24 April 2014 - Hospital real estate trust Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE:SNH) reported on Wednesday that it has priced its underwritten public offering of USD650m senior notes, with expected closing on 28 April 2014.

This public offering consisted of USD400m 3.25% unsecured senior notes due 1 May 2019 and USD250m 4.75% unsecured senior notes due 1 May 2024.

Proceeds of this offering are expected to be used by the company for general business purposes, funding, in part, the pending acquisition of two biotech medical office buildings in Boston as well as to repay certain mortgage notes.

The joint book-running managers for this offering, which is subject to customary closing conditions, were Citigroup, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Securities.