Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) (the “Company”), a
leading real estate investment trust with office and retail properties
in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area, today announced
that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.085 per
share/unit for the third quarter 2015, payable to holders of the
Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock and to holders
of Empire State Realty OP, L.P.'s (“ESRO”) Series ES, Series 250 and
Series 60 operating partnership units (NYSE Arca: ESBA, FISK and OGCP,
respectively) and Series PR operating partnership units.
Additionally, the Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.15
per unit for the third quarter of 2015, payable to holders of ESRO’s
Private Perpetual Preferred Units.
The dividends will be payable in cash on September 30, 2015 to
stockholders and unitholders of record at the close of business on
September 15, 2015.
About Empire State Realty Trust
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT), a leading real estate
investment trust (REIT), owns, manages, operates, acquires and
repositions office and retail properties in Manhattan and the greater
New York metropolitan area, including the Empire State Building, the
world's most famous building. Headquartered in New York, New York, the
Company's office and retail portfolio covers 10.0 million rentable
square feet, as of June 30, 2015, consisting of 9.3 million rentable
square feet in 14 office properties, including nine in Manhattan, three
in Fairfield County, Connecticut and two in Westchester County, New
York; and approximately 720,000 rentable square feet in the retail
portfolio.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as
“believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,”
“approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “pro forma,” “estimates,”
“contemplates,” “aims,” “continues,” “would” or “anticipates” or the
negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases. The
following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future
events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the
forward-looking statements: the factors included in (i) the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014,
including those set forth under the headings "Risk Factors,"
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations," "Business,” and “Properties" and (ii) in future periodic
reports filed by the Company under the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. While forward-looking statements reflect the Company's
good faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance. The
Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions
or factors, or new information, data or methods, future events or other
changes after the date of this press release, except as required by
applicable law. For a further discussion of these and other factors that
could impact the Company's future results, performance or transactions,
see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and other risks described in
documents subsequently filed by the Company from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Prospective investors should not
place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are based
only on information currently available to the Company (or to third
parties making the forward-looking statements).
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