Current Report Filing (8-k)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 21, 2022

EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland

001-36105

37-1645259

(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

EMPIRE STATE REALTY OP, L.P.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

001-36106

45-4685158

(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

111 West 33rd Street,			12th Floor
New York,			New York			10120
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)						(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

n/a

(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐			Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐			Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

ESRT

The New York Stock Exchange

Empire State Realty OP, L.P.

Series ES Operating Partnership Units

ESBA

NYSE Arca, Inc.

Series 60 Operating Partnership Units

OGCP

NYSE Arca, Inc.

Series 250 Operating Partnership Units

FISK

NYSE Arca, Inc.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item 7.01.			Regulation FD Disclosure

On December 21, 2022, Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release which provided updates on the Company’s business operations and its capital recycling transactions, including an announcement that the Company had completed an acquisition of a multifamily asset located at 298 Mulberry Street in Manhattan and closed on its previously announced disposition of its office asset located at 10 Bank Street in White Plains, NY.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless it is specifically incorporated by reference therein.

Item 9.01.			Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Press Release dated December 21, 2022
104						Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC. (Registrant)

Date: December 21, 2022

By:

/s/ Christina Chiu

Name:

Christina Chiu

Title:

EVP, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EMPIRE STATE REALTY OP, L.P. (Registrant) By: Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., as general partner

Date: December 21, 2022

By:

/s/ Christina Chiu

Name:

Christina Chiu

Title:

EVP, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer