UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 26, 2020

LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland		001-2386	13-3717318
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015,	New York,	New York	10119-4015
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

(212) 692-7200

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.0001 per share, classified as Common Stock	LXP	New York Stock Exchange
6.50% Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	LXPPRC	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 26, 2020, Lexington Realty Trust, or the Trust, announced that its Board of Trustees made the following appointments effective immediately: (1) Joseph S. Bonventre, the Trust’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Trust and will continue as an Executive Vice President, the General Counsel and Secretary, and (2) Brendan P. Mullinix, one of the Trust’s Executive Vice Presidents, was appointed Chief Investment Officer of the Trust and will continue as an Executive Vice President of the Trust.

A copy of the Trust’s press release, dated May 26, 2020, relating to these events is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Trust under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits
99.1	Press release, issued May 26, 2020.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Lexington Realty Trust
Date: May 27, 2020	By:	/s/ Joseph S. Bonventre
		Joseph S. Bonventre
		Secretary