Company: GTY
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-008521
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Company: GETTY REALTY CORP /MD/
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form: DEF 14A
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 held in “street name” does not give instructions to the broker, bank, nominee or other record holder holding the shares as to how to vote on matters deemed “non-routine” under NYSE rules and, therefore, such broker, bank, nominee or other record holder lacks discretionary authority to vote the shares without voting instructions from the beneficial owner. Generally, if shares are held in street name, the beneficial owner of the shares is entitled to give voting instructions to the broker, bank, nominee or other record holder holding the shares. If the beneficial owner does not provide voting instructions, the broker, bank, nominee or other record holder can still vote the shares with respect to matters that are considered to be “routine” under NYSE rules but cannot vote the shares with respect to “non-routine” matters. With respect to the three proposals set forth in this Proxy Statement, only “Proposal No. 3 Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” is considered to be “routine” and brokers, banks,

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nominees or other record holders will have discretionary voting power with respect to such proposal. We encourage you to provide instructions to your broker, bank, nominee or other record holder regarding the voting of your shares in order to ensure that your shares are represented at the Annual Meeting. See “Vote Required” section above for the treatment of broker non-votes with respect to each of the three proposals. If you vote by proxy, the individuals named on the proxy card (your “proxies” or “proxy holders”) will vote your shares in the manner you indicate or, if no choice is indicated, with respect to any proposal, “for” such proposal. Revocation of Proxies You may revoke your proxy at any time prior to it being exercised. Record holders may revoke their proxy by voting via the website during the meeting or by submitting a new proxy, dated after the date of the proxy to be revoked, to the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s address shown on the cover page of this Proxy Statement, prior to the Annual Meeting. If your shares are held in “street name,” you must contact your broker, bank, nominee or other record holder for instructions on revoking your proxy. Solicitation of Proxies We will bear the cost of soliciting proxies. In addition to soliciting stockholders by mail through our employees, we will request brokers, banks, nominees or other record holders, custodians