FUR Winthrop Realty Trust New (delisted)

BOSTON, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Winthrop Realty Trust (NYSE:FUR) ("Winthrop") today announced that it is planning to sell approximately 15 million newly issued common shares of beneficial interest in an underwritten public offering pursuant to its effective shelf registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Winthrop today filed a prospectus supplement covering the sale of up to 15 million shares with a 30-day underwriters' over-allotment option to sell up to an additional 2.25 million shares. The sole book-running manager for this offering is Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. KeyBanc Capital Markets, a division of McDonald Investments Inc., BB&T Capital Markets, a division of Scott & Stringfellow, Inc. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated are acting as co-managers. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from the offices of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179 Attention: Prospectus Department (631) 274-8321. This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of that state. Winthrop is a NYSE-listed real estate investment trust headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements contained herein may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may result in the Company canceling or terminating the rights offering or standby purchasers failing to agree to purchase unsubscribed common shares. Further information with respect to the rights offering and Winthrop can be found in Winthrop's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. DATASOURCE: Winthrop Realty Trust CONTACT: Carolyn Tiffany, Chief Operating Officer of Winthrop Realty Trust, +1-617-570-4614

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