Equity Office Files Proxy Statement Supplement with SEC
29 1월 2007 - 10:45PM
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Equity Office Properties Trust (NYSE: EOP) today filed a supplement
to its definitive proxy statement with the SEC relating to the
merger agreement with affiliates of The Blackstone Group, as
amended. Under the terms of the amended agreement, Blackstone will
acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Equity Office for
$54.00 per share. Equity Office expects to begin to distribute
copies of the proxy statement supplement promptly. Equity Office�s
Board of Trustees continues to recommend the approval of the
transaction with Blackstone by Equity Office common shareholders.
The special meeting of shareholders to vote on the merger agreement
with affiliates of The Blackstone Group remains scheduled to be
convened on February 5, 2007. If approved by shareholders, and
subject to satisfaction of other closing conditions, the Blackstone
transaction would be expected to close on or about February 8,
2007. About Equity Office Equity Office, operating through its
various subsidiaries and affiliates, is the largest publicly traded
owner and manager of office properties in the United States by
square footage. At September 30, 2006, Equity Office had a national
office portfolio comprised of whole or partial interests in 585
office buildings located in 16 states and the District of Columbia.
As of that date, Equity Office had an ownership presence in 24
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and in 100 submarkets,
enabling it to provide a wide range of office solutions for local,
regional and national customers. EOP Operating Limited Partnership
is a Delaware limited partnership through which Equity Office
conducts substantially all of its business and owns, either
directly or indirectly through subsidiaries, substantially all of
its assets. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains
certain forward-looking statements based on current Equity Office
management expectations. Those forward-looking statements include
all statements other than those made solely with respect to
historical fact. Numerous risks, uncertainties and other factors
may cause actual results, performance or transactions of Equity
Office and its subsidiaries to differ materially from those
expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors include, but
are not limited to: (1)�the failure to satisfy the conditions to
completion of the proposed mergers with affiliates of The
Blackstone Group, including the receipt of the required shareholder
approval; (2)�the failure to obtain the necessary financing
arrangements set forth in the commitment letters received by
Blackhawk Parent LLC (an affiliate of The Blackstone Group) in
connection with the proposed mergers and the actual terms of such
financings; (3)�the failure of the proposed mergers to close for
any other reason; (4)�the occurrence of any effect, event,
development or change that could give rise to the termination of
the merger agreement; (5)�the outcome of the legal proceedings that
have been, or may be, instituted against Equity Office and others
following the announcement of the proposed mergers; (6)�the risks
that the proposed transactions disrupt current plans and operations
including potential difficulties in employee retention; (7)�the
amount of the costs, fees, expenses and charges related to the
proposed mergers; and (8)�the substantial indebtedness that will
need to be incurred to finance consummation of the proposed mergers
and related transactions, including the tender offers and consent
solicitations and other refinancings of Equity Office and its
subsidiaries; and other risks that are set forth in the �Risk
Factors,� �Legal Proceedings� and �Management�s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations� sections
of Equity Office�s and EOP Operating Limited Partnership�s filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (�SEC�). Many of the
factors that will determine the outcome of the subject matter of
this press release are beyond Equity Office�s ability to control or
predict. Equity Office undertakes no obligation to revise or update
any forward-looking statements, or to make any other
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. Additional Information About the Merger
and Where to Find It In connection with proposed merger
transactions involving Equity Office and EOP Operating Limited
Partnership and affiliates of The Blackstone Group, Equity Office
filed a supplement to its definitive proxy statement with the SEC
today and will furnish the proxy statement supplement to Equity
Office�s shareholders. SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ CAREFULLY THE
PROXY STATEMENT AND THE PROXY STATEMENT SUPPLEMENT BECAUSE THEY
CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER
TRANSACTIONS. Shareholders can obtain the proxy statement, the
proxy statement supplement and all other relevant documents filed
by Equity Office with the SEC free of charge at the SEC�s website
at www.sec.gov or from Equity Office Properties Trust, Investor
Relations at Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite�2100, Chicago,
Illinois, 60606, (800)�692-5304 or at www.equityoffice.com. The
contents of the Equity Office website are not made part of this
press release. Participants in the Solicitation Equity Office and
its trustees and officers and other members of management and
employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of
proxies in respect to the proposed merger transactions. Information
about Equity Office and its trustees and executive officers, and
their ownership of Equity Office�s securities, is set forth in the
proxy statement and proxy statement supplement relating to the
proposed merger transactions described above.
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