CommonWealth REIT Files Preliminary Consent Revocation Materials

CommonWealth REIT

today announced that it has filed preliminary consent revocation materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in response to the preliminary solicitation materials filed on December 3, 2013 by Corvex Management LP and Related Fund Management, LLC (“Corvex/Related”). The CommonWealth Board believes that a wholesale removal, without cause, of all the members of the Board is not in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders, and would be disruptive to CommonWealth's business and a value destructive exercise. The Board and management team are committed to executing on the current business plan to increase value for all shareholders by repositioning