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12. Type of Reporting Person IN
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer
National Healthcare Corporation
(b) Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices
100 Vine Street, Suite 1400, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Item 2.
(a) Names of Persons Filing
(i) The 1818 Fund II, L.P. (?Fund?);
(ii) Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (?BBH&Co.? and general
partner of the Fund);
(iii) T. Michael Long (?Long?);
(iv) Lawrence C. Tucker (?Tucker?).
(b) Address of Principal Business Office
140 Broadway
New York, New York 10005
(c) Citizenship
Fund - a Delaware limited partnership
BBH&Co. - a New York limited partnership
Long - United States
Tucker ? United States
(d) Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the ?Common Stock? or
?Shares?)
(e) CUSIP Number
635906100
Item 3.
This statement is not filed pursuant to either Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c).
Item 4.
Ownership.
(a)
Amount Beneficially Owned:
As of December 31, 2004, the Fund was the holder of 690,155 shares of
Common Stock.
By virtue of BBH& Co.?s relationship with the Fund, BBH&Co. may be
deemed to beneficially own, pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Act,
690,155 Shares. By virtue of the resolution adopted by BBH&Co.
designating Long and Tucker, or either of them, as the sole and exclusive
partners of BBH&Co. having voting power (including the power to vote
or to direct the vote) and investment power (including the power to
dispose or to direct the disposition) with respect to the Shares, each of
Long and Tucker may be deemed to beneficially own, pursuant to
Rule 13d-3 of the Act, 690,155 Shares.
(b)
Percent of Class:
For each of the Fund, BBH & Co., Long and Tucker, approximately
5.7%, based on the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as
reported in the Issuer?s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended September 30, 2004.
Number of shares as to which the persons filing have:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: None
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 690,155 Shares
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: None
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 690,155
Shares
Item 5.
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Not applicable.
Item 7.
Identification and Classification of Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security
Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
See Item 4.
Item 9.
Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable.
Item 10.
Certification
?By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief the
securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose
of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
the
securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.?
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and
belief, we
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated as of February 2, 2005
THE 1818 FUND II, L.P.
By: Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.,
its General Partner
By: /s/ Lawrence C. Tucker
Name: Lawrence C. Tucker
Title: Partner
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO.
By: /s/ Lawrence C. Tucker
Name: Lawrence C. Tucker
Title: Partner
/s/ Lawrence C. Tucker
Lawrence C. Tucker
/s/ T. Michael Long
T. Michael Long