NEWTON, Mass., Aug 10, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Government Properties Income Trust (NYSE: GOV) today announced that the
underwriters of its recent equity offering have exercised their
over-allotment option in full to purchase 1,200,000 additional common
shares of beneficial interest. The sale of the additional shares and the
sale of the original public offering of 8,000,000 common shares are
expected to close on Wednesday, August 11, 2010.
The joint book-running managers for this offering are Morgan Stanley,
RBC Capital Markets and Wells Fargo Securities. The co-lead managers for
this offering are Citi, Jefferies & Company, Morgan Keegan & Company,
Inc. and UBS Investment Bank. The co-managers for this offering are BB&T
Capital Markets, Janney Montgomery Scott and Oppenheimer & Co.
This press release is not an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an
offer to buy shares, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in
any state or jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would
be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities
laws of such state or jurisdiction. Copies of the prospectus supplement
and related prospectus may be obtained from the offices of Morgan
Stanley & Co. Incorporated, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New
York 10014, Attention: Prospectus Department, or by calling (866)
718-1649; RBC Capital Markets Corporation at Three World Financial
Center, 200 Vesey Street 8th Floor, New York, New York, 10281, or by
calling (877) 822-4089; and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Attention:
Equity Syndicate Department, 375 Park Avenue, New York, New York, 10152,
at (800) 326-5897 or e-mail a request to:
equity.syndicate@wellsfargo.com.
WARNING REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING
STATEMENTS
THIS PRESS RELEASE CONTAINS FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE
MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND
OTHER FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS. THESE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE
BASED UPON GOV'S PRESENT EXPECTATIONS, BUT THESE STATEMENTS ARE NOT
GUARANTEED TO OCCUR. FOR EXAMPLE, THE FACT THAT THE UNDERWRITERS HAVE
EXERCISED THEIR OPTION TO PURCHASE 1,200,000 SHARES MAY IMPLY THAT THE
CLOSING OF THIS SALE OF SHARES WILL OCCUR; BUT THE CLOSING IS SUBJECT TO
CONDITIONS CUSTOMARY IN TRANSACTIONS OF THIS TYPE AND MAY BE DELAYED OR
MAY NOT OCCUR AT ALL. INVESTORS SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE UPON
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS.
SOURCE: Government Properties Income Trust
Government Properties Income Trust
Timothy A. Bonang, 617-219-1410
Vice President, Investor Relations
or
Elisabeth Heiss, 617-219-1410
Manager, Investor Relations