Government Properties Income Trust (NYSE:GOV) today announced that the characterization of dividends for 2013 income tax reporting purposes is as follows:

Common Shares

        Dividend Allocation
Per Share
      Unrecaptured  
Declaration Record Paid/Payable Dividends Ordinary Qualified Capital Section 1250 Return of
Dates Dates Dates Per Share Income Dividend Gain Gain Capital
01/10/13 01/25/13 02/22/13 $0.43 $0.3565 $0.0000 $0.0301 $0.0023 $0.0411
04/10/13 04/26/13 05/24/13 $0.43 $0.3565 $0.0000 $0.0301 $0.0023 $0.0411
07/10/13 07/26/13 08/23/13 $0.43 $0.3565 $0.0000 $0.0301 $0.0023 $0.0411
10/09/13 10/25/13 11/22/13 $0.43 $0.3565 $0.0000 $0.0301 $0.0023 $0.0411
TOTALS: $1.7200 $1.4260 $0.0000 $0.1204 $0.0092 $0.1644
100.00% 82.92% 0.00% 7.01% 0.52% 9.55%

GOV 's common share CUSIP number is 38376A103. This information represents final income allocations.

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.

Government Properties Income Trust
Timothy A. Bonang, 617-219-1410
Vice President, Investor Relations
or
Jason Fredette, 617-219-1410
Director, Investor Relations
www.govreit.com