ENSIGN GROUP, INC — Director's Dealing 2012

May 31, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ENSIGN GROUP, INC (ENSG)
CIK: 0001125376
Period of Report: 2012-05-15

Reporting Person: Wittekind Beverly B. (VP & General Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-05-15	Common Stock	A	1200	$24.04	Acquired	33888	Direct
2012-05-29	Common Stock	S	117	$24.89	Disposed	33771	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-05-15	Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	$24.04	A	3000	Acquired	2021-05-15	Common Stock (3000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 13, 2012.

F2: The option vests in five equal installments beginning on 5/15/2013.