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NEWTON, Mass.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Government Properties Income Trust (NYSE: GOV) today announced that it will host a conference call in conjunction with the announcement of its first quarter 2012 financial results.

GOV plans to issue a press release containing its first quarter 2012 financial results before the NYSE opens on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Later that afternoon, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, David Blackman, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Mark Kleifges, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call to discuss the first quarter 2012 results. Following the companyas remarks, there will be a short question and answer period.

The conference call telephone number is (800) 230-1074. Participants calling from outside the United States and Canada should dial (612) 288-0329. No pass code is necessary to access the call from either number. Participants should dial in about 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. A replay of the conference call will be available through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2012. To hear the replay, dial (320) 365-3844. The replay pass code is 242633.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available in a listen-only mode on the companyas web site, which is located at www.govreit.com. Participants wanting to access the webcast should visit the companyas web site about five minutes before the call. The archived webcast will be available for replay on the companyas web site for about one week after the call.

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.