NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Government Properties Income Trust (NYSE: GOV) today announced that
CommonWealth REIT (NYSE: CWH) commenced a public offering of 9,950,000
GOV common shares under an effective registration statement filed by
GOV. CWH has agreed to pay all the costs associated with this offering,
and GOV will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares.
The joint bookrunning managers for this offering are Citigroup, BofA
Merrill Lynch and RBC Capital Markets. The joint lead managers are
Jefferies, Morgan Stanley and UBS Investment Bank.
This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an
offer to buy GOV common 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. The preliminary
prospectus relating to this offering has been filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC), and copies can be obtained by contacting
the offices of Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long
Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, telephone: (800) 831-9146; BofA
Merrill Lynch, Attn: Prospectus Department, 222 Broadway, New York, NY
10038; email dg.prospectusrequests@baml.com; or RBC Capital Markets,
Attention: Prospectus Department, Three World Financial Center, 200
Vesey Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10281-8098, telephone: (877)
822-4089.
WARNING CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
THIS PRESS RELEASE CONTAINS FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE
MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND
OTHER SECURITIES LAWS. THESE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED UPON
GOV'S PRESENT BELIEFS AND EXPECTATIONS, BUT THESE FORWARD LOOKING
STATEMENTS ARE NOT GUARANTEED. FOR EXAMPLE, ALTHOUGH THIS PRESS RELEASE
REFERS TO AN OFFERING BY CWH OF 9,950,000 GOV COMMON SHARES, FEWER THAN
9,950,000 GOV COMMON SHARES MAY BE SOLD OR THIS OFFERING MAY BE
WITHDRAWN. INVESTORS SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE UPON ANY FORWARD
LOOKING STATEMENT.
A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares of
beneficial interest listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
No
shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or
obligation of the Trust.
Government Properties Income Trust
Timothy A. Bonang, 617-219-1410
Vice
President, Investor Relations
or
Elisabeth A. Heiss,
617-219-1410
Manager, Investor Relations
Source: Government Properties Income Trust
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