X0303 4 2011-05-17 0 0000920522 ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC ESS 0001194683 RANDLETT THOMAS E C/O ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST 925 EAST MEADOW DRIVE PALO ALTO CA 94303 1 0 0 0 Common Stock - Restricted Shares 2011-05-17 4 A 0 385 0 A 10045 D The restricted stock unit award will vest at the May 2012 Annual Stockholders Meeting of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (date yet to be determined) and is subject to the grantee's continuous service. The RSU will not be eligible for dividend until vested. /s/ Michael T. Dance - Attorney in fact 2011-05-19