JERICHO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 19, 2005--Leo Liebowitz, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Getty Realty Corp. (NYSE-GTY), reported that at the Board of Directors meeting held yesterday, the Directors declared a quarterly Common Stock dividend in the amount of $0.445 per share payable on October 13, 2005, to holders of record on September 29, 2005, which is an increase of $.01 per share over the prior quarterly Common Stock dividend.

Mr. Liebowitz rang the closing bell yesterday at the NYSE to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Getty's founding and the 20th anniversary of Getty's listing on the NYSE.

Getty Realty Corp. is the largest publicly-traded real estate investment trust in the United States specializing in ownership and leasing of motor fuel/convenience store properties and petroleum distribution terminals. The Company owns and leases over 1,050 properties in the Eastern United States.

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             Thomas J. Stirnweis, 516-478-5403

    SOURCE: Getty Realty Corp.