Lexington Realty Trust Final Dividend Allocation for 2017

Lexington Realty Trust (“Lexington”) (NYSE:LXP), a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on single-tenant real estate investments, today announced its final 2017 dividend income allocations for both its common and preferred shares as they will be reported on Form 1099-DIV. Additionally, the return of capital on the common shares (Nondividend Distributions in the table below) was reported on Internal Revenue Service Form 8937 pursuant to U.S. tax basis reporting as required under Internal Revenue Code 6045B.  A copy of the Internal Revenue Service Form 8937 was posted to Lexington’s web site (www.lxp.com) on January 16, 2018.

Common Shares
RecordDate	PayableDate	TotalDistributions Per Share		Total Ordinary Dividends		Qualified Dividends (1)		Total Capital GainDistributions		Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain		Nondividend Distributions (2)
12/30/2016	01/17/2017	$0.175		$0.105130		$0.000260		$0.00		$0		$0.069870
03/31/2017	04/17/2017	$0.175		$0.105130		$0.000260		$0.00		$0		$0.069870
06/30/2017	07/17/2017	$0.175		$0.105130		$0.000260		$0.00		$0		$0.069870
09/29/2017	10/16/2017	$0.175		$0.105130		$0.000260		$0.00		$0		$0.069870
Form 1099 – Div Box				1a		1b		2a		2b		3

Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock
RecordDate	PayableDate	TotalDistributions Per Share		TotalOrdinaryDividends		Qualified Dividends (1)		Total Capital GainDistributions		UnrecapturedSection 1250Gain		Nondividend Distributions (2)
01/31/2017	02/15/2017	$0.812500		$0.812500		$0.002000		$0.00		$0		$0
04/28/2017	05/15/2017	$0.812500		$0.812500		$0.002000		$0.00		$0		$0
07/31/2017	08/15/2017	$0.812500		$0.812500		$0.002000		$0.00		$0		$0
10/31/2017	11/15/2017	$0.812500		$0.812500		$0.002000		$0.00		$0		$0
Form 1099 – Div Box				1a		1b		2a		2b		3
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(1) Qualified Dividends (Box 1b) are a subset of, and are included in, the Total Ordinary Dividends reported in Box 1a.
(2) Return of Capital.

ABOUT LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST

Lexington Realty Trust (NYSE:LXP) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns a diversified portfolio of real estate assets consisting primarily of equity investments in single-tenant net-leased commercial properties across the United States. Lexington seeks to expand its portfolio through build-to-suit transactions, sale-leaseback transactions and other transactions, including acquisitions. For more information or to follow Lexington on social media, visit www.lxp.com. 

Contact:Investor or Media Inquiries for Lexington Realty Trust:Heather Gentry, Senior Vice President of Investor RelationsLexington Realty Trust Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]