ESS · NYSE

Essex Property Trust

Multi-Family Residential REITs · San Mateo, California · founded 1971

Board members
8
CEO
Angela L. Kleiman
Insider buys, 12 mo
$0
Insider sales, 12 mo
$168K

Board of directors (8)

Directors with a Section 16 filing in the last 13 months. “Since” is the first filing as a director; SEC data sets start in 2016.

Irving F. Lyons III
Directorsince May 2016+1 S&P board
George M. Marcus
Directorsince May 2016
Keith R. Guericke
Directorsince Aug 2016
Amal M. Johnson
Directorsince Feb 2018+1 S&P board
Mary Kasaris
Directorsince Sep 2018
Maria R. Hawthorne
Directorsince Mar 2020+1 S&P board
John Arabia V
Directorsince Jan 2024
Anne B. Gust
Directorsince Jan 2024

Executive officers (5)

Angela L. Kleiman
President and CEOsince Dec 2016
Barbara Pak
Executive Vice President & CFOsince Jan 2021
Anne Morrison
EVP, CAO & General Counselsince Dec 2022
Rylan Burns
EVP & Chief Investment Officersince Jan 2024
Brennan McGreevy
GVP and CAOsince Sep 2024

Company facts

Chair
—
In S&P 500 since
Apr 2014
Incorporated in
MD
Fiscal year ends
December
SEC industry
Real Estate Investment Trusts
SEC filings
EDGAR

Connections to other S&P 500 companies

Current directors and officers who also hold a role at another S&P 500 company.

Major holders (5% or more)

Latest Schedule 13D/13G filing per holder. Holders that reported falling below 5% are not shown. Index funds usually report once a year.

No 5% holder filings parsed yet for this company.

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales reported on Form 4. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are excluded.

Buys, 12 mo
$0
0 trades · 0 insiders
Sales, 12 mo
$168K
1 trades · 1 insiders
Net, 12 mo
-$168K
Data through
May 27, 2026
latest trade shown
DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
May 27, 2026Mary Kasaris
Director
Sale600$279.45$168K
Mar 11, 2025Mary Kasaris
Director
Sale2,800$300.80$842K
Mar 4, 2025Angela L. Kleiman
President and CEO
Sale400$315.12$126K
Mar 3, 2025Angela L. Kleiman
President and CEO
Sale4,929$314.99$1.6M
Mar 3, 2025Keith R. Guericke
Director
Sale7,298$315.00$2.3M
Mar 3, 2025Anne Morrison
EVP, CAO & General Counsel
Sale2,571$314.79$809K
Mar 3, 2025Barbara Pak
Executive Vice President & CFO
Sale6,318$314.79$2.0M
Sep 17, 2024Amal M. Johnson
Director
Sale7,298$316.31$2.3M
Sep 16, 2024Angela L. Kleiman
President and CEO
Sale1,015$315.84$321K
Sep 16, 2024Angela L. Kleiman
President and CEO
Sale7,065$314.99$2.2M
Sep 16, 2024Anne Morrison
EVP, CAO & General Counsel
Sale2,571$314.79$809K
Aug 30, 2024Amal M. Johnson
Director
Sale370$300.00$111K
Aug 30, 2024Amal M. Johnson
Director
Sale2,083$300.00$625K
Jun 21, 2024Angela L. Kleiman
President and CEO
Sale3,780$278.27$1.1M
Jun 14, 2024Keith R. Guericke
Director
Sale10,000$274.57$2.7M
Mar 11, 2024Thomas E. Robinson
Director
Sale2,781$243.92$678K
Feb 28, 2024Irving F. Lyons III
Director
Sale2,083$230.90$481K
Dec 2, 2022Amal M. Johnson
Director
Buy500$218.44$109K
Dec 2, 2022Amal M. Johnson
Director
Buy500$218.44$109K
Mar 29, 2022Angela L. Kleiman
President and CEO
Sale1,261$352.29$444K
Mar 29, 2022Angela L. Kleiman
President and CEO
Sale100$349.54$35K
Mar 29, 2022Angela L. Kleiman
President and CEO
Sale800$351.19$281K
Mar 29, 2022Angela L. Kleiman
President and CEO
Sale500$357.54$179K
Mar 29, 2022Angela L. Kleiman
President and CEO
Sale837$353.29$296K
Mar 29, 2022Angela L. Kleiman
President and CEO
Sale1,000$354.55$355K

Board and executive changes

Every 8-K with Item 5.02 (departure, election or appointment of directors and officers). The text is the first paragraph of the item.

  1. Sep 4, 2024

    Officer Transition and Appointment On September 4, 2024 (the “Transition Date”), Essex Property Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the following officer determinations effective as of the Transition Date. The Company has promoted Brennan McGreevy from Group Vice President, Controller, to Group Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, and he will also serve as principal accounting officer, as part of the planned transition of the Chief Accounting Officer role. Commencing on the Transition Date, John Farias, previously Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, will transition from his current role into a new role with the Company in Operations Management. In his new role, Mr. McGreevy, age 40, will be responsible for overseeing the accounting function of the Company and the preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S.

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  2. Dec 11, 2023

    On December 7, 2023, pursuant to the Seventh Amended and Restated Bylaws of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (the “Company”), the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company approved an increase in the size of the Board to twelve directors and elected each of Anne B. Gust and John V. Arabia as directors to fill the vacancies on the Board created by such increase, with both the increase and subsequent elections of Ms. Gust and Mr. Arabia to be effective as of January 1, 2024 (the “Effective Date”). Neither Ms. Gust nor Mr. Arabia will initially serve on any committees of the Board. Ms. Gust, age 65, served as Special Counsel to the Governor of the State of California from 2011 until 2019, having previously served as Special Counsel to the Attorney General of the State of California from 2007 to 2011.

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  3. Aug 28, 2023

    On August 28, 2023, Essex Property Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Rylan Burns, Senior Vice President of Investment Strategy, to lead all of the Company’s investment activities effective September 1, 2023, and Adam Berry will step down as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Burns joined the Company in January 2019. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Burns led the Company’s $4 billion Co-Investment platform and was responsible for the Company’s portfolio allocation strategy. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Burns was a portfolio manager at Millennium Investments. Mr. Burns began his real estate investment career at Fidelity Investments in 2009. Mr. Burns holds a B.A. from Amherst College and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

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  4. Oct 3, 2022

    On October 3, 2022, Essex Property Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the planned retirement of Michael J. Schall, its Chief Executive Officer and President since 2011, effective as of March 31, 2023 (the “Transition Date”), and that the Company entered into a Transition Services Agreement with Mr. Schall (the “Agreement”) on October 3, 2022, pursuant to which Mr. Schall will transition from his current role into part-time employment with the Company for a twelve-month period commencing on the Transition Date. The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference. The Company also announced that Angela L.

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  5. Dec 29, 2020

    On December 28, 2020, Essex Property Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the retirement of John F. Burkart, its Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective as of January 1, 2021 (the “Transition Date”), and that the Company entered into a Transition Services Agreement with Mr. Burkart (the “Agreement”) on December 22, 2020, pursuant to which Mr. Burkart will transition from his current role into serving as a Strategic Advisor to the Company for a twelve-month period commencing on the Transition Date. The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference. The Company also announced that Angela L.

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  6. Mar 20, 2020

    On March 19, 2020, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and pursuant to the Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended, of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (the “Company”), the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company increased the size of the Board to ten directors and elected Maria R. Hawthorne as a director to fill the vacancy on the Board. With the election of Ms. Hawthorne, the Board now consists of ten members, eight of whom are independent directors. At the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, Ms. Hawthorne will stand for re-election for a full one-year term along with the other designated directors. Ms. Hawthorne will not initially serve on any committee of the Board. Ms. Hawthorne, age 60, has served as Chief Executive Officer and President of PS Business Parks (“PSB”), since July 2016 and August 2015, respectively.

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  7. Sep 6, 2019

    On September 5, 2019, Essex Property Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the planned retirement of Craig K. Zimmerman, age 68, its Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Investment Officer, effective as of December 31, 2019 (the “Transition Date”), and that the Company has entered into a Transition Services Agreement with Mr. Zimmerman (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which Mr. Zimmerman will transition his employment from full-time to part-time on the Transition Date until his retirement date on December 31, 2020. The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference. The Company also announced that Adam W.

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  8. Dec 19, 2018

    On December 19, 2018, Essex Property Trust, Inc. (the “Company”), announced the planned retirement of John D. Eudy, age 64, its Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Investment Officer, on or around April 2019 (the “Transition Date”) and that the Company has entered into a Transition Services Agreement with Mr. Eudy (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which Mr. Eudy will transition his employment from full-time to part-time on the Transition Date until his retirement date on December 31, 2020. The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference. The Company also announced that Adam W. Berry, age 45, who is currently the Company’s Senior Vice President of Investments, will succeed Mr.

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  9. Sep 20, 2018

    On September 18, 2018, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and pursuant to the Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended (the “Bylaws”), of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (the “Company”), the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company increased the size of the Board to nine directors and elected Mary Kasaris as a director to fill the vacancy on the Board. With the election of Ms. Kasaris, the Board now consists of nine members, seven of whom are independent directors. In connection with her appointment to the Board, Ms. Kasaris was also appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board. Ms. Kasaris, age 63, has served as the Regional Managing Director at First Republic Bank for the San Francisco Bay Area’s Peninsula/Silicon Valley Region since 1996. At First Republic Bank, Ms.

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  10. May 16, 2018

    On May 15, 2018, Essex Property Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at which the Company’s stockholders approved the Essex Property Trust, Inc. 2018 Stock Award and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2018 Plan”) as further described below. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) adopted the 2018 Plan on December 12, 2017, subject to stockholder approval. The 2018 Plan succeeds and replaces the Essex Property Trust, Inc. 2013 Stock Award and Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended, the “2013 Plan”). The 2018 Plan provides for the grant of stock-based and cash-based awards to employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its affiliates.

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  11. Feb 22, 2018

    Effective as of February 20, 2018, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and pursuant to the Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (the “Company”), the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company increased the size of the Board to ten directors and elected Amal M. Johnson as a director to fill the newly created vacancy on the Board. With the election of Ms. Johnson, the Board now consists of ten members, eight of whom are independent directors. At the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, Ms. Johnson will stand for re-election for a full one-year term along with the other designated directors. It is expected that, if re-elected, she will serve on the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board, effective immediately following the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Amal M.

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  12. Feb 11, 2016

    The Board of Directors of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) currently consists of 12 directors. The Company has had plans to reduce that number of directors. In connection with such plans, during the week of February 8, 2016, the Company was informed by each of David W. Brady, Thomas P. Sullivan and Claude Zinngrabe, Jr., who are all currently members of the Board, that they would not stand for re-election to the Board when their terms expire at the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of stockholders. The Board will then consist of 9 directors. Their decisions, as to not standing for re-election, were not due to any disagreements with the Company regarding the Company’s operations, policies or practices. The Company is grateful for their many contributions during their years of service as directors.

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Proxy statements (DEF 14A): 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021

Share price

$272.18+16% since 2016 board/officer change filed
19927234520172019202120232025

Annual financials

From the company's 10-K XBRL data (SEC companyfacts).

Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeMarginDiluted EPSTotal assets
FY2025$1.9B$702.8M37.2%$10.40$13.2B
FY2024$1.8B$811.3M45.7%$11.54$12.9B
FY2023$1.7B$430.7M25.8%$6.32$12.4B
FY2022$1.6B$433.0M26.9%$6.27$12.4B
FY2021$1.4B$515.7M35.8%$7.51$13.0B
FY2020$1.5B$599.3M40.1%$8.69$12.9B
FY2019$1.5B$464.4M31.8%$6.66$12.7B
FY2018$1.4B$390.2M27.9%$5.90$12.4B

Former directors and officers (12)

People who stopped filing as an insider of this company. “Last filing” is the last Form 3/4/5, an upper bound on when they left.

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Thomas E. Robinson
DirectorMay 2016 – Mar 2024
John Farias
Senior Vice President and CAODec 2016 – Feb 2024
Michael J. Schall
President and CEO2016 or earlier – Dec 2023
Byron A. Scordelis
DirectorMay 2016 – May 2023
Adam W. Berry
Executive Vice President & CIOJun 2019 – Dec 2022
John F. Burkart
Sr. EVP & COODec 2016 – Mar 2020
Craig K. Zimmerman
Executive Vice PresidentDec 2016 – Nov 2019
Janice L. Sears
DirectorMay 2016 – Sep 2019
John D. Eudy
Executive Vice PresidentSep 2016 – Mar 2019
Gary P. Martin
DirectorMay 2016 – Feb 2018
Issie N. Rabinovitch
Director2016 or earlier – May 2017
David W. Brady
Director2016 or earlier – Mar 2016
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