--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001125376-23-000095" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "ENSG" cik: "0001125376" company_name: "ENSIGN GROUP, INC" filed_at: "2023-05-19T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-14T19:23:45.102228+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.25 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Ensign Group shareholders approve authorized share increase to 150M at annual meeting ## Summary - Approved amendment to increase authorized common shares from 100M to 150M (51,091,599 for, 508,753 against). - Elected directors: Barry M. Smith, Swati B. Abbott, Suzanne D. Snapper (Class I), John O. Agwunobi (Class III). - Ratified Deloitte & Touche as independent auditor for FY2023 (50,148,058 for). - Advisory say-on-pay approved (46,918,331 for); frequency vote favored every 1 year (47,133,015). ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001125376-23-000095 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: ENSG - cik: 0001125376 - company_name: ENSIGN GROUP, INC - filed_at: 2023-05-19T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.25 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125376/000112537623000095/0001125376-23-000095-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125376/000112537623000095/ensg-20230518.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001125376-23-000095 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001125376-23-000095.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001125376-23-000095.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes ENSIGN GROUP, INC shareholders approved Approval of amendment to Certificate of Incorporation to increase authorized shares from 100 million to 150 million at the 2023-05-18 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: The approval of the amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to increase The Ensign Group's number of authorized shares of common stock from 100 million to 150 million, and the voting results were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions (b) 51,091,599 508,753 23,384 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125376/000112537623000095/0001125376-23-000095-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ENSIGN GROUP, INC shareholders approved Advisory approval of compensation paid to named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K at the 2023-05-18 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: The compensation paid to the company's named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion, was approved on an advisory basis, and the voting results were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions (c) 46,918,331 1,741,554 29,827 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125376/000112537623000095/0001125376-23-000095-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ENSIGN GROUP, INC shareholders approved Approval of amendment to Certificate of Incorporation to reflect new Delaware law provisions regarding officer exculpation at the 2023-05-18 meeting. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: The approval of the amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to reflect new Delaware law provisions regarding officer exculpation, and the voting results were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions (c) 44,357,844 4,304,301 27,567 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125376/000112537623000095/0001125376-23-000095-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ENSIGN GROUP, INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-05-18 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: The shareholders' preferred frequency with which the Company is to hold an advisory stockholder vote to approve the compensation of the named executive officers was once every year and the voting results were as follows: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstentions (b) 47,133,015 10,229 1,527,658 18,810 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125376/000112537623000095/0001125376-23-000095-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ENSIGN GROUP, INC shareholders approved Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-05-18 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: The selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 was ratified, and the voting results were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions (b) 50,148,058 1,458,172 17,506 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125376/000112537623000095/0001125376-23-000095-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ENSIGN GROUP, INC shareholders approved Election of Class I and Class III directors at the 2023-05-18 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-18 source text: The four nominees named below were elected to serve as Class I and Class III directors of the board of directors, to serve until the 2025 and 2026 Annual Meeting, until a successor is elected and qualified, and the voting rights were as follows: Votes Votes Nominee For Against Abstain (a) Class I directors elected for a three-year term Barry M. Smith 43,274,682 5,385,394 29,636 Swati B. Abbott 46,926,846 1,733,287 29,579 Suzanne D. Snapper 42,895,813 5,764,284 29,615 Class III director elected for a two-year term John O. Agwunobi 48,500,228 159,328 30,156 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125376/000112537623000095/0001125376-23-000095-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.