CareTrust REIT, Inc. Announces Launch of Public Offering of Common Stock

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CareTrust REIT, Inc. (NYSE: CTRE) (“CareTrust REIT” or the “Company”) announced that, subject to market and other conditions, it intends to offer to sell 15,500,000 shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. The Company also intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,325,000 shares of common stock. If exercised, all additional shares will be offered at the public offering price per share of common stock in the offering.

The Company intends to contribute the net proceeds to CTR Partnership, L.P., its operating partnership, which will in turn use the proceeds from this offering to fund new investments and repay the borrowings outstanding on its revolving credit facility.

J.P. Morgan, BofA Securities and RBC Capital Markets are acting as joint lead book-running managers for the offering.

A shelf registration statement (including prospectus) relating to the Company’s common stock was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and was automatically effective upon filing.

This offering may only be made by means of a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. A copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o: Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 or by email at [e-mail] and [e-mail]; BofA Securities, Inc., Attention: Prospectus Department, NC1-022-02-25, 201 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255-0001, or by email at [e-mail]; or RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10281-8098, Attention: Equity Syndicate, by telephone at 877-822-4089, or by email at [e-mail]. You may also obtain a copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, without charge, by visiting the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About CareTrust REIT^TM

CareTrust REIT, Inc. is a self-administered, publicly-traded real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership, acquisition, development and leasing of skilled nursing, seniors housing and other healthcare-related properties. With a portfolio of long-term net-leased properties spanning the United States and United Kingdom, and a growing portfolio of quality operators leasing them, CareTrust is pursuing both external and organic growth opportunities across the US and internationally.