Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc 8-K, filed Sep 8, 2026
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (EPRT)
8-K
2026-09-08
For: 2026-09-04
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About this 8-K
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc filed this 8-K on September 8, 2026, reporting on events of September 4, 2026.
Items reported
- Item 8.01: Other events
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On September 4, 2026, the Board of Directors of Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.32 per share of common stock for the third quarter of 2026. The third quarter 2026 dividend represents an annualized dividend of $1.28 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on October 14, 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 30, 2026. 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 | |||||||
| Press Release dated September 8, 2026 | ||||||||
| 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: September 8, 2026 | ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST, INC. | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Robert W. Salisbury | |||||||
| Robert W. Salisbury | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | ||||||||
Exhibit 99.1
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.32 per Share for the Third Quarter of 2026
September 8, 2026
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 $0.32 per share of common stock for the third quarter of 2026. On an annualized basis, the third quarter 2026 dividend of $0.32 equals $1.28 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on October 14, 2026, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 30, 2026.
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 June 30, 2026, the Company’s portfolio consisted of 2,493 freestanding net lease properties with a weighted average lease term of 14.3 years and a weighted average rent coverage ratio of 3.5x. In addition, as of June 30, 2026, the Company’s portfolio was 99.6% leased to tenants operating 715 different concepts across 48 states.
Investor/Media:
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.
Sheryl Kaul
Director, Financial Planning & Data Analytics
609-436-0619
investors@essentialproperties.com
Source: Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.