Nikolas W. Stengle - 12 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (BKD)

Role: Chief Executive Officer, Director
Signature: /s/ Chad C. White, By Power of Attorney
Issuer symbol: BKD
Transactions as of: 12 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 17 Feb 2026, 16:53:25 UTC
Previous filing: 08 Oct 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Stengle Nikolas W	Chief Executive Officer, Director	105 WESTWOOD PLACE, SUITE 400, BRENTWOOD	/s/ Chad C. White, By Power of Attorney	17 Feb 2026	0002090157

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	BKD	Common Stock	Award	$0	+114,040	+72%	$0.000000	271,771	12 Feb 2026	Direct	F1

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Grant of time-based restricted stock units under the Brookdale Senior Living Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Such restricted stock units are eligible to vest ratably in three annual installments beginning February 27, 2027, subject to continued employment. Each restricted stock unit is generally payable in the form of one share of the issuer's common stock upon vesting. This Form 4 does not report the grant of performance-based restricted stock units to the reporting person on February 12, 2026, which will be eligible to vest and be paid with respect to 171,061 shares of the issuer's common stock at target performance levels. The actual number of shares of the issuer's common stock, if any, that become payable under such performance-based restricted stock units will be reported following conclusion of the applicable performance periods.

Content

Grant of time-based restricted stock units under the Brookdale Senior Living Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Such restricted stock units are eligible to vest ratably in three annual installments beginning February 27, 2027, subject to continued employment. Each restricted stock unit is generally payable in the form of one share of the issuer's common stock upon vesting. This Form 4 does not report the grant of performance-based restricted stock units to the reporting person on February 12, 2026, which will be eligible to vest and be paid with respect to 171,061 shares of the issuer's common stock at target performance levels. The actual number of shares of the issuer's common stock, if any, that become payable under such performance-based restricted stock units will be reported following conclusion of the applicable performance periods.