Company: EPR-PE
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001045450-25-000068
Chunk: 26

Company: EPR PROPERTIES
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 26
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 Governance Committee consisting of Messrs. Peter C. Brown, Connor and Suarez and Mses. Sterneck, Trimberger and Ziegler. The Board of Trustees has determined that all the committee members are independent in accordance with our Company Governance Guidelines and NYSE rules.

The Nominating/Company Governance Committee carries out the responsibilities delegated by the Board relating to the Company’s corporate governance policies and trustee nominations process. The Nominating/Company Governance Committee is also specifically tasked under its committee charter with overseeing the Company’s corporate, environmental, social and sustainability responsibilities and strategies, including evaluating the impact of Company practices on communities and individuals, and developing and recommending to the Board for approval policies and procedures relating to the Company’s corporate social responsibility and sustainability activities.

The Nominating/Company Governance Committee will consider trustee candidates recommended by shareholders who comply with the procedures described in “Shareholder Proposals, Trustee Nominations and Related Bylaw Provisions.” The Nominating/Company Governance Committee will evaluate nominees recommended in good faith by shareholders in the same manner and using the same criteria as applicable to the Nominating/Company Governance Committee’s own nominees, but may give greater weight to nominees recommended by holders of more than 5% of the Company’s outstanding common shares. In evaluating candidates for nomination to the Board, the Nominating/Company Governance Committee will review their backgrounds and areas of expertise, and may obtain the views of management, investment bankers and other interested parties. The Nominating/Company Governance Committee may engage third parties to assist in identifying and evaluating candidates. The Nominating/Company Governance Committee shall not be required to disclose the reason for accepting or rejecting any nominee.

The Nominating/Company Governance Committee has adopted guiding principles to provide direction for processes of Board development and succession, and clarity and transparency to our Board and shareholders regarding those processes. Board composition is guided by the following principles, which are focused on maintaining robust and effective governance:

• The Board should be composed of trustees who are highly engaged;

• In light of the rapidly changing environment in which we operate, the Board should include individuals with highly relevant professional experience;

• The Nominating/Company Governance Committee will reevaluate regularly those qualifications, attributes, skills and experiences that are beneficial to the Board based on our business characteristics and determine whether adjustments to the Board are indicated;

• Rather than setting specific limits for the overall length of time a trustee may serve, the Nominating/Company Governance Committee has established a culture of rotation, driven by open and honest individual