---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001045450-22-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EPR"
cik: "0001045450"
company_name: "EPR PROPERTIES"
filed_at: "2022-02-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T06:27:48.853295+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# EPR Properties elects two new trustees; CEO Silvers to become board chair, Druten retiring

## Summary
- Lisa G. Trimberger (retired Deloitte partner) and Caixia Ziegler (MacArthur Foundation MD) elected to Board.
- Gregory K. Silvers (President/CEO) to become board chair after May 28, 2022 annual meeting.
- Virginia Shanks to become lead independent trustee after annual meeting; retains significant authority.
- Current chair Robert Druten and trustee Barry Brady to retire at the 2022 annual meeting per age-limit policy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001045450-22-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EPR
- cik: 0001045450
- company_name: EPR PROPERTIES
- filed_at: 2022-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045450/000104545022000021/0001045450-22-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045450/000104545022000021/epr-20220218.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001045450-22-000021
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001045450-22-000021.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001045450-22-000021.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Caixia Ziegler was elected as Independent Trustee at EPR PROPERTIES.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Independent Trustee
  source text: elected Lisa G. Trimberger and Caixia Ziegler as independent trustees
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045450/000104545022000021/0001045450-22-000021-index.htm
- Executive change
  Lisa G. Trimberger was elected as Independent Trustee at EPR PROPERTIES.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Independent Trustee
  source text: elected Lisa G. Trimberger and Caixia Ziegler as independent trustees
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045450/000104545022000021/0001045450-22-000021-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.