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.