BEALE LAUREN 4

What Happened

• Lauren Beale, Chief Accounting Officer of CareTrust REIT (CTRE), had 12,208 shares of common stock withheld by the issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to the vesting of previously granted restricted stock. The shares were valued at $37.34 each, for an aggregate value of approximately $455,847. This is a tax-withholding disposition of vested RSUs, not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: January 31, 2026
• Filing date (Form 4): February 3, 2026
• Shares withheld/disposed: 12,208 at $37.34 per share; aggregate value ≈ $455,847
• Transaction code: F — tax withholding on vesting (see footnote F1)
• Footnote (F1): Shares were withheld by the issuer to pay the reporting person’s tax withholding obligations upon vesting of restricted stock previously granted
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt
• No 10b5-1 plan or late-filing flag indicated in the provided data

Context

• This type of transaction is a routine, administrative action to cover tax liabilities when restricted stock vests. Because shares are withheld by the company rather than sold on the open market, it generally should not be interpreted as a directional signal about the insider’s view of the stock.