NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

HRPT Properties Trust (NYSE: HRP) today announced that the characterization of dividends for 2007 income tax reporting purposes is as follows:

                            Common Shares
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                                            Dividend Allocation
                                                 Per Share
                                     ---------------------------------

                                                               Unre-

   Dec-                       Div-                            captured
   lar-               Paid/  idends                   Return  Section
   ation     Record  Payable  Per    Ordinary Capital   of      1250
   Dates     Dates    Dates   Share   Income    Gain  Capital   Gain
----------- -------- --------------- -------- ------- ------- --------

   04/04/07 04/23/07 05/24/07$0.2100  $0.1517 $0.0000 $0.0583  $0.0000
   07/05/07 07/25/07 08/24/07 0.2100   0.1517  0.0000  0.0583   0.0000
   10/04/07 10/23/07 11/21/07 0.2100   0.1517  0.0000  0.0583   0.0000
                             ------- -------- ------- ------- --------
                     TOTALS: $0.6300  $0.4551 $0.0000 $0.1749  $0.0000
                             ======= ======== ======= ======= ========
                             100.00%   72.24%   0.00%  27.76%    0.00%

HRPT's common share CUSIP number is 40426W101. None of the common dividends paid by the Company were Qualified Dividends. HRPT previously reported that common dividends declared on December 4, 2006 and paid on January 31, 2007 were taxable in 2006. This above information represents final income allocations for 2007 income tax reporting purposes.

   A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares
   of beneficial interest listed on the New York Stock Exchange. No
  shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or
                       obligation of the Trust.

    Source: HRPT Properties Trust