X0306 4 2015-09-14 0 0001332349 Brookdale Senior Living Inc. BKD 0001343345 Ferge Kristin A 6737 W. WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 2300 MILWAUKEE WI 53214 0 1 0 0 EVP & Chief Accounting Officer Common Stock 2015-09-14 4 S 0 846 26.5838 D 106859 D Represents the sale of shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations due upon the vesting of restricted stock previously granted to the reporting person. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted by the reporting person. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $26.581 to $26.585. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. /s/ Chad C. White, By Power of Attorney 2015-09-16