UNITED STATES
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): June 8, 2012
COMMONWEALTH REIT
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
MARYLAND
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-9317 |
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04-6558834 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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Two Newton Place, 255 Washington Street, |
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02458-1634 |
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(617) 332-3990
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On June 8, 2012, CommonWealth REIT, or the Company, issued a press release announcing that it will redeem all of its outstanding 6.50% Senior Notes due 2013 at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of $190,980,000, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. This redemption is expected to occur on July 16, 2012. A copy of the Companys press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The Company hereby furnishes the following exhibit:
99.1 Press Release dated June 8, 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.
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/s/ John C. Popeo |
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John C. Popeo |
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Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: June 8, 2012
Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
Timothy A. Bonang, Vice President, Investor Relations, or
Carlynn Finn, Senior Manager, Investor Relations
(617) 796-8222
www.cwhreit.com
CommonWealth REIT Announces Redemption of 6.50% Senior Notes Due in 2013
Newton, MA (June 8, 2012): CommonWealth REIT (NYSE: CWH) today announced that it will redeem all of its outstanding 6.50% Senior Notes due 2013 at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of $190,980,000, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. This redemption is expected to occur on July 16, 2012. CWH expects to fund this redemption by using cash on hand and borrowing on its revolving credit facility.
Commonwealth REIT is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which primarily owns office buildings located throughout the United States. CWH is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.
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A Maryland Real Estate 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.