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: 2026-02-18 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. (ESS) CIK: 0000920522 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Burns Rylan CIK: 0002003558 Role: Officer (EVP & Chief Investment Officer) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-02-18 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -121 | Price: $256.18 Total Value: $30,997.78 Shares Owned After: 2,232 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Represents the number of shares of common stock withheld by the Company to satisfy tax withholding requirements in connection with the release of restricted stock units that were granted on February 18, 2025. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Represents the number of shares of common stock withheld by the Company to satisfy tax withholding requirements in connection with the release of restricted stock units that were granted on February 18, 2025. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Brennan McGreevy, Attorney in Fact (2026-02-20)