** Essential Properties Realty Trust's EPRT.N shares down
1.7% at $24.80 post-market as co seeks equity
** Commercial net-lease REIT announces 8 mln share offering
on forward sale basis
** Co enters into 1-yr forward sales agreements with jt
bookrunners BofA, Wells Fargo, Truist and Mizuho
** Upon settlement of such agreements, co to use net
proceeds for general purposes, including potential future
investments
** Co has 169.4 mln shares outstanding as of Mar 8, per the
SEC prospectus filing
** EPRT on Mon closed up 1.2% at $25.23. Stock down 1.3% YTD
after nearly 9% rise in 2023
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
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