On January 6, 2014, CommonWealth REIT issued a press release announcing the appointments of Ann Logan and Ronald Artinian as independent trustees to the Company's Board of Trustees. Further, the Company stated that in addition to the appointments of Ann Logan and Ronald Artinian, the Company's Board expects to increase the size of the Board to 8 members. Furthermore, the Company stated that in furtherance of its goal and in an effort to resolve the its disputes with Corvex Management LP, the nominating & governance committee of the Board sent a letter to Keith Meister of Corvex inviting him to join the Board as an independent trustee.