Recent News Releases

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

• CommonWealth REIT Announces Annual Meeting Results

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

• CommonWealth REIT to Present at the JMP Securities Research Conference on May 15, 2012

Thursday, May 3, 2012

• CommonWealth REIT Announces 2012 First Quarter Results

Thursday, April 26, 2012

• CommonWealth REIT First Quarter 2012 Conference Call Scheduled for Thursday, May 3rd

Thursday, April 5, 2012

• CommonWealth REIT Announces Quarterly Common and Preferred Dividends

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

• CommonWealth REIT Subsidiary Prices Initial Public Offering

Thursday, February 23, 2012

• CommonWealth REIT Announces 2011 Fourth Quarter and Year End Results

Thursday, February 16, 2012

• CommonWealth REIT Fourth Quarter 2011 Conference Call Scheduled for Thursday, February 23rd

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

• CommonWealth REIT Announces Meeting and Record Dates for 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

• CommonWealth REIT Announces 2011 Dividend Allocation

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

• CommonWealth REIT Announces Quarterly Common and Preferred Dividends

Thursday, December 22, 2011

• CommonWealth REIT Announces Subsidiary IPO Filing

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

• CommonWealth REIT Announces Redemption of 6.95% Senior Notes Due in 2012

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

• CommonWealth REIT Announces 2011 Third Quarter Results

Monday, October 31, 2011

• TIME CHANGE: CommonWealth REIT Third Quarter 2011 Conference Call Rescheduled from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Wednesday, November 2

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

• CommonWealth REIT Extends Term and Reduces Rate on Increased Term Loan

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

• CommonWealth REIT Third Quarter 2011 Conference Call Scheduled for Wednesday, November 2nd

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

• CommonWealth REIT Extends Term and Reduces Rate on Existing Credit Facility

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

• CommonWealth REIT Announces Quarterly Common and Preferred Dividends

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

• CommonWealth REIT Agrees to Sell 13 Suburban Properties for $167 Million

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

• CommonWealth REIT Announces 2011 Second Quarter Results

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

• CommonWealth REIT Second Quarter 2011 Conference Call Scheduled for Wednesday, August 3rd

Monday, July 18, 2011

• CommonWealth REIT Closes 11,500,000 Common Share Offering Including Underwriters' Full Over-Allotment Option

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

• CommonWealth REIT Prices Offering of 10,000,000 Common Shares

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

• CommonWealth REIT Announces Proposed Public Offering of 7,500,000 Common Shares

Friday, July 1, 2011

• CommonWealth REIT Announces Quarterly Common and Preferred Dividends

Thursday, June 2, 2011

• CommonWealth REIT to Present at the REITWeek 2011: NAREIT Investor Forum on June 8, 2011

Thursday, May 26, 2011

• CommonWealth REIT Announces Pricing of $250,000,000 of 7 ¼% Series E Preferred Shares