ENSIGN GROUP, INC 10-Q

Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION Rule 10b5-1 Plan Elections Spencer W. Burton , President & Chief Operations Officer , entered into a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement on September 12, 2023 (the "Rule 10b5-1 Plan"). Mr. Burton's 10b5-1 Plan provides for the potential exercise of vested stock options and the associated sale of up to 8,280 shares of the Company's common stock between December 14, 2023 and August 30, 2024. Pursuant to the 10b5-1 Plan, Mr. Burton may also make a gift of up to 2,380 shares of the Company's common stock starting on December 14, 2023. This Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement was entered into during an open trading window and is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1 (c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Company's policies regarding transactions in Company securities. 107 Table of Contents Item 6. EXHIBITS EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description 3.1 Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of The Ensign Group, Inc., filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on November 15, 2007 (attached as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-33757) filed with the SEC on December 21, 2007) 3.2 Certificate of Amendment to the Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of The Ensign Group, Inc., filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on February 4, 2020 (attached as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-33757) filed with the SEC on February 5, 2020) 3.3 Certificate of Amendment to the Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of The Ensign Group, Inc., filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 18, 2023. 3.4 Amended and Restated Bylaws of The Ensign Group, Inc. (attached as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-33757) filed with the SEC on December 21, 2007) 3.5 Amendment to the Amended and Restated Bylaws, dated August 5, 2014 (attached as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-33757) filed with the SEC on August 8, 2014) 31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 101.INS XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. 101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document 101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document 101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document 101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document 101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. * Documents not filed herewith are incorporated by reference to the prior filings identified in the table above. 108 Table of Contents SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. THE ENSIGN GROUP, INC. October 25, 2023 BY: /s/ SUZANNE D. SNAPPER Suzanne D. Snapper Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Director (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Officer) 109