Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 27, 2020, Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release which provided updates on the Company's business operations and announced that the Company would suspend its quarterly dividend on its Class A common stock for the remainder of 2020 in connection with the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.15 per unit for the third quarter of 2020, payable to holders of ESRO's Series 2014 Private Perpetual Preferred Units and a dividend of $0.175 per unit for the third quarter of 2020, payable to holders of ESRO's Series 2019 Private Perpetual Preferred Units. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 7.01 disclosure. The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of 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 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 announcing dividend suspension and business update
104                       Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page tags are embedded within the
                          Inline XBRL document).

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