NEW YORK, N.Y., Sept. 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Shares of the Company's Class A common stock trade on the NYSE MKT under the ticker symbol "BRG."
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BRG) (the "Company") announced today that it has commenced a public offering of approximately 2,639,517 shares of its Class A common stock. The Company expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to approximately 395,927 additional shares to cover overallotments, if any. Shares of the Company's Class A common stock trade on the NYSE MKT under the ticker symbol "BRG."
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to invest in multifamily assets and for other general corporate and working capital purposes, which may include the funding of capital improvements at the Company's portfolio properties.
Wunderlich Securities is serving as book-running manager for the offering. BB&T Capital Markets, Compass Point, D.A. Davidson & Co., Janney Montgomery Scott, and Oppenheimer & Co. are serving as co-lead managers for the offering, and Boenning & Scattergood and National Securities Corporation are serving as co-managers for the offering.
A copy of the preliminary prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained by contacting: Wunderlich Securities, Inc., 6000 Poplar Avenue, Suite 150, Memphis, Tennessee 38119.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), but has not yet become effective. The securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these shares in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful, prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any state.
About Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BRG) is a real estate investment trust formed to acquire a diversified portfolio of institutional-quality apartment properties in demographically attractive growth markets throughout the United States. The Company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Please visit the Company's website at http://www.bluerockresidential.com .
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. Forward looking statements are statements that are not historical, including statements regarding management's intentions, beliefs, expectations, representations, plans or predictions of the future, and are typically identified by such words as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "may," "will," "should" and "could." Because such statements include risks, uncertainties and contingencies, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company's present expectations, but these statements are not guaranteed to occur, including, without limitation, with respect to the completion of the proposed public offering on the terms described or at all, and the Company's proposed use of net proceeds. Furthermore, the Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. Investors should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements. For further discussion of the factors that could affect outcomes, please refer to the "Risk Factors" section of the preliminary prospectus contained in the registration statement filed by the Company with the SEC on September 29, 2014, and in the Company's annual and periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC, copies of which are available on the SEC's website, http://www.sec.gov .
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