Company: EPR-PE
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001045450-25-000068
Chunk: 89

Company: EPR PROPERTIES
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 89
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 employees and non-employee trustees of high caliber and potential, the Board has determined that the size of the share reserve under the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan is reasonable and appropriate at this time.

Description of the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan

The following is a brief description of the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan. A copy of the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan is attached as Appendix A to this Proxy Statement, and the following description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan.

#### Plan Purpose
The purpose of the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan is to encourage employees of the Company and its affiliates and subsidiaries, and non-employee trustees of the Company, to acquire or increase a proprietary and vested interest in the growth and performance of the Company. The Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan also is designed to assist the Company in attracting and retaining employees, non-employee trustees and consultants by providing them with the opportunity to participate in the success and profitability of our Company. Equity-based awards also are intended to further align the interests of award recipients with the interests of our shareholders.

#### Plan Administration
The Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan may be administered by our Board or a committee consisting of two or more trustees, as our Board may determine, referred to in this proposal as the “Committee.” The Compensation Committee of our Board will initially serve as the Committee. All members of the Committee are “non-employee directors” as defined by the SEC rules under the Exchange Act. The Committee will have the sole discretion to administer and interpret the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan and determine who will be granted awards under the plan, the size and types of such awards and the terms and conditions of such awards.

#### Eligible Participants
The eligible participants in the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan are all employees of the Company, its affiliates and its subsidiaries, and any non-employee trustee of the Company or consultant of the Company who, in the judgment of the Committee, have performed, are performing, or during the term of their incentive arrangement will perform, important services in the management, operation and development of the Company, and significantly contribute, or are expected to significantly contribute, to the