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Shareholders' Equity | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
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Shareholders' Equity | Note 5. Shareholders’ Equity Common Share Issuances and Repurchases During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we issued 63,119 of our common shares to RMR LLC as part of the business management fees payable by us under our business management agreement. See Note 10 for further information regarding this agreement. On June 1, 2015, we granted 2,500 of our common shares valued at $30.59 per share, the closing price of our common shares on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, on that day, to each of our five Trustees as part of their annual compensation. On June 5, 2015, we issued 1,490,000 of our common shares in connection with our acquisition of shares of The RMR Group Inc. (formerly known as Reit Management & Research Inc.), or RMR Inc., as further described in Note 10. RMR Inc. is the parent of RMR LLC, our manager. On September 2, 2015, pursuant to our 2012 Equity Compensation Plan, we granted an aggregate of 76,250 of our common shares to our officers and certain employees of our manager, RMR LLC, valued at $25.66 per share, the closing price of our common shares on the NYSE on that day. On September 24, 2015, we purchased an aggregate of 16,340 of our common shares for $25.62 per share, the closing price of our common shares on the NYSE on that day, from certain of our officers and other employees of RMR LLC in satisfaction of tax withholding and payment obligations associated with the vesting of awards of restricted common shares. On September 28, 2015, we issued 2,500 of our common shares valued at $25.18 per share, the closing price of our common shares on the NYSE on that day, to our new Trustee as part of her annual compensation. Distributions On each of January 15, 2015, April 15, 2015, July 15, 2015 and October 15, 2015, we paid a $0.4453 per share distribution, or $5,166, to our Series D preferred shareholders. On February 24, 2015, we paid a $0.49 per share distribution, or $73,466, to our common shareholders. On May 21, 2015, we paid a $0.50 per share distribution, or $74,981, to our common shareholders. On August 19, 2015, we paid a $0.50 per share distribution, or $75,743, to our common shareholders. On October 12, 2015, we declared a $0.50 per share dividend, or $75,774, to our common shareholders of record on October 23, 2015. We expect to pay this amount on or about November 19, 2015. Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Other comprehensive income (loss) represents the unrealized gain (loss) on the TA shares we own and our share of the comprehensive income (loss) of Affiliates Insurance Company, or AIC. See Note 10 for further information regarding these investments.

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