Sec Form 4 Filing - Giliberto Salvatore Michael @ Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. - 2016-06-01

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Giliberto Salvatore Michael 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) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC., ONE GRAND CENTRAL PL., 60 E. 42ND ST. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 06/01/2016 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10165 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares LTIP Units ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 06/01/2016 A 5,407 06/01/2017 ( 1 ) Class A Common Stock 5,407 $ 0 28,158 D

10% Owner Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director Officer Other Giliberto Salvatore Michael C/O EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC. ONE GRAND CENTRAL PL., 60 E. 42ND ST. NEW YORK, NY10165 X Signatures /s/ Debra Levin, Attorney-in-Fact 06/02/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents LTIP Units ("LTIP Units"), a class of units of Empire State Realty OP, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership"). The LTIP Units arecovertible by the reporting person, upon vesting, into an equivalent number of units of limited partnership interests ("Operating PartnershipUnits") of the Operating Partnership, which are redeemable by the holder for shares of Class A Common Stock of Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.(the "Issuer") on a one-for-one basis or the cash value of such shares, at the Issuer's option. The rights to convert LTIP units into OperatingPartnership Units and redeem Operating Partnership Units do not have expiration dates. The LTIP Units, which vest ratably on each of the firstthree anniversaries of the date of grant, were granted under the First Amended and Restated Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. and Empire StateRealty OP, L.P. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.

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