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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT)

Essential Properties Realty Trust adds Kristin L. Smallwood, former PwC partner, to board

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) expanded its board from seven to eight directors and elected Kristin L. Smallwood, a retired PricewaterhouseCoopers audit partner, effective July 15, 2025. The filing says the board considers her independent and a financial expert, and that seven of eight directors are now independent, which shareholders may view as a governance and financial-oversight addition.

Key points

  • Board increased from seven to eight directors effective July 15, 2025; Smallwood assigned to the audit committee
  • Smallwood was a PwC partner from 2006 until her retirement in 2025, with almost 30 years of audit experience
  • Director compensation includes an annual RSU award of $120,000 and annual cash retainer of $82,500, prorated, plus a $100,000 RSU award tied to her election
  • Company announced the election in a press release dated July 17, 2025

The filing

CompanyEssential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 21, 2025, 4:11 PM ET
Accession number0001728951-25-000139

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:59 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 21, 2025.

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