CareTrust REIT Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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): April 29, 2026
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of CareTrust REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on April 29, 2026.
(b) At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected the six nominees identified in the table below to the Board of Directors to serve until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers and (iii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026.
Set forth below are the final voting tallies for the Annual Meeting:
Election of Directors
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Diana M. Laing | 192,195,470 | 3,311,523 | 103,327 | 11,997,650 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Anne Olson | 193,126,407 | 2,381,136 | 102,777 | 11,997,650 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Spencer G. Plumb | 191,084,302 | 4,421,798 | 104,220 | 11,997,650 | |||||||||||||||||||
| David M. Sedgwick | 194,893,277 | 603,143 | 113,900 | 11,997,650 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gregory K. Stapley | 195,410,310 | 85,675 | 114,335 | 11,997,650 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Careina D. Williams | 194,399,240 | 1,105,139 | 105,941 | 11,997,650 | |||||||||||||||||||
Advisory Approval of Named Executive Officer Compensation
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 186,720,002 | 8,686,608 | 203,710 | 11,997,650 | |||||||||||||||||
Auditor Ratification
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||
| 203,773,959 | 3,720,920 | 113,091 | ||||||||||||
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.
| Date: April 30, 2026 | CARETRUST REIT, INC. | ||||||||||
By: | /s/ Derek J. Bunker | ||||||||||
| Derek J. Bunker | |||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||||||||||