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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
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		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
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		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			SAN MATEO
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