Aug 9 (Reuters) - National Healthcare Corp NHC.A
* NHC announces $25 million stock repurchase program
* new stock repurchase plan will begin September 1, 2017
and will expire on August 31, 2018
* new stock repurchase plan replaces stock repurchase plan
previously approved by board of directors on August 4, 2016
* repurchases may be made under previous stock repurchase
plan until August 31, 2017
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