NEWTON, Mass. -- (Business Wire)

Government Properties Income Trust (NYSE: GOV) announced the results of its annual meeting held earlier today as follows:

Mr. John L. Harrington was re-elected as an Independent Trustee.

Mr. Adam D. Portnoy was re-elected as a Managing Trustee.

Shareholders approved the ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as GOV’s independent registered public accounting firm.

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 headquartered in Newton, MA.

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.

Contacts:

Government Properties Income Trust
Timothy A. Bonang, 617-219-1410
Vice President, Investor Relations
or
Elisabeth H. Olmsted, 617-219-1410
Manager, Investor Relations
www.govreit.com

Source: Government Properties Income Trust