X0609 4 2026-09-09 0 0001728951 ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST, INC. EPRT 0002013812 Jenkins Robert M false 5 VAUGHN DRIVE SUITE 202 PRINCETON NJ 08540 0 1 0 0 President and COO 0 OP Units 2026-09-09 4 A 0 67476 0 A Common Stock 67476 87971 D The OP Units ("OP Units") are units of limited partnership interest issued by Essential Properties, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and the entity through which Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Company") holds substantially all of its assets and conducts its operations. The OP Units are redeemable by the holder for cash or, at the Company's election, may be exchanged for shares of the Company's common stock at a one-to-one ratio, subject to anti-dilution adjustments. Represents a special class of OP Units issued by Essential Properties, L.P. pursuant to its Partnership Agreement and the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP Units"). Each LTIP Unit represents the contingent right to receive one OP Unit upon vesting, conditioned upon minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Units for federal income tax purposes. These LTIP Units vest in one-half annual installments on each of the third and fourth anniversaries of September 9, 2026, subject to the reporting person's continued employment by the Company through the applicable vesting date. There is no expiration date for the LTIP Units or OP Units. Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to the Power of Attorney filed as Exhibit 24.1 to the Form 3 filed by the reporting person on March 6, 2024.) /s/ Timothy J. Earnshaw, attorney-in-fact 2026-09-10