City Office REIT announces pricing of Its IPO 15/04/2014

City Office REIT announces pricing of Its IPO
15/04/2014 14:41
City Office REIT, Inc., a real estate company formed to acquire, own and operate high-quality office properties located within its specified target markets, which are located in metropolitan areas in the Southern and Western United States, announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 5,800,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of USD 12.50 per share for total gross proceeds of USD 72.5 million. The Company's common stock is expected to begin trading tomorrow, April 15, 2014, on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CIO." The offering is expected to close on April 21, 2014, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 870,000 additional shares of common stock at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts, to cover over-allotments, if any. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to acquire interests in the Company's initial properties, to repay certain indebtedness secured by the initial properties and for general working capital purposes, including payment of expenses associated with the Company's formation transactions and refinancings, future acquisitions and creating reserves for capital expenditures, tenant improvements and leasing commissions. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Wunderlich Securities, Inc. and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. are joint book-running managers for the offering.