X0303 4 2010-12-15 0 0001351051 Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. SKH 0001316784 Hendrickson Boyd W 27442 PORTOLA PKWY SUITE 200 FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610 1 1 0 0 CEO Class A Common Stock 2010-12-15 4 S 0 1400 8 D 534919 D Class A Common Stock 3500 I by Daughter Class A Common Stock 3500 I by Son Class A Common Stock 10500 I by Trust The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 18, 2010. 193,267 of these shares represent shares of Restricted Class A Common Stock which vest based on the achievement of performance-based criteria. Each grant of shares of Restricted Class A Common Stock is subject to forfeiture in the event performance-based criteria are not satisfied. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities of the Issuer except for those securities that are owned directly by the Reporting Person or to the extent of the Reporting Person's pecuniary interest in a trust or other entity which owns such securities. By: Alanna Darling, Attorney-in-fact For: Boyd Hendrickson 2010-12-17