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Mr. Nikolas W. Stengle brings more than 20 years of leadership and operations experience in the senior living, healthcare, and hospitality industries. He joined Brookdale in October 2025 as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. He previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer at Gentiva since August 2022. He also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Kindred at Home, a predecessor to Gentiva, from January 2020 to August 2021. In addition, from August 2021 to August 2022, Mr. Stengle served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Sunrise Senior Living LLC. Prior to 2020, he served as a member of the portfolio operations team for TPG Capital. He also previously served as Senior Vice President of Operations for HMSHost International, as Vice President of Global Operations for Marriott International, and as project leader for the Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Stengle served 11 years in the United States Air Force, holding multiple positions during his service, including as a Top Gun Instructor Pilot, Combat Fighter Pilot, Flight Commander, and Deputy Director of Operations after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy with academic and military honors. Mr. Stengle earned an M.B.A. from Touro University.

Dawn L. Kussow joined Brookdale in March 2007 and has served as Brookdale's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since February 2023. From April 2025 to October 2025, Ms. Kussow was also appointed to the Office of the CEO, until a permanent Chief Executive Officer was appointed by the Board. She also served as Brookdale's Interim Chief Financial Officer from August 2022 to October 2022. Ms. Kussow previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer from January 2016 until January 2023, Vice President and Corporate Controller from February 2014 to January 2016, Senior Director of Financial Reporting from June 2009 until January 2014, and Director of Financial Reporting from March 2007 until May 2009. Ms. Kussow is a Certified Public Accountant. Before joining Brookdale, Ms. Kussow served as Director of Financial Reporting for AON Hewitt from 2005 until 2007 and practiced nine years at Deloitte & Touche, LLP, including an international assignment. In 2025, Ms. Kussow was inducted into the McKnight's Women of Distinction Hall of Honor. She received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Marquette University. Ms. Kussow also serves as a member of the Finance Committee for the Betty Brinn Children's Museum.

Chad C. White joined Brookdale in February 2007 and has served as our Executive Vice President since January 2018, our General Counsel since March 2017 and our Secretary since March 2013. From April 2025 to October 2025, Mr. White was also appointed to the Office of the CEO, until a permanent Chief Executive Officer was appointed by the Board. He previously served as our Senior Vice President and General Counsel from March 2017 until January 2018, our Senior Vice President and Co-General Counsel from July 2014 to March 2017, our Vice President and Co-General Counsel from March 2013 to July 2014, and our Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary prior to that. Before joining Brookdale, Mr. White served in legal roles with Dollar General Corporation and Bass, Berry & Sims PLC. Mr. White received his law degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Law where he was elected to the Order of the Coif, and a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication and Political Science from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). He currently serves on the board of directors for Argentum and is a member of the Board of Trustees of MTSU.

Ms. Denise W. Warren brings more than 30 years of operational, financial, and healthcare experience. She served as Brookdale's Interim Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a member of the Office of CEO from April 2025 to October 2025 until a permanent Chief Executive Officer was appointed by the Board, after having served as the Non-Executive Chairman since June 2024. She resumed her appointment as Non-Executive Chairman in October 2025. In addition, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of WakeMed Health & Hospitals from October 2015 through December 2020, where she was responsible for the strategic, financial, and operational performance of the organization's network of facilities in the North Carolina Research Triangle area. Prior to that, from 2005 to September 2015, Ms. Warren served as Chief Financial Officer of Capella Healthcare, Inc., an owner and operator of general acute-care hospitals, as well as its Executive Vice President since January 2014, and as its Senior Vice President prior to that. Before joining Capella, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Gaylord Entertainment Company from 2000 to 2001, as Senior Equity Analyst and Research Director for Avondale Partners LLC and as Senior Equity Analyst for Merrill Lynch & Co. Until November 2024, she served on the Board of Directors of TruBridge, Inc. (formerly known as Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.), where she served as Chair of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. She also currently serves on the Board of Directors of Straive. Ms. Warren is National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Directorship CertifiedTM and received a Corporate Directors Certificate from Harvard Business School. Ms. Warren earned a B.S. degree in Economics from Southern Methodist University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University. Public Company Directorships: TruBridge, Inc. (f/k/a Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.) (2017 - 2024). Denise W. Warren stepped down as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of the Company, effective immediately.

Jaclyn C. Pritchett joined Brookdale in 2016 and has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer (formerly titled Executive Vice President - Human Resources) since March 2022. She previously served as Senior Vice President - Human Resources since January 2021, Senior Vice President - HR Field Operations and Talent Management from October 2020 until January 2021, Vice President of HR Field Operations from March 2019 until October 2020, and in other human resources management roles from 2016 to February 2019. Before joining Brookdale, Ms. Pritchett served as Senior Manager of Leadership Development at Bridgestone Americas. Ms. Pritchett received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Auburn University, as well as a Master's degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Middle Tennessee State University. She currently serves on the board of directors for New Frontiers.

Mr. Lee S. Wielansky has more than 40 years of commercial real estate investment, management, and development experience. He currently serves as Chairman and CEO of Opportunistic Equities, which specializes in low income housing. He has also served as Chairman and CEO of Midland Development Group, Inc., which he re-started in 2003 and focused on the development of retail properties in the mid-west and southeast. Prior to Midland, he served as President and CEO of JDN Development Company, Inc. and as a director of JDN Realty Corporation. Before joining JDN, he served as Managing Director - Investments of Regency Centers Corporation, which in 1998 acquired Midland Development Group, a retail properties development company co-founded by Mr. Wielansky in 1983. Mr. Wielansky served as the Company's Non-Executive Chairman of the Board from February 2018 through December 2019. He also serves as Lead Trustee of Acadia Realty Trust and served as a director of Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. from 2007 to 2017 and Pulaski Financial Corp. from 2005 to 2016. He also serves as a member of the Board of Clayco Construction Company. Mr. Wielansky received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, with a major in Real Estate and Finance, from the University of Missouri - Columbia, where he is currently a member of the Strategic Development Board of the College of Business. He also serves on the Board of Directors of The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital and on the Finance Committee of both The Foundation and the Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Public Company Directorships: Acadia Realty Trust (2000 - current), Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (2007 - 2017), Pulaski Financial Corp. (2005 - 2016).

Ms. Victoria L. Freed brings more than 25 years of executive leadership in the areas of sales, customer service, and marketing, and has earned numerous awards for outstanding achievement in sales and marketing during her career. Ms. Freed is Senior Vice President of Sales, Trade Support and Service for Royal Caribbean International, having served in that role since 2008, where she oversees the largest sales team in the cruise line industry and also manages the company's consumer outreach, reservations, group sales, and customer service functions. Prior to her service with Royal Caribbean, Ms. Freed worked for 29 years with Carnival Cruise Lines, where she served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing during the last 15 years of her tenure. She is a trustee of the United Way of Miami-Dade County and serves as a member of the board of Jewish Adoption and Foster Care Options (JAFCO). Ms. Freed earned a bachelor's degree in business with an emphasis in marketing from the University of Colorado. Public Company Directorships: ILG, Inc. (f/k/a Interval Leisure Group, Inc.) (2012 - 2018).

Ms. Claudia Napal Drayton brings more than 20 years of operational and financial experience in healthcare and biotech companies. Currently, she serves on the board of 3D Systems Inc. (NYSE: DDD) where she is the Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee. Most recently, she served as the Chief Financial Officer of Quantum-Si Incorporated, a publicly-traded life-sciences company focused on protein sequencing and genomics for the healthcare industry. She held this role from April 2021 until June 2023, and during her tenure she oversaw the company's successful transition to a publicly traded company. Prior to that Ms. Drayton served as the Chief Financial Officer of Nuwellis, Inc., a publicly-traded medical device company focusing on commercializing ultrafiltration technology for patients with heart failure. Before joining Nuwellis, she spent 15 years at Medtronic, a global leader in medical devices, where she held leadership positions of increasing responsibility in the finance organization. These included Chief Financial Officer for both the Peripheral Vascular and the Integrated Health Solutions business units. Ms. Drayton is NACD Directorship CertifiedTM. She began her career at Arthur Andersen LLP where she was an audit manager. Ms. Drayton received a B.B.A in Accounting from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and an M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. Public Company Directorships: 3D Systems Inc. (2021 - current).

Ms. Elizabeth Burnham Mace has more than 30 years of experience in research, economics, and market analysis. Most recently, she served as the Chief Economist and Director of Research and Analytics at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) from 2014 to June 2023. Prior to serving on NIC's leadership team, she served on the NIC Board of Directors and chaired its Research Committee. She has also previously served as a director at AEW Capital Management and worked in the AEW Research Group for 17 years. Before AEW, she also spent 10 years at Standard & Poor's DRI/McGraw-Hill as director of its Regional Information Service. Ms. Mace also worked as a regional economist at Crocker Bank, and for the National Commission on Air Quality, the Brookings Institute, and Boston Edison. She was formerly a member of the Institutional Real Estate Americas Editorial Board. In 2020, Ms. Mace was inducted into the McKnight's Women of Distinction Hall of Honor. In 2014, she was appointed a fellow at the Homer Hoyt Institute and was awarded the title of a Woman of Influence in commercial real estate by Real Estate Forum Magazine and Globe Street. In addition, in 2025, she was inducted into the Senior Living Hall of Fame by the American Seniors Housing Association. Ms. Mace is NACD Directorship CertifiedTM. She received a bachelor's degree from the Mount Holyoke College and a Master's of Science in Applied Economics from the University of California. She also earned a Certified Business EconomistTM designation from the National Association of Business Economists.

Mr. Mark Fioravanti has more than 35 years' experience in hospitality and real estate and is a 23-year veteran of Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (formerly Gaylord Entertainment) (RHP). Mr. Fioravanti is currently President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors of RHP. In his role, Mr. Fioravanti is responsible for all facets of the company, including its portfolio of destination convention resorts and its owned and operated entertainment division, Opry Entertainment Group (OEG). Mr. Fioravanti was appointed CEO on January 1, 2023, after serving as President and Chief Financial Officer since 2015. Prior to 2015, he served in various senior positions for RHP, including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, Division President of ResortQuest International, and Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He serves on the board of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp., and NAREIT's Advisory Board of Governors, and is a member of the Tennessee Business Leadership Council. Mr. Fioravanti holds an M.B.A. from the University of Tennessee and a B.S. in Landscape Architecture from The Ohio State University. Public Company Directorships: Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (f/k/a Gaylord Entertainment Company) (2022 - current). The Board appointed Mark Fioravanti as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, effective immediately.

Mr. Joshua Hausman has more than 20 years of private market investment experience focused on the healthcare industry, including in facilities-based and senior care services companies that provide personal care, medical, and behavioral health services to vulnerable populations. Mr. Hausman spent two decades with Onex Corporation, from 2004 to February 2025, and served as Managing Director for Onex Partners, the upper-middle market private equity platform of Onex Corporation, from 2013 until his departure. He led Onex Partners' North American healthcare investment activities, including advising portfolio company management teams and evaluating growth and operating efficiency opportunities. Prior to Onex Corporation, Mr. Hausman was an Associate in the Healthcare Investment Banking group at Banc of America Securities, where he provided capital raising and advisory services to healthcare companies. Since April 2025, Mr. Hausman has been Managing Partner at MHJ Capital Partners. Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors of Newport Healthcare and SCP Health. He has previously held board positions at privately owned and publicly traded healthcare services companies, including BrightSpring Health Services, Genesis HealthCare, Inc., and the Center for Diagnostic Imaging. He holds an A.B. in Economics (cum laude) from Harvard College. Public Company Directorships: Genesis Healthcare, Inc. (2015 - 2016).

Mr. C. Christian Winkle brings more than 40 years of operational and executive leadership experience in the senior living and healthcare industries. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Sunrise Senior Living LLC, which operated senior living communities in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, including Gracewell Healthcare communities, from April 2014 to January 2021. He was Chief Executive Officer of MedQuest, Inc., a leading operator of independent, fixed-site, outpatient diagnostic imaging centers in the United States from November 2005 to August 2013. Mr. Winkle also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Mariner Health Care, Inc., which operated skilled nursing facilities, assisted living and long-term acute care hospitals from March 2000 to July 2005, and he previously was the Chief Operating Officer of Integrated Health Services, where he helped pioneer the sub-acute care sector and was responsible for all facility and ancillary service operations. Recently since 2022, Mr. Winkle has provided certain consulting and advisory services. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. where he serves as Chair of the Finance and Development Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and the Human Capital Committee. Since August 2025, he has also served on the Board of Directors of Regional Health Properties, Inc. where he serves as Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee and a member of the Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee. He has provided notice to Regional Health that he intends to resign from its Board effective May 31, 2026. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Direct Supply, Inc. since May 2021. He is a former member of the Argentum and American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) boards. Mr. Winkle received his Bachelor of Science degree from Case Western Reserve University. Public Company Directorships: Beazer Homes USA Inc. (2019 - current), Regional Health Properties, Inc. (2025 - May 2026).

Mary Sue Patchett rejoined Brookdale in August 2025 and has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since December 2025. She served as Interim Executive Vice President - Community & Field Operations from September 2025 to December 2025. Previously, she also held various senior leadership positions at Brookdale from 2011 until her retirement in 2021. In her last position at Brookdale, she served as Executive Vice President of Strategic Operations from March 2020 to June 2021. Ms. Patchett also served as Executive Vice President of Community and Field Operations at Brookdale, and before that, was President of the former Southeast Division. Ms. Patchett has also served as Chief Operating Officer of Horizon Bay Realty, L.L.C. (Horizon Bay) from January 2011 until it was acquired by the Company in September 2011, and previously she served as Senior Vice President of Operations from March 2008 through December 2010. Prior to joining Horizon Bay, she was President and owner of Patchett & Associates, Inc., a management consulting firm for senior housing and other healthcare companies, served as Divisional Vice President for Alterra Healthcare Corporation for over six years, and started in senior living with nine years in numerous leadership positions at Sunrise Senior Living. Ms. Patchett earned her B.S. in Business Management from George Mason University. She currently serves on the advisory board of Florida Senior Living Association and on the Board of Directors of Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc., where she serves on the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. She also serves as Board Chair of Angels in Action.