Exhibit 99.1
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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT (BRG)
Prices Follow-On Offering
New York, NY (October 3, 2014)– Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BRG) (the “Company”) today announced the pricing of its public offering of 2,639,517 shares of Class A common stock, at a price to the public of $11.90 per share, for a total of approximately $28.7 million of net proceeds after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, fees and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. Shares of the Company’s Class A common stock trade on the NYSE MKT under the ticker symbol “BRG.”
The offering is expected to close on October 8, 2014, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.The Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to approximately 395,927 additional shares to cover overallotments, if any.
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. and Janney Montgomery Scott are serving as co-lead managers for the offering, and Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. and National Securities Corporation are serving as co-managers for the offering.
A registration statement relating to the offering of the Company’s shares of Class A common stock discussed above was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October2, 2014. A copy of the prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained by contacting: Wunderlich Securities, Inc., 6000 Poplar Avenue, Suite 150, Memphis, Tennessee 38119.
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, or any solicitation of an offer to buy, these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
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 atwww.bluerockresidential.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release containsstatements 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. For example, the fact that this offering has priced may imply that the offering will close, but the closing is subject to certain conditions customary in transactions of this type and may be delayed or may not occur at all. In addition, the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares may imply that this option will be exercised; however, the underwriters are not under any obligation to exercise this option, or any portion of it, and may not do so. 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 prospectus,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,www.sec.gov.
Contact
(Media)
Josh Hoffman
(208) 475.2380
jhoffman@bluerockre.com
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