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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. )

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD MAY 8, 2018APRIL 25, 2023

To the Stockholders of GETTY REALTY CORP.:our Stockholders:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 20182023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Getty Realty Corp., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), will be held on April 25, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time in a virtual format only. You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person. To be admitted to the virtual Annual Meeting, you should go to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/GTY2023 and enter the control number found on your proxy card (“Proxy Card”), voting instruction form or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. You will be deemed present and may vote at the offices of DLA Piper, 1251 Avenue of The Americas, New York, NY 10020virtual Annual Meeting by following the instructions available on May 8, 2018 at 3:30 p.m.,the meeting website during the meeting.

As set forth in the attached proxy statement, the Annual Meeting will be held for the following purposes:

We will also transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

The Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice more fully describes the proposals to be voted on at the Annual Meeting.

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 13, 20186, 2023 are entitled to notice of and to vote at this meetingthe Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

On or about March 29, 2018, for16, 2023, we are furnishing proxy materials to our stockholders through the holders of record and beneficial owners of our common stockinternet as permitted under the rules of the close of business on the record date, weSecurities and Exchange Commission. Under these rules, many stockholders will either send (i) a copy of our Proxy Statement, including this Notice of Annual Meeting, the accompanying proxy card and our Annual Report, or (ii)receive a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice of Internet Availability”Availability of Proxy Materials”). instead of a paper copy of the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement, our Proxy Card, and our Annual Report to Stockholders. We believe that this process gives us the opportunity to serve our stockholders more efficiently by making the proxy materials available quickly online and reducing costs associated with printing and postage. Stockholders who do not receive a Notice of Internet

Availability of Proxy Materials will receive a paper copy of the proxy materials by mail. The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials instructs you how to access and review this Proxy Statementthe proxy materials and our Annual Report beginning on March 28, 2018.16, 2023. The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials also instructs you how you may submit your proxy over the Internet.

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WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND COMPLETE A PROXY CARD FOR YOUR SHARES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YOU MAY VIA THE INTERNET AUTHORIZE A PROXY HOLDER TO VOTE YOUR SHARES BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE WEBSITE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE MAILED TO YOU REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS. IF YOUR SHARES ARE HELD IN THE NAME OF A BROKERAGE FIRM, BANK, NOMINEE OR OTHER INSTITUTION, YOU SHOULD PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS TO YOUR BROKER, BANK, NOMINEE OR OTHER INSTITUTION ON HOW TO VOTE YOUR SHARES. YOU MAY ALSO REQUEST A PAPER PROXY CARD TO SUBMIT YOUR VOTE BY MAIL. IF YOU VIRTUALLY ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTE IN PERSON,VIA THE MEETING WEBSITE, THAT VOTE WILL REVOKE ANY PROXY YOU MAY HAVE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED. IF YOU HOLD SHARES IN THE NAME OF A BROKERAGE FIRM, BANK, NOMINEE OR OTHER INSTITUTION, THEN, IN ORDER TO VOTE YOUR SHARES ATVIA THE MEETING WEBSITE DURING THE MEETING, YOU MUST PROVIDE A LEGALENTER THE CONTROL NUMBER FOUND ON YOUR PROXY FROM THAT INSTITUTION.CARD, VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM OR NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT, NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN.

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Proxy Summary

2023 Annual Meeting Of Stockholders

SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCEDate and Time: April 25, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time		Place: Virtually at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/GTY2023	36	Record Date: March 6, 2023
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This Proxy Summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this Proxy Statement. This summary does not contain all the information that you should consider before voting. Please carefully read the complete Proxy Statement and Getty’s Annual Report on Form 10-K before voting.

Annual Meeting Information

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GETTY REALTY CORP.

PROXY STATEMENT FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by and on behalf of the Board of Directors of Getty Realty Corp. (hereinafter called the “Company” or “Getty”), to be voted at the Company’s Annual Meeting to be held in a virtual format only at the offices of DLA Piper, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/GTY2023 on May 8, 2018April 25, 2023 at 3:2:30 p.m., Eastern Time, and at any adjournments or postponements thereof (the “Annual Meeting”), for the purposes of (1) electing asix directors to Getty’s Board of Directors; (2) holding an advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation; (3) approvingholding an amendment toadvisory vote on the Company’s Charter to increasefrequency of the aggregate number of shares of stock of all classes that the Company is authorized to issue from 70,000,000 shares to 120,000,000 shares;advisory vote on executive compensation; and (4) ratifying the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent auditors.registered public accounting firm. We will also transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

Record Date, Voting Rights, Outstanding Shares and Quorum

At the close of business on March 13, 2018,6, 2023, the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting, there were 39,710,28746,775,037 shares of Getty common stock outstanding. Only the holders of record of our common stock as of the close of business on the record date are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. Each outstanding share of common stock is entitled to one vote. The shares of common sharesstock vote as a single class. In order to constitute a quorum at the Annual Meeting, there must be present virtually or votingrepresented by proxy holders ofstockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the outstanding common stock.votes entitled to be cast at the Annual Meeting as of the record date.

Under Maryland law, shares represented by proxies that reflect abstentions or “brokernon-votes” (i.e., shares held by a broker, bank, nominee or nomineeother record holder which are representedpresent virtually or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, but with respect to which such broker, bank, nominee or nomineeother record holder lacks discretionary authority to vote the shares and has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares to vote on a particular proposal and is thus not empowered by the beneficial owner of the stock to vote the shares on a particularsuch proposal) will be counted as shares that are present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum.

Voting Requirements

If your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank, brokernominee or other record holder, of record, you will receive instructions from the holder of record on how to vote your shares. You must follow the instructions of the holder of record in order for your shares to be voted. If your shares are not registered in your own name and you plan to vote your shares in person atduring the Annual Meeting, you should contactgo to the meeting website and enter the control number found on your broker or agent to obtain a legal proxy or broker’s proxy card, voting instruction form or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice of Internet Availability”).

If your shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, you are a “stockholder of record,” and bring it with you to the Annual Meeting in order to vote.may vote your shares:

All valid proxies received, and not revoked, before the Annual Meeting will be exercised. All shares represented by a valid proxy will be voted, and where a proxy specifies a stockholder’s choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon, the shares will be voted in accordance with that specification. If no choice is indicated on the proxy with respect to any one or more of the proposals, the shares will be voted in favor of such proposal(s). At the discretion of the persons named inon the enclosed proxy card or vote instruction form, such proxy holder may also vote on any other matter that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting.thereof.

Vote Required

If a quorum is achieved at the Annual Meeting, the following voting requirements will apply:

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For purposes of the advisory vote to approve the named executive officer compensation, abstentions and brokernon-votes are not considered votes cast and will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal.

This vote on named executive officer compensation is not binding on the Board of Directors or Getty. The Board of Directors, however, will consider the results of the vote when considering future named executive compensation arrangements.

This vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation is not binding on the Board of Directors or Getty. The Board of Directors, however, will consider the results of the vote when considering the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation in the future.

BrokerNon-Votes

Brokernon-votes occur when a beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” does not give instructions to the broker, bank, nominee or other nomineerecord holder holding the shares as to how to vote on matters deemed“non-routine.” “non-routine” under NYSE rules and, therefore, lacks discretionary authority to vote the shares without voting instructions from the beneficial owner. Generally, if shares are held in street name, the beneficial owner of the shares is entitled to give voting instructions to the broker, bank, nominee or other nomineerecord holder holding the shares. If the beneficial owner does not provide voting instructions, the broker, bank, nominee or other nomineerecord holder can still vote the shares with respect to matters that are considered to be “routine,”“routine” under NYSE rules but cannot vote the shares with respect to“non-routine” “non-routine” matters. With respect to the four proposals set forth in this Proxy Statement, only Proposal 4 – Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPIndependent Registered Public Accounting Firm – is considered to be “routine” and brokers, banks, nominees or other nominees generallyrecord holders will have discretionary voting power with respect to such proposal. We encourage you to provide instructions to your broker, bank, nominee or other record holder regarding the voting of your shares.shares in order to ensure that your shares are represented at the Annual Meeting. See “Vote Required” section above for the treatment of brokernon-votes with respect to each of the four proposals.

If you vote by proxy, the individuals named on the proxy card (your “proxies” or “proxy holders”) will vote your shares in the manner you indicate.

Revocation of Proxies

You may revoke your proxy at any time prior to it being exercised. Record holders may revoke their proxy by voting via the website during the meeting or by submitting a new proxy, dated after the date of the proxy to be revoked, to the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s address shown on the cover page of this Proxy Statement, prior to the Annual Meeting. If your shares are held in “street name,” you must contact your broker, bank, nominee or other record holder for instructions on revoking your proxy.

Solicitation of Proxies

We will bear the cost of soliciting proxies. In addition to soliciting stockholders by mail through our employees, we will request brokers, banks, brokers andnominees or other record holders, custodians nominees and fiduciaries to solicit customers for whom they hold our stock, and we will reimburse them for their reasonable,out-of-pocket costs. costs in connection with the solicitation of proxies. We may also use the services of our officers, directors and others to solicit proxies personally or by telephone, without additional compensation.

Notice Regarding the Internet Availability of Proxy Materials

From the date of mailing of the Notice of Internet Availability through the conclusion of the Annual Meeting, stockholders will be able to access all of the proxy materials on the internet at www.proxyvote.com.www.proxyvote.com. The proxy materials will be available free of charge. The Notice of Internet Availability will instruct you as to how you may access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials (including our Annual Report to stockholders)Stockholders) over the internet or through other methods specified at the website designated in the Notice of Internet Availability. The designated website contains instructions as to how to vote your shares over the internet or by telephone. The Notice of Internet Availability also instructs you as to how you may request a paper or email copy of the proxy card. If you received a Notice of Internet Availability and would like to receive a printed copiescopy of the proxy materials, you should follow the instructions for requesting such materials included in the Notice of Internet Availability.

The rules and regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) permit us to deliver a single Notice of Internet Availability or set of Annual Meeting materials to one address shared by two or more of our stockholders. We have delivered only one copy of the Notice of Internet Availability or set of Annual Meeting materials to multiple stockholders who share anthe same address, unless we received contrary instructions from the impactedaffected stockholders prior to the mailing date. We will promptly deliver, upon written or oral request, a separate copy of the Notice of Internet Availability or Annual Meetingset of proxy materials to any stockholder at the shared address to which a single copy of those documents was delivered. If you prefer to receive separate copies of the Notice of Internet Availability or Annual Meetingsets of proxy materials, contact Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) at1-800-542-1061, or in writing at Broadridge, Householding Department, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. If you are currently a stockholder sharing an address with another stockholder and wish to receive only one copy of future Notices of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or Annual Meetingset of proxy materials for your household, please contact Broadridge at the above phone number or address.

The Notice of Internet Availability or Annual Meetingset of proxy materials is beingwill be sent to stockholders, on, and will be available on the internet, on or about March 28, 2018.16, 2023.

Voting Items and Board of Directors Recommendations

Performance Highlights

We maintained our positive earnings trajectory in 2022, as measured by Adjusted Funds From Operations (“AFFO”) per share, which supported another material increase in cash dividends to common stockholders.

AFFO Per Share	Dividends Paid Per Share

Our emphasis on expanding our platform and growing our portfolio drove another diverse set of acquisitions in 2022. We allocated approximately 30% of our investment spending to convenience stores, and more than 70% to other convenience and automotive retail real estate (express car washes, auto service centers, and drive-thru quick serve restaurants). We also added four new tenants to the portfolio and meaningfully expanded our relationships with several existing tenants. Finally, we grew our presence in a number of attractive metropolitan areas including Austin, Charleston (South Carolina), Charlotte, Las Vegas, and San Antonio.

2022 INVESTMENT VOLUME BY PROPERTY TYPE

We demonstrated our strong access to capital and our continued commitment to an investment grade credit profile in 2022, raising more than $340 million of permanent debt and equity capital and maintaining strong credit metrics.

Executive Compensation Highlights

Our executive compensation program currently involves a combination of annual cash compensation, discretionary incentive compensation, including both cash and equity incentive awards, retirement and other plans, and perquisites and other benefits.

We aim to develop and implement compensation programs that are designed to encourage high performance, promote accountability, and assure that executives’ interests continue to be aligned with the interests of our stockholders.

The majority of the compensation awarded to executives is variable in nature and dependent on Company and individual performance. Additionally, more than half of 2022 executive compensation was in the form of equity incentive awards, further aligning executives’ interests with stockholders.

CEO PAY MIX*	OTHER NEO PAY MIX*

* Equity incentive award data is based on the value of restricted stock units granted in February 2022 based on 2021 performance

In making executive compensation determinations, we also consider the results of the non-binding, advisory stockholder votes on our executive compensation program. Our stockholders have approved our executive compensation program each year since the advisory vote was first sought, including by at least 93% of votes cast in each of the last three years.

Say On Pay Vote

Please see the section of this Proxy Statement below titled “Executive Compensation” for a detailed discussion of our executive compensation program and compensation philosophy, including detailed information regarding 2022 compensation of our Named Executive Officers.

Business Philosophy

Our objective is to generate sustained earnings growth, which in turn drives sustained growth of cash dividends to common stockholders, and to do so over the long term without negatively altering our risk profile. To this end, our investment strategy combines comprehensive transaction underwriting and lease structuring with certain macro perspectives that guide capital allocation decisions across property types, tenants and transactions. We focus our efforts on freestanding retail properties that are tied to convenience and automobility, exhibit strong underlying real estate characteristics – including access, visibility and synergies with nearby retailers – are located in high-density metropolitan areas, and are leased to national and regional operators.

We seek to grow and enhance our portfolio through accretive investments and active asset management. We acquire new properties through sale leaseback transactions, development funding for new-to-industry construction, and the acquisition of properties with in-place leases, and also selectively redevelop assets within our existing portfolio.

We place a premium on establishing long-term relationships with tenants and regularly seek to form new relationships. We believe that a relationship-driven approach mitigates risk and drives efficiencies for originating and underwriting new investment opportunities given our familiarity with the underlying tenant credit and business operations.

Lastly, we are committed to maintaining an investment grade credit profile, including low-to-moderate leverage, ample liquidity and access to capital, and a flexible, unencumbered balance sheet. We believe that this capital structure philosophy helps to facilitate growth and mitigate risk across fluctuating market cycles.

Corporate Responsibility

We are committed to good corporate citizenship and business practices that serve all of our stakeholders. We recognize the importance of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues and incorporate ESG considerations into our business practices and decision-making processes. We believe the growth and sustainability of our business depends on a broad array of factors, including a continuing focus on investments in our people, ethics and integrity, and support of our environmental programs.

We reached an important milestone in 2022 with the release of our inaugural Corporate Responsibility Report, which gave us an opportunity to more fully discuss our approach to corporate responsibility and the emphasis we place on our people, our planet, and our business practices. Notable ESG initiatives conducted in 2022 and into 2023 included:

We look forward to sharing additional details on these efforts and our ongoing commitment to effective ESG practices in our 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report, scheduled to be published in June 2023.

Our People: Social Responsibility and Human Capital Development

We believe that our people are the foundation of our success, and we are committed to ensuring that they are provided a safe and healthy workplace and are engaged professionally and socially. Our Business Conduct Guidelines and Employee Handbook govern our professional conduct and ethics with respect to our people, our partners, our health and safety, and our information technology security.

Employee Health and Wellness

During 2022, Getty’s business operations were not significantly disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as patterns of work and social conduct continued to adjust toward normalization. However, the Company maintained its COVID-19 protocols to help protect our team, including policies relating to self-monitoring of symptoms, testing, and work from home when appropriate. In addition, the Company’s headquarters adheres to health and safety best practices, and we also have adopted a permanent hybrid work policy allowing all employees the flexibility to work from home up to two days per week. The Company remains committed to the prioritization of empathy and flexibility to support the safety, health, and security of each member of our team and has worked to ensure that all Getty employees are able to meet their personal and family needs, as well as their professional goals.

Employee Benefits and Compensation

In addition to programs to support their health and wellness, our team members are provided a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including competitive base salaries, cash and equity incentive awards, multiple retirement savings programs and commuter benefits programs. Further, we encourage the professional development of our employees through in-person trainings and online learning resources and regularly support and pay for external education programs requested by our employees, as well as higher-education tuition reimbursement, if doing so will advance their work-related skills or professional development.

Diversity and Inclusion

We aim to foster a diverse and inclusive work environment. Women currently comprise 47% of our full-time team at various levels throughout our organization. We expect our workplace to be free from discrimination and harassment on the basis of color, race, sex, national origin, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, and any other legally-protected status. Our Business Conduct Guidelines and Employee Handbook govern our professional conduct and ethics and we conduct annual training to prevent harassment and discrimination and monitor employee conduct year-round.

Corporate Citizenship and Philanthropy

We appreciate the important role that our team and the Company can play in the communities in which we live and operate.

We support individual volunteerism and provide team members with work schedule flexibility to support causes and organizations that are meaningful to them. In 2022, we launched our Getty Gives campaign to provide our team with a formal program to support causes dear to them and the communities in which we live and work. Getty Gives includes corporate donations to charitable organizations selected by our employees, company matching for employee charitable donations, and additional paid time off for employee volunteer opportunities. In 2022, our Getty Gives program led to corporate charitable donations to two charitable organizations selected by our employees, and matching employee charitable donations to many other worthy causes.

In 2022, we also launched our inaugural pro bono legal services program to advance the public interest by serving organizations in need and at the same time provide opportunities for personal philanthropic fulfillment to in-house members of our legal team. Getty considers in-house pro bono activity to be an important part of its commitment to philanthropic initiatives and is committed to continuing efforts to help our communities through pro bono legal engagement.

We will continue to support individual volunteerism and provide Company employees with work schedule flexibility to support causes and organizations that are meaningful to them. In the years ahead we will maintain our Getty Gives campaign and seek to expand our corporate citizenship and philanthropic efforts by evaluating opportunities to support organizations selected by our team through corporate volunteerism.

Our Planet: Environmental Stewardship

As an organization, we place a high priority on the protection of our assets, communities, and the environment. Our team includes full-time environmental experts who perform due diligence to support our investment activity and actively manage a program to oversee legacy environmental remediation for which we are responsible. In addition, our leases require tenants to comply with environmental laws and regulations, and, for operations with environmental susceptibility, to have insurance to protect against environmental impacts that arise during their tenancy. We also emphasize sustainability at our corporate headquarters where we utilize energy efficient computer equipment, filtered water machines and timed or sensor-controlled HVAC and lighting systems, among other sustainability practices.

Environmental Due Diligence

Our acquisition due diligence process includes thorough environmental review and analysis, including environmental site assessments to understand the environmental condition of the property, including whether there is indication of any release of hazardous substances, chemical or waste storage, or other environmental concerns or risks, and to determine whether the property and the operations thereon meet environmental standards.

Environmental Compliance

Our properties are leased to tenants under triple-net leases which make tenants contractually responsible for compliance with environmental laws and regulations and for remediation of all environmental contamination that arises from their occupancy, and, in most cases, that may be discovered during their occupancy even if it pre-dated their occupancy. We take appropriate measures, including enforcement when necessary, to assure that our tenants comply with these contractual provisions for the benefit of the environment. Our leases also require tenants who conduct environmentally susceptible operations to have comprehensive insurance, and we maintain additional pollution coverage throughout our portfolio for properties with higher environmental risk exposure.

In addition, we maintain a robust, well-staffed and actively managed program to oversee environmental remediation for which the Company may be held responsible, develop strategies and enhance processes for compliance with environmental laws and regulations by the Company and our tenants, and conduct appropriate operational surveillance of environmental risk and exposure for our real estate holdings.

Sustainability at Our Properties

Under our triple-net leases, tenants are responsible for operating the businesses conducted at our sites, keeping the properties in good order and repair, and making capital investments as they deem appropriate to optimize their business operations. As such, it is our tenants who control the environmental impact of their operations, including energy efficiency, water usage, and waste and recycling practices, and decide when and how to adopt environmentally sustainable practices and make related investments.

In 2022, we partnered with an outside Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability (EHS&S) consulting firm to develop and conduct a formal Tenant Survey seeking our tenants’ input regarding sustainability measures and initiatives already implemented at our properties, or that may be implemented at our properties, as well as information regarding our tenants’ current ESG policies and practices. The Tenant Survey results will assist us in identifying additional potential ESG opportunities to support our business and our tenants’ businesses.

We appreciate that many of our tenants have completed “green” projects at our properties with their own capital and/or have taken advantage of government and other subsidies for qualifying renewable energy technologies and projects. While we have always supported and encouraged these tenant investments, as part of our commitment to ESG, we implemented our “Getty Green Loans” program to provide low-cost loans to our tenants for the express purpose of investing in environmental and sustainability projects. As a net lease landlord, we trust our tenants to identify the investments they deem appropriate to successfully operate their businesses at sites we own. With Getty Green Loans, we hope to reinforce our position as a business partner, while providing additional incentive to our tenants to prioritize green projects as they continue to enhance their operations and our properties.

Sustainability at Our Corporate Headquarters

We emphasize sustainability at our corporate office space in New York City and through our office policies. Our office space is outfitted with energy efficient computer equipment, filtered water machines, and timed or sensor-controlled HVAC and lighting systems. Our office policies include various recycling programs, no plastic cups, dishes, or utensils, and a commitment to reduce paper use. Our commuter benefits program encourages the use of public transportation or ride sharing, and our headquarters boasts a Redfin Walk Score® ranking of 99 and Transit Score® rating of 100, leading to reduced use of single occupancy vehicles in commuting by our employees.

Our Practices: Corporate Governance and Ethical Business Practices

We are dedicated to maintaining high standards for corporate governance predicated on integrity and transparency. Our Board of Directors is directly engaged with the critical initiatives that help us establish and maintain our policies related to sustainability, corporate citizenship, and effective governance. In that regard, our Board has delegated oversight of our ESG efforts to our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, and oversight of enterprise risk management and risk mitigation to our Audit Committee, including with respect to (i) information security and data protection, and (ii) climate related risks in the Company’s financial statements as and to the extent required by the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).

Board Composition

We value independence and are committed to broadening diversity on our Board of Directors. Excluding our Chief Executive Officer who sits on our Board, all of our current Directors, including our Chairman, are independent (as defined in the listing standards of the NYSE) and all of our committees are comprised solely of independent Directors. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines affirm that diversity (based on factors commonly associated with diversity such as race, gender, national origin, religion, and sexual orientation or identity, as well as on broader principles such as diversity of perspective and experience) is one of the elements to be considered in evaluating a particular director candidate, and our Board of Directors is committed to prioritizing diversity in connection with any future consideration of a candidate for the Board of Directors.

We seek to ensure our Board of Directors has diversity of background, expertise, perspective, age, gender identity, ethnicity, and tenure on the Board
33% of our Board identify as female	17% of our Board identifies as racially or ethnically diverse
83% Independent All of our directors other than our CEO are independent

Proposal No. 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Election of Directors(Item No. 1 on the Proxy Card)

Nominees for Election at the Annual Meeting

Getty’s directors are elected at each annual meeting of stockholders and hold office for a term of one year and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The Board of Directors has nominated six candidates for election as directors for aone-year term ending at the 20192024 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders or when their successors are duly elected and qualified. As discussed below, effective February 21, 2023, Richard E. Montag retired from the Board of Directors, resulting in a vacancy on the Board of Directors.

The affirmative vote of a plurality of all votes cast at the Annual Meeting is required for the election of each nominee to our Board of Directors. With respect to each director, nominee, you may vote “for” such nominee or “withhold” your vote as to such nominee. Director nominees with the most votes cast “for” such nominee’s election will be elected to our Board of Directors. Accordingly, if you “withhold” authority to vote with respect to one or more nominees, your vote will have no effect on the election of such nominees. For purposes of the election of directors, abstentions and brokernon-votes, if any, will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the result of the vote.

You may use the proxy card furnished to you to cast your votes for the election of the directorDirector nominees named in the table below. In the event thatIf any of the nominees should become unable or unwilling to serve as a director prior to the 2018 Annual Meeting, we intend to vote your proxy “for” the election of the substitute nominee, if any, who is designated by the Board of Directors.Directors (unless the proxy contains instructions to the contrary). For additional information about how we identify and evaluate nominees for director, see “Committees – Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee” at page 1025 of this Proxy Statement.

Set forth below is information regarding the directors nominated for election at the Annual Meeting, including background information and information regarding the specific experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that support the conclusion that these nominees should serve as directors of Getty.

We believe that our Board of Directors is comprised of a makeup of individuals with a diversity of professional, personal, and experiential backgrounds, including with respect to skills, education, industry experience, and demographic characteristics such as age, gender, ethnicity and geographic location. For additional information regarding the particular skills represented on our Board of Directors, see the “Experience and Qualifications Represented on our Board of Directors” section below on page 21 of this Proxy Statement.

				Christopher J. Constant – 44
Name and Age		Information Regarding Nominees
Leo Liebowitz – 90		Mr. LiebowitzConstant has served as Chairman of the Boarda director of Getty since 1971January 1, 2016, concurrent with his appointment as President and served as the Chief Executive Officer of Getty from 1985 until 2010.the Company at such time. Mr. Liebowitz servedConstant joined the Company in November 2010 as Director of Planning and Corporate Development and advanced within the Company to Treasurer in May 2012, Vice President of Getty from 1971 until 2004. In 1955, Mr. Liebowitzco-founded the predecessor business that became our Company,in May 2013, Chief Financial Officer in December 2013, and he is our largest individual stockholder. Mr. Liebowitz also served as Chairman,President and Chief Executive Officer andas of January 1, 2016. Prior to joining Getty, Mr. Constant was a directorVice President in the corporate finance department of Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc. from 1996 until 2000, and as a director of the Regional Banking Advisory Board of JPMorgan ChaseMorgan Joseph & Co. Inc. and began his career in the corporate finance department at ING Barings. Mr. Constant holds an A.B. from 1975 to 2013.Princeton University. As ourco-founder and one of our largest stockholders since the Company’s inception, Mr. Liebowitz possesses a deep understanding and appreciation of all aspects of Getty, its history and its business. He is highly qualifiedConstant’s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include his past experience in investment banking, totaling over ten years, including his past leadership role as Vice President in the investment banking firm Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc., and leadhis diverse knowledge of financial and capital markets and corporate development strategies, specifically as they relate to the real estate industry and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). In addition, Mr. Constant has extensive knowledge of the Company’s business strategies, finances and operations cultivated through his years of service as President and Chief Executive Officer since 2016 and in various other executive capacities with the Company since 2010. Mr. Constant has been a driving force behind the development and execution of numerous projects and strategic initiatives during his tenure at Getty. His knowledge of our Board.business, finances, operations and compliance requirements, and his demonstrated effective leadership within the Company, qualify Mr. Constant as a valuable member of our Board of Directors.

Milton Cooper – 89 94
		Mr. Cooper has served as a director of Getty since 1971 and as Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors since 2006 and a member of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee since before 1993.2006. Mr. Cooper is the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors for Kimco Realty Corporation (“Kimco”), a New York Stock ExchangeNYSE listed real estate investment trust,REIT, which is one of the nation’s largest owners and operators of neighborhood and community shopping centers. Mr. Cooper has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors

Name and Age		Information Regarding Nominees
		and Chief Executive Officer of Kimco from its initial public offering in 1991 to 2009 and was a Directordirector and President of Kimco prior thereto. In 1956, Mr. Cooperco-founded the predecessor business that became Kimco. Mr. Cooper is a nationally recognized leader of the modern REIT industry. He has received the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts Industry Leadership Award for his significant and lasting contribution to the REIT industry. From 1983 through April 2012, he was also a director of Blue Ridge Real Estate/Big Boulder Corporation, a real estate management and land development firm. Mr. Cooper has also served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts. Along with Mr. Liebowitz, Mr. Cooper is the longest-serving member of our Board,holds degrees from City College in New York and also one of our largest individual stockholders. Mr. Cooper is a trusted advisor and highly qualified for our Board.Brooklyn Law School.

Philip E. Coviello – 7579
		Mr. Coviello has served as a director of Getty since 1996 and has served as Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors since 2000. Mr. Coviello has also servesserved on the Compensation Committee since 2007 and on the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee since 1999. Mr. Coviello has served as a director of Kimco since 2008, serves as Chairman of Kimco’s Audit Committee and also serves on Kimco’s Executive Compensation Committee and Nominating and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Coviello was a partner in Latham & Watkins LLP, an international law firm, until his retirement from the firm as of December 31, 2003. Mr. Coviello holds an A.B. from Princeton University, an L.L.B. from Columbia University School of Law, and an M.B.A. from Columbia University Business School. Mr. Coviello’s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include his many years of legal experience counseling Boardsboards of Directorsdirectors and senior management of public and private companies on a wide range of corporate and securities law issues, including mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings and corporate governance, regulatory compliance and other matters.

Evelyn León Infurna – 59
		Christopher J. ConstantMs. Infurna was appointed to serve as a director of Getty in July 2021 and has served as a member of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee since that time. Ms. Infurna has also served as a member of the Compensation Committee since October, 2022, and as a member of the Audit Committee since February, 2023. Ms. Infurna is a Vice President of Investor Relations with Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., a NYSE listed energy investment company. Previously, she was Senior Vice President of Investor Relations with SmartRent. com Inc. Prior to that, Ms. Infurna was a Managing Director with ICR, LLC specializing in strategic communications, capital markets advisory and investor engagement for REITs and other real estate companies. Preceding her tenure with ICR, Ms. Infurna was a Managing Director in Equity Capital Markets with Citigroup where she was responsible for raising equity capital for companies in the real estate and lodging sectors. Ms. Infurna spent over a decade as a portfolio manager and analyst managing real estate and related securities portfolios with Diamondback, Moore Capital, Amaranth and Barings/ Cornerstone Advisers. She commenced her real estate capital markets career as a Director in equity research with Deutsche Bank. From 2018 through 2021, Ms. Infurna served as an advisory board member to Accesso Partners, a private real estate asset manager based in Miami. Ms. Infurna holds a B.S. from New York University and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University. Ms. Infurna’s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include her experience as a senior officer of a public company, her communications, advisory and investor engagement experience for REITs and other public companies in the real estate industry. Ms. Infurna has robust real estate capital markets expertise and asset management. Ms. Infurna is an accomplished leader and an experienced board member who brings a unique and independent perspective to our Board of Directors.

Mary Lou Malanoski – 39 66
		Mr. ConstantMs. Malanoski has served as a director of Getty since January 1, 2016, concurrent with his appointmentOctober 2018. She has also served as President and Chief Executive Officera member of the Company effective at that time. Mr. Constant joinedAudit Committee since October 2018, and as Chair of the Company in November 2010 as Director of Planning and Nominating/Corporate Development and advanced within the Company to Treasurer in May 2012, Vice President in May 2013,Governance Committee since April 2021. Ms. Malanoski is currently Chief Financial Officer in December 2013, and Presidentof S2K Partners Co. LLC. Previously, she was the Chief Operating Officer at Morgan Joseph TriArtisan, an investment bank focused on the mid-market, where she also had served as Head of Banking and Chief Executive Officer as of January 1, 2016. Financial Officer. Prior to joining Getty, Mr. ConstantMorgan Joseph TriArtisan, she was a Vice Presidentfounder and principal of New Street Advisors, a boutique broker-dealer, and New Street Investments, a firm focused primarily on non-control investments in private companies. Prior to New Street Advisors, she was a senior team member at New Street Capital, a private investment firm which managed the corporate finance departmentassets of the reorganized Drexel Burnham Lambert. Ms. Malanoski began her career as an investment banker at Drexel Burnham Lambert. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for Phibro Animal Health Corporation and served as a member of the Board of Directors for Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc.TriArtisan from November 2005 until August 2021. Ms. Malanoski holds a B.A. from the Rosemont College and began his career in the corporate finance department at ING Barings.an M.B.A. from The Johnson School of Cornell University. Mr. Constant’sMs. Malanoski’s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include his pasther over 30 years of experience in investment banking, totaling over ten years, including his past leadership role as Vice President in the investment banking firm

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		Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc., and his diverse knowledge of financial and capital markets and corporate development strategies, specifically as they relate to the real estate industry and REITs. In addition, Mr. Constant has gained extensive knowledge of the Company’s business strategies, finances and operationson Wall Street in various executive capacities with the Company since 2010,roles. Ms. Malanoski is an accomplished leader and has beenan experienced board member who brings a driving force behind the execution of numerous specializedunique and strategic projects during his tenure. His knowledge of our business, finances, operations and compliance requirements, and his demonstrated effective leadership within the Company, qualify Mr. Constant as a valuable member ofindependent perspective to our Board of Directors.

Howard B. Safenowitz – 59 64
		Mr. Safenowitz has served as a director of Getty since December 1998 and was appointed as Chairman of the Board in April 2021. Prior to his appointment as Chairman, Mr. Safenowitz served as Lead Independent Director of Getty sincefrom February 2010. He has also served as2010 to March 2021, Chairman of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee from 2005 to March 2021, a member of the Board of Directors since 2005. Mr. Safenowitz also serves on the Compensation Committee sincefrom 1999 to March 2021, and ona member of the Audit Committee since 2005.from 2005 to March 2021. Together with attributed family interests, Mr. Safenowitz is also one of the Company’s largest stockholders. Mr. Safenowitz is the President of Safenowitz Family Corp., an investment firm, since 1997. From 1990 to 2003, he was employed by The Walt Disney Company where he served as Senior Vice President, Business Affairs of Buena Vista Motion Pictures from March 2001 until April 2003 and prior thereto as Vice President, Business Affairs of Walt Disney Pictures and Television from 1996 until 2001. Mr. Safenowitz practiced corporate and transactional law in New York and California from 1983 until joining The Walt Disney Company in 1990. He also served as a director of Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc. from December 1998 until December 2000. Mr. Safenowitz holds a B.A. from the University of Rochester and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law. Mr. Safenowitz’s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include his

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		significant experience with and knowledge of Getty, along with his prior service as a director of Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc. until December 2000, which together provide him with a valuable perspective on core business matters that face our Company. In addition, his experience as a corporate lawyer, as well as his position as the president of Safenowitz Family Corp., and his past leadership experience at The Walt Disney Company, have provided Mr. Safenowitz demonstrated leadership and management skills contributing to his value as an advisor to our CompanyCompany.

RecommendationCommittee Composition of our Board of Directors

The table below sets forth the Committee appointments of our current directors as of March 6, 2023.

Experience and Qualifications Represented on our Board of Directors

The matrix below represents some of the key experience and qualifications that our Board of Directors and Nominating/ Corporate Governance Committee has identified as particularly valuable to the effective oversight of the Company and the execution of our strategy. This matrix highlights the depth and breadth of experience and qualifications of our current directors.

Recommendation

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote “for”“FOR” the election of each nominee for director.

Former Director

Richard E. Montag – 90
		At the meeting of the Board of Directors held on February 21, 2023, Mr. Montag retired from his role as a director of the Company and as a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Montag had served as a director of Getty and a member of the Audit Committee since 2010. He had also served as a member of the Compensation Committee from 2010 to October 2022. Mr. Montag was a director of FNC Realty Corporation (f/k/a Frank’s Nursery & Crafts, Inc.) from 2004 until 2005; Enterprise Asset Management, Inc. from 2003 until 2004; Hills Stores Company from 1997 to 1998, and Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc. from 1996 until 2000. From 1982 until 1998, Mr. Montag was the Vice President of Real Estate Development for The Richard E. Jacobs Group, one of the most respected owners, developers, and managers of commercial real estate.

Corporate Governance and Related Matters

Board of Directors and Board Leadership Structure

OurAt the meeting of the Board of Directors held on February 21, 2023, Richard E. Montag retired from the Board of Directors. Accordingly, our Board of Directors is currently comprised of Leo Liebowitz, Howard B. Safenowitz,Christopher J. Constant, Milton Cooper, Philip E. Coviello, Richard E. MontagEvelyn León Infurna, Mary Lou Malanoski, and Christopher J. Constant.Howard B. Safenowitz. Our Board of Directors is elected by the stockholders to oversee the performance of the Company’s business affairs of the Company and to set broad strategy for the Company’s growth. The Board of Directors acts as an advisor to senior management and monitors its performance. It also oversees the Company’s compliance efforts. To help discharge its responsibilities, the Board of Directors has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines on significant corporate governance issues. The Corporate Governance Guidelines address, among other things, the size and composition of the Board of Directors, director independence, committee membership and structure, meetings and executive sessions, and director selection and training.

The Board of Directors and the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee are committed to the needs of the Board of Directors and in evaluating possible director candidates will, pursuant to the Director Qualification Standards section of the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, consider multiple factors including the independence, knowledge and judgment, financial literacy, breadth of skills, experience, perspective, and other attributes of a candidate, as well as diversity criteria such as race, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or identity. The Board of Directors and the Nominating/ Corporate Governance Committee do not assign specific weight to any particular criteria; the goal is to identify nominees that, considered as a group, will possess the skill sets and characteristics required of the Board of Directors to fulfill its responsibilities. However, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee is committed to prioritizing for nominations qualified director candidates who are “independent” as defined in the listing standards of the NYSE and who bring diversity to the Board of Directors on the basis of race, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or identity.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, our Board of Directors had seven members. Due to the retirement of Mr. Montag from the Board of Directors effective February 21, 2023, there is presently one vacancy on our Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has nominated six candidates for election as directors for a one-year term ending at the 2024 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders and when their successors are duly elected and qualified. The Board of Directors has not undertaken to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Montag’s retirement. The Board may reevaluate the size of the Board of Directors. If the Board of Directors decides to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Montag’s retirement, our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee is committed to prioritizing for nomination a qualified director candidate who is “independent” as defined in the listing standards of the NYSE and who brings diversity to the Board of Directors on the basis of race, gender, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation or identity, in addition to satisfying criteria based on relevant experience and breadth of skills. (For additional information regarding the factors considered in evaluating our director candidates, see “Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee” discussion on page 25 of this Proxy Statement.)

The Charters for each of the committees of the Board of Directors, the Corporate Governance Guidelines, and Getty’s Business Conduct Guidelines (which serve as our code of ethics under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and our code of business conduct and ethics under the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”)NYSE rules, and covers officers, employees and directors), may all be accessed through the Getty website at www.gettyrealty.com by clicking on “Investors/Corporate Governance”. The Board of Directors and the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee are committed to the needs of the Board and, in evaluating possible director candidates, have historically considered the knowledge and judgment, and breadth of skills, experience and attributes, of a candidate with a goal of identifying the most suitable person based on merit, without regard to gender, race, color, religion or national origin. From time to time, the Board of Directors and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee havere-evaluated their policies regarding diversity among the Board of Directors, specifically including gender and racial diversity. In February 2018, the Board of Directors determined to revise the Director Qualification Standards section of the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines to reaffirm the potential benefits of diversity among the Board of Directors, by specifically stating that (i) diversity (based on factors commonly associated with diversity such as race, gender, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation or identity, as well as on broader principles such as diversity of perspective and experience) would be one of the elements to be considered in evaluating any particular director candidate, and (ii) in carrying out its duties, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee shall be responsible for assessing the appropriate balance of skills and characteristics required of members of the Board of Directors and will actively seek to broaden the diversity composition of the Board of Directors. (For additional information on this issue, see “Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee” discussion on page 10 of this Proxy Statement.)

In addition to our website availability, copies of any of the Charters for each of the committees of the Board of Directors, the Corporate Governance Guidelines, and/or Getty’s Business Conduct Guidelines may also be obtained by submitting a written request to Mr. Joshua Dicker, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, at the address for Getty’s executive offices provided in this Proxy Statement. The Business Conduct Guidelines apply to all employees, officers and directors of the Company and waivers of the Business Conduct Guidelines for directors or executive officers, if any, will be disclosed as required by the rules and regulations of the SEC. There were no such waivers in 2017.2022.

For the year ended December 31, 2017, our Board of Directors had six members. The Board of Directors has nominated six candidates for election as directors for aone-year term ending at the 2019 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders and when their successors are duly elected and qualified.

The Board does not have a policy regarding the separation of the roles of Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chairman of the Board, as the Board of Directors believes it is in the best interests of the Company for the Board of Directors to have the flexibility to make the determination whether the same person should serve as both the CEO and Chairman of the Board at any given point in time, or whether the roles should be separate, depending on, among other factors, the position and direction of the Company and the membership of the Board.Board of Directors. The Board of Directors believes that its current leadership structure, with the separation of theseparate Chairman and the CEO position,positions, is appropriate for the Company because it separates the leadership of the Board of Directors from the day to dayday-to-day leadership of the Company. The Board of Directors believes that in addition to the Lead Independent Director, separating the position of Chairman from the CEO better positions the Board of Directors to evaluate the performance of management and enables the Chairman to provide guidance to the CEO.

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Mr. Safenowitz was appointed to the position of Chairman of the Board in April 2021. Prior to his appointment as Chairman, Mr. Safenowitz served as the Company’s Lead Independent Director and in that capacity presided over executive sessions of the Company’s independent Directors, facilitated information flow and communication among the Directors, and performed such other Lead Independent Director duties as were specified by the Board of Directors. In view of the facts that the Company currently has separate CEO and Chairman positions and that the Company’s Chairman is an “independent” director as defined in the listing standards of the NYSE and satisfies duties otherwise applicable to the Lead Independent Director, the Board of Directors has determined not to designate a separate Lead Independent Director but reserves the right to do so in the future.

In his role as the Chairman of the Board, Mr. LiebowitzSafenowitz is responsible for enhancing the effectiveness of the Board effectiveness,of Directors, in particular by ensuring that the Board of Directors works as a cohesive team; ensuring that the Board of Directors has adequate resources and that there is a process in place to assure that the Board of Directors is presented with full, timely and relevant information; ensuring that there is a process in place to monitor best practices that relate to the responsibilities of the Board;Board of Directors; and assessing the effectiveness of the overall Board of Directors and individual directors on a regular basis. HeThe Chairman is also responsible for management of the Board management,of Directors, in particular by providing oversight on the agendas for Board of Directors meetings; consulting with the CEO regarding the membership and the chairs for Board of Directors committees; ensuring that the independent directors meet regularly without management present to discuss the effectiveness of the CEO and the Board;Board of Directors; and by chairing Board of Directors meetings and executive sessions of the Company’s independent Directors. The Chairman is invited to attend all meetings of Committees of the Board and receives corresponding Committee documentation in advance of the meetings.

In his role as the CEO, Mr. Constant is responsible for setting a strategic vision for the Company and seeking to align the Company, internally and externally, with that strategic vision. In addition, Mr. Constant, as CEO, is responsible for day to dayday-to-day leadership of the Company, promoting Company performance through his leadership, and leading the Company in the execution of its business plan. Our CEO also serves on our Board of Directors, which we believe helps the CEO to serve as a bridge between management and the Board of Directors, ensuring that both groups act with a common purpose. We believe that the CEO’s presence on the Board of Directors enhances his ability to provide insight and direction on important strategic initiatives to both management and the independent directors and, at the same time, ensures that the appropriate level of independent oversight is applied to all decisions by the Board.Board of Directors.

Role of Board of Directors in Risk Oversight

It is management’s responsibility to assess and manage the various risks the Company faces and the Board’sBoard of Directors’ responsibility to oversee management in this effort. In exercising its oversight, the Board of Directors has delegated primary responsibility for risk assessment and risk management oversight to the Audit Committee. Under its Charter, the Audit Committee’s responsibilities include discussing with management the Company’s policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management and the Company’s material financial risk exposures and the actions management has taken to limit, monitor or control such exposures. The Audit Committee also oversees risk and conducts reviews on a quarterly, or as needed, basis, including by working with management, and reviewing cybersecurity risk mitigation policies and initiatives and information security risks. The Audit Committee receives quarterly reports from management on the Company’s enterprise risk management practices and risk mitigation efforts. These quarterly reports from management to the Audit Committee also cover the Company’s risk assessment and risk management actions regarding information security and data privacy risks. In 2022, the Company engaged an outside consultant to conduct a cybersecurity assessment, the methodology for which was based on information security frameworks and guidelines such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Center for Information Security (CIS), and ISO27001. The Company received the results of the assessment in December 2022, which management reviewed with the Audit Committee during the first quarter of 2023. For additional information regarding the Audit Committee’s role in assisting the Board of Directors in its oversight of risk assessment and risk mitigation, including with respect to information security and data protection, see the “Report of the Audit Committee—Oversight Responsibilities—Enterprise Risk Management” and “—Information Security and Data Protection” sections on page 54 of this Proxy Statement. Effective as of February 21, 2023, the Audit Committee’s Charter was revised to clarify that the Audit Committee’s oversight responsibilities for risk assessment and risk management expressly includes responsibility for climate related risks in the Company’s financial statements as and to the extent required by the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC or FASB. The Audit Committee also oversees the Company’s legal and regulatory requirements, the

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independent auditors’ qualifications and independence, the performance of the Company’s internal audit function and the independent auditors, and the Company’s compliance programs, including the Company’s Business Conduct Guidelines, and internal audit function.Complaint and Investigation Procedures. Our full Board of Directors regularly reviews the Company’s strategic plans and objectives, including the risks that may affect the achievement of these strategic plans and objectives.

Independence of Directors

The Board of Directors has determined that Mses. Malanoski and Infurna, and Messrs. Cooper, Coviello Montag and Safenowitz, are “independent” as defined in the listing standards of the NYSE. During his tenure on the Board of Directors since the 2022 annual meeting, Mr. Montag was also determined by the Board of Directors to be “independent” as defined in the listing standards of the NYSE. In making these determinations, the Board of Directors considered all relevant facts and circumstances, including the independence standards set forth in Section 303A.02 of the rules of the NYSE. The Board of Directors affirmatively determined that none of the directors, or any of their respective family members, other than Mr. Liebowitz and Mr. Constant, has had any relationship with Getty (either directly or as a partner, stockholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with Getty), other than as a stockholder and director of Getty. Accordingly, the Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that each of the directors, other than Mr. Liebowitz and Mr. Constant, is “independent.”

It has been and will continue to be the practice of the Board of Directors to meet at least quarterly each year and have Mr. Liebowitz, asthe Chairman of the Board of Directors chair such meetings. Additionally, it has been the practice of the independent directors to meet in executive session at least quarterly each year, and to haveyear. Mr. Safenowitz who has served since February  25, 2010chaired executive sessions of the Company’s independent Directors in his capacity as the Company’s Lead Independent Director chair such sessions.between February 2010 and March 2021 and has continued to do so as an independent Director since his appointment to the position of Chairman of the Board in April 2021.

Directors’ Meetings

During the year ended December 31, 2017,2022, the Board of Directors held six (6)four (4) meetings. Each of the directors nominated for election at the Annual Meeting attended all of the 20172022 meetings of the Board of Directors, and all of the 20172022 meetings of Committees of the Board of Directors on which such director served except that one member ofat the Audit Committee did not attend the July 25, 2017 Audit Committee Meeting due to illness.time such meeting was held. Each of the directors nominated for election at the Annual Meeting also attended the annual meeting of stockholders in May 2017.

The Board of Directors encourages all of its director nominees for election or reelection at its annual meetings to attend such annual meeting.

Committees

The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee, a Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and a Compensation Committee, the membership and functions of which are described below.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee met four (4) times in 2017.2022. The Audit Committee for the year ended December 31, 2022, consisted of Messrs.Mr. Coviello (Chairman), Mr. Montag and Safenowitz.Ms. Malanoski. Mr. Montag retired from the Board of Directors and resigned as a member of the Audit Committee on February 21, 2023, and immediately following his resignation Ms. Infurna was appointed to the Audit Committee to fill the vacancy. Accordingly, as of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Audit Committee is comprised of Mr. Coviello (Chairman), and Mses. Malanoski and Infurna. The Audit Committee selects the independent registered public accounting firm that audits the consolidated financial statements of Getty and its subsidiaries, discusses the scope and the results of the audit with our independent registered public accounting firm, and monitors Getty’s financial accounting and reporting practices. The Audit Committee also examines and discusses the adequacy of Getty’s internal control over financial reporting with the independent registered public accounting firm, our internal auditors, and with management. The Board of Directors has designated the Audit Committee to take the lead in overseeing our risk assessment and risk management, alongincluding with overseeingrespect to information security and data protection and climate related risks in the Company’s financial statements as and to the extent required by the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC or FASB. The Board of Directors has also designated the Audit Committee to oversee compliance with our legal and regulatory requirements, the independent auditors’ qualifications and independence, the performance of the Company’s internal audit function and the independent auditors, and the Company’s compliance programs, including the Company’s

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Business Conduct Guidelines.Guidelines, and Complaint and Investigation Procedures. In addition to regular meetings, at least one Audit Committee member (historically, the Chairman) meets telephonically with management and Getty’s independent auditors to review the Company’s quarterly reports and other reports, as appropriate, prior to their full presentation to the Audit Committee and subsequent filing with the SEC. The Audit Committee met with management and Getty’s independent auditors to review the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 20172022 and recommended to the Board of Directors that the financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form10-K for such year. See “Role of Board of Directors in Risk Oversight” on page 923 of this Proxy Statement and the “Report of the Audit Committee—Oversight Responsibilities—Enterprise Risk Management” on page 53 of this Proxy Statement for a discussion of the Audit Committee’s role in risk assessment and risk management oversight. Additionally, the Audit Committee reviews and discusses with management management’s specific disclosures contained in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form10-Q. Please also see the “Report of the Audit Committee ReportCommittee” included at pages33-34page 53 in this Proxy Statement.

The Board of Directors determined that for the year ended December 31, 2017,2022, each member of the Audit Committee (a) was (1) “independent” and (2) “financially literate” as such terms are defined in the listing standards of the NYSE and (b) met the independence tests set forth in Section 301 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and regulations promulgated thereunder by the SEC.SEC and the criteria applicable to members of the Audit Committee under NYSE rules. The Board of Directors also determined that for the year ended December 31, 2017,2022, Ms. Malanoski and Mr. Coviello, and, Mr. Montagas of her appointment to the Audit Committee on February 21, 2023, Ms. Infurna, each qualified as an “audit committee financial expert” under the relevant rules of the SEC, and that each of Messrs.Ms. Malanoski, Mr. Coviello and MontagMs. Infurna have the requisite accounting/financial management expertise required by the listing standards of the NYSE.

The Charter of the Audit Committee provides that members of the Audit Committee may not be members of the audit committee of more than two other public companies unless such other memberships have been disclosed to the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors has determined that such simultaneous service does not impair the ability of such member to serve effectively on the Audit Committee. None of the Audit Committee members served on the audit committee of more than two other public companies during 2017.2022.

In February 2023, the Audit Committee revised the Audit Committee’s Charter to clarify that the Audit Committee’s long-standing practice of overseeing the Company’s policies and procedures related to risk assessment and risk management expressly includes responsibility for climate related risks in the Company’s financial statements as and to the extent required by the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC or FASB, in addition to its then existing risk oversight responsibilities with respect to information security and data protection. For additional information regarding the Audit Committee’s role in assisting the Board of Directors in its oversight of risk assessment and risk mitigation, including with respect to information security and data protection, see the “Report of the Audit Committee—Oversight Responsibilities—Enterprise Risk Management” and “—Information Security and Data Protection” sections on page 53 and 54 of this Proxy Statement.

Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee

The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee met two (2) times in 2017.2022. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee for the year ended December 31, 2022 consisted of Messrs. Safenowitz (Chairman)Ms. Malanoski (Chair), Cooper,Mr. Coviello and Coviello.Ms. Infurna. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee recommends nominees for election to the Board of Directors and reviews the role, composition and structure of the Board of Directors and its committees. As part of this review, the Committee evaluates (i) whether to have a Lead Independent Director, (ii) the responsibilities of the positions of Chairman of the Board and Lead Independent Director, and (iii) the qualifications for those positions, including whether the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors should be held by the Chief Executive Officer, an independent director, or anon-independent director other than the Chief Executive Officer. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee also recommends candidates to the Board of Directors for election as officers.

Responsibility for Director Nominations

For a discussion of the specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills of the nominees for election to the Board of Directors, see the “Nominees for Election at the Annual Meeting” sectionand “Experience and Qualifications Represented on page 4our Board of Directors” sections beginning on pages 17 and 21, respectively, of this Proxy Statement.

Corporate Governance Committee considered general principles of diversity in the broadest sense (including diversity of skills and perspectives) when identifying director nominees for the Board, however, the Committee did not have a formal policy with regard to the consideration of diversity specifically based on factors such as race, gender, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation or identity, in identifying director nominees. As noted above, in February 2018, the Board of Directors determined to revise theRelated Matters(continued)

The Director Qualification Standards section of the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines to reaffirmaffirms the potential benefits of diversity among the Board of Directors by specifically stating that (i) diversity (based on factors commonly associated with diversity such as race, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or identity, as well as on broader principles such as diversity of perspective and experience) would beis one of the elements to be considered in evaluating anya particular director candidate, and (ii) in carrying out its duties, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee shall beis responsible for assessing the appropriate balance of skills and characteristics required of members of the Board of Directors and will actively seek to broaden the diversity composition of the Board of Directors. In addition, at its regular meeting held in February 2018,The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee does not assign specific weight to any particular criteria; the Board of Directors unanimously confirmed its intentiongoal is to expandidentify nominees that, considered as a group, will possess the Board of Directors by at least one new member after the Annual Meetingskills and prior to the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and to seek to appoint a qualified candidate to the newly-created position who can meet the needscharacteristics required of the Board of Directors including by broadeningto fulfill its responsibilities. Consistent with these guiding principles, the diversity composition ofNominating/ Corporate Governance Committee again recommended that the Board of Directors. TheDirectors nominate for continued service as directors all six of our current directors, based upon their respective (i) personal and professional integrity, ethics and values, (ii) educational and professional background, (iii) experience in corporate management and/or experience as a board member, (iv) experience in the real estate industry and/or other relevant industry experience, (v) high level of financial literacy (including all six of our current director nominees having been determined by the Board of Directors to be “financially literate,” as such term is defined in the listing standards of the NYSE), and (vi) ability to foster a diverse viewpoint based on gender and other factors commonly associated with diversity such as race, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation. Moreover, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee intendsagain recommended that the Board of Directors nominate for continued service as directors five out of six of our current directors for their “independence,” as defined by the NYSE listing standards. In addition, while our Board of Directors may elect to supportreevaluate the objectivesize of the Board of Directors, if the Board of Directors elects to fill the vacancy on the Board of Directors created by conductingMr. Montag’s retirement the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee is committed to prioritizing for nomination a searchqualified director candidate who is “independent” as defined in the listing standards of the NYSE and when appropriate, recommending qualified candidates consistent withwho brings diversity to the Board of Directors on the basis of race, gender, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation or identity, in addition to satisfying criteria based on relevant experience and breadth of skills. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee reserves the right to recommend and nominate additional members to the Board of Directors from time to time.

The Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines do not include mandatory retirement ages or term limits applicable to directors. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee annually reviews the performance and qualifications of each current director and considers the results of such evaluation when determining whether or not to recommend the nomination of such director for such newly created vacancy toan additional term. In addition, although the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee considers length of service when recommending candidates for re-election, the Board of Directors.Directors does not believe that adopting a set term limit for directors serves the interests of the Company. Such limits may result in the loss of contributions from directors who have been able to develop, over a period of time, increasing insight into the Company, its operations and its strategic direction. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee reviews these policies as part of its annual governance review and will consider modifications to these policies as it deems necessary or appropriate and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee is “independent” as such term is defined in the listing standards of the NYSE. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee Charter includes policies with regard to stockholder recommendations of nominees to the Board of Directors.

Stockholders wishing to recommend candidates for election to the Board of Directors must supply information in writing regarding the candidate to Mr. Joshua Dicker, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company, at the Company’s executive offices. This information should include the candidate’s name, biographical data and an analysis of the candidate based on the director candidate criteria described below. The recommendation must also include all information relating to the proposed director nominee that would be required to be disclosed in a solicitation of proxies for election of directors in an election contest under applicable securities law. Stockholders wishing to nominate a candidate must comply with the advance notice requirements in ourBy-Laws. Bylaws. Please refer to ourBy-Laws Bylaws for more specific information. OurBy-Laws Bylaws were publicly filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)SEC on November 14, 2011.2011, as amended February 26, 2019 and February 23, 2022, and publicly filed with the SEC on February 27, 2019 and February 25, 2022. In addition to satisfying the requirements of our Bylaws, in order to comply with universal proxy rules, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Company’s must also provide notice that sets forth the information required in and meets the advance notice requirements of Rule 14a-19 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Additional information regarding any proposed nominees may be requested by the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee.

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EachPursuant to the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee Charter and/or the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, each nominee must possess fundamental qualities of intelligence, honesty, good judgment, and high standards of ethics, integrity, fairness and responsibility. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will also will consider the following criteria in addition to other criteria the Committee deems appropriate, including the specific needs of the Board of Directors at the time:

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experience as a board member of another publicly held company;

In reviewing prospective nominees, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee also reviews the number of public company boards on which a director nominee serves to determine if the nominee will have the ability to devote adequate time to the work of the Board of Directors and its committees. The Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and the Company’s Audit Committee Charter provide that members of the Audit Committee may not be members of the audit committee of more than two other public companies unless such other memberships have been disclosed to the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors has determined that such simultaneous service does not impair the ability of such member to effectively serve on the Company’s Audit Committee. In addition, the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that non-management directors may not serve on more than four other boards of public companies (excluding the Company’s Board of Directors) and that management directors may not serve on more than two boards of public companies (including the Company’s Board of Directors).

On the basis of the information gathered in this process, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will determine which nominees to recommend for election to the Board.Board of Directors. Recommendations and related information received prior to any Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee meeting where director nominees are to be considered will be considered at that meeting. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee uses the same process for evaluating all nominees, regardless of the source of the recommendation. This process includes, among other things, personal interviews, discussions with professional references, background checks, credit checks and resume verification.

The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee has not received any recommendation for a director nominee for the Annual Meeting from any stockholder or group of stockholders.

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Governance Oversight—Sustainability Reporting and Policies and Procedures; Stockholder Ability to Amend the Company’s Bylaws; Opt Out of the Maryland Unsolicited Takeover Act

On February 23, 2022, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee amended the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee’s Charter to codify the Committee’s role overseeing the Company’s sustainability reporting and its policies and procedures with respect to its sustainability and corporate social responsibility activities. In June 2022, under the expanded oversight of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, the Company published its inaugural Corporate Responsibility Report. For additional information regarding the Company’s sustainability and corporate social responsibility activities, see the “Corporate Responsibility—Environmental Practices, Social Responsibility and Governance” section on page 30 of this Proxy Statement.

In addition, based upon the recommendation of our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, our Board of Directors amended Article XIV of the Bylaws to provide that in addition to the power of our Board of Directors to alter, repeal, amend or rescind any provision of the Bylaws and to make new Bylaws, the Company’s stockholders have the power to alter, repeal, amend or rescind the Bylaws or to make new Bylaws by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company entitled to vote on the matter pursuant to a binding proposal timely submitted by a stockholder (or stockholder group) that satisfies the ownership and other eligibility requirements of Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the periods and as of the dates specified in Rule 14a-8. At our 2022 annual meeting, our stockholders approved an analogous amendment to our Charter. (Additional information about the Charter Amendment is contained under the caption “Proposal 4: Approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2022.) In February 2022, our Board of Directors, based upon the recommendation of our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, adopted a resolution prohibiting the Company from electing to be subject to the provisions of Title 3, Subtitle 8 of the Maryland General Corporations Law (“MGCL”) contained in Section 3-803 of the MGCL (relating to classification of the board), unless such election is first approved by the stockholders of the Company by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast on the matter by stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors. As previously reported by the Company, Articles Supplementary memorializing the resolution were filed with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation on February 24, 2022.

Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee met two (2) times in 2017.2022. The Compensation Committee for the year ended December 31, 2022, consisted of Messrs. Cooper (Chairman), and Coviello, and Ms. Infurna. Ms. Infurna was elected to the Compensation Committee in October 2022, following Mr. Montag’s resignation from such Committee. Ms. Infurna and Mr. Montag and Safenowitz.each attended one meeting of the Compensation Committee in 2022 in her or his respective capacity as a member of such Committee. The Compensation Committee is responsible for developing and, with the approval of the Board of Directors, implementing the compensation plans, policies and programs of the Company and producing an annual report on executive compensation for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. It is the Compensation Committee’s responsibility to ensure that compensation programs are designed to encourage high performance and promote accountability and assure that employee interests are aligned with the interests of the Company’s stockholders. The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Compensation Committee is “independent” as such term is defined in the listing standards of the NYSE.

The Compensation Committee also administers the Supplemental Retirement Plan for Executives of Getty Realty Corp. and Participating Subsidiaries (the “Supplemental Retirement Plan”) and the Getty Realty Corp. SecondThird Amended and Restated 2004 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2004 Plan”) and. The Compensation Committee also reviews, approves and recommends to the Board of Directors for Boardits approval, the compensation of the directors and each of the named executive officers of Getty.

The Compensation Committee’s Charter provides that the Committee may delegate any or all of its responsibilities, except that the Committee may not delegate its responsibilities with respect to:

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The compensation of Getty’s executive officersNEOs is recommended by the CEO to the Compensation Committee. The CEO reviews the performance of each executive officerNEO (other than his own) with the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee considers the CEO’s recommendations, evaluates the CEO’s individual performance and establishes the compensation for each executive officer,NEO, including the CEO. The CEO does not play any role in the Compensation Committee’s deliberation of matters impacting his own compensation. No executive officer other than the CEO plays a role in determining or recommending the amount or form of executive compensation.

In February 2022, in connection with its annual review, the Compensation Committee amended the Compensation Committee’s Charter to clarify its duties with respect to compensation for directors, executives, and employees, to update certain provisions that are no longer applicable, and to enhance its compliance with applicable rules and regulations of the NYSE and SEC. In February 2023, the Compensation Committee further revised the charter to clarify such provisions and provide the Compensation Committee the authority to adopt or modify clawback, anti-hedging, and anti-pledging policies to be recommended to the Board of Directors.

Contacting the Board of Directors

Stockholders and other interested parties who wish to communicate with the Board of Directors may do so by sending written communications to the Board of Directors at the following address: Board of Directors, Getty Realty Corp., Two Jericho Plaza, Wing C, Suite 110, Jericho,292 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, 11753.New York 10017-6376. Stockholders and other interested parties who wish to direct their communications to only the independent(non-management) directors of Getty may do so by sending written communications to the following address: Independent Directors, c/o Getty Realty Corp., Two Jericho Plaza, Wing C, Suite 110, Jericho,292 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, 11753.New York 10017-6376. Concerns relating to accounting, internal controls or auditing matters are handled in accordance with procedures established by the Audit Committee with respect to such matters.Committee.

Executive Officers

The Company’s executive officers are as follows:

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responsibility over his 30-year career in real estate acquisitions, development and construction, most notably as Senior Director - Real Estate with Home Depot and Senior Vice President Real Estate with TD Bank. Mr. Olear is also a member of the Board of Trustees for Springpoint Senior Living. Mr. Olear earned a B.A. in Business Administration from Upsala College.

There are no family relationships between any of the Company’s directors or executive officers.

Corporate Responsibility—Environmental Practices, Social Responsibility and Governance

We are committed to good corporate citizenship and business practices that serve all of our stakeholders. We recognize the importance of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues and incorporate ESG considerations into our business practices and decision-making processes.

In June 2022, we published our inaugural Corporate Responsibility Report which gave us an opportunity to more fully discuss our approach to corporate responsibility and the emphasis we place on our people, our planet, and our business practices.

Notable ESG initiatives conducted in 2022/2023 included:

The results of these initiatives will be discussed in our 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report, which is scheduled to be published in June 2023. We look forward to continuing our ESG efforts to demonstrate our commitment to effective ESG practices that support our business, our communities, and our stakeholders.

Our Planet: Environmental Stewardship

MANAGEMENT OF SHARESWe own assets subject to long-term, triple-net leases that generally require our tenants to maintain the properties they occupy, including the environmental impact of their operations and any sustainability initiatives they choose to implement during the term of their tenancy. We take appropriate measures, including enforcement when necessary, to assure that our tenants comply with these lease provisions for the benefit of the environment and the communities in which our properties are located.

Our Property Portfolio

We are committed to investing responsibly and managing the environmental risks throughout our business practices.

Environmental Due Diligence. Our acquisition due diligence process includes extensive environmental review and analysis conducted by experts in convenience and automotive retail real estate. This process includes environmental site assessments of each property (Phase I) as part of our analysis to understand the environmental condition of the property, including whether there is indication of any release of hazardous substances, chemical or waste storage, or other environmental concerns or risks, and to determine whether the property and the operations thereon meet environmental standards. We will not acquire a property unless we are satisfied with the results of our environmental due diligence and, once closed, our leases require our tenants to comply with all environmental laws, rules and regulations.

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Environmental Compliance. Our asset management and environmental teams continuously monitor our properties for potential contamination, exposure to natural disasters and other environmental risks, including:

Sustainability at Our Properties. We support and encourage our tenants’ sustainability initiatives and implemented our Getty Green Loans program to make low-cost loans available to our tenants for the express purpose of investing in environmental and sustainability projects. As a net lease landlord, we trust our tenants to identify the investments they deem appropriate to successfully operate their business at properties we own. With Getty Green Loans, we hope to reinforce our commitment as a business partner, while providing additional incentive to prioritize green projects as they continue to enhance their operations and our properties.

Sustainability Reporting and Policies and Procedures. On February 23, 2022, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee amended the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee’s Charter to codify the Committee’s role overseeing the Company’s sustainability reporting and its policies and procedures with respect to its sustainability and corporate social responsibility activities. In 2022, we provided disclosures regarding our ESG programs on our website and in our quarterly corporate profile and expanded our sustainability reporting practices with the publication of our inaugural Corporate Responsibility Report in June 2022.

In 2022, we also partnered with an outside Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability (EHS&S) consulting firm to develop and conduct a formal Tenant Survey seeking our tenants’ feedback regarding sustainability measures and initiatives implemented, or that may be implemented, at our properties, as well as information regarding our tenants’ current ESG policies and practices. We expect the Tenant Survey results to assist us in identifying potential ESG opportunities that support our business and our tenants’ businesses. The Tenant Survey was distributed to 39 of our tenants, representing 952, or 92%, of our properties and $141 million, or 91%, of our annual base rental income. We expect to provide additional information regarding our Tenant Survey in our 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report.

We also worked with our EHS&S consulting firm to develop and conduct a Materiality Assessment to help us identify the ESG topics most relevant to our internal and external stakeholders. The Materiality Assessment included a survey distributed to select internal and external stakeholders as well as interviews with select representative stakeholders. We expect that the results of this Materiality Assessment will help us identify any gaps in our current ESG program and allow us to better understand additional opportunities that we could pursue as part of our ESG efforts. The Materiality Assessment was distributed to 39 of our internal stakeholders (employees and Board of Directors) and 62 of our select external stakeholders (tenants, investors, lenders, research analysts, and rating agencies). We expect to provide additional information regarding our Materiality Assessment in our 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report.

Sustainability at Our Corporate Headquarters

We emphasize sustainability at our corporate headquarters, including:

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Our People: Social Responsibility and Human Capital Development

We believe that our people are the foundation of our success and are committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace that allows our team members to engage professionally and personally. We foster a diverse and inclusive work environment. Women currently comprise 47% of our full-time team at various levels throughout our organization. We promote and fund professional development opportunities through in-person trainings, online learning resources, and external classes and seminars requested by our employees, and higher-education tuition reimbursement, if doing so will advance the work-related skills or professional development of our team. Our Business Conduct Guidelines and our Employee Handbook govern our professional conduct and ethics with respect to our people, our partners, our health and safety, and our information technology security.

In June 2022, we launched our Getty Gives campaign to provide our team with a formal program to support causes dear to them and the communities in which we live and work. Getty Gives includes corporate donations to charitable organizations selected by our employees, company matching for employee charitable donations, and additional paid time off for employee volunteer opportunities. In 2022, our Getty Gives program led to corporate charitable donations to two charitable organizations selected by our employees, and matching employee charitable donations to many other worthy causes.

In 2022 we also launched our inaugural pro bono legal services program to advance the public interest by serving communities in need and at the same time provide opportunities for personal philanthropic fulfillment to members of our in-house legal team. Getty considers pro bono activity to be an important part of its commitment to philanthropic initiatives and is committed to continuing efforts to help our communities through pro bono legal engagement.

Employee Compensation and Welfare Programs

We offer our employees a robust benefits package that includes:

Our Practices: Corporate Governance and Ethical Business Practices

We are dedicated to maintaining a high standard for corporate governance predicated on integrity, ethics, diversity and transparency.

Board Independence. In particular, we value the independence of our directors, with approximately 83% of our directors (5 out of 6) qualifying as independent, including the Chairman of our Board and all members of the committees of our Board of Directors.

Board Composition. We are committed to diversity on our Board of Directors, with 33% of our directors being female. Moreover, the Director Qualification Standards section of the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines affirm that diversity (based on factors commonly associated with diversity such as race, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, or

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sexual orientation or identity, as well as on broader principles such as diversity of perspective and experience) is one of the elements to be considered in evaluating a particular director candidate, in addition to other skills and characteristics required of members of the Board of Directors to fulfill their obligations as directors. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will continue to assess the appropriate balance of skills and characteristics required of members of the Board of Directors and, as opportunities arise, will seek to broaden the diversity composition of the Board of Directors. (For additional information regarding the evaluation of our director candidates and their specific experience and qualifications, see “Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee” discussion on page 25 of this Proxy Statement and “Experience and Qualifications Represented on our Board of Directors” section on page 21 of this Proxy Statement.)

Other Governance Practices. Additionally, as discussed in greater detail in the section of this Proxy Statement captioned “Corporate Governance and Related Matters,” we hold annual elections for our entire Board of Directors, do not have a classified board of directors, and have restrictions on over-boarding. We maintain anti-hedging & anti-pledging policies and have not adopted a poison pill.

Stockholder Ability to Amend Bylaws. In addition to the power of our Board of Directors to alter, repeal, amend or rescind any provision of the Bylaws and to make new Bylaws, under both our Charter and Bylaws, the Company’s stockholders have the power to alter, repeal, amend or rescind the Bylaws or to make new Bylaws by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company entitled to vote on the matter pursuant to a binding proposal timely submitted by a stockholder (or stockholder group) that satisfies the ownership and other eligibility requirements of Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the periods and as of the dates specified in Rule 14a-8. (For additional information regarding the evaluation of our director candidates and their specific experience and qualifications, see “Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee” discussion on page 25 of this Proxy Statement.)

Opting out of the Maryland Unsolicited Takeover Act. Our Board of Directors adopted a resolution prohibiting the Company from electing to be subject to the provisions of Title 3, Subtitle 8 of the MGCL contained in Section 3-803 of the MGCL (relating to classification of the board), unless such election is first approved by the stockholders of the Company by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast on the matter by stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and filed Articles Supplementary memorializing the resolution with the SDAT. (For additional information regarding the evaluation of our director candidates and their specific experience and qualifications, see “Nominating/ Corporate Governance Committee” discussion on page 25 of this Proxy Statement.)

We believe that sound corporate governance strengthens the accountability of our Board of Directors and management and promotes the long-term interest of stockholders. For a more detailed description of our governance policies and procedures, please see the discussions above in this “Corporate Governance and Related Matters” section at page 22 of this Proxy Statement.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners And Management of Shares

The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of Getty common stock as of March 13, 20186, 2023 of (i) each person who is a beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Getty common stock, (ii) each director, (iii) the Named Executive Officers (as defined below), and (iv) all directors and executive officers as a group. The number of shares column includes shares as to which voting power and/or investment power may be acquired within 60 days of March 13, 20186, 2023 (inclusive of vested Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) – see footnote 2 below).

*Total shares beneficially owned constitute less than one percent of the outstanding shares.

(4)(3)

The information is derived from a Schedule 13G filed by BlackRock, Inc. on January 19, 2018.26, 2023. BlackRock, Inc. has sole power to vote or to direct the vote of 4,883,2607,183,088 shares and sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 4,955,7817,290,489 shares.

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Executive Compensation

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

The Compensation Committee is responsible for setting and administering the compensation policies and practices for the executive officers of the Company. The Company’s executive compensation program consists primarily of the following elements: base salary, cash incentive compensation, equity compensation and retirement plans. We do not utilize compensation policies or practices that create risks which are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

This “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section describes generally the compensation policies and practices that the Company applies to our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Christopher J. Constant, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Mark J. Olear, our General Counsel, Joshua Dicker, and our Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), Danion FieldingBrian R. Dickman (each of the foregoing, a “Named Executive Officer” or “NEO”). For additional details about our NEOs for 2017,2022, see “Executive Officers” at page 1329 of this Proxy Statement and “Summary Compensation Table” at page 2242 of this Proxy Statement.

2017

2022 Company Performance Highlights

The following presents a summary of certain financial and operational highlights achieved by the Company in 20172022 which, among other factors, were considered by the Compensation Committee in reaching its determinations regarding the performance and compensation of the Named Executive Officers.our NEOs. (See our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017,2022, for additional details regarding each of these highlights.)

¹ AFFO and FFO arenon-GAAP measures. For a description of how Getty calculates AFFO and FFO and for a reconciliation of thesenon-GAAP measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measure,see Item 6 (Selected Financial Data) in the Annual Report on our Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

certain of our undervalued gasoline and repair station properties and redeveloping them into either a new convenience and gasoline use or an alternative single-tenant net-lease retail use. In 2022, rent commenced on two redevelopment projects, including a new-to-industry convenience store and gasoline properties and redeveloping them into either a newer convenience store and gasoline use or another single-tenantnet-lease retail use with higher returns. In 2017, we reached rent commencement on our second and third redevelopment projects, and, as of December 31, 2017, we had nine of our properties under active redevelopment for alternative uses. In addition, as of December 31, 2017, we are in various stages of feasibility and planning for recapturing and redeveloping many other properties, including having signed leases in place for four properties which will be recaptured from existing tenants and redeveloped after relevant entitlements, permits and approvals have been secured.

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Overview

The compensation of each NEO is recommended by the CEO to the Compensation Committee. The CEO reviews the performance of each NEO (other than himself) and provides compensation recommendations for all NEOs (including himself) to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee considers the CEO’s recommendations, evaluates the CEO’s individual performance, and establishes the compensation for each NEO. The CEO does not play any role in the Compensation Committee’s deliberation of matters impacting his own compensation. After consideration of various factors, including the operational and financial achievements noted above and the individual contributions of the NEOs which advanced those achievements, the Compensation Committee made the following determinations in February 2018 with respect to the Named Executive Officers:

See the “Summary Compensation Table” on page 22 for additional details.

Getty’s Compensation Program

Getty’s compensation program for executive officers is designed to effectively manage the Company’s aggregate annual compensation expense while providing executive officers with a total compensation package that is adequatecompetitive to retain them, encourage and motivate their high performance and promote their accountability. Getty’s compensation policies are also designed to promote increased stockholder value by aligning the financial interests of

^* Capitalized terms are as defined in the Company’s Credit Agreement and Second Amended and Restated Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement. Calculations are as of December 31, 2017.

Getty’s executive officers with those of its stockholders. The Compensation Committee believes that its current policies, plans and programs are adequateappropriate for these purposes.

Getty’s executive compensation program involves a combination of annual cash compensation, discretionary incentive compensation (cash incentive awards and equity incentive awards likesuch as RSUs with dividend equivalents), retirement and other plans, and perquisites and other benefits. Although the Compensation Committee has not adopted any formal policies for allocating compensation among the foregoing compensation components, in conducting its review and rendering its determinations, the Compensation Committee evaluates whether each executive officerNEO is provided with a total compensation opportunity that achieves the key objectives of the compensation program while maintaining an appropriate cost and risk management structure.

Base salary levels for executive officersNEOs are, in combination with other compensation components, considered by the Compensation Committee to be sufficient to achieve the objectives of Getty’s compensation program. Total compensation, including discretionary annual cash incentive awards and RSU grants (including dividend equivalents paid with respect to such RSUs), are in aggregate amounts which the Compensation Committee considers sufficient to retain its executive officersthe NEOs and to align their interests with those of Getty’s stockholders.

In making executive compensation determinations, the Compensation Committee has also considered the results of the non-binding, advisory stockholder votes on the Company’s executive compensation program. Our stockholders have approved the Company’s executive compensation program each year since the advisory vote was first sought, most recently approving it by 93% of votes cast on the say-on-pay proposal in our 2022 Proxy Statement. The Compensation Committee was mindful of our stockholders’ endorsement of the Compensation Committee’s decisions and policies and has maintained its general approach to executive compensation for decisions made to date. The Compensation Committee will continue to consider the results from this year’s and future advisory stockholder votes regarding the executive compensation program.

Total compensation determinations by the Compensation Committee for each NEO are influenced in part by the particular responsibilities of the applicable executive position with additional consideration given to such NEO’s individual performance. Our CEO reviews the performance of each NEO (other than himself) and provides compensation recommendations for all NEOs (including himself) to the Compensation Committee with respect to base salary amounts, cash bonuses and grants of equity basedequity-based awards under the 2004 Plan, consisting of RSUs (including dividend equivalents with respect to such RSUs).

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The Compensation Committee reviews and deliberates upon the CEO recommendations, evaluates the CEO’s and each of the NEO’s individual performance,performances, and establishes the compensation for each NEO. The CEO does not play any role in the Compensation Committee’s deliberation of matters impacting his own compensation. Although the Compensation Committee takes the CEO’s recommendations under advisement, it independently evaluates the compensation recommendations for each NEO and in all instances exercises its discretion in making final compensation decisions in accordance with its authority and formal responsibilities set forth in its charter.the Charter of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee has direct knowledge of the performance of each of the NEOs through regular and special reports by these executives to the Board of Directors and Board Committees and through other interactions with these executives related to the Company’s operations and performance. In reaching the executive compensation decisions described below, the Compensation Committee recognized the individual contributions that each NEOof Messrs. Constant, Olear, Dicker, and Dickman made towards the Company’s operational and financial achievements highlighted above, while also recognizing each of their individual efforts, including the following notable accomplishments for each NEO:

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		●   Effectively structured, negotiated and documented the Company’s real estate transactions; ●   Effectively managed the Company’s litigation portfolio; ●   Effectively managedportfolio and legal budgets, including the Company’s insurance programs;establishment of legal reserves and ●   Effectively provided advancing or resolving significant litigation matters;
	■	Provided effective corporate governance oversight and advice to the Company’s Board of Directors. Directors and Committees, including leading SEC and NYSE compliance and disclosure management, corporate secretary functions, and successfully evaluating and implementing new governance policies to align with industry best practices;
Mr. Danion Fielding	■	●   Successfully led the Company’s equity and debt financings and financial planning activities; ●   Enhanced the Company’s investorinsurance and risk management programs, including by achieving significant cost reductions while maintaining Company risk parameters; and
	■	Provided oversight of tenant lease compliance while maintaining positive tenant relations, functions;including management of regulatory, insurance and legal claims performance, enforcement decisions, and processing of lease expirations, renewals, amendments, and recaptures.
Brian R. Dickman ●   AdvancedExecutive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer		■	Proactively raised $225 million of senior unsecured notes at a blended interest rate of 3.56% to facilitate the accretive refinancing of existing notes and to match-fund investment activity;
		■	Raised more than $117 million of common equity by utilizing forward agreements under the Company’s ATM Program in order to match-fund investment activity;
		■	Maintained the Company’s investment grade rating and strong credit profile, including leverage consistently within the Company’s target range, ample liquidity and sustained capacity under the Company’s revolving credit facility;
		■	Led the Company’s initial ESG disclosure efforts, including publication of the Company’s inaugural Corporate Responsibility Report in June 2022;
		■	Organized and participated in non-deal roadshows and investor conferences, and successfully converted multiple new investors; and
		■	Provided leadership and active management across the Company’s accounting, finance, and information technology initiatives;functions to drive process improvements and ●   Effectively managed other enhancements to the Company’s treasury functions. reporting and analytical capabilities.

The compensation of the CEO is discussed, deliberated upon and approved solely by the Compensation Committee.

The Compensation Committee may periodically engage outside professional firms to assist in understanding compensation levels and programs in the broader marketplace and to provide advice on executive compensation. In 2017,2022, the Compensation Committee did not engage the services of a compensation consultant and did not benchmark compensation elements against a peer group.

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The primary elements of compensation for our NEOs are the following:

Base Salary

The Compensation Committee examines whether each executive’sNEO’s base salary is competitive and appropriate in view of such person’s role, level of responsibility, experience and value to the Company, and relative to achieving the overall goals of the compensation program for all executive officers.NEOs. The Compensation Committee reviews base salaries annually and in the interim if an executive officer’s position or responsibilities change or if the Compensation Committee believes it is otherwise necessary or appropriate.appropriate to do so. Salaries are not automatically increased on an annual basis if the Compensation Committee believes that a raise is not warranted by either individual or Company performance, or that other forms of compensation are more appropriate to furtheradvance compensation program objectives.

AsIncreases made to 2022 base salary are reflected in the Summary Compensation Table below. With respect to 2023 base salary, as part of itsthe Compensation Committee’s process and in order to achieve the overall goals of Getty’s executive compensation program, the Compensation Committee determined to increase base salaries in 20182023 from those in effect in 20172022 by the following amounts for the following NEOs: Mr. Constant’s base salary for 20182023 was increased by 5.8%6.7%, and base salaries for 20182023 for each of Messrs. Olear, Dicker and Dickman were increased 5.1% for Mr. Olear, 5.7% for Mr. Dickerby 4.3%, 4.7% and 6.0% for Mr. Fielding.4.7% respectively.

Incentive Compensation

Cash Bonus

The Compensation Committee believes that discretionary cash bonuses are useful on a case by casecase-by-case basis to motivate and reward executives for their contribution to annual operating results and Company achievements that help create value for our stockholders. Cash bonuses for executive officersNEOs are not guaranteed but have been awarded from time to time at the discretion of the Compensation Committee. In deciding whether to award discretionary cash bonuses, the Compensation Committee makes its determinations as described above, based upon (i) recommendations from the Company’s CEO, (ii) its review with the CEO of the performance of each NEO (other

than the CEO himself), (iii) its evaluation of the CEO’s individual performance, (iv) its informed judgment, in view of the Company’s financial and operational performance, of each NEO’s responsibilities and efforts, such NEO’s contribution to the Company’s overall performance and success, and the complexity or difficulty of the objectives that have been achieved by such NEO, (v) the relative significance of a cash bonus award toward meeting the overall goals of Getty’s compensation program, and (vi) other relevant considerations. These factors are considered subjectively and no one factor is accorded any specific weight. In February 2018,2023, the Compensation Committee awardedapproved discretionary cash bonuses as reflected in the Summary Compensation Table for 2017.bonuses. Specifically, Mr. Constant was paid a cash bonus of $300,000, Mr.$485,000, Messrs. Olear and Mr. Dicker were each paid a cash bonus of $200,000$310,000, and Mr. FieldingDickman was paid a cash bonus of $150,000.$320,000.

Equity Incentive Awards

The Company maintains the stockholder-approved 2004 Plan for officers and other valued employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, and members of the Board.Board of Directors. The 2004 Plan allows for the grant of various types of stock-based awards, other than stock options, to eligible individuals. The 2004 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee, which has the power to determine eligibility, the types and sizes of awards, the price and timing of awards, terms of vesting, the acceleration or waiver of any vesting restriction and the timing and manner of settling vested awards.

Generally, to better align the interests of the Company’s executive officersNEOs with the interests of the Company’s stockholders and to promote performance that will have a positive long-term impact on total stockholder return, the Compensation Committee annually grants equity basedequity-based awards under the 2004 Plan to the Company’s executive officers,NEOs, consisting of time-based RSUs (including dividend equivalents paid with respect to such RSUs). These RSU awards vest ratably over a five-year period commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date subject to continued employment through theeach vesting date and, for all such RSU

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awards granted sincefrom and after 2009, are settled, in the discretion of the Compensation Committee, in cash or in shares of the Company’s common stock upon the earlier of ten years after the grant date (or the first vesting date for RSU awards granted in 2016 - 2018) or termination of employment. Settlement of vested RSUs granted prior to 2009 is deferred until termination of service pursuant to the award agreements in effect prior to 2009. All award agreements also provide for optional vesting of unvested RSUs in the discretion of, and subject to approval by, the Compensation Committee, in the event of the “Retirement” (as defined in the award agreement) of the subject executive officer, if approved by the Compensation Committee in its discretion.officer.

In February 2017, the Compensation Committee approved RSU grants to each NEO in accordance with its annual equity grant program, based on such NEO’s individual performance during 2016, in the following amounts: 15,000 RSUs to Mr. Constant, 11,000 RSUs to Mr. Olear, 11,000 RSUs to Mr. Dicker, and 6,000 RSUs to Mr. Fielding. These RSU grants are reflected in the “2017 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” table included on page 23 of this Proxy Statement.

The Compensation Committee’s determination in February 20172023 to grant RSUs under the annual equity grant program to each executive officerMessrs. Constant, Olear, Dicker and Dickman was in keeping with its annual practice of using RSUs as an important part of the total executive compensation program and was based on the Compensation Committee’s determination that an annual grant of RSUs fosters theis equivalent ofto stock ownership by the Company’s executive officers,officers. The Compensation Committee views the durations of the five-year vesting schedule and the 10-year settlement schedule, together with the significant relative percentage of equity incentive awards as compared to the total compensation mix for each NEO (in 2022, RSU grants awarded to each NEO represented more than half of such NEO’s respective overall compensation), as ownership touchpoints to the Company’s long-term performance thereby aligning theireach NEO’s personal interests with the long-term interests of the Company’s stockholders, andstockholders. The Compensation Committee also believes the annual equity award program encourages executive retention because the awards vest over a five-year period. The size of the annual equity award granted to each NEO is commensurate withlength of the rolevesting and responsibilities of such NEO and with historical trends.settlement terms.

In February 2018,2023, the Compensation Committee approved RSU grants to the NEOs in accordance with its annual equity grant program based on each NEO’s role and responsibilities, and such NEO’s individual performance during 2017, in the following amounts: 17,500 RSUs to Mr. Constant, 13,000 RSUs to Mr. Olear, 13,000 RSUs to Mr. Dicker,2022, and 8,000 RSUs to Mr. Fielding. These RSU grants will be reflected in the “2018 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” table that will be included in our Proxy Statement for the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2019. All such RSU grants include related dividend equivalents. The Compensation Committee’s decision to increase the number of RSUs granted to the NEOs was in furtherance of the overall goals of Getty’s executive compensation program as described above, in the following amounts: 47,500 RSUs to Mr. Constant, and 28,000 RSUs to each of Messrs. Olear, Dicker and Dickman. RSU grants to NEOs are reflected in order to bring the Company’s incentive compensation practices more in line with comparative practices at other REITs.

In making executive compensation determinations, the Compensation Committee has also considered the results“2022 Grants of thenon-binding, advisory stockholder votes on our executive compensation program. Our stockholders approved the Company’s executive compensation program each year since the advisory vote has first been sought, most recently approving it by 96% of votes cast on thesay-on-pay proposal in our 2017 proxy statement. The Compensation Committee was mindful of our stockholders’ endorsement of the Compensation Committee’s decisions and policies and has maintained its general approach to executive compensation for decisions made to date. The Compensation Committee will continue to consider the results from this year’s and future advisory stockholder votes regarding the executive compensation program.Plan- Based Awards” table below. All such RSU grants include related dividend equivalents.

Retirement Plans

Getty hassponsors a retirement and profit sharing plan with 401(k) deferred savings plan provisions (the “Retirement Plan”) for employees, including theour NEOs, meeting certain service requirements. An annual discretionary profit sharingprofit-sharing contribution to the Retirement Plan is determined by the Board of Directors. The contribution is calculated as a percentage of the sum of (i) the employee’s compensation (as defined in the Retirement Plan) up to the maximum allowed under Internal Revenue Service regulations, and (ii) the excess of that amount over the social security taxable wage base. For 2017,2022, the Board of Directors elected to contribute 1% of that sum for each eligible employee. This percentage wasis consistent with prior years. Under the terms of the Retirement Plan, the Company matches 50% of each participating employee’s elective contribution to the Retirement Plan, but in no event more than 3% of the employee’s compensation. The Company’s contributions to the Retirement Plan vest in accordance with asix-year vesting schedule and are paid upon retirement, death, disability, or termination of employment, as described more fully in the Retirement Plan.

Getty also hassponsors the Supplemental Retirement Plan for executive officersNEOs and other senior management employees. The Board of Directors has sole discretion to select annually the eligible employees for whom contributions will be made. Under the Supplemental Retirement Plan, which is not qualified for purposes of Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, a participating employee may receive in his trust account an amount equal to 10% of his compensation (as defined in the Supplemental Retirement Plan), reduced by the amount of any contributions allocated to thesuch employee by the Company under the Retirement Plan. The amounts held in trust under the Supplemental Retirement Plan may be used to satisfy claims of general creditors in the event of Getty’sbankruptcy of Getty or any of its subsidiaries’ bankruptcy.subsidiaries. An employee’s account vests in the same manner as under the Retirement Plan and is paid upon separation of service from the Company. Under the Supplemental Retirement Plan, during any year, the Board of Directors may elect not to make any payment to the account of any or all eligible employees.

Anti-Hedging and Anti-Pledging Policy

In February 2019, the Company implemented an Anti-Hedging and Anti-Pledging Policy (the “Policy”) that prohibits employees (including our executive officers) and directors from (i) engaging in any short sales (including short sales “against the box”), transactions in puts, calls or other derivative securities involving the Company’s securities, on an exchange or in any other organized market, or hedging transactions and (ii) holding Company securities in a margin account or pledging Company securities as collateral for a loan. All employees and directors are in full compliance with the Policy.

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Clawback Policy

In November 2022, the SEC issued final rulemaking that directed the listing exchanges, including the NYSE, to adopt rules requiring listed companies to implement a clawback policy that requires recovery of incentive compensation erroneously paid during the three completed fiscal years immediately preceding the date on which a listed company is required to prepare an accounting restatement to correct an error that is material to the listed company’s previously issued financial statements. In 2023, the Company intends to adopt a clawback policy when such NYSE rulemaking regarding recoupment policies becomes effective.

Compensation Committee Report

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management as required by Item 402(b) of RegulationS-K, and based on such review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement for filing with the Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC and incorporated by reference into the Company’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2022.

Compensation Committee:

Milton Cooper (Chairman)

Philip E. Coviello
Evelyn León Infurna

Howard B. Safenowitz

Richard E. Montag

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth information about the compensation of the CEO and each of the other Named Executive Officers for services in all capacities to Getty and its subsidiaries during the periods indicated.