DANA POINT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CareTrust REIT, Inc. (NYSE: CTRE) (“CareTrust REIT” or the “Company”) announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of an aggregate of 17,000,000 shares of its common stock sold on a forward basis in connection with the forward sale agreements described below, for gross proceeds of approximately $637.5 million. The underwriters may also purchase up to an additional 2,550,000 shares of the Company’s common stock within 30 days from the date of the