Office Properties Income Trust Announces Quarterly Dividend on Common Shares

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Office Properties Income Trust (OPI) has declared its regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per share, equivalent to an annual distribution of $0.04 per share. The dividend will be paid to shareholders of record as of April 22, 2025, with the distribution scheduled for May 15, 2025.

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NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Office Properties Income Trust (Nasdaq: OPI) today announced a regular quarterly cash distribution on its common shares of $0.01 per share ($0.04 per share per year). This distribution will be paid to OPI’s common shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 22, 2025 and distributed on or about May 15, 2025.

About Office Properties Income Trust

OPI is a national REIT focused on owning and leasing office properties to high credit quality tenants in markets throughout the United States. As of December 31, 2024, approximately 58% of OPI’s revenues were from investment grade rated tenants. OPI owned 128 properties as of December 31, 2024, with approximately 17.8 million square feet located in 29 states and Washington, D.C. In 2024, OPI was named as an Energy Star® Partner of the Year for the seventh consecutive year. OPI is managed by The RMR Group (Nasdaq: RMR), a leading U.S. alternative asset management company with over $40 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2024, and more than 35 years of institutional experience in buying, selling, financing and operating commercial real estate. For more information, visit opireit.com.

WARNING CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other securities laws. These forward-looking statements are based upon OPI’s present intent, beliefs and expectations, but these statements and the implications of these statements are not guaranteed to occur and may not occur for various reasons, some of which are beyond OPI’s control.

For example, this press release states that OPI’s regular quarterly cash distribution rate is $0.01 per share per quarter or $0.04 per share per year. A possible implication of this statement is that OPI will continue to pay quarterly distributions of $0.01 per share per quarter or $0.04 per share per year in the future. OPI’s distribution rate may be set and reset from time to time by OPI’s Board of Trustees. OPI’s Board of Trustees considers many factors when setting or resetting OPI’s distribution rate, including OPI’s funds from operations and normalized funds from operations, cash available for distribution, requirements to maintain OPI’s qualification for taxation as a REIT, the then current and expected needs and availability of cash to pay OPI’s obligations and fund its investments, limitations in OPI’s debt agreements, the availability to OPI of debt and equity capital, OPI’s dividend yield and its dividend yield compared to the dividend yields of other REITs, OPI’s expectation of its future capital requirements and operating performance, OPI’s expected needs for and availability of cash to pay its obligations and other factors deemed relevant by OPI’s Board of Trustees in its discretion. Accordingly, future distributions to OPI’s shareholders may be increased or decreased and OPI cannot be sure as to the rate at which future distributions will be paid.

You should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements.

Except as required by law, OPI does not intend to update or change any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

^{A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares of beneficial interest listed on the Nasdaq.
No shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or obligation of the Trust.}

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Kevin Barry, Senior Director, Investor Relations

(617) 219-1410

Source: Office Properties Income Trust

FAQ

What is the new quarterly dividend amount for Office Properties Income Trust (OPI)?

OPI's quarterly dividend is $0.01 per share, equating to $0.04 annually.

When is the record date for OPI's latest dividend payment?

The record date for OPI's dividend payment is April 22, 2025.

When will OPI distribute its latest quarterly dividend?

OPI will distribute the dividend on or about May 15, 2025.

What is the annual dividend yield for OPI based on the new distribution?

Based on the announced quarterly dividend of $0.01 per share, OPI's annual dividend distribution is $0.04 per share.