Arizona Land to Become Pacific Office Properties and to Acquire Honolulu, San Diego and Phoenix Office Portfolio
14 Januar 2008 - 11:39PM
Business Wire
Arizona Land Income Corporation (AMEX: AZL), a real estate
investment trust, announced today that its shareholders have
approved AZL�s acquisition of The Shidler Group�s West Coast office
building portfolio, its reincorporation in Maryland under the name
Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc. (�Pacific Office Properties�)
and all related matters. Pacific Office Properties will adopt The
Shidler Group�s institutional joint-venture initiatives, which
focus on acquiring, owning and operating value-added and core
commercial real estate in partnership with institutional
co-investors. �We appreciate the shareholders� approval and
demonstration of confidence in the impending transformation of AZL
to Pacific Office Properties,� said Jay Shidler, founder of The
Shidler Group and slated Chairman of the Board of Pacific Office
Properties. �We believe Pacific Office Properties is the first of a
new generation of REITs, which will use their highly efficient and
transparent operating platforms to acquire commercial properties in
partnership with institutional co-investors.� Dallas Lucas, slated
CEO of Pacific Office Properties, stated, �Going forward, the
Company�s co-investment strategy will provide access to private
capital in addition to the public capital markets generally
available to REITS and should generate venture-related preferential
returns.� �We greatly look forward to the closing of the
transactions and the launch of operations as Pacific Office
Properties.� said Lucas Consummation of the transactions is subject
to customary closing conditions. Closing of the transaction is
anticipated to take place promptly following the satisfaction or
waiver of these conditions. About Pacific Office Properties Trust
Pacific Office Properties Trust will be a real estate investment
trust, which will acquire, own, and operate office properties in
the western U.S., focusing initially on the four high-growth
markets of Honolulu, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Phoenix. The
Company will focus on acquiring, with institutional co-investors,
value-added and core office buildings whose potential can be
maximized through improvements, repositioning, and superior leasing
and management. The Company will continue The Shidler Group�s
highly successful institutional joint-venture operations, which
focus on acquiring opportunistic and value-added commercial real
estate in partnership with institutional co-investors. About
Arizona Land Income Corporation Arizona Land Income Corporation is
a real estate investment trust headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
It is externally advised by ALI Advisors, Inc. About The Shidler
Group The Shidler Group (www.shidler.com) is a private long-term
investor in commercial real estate. Over the past 30 years, through
its private and public affiliates, it has acquired, owned and
managed more than 2,000 properties containing over 150 million
square feet of leaseable area. Currently, The Shidler Group,
through its affiliates, owns and manages commercial properties in
Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Diego and Phoenix, and maintains offices
in Honolulu, San Diego, Phoenix and New York. The Shidler Group has
founded three publicly traded real estate investment trusts �
Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE: OFC), First Industrial
Realty Trust (NYSE: FR), and Tri Net Corporate Realty Trust
(formerly, NYSE: TRI, now part of iStar Financial (NYSE: SFI)). The
Shidler Group also founded Primus Guaranty, Ltd. (NYSE: PRS), a
Bermuda-based holding company whose primary subsidiary, Primus
Financial Products, is a AAA/Aaa rated provider of credit default
protection. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC is acting as
financial advisor to The Shidler Group, and Peacock, Hislop,
Staley, & Given, Inc. is acting as financial advisor to AZL.
Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP is serving as
legal advisor to The Shidler Group, and Squire, Sanders &
Dempsey L.L.P. is serving as legal advisor to AZL. Certain
Information About Forward Looking Statements Statements contained
in this release except for historical information are
forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations
and involve risks and uncertainties. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, words such as �should,� �may,� �will,�
�expect,� �believe,� �anticipate,� �intend,� �could,� �estimate,�
or �continue,� or the negative or other variations thereof or
comparable terminology, are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. The risks and uncertainties inherent in such statements
may cause actual future events or results to differ materially and
adversely from those described in the forward-looking statements.
Specifically, there can be no assurance that the subject
transactions will be consummated. Important factors that may cause
a difference between projected and actual results for AZL are
discussed in AZL�s filings from time to time with the SEC,
including but not limited to AZL�s annual reports on Form 10-KSB,
subsequent quarterly filings on Form 10-QSB, current reports on
Form 8-K and recently filed Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A. AZL
and The Shidler Group disclaim any obligation to revise or update
any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time
by any of them or on their behalf.
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