Chad Keetch - Aug 28, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for ENSIGN GROUP, INC (ENSG)

Role
CIO, EVP and Secretary
Signature
/s/ Chad A. Keetch
Stock symbol
ENSG
Transactions as of
Aug 28, 2023
Transactions value $
-$1,083,044
Form type
4
Date filed
8/30/2023, 07:02 PM
Previous filing
Aug 14, 2023
Next filing
Nov 6, 2023

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction ENSG Common Stock Options Exercise $10.2K +934 +1.08% $10.89* 87.1K Aug 28, 2023 Direct F1
transaction ENSG Common Stock Sale -$92.5K -934 -1.07% $99.01 86.2K Aug 28, 2023 Direct F1, F2
transaction ENSG Common Stock Options Exercise $121K +11.2K +12.94% $10.89* 97.3K Aug 30, 2023 Direct F1
transaction ENSG Common Stock Sale -$194K -1.95K -2.01% $99.46 95.4K Aug 30, 2023 Direct F1, F3
transaction ENSG Common Stock Sale -$585K -5.83K -6.11% $100.41 89.6K Aug 30, 2023 Direct F1, F4
transaction ENSG Common Stock Sale -$325K -3.2K -3.58% $101.56 86.4K Aug 30, 2023 Direct F1, F5
transaction ENSG Common Stock Sale -$17.7K -173 -0.2% $102.12 86.2K Aug 30, 2023 Direct F1, F6

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction ENSG Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -934 -7.73% $0.00 11.2K Aug 28, 2023 Common Stock 934 $10.89 Direct F1, F7
transaction ENSG Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -11.2K -100% $0.00* 0 Aug 30, 2023 Common Stock 11.2K $10.89 Direct F1, F7
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Buy Plan / Sale Plan: These are also open market purchases/sales of shares, but in this case the transaction is part of a trading plan. Rule 10b5-1 allows insiders to setup a trading plan to buy/sell stocks over a certain period of time. Since the purchases/sales are predetermined, this protects the insiders from violating insider trading law.

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).

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on May 5, 2023.
F2 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $99.00 to $99.07. 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 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $99.00 to $99.995. 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.
F4 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $100.00 to $100.99. 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 $101.00 to $101.98. 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.
F6 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $102.08 to $102.15. 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.
F7 These shares were granted May 29, 2014 and vested over 5 equal installments.