Brookdale (BKD) Director Lee S. Wielansky Receives 9,810-Share Award

What Happened

• Lee S. Wielansky, a director of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (BKD), received an award of 9,810 shares of common stock on 2026-02-12. The Form 4 reports the acquisition price as $0.00 (a grant), so the filing shows $0 cash paid for the shares. This was an equity award (not an open-market purchase or sale).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-12; Report filed: 2026-02-17 (filed one business day after the typical two-business-day Form 4 deadline).
• Shares granted: 9,810; reported price per share: $0.00 (grant); total cash consideration reported: $0.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the filing.
• Footnote: F1 — Grant of unrestricted shares under the Brookdale Senior Living Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
• Filing timeliness: Appears to be late by one business day relative to the usual two-business-day Form 4 rule.

Context

• This was an equity compensation grant to a director. "Unrestricted" indicates the shares are not subject to vesting or transfer restrictions per the footnote; such grants are part of routine compensation and do not necessarily indicate personal buying or selling intent.