Government Properties Income Trust to Join S&P SmallCap 600

Government Properties Income Trust

will replace Brightpoint, Inc.

in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Monday, October 15. S&P MidCap 400 constituent Ingram Micro Inc.

is acquiring Brightpoint in a deal expected to be completed soon pending final approvals. Government Properties Income Trust is an office real estate investment trust (REIT). Headquartered in Newton, MA, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Office REITs Sub-Industry index. Following is a summary of the change: S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX – October 15, 2012 COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY ADDED Government Properties Financials Office REITs DELETED Brightpoint Information Technology Technology Distributors   Additions to and deletions from S&P  Dow Jones Indices do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the companies involved. About S&P Dow Jones Indices S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies is the world's largest, global resource for index-based concepts, data and research. Home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC has over 115 years of experience constructing innovative and transparent solutions that fulfill the needs of institutional