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This page compiles U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings for Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) and its operating partnership, Empire State Realty OP, L.P. As a New York City-focused REIT, ESRT uses its SEC reports to disclose financial performance, portfolio metrics, capital allocation decisions, and governance developments related to its office, retail, multifamily, and Empire State Building assets.
Investors can review annual reports on Form 10‑K and quarterly reports on Form 10‑Q for detailed discussions of ESRT’s properties, risk factors, and real estate performance measures. The company’s filings describe non‑GAAP metrics widely used in the REIT sector, including Funds From Operations (FFO), Modified FFO, Core FFO, Core Funds Available for Distribution (Core FAD), and Net Operating Income (NOI), along with explanations of how these measures differ from GAAP net income and why management uses them.
Current reports on Form 8‑K provide updates on material events. Recent examples include disclosures about a share repurchase authorization for Class A common stock and certain operating partnership units, quarterly earnings announcements, and a transition agreement involving a senior real estate executive and the creation of Co‑Heads of Real Estate. These filings offer timely insight into ESRT’s capital allocation, leadership structure, and financial reporting.
Users can also access proxy and governance-related filings, where applicable, for information on executive compensation, board matters, and shareholder votes, as well as registration statements and other documents related to securities offerings or capital structure changes. Form 4 and related insider transaction reports, when available, show trading activity by directors and officers in ESRT securities.
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Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. is asking shareholders to vote at its 2026 annual meeting on five items: electing ten directors, approving executive pay on an advisory basis, setting the frequency of future say‑on‑pay votes, approving a 2026 equity incentive plan, and ratifying Ernst & Young LLP as auditor.
The proxy highlights a NYC-focused portfolio that was 93.5% leased in 2025, with 1 million rentable square feet of office and retail leases signed and +8.6% positive Manhattan office rent spreads. ESRT emphasizes low leverage of 6.3x net debt/adjusted EBITDA versus 8.6x for NYC office REIT peers, available liquidity of $0.6 billion, and $569 million returned to shareholders via repurchases and dividends from 2020–2025. The company also stresses sustainability leadership, strong board independence, and a pay program tied to Core FFO, cash NOI growth, leasing, balance sheet strength and sustainability metrics, with 55% of long‑term equity awards performance‑based.
Empire State Realty Trust Inc - Amendment No. 12 to a Schedule 13G/A filed by The Vanguard Group reports 0 shares beneficially owned of the issuer's common stock and 0% of the class. The filing notes an internal realignment effective January 12, 2026, leading to disaggregated reporting by Vanguard subsidiaries in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538. The amendment is signed by Ashley Grim on 03/26/2026.
Sutherland Donna Jean reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. reported that Chief Accounting Officer Donna Jean Sutherland received a grant of 11,584 shares of Class A Common Stock on March 13, 2026. The award was granted at a price of $0.00 per share as equity compensation rather than a market purchase.
Following this grant, Sutherland directly holds 17,836 shares of Class A Common Stock. According to the terms, the granted shares will vest in four equal installments on the first four anniversaries of January 1, 2026, and vesting is contingent on her continued service with the company.
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. executive Donna Jean Sutherland, the company’s Chief Accounting Officer, filed an initial ownership report after becoming subject to Section 16 on March 16, 2026. The filing lists restricted stock awards previously granted on March 13, 2025 and March 13, 2026.
These restricted shares remain subject to vesting conditions. They vest in equal installments over four years from January 1, 2025 and January 1, 2026, respectively, and require Ms. Sutherland’s continued service with the company.
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. executive Thomas P. Durels, EVP, Real Estate, reported receiving a grant of 321,670 LTIP Units of Empire State Realty OP, L.P. Each LTIP Unit is tied to Empire State Realty Trust Class A common stock through a partnership structure.
The LTIP Units were granted under the company’s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan and will vest under his Transition Agreement dated September 19, 2025, followed by a two-year holding period after each vesting date. After vesting and sufficient capital account allocations, the LTIP Units can be converted into Operating Partnership Units and then redeemed for either one share of Class A common stock or cash per unit at the company’s option. Following this award, Durels directly holds 1,900,494 LTIP Units.
Horn Stephen reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Empire State Realty Trust EVP and CFO Stephen Horn received a grant of 69,988 LTIP Units on March 13, 2026. These long-term incentive plan units are a class of units in Empire State Realty OP, L.P. and are convertible, upon vesting and tax conditions, into Operating Partnership Units and then redeemable for Class A common stock or cash on a one-for-one basis at the company’s option. After this award, Horn directly holds 224,690 LTIP Units. The LTIP Units vest in four equal annual installments on each of the first four anniversaries of January 1, 2026, subject to continued employment, and each vested unit is subject to an additional two-year holding period.
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. reported that President Christina Chiu received a grant of 261,808 LTIP Units on March 13, 2026 as a long-term equity incentive award. These LTIP Units are issued at no cash cost and can convert, after vesting and tax capital allocations, into Operating Partnership Units that are redeemable for an equal number of Class A common shares or cash at the company’s option. The LTIP Units vest in four equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of January 1, 2026, with an additional two-year holding period after each vesting date. Following this grant, Chiu directly holds a total of 1,759,022 LTIP Units.
MALKIN ANTHONY E reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Chairman and CEO Anthony E. Malkin received two equity awards of LTIP Units on March 13, 2026. One grant covers 601,384 LTIP Units and another covers 599,133 LTIP Units, each at no cash cost, as long-term incentive compensation.
The LTIP Units, issued under the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, are convertible after vesting into Operating Partnership Units and then redeemable for Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or cash at the company’s option, with no stated expiration. One grant vests ratably over four years starting January 1, 2026, and the other over three years starting the same date, both subject to continued employment and additional two-year post-vesting holding periods.
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. announced a leadership change in its accounting function. The Board appointed Jean Sutherland as Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer of the company and its operating partnership, effective March 16, 2026. Current Chief Financial Officer Stephen V. Horn will remain CFO and principal financial officer while transferring his Chief Accounting Officer duties to Ms. Sutherland, who will report to him.
Sutherland, age 38, has been Vice President of Financial Reporting and Accounting Policy at the company since June 17, 2024, and previously held senior financial reporting and technical accounting roles at WeWork and Ernst & Young. The company expects to enter into a standard officer indemnification agreement with her, and it reports that there are no special appointment arrangements, family relationships, or related-party transactions requiring disclosure.