OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC
For the period ended Jun 5, 2026. Filed Apr 21, 2026.
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Jun 5, 2026 · Filed Apr 21, 2026
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Proxy Summary
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this Proxy Statement and does not contain all of the information you should consider. Please read the entire Proxy Statement carefully before voting.
Annual Meeting Logistics
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| WHENJune 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EDT | | WEBCASTvirtualshareholdermeeting.com/OHI2026 | | RECORD DATEApril 8, 2026 |
Voting Guide
| PROPOSAL1 | Election of eight DirectorsThe Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR each director nominee. These individuals bring a range of relevant experiences and overall diversity of perspectives that is essential to good governance and leadership of our company. | OUR BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR EACH DIRECTOR NOMINEE |
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| PROPOSAL2 | Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent Registered public accounting firm for The year EndING December 31, 2026 The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the ratification of Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”). We believe EY possesses the professional qualifications, industry experience, and institutional knowledge necessary to conduct an effective and independent audit of the Company’s financial statements. | OUR BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THIS PROPOSAL |
| PROPOSAL3 | Approval, on An Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of Named Executive Officers (“Say-on-Pay”)The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the “say-on-pay” advisory proposal because our compensation program attracts top talent commensurate with our peers and reinforces our “Pay for Performance” philosophy. | OUR BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THIS PROPOSAL |
Director Election (Page 7)
Our Board of Directors currently consists of eight directors.
Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors has nominated Craig R. Callen, Kapila K. Anand, Dr. Lisa C. Egbuonu-Davis, Barbara B. Hill, Kevin J. Jacobs, C. Taylor Pickett, Stephen D. Plavin, and Burke W. Whitman for re-election as directors. Each of the nominees for re-election is an incumbent director. Unless authority to vote for the election of directors has been specifically withheld, the persons named in the accompanying proxy card intend to vote FOR the election of the nominees named above to hold office until the 2027 Annual Meeting or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
If any nominee becomes unavailable for any reason (which event is not anticipated), the shares represented by the enclosed proxy may (unless the proxy contains instructions to the contrary) be voted for such other person or persons as may be determined by the holders of the proxies.
Below we included selected information regarding each of our eight director nominees for election at the 2026 Annual Meeting.
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| Name and Principal Occupation | Age | Director Since | Other PublicCompanyBoards | Audit | Compensation | Investment | Nominating &CorporateGovernance |
| Craig R. Callen | 70 | 2013 | | | |||
| Kapila K. Anand | 72 | 2018 | 1 | | | ||
| Dr. Lisa C. Egbuonu-Davis | 68 | 2021 | 2 | | | ||
| Barbara B. HillOperating PartnerNexPhase Capital | 73 | 2013 | 1 | | | ||
| Kevin J. JacobsChief Financial Officer Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. | 53 | 2020 | | | | ||
| C. Taylor PickettChief Executive OfficerOmega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | 64 | 2002 | 1 | | | | |
| Stephen D. Plavin | 66 | 2000 | 1 | | |||
| Burke W. WhitmanChief Executive OfficerColmar Holdings LLC | 70 | 2018 | 1 | | | ||
| Number of meetings in 2025 | | | | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| = Committee Chair | = Committee Member | = Chair of the Board |
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Director Diversity (Page 16)
Below we have included selected information regarding the diversity and skills of our directors, with further explanation included on pages 16 through 17.
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Director Skills and Experience (Page** 17) **Below we have included selected information regarding the experience of our directors, with further explanation included on page 17.
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| leadership | | | | | | | | | 8 |
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| accounting | | | | | | | | | 6 |
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| Real estate | | | | | | | | | 6 |
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| Health care | | | | | | | | | 6 |
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| sitting executive | | | | | | | | | 2 |
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| investment | | | | | | | | | 7 |
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| CYBER | | | | | | | | | 4 |
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| Corporate Sustainability | | | | | | | | | 5 |
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| LEGAL/REGULATORY | | | | | | | | 5 | |
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| HUMAN CAPITAL | | | | | | | | | 7 |
Financial Performance****Highlights(Page 28)
Below we have included selected financial performance highlights for the Company as of December 31, 2025.
We outperformed the FTSE Nareit Equity Health Care Index and MSCI US REIT Index on a 3-, 5-, and 10-year basis based on our 2025 year-end total shareholder return, as shown below.
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| TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN (“TSR”) ANNUALIZED PERFORMANCE FOR PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025, Relative to indices | |||
| OHI = Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.NAREIT = FTSE Nareit Equity Health Care IndexMSCI = MSCI US REIT Index | |||
TSR figures above are per S&P Global and are calculated using stock/index prices at the beginning and end of the stated period, assuming the reinvestment of dividends.
Executive Compensation Highlights(Page 31)
Below we have included selected executive compensation highlights for the Company for fiscal year 2025.
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Summary of compensation program
| Base Salary(Cash) | | ●Fixed level of cash compensation to attract and retain key executives in a competitive marketplace●Preserves an executive’s commitment during downturns | | ●Determined based on evaluation of individual executives, compensation, internal pay equity and a comparison to the peer group | ||
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| AnnualIncentive(Cash) | | ●Target cash incentive opportunity (set as a percentage of base salary) to encourage achievement of annual Company financial and operational goals●Assists in attracting, retaining and motivating executives in the near term | | ●Majority (70% for 2025) of incentive opportunity based on objective performance measures, which includes Funds Available for Distribution (“FAD”) per Share, Tenant Quality and Leverage●A portion (30% for 2025) of the payout is also based on performance against individual-specific subjective goals | ||
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| Long-TermIncentive(EQUITY) | | ●Focuses executives on achieving long-term financial and strategic goals, as measured by the Company’s TSR (“Absolute TSR”) and TSR relative to an index of healthcare peer REITs (“Relative TSR”), thereby creating long-term stockholder value●Assists in maintaining a stable, continuous management team in a competitive market●Maintains stockholder management alignment●Easy to understand and track performance●Limits dilution to existing stockholders relative to utilizing stock options | RSUs and Profits Interest Units (Time-based) | | ●40% of target annual long-term incentive awards in 2025●Provides upside incentive in up-market, with some down-market protection; supports retention●Three-year cliff vest (subject to certain exceptions) | |
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| | | PRSUs and Profits Interest Units (Performance-based) | | ●60% of target annual long-term incentive award in 2025, requiring significant outperformance to achieve target●Three-year performance periods with the actual payout based on Absolute TSR (45%) and Relative TSR performance (55%)●Provides some upside in up-or down-market based on relative performance●Direct alignment with stockholders●Additional vesting once earned (25% per calendar quarter, subject to certain exceptions) for enhanced retention | ||
| | SAY-ON-PAYAt our 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, holders of approximately 95.9% of the votes cast on such proposal approved the advisory vote (“say-on-pay”) on the 2024 compensation of our named executive officers (referred herein as our “NEOs”), which was consistent with the level of support we received in 2024 and 2023 on our “say-on-pay” proposal and continued a long-term trend of significant shareholder support of 93% or higher in each of the last ten years. The Committee considered the results of the advisory vote when setting executive compensation for 2026 and plans to continue to do so in future executive compensation policies and decisions. | | |
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| | CLAWBACK POLICYOur Board voluntarily adopted a formal clawback policy in 2019 that applies to incentive compensation and in 2023 adopted a revised policy consistent with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) requirements for clawback policies. | |
Governance Highlights(Page 13)
Below we have included selected governance highlights of the Company.
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| accountability●Annual Election of Directors. Our Board consists of a single class of directors who stand for election each year.●Proxy Access. Our Bylaws grant stockholders meeting certain eligibility requirements the right to nominate director candidates and require us to include in our proxy materials for an annual meeting stockholder-nominated director candidates up to the greater of two director seats or 20% of the Board.●Board Evaluations. Our directors undergo annual evaluations of the Board as a whole and each director individually.●Annual Say-on-Pay. We annually submit “say-on-pay” advisory votes for our stockholders’ consideration and vote.independence●Chair and CEO Roles Separated. Our independent Chair of the Board provides independent leadership for our Board.●Executive Sessions of Our Board. An executive session of independent directors is generally held at each regularly scheduled Board and Committee meeting.●7/8 directors are independent. All of the members of the Board of Directors meet the NYSE listing standards for independence, other than our CEO, Mr. Pickett. Each of the members of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee meets the NYSE listing standards for independence. | | compensation practices●Stock Ownership Guidelines. We have stock ownership guidelines for our senior officers and our non-employee directors.●Anti-Hedging and Anti-Pledging. Our directors, officers and employees are subject to anti-hedging and anti-pledging policies.risk management●Enterprise Risk Management. Our Board reviews the Company’s risks and enterprise risk management processes, and our Audit Committee reviews the Company’s policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management, at least annually.●Cybersecurity Training. We provide cybersecurity training to our directors, officers and employees at least annually.●Portfolio & Investment Risk Management. We manage portfolio and investment risk by, among other things, seeking Investment Committee and/or Board approval for new investments over designated thresholds and providing detailed underwriting information on such proposed investments to the Investment Committee or the Board, as the case may be. Corporate Sustainability oversight●Corporate Sustainability Website. In 2025, we updated our corporate sustainability website that launched in 2021, www.omegahealthcare.com/sustainability.●Compliance. Also in 2025, we continued implementing mandatory compliance training for our Board members and employees. |
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