# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000920522
**File Stem:** 0001140361-23-013533
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 2285
**Document Hash:** 2cc5cf6fb58bcf7d3ff61ff9e3d2b800
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001140361-23-013533.hdr.sgml**: 20230324

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001140361-23-013533

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: DEFA14A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 3

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230324

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230323

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000920522
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 770369576
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** DEFA14A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-13106
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23757511

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1100 PARK PLACE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 200
- **CITY:** SAN MATEO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94403
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 6506557800

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1100 PARK PLACE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 200
- **CITY:** SAN MATEO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94403

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ESSEX PORTFOLIO LP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20181211

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19940318

### UNITED STATES<br>

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>

### Washington, D.C. 20549

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