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At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026, by the vote indicated below: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 192,311,447 4,940,022 210,280 0","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1728951/000172895126000035/0001728951-26-000035-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-05-11"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"dee3722e9b3aadcae85c268713fc37f716a1bd00","claim":"ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST, INC. shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers at the 2026-05-11 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"2. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, by the vote indicated below: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 183,827,403 8,170,983 217,142 5,246,221","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1728951/000172895126000035/0001728951-26-000035-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-05-11"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"e9fb869aa9bba47fba79e5835f8646461cc5e604","claim":"ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST, INC. shareholders approved Election of eight director nominees to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify at the 2026-05-11 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"1. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected, by the vote indicated below, the following eight persons as directors of the Company, each to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify: Name Votes For Votes Against Withheld Broker Non-Votes Joyce DeLucca 189,045,179 0 3,170,349 5,246,221 Scott A. Estes 189,489,141 0 2,726,387 5,246,221 Peter M. Mavoides 191,543,014 0 672,514 5,246,221 Lawrence J. Minich 188,994,957 0 3,220,571 5,246,221 Heather L. Neary 188,918,899 0 3,296,629 5,246,221 Steven D. Sautel 187,010,379 0 5,205,149 5,246,221 Janaki Sivanesan 188,937,630 0 3,277,898 5,246,221 Kristin L. 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At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the frequency of one year for future advisory votes approving the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, by the vote indicated below: One Year Two Years Three Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 189,024,496 9,720 3,056,832 124,480 5,246,221","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1728951/000172895126000035/0001728951-26-000035-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-05-11"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}