GTY Getty Realty Corp

Proposal No. 1

Election of Directors (Item No. 1 on the Proxy Card)

Nominees for Election at the Annual Meeting

Getty’s directors are elected at each annual meeting of stockholders and hold office for a term of one year and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The Board of Directors has nominated six candidates for election as directors for a one-year term ending at the 2024 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders or when their successors are duly elected and qualified. As discussed below, effective February 21, 2023, Richard E. Montag retired from the Board of Directors, resulting in a vacancy on the Board of Directors.

The affirmative vote of a plurality of all votes cast at the Annual Meeting is required for the election of each nominee to our Board of Directors. With respect to each director, you may vote “for” such nominee or “withhold” your vote as to such nominee. Director nominees with the most votes cast “for” such nominee’s election will be elected to our Board of Directors. Accordingly, if you “withhold” authority to vote with respect to one or more nominees, your vote will have no effect on the election of such nominees. For purposes of the election of directors, abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the result of the vote.

You may use the proxy card furnished to you to cast your votes for the election of the Director nominees named in the table below. If any of the nominees should become unable or unwilling to serve as a director prior to the Annual Meeting, we intend to vote your proxy “for” the election of the substitute nominee, if any, who is designated by the Board of Directors (unless the proxy contains instructions to the contrary). For additional information about how we identify and evaluate nominees for director, see “Committees – Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee” at page 25 of this Proxy Statement.

Set forth below is information regarding the directors nominated for election at the Annual Meeting, including background information and information regarding the specific experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that support the conclusion that these nominees should serve as directors of Getty. We believe that our Board of Directors is comprised of a makeup of individuals with a diversity of professional, personal, and experiential backgrounds, including with respect to skills, education, industry experience, and demographic characteristics such as age, gender, ethnicity and geographic location. For additional information regarding the particular skills represented on our Board of Directors, see the “Experience and Qualifications Represented on our Board of Directors” section below on page 21 of this Proxy Statement.

Christopher J. Constant – 44
		Mr. Constant has served as a director of Getty since January 1, 2016, concurrent with his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company at such time. Mr. Constant joined the Company in November 2010 as Director of Planning and Corporate Development and advanced within the Company to Treasurer in May 2012, Vice President in May 2013, Chief Financial Officer in December 2013, and President and Chief Executive Officer as of January 1, 2016. Prior to joining Getty, Mr. Constant was a Vice President in the corporate finance department of Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. and began his career in the corporate finance department at ING Barings. Mr. Constant holds an A.B. from Princeton University. Mr. Constant’s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include his past experience in investment banking, totaling over ten years, including his past leadership role as Vice President in the investment banking firm Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc., and his diverse knowledge of financial and capital markets and corporate development strategies, specifically as they relate to the real estate industry and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). In addition, Mr. Constant has extensive knowledge of the Company’s business strategies, finances and operations cultivated through his years of service as President and Chief Executive Officer since 2016 and in various other executive capacities with the Company since 2010. Mr. Constant has been a driving force behind the development and execution of numerous projects and strategic initiatives during his tenure at Getty. His knowledge of our business, finances, operations and compliance requirements, and his demonstrated effective leadership within the Company, qualify Mr. Constant as a valuable member of our Board of Directors.

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Table of Contents 

Milton Cooper – 94
		Mr. Cooper has served as a director of Getty since 1971 and as Chairman of the Compensation Committee since 2006. Mr. Cooper is the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors for Kimco Realty Corporation (“Kimco”), a NYSE listed REIT, which is one of the nation’s largest owners and operators of neighborhood and community shopping centers. Mr. Cooper has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Kimco from its initial public offering in 1991 to 2009 and was a director and President of Kimco prior thereto. In 1956, Mr. Cooper co-founded the predecessor business that became Kimco. Mr. Cooper is a nationally recognized leader of the modern REIT industry. He has received the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts Industry Leadership Award for his significant and lasting contribution to the REIT industry. From 1983 through April 2012, he was also a director of Blue Ridge Real Estate/Big Boulder Corporation, a real estate management and land development firm. Mr. Cooper has also served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts. Mr. Cooper holds degrees from City College in New York and Brooklyn Law School.

Philip E. Coviello – 79
		Mr. Coviello has served as a director of Getty since 1996 and as Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2000. Mr. Coviello has also served on the Compensation Committee since 2007 and on the Nominating/ Corporate Governance Committee since 1999. Mr. Coviello has served as a director of Kimco since 2008, serves as Chairman of Kimco’s Audit Committee and also serves on Kimco’s Executive Compensation Committee and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Coviello was a partner in Latham & Watkins LLP, an international law firm, until his retirement from the firm as of December 31, 2003. Mr. Coviello holds an A.B. from Princeton University, an L.L.B. from Columbia University School of Law, and an M.B.A. from Columbia University Business School. Mr. Coviello’s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include his many years of legal experience counseling boards of directors and senior management of public and private companies on a wide range of corporate and securities law issues, including mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings and corporate governance, regulatory compliance and other matters.

Evelyn León Infurna – 59
		Ms. Infurna was appointed to serve as a director of Getty in July 2021 and has served as a member of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee since that time. Ms. Infurna has also served as a member of the Compensation Committee since October, 2022, and as a member of the Audit Committee since February, 2023. Ms. Infurna is a Vice President of Investor Relations with Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., a NYSE listed energy investment company. Previously, she was Senior Vice President of Investor Relations with SmartRent. com Inc. Prior to that, Ms. Infurna was a Managing Director with ICR, LLC specializing in strategic communications, capital markets advisory and investor engagement for REITs and other real estate companies. Preceding her tenure with ICR, Ms. Infurna was a Managing Director in Equity Capital Markets with Citigroup where she was responsible for raising equity capital for companies in the real estate and lodging sectors. Ms. Infurna spent over a decade as a portfolio manager and analyst managing real estate and related securities portfolios with Diamondback, Moore Capital, Amaranth and Barings/ Cornerstone Advisers. She commenced her real estate capital markets career as a Director in equity research with Deutsche Bank. From 2018 through 2021, Ms. Infurna served as an advisory board member to Accesso Partners, a private real estate asset manager based in Miami. Ms. Infurna holds a B.S. from New York University and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University. Ms. Infurna’s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include her experience as a senior officer of a public company, her communications, advisory and investor engagement experience for REITs and other public companies in the real estate industry. Ms. Infurna has robust real estate capital markets expertise and asset management. Ms. Infurna is an accomplished leader and an experienced board member who brings a unique and independent perspective to our Board of Directors.

Mary Lou Malanoski – 66
		Ms. Malanoski has served as a director of Getty since October 2018. She has also served as a member of the Audit Committee since October 2018, and as Chair of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee since April 2021. Ms. Malanoski is currently Chief Financial Officer of S2K Partners Co. LLC. Previously, she was the Chief Operating Officer at Morgan Joseph TriArtisan, an investment bank focused on the mid-market, where she also had served as Head of Banking and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Morgan Joseph TriArtisan, she was a founder and principal of New Street Advisors, a boutique broker-dealer, and New Street Investments, a firm focused primarily on non-control investments in private companies. Prior to New Street Advisors, she was a senior team member at New Street Capital, a private investment firm which managed the assets of the reorganized Drexel Burnham Lambert. Ms. Malanoski began her career as an investment banker at Drexel Burnham Lambert. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for Phibro Animal Health Corporation and served as a member of the Board of Directors for Morgan Joseph TriArtisan from November 2005 until August 2021. Ms. Malanoski holds a B.A. from the Rosemont College and an M.B.A. from The Johnson School of Cornell University. Ms. Malanoski’s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include her over 30 years of experience on Wall Street in various roles. Ms. Malanoski is an accomplished leader and an experienced board member who brings a unique and independent perspective to our Board of Directors.

Howard B. Safenowitz – 64
		Mr. Safenowitz has served as a director of Getty since December 1998 and was appointed as Chairman of the Board in April 2021. Prior to his appointment as Chairman, Mr. Safenowitz served as Lead Independent Director of Getty from February 2010 to March 2021, Chairman of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee from 2005 to March 2021, a member of the Compensation Committee from 1999 to March 2021, and a member of the Audit Committee from 2005 to March 2021. Together with attributed family interests, Mr. Safenowitz is one of the Company’s largest stockholders. Mr. Safenowitz is the President of Safenowitz Family Corp., an investment firm, since 1997. From 1990 to 2003, he was employed by The Walt Disney Company where he served as Senior Vice President, Business Affairs of Buena Vista Motion Pictures from March 2001 until April 2003 and prior thereto as Vice President, Business Affairs of Walt Disney Pictures and Television from 1996 until 2001. Mr. Safenowitz practiced corporate and transactional law in New York and California from 1983 until joining The Walt Disney Company in 1990. He also served as a director of Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc. from December 1998 until December 2000. Mr. Safenowitz holds a B.A. from the University of Rochester and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law. Mr. Safenowitz’s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include his significant experience with and knowledge of Getty, along with his prior service as a director of Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc. until December 2000, which together provide him with a valuable perspective on core business matters that face our Company. In addition, his experience as a corporate lawyer, as well as his position as the president of Safenowitz Family Corp. and his past leadership experience at The Walt Disney Company, have provided Mr. Safenowitz demonstrated leadership and management skills contributing to his value as an advisor to our Company.

Committee Composition of our Board of Directors

The table below sets forth the Committee appointments of our current directors as of March 6, 2023.

Recommendation

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” the election of each nominee for director.

Former Director

Richard E. Montag – 90
		At the meeting of the Board of Directors held on February 21, 2023, Mr. Montag retired from his role as a director of the Company and as a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Montag had served as a director of Getty and a member of the Audit Committee since 2010. He had also served as a member of the Compensation Committee from 2010 to October 2022. Mr. Montag was a director of FNC Realty Corporation (f/k/a Frank’s Nursery & Crafts, Inc.) from 2004 until 2005; Enterprise Asset Management, Inc. from 2003 until 2004; Hills Stores Company from 1997 to 1998, and Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc. from 1996 until 2000. From 1982 until 1998, Mr. Montag was the Vice President of Real Estate Development for The Richard E. Jacobs Group, one of the most respected owners, developers, and managers of commercial real estate.

Corporate Governance and Related Matters

Board of Directors and Board Leadership Structure

At the meeting of the Board of Directors held on February 21, 2023, Richard E. Montag retired from the Board of Directors. Accordingly, our Board of Directors is currently comprised of Christopher J. Constant, Milton Cooper, Philip E. Coviello, Evelyn León Infurna, Mary Lou Malanoski, and Howard B. Safenowitz. Our Board of Directors is elected by the stockholders to oversee the performance of the Company’s business affairs and to set broad strategy for the Company’s growth. The Board of Directors acts as an advisor to senior management and monitors its performance. It also oversees the Company’s compliance efforts. To help discharge its responsibilities, the Board of Directors has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines on significant corporate governance issues. The Corporate Governance Guidelines address, among other things, the size and composition of the Board of Directors, director independence, committee membership and structure, meetings and executive sessions, and director selection and training.

The Board of Directors and the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee are committed to the needs of the Board of Directors and in evaluating possible director candidates will, pursuant to the Director Qualification Standards section of the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, consider multiple factors including the independence, knowledge and judgment, financial literacy, breadth of skills, experience, perspective, and other attributes of a candidate, as well as diversity criteria such as race, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or identity. The Board of Directors and the Nominating/ Corporate Governance Committee do not assign specific weight to any particular criteria; the goal is to identify nominees that, considered as a group, will possess the skill sets and characteristics required of the Board of Directors to fulfill its responsibilities. However, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee is committed to prioritizing for nominations qualified director candidates who are “independent” as defined in the listing standards of the NYSE and who bring diversity to the Board of Directors on the basis of race, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or identity.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, our Board of Directors had seven members. Due to the retirement of Mr. Montag from the Board of Directors effective February 21, 2023, there is presently one vacancy on our Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has nominated six candidates for election as directors for a one-year term ending at the 2024 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders and when their successors are duly elected and qualified. The Board of Directors has not undertaken to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Montag’s retirement. The Board may reevaluate the size of the Board of Directors. If the Board of Directors decides to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Montag’s retirement, our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee is committed to prioritizing for nomination a qualified director candidate who is “independent” as defined in the listing standards of the NYSE and who brings diversity to the Board of Directors on the basis of race, gender, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation or identity, in addition to satisfying criteria based on relevant experience and breadth of skills. (For additional information regarding the factors considered in evaluating our director candidates, see “Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee” discussion on page 25 of this Proxy Statement.)

The Charters for each of the committees of the Board of Directors, the Corporate Governance Guidelines, and Getty’s Business Conduct Guidelines (which serve as our code of ethics under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and our code of business conduct and ethics under NYSE rules, and covers officers, employees and directors), may all be accessed through the Getty website at www.gettyrealty.com by clicking on “Investors/Corporate Governance”. In addition to our website availability, copies of any of the Charters for each of the committees of the Board of Directors, the Corporate Governance Guidelines, and/or Getty’s Business Conduct Guidelines may also be obtained by submitting a written request to Mr. Joshua Dicker, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, at the address for Getty’s executive offices provided in this Proxy Statement. The Business Conduct Guidelines apply to all employees, officers and directors of the Company and waivers of the Business Conduct Guidelines for directors or executive officers, if any, will be disclosed as required by the rules and regulations of the SEC. There were no such waivers in 2022.

The Board of Directors does not have a policy regarding the separation of the roles of Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chairman of the Board, as the Board of Directors believes it is in the best interests of the Company for the Board of Directors to have the flexibility to make the determination whether the same person should serve as both the CEO and Chairman of the Board at any given point in time, or whether the roles should be separate, depending on, among other factors, the position and direction of the Company and the membership of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors believes that its current leadership structure, with separate Chairman and CEO positions, is appropriate for the Company because it separates the leadership of the Board of Directors from the day-to-day leadership of the Company. The Board of Directors believes that separating the position of Chairman from the CEO better positions the Board of Directors to evaluate the performance of management and enables the Chairman to provide guidance to the CEO.

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Mr. Safenowitz was appointed to the position of Chairman of the Board in April 2021. Prior to his appointment as Chairman, Mr. Safenowitz served as the Company’s Lead Independent Director and in that capacity presided over executive sessions of the Company’s independent Directors, facilitated information flow and communication among the Directors, and performed such other Lead Independent Director duties as were specified by the Board of Directors. In view of the facts that the Company currently has separate CEO and Chairman positions and that the Company’s Chairman is an “independent” director as defined in the listing standards of the NYSE and satisfies duties otherwise applicable to the Lead Independent Director, the Board of Directors has determined not to designate a separate Lead Independent Director but reserves the right to do so in the future.

In his role as the Chairman of the Board, Mr. Safenowitz is responsible for enhancing the effectiveness of the Board of Directors, in particular by ensuring that the Board of Directors works as a cohesive team; ensuring that the Board of Directors has adequate resources and that there is a process in place to assure that the Board of Directors is presented with full, timely and relevant information; ensuring that there is a process in place to monitor best practices that relate to the responsibilities of the Board of Directors; and assessing the effectiveness of the overall Board of Directors and individual directors on a regular basis. The Chairman is also responsible for management of the Board of Directors, in particular by providing oversight on the agendas for Board of Directors meetings; consulting with the CEO regarding the membership and the chairs for Board of Directors committees; ensuring that the independent directors meet regularly without management present to discuss the effectiveness of the CEO and the Board of Directors; and by chairing Board of Directors meetings and executive sessions of the Company’s independent Directors. The Chairman is invited to attend all meetings of Committees of the Board and receives corresponding Committee documentation in advance of the meetings.

In his role as the CEO, Mr. Constant is responsible for setting a strategic vision for the Company and seeking to align the Company, internally and externally, with that strategic vision. In addition, Mr. Constant, as CEO, is responsible for day-to-day leadership of the Company, promoting Company performance through his leadership, and leading the Company in the execution of its business plan. Our CEO also serves on our Board of Directors, which we believe helps the CEO to serve as a bridge between management and the Board of Directors, ensuring that both groups act with a common purpose. We believe that the CEO’s presence on the Board of Directors enhances his ability to provide insight and direction on important strategic initiatives to both management and the independent directors and, at the same time, ensures that the appropriate level of independent oversight is applied to all decisions by the Board of Directors.

Role of Board of Directors in Risk Oversight

It is management’s responsibility to assess and manage the various risks the Company faces and the Board of Directors’ responsibility to oversee management in this effort. In exercising its oversight, the Board of Directors has delegated primary responsibility for risk assessment and risk management oversight to the Audit Committee. Under its Charter, the Audit Committee’s responsibilities include discussing with management the Company’s policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management and the Company’s material financial risk exposures and the actions management has taken to limit, monitor or control such exposures. The Audit Committee also oversees risk and conducts reviews on a quarterly, or as needed, basis, including by working with management, and reviewing cybersecurity risk mitigation policies and initiatives and information security risks. The Audit Committee receives quarterly reports from management on the Company’s enterprise risk management practices and risk mitigation efforts. These quarterly reports from management to the Audit Committee also cover the Company’s risk assessment and risk management actions regarding information security and data privacy risks. In 2022, the Company engaged an outside consultant to conduct a cybersecurity assessment, the methodology for which was based on information security frameworks and guidelines such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Center for Information Security (CIS), and ISO27001. The Company received the results of the assessment in December 2022, which management reviewed with the Audit Committee during the first quarter of 2023. For additional information regarding the Audit Committee’s role in assisting the Board of Directors in its oversight of risk assessment and risk mitigation, including with respect to information security and data protection, see the “Report of the Audit Committee—Oversight Responsibilities—Enterprise Risk Management” and “—Information Security and Data Protection” sections on page 54 of this Proxy Statement. Effective as of February 21, 2023, the Audit Committee’s Charter was revised to clarify that the Audit Committee’s oversight responsibilities for risk assessment and risk management expressly includes responsibility for climate related risks in the Company’s financial statements as and to the extent required by the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC or FASB. The Audit Committee also oversees the Company’s legal and regulatory requirements, the

Corporate Governance and Related Matters (continued)

independent auditors’ qualifications and independence, the performance of the Company’s internal audit function and the independent auditors, and the Company’s compliance programs, including the Company’s Business Conduct Guidelines, and Complaint and Investigation Procedures. Our full Board of Directors regularly reviews the Company’s strategic plans and objectives, including the risks that may affect the achievement of these strategic plans and objectives.

Independence of Directors

The Board of Directors has determined that Mses. Malanoski and Infurna, and Messrs. Cooper, Coviello and Safenowitz, are “independent” as defined in the listing standards of the NYSE. During his tenure on the Board of Directors since the 2022 annual meeting, Mr. Montag was also determined by the Board of Directors to be “independent” as defined in the listing standards of the NYSE. In making these determinations, the Board of Directors considered all relevant facts and circumstances, including the independence standards set forth in Section 303A.02 of the rules of the NYSE. The Board of Directors affirmatively determined that none of the directors, or any of their respective family members, other than Mr. Constant, has had any relationship with Getty (either directly or as a partner, stockholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with Getty), other than as a stockholder and director of Getty. Accordingly, the Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that each of the directors, other than Mr. Constant, is “independent.”

It has been and will continue to be the practice of the Board of Directors to meet at least quarterly each year and have the Chairman of the Board of Directors chair such meetings. Additionally, it has been the practice of the independent directors to meet in executive session at least quarterly each year. Mr. Safenowitz chaired executive sessions of the Company’s independent Directors in his capacity as the Company’s Lead Independent Director between February 2010 and March 2021 and has continued to do so as an independent Director since his appointment to the position of Chairman of the Board in April 2021.

Directors’ Meetings

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Board of Directors held four (4) meetings. Each of the directors nominated for election at the Annual Meeting attended all of the 2022 meetings of the Board of Directors, and all of the 2022 meetings of Committees of the Board of Directors on which such director served at the time such meeting was held. Each of the directors nominated for election at the Annual Meeting also attended the annual meeting of stockholders in April 2022.

The Board of Directors encourages all of its director nominees for election or reelection at its annual meetings to attend such annual meeting.

Committees

The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee, a Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and a Compensation Committee, the membership and functions of which are described below.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee met four (4) times in 2022. The Audit Committee for the year ended December 31, 2022, consisted of Mr. Coviello (Chairman), Mr. Montag and Ms. Malanoski. Mr. Montag retired from the Board of Directors and resigned as a member of the Audit Committee on February 21, 2023, and immediately following his resignation Ms. Infurna was appointed to the Audit Committee to fill the vacancy. Accordingly, as of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Audit Committee is comprised of Mr. Coviello (Chairman), and Mses. Malanoski and Infurna. The Audit Committee selects the independent registered public accounting firm that audits the consolidated financial statements of Getty and its subsidiaries, discusses the scope and the results of the audit with our independent registered public accounting firm, and monitors Getty’s financial accounting and reporting practices. The Audit Committee also examines and discusses the adequacy of Getty’s internal control over financial reporting with the independent registered public accounting firm, our internal auditors, and with management. The Board of Directors has designated the Audit Committee to take the lead in overseeing our risk assessment and risk management, including with respect to information security and data protection and climate related risks in the Company’s financial statements as and to the extent required by the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC or FASB. The Board of Directors has also designated the Audit Committee to oversee compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the independent auditors’ qualifications and independence, the performance of the Company’s internal audit function and the independent auditors, and the Company’s compliance programs, including the Company’s

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Business Conduct Guidelines, and Complaint and Investigation Procedures. In addition to regular meetings, at least one Audit Committee member (historically, the Chairman) meets telephonically with management and Getty’s independent auditors to review the Company’s quarterly reports and other reports, as appropriate, prior to their full presentation to the Audit Committee and subsequent filing with the SEC. The Audit Committee met with management and Getty’s independent auditors to review the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 and recommended to the Board of Directors that the financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for such year. See “Role of Board of Directors in Risk Oversight” on page 23 of this Proxy Statement and the “Report of the Audit Committee—Oversight Responsibilities—Enterprise Risk Management” on page 53 of this Proxy Statement for a discussion of the Audit Committee’s role in risk assessment and risk management oversight. Additionally, the Audit Committee reviews and discusses with management management’s specific disclosures contained in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Please also see the “Report of the Audit Committee” included at page 53 in this Proxy Statement.

The Board of Directors determined that for the year ended December 31, 2022, each member of the Audit Committee (a) was (1) “independent” and (2) “financially literate” as such terms are defined in the listing standards of the NYSE and (b) met the independence tests set forth in Section 301 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and regulations promulgated thereunder by the SEC and the criteria applicable to members of the Audit Committee under NYSE rules. The Board of Directors also determined that for the year ended December 31, 2022, Ms. Malanoski and Mr. Coviello, and, as of her appointment to the Audit Committee on February 21, 2023, Ms. Infurna, each qualified as an “audit committee financial expert” under the relevant rules of the SEC, and that each of Ms. Malanoski, Mr. Coviello and Ms. Infurna have the requisite accounting/ financial management expertise required by the listing standards of the NYSE.

The Charter of the Audit Committee provides that members of the Audit Committee may not be members of the audit committee of more than two other public companies unless such other memberships have been disclosed to the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors has determined that such simultaneous service does not impair the ability of such member to serve effectively on the Audit Committee. None of the Audit Committee members served on the audit committee of more than two other public companies during 2022.

In February 2023, the Audit Committee revised the Audit Committee’s Charter to clarify that the Audit Committee’s long-standing practice of overseeing the Company’s policies and procedures related to risk assessment and risk management expressly includes responsibility for climate related risks in the Company’s financial statements as and to the extent required by the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC or FASB, in addition to its then existing risk oversight responsibilities with respect to information security and data protection. For additional information regarding the Audit Committee’s role in assisting the Board of Directors in its oversight of risk assessment and risk mitigation, including with respect to information security and data protection, see the “Report of the Audit Committee—Oversight Responsibilities—Enterprise Risk Management” and “—Information Security and Data Protection” sections on page 53 and 54 of this Proxy Statement.

Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee

The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee met two (2) times in 2022. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee for the year ended December 31, 2022 consisted of Ms. Malanoski (Chair), Mr. Coviello and Ms. Infurna. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee recommends nominees for election to the Board of Directors and reviews the role, composition and structure of the Board of Directors and its committees. As part of this review, the Committee evaluates (i) whether to have a Lead Independent Director, (ii) the responsibilities of the positions of Chairman of the Board and Lead Independent Director, and (iii) the qualifications for those positions, including whether the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors should be held by the Chief Executive Officer, an independent director, or a non-independent director other than the Chief Executive Officer. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee also recommends candidates to the Board of Directors for election as officers.

Responsibility for Director Nominations

For a discussion of the specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills of the nominees for election to the Board of Directors, see the “Nominees for Election at the Annual Meeting” and “Experience and Qualifications Represented on our Board of Directors” sections beginning on pages 17 and 21, respectively, of this Proxy Statement.

Corporate Governance and Related Matters (continued)

The Director Qualification Standards section of the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines affirms the benefits of diversity among the Board of Directors by specifically stating that (i) diversity (based on factors commonly associated with diversity such as race, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or identity, as well as on broader principles such as diversity of perspective and experience) is one of the elements to be considered in evaluating a particular director candidate, and (ii) the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for assessing the appropriate balance of skills and characteristics required of members of the Board of Directors and will actively seek to broaden the diversity composition of the Board of Directors. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee does not assign specific weight to any particular criteria; the goal is to identify nominees that, considered as a group, will possess the skills and characteristics required of the Board of Directors to fulfill its responsibilities. Consistent with these guiding principles, the Nominating/ Corporate Governance Committee again recommended that the Board of Directors nominate for continued service as directors all six of our current directors, based upon their respective (i) personal and professional integrity, ethics and values, (ii) educational and professional background, (iii) experience in corporate management and/or experience as a board member, (iv) experience in the real estate industry and/or other relevant industry experience, (v) high level of financial literacy (including all six of our current director nominees having been determined by the Board of Directors to be “financially literate,” as such term is defined in the listing standards of the NYSE), and (vi) ability to foster a diverse viewpoint based on gender and other factors commonly associated with diversity such as race, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation. Moreover, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee again recommended that the Board of Directors nominate for continued service as directors five out of six of our current directors for their “independence,” as defined by the NYSE listing standards. In addition, while our Board of Directors may elect to reevaluate the size of the Board of Directors, if the Board of Directors elects to fill the vacancy on the Board of Directors created by Mr. Montag’s retirement the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee is committed to prioritizing for nomination a qualified director candidate who is “independent” as defined in the listing standards of the NYSE and who brings diversity to the Board of Directors on the basis of race, gender, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation or identity, in addition to satisfying criteria based on relevant experience and breadth of skills. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee reserves the right to recommend and nominate additional members to the Board of Directors from time to time.

The Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines do not include mandatory retirement ages or term limits applicable to directors. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee annually reviews the performance and qualifications of each current director and considers the results of such evaluation when determining whether or not to recommend the nomination of such director for an additional term. In addition, although the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee considers length of service when recommending candidates for re-election, the Board of Directors does not believe that adopting a set term limit for directors serves the interests of the Company. Such limits may result in the loss of contributions from directors who have been able to develop, over a period of time, increasing insight into the Company, its operations and its strategic direction. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee reviews these policies as part of its annual governance review and will consider modifications to these policies as it deems necessary or appropriate and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee is “independent” as such term is defined in the listing standards of the NYSE. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee Charter includes policies with regard to stockholder recommendations of nominees to the Board of Directors.

Stockholders wishing to recommend candidates for election to the Board of Directors must supply information in writing regarding the candidate to Mr. Joshua Dicker, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company, at the Company’s executive offices. This information should include the candidate’s name, biographical data and an analysis of the candidate based on the director candidate criteria described below. The recommendation must also include all information relating to the proposed director nominee that would be required to be disclosed in a solicitation of proxies for election of directors in an election contest under applicable securities law. Stockholders wishing to nominate a candidate must comply with the advance notice requirements in our Bylaws. Please refer to our Bylaws for more specific information. Our Bylaws were publicly filed with the SEC on November 14, 2011, as amended February 26, 2019 and February 23, 2022, and publicly filed with the SEC on February 27, 2019 and February 25, 2022. In addition to satisfying the requirements of our Bylaws, in order to comply with universal proxy rules, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Company’s must also provide notice that sets forth the information required in and meets the advance notice requirements of Rule 14a-19 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Additional information regarding any proposed nominees may be requested by the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee.

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Pursuant to the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee Charter and/or the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, each nominee must possess fundamental qualities of intelligence, honesty, good judgment, and high standards of ethics, integrity, fairness and responsibility. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will also consider the following criteria in addition to other criteria the Committee deems appropriate, including the specific needs of the Board of Directors at the time:

In reviewing prospective nominees, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee also reviews the number of public company boards on which a director nominee serves to determine if the nominee will have the ability to devote adequate time to the work of the Board of Directors and its committees. The Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and the Company’s Audit Committee Charter provide that members of the Audit Committee may not be members of the audit committee of more than two other public companies unless such other memberships have been disclosed to the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors has determined that such simultaneous service does not impair the ability of such member to effectively serve on the Company’s Audit Committee. In addition, the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that non-management directors may not serve on more than four other boards of public companies (excluding the Company’s Board of Directors) and that management directors may not serve on more than two boards of public companies (including the Company’s Board of Directors).

On the basis of the information gathered in this process, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will determine which nominees to recommend for election to the Board of Directors. Recommendations and related information received prior to any Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee meeting where director nominees are to be considered will be considered at that meeting. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee uses the same process for evaluating all nominees, regardless of the source of the recommendation. This process includes, among other things, personal interviews, discussions with professional references, background checks, credit checks and resume verification.

The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee has not received any recommendation for a director nominee for the Annual Meeting from any stockholder or group of stockholders.

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Governance Oversight—Sustainability Reporting and Policies and Procedures; Stockholder Ability to Amend the Company’s Bylaws; Opt Out of the Maryland Unsolicited Takeover Act

On February 23, 2022, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee amended the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee’s Charter to codify the Committee’s role overseeing the Company’s sustainability reporting and its policies and procedures with respect to its sustainability and corporate social responsibility activities. In June 2022, under the expanded oversight of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, the Company published its inaugural Corporate Responsibility Report. For additional information regarding the Company’s sustainability and corporate social responsibility activities, see the “Corporate Responsibility—Environmental Practices, Social Responsibility and Governance” section on page 30 of this Proxy Statement.

In addition, based upon the recommendation of our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, our Board of Directors amended Article XIV of the Bylaws to provide that in addition to the power of our Board of Directors to alter, repeal, amend or rescind any provision of the Bylaws and to make new Bylaws, the Company’s stockholders have the power to alter, repeal, amend or rescind the Bylaws or to make new Bylaws by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company entitled to vote on the matter pursuant to a binding proposal timely submitted by a stockholder (or stockholder group) that satisfies the ownership and other eligibility requirements of Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the periods and as of the dates specified in Rule 14a-8. At our 2022 annual meeting, our stockholders approved an analogous amendment to our Charter. (Additional information about the Charter Amendment is contained under the caption “Proposal 4: Approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2022.) In February 2022, our Board of Directors, based upon the recommendation of our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, adopted a resolution prohibiting the Company from electing to be subject to the provisions of Title 3, Subtitle 8 of the Maryland General Corporations Law (“MGCL”) contained in Section 3-803 of the MGCL (relating to classification of the board), unless such election is first approved by the stockholders of the Company by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast on the matter by stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors. As previously reported by the Company, Articles Supplementary memorializing the resolution were filed with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation on February 24, 2022.

Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee met two (2) times in 2022. The Compensation Committee for the year ended December 31, 2022, consisted of Messrs. Cooper (Chairman) and Coviello, and Ms. Infurna. Ms. Infurna was elected to the Compensation Committee in October 2022, following Mr. Montag’s resignation from such Committee. Ms. Infurna and Mr. Montag each attended one meeting of the Compensation Committee in 2022 in her or his respective capacity as a member of such Committee. The Compensation Committee is responsible for developing and, with the approval of the Board of Directors, implementing the compensation plans, policies and programs of the Company and producing an annual report on executive compensation for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. It is the Compensation Committee’s responsibility to ensure that compensation programs are designed to encourage high performance and promote accountability and assure that employee interests are aligned with the interests of the Company’s stockholders. The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Compensation Committee is “independent” as such term is defined in the listing standards of the NYSE.

The Compensation Committee also administers the Supplemental Retirement Plan for Executives of Getty Realty Corp. and Participating Subsidiaries (the “Supplemental Retirement Plan”) and the Getty Realty Corp. Third Amended and Restated 2004 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2004 Plan”). The Compensation Committee also reviews, approves and recommends to the Board of Directors for its approval, the compensation of the directors and each of the named executive officers of Getty.

The Compensation Committee’s Charter provides that the Committee may delegate any or all of its responsibilities, except that the Committee may not delegate its responsibilities with respect to:

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The compensation of Getty’s NEOs is recommended by the CEO to the Compensation Committee. The CEO reviews the performance of each NEO (other than his own) with the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee considers the CEO’s recommendations, evaluates the CEO’s individual performance and establishes the compensation for each NEO, including the CEO. The CEO does not play any role in the Compensation Committee’s deliberation of matters impacting his own compensation. No executive officer other than the CEO plays a role in recommending the amount or form of executive compensation.

In February 2022, in connection with its annual review, the Compensation Committee amended the Compensation Committee’s Charter to clarify its duties with respect to compensation for directors, executives, and employees, to update certain provisions that are no longer applicable, and to enhance its compliance with applicable rules and regulations of the NYSE and SEC. In February 2023, the Compensation Committee further revised the charter to clarify such provisions and provide the Compensation Committee the authority to adopt or modify clawback, anti-hedging, and anti-pledging policies to be recommended to the Board of Directors.

Contacting the Board of Directors

Stockholders and other interested parties who wish to communicate with the Board of Directors may do so by sending written communications to the Board of Directors at the following address: Board of Directors, Getty Realty Corp., 292 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, New York 10017-6376. Stockholders and other interested parties who wish to direct their communications to only the independent (non-management) directors of Getty may do so by sending written communications to the following address: Independent Directors, c/o Getty Realty Corp., 292 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, New York 10017-6376. Concerns relating to accounting, internal controls or auditing matters are handled in accordance with procedures established by the Audit Committee.

Executive Officers

The Company’s executive officers are as follows:

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responsibility over his 30-year career in real estate acquisitions, development and construction, most notably as Senior Director - Real Estate with Home Depot and Senior Vice President Real Estate with TD Bank. Mr. Olear is also a member of the Board of Trustees for Springpoint Senior Living. Mr. Olear earned a B.A. in Business Administration from Upsala College.

There are no family relationships between any of the Company’s directors or executive officers.

Corporate Responsibility—Environmental Practices, Social Responsibility and Governance

We are committed to good corporate citizenship and business practices that serve all of our stakeholders. We recognize the importance of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues and incorporate ESG considerations into our business practices and decision-making processes.

In June 2022, we published our inaugural Corporate Responsibility Report which gave us an opportunity to more fully discuss our approach to corporate responsibility and the emphasis we place on our people, our planet, and our business practices.

Notable ESG initiatives conducted in 2022/2023 included:

The results of these initiatives will be discussed in our 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report, which is scheduled to be published in June 2023. We look forward to continuing our ESG efforts to demonstrate our commitment to effective ESG practices that support our business, our communities, and our stakeholders.

Our Planet: Environmental Stewardship

We own assets subject to long-term, triple-net leases that generally require our tenants to maintain the properties they occupy, including the environmental impact of their operations and any sustainability initiatives they choose to implement during the term of their tenancy. We take appropriate measures, including enforcement when necessary, to assure that our tenants comply with these lease provisions for the benefit of the environment and the communities in which our properties are located.

Our Property Portfolio

We are committed to investing responsibly and managing the environmental risks throughout our business practices.

Environmental Due Diligence. Our acquisition due diligence process includes extensive environmental review and analysis conducted by experts in convenience and automotive retail real estate. This process includes environmental site assessments of each property (Phase I) as part of our analysis to understand the environmental condition of the property, including whether there is indication of any release of hazardous substances, chemical or waste storage, or other environmental concerns or risks, and to determine whether the property and the operations thereon meet environmental standards. We will not acquire a property unless we are satisfied with the results of our environmental due diligence and, once closed, our leases require our tenants to comply with all environmental laws, rules and regulations.

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Environmental Compliance. Our asset management and environmental teams continuously monitor our properties for potential contamination, exposure to natural disasters and other environmental risks, including:

Sustainability at Our Properties. We support and encourage our tenants’ sustainability initiatives and implemented our Getty Green Loans program to make low-cost loans available to our tenants for the express purpose of investing in environmental and sustainability projects. As a net lease landlord, we trust our tenants to identify the investments they deem appropriate to successfully operate their business at properties we own. With Getty Green Loans, we hope to reinforce our commitment as a business partner, while providing additional incentive to prioritize green projects as they continue to enhance their operations and our properties.

Sustainability Reporting and Policies and Procedures. On February 23, 2022, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee amended the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee’s Charter to codify the Committee’s role overseeing the Company’s sustainability reporting and its policies and procedures with respect to its sustainability and corporate social responsibility activities. In 2022, we provided disclosures regarding our ESG programs on our website and in our quarterly corporate profile and expanded our sustainability reporting practices with the publication of our inaugural Corporate Responsibility Report in June 2022.

In 2022, we also partnered with an outside Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability (EHS&S) consulting firm to develop and conduct a formal Tenant Survey seeking our tenants’ feedback regarding sustainability measures and initiatives implemented, or that may be implemented, at our properties, as well as information regarding our tenants’ current ESG policies and practices. We expect the Tenant Survey results to assist us in identifying potential ESG opportunities that support our business and our tenants’ businesses. The Tenant Survey was distributed to 39 of our tenants, representing 952, or 92%, of our properties and $141 million, or 91%, of our annual base rental income. We expect to provide additional information regarding our Tenant Survey in our 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report.

We also worked with our EHS&S consulting firm to develop and conduct a Materiality Assessment to help us identify the ESG topics most relevant to our internal and external stakeholders. The Materiality Assessment included a survey distributed to select internal and external stakeholders as well as interviews with select representative stakeholders. We expect that the results of this Materiality Assessment will help us identify any gaps in our current ESG program and allow us to better understand additional opportunities that we could pursue as part of our ESG efforts. The Materiality Assessment was distributed to 39 of our internal stakeholders (employees and Board of Directors) and 62 of our select external stakeholders (tenants, investors, lenders, research analysts, and rating agencies). We expect to provide additional information regarding our Materiality Assessment in our 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report.

Sustainability at Our Corporate Headquarters

We emphasize sustainability at our corporate headquarters, including:

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Our People: Social Responsibility and Human Capital Development

We believe that our people are the foundation of our success and are committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace that allows our team members to engage professionally and personally. We foster a diverse and inclusive work environment. Women currently comprise 47% of our full-time team at various levels throughout our organization. We promote and fund professional development opportunities through in-person trainings, online learning resources, and external classes and seminars requested by our employees, and higher-education tuition reimbursement, if doing so will advance the work-related skills or professional development of our team. Our Business Conduct Guidelines and our Employee Handbook govern our professional conduct and ethics with respect to our people, our partners, our health and safety, and our information technology security.

In June 2022, we launched our Getty Gives campaign to provide our team with a formal program to support causes dear to them and the communities in which we live and work. Getty Gives includes corporate donations to charitable organizations selected by our employees, company matching for employee charitable donations, and additional paid time off for employee volunteer opportunities. In 2022, our Getty Gives program led to corporate charitable donations to two charitable organizations selected by our employees, and matching employee charitable donations to many other worthy causes.

In 2022 we also launched our inaugural pro bono legal services program to advance the public interest by serving communities in need and at the same time provide opportunities for personal philanthropic fulfillment to members of our in-house legal team. Getty considers pro bono activity to be an important part of its commitment to philanthropic initiatives and is committed to continuing efforts to help our communities through pro bono legal engagement.

Employee Compensation and Welfare Programs

We offer our employees a robust benefits package that includes:

Our Practices: Corporate Governance and Ethical Business Practices

We are dedicated to maintaining a high standard for corporate governance predicated on integrity, ethics, diversity and transparency.

Board Independence. In particular, we value the independence of our directors, with approximately 83% of our directors (5 out of 6) qualifying as independent, including the Chairman of our Board and all members of the committees of our Board of Directors.

Board Composition. We are committed to diversity on our Board of Directors, with 33% of our directors being female. Moreover, the Director Qualification Standards section of the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines affirm that diversity (based on factors commonly associated with diversity such as race, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, or

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sexual orientation or identity, as well as on broader principles such as diversity of perspective and experience) is one of the elements to be considered in evaluating a particular director candidate, in addition to other skills and characteristics required of members of the Board of Directors to fulfill their obligations as directors. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will continue to assess the appropriate balance of skills and characteristics required of members of the Board of Directors and, as opportunities arise, will seek to broaden the diversity composition of the Board of Directors. (For additional information regarding the evaluation of our director candidates and their specific experience and qualifications, see “Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee” discussion on page 25 of this Proxy Statement and “Experience and Qualifications Represented on our Board of Directors” section on page 21 of this Proxy Statement.)

Other Governance Practices. Additionally, as discussed in greater detail in the section of this Proxy Statement captioned “Corporate Governance and Related Matters,” we hold annual elections for our entire Board of Directors, do not have a classified board of directors, and have restrictions on over-boarding. We maintain anti-hedging & anti-pledging policies and have not adopted a poison pill.

Stockholder Ability to Amend Bylaws. In addition to the power of our Board of Directors to alter, repeal, amend or rescind any provision of the Bylaws and to make new Bylaws, under both our Charter and Bylaws, the Company’s stockholders have the power to alter, repeal, amend or rescind the Bylaws or to make new Bylaws by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company entitled to vote on the matter pursuant to a binding proposal timely submitted by a stockholder (or stockholder group) that satisfies the ownership and other eligibility requirements of Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the periods and as of the dates specified in Rule 14a-8. (For additional information regarding the evaluation of our director candidates and their specific experience and qualifications, see “Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee” discussion on page 25 of this Proxy Statement.)

Opting out of the Maryland Unsolicited Takeover Act. Our Board of Directors adopted a resolution prohibiting the Company from electing to be subject to the provisions of Title 3, Subtitle 8 of the MGCL contained in Section 3-803 of the MGCL (relating to classification of the board), unless such election is first approved by the stockholders of the Company by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast on the matter by stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and filed Articles Supplementary memorializing the resolution with the SDAT. (For additional information regarding the evaluation of our director candidates and their specific experience and qualifications, see “Nominating/ Corporate Governance Committee” discussion on page 25 of this Proxy Statement.)

We believe that sound corporate governance strengthens the accountability of our Board of Directors and management and promotes the long-term interest of stockholders. For a more detailed description of our governance policies and procedures, please see the discussions above in this “Corporate Governance and Related Matters” section at page 22 of this Proxy Statement.