Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) Form 4 Brookdale Senior Living / BENJAMIN J. RICCI ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

RICCI BENJAMIN J.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

105 WESTWOOD PLACE

SUITE 400

(Street)

BRENTWOOD TN 37027

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Brookdale Senior Living Inc. [ BKD ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Division Vice President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/12/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/12/2025		A(1)		38,033	A	$0	187,832	D
Common Stock	02/12/2025		A(2)		4,499	A	$0	192,331	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Grant of time-based restricted stock units under the Brookdale Senior Living Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Such restricted stock units are eligible to vest ratably in three annual installments beginning February 27, 2026, subject to continued employment. Each restricted stock unit is generally payable in the form of one share of the issuer's common stock upon vesting. This Form 4 does not report the grant of performance-based restricted stock units to the reporting person on February 12, 2025, which will be eligible to vest and be paid with respect to 12,677 shares of the issuer's common stock at target performance levels. The actual number of shares of the issuer's common stock, if any, that become payable under such performance-based restricted stock units will be reported following conclusion of the applicable performance periods.

2. On February 12, 2025, the Compensation Committee determined the level of achievement of two tranches of performance-based restricted stock units previously awarded to the reporting person on February 10, 2022 for the performance period ended December 31, 2024. Each performance-based restricted stock unit reported herein is generally payable in the form of one share of the issuer's common stock upon vesting. Such performance-based restricted stock units are generally eligible to vest on February 27, 2025 and February 27, 2026, respectively, subject to continued employment.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24 Power of Attorney filed herewith.

	/s/ Chad C. White, By Power of Attorney	02/14/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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