Form 8-K ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES For: May 11

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May 12, 2026 4:37 PM EDT
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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

May 11, 2026
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.)
5 Vaughn Drive, Suite 202
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 ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common stock, $0.01 par valueEPRTNew 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 5.07 — Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 11, 2026. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on: (i) the election of eight director nominees to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify, (ii) the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, (iii) the approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of future advisory votes approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers and (iv) the ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026.

As of March 20, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 210,327,420 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, of which 93.9% were voted at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, each of the eight director nominees was elected, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis, the frequency of one year for future advisory votes approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis and the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 was ratified. Set forth below are the final voting results for the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

1.At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected, by the vote indicated below, the following eight persons as directors of the Company, each to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify:
NameVotes ForVotes AgainstWithheldBroker Non-Votes
Joyce DeLucca189,045,17903,170,349 5,246,221 
Scott A. Estes189,489,14102,726,387 5,246,221 
Peter M. Mavoides191,543,0140672,514 5,246,221 
Lawrence J. Minich188,994,95703,220,571 5,246,221 
Heather L. Neary188,918,89903,296,629 5,246,221 
Steven D. Sautel187,010,37905,205,149 5,246,221 
Janaki Sivanesan188,937,63003,277,898 5,246,221 
Kristin L. Smallwood191,498,2020717,326 5,246,221 

2.    At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, by the vote indicated below:
Votes ForVotes AgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
183,827,4038,170,983217,1425,246,221

3.    At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the frequency of one year for future advisory votes approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, by the vote indicated below:
One Year Two Years Three YearsAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
189,024,4969,7203,056,832124,4805,246,221

4.    At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026, by the vote indicated below:
Votes ForVotes AgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
192,311,4474,940,022210,2800



9.01—Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.Description
104Cover 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: May 12, 2026ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST, INC.
By:
/s/ Robert W. Salisbury
Robert W. Salisbury
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

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