NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE: HR) today announced that it intends to sell 2,000,000 shares of its common stock to Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated ("Stifel Nicolaus"). Healthcare Realty Trust will also grant Stifel Nicolaus a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 300,000 shares of common stock. All of the shares in the offering will be sold by Healthcare Realty Trust. Stifel Nicolaus will be acting as the sole underwriter for the offering.
The proceeds will be used primarily to fund acquisitions under contract and construction underway of medical office and outpatient facilities and for other general corporate purposes; and will temporarily repay a portion of amounts outstanding under the Company's unsecured credit facility. Based on the closing market price on September 20, 2007, the net proceeds of the offering are estimated to be approximately $50 million. Closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about September 28, 2007, subject to customary closing conditions.
The common stock is being sold pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement. The offering is being made solely by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, copies of which may be obtained by contacting Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, 100 Light Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, Attn: Prospectus Department, Fax: (410) 454-5157 or by email at syndicateops@stifel.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, any of the securities, nor shall there be
any sale of these securities, in any state in which such offer,
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