Keltner Thomas N. Form 5 Empire State Realty Trust / Thomas N. Keltner ownership change

SEC Form 5

FORM 5

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Form 3 Holdings Reported.

Form 4 Transactions Reported.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Keltner Thomas N.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC.

111 WEST 33RD STREET, 12TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10120

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. [ ESRT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP and General Counsel

3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2022

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
					(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Operating Partnership Units	(1)	10/25/2022		G		2,500(2)	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	2,500	$0	217,627	I	See footnote(3)
Operating Partnership Units	(1)	10/25/2022		G		2,500(2)	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	2,500	$0	215,127	I	See footnote(3)
Operating Partnership Units	(1)	10/25/2022		G		2,000(2)	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	2,000	$0	213,127	I	See footnote(3)
Operating Partnership Units	(1)	10/25/2022		G		2,000(2)	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	2,000	$0	211,127	I	See footnote(3)
Operating Partnership Units	(1)	10/25/2022		G		2,000(2)	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	2,000	$0	209,127	I	See footnote(3)
Operating Partnership Units	(1)						(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	163,717		163,717	I	See Footnote(4)
Operating Partnership Units	(1)						(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	162,162		162,162	I	See footnote(5)
Operating Partnership Units	(1)						(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	165,000		165,000	I	See footnote(6)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents units of limited partnership interest ("Operating Partnership Units") of Empire State Realty OP, L.P., of which Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Issuer") is the sole general partner. Operating Partnership Units are redeemable by the holder for shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer ("Class A Common Stock") on a one-for-one basis or the cash value of such shares of Class A Common Stock, at the Issuer's option. The right to redeem Operating Partnership Units does not have an expiration date.

2. Gift of Operating Partnership Units to daughters and grandchildren, who do not share the reporting person's household.

3. Held by the Thomas N. Keltner, Jr. Revocable Trust dated February 23, 2008, for which the reporting person is trustee.

4. Held by the Paula S. Keltner Revocable Trust dated March 1, 2008, for which the reporting person's wife is the trustee.

5. Held by the Thomas N. Keltner, Jr. Family Trust, for which the reporting person's wife and sister are the trustees.

6. Held by the Paula S. Keltner Family Trust, for which the reporting person's wife is the trustee.

Remarks:

Thomas N. Keltner, Jr. retired as an officer of the Issuer effective December 31, 2022.

	/s/ Heather L. Houston, Attorney-in-Fact	01/10/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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