Healthcare Trustof America Inc. priced its public offering of 5.2 million common shares at $28.90 apiece.

The company is expected to pull in gross proceeds of roughly$150 million from the offering, before deducting estimated offering costs and underwritingdiscounts and commissions. The offering's underwriters have been granted a 30-dayoption to buy up to 780,000 additional shares.

The net proceeds from the offering, as disclosed earlier, willbe used for general corporate purposes, which may include working capital, partialfunding for pending real estate acquisitions and debt repayment.

The company said in an April 5 statement that it expects to wrapup the offering by April 11, subject to customary closing conditions.

Wells Fargo Securities and J.P. Morgan are serving as the jointbook-running managers for the offering.