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Winthrop and Pershing Square Seek Appeal of New York Court Injunction of Foreclosure

of Peter Cooper Village/Stuyvesant Town Mezzanine Loans

BOSTON, September 16, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Winthrop Realty Trust (NYSE:FUR) and Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. announced today that the New York trial court preliminarily enjoined Winthrop’s and Pershing Square’s joint venture PSW NYC LLC (“PSW”) from foreclosing on its recently acquired mezzanine loans secured by the owner of Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town. Winthrop has invested approximately $10.5 million in PSW and funds managed by Pershing Square have invested approximately $36 million in PSW.

PSW strongly disagrees with the trial court’s ruling and will appeal the decision to the New York appellate court and will seek to stay the Mortgage Lender’s planned property foreclosure. If PSW is unsuccessful on appeal, or if the mortgage lender is permitted to foreclose prior to a successful appeal, the value of PSW’s investment in the mezzanine loans may be lost.

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