CommonWealth REIT Announces the Filing of a Registration Statement for Possible Sale of Select Income REIT Common Shares

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CommonWealth REIT (NYSE: CWH) today announced that, at its request, Select Income REIT (NYSE: SIR) has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, a registration statement to permit CWH’s public offering of some or all of the common shares of SIR owned by CWH. No decision has been made by CWH to sell any of the SIR common shares owned by CWH at this time. After the registration statement is declared effective by the SEC, and subject to market conditions, CWH may determine to sell all, some or none of the 22,000,000 SIR common shares it owns.