ENSIGN GROUP, INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Jan 31, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ENSIGN GROUP, INC (ENSG)
CIK: 0001125376
Period of Report: 2013-01-29

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-01-29	Common Stock	S	16300	$28.697	Disposed	335199	Indirect
2013-01-30	Common Stock	S	200	$28.67	Disposed	334999	Indirect
2013-01-31	Common Stock	S	100	$28.65	Disposed	334899	Indirect

Footnotes

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

F2: This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $28.65 to $28.98. 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: The 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.

F4: This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $28.65 to $29.69. 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.