HRP Hrpt Properties Trust

HRPT Properties Trust (NYSE:HRP) today announced that the characterization of dividends for 2009 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   01/09/09 01/20/09 02/20/09 $ 0.1200 $ 0.1161 $ 0.0000 $ 0.0000 $ 0.0039 $ 0.0000 04/07/09 04/23/09 05/26/09 0.1200 0.1161 0.0000 0.0000 0.0039 0.0000 07/07/09 07/24/09 08/24/09 0.1200 0.1161 0.0000 0.0000 0.0039 0.0000 10/09/09 10/23/09 11/20/09 0.1200 0.1161 0.0000 0.0000 0.0039 0.0000 12/11/09 12/21/09 01/29/10   0.1200     0.1161     0.0000     0.0000     0.0039     0.0000   TOTALS: $ 0.6000   $ 0.5805   $ 0.0000   $ 0.0000   $ 0.0195   $ 0.0000   100.00 % 96.75 % 0.00 % 0.00 % 3.25 % 0.00 %

HRP’s common share CUSIP number is 40426W101. The common dividend declared on December 11, 2009 and scheduled to be paid on January 29, 2010 is taxable in 2009. This information represents final income allocations.

   

Series B Preferred 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   01/09/09 02/01/09 02/17/09 $0.5469 $0.5291 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0178 $0.0000 04/07/09 05/01/09 05/15/09 0.5469 0.5291 0.0000 0.0000 0.0178 0.0000 07/07/09 08/01/09 08/17/09 0.5469 0.5291 0.0000 0.0000 0.0178 0.0000 10/09/09 11/01/09 11/16/09 0.5469 0.5291 0.0000 0.0000 0.0178 0.0000 TOTALS: $2.1876 $2.1164 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0712 $0.0000 100.00% 96.75% 0.00% 0.00% 3.25% 0.00%

HRP’s Series B preferred share CUSIP number is 40426W309. This information represents final income allocations.

Series C Preferred 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   01/09/09 02/01/09 02/17/09 $ 0.4453 $ 0.4308 $ 0.0000 $ 0.0000 $ 0.0145 $ 0.0000 04/07/09 05/01/09 05/15/09 0.4453 0.4308 0.0000 0.0000 0.0145 0.0000 07/07/09 08/01/09 08/17/09 0.4453 0.4308 0.0000 0.0000 0.0145 0.0000 10/09/09 11/01/09 11/16/09   0.4453     0.4308     0.0000     0.0000     0.0145     0.0000   TOTALS: $ 1.7812   $ 1.7232   $ 0.0000   $ 0.0000   $ 0.0580   $ 0.0000   100.00 % 96.75 % 0.00 % 0.00 % 3.25 % 0.00 %

HRP’s Series C preferred share CUSIP number is 40426W408. This information represents final income allocations.

Series D Preferred 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 01/09/09 02/01/09 02/17/09 $ 0.4063 $ 0.3931 $ 0.0000 $ 0.0000 $ 0.0132 $ 0.0000 04/07/09 05/01/09 05/15/09 0.4063 0.3931 0.0000 0.0000 0.0132 0.0000 07/07/09 08/01/09 08/17/09 0.4063 0.3931 0.0000 0.0000 0.0132 0.0000 10/09/09 11/01/09 11/16/09   0.4063     0.3931     0.0000     0.0000     0.0132     0.0000   TOTALS: $ 1.6252   $ 1.5724   $ 0.0000   $ 0.0000   $ 0.0528   $ 0.0000   100.00 % 96.75 % 0.00 % 0.00 % 3.25 % 0.00 %

HRP’s Series D preferred share CUSIP number is 40426W507. This information represents final income allocations.

HRPT Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust 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.