---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001541401-25-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESRT"
cik: "0001541401"
company_name: "Empire State Realty Trust, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T01:33:03.534438+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Empire State Realty Trust shareholders elect all directors and approve say-on-pay and auditor ratification

## Summary
- All nine director nominees elected with over 170 million votes in favor; broker non-votes of ~9.6 million.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 170,553,313 for, 4,771,266 against, 203,034 abstain.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for FY 2025 passed: 184,444,910 for, 590,700 against, 135,722 abstain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001541401-25-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESRT
- cik: 0001541401
- company_name: Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1541401/000154140125000017/0001541401-25-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1541401/000154140125000017/esrt-20250515.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001541401-25-000017.txt

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