Beverly B. Wittekind - Mar 14, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for ENSIGN GROUP, INC (ENSG)

Role
VP and General Counsel
Signature
/s/ Chad A. Keetch, as power of attorney
Stock symbol
ENSG
Transactions as of
Mar 14, 2024
Transactions value $
-$1,074,287
Form type
4
Date filed
3/18/2024, 06:08 PM
Previous filing
Feb 22, 2024
Next filing
May 20, 2024

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction ENSG Common Stock Options Exercise $85.9K +4.72K +11.9% $18.20 44.4K Mar 14, 2024 Direct F1
transaction ENSG Common Stock Options Exercise $56.4K +3.54K +7.98% $15.93 47.9K Mar 14, 2024 Direct F1
transaction ENSG Common Stock Sale -$1.19M -9.76K -20.38% $121.62 38.1K Mar 14, 2024 Direct F1, F2
transaction ENSG Common Stock Sale -$29K -236 -0.62% $122.91 37.9K Mar 14, 2024 Direct F1, F3

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 -4.72K -100% $0.00* 0 Mar 14, 2024 Common Stock 4.72K $18.20 Direct F1, F4
transaction ENSG Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -3.54K -100% $0.00* 0 Mar 14, 2024 Common Stock 3.54K $15.93 Direct F1, F5
* 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 December 8, 2023.
F2 This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $121.21 to $121.96. 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 $122.70 to $122.99. 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.
F4 These shares were granted October 29, 2015 and vested over 5 equal installments.
F5 These shares were granted August 31, 2016 and vested over 5 equal installments.