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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.
Meeting of May 13, 2024: 9 items on ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2024: 7 elected · 2 approved.
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Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Joyce DeLucca | 152,091,605 | 0 | -- | 1,118,782 | 5,262,024 | 99.2% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Scott A. Estes | 149,414,767 | 0 | -- | 3,795,619 | 5,262,025 | 98% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Peter M. Mavoides | 153,130,615 | 0 | -- | 79,772 | 5,262,024 | 99.9% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Lawrence J. Minich | 146,643,794 | 0 | -- | 6,566,374 | 5,262,243 | 96% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Heather L. Neary | 146,726,502 | 0 | -- | 6,483,666 | 5,262,243 | 96% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Steven D. Sautel | 144,173,172 | 0 | -- | 9,036,996 | 5,262,243 | 94% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Janaki Sivanesan | 146,665,520 | 0 | -- | 6,544,648 | 5,262,243 | 96% | Elected | — |
| Proposal 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: | 149,905,495 | 3,238,140 | 66,752 | -- | 5,262,024 | 98% | Approved | — |
| Proposal 3: 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, 2024, by the vote indicated below: | 149,899,241 | 8,527,676 | 45,494 | -- | 0 | 95% | Approved | — |
Source: ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 332 asset managers that disclosed a ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect seven (7) individuals to the Company's Board of Directors, each to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify: Heather L. Neary
ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Heather L. Neary”): 146,726,502 for, 6,483,666 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “At the Annual Meeting, all of the seven director nominees were elected, 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 …”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 103 asset managers below reported 85,759,023 for, 3,910,003 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 27,284,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 19,260,308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,415,838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,665,776 | Withhold |
| T. Rowe Price | 2,753,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 2,473,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,253,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,136,163 | 0 | 0 | 554 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,980,967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 1,807,270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,799,862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,628,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 1,176,764 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 979,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 896,832 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 895,712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 843,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 830,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 815,267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 786,658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 733,427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 707,826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 557,778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 550,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 536,672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect seven (7) individuals to the Company's Board of Directors, each to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify: Janaki Sivanesan
ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Janaki Sivanesan”): 146,665,520 for, 6,544,648 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “At the Annual Meeting, all of the seven director nominees were elected, 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 …”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 103 asset managers below reported 85,759,023 for, 3,910,003 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 27,284,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 19,260,308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,415,838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,665,776 | Withhold |
| T. Rowe Price | 2,753,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 2,473,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,253,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,136,163 | 0 | 0 | 554 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,980,967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 1,807,270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,799,862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,628,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 1,176,764 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 979,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 896,832 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 895,712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 843,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 830,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 815,267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 786,658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 733,427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 707,826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 557,778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 550,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 536,672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 103 asset managers. See all 103 in the interactive database.
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99.2% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect seven (7) individuals to the Company's Board of Directors, each to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify: Joyce DeLucca
ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Joyce DeLucca”): 152,091,605 for, 1,118,782 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “At the Annual Meeting, all of the seven director nominees were elected, 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 …”
Support: 99.2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 103 asset managers below reported 89,655,551 for, 13,475 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 27,284,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 19,260,308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,415,838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 3,665,776 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 2,753,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 2,473,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,253,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,136,395 | 0 | 0 | 322 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,980,967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 1,807,270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,799,862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,628,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 1,176,764 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 979,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 896,832 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 895,712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 843,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 830,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 815,267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 786,658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 733,427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 707,826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 557,778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 550,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 536,672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 103 asset managers. See all 103 in the interactive database.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect seven (7) individuals to the Company's Board of Directors, each to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify: Lawrence J. Minich
ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lawrence J. Minich”): 146,643,794 for, 6,566,374 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “At the Annual Meeting, all of the seven director nominees were elected, 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 …”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 103 asset managers below reported 85,759,023 for, 3,910,003 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 27,284,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 19,260,308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,415,838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,665,776 | Withhold |
| T. Rowe Price | 2,753,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 2,473,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,253,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,136,163 | 0 | 0 | 554 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,980,967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 1,807,270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,799,862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,628,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 1,176,764 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 979,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 896,832 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 895,712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 843,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 830,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 815,267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 786,658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 733,427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 707,826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 557,778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 550,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 536,672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 103 asset managers. See all 103 in the interactive database.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.9% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect seven (7) individuals to the Company's Board of Directors, each to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify: Peter M. Mavoides
ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Peter M. Mavoides”): 153,130,615 for, 79,772 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “At the Annual Meeting, all of the seven director nominees were elected, 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 …”
Support: 99.9% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 103 asset managers below reported 89,659,204 for, 9,822 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 27,284,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 19,260,308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,415,838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 3,665,776 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 2,753,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 2,473,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,253,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,136,395 | 0 | 0 | 322 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,980,967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 1,807,270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,799,862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,628,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 1,176,764 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 979,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 896,832 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 895,712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 843,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 830,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 815,267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 786,658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 733,427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 707,826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 557,778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 550,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 536,672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 103 asset managers. See all 103 in the interactive database.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect seven (7) individuals to the Company's Board of Directors, each to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify: Scott A. Estes
ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Scott A. Estes”): 149,414,767 for, 3,795,619 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “At the Annual Meeting, all of the seven director nominees were elected, 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 …”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 103 asset managers below reported 89,410,147 for, 258,879 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 27,284,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 19,260,308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,415,838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 3,665,776 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 2,753,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 2,473,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,253,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,136,395 | 0 | 0 | 322 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,980,967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 1,807,270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,799,862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,628,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 1,176,764 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 979,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 896,832 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 895,712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 843,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 830,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 815,267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 786,658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 733,427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 707,826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 557,778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 550,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 536,672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 103 asset managers. See all 103 in the interactive database.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
94% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect seven (7) individuals to the Company's Board of Directors, each to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify: Stephen D. Sautel
ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Steven D. Sautel”): 144,173,172 for, 9,036,996 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “At the Annual Meeting, all of the seven director nominees were elected, 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 …”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 103 asset managers below reported 85,506,894 for, 4,162,132 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 27,284,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 19,260,308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,415,838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,665,776 | Withhold |
| T. Rowe Price | 2,753,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 2,473,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,253,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,136,163 | 0 | 0 | 554 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,980,967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 1,807,270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,799,862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,628,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 1,176,764 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 979,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 896,832 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 895,712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 843,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 830,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 815,267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 786,658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 733,427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 707,826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 557,778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 550,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 536,672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 103 asset managers. See all 103 in the interactive database.
Combines 14 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as more particularly described in the Proxy Statement; and
ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 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:”): 149,905,495 for, 3,238,140 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “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:”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 27,284,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 19,260,308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,415,838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 3,665,776 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 2,753,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 2,473,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,253,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,136,717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,980,967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 1,807,270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,799,862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,628,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 1,176,764 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 979,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 896,832 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 895,712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 843,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 830,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 815,267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 786,658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 733,427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 707,826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 557,778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 550,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 536,672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 101 managers: 89,821,604 for, 3,653 against, 9,500 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 8,109,341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 6,263,340 | 1,054 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 6,145,217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 4,565,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 3,760,769 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 3,724,794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC | 3,579,427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 2,514,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,306,842 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 2,300,430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | 2,263,441 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MACQUARIE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS TRUST | 2,216,575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,931,913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,735,478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | 1,620,311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Resolution Capital Ltd | 1,602,635 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | 1,471,053 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 1,460,969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 1,325,823 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 1,274,702 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 1,152,652 | 13,958 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 1,133,361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | 1,080,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P | 1,075,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Citadel | 997,791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 260 managers: 84,773,561 for, 2,082,093 against, 481 abstained, 199 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024.
ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: 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, 2024, by the vote indicat”): 149,899,241 for, 8,527,676 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “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, 2024, by the vote indicated below:”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 104 asset managers below reported 85,569,497 for, 4,257,933 against, 9,500 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 27,284,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 19,260,308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,415,838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 0 | 3,665,776 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| T. Rowe Price | 2,753,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 2,473,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,253,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,136,009 | 708 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,980,967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 1,807,270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,799,862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,628,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 1,176,764 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 979,630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 896,832 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 895,712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 843,429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 830,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 815,267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 786,658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 733,427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 707,826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 557,778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 550,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 536,672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 104 asset managers. See all 104 in the interactive database.
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 175,306,386 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 15.56% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 10.99% |
| 3 | Fidelity | 3.09% |
| 4 | Calvert | 2.09% |
| 5 | T. Rowe Price | 1.57% |
| 6 | DWS | 1.41% |
| 7 | Charles Schwab | 1.29% |
| 8 | State Street | 1.22% |
| 9 | Delaware/Macquarie | 1.13% |
| 10 | Prudential/PGIM | 1.03% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington | 4.63% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 3.57% |
| 3 | State Street | 3.51% |
| 4 | T. Rowe Price | 2.60% |
| 5 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.15% |
| 6 | Calvert | 2.12% |
| 7 | Foster Victor Wealth Advisors, LLC | 2.04% |
| 8 | PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 1.43% |
| 9 | Charles Schwab | 1.32% |
| 10 | Nuveen | 1.31% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 21.38% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 16.91% | 13F |
| Wellington Management | 5.85% | 13F |
| State Street | 5.24% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 2.78% | 13F |
| FMR (Fidelity) | 2.42% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 2.17% | 13F |
| Invesco | 1.95% | 13F |
| Charles Schwab | 1.32% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 1.32% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 175,306,386 shares outstanding, as reported by ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC.'s shareholder meeting held May 13, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 332 asset managers reported how they voted on 9 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 3,837 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers… — ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 98% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2024.
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