On April 27, 2017, Government Properties Income Trust, or the Company, issued a press release regarding the Company’s results of operations and financial condition for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, and also provided certain supplemental operating and financial data for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. Copies of the Company’s press release and supplemental operating and financial data are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto, respectively.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated April 27, 2017

99.2 First>Quarter 2017>Supplemental Operating and Financial Data

About GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST (NASDAQ:GOV)

Government Properties Income Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company operates in two segments: ownership of properties that are primarily leased to Government tenants and its equity method investment in Select Income REIT (SIR). The Company’s properties are located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Washington West Virginia and Wyoming, among others. The Company owns approximately 70 properties located in over 30 states and the District of Columbia containing approximately 10.7 million rentable square feet. Approximately 50 of those properties with over 7.3 million rentable square feet, are primarily leased to the United States Government, and approximately 20 of those properties, with approximately 2.6 million rentable square feet, are primarily leased to over 10 state Governments.

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GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST (NASDAQ:GOV) closed its last trading session down -0.21 at 21.44 with 667,245 shares trading hands.