BOSTON, May 19, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Winthrop Realty Trust (NYSE:FUR) ("Winthrop") announced today that its Board of Trustees has declared a liquidating distribution of $1.25 per common share payable in cash on June 16, 2015 to common shareholders of record on June 9, 2015. The liquidating distribution is being paid from the net proceeds of recent sales of Winthrop's assets.
About Winthrop Realty Trust
Winthrop, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, is a NYSE-listed real estate investment trust (REIT). In August 2014, Winthrop's shareholders adopted a plan of liquidation pursuant to which Winthrop is liquidating and winding down and, in connection therewith, is seeking to sell its assets in an orderly fashion to maximize shareholder value. For more information, please visit our web-site at www.winthropreit.com.
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