Select Income REIT (NYSE: SIR) today announced that the characterization of dividends for 2012 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

07/09/12 07/24/12 08/20/12 $0.4900 $0.4900 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000
10/09/12 10/22/12 11/19/12 $0.4200 $0.4200 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000
TOTALS: $0.9100 $0.9100 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000
100.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
 

SIR's common share CUSIP number is 81618T100. This information represents final income allocations.

Select Income REIT is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which owns properties that are primarily net leased to single tenants. SIR 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.

Select Income REIT
Timothy A. Bonang, 617-796-8320
Vice President, Investor Relations
or
Carlynn Finn, 617-796-8320
Senior Manager, Investor Relations
www.sirreit.com