Fourth Quarter Net Loss of $1.7 Million, or $0.03 Per Share

Fourth Quarter Normalized FFO of $61.8 Million, or $1.28 Per Share

Fourth Quarter CAD of $42.3 Million, or $0.88 Per Share, Increased 6.5% Year Over Year

Fourth Quarter Same Property Cash Basis NOI Increased 5.1% Year Over Year

Completed 2.0 Million Square Feet of Leasing in 2020 for a 6.9% Roll-up in Rents

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Office Properties Income Trust (Nasdaq: OPI) today announced its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2020.

Christopher Bilotto, President and Chief Operating Officer of OPI, made the following statement:

“We are pleased with OPI’s continued solid performance throughout 2020. Fourth quarter Normalized FFO per share and Same Property Cash Basis NOI growth both exceeded expectations and CAD increased by 6.5% year over year. Monthly rent collections continued to average approximately 99% through the fourth quarter and we have collected nearly 79% of granted rent deferrals. Our leasing activity showed solid performance throughout the year, completing two million square feet of activity with an average lease term of over seven years and a roll-up in rents of 6.9%.

Heading into 2021, our asset and property management teams remain focused on proactive tenant engagement to drive leasing and retention, along with management of property operations as tenants continue to advance their re-entry plans. With strong liquidity, including full availability on our $750 million revolving credit facility, we are well positioned to execute on growth activity through property acquisitions and select development and repositioning opportunities across our portfolio."

Quarterly Results:

• Net loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 was $1.7 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to net income of $65.0 million, or $1.35 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2019. Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 includes a $71.6 million, or $1.49 per diluted share, gain on sale of real estate, partially offset by an $8.2 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, loss on impairment of real estate.

• Normalized funds from operations, or Normalized FFO, and cash available for distribution, or CAD, for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 were $61.8 million, or $1.28 per diluted share, and $42.3 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, respectively, compared to Normalized FFO and CAD for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 of $66.4 million, or $1.38 per diluted share, and $39.7 million, or $0.83 per diluted share, respectively.

• Same Property cash basis net operating income, or Cash Basis NOI, increased 5.1% for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2019. The increase in Same Property Cash Basis NOI is due to an increase in cash received from contractual rents of $3.0 million as a result of free rent expiring and roll-ups in rent related to leasing activity in 2020, as well as a $2.2 million decrease in operating expenses, mainly driven by cost savings initiatives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, offset by a decline in parking revenue of $0.8 million as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Leasing activity for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 was as follows:

Reconciliations of net income (loss) determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, to funds from operations, or FFO, Normalized FFO, CAD, net operating income, or NOI, and Cash Basis NOI, and a reconciliation of NOI to Same Property NOI and Same Property Cash Basis NOI, for the quarters ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 appear later in this press release.

Acquisition Activities:

• In November 2020, OPI terminated a previously announced agreement to acquire three properties in Brookhaven, GA for a purchase price of $15.3 million.

• In November 2020, OPI entered into an agreement to acquire a property adjacent to a property it owns in Boston, MA containing approximately 49,000 rentable square feet for a purchase price of $27.0 million, excluding acquisition related costs. This property is 59% leased with a weighted average lease term of 2.5 years. This acquisition is expected to occur before the end of the first quarter.

• In December 2020, OPI acquired a property in Fort Mill, SC containing approximately 150,000 rentable square feet for a purchase price of $35.1 million, excluding acquisition related costs. This property is 100% leased to a single tenant with a remaining lease term of 10.8 years.

Disposition Activities:

• As previously reported, in October 2020, OPI sold a four property business park located in Fairfax, VA containing approximately 171,000 rentable square feet for a sales price of $25.1 million, excluding closing costs.

• In January 2021, OPI sold a warehouse facility adjacent to a property it owns in Kansas City, MO containing approximately 10,000 rentable square feet for a sales price of $0.8 million, excluding closing costs.

• Also in January 2021, OPI sold a property located in Richmond, VA containing approximately 311,000 rentable square feet for a sales price of $130.0 million, excluding closing costs.

• In February 2021, OPI entered into an agreement to sell a property located in Huntsville, AL containing approximately 1,371,000 rentable square feet for a sales price of $39.0 million, excluding closing costs. This sale is expected to occur before the end of the second quarter.

Liquidity:

• As of December 31, 2020, OPI had $42.0 million of cash and cash equivalents and $750.0 million available to borrow under its unsecured revolving credit facility.

COVID-19 Update:

• OPI has granted temporary rent assistance to date totaling $2.5 million to 19 tenants, pursuant to deferred payment plans. These tenants are required to pay, in most cases, one month of rent over a 12-month period, all of which have commenced. The $2.5 million of granted temporary rent assistance is detailed as follows:

• For the quarter ended December 31, 2020, OPI collected approximately 99% of contractual rent obligations before and after giving effect to such rent deferrals.

Conference Call:

On February 19, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, President and Chief Operating Officer, Christopher Bilotto, and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Matthew Brown, will host a conference call to discuss OPI’s fourth quarter 2020 financial results.

The conference call telephone number is (877) 328-1172. Participants calling from outside the United States and Canada should dial (412) 317-5418. No pass code is necessary to access the call from either number. Participants should dial in about 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. A replay of the conference call will be available through 11:59 p.m. on Friday, February 26, 2021. To access the replay, dial (412) 317-0088. The replay pass code is 10150782.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available in a listen only mode on OPI’s website, at www.opireit.com. Participants wanting to access the webcast should visit OPI’s website about five minutes before the call. The archived webcast will be available for replay on OPI’s website following the call for about one week. The transcription, recording and retransmission in any way of OPI’s fourth quarter conference call are strictly prohibited without the prior written consent of OPI.

Supplemental Data:

A copy of OPI’s Fourth Quarter 2020 Supplemental Operating and Financial Data is available for download at OPI’s website, www.opireit.com. OPI’s website is not incorporated as part of this press release.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

OPI presents certain “non-GAAP financial measures” within the meaning of applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including FFO, Normalized FFO, CAD, NOI, Cash Basis NOI, Same Property NOI and Same Property Cash Basis NOI. 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 OPI’s operating performance or as measures of OPI’s liquidity. These measures should be considered in conjunction with net income (loss) as presented in OPI's consolidated statements of income (loss). OPI considers these non-GAAP measures to be appropriate supplemental measures of operating performance for a real estate investment trust, or REIT, along with net income (loss). OPI believes 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 OPI’s operating performance between periods and with other REITs and, in the case of NOI, Cash Basis NOI, Same Property NOI and Same Property Cash Basis 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 OPI's properties.

Please see the pages attached hereto for a more detailed statement of OPI’s operating results and financial condition and for an explanation of OPI’s calculation of FFO, Normalized FFO, CAD, NOI, Cash Basis NOI, Same Property NOI and Same Property Cash Basis NOI and a reconciliation of those amounts to amounts determined in accordance with GAAP.

OPI is a REIT focused on owning, operating and leasing properties primarily leased to single tenants and those with high credit quality characteristics such as government entities. OPI is managed by the operating subsidiary of The RMR Group Inc. (Nasdaq: RMR), an alternative asset management company that is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

Warning Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release 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 OPI uses words such as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “estimate”, “will”, “may” and negatives or derivatives of these or similar expressions, OPI is making forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon OPI’s present intent, beliefs or expectations, but forward-looking statements are not guaranteed to occur and may not occur. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by OPI’s forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond OPI's control. For example:

• Mr. Bilotto's statements about OPI's operating results, rent collections, leasing activity and roll-ups in rents may imply that OPI will continue to have similar and better results and positive leasing activity in future periods. However, OPI's operating results, rent collections and ability to realize positive leasing activity depend on various factors, including market conditions, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and tenants' demand for OPI's properties, the timing of lease expirations and OPI's ability to successfully compete for tenants, among other factors. As a result, OPI may not realize positive operating results, rent collections and leasing activity and rent roll-ups in the future and OPI's operating results, rent collections and leasing activity could decline and OPI may realize rent roll-downs in the future,

• Mr. Bilotto's statements about OPI's focus on proactive tenant engagement and management of property operations as its tenants continue to advance their re-entry plans may imply that OPI will continue to have strong tenant retention and occupancy and that OPI's tenants will re-enter its properties in the future. However, if the COVID-19 pandemic and the current economic conditions continue or worsen, OPI’s tenants may be significantly adversely impacted, which may result in additional tenants seeking relief from their rent obligations, tenants being unable to pay rent, tenants terminating their leases or tenants not renewing their leases or renewing their leases for less space. Further, under those conditions, tenants may delay re-entry or may utilize less space upon re-entry and later seek to reduce their leased space or terminate or not renew their leases. In addition, leases for 3,657,000 square feet are subject to expire by December 31, 2021, and OPI expects tenants that lease 2,614,000 of that square feet will not renew their leases. OPI may not be able to re-lease that space and it may take an extended period to identify replacement tenants and negotiate and enter new lease agreements for that space and OPI may realize rent roll-downs with respect to any such new leases,

• Mr. Bilotto states that OPI has strong liquidity, including full availability under its revolving credit facility. This may imply that OPI will maintain low borrowings under its revolving credit facility. However, OPI's revolving credit facility allows OPI to borrow, repay and reborrow funds under that facility, subject to satisfying conditions. As a result, OPI may borrow funds under its revolving credit facility in the future and it is highly likely that it will do so in furtherance of its business and operations,

• Mr. Bilotto's statements regarding OPI being well positioned to execute on its growth activity through property acquisitions and select development and repositioning opportunities across its portfolio may imply that OPI will be able to continue to execute on its investment strategies and create value from those investments. However, OPI may not be able to identify and successfully negotiate and complete acquisitions and it may not realize its target returns on investments it may make, and

• OPI has entered into an agreement to acquire a property in Boston, MA for $27.0 million, excluding acquisition related costs, and an agreement to sell a property located in Huntsville, AL for a sales price of $39.0 million, excluding closing costs. These transactions are subject to conditions. Those conditions may not be satisfied and these transactions may not occur, may be delayed or the terms may change.

The information contained in OPI’s filings with the SEC, including under “Risk Factors” in OPI’s periodic reports, or incorporated therein, identifies other important factors that could cause OPI’s actual results to differ materially from those stated in or implied by OPI’s forward-looking statements. OPI’s filings with the SEC are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

You should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements.

Except as required by law, OPI does not intend to update or change any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Olivia Snyder, Manager, Investor Relations

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Source: Office Properties Income Trust