FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

PORTNOY ADAM	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Government Properties Income Trust [ NYSE: GOV ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)	
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O REIT MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH LLC, TWO NEWTON PL., 255 WASH. ST., STE. 300	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

6/5/2015		
(Street)

NEWTON, MA 02458
(City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price				
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest  	6/5/2015  	 	A	  	1980.9   (1)	A	$19.81   (1)	27801.45   (2)	I  	See Footnote   (3)	
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest  	6/5/2015  	 	J (4)	  	315000   (4)	A	$19.77   (4)	342801.45   (2)	I  	See Footnote   (3)	
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	409467  	D  	 	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)	8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares					

Explanation of Responses:	
(  1) 	These Common Shares were issued as a portion of the management fee paid by the Issuer pursuant to the business management agreement between the Issuer and Reit Management & Research LLC ("RMR LLC") in effect as of the date of the transaction at $19.81, the average of the closing prices of the Common Shares on the New York Stock Exchange for each trading day during the month of May 2015.	
(  2) 	On May 19, 2015, RMR LLC distributed all of the Common Shares of the Issuer it then directly owned to Reit Management & Research Trust ("RMR Trust"), then its sole member. Mr. Portnoy is the President and Chief Executive Officer, a beneficial owner and a trustee of RMR Trust.	
(  3) 	Represents the pecuniary interest of Mr. Portnoy in Common Shares owned by RMR Trust.	
(  4) 	On June 5, 2015, RMR Trust, RMR LLC, Reit Management & Research Inc. and the Issuer entered into a Transaction Agreement for an Up-C transaction pursuant to which, among other things, RMR Trust acquired 700,000 newly issued Common Shares valued at $19.77 per share, the volume weighted average trading price per Common Share on the New York Stock Exchange during the 20 business days prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
PORTNOY ADAM
C/O REIT MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH LLC
TWO NEWTON PL., 255 WASH. ST., STE. 300
NEWTON, MA 02458	X				

Signatures		
/s/ Adam Portnoy		6/9/2015	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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