NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lexington Realty Trust ("Lexington") (NYSE: LXP ) announced the final income allocations of its 2014 dividend on its common shares and preferred shares as they will be reported on Form 1099-DIV. The return of capital on the common shares (Nondividend Distributions in the table below) was also reported on Internal Revenue Service Form 8937 pursuant to U.S. tax basis reporting as required under Internal Revenue Code 6045B. A copy of such Internal Revenue Service Form 8937 was posted to Lexington's web site ( www.lxp.com ) on January 15, 2015.
| Common Shares | |||||||
| Record Date | Payable Date | Total Distributions Per Share | Total Ordinary Dividends | Qualified Dividends (1) | Total Capital Gain Distributions | Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain | Nondividend Distributions (2) |
| 12/31/2013 | 01/15/2014 | $0.165 | $0.081663 | $0.000078 | $0.0 | $0 | $0.083337 |
| 03/31/2014 | 04/15/2014 | $0.165 | $0.081663 | $0.000078 | $0.0 | $0 | $0.083337 |
| 06/30/2014 | 07/15/2014 | $0.170 | $0.084138 | $0.000080 | $0.0 | $0 | $0.085862 |
| 09/30/2014 | 10/15/2014 | $0.170 | $0.084138 | $0.000080 | $0.0 | $0 | $0.085862 |
| Form 1099 – Div Box | 1a | 1b | 2a | 2b | 3 | ||
| Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock | |||||||
| Record Date | Payable Date | Total Distributions Per Share | Total Ordinary Dividends | Qualified Dividends (1) | Total Capital Gain Distributions | Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain | Nondividend Distributions (2) |
| 01/31/2014 | 02/18/2014 | $0.812500 | $0.812500 | $0.000776 | $0.0 | $0 | $0 |
| 04/30/2014 | 05/15/2014 | $0.812500 | $0.812500 | $0.000776 | $0.0 | $0 | $0 |
| 07/31/2014 | 08/15/2014 | $0.812500 | $0.812500 | $0.000776 | $0.0 | $0 | $0 |
| 10/31/2014 | 11/17/2014 | $0.812500 | $0.812500 | $0.000776 | $0.0 | $0 | $0 |
| Form 1099 – Div Box | 1a | 1b | 2a | 2b | 3 | ||
| (1) Qualified Dividends (Box 1b) are a subset of, and are included in, the Total Ordinary Dividends reported in Box 1a. | |||||||
| (2) Return of Capital. | |||||||
ABOUT LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST
Lexington Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust that owns a diversified portfolio of equity and debt interests in single-tenant commercial properties and land. Lexington seeks to expand its portfolio through acquisitions, sale-leaseback transactions, build-to-suit arrangements and other transactions. A majority of these properties and all land interests are subject to net or similar leases, where the tenant bears all or substantially all of the operating costs, including cost increases, for real estate taxes, utilities, insurance and ordinary repairs. Lexington also provides investment advisory and asset management services to investors in the single-tenant area. Lexington common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "LXP". Additional information about Lexington is available on-line at www.lxp.com or by contacting Lexington Realty Trust, One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015, New York, New York 10119-4015, Attention: Investor Relations.
Investor or Media Inquiries, T. Wilson Eglin, CEO Lexington Realty Trust Phone: (212) 692-7200 E-mail:
