Essex Property Trust 8K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 9, 2023

ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

ESSEX PORTFOLIO, L.P.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

001-13106 (Essex Property Trust, Inc.)

333-44467-01 (Essex Portfolio, L.P.)

(Commission File Number)

Maryland (Essex Property Trust, Inc.)		77-0369576 (Essex Property Trust, Inc.)
California (Essex Portfolio, L.P.)		77-0369575 (Essex Portfolio, L.P.)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1100 Park Place, Suite 200

San Mateo, CA 94403

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 655-7800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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, $.0001 par value (Essex Property Trust, Inc.)		ESS		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):

Essex Property Trust, Inc.	Emerging growth company	☐
Essex Portfolio, L.P.	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 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 9, 2023, Essex Property Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting, at which the Company’s stockholders:

Elected the following nominees to serve as directors until the 2024 annual meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Keith R. Guericke, Maria R. Hawthorne, Amal M. Johnson, Mary Kasaris, Angela L. Kleiman, Irving F. Lyons, III, George M. Marcus, Thomas E. Robinson, Michael J. Schall, and Byron A. Scordelis.

2.	Ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023.

3.	Approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation as disclosed in the Proxy.

4.	Approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the frequency of named executive officer compensation advisory votes as every 1 year.

As of the record date of February 24, 2023, for the Annual Meeting, there were 64,463,822 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote.

(i)	The results of the voting for the directors were as follows:

	FOR		AGAINST		ABSTENTIONS
Keith R. Guericke		53,007,766		3,086,843		29,416
Maria R. Hawthorne		55,818,200		276,126		29,699
Amal M. Johnson		55,433,602		660,983		29,440
Mary Kasaris		55,699,926		392,565		31,534
Angela L. Kleiman		55,072,946		1,024,978		26,101
Irving F. Lyons, III		55,254,056		839,820		30,149
George M. Marcus		49,750,683		6,344,441		28,901
Thomas E. Robinson		55,611,329		482,438		30,258
Michael J. Schall		54,297,811		1,789,460		36,754
Byron A. Scordelis		53,831,304		2,262,523		30,198

There were 2,078,474 broker non-votes with respect to the election of the Company’s directors.

(ii)	The results of the voting for the ratification of KPMG LLP as the Company’s registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 were as follows:

For		Against		Abstentions
56,089,443		2,085,483		27,573

(iii)

The results of the advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation as disclosed in the Proxy were as follows:

For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
52,610,070		3,445,878		68,077		2,078,474

(iv)	The results of the advisory vote to determine the frequency of named executive officer compensation advisory votes were as follows:

1 Year		2 Years		3 Years		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
55,081,769		15,152		996,238		30,866		2,078,474

Based upon the results set forth in Proposal 4 above, the Company currently intends to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers every year, until the next stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of the stockholder advisory vote on the compensation of named executive officers. A stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder advisory votes on the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers is required to be held at least once every six years.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 11, 2023
	Essex Property Trust, Inc.

	/s/ Anne Morrison
	Name:	Anne Morrison
	Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

	Essex Portfolio, L.P.

	By: Essex Property Trust, Inc.,
	its General Partner

	/s/ Anne Morrison
	Name:	Anne Morrison
	Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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