Corporate Office Properties Trust Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2008 Earnings Conference Call
COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) (NYSE:OFC) will report financial results for the fourth quarter and year end 2008 after the market close on Wednesday, February 11, 2009. Please join Randall M. Griffin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Roger A. Waesche, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Stephen E. Riffee, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Mary Ellen Fowler, Vice President and Treasurer, for a conference call and live webcast on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss these results.
Conference Call (within the United States)
Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009
Time: 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time
Telephone Number: 888-679-8018
Passcode: 33600894
Conference Call (outside the United States)
Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009
Time: 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time
Telephone Number: 617-213-4845
Passcode: 33600894
Please use the following link to pre-register and view important information about this conference call. Pre-registering is not mandatory but is recommended as it will provide you immediate entry into the call and will facilitate the timely start of the conference. Pre-registration only takes a few moments and you may pre-register at anytime, including up to and after the call start time. To pre-register, please click on the below link:
https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=P8Y7M99DB
You may also pre-register in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.copt.com. Alternatively, you may be placed into the call by an operator by calling the number provided above at least 5 to 10 minutes before the start of the call. A replay of this call will be available beginning Thursday, February 12 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time through Thursday, February 26 at midnight Eastern Time. To access the replay within in the United States, please call 888-286-8010 and use passcode 41186431. To access the replay outside the United States, please call 617-801-6888 and use passcode 41186431.
The conference call will also be available via live webcast in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.copt.com. A replay of the conference call will be immediately available via webcast in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website.
Company Information
Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT) (NYSE: OFC) is a specialty office real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on strategic customer relationships and specialized tenant requirements in the U.S. Government, Defense Information Technology and Data sectors. The Company acquires, develops, manages and leases properties which are typically concentrated in large office parks primarily located adjacent to government demand drivers and/or in growth corridors. As of September 30, 2008, the Company owned 254 office and data properties totaling 19.1 million rentable square feet, which includes 19 properties totaling 847,000 square feet held through joint ventures. The Company's portfolio primarily consists of technically sophisticated buildings in visually appealing settings that are environmentally sensitive, sustainable and meet unique customer requirements. More information on COPT can be found at www.copt.com.
Forward-Looking Information
This press release may contain "forward-looking" statements, as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that are based on the Company's current expectations, estimates and projections about future events and financial trends affecting the Company. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "estimate" or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which the Company cannot predict with accuracy and some of which the Company might not even anticipate. Accordingly, the Company can give no assurance that these expectations, estimates and projections will be achieved. Future events and actual results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Important factors that may affect these expectations, estimates, and projections include, but are not limited to:
-- the Company's ability to borrow on favorable terms;
-- general economic and business conditions, which will, among other
things, affect office property demand and rents, tenant
creditworthiness, interest rates and financing availability;
-- adverse changes in the real estate markets including, among other
things, increased competition with other companies;
-- risk of real estate acquisition and development, including, among other
things, risks that development projects may not be completed on
schedule, that tenants may not take occupancy or pay rent or that
development or operating costs may be greater than anticipated;
-- risks of investing through joint venture structures, including risks
that the Company's joint venture partners may not fulfill their
financial obligations as investors or may take actions that are
inconsistent with the Company's objectives;
-- our ability to satisfy and operate effectively under federal income tax
rules relating to real estate investment trusts and partnerships;
-- governmental actions and initiatives; and
-- environmental requirements.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements. For further information, please refer to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Item 1 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
Source: Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT)
Released January 9, 2009