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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 20202021
 
OR
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Commission File Number 1-34364
 
OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Maryland26-4273474
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
Two Newton Place,, 255 Washington Street,, Suite 300,, Newton,, Massachusetts02458-1634
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)
 
617-219-1440617-219-1440
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name Of Each Exchange On Which Registered
Common Shares of Beneficial InterestOPIThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
5.875% Senior Notes due 2046OPINIThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
6.375% Senior Notes due 2050OPINLThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. 
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes   No

Number of registrant’s common shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value per share, outstanding as of April 30, 2020: 48,200,92928, 2021: 48,318,366






OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST

FORM 10-Q

March 31, 20202021
 
INDEX
 
 
 
References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “the Company”, “OPI”, “we”, “us” or “our” include Office Properties Income Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly stated or the context indicates otherwise.


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PART I.    Financial Information 
Item 1.    Financial Statements
OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited) 
 March 31,December 31,
 20212020
ASSETS  
Real estate properties:  
Land$824,622 $830,884 
Buildings and improvements2,650,159 2,691,259 
Total real estate properties, gross3,474,781 3,522,143 
Accumulated depreciation(467,085)(451,914)
Total real estate properties, net3,007,696 3,070,229 
Assets of properties held for sale47,918 75,177 
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures37,402 37,951 
Acquired real estate leases, net505,582 548,943 
Cash and cash equivalents184,462 42,045 
Restricted cash17,013 14,810 
Rents receivable94,879 101,766 
Deferred leasing costs, net44,680 42,626 
Other assets, net12,947 12,889 
Total assets$3,952,579 $3,946,436 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
Unsecured revolving credit facility$$
Senior unsecured notes, net2,035,304 2,033,242 
Mortgage notes payable, net169,204 169,729 
Liabilities of properties held for sale84 891 
Accounts payable and other liabilities103,617 116,480 
Due to related persons13,370 6,114 
Assumed real estate lease obligations, net10,002 10,588 
Total liabilities2,331,581 2,337,044 
Commitments and contingencies00
Shareholders’ equity:  
Common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value: 200,000,000 shares authorized, 48,318,366 shares issued and outstanding483 483 
Additional paid in capital2,615,626 2,615,305 
Cumulative net income221,755 183,895 
Cumulative common distributions(1,216,866)(1,190,291)
Total shareholders’ equity1,620,998 1,609,392 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$3,952,579 $3,946,436 
  March 31, December 31,
  2020 2019
ASSETS  
  
Real estate properties:  
  
Land $843,418
 $840,550
Buildings and improvements 2,672,467
 2,652,681
Total real estate properties, gross 3,515,885
 3,493,231
Accumulated depreciation (403,229) (387,656)
Total real estate properties, net 3,112,656
 3,105,575
Assets of properties held for sale 
 70,877
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures 39,429
 39,756
Acquired real estate leases, net 689,512
 732,382
Cash and cash equivalents 29,657
 93,744
Restricted cash 4,349
 6,952
Rents receivable 90,462
 83,556
Deferred leasing costs, net 42,612
 40,107
Other assets, net 20,028
 20,187
Total assets $4,028,705
 $4,193,136
     
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
  
Unsecured revolving credit facility $348,000
 $
Senior unsecured notes, net 1,619,528
 2,017,379
Mortgage notes payable, net 244,252
 309,946
Liabilities of properties held for sale 
 14,693
Accounts payable and other liabilities 106,066
 125,048
Due to related persons 7,973
 7,141
Assumed real estate lease obligations, net 12,512
 13,175
Total liabilities 2,338,331
 2,487,382
     
Commitments and contingencies 


 


     
Shareholders’ equity:  
  
Common shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value: 200,000,000 shares authorized, 48,200,929 and 48,201,941 shares issued and outstanding, respectively 482
 482
Additional paid in capital 2,612,777
 2,612,425
Cumulative net income 188,057
 177,217
Cumulative other comprehensive loss (261) (200)
Cumulative common distributions (1,110,681) (1,084,170)
Total shareholders’ equity 1,690,374
 1,705,754
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $4,028,705
 $4,193,136

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


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OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited) 
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
Rental income $144,524 $149,885 
Expenses:  
Real estate taxes16,154 16,807 
Utility expenses6,432 7,012 
Other operating expenses25,439 25,880 
Depreciation and amortization64,087 62,943 
Loss on impairment of real estate7,660 
General and administrative11,272 7,109 
Total expenses131,044 119,751 
Gain on sale of real estate54,004 10,756 
Interest and other income706 
Interest expense (including net amortization of debt premiums, discounts and issuance costs of $2,432 and $2,283, respectively)(28,798)(27,159)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt(3,282)
Income before income tax expense and equity in net losses of investees38,691 11,155 
Income tax expense(435)(39)
Equity in net losses of investees(396)(276)
Net income37,860 10,840 
Other comprehensive loss:
Unrealized loss on financial instrument(61)
Other comprehensive loss(61)
Comprehensive income$37,860 $10,779 
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic)48,161 48,095 
Weighted average common shares outstanding (diluted)48,196 48,095 
Per common share amounts (basic and diluted):
Net income$0.78 $0.23 
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2020 2019
     
Rental income  $149,885
 $174,777
     
Expenses:    
Real estate taxes 16,807
 18,392
Utility expenses 7,012
 9,381
Other operating expenses 25,880
 30,136
Depreciation and amortization 62,943
 77,521
Loss on impairment of real estate 
 3,204
Acquisition and transaction related costs 
 584
General and administrative 7,109
 8,723
Total expenses 119,751
 147,941
     
Gain on sale of real estate 10,756
 22,092
Dividend income 
 980
Gain on equity securities 
 22,128
Interest and other income 706
 248
Interest expense (including net amortization of debt premiums, discounts and issuance costs of $2,283 and $2,841, respectively) (27,159) (37,133)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt (3,282) (414)
Income before income tax expense and equity in net losses of investees 11,155
 34,737
Income tax expense (39) (483)
Equity in net losses of investees (276) (235)
Net income 10,840
 34,019
Other comprehensive income (loss):    
Unrealized loss on financial instrument (61) (98)
Equity in unrealized gain of investees 
 66
Other comprehensive loss (61) (32)
Comprehensive income $10,779
 $33,987
     
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic) 48,095
 48,031
Weighted average common shares outstanding (diluted) 48,095
 48,046
     
Per common share amounts (basic and diluted):    
Net income $0.23
 $0.71

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.



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OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)

 Number
of Shares
Common SharesAdditional
Paid In Capital
Cumulative
Net Income
Cumulative
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Cumulative
Common
Distributions
Total Shareholders’ Equity
Balance at December 31, 202048,318,366$483 $2,615,305 $183,895 $$(1,190,291)$1,609,392 
Share grants— — 321 — — — 321 
Net income— — — 37,860 — — 37,860 
Distributions to common shareholders— — — — — (26,575)(26,575)
Balance at March 31, 202148,318,366$483 $2,615,626 $221,755 $$(1,216,866)$1,620,998 

Number
of Shares
 Common Shares Additional
Paid In Capital
 Cumulative
Net Income
 Cumulative
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Cumulative
Common
Distributions
 Total Shareholders’ Equity
Balance at December 31, 201948,201,941 $482
 $2,612,425
 $177,217
 $(200) $(1,084,170) $1,705,754
Balance at December 31, 201948,201,941$482 $2,612,425 $177,217 $(200)$(1,084,170)$1,705,754 
Share grants
 
 379
 
 
 
 379
Share grants— 379 — — — 379 
Share repurchases(1,012) 
 (27) 
 
 
 (27)Share repurchases(1,012)— (27)— — — (27)
Net current period other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 (61) 
 (61)Net current period other comprehensive loss— — — — (61)— (61)
Net income
 
 
 10,840
 
 
 10,840
Net income— — — 10,840 — — 10,840 
Distributions to common shareholders
 
 
 
 
 (26,511) (26,511)Distributions to common shareholders— — — — — (26,511)(26,511)
Balance at March 31, 202048,200,929 $482
 $2,612,777
 $188,057
 $(261) $(1,110,681) $1,690,374
Balance at March 31, 202048,200,929$482 $2,612,777 $188,057 $(261)$(1,110,681)$1,690,374 
             
Balance at December 31, 201848,082,903 $481
 $2,609,801
 $146,882
 $106
 $(978,302) $1,778,968
Share grants9,000 
 865
 
 
 
 865
Amount reclassified from cumulative other comprehensive income to net income
 
 
 
 (371) 
 (371)
Net current period other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 (32) 
 (32)
Net income
 
 
 34,019
 
 
 34,019
Distributions to common shareholders
 
 
 
 
 (26,445) (26,445)
Balance at March 31, 201948,091,903 $481
 $2,610,666
 $180,901
 $(297) $(1,004,747) $1,787,004

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:  
Net income$37,860 $10,840 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:  
Depreciation21,629 20,499 
Net amortization of debt premiums, discounts and issuance costs2,432 2,283 
Amortization of acquired real estate leases41,575 42,457 
Amortization of deferred leasing costs1,820 1,665 
Gain on sale of real estate(54,004)(10,756)
Loss on impairment of real estate7,660 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt2,144 
Straight line rental income(5,357)(5,583)
Other non-cash expenses, net49 107 
Equity in net losses of investees396 276 
Change in assets and liabilities:
Rents receivable11,320 (1,087)
Deferred leasing costs(4,826)(4,466)
Other assets(259)180 
Accounts payable and other liabilities(9,609)(21,790)
Due to related persons7,256 832 
Net cash provided by operating activities57,942 37,601 
  
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:  
Real estate acquisitions(11,864)
Real estate improvements(15,329)(14,525)
Distributions in excess of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures153 51 
Proceeds from sale of properties, net129,072 68,433 
Net cash provided by investing activities113,896 42,095 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:  
Repayment of mortgage notes payable(643)(67,848)
Repayment of senior unsecured notes(400,000)
Borrowings on unsecured revolving credit facility418,467 
Repayments on unsecured revolving credit facility(70,467)
Repurchase of common shares(27)
Distributions to common shareholders(26,575)(26,511)
Net cash used in financing activities(27,218)(146,386)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash144,620 (66,690)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period56,855 100,696 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$201,475 $34,006 
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2020 2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:  
  
Net income $10,840
 $34,019
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:  
  
Depreciation 20,499
 23,629
Net amortization of debt premiums, discounts and issuance costs 2,283
 2,841
Amortization of acquired real estate leases 42,457
 53,837
Amortization of deferred leasing costs 1,665
 1,350
Gain on sale of real estate (10,756) (22,092)
Loss on impairment of real estate 
 3,204
Loss on early extinguishment of debt 2,144
 414
Straight line rental income (5,583) (6,794)
Other non-cash expenses, net 107
 593
Gain on equity securities 
 (22,128)
Equity in net losses of investees 276
 235
Change in assets and liabilities:    
Rents receivable (1,087) 14,390
Deferred leasing costs (4,466) (7,985)
Other assets 180
 2,873
Accounts payable and other liabilities (21,790) (30,387)
Due to related persons 832
 (29,257)
Net cash provided by operating activities 37,601
 18,742

  
  
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:  
  
Real estate acquisitions (11,864) 
Real estate improvements (14,525) (12,969)
Distributions in excess of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures 51
 521
Proceeds from sale of properties, net 68,433
 262,779
Net cash provided by investing activities 42,095
 250,331
     
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:  
  
Repayment of mortgage notes payable (67,848) (8,954)
Repayment of unsecured term loans 
 (153,000)
Repayment of senior unsecured notes (400,000) 
Borrowings on unsecured revolving credit facility 418,467
 85,000
Repayments on unsecured revolving credit facility (70,467) (180,000)
Repurchase of common shares (27) 
Distributions to common shareholders (26,511) (26,445)
Net cash used in financing activities (146,386) (283,399)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


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OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)


  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2020 2019
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $(66,690) $(14,326)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 100,696
 38,943
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $34,006
 $24,617
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest paid$36,136 $37,715 
NON-CASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Real estate improvements accrued, not paid$9,164 $12,294 
Sale of properties$$13,095 
Capitalized interest$50 $28 
NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayment of mortgage notes payable related to properties sold$$(13,095)

  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2020 2019
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:    
Interest paid $37,715
 $49,545
Income taxes paid $
 $7
     
NON-CASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES:    
Sale of properties $13,095
 $
     
NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES:    
Repayment of mortgage notes payable related to properties sold $(13,095) $

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH:
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets to the amounts shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows:
As of March 31,
20212020
Cash and cash equivalents$184,462 $29,657 
Restricted cash (1)
17,013 4,349 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows$201,475 $34,006 
  As of March 31,
  2020 2019
Cash and cash equivalents $29,657
 $20,153
Restricted cash 4,349
 4,464
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statements of cash flows $34,006
 $24,617

(1)
Restricted cash consists of amounts escrowed for future real estate taxes, insurance, leasing costs, capital expenditures and debt service, as required by certain of our mortgage debts.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)


Note 1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of Office Properties Income Trust and its subsidiaries, or OPI, we, us or our, are unaudited. Certain information and disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, for complete financial statements have been condensed or omitted. We believe the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. However, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019,2020, or our 20192020 Annual Report. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals considered necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim period have been included. All intercompany transactions and balances with or among our consolidated subsidiaries have been eliminated. Our operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.
The preparation of these financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates in the condensed consolidated financial statements include purchase price allocations, useful lives of fixed assets and assessment of impairment of real estate and the related intangibles.
Note 2. Recent Accounting PronouncementsPer Common Share Amounts
In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses onFinancial Instruments, which requires that entities use a new forward looking “expected loss” model that generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowance for credit losses. The measurement of expected credit losses is based upon historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. We adopted ASU No. 2016-13 on January 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective approach. The implementation of this standard did not have a material impact in our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Note 3. Weighted Average Common Shares
The following table provides a reconciliation ofcalculate basic earnings per common share by dividing net income by the weighted average number of our common shares used inoutstanding during the period. We calculate diluted earnings per share using the more dilutive of the two class method or the treasury stock method. Unvested share awards and other potentially dilutive common shares, together with the related impact on earnings, are considered when calculating diluted earnings per share. The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands):is as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
Numerators:
Net income$37,860 $10,840 
Income attributable to unvested participating securities(123)(15)
Net income used in calculating earnings per share$37,737 $10,825 
Denominators:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic48,161 48,095 
Effect of dilutive securities: unvested share awards (1)
35 — 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted48,196 48,095 
Net income per common share - basic$0.78 $0.23 
Net income per common share - diluted$0.78 $0.23 
  For the Three Months
  Ended March 31,
  2020 2019
Weighted average common shares for basic earnings per share 48,095
 48,031
Effect of dilutive securities: unvested share awards 
 15
Weighted average common shares for diluted earnings per share (1)
 48,095
 48,046

(1)
For the three months ended March 31, 2020, 6 unvested common shares were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been antidilutive.
(1)For the three months ended March 31, 2020, certain unvested common shares were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been antidilutive.
Note 4.3. Real Estate Properties
As of March 31, 2020,2021, our wholly owned properties were comprised of 184180 properties withcontaining a combined approximately 24.9 million24,568,000 rentable square feet, with an aggregate undepreciated carrying value of $3,515,885$3,520,526, including $45,745 classified as held for sale, and we had noncontrolling ownership interests of 51% and 50% in 3 properties totaling approximately 0.4 million rentable square feet through 2 unconsolidated joint ventures in which wethat own 51% and 50% interests.3 properties containing a combined approximately 444,000 rentable square feet. We generally lease space at our properties on a gross lease, modified gross lease or net lease basis pursuant to fixed term contracts expiring between 20202021 and 2040. Some of our leases generally require us to pay all or some property operating expenses and to provide all or most property management services. During the three months ended March 31, 2020,2021, we entered into 2720 leases for 0.6 millionapproximately 575,000 rentable square feet for a weighted (by rentable square feet) average lease term of 4.85.4 years and we made commitments for approximately $12,930 of leasing related costs.
As of March 31, 2020, we have estimated unspent leasing related obligations of $57,348. 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

for approximately $7,145 of leasing related costs. As of March 31, 2021, we have estimated unspent leasing related obligations of $50,405.
We regularly evaluate whether events or changes in circumstances have occurred that could indicate an impairment in the value of our long lived assets. If there is an indication that the carrying value of an asset is not recoverable, we estimate the projected undiscounted cash flows to determine if an impairment loss should be recognized. The future net undiscounted cash flows are subjective and are based in part on assumptions regarding hold periods, market rents and terminal capitalization rates. We determine the amount of any impairment loss by comparing the historical carrying value to estimated fair value. We estimate fair value through an evaluation of recent financial performance and projected discounted cash flows using standard industry valuation techniques. In addition to the consideration of impairment upon the events or changes in circumstances described above, we regularly evaluate the remaining lives of our long lived assets. If we change our estimate of the remaining lives, we allocate the carrying value of the affected assets over their revised remaining lives.
Acquisition Activities
In February 2020,As of April 28, 2021, we acquiredhave entered into an agreement to acquire a property adjacent to a property we own in Boston, MA containing approximately 49,000 rentable square feet for $11,864, including $364 of$26,975, excluding acquisition related costs. This acquisition was accounted for as an asset acquisition. The purchase priceis expected to occur before the end of the second quarter. However, this acquisition was allocatedis subject to land and building inconditions; accordingly, we cannot be sure that we will complete this acquisition or that this acquisition will not be delayed or the amounts of $2,618 and $9,246, respectively.terms will not change.
Disposition Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2020,2021, we sold 62 properties withcontaining a combined 0.7 millionapproximately 321,000 rentable square feet for an aggregate sales price of $85,363,$130,845, excluding closing costs and including the repayment of one mortgage note with an outstanding principal balance of $13,095, an annual interest rate of 5.9% and a maturity date in August 2021.costs. The sales of these properties, as presented in the table below, do not represent significant dispositions, individually or in the aggregate, nor do they represent a strategic shift in our business. As a result, the results of operations of these properties are included in continuing operations through the date of sale in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
Date of SaleNumber of PropertiesLocationRentable Square Feet
Gross
 Sales Price (1)
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Real Estate
January 20210
Kansas City, MO (2)
10,000$845 $(63)
January 20211Richmond, VA311,000130,000 54,067 
1321,000$130,845 $54,004 
(1)Gross sales price is the gross contract price, includes purchase price adjustments, if any, and excludes closing costs.
(2)Consists of a warehouse facility adjacent to a property we own in Kansas City, MO.
As of March 31, 2021, we had 2 properties under agreement to sell for an aggregate sales price of $49,700, excluding closing costs. These properties were classified as held for sale in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2021 and are summarized below:
Date of Sale AgreementNumber of PropertiesLocationRentable Square Feet
Gross
 Sales Price (1)
Loss on Impairment of Real Estate
February 20211
Huntsville, AL (2)
1,371,000$39,000 $2,289 
March 20211
Stoneham, MA (3)
98,00010,700 5,371 
21,469,000$49,700 $7,660 
(1)Gross sales price is the gross contract price, includes purchase price adjustments, if any, and excludes closing costs.
(2)The sale of this property was completed in April 2021.
(3)The agreement to sell this property was terminated in April 2021.
In addition, in April 2021 we entered into an agreement to sell a property located in Liverpool, NY containing approximately 38,000 rentable square feet for a sales price of $650, excluding closing costs. This sale is expected to occur before the end of the second quarter of 2021. However, this sale is subject to conditions; accordingly, we cannot be sure that we will complete this sale or that this sale will not be delayed or the terms will not change.
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Date of Sale Number of Properties Location Rentable Square Feet 
Gross
 Sales Price (1)
 Gain (Loss) on Sale of Real Estate
January 2020 2 Stafford, VA 64,656 $14,063
 $4,704
January 2020 1 Windsor, CT 97,256 7,000
 314
February 2020 1 Lincolnshire, IL 222,717 12,000
 1,176
March 2020 1 Trenton, NJ 267,025 30,100
 (192)
March 2020 1 Fairfax, VA 83,130 22,200
 4,754
  6   734,784 $85,363
 $10,756
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(1)Gross sales price is equal to the gross contract price, includes purchase price adjustments, if any, and excludes closing costs.
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Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
We own interests in 2 joint ventures that own 3 properties. We account for these investments under the equity method of accounting. As of March 31, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures consisted of the following:
    OPI Carrying Value of Investments at      
Joint Venture OPI Ownership March 31,
2020
 December 31, 2019 Number of Properties Location Rentable Square Feet
Prosperity Metro Plaza 51% $22,405
 $22,483
 2 Fairfax, VA 328,456
1750 H Street, NW 50% 17,024
 17,273
 1 Washington, D.C. 115,411
Total   $39,429
 $39,756
 3   443,867

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OPI Carrying Value of Investments at
Joint VentureOPI OwnershipMarch 31,
2021
December 31, 2020Number of PropertiesLocationRentable Square Feet
Prosperity Metro Plaza51%$21,715 $21,888 2Fairfax, VA329,000 
1750 H Street, NW50%15,687 16,063 1Washington, D.C.115,000 
Total$37,402 $37,951 3444,000 
The following table provides a summary of the mortgage debt of our two2 unconsolidated joint ventures:
Joint Venture
 Interest Rate (1)
Maturity Date
Principal Balance at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (2)
Prosperity Metro Plaza4.09%12/1/2029$50,000 
1750 H Street, NW3.69%8/1/202432,000 
Weighted Average / Total3.93%$82,000 
Joint Venture 
 Interest Rate (1)
 Maturity Date 
Principal Balance at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (2)
Prosperity Metro Plaza 4.09% 12/1/2029 $50,000
1750 H Street, NW 3.69% 8/1/2024 32,000
Weighted Average / Total 3.93%   $82,000
(1)Includes the effect of mark to market purchase accounting.
(1)Includes the effect of mark to market purchase accounting.
(2)Reflects the entire balance of the debt secured by the properties and is not adjusted to reflect the interests in the joint ventures we do not own. None of the debt is recourse to us.
(2)Reflects the entire balance of the debt secured by the properties and is not adjusted to reflect the interests in the joint ventures we do not own. None of the debt is recourse to us.
At March 31, 2020,2021, the aggregate unamortized basis difference of our two2 unconsolidated joint ventures of $7,828$7,341 is primarily attributable to the difference between the amount we paid to purchase our interest in these joint ventures, including transaction costs, and the historical carrying value of the net assets of these joint ventures. This difference is being amortized over the remaining useful life of the related properties and the resulting amortization expense is included in equity in net losses of investees in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
Note 5.4. Leases
Revenue Recognition.Our leases provide for base rent payments and in addition may include variable payments. Rental income from operating leases, including any payments derived by index or market-based indices, is recognized on a straight line basis over the lease term when we have determined that the collectability of substantially all of the lease payments is probable. Some of our leases have options to extend or terminate the lease exercisable at the option of our tenants, which are considered when determining the lease term. In certain circumstances, some leases provide the tenant with the right to terminate if the legislature or other funding authority does not appropriate the funding necessary for the tenant to meet its lease obligations; we have determined the fixed non-cancelable lease term of these leases to be the full term of the lease because we believe the occurrence of early terminations to be a remote contingenciescontingency based on both our historical experience and our assessments of the likelihood of lease cancellation on a separate lease basis.
We increased rental income to record revenue on a straight line basis by $5,583$5,357 and $6,794$5,583 for the three months ended March 31, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively. Rents receivable, excluding properties classified as held for sale, include $60,365$73,434 and $54,837$68,824 of straight line rent receivables at March 31, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively.
We do not include in our measurement of our lease receivables certain variable payments, including payments determined by changes in the index or market-based indices after the inception of the lease, certain tenant reimbursements and other income until the specific events that trigger the variable payments have occurred. Such payments totaled $19,746$18,860 and $23,394$19,746 for the three months ended March 31, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively, of which tenant reimbursements totaled $18,622$17,803 and $22,124,$18,622, respectively.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, some of our tenants have requested rent assistance. As of April 28, 2020,26, 2021, we have granted temporary rent assistance totaling $1,403$2,483 to 18 of our tenants who represent approximately 2.4%3.2% of our annualized rental income, as defined below in Note 5, as of March 31, 2020,2021, pursuant to a deferred payment plan whereby theseplans. These tenants will beare obligated to pay, in most cases, the deferred rent over a 12-month period beginning in September 2020. These deferred amounts did not impact our 2020 first quarter results.
Right of Use Asset and Lease Liability. For leases where we are the lessee, we are required to record a right of use asset and lease liability for all leases with a term greater than 12 months. As of March 31, 2020, we had 1 lease that met these criteria where we are the lessee, which expires on January 31, 2021. We sublease a portion of the space, which sublease expires on January 31, 2021. The values of the right of use asset and related liability representing our future obligation under the lease arrangement for which we are the lessee were $1,660 and $1,687, respectively, as of March 31, 2020, and $2,149 and $2,179, respectively, as of December 31, 2019. The right of use asset and related lease liability are included within other assets, net and accounts payable and other liabilities, respectively, within our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Rent expense incurred under the lease, net of sublease revenue, was $446 and $434 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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pay, in most cases, the deferred rent over a 12-month period, all of which have commenced. We have elected to use the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, relief package regarding the application of lease accounting guidance to lease concessions provided as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The FASB relief package provides entities with the option to account for lease concessions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic outside of the existing lease modification guidance if the resulting cash flows from the modified lease are substantially the same as or less than the original lease. Because the deferred rent amounts referenced above will be repaid, the cash flows from the respective leases are substantially the same as before the rent deferrals. The deferred amounts did not impact our operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2021. As of March 31, 2021, deferred payments totaling $411 are included in rents receivable in our condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Note 6.5. Concentration 
Tenant and Credit Concentration 
We define annualized rental income as the annualized contractual base rents from our tenants pursuant to our lease agreements as of the measurement date, plus straight line rent adjustments and estimated recurring expense reimbursements to be paid to us, and excluding lease value amortization. As of March 31, 2021, the U.S. government, 11 state governments and 3 other government tenants combined were responsible for approximately 36.3% of our annualized rental income. As of March 31, 2020, the U.S. Government,government, 10 state governments and 2 other government tenants combined were responsible for approximately 34.6% of our annualized rental income. As of March 31, 2019, the U.S. Government, 13 state governments and 3 other government tenants combined were responsible for approximately 35.9% of our annualized rental income. The U.S. Governmentgovernment is our largest tenant by annualized rental income and was responsible forrepresented approximately 25.0%25.9% and 25.8%25.0% of our annualized rental income as of March 31, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively. 
Geographic Concentration 
At March 31, 2020,2021, our 184180 wholly owned properties were located in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Properties located in California, Virginia, California, the District of Columbia, Texas and Maryland were responsible for 15.2%12.7%, 12.1%12.7%, 11.0%10.9%, 8.2%7.9% and 6.4%6.7% of our annualized rental income as of March 31, 2020,2021, respectively.
Note 7.6. Indebtedness
Our principal debt obligations at March 31, 20202021 were: (1) $348,000 of outstanding borrowings under our $750,000 unsecured revolving credit facility; (2) $1,660,000$2,072,000 aggregate outstanding principal amount of senior unsecured notes; and (3) $245,266(2) $170,198 aggregate outstanding principal amount of mortgage notes.
Our $750,000 revolving credit facility is governed by a credit agreement, or our credit agreement, with a syndicate of institutional lenders that includes a feature under which the maximum aggregate borrowing availability may be increased to up to $1,950,000 in certain circumstances.
Our $750,000 revolving credit facility is available for general business purposes, including acquisitions. The maturity date of our revolving credit facility is January 31, 2023 and, subject to our payment of an extension fee and meeting certain other conditions, we have the option to extend the stated maturity date of our revolving credit facility by 2 additional six month periods. We can borrow, repay and reborrow funds available under our revolving credit facility until maturity and no principal repayment is due until maturity. We are required to pay interest at a rate of LIBOR plus a premium, which was 110 basis points per annum at March 31, 2020,2021, on the amount outstanding under our revolving credit facility.facility, if any. We also pay a facility fee on the total amount of lending commitments under our revolving credit facility, which was 25 basis points per annum at March 31, 2020.2021. Both the interest rate premium and facility fee are subject to adjustment based upon changes to our credit ratings. As of March 31, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, the annual interest rate payable on borrowings under our revolving credit facility was 1.8% and 2.7%, respectively.1.2%. We did not borrow any funds under our revolving credit facility during the three months ended March 31, 2021. The weighted average annual interest rate for borrowings under our revolving credit facility was 2.6% and 3.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.2020. As of March 31, 20202021 and April 30, 2020,28, 2021, we had $348,000 and $355,000, respectively,0 amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility and $402,000 and $395,000, respectively,$750,000 available for borrowing under our revolving credit facility.
In January 2020, we redeemed, at par plus accrued interest, all $400,000 of our 3.60% senior unsecured notes due 2020. As a result of the redemption of our 3.60% senior unsecured notes due 2020, we recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $61 during the three months ended March 31, 2020, to write off unamortized discounts.borrowing.
Our credit agreement and senior unsecured notes indentures and their supplements provide for acceleration of payment of all amounts due thereunder upon the occurrence and continuation of certain events of default, such as, in the case of our credit agreement, a change of control of us, which includes The RMR Group LLC, or RMR LLC, ceasing to act as our business and property manager. Our credit agreement and senior unsecured notes indentures and their supplements also contain covenants, including covenants that restrict our ability to incur debts, require us to comply with certain financial covenants and, in the case of our credit agreement, restrict our ability to make distributions under certain circumstances. We believe we were in
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compliance with the terms and conditions of the respective covenants under our credit agreement and senior unsecured notes indentures and their supplements at March 31, 2020.

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In March 2020, in connection with the sale of 1 property, we prepaid, at a premium plus accrued interest, a mortgage note secured by that property with an outstanding principal balance of $13,095, an annual interest rate of 5.9% and a maturity date in August 2021, which was classified in liabilities of properties held for sale in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019. As a result of the prepayment of this mortgage note, we recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $508 during the three months ended March 31, 2020, from a prepayment penalty and the write off of unamortized debt issuance costs.
In March 2020, we prepaid, at a premium plus accrued interest, a mortgage note secured by one property with an outstanding principal balance of $66,780, an annual interest rate of 4.0% and a maturity date in September 2030. As a result of the prepayment of this mortgage note, we recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $2,713 during the three months ended March 31, 2020, from a prepayment penalty and the write off of unamortized discounts.
In April 2020, we prepaid, at par plus accrued interest, a mortgage note secured by one property with an outstanding principal balance of $32,677, an annual interest rate of 5.7% and a maturity date in July 2020.2021.
At March 31, 2020, 92021, 6 of our consolidated properties with an aggregate net book value of $495,229$279,559 were encumbered by mortgage notes with an aggregate principal amount of $245,266.$170,198. Our mortgage notes are non-recourse, subject to certain limited exceptions and do not contain any material financial covenants.
Note 8.7. Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
OurThe following table presents certain of our assets measured at fair value at March 31, 2021, categorized by the level of inputs, as defined in the fair value hierarchy under GAAP, used in the valuation of each asset:
Fair Value at Reporting Date Using
DescriptionTotalQuoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements Assets
Assets of properties held for sale (1)
$49,700 $$49,700 $

(1)We recorded impairment charges of $7,660 to reduce the carrying value of 2 properties that are classified as held for sale in our condensed consolidated balance sheet to their estimated fair value, less estimated costs to sell of $2,000, based upon negotiated sales prices with third party buyers (Level 2 inputs as defined in the fair value hierarchy under GAAP). See Note 3 for more information.
In addition to the assets described in the table above, our financial instruments include our cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, rents receivable, a mortgage note receivable, accounts payable, a revolving credit facility, senior unsecured notes, mortgage notes payable, amounts due to related persons, other accrued expenses and security deposits. At March 31, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, the fair values of our financial instruments approximated their carrying values in our condensed consolidated financial statements, due to their short term nature or floating interest rates, except as follows:
 As of March 31, 2021As of December 31, 2020
Financial Instrument
Carrying Value (1)
Fair Value
Carrying Value (1)
Fair Value
Senior unsecured notes, 4.15% interest rate, due in 2022$299,118 $306,261 $298,853 $306,192 
Senior unsecured notes, 4.00% interest rate, due in 2022298,809 307,919 298,579 306,756 
Senior unsecured notes, 4.25% interest rate, due in 2024342,870 368,921 342,299 365,435 
Senior unsecured notes, 4.50% interest rate, due in 2025636,783 686,862 635,921 688,399 
Senior unsecured notes, 5.875% interest rate, due in 2046301,350 312,108 301,264 322,028 
Senior unsecured notes, 6.375% interest rate, due in 2050156,374 174,118 156,326 171,590 
Mortgage notes payable169,204 174,894 169,729 174,952 
Total$2,204,508 $2,331,083 $2,202,971 $2,335,352 
  As of March 31, 2020 As of December 31, 2019
Financial Instrument 
Carrying Value (1)
 Fair Value 
Carrying Value (1)
 Fair Value
Senior unsecured notes, 3.60% interest rate, due in 2020 $
 $
 $399,934
 $400,048
Senior unsecured notes, 4.00% interest rate, due in 2022 297,887
 294,464
 297,657
 306,096
Senior unsecured notes, 4.15% interest rate, due in 2022 298,059
 292,616
 297,795
 307,221
Senior unsecured notes, 4.25% interest rate, due in 2024 340,588
 337,227
 340,018
 364,602
Senior unsecured notes, 4.50% interest rate, due in 2025 381,987
 361,020
 381,055
 419,578
Senior unsecured notes, 5.875% interest rate, due in 2046 301,007
 248,000
 300,920
 322,028
Mortgage notes payable (2)
 244,252
 254,619
 323,074
 331,675
Total $1,863,780

$1,787,946

$2,340,453
 $2,451,248

(1)Includes unamortized debt premiums, discounts and issuance costs totaling $37,690 and $39,871 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

(1)Includes unamortized debt premiums, discounts and issuance costs totaling $41,486 and $45,756 as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
(2)Balance as of December 31, 2019 includes one mortgage note with a carrying value of $13,128 net of unamortized issuance costs totaling $38 which is classified in liabilities of properties held for sale in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. This mortgage note was secured by a property in Fairfax, VA that was sold in March 2020. The mortgage note was repaid at closing.
We estimated the fair value of our senior unsecured notes (except for our senior unsecured notes due 2046)2046 and 2050) using an average of the bid and ask price of the notes (Level 2 inputs as defined in the fair value hierarchy under GAAP) as of the measurement date. We estimated the fair value of our senior unsecured notes due 2046 and 2050 based on the closing price on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, or Nasdaq, (Level 1 inputs as defined in the fair value hierarchy under GAAP) as of the measurement date. We estimated the fair values of our mortgage notes payable using discounted cash flow analyses and currently prevailing market rates (Level 3 inputs as defined in the fair value hierarchy under GAAP) as of the measurement date. Because Level 3 inputs are unobservable, our estimated fair valuevalues may differ materially from the actual fair value.values.

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Note 9.8. Shareholders’ Equity
Share Purchases
On January 9, 2020 and March 13, 2020, we purchased an aggregate of 410 and 602 of our common shares, respectively, valued at $32.89 and $22.65 per share, respectively, the closing prices of our common shares on Nasdaq on those days, from certain former officers and employees of RMR LLC in satisfaction of tax withholding and payment obligations in connection with the vesting of awards of our common shares.
Distributions
During the three months ended March 31, 2020,2021, we declared and paid a regular quarterly distribution to common shareholders as follows:
Declaration DateDeclaration DateRecord DatePaid DateDistributions Per Common ShareTotal Distributions
January 14, 2021January 14, 2021January, 25, 2021February 18, 2021$0.55 $26,575 
Declaration Date Record Date Paid Date Distribution Per Common Share Total Distribution
January 16, 2020 January 27, 2020 February 20, 2020 $0.55
 $26,511
On April 2, 2020,15, 2021, we declared a regular quarterly distribution to common shareholders of record on April 13, 202026, 2021 of $0.55 per share, or approximately $26,500.$26,600. We expect to pay this distribution on or about May 21, 2020.20, 2021.
Note 10.9. Business and Property Management Agreements with RMR LLC
We have 0 employees. The personnel and various services we require to operate our business are provided to us by RMR LLC. We have 2 agreements with RMR LLC to provide management services to us: (1) a business management agreement, which relates to our business generally; and (2) a property management agreement, which relates to our property level operations.
Pursuant to our business management agreement with RMR LLC, we recognized net business management fees of $4,699$9,474 and $5,722$4,699 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, and 2019, respectively. BasedThe net business management fees we recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2021 include $5,200 of estimated business management incentive fees based on our common share total return, as defined in our business management agreement, as of March 31, 2020 and 2019, no2021. We did 0t recognize any estimated incentive fees are included in the net business management incentive fees we recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2020 or 2019.2020. The actual amount of annual business management incentive fees for 2020,2021, if any, will be based on our common share total return, as defined in our business management agreement, for the three yearthree-year period ending December 31, 2020,2021, and will be payable in 2021.January 2022. We did 0t incur ana business management incentive fee payable to RMR LLC for the year ended December 31, 2019.2020. We include business management fees in general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
Pursuant to our property management agreement with RMR LLC, we recognized aggregate net property management and construction supervision fees of $5,064$4,612 and $5,449$5,064 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Of those amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2019, respectively. These amounts are included in2020, $4,080 and $4,408, respectively, were expensed to other operating expenses or have been capitalized, as appropriate, in our condensed consolidated financial statements.statements of comprehensive income and $532 and $656, respectively, were capitalized as building improvements, in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
We are generally responsible for all of our operating expenses, including certain expenses incurred or arranged by RMR LLC on our behalf. We are generally not responsible for payment of RMR LLC’s employment, office or administrative expenses incurred to provide management services to us, except for the employment and related expenses of RMR LLC’s employees assigned to work exclusively or partly at our properties, our share of the wages, benefits and other related costs of RMR LLC’s centralized accounting personnel, our share of RMR LLC’s costs for providing our internal audit function and as otherwise agreed. Our property level operating expenses are generally incorporated into the rents charged to our tenants, including certain payroll and related costs incurred by RMR LLC. We reimbursed RMR LLC $5,991$6,052 and $6,624$5,991 for these expenses and costs for the three months ended March 31, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively. We included these amounts in other operating expenses and general and administrative expenses, as applicable, in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
Note 11.10. Related Person Transactions
We have relationships and historical and continuing transactions with RMR LLC, The RMR Group Inc., or RMR Inc., and others related to them, including other companies to which RMR LLC or its subsidiaries provide management services and

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some of which have trustees, directors or officers who are also our Trustees or officers. RMR LLC is a majority owned subsidiary of RMR Inc. The Chair of our Board of Trustees and one of our Managing Trustees, Adam Portnoy, is the sole trustee, an officer and the controlling shareholder of ABP Trust, which is the controlling shareholder of RMR Inc., a managing director and the president and chief executive officer of RMR Inc. and an officer and employee of RMR LLC. David Blackman
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resigned as our other Managing Trustee and President and Chief Executive Officer, also serveseffective December 31, 2020. Mr. Blackman will remain in his position as our Managing Trustee, until the earliest of our 2021 annual meeting of shareholders, June 30, 2021 or such earlier date as his successor Managing Trustee is elected to our Board. In replacement of Mr. Blackman, Christopher J. Bilotto was appointed as our President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2021. Mr. Bilotto previously served as our Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and he is an executive officer and employee of RMR LLC, andLLC. In addition, each of our other officers is also an officer and employee of RMR LLC. Some of our Independent Trustees also serve as independent trustees or independent directors of other public companies to which RMR LLC or its subsidiaries provide management services. Adam Portnoy serves as chair of the boards of trustees or boards of directors of several of these public companies and as a managing director or managing trustee of these public companies. Other officers of RMR LLC, including Mr. Blackman and certain of our other officers, serve as managing trustees, managing directors or officers of certain of these companies.
Our Manager, RMR LLC. We have 2 agreements with RMR LLC to provide management services to us. ForSee Note 9 for more information regarding our management agreements with RMR LLC, see Note 10.LLC.
Leases with RMR LLC. We lease office space to RMR LLC in certain of our properties for RMR LLC’s property management offices. Pursuant to our lease agreements with RMR LLC, we recognized rental income from RMR LLC for leased office space of $280$288 and $279$280 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, and 2019, respectively.
Affiliates Insurance Company, or AIC. Until its dissolution on February 13, 2020 we, ABP Trust and 5 other companies to which RMR LLC provides management services owned AIC in equal amounts. We and the other AIC shareholders historically participated in a combined property insurance program arranged and insured or reinsured in part by AIC. The policies under that program expired on June 30, 2019, and we and the other AIC shareholders elected not to renew the AIC property insurance program; we have instead purchased standalone property insurance coverage with unrelated third party insurance providers.
As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, our investment in AIC had a carrying value of $298. These amounts are included in other assets, net in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. We did 0t recognize any income related to our investment in AIC for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and recognized income of $404 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, which is presented as equity in net losses of investees in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Our other comprehensive loss for the 2019 period includes our proportionate part of unrealized gains (losses) on fixed income securities, which are owned by AIC, related to our investment in AIC.
For more information about these and other such relationships and certain other related person transactions, refer to our 20192020 Annual Report.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following information should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with our 20192020 Annual Report.
OVERVIEW (dollars in thousands, except per share and per square foot data)
We are a real estate investment trust, or REIT, organized under Maryland law. As of March 31, 2020,2021, our wholly owned properties were comprised of 184180 properties and we had noncontrolling ownership interests of 51% and 50% in three properties totaling 0.4 million rentable square feet through two unconsolidated joint ventures in which wethat own 51% and 50% interests.three properties containing a combined approximately 444,000 rentable square feet. As of March 31, 2020,2021, our properties are located in 34 states and the District of Columbia and contain approximately 24.9 million24,568,000 rentable square feet. As of March 31, 2020,2021, our properties were leased to 359340 different tenants with a weighted average remaining lease term (based on annualized rental income) of approximately 5.64.9 years. The U.S. Governmentgovernment is our largest tenant, representing approximately 25.0%25.9% of our annualized rental income as of March 31, 2020.2021. The term annualized rental income as used herein is defined as the annualized contractual base rents from our tenants pursuant to our lease agreements as of March 31, 2020,2021, plus straight line rent adjustments and estimated recurring expense reimbursements to be paid to us, and excluding lease value amortization.
COVID-19 Pandemic
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak ofThe COVID-19 as a pandemic and in response to the outbreak, the U.S. Healthvarious governmental and Human Services Secretary declared a public health emergency in the United States and many states and municipalities declared public health emergencies. The COVID-19 virus has continued to spread throughout the United States and the world. Various governmentalmarket responses in an attemptintended to contain and mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus have negatively impacted, and its detrimental public health impact, as well as the general uncertainty surrounding the dangers and impact of the pandemic, continue to negativelyhave a significant impact on the global economy, including the U.S. economy. As a result, most market observers believe the global economy will be in a recession. Our business is focused on leasing office space to primarily single tenants and those with high credit quality characteristics such as government entities. AlthoughTo date, the COVID-19 pandemic didhas not havehad a significant impact on our business during the three months ended March 31, 2020,and we have received requests from some of our tenants for rent assistance. As of April 28, 2020, we have granted temporary rent assistance totaling $1,403 to 18 tenants who represent 2.4% of our annualized rental income as of March 31, 2020. This assistance generally entails a deferral of, in most cases, one month of rent until September 2020 when the deferred rent amounts will begin to be payable over a 12-month period.
We are closely monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of our business, including:
our tenants and their ability to withstand the current economic conditions and continue to pay us rent;
our operations, liquidity and capital needs and resources;
conducting financial modeling and sensitivity analyses;
actively communicating with our tenants and other key constituents and stakeholders in order to help assess market conditions, opportunities, best practices and mitigate risks and potential adverse impacts;
monitoring applicable states and municipalities to which we lease property and their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and economic slowdown, including budgetary impacts; and
monitoring, with the assistance of counsel and other specialists, possible government relief funding sources and other programs that may be available to us or our tenants to enable us and them to operate through the current economic conditions and enhance our tenants’ ability to pay us rent.
We believe that our current financial resources, the characteristics of our portfolio, including the diversity of our tenant base, both geographically and by industry, and the financial strength and resources of our tenants, will enable us to withstand the COVID-19 pandemic and perhaps present opportunitiespandemic. However, we have received requests from some of our tenants for us to strategically deploy our capital.rent assistance. As of April 30, 2020,26, 2021, we had:
$395,000 of availability under our revolving credit facility;
onlyhave granted temporary rent assistance totaling $2,483 to 18 tenants who represent approximately $40,000 of debt maturities until 2022; and
62.2%3.2% of our annualized rental income as of March 31, 2020, derived from investment grade tenants (as described below).

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We do not have any employees and the personnel and various services we require to operate our business are provided to us by RMR LLCin most cases, one month of rent pursuant to deferred payment plans which require the deferred rent amounts be payable over a 12-month period, all of which have commenced. As of April 26, 2021, we have collected $2,118, or 85.3%, of our business and property management agreements with RMR LLC.granted rent deferrals.
Our manager, RMR LLC, has implemented enhanced cleaning protocolstaken various actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to address its operating and social distancing guidelines at its corporate headquarters and its regional offices, as well as business continuity plans to ensure RMR LLC employees remain safe and able to supportfinancial impact on us and to protect the health and safety of our tenants and other companies managed by RMR LLC, including providing appropriate information technology such as notebook computers, smart phones, computer applications, information technology security applications and technology support.
With respect to our properties, RMR LLC has implemented enhanced cleaning protocols and has taken measures to reduce the possibility of persons gathering in groups and in close proximity to each other, for the purpose of mitigating the potential for spreading of COVID-19 infections. Included among these protocols and measures are the following:
focusing on sanitizing high touch points in common areas and restrooms;
shutting down certain building amenities; and
prudently managing the execution or deferment of tenant work orders to limit RMR LLC staff and tenant interactions atwho visit our properties. In addition, we are continuing to closely monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of our business. For more information regarding these actions and monitoring activities, see our 2020 Annual Report.
All RMR LLC property managementThe U.S economy has been growing as COVID-19 vaccinations are increasingly administered, commercial activities increasingly return to pre-pandemic practices and engineering personnel have been trainedoperations, and as a result of recent and expected future government spending on COVID-19 precaution procedures. As statespandemic relief, infrastructure and local communities acrossother matters. However, there remains uncertainty as to the country have moved to shelter in place orders, RMR LLC has worked to reduce and optimize our operating costs at our properties by:
deferring non-emergency work;
implementing energy reduction protocols for lighting and HVAC systems;
reducing non-essential building services and staff; and
reducing the frequency of trash removal.
RMR LLC’s property management teams have also established business continuity plans to ensure operational stability at our properties. RMR LLC has suspended all non-essential work travel, its regional leadership personnel have not been allowed to work in the same locations at the same time, and RMR LLC requires its employees who work at our properties to use personal protective equipment and business continuity bonus pay is provided to those individuals.
There are extensive uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. These uncertainties include among others:
theultimate duration and severity of the economic impact;
the strength and sustainability of any economic recovery;
the timing and process for how the government and other market participants may oversee and conduct the return of economic activity when the COVID-19 pandemic abates, such as what continuing restrictions and protective measureson commercial activities, including risks that may remain in placearise from mutations or be added and what restrictions and protective measures may be liftedrelated strains of the virus, the ability to successfully administer vaccinations to a sufficient number of persons or reduced in orderattain immunity to foster a return of increased economic activity in the United States; and
whether, following a recommencing of more normal level of economic activities, the United Statesvirus by natural or other countries experience “second waves” of COVID-19 infection outbreaks and, if so, the responses of governments, businessesmeans to achieve herd immunity, and the general publicimpact on the U.S. economy that may result from the inability of other countries to those events.
administer vaccinations to their citizens or their citizens’ ability to otherwise achieve immunity to the virus. As a result, of these uncertainties, we are unable to determine what the ultimate impact will be on us andour, our tenants’ and other stakeholders’ businesses, operations, financial results and financial position. For furthermore information and risks relating to the COVID-19 pandemic on us and our business, see Part II,I, Item 1, “Business—COVID-19 Pandemic” and Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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our 2020 Annual Report.
Property Operations
Unless otherwise noted, the data presented in this section includes properties classified as held for sale as of March 31, 2021 and excludes three properties owned by two unconsolidated joint ventures in which we own 51% and 50% interests. For
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more information regarding our properties classified as held for sale and our two unconsolidated joint ventures, see Note 43 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
As of March 31, 2020, 91.5% of our rentable square feet was leased, compared to 89.6% of our rentable square feet as of March 31, 2019. Occupancy data for our properties as of March 31, 20202021 and 20192020 was as follows (square feet in thousands):
 
All Properties (1)
Comparable Properties (2)
March 31,March 31,
 2021202020212020
Total properties (3)
180 184 175 175 
Total rentable square feet (4)
24,568 24,906 22,662 22,658 
Percent leased (5)
90.8 %91.5 %91.3 %92.1 %
  
All Properties (1)
 
Comparable Properties (2)
  March 31, March 31,
  2020 2019 2020 2019
Total properties (3)
 184
 212
 182
 182
Total rentable square feet (4)
 24,906
 30,134
 24,619
 24,711
Percent leased (5)
 91.5% 89.6% 92.6% 93.2%


(1)Based on properties we owned on March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
(1)Based on properties we owned on March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
(2)Based on properties we owned continuously since January 1, 2019; excludes properties classified as held for sale and properties undergoing significant redevelopment, if any, and three properties owned by two unconsolidated joint ventures in which we own 51% and 50% interests.
(3)Includes one leasable land parcel as of March 31, 2020 and two leasable land parcels as of March 31, 2019.
(4)Subject to changes when space is remeasured or reconfigured for tenants.
(5)Percent leased includes (i) space being fitted out for tenant occupancy pursuant to our lease agreements, if any, and (ii) space which is leased, but is not occupied or is being offered for sublease by tenants, if any, as of the measurement date.
(2)Based on properties we owned continuously since January 1, 2020; excludes properties classified as held for sale and properties undergoing significant redevelopment, if any, and three properties owned by two unconsolidated joint ventures in which we own 51% and 50% interests.
(3)Includes one leasable land parcel.
(4)Subject to changes when space is remeasured or reconfigured for tenants.
(5)Percent leased includes (i) space being fitted out for tenant occupancy pursuant to our lease agreements, if any, and (ii) space which is leased, but is not occupied or is being offered for sublease by tenants, if any, as of the measurement date.
The average effective rental rate per square foot for our properties for the three months ended March 31, 20202021 and 20192020 are as follows:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
Average effective rental rate per square foot (1):
  
  All properties (2)
$25.95 $26.03 
  Comparable properties (3)
$27.39 $27.28 
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2020 2019
Average effective rental rate per square foot (1):
    
  All properties (2)
 $26.03
 $25.96
  Comparable properties (3)
 $26.09
 $26.09


(1)Average effective rental rate per square foot represents annualized total rental income during the period specified divided by the average rentable square feet leased during the period specified.
(1)Average effective rental rate per square foot represents annualized total rental income during the period specified divided by the average rentable square feet leased during the period specified.
(2)Based on properties we owned on March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
(3)Based on properties we owned continuously since January 1, 2019; excludes properties classified as held for sale and properties undergoing significant redevelopment, if any, and three properties owned by two unconsolidated joint ventures in which we own 51% and 50% interests.
(2)Based on properties we owned on March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
(3)Based on properties we owned continuously since January 1, 2020; excludes properties classified as held for sale and properties undergoing significant redevelopment, if any, and three properties owned by two unconsolidated joint ventures in which we own 51% and 50% interests.
During the three months ended March 31, 2020,2021, changes in rentable square feet leased and available for lease at our properties were as follows (square feet in thousands): 
 Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
 LeasedAvailable for LeaseTotal
Beginning of period22,705 2,184 24,889 
Changes resulting from: 
Disposition of properties(321)— (321)
Lease expirations(658)658 — 
Lease renewals (1)
542 (542)— 
New leases (1)
33 (33)— 
Remeasurements (2)
(1)— 
End of period22,302 2,266 24,568 
  Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
  Leased Available for Lease Total
Beginning of period 23,761
 1,965
 25,726
Changes resulting from: 

 

  
Acquisition of properties 
 13
 13
Disposition of properties (693) (42) (735)
Lease expirations (868) 868
 
Lease renewals (1)
 508
 (508) 
New leases (1)
 81
 (81) 
Remeasurements (2)
 
 (98) (98)
End of period 22,789
 2,117
 24,906


(1)Based on leases entered during the three months ended March 31, 2020.
(2)Rentable square feet are subject to changes when space is remeasured or reconfigured for tenants.

(1)Based on leases entered during the three months ended March 31, 2021.
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Rentable square feet are subject to changes when space is remeasured or reconfigured for tenants.
Leases at our properties totaling approximately 0.9 million658,000 rentable square feet expired during the three months ended March 31, 2020.2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2020,2021, we entered leases totaling approximately 0.6 million575,000 rentable square feet, including lease renewals of approximately 0.5 million542,000 rentable square feet and new leases of approximately 0.1 million33,000 rentable square feet. The weighted (by rentable square feet) average rents were 4.1%3.2% above prior rents for the same space and the weighted (by rentable square feet) average lease term for new and renewal leases entered during the three months ended March 31, 20202021 was 4.85.4 years.
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During the three months ended March 31, 2020,2021, commitments made for expenditures, such as tenant improvements and leasing costs, in connection with leasing space at our properties were as follows (square feet in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
New LeasesRenewalsTotal
Rentable square feet leased33 542 575 
Tenant leasing costs and concession commitments (1)
$1,207 $5,938 $7,145 
Tenant leasing costs and concession commitments per rentable square foot (1)
$35.97 $10.96 $12.42 
Weighted (by square feet) average lease term (years)7.0 5.3 5.4 
Total leasing costs and concession commitments per rentable square foot per year (1)
$5.12 $2.05 $2.28 
  Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
  New Leases Renewals Total
Rentable square feet leased 81
 508
 589
Tenant leasing costs and concession commitments (1) 
 $6,160
 $6,770
 $12,930
Tenant leasing costs and concession commitments per rentable square foot (1)
 $75.98
 $13.32
 $21.94
Weighted (by square feet) average lease term (years) 10.8
 3.8
 4.8
Total leasing costs and concession commitments per rentable square foot per year (1)
 $7.04
 $3.49
 $4.60
(1)Includes commitments made for leasing expenditures and concessions, such as tenant improvements, leasing commissions, tenant reimbursements and free rent.
(1)Includes commitments made for leasing expenditures and concessions, such as tenant improvements, leasing commissions, tenant reimbursements and free rent.
During the three months ended March 31, 2020,2021, changes in effective rental rates per square foot achieved for new leases and lease renewals at our properties that commenced during the three months ended March 31, 2020,2021, when compared to prior effective rental rates per square foot in effect for the same space (and excluding space acquired vacant), were as follows (square feet in thousands): 
 Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
 
Old Effective Rent Per Square Foot (1)
New Effective Rent Per Square Foot (1)
Rentable Square Feet
New leases$17.46 $21.29 79 
Lease renewals$24.31 $25.66 529 
Total leasing activity$23.42 $25.10 608 
  Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
  
Old Effective Rent Per Square Foot (1)
 
New Effective Rent Per Square Foot (1)
 Rentable Square Feet
New leases $28.13
 $26.95
 100
Lease renewals $39.71
 $40.92
 568
Total leasing activity $37.98
 $38.83
 668
(1)Effective rental rate includes contractual base rents from our tenants pursuant to our lease agreements, plus straight line rent adjustments and estimated expense reimbursements to be paid to us, and excludes lease value amortization.
(1)Effective rental rate includes contractual base rents from our tenants pursuant to our lease agreements, plus straight line rent adjustments and estimated expense reimbursements to be paid to us, and excluding lease value amortization.
During the three months ended March 31, 20202021 and 2019,2020, amounts capitalized at our properties for tenant improvements, leasinglease related costs, building improvements and development, redevelopment and redevelopmentother activities were as follows:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020
Lease related costs (1)
$6,970 $7,113 
Building improvements (2)
4,526 9,230 
Recurring capital expenditures11,496 16,343 
Development, redevelopment and other activities (3)
4,906 3,161 
Total capital expenditures$16,402 $19,504 
  Three Months Ended March 31,
  2020 2019
Tenant improvements (1)
 $2,967
 $4,912
Leasing costs (2)
 4,146
 7,325
Building improvements (3)
 9,230
 4,308
Recurring capital expenditures 16,343
 16,545
Development, redevelopment and other activities (4)
 3,161
 226
Total capital expenditures $19,504
 $16,771
(1)Lease related costs generally include capital expenditures used to improve tenants’ space or amounts paid directly to tenants to improve their space and leasing related costs, such as brokerage commissions and other tenant inducements.
(1)Tenant improvements include capital expenditures used to improve tenants’ space or amounts paid directly to tenants to improve their space.
(2)Leasing costs include leasing related costs, such as brokerage commissions and other tenant inducements.
(3)Building improvements generally include expenditures to replace obsolete building components and expenditures that extend the useful life of existing assets.
(4)Development, redevelopment and other activities generally include capital expenditure projects that reposition a property or result in new sources of revenue.
(2)Building improvements generally include expenditures to replace obsolete building components and expenditures that extend the useful life of existing assets.
(3)Development, redevelopment and other activities generally include capital expenditure projects that reposition a property or result in new sources of revenue.

As of March 31, 2020,2021, we have estimated unspent leasing related obligations of $57,348.$50,405, of which we expect to spend $25,939 over the next 12 months.
As of March 31, 2020,2021, we had leases at our properties totaling approximately 1.1 million3,517,000 rentable square feet that were scheduled to expire through DecemberMarch 31, 2020.2022. As of April 30, 2020,28, 2021, we expect tenants with leases totaling approximately 0.2 million

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2,701,000 rentable square feet that are scheduled to expire through DecemberMarch 31, 2020, have notified us that they do2022, to not plan to renew their leases upon expiration and we cannot be sure as to whether other tenants may or may notwill renew their leases upon expiration. Of the approximately 2,701,000 rentable square feet that are expiring and expected to not renew, 1,371,000 rentable square feet have been sold and 263,000 rentable square feet are within a property that is in the planning stage for a potential redevelopment. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the currentits economic impact, overall new leasing activityvolume has slowed inremained at a reduced level during the 2020 second quarter to datethree months ended March 31, 2021 and we expect that slowingtrend may continue until market conditions improve.meaningfully improve for a sustained period. However, we also believe that these conditions may result inremain focused on proactive dialogues with our existing tenants and overall tenant retention levels increasing.retention. Prevailing market conditions and government and other tenants’ needs at the time we negotiate and enter leases or lease renewals will
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generally determine rental rates and demand for leased space at our properties, and market conditions and our tenants’ needs are beyond our control. Whenever we extend, renew or enter into new leases for our properties, we intend to seek rents which are equal to or higher than our historical rents for the same properties; however, our ability to maintain or increase the rents for our current properties will depend in large part upon market conditions, which are beyond our control. We cannot be sure of the rental rates which will result from our ongoing negotiations regarding lease renewals or any new or renewed leases we may enter; also, we may experience material declines in our rental income due to vacancies upon lease expirations or early terminations.
As of March 31, 2020,2021, our lease expirations by year are as follows (square feet in thousands):
Year (1)
Number of Leases Expiring
Leased
Square Feet Expiring (2)
Percent of TotalCumulative Percent of TotalAnnualized Rental Income ExpiringPercent of TotalCumulative Percent of Total
202157 3,219 14.4 %14.4 %$56,305 10.0 %10.0 %
202282 2,120 9.5 %23.9 %60,395 10.8 %20.8 %
202363 2,402 10.8 %34.7 %77,080 13.7 %34.5 %
202456 3,534 15.8 %50.5 %88,579 15.8 %50.3 %
202555 2,146 9.6 %60.1 %46,562 8.3 %58.6 %
202632 1,734 7.8 %67.9 %46,244 8.2 %66.8 %
202732 1,923 8.6 %76.5 %48,638 8.7 %75.5 %
202815 875 3.9 %80.4 %25,723 4.6 %80.1 %
202915 934 4.2 %84.6 %24,831 4.4 %84.5 %
2030 and thereafter43 3,415 15.4 %100.0 %86,667 15.5 %100.0 %
Total450 22,302 100.0 % $561,024 100.0 % 
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)4.9  4.9  
Year (1)
 Number of Leases Expiring 
Leased
Square Feet Expiring (2)
 Percent of Total Cumulative Percent of Total Annualized Rental Income Expiring Percent of Total Cumulative Percent of Total
2020 56
 1,083
 4.8% 4.8% $27,541
 4.7% 4.7%
2021 58
 2,050
 9.0% 13.8% 58,503
 10.1% 14.8%
2022 79
 2,147
 9.4% 23.2% 60,941
 10.5% 25.3%
2023 63
 2,528
 11.1% 34.3% 68,662
 11.8% 37.1%
2024 54
 3,674
 16.1% 50.4% 97,273
 16.7% 53.8%
2025 49
 2,018
 8.9% 59.3% 43,531
 7.5% 61.3%
2026 29
 1,710
 7.5% 66.8% 45,728
 7.9% 69.2%
2027 28
 1,855
 8.1% 74.9% 46,984
 8.1% 77.3%
2028 12
 872
 3.8% 78.7% 25,568
 4.4% 81.7%
2029 and thereafter 46
 4,851
 21.3% 100.0% 106,992
 18.3% 100.0%
Total 474
 22,788
 100.0%   $581,723
 100.0%  
               
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years) 5.9     5.6    


(1)The year of lease expiration is pursuant to current contract terms. Some of our leases allow the tenants to vacate the leased premises before the stated expirations of their leases with little or no liability. As of March 31, 2021, tenants occupying approximately 6.5% of our rentable square feet and responsible for approximately 7.5% of our annualized rental income as of March 31, 2021 currently have exercisable rights to terminate their leases before the stated terms of their leases expire. Also, in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2035, early termination rights become exercisable by other tenants who currently occupy an additional approximately 1.3%, 2.9%, 1.5%, 1.1%, 2.1%, 1.1%, 0.6%, 1.1%, 0.1%, and 0.3% of our rentable square feet, respectively, and contribute an additional approximately 1.6%, 3.1%, 1.7%, 1.8%, 3.7%, 1.4%, 1.1%, 1.4%, 0.2%, and 0.4% of our annualized rental income, respectively, as of March 31, 2021. In addition, as of March 31, 2021, pursuant to leases with 13 of our tenants, these tenants have rights to terminate their leases if their respective legislature or other funding authority does not appropriate rent amounts in their respective annual budgets. These 13 tenants occupy approximately 5.1% of our rentable square feet and contribute approximately 6.1% of our annualized rental income as of March 31, 2021.
(1)The year of lease expiration is pursuant to current contract terms. Some of our leases allow the tenants to vacate the leased premises before the stated expirations of their leases with little or no liability. As of March 31, 2020, tenants occupying approximately 11.0% of our rentable square feet and responsible for approximately 7.9% of our annualized rental income as of March 31, 2020 currently have exercisable rights to terminate their leases before the stated terms of their leases expire. Also, in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2030 and 2035, early termination rights become exercisable by other tenants who currently occupy an additional approximately 3.2%, 1.3%, 2.3%, 0.7%, 1.0%, 2.2%, 1.0%, 0.5%, 1.1%, 0.1% and 0.1% of our rentable square feet, respectively, and contribute an additional approximately 4.0%, 1.4%, 2.4%, 0.9%, 1.6%, 3.8%, 1.3%, 0.7%, 1.2%, 0.2% and 0.1% of our annualized rental income, respectively, as of March 31, 2020. In addition, as of March 31, 2020, pursuant to leases with 13 of our tenants, these tenants have rights to terminate their leases if their respective legislature or other funding authority does not appropriate rent amounts in their respective annual budgets. These 13 tenants occupy approximately 5.2% of our rentable square feet and contribute approximately 5.5% of our annualized rental income as of March 31, 2020.
(2)Leased square feet is pursuant to leases existing as of March 31, 2020, and includes (i) space being fitted out for tenant occupancy pursuant to our lease agreements, if any, and (ii) space which is leased, but is not occupied or is being offered for sublease by tenants, if any. Square feet measurements are subject to changes when space is remeasured or reconfigured for new tenants.
(2)Leased square feet is pursuant to leases existing as of March 31, 2021, and includes (i) space being fitted out for tenant occupancy pursuant to our lease agreements, if any, and (ii) space which is leased, but is not occupied or is being offered for sublease by tenants, if any. Square feet measurements are subject to changes when space is remeasured or reconfigured for new tenants.
We generally will seek to renew or extend the terms of leases in our single tenant properties when they expire. Because of the capital many of the tenants in these properties have invested in the properties and because many of these properties appear to be of strategic importance to the tenants’ businesses, we believe that it is likely that these tenants will renew or extend their leases prior to when they expire. If we are unable to extend or renew our leases, it may be time consuming and expensive to relet some of these properties.
We believe that currentrecent government budgetary methodology,and spending priorities and the current U.S. presidential administration’s views on the size and scope of government employmentenhancements in technology have resulted in a decrease in government employment.office use for employees. Furthermore, forover the past sixseveral years, government tenants have reduced their space utilization per employee and consolidated government tenants into existing government owned properties. This activity has reduced the demand for government leased space. Our historical experience with respect to properties of the type we own that are majority leased to government tenants has been that government tenants frequently renew leases to avoid the costs and disruptions that may result

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from relocating their operations. However, efforts to reducemanage space utilization rates may result in our tenants exercising early termination rights under our leases, vacating our properties upon expiration of our leases in order to relocate, or renewing their leases for less space than they currently occupy. Also, our government tenants’ desiresdesire to reconfigure leased office space to reducemanage utilization per employee may require us to spend significant amounts for tenant improvements, and tenant relocations have becomeare often more prevalent than our past experiences in instances where efforts by government tenants to reduce their space utilization require a significant reconfiguration of currently leased space.those circumstances. Increasing uncertainty with respect to government agency budgets and funding to implement relocations, consolidations and reconfigurations has resulted in delayed decisions by some of our government tenants and their reliance on short term lease renewals; however, recent activity prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic suggested that the U.S. government had begun to shift its leasing strategy to include
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longer term leases and was actively exploring 10 to 20 year lease terms at renewal, in some instances. We believe the reduction in government tenant space utilization and the consolidation of government tenants into government owned real estate is substantially complete; however, these activities may impact us for some time into the future. It is also possible that as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, government tenants may seek to increasemanage space utilization rates in order to provide greater physical distancing for employees.employees, mostly through lease renewals, which may require us to spend significant amounts for tenant improvements. However, the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath have had negative impacts on government budgets and resources, although there are indications that to date, certain of those impacts may not have been as negative as originally expected, and it is unclear what the effect of these impacts will be on government demand for leasing office space. In addition, the new presidential administration may result in a change in the federal government’s policy priorities, which may impact leasing at our government leased properties. Given the significant uncertainties, including as to the COVID-19 pandemic, its economic impact and its aftermath and the new presidential administration, we are unable to reasonably project what the financial impact of market conditions or changing government circumstances including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be on our financial results for future periods.
As of March 31, 2020,2021, we derive 24.3%24.0% of our annualized rental income from our properties located in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. market area, which includes Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland. A downturn in economic conditions in this area, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, could result in reduced demand from tenants for our properties or reduce the rents that our tenants in this area are willing to pay when our leases expire or terminate and when renewal or new terms are negotiated. Additionally, in recent years there has been a decrease in demand for new leased office space by the U.S. Governmentgovernment in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. market area, and that could increase competition for government tenants and adversely affect our ability to retain government tenants when our leases expire.
Our manager, RMR LLC, employs a tenant review process for us. RMR LLC assesses tenants on an individual basis based on various applicable credit criteria. In general, depending on facts and circumstances, RMR LLC evaluates the creditworthiness of a tenant based on information concerning the tenant that is provided by the tenant and, in some cases, information that is publicly available or obtained from third party sources. RMR LLC also often uses a third party service to monitor the credit ratings, both actual and implied, of our existing tenants. We consider investment grade tenants to include: (a) investment grade rated tenants; (b) tenants with investment grade rated parent entities that guarantee the tenant’s lease obligations; and/or (c) tenants with investment grade rated parent entities that do not guarantee the tenant’s lease obligations. As of March 31, 2020,2021, tenants contributing 52.6%56.1% of annualized rental income were investment grade rated (or their payment obligations were guaranteed by an investment grade rated parent) and tenants contributing an additional 9.6%8.6% of annualized rental income were subsidiaries of an investment grade rated parent (although these parent entities were not liable for the payment of rents).


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As of March 31, 2020,2021, tenants representing 1% or more of our total annualized rental income were as follows:
Tenant Credit Rating Annualized Rental Income % of Total Annualized Rental IncomeTenantCredit RatingSq. Ft.% of Leased Sq. Ft.Annualized Rental Income% of Total Annualized Rental Income
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U.S. Government Investment Grade $145,675
 25.0%1 U.S. GovernmentInvestment Grade5,310 23.8 %$145,196 25.9 %
2
Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. Not Rated 19,199
 3.3%2 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Rated596 2.7 %19,377 3.5 %
3
State of California Investment Grade 19,125
 3.3%3 State of CaliforniaInvestment Grade648 2.9 %19,243 3.4 %
4
Bank of America Corporation Investment Grade 16,467
 2.8%4 Bank of America CorporationInvestment Grade577 2.6 %15,803 2.8 %
5
WestRock Company Investment Grade 12,864
 2.2%5 F5 Networks, Inc.Not Rated299 1.3 %13,027 2.3 %
6
F5 Networks, Inc. Not Rated 12,777
 2.2%6 Commonwealth of MassachusettsInvestment Grade311 1.4 %12,281 2.2 %
7
CareFirst Inc. Non Investment Grade 11,684
 2.0%7 CareFirst Inc.Not Rated207 0.9 %11,870 2.1 %
8
Northrop Grumman Corporation Investment Grade 11,320
 1.9%8 Northrop Grumman CorporationInvestment Grade337 1.5 %11,447 2.0 %
9
Tyson Foods, Inc. Investment Grade 11,011
 1.9%9 Tyson Foods, Inc.Investment Grade248 1.1 %11,198 2.0 %
10
Technicolor SA Non Investment Grade 10,034
 1.7%10 Micro Focus International plcNon Investment Grade406 1.8 %8,710 1.6 %
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Investment Grade 9,769
 1.7%11 CommScope Holding Company IncNon Investment Grade228 1.0 %8,166 1.5 %
12
Micro Focus International plc Non Investment Grade 8,710
 1.5%12 State of GeorgiaInvestment Grade308 1.4 %7,248 1.3 %
13
CommScope Holding Company Inc Non Investment Grade 8,097
 1.4%13 PNC BankInvestment Grade441 2.0 %6,915 1.2 %
14
State of Georgia Investment Grade 7,173
 1.2%14 Compass Group plcInvestment Grade267 1.2 %6,639 1.2 %
15
PNC Bank Investment Grade 6,902
 1.2%15 ServiceNow, Inc.Investment Grade149 0.7 %6,623 1.2 %
16
ServiceNow, Inc. Not Rated 6,481
 1.1%16 Allstate Insurance Co.Investment Grade468 2.1 %6,473 1.2 %
17
Allstate Insurance Co. Investment Grade 6,472
 1.1%17 Automatic Data Processing, Inc.Investment Grade289 1.3 %6,037 1.1 %
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Compass Group plc Investment Grade 6,398
 1.1%18 Church & Dwight Co., Inc.Investment Grade250 1.1 %6,031 1.1 %
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Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Investment Grade 6,047
 1.0%
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Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Investment Grade 6,019
 1.0%
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Tailored Brands, Inc. Non Investment Grade 5,898
 1.0%
Total $348,122
 59.6%
Total11,339 50.8 %$322,284 57.6 %
Acquisition Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2020,As of April 28, 2021, we acquiredhave entered into an agreement to acquire a property adjacent to a property we own in Boston, MA containing approximately 49,000 rentable square feet for $11,500,$26,975, excluding acquisition related costs. This acquisition is expected to occur before the end of the second quarter. However, this acquisition is subject to conditions; accordingly, we cannot be sure that we will complete this acquisition or that this acquisition will not be delayed or the terms will not change.
For more information about our acquisition activities, see Note 43 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Disposition Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2020,2021, we sold sixtwo properties withcontaining a combined 0.7 millionapproximately 321,000 rentable square feet for an aggregate sales price of $85,363,$130,845, excluding closing costs and including the repayment of one mortgage note with an outstanding principal balance of $13,095, an annual interest rate of 5.9% andcosts.
In April 2021, we sold a maturity dateproperty located in August 2021, as part of our capital recycling program. Through our capital recycling program, we seek to selectively sell certain properties from time to time to fund future acquisitions and to maintain leverage consistent with our current investment grade ratings with a goal of (1) improving the asset quality of our portfolio by reducing the average age of our properties, lengthening the weighted average lease term of our leases and increasing the likelihood of retaining our tenants and (2) increasing distributions to shareholders. Given the current economic conditions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, we are carefully considering our capital allocation strategy and believe we are well positioned to opportunistically deploy capital during 2020.
We are currently marketing for sale four properties withHuntsville, AL containing approximately 0.2 million1,371,000 rentable square feet. Wefeet for a sales price of $39,000, excluding closing costs.
Also in April 2021, we entered into an agreement to sell a property located in Liverpool, NY containing approximately 38,000 rentable square feet for a sales price of $650, excluding closing costs. This sale is expected to occur before the end of the second quarter. However, this sale is subject to conditions; accordingly, we cannot be sure that we will sell these properties for prices in excess of their carrying values,complete this sale or at all.that this sale will not be delayed or the terms will not change.
For more information about our disposition activities, see Note 43 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Financing Activities
In January 2020, we redeemed, at par plus accrued interest, all $400,000 of our 3.60% senior unsecured notes due 2020 using cash on hand, proceeds from property sales and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
In March 2020, in connection with the sale of one property, we prepaid, at a premium plus accrued interest, a mortgage note secured by that property with an outstanding principal balance of $13,095, an annual interest rate of 5.9% and a maturity date in August 2021, which was classified in liabilities of properties held for sale in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019.
In March 2020, we prepaid, at a premium plus accrued interest, a mortgage note secured by one property with an outstanding principal balance of $66,780, an annual interest rate of 4.0% and a maturity date in September 2030 using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
In April 2020, we prepaid, at par plus accrued interest, a mortgage note secured by one property with an outstanding principal balance of $32,677, an annual interest rate of 5.7% and a maturity date in July 2020 using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
Segment Information
We operate in one business segment: ownership of real estate properties.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020,2021, Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 20192020
 
Comparable Properties (1) Results
 Three Months Ended March 31,
Non-Comparable 
Properties Results
Three Months Ended March 31,
Consolidated Results
Three Months Ended March 31,
 20212020$ Change% Change2021202020212020$ Change% Change
Rental income$140,975 $140,931 $44 — %$3,549 $8,954 $144,524 $149,885 $(5,361)(3.6 %)
Operating expenses:          
Real estate taxes15,907 15,688 219 1.4 %247 1,119 16,154 16,807 (653)(3.9 %)
Utility expenses6,274 6,767 (493)(7.3 %)158 245 6,432 7,012 (580)(8.3 %)
Other operating expenses24,935 24,376 559 2.3 %504 1,504 25,439 25,880 (441)(1.7 %)
Total operating expenses47,116 46,831 285 0.6 %909 2,868 48,025 49,699 (1,674)(3.4 %)
Net operating income (2)
$93,859 $94,100 $(241)(0.3 %)$2,640 $6,086 96,499 100,186 (3,687)(3.7 %)
Other expenses:          
Depreciation and amortization64,087 62,943 1,144 1.8 %
Loss on impairment of real estate7,660 — 7,660 n/m
General and administrative11,272 7,109 4,163 58.6 %
Total other expenses83,019 70,052 12,967 18.5 %
Gain on sale of real restate54,004 10,756 43,248 n/m
Interest and other income706 (701)(99.3 %)
Interest expense(28,798)(27,159)(1,639)6.0 %
Loss on early extinguishment of debt— (3,282)3,282 n/m
Income before income tax expense and equity in net losses of investees38,691 11,155 27,536 n/m
Income tax expense(435)(39)(396)n/m
Equity in net losses of investees(396)(276)(120)43.5 %
Net income$37,860 $10,840 $27,020 n/m
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic)48,161 48,095 66 0.1 %
Weighted average common shares outstanding (diluted)48,196 48,095 101 0.2 %
Per common share amounts (basic and diluted):    
Net income$0.78 $0.23 $0.55 n/m
          Non-Comparable         
          Properties Results        
  
Comparable Properties Results (1)
 Three Months Ended Consolidated Results
  Three Months Ended March 31, March 31, Three Months Ended March 31,
      $ %           $ %  
  2020 2019 Change Change 2020 2019 2020 2019 Change Change
Rental income $147,512
 $148,595
 $(1,083) (0.7%) $2,373
 $26,182
 $149,885
 $174,777
 $(24,892) (14.2%)
Operating expenses:  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
Real estate taxes 16,166
 16,027
 139
 0.9% 641
 2,365
 16,807
 18,392
 (1,585) (8.6%)
Utility expenses 6,875
 7,715
 (840) (10.9%) 137
 1,666
 7,012
 9,381
 (2,369) (25.3%)
Other operating expenses 25,106
 25,386
 (280) (1.1%) 774
 4,750
 25,880
 30,136
 (4,256) (14.1%)
Total operating expenses 48,147
 49,128
 (981) (2.0%) 1,552
 8,781
 49,699
 57,909
 (8,210) (14.2%)
Property net operating income (2)
 $99,365
 $99,467
 $(102) (0.1%) $821
 $17,401
 100,186
 116,868
 (16,682) (14.3%)
                     
Other expenses:  
  
    
  
  
  
  
    
Depreciation and amortization 62,943
 77,521
 (14,578) (18.8%)
Loss on impairment of real estate 
 3,204
 (3,204) n/m
Acquisition and transaction related costs 
 584
 (584) n/m
General and administrative 7,109
 8,723
 (1,614) (18.5%)
Total other expenses 70,052
 90,032
 (19,980) (22.2%)
Gain on sale of real restate 10,756
 22,092
 (11,336) (51.3%)
Dividend income 
 980
 (980) n/m
Gain on equity securities 
 22,128
 (22,128) n/m
Interest and other income 706
 248
 458
 184.7%
Interest expense (27,159) (37,133) 9,974
 (26.9%)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt (3,282) (414) (2,868) n/m
Income before income tax expense and equity in net losses of investees 11,155
 34,737
 (23,582) (67.9%)
Income tax expense (39) (483) 444
 (91.9%)
Equity in net losses of investees (276) (235) (41) 17.4%
Net income $10,840
 $34,019
 $(23,179) (68.1%)
         
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic) 48,095
 48,031
 64
 0.1%
Weighted average common shares outstanding (diluted) 48,095
 48,046
 49
 0.1%
         
Per common share amounts (basic and diluted):  
  
  
  
Net income $0.23
 $0.71
 $(0.48) (67.6%)

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(1)Comparable properties consists of 182 properties we owned on March 31, 2020 and which we owned continuously since January 1, 2019 and excludes properties classified as held for sale and properties undergoing significant redevelopment, if any, and three properties owned by two unconsolidated joint ventures in which we own 51% and 50% interests.
(2)Our definition of property net operating income, or Property NOI, and our reconciliation of net income to Property NOI are included below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
(1)Comparable properties consists of 175 properties we owned on March 31, 2021 and which we owned continuously since January 1, 2020 and excludes properties classified as held for sale and properties undergoing significant redevelopment, if any, and three properties owned by two unconsolidated joint ventures in which we own 51% and 50% interests.
(2)Our definition of net operating income, or NOI, and our reconciliation of net income to NOI are included below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
References to changes in the income and expense categories below relate to the comparison of consolidated results for the three month periodmonths ended March 31, 2020,2021, compared to the three month periodmonths ended March 31, 2019.2020.
Rental income. The decrease in rental income reflects decreases in rental income of $21,776$6,168 as a result of property dispositions, $2,048 related todisposition activities and $49 for a property undergoing significant redevelopment, offset by increases in rental income of $812 related to acquired properties and $1,083$44 related to comparable properties. The decrease in rental income for comparable properties is primarily due to reductions in occupied space at certain of our

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properties in the 2020 period. Rental income includes non-cash straight line rent adjustments totaling $5,357 in the 2021 period and $5,583 in the 2020 period, and $6,794 in the 2019 period, and amortization of acquired real estate leases and assumed real estate lease obligations totaling $1,432($722) in the 2021 period and ($1,432) in the 2020 period and $1,147 in the 2019 period.
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Real estate taxes. The decrease in real estate taxes primarily reflects a decreasedecreases in real estate taxes associated withof $690 as a result of property dispositions of $1,739, partiallydisposition activities and $182 for a property undergoing significant redevelopment, offset by an increase in real estate taxesof $219 for comparable properties of $139.properties. Real estate taxes for comparable properties increased primarily due to a refund received in the 2020 period at one of our properties as a result of a successful real estate tax appeal, as well as the effect of higher real estate tax rates and valuation assessments acrossat certain of our portfoliocomparable properties in the 20202021 period.
Utility expenses. The decrease in utility expenses reflects a decrease in utility expenses associated with property dispositions of $1,529, as well as a decreasedecreases in utility expenses for comparable properties of $840.$493 and $196 as a result of property disposition activities, offset by an increase in utility expenses of $109 for a property undergoing significant redevelopment. Utility expenses for comparable properties declined primarily due to a decrease in electricity and water usage resulting from cost savings initiatives implemented by our manager, RMR LLC, in response to decreased space utilization at our properties as a result of mild weather andthe COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the implementation of real time energy savings initiativesmanagement programs at certain of our properties in the 2020 period.properties.
Other operating expenses. Other operating expenses consist of salaries and benefit costs of property level personnel, repairs and maintenance expense, cleaning expense, other direct costs of operating our properties and property management fees. The decrease in other operating expenses primarily reflects a decrease of $1,062 as a result of property disposition activities, offset by an increase in other operating expenses related to property dispositions of $3,853, a decrease of $280$559 for comparable properties and a decrease of $169 related to a property undergoing significant redevelopment.$62 for acquired properties. Other operating expenses for comparable properties decreasedincreased primarily due to lowerhigher snow removal costs in the 20202021 period, partially offset by higher insurancelower cleaning costs as a result of cost savings initiatives implemented by our manager, RMR LLC, in response to decreased space utilization at our properties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and cleaning costs.lower parking garage maintenance costs at certain of our properties due to lower parking activity resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Depreciation and amortization. The decreaseincrease in depreciation and amortization is primarily reflectsthe result of increases of $1,697 related to the accelerated amortization of an intangible lease asset as a result of an early lease termination, $591 related to depreciation and amortization of improvements made to certain of our properties after January 1, 2020 and $354 for acquired properties, offset by a decrease of $1,498 related to property dispositions of $8,035, a decrease for comparable properties of $5,681 and a decrease related to a property undergoing significant redevelopment of $888. Depreciation and amortization for comparable properties and the property undergoing significant redevelopment declined due to certain leasing related assets becoming fully depreciated in the 2020 period.disposition activities.
Loss on impairment of real estate. In the 2019 period, weWe recorded a $2,757$7,660 loss on impairment of real estate in the 2021 period to reduce the carrying value of one propertytwo properties to itstheir estimated fair valuevalues less costs to sell and a $447 loss on impairment of real estate related to the sale of a portfolio of 34 properties.
Acquisition and transaction related costs. Acquisition and transaction related costs in the 2019 period consists of post-merger activity costs incurred in 2019 in connection with our acquisition of Select Income REIT and other related transactions completed on December 31, 2018.sell.
General and administrative. General and administrative expenses consist of fees pursuant to our business management agreement, equity compensation expense, legal and accounting fees, Trustees’ fees and expenses, securities listing and transfer agency fees and other costs relating to our status as a publicly traded company. The decreaseincrease in general and administrative expenses is primarily reflectsthe result of $5,200 of estimated business management incentive fees recorded in the 2021 period, partially offset by a decrease in base business management fees primarily as a resultresulting from declines in our share price in the 2021 period compared to the 2020 period, the expiration of property sales during 2019 and 2020an office lease in January 2021 where we were the lessee and lower equity based compensation expenses.legal costs.
Gain on sale of real estate. We recorded a $54,004 net gain on sale of real estate resulting from the sale of two properties in the 2021 period. We recorded a $10,756 net gain on sale of real estate resulting from the sale of six properties duringin the 2020 period. We recorded a $22,092 gain on sale of real estate resulting from the sale of one property during the 2019 period.
Dividend income. Dividend income in the 2019 period consists of distributions received in connection with our former investment in RMR Inc. that we sold on July 1, 2019.
Gain on equity securities. Gain on equity securities represents an unrealized gain in the 2019 period to adjust our former investment in RMR Inc. to its fair value.
Interest and other income. The increasedecrease in interest and other income is primarily due to a settlement we received in the 2020 period resulting from a dispute with a vendor, partially offset by the effect of lower returns on cash balancesinvested in the 20202021 period compared to the 20192020 period and lower returns on cash invested.the June 2020 payoff of a mortgage note receivable in connection with a property we sold in 2016.
Interest expense. The decreaseincrease in interest expense is primarily due to lower average outstanding debt balances in the 2020 period resulting from debt repayment activity in 2019 and 2020, including the repaymentissuance of our term loans during 2019, the redemption$162,000 of our $350,000 3.75%6.375% senior unsecured notes in June and July 20192020 and the redemption$250,000 of our $400,000 3.60%4.50% senior unsecured notes in January 2020. Also contributing to the decrease wereSeptember 2020, partially offset by lower weighted average interest rates on borrowingsexpense incurred as a result of having no amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility during the 20202021 period compared toand the 2019 period.

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Loss on early extinguishment of debt. We recorded a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $3,282 in the 2020 period from prepayment fees incurred and the write off of unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs associated with the prepayment of two mortgage notes and the redemption of our 3.60% senior unsecured notes due 2020. We recorded a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $414 in the 2019 period from the write off of debt issuance costs associated with the repayment of certain of our term loans.
Income tax expense. The decreaseincrease in income tax expense reflects lower operating income in certain jurisdictionsis primarily the result of the net gain on sale of real estate recorded in the 2020 period that is subject to state income taxes.2021 period.
Equity in net losses of investees. Equity in net losses of investees represents our proportionate share of earnings and losses from our investments in two unconsolidated joint ventures and, in the 2019 period, our investment in AIC.ventures.
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Net income. Our netNet income and net income per basic and diluted common share decreasedincreased in the 20202021 period compared to the 20192020 period primarily as a result of the changes noted above.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We present certain “non-GAAP financial measures” within the meaning of the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including Propertythe calculations below of NOI, funds from operations, or FFO, and normalized funds from operations, or Normalized FFO. These measures do not represent cash generated by operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered alternatives to net income as indicators of our operating performance or as measures of our liquidity. These measures should be considered in conjunction with net income as presented in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. We consider these non-GAAP measures to be appropriate supplemental measures of operating performance for a REIT, along with net income. We believe these measures provide useful information to investors because by excluding the effects of certain historical amounts, such as depreciation and amortization expense, they may facilitate a comparison of our operating performance between periods and with other REITs and, in the case of Property NOI, reflecting only those income and expense items that are generated and incurred at the property level may help both investors and management to understand the operations of our properties.
Property Net Operating Income
The calculation of Property NOI excludes certain components of net income in order to provide results that are more closely related to our property level results of operations. We calculate Property NOI as shown below. We define Property NOI as income from our rental of real estate less our property operating expenses. Property NOI excludes amortization of capitalized tenant improvement costs and leasing commissions that we record as depreciation and amortization expense. We use Property NOI to evaluate individual and company-wide property level performance. Other real estate companies and REITs may calculate Property NOI differently than we do.
The following table presents the reconciliation of net income to Property NOI for the three months ended March 31, 20202021 and 2019.2020.
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
Net income$37,860 $10,840 
Equity in net losses of investees396 276 
Income tax expense435 39 
Income before income tax expense and equity in net losses of investees38,691 11,155 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt— 3,282 
Interest expense28,798 27,159 
Interest and other income(5)(706)
Gain on sale of real estate(54,004)(10,756)
General and administrative11,272 7,109 
Loss on impairment of real estate7,660 — 
Depreciation and amortization64,087 62,943 
NOI$96,499 $100,186 
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                  Three Months Ended March 31,
                  2020 2019
Net income $10,840
 $34,019
Equity in net losses of investees 276
 235
Income tax expense 39
 483
Income before income tax expense and equity in net losses of investees 11,155
 34,737
Loss on early extinguishment of debt 3,282
 414
Interest expense 27,159
 37,133
Interest and other income (706) (248)
Gain on equity securities 
 (22,128)
Dividend income 
 (980)
Gain on sale of real estate (10,756) (22,092)
General and administrative 7,109
 8,723
Acquisition and transaction related costs 
 584
Loss on impairment of real estate 
 3,204
Depreciation and amortization 62,943
 77,521
Property NOI $100,186
 $116,868

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Funds From Operations and Normalized Funds From Operations
We calculate FFO and Normalized FFO as shown below. FFO is calculated on the basis defined by The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, which is net income, calculated in accordance with GAAP, plus real estate depreciation and amortization of consolidated properties and our proportionate share of the real estate depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated joint venture properties, but excluding impairment charges on real estate assets and any gain or loss on sale of real estate, and equity securities, as well as certain other adjustments currently not applicable to us. In calculating Normalized FFO, we adjust for the other items shown below and include business management incentive fees, if any, only in the fourth quarter versus the quarter when they are recognized as an expense in accordance with GAAP due to their quarterly volatility not necessarily being indicative of our core operating performance and the uncertainty as to whether any such business management incentive fees will be payable when all contingencies for determining such fees are known at the end of the calendar year. FFO and Normalized FFO are among the factors considered by our Board of Trustees when determining the amount of distributions to our shareholders. Other factors include, but are not limited to, requirements to maintain our qualification for taxation as a REIT, limitations in our credit agreement and public debt covenants, the availability to us of debt and equity capital, our expectation of our future capital requirements and operating performance and our expected needs for and availability of cash to pay our obligations. Other real estate companies and REITs may calculate FFO and Normalized FFO differently than we do.
The following table presents the reconciliation of net income to FFO and Normalized FFO for the three months ended March 31, 20202021 and 2019.2020.
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
Net income$37,860 $10,840 
Add (less): Depreciation and amortization:
Consolidated properties64,087 62,943 
Unconsolidated joint venture properties1,006 1,241 
Loss on impairment of real estate7,660 — 
Gain on sale of real estate(54,004)(10,756)
FFO56,609 64,268 
Add (less): Loss on early extinguishment of debt— 3,282 
Estimated business management incentive fees5,200 — 
Normalized FFO$61,809 $67,550 
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic)48,161 48,095 
Weighted average common shares outstanding (diluted)48,196 48,095 
FFO per common share (basic)$1.18 $1.34 
FFO per common share (diluted)$1.17 $1.34 
Normalized FFO per common share (basic and diluted)$1.28 $1.40 
                  Three Months Ended March 31,
                  2020 2019
Net income $10,840
 $34,019
Add (less): Depreciation and amortization:    
Consolidated properties 62,943
 77,521
Unconsolidated joint venture properties 1,241
 1,751
Loss on impairment of real estate 
 3,204
Gain on sale of real estate (10,756) (22,092)
Gain on equity securities 
 (22,128)
FFO 64,268
 72,275
Add (less): Acquisition and transaction related costs 
 584
Loss on early extinguishment of debt 3,282
 414
Normalized FFO $67,550
 $73,273
     
FFO per common share (basic and diluted) $1.34
 $1.50
Normalized FFO per common share (basic and diluted) $1.40
 $1.53
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our Operating Liquidity and Resources (dollar amounts in thousands)
Our principal sources of funds to meet operating and capital expenses, pay debt service obligations and make distributions to our shareholders are the operating cash flows we generate from our properties, net proceeds from property sales and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. We believe that these sources of funds will be sufficient to meet our operating and capital expenses, pay debt service obligations and make distributions to our shareholders for the next 12 months and for the foreseeable future thereafter. Our future cash flows from operating activities will depend primarily upon:
our ability to collect rent from our tenants;
our ability to maintain or increase the occupancy of, and the rental rates at, our properties;
our ability to control operating and capital expenses at our properties;
our ability to successfully sell properties that we market for sale;
our ability to develop or redevelop properties to produce cash flows in excess of our cost of capital; and
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With $395,000$750,000 available under our revolving credit facility as of April 30, 202028, 2021 and only approximately $40,000 ofno debt maturities until 2022, we believe that we are well positioned to weather the present disruptions facing the real estate industry and the economy generally. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have received requests from some of our tenants for rent assistance. As of April 28, 2020,26, 2021, we have granted temporary rent assistance totaling $1,403$2,483 to 18 tenants who represent 2.4%approximately 3.2% of our annualized rental income as of March 31, 2020.2021. This assistance generally entails a deferral of, in most cases, one month of rent until September 2020 whenpursuant to deferred payment plans which require the deferred rent amounts will begin to be payable over a 12-month period. Our liquidity will be temporarily impacted by theseperiod, all of which have commenced. As of April 26, 2021, we have collected $2,118, or 85.3%, of our granted rent deferrals as follows: $452, $809, $71, and $71 of granted deferrals in April, May, June and July 2020, respectively, until September 2020 when these deferrals begin to become obligated to be repaid. Seventeen tenants have requested assistance with respect to additional rent amounts and we are evaluating these requests on a tenant-by-tenant basis and assessing whether to grant any additional relief. In addition, we also anticipate that our general and administrative expenses will be reduced because of the lower fees we will pay to our manager as a result of the decline in our share price since the COVID-19 pandemic began.deferrals. Although some of our tenants have sought temporary rent assistance, we also believe thatremain focused on proactive dialogues with our existing tenants and overall tenant retention levels may increase.retention. Also, we believe we will benefit from the approximately 62.2%64.7% of our annualized rental income as of March 31, 20202021 paid by investment grade tenants, the majority of which is made up of government tenants, and the diversity of our tenant base, both geographically and by industry, which may help mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.pandemic.
On April 2, 2020,15, 2021, we announced a continuation of our regular quarterly cash distribution of $0.55 per common share ($2.20 per common share per year), maintaining our previous distribution rate. At this time, we expect our 2020 cash available for distribution coverage to remain reasonably consistent with our target of 75% and expect that the quarterly distribution rate will remain unchanged for 2020.. We determine our distribution payout ratio with consideration for our expected capital expenditures as well as cash flows from operations and debt obligations.
In early 2020, we completed our previously announced disposition program and transitioned to a capital recycling program through which weWe expect to accretively grow our property portfolio. Pursuant toportfolio through our capital recycling program, pursuant to which we plan to sell certain properties from time to time to fund future acquisitions and to maintain leverage consistent with our current investment grade ratings with a goal of (1) improving the asset quality of our portfolio by reducing the average age of our properties, lengthening the weighted average term of our leases and increasing the likelihood of retaining our tenants and (2) increasing our distributions to shareholders.cash available for distribution. During the three months ended March 31, 2020,2021, we sold sixtwo properties for $85,363,an aggregate sales price of $130,845, excluding closing costs as partand sold another property in April 2021 for a sales price of this program.$39,000, excluding closing costs. In addition, as of April 28, 2021, we are also marketinghave entered into an agreement to sell one property for salea sales price of $650, excluding closing costs and have entered into an additional four properties.agreement to acquire a property adjacent to a property we own in Boston, MA for $26,975, excluding acquisition related costs. Given the current economic conditions, we arecontinue to carefully consideringconsider our capital allocation strategy and believe we are well positioned to opportunistically recycle and deploy capital during 2020.capital.
Our future purchases of properties cannot be accurately projected because such purchases depend upon purchase opportunities which come to our attention and our ability to successfully complete the acquisitions. We generally do not intend to purchase “turn around” properties, or properties which do not generate positive cash flows.
Our changes inThe following is a summary of our sources and uses of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to the same periodperiods presented, as reflected in 2019 were as follows: (i)our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows provided by operating activities increased from $18,742 in the 2019 period to $37,601 in the 2020 period; (ii) cash flows provided by investing activities decreased from $250,331 in the 2019 period to $42,095 in the 2020 period; and (iii) cash flows used in financing activities decreased from $283,399 in the 2019 period to $146,386 in the 2020 period.flows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period$56,855 $100,696 
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities57,942 37,601 
Investing activities113,896 42,095 
Financing activities(27,218)(146,386)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$201,475 $34,006 
The increase in cash provided by operating activities for the 20202021 period as compared to the 20192020 period was a result of favorable changes in working capital in the 20202021 period compared to the 2019 period.2020 period, partially offset by a decline in NOI as a result of property sales. The decreaseincrease in cash provided by investing activities in the 20202021 period as compared to the 20192020 period is primarily due to lowerhigher cash proceeds received from our sales of properties and lower acquisition activity in the 20202021 period compared to the 20192020 period. The decrease in cash used in financing activities in the 20202021 period as compared to the 20192020 period is primarily due to a decrease in net debt repayment activity due to repayments of our unsecured term loans and net repayment activity on our revolving credit facility using cash on hand and proceeds from sales of properties in the 20192021 period compared to increasedthe 2020 period, which included the redemption of $400,000 of our 3.60% senior unsecured notes and the repayment of approximately $67,000 in mortgage debt using borrowings under our revolving credit facility in the 2020 period in order to facilitate the repaymentand proceeds received from our sales of other debts.properties.
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Our Investment and Financing Liquidity and Resources (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share and per square foot amounts)
In order to fund acquisitions and to meet cash needs that may result from our desire or need to make distributions or pay operating or capital expenses, we maintain a $750,000 revolving credit facility. The maturity date of our revolving credit facility is January 31, 2023 and, subject to our payment of an extension fee and meeting certain other conditions, we have the option to extend the stated maturity date of our revolving credit facility by two additional six month periods. We can borrow, repay and reborrow funds available under our revolving credit facility until maturity, and no principal repayment is due until

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maturity. We are required to pay interest at a rate of LIBOR plus a premium, which was 110 basis points per annum at March 31, 2020,2021, on the amount outstanding under our revolving credit facility.facility, if any. We also pay a facility fee on the total amount of lending commitments under our revolving credit facility, which was 25 basis points per annum at March 31, 2020.2021. Both the interest rate premium and facility fee are subject to adjustment based upon changes to our credit ratings. As of March 31, 2020,2021, the annual interest rate payable on borrowings under our revolving credit facility was 1.8%1.2%. As of March 31, 20202021 and April 30, 2020,28, 2021, we had $348,000 and $355,000, respectively,no amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility and $402,000 and $395,000, respectively,$750,000 available for borrowing under our revolving credit facility.borrowing.
Our credit agreement includes a feature under which the maximum borrowing availability may be increased to up to $1,950,000 in certain circumstances.
Our credit agreement provides that, with certain exceptions, a subsidiary of ours is required to guaranty our obligations under our $750,000 revolving credit facility only if that subsidiary has separately incurred debt (other than nonrecourse debt), within the meaning specified in our credit agreement, or provided a guarantee of debt incurred by us or any of our other subsidiaries.
In January 2020, we redeemed, at par plus accrued interest, all $400,000 of our 3.60% senior unsecured notes that had a maturity date in February 2020 using cash on hand, proceeds from property sales and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
In March 2020, in connection with the sale of one property in Fairfax, VA, we prepaid, at a premium plus accrued interest, a mortgage note secured by that property with an outstanding principal balance of $13,095, an annual interest rate of 5.9% and a maturity date in August 2021.
Also in March 2020, we prepaid, at a premium plus accrued interest, a mortgage note secured by one property with an outstanding principal balance of $66,780, an annual interest rate of 4.0% and a maturity date in September 2030 using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
In April 2020, we prepaid, at par plus accrued interest, a mortgage note secured by one property with an outstanding principal balance of $32,677, an annual interest rate of 5.7% and a maturity date in July 2020 using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
As of March 31, 2020,2021, our debt maturities (other than our revolving credit facility), consisting of senior unsecured notes and mortgage notes, are as follows:
Year Debt MaturitiesYearDebt Maturities
2020 $74,423
2021 1,541
2021$896 
2022 625,518
2022625,518 
2023 143,784
2023143,784 
2024 350,000
2024350,000 
2025 and thereafter 710,000
20252025650,000 
ThereafterThereafter472,000 
Total $1,905,266
Total$2,242,198 
None of our unsecured debt obligations require sinking fund payments prior to their maturity dates. Our $245,266$170,198 in mortgage debts generally require monthly payments of principal and interest through maturity.
In addition to our debt obligations, as of March 31, 2020,2021, we have estimated unspent leasing related obligations of $57,348.$50,405, of which we expect to spend $25,939 over the next 12 months.
We are currently in the planning stage for a potential redevelopment project at a property located in Washington, D.C. containing approximately 340,000 rentable square feet. This redevelopment project may require significant capital expenditures and time to complete. We cannot be sure that we will complete this redevelopment project, that our plans for this project will not change or that this project will ultimately be successful.
We currently expect to use cash balances, borrowings under our revolving credit facility, net proceeds from property sales, incurrences or assumptions of mortgage debt and net proceeds from offerings of debt or equity securities to fund our future operations, capital expenditures, distributions to our shareholders and property acquisitions. When significant amounts are outstanding under our revolving credit facility or the maturities of our indebtedness approach, we expect to explore refinancing alternatives. Such alternatives may include incurring term debt, issuing debt or equity securities, extending the maturity date of our revolving credit facility and entering into a new revolving credit facility. We may assume additional mortgage debt in connection with our acquisitions or elect to place new mortgages on properties we own as a source of financing. We may also seek to participate in additional joint venture or other arrangements that may provide us with additional sources of financing. Although we cannot be sure that we will be successful in consummating any particular type of financing, we believe that we will have access to financing, such as debt and equity offerings, to fund future acquisitions and capital expenditures and to pay

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our obligations. We currently have an effective shelf registration statement that allows us to issue public securities on an expedited basis, but it does not assure that there will be buyers for such securities.
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Our ability to obtain, and the costs of, our future debt financings will depend primarily on credit market conditions and our creditworthiness. We have no control over market conditions. Potential investors and lenders likely will evaluate our ability to pay distributions to shareholders, fund required debt service and repay debts when they become due by reviewing our business practices and plans to balance our use of debt and equity capital so that our financial profile and leverage ratios afford us flexibility to withstand any reasonably anticipated adverse changes. Similarly, our ability to raise equity capital in the future will depend primarily upon equity capital market conditions and our ability to conduct our business to maintain and grow our operating cash flows. We intend to conduct our business in a manner that will afford us reasonable access to capital for investment and financing activities, but we cannot be sure that we will be able to successfully carry out this intention. However,For instance, it is uncertain what the duration and severity of the current economic impact resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic will be. A protracted and extensive economic recession may cause a decline in financing availability and increased costs for financings. Further, such conditions could also disrupt capital markets and limit our access to financing from public sources.
On February 20, 2020,During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we paid a regular quarterly cash distribution to our common shareholders of record on January 27, 2020, of $0.55 per share, or $26,511,totaling $26,575 using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.hand. On April 2, 2020,15, 2021, we declared a regular quarterly distribution payable to common shareholders of record on April 13, 202026, 2021 of $0.55 per share, or approximately $26,500.$26,600. We expect to pay this distribution on or about May 21, 202020, 2021 using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.hand. For more information regarding the distributions we paid and declared during 2020,2021, see Note 98 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements (dollars in thousands)
We own 51% and 50% interests in two unconsolidated joint ventures which own three properties. The properties owned by these joint ventures are encumbered by an aggregate $82,000 principal amount of mortgage indebtedness.indebtedness, none of which is recourse to us. We do not control the activities that are most significant to these joint ventures and, as a result, we account for our investments in these joint ventures under the equity method of accounting. For more information on the financial condition and results of operations of these joint ventures, see Note 43 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Other than these joint ventures, as of March 31, 2020,2021, we had no off balance sheet arrangements that have had or that we expect would be reasonably likely to have a material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
Debt Covenants (dollars in thousands)
Our principal debt obligations at March 31, 20202021 consisted of borrowings under our $750,000 revolving credit facility, an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $1,660,000$2,072,000 of public issuances of senior unsecured notes and mortgage notes with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $245,266,$170,198, that were assumed in connection with certain of our acquisitions. Also, the three properties owned by two joint ventures in which we own 51% and 50% interests secure two additional mortgage notes. Our publicly issued senior unsecured notes are governed by indentures and their supplements. Our credit agreement and our senior unsecured notes indentures and their supplements provide for acceleration of payment of all amounts outstanding upon the occurrence and continuation of certain events of default, such as, in the case of our credit agreement, a change of control of us, which includes RMR LLC ceasing to act as our business and property manager. Our credit agreement and our senior unsecured notes indentures and their supplements also contain a number of covenants, including those that restrict our ability to incur debts, including debts secured by mortgages on our properties, in excess of calculated amounts, require us to comply with certain financial covenants and, in the case of our credit agreement, restrict our ability to make distributions to our shareholders under certain circumstances. As of March 31, 2020,2021, we believe we were in compliance with the terms and conditions of our respective covenants under our credit agreement and senior unsecured notes indentures and their supplements. Our mortgage notes are non-recourse, subject to certain limited exceptions, and do not contain any material financial covenants.
Neither our credit agreement nor our senior unsecured notes indentures and their supplements contain provisions for acceleration which could be triggered by our credit ratings. However, under our credit agreement our highest senior credit rating is used to determine the fees and interest rates we pay. Accordingly, if that credit rating is downgraded, our interest expense and related costs under our credit agreement would increase.
Our credit agreement has cross default provisions to other indebtedness that is recourse of $25,000 or more and indebtedness that is non-recourse of $50,000 or more. Similarly, our senior unsecured notes indentures and their supplements contain cross default provisions to any other debts of more than $25,000 (or up to $50,000 in certain circumstances).

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Related Person Transactions
We have relationships and historical and continuing transactions with RMR LLC, RMR Inc. and others related to them. For example: we have no employees and the personnel and various services we require to operate our business are provided to us by RMR LLC pursuant to our business and property management agreements with RMR LLC; RMR Inc. is the managing member of RMR LLC; Adam Portnoy, the Chair of our Board of Trustees and one of our Managing Trustees, is the sole trustee, an officer and the controlling shareholder of ABP Trust, which is the controlling shareholder of RMR Inc., a managing director, the president and chief executive officer of RMR Inc. and an officer and employee of RMR LLC; David Blackman, our other Managing Trustee and our President and Chief Executive Officer, also serves as an officer and employee of RMR LLC; and each of our other officers is also an officer and employee of RMR LLC. We have relationships and historical and continuing transactions with other companies to which RMR LLC or its subsidiaries provide management services and some of which have trustees, directors or officers who are also trustees, directors or officers of us, RMR LLC or RMR Inc. and some of our Trustees and officers serve as trustees, directors or officers of these companies.
For more information about these and other such relationships and related person transactions, see Notes 109 and 1110 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our 20192020 Annual Report, our definitive Proxy Statement for our 20202021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and our other filings with the
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SEC. In addition, see the section captioned “Risk Factors” of our 20192020 Annual Report for a description of risks that may arise as a result of these and other related person transactions and relationships. Our filings with the SEC and copies of certain of our agreements with these related persons, including our business and property management agreements with RMR LLC, are available as exhibits to our public filings with the SEC and accessible at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. We may engage in additional transactions with related persons, including businesses to which RMR LLC or its subsidiaries provide management services.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
We are exposed to risks associated with market changes in interest rates. We manage our exposure to this market risk by monitoring available financing alternatives. Our strategy to manage exposure to changes in interest rates has not materially changed since December 31, 2019.2020. Other than as described below, we do not currently foresee any significant changes in our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates or in how we manage this exposure in the near future.
Fixed Rate Debt
At March 31, 2020,2021, our outstanding fixed rate debt consisted of the following:
Debt
Principal Balance (1)
Annual Interest Rate (1)
Annual Interest Expense (1)
MaturityInterest Payments Due
Senior unsecured notes$300,000 4.150%$12,450 2022Semi-annually
Senior unsecured notes300,000 4.000%12,000 2022Semi-annually
Senior unsecured notes350,000 4.250%14,875 2024Semi-annually
Senior unsecured notes650,000 4.500%29,250 2025Semi-annually
Senior unsecured notes310,000 5.875%18,213 2046Quarterly
Senior unsecured notes162,000 6.375%10,328 2050Quarterly
Mortgage note (one property in Washington, D.C.)25,619 4.220%1,081 2022Monthly
Mortgage note (three properties in Seattle, WA)71,000 3.550%2,521 2023Monthly
Mortgage note (one property in Chicago, IL)50,000 3.700%1,850 2023Monthly
Mortgage note (one property in Washington, D.C.)23,579 4.800%1,132 2023Monthly
Total$2,242,198  $103,700   
Debt 
Principal Balance (1)
 
Annual Interest Rate (1)
 
Annual Interest Expense (1)
 Maturity Interest Payments Due
Senior unsecured notes $300,000
 4.150% $12,450
 2022 Semi-annually
Senior unsecured notes 300,000
 4.000% 12,000
 2022 Semi-annually
Senior unsecured notes 350,000
 4.250% 14,875
 2024 Semi-annually
Senior unsecured notes 400,000
 4.500% 18,000
 2025 Semi-annually
Senior unsecured notes 310,000
 5.875% 18,213
 2046 Quarterly
Mortgage note (one property in Washington, D.C.) (2)
 32,677
 5.720% 1,869
 2020 Monthly
Mortgage note (one property in Philadelphia, PA) 39,879
 3.580% 1,428
 2020 Monthly
Mortgage note (one property in Lakewood, CO) 1,360
 8.150% 111
 2021 Monthly
Mortgage note (one property in Washington, D.C.) 26,345
 4.220% 1,112
 2022 Monthly
Mortgage note (three properties in Seattle, WA) 71,000
 3.550% 2,521
 2023 Monthly
Mortgage note (one property in Chicago, IL) 50,000
 3.700% 1,850
 2023 Monthly
Mortgage note (one property in Washington, D.C.) 24,005
 4.800% 1,152
 2023 Monthly
Total $1,905,266
   $85,581
    
(1)The principal balances and annual interest rates are the amounts stated in the applicable contracts. In accordance with GAAP, our carrying values and recorded interest expense may differ from these amounts because of market conditions at the time we issued or assumed these debts. For more information, see Notes 6 and 7 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
(1)The principal balances and interest rates are the amounts stated in the applicable contracts. In accordance with GAAP, our carrying values and recorded interest expense may differ from these amounts because of market conditions at the time we issued or assumed these debts. For more information, see Notes 7 and 8 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
(2)In April 2020, this mortgage note was prepaid at par plus accrued interest.
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interest to be paid at a fixed rate, changes in market interest rates during the term of these debts will not affect our interest obligations. If these debts were refinanced at interest rates which are one percentage point higher or lower than shown above, our annual interest cost would increase or decrease by approximately $19,053.$22,422.
Changes in market interest rates also would affect the fair value of our fixed rate debt obligations; increases in market interest rates decrease the fair value of our fixed rate debt, while decreases in market interest rates increase the fair value of our fixed rate debt. Based on the balances outstanding at March 31, 2020,2021, and discounted cash flow analyses through the respective maturity dates, and assuming no other changes in factors that may affect the fair value of our fixed rate debt obligations, a hypothetical immediate one percentage point increase in interest rates would change the fair value of those obligations by approximately $56,166.$103,648.
Some of our fixed rate secured debt arrangements allow us to make repayments earlier than the stated maturity date. In some cases, we are not allowed to make early repayment prior to a cutoff date and we are generally allowed to make prepayments only at a premium equal to a make whole amount, as defined, which is generally designed to preserve a stated yield to the note holder. These prepayment rights may afford us opportunities to mitigate the risk of refinancing our debts at maturity at higher rates by refinancing prior to maturity.
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At March 31, 2020,2021, we owned 51% and 50% interests in two joint venture arrangements which own three properties that are secured by fixed rate debt consisting of the following mortgage notes:
DebtOur JV Ownership Interest
Principal Balance (1)(2)
Annual Interest Rate (1)
Annual Interest Expense (1)
MaturityInterest Payments Due
Mortgage note (two properties in Fairfax, VA)51%$50,000 4.090%$2,045 2029Monthly
Mortgage note (one property in Washington, D.C.)50%32,000 3.690%1,181 2024Monthly
Total$82,000 $3,226 
Debt Our JV Ownership Interest 
Principal Balance (1)(2)
 
Annual Interest Rate (1)
 
Annual Interest Expense (1)
 Maturity Interest Payments Due
Mortgage note (two properties in Fairfax, VA) 51% $50,000
 4.09% $2,045
 2029 Monthly
Mortgage note (one property in Washington, D.C.) 50% 32,000
 3.69% 1,181
 2024 Monthly
Total   $82,000
   $3,226
    
(1)The principal balances and annual interest rates are the amounts stated in the applicable contracts. In accordance with GAAP, the joint ventures’ recorded interest expense may differ from these amounts because of market conditions at the time they incurred the debt.
(1)The principal balances and interest rates are the amounts stated in the applicable contracts. In accordance with GAAP, the joint ventures’ recorded interest expense may differ from these amounts because of market conditions at the time they incurred the debt.
(2)Reflects the entire balance of the debt secured by the properties and is not adjusted to reflect the interests in the joint ventures we do not own.
(2)Reflects the entire balance of the debt secured by the properties and is not adjusted to reflect the interests in the joint ventures we do not own. None of the debt is recourse to us.
Floating Rate Debt
At March 31, 2020, our2021, we had no outstanding floating rate debt consisted of $348,000 of borrowings under ourdebt. Our $750,000 revolving credit facility. Our revolving credit facility matures on January 31, 2023 and, subject to the payment of an extension fee and meeting certain other conditions, we have the option to extend the stated maturity by two six month periods. No principal repayments are required under our revolving credit facility prior to maturity, and we can borrow, repay and reborrow funds available under our revolving credit facility, subject to conditions, at any time without penalty.
Borrowings under our $750,000 revolving credit facility are in U.S. dollars and require interest to be paid at a rate of LIBOR plus premiums that are subject to adjustment based upon changes to our credit ratings. Accordingly, we are vulnerable to changes in U.S. dollar based short term rates, specifically LIBOR, and to changes in our credit ratings. In addition, upon renewal or refinancing of our revolving credit facility, we are vulnerable to increases in interest rate premiums due to market conditions or our perceived credit characteristics. Generally, a change in interest rates would not affect the value of our floating rate debt but would affect our operating results.
The following table presents the impact a one percentage point increase in interest rates would have on our annual floating rate interest expense as of March 31, 2020:
  Impact of Changes in Interest Rates
  
Annual Interest Rate (1)
 Outstanding Debt Total Interest Expense Per Year 
Annual Earnings Per Share Impact (2)
At March 31, 2020 1.8% $348,000
 $6,264
 $0.13
One percentage point increase 2.8% $348,000
 $9,744
 $0.20

(1)Weighted based on the interest rate and outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility as of March 31, 2020.
(2)Based on the weighted average shares outstanding (diluted) for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

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The following table presents the impact a one percentage point increase in interest rates would have on our annual floating rate interest expense as of March 31, 20202021 if we were fully drawn on our revolving credit facility:
 Impact of an Increase in Interest Rates
 
Annual Interest Rate (1)
Outstanding DebtTotal Interest Expense Per Year
Annual Earnings Per Share Impact (2)
At March 31, 20211.2 %$750,000 $9,000 $0.19 
One percentage point increase2.2 %$750,000 $16,500 $0.34 
  Impact of an Increase in Interest Rates
  
Annual Interest Rate (1)
 Outstanding Debt Total Interest Expense Per Year 
Annual Earnings Per Share Impact (2)
At March 31, 2020 1.8% $750,000
 $13,500
 $0.28
One percentage point increase 2.8% $750,000
 $21,000
 $0.44


(1)Based on LIBOR plus a premium, which was 110 basis points per annum, at March 31, 2021. 
(1)Weighted based on the interest rate and outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility as of March 31, 2020. 
(2)Based on the weighted average shares outstanding (diluted) for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
(2)Based on the weighted average shares outstanding (diluted) for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
The foregoing tables showtable shows the impact of an immediate increase in floating interest rates as of March 31, 2020.2021. If interest rates were to increase gradually over time, the impact would be spread over time. Our exposure to fluctuations in floating interest rates will increase or decrease in the future with increases or decreases in the outstanding amount under our revolving credit facility or our other floating rate debt, if any. Although we have no present plans to do so, we may in the future enter into hedge arrangements from time to time to mitigate our exposure to changes in interest rates.
LIBOR Phase Out
LIBOR is currently expected to be phased out in 2021.for new contracts by December 31, 2021 and for pre-existing contracts by June 30, 2023. We are required to pay interest on borrowings under our revolving credit facility at a floating rate based on LIBOR. FutureInterest we may pay on any future debt that we may incur may also require that we pay interest based upon LIBOR. We currently expect that the determination of interest under our revolving credit facility would be revised as provided under our credit agreement or amended as necessary to provide for an interest rate that approximates the existing interest rate as calculated in accordance with LIBOR. Despite our current expectations, we cannot be sure that, if LIBOR is phased out or transitioned, the changes to the determination of interest under our agreements would approximate the current calculation in accordance with LIBOR. We do not know what standard, if any, will replace LIBOR if it is phased out or transitioned.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Managing Trustees, our President and Chief ExecutiveOperating Officer and our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based upon that evaluation, our Managing Trustees, our President and Chief ExecutiveOperating Officer and our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 20202021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Warning Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
 
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other securities laws. Also, whenever we use words such as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “estimate”, “will”, “may” and negatives or derivatives of these or similar expressions, we are making forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon our present intent, beliefs or expectations, but forward-looking statements are not guaranteed to occur and may not occur. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q relate to various aspects of our business, including:
The duration and severity of the economic impact resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on us and our tenants
The likelihood and extent to which our tenants will be negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemictenants’ ability and its aftermath and be able and willingwillingness to pay us rent,
Our expectations about the financial strength of our tenants,
The likelihood that our rents will increase when we renew or extend our leases or enter new leases,
Our belief that we are in a position to opportunistically recycle and deploy capital,
Our expectations that the diversity and other characteristics of our property portfolio and our financial resources will result in our ability to successfully withstand the current economic conditions,
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Our ability to compete for acquisitions and tenancies effectively,
The likelihood that our tenants will pay rent or be negatively affected by cyclical economic conditions or government budget constraints,
The likelihood that our tenants will renew or extend their leases and not exercise early termination options pursuant to their leases or that we will obtain replacement tenants, on terms as favorable to us as our prior leases,
The likelihood that our rentstenants will increase when we renewbe negatively affected by cyclical economic conditions or extendgovernment budget constraints and, if so, the impact that may have on their ability and willingness to lease our leases or enter new leases,properties and pay us rent,
Our ability to successfully execute our capital recycling program,
The expectation that, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, leasing activity may continue to slow, but overall tenant retentionremain at a reduced level and could further decline from pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, may increase,
Our belief that we are in a position to opportunistically deploy capital during 2020,
Our ability to pay distributions to our shareholders and to maintain or increase the amount of such distributions,
Our expectations regarding occupancy at our properties,
Our expectations regarding our future financial performance including FFO, Normalized FFO Propertyor NOI, and cash basis NOI,
Our policies and plans regarding investments, financings and dispositions,
Our expectations regarding occupancy at our properties,demand for leased space,
The future availability of borrowings under our revolving credit facility,Our expectations regarding capital expenditures,
Our expectation that there will be opportunities for us to acquire, and that we will acquire, additional properties primarily leased to single tenants and tenants with high credit quality characteristics likesuch as government entities,
Our expectations regarding demand for leased space,
Our expectations regarding capital expenditures,
Our ability to raise debt or equity capital,compete for acquisitions and tenancies effectively,
Our ability to pay interest onsales and principalacquisitions of our debt,properties,
Our policies and plans regarding investments, financings and dispositions,
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Our ability to appropriately balance our use of debt and equity capital,
The future availability of borrowings under our revolving credit facility,
Our ability to successfully executeraise debt or equity capital,
Our ability to pay interest on and principal of our capital recycling program,debt,
Our ability to maintain sufficient liquidity during the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn,
Our credit ratings,
Our expectation that we benefit from our relationships with RMR Inc.,LLC,
The credit qualities of our tenants,
Our qualification for taxation as a REIT,
Changes in federal or state tax laws, and
Other matters.
Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by our forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control. Risks, uncertainties and other factors that could have a material adverse effect on our forward-looking statements and upon our business, results of operations, financial condition, FFO, Normalized FFO, Property NOI, cash flows, liquidity and prospects include, but are not limited to:

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The impact of conditions in the economy, including the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath, and the capital markets on us and our tenants,
Competition within the real estate industry, particularly in those markets in which our properties are located,
The impact of changes in the real estate needs and financial conditions of our tenants,
Compliance with, and changes to, federal, state and local laws and regulations, accounting rules, tax laws and similar matters,
The impact of any U.S. government shutdown on our ability to collect rents or pay our operating expenses, debt obligations and distributions to shareholders on a timely basis,
Actual and potential conflicts of interest with our related parties, including our Managing Trustees, RMR LLC RMR Inc., and others affiliated with them,
Limitations imposed on our business and our ability to satisfy complex rules in order for us to maintain our qualification for taxation as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and
Acts of terrorism, outbreaks of pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, or other manmade or natural disasters beyond our control.
For example:
Our ability to make future distributions to our shareholders and to make payments of principal and interest on our indebtedness depends upon a number of factors, including our receipt of rent from our tenants, our future earnings, the capital costs we incur to lease our properties and our working capital requirements. We may be unable to pay our debt obligations or to maintain our current rate of distributions on our common shares and future distributions may be reduced or eliminated,
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Our ability to grow our business and increase our distributions depends in large part upon our ability to buy properties and lease them for rents, less their property operating costs, that exceed our capital costs. We may be unable to identify properties that we want to acquire, and we may fail to reach agreement with the sellers and complete the purchases of any properties we want to acquire. In addition, any properties we may acquire may not provide us with rents less property operating costs that exceed our capital costs or achieve our expected returns,
We may fail to maintain, or we may elect to change our target payout ratio for distributions to shareholders of 75% of cash available for distribution. Further, ourdistribution rate. Our Board of Trustees considers many factors when setting distribution rates, including our historical and projected income, Normalized FFO, cash available for distribution,CAD, the then current and expected needs and availability of cash to pay our obligations and fund our investments, distributions which may be required to be paid to maintain our qualification for taxation as a REIT and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Trustees. Accordingly, future distribution rates may be increased or decreased and there is no assurance as to the rate at which future distributions will be paid,
We planexpect to selectively sell certain properties from time to time to fund future acquisitions and to strategically update, rebalance and repositionwhen we determine our investment portfolio, whichcontinued ownership or ongoing required capital expenditures will not achieve desired returns or when we refer to as our capital recycling program.believe we can successfully pursue more desirable opportunities than retaining those properties. We cannot be sure we will sell any of these properties or what the terms of any sales may be noror that we will acquire replacement properties that improve our asset quality or our ability to increase our distributions to shareholders,
We may not succeed in maintaining our leverage consistent with our current investment grade ratings or levels that the market or credit rating agencies believe are appropriate,
Some of our tenants may not renew expiring leases or they may exercise their rights, if any, to vacate their space before the stated expirations of their leases, and we may be unable to obtain new tenants to maintain or increase the historical occupancy rates of, or rents from, our properties,
Some government tenants may exercise their rights to vacate their space before the stated expirations of their leases, and we may be unable to obtain new tenants to maintain the historical occupancy rates of, or rents from, our properties,
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Leasing for some of our properties depends on a private sector single tenant and we may be adversely affected by the bankruptcy, insolvency, a downturn of business or a lease termination of asuch single tenant,
Our belief that there is a likelihood that tenants may renew or extend our leases prior to their expirations whenever they have made significant investments in the leased properties, or because those properties may be of strategic importance to them, may not be realized,
Our belief that our overall tenant retention levelsOverall new leasing volume may increase as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic may not be realized. However,decrease more than we currently expect. In addition, if the COVID-19 pandemic and the current economic conditions continue for an extended period or worsen, our tenants may become unable to pay rent or they may elect to not renew their leases with us. Further, some of our government leases provide the tenant with certain rights to terminate their lease early. Budgetary and other fiscal pressures may result in some governmental tenants terminating their leases early or not renewing their leases. Further,In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused changes in workplace practices, including increased remote work arrangements. To the extent those practices become permanent or increased, leasing demand for office space may decline. As a result of these factors, our tenant retention levels may not increase and they could decline and we may experience reduced rent or incur increased costs under future new or renewal leases,
Our belief that we are well positioned to opportunistically recycle and deploy capital during 2020 may not be realized. We may fail to identify and execute on opportunities to deploy capital and any deployment of capital we may make may not result in the returns that we expect,
Our beliefperception that, the reduction in government tenant space utilization and the consolidationas a result of government tenants into government owned real estate is substantially complete may prove misplaced if these prior trends continue or do not moderate to the extent we expect, including in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and its aftermath,government tenants may seek to manage space utilization rates in order to provide greater physical distancing for employees, may prove incorrect,
Our perception that recent activity suggestsprior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic suggested that the government hashad begun to shift its leasing strategy to include longer term leases and that the government iswas actively exploring 10 to 20 year lease terms at renewal, in some instances, may mistakenly imply that these activities are indicative of a trend or broader change in government leasing strategy or practices.practices that will recommence after the COVID-19 pandemic ends. Further, even if they may be indicative of such a trend or change were to recommence, that trend or change may not be sustained by the government, including in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath,
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Contingencies in our acquisition and sale agreements may not be satisfied and any expected acquisitions and sales and any related lease arrangements we expect to enter may not occur, may be delayed or the terms of such transactions or arrangements may change,
We are currently marketing four properties for sale. However, we may not succeed in selling any or all of these properties,
We expect to pursue accretively growing our property portfolio. However, we may not succeed in making acquisitions that are accretive and future acquisitions could be dilutive,
The competitive advantages we believe we have may not in fact exist or provide us with the advantages we expect. We may fail to maintain any of these advantages or our competition may obtain or increase their competitive advantages relative to us,
We intend to conduct our business activities in a manner that will afford us reasonable access to capital for investment and financing activities. However, we may not succeed in this regard and we may not have reasonable access to capital,
Continued availability of borrowings under our revolving credit facility is subject to our satisfying certain financial covenants and other credit facility conditions that we may be unable to satisfy,
Actual costs under our revolving credit facility will be higher than LIBOR plus a premium because of fees and expenses associated with such debt,
The interest rates payable under our floating rate debt obligations depend upon our credit ratings. If our credit ratings are downgraded, our borrowing costs will increase,
Our ability to access debt capital and the cost of our debt capital will depend in part on our credit ratings. If our credit ratings are downgraded, we may not be able to access debt capital or the debt capital we can access may be expensive,
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The maximum borrowing availability under our revolving credit facility may be increased to up to $1.95 billion in certain circumstances; however, increasing the maximum borrowing availability under our revolving credit facility is subject to our obtaining additional commitments from lenders, which may not occur,
We have the option to extend the maturity date of our revolving credit facility upon payment of a fee and meeting other conditions; however, the applicable conditions may not be met,
We may incur significant costs to prepare a property for a tenant,tenancy, particularly for single tenant properties,
We may spend more for capital expenditures than we currently expect,
We may fail to obtain development rights or entitlements that we may seek for development and other projects we may wish to conduct at our properties,
Our existing joint venture arrangements and any other joint venture arrangements that we may enter may not be successful,
Any redevelopment projects we undertake may be unsuccessful, may require greater capital expenditures or other costs than we project or may take significant time to complete,
We believe that we are well positioned to weather the present disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic facing the real estate industry and the economy generally. However, the full extent of the future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown and we may not realize similar or better operating results in the future,
We believe that the near term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to us will not be material due to the strength of our tenant base. However, if the COVID-19 pandemic and the current economic conditions continue for an extended period of time or worsen, our tenants may be significantly adversely impacted, which may result in those tenants seeking relief from their rent obligations, their inability to pay rent, the termination of their leases or our tenants not renewing their leases or renewing their leases for less space. Therefore, the impact we experience in the near term may be worse than we currently expect and our results of operations and financial position may be negatively affected,
We have granted requests for assistance to some of our tenants. This assistance generally entails a deferral of,tenants to defer payments over, in most cases, one month of rent until September 2020 when the deferred rent amounts will begin to be payable over a 12-month period.period, all of which have commenced. However, current market and economic conditions may deteriorate further and the rent
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assistance granted by us may not be sufficient to ensure that tenants will be able to meet their rent payment obligations under their leases with us, which may result in an increase in tenant defaults and terminations,
The business and property management agreements between us and RMR LLC have continuing 20 year terms. However, those agreements permit early termination in certain circumstances. Accordingly, we cannot be sure that these agreements will remain in effect for continuing 20 year terms,
We believe that our relationships with our related parties, including RMR LLC RMR Inc., and others affiliated with them, may benefit us and provide us with competitive advantages in operating and growing our business. However, the advantages we believe we may realize from these relationships may not materialize, and
It is difficult to accurately estimate leasing related obligations and costs of property repositioning, development, redevelopment and tenant improvement costs. Our unspent leasing related obligations and development or redevelopment costs may cost more and may take longer to complete than we currently expect, and we may incur increased amounts for these and similar purposes in the future.
Currently unexpected results could occur due to many different circumstances, some of which are beyond our control, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath, changes in our tenants’ needs for leased space, the ability of the U.S. governmentand state governments to approve spending bills to fund the U.S. government’stheir obligations, acts of terrorism, natural disasters or changes in capital markets or the economy generally.
The information contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our 20192020 Annual Report, or in our other filings with the SEC, including under the caption “Risk Factors”, or incorporated herein or therein, identifies other important factors that could cause differences from our forward-looking statements. Our filings with the SEC are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
You should not place undue reliance upon our forward-looking statements.
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Statement Concerning Limited Liability
The amended and restated declaration of trust establishing Office Properties Income Trust, dated June 8, 2009, as amended, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland, provides that no trustee, officer, shareholder, employee or agent of Office Properties Income Trust shall be held to any personal liability, jointly or severally, for any obligation of, or claim against, Office Properties Income Trust. All persons dealing with Office Properties Income Trust in any way shall look only to the assets of Office Properties Income Trust for the payment of any sum or the performance of any obligation.
Part II. Other Information
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our business faces many risks, a number of which are described under the caption “Risk Factors” in our 2019 Annual Report. The COVID-19 pandemic may subject usThere have been no material changes to additional risks that are described below. The risks described in our 2019 Annual Report and below may not be the only risks we face. Other risks of which we are not yet aware, or that we currently believe are not material, may also materially and adversely impact our business operations or financial results. If any of the events or circumstances described in the risk factors containedfrom those previously disclosed in our 20192020 Annual Report or described below occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be adversely impacted and the value of an investment in our securities could decline. Investors and prospective investors should consider the risks described in our 2019 Annual Report and below, and the information contained under the caption “Warning Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q before deciding whether to invest in our securities.Report.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, or is expected to result, in a global economic recession that may materially adversely impact our business, operations, financial results and liquidity.
The viral disease outbreak known as COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and in response to the outbreak, the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary has declared a public health emergency in the United States and many states and municipalities have declared public health emergencies. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the global economy, including the U.S. economy, and has resulted, or is expected to result, in a global economic recession.
Economic downturns and recessions in the United States have historically negatively impacted the commercial office real estate market, including by causing increased tenant defaults, decreased occupancies and reduced rental rates. We expect that the current economic conditions may have similar negative impacts on our business and that the extent of those negative consequences will depend to a large extent on the duration and depth of the economic downturn in the United States and the strength and sustainability of any economic recovery that may follow.
While we have not yet experienced a material adverse impact on our occupancy resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, if the outbreak continues to weaken national, regional and local economies, it could negatively impact our occupancy levels and result in significant tenant defaults in the payment of rent owed to us. Although, as of March 31, 2020, 34.6% of our total annualized rental income was from leases with governmental agencies, including 25.0% of our total annualized rental income from leases with the U.S. federal government, the balance of our rents comes from nongovernmental tenants. Further, as of March 31, 2020, tenants occupying approximately 11.0% of our rentable square feet and responsible for approximately 7.9% of our annualized rental income as of March 31, 2020 currently have exercisable rights to terminate their leases before the stated terms of their leases expire. Also, in 2020, 2021 and 2022, early termination rights become exercisable by other tenants who currently occupy an additional approximately 3.2%, 1.3% and 2.3% of our rentable square feet, respectively, and contribute an additional approximately 4.0%, 1.4% and 2.4% of our annualized rental income, respectively, as of March 31, 2020. In addition, as of March 31, 2020, pursuant to leases with 13 of our tenants, these tenants have rights to terminate their leases if their respective legislature or other funding authority does not appropriate rent amounts in their respective annual budgets. These 13 tenants occupy approximately 5.2% of our rentable square feet and contribute approximately 5.5% of our annualized rental income as of March 31, 2020. Additionally, we typically conduct aspects of our leasing activity at our properties. Reductions in the ability and willingness of prospective tenants to visit our properties due to the COVID-19 outbreak, or the extent to which federal, state and municipal orders limit the extent to which our manager’s employees can visit our properties, could have an impact on our leasing activity which could reduce rental income and tenant reimbursements and other income produced by our properties. We have experienced a slowdown in our leasing activity thus far in the second quarter of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and expect this slowdown may continue. Concerns relating to such an outbreak could also cause on-site personnel not to report for work at our properties, which could adversely affect the management of our properties.

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We cannot predict the extent and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic or the severity and duration of its economic impact. Potential consequences of the current unprecedented measures taken in response to the spread of COVID-19, and current market disruptions and volatility affecting us include, but are not limited to:
continued sudden and/or severe declines in the market price of our common shares;
possible significant declines in the value of our properties;
our inability to accurately or reliably value our portfolio;
our inability to comply with financial covenants contained in our debt agreements that could result in our defaulting under such agreements;
our need to reduce or eliminate the distributions we pay to our shareholders and our need to maintain such reduction or elimination for an extended period of time;
our failure to pay interest and principal when due under our outstanding debt, which may result in the acceleration of payment for our outstanding debt and our possible loss of our revolving credit facilities;
our inability to access debt and equity capital on attractive terms, or at all;
increased risk of default or bankruptcy of our tenants;
increased risk of our tenants being unable to weather an extended cessation of normal economic activity and thereby impairing their ability to continue functioning as a going concern;
downgrades of our credit ratings by nationally recognized credit rating agencies;
our inability to sell properties we may identify for sale due to a general decline in business activity and demand for real estate transactions and, as a result, our inability to redeploy our capital into investments we believe are more beneficial to us;
our inability to make improvements to our properties due to a construction moratorium or decrease in available construction workers or construction activity, including required inspectors and governmental personnel for permitting and other requirements, and due to our need to maintain our liquidity; and
reduced economic demand resulting from mass employee layoffs or furloughs in response to governmental action taken to slow the spread of COVID-19, which could impact the continued viability of our tenants and the demand for office space at our properties.
Further, the extent and strength of any economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic abates are uncertain and subject to various factors and conditions. Our business, operations and financial position may continue to be negatively impacted after the COVID-19 pandemic abates and may remain at depressed levels compared to prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and those conditions may continue for an extended period.
Future distributions to our shareholders may be reduced or eliminated as a result of the uncertainty and materially adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic downturn and the form of payment could change.
We currently intend to continue to make regular quarterly distributions to our shareholders. However:
our ability to make or sustain the rate of distributions may continue to be adversely affected by the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath on our business, results of operations and liquidity;
our making of distributions is subject to compliance with restrictions contained in our credit agreement and may be subject to restrictions in future debt obligations we may incur; during the continuance of any event of default under our credit agreement, we may be limited or in some cases prohibited from making distributions to our shareholders; and
our distribution rates are set and reset from time to by our Board of Trustees. Our Board of Trustees considers many factors when setting distribution rates including our historical and projected income, Normalized FFO, cash available for distribution, the then current and expected needs and availability of cash to pay our obligations and fund our investments, distributions which may be required to be paid to maintain our qualification for

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taxation as a REIT and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Trustees. Accordingly, future distribution rates may be increased or decreased and there is no assurance as to the rate at which future distributions will be paid.
For these reasons, among others, our distribution rate may decline or we may cease making distributions to our shareholders.
In addition, in order to preserve liquidity, we may elect to pay distributions to our shareholders in part in a form other than cash, such as issuing additional common shares of ours to our shareholders, as permitted by the applicable tax rules.
Some of our tenants have requested assistance from their obligations to pay us rent in response to the current economic conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and we expect to receive additional similar requests in the future; we have provided certain limited assistance in response to these requests and may determine to grant additional assistance in the future if we determine it prudent or appropriate to do so.
The current economic conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic significantly negatively impacted certain of our tenants’ businesses, operations and liquidity. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have received requests from some of our tenants for rent assistance. As of April 28, 2020, we have granted temporary rent assistance totaling $1,403 to 18 tenants who represent 2.4% of our annualized rental income as of March 31, 2020. This assistance generally entails a deferral of, in most cases, one month of rent until September 2020 when the deferred rent amounts will begin to be payable over a 12-month period. We expect to receive additional similar requests in the future, and we may determine to grant additional assistance in the future, which may vary from the type of assistance we have granted to date, and could include more substantial assistance, if we determine it prudent or appropriate to do so. In addition, if any of our tenants are unable to continue as going concerns as a result of the current economic conditions or otherwise, we will experience a reduction in rents received and we may be unable to find suitable replacement tenants for an extended period or at all and the terms of our leases with those replacement tenants may not be as favorable to us as the terms of our agreements with our existing tenants.
The COVID-19 pandemic may have significant impacts on workplace practices and those changes could be detrimental to our business.
Temporary closures of businesses and stay in place orders and the resulting remote working arrangements for nonessential personnel in response to the COVID-19 pandemic may result in long-term changed work practices that could negatively impact us and our business. For example, the increased adoption of and familiarity with remote work practices could result in decreased demand for office space. If so, our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects may be materially adversely impacted.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer purchases of equity securities. The following table provides information about our purchases of our equity securities during the quarter ended March 31, 2020:
            
           Maximum
        Total Number of  Approximate Dollar
        Shares Purchased  Value of Shares that
  Number of     as Part of Publicly  May Yet Be Purchased
  Shares Average Price  Announced Plans  Under the Plans or
Calendar Month 
Purchased (1)
 Paid per Share or Programs Programs
January 2020 410 $32.89   $
March 2020 602  22.65    
Total 1,012 $26.80   $
(1)These common share withholdings and purchases were made to satisfy tax withholding and payment obligations of former officers and employees of RMR LLC in connection with awards of our common shares and the vesting of those and prior awards of common shares to them. We withheld and purchased these shares at their fair market values based upon the trading prices of our common shares at the close of trading on Nasdaq on the purchase dates.

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Item 6. Exhibits
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3.2
4.1
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4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.84.9
4.94.10
4.104.11
4.114.12
4.13
10.131.1
31.1
31.2
32.131.3
31.4
32.1
101.INSXBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. (Filed herewith.)

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101.CAL
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. (Filed herewith.)
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. (Filed herewith.)
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. (Filed herewith.)
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. (Filed herewith.)
104Cover Page Interactive Data File. (Formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.)

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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST
By:/s/ David M. BlackmanChristopher J. Bilotto
David M. BlackmanChristopher J. Bilotto
President and Chief ExecutiveOperating Officer
Dated: May 1, 2020April 29, 2021
By:/s/ Matthew C. Brown
Matthew C. Brown
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)
Dated: May 1, 2020April 29, 2021


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