ENSIGN GROUP, INC — Director's Dealing 2015

Oct 31, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ENSIGN GROUP, INC (ENSG)
CIK: 0001125376
Period of Report: 2015-10-28

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-10-28	Common Stock	S	72	$41.6201	Disposed	19377	Direct
2015-10-29	Common Stock	A	800	$42.94	Acquired	20177	Direct
2015-10-30	Common Stock	S	37	$42.7401	Disposed	20140	Direct
2015-10-30	Common Stock	M	18330	$3.12	Acquired	38470	Direct
2015-10-30	Common Stock	S	18330	$42.3423	Disposed	20140	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-10-30	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$3.14	M	18330	Acquired	2015-11-01	Common Stock (18330.0)	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: These shares vest in five annual installments beginning October 29, 2015.

F3: The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on June 12, 2014.

F4: The options exercised in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on September 8, 2015.

F5: This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $41.82 to $43.17. 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.