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Diversified Healthcare Trust to Merge with Office Properties Income Trust in All-Share Transaction
DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE TRUST
- DHC shareholders will receive 0.147 OPI shares per DHC share, a 20% premium to DHC's 30-trading day average closing price.
- Combined company expected to pay quarterly distribution of $0.25 per share, a 267% increase from DHC's current $0.01 quarterly dividend.
- Merger expected to close in Q3 2023, subject to approval by DHC and OPI shareholders and other customary conditions.
- Transaction unanimously approved by special committees of both Boards and will be managed by The RMR Group.
- Combined entity will be named Diversified Properties Trust and trade on Nasdaq; DHC shareholders to own about 42%.