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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-269600"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESRT"
cik: "0001541401"
company_name: "Empire State Realty Trust, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-10-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T00:48:59.282989+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ESRT Q3 Core FFO $0.21/sh; 2022 Core FFO guidance raised to $0.83-$0.85; observatory NOI guidance cut

## Summary
- Q3 Core FFO of $0.21 per diluted share vs $0.20 in Q3 2021; net income of $0.03 per share.
- Same-store cash NOI excluding lease termination fees fell 7.5% YoY, driven by higher operating expenses from increased building utilization.
- Signed 335,382 RSF of leases; total commercial portfolio 88.5% leased, Manhattan office 89.4%.
- 2022 Core FFO guidance raised to $0.83-$0.85/sh from $0.80-$0.85; Observatory NOI guidance cut to $67-$70M from $74-$77M.
- Repurchased $20.1M of common stock in Q3 and through Oct 24; $1.2B liquidity, no debt maturities until Nov 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-269600
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESRT
- cik: 0001541401
- company_name: Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-10-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1541401/000119312522269600/0001193125-22-269600-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1541401/000119312522269600/d348638d8k.htm

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