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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Essex Property Trust (ESS)

Essex Property Trust unit issues $400 million of 5.375% senior notes due 2035

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

On February 18, 2025, Essex Portfolio, L.P., the operating partnership of Essex Property Trust, Inc., issued $400.0 million of 5.375% senior notes due April 1, 2035, with the parent company guaranteeing them. Net proceeds were approximately $395.5 million, which the filing says are intended mainly to repay debt maturities, including part of $500.0 million of 3.500% notes due April 2025.

Key points

  • Notes issued at 99.604% of principal, with semi-annual interest payments starting October 1, 2025
  • Proceeds of approximately $395.5 million after underwriting discount and offering expenses, partly earmarked for repaying $500.0 million of 3.500% notes due April 2025
  • Exhibit index describes the form of notes as 5.500% due 2034, which differs from the 5.375% due 2035 in the filing text

The filing

CompanyEssex Property Trust (ESS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 18, 2025, 4:08 PM ET
Accession number0001140361-25-005002

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:11 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 February 18, 2025.

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