BOSTON, Aug. 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Winthrop Realty Trust (NYSE:FUR) ("Winthrop") announced today that the previously announced redemption of its outstanding 7.75% Senior Notes due 2022 (the "Senior Notes") in full effective August 15, 2015 has been completed. The aggregate redemption price paid was $72,635,081.42 (or $25.484375 per $25.00 face amount Senior Note) which represented the face amount of the Senior Notes outstanding (less Senior Notes held by Winthrop) plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, August 15, 2015. As a result of the redemption, trading of the Senior Notes has been terminated.
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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