NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexington Realty Trust ("Lexington") (NYSE: LXP) announced the final income allocations of its 2011 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 website (www.lxp.com) on January 17, 2012.

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    Common Shares
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               Record       Payable               Total              Total               Qualified           Total Capital Gain     Unrecaptured       Nondividend
                Date          Date            Distributions         Ordinary           Dividends (2)           Distributions        Section 1250    Distributions (3)
                                                  Per Share        Dividends (1)                                                          Gain
    ---                 ---                     ---------                                                                       ---                                     ---
             12/31/2010            01/14/2011               $0.115          $0.0557132            $0.0012796                     $0              $0              $0.0592868
             03/31/2011            04/15/2011               $0.115          $0.0557132            $0.0012796                     $0              $0              $0.0592868
             06/30/2011            07/15/2011               $0.115          $0.0557132            $0.0012796                     $0              $0              $0.0592868
             09/30/2011            10/17/2011               $0.115          $0.0557132            $0.0012796                     $0              $0              $0.0592868
    Form 1099 - Div Box                                                  1a                    1b                      2a                  2b                               3


    Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares
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               Record                      Payable               Total              Total              Qualified           Total Capital      Unrecaptured       Nondividend
                Date                         Date            Distributions         Ordinary          Dividends (2)              Gain          Section 1250    Distributions (3)
                                                                 Per Share         Dividends(1)                              Distributions          Gain
    ---                          ---                           ---------                                               ---      ----                                            ---
             01/31/2011                           02/15/2011             $0.503125         $0.503125            $0.0115555                 $0              $0                    $0
             04/29/2011                           05/16/2011             $0.503125         $0.503125            $0.0115555                 $0              $0                    $0
             07/29/2011                           08/15/2011             $0.503125         $0.503125            $0.0115555                 $0              $0                    $0
             10/31/2011                           11/15/2011             $0.503125         $0.503125            $0.0115555                 $0              $0                    $0
    Form 1099 - Div Box                                                                 1a                   1b                    2a                2b                             3


    Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares
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               Record                      Payable               Total              Total              Qualified           Total Capital      Unrecaptured       Nondividend
                Date                         Date            Distributions         Ordinary          Dividends (2)              Gain          Section 1250    Distributions (3)
                                                                 Per Share         Dividends(1)                              Distributions          Gain
    ---                          ---                           ---------                                               ---      ----                                            ---
             01/31/2011                           02/15/2011             $0.812500         $0.812500            $0.0186611                 $0              $0                    $0
             04/29/2011                           05/16/2011             $0.812500         $0.812500            $0.0186611                 $0              $0                    $0
             07/29/2011                           08/15/2011             $0.812500         $0.812500            $0.0186611                 $0              $0                    $0
             10/31/2011                           11/15/2011             $0.812500         $0.812500            $0.0186611                 $0              $0                    $0
    Form 1099 - Div Box                                                                 1a                   1b                    2a                2b                             3


    Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares
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               Record                      Payable               Total              Total              Qualified           Total Capital      Unrecaptured       Nondividend
                Date                         Date            Distributions         Ordinary          Dividends (2)              Gain          Section 1250    Distributions (3)
                                                                 Per Share         Dividends(1)                              Distributions          Gain
    ---                          ---                           ---------                                               ---      ----                                            ---
             12/31/2010                           01/14/2011         $0.349355 (4)         $0.349355            $0.0080238                 $0              $0                    $0
             03/31/2011                           04/15/2011             $0.471875         $0.471875            $0.0108378                 $0              $0                    $0
             06/30/2011                           07/15/2011             $0.471875         $0.471875            $0.0108378                 $0              $0                    $0
             09/30/2011                           10/17/2011             $0.471875         $0.471875            $0.0108378                 $0              $0                    $0
    Form 1099 - Div Box                                                                 1a                   1b                    2a                2b                             3

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(1) .933234% of Total Ordinary Dividends (Box1a) is Excess Inclusion Income.
(2) Qualified Dividends (Box 1b) are a subset of, and are included in, the Total Ordinary Dividends reported in Box 1a.
(3) Return of Capital.
(4) $0.349355 of the total distribution of $0.471875 is taxable in 2011.

ABOUT LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST

Lexington Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust that owns, invests in, and manages office, industrial and retail properties net-leased to major corporations throughout the United States and provides investment advisory and asset management services to investors in the net lease area. Lexington 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, Investor Relations, One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015, New York, New York 10119-4015.

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