Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to suchfiling requirements for the past 90 days.Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule405of RegulationS-T during the preceding 12months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).☒Yes☐No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, oran emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growthcompany” in Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act: INFORMATION RELATING TO FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS In addition to historical information, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements relating to our future results (includingcertain projections and business trends) that are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Actof 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and the Private SecuritiesLitigation Reform Act of 1995, and are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Forward-looking statements consist ofstatements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events. Words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”,“plans”, “believes”, “estimates”, “suggests”, “appears”, “seeks”, “will”, “could”, and variations of such words and similar expressionsare intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and otherfactors that may cause our actual results and performance to be materially different from any future results or performance expressedor implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following: the timing to consummatethe proposed merger with KL Criss Cross Intermediate, LLC (Merger, as discussed below), the risk that a condition of closing of theproposed Merger may not be satisfied or that the closing of the proposed Merger might otherwise not occur, the risk that a regulatoryapproval that may be required for the proposed Merger is not obtained or is obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated, thediversion of management time on transaction-related issues, risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing businessoperations due to the proposed Merger, the risk that any announcements relating to the proposed Merger could have adverse effects onthe market price of the Company’s common stock, the risk that the proposed Merger and its announcement could have an adverseeffect on the ability of the Company to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with its suppliersand customers, the occurrence of any event, change, or other circumstance or condition that could give rise to the termination of the Although we believe that these statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we cannot guarantee future results and readers arecautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s opinions only as of the date ofthis filing. There can be no assurance that (i) we have correctly measured or identified all of the factors affecting our business or theextent of these factors’ likely impact, (ii) the available information with respect to these factors on which such analysis is based is All references to “the Company”, “we”, “us”, “our”, or “Cross Country” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q mean Cross CountryHealthcare, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. PART I. – FINANCIAL INFORMATION CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE, INC.CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE, INC.CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’Three Months Ended March31, 2026 and 2025 CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE, INC.NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) 1.ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION Nature of Business The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. and its directand indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the Company). In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fairpresentation of such unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been included. All such adjustments consisted of all The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generallyaccepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and with the