Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

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Quarterly Report for Quarter Ending March 31, 2026 (Form 10-Q)

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements and Factors Affecting Future Results

Unless otherwise indicated or except where the context otherwise requires, the terms "we," "us" and "our" and other similar terms in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q refer to Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this document. This document contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements relate to our expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, performance and underlying assumptions and other statements other than statements of historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology including, but not limited to, terms such as "may," "will," "anticipates," "expects," "believes," "intends," "should" or comparable terms or the negative thereof. These statements are based on information available on the date of this filing and only speak as to the date hereof and no obligation to update such forward-looking statements should be assumed.

Our actual results may differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of a variety of factors, including, among other things:

(1) those items discussed under "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A to our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Part II, Item 1A herein;
(2) uncertainties relating to the business operations of the operators of our assets, including those relating to reimbursement by third-party payors, regulatory matters, occupancy levels and quality of care, including the management of infectious diseases;
(3) our operators' ability to manage industry challenges, including staffing shortages, which may impact certain regions more acutely, increased costs, and the sufficiency of governmental reimbursement rates to offset such costs and the conditions related thereto;
(4) additional regulatory and other changes in the healthcare sector, including changes to Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements, the potential impact of recent changes to state Medicaid funding levels as well as legislative and regulatory initiatives related to establishing minimum staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities ("SNFs") that may further exacerbate labor and occupancy challenges for our operators;
(5) the ability of our operators in bankruptcy to reject unexpired lease obligations, modify the terms of our mortgages and impede our ability to collect unpaid rent or interest during the pendency of a bankruptcy proceeding and retain security deposits for the debtor's obligations, and other costs and uncertainties associated with operator bankruptcies;
(6) changes in tax laws and regulations affecting real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), including as the result of any federal or state policy changes driven by the current focus on capital providers to the healthcare industry;
(7) our ability to re-lease, otherwise transition or sell underperforming assets or assets held for sale on a timely basis and on terms that allow us to realize the carrying value of these assets or to redeploy the proceeds therefrom on favorable terms, including due to the potential impact of changes in the SNF and assisted living facility ("ALF") markets or local real estate conditions;
(8) the availability and cost of capital to us;
(9) changes in our credit ratings and the ratings of our debt securities;
(10) competition in the financing of healthcare facilities;
(11) competition in the long-term healthcare industry and shifts in the perception of various types of long-term care facilities, including SNFs and ALFs;
(12) changes in the financial position of our operators;
(13) the effect of economic, regulatory and market conditions generally and, particularly, in the healthcare industry in the United States and in other jurisdictions where we conduct business, including the United Kingdom;
(14) changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates and the impact of inflation and changes in global tariffs and international trade disputes;
(15) the timing, amount and yield of any additional investments;
(16) our ability to maintain our status as a REIT;
(17) operational risks associated with our investments in healthcare operating companies, including senior housing properties managed through structures authorized by the REIT Investment Diversification and Empowerment Act of 2007 (commonly referred to as "RIDEA");
(18) the use of, or inability to use, artificial intelligence by us or our operators, managers, vendors and investors; and
(19) the effect of other factors affecting our business or the businesses of our operators that are beyond our or their control, including natural disasters, public health crises or pandemics, cyber threats and governmental action, particularly in the healthcare industry.

Summary

Our Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is organized as follows:

Business Overview
Outlook, Trends and Other Conditions
Government Regulation and Reimbursement
First Quarter of 2026 and Recent Highlights
Results of Operations
Funds from Operations
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Business Overview

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. ("Parent") is a Maryland corporation that, together with its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, "Omega" or "Company") has elected to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. Omega is structured as an umbrella partnership REIT ("UPREIT") under which all of Omega's assets are owned directly or indirectly by, and all of Omega's operations are conducted directly or indirectly through, its operating partnership subsidiary, OHI Healthcare Properties Limited Partnership (collectively with its subsidiaries, "Omega OP"). As of March 31, 2026, Parent owned approximately 95% of the issued and outstanding units of partnership interest in Omega OP ("Omega OP Units"), and other investors owned approximately 5% of the outstanding Omega OP Units.

Omega has one reportable segment consisting of investments in healthcare-related real estate properties located in the United States ("U.S."), the United Kingdom ("U.K.") and Canada. Our core business is to provide financing and capital to the long-term healthcare industry with a particular focus on SNFs, ALFs (including care homes in the U.K.), and to a lesser extent, independent living facilities ("ILFs"), rehabilitation and acute care facilities ("specialty facilities") and continuing care retirement communities ("CCRCs"). Our core portfolio consists of our long-term leases and real estate loans with healthcare operating companies and affiliates (collectively, our "operators"). Real estate loans consist of mortgage loans and other real estate loans that are primarily collateralized by a first, second or third mortgage lien or a leasehold mortgage on, or an assignment of the partnership interest in the related properties. Additionally, during the fourth quarter of 2025, we began utilizing the structure authorized by the REIT Investment Diversification and Empowerment Act of 2007 (commonly referred to as "RIDEA"), whereby we own and operate healthcare facilities through third-party managers (collectively, our "managers"). In addition to our core investments, we make loans to operators and/or their principals. These loans, which may be either unsecured or secured by the collateral of the borrower, are classified as non-real estate loans. From time to time, we also acquire equity interests in joint ventures ("JVs") or entities that support the long-term healthcare industry and our operators, which may include ancillary service or technology companies, and in operating companies.

As healthcare delivery continues to evolve, we continuously evaluate potential investments, our assets, operators and markets to position our portfolio for long-term success. As part of our evaluation, we may from time to time consider selling or transitioning assets that do not meet our portfolio criteria.

Outlook, Trends and Other Conditions

Our operators continue to face a number of industry challenges, including staffing shortages in certain regions, which have persisted since the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, our operators have been and continue to be adversely affected by inflation-related cost increases and may be adversely impacted by recently announced global tariffs, each of which may increase expenses, exacerbate labor shortages and increase labor costs, among other adverse impacts. Our operators also may be adversely impacted by immigration restrictions and changes to immigration enforcement policy to the extent they contribute to labor shortages. There continues to be uncertainty regarding the extent and duration of these impacts for those operators, particularly given uncertainty as to whether reimbursement increases from the federal government, the states and the U.K. will be effective in offsetting these incremental costs and lost revenues. In addition, there remains uncertainty as to the impact of recent and potential further regulatory changes, including the recent Medicaid changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ("OBBBA") and potential further reforms to Medicaid or Medicare and other state regulatory initiatives. While the OBBBA does not directly lower reimbursements related to long term care providers, it may indirectly impact our operators to the extent states in which they operate reduce reimbursement levels generally. This may occur as a result of reduced Medicaid funds allocated by states to long-term care providers due to lower reimbursement levels for hospitals and other healthcare providers. We continue to monitor these reimbursement impacts as well as the impacts of other regulatory changes, as discussed below, which could have a material adverse effect on an operator's results of operations and financial condition, which could adversely affect the operator's ability to meet its obligations to us. See "Government Regulation and Reimbursement" for additional information. While we continue to believe that longer term demographics will drive increasing demand for needs-based skilled nursing care, we remain cautious as some of the long-term impacts noted above may continue to have an impact on certain of our operators and their financial conditions.

Government Regulation and Reimbursement

The following information supplements and updates, and should be read in conjunction with, the information contained under the caption Item 1. Business - Government Regulation and Reimbursement in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

The healthcare industry is heavily regulated. Our healthcare facility operators (which include our TRS entities and their managers when we use a RIDEA structure) are subject to extensive and complex federal, state and local healthcare laws and regulations in the U.S., where most of our operators are located, and in the U.K. and Canada relating to quality of care, licensure and certificate of need, resident rights (including abuse and neglect), consumer protection, government reimbursement, fraud and abuse compliance and similar laws governing the operation of healthcare facilities. These laws and regulations are subject to frequent and substantial changes resulting from the adoption of new legislation, rules and regulations, and administrative and judicial interpretations of existing law. The ultimate timing or effect of these changes, which may be applied retroactively, cannot be predicted. Changes in laws and regulations impacting our operators and managers, in addition to regulatory non-compliance by our operators, can have a significant effect on the operations and financial condition of our operators, which in turn may adversely impact us. There is the potential that in our triple-net business we may be subject directly to healthcare laws and regulations because of the broad nature of some of these regulations, such as the Anti-kickback Statute and False Claims Act in the U.S., among others. Moreover, given that certain of our arrangements are structured under RIDEA, certain healthcare fraud and abuse and data privacy laws, including those related to personal health information, could apply directly to us.

The long-term care industry continues to manage a number of challenges, including staffing shortages, which may impact certain regions more acutely, and certain expense and inflationary cost increases, all of which have persisted since the pandemic. The ultimate impacts of these ongoing challenges may depend on future developments, including those impacts related to global tariffs, the sufficiency of reimbursement rate setting, recent changes to the Medicaid program on state reimbursement levels, potential future Medicaid and Medicare reforms and other state regulatory initiatives, all of which are uncertain and difficult to predict and may adversely impact our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

A significant portion of our operators' revenue is derived from government-funded reimbursement programs, consisting primarily of Medicare and Medicaid in the U.S. and local authority funding in the U.K. As federal and state governments continue to focus on healthcare reform initiatives, efforts to reduce costs or other budgetary adjustments by government payors, including through potential Medicaid reforms and the push by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") towards Medicare Advantage programs, will likely continue. Significant limits on the scope of services reimbursed and/or reductions of reimbursement rates could therefore have a material adverse effect on our operators' results of operations and financial condition. Additionally, new and evolving payor and provider programs that are tied to quality and efficiency could adversely impact our tenants' and operators' liquidity, financial condition or results of operations, and there can be no assurance that payments under any of these government healthcare programs are currently, or will be in the future, sufficient to fully reimburse the property operators for their operating and capital expenses. The change in presidential administration and U.S. Congressional majorities at the federal level have increased the political focus on entitlement program changes and created additional uncertainty with respect to the level of government reimbursement available and the extent of industry regulation. The July 2025 passage of the OBBBA enacted significant reforms regarding funding and operation of the Medicaid program, including an estimated $920 billion in cuts to Medicaid over the next decade, as well as additional reforms related to enactment of new home and community-based services ("HCBS") waivers; and freezing, rather than reducing, nursing home provider taxes. The OBBBA's restrictions on provider taxes to other types of healthcare providers may adversely impact our operators indirectly to the extent states reduce reimbursement levels generally to offset general provider tax reductions.

In addition to quality and value-based reimbursement reforms, CMS has implemented a number of initiatives focused on the reporting of certain facility-specific quality of care indicators that could affect our operators, including publicly released quality ratings for all of the nursing homes that participate in Medicare or Medicaid under the CMS "Five Star Quality Rating System." Facility rankings, ranging from five stars ("much above average") to one star ("much below average") are updated on a monthly basis. These rating changes have impacted referrals to SNFs, and it is possible that changes to this system or other ranking systems could lead to future reimbursement policies that reward or penalize facilities on the basis of the reported quality of care parameters. These rating systems and other facility reporting requirements may impact occupancy at our properties and our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

The following is a discussion of certain U.S. laws and regulations generally applicable to our operators, and in certain cases, to us.

Quality of Care and Staffing Initiatives. In July 2025, the CMS Nursing Home Care Compare website and the Five Star Quality Rating System were updated to include revisions to the inspection process, adjustment of staffing rating thresholds, the implementation of new quality measures and the inclusion of a staff turnover percentage (over a 12-month period). Beginning July 30, 2025, CMS published aggregated performance data, including average overall Five Star ratings, health inspection ratings, staffing, and quality measure ratings for "chains" or groups of Medicare-certified nursing homes that share at least one individual or organizational owner, officer, or entity with operational/managerial control. Additionally, both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives introduced bills in 2026 related to mandating certain staffing requirements for SNFs. However, the likelihood of these legislative measures passing remains uncertain, and we cannot predict whether proposed or future healthcare reform legislation or regulatory changes will have a material impact on our operators' properties or business.

Oversight of For-Profit Ownership of Healthcare Facilities; Ownership Disclosures. In November 2023, CMS issued a final rule that would have required SNFs participating in the Medicare or Medicaid programs to disclose certain ownership and managerial information regarding their relationships with certain entities that lease real estate to SNFs, including REITs, private equity firms and other investment firms, citing concerns regarding the quality of care provided at SNFs owned by such entities. These reporting obligations were suspended indefinitely by CMS in December 2025. Notwithstanding the suspension, calls for federal and state oversight of the role of for-profit ownership of healthcare facilities in the U.S., including certain proposed federal and state legislative and regulatory initiatives focused on hospital and SNF financial arrangements with REITs and private equity firms, have persisted.

At the federal level, in January 2025, HHS and the Senate Budget Committee issued reports that found private equity investment in healthcare has had negative consequences for patients and providers. In addition, in recent years, several U.S. senators have proposed legislation and conducted oversight initiatives that would, if enacted, restrict certain investors, including REITs and private equity firms, from investing in certain healthcare facilities, restrict such facilities' receipt or use of funds received from government healthcare programs, increase financial transparency reporting obligations for such facilities and impose penalties on certain landlords or private equity investors in healthcare facilities whose operators subsequently enter into bankruptcy proceedings.

Additionally, in January 2025, the State of Massachusetts enacted a law that requires notification for certain transactions involving SNFs and REITs and restricts new licenses to hospitals with certain facilities leased from REITs. Legislation with similar or more restrictive provisions has been proposed in several other states.

While the likelihood of any of these legislative measures passing at the federal level or in any additional U.S. states remains uncertain, these initiatives, as well as additional calls for governmental review of the role of for-profit ownership of healthcare facilities in the U.S., including proposed legislation related to certain SNF financial arrangements with REITs, if enacted, could result in additional requirements or restrictions on our operators or us.

Reimbursement Generally

Medicaid. Most of our SNF operators derive a substantial portion of their revenue from state Medicaid programs. Whether and to what extent the level of Medicaid reimbursement covers the actual cost to care for a Medicaid eligible resident varies by state and depends on federal matching levels. While periodic rate setting occurs and, in most cases, has an inflationary component, the state rate setting process does not always keep pace with inflation or, even if it does, there is a risk that it may still not be sufficient to cover all or a substantial portion of the cost to care for Medicaid eligible residents. Additionally, rate setting is subject to changes based on state budgetary constraints and national and state level political factors, both of which could result in decreased or insufficient reimbursement to the industry even in an environment where costs are rising. Under the OBBBA that was enacted in July 2025, certain states may experience reductions in their federal matching dollars under the Medicaid program. To the extent these states reduce reimbursements to our operators to offset the impact of these reductions to other providers, this may negatively impact our operators and their financial condition. Given the federal political focus on entitlement programs such as Medicaid, there remains uncertainty as to any future reforms to entitlement programs and reimbursement levels that impact our operators. Since our operators' profit margins on Medicaid patients are generally relatively low, more than modest reductions in Medicaid reimbursement or increases in the percentage of Medicaid patients have in the past, and may in the future, adversely affect our operators' results of operations and financial condition, which in turn could adversely impact us.

The risk of insufficient Medicaid reimbursement rates or delays in operators receiving such reimbursements, along with possible initiatives to push residents historically cared for in SNFs to alternative settings, labor shortages in certain areas and limited regulatory support for increased levels of reimbursement in certain states, may impact us more acutely in states where we have a larger presence. While state reimbursement rates have generally improved over the last several years, reimbursement support is not consistent across states, and it is difficult to assess whether the level of reimbursement support has or will continue to adequately keep pace with increased operator costs. We continue to monitor rate adjustment activity, particularly in states in which we have a meaningful presence.

Medicare. Medicare reimbursement rate setting takes effect annually each October for the following fiscal year. On July 31, 2025, CMS issued a final rule regarding the government fiscal year 2026 Medicare payment rates and quality payment programs for SNFs, with aggregate Medicare Part A payments projected to increase by $1.16 billion, or 3.2%, for fiscal year 2026 compared to fiscal year 2025. This estimated reimbursement increase is attributable to a 3.2% net market basket update to the payment rates, which is based on a 3.3% SNF market basket increase plus a 0.6% market basket forecast error adjustment and less a 0.7% productivity adjustment. The annual update is reduced by 2% for SNFs that fail to submit required quality data to CMS under the SNF Quality Reporting Program. CMS has indicated that these impact figures did not incorporate the SNF Value-Based Program reductions that are estimated to be $208.36 million in fiscal year 2026. While Medicare reimbursement rate setting has historically included forecasted inflationary adjustments, the degree to which those forecasts accurately reflect current expense levels remains uncertain. Additionally, it remains uncertain whether these adjustments will ultimately be offset by other factors, including any adjustments related to the impact of various payment models, such as those described below.

Payments to providers continue to be increasingly tied to quality and efficiency. The Patient Driven Payment Model ("PDPM"), which was designed by CMS to improve the incentives to treat the needs of the whole patient, became effective October 1, 2019. Our operators continue to adapt to the reimbursement changes and other payment reforms resulting from the value-based purchasing programs applicable to SNFs under the 2014 Protecting Access to Medicare Act. These reimbursement changes have had and may, together with any further reimbursement changes to the PDPM or value-based purchasing models, in the future have an adverse effect on the operations and financial condition of some of our operators and could adversely impact the ability of our operators to meet their obligations to us.

The Budget Control Act of 2011 established a Medicare Sequestration of 2%, which is an automatic reduction of certain federal spending as a budget enforcement tool. Originally, the sequester was intended to be in effect from FY 2013 to FY 2021. However, most recently, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act extended the sequester through FY 2031. The full 2% Medicare sequestration went into effect as of July 1, 2022 and gradually increases to 4% from 2030 through 2031.

CMS permits physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists to furnish services via telehealth to Medicare Part B beneficiary residents of SNFs and to bill as distant site practitioners. These telehealth flexibilities, which originated in 2020 under COVID-19 waiver provisions, were most recently extended through December 31, 2027 with passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026.

Other Regulation:

Office of the Inspector General Activities. The Office of Inspector General ("OIG") of HHS has provided long-standing guidance for SNFs regarding compliance with federal fraud and abuse laws. More recently, the OIG has conducted increased oversight activities and issued additional guidance regarding its findings related to identified problems with the quality of care and the reporting and investigation of potential abuse or neglect at group homes, nursing homes and SNFs.

Department of Justice and Other Enforcement Actions. SNFs are under intense scrutiny for ensuring the quality of care being rendered to residents and appropriate billing practices conducted by the facility. The DOJ has historically used the False Claims Act to civilly pursue nursing homes that bill the federal government for services not rendered or care that is grossly substandard. For example, in November 2024, one of the Company's skilled nursing operators disclosed that it had received civil investigative demands from the federal government regarding its reimbursement and referral practices. In 2020, the DOJ launched a National Nursing Home Initiative to coordinate and enhance civil and criminal enforcement actions against nursing homes with grossly substandard deficiencies. Such enforcement activities are unpredictable and may develop over lengthy periods of time. An adverse resolution of any of these enforcement activities or investigations incurred by our operators may involve injunctive relief and/or substantial monetary penalties, either or both of which could have a material adverse effect on their reputation, business, results of operations and cash flows.

Licensing and Certification. Our operators, managers and facilities are subject to various federal, state and local licensing and certification laws and regulations, including laws and regulations under Medicare and Medicaid requiring operators of SNFs and ALFs to comply with extensive standards governing operations. Governmental agencies administering these laws and regulations regularly inspect our operators' facilities and investigate complaints. Our operators and their managers receive notices of observed violations and deficiencies from time to time, and sanctions have been imposed from time to time on facilities operated by them. In addition, many states require certain healthcare providers to obtain a certificate of need, which requires prior approval for the construction, expansion or closure of certain healthcare facilities, which has the potential to impact some of our operators' abilities to expand or change their businesses.

U.K. Regulations. The U.K. also imposes very high levels of regulation on our U.K.-based operators. In England, where the majority of our U.K. operators are based, the Care Quality Commission ("CQC") has regulatory oversight authority over the health and social care sectors and is responsible for approving, registering and inspecting our operators and the properties where they provide services. There is also a detailed legislative and regulatory framework in the U.K. designed to protect the vulnerable (whether by virtue of age or physical and/or mental impairment) and to prevent abuse. Each of these regulatory regimes carries significant enforcement powers, including the ability to criminally prosecute offending operators and facilities, impose fines or revoke registrations. Additionally, under the purview of the Competition and Markets Authority (the "CMA"), local authorities are tasked with providing and funding the care needs of eligible residents within the applicable local authority area. There is ongoing debate and uncertainty within the U.K. as to how growing care needs will be met and funded in the future, and it is not clear at this stage what, if any, or the extent of such, impact will be on our U.K.-based operators. The CMA also has broad statutory authority to review acquisitions or mergers involving U.K. based target businesses, including the authority to investigate, delay, impose conditions on or prohibit transactions involving our U.K. operations.

First Quarter of 2026 and Recent Highlights

Investments

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we acquired 15 facilities for aggregate consideration of $126.4 million, including one facility that we own and operate utilizing a RIDEA structure.
We invested $12.8 million under our construction in progress and capital improvement programs during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
We funded $21.3 million under one new real estate loan originated during 2026 with an interest rate of 13% during the three months ended March 31, 2026. Additionally, we advanced $6.0 million under existing real estate loans during the three months ended March 31, 2026. We received principal repayments of $17.3 million on real estate loans during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
On January 1, 2026, Omega acquired a 9.9% equity interest in Saber Healthcare Holdings, LLC ("Saber") for cash consideration of $92.8 million, including related transaction fees. Saber is an operating company to which Omega leases 53 operating facilities under a master lease agreement for monthly contractual rent of $5.4 million as of March 31, 2026. Saber also operates and leases 65 facilities held by SHH Holdings, LLC, a property holding company JV in which Omega owns a 49% equity interest. Omega will receive minimum quarterly cash distributions equivalent to an annualized yield of 8% on this investment.

Dispositions

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we sold four SNFs for $34.5 million in net cash proceeds, recognizing a net gain of $3.0 million.

Financing Activities

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we sold 2.2 million shares of common stock under our $2.0 billion At-The-Market Offering Program ("ATM Program") and Dividend Reinvestment and Common Stock Purchase Plan ("DRCSPP"), generating aggregate gross proceeds of $107.1 million.

Other Highlights

We funded $29.7 million under six new non-real estate loans originated during 2026 with a weighted average interest rate of 10.8% during the three months ended March 31, 2026. We advanced $4.7 million under existing non-real estate loans during the three months ended March 31, 2026. Principal repayments of $17.9 million were received on non-real estate loans during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Collectibility Issues

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we had a $2.4 million straight-line receivable write-off as a result of placing one operator lease on a cash basis of revenue recognition. As of March 31, 2026, 20 operators are on a cash basis of rental revenue recognition. These operators represent 21.8% of our total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
We recognized rental income of $19.4 million related to our leases with Maplewood Senior Living (along with its affiliates, "Maplewood") during the three months ended March 31, 2026. Maplewood elected to defer $3.6 million of contractual rent under its 17-facility lease during the three months ended March 31, 2026. Deferred rent bears interest at 5% per annum if outstanding longer than 18 months, which is reflected in rental income when received. No interest income was recorded on the revolving credit facility with Maplewood during the three months ended March 31, 2026. Maplewood is on a cash basis of revenue recognition for lease purposes and non-accrual status for loan purposes as a result of liquidity issues beginning in 2023, so rental revenue and interest income is only recorded for contractual rent and interest payments that are received from Maplewood. In April 2026, Maplewood paid $6.5 million under its lease agreements, $1.3 million of which relates to the single-facility lease for Inspir Embassy Row in Washington, D.C..
In March 2026, we agreed to provide $26.7 million of an $80.0 million DIP loan to Genesis Healthcare, Inc. ("Genesis"), which was used to repay the original DIP Loan and administrative costs associated with their on-going bankruptcy proceedings. We recognized full contractual rental income of $13.3 million related to Genesis during the three months ended March 31, 2026. In addition, we recognized interest income of $7.0 million related to loans with Genesis during the three months ended March 31, 2026. In April 2026, Genesis paid full contractual rent and interest of $4.7 million.

Dividends

On April 23, 2026, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.67 per share. The dividend will be paid on May 15, 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 4, 2026.

Results of Operations

The following is our discussion of the consolidated results of operations, financial position and liquidity and capital resources, which should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.

Comparison of results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (dollars in thousands):

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2026

2025

Variance

Revenues:

Rental income

$

270,617

$

232,178

$

38,439

Interest income

45,155

43,116

2,039

Resident fees and services

6,657

-

6,657

Miscellaneous income

526

1,491

(965)

Expenses:

Depreciation and amortization

84,140

79,875

4,265

Interest expense

49,755

52,280

(2,525)

Senior housing operating expenses

5,427

-

5,427

General and administrative

26,020

32,057

(6,037)

Real estate taxes

3,583

3,311

272

Acquisition, merger and transition related costs

1,114

1,464

(350)

Impairment on real estate properties

392

1,235

(843)

(Recovery) provision for credit losses

(3,294)

5,092

(8,386)

Other income:

Other income - net

1,076

3,047

(1,971)

Gain on assets sold - net

3,024

10,075

(7,051)

Income tax expense

(5,106)

(3,611)

(1,495)

Income from unconsolidated entities

3,764

1,078

2,686

Revenues

The following is a description of certain of the changes in revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025:

The increase in rental income was primarily the result of (i) a $22.0 million increase related to facility acquisitions made throughout 2025 and 2026, lease extensions and other rent escalations, (ii) a $5.4 million net increase in rental income from cash basis operators, primarily related to Maplewood, as a result of receiving higher cash rent payments period over period from these operators, (iii) a $3.1 million increase related to higher rental income from our leases with operators in the U.K. primarily due to the strengthening of the British Pound Sterling against the U.S. Dollar and (iv) a $10.0 million lease inducement provided to a cash basis operator that was recorded as a reduction to rental income in the first quarter of 2025, partially offset by a $2.4 million decrease resulting from a straight-line receivable write-off in the first quarter of 2026.
The increase in interest income was primarily due to (i) a $4.7 million increase related to new loans and additional fundings on existing loans made throughout 2025 and 2026 and (ii) a $0.6 million increase related to loans on non-accrual status in which we have recognized higher interest income period over period as a result of receiving higher cash payments throughout 2025 and 2026, partially offset by a $3.3 million decrease related to principal repayments on our loans during 2026 and 2025.
The increase in resident fees and services relates to operating revenue from facilities that we own and operate utilizing a RIDEA structure.

Expenses

The following is a description of certain of the changes in our expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025:

The increase in depreciation and amortization expense primarily relates to facility acquisitions and capital additions, partially offset by facility sales.
The decrease in interest expense primarily relates to (i) the repayment of $600 million of 5.25% senior notes in October 2025, (ii) the repayment of a $428.5 million term loan in the fourth quarter of 2025, (iii) the repayment of the £188.6 million mortgage loan in November 2025 and (iv) the repayment of a $50.0 million term loan in April 2025. The overall decrease in interest expense was partially offset by (i) a net increase in the amortization of deferred financing fees and discounts as a result of the amortization of the fair value adjustment associated with our previous £188.6 million mortgage loan in the first quarter of 2025 and (ii) an increase in interest expense due to the issuance of $600 million of 5.20% senior unsecured notes in June 2025, the funding of the $300.0 million delayed draw term loan facility (the "2028 Term Loan") in November 2025 and increased borrowings under our $2.0 billion senior unsecured multicurrency revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility") during 2026.
The increase in senior housing operating expenses relates to operating expenses from facilities that we own and operate utilizing a RIDEA structure.
The decrease in general and administrative ("G&A") expense primarily relates to $6.6 million of incremental non-cash stock-based compensation expense and $2.2 million of incremental payroll expense related to the termination of our former Chief Operating Officer's employment in the first quarter of 2025, partially offset by (i) an increase in other payroll and benefits and (ii) an increase in professional service costs.
The change in (recovery) provision for credit losses primarily relates to a smaller provision in the general reserve in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 primarily resulting from decreases in loss rates utilized in the estimate of credit losses for loans partially offset by increases in loan balances, partially offset by a net increase in aggregate specific recoveries recorded during the first quarter of 2026 compared to same period in 2025.

Other Income

The decrease in total other income was primarily due to (i) a $7.1 million decrease in gain on assets sold related to the sale of four facilities in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the sale of 27 facilities during the same period in 2025 and (ii) a $2.0 million decrease in other income - net primarily related to decreased interest income on short-term investments due to lower invested cash in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, partially offset by gains related to financial instruments in the first quarter of 2026.

Income Tax Expense

The increase in income tax expense was primarily due to an increase in our taxable income in the U.K. as a result of acquisitions in 2026 and 2025.

Income from Unconsolidated Entities

The increase in income from unconsolidated entities was primarily related to our acquisitions of a 49.0% equity interest in SHH Holdings, LLC in the fourth quarter of 2025 and a 9.9% equity interest in Saber Healthcare Holdings, LLC in the first quarter of 2026.

Funds from Operations

We use funds from operations ("Nareit FFO"), a non-GAAP financial measure, as one of several criteria to measure the operating performance of our business. We calculate and report Nareit FFO in accordance with the definition of Funds from Operations and interpretive guidelines issued by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("Nareit"). Nareit FFO is defined as net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), adjusted for the effects of asset dispositions and certain non-cash items, primarily depreciation and amortization and impairment on real estate assets, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and JVs and changes in the fair value of warrants. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and JVs are calculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis. Revenue recognized based on the application of security deposits and letters of credit or based on the ability to offset against other financial instruments is included within Nareit FFO. We believe that Nareit FFO is an important supplemental measure of our operating performance. As real estate assets (except land) are depreciated under GAAP, such accounting presentation implies that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time, while real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions. Nareit FFO was designed by the real estate industry to address this issue. Nareit FFO herein is not necessarily comparable to Nareit FFO of other REITs that do not use the same definition or implementation guidelines or interpret the standards differently from us.

We further believe that by excluding the effect of depreciation, amortization, impairment on real estate assets and gains or losses from sales of real estate, all of which are based on historical costs and which may be of limited relevance in evaluating current performance, Nareit FFO can facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and between other REITs. We offer this measure to assist the users of our financial statements in evaluating our financial performance under GAAP, and Nareit FFO should not be considered a measure of liquidity, an alternative to net income or an indicator of any other performance measure determined in accordance with GAAP. Investors and potential investors in our securities should not rely on this measure as a substitute for any GAAP measure, including net income.

The following table presents our Nareit FFO results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:

Three Months Ended March 31,

​ ​ ​

2026

​ ​ ​

2025

(in thousands)

Net income

$

158,576

$

112,060

Deduct gain from real estate dispositions

(3,024)

(10,075)

155,552

101,985

Elimination of non-cash items included in net income:

Depreciation and amortization

84,140

79,875

Depreciation - unconsolidated entities

9,412

683

Impairment on real estate properties

392

1,235

Nareit FFO

$

249,496

$

183,778

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources and Uses

Our primary sources of cash include rental income, interest receipts, existing availability under our Revolving Credit Facility, proceeds from our DRCSPP and ATM Program, facility sales, distributions from unconsolidated entities, the issuance of additional debt, including unsecured notes and term loans and proceeds from real estate loan and non-real estate loan payoffs. We anticipate that these sources will be adequate to fund our cash flow needs through the next twelve months, which include common stock dividends and distributions to noncontrolling interest members, debt service payments (including principal and interest), real estate investments (including facility acquisitions, capital improvement programs and other capital expenditures), real estate loan and non-real estate loan advances and normal recurring G&A expenses (primarily consisting of employee payroll and benefits and expenses relating to third parties for legal, consulting and audit services).

Capital Structure

At March 31, 2026, we had total assets of $10.2 billion, total equity of $5.5 billion and total debt of $4.5 billion in our consolidated financial statements, with such debt representing 45.1% of total capitalization.

Debt

At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the weighted average annual interest rate of our debt was 4.2%. Additionally, as of March 31, 2026, 90.5% of our debt with outstanding principal balances has fixed interest payments after reflecting the impact of interest rate swaps that are designated as cash flow hedges. As of March 31, 2026, we had long-term credit ratings of Baa3 from Moody's and BBB- from S&P Global and Fitch. Credit ratings impact our ability to access capital and directly impact our cost of capital as well. For example, our Revolving Credit Facility accrues interest and fees at a rate per annum equal to SOFR plus a margin that depends upon our credit rating. A downgrade in our credit ratings by Moody's, S&P Global and/or Fitch may have a negative impact on the interest rates and fees for our Revolving Credit Facility and the 2028 Term Loan.

Our next senior unsecured note maturity is the $700.0 million of 4.50% senior unsecured notes that mature in April 2027. As of March 31, 2026, we had $26.1 million of cash and cash equivalents on our Consolidated Balance Sheets, $1.9 billion of potential common share issuances remaining under the ATM Program and $1.6 billion of availability under our Revolving Credit Facility. This combination of liquidity sources, along with cash from operating activities, provides us with the ability to repay our upcoming debt maturities.

Certain of our other secured and unsecured borrowings are subject to customary affirmative and negative covenants, including financial covenants. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all affirmative and negative covenants, including financial covenants, for our secured and unsecured borrowings.

Supplemental Guarantor Information

Parent has issued $3.8 billion aggregate principal of senior notes outstanding at March 31, 2026 that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The senior notes are guaranteed by Omega OP.

The SEC adopted amendments to Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X and created Rule 13-01 to simplify disclosure requirements related to certain registered securities, such as our senior notes. As a result of these amendments, registrants are permitted to provide certain alternative financial and non-financial disclosures, to the extent material, in lieu of separate financial statements for subsidiary issuers and guarantors of registered debt securities. Accordingly, separate consolidated financial statements of Omega OP have not been presented. Parent and Omega OP, on a combined basis, have no material assets, liabilities or operations other than financing activities (including borrowings under the outstanding senior notes, Revolving Credit Facility and 2028 Term Loan) and their investments in non-guarantor subsidiaries.

Omega OP is currently the sole guarantor of our senior notes. The guarantees by Omega OP of our senior notes are full and unconditional and joint and several with respect to the payment of the principal, premium and interest on all of our senior notes. The guarantees of Omega OP are senior unsecured obligations of Omega OP that rank equal with all existing and future senior debt of Omega OP and are senior to all subordinated debt. However, the guarantees are effectively subordinated to any secured debt of Omega OP. As of March 31, 2026, there were no significant restrictions on the ability of Omega OP to make distributions to Omega.

Equity

At March 31, 2026, we had 297,797 thousand shares of common stock outstanding, and our shares had a market value of $13.0 billion. The following is a summary of activity under our equity programs during the three months ended March 31, 2026:

We issued 2.2 million shares of common stock under our ATM Program for aggregate gross proceeds of $106.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026. We did not utilize the forward provisions under the ATM Program. We have $1.9 billion of potential common share issuances remaining under the ATM Program as of March 31, 2026.
We issued 9 thousand shares of common stock under the DRCSPP for aggregate gross proceeds of $0.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Dividends

As a REIT, we are required to distribute dividends (other than capital gain dividends) to our stockholders in an amount at least equal to (A) the sum of (i) 90% of our "REIT taxable income" (computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and our net capital gain), and (ii) 90% of the net income (after tax), if any, from foreclosure property, minus (B) the sum of certain items of non-cash income. In addition, if we dispose of any built-in gain asset during a recognition period, we will be required to distribute at least 90% of the built-in gain (after tax), if any, recognized on the disposition of such asset. Such distributions must be paid in the taxable year to which they relate, or in the following taxable year if declared before we timely file our tax return for such year and paid on or before the first regular dividend payment after such declaration. In addition, such distributions are required to be made pro rata, with no preference to any share of stock as compared with other shares of the same class, and with no preference to one class of stock as compared with another class except to the extent that such class is entitled to such a preference. To the extent that we do not distribute all of our net capital gain or distribute at least 90%, but less than 100% of our "REIT taxable income" as adjusted, we will be subject to tax thereon at regular corporate rates.

For the three months ended March 31, 2026, we paid dividends of $198.4 million to our common stockholders. On February 17, 2026, we paid dividends of $0.67 per outstanding common share to the common stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 9, 2026.

Material Cash Requirements

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, there were no significant changes to our material cash requirements from those disclosed in the section "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

As of March 31, 2026, we had $201.6 million of commitments to fund the construction of new facilities, capital improvements and other commitments under lease agreements. Additionally, we have commitments to fund $84.4 million of advancements under existing real estate loans and $49.0 million of advancements under existing non-real estate loans. These commitments are expected to be funded over the next several years and are dependent upon the operators' election to use the commitments.

Other Arrangements

We own interests in certain unconsolidated JVs as described in Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements - Investments in Unconsolidated Entities. Our risk of loss is generally limited to our investment in the JV and any outstanding loans receivable. We use derivative instruments to hedge interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate exposure as discussed in Note 16 - Derivatives and Hedging.

Cash Flow Summary

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaled $53.3 million as of March 31, 2026, a decrease of $1.2 million as compared to the balance at December 31, 2025. The following is a summary of our sources and uses of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,

2026

​ ​ ​

2025

Increase/(Decrease)

Net cash provided by (used in):

Operating activities

$

215,502

$

181,952

$

33,550

Investing activities

(270,013)

19,261

(289,274)

Financing activities

54,323

(347,698)

402,021

The following is a discussion of changes in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Operating Activities - The increase in net cash provided by operating activities is driven primarily by an increase of $33.5 million in net income, net of $13.1 million of non-cash items, primarily due to a year over year increase in rental income, interest income and resident fees and services as discussed in our material changes analysis under Results of Operations above.

Investing Activities - The increase in cash used in investing activities primarily related to (i) a $97.1 million increase in loan placements, net of repayments, as a result of more new loans advanced in 2026 compared to 2025 and paydowns on mortgage loans due from Ciena Healthcare Management, Inc. and on other loans during the first quarter of 2025, (ii) a $96.0 million increase in investments in unconsolidated entities, (iii) an $86.4 million decrease in proceeds from the sales of real estate investments and (iv) a $66.6 million increase in real estate acquisitions. The overall increase in cash used in investing activities was partially offset by (i) the funding of a $30.1 million acquisition deposit in the first quarter of 2025 for an asset acquisition that closed in April 2025, (ii) a $22.4 million decrease in capital improvements to real estate investments and construction in progress, (iii) a $2.2 million increase in distributions from unconsolidated entities in excess of earnings and (iv) a $1.3 million increase in receipts from insurance proceeds.

Financing Activities - The increase in cash provided by financing activities primarily related to a $583.6 million increase in proceeds on long-term borrowings, net of repayments. The overall increase in cash provided by financing activities was partially offset by (i) a $155.8 million decrease in net proceeds from issuance of common stock as a result of decreased volume under our ATM Program and DRCSPP, (ii) a $13.3 million increase in redemption of Omega OP Units, (iii) a $9.2 million increase in dividends paid primarily related to common stock issuances during 2025 and 2026 and (iv) a $2.9 million increase in distributions to Omega OP Unit holders due to the issuance of Omega OP Units in exchange for a 49% equity interest in SHH Holdings, LLC in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") in the U.S. Our preparation of the financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts reported in our financial statements and accompanying footnotes. Future events and their effects cannot be determined with absolute certainty. Therefore, the determination of estimates requires the exercise of judgment. Actual results inevitably will differ from those estimates, and such differences may be material to the consolidated financial statements. We have described our accounting policies in Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies or estimates since December 31, 2025.

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