UNITED STATES
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ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST, INC.
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Essential Properties
Realty Trust, Inc. Stockholder Meeting to be held on April 30, 2020
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| Company Notice of Annual Meeting | ||||
Date: | Thursday, April 30, 2020 | |||
| | Time: | 9:30 A.M. (Eastern Time) | ||
Place: | The Harvard Room of The Hyatt Regency Princeton | |||
102 Carnegie Center, Princeton, New Jersey 08540* | ||||
The purpose of the Annual Meeting is to take action on the following proposals:
The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the following:
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| Election of Directors
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Nominees | 01 | Paul T. Bossidy | 04 | Scott A. Estes | 07 | Heather L. Neary | ||||||||||
02 | Joyce DeLucca | 05 | Peter M. Mavoides | 08 | Stephen D. Sautel | |||||||||||
03 | Anthony K. Dobkin | 06 | Lawrence J. Minich | 09 | Janaki Sivanesan | |||||||||||
The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” Proposal 2, “EVERY YEAR” for Proposal 3 and “FOR” Proposal 4.
| 2. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
| 3. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
| 4. | To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020. |
| * | Due to the emerging public health impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), we are planning for the possibility that the Company’s annual stockholder meeting may be held solely by means of remote communication. If we take this step, we will announce the decision to do so in advance, and details on how to participate in the webcast will be set forth in a press release issued by the Company and available at www.essentialproperties.com. |