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MURFREESBORO, Tenn.–(CRWENewswire)–National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE Amex: NHC)(NYSE Amex: NHC.PR.A), a publicly traded long-term health care company, today announced net income before taxes increased 11.9% to $18,071,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 compared to $16,154,000 for the same period last year. Net income available to common stockholders was $10,175,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 compared to $11,604,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, a decrease of 12.3%. The decrease in net income available to common stockholders is due to a change in the income tax provision between the periods. The effective tax rate increased to 32% in the 2009 third quarter from an effective tax rate of 15% in the 2008 third quarter.

GULFPORT, Miss., Nov. 5, 2009 (CRWENewswire) — Hancock Holding Company’s recent public offering of common stock (Nasdaq:HBHC - News), which raised approximately $175.5 million in gross proceeds for general corporate purposes and potential growth, was the lowest discount-to-last-sale of any public bank equity raise in the country year to date.

Additionally, the discount on Hancock’s offering relative to the price of the stock prior to filing was only 2.7 percent in a year where the average discount has been more than 12 percent.

NOVATO, Calif., Nov. 5, 2009 (CRWENewswire) — Sonic Solutions(R) (Nasdaq:SNIC - News) today announced financial results for its second quarter of fiscal 2010. On a GAAP basis, for the three months ended September 30, 2009, net revenue was $26.1 million, operating expenses were $17.4 million, and the net loss was $0.2 million, or $(0.01) per share. For the six months ended September 30, 2009, net revenue was $51.6 million, operating expenses were $36.6 million, and the net loss was $2.0 million, or $(0.08) per share.

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