Company: EPR-PE
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001045450-25-000068
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Company: EPR PROPERTIES
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
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To set variable pay, we establish performance goals for management, assess performance against these goals and compare our performance on key metrics against other comparable triple-net lease REITs                                 
 üMulti-year, long-term incentive equity awards use relative TSR as principal metrics                                                                                                                                                   
 üWe have share ownership guidelines for our executives and trustees                                                                                                                                                                    
 üWe engage an independent compensation consultant to advise the Compensation Committee, which is comprised solely of independent trustees                                                                                              
 üWe incentivize executives to elect to receive annual incentive awards in the form of nonvested, restricted common shares instead of cash by valuing the equity award at a premium, further aligning their interests with shareholders 
 üAll of our executive officers are subject to an executive compensation clawback policy                                                                                                                                                |     | ûWe do not provide our executives and will not provide any new executives with tax gross-ups with respect to payments made in connection with a change of control                                                           
 ûWe do not allow hedging or pledging of Company securities                                                                                                                                                                  
 ûWe do not encourage unnecessary or excessive risk taking as a result of our compensation policies; annual incentive compensation is not based on a single performance metric and we do not have guaranteed minimum payouts 
 ûWe do not allow for repricing of common share options                                                                                                                                                                      
 ûWe do not provide excessive perquisites; our perquisites are market competitive to incent executive retention                                                                                                              |

Corporate Responsibility Highlights:

We strive to operate in a socially responsible and ethical manner. Our Company’s core values both distinguish us and guide our business activities. We foster honesty and respect among our associates, offer programs aimed at improving the lives of our staff, are committed to using resources in an environmentally conscious way, support the communities in which we work and uphold our corporate responsibilities for the benefit of our shareholders. Our Nominating/Company Governance Committee is specifically tasked under its committee charter with overseeing the Company’s strategy on corporate social responsibility and sustainability, including developing and recommending to the Board for approval policies and procedures relating to the Company’s corporate social responsibility and sustainability activities and periodically reviewing relevant developments in the space such as new legislation and regulations. During 2024, we published our third annual Corporate Responsibility Report, which is available at https://eprkc.com/corporate-responsibility/.

Environmental Responsibility Highlights:

• Triple-Net Properties: Most of our properties are leased to tenants under long-term triple net leases, giving us limited control of their emissions and sustainability practices and limited visibility to our tenants’ sustainability data. Nevertheless, we are focused on working alongside and empowering our