Lexington Realty Trust Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.125 Per Common Share

NEW YORK, March 15, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lexington Realty Trust (NYSE:LXP) today announced that it declared a regular common share dividend for the quarter ending March 31, 2012 of $0.125 per common share payable on or about April 16, 2012 to common shareholders of record on March 30, 2012.

Lexington also declared cash dividends of $0.503125 per Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share, $0.8125 per Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Share and $0.471875 per Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share. The Series B and Series C Preferred Share dividends are payable on or about May 15, 2012, to shareholders of record of the Series B and Series C Preferred Shares as of April 30, 2012. The Series D Preferred Share dividend is payable on or about April 16, 2012, to shareholders of record of the Series D Preferred Shares as of March 30, 2012.

ABOUT LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST

Lexington Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust that owns, invests in and manages single-tenant office, industrial and retail properties leased to major corporations throughout the United States. Lexington also provides investment advisory and asset management services to investors in the single-tenant area. Lexington's common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "LXP". Additional information about Lexington is available on-line at https://www.lxp.com or by contacting Lexington Realty Trust, Investor Relations, One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015, New York, New York 10119-4015.

CONTACT: Investor or Media Inquiries, Patrick Carroll, CFO
         Lexington Realty Trust
         Phone: (212) 692-7200 E-mail: [email protected]