HRPT Properties Trust Announces Quarterly Common and Preferred Dividends

HRPT Properties Trust (NYSE: HRP) today announced its regular quarterly common and preferred dividends as follows:

Common Dividends

A regular quarterly common dividend of $0.12 per Common Share will be paid with respect to the results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, to holders of record of Common Shares as of the close of business on April 23, 2010, and will be distributed on or about May 24, 2010.

Series B Preferred Dividends

A distribution of $0.5469 per Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share will be paid on or about May 17, 2010, to holders of record of Series B Preferred Shares at the close of business on May 1, 2010.

Series C Preferred Dividends

A distribution of $0.4453 per Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share will be paid on or about May 17, 2010, to holders of record of Series C Preferred Shares at the close of business on May 1, 2010.

Series D Preferred Dividends

A distribution of $0.4063 per Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Share will be paid on or about May 17, 2010, to holders of record of Series D Preferred Shares at the close of business on May 1, 2010.

HRPT Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which primarily owns office buildings located throughout the United States. HRP is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

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