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

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Select Income REIT (NYSE: SIR) today announced the filing of a registration statement on Form S-11 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, to permit the possible public offering of up to all the common shares of SIR that are owned by CommonWealth REIT (NYSE: CWH). After the registration statement is declared effective by the SEC, CWH may sell all, some or none of the 22,000,000 common shares of SIR it owns.