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Boosting shareholders' wealth and confidence, ESS announces the 31st consecutive annual dividend hike of 4.9%.

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 4.9% increase to its annual cash dividend. This represents the Company's 31st consecutive annual dividend increase. The Board of Directors has declared a first quarter dividend of $2.57 per share, payable on April 15, 2025 to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2025. On an annualized basis, the dividend represents a distribution of $10.28 per common share. The.

WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ESS Tech, Inc. (ESS) (NYSE:GWH), a leading manufacturer of iron flow long-duration energy storage (LDES) systems for utility- and commercial- scale applications, today announced changes with the intent to take the business in a new strategic direction: Eric Dresselhuys has resigned from the role of CEO and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Kelly Goodman, current Vice President of Legal, has been appointed interim CEO. Ms. Goodman will be s.

A sturdy property base in the West Coast market, technological initiatives and a healthy balance sheet are likely to aid ESS despite the rising supply of units.

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS) (“Essex”) announced today that its operating partnership, Essex Portfolio, L.P. (the “Issuer”), priced an underwritten public offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% senior notes due 2035 (the “Notes”). The Notes were priced at 99.604% of par value with a yield to maturity of 5.425%. Interest is payable semiannually at an interest rate per annum of 5.375% on April 1 and October 1 of each year with th.

Essex Property Trust, Inc. has seen a 29% increase in shares over the past year due to limited supply and higher rental inflation in California markets. Solid Q4 results, including a 2.3% increase in funds from operations and low turnover rates, support a bullish outlook for Essex into 2025. Rising costs, particularly insurance and personnel, are offset by strong demand fundamentals and limited housing supply, especially post-wildfires.

ESS Tech, Inc. (NYSE: GWH) is a Wilsonville, Oregon developer and manufacturer of iron redox flow batteries and a contender in the battle for the emerging long-duration energy storage market. Investors have had a rough ride since the company went public via a SPAC transaction in late 2021, but it finally looks like things are turning around.

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESS ) Q4 2024 Results Conference Call February 5, 2025 12:00 PM ET Company Participants Angela Kleiman - President, CEO Barb Pak - EVP, CFO Rylan Burns - EVP, Chief Investment Officer Conference Call Participants Nick Yulico - Scotiabank Eric Wolfe - Citibank Austin Wurschmidt - KeyBanc Capital Markets Steve Sakwa - Evercore ISI Jeff Spector - Bank of America Jamie Feldman - Wells Fargo Brad Heffern - RBC Capital Markets Adam Kramer - Morgan Stanley Alexander Goldfarb - Piper Sandler Haendel St. Juste - Mizuho Securities John Kim - BMO Capital Markets Wes Golladay - Baird Rich Hightower - Barclays Julien Blouin - Goldman Sachs Michael Goldsmith - UBS Rich Anderson - Wedbush Securities Tayo Okusanya - Deutsche Bank Alex Kalmus - Zelman & Associates Operator Good day, and welcome to Essex Property Trust Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. As a reminder, today's call conference is being recorded.

ESS' Q4 results reflect an increment in same-property revenues and net operating income.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Essex Property Trust (ESS) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.