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Government Properties Income Trust Announces Annual Meeting Results

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^{Published in Business and Finance on Tuesday, May 11th 2010 at 12:20 GMT by Market Wire}  

NEWTON, Mass.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Government Properties Income Trust (NYSE: GOV) today announced the results of its annual meeting as follows:

John L. Harrington was re-elected as an Independent Trustee, receiving 99.1% of the all shares voted. Mr. Harrington was re-elected for a three (3) year term until the 2013 annual meeting.

Adam D. Portnoy was re-elected as a Managing Trustee, receiving 98.0% of all shares voted. Mr. Portnoy was re-elected for a three (3) year term until the 2013 annual meeting.

In addition, shareholders approved, with 99.6% of all shares voted, the ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as GOVa™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.