Kussow Dawn L 4

4 · Brookdale Senior Living Inc. · Filed Feb 17, 2026

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Updated Feb 17, 2026

Brookdale (BKD) CFO Dawn Kussow Receives Restricted Stock Awards

What Happened

Dawn L. Kussow, Chief Financial Officer of Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), was granted a total of 160,497 restricted stock units (RSUs) on February 12, 2026 (41,692 and 118,805 RSUs). Each award was granted at $0.00 (standard for RSUs) and generally converts to one share of common stock upon vesting. The filing also notes an additional performance-based award of 62,539 RSUs at target that will be reported when performance periods conclude.

Key Details

Transaction date: February 12, 2026; transaction type: Award/Grant (code A); price reported: $0.00 per RSU.
Total time-based RSUs granted in this filing: 160,497 RSUs (41,692 + 118,805).
Performance-based RSUs noted but not reported as granted on this Form 4: 62,539 RSUs at target; actual payout depends on achieved performance and will be reported later.
Vesting: Time-based RSUs eligible to vest ratably in three annual installments beginning Feb 27, 2027, subject to continued employment. Performance RSUs have vesting opportunities (Feb 27, 2026/2027/2028) depending on achievement and continued employment.
Each RSU generally converts to one share of common stock upon vesting.
The filing excerpt provided does not state total shares owned after these grants.

Context

These are equity awards (not open-market purchases or sales). Awards like RSUs are commonly used for executive compensation and align pay with future performance and retention; they do not represent an immediate cash purchase or sale. The performance-based portion’s final share count will be disclosed after performance periods conclude.

Form 4

Period: 2026-02-12

EVP & Chief Financial Officer

Transactions

Footnotes (2)

[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 62,539 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.
[F2]On February 12, 2026, the Compensation Committee determined the level of achievement of four tranches of performance-based restricted stock units previously awarded to the reporting person on February 15, 2023, February 15, 2024, and February 12, 2025 for the performance period ended December 31, 2025. Each performance-based restricted stock unit reported herein is generally payable in the form of one share of the issuer's common stock upon vesting. Such performance-based restricted stock units are generally eligible to vest on either February 27, 2026, February 27, 2027, or February 27, 2028, subject to continued employment.

Signature

/s/ Chad C. White, By Power of Attorney|2026-02-17

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