Equity Commonwealth Announces $150 Million Share Repurchase Authorization
14 June 2023 - 6:37AM
Business Wire
Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC) today announced that its Board
of Trustees authorized the repurchase, from July 1, 2023 through
June 30, 2024, of up to an additional $150 million of its
outstanding common shares under the company’s existing share
repurchase program. The company still has $120 million remaining
under its prior authorization that expires on June 30, 2023.
Year-to-date through June 13, 2023 the company has not
repurchased any shares.
Purchases made pursuant to the program will be made from time to
time, at the company’s discretion, in the open market, through
privately negotiated transactions or through other manners as
permitted by federal securities laws. The timing, manner, price and
amount of any repurchases will be determined by the company and
will be subject to economic and market conditions, stock price,
applicable legal requirements and other factors. The program may be
suspended or discontinued at any time.
About Equity Commonwealth
Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC) is a Chicago based, internally
managed and self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT) with
commercial office properties in the United States. EQC’s portfolio
is comprised of 4 properties totaling 1.5 million square feet.
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entitled “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form
10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
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Bill Griffiths, (312) 646-2801
Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC)
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