First Potomac Realty Trust (FPO)

Proceeds from the Sale Utilized to Repay Outstanding Debt

In recent trading, shares of First Potomac Realty Trust have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $9.70, changing hands for $9.82/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valuation, or, re-adjust their target price to a higher level.

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Proceeds from the Prepayment of the $34 Million 950 F Street, NW Mezzanine Loan will be Utilized to Fund the Redemption

Proceeds from the Sale will be Utilized to Redeem the Remaining Series A Preferred Shares and/or to Retire Outstanding Debt

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/5/16, First Potomac Realty Trust will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.10, payable on 5/16/16. As a percentage of FPO's recent stock price of $8.58, this dividend works out to approximately 1.17%, so look for shares of First Potomac Realty Trust to trade 1.17% lower — all else being equal — when FPO shares open for trading on 5/5/16.

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Proceeds from the Sale will be Utilized to Redeem A Portion of the Remaining Series A Preferred Shares

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The most recent short interest data has been released by the NASDAQ for the 01/29/2016 settlement date, which shows a 321,087 share decrease in total short interest for First Potomac Realty Trust , to 1,505,006, a decrease of 17.58% since 01/15/2016. Total short interest is just one way to look at short data; another metric that we here at Dividend Channel find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares traded.

The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. First Potomac Realty Trust presently has an above average rank, in the top 50% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors.

SRLP FPO RGA are going ex-dividend tomorrow, Friday, February 05, 2016

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/5/16, First Potomac Realty Trust will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.15, payable on 2/16/16. As a percentage of FPO's recent stock price of $9.64, this dividend works out to approximately 1.56%, so look for shares of First Potomac Realty Trust to trade 1.56% lower — all else being equal — when FPO shares open for trading on 2/5/16.

Details on New Business Plan Will Also Be Announced

Integra Realty Resources and Avineon, Inc. sign leases at 840 First Street, NE In NoMa

Proceeds from the Sale will be Utilized to Fund a Portion of the Previously Announced Redemption of 2.2 Million Preferred Shares

Proceeds from Sale will be Utilized to Redeem a Portion of Series A Preferred Shares

The most recent short interest data has been released by the NASDAQ for the 10/30/2015 settlement date, which shows a 667,719 share increase in total short interest for First Potomac Realty Trust , to 2,708,542, an increase of 32.72% since 10/15/2015. Total short interest is just one way to look at short data; another metric that we here at Dividend Channel find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares traded.

Douglas J. Donatelli and Nicholas R. Smith Resign from the Company

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 11/5/15, First Potomac Realty Trust will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.15, payable on 11/16/15. As a percentage of FPO's recent stock price of $11.89, this dividend works out to approximately 1.26%, so look for shares of First Potomac Realty Trust to trade 1.26% lower — all else being equal — when FPO shares open for trading on 11/5/15.