<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000905148-19-000877.txt : 20190927
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000905148-19-000877
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190925
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190927
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190927

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001138995
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32641
		FILM NUMBER:		191122983

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		767 FIFTH AVENUE
		STREET 2:		44TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10153
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2128124700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		767 FIFTH AVENUE
		STREET 2:		44TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10153

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010420

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ROBBINS LARRY
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001228603

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32641
		FILM NUMBER:		191122984

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		767 FIFTH AVENUE
		STREET 2:		44TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10153

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ROBBINS LAWRENCE M
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030423

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001332349
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-NURSING & PERSONAL CARE FACILITIES [8050]
		IRS NUMBER:				203068069
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		111 WESTWOOD PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			BRENTWOOD
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37027
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(615) 221-2250

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		111 WESTWOOD PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			BRENTWOOD
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37027
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    <periodOfReport>2019-09-25</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001332349</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Brookdale Senior Living Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>BKD</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10153</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001228603</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ROBBINS LARRY</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>767 FIFTH AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>44TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10153</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>17633572</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnotes</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
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        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Call Option (right to buy)</value>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                <footnoteId id="F4"/>
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            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>0</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2022-02-11</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2022-02-11</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>4088400</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares of the Issuer's Common Stock (the &quot;Shares&quot;) and call options (&quot;Options&quot;) are held for the accounts of Glenview Capital Partners, L.P., Glenview Capital Master Fund, Ltd., Glenview Institutional Partners, L.P., Glenview Offshore Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd. and Glenview Capital Opportunity Fund, L.P. Glenview Capital Management, LLC serves as investment manager to each of Glenview Capital Partners, L.P., Glenview Capital Master Fund, Ltd., Glenview Institutional Partners, L.P., Glenview Offshore Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd. and Glenview Capital Opportunity Fund, L.P. Mr. Robbins is the Chief Executive Officer of Glenview Capital Management, LLC.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares and Options except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the Shares for purposes of section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;), or for any other purpose.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The Reporting Persons do not have the right to exercise the Options within 60 days, do not have direct or indirect voting power or investment power over the Shares underlying the Options, and do not have the right to acquire such power over such Shares within 60 days.  Further, the Reporting Persons do not believe they have acquired the Shares or Options with the purpose or effect of changing or influencing the control of the Issuer or in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Notwithstanding, based on Rule 13d-3(d) under the Exchange Act, the Reporting Persons began including the Shares underlying the Options in their beneficial ownership calculation as of the date of their Schedule 13D, and accordingly are filing this Form 3.  Excluding the Options, the Reporting Persons are not over-10% beneficial owners, and are not otherwise subject to section 16 the Exchange Act, with respect to the Shares, and the filing of this Form 3 should not be construed as an admissions that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of section 13 or section 16 of the Act, the beneficial owners of any Shares underlying the Options.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit List: The Power of Attorney filed as Exhibit B to the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons on September 27, 2019 is incorporated herein by reference.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Mark J. Horowitz, Co-President of Glenview Capital Management, LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2019-09-27</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Mark J. Horowitz, attorney-in-fact for Larry Robbins</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2019-09-27</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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