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

EPRT names Max Jenkins President and COO; CIO A. Joseph Peil departs

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Essential Properties Realty Trust promoted Chief Operating Officer R. Max Jenkins to President and Chief Operating Officer, expanded Robert W. Salisbury's role to include Chief Strategy Officer, and named Craig Vachris Chief Investment Officer after A Joseph Peil's employment ended September 8, 2026. CEO Peter M. Mavoides continues in his role and signed a new employment agreement, which matters to shareholders because it reshapes the senior team that runs investments and strategy.

Key points

  • Jenkins appointed President and Chief Operating Officer; Mavoides remains Chief Executive Officer, with amended employment agreements effective September 8, 2026 running through March 31, 2031
  • Jenkins and Salisbury received promotion grants of long-term incentive plan units with a target grant date value of $2,000,000, vesting 50% at three and four years
  • Craig Vachris, with more than 20 years of commercial real estate and net lease experience, named Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
  • Peil's employment ended September 8, 2026, and he is eligible for severance for a termination without cause

The filing

CompanyEssential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 9, 2026, 4:17 PM ET
Accession number0001728951-26-000057

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

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:59 AM ET, from this filing 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 September 09, 2026.

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