NEW YORK, June 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Brixmor Property Group Inc. (NYSE: BRX) announced today the pricing of a secondary offering of 29,950,000 shares of its common stock by certain selling stockholders (the "Selling Stockholders") affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate Partners at $22.50 per share. The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 4,492,500 shares of common stock from the Selling Stockholders. The offering is expected to close on July 1, 2014, subject to customary closing conditions.
Brixmor did not offer any shares of common stock in the offering and will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares in this offering. In addition, none of Brixmor's officers or directors sold any shares of common stock beneficially owned by them in the offering.
BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo Securities are serving as representatives of the underwriters and joint book-running managers for the offering. Barclays, Deutsche Bank Securities, RBC Capital Markets and UBS Investment Bank are also serving as joint book-running managers for the offering.
This offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. A copy of the final prospectus, when available, may be obtained from: BofA Merrill Lynch, 222 Broadway, New York, New York 10038, Attention: Prospectus Department, or by e-mail at dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com; Citigroup, Attention: Prospectus Department, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by phone at (800) 831-9146; J.P. Morgan, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by phone at (866) 803-9204; Wells Fargo Securities, 375 Park Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10152, Attn: Equity Syndicate, or by e-mail at cmclientsupport@wellsfargo.com, or by phone at (800) 326-5897. The final prospectus, when available, may also be accessed through the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
A registration statement relating to the securities has been declared effective by the SEC. This press release 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 or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Brixmor Property Group
Brixmor owns and operates the nation's largest wholly owned portfolio of grocery-anchored community and neighborhood shopping centers, with 522 properties aggregating approximately 87 million square feet of gross leasable area located primarily across the top 50 U.S. metro markets. Brixmor leverages its national footprint, local market knowledge and operational expertise to support the growth of its retail tenants. The Company is focused on maximizing the value of its portfolio through its extensive leasing capabilities and anchor space repositioning / redevelopment platform. Headquartered in New York City, the Company is the largest landlord to The TJX Companies and The Kroger Company.
Safe Harbor Language
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to the Company's expectations regarding the offering of common stock by certain selling stockholders. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook," "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "approximately," "projects," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates" or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described under the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed with the SEC on March 12, 2014, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our periodic filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this release and in the Company's filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.
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