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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001332349-25-000132"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BKD"
cik: "0001332349"
company_name: "Brookdale Senior Living Inc."
filed_at: "2025-09-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T08:27:57.720802+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brookdale EVP Todd Kaestner to depart Sept 30 as part of restructuring

## Summary
- H. Todd Kaestner, EVP Corporate Development & President CCRCs, leaves under separation agreement effective Sept 30, 2025.
- Departure is mutual and part of ongoing organizational restructuring efforts.
- Severance and equity acceleration provided under the Tier I Severance Pay Policy and existing LTI awards.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001332349-25-000132
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BKD
- cik: 0001332349
- company_name: Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-09-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332349/000133234925000132/0001332349-25-000132-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332349/000133234925000132/bkd-20250903.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001332349-25-000132.txt

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