SEC FORM 4

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

EDENS WESLEY R

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC

1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10105

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Brookdale Senior Living Inc. [ BKD ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/28/2008

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

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

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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock								279,500	D⁽¹⁾
Common Stock	11/28/2008		J⁽²⁾		33,228,000	D	⁽³⁾	0	I	FIT-ALT Investors LLC⁽¹⁾⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock	11/28/2008		J⁽⁵⁾		33,228,000	D	⁽³⁾	0	I	FIT Holdings LLC⁽¹⁾⁽⁶⁾
Common Stock	11/28/2008		J⁽⁷⁾		33,228,000	D	⁽³⁾	0	I	Fortress Investment Trust II⁽¹⁾⁽⁸⁾
Common Stock	11/28/2008		J⁽⁹⁾		33,228,000	D	⁽³⁾	0	I	Fortress Investment Fund II LLC⁽¹⁾⁽¹⁰⁾
Common Stock	11/28/2008		S⁽¹¹⁾		8,215,358	D	$3.68	25,012,642	I	FIT Brookdale Holdings LLC⁽¹⁾⁽¹²⁾
Common Stock	11/28/2008		J⁽¹³⁾		25,012,642	D	⁽³⁾	0	I	FIT Brookdale Holdings LLC⁽¹⁾⁽¹²⁾
Common Stock	11/28/2008		J⁽¹⁴⁾		17,600,867	D	⁽³⁾	0	I	RIC Coinvestment Fund LP⁽¹⁾⁽¹⁵⁾
Common Stock								9,102,708	I	FRIT Holdings LLC⁽¹⁾⁽¹⁶⁾
Common Stock								8,215,358	I	PRIN Holding LLC⁽¹⁾⁽¹⁷⁾
Common Stock								23,663,283	I	Fort GB Holdings LLC⁽¹⁾⁽¹⁸⁾
Common Stock								1,349,359	I	FABP (GAGACQ) LP⁽¹⁾⁽¹⁸⁾
Common Stock								3,026,435	I	Fortress Investment Fund IV (Fund A) L.P.⁽¹⁾⁽¹⁹⁾
Common Stock								1,222,077	I	Fortress Investment Fund IV (Fund B) L.P.⁽¹⁾⁽¹⁹⁾
Common Stock								289,968	I	Fortress Investment Fund IV (Fund C) L.P.⁽¹⁾⁽¹⁹⁾
Common Stock								1,810,004	I	Fortress Investment Fund IV (Fund D) L.P.⁽¹⁾⁽¹⁹⁾
Common Stock								211,916	I	Fortress Investment Fund IV (Fund E) L.P.⁽¹⁾⁽¹⁹⁾
Common Stock								95,084	I	Fortress Investment Fund IV (Fund F) L.P.⁽¹⁾⁽¹⁹⁾
Common Stock								114,081	I	Fortress Investment Fund IV (Fund G) L.P.⁽¹⁾⁽¹⁹⁾
Common Stock								790,673	I	Fortress Investment Fund IV (Coinvestment Fund A) L.P.⁽¹⁾⁽¹⁹⁾
Common Stock								492,823	I	Fortress Investment Fund IV (Coinvestment Fund B) L.P.⁽¹⁾⁽¹⁹⁾
Common Stock								98,164	I	Fortress Investment Fund IV (Coinvestment Fund C) L.P.⁽¹⁾⁽¹⁹⁾
Common Stock								473,183	I	Fortress Investment Fund IV (Coinvestment Fund D) L.P.⁽¹⁾⁽¹⁹⁾
Common Stock								40,635	I	Fortress Investment Fund IV (Coinvestment Fund F) L.P.⁽¹⁾⁽¹⁹⁾
Common Stock								135,391	I	Fortress Investment Fund IV (Coinvestment Fund G) L.P.⁽¹⁾⁽¹⁹⁾
Common Stock								8,793,392	I	Fortress RIC Coinvestment Fund LP⁽¹⁾⁽²⁰⁾
Common Stock								826,292	I	FBIF Holdings LLC⁽¹⁾⁽²¹⁾
Common Stock								12,500	I	Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund Ltd.⁽¹⁾⁽²²⁾
Common Stock								112,500	I	Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP⁽¹⁾⁽²³⁾

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Wesley Edens may be deemed to beneficially own the shares listed in this report as beneficially owned by Fortress Investment Group LLC ("FIG") or its affiliates. Mr. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of all reported shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed to be an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Section 16"), or otherwise.

2. This transaction involves a distribution of all of the ownership interests in FIT Brookdale Holdings LLC to FIT Holdings LLC. At the time of this transaction, FIT Brookdale Holdings LLC directly owned 33,228,000 shares of the Issuer.

3. The shares that are the subject of this transaction were transferred in a cashless distribution.

4. FIT-ALT Investor LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FIT Holdings LLC, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortress Investment Trust II, which is a majority-owned subsidiary of Fortress Investment Fund II LLC. Fortress Fund MM II LLC is the managing member of Fortress Investment Fund II LLC. FIG LLC is the sole managing member of Fortress Fund MM II LLC. Fortress Operating Entity I LP ("FOE I") is the sole managing member of FIG LLC. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE I, and FIG Corp. is wholly-owned by FIG.

5. This transaction involves a distribution of all of the ownership interests in FIT Brookdale Holdings LLC to Fortress Investment Trust II. At the time of this transaction, FIT Brookdale Holdings LLC directly owned 33,228,000 shares of the Issuer.

6. FIT Holdings LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortress Investment Trust II, which is a majority-owned subsidiary of Fortress Investment Fund II LLC. Fortress Fund MM II LLC is the managing member of Fortress Investment Fund II LLC. FIG LLC is the sole managing member of Fortress Fund MM II LLC. FOE I is the sole managing member of FIG LLC. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE I, and FIG Corp. is wholly-owned by FIG.

7. This transaction involves a distribution of all of the ownership interests in FIT Brookdale Holdings LLC to Fortress Investment Fund II LLC and FABP LP. At the time of this transaction, FIT Brookdale Holdings LLC directly owned 33,228,000 shares of the Issuer.

8. Fortress Investment Trust II is a majority-owned subsidiary of Fortress Investment Fund II LLC. Fortress Fund MM II LLC is the managing member of Fortress Investment Fund II LLC. FIG LLC is the sole managing member of Fortress Fund MM II LLC. FOE I is the sole managing member of FIG LLC. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE I, and FIG Corp. is wholly-owned by FIG.

9. This transaction involves a distribution of all of the ownership interests in FIT Brookdale Holdings LLC held by Fortress Investment Fund II LLC to Fortress (GAGACQ) LLC and by FABP LP to FABP (GAGACQ) LP. At the time of this transaction, FIT Brookdale Holdings LLC directly owned 33,228,000 shares of the Issuer.

10. Fortress Fund MM II LLC is the managing member of Fortress Investment Fund II LLC and general partner of FABP LP. FIG LLC is the sole managing member of Fortress Fund MM II LLC. FOE I is the sole managing member of FIG LLC. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE I, and FIG Corp. is wholly-owned by FIG.

11. This transaction involves a sale of shares of the Issuer from FIT Brookdale Holdings LLC to PRIN Holding LLC, an entity in which FIG LLC is the sole manager, but in which FIG LLC has no pecuniary interest. The members of PRIN Holding LLC are Wesley R. Edens, Randal A. Nardone and Robert I. Kauffman.

12. FIT Brookdale Holdings LLC is a subsidiary of Fortress (GAGACQ) LLC and FABP (GAGACQ) LP. Fortress Fund MM II LLC is the managing member of Fortress (GAGACQ) LLC and the general partner of FABP (GAGACQ) LP. FIG LLC is the sole managing member of Fortress Fund MM II LLC. FOE I is the sole managing member of FIG LLC. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE I, and FIG Corp. is wholly-owned by FIG.

13. This transaction involves a distribution of shares of the Issuer from FIT Brookdale Holdings LLC to Fort GB Holdings LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortress (GAGACQ) LLC, and to FABP (GAGACQ) LP.

14. This transaction involves a distribution of shares of the Issuer from RIC Coinvestment Fund LP to investment funds described in footnotes 19 and 20 that are managed by FIG LLC and to certain employees of the Reporting Person and its affiliates.

15. FIG Advisors LLC is the investment manager of RIC Coinvestment Fund LP. RIC Coinvestment Fund GP LLC ("RIC GP") is the general partner of RIC Coinvestment Fund LP. FIG Advisors LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FIG LLC. FOE I is the sole managing member of FIG LLC. Fortress Operating Entity II LP ("FOE II") is the managing member of RIC GP. FIG Corp. is the general partner of each of FOE I and FOE II, and FIG Corp. is wholly-owned by FIG.

16. FRIT Holdings LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortress Investment Fund Sister Company LLC. Fortress Fund MM LLC is the managing member of Fortress Investment Fund Sister Company LLC. FIG LLC is the sole managing member of Fortress Fund MM LLC. FOE I is the sole managing member of FIG LLC. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE I, and FIG Corp. is wholly-owned by FIG.

17. FIG LLC is the sole manager of PRIN Holding LLC, but has no pecuniary interest in PRIN Holding LLC. FOE I is the sole managing member of FIG LLC. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE I, and FIG Corp. is wholly-owned by FIG.

18. Fortress Fund MM II LLC is the general partner of FABP (GAGACQ) LP and the sole managing member of Fortress (GAGACQ) LLC. Fort GB Holdings LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortress (GAGACQ) LLC. FIG LLC is the sole managing member of Fortress Fund MM II LLC. FOE I is the sole managing member of FIG LLC. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE I, and FIG Corp. is wholly-owned by FIG.

19. FIG LLC is the investment manager of Fortress Investment Fund IV (Fund A) L.P., Fortress Investment Fund IV (Fund B) L.P., Fortress Investment Fund IV (Fund C) L.P., Fortress Investment Fund IV (Fund D) L.P., Fortress Investment Fund IV (Fund E) L.P., Fortress Investment Fund IV (Fund F) L.P., Fortress Investment Fund IV (Fund G) L.P., Fortress Investment Fund IV (Coinvestment Fund A) L.P., Fortress Investment Fund IV (Coinvestment Fund B) L.P., Fortress Investment Fund IV (Coinvestment Fund C) L.P., Fortress Investment Fund IV (Coinvestment Fund D) L.P., Fortress Investment Fund IV (Coinvestment Fund F) L.P., and Fortress Investment Fund IV (Coinvestment Fund G) L.P. Fortress Operating Entity I LP ("FOE I") is the sole managing member of FIG LLC. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE I, and FIG Corp. is wholly-owned by FIG.

20. FIG LLC is the investment manager of Fortress RIC Coinvestment Fund LP. FOE I is the sole managing member of FIG LLC. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE I, and FIG Corp. is wholly-owned by FIG.

21. FIG Advisors LLC is the investment manager of FBIF Holdings LLC. FIG Advisors LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FIG LLC. FOE I is the sole managing member of FIG LLC. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE I, and FIG Corp. is wholly-owned by FIG.

22. Drawbridge Special Opportunities Advisors LLC is the investment manager of Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund Ltd. FIG LLC is the sole managing member of Drawbridge Special Opportunities Advisors LLC. FOE I is the sole managing member of FIG LLC. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE I, and FIG Corp. is wholly-owned by FIG.

23. Drawbridge Special Opportunities Advisors LLC is the investment manager of Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP. FIG LLC is the sole managing member of Drawbridge Special Opportunities Advisors LLC. FOE I is the sole managing member of FIG LLC. FIG Corp. is the general partner of FOE I, and FIG Corp. is wholly-owned by FIG.

Remarks:

	/s/ Wesley R. Edens	12/02/2008
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