CommonWealth REIT Schedules Special Meeting to Elect Trustees for May 23, 2014

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

CommonWealth REIT CWH today announced that it has scheduled a special meeting of shareholders for May 23, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) for the purpose of electing Trustees to the CWH Board. The meeting will be held at One Post Office Square, Boston. The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to vote at this special meeting is Wednesday, April 23, 2014.

The period for CWH shareholders to nominate individuals for election as new Trustees at the special meeting is open. Shareholders who have owned at least $2,000 worth of CWH common shares for at least one year may nominate individuals for election as Trustees at the special meeting by delivering advance notice of such nomination in accordance with CWH's Bylaws to the Secretary of CWH at Two Newton Place, 255 Washington Street, Suite 300, Newton, MA 02458 before 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on April 21, 2014. CWH will file a definitive information statement for the special meeting with the Securities & Exchange Commission, as required by federal securities laws, today.

For more information about the process for making Trustee nominations and the special meeting, please consult CWH's Declaration of Trust and Bylaws at www.cwhreit.com or write to CWH's Secretary at the address set forth above.

CommonWealth REIT is a real estate investment trust headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts which primarily owns office buildings located in central business districts across the country.

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