Steven J. Gilbert - 15 May 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT)

Reporting relationship: Director
Issuer ticker: ESRT
Reported as of: 15 May 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 19 May 2026, 16:05:51 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 14 May 2026
Next SEC filing: 26 May 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Susanne J. Lieu, Attorney-in-Fact

Key filing fact

Steven J. Gilbert filed Form 4 for Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT) on 19 May 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Steven J. Gilbert's Form 4 filing for Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT).
2 reported transactions and 2 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 19 May 2026, 16:05.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 14 May 2026.
Current net transaction value: $0.

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001105209 Primary reporting owner

GILBERT STEVEN J

Relationship: Director
Address: C/O EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC., 111 WEST 33RD STREET, 12TH FL., NEW YORK
Signature: /s/ Susanne J. Lieu, Attorney-in-Fact
Signature date: 19 May 2026

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

ESRT transaction Derivative

LTIP Units

Award

Transaction value
Shares: +23,856
Change %: +12%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 227,721
Date: 15 May 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 23,856
Exercise price
Footnotes: F1, F2

ESRT transaction Derivative

LTIP Units

Award

Transaction value
Shares: +19,236
Change %: +8.4%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 246,957
Date: 15 May 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 19,236
Exercise price
Footnotes: F1, F3

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 3 footnotes

Footnote 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. 2026 Equity Incentive Plan.

Footnote 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.

Footnote 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.

SEC remarks

Exhibit 24: Power of Attorney