Sec Form 4 Filing - Eldridge Industries, LLC @ ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST, INC. - 2019-07-22

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Eldridge Industries, LLC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST, INC. [ EPRT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 600 STEAMBOAT ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 07/22/2019 (Street) GREENWICH, CT06830 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 07/22/2019 C( 1 ) 17,359,745 A 17,359,745 I By EPRT Holdings, LLC ( 2 ) Common Stock 07/22/2019 C( 1 ) 1,142,960 A 8,928,571 I By Security Benefit Life Insurance Company ( 3 ) Common Stock 07/22/2019 S( 4 )( 5 ) 17,359,745 D $ 19.5525 ( 4 ) ( 5 ) 0 I By EPRT Holdings, LLC ( 2 ) Common Stock 07/22/2019 S( 4 )( 5 ) 8,928,571 D $ 19.5525 ( 4 ) ( 5 ) 0 I By Security Benefit Life Insurance Company ( 3 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares OP Units ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 07/22/2019 C( 1 ) 17,359,745 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Common Stock 17,359,745 ( 1 ) 0 I ( 2 ) By EPRT Holdings, LLC ( 2 ) OP Units ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 07/22/2019 C( 1 ) 1,142,960 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Common Stock 1,142,960 ( 1 ) 0 I ( 3 ) By Security Benefit Life Insurance Company ( 3 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Eldridge Industries, LLC 600 STEAMBOAT ROAD GREENWICH, CT06830 X EPRT Holdings, LLC 600 STEAMBOAT ROAD GREENWICH, CT06830 X Boehly Todd L 600 STEAMBOAT ROAD GREENWICH, CT06830 X Signatures ELDRIDGE INDUSTRIES, LLC, Name: /s/ Todd Boehly 07/23/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date EPRT HOLDINGS, LLC, Name: /s/ Anthony D. Minella, Title: Manager 07/23/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Todd L. Boehly 07/23/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On July 22, 2019, EPRT Holdings, LLC ("EPRT") redeemed 17,359,745 OP Units and received 17,359,745 shares of common stock of Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Issuer") and Security Benefit Life Insurance Company ("SBL") redeemed 1,142,960 OP Units and received 1,142,960 shares of common stock of the Issuer. Each OP Unit represented a unit of limited partnership interest in Essential Properties, L.P., the operating partnership through which the Issuer conducts its operations. Each OP Unit was redeemable for cash or, at the election of the Issuer, shares of common stock of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis. The OP Units had no expiration date. ( 2 )These OP Units and shares of common stock of the Issuer were held directly by EPRT. EPRT is indirectly controlled by Eldridge Industries, LLC ("Eldridge"). Todd L. Boehly, the indirect controlling member of Eldridge, may have been deemed to have had voting and dispositive power with respect to the OP Units and shares of common stock of the Issuer that were beneficially owned by EPRT. Mr. Boehly disclaims that he had beneficial ownership of the OP Units and shares of common stock of the Issuer that were held by EPRT, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. ( 3 )These OP Units and shares of common stock of the Issuer were held directly by SBL. Eldridge, as the indirect control person of SBL, had been deemed to beneficially own the OP Units and shares of common stock of the Issuer that were held directly by SBL. Todd L. Boehly, the indirect controlling member of Eldridge, may have been deemed to have had voting and dispositive power with respect to the OP Units and shares of common stock of the Issuer that were beneficially owned by Eldridge. Mr. Boehly disclaims that he had beneficial ownership of the OP Units and shares of common stock of the Issuer that were beneficially owned by Eldridge, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. ( 4 )On July 17, 2019, the Issuer, Essential Properties, L.P., EPRT, SBL and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (the "Underwriter") entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") in connection with an underwritten public offering of the Issuer's common stock, pursuant to which EPRT agreed to sell 15,095,431 shares of common stock of the Issuer and SBL agreed to sell 7,763,975 shares of common stock of the Issuer (collectively, the "Initial Sales"). In addition, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, each of EPRT and SBL granted the Underwriter an option (the "Option") to purchase additional shares of common stock to cover overallotments. ( 5 )(Continued from footnote 4) The Underwriter exercised the Option in full on July 18, 2019, and EPRT sold an additional 2,264,314 shares of common stock of the Issuer and SBL sold an additional 1,164,596 shares of common stock of the Issuer to the Underwriter. Both the Initial Sales and the sales resulting from the exercise of the Option closed on July 22, 2019. The sales price reported in this Form 4 reflects underwriting discounts. The public offering price in the underwritten public offering was $19.75 per share.

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