HRPT Properties Trust Announces Quarterly Common and Preferred Dividends

NEWTON, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
HRPT Properties Trust (NYSE: HRP) today announced its regular quarterly common
and preferred dividends as follows:

Common Dividends

A regular quarterly common dividend of $0.12 per Common Share will be paid with
respect to the results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, to
holders of record of Common Shares as of the close of business on July 24, 2009,
and will be distributed on or about August 24, 2009.

Series B Preferred Dividends

A distribution of $0.5469 per Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share
will be paid on or about August 15, 2009, to holders of record of Series B
Preferred Shares at the close of business on August 1, 2009.

Series C Preferred Dividends

A distribution of $0.4453 per Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share
will be paid on or about August 15, 2009, to holders of record of Series C
Preferred Shares at the close of business on August 1, 2009.

Series D Preferred Dividends

A distribution of $0.4063 per Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Share
will be paid on or about August 15, 2009, to holders of record of Series D
Preferred Shares at the close of business on August 1, 2009.

HRPT Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which
primarily owns office buildings located throughout the United States. HRP is
headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

HRPT Properties Trust
Timothy A. Bonang
Director of Investor Relations
617-796-8222
or
Katherine L. Johnston
Manager of Investor Relations
www.hrpreit.com

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