8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 9, 2015

The Ensign Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-33757		33-0861263
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
27101 Puerta Real, Suite 450, Mission Viejo, CA		92691
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 487-9500

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 9, 2015, The Ensign Group, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split of the Company's outstanding common stock. The two-for-one stock split will be implemented by way of a stock dividend that will be paid on or about December 23, 2015 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 17, 2015. 

A copy of the Company's press release announcing the stock split is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued on December 9, 2015 by The Ensign Group, Inc. announcing a two-for-one stock split.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: December 14, 2015	THE ENSIGN GROUP, INC.
	By:	/s/ Suzanne D. Snapper
		Suzanne D. Snapper
		Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued on December 9, 2015 by The Ensign Group, Inc. announcing a two-for-one stock split.

EX-99.1

The Ensign Group Announces Two-for-One Stock Split

MISSION VIEJO, Calif., December 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – The Ensign Group, Inc. (“Ensign”) (NASDAQ: ENSG), the parent company of the Ensign™ group of skilled nursing, rehabilitative care services, assisted living, home health, home care, hospice care and urgent care companies, announced today that its board of directors approved a two-for-one stock split of the company’s outstanding common stock. The split will be implemented by way of a stock dividend payable on or about December 23, 2015 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 17, 2015. Each shareholder will receive one additional share of common stock for each share held as of the close of business on the record date.

"We are pleased to announce this two-for-one stock split, the first in our 8 years as a public company," said President and Chief Executive Officer Christopher R. Christensen. "We believe the stock split will make our shares more affordable for a wider range of investors, increasing the liquidity in our shares, and demonstrate our confidence that our prospects for future growth remain as strong as ever," he added.

Upon completion of the split, the outstanding shares of Ensign’s common stock will increase to approximately 51.4 million based on the outstanding shares as of December 8, 2015. The Company expects its common stock to begin trading at the split-adjusted price on December 24, 2015. 

Mr. Christensen also indicated that Ensign’s previously announced annual adjusted earnings per share guidance for 2015 and 2016 has been adjusted to reflect the impact of the two-for-one split with no other changes. The company is ascribing no monetary value to the stock dividend payable to shareholders and therefore the stock dividend will not be taxable in the United States.

About Ensign(TM)

The Ensign Group, Inc.'s independent operating subsidiaries provide a broad spectrum of skilled nursing and assisted living services, physical, occupational and speech therapies, home health and hospice services, urgent care services and other rehabilitative and healthcare services at 182 facilities, thirteen hospice agencies, fifteen home health agencies, three home care businesses and seventeen urgent care clinics in California, Arizona, Texas, Washington, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Nevada, Iowa, Nebraska, Oregon, Wisconsin, Kansas and South Carolina. More information about Ensign is available at http://www.ensigngroup.net.

CONTACT: The Ensign Group, Inc., (949) 487-9500, ir@ensigngroup.net