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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 20202021
 
OR
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Commission File Number 1-34364
 
OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Maryland 26-4273474
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
Two Newton Place, 255 Washington Street, Suite 300, Newton, Massachusetts 02458-1634
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)
 
617-219-1440
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name Of Each Exchange On Which Registered
Common Shares of Beneficial InterestOPIThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
5.875% Senior Notes due 2046OPINIThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
6.375% Senior Notes due 2050OPINLThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes   No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes   No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. 
Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes   No

Number of registrant’s common shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value per share, outstanding as of October 29, 2020: 48,318,36627, 2021: 48,425,665


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OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST

FORM 10-Q

September 30, 20202021
 
INDEX
 
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References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “the Company”, “OPI”, “we”, “us” or “our” include Office Properties Income Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly stated or the context indicates otherwise.

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PART I.    Financial Information 
Item 1.    Financial Statements
OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited) 
September 30,December 31,
20202019 September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
ASSETSASSETS  ASSETS  
Real estate properties:Real estate properties:  Real estate properties:  
LandLand$840,931 $840,550 Land$873,488 $830,884 
Buildings and improvementsBuildings and improvements2,685,988 2,652,681 Buildings and improvements2,964,277 2,691,259 
Total real estate properties, grossTotal real estate properties, gross3,526,919 3,493,231 Total real estate properties, gross3,837,765 3,522,143 
Accumulated depreciationAccumulated depreciation(436,346)(387,656)Accumulated depreciation(459,408)(451,914)
Total real estate properties, netTotal real estate properties, net3,090,573 3,105,575 Total real estate properties, net3,378,357 3,070,229 
Assets of properties held for saleAssets of properties held for sale20,716 70,877 Assets of properties held for sale71,873 75,177 
Investments in unconsolidated joint venturesInvestments in unconsolidated joint ventures38,533 39,756 Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures35,828 37,951 
Acquired real estate leases, netAcquired real estate leases, net604,233 732,382 Acquired real estate leases, net536,772 548,943 
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents45,035 93,744 Cash and cash equivalents54,881 42,045 
Restricted cashRestricted cash12,604 6,952 Restricted cash1,139 14,810 
Rents receivableRents receivable100,363 83,556 Rents receivable97,507 101,766 
Deferred leasing costs, netDeferred leasing costs, net44,485 40,107 Deferred leasing costs, net52,182 42,626 
Other assets, netOther assets, net16,503 20,187 Other assets, net11,339 12,889 
Total assetsTotal assets$3,973,045 $4,193,136 Total assets$4,239,878 $3,946,436 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITYLIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
Unsecured revolving credit facilityUnsecured revolving credit facility$$Unsecured revolving credit facility$— $— 
Senior unsecured notes, netSenior unsecured notes, net2,031,197 2,017,379 Senior unsecured notes, net2,477,730 2,033,242 
Mortgage notes payable, netMortgage notes payable, net170,244 309,946 Mortgage notes payable, net98,460 169,729 
Liabilities of properties held for saleLiabilities of properties held for sale331 14,693 Liabilities of properties held for sale1,059 891 
Accounts payable and other liabilitiesAccounts payable and other liabilities116,047 125,048 Accounts payable and other liabilities126,317 116,480 
Due to related personsDue to related persons7,349 7,141 Due to related persons12,571 6,114 
Assumed real estate lease obligations, netAssumed real estate lease obligations, net11,205 13,175 Assumed real estate lease obligations, net17,761 10,588 
Total liabilitiesTotal liabilities2,336,373 2,487,382 Total liabilities2,733,898 2,337,044 
Commitments and contingenciesCommitments and contingenciesCommitments and contingencies00
Shareholders’ equity:Shareholders’ equity:  Shareholders’ equity:  
Common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value: 200,000,000 shares authorized, 48,318,366 and 48,201,941 shares issued and outstanding, respectively483 482 
Common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value: 200,000,000 shares authorized, 48,425,924 and 48,318,366 shares issued and outstanding, respectivelyCommon shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value: 200,000,000 shares authorized, 48,425,924 and 48,318,366 shares issued and outstanding, respectively484 483 
Additional paid in capitalAdditional paid in capital2,614,346 2,612,425 Additional paid in capital2,616,751 2,615,305 
Cumulative net incomeCumulative net income185,559 177,217 Cumulative net income158,770 183,895 
Cumulative other comprehensive loss(200)
Cumulative common distributionsCumulative common distributions(1,163,716)(1,084,170)Cumulative common distributions(1,270,025)(1,190,291)
Total shareholders’ equityTotal shareholders’ equity1,636,672 1,705,754 Total shareholders’ equity1,505,980 1,609,392 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equityTotal liabilities and shareholders’ equity$3,973,045 $4,193,136 Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$4,239,878 $3,946,436 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited) 
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019 2021202020212020
Rental income Rental income $145,806 $167,411 $441,294 $518,220 Rental income $147,572 $145,806 $429,195 $441,294 
Expenses:Expenses:    Expenses:    
Real estate taxesReal estate taxes16,113 18,824 48,701 55,363 Real estate taxes20,067 16,113 52,133 48,701 
Utility expensesUtility expenses7,564 9,518 19,777 26,369 Utility expenses7,389 7,564 19,131 19,777 
Other operating expensesOther operating expenses26,366 30,376 78,033 90,204 Other operating expenses26,537 26,366 76,874 78,033 
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization62,227 74,939 189,340 226,373 Depreciation and amortization59,533 62,227 178,991 189,340 
Loss on impairment of real estateLoss on impairment of real estate2,954 8,521 2,954 14,105 Loss on impairment of real estate(3)2,954 55,854 2,954 
Acquisition and transaction related costs682 
General and administrativeGeneral and administrative7,059 7,990 21,372 25,457 General and administrative448 7,059 24,690 21,372 
Total expensesTotal expenses122,283 150,168 360,177 438,553 Total expenses113,971 122,283 407,673 360,177 
Gain on sale of real estateGain on sale of real estate11,463 10,822 33,538 Gain on sale of real estate36 — 54,154 10,822 
Dividend income1,960 
Loss on equity securities, net(44,007)
Interest and other incomeInterest and other income358 738 847 Interest and other income— 738 
Interest expense (including net amortization of debt premiums, discounts and issuance costs of $2,477, $2,560, $7,162 and $8,264, respectively)(27,097)(32,367)(79,461)(104,848)
Interest expense (including net amortization of debt premiums, discounts and issuance costs of $2,442, $2,477, $7,366 and $7,162, respectively)Interest expense (including net amortization of debt premiums, discounts and issuance costs of $2,442, $2,477, $7,366 and $7,162, respectively)(26,929)(27,097)(84,728)(79,461)
Loss on early extinguishment of debtLoss on early extinguishment of debt(284)(3,839)(769)Loss on early extinguishment of debt(2,274)— (14,068)(3,839)
Income (loss) before income tax (expense) benefit and equity in net losses of investeesIncome (loss) before income tax (expense) benefit and equity in net losses of investees(3,572)(3,587)9,377 (33,612)Income (loss) before income tax (expense) benefit and equity in net losses of investees4,434 (3,572)(23,113)9,377 
Income tax (expense) benefitIncome tax (expense) benefit54 (156)(220)(509)Income tax (expense) benefit(34)54 (348)(220)
Equity in net losses of investeesEquity in net losses of investees(279)(196)(815)(573)Equity in net losses of investees(688)(279)(1,664)(815)
Net income (loss)Net income (loss)(3,797)(3,939)8,342 (34,694)Net income (loss)3,712 (3,797)(25,125)8,342 
Other comprehensive income (loss):Other comprehensive income (loss):Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain (loss) on financial instrument85 80 200 (287)
Unrealized gain on financial instrumentUnrealized gain on financial instrument— 85 — 200 
Equity in unrealized gain (loss) of investees(46)91 
Other comprehensive income (loss)85 34 200 (196)
Other comprehensive incomeOther comprehensive income— 85 — 200 
Comprehensive income (loss)Comprehensive income (loss)$(3,712)$(3,905)$8,542 $(34,890)Comprehensive income (loss)$3,712 $(3,712)$(25,125)$8,542 
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic and diluted)48,132 48,073 48,111 48,051 
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic)Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic)48,211 48,132 48,179 48,111 
Weighted average common shares outstanding (diluted)Weighted average common shares outstanding (diluted)48,244 48,132 48,179 48,111 
Per common share amounts (basic and diluted):Per common share amounts (basic and diluted):  Per common share amounts (basic and diluted):  
Net income (loss)Net income (loss)$(0.08)$(0.08)$0.17 $(0.72)Net income (loss)$0.08 $(0.08)$(0.52)$0.17 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


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OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
Number
of Shares
Common SharesAdditional
Paid In Capital
Cumulative
Net Income
Cumulative
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Cumulative
Common
Distributions
Total Shareholders’ Equity Number
of Shares
Common SharesAdditional
Paid In Capital
Cumulative
Net Income
Cumulative
Common
Distributions
Total Shareholders’ Equity
Balance at December 31, 201948,201,941$482 $2,612,425 $177,217 $(200)$(1,084,170)$1,705,754 
Balance at December 31, 2020Balance at December 31, 202048,318,366$483 $2,615,305 $183,895 $(1,190,291)$1,609,392 
Share grantsShare grants— — 321 — — 321 
Net incomeNet income— — — 37,860 — 37,860 
Distributions to common shareholdersDistributions to common shareholders— — — — (26,575)(26,575)
Balance at March 31, 2021Balance at March 31, 202148,318,366483 2,615,626 221,755 (1,216,866)1,620,998 
Share grantsShare grants— — 379 — — — 379 Share grants28,000 — 1,176 — — 1,176 
Share repurchasesShare repurchases(1,012)— (27)— — — (27)Share repurchases(12,009)— (352)— — (352)
Net current period other comprehensive loss— — — — (61)— (61)
Net lossNet loss— — — (66,697)— (66,697)
Distributions to common shareholdersDistributions to common shareholders— — — — (26,575)(26,575)
Balance at June 30, 2021Balance at June 30, 202148,334,357483 2,616,450 155,058 (1,243,441)1,528,550 
Share grantsShare grants117,800 950 — — 951 
Share forfeitures and repurchasesShare forfeitures and repurchases(26,233)— (649)— — (649)
Net incomeNet income— — — 10,840 — — 10,840 Net income— — — 3,712 — 3,712 
Distributions to common shareholdersDistributions to common shareholders— — — — — (26,511)(26,511)Distributions to common shareholders— — — — (26,584)(26,584)
Balance at March 31, 202048,200,929 482 2,612,777 188,057 (261)(1,110,681)1,690,374 
Share grants28,000— 1,121 — — — 1,121 
Share repurchases(1,129)— (30)— — — (30)
Net current period other comprehensive income— — — — 176 — 176 
Net income— — — 1,299 — — 1,299 
Distributions to common shareholders— — — — — (26,510)(26,510)
Balance at June 30, 202048,227,800 482 2,613,868 189,356 (85)(1,137,191)1,666,430 
Share grants108,600864 — — — 865 
Share forfeitures and repurchases(18,034)— (386)— — — (386)
Amount reclassified from cumulative other comprehensive loss to net loss— — — 85 — 85 
Net loss— — — (3,797)— — (3,797)
Distributions to common shareholders— — — — — (26,525)(26,525)
Balance at September 30, 202048,318,366$483 $2,614,346 $185,559 $$(1,163,716)$1,636,672 
Balance at September 30, 2021Balance at September 30, 202148,425,924$484 $2,616,751 $158,770 $(1,270,025)$1,505,980 
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
 Number
of Shares
Common SharesAdditional
Paid In Capital
Cumulative
Net Income
Cumulative
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Cumulative
Common
Distributions
Total Shareholders’ Equity
Balance at December 31, 201848,082,903$481 $2,609,801 $146,882 $106 $(978,302)$1,778,968 
Share grants9,000— 865 — — — 865 
Amount reclassified from cumulative other comprehensive income to net income— — — — (371)— (371)
Net current period other comprehensive loss— — — — (32)— (32)
Net income— — — 34,019 — — 34,019 
Distributions to common shareholders— — — — — (26,445)(26,445)
Balance at March 31, 201948,091,903481 2,610,666 180,901 (297)(1,004,747)1,787,004 
Share grants24,000— 971 — — — 971 
Share forfeitures and repurchases(2,459)— (67)— — — (67)
Net current period other comprehensive loss— — — — (198)— (198)
Net loss— — — (64,774)— — (64,774)
Distributions to common shareholders— — — — — (26,450)(26,450)
Balance at June 30, 201948,113,444481 2,611,570 116,127 (495)(1,031,197)1,696,486 
Share grants103,100888 — — — 889 
Share repurchases(13,212)— (396)— — — (396)
Net current period other comprehensive income— — — 34 — 34 
Net loss— — (3,939)— — (3,939)
Distributions to common shareholders— — — — (26,461)(26,461)
Balance at September 30, 201948,203,332$482 $2,612,062 $112,188 $(461)$(1,057,658)$1,666,613 

 Number
of Shares
Common SharesAdditional
Paid In Capital
Cumulative
Net Income
Cumulative
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Cumulative
Common
Distributions
Total Shareholders’ Equity
Balance at December 31, 201948,201,941$482 $2,612,425 $177,217 $(200)$(1,084,170)$1,705,754 
Share grants— 379 — — — 379 
Share repurchases(1,012)— (27)— — — (27)
Net current period other comprehensive loss— — — — (61)— (61)
Net income— — — 10,840 — — 10,840 
Distributions to common shareholders— — — — — (26,511)(26,511)
Balance at March 31, 202048,200,929482 2,612,777 188,057 (261)(1,110,681)1,690,374 
Share grants28,000— 1,121 — — — 1,121 
Share repurchases(1,129)— (30)— — — (30)
Net current period other comprehensive income— — — 176 — 176 
Net income— — 1,299 — — 1,299 
Distributions to common shareholders— — — — — (26,510)(26,510)
Balance at June 30, 202048,227,800482 2,613,868 189,356 (85)(1,137,191)1,666,430 
Share grants108,600864 — — — 865 
Share forfeitures and repurchases(18,034)— (386)— — — (386)
Amounts reclassified from cumulative other comprehensive loss to net loss— — — 85 — 85 
Net loss— — (3,797)— — (3,797)
Distributions to common shareholders— — — — (26,525)(26,525)
Balance at September 30, 202048,318,366$483 $2,614,346 $185,559 $— $(1,163,716)$1,636,672 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019 20212020
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:  CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:  
Net income (loss)Net income (loss)$8,342 $(34,694)Net income (loss)$(25,125)$8,342 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:  Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:  
DepreciationDepreciation62,570 68,095 Depreciation67,469 62,570 
Net amortization of debt premiums, discounts and issuance costsNet amortization of debt premiums, discounts and issuance costs7,162 8,264 Net amortization of debt premiums, discounts and issuance costs7,366 7,162 
Amortization of acquired real estate leasesAmortization of acquired real estate leases126,409 157,108 Amortization of acquired real estate leases108,471 126,409 
Amortization of deferred leasing costsAmortization of deferred leasing costs5,208 4,329 Amortization of deferred leasing costs5,750 5,208 
Gain on sale of real estateGain on sale of real estate(10,822)(33,538)Gain on sale of real estate(54,154)(10,822)
Loss on impairment of real estateLoss on impairment of real estate2,954 14,105 Loss on impairment of real estate55,854 2,954 
Loss on early extinguishment of debtLoss on early extinguishment of debt2,701 769 Loss on early extinguishment of debt9,694 2,701 
Straight line rental incomeStraight line rental income(12,963)(19,365)Straight line rental income(13,128)(12,963)
Other non-cash expenses, netOther non-cash expenses, net1,542 1,907 Other non-cash expenses, net1,627 1,542 
Loss on equity securities, net44,007 
Equity in net losses of investeesEquity in net losses of investees815 573 Equity in net losses of investees1,664 815 
Change in assets and liabilities:Change in assets and liabilities:Change in assets and liabilities:
Rents receivableRents receivable(4,853)17,185 Rents receivable10,567 (4,853)
Deferred leasing costsDeferred leasing costs(10,722)(22,759)Deferred leasing costs(14,388)(10,722)
Other assetsOther assets(860)(32)Other assets(1,523)(860)
Accounts payable and other liabilitiesAccounts payable and other liabilities(11,593)(30,603)Accounts payable and other liabilities(7,919)(11,593)
Due to related personsDue to related persons208 (27,213)Due to related persons6,457 208 
Net cash provided by operating activitiesNet cash provided by operating activities166,098 148,138 Net cash provided by operating activities158,682 166,098 
    
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:  CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:  
Real estate acquisitionsReal estate acquisitions(11,864)Real estate acquisitions(563,447)(11,864)
Real estate improvementsReal estate improvements(55,135)(39,010)Real estate improvements(65,186)(55,135)
Distributions in excess of earnings from unconsolidated joint venturesDistributions in excess of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures408 1,973 Distributions in excess of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures459 408 
Distributions in excess of earnings from Affiliates Insurance CompanyDistributions in excess of earnings from Affiliates Insurance Company287 Distributions in excess of earnings from Affiliates Insurance Company— 287 
Proceeds from sale of properties, netProceeds from sale of properties, net81,528 572,131 Proceeds from sale of properties, net192,476 81,528 
Proceeds from repayment of mortgage note receivableProceeds from repayment of mortgage note receivable2,880 Proceeds from repayment of mortgage note receivable— 2,880 
Proceeds from sale of RMR Inc. common shares, net104,674 
Net cash provided by investing activities18,104 639,768 
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activitiesNet cash (used in) provided by investing activities(435,698)18,104 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:  CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:  
Repayment of mortgage notes payableRepayment of mortgage notes payable(154,734)(11,001)Repayment of mortgage notes payable(72,238)(154,734)
Repayment of unsecured term loans(388,000)
Repayment of senior unsecured notesRepayment of senior unsecured notes(400,000)(350,000)Repayment of senior unsecured notes(610,000)(400,000)
Proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured notes, netProceeds from issuance of senior unsecured notes, net408,932 Proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured notes, net1,041,809 408,932 
Borrowings on unsecured revolving credit facilityBorrowings on unsecured revolving credit facility561,467 420,000 Borrowings on unsecured revolving credit facility755,000 561,467 
Repayments on unsecured revolving credit facilityRepayments on unsecured revolving credit facility(561,467)(385,000)Repayments on unsecured revolving credit facility(755,000)(561,467)
Payment of debt issuance costsPayment of debt issuance costs(1,477)Payment of debt issuance costs(2,655)(1,477)
Repurchase of common sharesRepurchase of common shares(434)(459)Repurchase of common shares(1,001)(434)
Distributions to common shareholdersDistributions to common shareholders(79,546)(79,356)Distributions to common shareholders(79,734)(79,546)
Net cash used in financing activities(227,259)(793,816)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activitiesNet cash provided by (used in) financing activities276,181 (227,259)
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashDecrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(835)(43,057)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of periodCash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period56,855 100,696 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of periodCash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$56,020 $57,639 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$(43,057)$(5,910)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period100,696 38,943 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$57,639 $33,033 

Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest paid$83,116 $114,226 
Income taxes paid$1,097 $491 

Nine Months Ended September 30,
20212020
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest paid$86,917 $83,116 
Income taxes paid$294 $1,097 
NON-CASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Real estate improvements accrued, not paid$15,428 $12,640 
Real estate acquisitions$(13,031)$— 
Capitalized interest$392 $119 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH:
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets to the amounts shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows:
As of September 30,As of September 30,
2020201920212020
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents$45,035 $29,002 Cash and cash equivalents$54,881 $45,035 
Restricted cash (1)
Restricted cash (1)
12,604 4,031 
Restricted cash (1)
1,139 12,604 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flowsTotal cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows$57,639 $33,033 Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows$56,020 $57,639 
(1)Restricted cash consists of amounts escrowed for future real estate taxes, insurance, leasing costs, capital expenditures and debt service, as required by certain of our mortgage debts.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Note 1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of Office Properties Income Trust and its subsidiaries, or OPI, we, us or our, are unaudited. Certain information and disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, for complete financial statements have been condensed or omitted. We believe the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. However, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019,2020, or our 20192020 Annual Report. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals considered necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim period have been included. All intercompany transactions and balances with or among our consolidated subsidiaries have been eliminated. Our operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.
The preparation of these financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates in the condensed consolidated financial statements include purchase price allocations, useful lives of fixed assets and assessment of impairment of real estate and the related intangibles.
Note 2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses onFinancial Instruments, which requires that entities use a new forward looking “expected loss” model that generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowance for credit losses. The measurement of expected credit losses is based upon historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. We adopted ASU No. 2016-13 on January 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective approach. The implementation of this standard did not have a material impact in our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Note 3.2. Per Common Share Amounts
We calculate basic earnings per common share by dividing net income (loss) byThe following table provides a reconciliation of the weighted average number of our common shares outstanding duringused in the period. We calculatecalculation of basic and diluted earnings per share using the more dilutive of the two class method or the treasury stock method. Unvested share awards and other potentially dilutive common shares, together with the related impact on earnings, are considered when calculating diluted earnings per share. (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2021202020212020
Weighted average common shares for basic earnings per share48,211 48,132 48,179 48,111 
Effect of dilutive securities: unvested share awards (1)
33 — — — 
Weighted average common shares for diluted earnings per share48,244 48,132 48,179 48,111 
(1)For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019,the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, there were no dilutive common shares and certain unvested common shares were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been antidilutive.
Note 4.3. Real Estate Properties
As of September 30, 2020,2021, our wholly owned properties were comprised of 184178 properties withcontaining a combined approximately 24,909,00023,274,000 rentable square feet, with anfeet. The aggregate undepreciated carrying value of $3,544,937,our wholly owned properties as of September 30, 2021 was $3,916,800, including $18,018$79,035 classified as held for sale, and we had noncontrolling ownership interests of 51% and 50% in 2 unconsolidated joint ventures that own 3 properties totalingcontaining a combined approximately 444,000 rentable square feet through 2 unconsolidated joint ventures in which we own 51% and 50% interests.feet. We generally lease space at our properties on a gross lease, modified gross lease or net lease basis pursuant to fixed term contracts expiring between 20202021 and 2040.2053. Some of our leases generally require us to pay all or some property operating expenses and to provide all or most property management services. During the three months ended September 30, 2020,2021, we entered into 1720 leases for approximately 595,000659,000 rentable square feet for a weighted (by rentable square feet) average lease term of 10.610.9 years and we made commitments for approximately $6,238$46,133 of leasing related costs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020,2021, we entered into 6065 leases for approximately 1,826,0001,782,000 rentable square feet for a weighted (by rentable square feet) average lease term of 7.110.9 years and we made commitments for approximately $35,697$129,980 of leasing related costs.
As of September 30, 2020,2021, we havehad estimated unspent leasing related obligations of $61,307. $129,369.
We regularly evaluate whether events or changes in circumstances have occurred that could indicate an impairment in the value of our long lived assets. If there is an indication that the carrying value of an asset is not recoverable, we estimate the projected undiscounted cash flows to determine if an impairment loss should be recognized. The future net undiscounted cash
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flows are subjective and are based in part on assumptions regarding hold periods, market rents and terminal capitalization rates. We determine the amount of any impairment loss by comparing the historical carrying value to estimated fair value. We estimate fair value through an evaluation of recent financial performance and projected discounted cash flows using standard industry valuation techniques. In addition to the consideration of impairment upon the events or changes in circumstances
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described above, we regularly evaluate the remaining lives of our long lived assets. If we change our estimate of the remaining lives, we allocate the carrying value of the affected assets over their revised remaining lives.
Acquisition Activities
In February 2020,During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we acquired 3 properties containing a property adjacent to a property we own in Boston, MAcombined approximately 926,000 rentable square feet for $11,864,an aggregate purchase price of $576,478, including $364net purchase price adjustments of $1,761 and acquisition related costs. This acquisition wascosts of $1,264. These acquisitions were accounted for as asset acquisitions. We allocated the purchase prices of these acquisitions based on the relative estimated fair values of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities as follows:
Acquisition DateLocationNumber of PropertiesRentable Square FeetPurchase PriceLandBuildings and ImprovementsAcquired Real Estate LeasesAssumed Real Estate Lease Obligations
June 2021
Chicago, IL (1)
1531,000$368,331 $42,935 $258,348 $76,136 $(9,088)
June 2021Atlanta, GA1346,000180,602 13,040 135,459 32,103 — 
August 2021Boston, MA149,00027,545 16,103 10,217 1,225— 
3926,000$576,478 $72,078 $404,024 $109,464 $(9,088)
(1)Purchase price includes an asset acquisition. The purchase priceadjustment of this$13,031 to record an estimated real estate tax liability as of the acquisition was allocated to land and building in the amounts of $2,618 and $9,246, respectively.
In August 2020, we terminated a previously disclosed agreement to acquire an office property in Denver, CO for a purchase price of $38,100.
In October 2020, we entered into an agreement to acquire 3 properties containing approximately 194,000 square feet adjacent to properties we own in an office park in Brookhaven, GA for $15,250, excluding acquisition related costs.date.
Disposition Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020,2021, we sold 6 properties withand a warehouse facility adjacent to a property we own containing a combined 734,784approximately 2,565,000 rentable square feet for an aggregate sales price of $85,363,$198,415, excluding closing costs and including the repayment of one mortgage note with an outstanding principal balance of $13,095, an annual interest rate of 5.9% and a maturity date in August 2021.
costs. The sales of these properties, as presented in the table below, do not represent significant dispositions, individually or in the aggregate, nor do they represent a strategic shift in our business. As a result, the results of operations of these properties are included in continuing operations through the date of sale in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).
Date of SaleNumber of PropertiesLocationRentable Square Feet
Gross
 Sales Price (1)
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Real Estate
January 20202Stafford, VA64,656$14,063 $4,704 
January 20201Windsor, CT97,2567,000 314 
February 20201Lincolnshire, IL222,71712,000 1,176 
March 20201Trenton, NJ267,02530,100 (192)
March 20201Fairfax, VA83,13022,200 4,820 
6734,784$85,363 $10,822 
Date of SaleNumber of PropertiesLocationRentable Square Feet
Gross
 Sales Price (1)
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Real EstateLoss on Impairment of Real Estate
January 2021
Kansas City, MO (2)
10,000$845 $(63)$— 
January 20211Richmond, VA311,000130,000 54,181 — 
April 20211Huntsville, AL1,371,00039,000 — 5,383 
July 20211Fresno, CA532,0006,000 — 33,902 
July 20211Liverpool, NY38,000650 31 — 
August 20211Memphis, TN205,00015,270 287 — 
September 20211Stoneham, MA98,0006,650 (282)5,911 
62,565,000$198,415 $54,154 $45,196 
(1)Gross sales price is equal to the gross contract price, includes purchase price adjustments, if any, and excludesexcluding closing costs.
As(2)Consists of September 30, 2020,a warehouse facility adjacent to a property we had 4 properties with an aggregate undepreciated carrying value of $18,018 under agreement to sell for a sales price of $25,100, excluding closing costs. These properties were classified as held for saleown located in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020. We recorded a $2,954 loss on impairment of real estate during the three months ended September 30, 2020 to adjust the carrying value of these properties to their estimated fair value less costs to sell. The operating results of these properties are included in continuing operations in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). The sale of these properties was completed in October 2020.Kansas City, MO.
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As of September 30, 2021, we had 5 properties and 2 land parcels classified as held for sale in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. These properties and land parcels have been sold or are under agreement to sell for an aggregate sales price of $84,500, excluding closing costs, and are summarized below:
Date of Sale AgreementNumber of PropertiesLocationRentable Square Feet
Gross
 Sales Price (1)
August 2021
Sterling, VA (2)
$28,500 
October 20215Brookhaven, GA378,00056,000 
5378,000$84,500 
(1)Gross sales price is the gross contract price, excluding closing costs.
(2)Consists of two vacant land parcels adjacent to properties we own located in Sterling, VA. The sale of these land parcels was completed in October 2021.
In addition to the properties discussed above, we are currently marketing for sale 17 properties containing approximately 2,161,000 rentable square feet. As of September 30, 2021, 3 of these properties containing approximately 448,000 rentable square feet are classified as held for sale in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. We recorded a $10,658 loss on impairment of real estate to adjust the carrying value of these three properties to their estimated fair values less cost to sell during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. We have determined the remaining 14 properties were not impaired nor did they meet the held for sale criteria as of September 30, 2021.
We cannot be sure we will sell any properties we are marketing for prices in excess of our carrying values or that we will not recognize impairment losses or losses on sale with respect to these properties. In addition, our pending sale is subject to conditions; accordingly, we cannot be sure that we will complete this sale or that this sale will not be delayed or the terms will not change.
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
We own interests in 2 joint ventures that own 3 properties. We account for these investments under the equity method of accounting. As of September 30, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures consisted of the following:
OPI Carrying Value of Investments atOPI Carrying Value of Investments at
Joint VentureJoint VentureOPI OwnershipSeptember 30,
2020
December 31, 2019Number of PropertiesLocationRentable Square FeetJoint VentureOPI OwnershipSeptember 30,
2021
December 31, 2020Number of PropertiesLocationRentable Square Feet
Prosperity Metro PlazaProsperity Metro Plaza51%$22,080 $22,483 2Fairfax, VA328,655 Prosperity Metro Plaza51%$21,142 $21,888 2Fairfax, VA329,000 
1750 H Street, NW1750 H Street, NW50%16,453 17,273 1Washington, D.C.115,411 1750 H Street, NW50%14,686 16,063 1Washington, D.C.115,000 
TotalTotal$38,533 $39,756 3444,066 Total$35,828 $37,951 3444,000 
The following table provides a summary of the mortgage debt of our 2 unconsolidated joint ventures:
Joint VentureJoint Venture
 Interest Rate (1)
Maturity Date
Principal Balance at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (2)
Joint Venture
 Interest Rate (1)
Maturity Date
Principal Balance at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (2)
Prosperity Metro PlazaProsperity Metro Plaza4.09%12/1/2029$50,000 Prosperity Metro Plaza4.09%12/1/2029$50,000 
1750 H Street, NW1750 H Street, NW3.69%8/1/202432,000 1750 H Street, NW3.69%8/1/202432,000 
Weighted Average / TotalWeighted Average / Total3.93%$82,000 Weighted Average / Total3.93%$82,000 
(1)Includes the effect of mark to market purchase accounting.
(2)Reflects the entire balance of the debt secured by the properties and is not adjusted to reflect the interests in the joint ventures we do not own. None of the debt is recourse to us.
At September 30, 2020,2021, the aggregate unamortized basis difference of our 2 unconsolidated joint ventures of $7,584$7,098 is primarily attributable to the difference between the amount we paid to purchase our interest in these joint ventures, including transaction costs, and the historical carrying value of the net assets of these joint ventures. This difference is being amortized over the remaining useful life of the related properties and the resulting amortization expense is included in equity in net losses of investees in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).
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Note 5.4. Leases
Revenue Recognition.Our leases provide for base rent payments and in addition may include variable payments. Rental income from operating leases, including any payments derived by index or market-based indices, is recognized on a straight line basis over the lease term when we have determined that the collectability of substantially all of the lease payments is probable. Some of our leases have options to extend or terminate the lease exercisable at the option of our tenants, which are considered when determining the lease term. In certain circumstances, some leases provide the tenant with the right to terminate if the legislature or other funding authority does not appropriate the funding necessary for the tenant to meet its lease obligations; we have determined the fixed non-cancelable lease term of these leases to be the full term of the lease because we believe the occurrence of early terminations to be a remote contingenciescontingency based on both our historical experience and our assessments of the likelihood of lease cancellation on a separate lease basis.
We increased rental income to record revenue on a straight line basis by $3,912$3,924 and $6,904$3,912 for the three months ended September 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively, and $12,963$13,128 and $19,365$12,963 for the nine months ended September 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively. Rents receivable, excluding properties classified as held for sale, include $66,499$76,033 and $54,837$68,824 of straight line rent receivables at September 30, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively.
We do not include in our measurement of our lease receivables certain variable payments, including payments determined by changes in the index or market-based indices after the inception of the lease, certain tenant reimbursements and other income until the specific events that trigger the variable payments have occurred. Such payments totaled $18,606$24,098 and $56,654$60,446 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020,2021, respectively, of which tenant reimbursements totaled $17,495$23,167 and $53,346,$57,609, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,2020, such payments totaled $23,092$18,606 and $69,182,$56,654, respectively, of which tenant reimbursements totaled $21,914$17,495 and $65,577,$53,346, respectively.
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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, some of our tenants have requested rent assistance. As of October 27, 2020, we have granted temporary rent assistance totaling $2,550 to 19 of our tenants who represent approximately 3.6% of our annualized rental income, as defined below, as of September 30, 2020, pursuant to deferred payment plans. These tenants are obligated to pay, in most cases, the deferred rent over a 12-month period, certain of which commenced in September 2020. We have elected to use the FASB relief package regarding the application of lease accounting guidance to lease concessions provided as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The FASB relief package provides entities with the option to account for lease concessions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic outside of the existing lease modification guidance if the resulting cash flows from the modified lease are substantially the same as or less than the original lease. Because the deferred rent amounts referenced above will be repaid, the cash flows from the respective leases are substantially the same as before the rent deferrals. The deferred amounts did not impact our operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, deferred payments totaling $2,096 are included in rents receivable in our condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Right of Use Asset and Lease Liability. For leases where we are the lessee, we are required to record a right of use asset and lease liability for all leases with an initial term greater than 12 months. As of September 30, 2020, we had 1 lease that met these criteria where we are the lessee, which expires on January 31, 2021. We sublease a portion of the space, which sublease expires on January 31, 2021. The values of the right of use asset and related liability representing our future obligation under the lease arrangement for which we are the lessee were $670 and $689, respectively, as of September 30, 2020, and $2,149 and $2,179, respectively, as of December 31, 2019. The right of use asset and related lease liability are included within other assets, net and accounts payable and other liabilities, respectively, within our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Rent expense incurred under the lease, net of sublease revenue, was $409 and $411 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $1,301 and $1,226 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Note 6.5. Concentration 
Tenant and Credit Concentration 
We define annualized rental income as the annualized contractual base rents from our tenants pursuant to our lease agreements as of the measurement date, plus straight line rent adjustments and estimated recurring expense reimbursements to be paid to us, and excluding lease value amortization. As of September 30, 2021, the U.S. government, 11 state governments and 4 other government tenants combined were responsible for approximately 29.8% of our annualized rental income. As of September 30, 2020, the U.S. Government,government, 11 state governments and 2 other government tenants combined were responsible for approximately 35.6% of our annualized rental income. As of September 30, 2019, the U.S. Government, 13 state governments and 3 other government tenants combined were responsible for approximately 36.3% of our annualized rental income. The U.S. Governmentgovernment is our largest tenant by annualized rental income and was responsible forrepresented approximately 25.2%19.7% and 25.8%25.2% of our annualized rental income as of September 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively. 
Geographic Concentration 
At September 30, 2020,2021, our 184178 wholly owned properties were located in 3433 states and the District of Columbia. Properties located in Virginia, California, the District of Columbia, TexasIllinois and MarylandGeorgia were responsible for 15.2%12.2%, 12.1%11.0%, 10.9%9.6%, 8.3%9.1% and 6.6%8.0% of our annualized rental income as of September 30, 2020,2021, respectively.
Note 7.6. Indebtedness
Our principal debt obligations at September 30, 20202021 were: (1) $2,072,000$2,512,000 aggregate outstanding principal amount of senior unsecured notes; and (2) $171,475$98,604 aggregate outstanding principal amount of mortgage notes.
Our $750,000 revolving credit facility is governed by a credit agreement, or our credit agreement, with a syndicate of institutional lenders that includes a feature under which the maximum aggregate borrowing availability may be increased to up to $1,950,000 in certain circumstances.
Our $750,000 revolving credit facility is available for general business purposes, including acquisitions. The maturity date of our revolving credit facility is January 31, 2023 and, subject to our payment of an extension fee and meeting certain other conditions, we have the option to extend the stated maturity date of our revolving credit facility by 2 additional six month periods. We can borrow, repay and reborrow funds available under our revolving credit facility until maturity and no principal repayment is due until maturity. We are required to pay interest at a rate of LIBOR plus a premium, which was 110 basis points per annum at September 30, 2020,2021, on the amount outstanding under our revolving credit facility.facility, if any. We also pay a facility fee on the total amount of lending commitments under our revolving credit facility, which was 25
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the total amount of lending commitments under our revolving credit facility, which was 25 basis points per annum at September 30, 2020.2021. Both the interest rate premium and facility fee are subject to adjustment based upon changes to our credit ratings. As of September 30, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, the annual interest rate payable on borrowings under our revolving credit facility was 1.2% and 2.7%, respectively.. The weighted average annual interest rate for borrowings under our revolving credit facility was 1.2% and 3.3% for each of the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, and 2019, respectively,1.2% and 2.0% and 3.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively. As of September 30, 20202021 and October 29, 2020,27, 2021, we had 0no amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility and $750,000 available for borrowing.
Our credit agreement and senior unsecured notes indentures and their supplements provide for acceleration of payment of all amounts due thereunder upon the occurrence and continuation of certain events of default, such as, in the case of our credit agreement, a change of control of us, which includes The RMR Group LLC, or RMR LLC, ceasing to act as our business and property manager. Our credit agreement and senior unsecured notes indentures and their supplements also contain covenants, including covenants that restrict our ability to incur debts, require us to comply with certain financial covenants and, in the case of our credit agreement, restrict our ability to make distributions under certain circumstances. We believe we were in compliance with the terms and conditions of the respective covenants under our credit agreement and senior unsecured notes indentures and their supplements at September 30, 2020.2021.
Senior Unsecured Note Issuances
In May 2021, we issued $300,000 of 2.650% senior unsecured notes due 2026 in an underwritten public offering, raising net proceeds of $296,826, after deducting underwriters’ discounts and offering expenses. These notes require semi-annual payments of interest only through maturity on June 15, 2026 and may be repaid at par plus accrued and unpaid interest on or after May 15, 2026.
In August 2021, we issued $350,000 of 2.400% senior unsecured notes due 2027 in an underwritten public offering, raising net proceeds of $346,630, after deducting underwriters’ discounts and offering expenses. These notes require semi-annual payments of interest only through maturity on February 1, 2027 and may be repaid at par plus accrued and unpaid interest on or after January 2020,1, 2027.
In September 2021, we issued $400,000 of 3.450% senior unsecured notes due 2031 in an underwritten public offering, raising net proceeds of $395,698, after deducting underwriters’ discounts and offering expenses. These notes require semi-annual payments of interest only through maturity on October 15, 2031 and may be repaid at par plus accrued and unpaid interest on or after July 15, 2031.
Senior Unsecured Note Redemptions
In June 2021, we redeemed, at par plus accrued interest, all $400,000$310,000 of our 3.60%5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2020.2046. As a result of thethis redemption, of our 3.60% senior unsecured notes due 2020, we recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $61$8,581 during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, to2021, from the write off of unamortized debt issuance costs.
In September 2021, we redeemed, at a premium plus accrued interest, all $300,000 of our 4.15% senior unsecured notes due 2022. As a result of this redemption, we recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $2,274 during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, from a prepayment penalty and the write off of unamortized discounts.
Mortgage Note Repayment
In March 2020, in connection with the sale of 1 property,June 2021, we prepaid, at a premium plus accrued interest, a mortgage note secured by that propertythree properties with an outstanding principal balance of $13,095,$71,000, an annual interest rate of 5.9%3.55% and a maturity date in August 2021, which was classified in liabilities of properties held for sale in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019.May 2023. As a result of the prepayment of this mortgage note, we recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $508$3,213 during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, from a prepayment penalty and the write off of unamortized debt issuance costs.
In March 2020, we prepaid, at a premium plus accrued interest, a mortgage note secured by one property with an outstanding principal balance of $66,780, an annual interest rate of 4.0% and a maturity date in September 2030. As a result of the prepayment of this mortgage note, we recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $2,713 during the nine months ended September 30, 2020,2021, from a prepayment penalty and the write off of unamortized discounts.
In April 2020, we prepaid, at par plus accrued interest, a mortgage note secured by one propertyAt September 30, 2021, 3 of our properties with an outstanding principal balanceaggregate net book value of $32,677,$189,298 were encumbered by mortgage notes with an annual interest rate of 5.7% and a maturity date in July 2020. As a result of the prepayment of this mortgage note, we recognized a gain on early extinguishment of debt of $163 during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, from the write off of unamortized premiums.
In June 2020, we issued $150,000 of our 6.375% senior unsecured notes due 2050 in an underwritten public offering. In connection with this offering, we granted the underwriters a 30 day option to purchase up to an additional $22,500 aggregate principal amount of these notes. In July 2020, the underwriters partially exercised this option to purchase an additional $12,000 of these notes. The aggregate net proceeds from this offering were $156,186, after underwriters’ discounts and offering expenses. These notes require quarterly payments of interest only through maturity and may be repaid at par (plus accrued and unpaid interest) on or after June 23, 2025.
In August 2020, we repaid at maturity, at par plus accrued interest, a$98,604. Our mortgage note secured by 1 property with an outstanding principal balance of $39,635 and an annual interest rate of 2.2%.
In September 2020, we issued $250,000 of our 4.50% senior unsecured notes due 2025 in an underwritten public offering. These notes are a further issuance of our existing $400,000 of senior unsecured notes due 2025 that were initially issued by Select Income REIT, or SIR, in February 2015, which we assumed in connection with our acquisition of SIR in a merger transaction on December 31, 2018. The public offering price of these notes was 101.414% of the principal amount, raising net proceeds of $251,269, after underwriters’ discountsnon-recourse, subject to certain limited exceptions and estimated offering expenses. These notes require semi-annual payments of interest only through maturity.do not contain any material financial covenants.
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At September 30, 2020, 7 of our properties with an aggregate net book value of $307,837 were encumbered by mortgage notes with an aggregate principal amount of $171,475. Our mortgage notes are non-recourse, subject to certain limited exceptions and do not contain any material financial covenants.
Note 8.7. Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
The following table presents certain of our assets measured at fair value at September 30, 2020,2021, categorized by the level of inputs, as defined in the fair value hierarchy under GAAP, used in the valuation of each asset:
Fair Value at Reporting Date Using
DescriptionTotalQuoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements Assets
Assets of properties held for sale(1)
$21,446 $$21,446 $

Fair Value at Reporting Date Using
DescriptionTotalQuoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements Assets
Assets of properties held for sale (1)
$20,300 $— $— $20,300 
(1)We recorded impairment charges of $2,954$10,658 to reduce the carrying value of 43 properties that are classified as held for sale in our condensed consolidated balance sheet to their estimated fair value, less estimated costs to sell of $786,$425, based upon a negotiated sale price with aon third party buyer (a Level 2 inputoffers (Level 3 inputs as defined in the fair value hierarchy under GAAP). See Note 43 for more information.
In addition to the assets described in the table above, our financial instruments include our cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, rents receivable, accounts payable, a revolving credit facility, senior unsecured notes, mortgage notes payable, amounts due to related persons, other accrued expenses and security deposits. At September 30, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, the fair values of our financial instruments approximated their carrying values in our condensed consolidated financial statements, due to their short term nature or floating interest rates, except as follows:
 As of September 30, 2020As of December 31, 2019
Financial Instrument
Carrying Value (1)
Fair Value
Carrying Value (1)
Fair Value
Senior unsecured notes, 3.60% interest rate, due in 2020 (2)
$$$399,934 $400,048 
Senior unsecured notes, 4.00% interest rate, due in 2022298,348 304,746 297,657 306,096 
Senior unsecured notes, 4.15% interest rate, due in 2022298,589 303,359 297,795 307,221 
Senior unsecured notes, 4.25% interest rate, due in 2024341,729 352,331 340,018 364,602 
Senior unsecured notes, 4.50% interest rate, due in 2025 (3)
635,114 659,029 381,055 419,578 
Senior unsecured notes, 5.785% interest rate, due in 2046301,178 310,124 300,920 322,028 
Senior unsecured notes, 6.375% interest rate, due in 2050 (4)
156,239 165,758 
Mortgage notes payable (5)
170,244 174,567 323,074 331,675 
Total$2,201,441 $2,269,914 $2,340,453 $2,451,248 
 As of September 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
Financial Instrument
Carrying Value (1)
Fair Value
Carrying Value (1)
Fair Value
Senior unsecured notes, 4.15% interest rate, due in 2022 (2)
$— $— $298,853 $306,192 
Senior unsecured notes, 4.00% interest rate, due in 2022299,270 306,717 298,579 306,756 
Senior unsecured notes, 4.25% interest rate, due in 2024344,011 371,980 342,299 365,435 
Senior unsecured notes, 4.50% interest rate, due in 2025638,507 697,460 635,921 688,399 
Senior unsecured notes, 2.650% interest rate, due in 2026 (3)
297,057 302,846 — — 
Senior unsecured notes, 2.400% interest rate, due in 2027 (4)
346,713 346,456 — — 
Senior unsecured notes, 3.450% interest rate, due in 2031 (5)
395,701 393,680 — — 
Senior unsecured notes, 5.875% interest rate, due in 2046 (6)
— — 301,264 322,028 
Senior unsecured notes, 6.375% interest rate, due in 2050156,471 180,533 156,326 171,590 
Mortgage notes payable (7)
98,460 101,351 169,729 174,952 
Total$2,576,190 $2,701,023 $2,202,971 $2,335,352 

(1)Includes unamortized debt premiums, discounts and issuance costs totaling $42,034$34,414 and $45,756$39,871 as of September 30, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively.
(2)These senior unsecured notes were redeemed in January 2020.September 2021.
(3)An additional $250,000 of theseThese senior unsecurednotes were issued in May 2021.
(4)These senior notes were issued in August 2021.
(5)These senior notes were issued in September 2020.2021.
(4)(6)$150,000 of theseThese senior unsecured notes were issuedredeemed in June 2020. In July 2020, we issued an additional $12,000 of these senior unsecured notes in connection with the underwriters partial exercise of their option to purchase additional notes.2021.
(5)(7)Balance as of December 31, 20192020 includes one mortgage note with a carrying value of $13,128 net of unamortized issuance costs totaling $38 which is classified in liabilities of properties held for sale in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. This mortgage note was secured by a property in Fairfax, VA3 properties with an outstanding principal balance of $71,000 that was soldprepaid in March 2020. The mortgage note was repaid at closing.June 2021.

We estimated the fair value of our senior unsecured notes (except for our senior unsecured notes due 2046 and 2050) using an average of the bid and ask price of the notes (Level 2 inputs as defined in the fair value hierarchy under GAAP) as of the measurement date. We estimated the fair value of our senior unsecured notes due 2046 and 2050 based on the closing price on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, or Nasdaq, (Level 1 inputs as defined in the fair value hierarchy under GAAP) as of the measurement date. We estimated the fair values of our mortgage notes payable using discounted cash flow analyses and currently prevailing market rates (Level 3 inputs as defined in the fair value hierarchy under GAAP) as of the measurement date. Because Level 3 inputs are unobservable, our estimated fair valuevalues may differ materially from the actual fair value.values.
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(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Note 9.8. Shareholders’ Equity
Share Awards
On May 27, 2020,June 17, 2021, in accordance with our Trustee compensation arrangements, we awarded to each of our 8 Trustees 3,500 of our common shares, valued at $26.61$29.88 per share, the closing price of our common shares on Nasdaq on that day.
On September 17, 2020,15, 2021, we awarded under our equity compensation plan an aggregate of 108,600117,800 of our common shares, valued at $23.04$25.42 per share, the closing price of our common shares on Nasdaq on that day, to our officers and certain other employees of RMR LLC.
Share Purchases
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020,2021, we purchased an aggregate of 17,44825,533 and 19,58937,542 of our common shares, respectively, valued at a weighted average share pricesprice of $21.61$25.24 and $22.15$26.55 per share, respectively, from onecertain of our current and former Trustees ourand officers and certain other current and former officers and employees of RMR LLC in satisfaction of tax withholding and payment obligations in connection with the vesting of awards of our common shares.
Distributions
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020,2021, we declared and paid regular quarterly distributions to common shareholders as follows:
Declaration DateRecord DatePaid DateDistributions Per Common ShareTotal Distributions
January 16, 2020January 27, 2020February 20, 2020$0.55 $26,511 
April 2, 2020April 13, 2020May 21, 20200.55 26,510 
July 16, 2020July 27, 2020August 20, 20200.55 26,525 
$1.65 $79,546 
Declaration DateRecord DatePaid DateDistributions Per Common ShareTotal Distributions
January 14, 2021January 25, 2021February 18, 2021$0.55 $26,575 
April 15, 2021April 26, 2021May 20, 20210.55 26,575 
July 15, 2021July 26, 2021August 19, 20210.55 26,584 
$1.65 $79,734 
On October 15, 2020,14, 2021, we declared a regular quarterly distribution to common shareholders of record on October 26, 202025, 2021 of $0.55 per share, or approximately $26,600. We expect to pay this distribution on or about November 19, 2020.18, 2021.
Note 10.9. Business and Property Management Agreements with RMR LLC
We have 0no employees. The personnel and various services we require to operate our business are provided to us by RMR LLC. We have 2 agreements with RMR LLC to provide management services to us: (1) a business management agreement, which relates to our business generally; and (2) a property management agreement, which relates to our property level operations.
Pursuant to our business management agreement with RMR LLC, we recognized net business management fees of $(1,738) and $18,287 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, and $4,236 and $5,159$13,237 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. The net business management fees we recognized for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $13,237 and $16,2032021 include a reversal of $6,627 of previously accrued estimated business management incentive fees, which represents the amount by which the 2021 business management incentive fees as of June 30, 2021 exceeded the amount estimated as of September 30, 2021. The net business management fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Based2021 include $4,484 of estimated business management incentive fees. The estimated business management incentive fees as of September 30, 2021 are based on our common share total return, as defined in our business management agreement, for the measurement period ending as of September 30, 2020 and 2019, nothat date. We did not recognize any estimated incentive fees are included in the net business management incentive fees we recognized for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2020 or 2019.2020. The actual amount of annual incentive fees for 2020,2021, if any, will be based on our common share total return, as defined in our business management agreement, for the three year period ending December 31, 2020,2021, and will be payable in 2021.January 2022. We did 0tnot incur an incentive fee payable to RMR LLC for the year ended December 31, 2019.2020. We include business management fees in general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).
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(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
We and RMR LLC amended our business management agreement effective August 1, 2021 to replace the benchmark index used in the calculation of incentive management fees. Pursuant to the amendment, for periods beginning on and after August 1, 2021, the MSCI U.S. REIT/Office REIT Index will replace the discontinued SNL U.S. REIT Office Index and be used to calculate benchmark returns per share for purposes of determining any incentive management fee payable by us to RMR LLC. For periods prior to August 1, 2021, the SNL U.S. REIT Office Index will continue to be used. Accordingly, the calculation of incentive management fees for the next three measurement periods will continue to use the SNL U.S. REIT Office Index in calculating the benchmark returns for periods through July 31, 2021. This change of index was due to S&P Global ceasing to publish the SNL U.S. REIT Office Index.

Pursuant to our property management agreement with RMR LLC, we recognized aggregate net property management and construction supervision fees of $5,189$5,519 and $5,622$15,045 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019,2021, respectively, and $15,381$5,189 and $16,605$15,381 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. Of these amounts, for the three and 2019, respectively. These amounts are included innine months ended September 30, 2021, $4,224 and $12,239, respectively, were expensed to other operating expenses or have been capitalized, as appropriate, in our condensed consolidated financial statements.statements and $1,295 and $2,806, respectively, were capitalized as building improvements in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, $4,302 and $12,952, respectively, were expensed to other operating expenses in our condensed consolidated financial statements and $887 and $2,429, respectively, were capitalized as building improvements in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. The amounts capitalized are being depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the related capital assets.
We are generally responsible for all of our operating expenses, including certain expenses incurred or arranged by RMR LLC on our behalf. We are generally not responsible for payment of RMR LLC’s employment, office or administrative
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(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
expenses incurred to provide management services to us, except for the applicable employment and related expenses of RMR LLC’s employees assigned to work exclusively or partly at our properties, our share of the wages, benefits and other related costs of RMR LLC’s centralized accounting personnel, our share of RMR LLC’s costs for providing our internal audit function and as otherwise agreed. Our property level operating expenses are generally incorporated into the rents charged to our tenants, including certain payroll and related costs incurred by RMR LLC. We reimbursed RMR LLC $6,437$6,131 and $6,850$18,108 for these expenses and costs for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $18,687 and $20,007 for these expenses and costs for the nine months ended September 30, 20202021, respectively, and 2019,$6,437 and $18,687 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. We included these amounts in other operating expenses and general and administrative expenses, as applicable, in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).
Note 11.10. Related Person Transactions
We have relationships and historical and continuing transactions with RMR LLC, The RMR Group Inc., or RMR Inc., and others related to them, including other companies to which RMR LLC or its subsidiaries provide management services and some of which have trustees, directors or officers who are also our Trustees or officers. RMR LLC is a majority owned subsidiary of RMR Inc. The Chair of our Board of Trustees and one of our Managing Trustees, Adam Portnoy, is the sole trustee, an officer and the controlling shareholder of ABP Trust, which is the controlling shareholder of RMR Inc., a managing director and the president and chief executive officer of RMR Inc. and an officer and employee of RMR LLC. David Blackman our other Managing Trustee and our President and Chief Executive Officer, also serves as an officer of RMR LLC. Mr. Blackman has announced his decision to retire and, therefore, resignresigned as our President and Chief Executive Officer, effective December 31, 2020, and as oura Managing Trustee, effective as of June 30, 2021 or such earlier date as his successor Managing Trustee is elected to our Board.17, 2021. In replacement of Mr. Blackman, Christopher J. Bilotto has beenwas appointed as our President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2021, and Jennifer Clark was elected as a Managing Trustee on June 17, 2021. Mr. Bilotto currently serves as our Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and he is an officer and employee of RMR LLC. In addition,LLC, Ms. Clark is a managing director and an executive officer of RMR Inc. and an officer and employee of RMR LLC, and each of our other officers is also an officer and employee of RMR LLC. Some of our Independent Trustees also serve as independent trustees or independent directors of other public companies to which RMR LLC or its subsidiaries provide management services. Adam Portnoy serves as chair of the boards of trustees or boards of directors of several of these public companies and as a managing director or managing trustee of these publicthose companies. Other officers of RMR LLC, including Mr. Blackman and certain of our other officers,Ms. Clark, serve as managing trustees, managing directors or officers of certain of these companies.
See Note 98 for further information relating to our awards of common shares to our officers and certain other employees of RMR LLC in September 20202021 and our repurchases of common shares from onecertain of our current and former Trustees ourand officers and certain other current and former officers and employees of RMR LLC in satisfaction of tax withholding and payment obligations in connection with the vesting of awards of our common shares to them. We include amounts recognized as expense for awards of our common shares to our officers and to other RMR LLC employees in general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).

Our Manager, RMR LLC. We have 2 agreements with RMR LLC to provide management services to us. ForSee Note 9 for more information regarding our management agreements with RMR LLC, see Note 10.LLC.
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(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Leases with RMR LLC. We lease office space to RMR LLC in certain of our properties for RMR LLC’s property management offices. Pursuant to our lease agreements with RMR LLC, we recognized rental income from RMR LLC for leased office space of $282$275 and $288 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $836 and $854 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Affiliates Insurance Company, or AIC. Until its dissolution on February 13, 2020 we, ABP Trust and five other companies to which RMR LLC provides management services owned AIC in equal amounts. We and the other AIC shareholders historically participated in a combined property insurance program arranged and insured or reinsured in part by AIC. The policies under that program expired on June 30, 2019, and we and the other AIC shareholders elected not to renew the AIC property insurance program; we have instead purchased standalone property insurance coverage with unrelated third party insurance providers.
As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, our investment in AIC had a carrying value of $11 and $298, respectively. These amounts are included in other assets, net in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. In June 2020, we received an additional liquidating distribution of approximately $287 from AIC in connection with its dissolution. We did 0t recognize any income related to our investment in AIC for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and we recognized income of $83 and $617$850 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. These
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(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
amounts are included in equity in net losses of investees in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). Our other comprehensive loss2021, respectively, and $282 and $836 for the 2019 period includesthree and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.
Sonesta. In June 2021, we entered into a 30-year lease agreement with a subsidiary of Sonesta International Hotels Corporation, or Sonesta, in connection with the redevelopment of an office property we own in Washington, D.C. as a mixed use property. Sonesta’s lease is for the planned full-service hotel component of the property that will include approximately 230,000 rentable square feet, which represents approximately 54% of the total square feet upon completion of the redevelopment. The term of the lease commences upon our proportionate partdelivery of unrealized gains (losses) on fixed income securities,the completed hotel, which were ownedwe estimate to occur in the first quarter of 2023. Sonesta has 2 options to extend the term for 10 years each. Pursuant to the lease agreement, Sonesta will pay us annual base rent of approximately $6,436 beginning 18 months after the lease commences. The annual base rent will increase by AIC, related10% every five years throughout the term. Sonesta is also obligated to our investment in AIC.pay its pro rata share of the operating costs for the building. We estimate that the total cost to build the hotel space will be approximately $66,000. Mr. Adam Portnoy is a director and controlling shareholder of Sonesta and Ms. Jennifer Clark is also a director of Sonesta.
For more information about these and other such relationships and certain other related person transactions, refer to our 20192020 Annual Report.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following information should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with our 20192020 Annual Report.
OVERVIEW (dollars in thousands, except per share and per square foot data)
We are a real estate investment trust, or REIT, organized under Maryland law. As of September 30, 2020,2021, our wholly owned properties were comprised of 184178 properties and we had noncontrolling ownership interests of 51% and 50% in two unconsolidated joint ventures that own three properties totalingcontaining a combined approximately 444,000 rentable square feet through two unconsolidated joint ventures in which we own 51% and 50% interests.feet. As of September 30, 2020,2021, our properties are located in 3433 states and the District of Columbia and contain approximately 24,909,00023,274,000 rentable square feet. As of September 30, 2020,2021, our properties were leased to 357331 different tenants with a weighted average remaining lease term (based on annualized rental income) of approximately 5.26.0 years. The U.S. Governmentgovernment is our largest tenant, representing approximately 25.2%19.7% of our annualized rental income as of September 30, 2020.2021. The term annualized rental income as used herein is defined as the annualized contractual base rents from our tenants pursuant to our lease agreements as of September 30, 2020,2021, plus straight line rent adjustments and estimated recurring expense reimbursements to be paid to us, and excluding lease value amortization.
COVID-19 Pandemic
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak ofThe COVID-19 as a pandemic and in response to the outbreak, the U.S. Healthvarious governmental and Human Services Secretary declared a public health emergency in the United States and many states and municipalities declared public health emergencies. The virus that causes COVID-19 has continued to spread throughout the United States and the world. Various governmentalmarket responses attemptingintended to contain and mitigate the spread of the virus and its detrimental public health impact have negatively impacted, and continue to negativelyhad a significant impact on the global economy, including the U.S. economy. As a result, most market observers believeMany of the global economy and the U.S. economy are in a recession. States and municipalities across the United States have generally allowed most businesses to re-open and have generally eased certain restrictions theythat had previously implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, often in stages that are phased in over time, although some states and municipalities havebeen imposed or re-imposed certain restrictions in response to increases in COVID-19 infections experienced since then. Recently, economic data have indicated that the U.S. economy has improved since the lowest periods experienced in March and April 2020, although the U.S. gross domestic product remains below pre-pandemic levels. It is unclear whether the increases in the number of COVID-19 infections will continue or amplify in the United States or elsewhereduring the pandemic have since been lifted and if so, whatcommercial activity in the impact of that would be on human healthUnited States has increasingly returned to pre-pandemic practices and safety, the economy, our tenants or our business.
Our business is focused on leasing office space to primarily single tenants and those with high credit quality characteristics such as government entities. Although, to date, the COVID-19 pandemic has not had a significant impact on our business, we have received requests from some of our tenants for rent assistance. As of October 27, 2020, we have granted temporary rent assistance totaling $2,550 to 19 tenants who represent approximately 3.6% of our annualized rental income as of September 30, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, deferred payments totaling $2,096 were included in rents receivable in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. This assistance generally entails a deferral of, in most cases, one month of rent pursuant to deferred payment plans which require the deferred rent amounts be payable over a 12-month period, certain of which commenced in September 2020. For the quarter ended September 30, 2020, we collected approximately 99% of contractual rent obligations before and after giving effect to such rent deferrals.
operations. We are continuing to closely monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of our business, including:
our tenants and their ability to withstand the current economic conditions and continue to pay us rent;
our operations, liquidity and capital needs and resources;
conducting financial modeling and sensitivity analyses;
actively communicating with our tenants and other key constituents and stakeholders in order to help assess market conditions, opportunities, best practices and mitigate risks and potential adverse impacts;
monitoring applicable states and municipalities to which we lease property and their responses tobusiness. To date, the COVID-19 pandemic has not had a significant impact on our business and economic slowdown, including budgetary impacts; and
monitoring, with the assistance of counsel and other specialists, possible government relief funding sources and other programs that may be availablewe continue to us or our tenants to enable us and them to operate through the current economic conditions and enhance our tenants’ ability to pay us rent.
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We believe that our current financial resources, the characteristics of our portfolio, including the diversity of our tenant base, both geographically and by industry, and the financial strength and resources of our tenants, will enable us to withstand the COVID-19 pandemic and perhaps present opportunitiespandemic. However, we have received requests from some of our tenants for us to strategically deploy our capital.rent assistance. As of October 29, 2020,26, 2021, we had:
$750,000 of availability under our revolving credit facility;
no significant debt maturities until 2022; and
64.7%have granted temporary rent assistance totaling $2,483 to 18 tenants who represent approximately 3.3% of our annualized rental income as of September 30, 2020, derived from investment grade tenants (as described below).
We do not have any employees and the personnel and various services we require to operate our business are provided to us by RMR LLC2021. This assistance generally entails a deferral of, in most cases, one month of rent pursuant to deferred payment plans which require the deferred rent amounts be payable over a 12-month period, all of which have commenced. As of October 26, 2021, we have collected more than 95% of our business and property management agreements with RMR LLC. RMR LLC has implemented enhanced cleaning protocols and social distancing guidelines at its corporate headquarters and its regional offices, as well as business continuity plans to ensure RMR LLC employees remain safe and able to support us and other companies managed by RMR LLC or its subsidiaries, including providing appropriate information technology such as notebook computers, smart phones, computer applications, information technology security applications and technology support.
With respect to our properties, RMR LLC has implemented enhanced cleaning protocols and has taken measures to reduce the possibility of persons gathering in groups and in close proximity to each other, for the purpose of mitigating the potential for spreading of COVID-19 infections. Included among these protocols and measures are the following:
focusing on sanitizing high touch points in common areas and restrooms;
shutting down certain building amenities; and
prudently managing the execution or deferment of tenant work orders to limit RMR LLC staff and tenant interactions at our properties.
All RMR LLC property management and engineering personnel have been trained on COVID-19 precaution procedures. As states and local communities across the country moved to stay at home orders, RMR LLC worked to reduce and optimize our operating costs at our properties by:
deferring non-emergency work;
implementing energy reduction protocols for lighting and HVAC systems;
reducing non-essential building services and staff; and
reducing the frequency of trash removal.
RMR LLC’s property management teams have also established business continuity plans to ensure operational stability at our properties. As stay at home orders have been lifted or loosened across the United States, RMR LLC has implemented additional procedures at our properties based on recommended guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other regulatory agencies. For example:
installing signage throughout our properties with social distancing reminders;
making changes to certain building HVAC systems and equipment, including adjusting outdoor air control programs to increase the amount of outside air delivered to interior spaces and to adjust control sequences to maintain space relative humidity in order to help minimize the concentration of the virus;
flushing domestic water systems to prepare for re-occupancy;
performing service calls and preventative maintenance after business hours to limit social interactions;
requiring vendors to follow best practices under COVID-19 pandemic conditions, including providing RMR LLC with documented preventative measures for the vendors’ employees and requiring vendors’ staff to wear appropriate personal protective equipment when working at our properties; and
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altering cleaning schedules to perform vacuuming at times intended to reduce the potential airborne spread of the virus.
RMR LLC has significantly reduced all non-essential work travel and its regional leadership personnel have not been allowed to work in the same locations at the same time. RMR LLC also requires its employees who work at our properties to use personal protective equipment and business continuity bonus payments have been provided to certain essential workers at our properties. RMR LLC’s regional management offices are currently limiting walk-in visitors and maintain maximum office occupancy limits as required by state and local guidelines, including weekly rotations of employees as needed.granted rent deferrals.
There are extensive uncertainties surroundingremains uncertainty as to the COVID-19 pandemic. These uncertainties include among others:
theultimate duration and severity of the negative economic impact;
the strength and sustainability of any economic recovery;
the timing and process for how federal, state and local governments and other market participants may oversee and conduct the return of economic activity when the COVID-19 pandemic, abates, such as what continuing restrictions and protective measuresincluding risks that may remain in placearise from mutations or be added and what restrictions and protective measures may be liftedrelated strains of the virus, the ability to successfully administer vaccinations to a sufficient number of persons or reduced in orderattain immunity to foster a return of increased economic activity in the United States; and
the responses of governments, businessesvirus by natural or other means to achieve herd immunity, and the general publicimpact on the U.S. economy that may result from the inability of other countries to any increased leveladminister vaccinations to their citizens or rates of COVID-19 infections.
their citizens’ ability to otherwise achieve immunity to the virus. As a result, of these uncertainties, we are unable to determine what the ultimate impact will be on our, our tenants’ and other stakeholders’ businesses, operations, financial results and financial position. For furthermore information and risks relating to the COVID-19 pandemic on us and our business, see Part II,I, Item 1, “Business—COVID-19 Pandemic” and Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.Factors”, of our 2020 Annual Report.
Property Operations
Unless otherwise noted, the data presented in this section includes properties classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2021 and excludes three properties owned by two unconsolidated joint ventures in which we own 51% and 50% interests. For
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more information regarding our properties classified as held for sale and our two unconsolidated joint ventures, see Note 43 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
As of September 30, 2020, 91.2% of our rentable square feet was leased, compared to 93.3% of our rentable square feet as of September 30, 2019. Occupancy data for our properties as of September 30, 20202021 and 20192020 was as follows (square feet in thousands):
All Properties (1)
Comparable Properties (2)
All Properties (1)
Comparable Properties (2)
September 30,September 30,September 30,September 30,
2020201920202019 2021202020212020
Total properties (3)
Total properties (3)
184 200 178 178 
Total properties (3)
178184163 163 
Total rentable square feet (4)
Total rentable square feet (4)
24,909 27,290 24,451 24,541 
Total rentable square feet (4)
23,274 24,909 20,729 20,720 
Percent leased (5)
Percent leased (5)
91.2 %93.3 %92.3 %93.5 %
Percent leased (5)
89.0 %91.2 %91.2 %93.4 %

(1)Based on properties we owned on September 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively.
(2)Based on properties we owned continuously since January 1, 2019;2020; excludes properties classified as held for sale and properties undergoing significant redevelopment, if any, and three properties owned by two unconsolidated joint ventures in which we own 51% and 50% interests.
(3)Includes one leasable land parcel.
(4)Subject to changes when space is remeasured or reconfigured for tenants.
(5)Percent leased includes (i) space being fitted out for tenant occupancy pursuant to our lease agreements, if any, and (ii) space which is leased, but is not occupied or is being offered for sublease by tenants, if any, as of the measurement date.
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The average effective rental rate per square foot for our properties for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20202021 and 20192020 are as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019 2021202020212020
Average effective rental rate per square foot (1):
Average effective rental rate per square foot (1):
    
Average effective rental rate per square foot (1):
    
All properties (2)
All properties (2)
$25.85 $26.49 $25.89 $27.21 
All properties (2)
$28.86 $25.85 $27.12 $25.89 
Comparable properties (3)
Comparable properties (3)
$25.86 $26.20 $25.94 $26.06 
Comparable properties (3)
$27.40 $27.26 $27.37 $27.22 

(1)Average effective rental rate per square foot represents annualized total rental income during the period specified divided by the average rentable square feet leased during the period specified.
(2)Based on properties we owned on September 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively.
(3)Based on properties we owned continuously since July 1, 20192020 and January 1, 2019, respectively;2020, respectively, excludes properties classified as held for sale and properties undergoing significant redevelopment, if any, and three properties owned by two unconsolidated joint ventures in which we own 51% and 50% interests.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020,2021, changes in rentable square feet leased and available for lease at our properties were as follows (square feet in thousands): 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 Three Months Ended September 30, 2021Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
LeasedAvailable for LeaseTotalLeasedAvailable for LeaseTotal LeasedAvailable for LeaseTotalLeasedAvailable for LeaseTotal
Beginning of periodBeginning of period22,839 2,070 24,909 23,761 1,965 25,726 Beginning of period21,553 2,538 24,091 22,705 2,184 24,889 
Changes resulting from:Changes resulting from:  Changes resulting from:  
Acquisition of propertiesAcquisition of properties— — — — 13 13 Acquisition of properties29 20 49 899 27 926 
Disposition of propertiesDisposition of properties— — — (693)(42)(735)Disposition of properties(799)(74)(873)(2,491)(74)(2,565)
Lease expirationsLease expirations(715)715 — (2,173)2,173 — Lease expirations(738)738 — (2,206)2,206 — 
Lease renewals (1)
Lease renewals (1)
577 (577)— 1,649 (1,649)— 
Lease renewals (1)
385 (385)— 1,206 (1,206)— 
New leases (1)
New leases (1)
18 (18)— 177 (177)— 
New leases (1)
274 (274)— 576 (576)— 
Remeasurements (2)
Remeasurements (2)
(1)— (1)(94)(95)
Remeasurements (2)
16 24 
End of periodEnd of period22,720 2,189 24,909 22,720 2,189 24,909 End of period20,705 2,569 23,274 20,705 2,569 23,274 

(1)Based on leases entered during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.2021.
(2)Rentable square feet are subject to changes when space is remeasured or reconfigured for tenants.
Leases at our properties totaling approximately 715,000 and 2,173,000 rentable square feet expired during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we entered leases totaling approximately 595,000 and 1,826,000 rentable square feet, respectively, including lease renewals of approximately 577,000 and 1,649,000 rentable square feet, respectively, and new leases of approximately 18,000 and 177,000 rentable square feet, respectively. The weighted (by rentable square feet) average rents were 31.0% and 8.0%, respectively, above prior rents for the same space and the weighted (by rentable square feet) average lease term for new and renewal leases entered during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was 10.6 years and 7.1 years, respectively.
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Leases at our properties totaling approximately 738,000 and 2,206,000 rentable square feet expired during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, commitments made for expenditures, such2021, we entered into new and renewal leases as tenant improvements and leasing costs,summarized in connection with leasing space at our properties were as followsthe following tables (square feet in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
New LeasesRenewalsTotalNew LeasesRenewalsTotal
Rentable square feet leasedRentable square feet leased18 577 595 Rentable square feet leased274 385 659 
Weighted average rental rate change (by rentable square feet)Weighted average rental rate change (by rentable square feet)(7.6 %)5.4 %(0.1 %)
Tenant leasing costs and concession commitments (1)
Tenant leasing costs and concession commitments (1)
$193 $6,045 $6,238 
Tenant leasing costs and concession commitments (1)
$27,322 $18,811 $46,133 
Tenant leasing costs and concession commitments per rentable square foot (1)
Tenant leasing costs and concession commitments per rentable square foot (1)
$10.95 $10.48 $10.49 
Tenant leasing costs and concession commitments per rentable square foot (1)
$99.81 $48.85 $70.02 
Weighted (by square feet) average lease term (years)Weighted (by square feet) average lease term (years)4.0 10.8 10.6 Weighted (by square feet) average lease term (years)12.9 9.6 10.9 
Total leasing costs and concession commitments per rentable square foot per year (1)
Total leasing costs and concession commitments per rentable square foot per year (1)
$2.77 $0.97 $0.99 
Total leasing costs and concession commitments per rentable square foot per year (1)
$7.74 $5.11 $6.40 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
New LeasesRenewalsTotal
Rentable square feet leased177 1,649 1,826 
Tenant leasing costs and concession commitments (1)
$14,511 $21,186 $35,697 
Tenant leasing costs and concession commitments per rentable square foot (1)
$82.21 $12.85 $19.56 
Weighted (by square feet) average lease term (years)11.0 6.7 7.1 
Total leasing costs and concession commitments per rentable square foot per year (1)
$7.47 $1.91 $2.74 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
New LeasesRenewalsTotal
Rentable square feet leased576 1,206 1,782 
Weighted average rental rate change (by rentable square feet)9.8 %5.3 %7.0 %
Tenant leasing costs and concession commitments (1)(2)
$98,517 $31,463 $129,980 
Tenant leasing costs and concession commitments per rentable square foot (1)(2)
$170.91 $26.10 $72.94 
Weighted (by square feet) average lease term (years)18.9 7.1 10.9 
Total leasing costs and concession commitments per rentable square foot per year (1)(2)
$9.06 $3.66 $6.68 
(1)Includes commitments made for leasing expenditures and concessions, such as tenant improvements, leasing commissions, tenant reimbursements and free rent.
(2)Includes commitments totaling approximately $66,000 in connection with the lease we entered with Sonesta in June 2021 related to the redevelopment of a property in Washington, D.C. These costs represent the estimated costs related to the planned hotel component of the property.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020,2021, changes in effective rental rates per square foot achieved for new leases and lease renewals at our properties that commenced during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020,2021, when compared to prior effective rental rates per square foot in effect for the same space (and excluding space acquired vacant), were as follows (square feet in thousands): 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 Three Months Ended September 30, 2021Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Old Effective Rent Per Square Foot (1)
New Effective Rent Per Square Foot (1)
Rentable Square Feet
Old Effective Rent Per Square Foot (1)
New Effective Rent Per Square Foot (1)
Rentable Square Feet
Old Effective Rent Per Square Foot (1)
New Effective Rent Per Square Foot (1)
Rentable Square Feet
Old Effective Rent Per Square Foot (1)
New Effective Rent Per Square Foot (1)
Rentable Square Feet
New leasesNew leases$31.85 $33.78 73 $29.95 $29.94 223 New leases$18.83 $27.43 $20.45 $25.57 109 
Lease renewalsLease renewals$15.50 $18.24 773 $26.91 $28.70 1,621 Lease renewals$27.99 $30.38 506 $27.11 $28.62 1,271 
Total leasing activityTotal leasing activity$16.90 $31.85 846 $27.28 $28.85 1,844 Total leasing activity$27.85 $30.33 514 $26.58 $28.38 1,380 
(1)Effective rental rate includes contractual base rents from our tenants pursuant to our lease agreements, plus straight line rent adjustments and estimated expense reimbursements to be paid to us, and excludingexcludes lease value amortization.
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During the three and nine months ended September 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, amounts capitalized at our properties for tenant improvements, leasinglease related costs, building improvements and development, redevelopment and other activities were as follows:
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2020201920202019
Tenant improvements (1)
$4,513 $8,749 $15,244 $20,784 
Leasing costs (2)
2,679 7,139 10,982 21,224 
Building improvements (3)
10,579 11,180 29,814 22,805 
Recurring capital expenditures17,771 27,068 56,040 64,813 
Development, redevelopment and other activities (4)
5,521 1,206 11,260 2,391 
Total capital expenditures$23,292 $28,274 $67,300 $67,204 
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2021202020212020
Lease related costs (1)
$17,074 $7,192 $35,259 $26,226 
Building improvements (2)
9,267 10,579 21,558 29,814 
Recurring capital expenditures26,341 17,771 56,817 56,040 
Development, redevelopment and other activities (3)
13,272 5,521 30,916 11,260 
Total capital expenditures$39,613 $23,292 $87,733 $67,300 
(1)Tenant improvementsLease related costs generally include capital expenditures used to improve tenants’ space or amounts paid directly to tenants to improve their space.
(2)Leasing costs includespace and leasing related costs, such as brokerage commissions and other tenant inducements.
(3)(2)Building improvements generally include expenditures to replace obsolete building components and expenditures that extend the useful life of existing assets.
(4)(3)Development, redevelopment and other activities generally include capital expenditure projects that reposition a property or result in new sources of revenue.

As of September 30, 2020,2021, we have estimated unspent leasing related obligations of $61,307.
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which we expect to spend $69,248 over the next 12 months.
As of September 30, 2020,2021, we had leases at our properties totaling approximately 3,780,0002,317,000 rentable square feet that were scheduled to expire through December 31, 2021.2022. As of October 29, 2020,27, 2021, we expect tenants with leases totaling approximately 2,626,000758,000 rentable square feet that are scheduled to expire through December 31, 2021,2022, to not renew their leases upon expiration and we cannot be sure as to whether other tenants may or may notwill renew their leases upon expiration. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact, overall new leasing volume for 2020activity has slowedbeen volatile during 2021 and we expect that trend may continue or remain at a similar level of activityso until office property market conditions meaningfully improve and stabilize for a sustained period. However, we remain focused on proactive dialogues with our existing tenants and overall tenant retention. Prevailing market conditions and government and other tenants’ needs at the time we negotiate and enter leases or lease renewals will generally determine rental rates and demand for leased space at our properties, and market conditions and our tenants’ needs are beyond our control. Whenever we extend, renew or enter into new leases for our properties, we intend to seek rents which are equal to or higher than our historical rents for the same properties; however, our ability to maintain or increase the rents for our current properties will depend in large part upon market conditions, which are beyond our control. We cannot be sure of the rental rates which will result from our ongoing negotiations regarding lease renewals or any new or renewed leases we may enter; also, we may experience material declines in our rental income due to vacancies upon lease expirations or early terminations. Additionally, we may incur significant costs to renew our leases with current tenants or lease our properties to new tenants.
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As of September 30, 2020,2021, our lease expirations by year are as follows (square feet in thousands):
Year (1)
Year (1)
Number of Leases Expiring
Leased
Square Feet Expiring (2)
Percent of TotalCumulative Percent of TotalAnnualized Rental Income ExpiringPercent of TotalCumulative Percent of Total
Year (1)
Number of Leases Expiring
Leased
Square Feet Expiring (2)
Percent of TotalCumulative Percent of TotalAnnualized Rental Income ExpiringPercent of TotalCumulative Percent of Total
202036 497 2.2 %2.2 %$13,855 2.4 %2.4 %
2021202161 3,283 14.5 %16.7 %59,885 10.3 %12.7 %202125 487 2.4 %2.4 %$16,114 2.8 %2.8 %
2022202275 1,978 8.7 %25.4 %55,426 9.6 %22.3 %202272 1,830 8.8 %11.2 %51,980 8.9 %11.7 %
2023202366 2,410 10.6 %36.0 %76,523 13.2 %35.5 %202367 2,430 11.7 %22.9 %78,580 13.5 %25.2 %
2024202457 3,869 17.0 %53.0 %101,305 17.5 %53.0 %202458 3,209 15.5 %38.4 %83,908 14.4 %39.6 %
2025202554 2,033 8.9 %61.9 %43,664 7.5 %60.5 %202550 2,128 10.3 %48.7 %46,006 7.9 %47.5 %
2026202629 1,703 7.5 %69.4 %45,525 7.9 %68.4 %202639 1,853 8.9 %57.6 %48,876 8.4 %55.9 %
2027202731 2,032 8.9 %78.3 %52,161 9.0 %77.4 %202733 1,920 9.3 %66.9 %49,987 8.6 %64.5 %
2028202812 872 3.8 %82.1 %25,582 4.4 %81.8 %202815 1,254 6.1 %73.0 %46,543 8.0 %72.5 %
2029 and thereafter53 4,043 17.9 %100.0 %104,754 18.2 %100.0 %
2029202919 970 4.7 %77.7 %27,403 4.7 %77.2 %
2030 and thereafter2030 and thereafter55 4,624 22.3 %100.0 %133,615 22.8 %100.0 %
TotalTotal474 22,720 100.0 % $578,680 100.0 % Total433 20,705 100.0 % $583,012 100.0 % 
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)5.1  5.2  Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)5.9  6.0  

(1)The year of lease expiration is pursuant to current contract terms. Some of our leases allow the tenants to vacate the leased premises before the stated expirations of their leases with little or no liability. As of September 30, 2020,2021, tenants occupying approximately 7.5%5.6% of our rentable square feet and responsible for approximately 9.2%5.5% of our annualized rental income as of September 30, 20202021 currently have exercisable rights to terminate their leases before the stated terms of their leases expire. Also, in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 20302029, 2035 and 2035,2040, early termination rights become exercisable by other tenants who currently occupy an additional approximately 0.2%0.5%, 1.5%1.7%, 2.3%2.8%, 1.5%1.2%, 3.9%, 1.1%, 2.2%0.8%, 1.0%1.2%, 0.5%, 1.1%0.3%, 0.1% and 0.1%0.3% of our rentable square feet, respectively, and contribute an additional approximately 0.2%0.6%, 1.6%2.0%, 2.4%3.9%, 1.7%, 1.7%7.0%, 3.9%1.4%, 1.3%, 0.7%1.3%, 1.4%0.9%, 0.2%0.4%, and 0.1%0.3% of our annualized rental income, respectively, as of September 30, 2020.2021. In addition, as of September 30, 2020,2021, pursuant to leases with 14 of our tenants, these tenants have rights to terminate their leases if their respective legislature or other funding authority does not appropriate rent amounts in their respective annual budgets. These 14 tenants occupy approximately 5.4%6.0% of our rentable square feet and contribute approximately 6.2%6.6% of our annualized rental income as of September 30, 2020.2021.
(2)Leased square feet is pursuant to leases existing as of September 30, 2020,2021, and includes (i) space being fitted out for tenant occupancy pursuant to our lease agreements, if any, and (ii) space which is leased, but is not occupied or is being offered for sublease by tenants, if any. Square feet measurements are subject to changes when space is remeasured or reconfigured for new tenants.
We generally will seek to renew or extend the terms of leases in our single tenant properties when they expire. Because of the capital many of the tenants in these properties have invested in the properties and because many of these properties appear to be of strategic importance to the tenants’ businesses, we believe that it is likely that these tenants will renew or extend their leases prior to when they expire. If we are unable to extend or renew our leases, it may be time consuming and expensive to relet some of these properties.
We believe that currentrecent government budgetary methodology,and spending priorities and the current U.S. presidential administration’s views on the size and scope of government employmentenhancements in technology have resulted in a decrease in government employment.office use for employees. Furthermore, forover the past sixseveral years, government tenants have reduced their space utilization per employee and consolidated government tenants into existing government owned properties. This activity has reduced the demand for government leased space. Our historical experience with respect to properties of the type we own that are majority leased to
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government tenants has been that government tenants frequently renew leases to avoid the costs and disruptions that may result from relocating their operations. However, efforts to reducemanage space utilization rates may result in our tenants exercising early termination rights under our leases, vacating our properties upon expiration of our leases in order to relocate, or renewing their leases for less space than they currently occupy. Also, our government tenants’ desiresdesire to reconfigure leased office space to manage utilization per employee may require us to spend significant amounts for tenant improvements, and tenant relocations have becomeare often more prevalent than our past experiences in instances where efforts by government tenants to manage their space utilization require a significant reconfiguration of currently leased space.those circumstances. Increasing uncertainty with respect to government agency budgets and funding to implement relocations, consolidations and reconfigurations has resulted in delayed decisions by some of our government tenants and their reliance on short term lease renewals; however, recent activity prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic suggested that the U.S. government had begun to shift its leasing strategy to include longer term leases and was actively exploring 10 to 20 year lease terms at renewal, in some instances. We believe the reduction in government tenant space utilization and the consolidation of government tenants into government owned real estate is substantially complete; however, these activities may impact us for some time into the future. It is also possible that as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, government tenants may seek to manage space utilization rates in order to provide greater physical distancing for employees, mostly through lease renewals, which may require us to spend significant amounts for tenant improvements. However, the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath have had negative impacts on government budgets and resources, although there are indications that to date, certain of those impacts may not have been as negative as originally expected, and it is unclear what the effect of these impacts will be on government demand for leasing office space. In addition, the new presidential administration may result in a change in the federal government’s policy priorities, which may impact
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leasing at our government leased properties. Given the significant uncertainties, including as to the COVID-19 pandemic, its economic impact and its aftermath and the new presidential administration, we are unable to reasonably project what the financial impact of market conditions or changing government circumstances including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be on our financial results for future periods.
As of September 30, 2020,2021, we derive 24.1%21.5% of our annualized rental income from our properties located in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. market area, which includes Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland. A downturn in economic conditions in this area, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, could result in reduced demand from tenants for our properties or reduce the rents that our tenants in this area are willing to pay when our leases expire or terminate and when renewal or new terms are negotiated. Additionally, in recent years there has been a decrease in demand for new leased office space by the U.S. Governmentgovernment in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. market area, and that could increase competition for government tenants and adversely affect our ability to retain government tenants when our leases expire.
Our manager, RMR LLC, employs a tenant review process for us. RMR LLC assesses tenants on an individual basis based on various applicable credit criteria. In general, depending on facts and circumstances, RMR LLC evaluates the creditworthiness of a tenant based on information concerning the tenant that is provided by the tenant and, in some cases, information that is publicly available or obtained from third party sources. RMR LLC also often uses a third party service to monitor the credit ratings, both actual and implied, of our existing tenants. We consider investment grade tenants to include: (a) investment grade rated tenants; (b) tenants with investment grade rated parent entities that guarantee the tenant’s lease obligations; and/or (c) tenants with investment grade rated parent entities that do not guarantee the tenant’s lease obligations. As of September 30, 2020,2021, tenants contributing 57.2%52.3% of annualized rental income were investment grade rated (or their payment obligations were guaranteed by an investment grade rated parent) and tenants contributing an additional 7.5%10.2% of annualized rental income were subsidiaries of an investment grade rated parent (although these parent entities were not liable for the payment of rents).
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As of September 30, 2020,2021, tenants representing 1% or more of our total annualized rental income were as follows:
TenantCredit RatingAnnualized Rental Income% of Total Annualized Rental IncomeTenantCredit RatingSq. Ft.% of Leased Sq. Ft.Annualized Rental Income% of Total Annualized Rental Income
1 1 U.S. GovernmentInvestment Grade$145,953 25.2 %1 U.S. GovernmentInvestment Grade4,196 20.3 %$115,035 19.7 %
2 2 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Rated19,199 3.3 %2 Alphabet Inc (Google)Investment Grade386 1.9 %20,924 3.6 %
3 3 State of CaliforniaInvestment Grade19,083 3.3 %3 State of CaliforniaInvestment Grade651 3.1 %19,381 3.3 %
4 4 Bank of America CorporationInvestment Grade16,520 2.9 %4 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Rated596 2.9 %19,187 3.3 %
5 5 WestRock CompanyInvestment Grade12,864 2.2 %5 Bank of America CorporationInvestment Grade577 2.8 %15,803 2.7 %
6 6 F5 Networks, Inc.Not Rated12,777 2.2 %6 IG Investments Holdings LLCNon Investment Grade333 1.6 %14,553 2.5 %
7 7 Commonwealth of MassachusettsInvestment Grade11,953 2.1 %7 F5 Networks, Inc.Not Rated299 1.4 %13,027 2.2 %
8 8 CareFirst Inc.Non Investment Grade11,684 2.0 %8 Commonwealth of MassachusettsInvestment Grade311 1.5 %12,260 2.1 %
9 9 Northrop Grumman CorporationInvestment Grade11,320 2.0 %9 CareFirst Inc.Not Rated207 1.0 %11,870 2.0 %
10 10 Tyson Foods, Inc.Investment Grade11,011 1.9 %10 Northrop Grumman CorporationInvestment Grade337 1.6 %11,350 1.9 %
11 11 Micro Focus International plcNon Investment Grade8,710 1.5 %11 Tyson Foods, Inc.Investment Grade248 1.2 %11,198 1.9 %
12 12 CommScope Holding Company IncNon Investment Grade8,097 1.4 %12
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (1)
Not Rated230 1.1 %10,745 1.8 %
13 13 State of GeorgiaInvestment Grade7,094 1.2 %13 CommScope Holding Company IncNon Investment Grade228 1.1 %8,921 1.5 %
14 14 PNC BankInvestment Grade6,902 1.2 %14 Micro Focus International plcNon Investment Grade242 1.2 %7,431 1.3 %
15 15 ServiceNow, Inc.Investment Grade6,481 1.1 %15 State of GeorgiaInvestment Grade308 1.5 %7,248 1.2 %
16 16 Allstate Insurance Co.Investment Grade6,473 1.1 %16 PNC BankInvestment Grade441 2.1 %6,924 1.2 %
17 17 Compass Group plcInvestment Grade6,399 1.1 %17 ServiceNow, Inc.Investment Grade149 0.7 %6,623 1.1 %
18 18 Automatic Data Processing, Inc.Investment Grade6,047 1.0 %18 Compass Group plcInvestment Grade267 1.3 %6,496 1.1 %
19 19 Church & Dwight Co., Inc.Investment Grade6,019 1.0 %19 Allstate Insurance Co.Investment Grade468 2.3 %6,475 1.1 %
20 20
Tailored Brands, Inc. (1)
Non Investment Grade5,898 1.0 %20 Automatic Data Processing, Inc.Investment Grade289 1.4 %6,037 1.0 %
21 21 Church & Dwight Co., Inc.Investment Grade250 1.2 %6,031 1.0 %
Total11,013 53.2 %$337,519 57.5 %
Total$340,484 58.7 %
(1)On August 2, 2020, Tailored Brands, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. AlthoughIn June 2021, we entered into a 30-year lease with Sonesta. The lease relates to the tenant has paid its post-petition rental obligations due for September and October 2020, the tenant owes its August rental obligations, for which a proof of claim has been filed. On October 27, 2020, Tailored Brands, Inc. filed a plan supplement in connection with its reorganization plan which included assuming its lease obligation with us. However, that does not assure entryredevelopment of a confirmation order byproperty we own in Washington, D.C to a mixed use and Sonesta's lease relates to the bankruptcy court or thatplanned hotel component of the tenant will pay its August 2020 or future rents, or thatproperty. The term of the tenant will not seeklease commences upon our delivery of the completed hotel, which is estimated to renegotiate itsoccur in the first quarter of 2023. For more information about our lease obligation as partwith Sonesta, see Note 10 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item I of its bankruptcy proceeding.this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Acquisition Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020,2021, we acquired a property adjacent to a property we own in Boston, MA for $11,500, excluding acquisition related costs.
In October 2020, we entered into an agreement to acquire three properties containing a combined approximately 194,000926,000 rentable square feet adjacent to properties we own infor an office park in Brookhaven, GA for aaggregate purchase price of $15,250,$576,975, excluding purchase price adjustments and acquisition related costs.
For more information about our acquisition activities, see Note 43 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Disposition Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we sold six properties with a combined 734,784 rentable square feet for an aggregate sales price of $85,363, excluding closing costs and including the repayment of one mortgage note with an outstanding principal balance of $13,095, an annual interest rate of 5.9% and a maturity date in August 2021. In October 2020, we sold a four property business park located in Fairfax, VA containing approximately 171,000 rentable square feet for a sales price of $25,100, excluding closing costs. We sold these properties pursuant to our capital recycling program. Through our capital recycling program, we seek to selectively sell certain properties from time to time to fund future acquisitions and to maintain leverage consistent with our current investment grade ratings with a goal of (1) improving the asset quality of our portfolio by reducing the average age of our properties, lengthening the weighted average lease term of our leases and increasing the likelihood of retaining our tenants and (2) increasing our cash available for distribution. Given the current
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economic conditions surroundingDisposition Activities
During the COVID-19 pandemic,nine months ended September 30, 2021, we sold six properties and a warehouse facility adjacent to a property we own containing a combined approximately 2,565,000 rentable square feet for an aggregate sales price of $198,415, excluding closing costs.
In October 2021, we sold two vacant land parcels adjacent to properties we own located in Sterling, VA for a sales price of $28,500, excluding closing costs.
As of October 27, 2021, we have also entered into an agreement to sell five properties located in Brookhaven, GA for a sales price of $56,000, excluding closing costs. Also, we are carefully considering our capital allocation strategy and believecurrently marketing for sale 17 properties containing approximately 2,161,000 rentable square feet that we expect to generate approximately $200,000 of gross proceeds. We expect to substantially complete these dispositions by mid-year 2022. We cannot be sure we will sell any properties we are well positionedmarketing for prices in excess of their carrying values or otherwise. In addition, our pending sale is subject to opportunistically recycle and deploy capital.conditions; accordingly, we cannot be sure that we will complete this sale or that this sale will not be delayed or the terms will not change.
For more information about our disposition activities, see Note 43 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Financing Activities
Senior Unsecured Note Issuances
In January 2020,May 2021, we redeemed, at par plus accrued interest, all $400,000issued $300,000 of our 3.60%2.650% senior unsecured notes due 2020 using cash on hand,2026 in an underwritten public offering, raising net proceeds from property salesof $296,826, after deducting underwriters' discounts and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
In March 2020, in connection with the sale of one property,offering expenses, which we prepaid, at a premium plus accrued interest, a mortgage note secured by that property with an outstanding principal balance of $13,095, an annual interest rate of 5.9% and a maturity date in August 2021, which was classified in liabilities of properties held for sale in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019.
Also in March 2020, we prepaid, at a premium plus accrued interest, a mortgage note secured by one property with an outstanding principal balance of $66,780, an annual interest rate of 4.0% and a maturity date in September 2030 using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
In April 2020, we prepaid, at par plus accrued interest, a mortgage note secured by one property with an outstanding principal balance of $32,677, an annual interest rate of 5.7% and a maturity date in July 2020 using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
In June 2020, we issued $150,000used to redeem all $310,000 of our 6.375%5.875% senior unsecured notes due 20502046.
In August 2021, we issued $350,000 of 2.400% senior unsecured notes due 2027 in an underwritten public offering. In connection with this offering, we granted the underwriters a 30 day option to purchase up to an additional $22,500 aggregate principal amount of these notes. In July 2020, the underwriters partially exercised this option to purchase an additional $12,000 of these notes. The aggregateraising net proceeds from thisof $346,630, after deducting underwriters' discounts and offering were $156,186,expenses, which we used to redeem all $300,000 of our 4.15% senior unsecured notes due 2022.
In September 2021, we issued $400,000 of 3.450% senior unsecured notes due 2031 in an underwritten public offering, raising net proceeds of $395,698, after underwriters’deducting underwriters' discounts and offering expenses, which we used to repay amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility and for general business purposes. These notes require quarterly payments of interest only through maturity and may be repaidfacility.
Senior Unsecured Note Redemptions
In June 2021, we redeemed, at par (plusplus accrued interest, all $310,000 of our 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2046 using cash on hand and unpaid interest) on or after June 23, 2025.the net proceeds from the issuance of our 2.650% senior unsecured notes due 2026.
In August 2020,September 2021, we repaidredeemed, at maturity,a premium plus accrued interest, all $300,000 of our 4.15% senior unsecured notes due 2022 using a portion of the net proceeds from the issuance of our 2.400% senior unsecured notes due 2027.
Mortgage Note Repayment
In June 2021, we prepaid, at para premium plus accrued interest, a mortgage note secured by one propertythree properties with an outstanding principal balance of $39,635 and$71,000, an annual interest rate of 2.2%3.55% and a maturity date in May 2023 using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
In September 2020, we issued $250,000 of our 4.50% senior unsecured notes due 2025 in an underwritten public offering. These senior unsecured notes are a further issuance of our existing $400,000 of senior unsecured notes due 2025 that were initially issued by SIR in February 2015, which we assumed in connection with our acquisition of SIR in a merger transaction on December 31, 2018. The public offering price of these senior unsecured notes was 101.414% of the principal amount, raising net proceeds of $251,269, after underwriters’ discounts and estimated offering expenses. These notes require semi-annual payments of interest only through maturity.
Segment Information
We operate in one business segment: ownership of real estate properties.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020,2021, Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 20192020
Non-Comparable 
    Properties Results    
Comparable Properties Results (1)
Three Months EndedConsolidated Results
Three Months Ended September 30,September 30,Three Months Ended September 30,
Comparable Properties (1) Results
 Three Months Ended September 30,
Non-Comparable 
Properties Results
Three Months Ended September 30,
Consolidated Results
Three Months Ended September 30,
  $%      $%  
20202019ChangeChange2020201920202019ChangeChange 20212020$ Change% Change2021202020212020$ Change% Change
Rental incomeRental income$144,910 $149,057 $(4,147)(2.8 %)$896 $18,354 $145,806 $167,411 $(21,605)(12.9 %)Rental income$128,995 $130,319 $(1,324)(1.0 %)$18,577 $15,487 $147,572 $145,806 $1,766 1.2 %
Operating expenses:Operating expenses:          Operating expenses:          
Real estate taxesReal estate taxes16,280 16,402 (122)(0.7 %)(167)2,422 16,113 18,824 (2,711)(14.4 %)Real estate taxes13,730 14,273 (543)(3.8 %)6,337 1,840 20,067 16,113 3,954 24.5 %
Utility expensesUtility expenses7,472 8,093 (621)(7.7 %)92 1,425 7,564 9,518 (1,954)(20.5 %)Utility expenses6,547 6,639 (92)(1.4 %)842 925 7,389 7,564 (175)(2.3 %)
Other operating expensesOther operating expenses25,855 26,688 (833)(3.1 %)511 3,688 26,366 30,376 (4,010)(13.2 %)Other operating expenses23,470 23,933 (463)(1.9 %)3,067 2,433 26,537 26,366 171 0.6 %
Total operating expensesTotal operating expenses49,607 51,183 (1,576)(3.1 %)436 7,535 50,043 58,718 (8,675)(14.8 %)Total operating expenses43,747 44,845 (1,098)(2.4 %)10,246 5,198 53,993 50,043 3,950 7.9 %
Property net operating income (2)
$95,303 $97,874 $(2,571)(2.6 %)$460 $10,819 95,763 108,693 (12,930)(11.9 %)
Net operating income (2)
Net operating income (2)
$85,248 $85,474 $(226)(0.3 %)$8,331 $10,289 93,579 95,763 (2,184)(2.3 %)
Other expenses:Other expenses:          Other expenses:          
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization62,227 74,939 (12,712)(17.0 %)Depreciation and amortization59,533 62,227 (2,694)(4.3 %)
Loss on impairment of real estateLoss on impairment of real estate2,954 8,521 (5,567)(65.3 %)Loss on impairment of real estate(3)2,954 (2,957)(100.1 %)
General and administrativeGeneral and administrative7,059 7,990 (931)(11.7 %)General and administrative448 7,059 (6,611)(93.7 %)
Total other expensesTotal other expenses72,240 91,450 (19,210)(21.0 %)Total other expenses59,978 72,240 (12,262)(17.0 %)
Gain on sale of real restateGain on sale of real restate— 11,463 (11,463)n/mGain on sale of real restate36 — 36 n/m
Interest and other incomeInterest and other income358 (356)(99.4 %)Interest and other income— (2)(100.0 %)
Interest expenseInterest expense(27,097)(32,367)5,270 (16.3 %)Interest expense(26,929)(27,097)168 (0.6 %)
Loss on early extinguishment of debtLoss on early extinguishment of debt— (284)284 n/mLoss on early extinguishment of debt(2,274)— (2,274)n/m
Loss before income tax (expense) benefit and equity in net losses of investees(3,572)(3,587)15 (0.4 %)
Income (loss) before income tax (expense) benefit and equity in net losses of investeesIncome (loss) before income tax (expense) benefit and equity in net losses of investees4,434 (3,572)8,006 n/m
Income tax (expense) benefitIncome tax (expense) benefit54 (156)210 (134.6 %)Income tax (expense) benefit(34)54 (88)(163.0 %)
Equity in net losses of investeesEquity in net losses of investees(279)(196)(83)42.3 %Equity in net losses of investees(688)(279)(409)146.6 %
Net loss$(3,797)$(3,939)$142 (3.6 %)
Net income (loss)Net income (loss)$3,712 $(3,797)$7,509 (197.8 %)
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic and diluted)48,132 48,073 59 0.1 %
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic)Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic)48,211 48,132 79 0.2 %
Weighted average common shares outstanding (diluted)Weighted average common shares outstanding (diluted)48,244 48,132 112 0.2 %
Per common share amounts (basic and diluted):Per common share amounts (basic and diluted):    Per common share amounts (basic and diluted):    
Net loss$(0.08)$(0.08)$— 0.0 %
Net income (loss)Net income (loss)$0.08 $(0.08)$0.16 (200.0 %)

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(1)Comparable properties consists of 178164 properties we owned on September 30, 20202021 and which we owned continuously since July 1, 20192020 and excludes properties classified as held for sale and properties undergoing significant redevelopment, if any, and three properties owned by two unconsolidated joint ventures in which we own 51% and 50% interests.
(2)Our definition of property net operating income, or Property NOI, and our reconciliation of net income (loss) to Property NOI are included below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
References to changes in the income and expense categories below relate to the comparison of consolidated results for the three month periodmonths ended September 30, 2020,2021, compared to the three month periodmonths ended September 30, 2019.2020.
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Rental income. The decreaseincrease in rental income reflects decreases in rental income of $15,384 as a result of property dispositions, $4,147 related to comparable properties and $2,117 related to a property undergoing significant redevelopment, offset by an increase in rental income of $43$14,477 related to acquired properties, offset by decreases in rental income of $7,158 as a result of property disposition activities, $4,229 for properties undergoing significant redevelopment and $1,324 related to comparable properties. The decrease in rental income for properties undergoing significant redevelopment is primarily due to the reduction in occupied space at a property located in Washington, D.C. that began a redevelopment project during 2021. The decrease in rental income for comparable properties is primarily due to reductions in occupied space at certain of our comparable properties in the 2020 period, lower reimbursement income due to reductions in expenses that are reimbursable to us by our tenants as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting decrease in space utilization and increased revenue reserves of $652 in the 2020 period primarily due to two of our tenants that represent approximately 1.17% of our annualized revenue as of September 30, 2020 being unable to pay us rent due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.2021 period. Rental income includes non-cash straight line rent adjustments totaling $3,924 in the 2021 period and $3,912 in the 2020 period, and $6,904 in the 2019 period, and amortization of acquired real estate leases and assumed real estate lease obligations totaling $(447) in the 2021 period and $(1,312) in the 2020 period and $(35) in the 2019 period.
Real estate taxes. The decreaseincrease in real estate taxes primarily reflects decreases in real estate taxes of $1,979 as a result of property dispositions, $626 for a property undergoing significant redevelopment and $122 for comparable properties, offset by an increase in real estate taxes of $16$5,844 related to acquired properties.properties, offset by decreases of $932 related to property disposition activities, $543 for comparable properties and $415 for properties undergoing significant redevelopment. Real estate taxes for comparable properties decreased primarily due to decreases in assessed values and refunds received in the 2021 period at certain of our properties as a result of successful real estate tax appeals for two of our comparable properties in the 2020 period.appeals.
Utility expenses. The decrease in utility expenses reflects a decreasedecreases in utility expenses of $1,373 as a result of$155 for properties undergoing significant redevelopment, $151 related to property dispositionsdisposition activities and a decrease$92 for comparable properties, of $621, offset by an increase in utility expenses of $40$223 for a property undergoing significant redevelopment. Utilityacquired properties. The decrease in utility expenses for comparable properties declinedis primarily due to a decrease in electricity and water usage resulting from cost savings initiatives implemented by our manager, RMR LLC, in response to decreased space utilization at our properties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the implementation of real time energy management programsreductions in occupied space at certain of our properties in the 2020 period.2021 period, partially offset by an increase related to utility expenses in the 2021 period previously paid directly by one of our tenants that are now being paid by us pursuant to a lease amendment with that tenant effective in January 2021.
Other operating expenses. Other operating expenses consist of salaries and benefit costs of property level personnel, repairs and maintenance expense, cleaning expense, other direct costs of operating our properties and property management fees. The decreaseincrease in other operating expenses primarily reflects a decreasean increase of $3,107 as a result$1,910 for acquired properties, offset by decreases of $841 related to property dispositions, a decrease of $833disposition activities, $463 for comparable properties and a decrease of $122 related to a property$435 for properties undergoing significant redevelopment, offset by an increaseredevelopment. The decrease in other operating expenses of $52 for acquired properties. Other operating expenses for comparable properties decreasedis primarily due to lower cleaning costs as a result of cost savings initiatives implemented by our manager, RMR LLC,decrease in response to decreased space utilization at our properties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemicrepairs and lower parking garage maintenance costsexpenses at certain of our properties due to lower parking activity resulting fromin the COVID-19 pandemic.2021 period.
Depreciation and amortization. The decrease in depreciation and amortization primarily reflects a decreasedecreases of $4,868 for comparable properties of $6,469, a decrease of $5,457 as a result of property dispositions and a decrease of $844$4,817 related to a property undergoing significant redevelopment,disposition activities, offset by an increase in depreciation and amortization of $58$6,991 for acquired properties. Depreciation and amortization for comparable properties and the property undergoing significant redevelopment declined due to certain leasing related assets becoming fully depreciated in the 2020 period.after July 1, 2020.
Loss on impairment of real estate. We recorded a $2,954 loss on impairment of real estate in the 2020 period to reduce the carrying value of four properties to their estimated fair valuevalues less costs to sell. In the 2019 period, we recorded a $6,342 loss on impairment of real estate to reduce the carrying value of eight properties to their estimated fair value less costs to sell and a $2,179 loss on impairment of real estate related to the disposal of one property.
General and administrative. General and administrative expenses consist of fees pursuant to our business management agreement, equity compensation expense, legal and accounting fees, Trustees’ fees and expenses, securities listing and transfer agency fees and other costs relating to our status as a publicly traded company. The decrease in general and administrative expenses is primarily reflects a decreasethe result of the reversal of $6,627 of previously accrued estimated business management incentive fees in the 2021 period and the expiration of an office lease in January 2021 for which we were the lessee, partially offset by an increase in base business management fees as a result of property sales during 2019 and 2020 and declinesresulting from an increase in our share priceaverage total market capitalization in the 2021 period compared to the 2020 period during the COVID-19 pandemic.period.
Gain on sale of real estate. We recorded an $11,463 gainGain on sale of real estate resulting fromfor the 2021 period represents a net gain on the sale of two properties in the 2019 period.three properties.
Interest and other income. The decrease in interestInterest and other income is primarily due to the payoff of a mortgage note receivable that we received in June 2020 in connection with a property we sold in 2016, as well as the effect of lowerreflects interest earned, if any, on cash balances invested in the 2020 period compared to the 2019 period and lower returns on cash invested.
Interest expense. The decrease in interest expense is primarily due to lower weighted average interest expense incurred on balances outstanding debt balances in the 2021 period as a result of financing activities since July 1, 2020, period resulting from debt repayment activity in 2019 and 2020, includingwhich included the aggregate redemption or repayment of our term loans during 2019,debt totaling $720,635 with a weighted average interest rate of 4.8% and the redemptionaggregate issuance of all $350,000$1,312,000 of our 3.75% senior unsecured notes with a weighted average interest rate of 3.2%, partially offset by higher interest expense incurred as a result of a higher average outstanding balance under our revolving credit facility during the 2021 period compared to the 2020 period.
Loss on early extinguishment of debt. We recorded a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $2,274 in July 2019, the redemption2021 period from prepayment fees incurred and the write off of all $400,000unamortized discounts associated with the prepayment of our 3.60%senior unsecured notes due 2022.
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senior unsecured notes in January 2020 and the repayment of four mortgage notes with an aggregate principal balance of $152,187 during 2020, as well as lower weighted average interest rates on borrowings during the 2020 period compared to the 2019 period, partially offset by an increase in interest expense resulting from the issuance of $162,000 of our 6.375% senior unsecured notes in June and July 2020 and $250,000 of our 4.50% senior unsecured notes in September 2020.
Loss on early extinguishment of debt. Loss on extinguishment of debt in the 2019 period reflects the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts associated with repayments of our unsecured term loan and redemption of our senior unsecured notes due 2019.
Income tax (expense) benefit. Income tax (expense) benefit is primarily the result of operating income we earnedor losses in certain jurisdictions where we are subject to state income taxes.
Equity in net losses of investees. Equity in net losses of investees represents our proportionate share of losses from our investments in two unconsolidated joint ventures and, in the 2019 period, our investment in AIC.ventures.
Net loss.income (loss). Net loss decreasedThe change in thenet income (loss) and net income (loss) per basic and diluted common share from 2020 period compared to the 2019 period2021 is primarily as a result of the changes noted above.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020,2021, Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 20192020
Non-Comparable
    Properties Results    
Comparable Properties Results (1)
Nine Months EndedConsolidated Results
Nine Months Ended September 30,September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
  $%      $%  
Comparable Properties (1) Results
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Non-Comparable 
Properties Results
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Consolidated Results
Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019ChangeChange2020201920202019ChangeChange 20212020$ Change% Change2021202020212020$ Change% Change
Rental incomeRental income$436,764 $443,510 $(6,746)(1.5 %)$4,530 $74,710 $441,294 $518,220 $(76,926)(14.8 %)Rental income$388,517 $391,233 $(2,716)(0.7 %)$40,678 $50,061 $429,195 $441,294 $(12,099)(2.7 %)
Operating expenses:Operating expenses:          Operating expenses:          
Real estate taxesReal estate taxes48,223 48,110 113 0.2 %478 7,253 48,701 55,363 (6,662)(12.0 %)Real estate taxes42,584 42,616 (32)(0.1 %)9,549 6,085 52,133 48,701 3,432 7.0 %
Utility expensesUtility expenses19,284 22,050 (2,766)(12.5 %)493 4,319 19,777 26,369 (6,592)(25.0 %)Utility expenses17,182 17,338 (156)(0.9 %)1,949 2,439 19,131 19,777 (646)(3.3 %)
Other operating expensesOther operating expenses76,030 77,177 (1,147)(1.5 %)2,003 13,027 78,033 90,204 (12,171)(13.5 %)Other operating expenses69,751 69,551 200 0.3 %7,123 8,482 76,874 78,033 (1,159)(1.5 %)
Total operating expensesTotal operating expenses143,537 147,337 (3,800)(2.6 %)2,974 24,599 146,511 171,936 (25,425)(14.8 %)Total operating expenses129,517 129,505 12 — %18,621 17,006 148,138 146,511 1,627 1.1 %
Property NOI (2)
$293,227 $296,173 $(2,946)(1.0 %)$1,556 $50,111 294,783 346,284 (51,501)(14.9 %)
NOI (2)
NOI (2)
$259,000 $261,728 $(2,728)(1.0 %)$22,057 $33,055 281,057 294,783 (13,726)(4.7 %)
Other expenses:Other expenses:          Other expenses:          
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization189,340 226,373 (37,033)(16.4 %)Depreciation and amortization178,991 189,340 (10,349)(5.5 %)
Loss on impairment of real estateLoss on impairment of real estate2,954 14,105 (11,151)(79.1 %)Loss on impairment of real estate55,854 2,954 52,900 n/m
Acquisition and transaction related costs— 682 (682)n/m
General and administrativeGeneral and administrative21,372 25,457 (4,085)(16.0 %)General and administrative24,690 21,372 3,318 15.5 %
Total other expensesTotal other expenses213,666 266,617 (52,951)(19.9 %)Total other expenses259,535 213,666 45,869 21.5 %
Gain on sale of real estateGain on sale of real estate10,822 33,538 (22,716)(67.7 %)Gain on sale of real estate54,154 10,822 43,332 n/m
Dividend income— 1,960 (1,960)n/m
Loss on equity securities, net— (44,007)44,007 n/m
Interest and other incomeInterest and other income738 847 (109)(12.9 %)Interest and other income738 (731)(99.1 %)
Interest expenseInterest expense(79,461)(104,848)25,387 (24.2 %)Interest expense(84,728)(79,461)(5,267)6.6 %
Loss on early extinguishment of debtLoss on early extinguishment of debt(3,839)(769)(3,070)n/mLoss on early extinguishment of debt(14,068)(3,839)(10,229)n/m
Income (loss) before income tax expense and equity in net losses of investeesIncome (loss) before income tax expense and equity in net losses of investees9,377 (33,612)42,989 127.9 %Income (loss) before income tax expense and equity in net losses of investees(23,113)9,377 (32,490)n/m
Income tax expenseIncome tax expense(220)(509)289 (56.8 %)Income tax expense(348)(220)(128)58.2 %
Equity in net losses of investeesEquity in net losses of investees(815)(573)(242)42.2 %Equity in net losses of investees(1,664)(815)(849)104.2 %
Net income (loss)Net income (loss)$8,342 $(34,694)$43,036 124.0 %Net income (loss)$(25,125)$8,342 $(33,467)n/m
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic and diluted)Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic and diluted)48,111 48,051 60 0.1 %Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic and diluted)48,179 48,111 68 0.1 %
Per common share amounts (basic and diluted):Per common share amounts (basic and diluted):    Per common share amounts (basic and diluted):    
Net income (loss)Net income (loss)$0.17 $(0.72)$0.89 123.6 %Net income (loss)$(0.52)$0.17 $(0.69)n/m

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(1)Comparable properties consists of 178163 properties we owned on September 30, 20202021 and which we owned continuously since January 1, 20192020 and excludes properties classified as held for sale and properties undergoing significant redevelopment, if any, and three properties owned by two unconsolidated joint ventures in which we own 51% and 50% interests.
(2)Our definition of Property NOI and our reconciliation of net income (loss) to Property NOI are included below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
References to changes in the income and expense categories below relate to the comparison of consolidated results for the nine month periodmonths ended September 30, 2020,2021, compared to the nine month periodmonths ended September 30, 2019.2020.
Rental income. The decrease in rental income reflects decreases in rental income of $64,054 as a result of property dispositions, $6,746$17,798 related to comparableproperty disposition activities, $8,472 for properties and $6,202 related to a property undergoing significant redevelopment and $2,716 for comparable properties, offset by an
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increase in rental income of $76 related$16,887 for acquired properties. The decrease in rental income for properties undergoing significant redevelopment is primarily due to acquired properties.the reduction in occupied space at a property located in Washington, D.C. that began a redevelopment project during the 2021 period. The decrease in rental income for comparable properties is primarily due to reductions in occupied space at certain of our comparable properties in the 2020 period, termination fee revenue recorded at certain of our comparable properties in the 2019 period, certain below market lease intangibles becoming fully amortized and reductions in reimbursement income due to reductions in expenses that are
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reimbursable to us by our tenants as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting decrease in space utilization.2021 period. Rental income includes non-cash straight line rent adjustments totaling $13,128 in the 2021 period and $12,963 in the 2020 period, and $19,365 in the 2019 period, and amortization of acquired real estate leases and assumed real estate lease obligations totaling $(1,836) in the 2021 period and $(4,149) in the 2020 period and $(2,628) in the 2019 period.
Real estate taxes. The decreaseincrease in real estate taxes primarily reflects a decrease in real estate taxes associated with property dispositions of $6,204 and a decreasean increase in real estate taxes of $609$5,992 for a property undergoing significant redevelopment,acquired properties, offset by increasesdecreases in real estate taxes of $113$1,478 related to property disposition activities, $1,050 for properties undergoing significant redevelopment and $32 for comparable properties and $38 for acquired properties. Real estate taxes for comparable properties increased primarily due to the effect of higher real estate tax rates and valuation assessments for certain of our properties in the 2020 period.
Utility expenses. The decrease in utility expenses reflects a decreasedecreases in utility expenses associated withof $439 related to property dispositions of $3,975disposition activities, $290 for properties undergoing significant redevelopment and a decrease in utility expenses$156 for comparable properties, of $2,766, offset by an increase in utility expenses of $239 for a property undergoing significant redevelopment of $149.acquired properties. Utility expenses for comparable properties declined primarily due to a decrease in electricity and water usage resulting from cost savings initiatives implemented by our manager, RMR LLC, in response to decreased space utilization at our properties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the implementation of real time energy management programsand reductions in occupied space at certain of our properties in the 2020 period.2021 period, partially offset by an increase related to utility expenses in the 2021 period previously paid directly by one of our tenants that are now being paid by us pursuant to a lease amendment with that tenant effective in January 2021.
Other operating expenses. The decrease in other operating expenses primarily reflects a decreasedecreases in other operating expenses of $2,557 related to property dispositions of $10,718, a decrease of $1,147disposition activities and $885 for comparable properties and a decrease of $397 related to a property undergoing significant redevelopment, offset by an increaseincreases in other operating expenses related toof $2,083 for acquired properties of $91. Other operating expensesand $200 for comparable properties decreased primarily due to lower cleaning costs resulting from cost savings initiatives implemented by our manager, RMR LLC, in response to decreased space utilization at our properties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, lower snow removal costs and lower parking garage maintenance costs due to lower parking activity at certain of our properties resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, partially offset by higher insurance costs in the 2020 period.properties.
Depreciation and amortization. The decrease in depreciation and amortization primarily reflects a decreasedecreases of $11,359 for comparable properties and $7,187 related to property dispositionsdisposition activities, offset by increases of $21,653, a decrease$8,158 for comparableacquired properties of $12,903 and a decrease related to a property$39 for properties undergoing significant redevelopment of $2,618, offset by an increase related to acquired properties of $141.redevelopment. Depreciation and amortization for comparable properties and the property undergoing significant redevelopment declineddecreased due to certain leasing related assets becoming fully depreciated in the 2020 period.after January 1, 2020.
Loss on impairment of real estate. We recorded a $55,854 loss on impairment of real estate in the 2021 period to reduce the carrying value of six properties to their estimated fair values less costs to sell, which includes $45,196 related to three properties containing approximately 2,001 rentable square feet that were sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as well as $10,658 related to three properties containing approximately 448 rentable square feet that were classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2021. We recorded a $2,954 loss on impairment of real estate in the 2020 period to reduce the carrying value of four properties to their estimated fair valuevalues less costs to sell. In the 2019 period, we recorded an $11,479 loss on impairment of real estate to reduce the carrying value of ten properties to their estimated fair value less costs to sell and $2,626 of losses on impairment of real estate related to the sale of 35 properties.
Acquisition and transaction related costs. Acquisition and transaction related costs in the 2019 period consists of post-merger activity costs incurred in 2019 in connection with our acquisition of SIR on December 31, 2018 in a merger transaction and other related transactions.
General and administrative.administrative. The decreaseincrease in general and administrative expenses is primarily reflects a decreasethe result of $4,484 of estimated business management incentive fees recorded in the 2021 period and an increase in base business management fees mostly as a resultresulting from an increase in average total market capitalization in the 2021 period compared to the 2020 period, partially offset by the expiration of property sales during 2019 and 2020an office lease in January 2021 for which we were the lessee and lower accounting and legal expenses.costs.
Gain on sale of real estate. We recorded a $54,154 net gain on sale of real estate resulting from the sale of four properties and a warehouse facility adjacent to a property we own during the 2021 period. We recorded a $10,822 net gain on sale of real estate resulting from the sale of six properties during the 2020 period. We recorded a $33,538 gain on sale of real estate resulting from the sale of three properties during the 2019 period.
Dividend income. Dividend income in the 2019 period consists of distributions received in connection with our former investment in RMR Inc. that we sold on July 1, 2019.
Loss on equity securities, net. Loss on equity securities, net represents a realized loss in the 2019 period from the sale of our 2.8 million shares of class A common stock of RMR Inc. on July 1, 2019.
Interest and other income. The decrease in interest and other income is primarily due to the effect of lower cash balances investeda settlement payment we received in the 2020 period compared toresulting from a dispute with a vendor, the 2019 period, lower returns on cash invested and theJune 2020 payoff of a mortgage note receivable that we received in June 2020 in connection with a property we sold in 2016 partially offset by a settlement we received resulting from a dispute with a vendor.
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Interest expense. The decreaseincrease in interest expense is primarily due to lowerhigher average outstanding debt balances in the 20202021 period resulting from debt repayment activity in 2019 and 2020, including the repaymentaggregate issuance of our term loans during 2019, the redemption$1,462,000 of all $350,000 of our 3.75% senior unsecured notes in July 2019,with a weighted average interest rate of 3.5% since January 1, 2020, partially offset by the aggregate redemption or repayment of all $400,000debt totaling $833,187 with a weighted average interest rate of our 3.60% senior unsecured notes in4.8% since January 1, 2020 and lower interest expense incurred as a result of having a lower average balance outstanding under our revolving credit facility during the repayment of four mortgage notes with an aggregate principal balance of $152,187 in2021 period compared to the 2020 as well asperiod and lower weighted average interest rates on borrowings during the 2020 period compared to the 2019 period, partially offset by an increase in interest expense resulting from the issuance of $162,000 of our 6.375% senior unsecured notes in June and July 2020 and $250,000 of our 4.50% senior unsecured notes in September 2020.amounts outstanding.
Loss on early extinguishment of debt. We recorded a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $3,839$14,068 in the 20202021 period from prepayment fees incurred and the write off of unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs associated with the prepayment of one mortgage note and the redemption of our senior unsecured notes due 2022 and 2046. In the 2020 period, we
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recorded a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $3,839 from prepayment fees incurred, the write off of unamortized discounts, premiums and debt issuance costs associated with the prepayment of three mortgage notes and a loss on the settlement of a mortgage note receivable related to a property sold in 2016. We recorded a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $769 in the 2019 period from the write off of unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts associated with the repayments of our term loans and redemption of our senior unsecured notes due 2019.
Income tax expense. The decrease in incomeIncome tax expense primarily reflects lower operating income earned in certain jurisdictions in the 2020 period where we are subject to state income taxes.
Equity in net losses of investees. Equity in net losses of investees represents our proportionate share of earnings and losses from our investments in two unconsolidated joint ventures and, in the 2019 period, our investment in AIC.ventures.
Net income (loss). Our net income (loss) and net income (loss) per basic and diluted common share increaseddecreased in the 20202021 period compared to the 20192020 period primarily as a result of the changes noted above.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We present certain “non-GAAP financial measures” within the meaning of the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including Propertythe calculations below of NOI, funds from operations, or FFO, and normalized funds from operations, or Normalized FFO. These measures do not represent cash generated by operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered alternatives to net income (loss) as indicators of our operating performance or as measures of our liquidity. These measures should be considered in conjunction with net income (loss) as presented in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). We consider these non-GAAP measures to be appropriate supplemental measures of operating performance for a REIT, along with net income (loss). We believe these measures provide useful information to investors because by excluding the effects of certain historical amounts, such as depreciation and amortization expense, they may facilitate a comparison of our operating performance between periods and with other REITs and, in the case of Property NOI, reflecting only those income and expense items that are generated and incurred at the property level may help both investors and management to understand the operations of our properties.
Property Net Operating Income
The calculation of Property NOI excludes certain components of net income (loss) in order to provide results that are more closely related to our property level results of operations. We calculate Property NOI as shown below. We define Property NOI as income from our rental of real estate less our property operating expenses. Property NOI excludes amortization of capitalized tenant improvement costs and leasing commissions that we record as depreciation and amortization expense. We use Property NOI to evaluate individual and company-wide property level performance. Other real estate companies and REITs may calculate Property NOI differently than we do.
The following table presents the reconciliation of net income (loss) to Property NOI for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20202021 and 2019.2020.
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019202020192021202020212020
Net income (loss)Net income (loss)$(3,797)$(3,939)$8,342 $(34,694)Net income (loss)$3,712 $(3,797)$(25,125)$8,342 
Equity in net losses of investeesEquity in net losses of investees279 196 815 573 Equity in net losses of investees688 279 1,664 815 
Income tax expense (benefit)Income tax expense (benefit)(54)156 220 509 Income tax expense (benefit)34 (54)348 220 
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) and equity in net losses of investeesIncome (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) and equity in net losses of investees(3,572)(3,587)9,377 (33,612)Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) and equity in net losses of investees4,434 (3,572)(23,113)9,377 
Loss on early extinguishment of debtLoss on early extinguishment of debt— 284 3,839 769 Loss on early extinguishment of debt2,274 — 14,068 3,839 
Interest expenseInterest expense27,097 32,367 79,461 104,848 Interest expense26,929 27,097 84,728 79,461 
Interest and other incomeInterest and other income(2)(358)(738)(847)Interest and other income— (2)(7)(738)
Loss on equity securities, net— — — 44,007 
Dividend income— — — (1,960)
Gain on sale of real estateGain on sale of real estate— (11,463)(10,822)(33,538)Gain on sale of real estate(36)— (54,154)(10,822)
General and administrativeGeneral and administrative7,059 7,990 21,372 25,457 General and administrative448 7,059 24,690 21,372 
Acquisition and transaction related costs— — — 682 
Loss on impairment of real estateLoss on impairment of real estate2,954 8,521 2,954 14,105 Loss on impairment of real estate(3)2,954 55,854 2,954 
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization62,227 74,939 189,340 226,373 Depreciation and amortization59,533 62,227 178,991 189,340 
Property NOI$95,763 $108,693 $294,783 $346,284 
NOINOI$93,579 $95,763 $281,057 $294,783 
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Funds From Operations and Normalized Funds From Operations
We calculate FFO and Normalized FFO as shown below. FFO is calculated on the basis defined by The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, which is net income (loss), calculated in accordance with GAAP, plus real estate depreciation and amortization of consolidated properties and our proportionate share of the real estate depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated joint venture properties, but excluding impairment charges on real estate assets and any gain or loss on sale of real estate, and equity securities, as well as certain other adjustments currently not applicable to us. In calculating Normalized FFO, we adjust for the other items shown below and include business management incentive fees, if any, only in the fourth quarter versus the quarter when they are recognized as an expense in accordance with GAAP due to their quarterly volatility not necessarily being indicative of our core operating performance and the uncertainty as to whether any such business management incentive fees will be payable when all contingencies for determining such fees are known at the end of the calendar year. FFO and Normalized FFO are among the factors considered by our Board of Trustees when determining the amount of distributions to our shareholders. Other factors include, but are not limited to, requirements to maintain our qualification for taxation as a REIT, limitations in our credit agreement and public debt covenants, the availability to us of debt and equity capital, our expectation of our future capital requirements and operating performance and our expected needs for and availability of cash to pay our obligations. Other real estate companies and REITs may calculate FFO and Normalized FFO differently than we do.
The following table presents the reconciliation of net income (loss) to FFO and Normalized FFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20202021 and 2019.2020.
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019202020192021202020212020
Net income (loss)Net income (loss)$(3,797)$(3,939)$8,342 $(34,694)Net income (loss)$3,712 $(3,797)$(25,125)$8,342 
Add (less): Depreciation and amortization:Add (less): Depreciation and amortization:Add (less): Depreciation and amortization:
Consolidated propertiesConsolidated properties62,227 74,939 189,340 226,373 Consolidated properties59,533 62,227 178,991 189,340 
Unconsolidated joint venture propertiesUnconsolidated joint venture properties1,244 1,397 3,722 4,558 Unconsolidated joint venture properties745 1,244 2,674 3,722 
Loss on impairment of real estateLoss on impairment of real estate2,954 8,521 2,954 14,105 Loss on impairment of real estate(3)2,954 55,854 2,954 
Gain on sale of real estateGain on sale of real estate— (11,463)(10,822)(33,538)Gain on sale of real estate(36)— (54,154)(10,822)
Loss on equity securities, net— — — 44,007 
FFOFFO62,628 69,455 193,536 220,811 FFO63,951 62,628 158,240 193,536 
Add (less): Acquisition and transaction related costs— — — 682 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt— 284 3,839 769 
Add (less): Loss on early extinguishment of debtAdd (less): Loss on early extinguishment of debt2,274 — 14,068 3,839 
Estimated business management incentive feesEstimated business management incentive fees(6,627)— 4,484 — 
Normalized FFONormalized FFO$62,628 $69,739 $197,375 $222,262 Normalized FFO$59,598 $62,628 $176,792 $197,375 
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic)Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic)48,211 48,132 48,179 48,111 
Weighted average common shares outstanding (diluted)Weighted average common shares outstanding (diluted)48,244 48,132 48,179 48,111 
FFO per common share (basic and diluted)FFO per common share (basic and diluted)$1.30 $1.44 $4.02 $4.60 FFO per common share (basic and diluted)$1.33 $1.30 $3.28 $4.02 
Normalized FFO per common share (basic and diluted)Normalized FFO per common share (basic and diluted)$1.30 $1.45 $4.10 $4.63 Normalized FFO per common share (basic and diluted)$1.24 $1.30 $3.67 $4.10 
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our Operating Liquidity and Resources (dollar amounts in thousands)thousands, except per share amounts)
Our principal sources of funds to meet operating and capital expenses, pay debt service obligations and make distributions to our shareholders are the operating cash flows we generate from our properties, net proceeds from property sales and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. We believe that these sources of funds will be sufficient to meet our operating and capital expenses, pay debt service obligations and make distributions to our shareholders for the next 12 months and for the foreseeable future thereafter. Our future cash flows from operating activities will depend primarily upon:
our ability to collect rent from our tenants;
our ability to maintain or increase the occupancy of, and the rental rates at, our properties;
our ability to control operating and capital expenses at our properties;
our ability to successfully sell properties that we market for sale;
our ability to develop or redevelop properties to produce cash flows in excess of our cost of capital; and
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our ability to purchase additional properties which produce cash flows from operations in excess of our cost of acquisition capital and property operating expenses and capital expenses.
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With $750,000 available under our revolving credit facility as of October 29, 2020 and no significant debt maturities until 2022, we believe that we are well positioned to weather the present disruptions facing the real estate industry and the economy generally. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have received requests from some of our tenants for rent assistance. As of October 27, 2020, we have granted temporary rent assistance totaling $2,550 to 19 tenants who represent approximately 3.6% of our annualized rental income as of September 30, 2020. This assistance generally entails a deferral of, in most cases, one month of rent pursuant to deferred payment plans which require the deferred rent amounts be payable over a 12-month period, certain of which commenced in September 2020. Our liquidity has been temporarily impacted by these rent deferrals with $2,096 of granted rent deferrals for the period of April 2020 through September 2020, until these deferrals begin to become obligated to be repaid. In addition, we also anticipate that our general and administrative expenses may continue to be reduced because of the lower fees we will pay to our manager as a result of the decline in our share price since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Although some of our tenants have sought temporary rent assistance, we remain focused on proactive dialogues with our existing tenants and overall tenant retention. Also, we believe we will benefit from the approximately 64.7% of our annualized rental income as of September 30, 2020 paid by investment grade tenants, the majority of which is made up of government tenants, and the diversity of our tenant base, both geographically and by industry, which may help mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On October 15, 2020,14, 2021, we announced a regular quarterly cash distribution of $0.55 per common share ($2.20 per common share per year), maintaining our previous distribution rate. At this time, we continue to expect that the quarterly distribution rate will remain unchanged.. We determine our distribution payout ratio with consideration for our expected capital expenditures as well as cash flows from operations and debt obligations.
In early 2020, we completed our previously announced disposition program and transitioned to a capital recycling program through which weWe expect to accretively grow our property portfolio. Pursuant toportfolio through our capital recycling program, pursuant to which we plan to sell certain properties from time to time to fund future acquisitions and to maintain leverage consistent with our current investment grade ratings with a goal of (1) improving the asset quality of our portfolio by reducing the average age of our properties, lengthening the weighted average term of our leases and increasing the likelihood of retaining our tenants and (2) increasing our cash available for distribution. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020,2021, we acquired three properties for an aggregate purchase price of $576,975, excluding purchase price adjustments and acquisition related costs, and we sold six properties and a warehouse facility adjacent to a property we own for $85,363,an aggregate sales price of $198,415, excluding closing costs. In October 2020,2021, we sold a four property business parktwo vacant land parcels adjacent to properties we own located in Fairfax,Sterling, VA containing approximately 171,000 rentable square feet for a sales price of $25,100,$28,500, excluding closing costs. Also inAs of October 2020,27, 2021, we have also entered into an agreement to acquire threesell five properties adjacent to properties we own in an office parklocated in Brookhaven, GA for $15,250,a sales price of $56,000, excluding acquisition relatedclosing costs. In addition, we are currently marketing for sale 17 properties containing approximately 2,161,000 rentable square feet that we expect to generate approximately $200,000 of gross proceeds. We expect to substantially complete these dispositions by mid-year 2022. Given the current economic conditions, we arecontinue to carefully consideringconsider our capital allocation strategy and believe we are well positioned to opportunistically recycle and deploy capital.
Our future purchases of properties cannot be accurately projected because such purchases depend upon purchase opportunities which come to our attention and our ability to successfully complete the acquisitions. We generally do not intend to purchase “turn around” properties, or properties which do not generate positive cash flows.
Our changes inThe following is a summary of our sources and uses of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same periodperiods presented, as reflected in 2019 were as follows: (i)our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows provided by operating activities increased from $148,138 in the 2019 period to $166,098 in the 2020 period; (ii) cash flows provided by investing activities decreased from $639,768 in the 2019 period to $18,104 in the 2020 period; and (iii) cash flows used in financing activities decreased from $793,816 in the 2019 period to $227,259 in the 2020 period.flows:
Nine Months Ended September 30,
20212020
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period$56,855 $100,696 
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities158,682 166,098 
Investing activities(435,698)18,104 
Financing activities276,181 (227,259)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$56,020 $57,639 
The increasedecrease in cash provided by operating activities for the 2020 period as compared to the 2019 period was a result of favorable changes in working capital in the 20202021 period compared to the 20192020 period was primarily a result of a decline in NOI as a result of property sales in the 2021 period compared to the 2020 period. The decreaseincrease in cash provided byused in investing activities in the 20202021 period as compared to the 20192020 period is primarily due to lowerhigher acquisition activity in the 2021 period compared to the 2020 period, partially offset by higher cash proceeds received from our sales of propertiesproperties. The increase in cash provided by financing activities in the 20202021 period compared to the 2019 period, the sale of 2.8 million shares of Class A common stock of RMR Inc. in the 2019 period and higher real estate acquisition and improvement activities in the 2020 period. The decrease in cash used in financing activities in the 2020 period as compared to the 2019 period is primarily due to the aggregate issuance of $162,000$1,050,000 of our 6.375% senior unsecured notes due 2050 and $250,000in the 2021 period compared to $412,000 of our 4.50% senior unsecured notes due 2025such issuances in the 2020 period, and a decrease in netpartially offset by higher debt repayment activity due to repayments of our unsecured term loans and net repayment activity on our revolving credit facility using cash on hand and proceeds from sales of properties in the 20192021 period, compared to increased borrowings under our revolving credit facility inwhich included the 2020 period in order to facilitate the repayment of other debts, including theaggregate redemption of all $400,000$610,000 of our 3.60% senior unsecured notes in January 2020 and the repayment of $152,187$71,000 of mortgage debt.
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Our Investment and Financing Liquidity and Resources (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share and per square foot amounts)
In order to fund acquisitions and to meet cash needs that may result from our desire or need to make distributions or pay operating or capital expenses, we maintain a $750,000 revolving credit facility. The maturity date of our revolving credit facility is January 31, 2023 and, subject to our payment of an extension fee and meeting certain other conditions, we have the option to extend the stated maturity date of our revolving credit facility by two additional six month periods. We can borrow, repay and reborrow funds available under our revolving credit facility until maturity, and no principal repayment is due until maturity. We are required to pay interest at a rate of LIBOR plus a premium, which was 110 basis points per annum at September 30, 2020,2021, on the amount outstanding under our revolving credit facility.facility, if any. We also pay a facility fee on the total amount of lending commitments under our revolving credit facility, which was 25 basis points per annum at September 30, 2020.
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2021. Both the interest rate premium and facility fee are subject to adjustment based upon changes to our credit ratings. As of September 30, 2020,2021, the annual interest rate payable on borrowings under our revolving credit facility was 1.2%. As of September 30, 20202021 and October 29, 2020,27, 2021, we had no amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility and $750,000 available for borrowing.
Our credit agreement includes a feature under which the maximum borrowing availability may be increased to up to $1,950,000 in certain circumstances.
Our credit agreement provides that, with certain exceptions, a subsidiary of ours is required to guaranty our obligations under our $750,000 revolving credit facility only if that subsidiary has separately incurred debt (other than nonrecourse debt), within the meaning specified in our credit agreement, or provided a guarantee of debt incurred by us or any of our other subsidiaries.
In January 2020, we redeemed, at par plus accrued interest, all $400,000 of our 3.60% senior unsecured notes that had a maturity date in February 2020 using cash on hand, proceeds from property sales and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.Senior Unsecured Note Issuances
In March 2020, in connection with the sale of one property in Fairfax, VA, we prepaid, at a premium plus accrued interest, a mortgage note secured by that property with an outstanding principal balance of $13,095, an annual interest rate of 5.9% and a maturity date in August 2021.
Also in March 2020, we prepaid, at a premium plus accrued interest, a mortgage note secured by one property with an outstanding principal balance of $66,780, an annual interest rate of 4.0% and a maturity date in September 2030 using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
In April 2020, we prepaid, at par plus accrued interest, a mortgage note secured by one property with an outstanding principal balance of $32,677, an annual interest rate of 5.7% and a maturity date in July 2020 using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
In June 2020,May 2021, we issued $150,000$300,000 of our 6.375%2.650% senior unsecured notes due 20502026 in an underwritten public offering. In connection with this offering, we granted the underwriters a 30 day option to purchase up to an additional $22,500 aggregate principal amount of these notes. In July 2020, the underwriters partially exercised this option for an additional $12,000 of these notes. The aggregateraising net proceeds of this offering were $156,186,$296,826, after deducting underwriters’ discounts and offering expenses. We used the aggregate net proceeds from this offering to redeem all $310,000 of our 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2046. These notes require semi-annual payments of interest only through maturity on June 15, 2026 and may be repaid at par plus accrued and unpaid interest on or after May 15, 2026.
In August 2021, we issued $350,000 of 2.400% senior unsecured notes due 2027 in an underwritten public offering, raising net proceeds of $346,630, after deducting underwriters’ discounts and offering expenses. We used the net proceeds from this offering to redeem all $300,000 of our 4.15% senior unsecured notes due 2022, repay amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility and for general business purposes. These notes require semi-annual payments of interest only through maturity on February 1, 2027 and may be repaid at par plus accrued and unpaid interest on or after January 1, 2027.
In September 2021, we issued $400,000 of 3.450% senior unsecured notes due 2031 in an underwritten public offering, raising net proceeds of $395,698, after deducting underwriters’ discounts and offering expenses. We used the net proceeds of this offering to repay amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility and for general business purposes. These notes require quarterlysemi-annual payments of interest only through maturity on October 15, 2031 and may be repaid at par (plusplus accrued and unpaid interest)interest on or after June 23, 2025.July 15, 2031.
Senior Unsecured Note Redemptions
In August 2020,June 2021, we repaidredeemed, at maturity,par plus accrued interest, all $310,000 of our 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2046 using cash on hand and the net proceeds from the issuance of our 2.650% senior unsecured notes due 2026.
In September 2021, we redeemed, at para premium plus accrued interest, all $300,000 of our 4.15% senior unsecured notes due 2022 using a portion of the net proceeds from the issuance of our 2.400% senior unsecured notes due 2027.
Mortgage Note Repayment
In June 2021, we prepaid, at a premium plus accrued interest, a mortgage note secured by one propertythree properties with an outstanding principal balance of $39,635 and$71,000, an annual interest rate of 2.2%3.55% and a maturity date in May 2023 using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
In September 2020, we issued $250,000 of our 4.50% senior unsecured notes due 2025 in an underwritten public offering. These notes are a further issuance of our existing $400,000 of senior unsecured notes due 2025 that were initially issued by SIR in February 2015, which we assumed in connection with our acquisition of SIR in a merger transaction on December 31, 2018. The public offering price of these notes was 101.414% of the principal amount, raising net proceeds of $251,269, after underwriters’ discounts and estimated offering expenses. These notes require semi-annual payments of interest only through maturity.


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As of September 30, 2020,2021, our debt maturities (other than our revolving credit facility), consisting of senior unsecured notes and mortgage notes, are as follows:
YearYearDebt MaturitiesYearDebt Maturities
2020$632 
202120211,541 2021$302 
20222022625,518 2022325,518 
20232023143,784 202372,784 
20242024350,000 2024350,000 
2025 and thereafter1,122,000 
20252025650,000 
ThereafterThereafter1,212,000 
TotalTotal$2,243,475 Total$2,610,604 
None of our unsecured debt obligations require sinking fund payments prior to their maturity dates. Our $171,475$98,604 in mortgage debts generally require monthly payments of principal and interest through maturity.
In addition to our debt obligations, as of September 30, 2020,2021, we have estimated unspent leasing related obligations of $61,307.$129,369, of which we expect to spend $69,248 over the next 12 months.
We are currently in the process of redeveloping a property located in Washington, D.C. We currently estimate the total project costs associated with this redevelopment will be approximately $200,000 and completion of the redevelopment in the first quarter of 2023. As of September 30, 2021, we have incurred approximately $25,800 related to this project. In June 2021, we entered into a 30-year lease for approximately 230,000 rentable square feet at this property that is approximately 25.1% higher than the prior rental rate for the same space, making the redevelopment project 54% pre-leased.
We currently expect to use cash balances, borrowings under our revolving credit facility, net proceeds from property sales, incurrences or assumptions of mortgage debt and net proceeds from offerings of debt or equity securities to fund our future operations, capital expenditures, distributions to our shareholders and property acquisitions. When significant amounts are outstanding under our revolving credit facility or the maturities of our indebtedness approach, we expect to explore refinancing alternatives. Such alternatives may include incurring term debt, issuing debt or equity securities, extending the maturity date of our revolving credit facility and entering into a new revolving credit facility. We may assume additional mortgage debt in connection with our acquisitions or elect to place new mortgages on properties we own as a source of financing. We may also seek to participate in additional joint venture or other arrangements that may provide us with additional sources of financing. Although we cannot be sure that we will be successful in consummating any particular type of financing, we believe that we will have access to financing, such as debt and equity offerings, to fund future acquisitions and capital expenditures and to pay our obligations. We currently have an effective shelf registration statement that allows us to issue public securities on an expedited basis, but it does not assure that there will be buyers for such securities.
Our ability to obtain, and the costs of, our future debt financings will depend primarily on credit market conditions and our creditworthiness. We have no control over market conditions. Potential investors and lenders likely will evaluate our ability to pay distributions to shareholders, fund required debt service and repay debts when they become due by reviewing our business practices and plans to balance our use of debt and equity capital so that our financial profile and leverage ratios afford us flexibility to withstand any reasonably anticipated adverse changes. Similarly, our ability to raise equity capital in the future will depend primarily upon equity capital market conditions and our ability to conduct our business to maintain and grow our operating cash flows. We intend to conduct our business in a manner that will afford us reasonable access to capital for investment and financing activities, but we cannot be sure that we will be able to successfully carry out this intention. For instance, it is uncertain what the duration and severity of the currentCOVID-19 pandemic and its ultimate economic impact resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic will be. A protracted and extensive economic recessiondownturn may cause a decline in financing availability and increased costs for financings. Further, such conditions could also disrupt capital markets and limit our access to financing from public sources.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020,2021, we paid quarterly distributions to our common shareholders totaling $79,546$79,734 using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.hand. On October 15, 2020,14, 2021, we declared a regular quarterly distribution payable to common shareholders of record on October 26, 202025, 2021 of $0.55 per share, or approximately $26,600. We expect to pay this distribution on or about November 19, 202018, 2021 using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.hand. For more information regarding the distributions we paid and declared during 2020,2021, see Note 98 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements (dollars in thousands)
We own 51% and 50% interests in two unconsolidated joint ventures which own three properties. The properties owned by these joint ventures are encumbered by an aggregate $82,000 principal amount of mortgage indebtedness.indebtedness, none of which is recourse to us. We do not control the activities that are most significant to these joint ventures and, as a result, we account for
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our investments in these joint ventures under the equity method of accounting. For more information on the financial condition and results of operations of these joint ventures, see Note 43 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Other than these joint ventures, as of September 30, 2020,2021, we had no off balance sheet arrangements that
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have had or that we expect would be reasonably likely to have a material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
U.S. Government Funding
The U.S. government recently increased its debt ceiling, which the U.S. Department of the Treasury has stated will provide the U.S. Government with sufficient funding to pay its obligations through December 3, 2021. It is uncertain whether the U.S. government will further increase its debt ceiling. If it does not, and does not find other means to sufficiently fund its obligations, the U.S. government could default on its debts or other obligations, which could potentially include its rent owed to us.
Debt Covenants (dollars in thousands)
Our principal debt obligations at September 30, 20202021 consisted of an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $2,072,000$2,512,000 of public issuances of senior unsecured notes and mortgage notes with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $171,475,$98,604, that were assumed in connection with certain of our acquisitions. Also, the three properties owned by two joint ventures in which we own 51% and 50% interests secure two additional mortgage notes. Our publicly issued senior unsecured notes are governed by indentures and their supplements. Our credit agreement and our senior unsecured notes indentures and their supplements provide for acceleration of payment of all amounts outstanding upon the occurrence and continuation of certain events of default, such as, in the case of our credit agreement, a change of control of us, which includes RMR LLC ceasing to act as our business and property manager. Our credit agreement and our senior unsecured notes indentures and their supplements also contain a number of covenants, including those that restrict our ability to incur debts, including debts secured by mortgages on our properties, in excess of calculated amounts, require us to comply with certain financial covenants and, in the case of our credit agreement, restrict our ability to make distributions to our shareholders under certain circumstances. As of September 30, 2020,2021, we believe we were in compliance with the terms and conditions of our respective covenants under our credit agreement and senior unsecured notes indentures and their supplements. Our mortgage notes are non-recourse, subject to certain limited exceptions, and do not contain any material financial covenants.
Neither our credit agreement nor our senior unsecured notes indentures and their supplements contain provisions for acceleration which could be triggered by our credit ratings. However, under our credit agreement our highest senior credit rating is used to determine the fees and interest rates we pay. Accordingly, if that credit rating is downgraded, our interest expense and related costs under our credit agreement would increase.
Our credit agreement has cross default provisions to other indebtedness that is recourse of $25,000 or more and indebtedness that is non-recourse of $50,000 or more. Similarly, our senior unsecured notes indentures and their supplements contain cross default provisions to any other debts of more than $25,000 (or up to $50,000 in certain circumstances).
Related Person Transactions
We have relationships and historical and continuing transactions with RMR LLC, RMR Inc. and others related to them. For example: we have no employees and the personnel and various services we require to operate our business are provided to us by RMR LLC pursuant to our business and property management agreements with RMR LLC; RMR Inc. is the managing member of RMR LLC; Adam Portnoy, the Chair of our Board of Trustees and one of our Managing Trustees, is the sole trustee, an officer and the controlling shareholder of ABP Trust, which is the controlling shareholder of RMR Inc., a managing director, the president and chief executive officer of RMR Inc. and an officer and employee of RMR LLC; David Blackman, our other Managing Trustee and our President and Chief Executive Officer, also serves as an officer and employee of RMR LLC; and each of our other officers is also an officer and employee of RMR LLC. We have relationships and historical and continuing transactions with other companies to which RMR LLC or its subsidiaries provide management services and some of which have trustees, directors or officers who are also trustees, directors or officers of us, RMR LLC or RMR Inc. and some of our Trustees and officers serve as trustees, directors or officers of these companies.
For more information about these and other such relationships and related person transactions, see Notes 109 and 1110 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our 20192020 Annual Report, our definitive Proxy Statement for our 20202021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and our other filings with the SEC. In addition, see the section captioned “Risk Factors” of our 20192020 Annual Report for a description of risks that may arise as a result of these and other related person transactions and relationships. Our filings with the SEC and copies of certain of our agreements with these related persons, including our business and property management agreements with RMR LLC, are available as exhibits to our public filings with the SEC and accessible at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. We may engage in additional transactions with related persons, including businesses to which RMR LLC or its subsidiaries provide management services.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
We are exposed to risks associated with market changes in interest rates. We manage our exposure to this market risk by monitoring available financing alternatives. Our strategy to manage exposure to changes in interest rates has not materially changed since December 31, 2019.2020. Other than as described below, we do not currently foresee any significant changes in our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates or in how we manage this exposure in the near future.
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Fixed Rate Debt
At September 30, 2020,2021, our outstanding fixed rate debt consisted of the following:
DebtDebt
Principal Balance (1)
Annual Interest Rate (1)
Annual Interest Expense (1)
MaturityInterest Payments DueDebt
Principal Balance (1)
Annual Interest Rate (1)
Annual Interest Expense (1)
MaturityInterest Payments Due
Senior unsecured notesSenior unsecured notes$300,000 4.150%$12,450 2022Semi-annuallySenior unsecured notes$300,000 4.000%$12,000 2022Semi-annually
Senior unsecured notesSenior unsecured notes300,000 4.000%12,000 2022Semi-annuallySenior unsecured notes350,000 4.250%14,875 2024Semi-annually
Senior unsecured notesSenior unsecured notes350,000 4.250%14,875 2024Semi-annuallySenior unsecured notes650,000 4.500%29,250 2025Semi-annually
Senior unsecured notesSenior unsecured notes650,000 4.500%29,250 2025Semi-annuallySenior unsecured notes300,000 2.650%7,950 2026Semi-annually
Senior unsecured notesSenior unsecured notes310,000 5.875%18,213 2046QuarterlySenior unsecured notes350,000 2.400%8,400 2027Semi-annually
Senior unsecured notesSenior unsecured notes162,000 6.375%10,328 2050QuarterlySenior unsecured notes400,000 3.450%13,800 2031Semi-annually
Mortgage note (one property in Lakewood, CO)694 8.150%57 2021Monthly
Senior unsecured notesSenior unsecured notes162,000 6.375%10,328 2050Quarterly
Mortgage note (one property in Washington, D.C.)Mortgage note (one property in Washington, D.C.)25,986 4.220%1,097 2022MonthlyMortgage note (one property in Washington, D.C.)25,245 4.220%1,065 2022Monthly
Mortgage note (three properties in Seattle, WA)71,000 3.550%2,521 2023Monthly
Mortgage note (one property in Chicago, IL)Mortgage note (one property in Chicago, IL)50,000 3.700%1,850 2023MonthlyMortgage note (one property in Chicago, IL)50,000 3.700%1,850 2023Monthly
Mortgage note (one property in Washington, D.C.)Mortgage note (one property in Washington, D.C.)23,795 4.800%1,142 2023MonthlyMortgage note (one property in Washington, D.C.)23,359 4.800%1,121 2023Monthly
TotalTotal$2,243,475  $103,783   Total$2,610,604  $100,639   
(1)The principal balances and annual interest rates are the amounts stated in the applicable contracts. In accordance with GAAP, our carrying values and recorded interest expense may differ from these amounts because of market conditions at the time we issued or assumed these debts. For more information, see Notes 76 and 87 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Our senior unsecured notes require semi-annual or quarterly interest payments through maturity. Our mortgages generally require principal and interest payments through maturity pursuant to amortization schedules. Because these debts require interest to be paid at a fixed rate, changes in market interest rates during the term of these debts will not affect our interest obligations. If these debts were refinanced at interest rates which are one percentage point higher or lower than shown above, our annual interest cost would increase or decrease by approximately $22,435.$26,106.
Changes in market interest rates also would affect the fair value of our fixed rate debt obligations; increases in market interest rates decrease the fair value of our fixed rate debt, while decreases in market interest rates increase the fair value of our fixed rate debt. Based on the balances outstanding at September 30, 2020,2021, and discounted cash flow analyses through the respective maturity dates, and assuming no other changes in factors that may affect the fair value of our fixed rate debt obligations, a hypothetical immediate one percentage point increase in interest rates would change the fair value of those obligations by approximately $108,276.$119,658.
Some of our fixed rate secured debt arrangements allow us to make repayments earlier than the stated maturity date. In some cases, we are not allowed to make early repayment prior to a cutoff date and we are generally allowed to make prepayments only at a premium equal to a make whole amount, as defined, which is generally designed to preserve a stated yield to the note holder. These prepayment rights may afford us opportunities to mitigate the risk of refinancing our debts at maturity at higher rates by refinancing prior to maturity.
At September 30, 2020,2021, we ownedhad noncontrolling ownership interests of 51% and 50% interests in two unconsolidated joint venture arrangements whichventures that own three properties that are secured by fixed rate debt consisting of the following mortgage notes:
DebtDebtOur JV Ownership Interest
Principal Balance (1)(2)
Annual Interest Rate (1)
Annual Interest Expense (1)
MaturityInterest Payments DueDebtOur JV Ownership Interest
Principal Balance (1)(2)
Annual Interest Rate (1)
Annual Interest Expense (1)
MaturityInterest Payments Due
Mortgage note (two properties in Fairfax, VA)Mortgage note (two properties in Fairfax, VA)51%$50,000 4.09%$2,045 2029MonthlyMortgage note (two properties in Fairfax, VA)51%$50,000 4.090%$2,045 2029Monthly
Mortgage note (one property in Washington, D.C.)Mortgage note (one property in Washington, D.C.)50%32,000 3.69%1,181 2024MonthlyMortgage note (one property in Washington, D.C.)50%32,000 3.690%1,181 2024Monthly
TotalTotal$82,000 $3,226 Total$82,000 $3,226 
(1)The principal balances and annual interest rates are the amounts stated in the applicable contracts. In accordance with GAAP, the joint ventures’ recorded interest expense may differ from these amounts because of market conditions at the time they incurred the debt.
(2)Reflects the entire balance of the debt secured by the properties and is not adjusted to reflect the interests in the joint ventures we do not own. None of the debt is recourse to us.
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Floating Rate Debt
At September 30, 2020,2021, we had no outstanding floating rate debt.debt under our revolving credit facility. Our $750,000 revolving credit facility matures on January 31, 2023 and, subject to the payment of an extension fee and meeting certain other conditions, we have the option to extend the stated maturity by two six month periods. No principal repayments are required under our revolving credit facility prior to maturity, and we can borrow, repay and reborrow funds available under our revolving credit facility, subject to conditions, at any time without penalty.
Borrowings under our $750,000 revolving credit facility are in U.S. dollars and require interest to be paid at a rate of LIBOR plus premiums that are subject to adjustment based upon changes to our credit ratings. Accordingly, we are vulnerable to changes in U.S. dollar based short term rates, specifically LIBOR, and to changes in our credit ratings. In addition, upon renewal or refinancing of our revolving credit facility, we are vulnerable to increases in interest rate premiums due to market conditions or our perceived credit characteristics. Generally, a change in interest rates would not affect the value of our floating rate debt but would affect our operating results.
The following table presents the impact a one percentage point increase in interest rates would have on our annual floating rate interest expense as of September 30, 20202021 if we were fully drawn on our revolving credit facility:
Impact of an Increase in Interest Rates Impact of an Increase in Interest Rates
Annual Interest Rate (1)
Outstanding DebtTotal Interest Expense Per Year
Annual Earnings Per Share Impact (2)
Annual Interest Rate (1)
Outstanding DebtTotal Interest Expense Per Year
Annual Earnings Per Share Impact (2)
At September 30, 20201.2 %$750,000 $9,000 $0.19 
At September 30, 2021At September 30, 20211.2 %$750,000 $9,000 $0.19 
One percentage point increaseOne percentage point increase2.2 %$750,000 $16,500 $0.34 One percentage point increase2.2 %$750,000 $16,500 $0.34 

(1)Based on LIBOR plus a premium, which was 110 basis points per annum, atas of September 30, 2020.2021. 
(2)Based on the weighted average shares outstanding (diluted) for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.2021.
The foregoing table shows the impact of an immediate increase in floating interest rates as of September 30, 2020.2021. If interest rates were to increase gradually over time, the impact would be spread over time. Our exposure to fluctuations in floating interest rates will increase or decrease in the future with increases or decreases in the outstanding amount under our revolving credit facility or our other floating rate debt, if any. Although we have no present plans to do so, we may in the future enter into hedge arrangements from time to time to mitigate our exposure to changes in interest rates.
LIBOR Phase Out
LIBOR is currently expected to be phased out in 2021.for new contracts by December 31, 2021 and for pre-existing contracts by June 30, 2023. We are required to pay interest on borrowings under our revolving credit facility at a floating rate based on LIBOR. FutureInterest we may pay on any future debt that we may incur may also require that we pay interest based upon LIBOR. We currently expect that the determination of interest under our revolving credit facility would be revised as provided under our credit agreement or amended as necessary to provide for an interest rate that approximates the existing interest rate as calculated in accordance with LIBOR. Despite our current expectations, we cannot be sure that, if LIBOR is phased out or transitioned, the changes to the determination of interest under our agreements would approximate the current calculation in accordance with LIBOR. We do not know what standard, if any, will replace LIBOR if it is phased out or transitioned.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Managing Trustees, our President and Chief ExecutiveOperating Officer and our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based upon that evaluation, our Managing Trustees, our President and Chief ExecutiveOperating Officer and our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 20202021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Warning Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
 
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other securities laws. Also, whenever we use words such as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “estimate”, “will”, “may” and negatives or derivatives of these or similar expressions, we are making forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon our present intent, beliefs or expectations, but forward-looking statements are not guaranteed to occur and may not occur. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q relate to various aspects of our business, including:
The duration and severity of the economic impact resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on us and our tenants
The likelihood and extent to which our tenants will be negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemictenants’ ability and its aftermath and will be able and willingwillingness to pay us rent,
Our expectations about the financial strength of our tenants,
The likelihood that our rents will increase when we renew or extend our leases or enter new leases,
Our belief that we are in a position to opportunistically recycle and deploy capital,
Our expectations that the diversity and other characteristics of our property portfolio and our financial resources will result in our ability to successfully withstand the current economic conditions,
Our sales and acquisitions of properties,
Our ability to compete for acquisitions and tenancies effectively,
The likelihood that our tenants will pay rent or be negatively affected by cyclical economic conditions or government budget constraints,
The likelihood that our tenants will renew or extend their leases and not exercise early termination options pursuant to their leases or that we will obtain replacement tenants, on terms as favorable to us as our prior leases,
The likelihood that our rentstenants will increase when we renewbe negatively affected by cyclical economic conditions or extendgovernment budget constraints and, if so, the impact that may have on their ability and willingness to lease our leases or enter new leases,properties and pay us rent,
Our ability to successfully execute our capital recycling program,
The expectation that, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, leasing activity may continue to slow,
Our belief that we are in a position to opportunistically recycleremain volatile until office property market conditions meaningfully improve and deploy capital,stabilize,
Our ability to pay distributions to our shareholders and to maintain or increase the amount of such distributions,
Our expectations regarding occupancy at our properties,
Our expectations regarding our future financial performance including FFO, Normalized FFO Propertyor NOI, and cash basis NOI,
Our policies and plans regarding investments, financings and dispositions,
Our expectations regarding occupancy at our properties,demand for leased space,
The future availability of borrowings under our revolving credit facility,Our expectations regarding capital expenditures,
Our expectation that there will be opportunities for us to acquire, and that we will acquire, additional properties primarily leased to single tenants and tenants with high credit quality characteristics likesuch as government entities,
Our expectations regarding demand for leased space,the costs and timing of our redevelopment projects,
Our expectationsability to compete for acquisitions and tenancies effectively,
Our sales and acquisitions of properties,
Our policies and plans regarding investments, financings and dispositions,
Our ability to appropriately balance our use of debt and equity capital, expenditures,
The future availability of borrowings under our revolving credit facility,
Our ability to raise debt or equity capital,
Our ability to pay interest on and principal of our debt,
Our ability to appropriately balance our usemaintain sufficient liquidity during the duration of debtthe COVID-19 pandemic and equity capital,
Our ability to successfully execute our capital recycling program,any resulting economic downturn,
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OurThe U.S. government’s debt ceiling limit and related impact on its ability to maintain sufficient liquidity during the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn,fund its obligations, including pay rent owed to us,
Our credit ratings,
Our expectation that we benefit from our relationships with RMR LLC, and RMR Inc.,
The credit qualities of our tenants,
Our qualification for taxation as a REIT,
Changes in federal or state tax laws, and
Other matters.
Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by our forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control. Risks, uncertainties and other factors that could have a material adverse effect on our forward-looking statements and upon our business, results of operations, financial condition, FFO, Normalized FFO, Property NOI, cash flows, liquidity and prospects include, but are not limited to:
The impact of conditions in the economy, including the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath, and the capital markets on us and our tenants,
Competition within the real estate industry, particularly in those markets in which our properties are located,
The impact of changes in the real estate needs and financial conditions of our tenants,
Compliance with, and changes to, federal, state and local laws and regulations, accounting rules, tax laws and similar matters,
The impact of any U.S. government shutdown on our ability to collect rents or pay our operating expenses, debt obligations and distributions to shareholders on a timely basis,
Actual and potential conflicts of interest with our related parties, including our Managing Trustees, RMR LLC, RMR Inc.,Sonesta and others affiliated with them,
Limitations imposed on our business and our ability to satisfy complex rules in order for us to maintain our qualification for taxation as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and
Acts of terrorism, outbreaks of pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, or other manmade or natural disasters beyond our control.
For example:
Our ability to make future distributions to our shareholders and to make payments of principal and interest on our indebtedness depends upon a number of factors, including our receipt of rent from our tenants, our future earnings, the capital costs we incur to lease our properties and our working capital requirements. We may be unable to pay our debt obligations or to maintain our current rate of distributions on our common shares and future distributions may be reduced or eliminated,
Our ability to grow our business and increase our distributions depends in large part upon our ability to buy properties and lease them for rents, less their property operating costs, that exceed our capital costs. We may be unable to identify properties that we want to acquire, and we may fail to reach agreement with the sellers and complete the purchases of any properties we want to acquire. In addition, any properties we may acquire may not provide us with rents less property operating costs that exceed our capital costs or achieve our expected returns,
We may fail to maintain, or we may elect to change our target payout ratio for distributions to shareholders of 75% of cash available for distribution or our distribution rate. Further, ourOur Board of Trustees considers many factors when setting distribution rates, including our historical and projected income, Normalized FFO, cash available for distribution,CAD, the then current and expected needs and availability of cash to pay our obligations and fund our investments, distributions which may be required to be paid to maintain our qualification for taxation as a REIT and other factors deemed
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other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Trustees. Accordingly, future distribution rates may be increased or decreased and there is no assurance as to the rate at which future distributions will be paid,
We planexpect to selectively sell certain properties from time to time to fund future acquisitions and to strategically update, rebalance and repositionwhen we determine our investment portfolio, whichcontinued ownership or ongoing required capital expenditures will not achieve desired returns or when we refer to as our capital recycling program.believe we can successfully pursue more desirable opportunities than retaining those properties. We cannot be sure we will sell any of these properties or what the terms of any sales may be noror that we will acquire replacement properties that improve our asset quality or our ability to increase our distributions to shareholders,
We may not receive the amounts we expect for properties we seek to sell,
We may not succeed in maintaining our leverage consistent with our current investment grade ratings or levels that the market or credit rating agencies believe are appropriate,
Some of our tenants may not renew expiring leases and we may be unable to obtain new tenants to maintain or increase the historical occupancy rates of, or rents from, our properties,
Some government tenantsthey may exercise their rights, if any, to vacate their space before the stated expirations of their leases, and we may be unable to obtain new tenants to maintain or increase the historical occupancy rates of, or rents from, our properties,
Rents that we can charge at our properties may decline upon renewals or expirations because of changing market conditions or otherwise,
Leasing for some of our properties depends on a private sector single tenant and we may be adversely affected by the bankruptcy, insolvency, a downturn of business or a lease termination of asuch single tenant,
Our belief that there is a likelihood that tenants may renew or extend our leases prior to their expirations whenever they have made significant investments in the leased properties, or because those properties may be of strategic importance to them, may not be realized,
Overall new leasing volume may decrease more than we currently expect. In addition, if the COVID-19 pandemic and the currentany resulting economic conditionsdownturn continue for an extended period or worsen, our tenants may become unable to pay rent or they may elect to not renew their leases with us. Further, some of our government leases provide the tenant with certain rights to terminate their lease early. Budgetary and other fiscal pressures may result in some governmental tenants terminating their leases early or not renewing their leases. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused changes in workplace practices, including increased remote work arrangements. To the extent those practices become permanent or increased, leasing demand for office space may decline. As a result of these factors, our tenant retention levels could decline and we may experience reduced rent or incur increased costs under future new or renewal leases,
Our belief that we are well positioned to opportunistically recycle and deploy capital may not be realized. We may fail to identify and execute on opportunities to deploy capital and any deployment of capital we may make may not result in the returns that we expect,
Our beliefperception that, the reduction in government tenant space utilization and the consolidationas a result of government tenants into government owned real estate is substantially complete may prove misplaced if these prior trends continue or do not moderate to the extent we expect, including in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and its aftermath,government tenants may seek to manage space utilization rates in order to provide greater physical distancing for employees, may prove incorrect,
Our perception that recent activity prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic suggested that the government had begun to shift its leasing strategy to include longer term leases and that the government was actively exploring 10 to 20 year lease terms at renewal, in some instances, may mistakenly imply that these activities are indicative of a trend or broader change in government leasing strategy or practices that will recommence after the COVID-19 pandemic ends. Further, even if such a trend or change were to recommence, that trend or change may not be sustained by the government,
Contingencies in our acquisition and sale agreements may not be satisfied and any expected acquisitions and sales and any related lease arrangements we expect to enter may not occur, may be delayed or the terms of such transactions or arrangements may change,
We expect to pursue accretively growing our property portfolio. However, we may not succeed in making acquisitions that are accretive and future acquisitions could be dilutive,
The competitive advantages we believe we have may not in fact exist or provide us with the advantages we expect. We may fail to maintain any of these advantages or our competition may obtain or increase their competitive advantages relative to us,
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We intend to conduct our business activities in a manner that will afford us reasonable access to capital for investment and financing activities. However, we may not succeed in this regard and we may not have reasonable access to capital,
Continued availability of borrowings under our revolving credit facility is subject to our satisfying certain financial covenants and other credit facility conditions that we may be unable to satisfy,
Actual costs under our revolving credit facility will be higher than LIBOR plus a premium because of fees and expenses associated with such debt,
The interest rates payable under our floating rate debt obligations depend upon our credit ratings. If our credit ratings are downgraded, our borrowing costs will increase,
Our ability to access debt capital and the cost of our debt capital will depend in part on our credit ratings. If our credit ratings are downgraded, we may not be able to access debt capital or the debt capital we can access may be expensive,
We may be unable to repay our debt obligations when they become due,
The maximum borrowing availability under our revolving credit facility may be increased to up to $1.95 billion in certain circumstances; however, increasing the maximum borrowing availability under our revolving credit facility is subject to our obtaining additional commitments from lenders, which may not occur,
We have the option to extend the maturity date of our revolving credit facility upon payment of a fee and meeting other conditions; however, the applicable conditions may not be met,
We may incur significant costs to prepare a property for a tenant,tenancy, particularly for single tenant properties,
We may spend more for capital expenditures than we currently expect,
We may fail to obtain development rights or entitlements that we may seek for development and other projects we may wish to conduct at our properties,
Our existing joint venture arrangements and any other joint venture arrangements that we may enter may not be successful,
Any redevelopment projects we undertake may be unsuccessful, may require greater capital expenditures or other costs than we project or may take significant time to complete,
We believe that we are well positioned to weather the present disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic facing the real estate industry and the economy generally.industry. However, the full extent of the future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown and we may not realize similar or better operating results in the future,
We believe that the near term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to us will not be material due to the strength of our tenant base. However, if the COVID-19 pandemic and the currentany resulting economic conditionsdownturn continue for an extended period of time or worsen, our tenants may be significantly adversely impacted, which may result in those tenants seeking relief from their rent obligations, their inability to pay rent, the termination of their leases or our tenants not renewing their leases or renewing their leases for less space. Therefore, the impact we experience in the near term may be worse than we currently expect and our results of operations and financial position may be negatively affected,
We have granted requests to some of our tenants to defer payments over, in most cases, a 12-month period, certainall of which commenced in September 2020.have commenced. However, current market and economic conditions may deteriorate further and the rent assistance granted by us may not be sufficient to ensure that tenants will be able to meet their rent payment obligations under their leases with us, which may result in an increase in tenant defaults and terminations,
One of our tenants that represents 1.0% of our annualized rental income as of September 30, 2020 has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Although the tenant has paid its post-petition rental obligations due for September and October 2020, the tenant owes its August rental obligations, for which a proof of claim has been filed. The tenant has not filed to reject its lease obligation with us, but that does not assure the tenant will pay its August 2020 or future rents or that the tenant will not file to reject its lease obligation and/or seek to renegotiate its lease obligation as part of its bankruptcy proceeding,
The business and property management agreements between us and RMR LLC have continuing 20 year terms. However, those agreements permit early termination in certain circumstances. Accordingly, we cannot be sure that these agreements will remain in effect for continuing 20 year terms,
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We believe that our relationships with our related parties, including RMR LLC, RMR Inc.,Sonesta and others affiliated with them, may benefit us and provide us with competitive advantages in operating and growing our business. However, the advantages we believe we may realize from these relationships may not materialize, and
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It is difficult to accurately estimate leasing related obligations and costs of property repositioning, development, redevelopment and tenant improvement costs. Our unspent leasing related obligations and development or redevelopment costs may cost more and may take longer to complete than we currently expect, and we may incur increased amounts for these and similar purposes in the future.
Currently unexpected results could occur due to many different circumstances, some of which are beyond our control, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath, changes in our tenants’ needs for leased space, the ability of the U.S. governmentand state governments to approve spending bills to fund the U.S. government’stheir obligations, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, climate change or changes in capital markets or the economy generally.
The information contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our 20192020 Annual Report, or in our other filings with the SEC, including under the caption “Risk Factors”, or incorporated herein or therein, identifies other important factors that could cause differences from our forward-looking statements. Our filings with the SEC are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
You should not place undue reliance upon our forward-looking statements.
Except as required by law, we do not intend to update or change any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Statement Concerning Limited Liability
The amended and restated declaration of trust establishing Office Properties Income Trust, dated June 8, 2009, as amended, as filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland, provides that no trustee, officer, shareholder, employee or agent of Office Properties Income Trust shall be held to any personal liability, jointly or severally, for any obligation of, or claim against, Office Properties Income Trust. All persons dealing with Office Properties Income Trust in any way shall look only to the assets of Office Properties Income Trust for the payment of any sum or the performance of any obligation.
Part II. Other Information
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our business faces many risks, a number of which are described under the caption “Risk Factors” in our 2019 Annual Report. The COVID-19 pandemic may subject usThere have been no material changes to additional risks that are described below. The risks described in our 2019 Annual Report and below may not be the only risks we face. Other risks of which we are not yet aware, or that we currently believe are not material, may also materially and adversely impact our business operations or financial results. If any of the events or circumstances described in the risk factors containedfrom those previously disclosed in our 20192020 Annual Report or described below occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be adversely impacted and the value of an investment in our securities could decline. Investors and prospective investors should consider the risks described in our 2019 Annual Report and below, and the information contained under the caption “Warning Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q before deciding whether to invest in our securities.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a global economic recession that may materially adversely impact our business, operations, financial results and liquidity.
The viral disease outbreak known as COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and in response to the outbreak, the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary has declared a public health emergency in the United States and many states and municipalities have declared public health emergencies. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the global economy, including the U.S. economy. As a result, most market observers believe the global economy and the U.S. economy are in a recession.
Economic downturns and recessions in the United States have historically negatively impacted the commercial office real estate market, including by causing increased tenant defaults, decreased occupancies and reduced rental rates. We expect that the current economic conditions may have similar negative impacts on our business and that the extent of those negative consequences will depend to a large extent on the duration and depth of the economic downturn in the United States and the strength and sustainability of any economic recovery that may follow.
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While we have not yet experienced a material adverse impact on our occupancy resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, if the outbreak continues to weaken national, regional and local economies, it could negatively impact our occupancy levels and result in significant tenant defaults in the payment of rent owed to us. Although, as of September 30, 2020, 35.6% of our total annualized rental income was from leases with governmental agencies, including 25.2% of our total annualized rental income from leases with the U.S. federal government, the balance of our rents comes from nongovernmental tenants. Further, as of September 30, 2020, tenants occupying approximately 7.5% of our rentable square feet and responsible for approximately 9.2% of our annualized rental income as of September 30, 2020 currently have exercisable rights to terminate their leases before the stated terms of their leases expire. Also, during the fourth quarter of 2020 and in 2021 and 2022, early termination rights become exercisable by other tenants who currently occupy an additional approximately 0.2%, 1.5% and 2.3% of our rentable square feet, respectively, and contribute an additional approximately 0.2%, 1.6% and 2.4% of our annualized rental income, respectively, as of September 30, 2020. In addition, as of September 30, 2020, pursuant to leases with 14 of our tenants, these tenants have rights to terminate their leases if their respective legislature or other funding authority does not appropriate rent amounts in their respective annual budgets. These 14 tenants occupy approximately 5.4% of our rentable square feet and contribute approximately 6.2% of our annualized rental income as of September 30, 2020. Additionally, we conduct leasing activities at our properties. Reductions in the ability and willingness of prospective tenants to visit our properties due to the COVID-19 outbreak, or the extent to which federal, state and municipal orders limit our manager’s employees visiting our properties, could have an impact on our leasing activity which could reduce rental income and tenant reimbursements and other income produced by our properties. We have experienced a slowdown in our leasing activity thus far in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and expect this slowdown may continue until market conditions improve for a sustained period. Concerns relating to such an outbreak could also cause on-site personnel not to report for work at our properties, which could adversely affect the management of our properties.
We cannot predict the extent and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic or the severity and duration of its economic impact. Potential consequences of the current unprecedented measures taken in response to the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, and current market disruptions and volatility affecting us include, but are not limited to:
sudden and/or severe declines in the market price of our common shares;
possible significant declines in the value of our properties;
our inability to accurately or reliably value our portfolio;
our inability to comply with financial covenants contained in our debt agreements that could result in our defaulting under such agreements;
our need to reduce or eliminate the distributions we pay to our shareholders and our need to maintain such reduction or elimination for an extended period of time;
our failure to pay interest and principal when due under our outstanding debt, which may result in the acceleration of payment for our outstanding debt and our possible loss of our revolving credit facility;
our inability to access debt and equity capital on attractive terms, or at all;
increased risk of default or bankruptcy of our tenants;
increased risk of our tenants being unable to weather an extended cessation of normal economic activity and thereby impairing their ability to continue functioning as a going concern;
downgrades of our credit ratings by nationally recognized credit rating agencies;
our inability to sell properties we may identify for sale due to a general decline in business activity and demand for real estate transactions and, as a result, our inability to redeploy our capital into investments we believe are more beneficial to us;
our inability to make improvements to our properties due to a construction moratorium or decrease in available construction workers or construction activity, including required inspectors and governmental personnel for permitting and other requirements, or due to a need for us to maintain our liquidity; and
reduced economic demand resulting from mass employee layoffs or furloughs in response to governmental action taken to slow the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, which could impact the continued viability of our tenants and the demand for office space at our properties.
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Further, the extent and strength of any economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic ends or otherwise, are uncertain and subject to various factors and conditions. Our business, operations and financial position may continue to be negatively impacted after the COVID-19 pandemic ends and may remain at depressed levels compared to prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and those conditions may continue for an extended period.
The COVID-19 pandemic may have significant impacts on workplace practices and those changes could be detrimental to our business.
Temporary closures of businesses and stay in place orders and the resulting remote working arrangements for nonessential personnel in response to the COVID-19 pandemic may result in long-term changed work practices that could negatively impact us and our business. For example, the increased adoption of and familiarity with remote work practices could result in decreased demand for office space. If so, our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects may be materially adversely impacted.Report.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer purchases of equity securities. The following table provides information about our purchases of our equity securities during the quarter ended September 30, 2020:2021:
Maximum
Total Number ofApproximate Dollar
Shares PurchasedValue of Shares that
Number ofas Part of PubliclyMay Yet Be Purchased
SharesAverage PriceAnnounced PlansUnder the Plans or
Calendar Month
Purchased (1)
Paid per Shareor ProgramsPrograms
September 202017,448 $21.61$
Total 17,448  $21.61 $
Calendar Month
Number of Shares Purchased (1)
Average Price Paid per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or ProgramsMaximum Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
September 202125,533 $25.24 
(1)These common share withholdings and purchases were made to satisfy tax withholding and payment obligations of one of our Trustees, our officers and officers andcertain other employees of RMR LLC in connection with awards of our common shares and the vesting of those and prior awards of common shares to them. We withheld and purchased these shares at their fair market values based upon the trading prices of our common shares at the close of trading on Nasdaq on the purchase dates.
Item 6. Exhibits
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3.1
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4.1
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4.3
4.4
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4.64.3
4.74.4
4.5
4.6
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10.1
31.1
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101.INSXBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. (Filed herewith.)
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. (Filed herewith.)
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. (Filed herewith.)
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. (Filed herewith.)
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. (Filed herewith.)
104Cover Page Interactive Data File. (Formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.)
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SIGNATURES
 
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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
 OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST
   
   
 By:/s/ David M. BlackmanChristopher J. Bilotto
  David M. BlackmanChristopher J. Bilotto
President and Chief ExecutiveOperating Officer
  Dated: October 30, 202028, 2021
   
 By:/s/ Matthew C. Brown
  Matthew C. Brown
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)
Dated: October 30, 202028, 2021

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