Vornado Announces Completion of Spin-Off of JBG SMITH Properties and Combination of JBG SMITH Properties with certain assets of The JBG Companies


NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - July 18, 2017) - Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) ("Vornado") announced today that it has completed the separation of JBG SMITH Properties ("JBG SMITH") from its New York business and the combination of JBG SMITH with the operating company and certain Washington, DC metropolitan area assets of The JBG Companies ("JBG"). As a result, JBG SMITH is now an independent public company that will begin regular-way trading on the NYSE when the market opens today under the symbol "JBGS". Vornado common shares will continue to trade on the NYSE under the symbol "VNO". As of the closing of the separation and the combination, the economic interests in JBG SMITH were owned 73% by Vornado common shareholders and holders of Vornado Realty L.P. ("VRLP") common limited partnership units, 21% by JBG investors, and 6% by management of JBG. Additional information about JBG SMITH is available on its website at www.JBGSMITH.com. Additional information about Vornado is available on its website at www.vno.com.

Vornado Realty Trust is a fully integrated equity real estate investment trust.

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