BioMed Realty Trust Prices Public Offering of 16,000,000 Shares of Co...( SAN DIEGO May 13 /- BioMed Realty Tru...),Health

SAN DIEGO, May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BMR) today announced the pricing of its public offering of 16,000,000 shares of its common stock at $10.40 per share. The offering is expected to close on or about May 18, 2009. Gross proceeds from the offering will be approximately $166.4 million. 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 are being sold by the company.

BioMed has also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,400,000 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.

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 will be made only by means of a prospectus and a related prospectus supplement, copies of which 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, t
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