SC 13G 1 natlhealthcareohfour.txt NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP 13G UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) ____________________________________________________________ 1. Name of Reporting Person The 1818 Fund II, L.P. S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica- tion No. of Above Person ____________________________________________________________ 2. Check the Appropriate Box (a) 1 if a Member of a Group (b) 0 ____________________________________________________________ 3. S.E.C. Use Only ____________________________________________________________ 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware ____________________________________________________________ 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 ____________________________________________________________ 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 690,155 ____________________________________________________________ 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares ______ ____________________________________________________________ 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 5.7% ____________________________________________________________ 12. Type of Reporting Person PN ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 1. Name of Reporting Person Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica- tion No. of Above Person ____________________________________________________________ 2. Check the Appropriate Box (a) 1 if a Member of a Group (b) 0 ____________________________________________________________ 3. S.E.C. Use Only ____________________________________________________________ 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization New York ____________________________________________________________ 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 ____________________________________________________________ 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 690,155 ____________________________________________________________ 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares ______ ____________________________________________________________ 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 5.7% ____________________________________________________________ 12. Type of Reporting Person PN ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 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 ____________________________________________________________ 2. Check the Appropriate Box (a) 1 if a Member of a Group (b) 0 ____________________________________________________________ 3. S.E.C. Use Only ____________________________________________________________ 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization United States ____________________________________________________________ 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 ____________________________________________________________ 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 690,155 ____________________________________________________________ 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares ______ ____________________________________________________________ 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 5.7% ____________________________________________________________ 12. Type of Reporting Person IN ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 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 ____________________________________________________________ 2. Check the Appropriate Box (a) 1 if a Member of a Group (b) 0 ____________________________________________________________ 3. S.E.C. Use Only ____________________________________________________________ 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization United States ____________________________________________________________ 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 ____________________________________________________________ 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 690,155 ____________________________________________________________ 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares ______ ____________________________________________________________ 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 5.7% ____________________________________________________________ 12. Type of Reporting Person IN ____________________________________________________________ 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