X0306 4 2016-10-01 0 0001332349 Brookdale Senior Living Inc. BKD 0001017013 DECKER DANIEL A 1248 PADRE LANE PEBBLE BEACH CA 93953 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2016-10-01 4 A 0 3223 17.45 A 129848 D Acquisition of restricted stock units under the Brookdale Senior Living Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan pursuant to the issuer's outside director compensation program. Each restricted stock unit will generally be payable in the form of one share of the issuer's common stock following the reporting person's termination of service as a member of the issuer's Board of Directors. The reporting person elected to receive such restricted stock units in lieu of a portion of his quarterly cash compensation. /s/ Chad C. White, By Power of Attorney 2016-10-03