Exhibit 10.6


 


INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT


 


THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
is made and entered into as of
[                ]
(the “Effective Date”), by and between Government Properties Income Trust, a
Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”), and
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(“Indemnitee”).


 


WHEREAS, Indemnitee currently serves as a
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of the Company and may, in connection therewith, be subjected to claims, suits
or proceedings arising from such service; and


 


WHEREAS, as an inducement to Indemnitee to
continue to serve as such
[                ],
the Company has agreed to indemnify and to advance expenses and costs incurred
by Indemnitee in connection with any such claims, suits or proceedings, to the
maximum extent permitted by law as hereinafter provided; and


 


WHEREAS, the parties by this Agreement desire
to set forth their agreement regarding indemnification and advance of expenses;


 


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do
hereby covenant and agree as follows:


 


Section 1.           Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement:


 


(a)       “Change
in Control” means a change in control of the Company occurring after the
Effective Date of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to
Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar
item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), whether or not the Company is then subject
to such reporting requirement; provided, however, that, without
limitation, such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if after
the Effective Date (i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d) of the Act) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company
representing 10% or more of the combined voting power of all the Company’s
then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
trustees without the prior approval of at least two-thirds of the members of
the Board of Trustees of the Company (the “Board of Trustees”) in office
immediately prior to such person attaining such percentage interest; (ii) there
occurs a proxy contest, or the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation,
sale of assets, plan of liquidation or other reorganization not approved by at
least two-thirds of the members of the Board of Trustees then in office, as a
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members
of the Board of Trustees in office immediately prior to such transaction or
event constitute less than a majority of the Board of Trustees thereafter; or (iii) during
any period of two consecutive years, other than as a result of an event described
in clause (a)(ii) of this Section 1, individuals who at the
beginning of such period constituted the Board of Trustees (including for this
purpose any new trustee whose election or nomination for election by the
Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the
trustees then still in office who were trustees at the beginning of such
period) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of
Trustees.


 


(b)       “Corporate
Status” means the status of a person who is or was a director, trustee, officer
or agent of the Company and the status of a person who, while a director,
trustee, officer or agent of the Company, is or was serving at the request of
the Company as a director, trustee, officer or agent of another foreign or
domestic real estate investment trust, corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or employee benefit
plan.


 


(c)       “Disinterested
Trustee” means a trustee of the Company who is not and was not a party to the
Proceeding in respect of which indemnification and/or advance of Expenses is
sought by Indemnitee.


 


(d)       “Expenses”
means all expenses, including, but not limited to, all reasonable attorneys’
fees and costs, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts,
witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs,
telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements
or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending,
preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, or being or preparing to be a
witness in a Proceeding.


 


(e)       “Independent
Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, selected by the
Indemnitee and reasonably acceptable to the Company, that is experienced in
matters of business law and that neither is, nor in the past two years has
been, retained to represent (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter
material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning
Indemnitee under this Agreement or of other indemnities of the Company under
similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to or
participant or witness in the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for
indemnification or advance of Expenses hereunder.


 


(f)        “Proceeding”
means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate
dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, administrative hearing or any
other proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(including on appeal), except one initiated by an Indemnitee pursuant to Section 9.


 


Section 2.           Indemnification
- General.  The Company shall
indemnify, and advance Expenses to, Indemnitee (a) as provided in this
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extent
permitted by Maryland law in effect on the Effective Date and as amended from
time to time; provided, however, that no change in Maryland law
shall have the effect of reducing the benefits available to Indemnitee
hereunder based on Maryland law as in effect on the Effective Date.  The rights of Indemnitee provided in this Section 2
shall include, without limitation, the rights set forth in the other sections
of this Agreement, including any additional indemnification permitted by Section 2-418(g) of
the Maryland General Corporation Law (“MGCL”), as applicable to a Maryland real
estate investment trust by virtue of Section 8-301(15) of the Maryland
REIT Law.


 


Section 3.           Proceedings
Other Than Derivative Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company.  Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of
indemnification provided in this Section 3 if, by reason of his
Corporate Status, he is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any
threatened, pending, or completed Proceeding, other than a derivative
Proceeding by or in the right of the Company (or, if applicable, such other
enterprise at which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the
Company).  Pursuant to this Section 3,
Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all judgments, penalties, fines and
amounts paid in settlement and all Expenses incurred by him or on his behalf in
connection with a Proceeding by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status unless
it is established that (i) the act or omission of Indemnitee was material
to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (a) was committed in bad
faith or (b) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (ii) Indemnitee
actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services,
or (iii) in the case of any criminal Proceeding, Indemnitee had reasonable
cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.


 


Section 4.           Derivative
Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company.  Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of
indemnification provided in this Section 4 if, by reason of his
Corporate Status, he is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed derivative Proceeding brought by or in the
right of the Company (or, if applicable, such other enterprise at which
Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company) to procure a
judgment in its favor.  Pursuant to this Section 4,
Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all amounts paid in settlement and all
Expenses incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with such Proceeding
unless it is established that (i) the act or omission of Indemnitee was
material to the matter giving rise to such a Proceeding and (a) was
committed in bad faith or (b) was the result of active and deliberate
dishonesty or (ii) Indemnitee actually received an improper personal
benefit in money, property or services.


 


Section 5.           Indemnification
for Expenses of a Party Who is Partly Successful.  Without limitation on Section 3
and Section 4, if Indemnitee is not wholly successful in any
Proceeding covered by this Agreement, but is successful, on the merits or
otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in
such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee under this Section 5
for all Expenses incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with each
successfully resolved claim, issue or matter, allocated on a reasonable and
proportionate basis.  For purposes of
this Section and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue
or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall
be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.


 


Section 6.           Advance
of Expenses.  The Company shall
advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with
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threatened to
be, made a party or a witness, within ten days after the receipt by the Company
of a statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such advance or
advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such
Proceeding.  Such statement or statements
shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall include
or be preceded or accompanied by a written affirmation by Indemnitee of
Indemnitee’s good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for
indemnification by the Company as authorized by law and by this Agreement has
been met and a written undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee, in substantially
the form attached hereto as Exhibit A or in such form as may be
required under applicable law as in effect at the time of the execution
thereof, to reimburse the portion of any Expenses advanced to Indemnitee
relating to claims, issues or matters in the Proceeding as to which it shall
ultimately be established that the standard of conduct has not been met and
which have not been successfully resolved as described in Section 5.  To the extent that Expenses advanced to
Indemnitee do not relate to a specific claim, issue or matter in the
Proceeding, such Expenses shall be allocated on a reasonable and proportionate
basis.  The undertaking required by this Section 6
shall be an unlimited general obligation by or on behalf of Indemnitee and
shall be accepted without reference to Indemnitee’s financial ability to repay
such advanced Expenses and without any requirement to post security therefor.


 


Section 7.           Procedure
for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification.


 


(a)      To
obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the
Company a written request, including such documentation and information as is
reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine
whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.  The Secretary of the Company shall, promptly
upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board of
Trustees in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.


 


(b)       Upon
written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to the first
sentence of Section 7(a) hereof, a determination, if required
by applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall
promptly be made in the specific case: (i) if a Change in Control shall
have occurred, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of
Trustees, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee; or (ii) if a
Change of Control shall not have occurred or if after a Change of Control
Indemnitee shall so request, (A) by the Board of Trustees (or a duly
authorized committee thereof) by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of
Disinterested Trustees (as herein defined), or (B) if a quorum of the
Board of Trustees consisting of Disinterested Trustees is not obtainable or,
even if obtainable, such quorum of Disinterested Trustees so directs, by
Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Trustees, a copy of
which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, or (C) if so directed by a
majority of the members of the Board of Trustees, by the shareholders of the
Company; and, if it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten days after such
determination.  Indemnitee shall
cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with
respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to
such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any
documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected
from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably
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Any
Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or
entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of
the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the
Company shall indemnify and hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.


 


(c)       The
Company shall pay the fees and expenses of Independent Counsel, if one is
appointed pursuant to this Section 7.


 


Section 8.           Presumptions
and Effect of Certain Proceedings.


 


(a)       In
making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification
hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such determination shall
presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if
Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 7(a) of
this Agreement, and the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that
presumption in connection with the making of any determination contrary to that
presumption.


 


(b)       The
termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, a
plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or an entry of an order of
probation prior to judgment, does not create a presumption that Indemnitee did
not meet the requisite standard of conduct described herein for
indemnification.


 


Section 9.           Remedies
of Indemnitee.


 


(a)       If
(i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 7 that
Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advance
of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 6, (iii) no
determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant
to Section 7(b) within 30 days after receipt by the Company of
the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not
made pursuant to Section 5 within ten days after receipt by the
Company of a written request therefor, or (v) payment of indemnification
is not made within ten days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee
is entitled to indemnification, Indemnitee shall (A) unless the Company
demands arbitration as provided by Section 16, be entitled to an
adjudication in an appropriate court of the State of Maryland or in any other
court of competent jurisdiction or (B) be entitled to seek an award in
arbitration as provided by Section 16, in each case of his
entitlement to such indemnification or advance of Expenses.


 


(b)       In
any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 9,
the Company shall have the burden of proving that Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification or advance of Expenses, as the case may be.


 


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(c)       If
a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 7(b) that
Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such
determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to
this Section 9, absent a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material
fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s
statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for
indemnification.


 


(d)       In
the event that Indemnitee, pursuant to this Section 9, seeks a
judicial adjudication of or an award in arbitration as provided by Section 16
to enforce his rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this
Agreement by the Company, Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover in full from
the Company, and shall be indemnified in full by the Company for, any and all
Expenses incurred by him in such judicial adjudication or arbitration if it is
determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to enforce any of his rights under,
or to recover any damages for breach of, this Agreement by the Company.


 


Section 10.         Defense
of the Underlying Proceeding.


 


(a)       Indemnitee
shall notify the Company promptly upon being served with or receiving any
summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information, notice,
request or other document relating to any Proceeding which may result in the
right to indemnification or the advance of Expenses hereunder; provided,
however, that the failure to give any such notice shall not disqualify
Indemnitee from the right, or otherwise affect in any manner any right of
Indemnitee, to indemnification or the advance of Expenses under this Agreement
unless the Company’s ability to defend in such Proceeding or to obtain proceeds
under any insurance policy is materially and adversely prejudiced thereby, and
then only to the extent the Company is thereby actually so prejudiced.


 


(b)       Subject
to the provisions of the last sentence of this Section 10(b) and
of Section 10(c) below, the Company shall have the right to
defend Indemnitee in any Proceeding which may give rise to indemnification
hereunder; provided, however, that the Company shall notify
Indemnitee of any such decision to defend within 15 calendar days following
receipt of notice of any such Proceeding under Section 10(a) above,
and the counsel selected by the Company shall be reasonably satisfactory to
Indemnitee.  The Company shall not,
without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, consent to the entry of any
judgment against Indemnitee or enter into any settlement or compromise which (i) includes
an admission of fault of Indemnitee or (ii) does not include, as an
unconditional term thereof, the full release of Indemnitee from all liability
in respect of such Proceeding, which release shall be in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee. 
This Section 10(b) shall not apply to a Proceeding
brought by Indemnitee under Section 9 above or Section 15.


 


(c)       Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 10(b), if in a Proceeding to which
Indemnitee is a party by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, (i) Indemnitee
reasonably concludes, based upon an opinion of counsel approved by the Company,
which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, that he may have separate
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counterclaims
to assert with respect to any issue which may not be consistent with other
defendants in such Proceeding, (ii) Indemnitee reasonably concludes, based
upon an opinion of counsel approved by the Company, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld, that an actual or apparent conflict of interest or
potential conflict of interest exists between Indemnitee and the Company, or (iii) the
Company fails to assume the defense of such Proceeding in a timely manner,
Indemnitee shall be entitled to be represented by separate legal counsel of
Indemnitee’s choice, subject to the prior approval of the Company, which shall
not be unreasonably withheld, at the expense of the Company.  In addition, if the Company fails to comply
with any of its obligations under this Agreement or in the event that the
Company or any other person takes any action to declare this Agreement void or
unenforceable, or institutes any Proceeding to deny or to recover from
Indemnitee the benefits intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder,
Indemnitee shall have the right to retain counsel of Indemnitee’s choice,
subject to the prior approval of the Company, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld, at the expense of the Company (subject to Section 9(d)),
to represent Indemnitee in connection with any such matter.


 


Section 11.         Liability
Insurance.  To the extent the Company
maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for any
of its directors, trustees or officers, Indemnitee shall be covered by such
policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum
extent of the coverage available for any Company director, trustee or officer
during the Indemnitee’s tenure as a director, trustee or officer and, following
a termination of Indemnitee’s service in connection with a Change in Control,
for a period of six years thereafter.


 


Section 12.         Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Subrogation.


 


(a)       The
rights of indemnification and advance of Expenses as provided by this Agreement
shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at
any time be entitled under applicable law, the Amended and Restated Declaration
of Trust (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Declaration of
Trust”) or Bylaws of the Company (as the same may be amended from time to time,
the “Bylaws”), any agreement or a resolution of the shareholders entitled to
vote generally in the election of trustees or of the Board of Trustees, or
otherwise.  No amendment, alteration or
repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any
right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or
omitted by such Indemnitee in his Corporate Status prior to such amendment,
alteration or repeal.


 


(b)       In
the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated
to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee,
who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure
such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable
the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.


 


(c)       The
Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts
otherwise indemnifiable or payable or reimbursable as Expenses hereunder if and
to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment
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Section 13.         Binding
Effect.


 


(a)       The
indemnification and advance of Expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to,
this Agreement shall be binding upon and be enforceable by the parties hereto
and their respective successors and assigns (including any direct or indirect
successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or
substantially all of the business or assets of the Company), shall continue as
to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, trustee, officer, employee or
agent of the Company or of any other real estate investment trust, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit
plan or other enterprise which such person is or was serving at the written
request of the Company, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and his or
her spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors and administrators and other
legal representatives.


 


(b)      Any
successor of the Company (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger,
consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all or a substantial part, of
the business and/or assets of the Company shall be automatically deemed to have
assumed and agreed to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same
extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had
taken place, provided that no such assumption shall relieve the Company of its
obligations hereunder.  To the extent
required by applicable law to give effect to the foregoing sentence and to the
extent requested by Indemnitee, the Company shall require and cause any such
successor to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement by written
agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee.


 


Section 14.         Severability.  If any provision or provisions of this Agreement
shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason
whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of
any section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable)
shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (b) to the
fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without
limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any such
provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself
invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the
intent manifested thereby.


 


Section 15.         Limitation
and Exception to Right of Indemnification or Advance of Expenses.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, (a) any indemnification or advance of Expenses to which
Indemnitee is otherwise entitled under the terms of this Agreement shall be
made only to the extent such indemnification or advance of Expenses does not
conflict with applicable Maryland law and (b) Indemnitee shall not be
entitled to indemnification or advance of Expenses under this Agreement with
respect to any Proceeding brought by Indemnitee, unless (i) the Proceeding
is brought to enforce indemnification under this Agreement, the Declaration of
Trust, the Bylaws, liability insurance policy or policies, if any, or otherwise
or (ii) the Declaration of Trust, the Bylaws, a resolution of the
shareholders entitled to vote generally in the election of trustees or of the
Board of Trustees or an agreement approved by the Board of Trustees to which
the Company is a party expressly provides otherwise.


 


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Section 16.         Arbitration.


 


(a)       Any
disputes, claims or controversies between the parties (i) regarding the
Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification or advance of Expenses hereunder or
otherwise arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or (ii) brought by
or on behalf of any shareholder of the Company (which, for purposes of this Section 16,
shall mean any shareholder of record or any beneficial owner of shares of the
Company, or any former shareholder of record or beneficial owner of shares of
the Company), either on his own behalf, on behalf of the Company or on behalf
of any series or class of shares of the Company or shareholders of the Company
against the Company or any trustee, officer, manager (including Reit Management &
Research LLC or its successor), agent or employee of the Company, including
disputes, claims or controversies relating to the meaning, interpretation,
effect, validity, performance or enforcement of this Agreement, the Declaration
of Trust or the Bylaws (all of which are referred to as “Disputes”) or relating
in any way to such a Dispute or Disputes, shall on the demand of any party to
such Dispute be resolved through binding and final arbitration in accordance
with the Commercial Arbitration Rules (the “Rules”) of the American
Arbitration Association (“AAA”) then in effect, except as modified herein.  For the avoidance of doubt, and not as a
limitation, Disputes are intended to include derivative actions against
trustees, officers or managers of the Company and class actions by Indemnitee
in his capacity as a shareholder against those individuals or entities and the
Company.


 


(b)       There
shall be three arbitrators.  If there are
(i) only two parties to the Dispute, each party shall select one
arbitrator within 15 days after receipt by respondent of a copy of the demand
for arbitration and (ii) more than two parties to the Dispute, all
claimants, on the one hand, and all respondents, on the other hand, shall each
select, by the vote of a majority of the claimants or the respondents, as the
case may be, one arbitrator.  The two
party-nominated arbitrators shall jointly nominate the third and presiding
arbitrator within 15 days of the nomination of the second arbitrator.  If any arbitrator has not been nominated
within the time limit specified herein, then the AAA shall provide a list of
proposed arbitrators in accordance with the Rules and the arbitrator shall
be appointed by the AAA in accordance with a listing, striking and ranking
procedure, with each party having a limited number of strikes, excluding
strikes for cause.  For the avoidance of
doubt, the arbitrators appointed by the parties to such Dispute may be
affiliates or interested persons of such parties but the third arbitrator
elected by the party arbitrators or by the AAA shall be unaffiliated with
either party.


 


(c)       The
place of arbitration shall be Boston, Massachusetts unless otherwise agreed by
the parties.


 


(d)       There
shall be only limited documentary discovery of documents directly related to
the issues in dispute, as may be ordered by the arbitrators.


 


(e)       In
rendering an award or decision (the “Award”), the arbitrators shall be required
to follow the laws of the State of Maryland. 
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rendered
hereunder and the validity, effect and interpretation of this arbitration
agreement shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §1 et
seq.  The Award shall be in writing and
shall briefly state the findings of fact and conclusions of law on which it is
based.


 


(f)        Except
to the extent expressly provided by this Agreement (including Section 5
and Section 9(d)) or as otherwise agreed between the parties, each
party involved in a Dispute shall bear its own costs and expenses (including
attorneys’ fees), and the arbitrators shall not render an award that would
include shifting of any such costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees) or,
in a derivative case by Indemnitee as a shareholder of the Company, award any
portion of the Company’s award to the claimant or the claimant’s attorneys.


 


(g)       The
Award shall be final and binding upon the parties thereto and shall be the sole
and exclusive remedy between such parties relating to the Dispute, including
any claims, counterclaims, issues or accounting presented to the
arbitrators.  Judgment upon the Award may
be entered in any court having jurisdiction. 
To the fullest extent permitted by law, no application or appeal to any
court of competent jurisdiction may be made in connection with any question of
law arising in the course of arbitration or with respect to any award made
except for actions relating to enforcement of this agreement to arbitrate or
any arbitral award issued hereunder and except for actions seeking interim or
other provisional relief in aid of arbitration proceedings in any court of
competent jurisdiction.


 


(h)       Any
monetary award shall be made and payable in U.S. dollars free of any tax,
deduction or offset.  The party against
which the Award assesses a monetary obligation shall pay that obligation on or
before the 30th day following the date of the Award or such other date as the
Award may provide.


 


(i)        This
Section 16 is intended to benefit and be enforceable by the
trustees, officers, manager (including Reit Management & Research LLC
or its successor), agents and employees of the Company and shall be binding on
the shareholders of the Company and the Company, as applicable, and shall be in
addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights to indemnification
or contribution that such individuals or entities may have by contract or
otherwise.


 


Section 17.         Period of
Limitations.  To the fullest extent
permitted by law, no legal action shall be brought, and no cause of action
shall be asserted, by or on behalf of the Company or any controlled affiliate
of the Company against Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s spouse, heirs, executors or
personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two years from the date
of accrual of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the
Company or its controlled affiliate shall be extinguished and deemed released
unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such two-year
period; provided, however, if any shorter period of limitations
is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action, such shorter period shall
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Section 18.         Reports to
Shareholders.  To the extent required
by the MGCL, the Company shall report in writing to its shareholders the
payment of any amounts for indemnification of, or advance of Expenses to,
Indemnitee under this Agreement arising out of a derivative Proceeding by or in
the right of the Company with the notice of the meeting of shareholders of the
Company next following the date of the payment of any such indemnification or
advance of Expenses or prior to such meeting.


 


Section 19.         Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original
but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.  One such counterpart signed by the party
against whom enforceability is sought shall be sufficient to evidence the
existence of this Agreement.


 


Section 20.         Headings.  The headings of the paragraphs of this
Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to
constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.


 


Section 21.         Modification
and Waiver.  No supplement,
modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in
writing by both of the parties hereto. 
No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or
shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not
similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.


 


Section 22.         Notices.  Any notice, report or other communication
required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing unless some
other method of giving such notice, report or other communication is accepted
by the party to whom it is given, and shall be given by being delivered at the
following addresses to the parties hereto:


 


(a)       If
to Indemnitee, to:  The address set forth
on the signature page hereto.


 


(b)       If
to the Company to:


 


Government Properties Income Trust

400 Centre Street

Newton, Massachusetts 02458

Attn:  Secretary


 


or to such other address as may have been
furnished to Indemnitee by the Company or to the Company by Indemnitee, as the
case may be.


 


Section 23.         Governing
Law.  The parties agree that this
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with,
the laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to its conflicts of laws
rules.


 


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Section 24.         Miscellaneous.  Use of the masculine pronoun in this
Agreement shall be deemed to include usage of the feminine pronoun where
appropriate.


 


[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]


 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.


 


 


	
  ATTEST:

  	
   

  	
  GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  /s/

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/
                        (SEAL)

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  WITNESS:

  	
   

  	
  INDEMNITEE

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  /s/

  	
   

  	
  s/

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Address:

  



 

















 


EXHIBIT A


 


FORM OF UNDERTAKING TO REPAY EXPENSES
ADVANCED


 


The Board of Trustees of Government
Properties Income Trust


 


Re: 
Undertaking to Repay Expenses Advanced


 


Ladies and Gentlemen:


 


This undertaking is being provided pursuant
to that certain Indemnification Agreement dated
                            ,
20    , by and between Government Properties Income Trust
(the “Company”) and the undersigned Indemnitee (the “Indemnification Agreement”),
pursuant to which I am entitled to advance of expenses in connection with [Description of Proceeding] (the “Proceeding”).


 


Terms used herein and not otherwise defined
shall have the meanings specified in the Indemnification Agreement.


 


I am subject to the Proceeding by reason of
my Corporate Status or by reason of alleged actions or omissions by me in such
capacity.  I hereby affirm that at all
times, insofar as I was involved as [a trustee] [an officer]
of the Company, in any of the facts or events giving rise to the Proceeding, I (1) did
not act with bad faith or active or deliberate dishonesty, (2) did not
receive any improper personal benefit in money, property or services and (3) in
the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that
any act or omission by me was unlawful.


 


In consideration of the advance of Expenses
by the Company for reasonable attorneys’ fees and related expenses incurred by
me in connection with the Proceeding (the “Advanced Expenses”), I hereby agree
that if, in connection with the Proceeding, it is established that (1) an
act or omission by me was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding
and (a) was committed in bad faith or (b) was the result of active
and deliberate dishonesty or (2) I actually received an improper personal benefit
in money, property or services or (3) in the case of any criminal
proceeding, I had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was
unlawful, then I shall promptly reimburse the portion of the Advanced Expenses
relating to the claims, issues or matters in the Proceeding as to which the
foregoing findings have been established and which have not been successfully
resolved as described in Section 5 of the Indemnification Agreement.  To the extent that Advanced Expenses do not
relate to a specific claim, issue or matter in the Proceeding, I agree that
such Expenses shall be allocated on a reasonable and proportionate basis.


 

















 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this
Affirmation and Undertaking on this             
day of                               , 20    .


 


 


	
  WITNESS:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  (SEAL)

  



 

















 


Schedule to Exhibit 10.6


 


The following individuals are parties to
Indemnification Agreements with the Company which are substantially identical
in all material respects to the representative Indemnification Agreement filed
herewith and are dated as of the respective dates listed below.  The other Indemnification Agreements are
omitted pursuant to Instruction 2 to Item 601 of Regulation S-K.


 


	
  Name of Signatory

  	
   

  	
  Date

  
	
  David M. Blackman

  	
   

  	
  [                  ],
  2009

  
	
  Jennifer B. Clark

  	
   

  	
  [                  ],
  2009

  
	
  Barbara D. Gilmore

  	
   

  	
  [                  ],
  2009

  
	
  John L. Harrington

  	
   

  	
  [                  ],
  2009

  
	
  Adam D. Portnoy

  	
   

  	
  [                  ],
  2009

  
	
  Barry M. Portnoy

  	
   

  	
  [                  ],
  2009

  
	
  William J. Sheehan

  	
   

  	
  [                  ],
  2009