0001193805-12-001659.txt : 20121003 0001193805-12-001659.hdr.sgml : 20121003 20121003144556 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193805-12-001659 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121002 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20121003 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121003 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Winthrop Realty Trust CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000037008 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 346513657 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-06249 FILM NUMBER: 121126324 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7 BULFINCH PLACE STREET 2: SUITE 500 PO BOX 9507 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02114 BUSINESS PHONE: 6175704614 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7 BULFINCH PLACE STREET 2: SUITE 500 PO BOX 9507 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02114 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST UNION REAL ESTATE EQUITY & MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST UNION REALTY DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19691012 8-K 1 e610125_8k-wrt.htm Unassociated Document
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC  20549

FORM 8-K
 
Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) October 2, 2012
 
WINTHROP REALTY TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
  Ohio  
                                           (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)                                          
 
001-06249
  
34-6513657
(Commission File Number)
  
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
7 Bulfinch Place, Suite 500, P.O. Box 9507, Boston, Massachusetts
02114
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
     
   (617) 570-4614  
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
  n/a
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions
 
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 
 
 
 
Item 8.01. 
Other Events
 
On October 2, 2012, Winthrop Realty Trust announced that its 50.2% owned joint venture received payment in full on its $117.9 million C note in a $798.0 million first mortgage encumbering a 4.5 million square foot, 31 property portfolio of office properties situated throughout Southern California.  A copy of the release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
Item 9.01  
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 
(c) 
Exhibits

 
99.1
Press Release dated October 2, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized on this 3rd day of October, 2012.
 
  WINTHROP REALTY TRUST  
       
 
By:
/s/ Carolyn Tiffany  
   
Carolyn Tiffany
  
   
President
  
       

 
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Contact at Winthrop Realty Trust
Beverly Bergman
Investor or Media Inquiries
Phone: (617) 570-4614; e-mail: bbergman@firstwinthrop.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 2, 2012
 
WINTHROP REALTY TRUST ANNOUNCES RECEIPT OF FULL SATISFACTION OF SOCAL OFFICE LOAN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – BOSTON, October 2, 2012/ -- Winthrop Realty Trust (NYSE:FUR) announced today that its 50.2% owned joint venture received payment in full on its $117.9 million C note in a $798.0 million first mortgage encumbering a 4.5 million square foot, 31 property portfolio of office properties situated throughout Southern California.  Winthrop received approximately $38.7 million with respect to its $29.8 million net investment in this loan which was acquired in November 2011 resulting in a 27.0% return to Winthrop.
 
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About Winthrop Realty Trust

Winthrop Realty Trust, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, is a NYSE-listed real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on acquiring, owning, operating and investing in real property as well as real estate financial instruments including CMBS, bonds, REIT preferred and common stock.  For more information, please visit our web-site at www.winthropreit.com.
 
“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  With the exception of the historical information contained in this news release, the matters described herein contain “forward-looking” statements that involve risk and uncertainties that may individually or collectively impact the matters herein described.  These are detailed from time to time in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s SEC reports.  Further information relating to the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and investor information is contained in the Company’s annual and quarterly reports filed with the SEC and available for download at its website www.winthropreit.com or at the SEC website www.sec.gov.