Government Properties Income Trust Announces 2016 Dividend Allocation

Government Properties Income Trust (Nasdaq: GOV) today announced that the characterization of dividends for 2016 income tax reporting purposes is as follows:

Common Shares

        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Dividend Allocation
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Per Share
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          Unrecaptured
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Declaration
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Record
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Paid/Payable
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Dividends
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Ordinary
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Qualified
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Capital
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Section 1250
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Return of
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
          

Dates

Dates

Dates

Per Share

Income

Dividend

Gain

Gain

Capital

        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
          01/11/16
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          01/22/16
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          02/25/16
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.43
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.2698
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.0045
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.0000
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.0000
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.1557
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
          04/13/16
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          04/25/16
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          05/23/16
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.43
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.2698
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.0045
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.0000
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.0000
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.1557
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
          07/12/16
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          07/22/16
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          08/22/16
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.43
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.2698
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.0045
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.0000
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.0000
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          $0.1557
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
          10/11/16
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          10/21/16
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          11/21/16
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          

$0.43

$0.2698

$0.0045

$0.0000

$0.0000

$0.1557

        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          TOTALS:
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          

$1.72

$1.0792

$0.0180

$0.0000

$0.0000

$0.6228

        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          100.00%
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          62.74%
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          1.05%
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.00%
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          0.00%
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          36.21%
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
    
    

GOV’s common share CUSIP number is 38376A103. This information represents final income allocations.

Shareholders should look to IRS Form 1099-DIV for their tax reporting. This press release is not intended to replace the Form 1099-DIV.

Government Properties Income Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which owns properties leased primarily to the U.S. Government and state governments located throughout the United States. GOV is managed by the operating subsidiary of The RMR Group Inc. (Nasdaq: RMR), an alternative asset management company that is headquartered in Newton, MA.

A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares of beneficial interest listed on the Nasdaq.No shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or obligation of the Trust.

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Government Properties Income TrustChristopher Ranjitkar, 617-219-1410Director, Investor Relationswww.govreit.com