Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): May 10, 2022

CareTrust REIT, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Maryland	001-36181	46-3999490
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 542-3130

905 Calle Amanecer, Suite 300, San Clemente, CA

92673

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	CTRE	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
		(Nasdaq Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On May 10, 2022, CareTrust REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) provided written notice to the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) that the Company intends to voluntarily transfer the listing of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), from Nasdaq to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The notice stated that the Company expects to voluntarily delist its Common Stock from Nasdaq effective as of the close of trading on May 20, 2022 and to commence trading on the NYSE at the opening of trading on the following business day, May 23, 2022. The Common Stock will continue to trade under the ticker symbol “CTRE.” Until the transfer of the listing to the NYSE is complete, the Common Stock will continue to be traded on Nasdaq.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 10, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the transfer of the listing of its Common Stock to the NYSE as set forth in Item 3.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(d)			Exhibits.



Exhibits						Description

99.1						Press Release of the Company, dated May 10, 2022

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)

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.