Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESRT) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March6, 2017, as authorized by the Board of Directors of
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (the Company), Leslie D. Biddle
was appointed, effective as of March6, 2017, to be a member of
the Board and a member of the Boards Audit Committee.

In connection with her service as a director, Ms.Biddle will be
entitled to receive the Companys previously disclosed standard
compensation for independent directors, as described in the
Compensation of Directors section of the Companys Proxy Statement
for the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders of the Company, which
was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April18,
2016 (File No.001-36105). Such section is incorporated herein by
reference.

In connection with Ms.Biddles appointment to the Board, the
Company is entering into an indemnification agreement (the
Indemnification Agreement) with Ms.Biddle substantially the same
as the indemnification agreement entered into with all other
members of the Board. The Indemnification Agreement provides for
the indemnification by the Company for certain liabilities and
expenses incurred as a result of actions brought, or threatened
to be brought, against Ms.Biddle in connection with her status or
service as a member of the Board and to advance her expenses
incurred as a result of any proceeding for which she may be
entitled to indemnification. The foregoing description is not
complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
full text of the Indemnification Agreement, which will be filed
as an exhibit to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ending March31, 2017.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms.Biddle and
any other person to which Ms.Biddle was appointed to serve as a
director of the Company. There are no transactions in which
Ms.Biddle had or will have an interest that would be required to
be disclosed to Item404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act).

Item7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

A copy of the press release issued by the Company to announce the
election of Ms.Biddle as a director as discussed in Item5.02
above is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K.

The information in Item7.01 of this Current Report is being
furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section18
of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that Section. Such information shall not be incorporated by
reference into any registration statement or other document to
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act,
unless it is specifically incorporated by reference therein.

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Item9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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About Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESRT)

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust. The Company owns, manages, operates, acquires and repositions office and retail properties in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area. The Company’s segments include Real Estate, Observatory and Other. The Real Estate segment includes the Company’s activities related to the ownership, management, operation, acquisition, repositioning and disposition of its real estate assets. The Observatory segment operates the 86th and 102nd floor observatories at the Empire State Building. The Other segment includes the Company’s activities related to providing construction services to tenants and to other entities. The Company’s total portfolio contains approximately 10.1 million rentable square feet of office and retail space. The Company’s portfolio includes approximately 10 office properties and over six standalone retail properties.

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESRT) Recent Trading Information

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESRT) closed its last trading session down -0.01 at 21.10 with 578,868 shares trading hands.