New York REIT, Inc. To Issue A $1.00 Per Share Cash Liquidating Distribution

NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- New York REIT, Inc. (NYSE: NYRT) (the "Company" or "NYRT"), which is liquidating and winding down pursuant to a plan of liquidation, announced today the Company's Board of Directors has declared a cash liquidating distribution of $1.00 per share to be paid on December 27, 2017 to shareholders of record as of December 18, 2017.  The liquidating distribution is being paid from the net proceeds from recent property sales.

About NYRT

NYRT is a publicly traded real estate investment trust listed on the NYSE that owns income-producing commercial real estate, including office and retail properties, located in New York City. NYRT's shareholders recently adopted a plan of liquidation pursuant to which NYRT is liquidating and winding down and, in connection therewith, is seeking to sell its assets in an orderly fashion to maximize shareholder value. For more information, please visit our website at www.nyrt.com.

Forward-Looking Statements   

The statements in this release that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements the Company makes. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding stockholder liquidity and investment value and returns. The words "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "estimates," "projects," "plans," "intends," "may," "will," "would," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.  Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to: the purchaser consummating the transactions contemplated by the purchase agreement; and other factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control, including other factors included in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), particularly in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of the Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2017 and the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 filed with the SEC on November 9, 2017, as such Risk Factors may be updated from time to time in subsequent reports. The Company does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. 

Contacts  

Wendy Silverstein, Chief Executive Officer
New York REIT, Inc.
wsilverstein@nyrt.com
(617) 570-4750 

John Garilli, Chief Financial Officer
New York REIT, Inc.
jgarilli@nyrt.com
(617) 570-4750

Jonathan Keehner                
Mahmoud Siddig                    
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher   
jkeehner@joelefrank.com
msiddig@joelefrank.com
(212) 355-4449                             

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SOURCE New York REIT, Inc.