ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. (ESS) · Insider Trading (Form 4) SEC Filing

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-05-12 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. (ESS) CIK: 0000920522 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: GUST ANNE B CIK: 0001212629 Role: Director --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-05-12 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +633 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 1,830 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Represents restricted stock units that will be fully vested as of May 12, 2027 and are subject to restrictions on transfer for the one-year period following the date of grant. [F2] Includes 6 shares acquired under a dividend reinvestment plan on April 15, 2026. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Represents restricted stock units that will be fully vested as of May 12, 2027 and are subject to restrictions on transfer for the one-year period following the date of grant. F2: Includes 6 shares acquired under a dividend reinvestment plan on April 15, 2026. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Brennan McGreevy, Attorney in Fact (2026-05-14)