ENSIGN GROUP, INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Jul 30, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ENSIGN GROUP, INC (ENSG)
CIK: 0001125376
Period of Report: 2012-07-26

Reporting Person: Port Barry (Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-07-26	Common Stock	A	2000	$28.82	Acquired	38442	Direct
2012-07-30	Common Stock	S	160	$28.59	Disposed	38282	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-07-26	Employee Stock Options	$28.82	A	5000	Acquired	2022-07-26	Common Stock (5000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 3/13/2012.

F2: These Employee Stock Options are subject to a five year vesting schedule with 20% of the shares vesting each year and were fully exercisable on the date of the grant for restricted stock subject to the same vesting schedule.