Government Properties Income Trust Announces Proposed Public Offering of 9,950,000 Common Shares Owned by CommonWealth REIT

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Government Properties Income Trust (NYSE: GOV) today announced that CommonWealth REIT (NYSE: CWH) commenced a public offering of 9,950,000 GOV common shares under an effective registration statement filed by GOV. CWH has agreed to pay all the costs associated with this offering, and GOV will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares.