X0202 4/A 2005-12-16 2005-12-19 0 0001236736 GENESIS HEALTHCARE CORP GHCI 0001220413 REITZ ROBERT A 101 E. STATE STREET KENNETT SQUARE PA 19348 0 1 0 0 Chief Operating Officer Stock Option (Right to Buy) 36.40 2005-12-16 4 A 0 45000 A 2006-01-01 2016-01-01 Common Stock 45000 107500 D Stock options vest in quarterly installments over a three year perid commencing on January 1, 2006 and ending on October 1, 2008. This amendment restates in its entirety the Form 4 filed on December 19, 2005 to correct the expiration date of stock options. The stock options expire on January 1, 2016. The filing of this Statement shall not be construed as an admission (a) that the person filing this Statement is, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended), the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this Statement, or (b) that this Statement is legally required to be filed by such person Richard E. Reilly, Attorney-in-fact 2005-12-23