Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. Announces 2023 Dividend Tax Status

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: EPRT; the “Company”) announced today that 86.0340% of the dividends paid to common shareholders for the 2023 tax year are classified for federal income tax purposes as a taxable distribution. The tax attributes of the common stock dividends paid per share are outlined below.

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Record Date		Payment Date		Rate Per Share		Ordinary Dividends		Qualified Dividends (Amount included in Ordinary Dividends)		Section 199A Dividends (Amount included in Ordinary Dividends)		Non-Dividend Distribution
3/31/23		4/14/23		$0.2750		$0.2366		—		$0.2366		$0.0384
6/30/23		7/14/23		$0.2800		$0.2409		—		$0.2409		$0.0391
9/29/23		10/13/23		$0.2800		$0.2409		—		$0.2409		$0.0391
12/29/23		1/12/24		$0.2850		$0.2452		—		$0.2452		$0.0398

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 September 30, 2023, the Company’s portfolio consisted of 1,793 freestanding net lease properties with a weighted average lease term of 13.9 years and a weighted average rent coverage ratio of 4.0x. In addition, as of September 30, 2023, the Company’s portfolio was 99.8% leased to 363 tenants operating 584 different concepts in 16 industries across 48 states.

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Investor/Media:

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

Robert W. Salisbury, CFA

Senior Vice President, Capital Markets

609-436-0619

info@essentialproperties.com

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