Winthrop Realty Trust (fka FUR)

[Enterprising Investor]

Report of Acquisition by Winthrop Realty Trust of a Property in San Antonio, Texas is Incorrect (1/04/16)

BOSTON, Jan. 04, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Winthrop Realty Trust (NYSE:FUR) (“Winthrop”) announced today that the report in the San Antonio Business Journal that Winthrop has acquired a multi-family property in San Antonio, Texas is incorrect. As previously reported, Winthrop has adopted a plan of liquidation and is not seeking to acquire any additional assets. The report in the San Antonio Business Journal has since been withdrawn.

About Winthrop Realty Trust

Winthrop, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, is a NYSE-listed real estate investment trust (REIT). Winthrop’s shareholders have adopted a plan of liquidation pursuant to which Winthrop is liquidating and winding down and, in connection therewith, is seeking to sell its assets in an orderly fashion to maximize shareholder value. For more information, please visit our web-site at www.winthropreit.com.

“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. With the exception of the historical information contained in this news release, the matters described herein contain “forward-looking” statements that involve risk and uncertainties that may individually or collectively impact the matters herein described. These are detailed from time to time in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s SEC reports. Further information relating to the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and investor information is contained in the Company’s annual and quarterly reports filed with the SEC and available for download at its website www.winthropreit.com or at the SEC website www.sec.gov.

Contact at Winthrop Realty Trust
Carolyn Tiffany
Investor or Media Inquiries
Phone: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/01/05/799331/0/en/Report-of-Acquisition-by-Winthrop-Realty-Trust-of-a-Property-in-San-Antonio-Texas-is-Incorrect.html