eprt-20260422
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
April 22, 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: | |||||
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||||||||||||
| Common stock, $0.01 par value | EPRT | New 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 2.02 — Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April 22, 2026, Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01— Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 22, 2026, the Company issued its Investor Presentation and Supplemental Information—First Quarter 2026. The Investor Presentation and Supplemental Information—First Quarter 2026 is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
The foregoing information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” and Item 7.01, “Regulation FD Disclosure.” The information in Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits furnished therewith shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be or be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||||
Earnings Press Release dated April 22, 2026 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 | |||||
Investor Presentation and Supplemental Information—First Quarter 2026 | |||||
| 104 | Cover 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: April 22, 2026 | ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST, INC. | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Robert W. Salisbury | |||||||
| Robert W. Salisbury | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | ||||||||