ENSIGN GROUP, INC — Director's Dealing 2013

May 2, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ENSIGN GROUP, INC (ENSG)
CIK: 0001125376
Period of Report: 2013-04-30

Reporting Person: Christensen Roy E (Director, Chairman of the Board)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-04-30	Common Stock	S	8272	$34.86	Disposed	801774	Indirect
2013-05-01	Common Stock	S	2900	$34.24	Disposed	798874	Indirect
2013-05-02	Common Stock	S	20000	$33.1145	Disposed	778874	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on January 15, 2013.

F2: This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $34.47 to $35.09. The price above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request by the commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

F3: These shares are directly owned by the Christensen Family Trust dated 8/17/92 and indirectly by Roy E. Christensen and Carol M. Christensen as trustees of the trust. Roy E. Christensen is a director and officer of the issuer.

F4: This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $34.00 to $34.85. The price above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request by the commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

F5: This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $32.92 to $33.72. The price above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request by the commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

F6: These shares are directly owned by the Christensen Family Trust dated 8/17/92, as ten percent owner of the issuer, and indirectly owned by Roy E. Christensen and Carol M. Christensen as trustees of the trust. Roy E. Christensen is a director, officer and ten percent owner of the issuer, Carol M. Christensen is a ten percent owner of the issuer.