John Farias - 08 Dec 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. (ESS)

Role: Senior Vice President and CAO
Signature: /s/ John Farias
Issuer symbol: ESS
Transactions as of: 08 Dec 2021
Net transactions value: -$161,700
Form type: 4
Filing time: 09 Dec 2021, 15:42:58 UTC
Previous filing: 02 Dec 2021
Next filing: 24 Jan 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	ESS	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$402,148	+1,617	+197%	$248.70	2,436	08 Dec 2021	Direct	F1
transaction	ESS	Common Stock	Sale	$563,848	-1,617	-66%	$348.70	819	08 Dec 2021	Direct

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	ESS	Stock Option (Right to Purchase)	Options Exercise	$0	+1,617		$0.000000^*	0	08 Dec 2021	Common Stock	1,617	$248.70	Direct

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Under the option's terms, the maximum value that the reporting person could receive is $100 per share.