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FILED AS OF DATE:		20250529
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250529

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001332349
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-NURSING & PERSONAL CARE FACILITIES [8050]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		EIN:				203068069
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32641
		FILM NUMBER:		251003756

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		105 WESTWOOD PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			BRENTWOOD
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37027
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(615) 221-2250

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		105 WESTWOOD PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			BRENTWOOD
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37027
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Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) </B></P>
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in connection with its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will be held on July&nbsp;11, 2025: </B></P>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center"><B>Brookdale Showcases the Strength and Effectiveness of Current Board of Directors </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center"><I>Refreshed Board Overseeing Successful Execution of Company&#146;s Strategy </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center"><I>Ortelius&#146; Candidates Bring No Additive Experience or Insights </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center"><I>Urges Shareholders to Vote &#147;FOR&#148; ONLY Brookdale&#146;s Eight Highly Qualified and Experienced Director </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center"><I>Nominees on the BLUE Proxy Card </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>NASHVILLE, Tenn.,
May&nbsp;29, 2025</B> &#151; Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) (&#147;Brookdale&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) today announced that it has mailed a letter to Brookdale shareholders in connection with its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;), which will be held on July&nbsp;11, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">The letter highlights Brookdale&#146;s refreshed and well-rounded Board, composed of
eight highly-qualified director nominees, each of whom bring the expertise and skills necessary to deliver positive financial and operational performance and drive enhanced shareholder value. As described in the letter, the nominees proposed by
Pangaea Ventures, L.P., a fund managed by Ortelius Advisors, L.P. (&#147;Ortelius&#148;), stand in stark contrast, lacking track records of value creation or relevant expertise that could add value to the Brookdale Board. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">The Board urges shareholders to protect the value of their investment and vote on the <B><U>BLUE</U></B> proxy card today <B>&#147;FOR&#148; ONLY</B> Brookdale&#146;s
eight nominees. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">The full text of the letter to shareholders follows and can also be found at
<FONT STYLE="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt" COLOR="#0963c1"><U>VoteBrookdaleBLUE.com.</U></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Calibri"> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Dear Fellow
Shareholder, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">At this year&#146;s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Ortelius Advisors, L.P. (&#147;Ortelius&#148;), who beneficially owns just 1% of
Brookdale&#146;s shares, is seeking to take control of your Board by replacing six of Brookdale&#146;s eight highly qualified directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">To enhance value for all
Brookdale shareholders, the Brookdale Board is overseeing the execution of a clear strategy, conducting a search process for the Company&#146;s next CEO, and has significantly refreshed your Board&#146;s composition. In contrast, Ortelius is trying
to seize control of the Brookdale Board with nominees whose skills are not additive or relevant and is proposing strategic actions, the majority of which Brookdale already has implemented. We believe that electing the Ortelius nominees would
undermine the substantial progress we have made and put your investment at significant risk. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">The Board is committed to advancing the Company&#146;s strategy and believes that replacing any of Brookdale&#146;s
director nominees at this pivotal time for the Company would significantly impair our success and ability to identify a new CEO and create value for all shareholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>We urge you to vote &#147;FOR&#148; ONLY Brookdale&#146;s eight highly qualified director nominees on the BLUE proxy card. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center"><B>Your Board is Refreshed and Relevant; </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center"><B>Best-Practice Corporate Governance Standards Drive Greater Accountability to Shareholders </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">In the past year, Brookdale has added four new directors to its Board, with strong real estate, healthcare, operations, and senior housing experience: Joshua Hausman,
Managing Partner at MHJ Capital Partners and former Managing Director at Onex Partners; Mark Fioravanti, President and CEO of Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.; Claudia Drayton, Former CFO of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Quantum-Si,</FONT> Inc.
and Nuwellis, Inc.; and Elizabeth Mace, Former Chief Economist and Director of Research and Analytics at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing&nbsp;&amp; Care (&#147;NIC&#148;). Our Board composition reflects a thoughtful refreshment
process, which includes identifying skillsets needed to support Brookdale&#146;s business strategy. Our directors include operators, healthcare leaders, investors, and real estate professionals with the relevant expertise to exercise informed
oversight of our strategy and real estate portfolio. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Ensuring best practices in corporate governance is a top priority for the Board. Our Board has annual
elections of all directors, policies against hedging and pledging of securities, executive compensation that aligns with performance, fully independent Board standing committees, a majority vote standard for
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-contested</FONT> elections, regular director refreshment, no supermajority voting requirement to approve mergers, and no stockholder rights plan. In addition, the Board is actively reviewing governance
enhancements related to director tenure and evaluating our performance-based long-term incentive awards program for executives, based on investor feedback. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center"><B>Brookdale&#146;s Current Board is Well-Rounded, Well-Qualified, and Experienced; </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center"><B>Ortelius&#146; Candidates Bring No Additive Experience </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Brookdale&#146;s Board is an agent for change for the benefit of all shareholders. Following the Annual Meeting, if Brookdale&#146;s nominees are elected, the Board
will be composed of eight highly qualified and engaged directors, seven of whom are independent, with an average tenure of less than four years. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Your Board
Nominees: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>Jordan Asher, MD, MS, Independent Director </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>Committees:
Compensation and Nominating&nbsp;&amp; Corporate Governance </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>Clinical&nbsp;&amp; Executive Healthcare Leadership </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><I>Joined in 2020 </I></P>
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two decades in leadership positions across the medical and biotech industries </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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health companies, and expertise in capital markets and corporate finance </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>Elizabeth Mace, Independent Director </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>Committees: Audit and Investment
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Housing&nbsp;&amp; Care (NIC) </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">NACD Certified Director<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>Denise Warren, Chair and Interim CEO </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>Healthcare, Financial&nbsp;&amp;
Operations Leadership </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><I>Joined in 2018 </I></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">30+ years of executive, operational, and financial experience across the healthcare industry with a track record of
leadership excellence </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>Committees: Audit and Investment (Chair) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>Real Estate Investor
Expertise </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><I>Joined in 2015 </I></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">40+ years of real estate investment, management, and development experience as well as significant public board expertise
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">Chair&nbsp;&amp; CEO of Opportunistic Equities </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">Former Chair and CEO of Midland Development Group, Inc. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">We are confident that the expertise of Brookdale&#146;s director nominees is superior to that of the Ortelius candidates. All eight of Brookdale&#146;s highly
qualified director nominees possess the relevant skills to further drive value creation. Their collective backgrounds reflect an appropriate balance of healthcare, finance, senior housing, hospitality, sales&nbsp;&amp; marketing, and real estate
experience, thoughtfully constructed to represent a range of critical and complementary skills. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">In contrast, <U>none</U> of the Ortelius nominees have experience
in critical areas such as healthcare (clinical), hospitality, or sales&nbsp;&amp; marketing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>Steven Insoft </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">Serves on an advisory board of an affiliate to Ortelius, raising questions with respect to his independence from Ortelius
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">Experience limited to real estate investment trusts and real estate transactions, skillsets already present on the Board
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">No public company board experience </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">Experience primarily in the government-reimbursed skilled nursing industry, which represents only 2% of Brookdale&#146;s
business </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>Paula Poskon </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">Nominated by multiple activists in several other campaigns in recent years </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">Experience primarily focused on REITs, which is already well-represented on our current Board </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">No apparent experience in senior living or public company <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">C-suite</FONT> roles
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>Frank Small </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">Redundant private equity and real estate skillsets that already exist on Brookdale&#146;s Board </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">Experience primarily in real estate investments and transactions </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">No apparent management or board experience in senior living </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>Ivona Smith </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">Expertise in restructurings and liquidation trusts, which are irrelevant and not needed at Brookdale
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">Repeatedly nominated by Ortelius in other activist campaigns &#150; raises risk that her allegiance will be to Ortelius
and not all shareholders </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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meaningfully contribute to the Brookdale Board </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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bankruptcy </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>Lori Wittman </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-operational</FONT> experience in real estate focused largely on financial management
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">No operational experience in healthcare or senior living </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">We strongly believe it is in shareholders&#146; best interests to NOT bring Ortelius&#146; nominees or self-serving agenda into the boardroom. We believe that further
Board change at this time will derail the Board&#146;s progress and significantly impair the Board&#146;s ability to identify a new CEO and continue executing our strategy at a critical time for the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center"><B>Ortelius Has Made Little Effort to Better Understand Brookdale&#146;s Recent Improvements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center"><B>or to Demonstrate Why Their Nominees Could Be Additive to the Board </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Your Board has made multiple attempts to engage with Ortelius to avoid this proxy contest. Ortelius has shown little interest in working together constructively and
refused to allow the Board to even interview any of its nominees. Rather than participating in mutual problem-solving with Brookdale, Ortelius has continued issuing public attacks and demands in pursuance of its misguided campaign to take control of
your Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Ortelius apparently would rather ignore the actions Brookdale has taken to improve operating metrics and the successful execution of our key
initiatives: improving operating performance, optimizing our real estate portfolio, reinvesting capital into our communities, reducing our leverage, and ensuring high-quality environments for our residents and associates. The results that we
achieved in the first quarter of 2025 reflect that our actions are working and already driving shareholder value creation: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">Positive Adjusted Free Cash Flow<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP>, which has typically been negative
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estimates </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">80% same community weighted average occupancy, which was sequentially flat and a key turning point towards positive cash
flow generation </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">140 bps increase in consolidated weighted average occupancy YoY<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">3</SUP>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">4.9% growth in consolidated RevPAR YoY, exceeding internal expectations </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt">90 bps expansion in same community operating income margin YoY &#150; delivering the highest same community operating
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Calibri"><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP> See <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-GAAP</FONT> Financial Measures below for further information </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">In criticizing the Company&#146;s performance, Ortelius omits the most obvious public company comparison, Sonida Senior Living, Inc. (&#147;Sonida&#148;), which
Brookdale has outperformed<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">4</SUP>. Sonida is the only other publicly traded senior living operating company in the U.S. Further, Sonida has a similar portfolio mix to Brookdale with asset categories
across assisted living, independent living, and memory care. Sonida&#146;s payor mix is also weighted towards private pay, which is similar to Brookdale. We believe it is telling that Ortelius makes no mention of Sonida in any of its communications
to shareholders to date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Instead, Ortelius compares Brookdale to Welltower Inc. (&#147;Welltower&#148;) and Ventas, Inc. (&#147;Ventas&#148;), which differ from
Brookdale due to their size, scale, and product mix. Importantly, as highly diversified healthcare real estate investment trusts (REITs), Welltower and Ventas also own real estate in other areas of healthcare services and are materially larger
companies than Brookdale. Shareholders should be aware that only portions of Welltower&#146;s and Ventas&#146; portfolios are in senior housing. Notably, in the first quarter of 2025, Brookdale outperformed Welltower and Ventas in same community
operating income growth and same community RevPAR growth on a sequential quarter basis. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center"><B>Vote the BLUE Proxy Card TODAY &#147;FOR&#148; ONLY
Brookdale&#146;s Eight Nominees </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">The Brookdale Board is best suited to oversee and advance the Company&#146;s strategy and initiatives, with the expertise and
skills necessary to continue delivering positive financial and operational performance and driving enhanced shareholder value. Do not let Ortelius distract you from the progress the Board is making and jeopardize the long-term potential of your
investment by replacing any of your highly qualified directors at this crucial time. Your Board has been open-minded and responsive to shareholder input. We do not believe the changes to the Board proposed by Ortelius are in the best interests of
the Company or our shareholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>Protect the value of your investment and vote the BLUE proxy card today &#147;FOR&#148; ONLY Brookdale&#146;s highly
qualified and experienced director nominees. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Thank you for your continued support. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Sincerely, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">The Brookdale Board of Directors </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center"><B>YOUR VOTE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center">Whether or not you expect to attend the Annual Meeting, please promptly follow the easy instructions on your&nbsp;<B>BLUE</B>&nbsp;proxy card
or<B>&nbsp;BLUE</B>&nbsp;voting instruction form to vote by phone, internet or by signing, dating, and returning the<B>&nbsp;BLUE</B>&nbsp;proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center">Please simply disregard any white proxy card you may receive from Ortelius.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Calibri; " ALIGN="left">Based on Brookdale and Sonida&#146;s stock price performance over time as of 05/02/2025 (1.9% for <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-year,</FONT> 5.1% for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">3-year,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">-12.1%</FONT> for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-year</FONT> and 30.8% YTD performance for Brookdale and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">-58.4%</FONT> for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-year,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">-21.5%</FONT> for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">3-year,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">-27.9%</FONT> for <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-year</FONT> and 4.3% YTD performance for Sonida) </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center"><B>please call Brookdale&#146;s proxy solicitor: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center"><B>INNISFREE M&amp;A INCORPORATED </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center"><B>Shareholders may call: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center"><B>+ 1 (877) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">750-5838</FONT></B>&nbsp;(toll-free from the U.S. and Canada) or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center"><B>+1 (412)
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">232-3651</FONT></B>&nbsp;(from other countries) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B><U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NON-GAAP</FONT> FINANCIAL MEASURES
</U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">This communication mentions the financial measures Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Free Cash Flow, which are not calculated in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles (&#147;GAAP&#148;). Reference to these <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-GAAP</FONT> financial measures is intended to aid investors in better understanding the factors and trends affecting the Company&#146;s
performance and liquidity. However, investors should not consider these <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-GAAP</FONT> financial measures as a substitute for financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP, including net income (loss),
income (loss) from operations, or net cash provided by (used in) operating activities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B><I>Adjusted EBITDA </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Adjusted EBITDA is a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-GAAP</FONT> performance measure that the Company defines as net income (loss) excluding: benefit/provision
for income taxes, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-operating</FONT> income/expense items, and depreciation and amortization; and further adjusted to exclude income/expense associated with <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-cash,</FONT> <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-operational,</FONT> transactional, legal, cost reduction, or organizational restructuring items that management does not consider as part of the Company&#146;s underlying core operating performance and that management
believes impact the comparability of performance between periods. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">The Company believes that presentation of Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure is useful to
investors because (i)&nbsp;it is one of the metrics used by the Company&#146;s management for budgeting and other planning purposes, to review the Company&#146;s historic and prospective core operating performance, and to make <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">day-to-day</FONT></FONT> operating decisions; (ii)&nbsp;it provides an assessment of operational factors that management can impact in the short-term, namely revenues and the controllable
cost structure of the organization, by eliminating items related to the Company&#146;s financing and capital structure and other items that management does not consider as part of the Company&#146;s underlying core operating performance and that
management believes impact the comparability of performance between periods; (iii)&nbsp;the Company believes that this measure is used by research analysts and investors to evaluate the Company&#146;s operating results and to value companies in its
industry; and (iv)&nbsp;the Company uses the measure for components of executive compensation.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B><I>Adjusted Free Cash Flow </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Adjusted Free Cash Flow is a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-GAAP</FONT> liquidity measure that the Company defines as net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities before: distributions from unconsolidated ventures from cumulative share of net earnings, changes in prepaid insurance premiums financed with notes payable, changes in operating lease assets and liabilities for lease termination, cash
paid/received for gain/loss on facility operating lease termination, and lessor capital expenditure reimbursements under operating leases; plus: property and casualty insurance proceeds and proceeds from refundable entrance fees, net of refunds;
less: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-development</FONT> capital expenditures and payment of financing lease obligations. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">The Company believes that presentation of Adjusted Free Cash Flow as a liquidity measure is useful to investors
because (i)&nbsp;it is one of the metrics used by the Company&#146;s management for budgeting and other planning purposes, to review the Company&#146;s historic and prospective sources of operating liquidity, and to review the Company&#146;s ability
to service its outstanding indebtedness, pay dividends to stockholders, engage in share repurchases, and make capital expenditures, including development capital expenditures; and (ii)&nbsp;it provides an indicator to management to determine if
adjustments to current spending decisions are needed.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B><U>DEFINITIONS </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>RevPAR</B>, or average monthly senior housing resident fee revenue per available unit, is defined by the Company as resident fee revenue for the corresponding
portfolio for the period (excluding revenue for private duty services provided to seniors living outside of the Company&#146;s communities and entrance fee amortization), divided by the weighted average number of available units in the corresponding
portfolio for the period, divided by the number of months in the period. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>RevPOR</B>, or average monthly senior housing resident fee revenue per occupied unit,
is defined by the Company as resident fee revenue for the corresponding portfolio for the period (excluding revenue for private duty services provided to seniors living outside of the Company&#146;s communities), divided by the weighted average
number of occupied units in the corresponding portfolio for the period, divided by the number of months in the period. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>Operating Income</B>&nbsp;is defined by
the Company as resident fee revenue and other operating income less facility operating expense. Operating Income does not include general and administrative expense or depreciation and amortization. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>Operating Income Margin</B>&nbsp;is defined by the Company as Operating Income divided by resident fee revenue. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>Same Community</B> information reflects operating results and data of a consistent population of communities by excluding the impact of changes in the composition
of the Company&#146;s portfolio of communities. The operating results exclude natural disaster expense and related insurance recoveries. The Company defines its same community portfolio as communities consolidated and operational for the full period
in both comparison years. Consolidated communities excluded from the same community portfolio include communities acquired or disposed of since the beginning of the prior year, communities classified as assets held for sale, certain communities
planned for disposition including through asset sales or lease terminations, certain communities that have undergone or are undergoing expansion, redevelopment, and repositioning projects, and certain communities that have experienced a casualty
event that significantly impacts their operations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>Same Community Operating Income</B> is defined by the Company as resident fee revenue less facility
operating expense (excluding natural disaster expense and related insurance recoveries) for the Company&#146;s Same Community portfolio. Same Community Operating Income does not include general and administrative expense or depreciation and
amortization. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B><U>ABOUT BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Brookdale Senior
Living Inc. is the nation&#146;s premier operator of senior living communities. With 647 communities across 41 states and the ability to serve approximately 58,000 residents as of March&nbsp;31, 2025, Brookdale is committed to its mission of
enriching the lives of seniors through compassionate care, clinical expertise, and exceptional service. The Company, through its affiliates, operates independent living, assisted living, memory care, and continuing care retirement communities,
offering tailored solutions that help empower seniors to live with dignity, connection, and purpose. Leveraging </P>
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deep expertise in healthcare, hospitality, and real estate, Brookdale creates opportunities for wellness, personal growth, and meaningful relationships in settings that feel like home. Guided by
its four cornerstones of passion, courage, partnership, and trust, Brookdale is committed to delivering exceptional value and redefining senior living for a brighter, healthier future. Brookdale&#146;s stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange
under the ticker symbol BKD. For more information, visit <FONT STYLE="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt" COLOR="#0963c1"><U>brookdale.com</U></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Calibri"> or connect with Brookdale on </FONT><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt" COLOR="#0963c1"><U>Facebook</U></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Calibri"> or </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt" COLOR="#0963c1"><U>YouTube</U></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Calibri">.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B><U>FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Certain statements in this
communication may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties and include all statements that are
not historical statements of fact and those regarding the Company&#146;s intent, belief, or expectations. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of forward-looking terminology such as &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148;
&#147;should,&#148; &#147;could,&#148; &#147;would,&#148; &#147;potential,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;endeavor,&#148; &#147;seek,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;project,&#148;
&#147;predict,&#148; &#147;continue,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;target,&#148; or other similar words or expressions, and include statements regarding the focus of the Board of Directors and management of the Company, the execution and advancement
of the Company&#146;s strategy, the Company&#146;s ability to continue to successfully execute on key initiatives, deliver positive financial and operational performance and drive enhanced shareholder value. These forward-looking statements are
based on certain assumptions and expectations, and the Company&#146;s ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Although the Company believes that expectations reflected in any
forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its assumptions or expectations will be attained and actual results and performance could differ materially from those projected. Factors which could have
a material adverse effect on the Company&#146;s operations and future prospects or which could cause events or circumstances to differ from the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, events which adversely affect the ability of
seniors to afford resident fees, including downturns in the economy, housing market, consumer confidence, or the equity markets and unemployment among resident family members; the effects of senior housing construction and development, lower
industry occupancy, and increased competition; conditions of housing markets, regulatory changes, acts of nature, and the effects of climate change in geographic areas where the Company is concentrated; terminations of the Company&#146;s resident
agreements and vacancies in the living spaces it leases; changes in reimbursement rates, methods, or timing under governmental reimbursement programs including the Medicare and Medicaid programs; failure to maintain the security and functionality of
the Company&#146;s information systems, to prevent a cybersecurity attack or breach, or to comply with applicable privacy and consumer protection laws, including HIPAA; the Company&#146;s ability to complete its capital expenditures in accordance
with its plans; the Company&#146;s ability to identify and pursue development, investment, and acquisition opportunities and its ability to successfully integrate acquisitions; competition for the acquisition of assets; the Company&#146;s ability to
complete pending or expected disposition, acquisition, or other transactions on agreed upon terms or at all, including in respect of the satisfaction of closing conditions, the risk that regulatory approvals are not obtained or are subject to
unanticipated conditions, and uncertainties as to the timing of closing, and the Company&#146;s ability to identify and pursue any such opportunities in the future; risks related to the implementation of the Company&#146;s strategy, including
initiatives undertaken to execute on the Company&#146;s strategic priorities and their effect on its results; any resurgence or variants of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> pandemic; limits on the Company&#146;s ability to use
net operating loss carryovers to reduce future tax payments; delays in obtaining regulatory approvals; the risks associated with tariffs and the uncertain duration of trade conflicts; disruptions in the financial markets or decreases in the
appraised values or performance of the Company&#146;s communities that affect the Company&#146;s ability to obtain financing or </P>
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extend or refinance debt as it matures and the Company&#146;s financing costs; the Company&#146;s ability to generate sufficient cash flow to cover required interest, principal, and long-term
lease payments and to fund its planned capital projects; the effect of any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-compliance</FONT> with any of the Company&#146;s debt or lease agreements (including the financial or other covenants contained therein),
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resulting from, government inquiries, reviews, audits, and investigations; the cost and difficulty of complying with increasing and evolving regulation, including new disclosure obligations; changes in, or its failure to comply with,
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contagious illness or other contagious disease in the markets in which the Company operates; actions of activist stockholders, including as a result of the current proxy contest and any potential change of control of the Company or the Board; as
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