Government Properties Income Trust to Present at the JMP Securities Research Conference on May 9, 2011

Government Properties Income Trust (NYSE: GOV) today announced that David Blackman, President and Chief Operating Officer, will be presenting at the JMP Securities Research Conference in San Francisco on Monday, May 9, 2011 at 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available in a listen-only mode on the company’s website, which is located at www.govreit.com. Participants wanting to access the webcast should visit the company’s website about 15 minutes before the start of the presentation.

Government Properties Income Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which owns properties located throughout the United States leased primarily to the U.S. Government and several state government tenants.

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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.