---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001332349-24-000084"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BKD"
cik: "0001332349"
company_name: "Brookdale Senior Living Inc."
filed_at: "2024-06-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T03:16:54.411371+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brookdale Senior Living: Two directors retire; Denise Warren named Non-Executive Chairman

## Summary
- Guy P. Sansone and Marcus E. Bromley retired from Board upon term expiration at June 18, 2024 annual meeting.
- Denise W. Warren appointed Non-Executive Chairman of the Board following the annual meeting.
- Stockholders approved 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan with ~148M for, ~9.6M against, ~10.2M broker non-votes.
- All eight director nominees elected, each with >149M votes for; say-on-pay and EY ratification also approved.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001332349-24-000084
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BKD
- cik: 0001332349
- company_name: Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-06-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332349/000133234924000084/0001332349-24-000084-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332349/000133234924000084/bkd-20240618.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001332349-24-000084
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001332349-24-000084.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Guy P. Sansone retired as Director at Brookdale Senior Living Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 18, 2024, Guy P. Sansone and Marcus E. Bromley retired from the Board of Directors
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332349/000133234924000084/0001332349-24-000084-index.htm
- Executive change
  Marcus E. Bromley retired as Director at Brookdale Senior Living Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 18, 2024, Guy P. Sansone and Marcus E. Bromley retired from the Board of Directors
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332349/000133234924000084/0001332349-24-000084-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.