Gladstone Commercial Prices $25 Million Preferred Stock Offering
McLean,
VA, January 19, 2006: Gladstone Commercial Corp. (NASDAQ: GOOD) (the Company)
announced today that the Company has agreed to issue 1,000,000 shares of 7.75% Series A Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock at $25.00 liquidation preference per
share. The underwriters of the
offering have also been granted an option, exercisable for 30 days, to purchase up to an additional
150,000 shares to cover over-allotments. The preferred stock may be redeemed at liquidation
preference at the election of the Company on or after January 30, 2011. These securities have no
stated maturity, sinking fund or mandatory redemption and are not convertible into any other
securities of the Company. The closing of the offering is scheduled for January 26, 2006 and the
stock is expected to begin trading within thirty days of closing on the Nasdaq National Market
under the trading symbol GOODP.
The net proceeds from the offering will be used by the Company to repay outstanding indebtedness
under its line of credit.
Ferris, Baker Watts, Incorporated acted as lead underwriter. J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc. and
BB&T Capital Markets, a division of Scott & Stringfellow, Inc. acted as co-managers. A shelf
registration statement relating to these securities had previously been filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and declared effective. Copies of the prospectus and prospectus supplement
related to the offering may be obtained from the Companys website at www.GladstoneCommercial.com.
Gladstone Commercial Corporation is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that focuses on
investing in and owning triple-net leased industrial and commercial real estate properties through
sale/leaseback transactions and selectively making long-term mortgage loans. Additional information
can be found at www.GladstoneCommercial.com.
For further information contact our Investor Relations Manager, Kelly Sargent at 703-287-5835.
This press release may include statements that may constitute forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements with regard to the future
performance of the Company. Words such as will, expect, and may or similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements inherently
involve certain risks and uncertainties, although they are based on the Companys current plans
that are believed to be reasonable as of the date of this press release. Factors that may cause
the Companys actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially
different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements include, among others, those factors listed under the
caption Risk factors of the Companys Form 10-K/A for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 21, 2005. The Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.