Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (EPRT)

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: EPRT; the “Company”) announced today that its operating partnership, Essential Properties, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), has priced a public offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 5.400% Senior Notes due 2035 (the “Notes”). The Notes were priced at 98.317% of the principal amount and will mature on December 1, 2035. The offering is expected to settle on August 21, 2025, subject to the satisfac.

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Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EPRT ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 24, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants A. Joseph Peil - Executive VP & Chief Investment Officer Mark E.

Essential Properties (EPRT) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.46 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.47 per share. This compares to FFO of $0.43 per share a year ago.

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: EPRT; “Essential Properties” or the “Company”) today announced operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. Second Quarter 2025 Financial and Operating Highlights: Operating Results (compared to Second Quarter 2024):     •Investments (77 properties) $ Invested $334.0 million   Weighted Avg Cash Cap Rate 7.9% •Dispositions (23 properties) Net Proceeds $46.2 million   Weighted Avg Cash Cap Rate.

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PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: EPRT), today announced that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) has elected Ms. Kristin L. Smallwood to serve on the company's Board. With this election, the Board consists of eight members, seven of whom are independent. “On behalf of our Board and EPRT, I am pleased to welcome Kristin to the Board,” said Scott A. Estes, Chairman of the Board of EPRT. “Kristin gained experience through her long tenure as a partne.

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