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  0001259765
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001332349
  Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
  001-32641
  105 WESTWOOD PLACE
  SUITE 400
  BRENTWOOD
  TN
  37027
  (615) 221-2250
  BAIER LUCINDA M
  Officer
  Common
  FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC
  245 Summer Street
  BOSTON
  MA
  02110
  26500
  178477.00
  234347862
  06/06/2025
  NYSE
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  02/19/2019
  Open Market Purchase
  Public Market
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  02/19/2019
  Cash/Check
  Common
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  Open Market Purchase
  Public Market
  N
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  Cash/Check
  Common
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  Open Market Purchase
  Public Market
  N
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  /s/ Jordyn Davis as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for BAIER LUCINDA M