{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"135653","rtpr_id":"nBw20zQ4ca","ticker":"ESS","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["ESS"],"title":"Essex Property Trust Declares Quarterly Distributions","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-09-03T20:15:00.238Z","article_body":"Essex Property Trust Declares Quarterly Distributions\n\nEssex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) announced today that its Board of\nDirectors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $2.59 per common\nshare, payable October 15, 2026 to shareholders of record as of September 30,\n2026.\n\nAbout Essex Property Trust, Inc.\n\nEssex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real\nestate investment trust (“REIT”) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and\nmanages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets.\nEssex currently has ownership interests in 258 apartment communities\ncomprising over 62,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active\ndevelopment. Additional information about the Company can be found on the\nCompany’s website at www.essex.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.essex.com&esheet=54598251&newsitemid=20260903952918&lan=en-US&anchor=www.essex.com&index=2&md5=e997b9dd63cf3ac895777c8c17a29df9)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260903952918/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260903952918/en/)\n\nLoren Rainey\nSr. Director, Investor Relations\n(650) 655-7800\nlrainey@essex.com (mailto:lrainey@essex.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw20zQ4ca","title":"Essex Property Trust Declares Quarterly Distributions","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"ESS","created":"2026-09-03T20:15:00.238Z","tickers":["ESS"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Essex Property Trust Declares Quarterly Distributions\n\nEssex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) announced today that its Board of\nDirectors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $2.59 per common\nshare, payable October 15, 2026 to shareholders of record as of September 30,\n2026.\n\nAbout Essex Property Trust, Inc.\n\nEssex Property Trust, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a fully integrated real\nestate investment trust (“REIT”) that acquires, develops, redevelops, and\nmanages multifamily residential properties in selected West Coast markets.\nEssex currently has ownership interests in 258 apartment communities\ncomprising over 62,000 apartment homes with an additional property in active\ndevelopment. Additional information about the Company can be found on the\nCompany’s website at www.essex.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.essex.com&esheet=54598251&newsitemid=20260903952918&lan=en-US&anchor=www.essex.com&index=2&md5=e997b9dd63cf3ac895777c8c17a29df9)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260903952918/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260903952918/en/)\n\nLoren Rainey\nSr. Director, Investor Relations\n(650) 655-7800\nlrainey@essex.com (mailto:lrainey@essex.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-03T20:15:00.26992854Z","server_sent_at_ms":1788466500269},"received_at":"2026-09-03T20:15:00.352Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260903952918/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"124530","press_release_id":"135653","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Residential REITs","sector":"Real Estate"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"dividend","narrative":"Essex Property Trust's Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $2.59 per common share.\n\nThe dividend is payable October 15, 2026 to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2026, with no change to the payout rate announced.\n\nEssex is an S&P 500 REIT with ownership interests in 258 apartment communities comprising over 62,000 apartment homes across West Coast markets, plus one property in active development.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine quarterly dividend declaration for ESS at an unchanged $2.59 per share -- suppress unless tracking REIT income calendars."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"dividend_per_share":2.59,"dividend_record_date":"2026-09-30","dividend_payment_date":"2026-10-15"}},"namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Loren Rainey","role":"Senior Director, Investor Relations"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Essex Property Trust, Inc.","ticker":"ESS","relationship":"filer/issuer"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$2.59","context":"regular quarterly cash dividend per common share"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Routine declaration of the regular quarterly dividend at $2.59 per share with no increase, cut, or special dividend announced. 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