SAN DIEGO, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. today announced that its underwriters have fully exercised their over-allotment option to purchase additional shares of common stock in connection with BioMed's previously announced follow-on offering that priced on September 23, 2010. In total, the company sold 17,250,000 shares of common stock, raising gross offering proceeds of approximately $301.9 million.
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and UBS Securities LLC are the joint book-running managers, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. are co-lead managers for the offering.
The registration statement relating to these securities has become effective by rule of the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the offered shares, nor shall there be any sale of such shares in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or other jurisdiction. The offering of BioMed's common stock is being made only by means of a prospectus and a related prospectus supplement, copies of which may be obtained by contacting Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Attn: Equity Syndicate Dept., 375 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10152, at 1-800-326-5897 or email a request to equity.syndicate@wellsfargo.com; Raymond James & Associates, Inc., 880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, FL 33716, or by calling toll-free at 1-800-248-8863; Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Attn: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014, at 1-866-718-1649 or by email at prospectus@morganstanley.com; or UBS Securities LLC, Prospectus Department, 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10171 or by telephone toll-free at 1-888-827-7275, extension 2884.
About BioMed Realty Trust
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on Providing Real Estate to the Life Science Industry®. The company's tenants primarily include biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, scientific research institutions, government agencies and other entities involved in the life science industry. BioMed owns or has interests in 78 properties, representing 125 buildings with approximately 11.4 million rentable square feet. The company's properties are located predominantly in the major U.S. life science markets of Boston, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York/New Jersey, which have well-established reputations as centers for scientific research.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation: general risks affecting the real estate industry (including, without limitation, the inability to enter into or renew leases, dependence on tenants' financial condition, and competition from other developers, owners and operators of real estate); adverse economic or real estate developments in the life science industry or the company's target markets; risks associated with the availability and terms of financing, the use of debt to fund acquisitions and developments, and the ability to refinance indebtedness as it comes due; failure to maintain the company's investment grade credit ratings with the ratings agencies; failure to manage effectively the company's growth and expansion into new markets, or to complete or integrate acquisitions and developments successfully; reductions in asset valuations and related impairment charges; risks and uncertainties affecting property development and construction; risks associated with downturns in the national and local economies, increases in interest rates, and volatility in the securities markets; potential liability for uninsured losses and environmental contamination; risks associated with the company's potential failure to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and possible adverse changes in tax and environmental laws; and risks associated with the company's dependence on key personnel whose continued service is not guaranteed. For a further list and description of such risks and uncertainties, see the reports filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.
CONTACT: Rick Howe, Director, Corporate Communications of BioMed Realty
Trust, Inc., +1-858-207-5859
Web Site: http://www.biomedrealty.com/
