[Form 4] ENSIGN GROUP, INC Insider Trading Activity

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

ENSIGN GROUP, INC Chief Executive Officer Barry Port reported routine share movements related to equity compensation. On a Form 4 dated May 18, 2026, 550 shares of common stock were disposed of at $176.66 per share as a tax-withholding disposition tied to a previously granted Restricted Stock Award that vests in five equal annual installments beginning May 18, 2024.

After this tax withholding, Port holds 81,802 shares of common stock directly. He also has an indirect ownership entry showing 150,480 shares of common stock held by a trust of which Barry R. Port and his spouse, Michelle Port, are trustees. The filing does not report any open-market purchases or sales, only tax-related share withholding and updated direct and indirect holdings.

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CEO’s Form 4 shows routine tax withholding, no open‑market trading.

The Form 4 for Barry Port, CEO of ENSIGN GROUP, INC, records an F‑code transaction: 550 common shares withheld at $176.66 per share to satisfy tax obligations on a previously granted Restricted Stock Award. This is a mechanical step, not a discretionary market trade.

Following the transaction, Port holds 81,802 shares directly and 150,480 shares indirectly through a trust where he and his spouse serve as trustees. With no open‑market buys or sells disclosed and no derivative exercises reported, this filing primarily updates ownership records and reflects routine equity-compensation tax treatment.

Insider Trade Summary

2 transactions reported

Mixed 2 txns

Insider Port Barry

Role Chief Executive Officer

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Tax Withholding	Common Stock	550	$176.66	$97K
holding	Common Stock	--	--	--

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 81,802 shares (Direct, null); Common Stock — 150,480 shares (Indirect, by Trust)

Footnotes (1)

1. These shares relate to taxes withheld on a Restricted Stock Award granted May 18, 2023 that vests in five equal annual installments beginning May 18, 2024. Shares held of record by Barry R. Port and Michelle Port, spouse of the Reporting Person, Trustees.

Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Port Barry

(Last) (First) (Middle)

29222 RANCHO VIEJO ROAD

SUITE 127

(Street)

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CALIFORNIA 92675

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ENSIGN GROUP, INC [ ENSG ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Chief Executive Officer

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/18/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	05/18/2026		F		550(1)	D	$176.66	81,802	D
Common Stock								150,480	I	by Trust(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares relate to taxes withheld on a Restricted Stock Award granted May 18, 2023 that vests in five equal annual installments beginning May 18, 2024.

2. Shares held of record by Barry R. Port and Michelle Port, spouse of the Reporting Person, Trustees.

Remarks:

	/s/ Chad A. Keetch, as power of attorney	05/19/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)