UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 |
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| FORM 8‑K |
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CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | | September 24, 2015 (September 22, 2015) |
| Brookdale Senior Living Inc. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | 001-32641 | 20-3068069 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | | Identification No.) |
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| 111 Westwood Place, Suite 400, Brentwood, Tennessee | 37027 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code | | (615) 221-2250 |
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| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): |
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| ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| ☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
With great sadness, Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (the "Company") announces that Granger Cobb, a member of the Board of Directors of, and a consultant to, the Company, passed away on September 22, 2015.
Section 7 — Regulation FD
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On September 24, 2015, the Company issued a press release regarding Mr. Cobb's passing, a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. Such press release shall not be considered "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any filing by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, unless the Company expressly sets forth by specific reference in such filing that such information is to be considered "filed" or incorporated by reference therein.
Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | | Exhibits |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release dated September 24, 2015 |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | | BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC. |
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| Date: | September 24, 2015 | | By: | | /s/ Chad C. White |
| | | Name: | Chad C. White |
| | | Title: | Senior Vice President, Co-General Counsel and Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release dated September 24, 2015 |
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