{"id":419686,"date":"2021-01-22T15:17:09","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T20:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=419686"},"modified":"2021-01-22T15:17:09","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T20:17:09","slug":"empire-state-realty-trust-announces-2020-tax-treatment-of-its-distributions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/empire-state-realty-trust-announces-2020-tax-treatment-of-its-distributions\/","title":{"rendered":"Empire State Realty Trust Announces 2020 Tax Treatment of Its Distributions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwblockalignl { margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto }\n.bwcellpmargin { margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px }\n.bwpadl0 { padding-left: 0px }\n.bwpadr0 { padding-right: 0px }\n.bwsinglebottom { border-bottom: solid black 1pt }\n.bwtablemarginb { margin-bottom: 10px }\n.bwuline { text-decoration: underline }\n.bwvertalignb { vertical-align: bottom }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>Empire State Realty Trust Announces 2020 Tax Treatment of Its Distributions<\/b><\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<b>Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. <\/b>(NYSE: ESRT) (the \u201cCompany\u201d), a leading real estate investment trust with office and retail properties in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area, today announced the 2020 tax treatment of the Company\u2019s Class A common stock distributions, as described below. The following table summarizes, for income tax purposes, the nature of the cash distributions paid by the Company to its stockholders during the year ended December 31, 2020 and the appropriate Form 1099-DIV box number. The Company paid a dividend in the first and second quarters of 2020 and suspended the dividend for the third and fourth quarters of 2020. Shareholders are encouraged to consult with their personal tax advisors as to their specific tax treatment of the Company\u2019s distributions.\n<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"bwtablemarginb bwblockalignl\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\"><b>CUSIP: 292104106<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwsinglebottom\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\"><b>Record Date<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\"><b>Payment<br \/>Date<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\"><b>Total<br \/>Distribution<br \/>per Share<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\"><b>Total<br \/>Distribution<br \/>Allocable to<br \/>2020<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\"><b>Box 1a<br \/>Ordinary<br \/>Dividends<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\"><b>Box 1b<br \/>Qualified<br \/>Dividend<br \/>(Included in <\/b><br \/><b>Box 1a)<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"bwsinglebottom\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\"><b>Box 3<br \/>Nondividend<br \/>Distributions<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"bwsinglebottom\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" \/>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\"><b>Box 5<br \/>Section<br \/>199A<br \/>Dividends<br \/>(Included<br \/>in Box 1a)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwalignc\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n3\/16\/2020\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwalignc\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwalignc\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n3\/31\/2020\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwalignc\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n$0.105\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n$0.105\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n$0.105\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n$0.000\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n$0.000\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwpadr0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n$0.105\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwalignc\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n6\/19\/2020\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwalignc\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwalignc\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n6\/30\/2020\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwalignc\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwsinglebottom bwpadr0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n$0.105\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwsinglebottom\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwsinglebottom bwpadr0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n$0.105\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwsinglebottom\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwsinglebottom bwpadr0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n$0.105\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwsinglebottom\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwsinglebottom bwpadr0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n$0.000\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwsinglebottom\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwsinglebottom bwpadr0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n$0.000\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwsinglebottom\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwsinglebottom bwpadr0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n$0.105\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwalignc\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwalignc\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\nTotal\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwvertalignb bwpadl0 bwalignc\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0 bwpadr0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n$0.210\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0 bwpadr0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n$0.210\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0 bwpadr0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n$0.210\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0 bwpadr0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n$0.000\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwsinglebottom\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0 bwpadr0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n$0.000\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwsinglebottom\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwalignc bwcellpmargin\">\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"bwalignc bwvertalignb bwsinglebottom bwpadl0 bwpadr0\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"bwcellpmargin bwalignc\">\n$0.210\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><b><span class=\"bwuline\">About Empire State Realty Trust<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-weight:normal\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nEmpire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) 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 \u201cWorld&#8217;s Most Famous Building.\u201d The company&#8217;s office and retail portfolio covers 10.1 million rentable square feet, as of Sept. 30, 2020, which consists of 9.4 million rentable square feet across 14 office properties, including nine in Manhattan, three in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and two in Westchester County, New York; as well as approximately 700,000 rentable square feet in the retail portfolio.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nEmpire State Realty Trust is a leader in energy efficiency in the built environment and sustainability, with 76 percent of the eligible portfolio <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.empirestaterealtytrust.com%2Fabout-us%2Fsustainability%2F&amp;esheet=52366284&amp;newsitemid=20210122005445&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=ENERGY+STAR&amp;index=1&amp;md5=d4aa36176169af2720f6ab40a80cff3d\">ENERGY STAR<\/a> certified. 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(NYSE: ESRT) (the \u201cCompany\u201d), a leading real estate investment trust with office and retail properties in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area, today announced the 2020 tax treatment of the Company\u2019s Class A common stock distributions, as described below. The following table summarizes, for income tax purposes, the nature of the cash distributions paid by the Company to its stockholders during the year ended December 31, 2020 and the appropriate Form 1099-DIV box number. The Company paid a dividend in the first and second quarters of 2020 and suspended the dividend for the third and fourth quarters of 2020. 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(NYSE: ESRT) (the \u201cCompany\u201d), a leading real estate investment trust with office and retail properties in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area, today announced the 2020 tax treatment of the Company\u2019s Class A common stock distributions, as described below. The following table summarizes, for income tax purposes, the nature of the cash distributions paid by the Company to its stockholders during the year ended December 31, 2020 and the appropriate Form 1099-DIV box number. The Company paid a dividend in the first and second quarters of 2020 and suspended the dividend for the third and fourth quarters of 2020. 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