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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 13, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.
Meeting of May 12, 2025: 9 items on ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 13, 2025: 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 13, 2025 (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 | 147,129,640 | 0 | -- | 1,976,232 | 7,192,620 | 99% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Scott A. Estes | 146,558,425 | 0 | -- | 2,547,447 | 7,192,620 | 98% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Peter M. Mavoides | 148,235,558 | 0 | -- | 870,314 | 7,192,620 | 99.4% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Lawrence J. Minich | 145,905,928 | 0 | -- | 3,199,944 | 7,192,620 | 98% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Heather L. Neary | 145,974,550 | 0 | -- | 3,131,322 | 7,192,620 | 98% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Steven D. Sautel | 143,630,700 | 0 | -- | 5,475,172 | 7,192,620 | 96% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Janaki Sivanesan | 145,894,801 | 0 | -- | 3,211,071 | 7,192,620 | 98% | 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: | 141,899,629 | 7,021,742 | 184,501 | -- | 7,192,620 | 95% | 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, 2025, by the vote indicated below: | 151,874,806 | 4,353,400 | 70,286 | -- | 0 | 97% | Approved | — |
Source: ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 377 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 5 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 2026 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”): 145,974,550 for, 3,131,322 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 13, 2025 (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 118 asset managers below reported 98,996,056 for, 1,921,672 withheld, 5 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 29,826,981 | 0 | 5 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 21,001,570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 6,900,643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cohen & Steers | 4,824,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 3,163,909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,697,201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,529,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 2,367,046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,908,777 | Withhold |
| MFS | 1,715,325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,696,885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,588,178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,439,955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 1,219,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,189,353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 941,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 838,866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 838,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 811,361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 803,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 735,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 628,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 626,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 599,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 507,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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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 2026 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”): 145,894,801 for, 3,211,071 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 13, 2025 (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 118 asset managers below reported 99,001,359 for, 1,916,369 withheld, 5 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 29,826,981 | 0 | 5 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 21,001,570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 6,900,643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cohen & Steers | 4,824,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 3,163,909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,697,201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,529,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 2,367,046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,908,777 | Withhold |
| MFS | 1,715,325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,696,885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,588,178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,439,955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 1,219,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,189,353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 941,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 838,866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 838,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 811,361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 803,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 735,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 628,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 626,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 599,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 507,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 118 asset managers. See all 118 in the interactive database.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% 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 2026 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”): 147,129,640 for, 1,976,232 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 13, 2025 (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% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 118 asset managers below reported 100,905,182 for, 12,547 withheld, 4 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 29,826,982 | 0 | 4 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 21,001,570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 6,900,643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cohen & Steers | 4,824,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 3,163,909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,697,201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,529,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 2,367,046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 1,908,777 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 1,715,325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,696,885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,588,178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,439,955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 1,219,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,189,353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 941,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 838,866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 838,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 811,361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 803,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 735,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 628,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 626,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 599,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 507,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 118 asset managers. See all 118 in the interactive database.
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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 2026 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”): 145,905,928 for, 3,199,944 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 13, 2025 (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 118 asset managers below reported 99,001,359 for, 1,916,369 withheld, 5 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 29,826,981 | 0 | 5 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 21,001,570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 6,900,643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cohen & Steers | 4,824,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 3,163,909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,697,201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,529,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 2,367,046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,908,777 | Withhold |
| MFS | 1,715,325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,696,885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,588,178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,439,955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 1,219,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,189,353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 941,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 838,866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 838,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 811,361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 803,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 735,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 628,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 626,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 599,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 507,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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99.4% 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 2026 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”): 148,235,558 for, 870,314 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 13, 2025 (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: 99.4% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 118 asset managers below reported 100,910,490 for, 7,242 withheld, 1 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 29,826,985 | 0 | 1 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 21,001,570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 6,900,643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cohen & Steers | 4,824,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 3,163,909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,697,201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,529,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 2,367,046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 1,908,777 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 1,715,325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,696,885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,588,178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,439,955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 1,219,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,189,353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 941,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 838,866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 838,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 811,361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 803,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 735,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 628,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 626,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 599,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 507,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 118 asset managers. See all 118 in the interactive database.
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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 2026 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”): 146,558,425 for, 2,547,447 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 13, 2025 (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 118 asset managers below reported 100,790,021 for, 127,708 withheld, 4 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 29,826,982 | 0 | 4 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 21,001,570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 6,900,643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cohen & Steers | 4,824,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 3,163,909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,697,201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,529,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 2,367,046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 1,908,777 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 1,715,325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,696,885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,588,178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,439,955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 1,219,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,189,353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 941,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 838,866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 838,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 811,361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 803,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 735,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 628,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 626,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 599,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 507,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 118 asset managers. See all 118 in the interactive database.
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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 2026 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”): 143,630,700 for, 5,475,172 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 13, 2025 (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 118 asset managers below reported 98,996,049 for, 1,921,675 withheld, 9 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 29,826,977 | 0 | 9 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 21,001,570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 6,900,643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cohen & Steers | 4,824,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 3,163,909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,697,201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,529,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 2,367,046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,908,777 | Withhold |
| MFS | 1,715,325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,696,885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,588,178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,439,955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 1,219,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,189,353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 941,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 838,866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 838,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 811,361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 803,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 735,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 628,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 626,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 599,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 507,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Combines 13 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% 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:”): 141,899,629 for, 7,021,742 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 13, 2025 (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: 95% 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 | 29,826,973 | 13 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 21,001,570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 6,900,643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cohen & Steers | 4,824,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 3,163,909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,697,201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,529,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 2,367,046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 0 | 1,908,777 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MFS | 1,715,325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,696,885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,588,178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 1,439,955 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Thrivent | 1,219,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,189,353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 941,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 838,866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 838,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 811,361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 803,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 735,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 628,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 626,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 599,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 507,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 116 managers: 97,731,279 for, 3,354,405 against, 7,241 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 6,962,897 | 1,054 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Wellington | 6,946,506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 6,566,572 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 5,669,582 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 4,530,766 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,654,393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 3,307,294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 3,151,857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,858,513 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Citadel | 2,834,689 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 2,118,474 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 0 | 2,051,777 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MACQUARIE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS TRUST | 1,945,086 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 1,775,733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 1,577,473 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | 1,370,121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 1,361,038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 1,345,778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | 1,302,025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 1,259,826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | 0 | 1,256,742 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Northern Trust | 1,241,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cohen & Steers | 1,175,276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA | 1,090,988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 1,000,888 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 291 managers: 82,829,697 for, 7,695,418 against, 125,763 abstained, 1,272 not voted, 97 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% 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, 2025.
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, 2025, by the vote indicat”): 151,874,806 for, 4,353,400 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 13, 2025 (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, 2025, by the vote indicated below:”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 119 asset managers below reported 98,756,745 for, 2,338,079 against, 7,241 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 29,826,979 | 7 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 21,001,570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 6,900,643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cohen & Steers | 4,824,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 3,163,909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,697,201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,529,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DWS | 2,367,046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Calvert | 0 | 1,908,777 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MFS | 1,715,325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 1,696,885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,519,989 | 68,189 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,439,955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 1,219,936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,189,353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 941,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 838,866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 838,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 811,361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 803,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 735,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 628,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 626,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 599,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 507,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 119 asset managers. See all 119 in the interactive database.
Not shown here: this season’s fund filings also report 1 item from the meeting of May 13, 2024, which belongs to the 2023-2024 season. A meeting outside this season’s July 1 to June 30 window is not counted in this page’s items or in its totals of asset managers and fund votes.
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 197,512,316 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 15.10% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 10.63% |
| 3 | Fidelity | 3.49% |
| 4 | Cohen & Steers | 2.44% |
| 5 | T. Rowe Price | 1.60% |
| 6 | Charles Schwab | 1.37% |
| 7 | Invesco | 1.28% |
| 8 | DWS | 1.20% |
| 9 | Calvert | 0.97% |
| 10 | MFS | 0.87% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 3.53% |
| 2 | Wellington | 3.52% |
| 3 | T. Rowe Price | 3.32% |
| 4 | State Street | 2.87% |
| 5 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.29% |
| 6 | Fidelity | 1.85% |
| 7 | Invesco | 1.67% |
| 8 | PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 1.60% |
| 9 | Charles Schwab | 1.45% |
| 10 | Citadel | 1.44% |
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 | 17.25% | 13F |
| Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 15.05% | 13G |
| Vanguard Group | 14.16% | 13F |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management | 10.08% | 13G |
| STATE STREET CORPORATION | 5.21% | 13G |
| Wellington Management | 4.31% | 13F |
| Invesco | 3.58% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 2.49% | 13F |
| FMR (Fidelity) | 2.24% | 13F |
| Citadel Advisors | 1.97% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 197,512,316 shares outstanding, as reported by ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2025 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 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, 2025. 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 12, 2025, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 377 asset managers reported how they voted on 9 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 4,279 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 95% 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 13, 2025.
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