Executive Chairman Christensen Christopher R. covered exercise/tax liability with 576 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 3% to 16,765 units (SEC Form 4)
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| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ENSIGN GROUP, INC [ ENSG ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 05/27/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 05/27/2025 | F | 197(1) | D | $147.46 | 17,144 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 05/27/2025 | F | 221(2) | D | $147.46 | 16,923 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 05/28/2025 | F | 158(3) | D | $146.31 | 16,765 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 835,978 | I(4) | By Hobble Creek Investments, LLC | |||||||
| Common Stock | 183,388 | I(5) | By Christensen, Christopher and Claudia Trust | |||||||
| Common Stock | 147,400 | I(6) | by Trust | |||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. These shares relate to taxes withheld on a Restricted Stock Award granted May 27, 2021 that vests in five equal annual installments beginning May 27, 2022. |
| 2. These shares relate to taxes withheld on a Restricted Stock Award granted May 26, 2022 that vests in five equal annual installments beginning May 26, 2023. |
| 3. These shares relate to taxes withheld on a Restricted Stock Award granted May 28, 2020 that vests in five equal annual installments beginning May 28, 2021. |
| 4. Christopher R. Christensen is the sole member of this entity. |
| 5. These shares are held by the Christensen, Christopher & Claudia Trust for which Christopher R. Christensen is trustee. |
| 6. These shares are directly owned by the The Christopher R. Christensen 2020 Irrevocable Trust and indirectly by Claudia Christensen, spouse of Christopher R. Christensen, as trustee of the trust. Christopher R. Christensen is a director and officer of the issuer. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Chad A. Keetch, as power of attorney | 05/29/2025 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||