0001193805-13-000749.txt : 20130402 0001193805-13-000749.hdr.sgml : 20130402 20130401185749 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193805-13-000749 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130401 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20130402 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130401 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: 13732857 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 e610792_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) April 1, 2013
 
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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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On and effective April 1, 2013, Peter Braverman resigned as the Executive Vice President of Winthrop Realty Trust (the “Company”).  Mr. Braverman elected to resign as a result of the expected time commitment that will be required of him in connection with his new position of President of Winthrop Management L.P., the entity that provides property management services for the Company’s properties as well as for specified third parties.  In addition to his involvement in Winthrop Management, which currently manages in excess of 9.5 million square feet of office retail and industrial space and more than 11,000 apartment units for the Company and other third parties, Mr. Braverman will continue to maintain his office at the Company’s Jericho, New York offices and will consult on Company affairs

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
(c)  
Exhibits
 
 
99.1
Press Release dated April 1, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
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 1st day of April, 2013.
 
 
WINTHROP REALTY TRUST
  
       
 
By:
/s/ Michael L. Ashner  
   
Michael L. Ashner
  
   
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  
       
 
 
 
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Contact at Winthrop Realty Trust
Beverly Bergman
Investor or Media Inquiries
Phone: (617) 570-4614; e-mail: ctiffany@firstwinthrop.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 1, 2013

WINTHROP REALTY TRUST ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF PETER BRAVERMAN AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND APPOINTMENT AS PRESIDENT OF WINTHROP MANAGEMENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – BOSTON, April 1, 2013/ -- Winthrop Realty Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE:FUR) announced today that Peter Braverman has taken the position of President of Winthrop Management L.P., the entity that provides property management services for the Company’s properties as well as for specified third parties.  As a result of the expected time commitment that will be required of Mr. Braverman for his new responsibilities, Mr. Braverman has elected to resign as the Executive Vice President of the Company.  In addition to his involvement in Winthrop Management, which currently manages in excess of 9.5 million square feet of office retail and industrial space and more than 11,000 apartment units for the Company and other third parties, Mr. Braverman will continue to maintain his office at the Company’s Jericho, New York offices and will consult on Company affairs.
 
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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.