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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171520-11-000387
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110516
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110518
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110518

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP /MA/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001031316
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				042724223
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32470
		FILM NUMBER:		11853612

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		401 EDGEWATER PLACE
		STREET 2:		STE 200
		CITY:			WAKEFIELD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01880
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7815571300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		401 EDGEWATER PLACE
		STREET 2:		STE 200
		CITY:			WAKEFIELD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01880

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FRANKLIN STREET PARTNERS LP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010301
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
<B>May 16, 2011</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt dashed; font: bold 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center">Franklin Street Properties Corp.</TD></TR>
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charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt dashed; font: bold 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center">Maryland</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt dashed; font: bold 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center">001-32470</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt dashed; font: bold 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center">04-3578653</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">of incorporation)</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">(Commission <BR> File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">(IRS Employer<BR> Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt dashed; font: bold 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center">401 Edgewater Place, Suite 200, Wakefield, Massachusetts</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt dashed; font: bold 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center">01880-6210</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">(Zip Code)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code<B>: (781) 557-1300</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Check the appropriate box below if the Form
8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions
(<U>see</U> General Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT>&#9;Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT>&#9;Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT>&#9;Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT>&#9;Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act &#9;(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 5.07&nbsp;&nbsp;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify">On May 16, 2011, Franklin Street Properties
Corp. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &ldquo;2011 Annual Meeting&rdquo;). The 2011
Annual Meeting was called for the following purposes: (1) to elect two Class III directors to serve until the 2014 annual meeting,
(2) to ratify the Audit Committee&rsquo;s appointment of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, (3) to approve, by non-binding vote, executive compensation, (4) to recommend,
by non-binding vote, the frequency of future executive compensation votes and (5) to consider and act upon a stockholder proposal
concerning the annual election of directors, if properly presented.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">(1) The following table sets forth the names
of the directors elected at the 2011 Annual Meeting for new three-year terms and the final number of votes cast for and withheld
from each director.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">For</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Withheld</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 38%; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Broker Non-Votes</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify">George J. Carter</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify">45,582,663</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify">10,893,157</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify">14,470,991</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify">Georgia Murray</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify">41,901,547</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify">14,574,273</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify">14,470,991</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">(2) The proposal to ratify the Audit Committee&rsquo;s
appointment of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2011 was approved. The final number of votes cast for or against or abstaining from voting on that proposal are listed below.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 29%; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">For</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 24%; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Abstain</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">70,750,937</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">85,002</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">110,872</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">(3) The proposal to approve, by non-binding
vote, executive compensation was also approved. The final number of votes cast for or against or abstaining from voting on that
proposal are listed below.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">For</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Abstain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 38%; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Broker Non-Votes</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">55,112,655</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">1,003,720</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">359,445</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">14,470,991</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">(4) The stockholders recommended, in a non-binding,
advisory vote, that future votes on the compensation of the Company&rsquo;s executive officers be held every year. The final number
of votes cast for &ldquo;1 YEAR&rdquo;, &ldquo;2 YEARS&rdquo;, &ldquo;3 YEARS&rdquo; or abstaining from voting on that proposal
are listed below.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">1 YEAR</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">2 YEARS</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">3 YEARS</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 38%; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Abstain</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">48,707,567</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">282,890</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">7,112,192</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">373,171</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">After taking into consideration the foregoing
voting results and the prior recommendation of the board of directors of the Company (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) in favor of an annual
advisory shareholder vote on the compensation of the Company&rsquo;s named executive officers, the Board intends to hold future
advisory votes on the compensation of the Company&rsquo;s executive officers every year.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">(5) A stockholder&rsquo;s proposal that the
Board take the steps necessary to eliminate the classification of the Board and to require that all directors be required to stand
for election annually was approved by our stockholders. This proposal is not binding on the Company or the Board. Under Maryland
law and the Company&rsquo;s articles of incorporation, an amendment repealing the classified board provision in the articles of
incorporation must first be approved by the majority of the directors and then approved at a subsequent stockholder meeting by
the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 80% of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote. The final number
of votes cast for or against or abstaining from voting on the stockholder&rsquo;s proposal are listed below.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">For</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Abstain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 38%; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">Broker Non-Votes</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">40,961,360</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">15,274,024</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"> 240,436</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"> 14,470,991</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center">SIGNATURE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Date: &nbsp; May 18, 2011</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP.</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline">/s/ George J. Carter&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">George J. Carter</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">President and Chief Executive Officer</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 51%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 44%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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