Steven J. Gilbert - May 12, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT)

Role
Director
Signature
/s/ Heather Lawson Houston, Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol
ESRT
Transactions as of
May 12, 2023
Transactions value $
$0
Form type
4
Date filed
5/15/2023, 04:27 PM
Previous filing
May 2, 2023
Next filing
May 1, 2024

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction ESRT LTIP Units Award $0 +23.2K +21.57% $0.00 131K May 12, 2023 Class A Common Stock 23.2K Direct F1, F2
transaction ESRT LTIP Units Award $0 +18.8K +14.36% $0.00 150K May 12, 2023 Class A Common Stock 18.8K Direct F1, F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 These represent long term incentive plan units ("LTIP Units"), a class of units of Empire State Realty OP, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership"). Conditioned upon sufficient allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Units for federal income tax purposes, LTIP Units are convertible by the Reporting Person, upon vesting, into an equivalent number of units of limited partnership interests ("Operating Partnership Units") of the Operating Partnership, which are redeemable by the holder for shares of Class A Common Stock of Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Issuer") on a one-for-one basis or the cash value of such shares, at the Issuer's option. The rights to convert LTIP Units into Operating Partnership Units and redeem Operating Partnership Units do not have expiration dates. These LTIP Units were granted under the Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. Empire State Realty OP, L.P. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan.
F2 These LTIP Units vest ratably on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant. Each of the LTIP Units is subject to a holding period for an additional two years following the applicable grant date of such LTIP Unit.
F3 These LTIP Units vest ratably on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, and are being issued separately in connection with the Reporting Person's election to receive LTIP Units in lieu of receiving any portion of the Reporting Person's annual base retainer in cash. Each of the LTIP Units is subject to a holding period for an additional two years following the applicable grant date of such LTIP Unit.