CommonWealth REIT Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders

NEWTON, Mass.--()--CommonWealth REIT (NYSE: CWH) today announced that it has scheduled its 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders for May 10, 2011. The record date for determination of shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting is February 18, 2011.

CommonWealth REIT is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which primarily owns office and industrial properties throughout the United States, including approximately 17 million sq.ft. of leased industrial and commercial lands in Oahu, HI. CWH also owns a small and growing portfolio of office and industrial properties in Australia. CWH is headquartered in Newton, MA.

A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares of beneficial interest listed on the New York Stock Exchange. No shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or obligation of the Trust.

Contacts

CommonWealth REIT
Timothy A. Bonang, 617-796-8222
Vice President, Investor Relations
or
Carlynn Finn, 617-796-8222
Manager, Investor Relations
www.cwhreit.com

Contacts

CommonWealth REIT
Timothy A. Bonang, 617-796-8222
Vice President, Investor Relations
or
Carlynn Finn, 617-796-8222
Manager, Investor Relations
www.cwhreit.com