Drayton Claudia 4

What Happened

• Claudia Drayton, a member of the Board of Directors of Brookdale Senior Living, was granted 9,810 restricted stock units (RSUs) on February 12, 2026. The reported acquisition price is $0.00 because these RSUs were awarded as compensation rather than bought. The award is reported under transaction code A (award/grant).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-12; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-17 (appears timely).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A); reported price: $0.00 (award of RSUs).
• Shares acquired: 9,810 RSUs. These RSUs are generally payable as one share of common stock per unit following the reporting person's termination of board service (see footnote).
• Footnote: Award granted under the Brookdale Senior Living Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan as part of the non-employee director compensation program. The reporting person elected RSUs in lieu of unrestricted shares.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided summary of the filing.

Context

• These RSUs are compensation for board service and will convert to common shares after the director leaves the board (per the plan), so this is a routine grant rather than an open-market purchase or sale. Director awards are common and do not, by themselves, indicate a buy/sell signal for investors.