CareTrust REIT, Inc

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