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

March 7, 2024

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-38530	82-4005693
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
902 Carnegie Center Blvd., Suite 520
Princeton, New Jersey		08540
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:		(609) 436-0619

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act 17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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, $0.01 par value	EPRT	New York Stock Exchange

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 8.01. Other Events.

On March 7, 2024, the Board of Directors of Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.285 per share of common stock for the first quarter of 2024. The first quarter 2024 dividend represents an annualized dividend of $1.14 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on April 12, 2024 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 29, 2024. A copy of the related press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated March 7, 2024
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.

Date: March 7, 2024	ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST, INC.
	By:	/s/ Mark E. Patten
		Mark E. Patten
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.285 per Share for the First Quarter of 2024

March 7, 2024

PRINCETON, N.J.—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: EPRT; the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.285 per share of common stock for the first quarter of 2024. This represents an annualized dividend of $1.14 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on April 12, 2024, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 29, 2024.

About Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. is an internally managed REIT that acquires, owns and manages primarily single-tenant properties that are net leased on a long-term basis to companies operating service-oriented or experience-based businesses. As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s portfolio consisted of 1,873 freestanding net lease properties with a weighted average lease term of 14.0 years and a weighted average rent coverage ratio of 3.8x. In addition, as of December 31, 2023, the Company’s portfolio was 99.8% leased to 374 tenants operating 588 different concepts in 16 industries across 48 states.

Investor/Media:

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

Robert W. Salisbury, CFA

Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets

609-436-0619

investors@essentialproperties.com

Source: Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

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