SEC Form 4
FORM 4 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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SAFENOWITZ HOWARD B
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O GETTY REALTY CORP
TWO JERICHO PLAZA WING C, STE 110
(Street)
JERICHO NY 11753
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GETTY REALTY CORP /MD/ [ GTY ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/09/2016
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
Common Stock 169,528(1) D
Common Stock 45,246(2) I By Footnote(3)
Common Stock 324,537(4) I As Trustee(5)
Common Stock 1,848,092(6) I By Ltd Partnership(7)
Common Stock 89,798(8) I By Partnership
Common Stock 11,586(9) I By Spouse(10)
Common Stock 517,857(11) I By Footnote(12)
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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Restricted Stock Unit (13)(14) 03/09/2016 03/09/2016 A 5,000 (14) (14) Common Stock 5,000(13) (15) 35,500(13) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Increase in securities (935) is the result of a special stock dividend by the Issuer.
2. Increase in securities (246) is the result of a special stock dividend by the Issuer.
3. Owned by three adult children living in the reporting person's household. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership in these shares.
4. Increase in securities is the result of a special stock dividend by the Issuer of which 69 shares were issued directly to the Trust and 3,928 shares were re-distributed to the Trust proportionate to its ownership of an S-Corporation which had received the aforesaid special dividend and redistributed same in kind to its shareholders.
5. Shares beneficially owned by the Marilyn Safenowitz Irrevocable Trust u/a/d 4/13/2000. The reporting person is the trustee.
6. Increase in securities (10,198) is the result of a special stock dividend by the Issuer.
7. Shares held by the Safenowitz Partners, LP (the "Limited Partnership"). The reporting person is the president of Safenowitz Family Corp., which is theGeneral Partner of the Limited Partnership. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Limited Partnership, except to theextent of his pecuniary interest therein.
8. Increase in securities (495) is the result of a special stock dividend by the Issuer.
9. Increase in securities (63) is the result of a special stock dividend by the Issuer.
10. Owned by Spouse. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership in these shares.
11. Increase in securities (2,857) is the result of a special stock dividend by the Issuer.
12. As President of the General Partner of The Safenowitz Family Partnership, LP. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by thePartnership, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest herein.
13. Each RSU is settled for 1 share of common stock or the cash equivalent upon the settlement date noted in footnote (14) below.
14. Restricted Stock Units vest ratably over five years commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant and are settled in cash or common stock, in thediscretion of the Compensation Committee, upon the earlier of the tenth anniversary of the grant date or termination of service as a director of theCompany.
15. The RSUs were received by Reporting Person for no consideration
/s/ Howard Safenowitz 03/11/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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