Lexington Realty Trust Announces Quarterly Common Share Dividend

NEW YORK, June 15, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lexington Realty Trust LXP ("Lexington"), a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on single-tenant real estate investments, today announced that it declared a regular common share/unit dividend/distribution for the quarter ending June 30, 2016 of $0.17 per common share/unit payable on or about July 15, 2016 to common shareholders/unitholders of record as of June 30, 2016.

Lexington also announced that it declared a cash dividend of $0.8125 per share of Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series C Preferred Shares") for the quarter ending September 30, 2016. This Series C Preferred Share dividend is payable on or about November 15, 2016, to shareholders of record of Series C Preferred Shares as of October 31, 2016.

ABOUT LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST

Lexington Realty Trust LXP is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns a diversified portfolio of real estate assets consisting primarily of equity and debt investments in single-tenant net-leased commercial properties and land across the United States. Lexington seeks to expand its portfolio through build-to-suit transactions, sale-leaseback transactions and acquisitions.  For more information or to follow Lexington on social media, visit www.lxp.com.