NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Government Properties Income Trust (Nasdaq: GOV) today announced the
results of its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders which was held
earlier today as follows.
Barry M. Portnoy was re-elected as a Managing Trustee in Class II by a
plurality of all shares voted.
Jeffrey P. Somers was re-elected as an Independent Trustee in Class II
by a plurality of all shares voted.
Shareholders approved a non-binding advisory resolution approving the
compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Shareholders approved a non-binding advisory resolution approving the
frequency with which shareholders wish to have a non-binding advisory
vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as GOV’s
independent registered public accounting firm.
GOV is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which primarily owns
properties located throughout the United States that are majority leased
to the U.S. Government and other government tenants. GOV is managed by
the operating subsidiary of The RMR Group Inc. (Nasdaq: RMR), an
alternative asset management company that is headquartered in Newton,
Massachusetts.
A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares of
beneficial interest listed on the Nasdaq.
No shareholder,
Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or obligation of the
Trust.
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Source: Government Properties Income Trust