ENSIGN GROUP, INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Feb 11, 2011

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ENSIGN GROUP, INC (ENSG)
CIK: 0001125376
Period of Report: 2010-07-02

Reporting Person: Stapley Gregory K. (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-07-02	Common Stock	G	1250	—	Disposed	786659	Indirect
2010-10-01	Common Stock	G	12700	—	Disposed	773959	Indirect
2010-11-04	Common Stock	G	11425	—	Disposed	762534	Indirect
2010-12-14	Common Stock	G	6500	—	Disposed	756034	Indirect
2010-12-29	Common Stock	G	5250	—	Disposed	750784	Indirect
2010-12-14	Common Stock	G	1100	—	Acquired	2350	Indirect
2010-12-14	Common Stock	G	3300	—	Acquired	31050	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: These shares are directly owned by the Stapley Family Trust dated 4/25/06 and indirectly by Gregory K. Stapley as Trustee of the trust. Gregory K. Stapley is an officer of the issuer.

F2: This transaction involved a gift of securities by the reporting person to his children, who share reporting person's household. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by his children, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of his children's shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.