NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Government Properties Income Trust (Nasdaq: GOV) today announced that it
has sold its remaining position in Select Income REIT (Nasdaq: SIR)
through the sale of its 24,918,421 common shares of SIR in an
underwritten public offering under an effective shelf registration
statement filed by SIR, at a price to the public of $18.25 per share.
GOV will receive all of the net proceeds from the sale of the SIR common
shares and has agreed to pay all of SIR’s costs associated with this
offering. The settlement of this sale is expected to occur on October 9,
2018.
The joint bookrunning managers for the offering are Citigroup, BofA
Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. The joint lead managers are RBC
Capital Markets and Wells Fargo Securities. The co-managers are B. RILEY
FBR, Baird, BB&T Capital Markets, D.A. Davidson & Co., Janney Montgomery
Scott, JMP Securities, Oppenheimer & Co. and Raymond James.
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy SIR common shares, nor shall there be
any sale of these securities in any state in which the offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of the state. The prospectus
supplement relating to this offering and related prospectus will be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and copies may
be obtained, when available, from the offices of Citigroup, c/o
Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY
11717, or by calling (800) 831-9146; BofA Merrill Lynch, NC1-004-03-43,
200 North College Street, 3rd Floor, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001, Attn:
Prospectus Department or by email at dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com;
or Morgan Stanley, Attn: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd
Floor, New York, New York 10014.
WARNING CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
THIS PRESS RELEASE CONTAINS STATEMENTS THAT CONSTITUTE FORWARD LOOKING
STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION
REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND OTHER SECURITIES LAWS, INCLUDING STATEMENTS ABOUT
THE SETTLEMENT OF THE OFFERING. ALSO, WHENEVER GOV USES WORDS SUCH AS
“BELIEVE”, “EXPECT”, “ANTICIPATE”, “INTEND”, “PLAN”, “ESTIMATE”, “WILL”,
“MAY” AND NEGATIVES OR DERIVATIVES OF THESE OR SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS, GOV
IS MAKING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
ARE BASED UPON GOV’S PRESENT INTENT, BELIEFS OR EXPECTATIONS, BUT
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO OCCUR AND MAY NOT
OCCUR. ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN OR
IMPLIED BY GOV’S FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF VARIOUS
FACTORS. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS PRESS RELEASE STATES THAT THE SETTLEMENT OF
THE SALE IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON OCTOBER 9, 2018. IN FACT, DELIVERY OF
THE COMMON SHARES IS SUBJECT TO VARIOUS CONDITIONS AND CONTINGENCIES AS
ARE CUSTOMARY IN THE UNITED STATES. IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE NOT
SATISFIED OR THE SPECIFIED CONTINGENCIES DO NOT OCCUR, THIS OFFERING MAY
NOT CLOSE.
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN GOV’S FILINGS WITH THE SEC, INCLUDING UNDER
“RISK FACTORS” IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT RELATING TO THE OFFERING AND
IN GOV’S PERIODIC REPORTS, OR INCORPORATED THEREIN, IDENTIFIES OTHER
IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE GOV’S ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER
MATERIALLY FROM THOSE STATED IN OR IMPLIED BY GOV’S FORWARD LOOKING
STATEMENTS. GOV’S FILINGS WITH THE SEC ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SEC’S
WEBSITE AT WWW.SEC.GOV.
YOU SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE UPON FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS.
EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY LAW, GOV DOES NOT INTEND TO UPDATE OR CHANGE ANY
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION, FUTURE EVENTS
OR OTHERWISE.
A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares of
beneficial interest listed on the Nasdaq.
No shareholder,
Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or obligation of the
Trust.
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Government Properties Income Trust
Brad Shepherd, 617-219-1410
Director,
Investor Relations
www.govreit.com
Source: Government Properties Income Trust