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0001218914
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001332349
Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
001-32641
105 WESTWOOD PLACE
SUITE 400
BRENTWOOD
TN
37027
(615) 221-2250
WIELANSKY LEE S
Director
COMMON
THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
20000
108650.00
200189063
03/07/2025
NYSE
COMMON
11/04/2016
Restricted Stock Units
ISSUER
N
20000
11/04/2016
N/A
Y
FULL TITLE OF ACCOUNT: LEE S WIELANSKY TTEE, LEE S WIELANSKY LIVING TRUST U/A DTD 06/11/1998. SHARES ACQUIRED BETWEEN 11/4/16 AND 1/5/2018
03/07/2025
12/06/2024
Lee S Wielansky