BioMed Realty Trust Announces Public Offering of 14,000,000 Shares of Co...( SAN DIEGO May 12 /- BioMed Realty Tru...),Health

SAN DIEGO, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BMR) today announced it has commenced a public offering of 14,000,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. BioMed expects to use the net proceeds of the offering to repay a portion of the outstanding indebtedness under its $600.0 million unsecured line of credit and for other general corporate and working capital purposes. All of the shares will be offered by the company.

BioMed also expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 2,100,000 shares to cover over-allotments, if any. Raymond James & Associates, Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC, Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC are the joint book-running managers for the offering.

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 will be made only by means of a prospectus and a related prospectus supplement, copies of which, when available, may be obtained by contacting Raymond James & Associates, Inc., 880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, FL 33716, or by calling toll-free at 1 (800) 248-8863; KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., 800 Superior Avenue, 17th Floor, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, telephone: 216-443-2370; Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Attn: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014 or by email at '/>"/>