HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST
10-Q, 2000-11-14
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
    [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000

                                       OR

    [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         For the transition period from ______________ to ______________

                          Commission File Number 1-9317

                              HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Maryland                                    04-6558834
   (State or other jurisdiction              (IRS Employer Identification No.)
        of incorporation)

             400 Centre Street, Newton, Massachusetts        02458
           (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)

                                  617-332-3990
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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 [X] No [ ]

            Number of Common Shares outstanding at November 9, 2000:
           131,948,847 shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value.

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                              HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST


                                    FORM 10-Q

                               SEPTEMBER 30, 2000

                                      INDEX

                                                                            Page


PART I    Financial Information

Item 1.   Financial Statements (unaudited)

          Consolidated Balance Sheets - September 30, 2000 and
              December 31, 1999                                               1

          Consolidated Statements of Income - Three and Nine Months Ended
              September 30, 2000 and 1999                                     2

          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Nine Months Ended
              September 30, 2000 and 1999                                     3

          Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                          4

Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
              Results of Operations                                           8

Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk         13

PART II   Other Information

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings                                                  15

Item 2.   Changes in Securities                                              15

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                   15

          Signatures                                                         18




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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                        HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST

                                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                           (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

                                                                 September 30,          December 31,
                                                                      2000                  1999
                                                                ----------------       ---------------
                                                                  (unaudited)             (note 1)
<S>                                                               <C>                   <C>
ASSETS
Real estate properties, at cost:
    Land                                                           $   349,600           $   354,173
    Buildings and improvements                                       2,314,262             2,302,171
                                                                   -----------           -----------
                                                                     2,663,862             2,656,344
    Less accumulated depreciation                                      151,324               106,859
                                                                   -----------           -----------
                                                                     2,512,538             2,549,485

Real estate mortgages and notes receivable, net                          5,746                10,373
Equity investments                                                     302,397               311,113
Cash and cash equivalents                                               39,530                13,206
Interest and rents receivable                                           40,990                36,683
Other assets, net                                                       38,046                32,448
                                                                   -----------           -----------
                                                                   $ 2,939,247           $ 2,953,308
                                                                   ===========           ===========


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Bank notes payable                                                 $   351,000           $   132,000
Senior notes payable, net                                              757,266               957,586
Mortgage notes payable                                                  54,065                55,441
Convertible subordinated debentures                                    204,863               204,863
Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                   46,302                53,851
Deferred rents                                                           8,067                 9,005
Security deposits                                                        6,770                 7,041
Due to affiliates                                                       13,062                11,054

Shareholders' equity:
    Preferred shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value:
      50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued                             --                    --
    Common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value:
      150,000,000 shares authorized, 131,948,847 shares and
      131,908,126 shares issued and outstanding at September 30,
      2000, and December 31, 1999, respectively                          1,319                 1,319
    Additional paid-in capital                                       1,971,679             1,971,366
    Cumulative net income                                              763,792               678,676
    Cumulative distributions                                        (1,232,349)           (1,121,533)
    Unrealized holding losses on investments                            (6,589)               (7,361)
                                                                   -----------           -----------
      Total shareholders' equity                                     1,497,852             1,522,467
                                                                   -----------           -----------
                                                                   $ 2,939,247           $ 2,953,308
                                                                   ===========           ===========
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                   HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST

                                              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                       (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                         (unaudited)

                                                             Three Months Ended                      Nine Months Ended
                                                                September  30,                         September 30,
                                                        ----------------------------            ----------------------------
                                                            2000             1999                  2000              1999
                                                        -----------       ----------            ----------        ----------
<S>                                                     <C>               <C>                   <C>               <C>
Revenues:
    Rental income                                        $ 101,755         $ 112,475             $ 301,499         $ 315,810
    Interest and other income                                1,420             2,330                 2,975             9,949
                                                         ---------         ---------             ---------         ---------
      Total revenues                                       103,175           114,805               304,474           325,759
                                                         ---------         ---------             ---------         ---------

Expenses:
    Operating expenses                                      34,907            31,023               102,972            81,571
    Interest                                                25,441            23,488                75,849            63,013
    Depreciation and amortization                           15,885            19,850                47,799            57,164
    General and administrative                               4,482             5,287                13,511            15,136
    Impairment of assets                                        --             7,000                    --             7,000
    Spin-off transaction costs                                  --            14,656                    --            14,656
                                                         ---------         ---------             ---------         ---------
      Total expenses                                        80,715           101,304               240,131           238,540
                                                         ---------         ---------             ---------         ---------

Income before equity in earnings of equity
    investments, gain on sale of properties and
    extraordinary item                                      22,460            13,501                64,343            87,219

Equity in earnings of equity investments                     4,091             2,023                15,385             6,052
Loss on equity transaction of equity investment                 --                --                    --              (711)
                                                         ---------         ---------             ---------         ---------
Income before gain on sale of properties and
    extraordinary item                                      26,551            15,524                79,728            92,560

Gain on sale of properties, net                              4,620                --                 6,598             8,307
                                                         ---------         ---------             ---------         ---------
Income before extraordinary item                            31,171            15,524                86,326           100,867

Extraordinary item - early extinguishment of debt           (1,210)               --                (1,210)               --
                                                         ---------         ---------             ---------         ---------
Net income                                               $  29,961         $  15,524             $  85,116         $ 100,867
                                                         =========         =========             =========         =========

Weighted average shares outstanding                        131,944           131,906               131,934           131,821
                                                         =========         =========             =========         =========

Basic and diluted earnings per common share:
    Income before gain on sale of properties and
    extraordinary item                                   $    0.20         $    0.12             $    0.60         $    0.70
                                                         =========         =========             =========         =========
    Income before extraordinary item                     $    0.24         $    0.12             $    0.65         $    0.77
                                                         =========         =========             =========         =========
    Net income                                           $    0.23         $    0.12             $    0.65         $    0.77
                                                         =========         =========             =========         =========

</TABLE>

See accompanying notes

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<CAPTION>

                                           HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST

                                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                            (dollars in thousands)
                                                 (unaudited)

                                                                             Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                                            --------------------------------
                                                                               2000                  1999
                                                                            ----------            ----------
<S>                                                                        <C>                   <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net income                                                               $  85,116             $ 100,867
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating
   activities:
       Extraordinary item - early extinguishment of debt                        1,210                    --
       Gain on sale of properties, net                                         (6,598)               (8,307)
       Equity in earnings of equity investments                               (15,385)               (6,052)
       Loss on equity transaction of equity investment                             --                   711
       Distributions from equity investments                                   23,651                 8,160
       Impairment of assets                                                        --                 7,000
       Depreciation                                                            44,607                54,805
       Amortization                                                             3,192                 2,359
       Amortization of bond discounts                                             115                   110
       Change in assets and liabilities:
           Increase in interest and rents receivable and other assets         (12,932)               (8,214)
           (Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses        (6,549)                8,179
           Decrease in deferred rents                                            (938)               (1,317)
           (Decrease) increase in security deposits                              (271)                3,792
           Increase in due to affiliates                                        2,223                 7,378
                                                                            ---------             ---------
       Cash provided by operating activities                                  117,441               169,471
                                                                            ---------             ---------

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Real estate acquisitions and improvements                                  (12,600)             (403,899)
   Proceeds from collection of real estate mortgages and notes receivable       3,517                73,690
   Proceeds from sale of real estate                                           11,777                22,177
   Proceeds from collection of loans to affiliate                                  --                 1,000
                                                                            ---------             ---------
       Cash provided by (used for) investing activities                         2,694              (307,032)
                                                                            ---------             ---------

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Proceeds from borrowings                                                   373,565               519,500
   Repayment of borrowings                                                   (356,376)             (225,489)
   Deferred finance costs incurred                                               (184)               (4,722)
   Distributions                                                             (110,816)             (150,622)
                                                                            ---------             ---------
       Cash (used for) provided by financing activities                       (93,811)              138,667
                                                                            ---------             ---------

Increase in cash and cash equivalents                                          26,324                 1,106
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                               13,206                15,643
                                                                            ---------             ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                  $  39,530             $  16,749
                                                                            =========             =========

Supplemental cash flow information:

Non-cash investing activities:
   Real estate acquired by foreclosure                                      $   2,410                   $--
   Investment in real estate mortgages receivable                               1,300                60,000

Non-cash financing activities:
   Assumption of mortgage note payable                                            $--             $   3,543
   Issuance of common shares                                                      313                 6,488


</TABLE>

See accompanying notes

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                              HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Note 1.  Basis of Presentation

         The unaudited quarterly  financial  statements of HRPT Properties Trust
and its  subsidiaries  (the  "Company")  have been prepared in  accordance  with
generally accepted accounting  principles for interim financial  information and
with  the   instructions  to  Form  10-Q  and  Rule  10-01  of  Regulation  S-X.
Accordingly,  they do not include all of the information and footnotes  required
by generally accepted accounting  principles for complete financial  statements.
In the  opinion  of  management,  all  adjustments  (consisting  only of  normal
recurring  adjustments)  considered  necessary for a fair presentation have been
included.  Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily  indicative
of the results that may be expected for the full year.

         The balance  sheet at December  31,  1999,  has been  derived  from the
December 31, 1999, audited financial  statements but does not include all of the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted  accounting  principles
for complete financial statements.

         Reclassifications   have  been  made  to  the  prior  year's  financial
statements to conform to the current year's presentation.

Note 2.  Comprehensive Income

         The following is a reconciliation of net income to comprehensive income
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000, and 1999:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                  Three Months Ended September 30,        Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                  --------------------------------       --------------------------------
                                     2000                   1999            2000                   1999
                                  ---------             ----------       ----------             ---------
<S>                              <C>                   <C>              <C>                    <C>
Net income                        $  29,961             $  15,524        $  85,116              $ 100,867
Other comprehensive income:
    Unrealized holding gains
      (losses) on investments         1,722                  (593)             772                 (6,826)
                                  ---------             ---------        ---------              ---------
Comprehensive income              $  31,683             $  14,931        $  85,888              $  94,041
                                  =========             =========        =========              =========
</TABLE>

         At September 30, 2000, the Company's  investments in marketable  equity
securities  were  included  in other  assets  and had a fair value of $4,750 and
unrealized  holding losses of $6,589. At November 9, 2000, these investments had
a fair value of $4,809 and unrealized holding losses of $6,530.

Note 3.  Equity Investments

         At September 30, 2000, the Company's financial  statements included the
following equity investments:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Equity in Earnings
                                                      ---------------------------------
                                                       Three Months        Nine Months
                                                          Ended              Ended
                                       Ownership       September 30,      September 30,      Equity
                                       Percentage         2000                2000          Investments
                                      -----------     --------------      -------------    -------------
<S>                                      <C>              <C>                 <C>             <C>
Senior Housing Properties Trust           49.4%             $2,062             $9,372          $195,832
Hospitality Properties Trust               7.1%              2,029              6,013           106,565
                                                      --------------      -------------    -------------
                                                            $4,091            $15,385          $302,397
                                                      ==============      =============    =============
</TABLE>

         At September 30, 2000,  the Company owned  12,809,237  common shares of
Senior Housing  Properties Trust ("SNH") with a carrying value of $195,832 and a
fair value based on quoted market prices of $119,286.

         At September  30, 2000,  the Company owned  4,000,000  common shares of
Hospitality  Properties  Trust  ("HPT") with a carrying  value of $106,565 and a
fair value based on quoted market prices of $93,500.

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                              HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Note 4.  Real Estate Properties, Mortgages and Notes Receivable, net

         During the nine months ended  September 30, 2000,  the Company sold one
office  property  and two land  parcels  for net cash  proceeds  of $11,777  and
recognized gains of $6,598. In connection with these sales, the Company provided
a $1,300 mortgage loan secured by one parcel of land which is payable in full on
May 5, 2001.  The loan bears interest at 10% payable  quarterly in arrears.  The
Company  funded $12,600 of  improvements  to its existing  properties,  received
scheduled principal payments of $15 and received repayment of a mortgage secured
by one property of $3,502.

         During July 2000 the Company foreclosed on a $2,410 mortgage receivable
secured by one property  located in Arleta,  California.  The carrying  value of
this defaulted mortgage note had previously been partially reserved. In November
2000  the  Company  sold  this  property  to  SNH  at  its  appraised  value  of
approximately $2,300, and sold one office property located in New York City to a
third  party  for  $128,000.   Cash  proceeds  net  of  closing  costs  totaling
approximately  $126,000  were  used  to  repay  amounts  outstanding  under  the
Company's revolving bank credit facility.

         As of November 9, 2000, the Company has entered contracts or letters of
intent to sell properties for a total of $69,000. These dispositions are subject
to negotiation of final documentation and to customary closing  conditions.  The
Company's  ability to conclude these or other property  dispositions are subject
to market  conditions  and other  factors  beyond its  control,  and the Company
cannot  give  assurances  that  they  will  occur  or  that  the  terms  of  any
dispositions which may be available to it in the future will be favorable to the
Company.

Note 5.  Indebtedness

         In April 2000 the Company  retired  $27,500 of  Remarketed  Reset Notes
(the "Reset  Notes") and in July 2000  completed its optional  redemption of the
remaining  $222,500 of  outstanding  Reset  Notes which bore  interest at a rate
subject to periodic resets,  at a spread over LIBOR (effective rate of 7.52% per
annum  immediately  prior to the redemption  dates).  The redemption prices were
100% of the  principal  amount of the Reset  Notes  redeemed,  plus  accrued and
unpaid interest to the redemption dates. The redemptions were funded by drawings
at an effective  interest rate of 7.38% under the Company's  $500,000  revolving
bank credit  facility,  which matures in April 2002. In connection with the July
2000 redemption, the Company recognized an extraordinary loss of $1,210 from the
write-off of deferred financing fees.

         In July and September  2000 the Company issued  unsecured  senior notes
aggregating  $50,000 in two  separate  transactions,  raising  net  proceeds  of
$49,565.  The notes bear  interest  at rates  ranging  from 8.625% to 8.875% and
mature  in  2010.  Net  proceeds  from the  notes  were  used to  repay  amounts
outstanding under the revolving bank credit facility.

Note 6.  Shareholders' Equity

         On October 2, 2000, the Company  declared a distribution  on its shares
with respect to the quarter ended  September  30, 2000,  of $0.20 per share,  or
approximately  $26,400, which will be distributed on or about November 22, 2000,
to shareholders of record as of October 20, 2000.

         During 2000 the Company's three independent  trustees were each awarded
500 shares  under the 1992  Incentive  Share Award Plan as part of their  annual
fee. The shares awarded to the trustees vest immediately.  In August 2000 13,000
shares were  awarded to officers  of the  Company  and other  employees  of REIT
Management & Research, Inc. ("RMR"), the Company's investment manager,  pursuant
to this plan. The shares awarded to the officers and other employees of RMR vest
over a three-year  period.  During 2000 26,221  shares were issued to RMR as the
incentive advisory fee for the year ended December 31, 1999.

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                              HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Note 7.  Segment Information

         The following is a summary of the Company's  reportable  segments as of
and for the periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              Three Months Ended September 30, 2000             Nine Months Ended September 30, 2000
                             ------------------------------------------      ------------------------------------------
                               Senior                                          Senior
                              Housing          Office         Total            Housing         Office           Total
                             ------------------------------------------      ------------------------------------------
<S>                         <C>            <C>            <C>               <C>            <C>            <C>
Revenues                     $       203    $   102,143    $   102,346       $     1,033    $   302,479    $   303,512
Operating expenses                    --        (34,907)       (34,907)               --       (102,972)      (102,972)
Depreciation                          --        (14,838)       (14,838)               --        (44,607)       (44,607)
                             -----------    -----------    -----------       -----------    -----------    -----------
Net operating income         $       203    $    52,398    $    52,601       $     1,033    $   154,900    $   155,933
                             ===========    ===========    ===========       ===========    ===========    ===========

Real estate investments      $     6,856    $ 2,662,752    $ 2,669,608       $     6,856    $ 2,662,752    $ 2,669,608
Real estate acquired
   during the period                 $--    $     4,998    $     4,998               $--    $    12,600    $    12,600

<CAPTION>
                              Three Months Ended September 30, 1999             Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999
                             ------------------------------------------      ------------------------------------------
                               Senior                                          Senior
                              Housing          Office         Total            Housing         Office           Total
                             ------------------------------------------      ------------------------------------------
<S>                         <C>            <C>            <C>               <C>            <C>            <C>
Revenues                     $    23,180    $    91,425    $   114,605       $    74,132    $   250,314    $   324,446
Operating expenses                    --        (31,023)       (31,023)               --        (81,571)       (81,571)
Depreciation                      (5,670)       (13,277)       (18,947)          (17,716)       (37,089)       (54,805)
Impairment of assets              (5,000)        (2,000)        (7,000)           (5,000)        (2,000)        (7,000)
                             -----------    -----------    -----------       -----------    -----------    -----------
Net operating income         $    12,510    $    45,125    $    57,635       $    51,416    $   129,654    $   181,070
                             ===========    ===========    ===========       ===========    ===========    ===========

Real estate investments      $   782,359    $ 2,537,607    $ 3,319,966       $   782,359    $ 2,537,607    $ 3,319,966
Real estate acquired
   during the period                 $--    $   259,938    $   259,938               $--    $   403,899    $   403,899

</TABLE>
         The following tables reconcile the reported segment  information to the
consolidated  financial  statements for the periods ended September 30, 2000 and
1999:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Three Months Ended                     Nine Months Ended
                                                        September 30,                         September 30,
                                              --------------------------------       -------------------------------
                                                   2000               1999                2000              1999
                                              --------------------------------       -------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>                <C>                <C>                <C>
Revenues:
   Total reportable segments                     $ 102,346          $ 114,605          $ 303,512          $ 324,446
   Unallocated other income                            829                200                962              1,313
                                                 ---------          ---------          ---------          ---------
     Total revenues                              $ 103,175          $ 114,805          $ 304,474          $ 325,759
                                                 =========          =========          =========          =========

Net operating income:
   Total reportable segments                     $  52,601          $  57,635          $ 155,933          $ 181,070
   Unallocated amounts:
     Other income                                      829                200                962              1,313
     Interest expense                              (25,441)           (23,488)           (75,849)           (63,013)
     Amortization expense                           (1,047)              (903)            (3,192)            (2,359)
     General and administrative expenses            (4,482)            (5,287)           (13,511)           (15,136)
     Spin-off transaction costs                         --            (14,656)                --            (14,656)
                                                 ---------          ---------          ---------          ---------
     Total income before equity in earnings of
       equity investments, gain on sale of
       properties and extraordinary item         $  22,460          $  13,501          $  64,343          $  87,219
                                                 =========          =========          =========          =========
</TABLE>
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                              HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

         On  October  12,  1999,  the  Company  spun-off  50.7% of a 100%  owned
subsidiary,  SNH, to its shareholders (the  "Spin-Off").  Prior to the Spin-Off,
SNH owned  substantially all of the Company's senior housing  properties and the
operating  results and investment in SNH were included in the Company's  results
of operations and total assets. Since the Spin-Off, the Company's 49.3% retained
interest in SNH has been  accounted for using the equity  method of  accounting.
Under the equity method of  accounting,  the Company  includes its investment in
SNH in equity  investments on the  consolidated  balance sheets and its share of
SNH's results of operations in equity in earnings of equity  investments  on the
consolidated statements of income.

Note 8.  Pro Forma Information

         During 1999 the  Company  sold 21 nursing  homes for gross  proceeds of
approximately $96,200. On October 12, 1999, the Company spun-off 50.7% of a 100%
owned subsidiary,  SNH, to its shareholders.  The following  unaudited pro forma
consolidated  statements of income for the three and nine months ended September
30,  1999,  is  presented  to  reflect  the  effects  of the  Spin-Off  and  the
disposition  of nursing home assets  during 1999, as if these  transactions  had
occurred  on January 1, 1999.  This pro forma  information  does not  purport to
present actual results of operations if these  transactions had occurred on such
date or project operating results for any future period.

Pro Forma Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income
(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

                                              Three Months      Nine Months
                                                  Ended            Ended
                                              September 30,    September 30,
                                                  1999             1999
                                             --------------   --------------

Revenues:
    Rental income                               $ 91,290         $249,495
    Interest and other income                        875            3,678
                                                --------         --------
      Total revenues                              92,165          253,173
                                                --------         --------
Expenses:
    Operating expenses                            31,023           81,571
    Interest                                      20,462           52,580
    Depreciation and amortization                 14,330           39,898
    General and administrative                     4,131           11,495
                                                --------         --------
      Total expenses                              69,946          185,544
                                                --------         --------

Income before equity in earnings of equity
    investments                                   22,219           67,629

Equity in earnings of equity investments           7,989           23,916

                                                --------         --------
Net income                                      $ 30,208         $ 91,545
                                                ========         ========

Weighted average shares outstanding              131,906          131,821
                                                ========         ========

Net income per basic share                      $   0.23         $   0.69
                                                ========         ========

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                              HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST

Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations

         The  following  discussion  presents  an  analysis  of the  results  of
operations  of the  properties  we owned  for the three  and nine  months  ended
September 30, 2000 and 1999. This discussion  includes  references to funds from
operations.  Funds from  operations,  or "FFO", as defined in the white paper on
funds  from  operations  which was  approved  by the Board of  Governors  of the
National  Association of Real Estate  Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") in March 1995
and as clarified  from time to time, is net income  computed in accordance  with
Generally Accepted Accounting  Principles ("GAAP"),  before extraordinary items,
plus  depreciation  and  amortization  and after  adjustment for  unconsolidated
partnerships and joint ventures. We consider FFO to be an appropriate measure of
performance for an equity REIT, along with cash flow from operating  activities,
financing  activities and investing  activities,  because it provides  investors
with an indication of an equity REIT's  ability to incur and service debt,  make
capital  expenditures,  pay  distributions and fund other cash needs. We compute
FFO in accordance with the standards established by NAREIT including adjustments
for our pro  rata  share  of FFO of HPT  and  SNH,  and  excluding  unusual  and
non-recurring  losses,  non-cash  items,  and  gains  on  sales  of  properties,
including land,  which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that
define the term differently.  FFO does not represent cash generated by operating
activities  in  accordance  with  GAAP  and  should  not  be  considered  as  an
alternative to net income,  determined in accordance with GAAP, as an indication
of financial performance or the cash flow from operating activities,  determined
in accordance with GAAP, or as a measure of liquidity.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended September 30, 2000,  Compared to Three Months Ended September
30, 1999

         Total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2000, decreased
$11.6 million to $103.2  million from $114.8  million for the three months ended
September 30, 1999. Rental income decreased $10.7 million and interest and other
income decreased $910,000 compared to the prior period.  Rental income decreased
primarily because of the Spin-Off of SNH, offset by acquisitions made during and
after July 1999.  Interest and other income  decreased  primarily as a result of
the Spin-Off of SNH.  Revenues from our office segment  increased  $10.7 million
and revenues  from our senior  housing  segment  decreased  $23.0  million.  The
increase  in  revenues  from  our  office  segment  is  due to  office  building
acquisitions  made during and after July 1999. The decrease in revenues from our
senior  housing  segment  is  due  primarily  to  the  Spin-Off  of  our  former
subsidiary, SNH, in October 1999.

         Total expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2000, decreased
to $80.7  million from $101.3  million for the three months ended  September 30,
1999.   Included  in  the  1999  period  are  unusual  and  non-recurring  items
aggregating  $21.7  million:  approximately  $14.7 million  represents  Spin-Off
transaction  costs and $7 million  represents  the write down to net  realizable
value of the carrying value of two real estate mortgages  receivable retained by
us after the Spin-Off and the carrying value of other assets. Operating expenses
increased by $3.9 million  primarily as a result of our increased  investment in
office buildings made during and after July 1999.  Interest expense increased by
$2.0  million  during 2000  compared to the prior year  period,  primarily  as a
result of increased borrowings outstanding and to a lesser extent an increase in
interest rates on our floating rate debt.  Depreciation  and  amortization,  and
general and  administrative  expenses  decreased by $4.0  million and  $805,000,
respectively, primarily as a result of the Spin-Off of SNH.

         Equity in  earnings  of equity  investments  increased  in 2000 by $2.1
million from the 1999 period due to the Spin-Off of SNH in October 1999.

         During the third  quarter of 2000, we recognized a $4.6 million gain on
the sale of one parcel of land.  We also  incurred a $1.2 million  extraordinary
loss from the  write-off  of  deferred  financing  fees in  connection  with the
redemption of our Reset Notes.

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Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations - continued

         Net income  increased to $30.0 million,  or $0.23 per basic and diluted
share, for the 2000 period,  from $15.5 million,  or $0.12 per basic and diluted
share,  for the 1999  period.  The  change  in net  income is due  primarily  to
Spin-Off  transaction  costs and the  write-down  in the carrying  value of real
estate mortgages and other assets during the third quarter of 1999, the Spin-Off
of SNH  during  October  1999 and the  resulting  equity in  earnings  of equity
investments,  office building  acquisitions  made during and after July 1999 and
the gain on sale of properties recognized in the 2000 period.

         Funds from  operations  for the three months ended  September 30, 2000,
were $46.4 million,  or $0.35 per basic share,  and $58.3 million,  or $0.44 per
basic share,  for the 1999 period.  Diluted funds from  operations for the three
months ended September 30, 2000, were $50.4 million, or $0.35 per diluted share,
and $62.3  million,  or $0.44 per  diluted  share,  for the same period in 1999.
Funds from  operations  for 1999 excludes  Spin-Off  transaction  costs of $14.7
million and the  write-down in the carrying  value of real estate  mortgages and
other assets of $7 million.

Nine Months Ended  September 30, 2000,  Compared to Nine Months Ended  September
30, 1999

         Total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2000,  decreased
$21.3  million to $304.5  million from $325.8  million for the nine months ended
September 30, 1999. Rental income decreased $14.3 million and interest and other
income decreased $7 million  compared to the same period in 1999.  Rental income
decreased  primarily because of the Spin-Off of SNH, offset by acquisitions made
during 1999.  Interest and other income  decreased  primarily as a result of the
Spin-Off of SNH and the sale of  properties  in 1999.  Revenues  from our office
segment  increased  $52.2 million and revenues from our senior  housing  segment
decreased $73.1 million. The increase in revenues from our office segment is due
to office building  acquisitions made during 1999. The decrease in revenues from
our senior housing  segment is due primarily to the Spin-Off of SNH and the sale
of properties in 1999.

         Total expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2000,  increased
to $240.1  million from $238.5  million for the nine months ended  September 30,
1999. Operating expenses increased by $21.4 million primarily as a result of our
increased  investment in office  buildings  made during 1999.  Interest  expense
increased by $12.8 million in 2000  compared to the prior year period  primarily
as a result  of  increased  borrowings  outstanding  and to a lesser  extent  an
increase  in  interest  rates  on  our  floating  rate  debt.  Depreciation  and
amortization,  and general and administrative expenses decreased by $9.4 million
and $1.6  million,  respectively,  primarily as a result of the Spin-Off of SNH.
Included  in the 1999 period are unusual  and  non-recurring  items  aggregating
$21.7 million: approximately $14.7 million represents Spin-Off transaction costs
and $7 million represents the write-down to net realizable value of the carrying
value of two real estate mortgages  receivable retained by us after the Spin-Off
and the carrying value of other assets.

         Equity in earnings of equity  investments  increased by $9.3 million in
2000 from the 1999 period due to the Spin-Off of SNH in October 1999.

         During the nine months ended  September  30,  2000,  we sold one office
building and two land parcels and  recognized  gains on the sales  totaling $6.6
million.  During the same period we incurred a $1.2 million  extraordinary  loss
from the write-off of deferred  financing fees in connection with the redemption
of our Reset  Notes.  During  the nine  months  ended  September  30,  1999,  we
recognized gains totaling $8.3 million on sales of properties.

         Net income  decreased to $85.1 million,  or $0.65 per basic and diluted
share, for the 2000 period,  from $100.9 million, or $0.77 per basic and diluted
share,  for the 1999  period.  The change in net income is due  primarily to the
Spin-Off of SNH and the sale of properties in 1999, office building acquisitions
made during  1999,  and Spin-Off  transaction  costs and the  write-down  in the
carrying value of real estate mortgages and other assets during 1999.

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Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations - continued

         Funds from  operations  for the nine months ended  September  30, 2000,
were $139.1 million,  or $1.05 per basic share,  compared to $176.3 million,  or
$1.34 per basic share,  for the 1999 period.  Diluted funds from  operations for
the nine months ended  September  30, 2000,  were $151.2  million,  or $1.05 per
diluted share,  compared to $188.4 million,  or $1.32 per diluted share, for the
1999 period.  Funds from operations for 1999 excludes Spin-Off transaction costs
of $14.7  million  and the  write-down  in the  carrying  value  of real  estate
mortgages and other assets of $7 million.

PRO FORMA RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended September 30, 2000,  Compared to Pro Forma Three Months Ended
September 30, 1999

         Total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2000, increased
$11.0  million to $103.2  million  from $92.2  million  for the pro forma  three
months ended  September  30, 1999.  Rental  income  increased  $10.5 million and
interest  and  other  income  increased  $545,000  for the  three  months  ended
September 30, 2000,  compared to the pro forma prior year period.  Rental income
increased  primarily due to  acquisitions  made during and after July 1999,  and
interest and other income  increased  primarily  due to the increase in dividend
income earned on marketable equity securities.

         Total expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2000, increased
to $80.7  million  from  $69.9  million  for the pro forma  three  months  ended
September 30, 1999.  Operating expenses increased by $3.9 million as a result of
our increased  investment in office  buildings  made during and after July 1999.
Interest expense increased by $5.0 million during 2000 compared to the pro forma
prior year period, primarily as a result of increased borrowings outstanding and
to a lesser  extent an  increase in interest  rates on our  floating  rate debt.
Depreciation and amortization, and general and administrative expenses increased
by $1.6  million and  $351,000,  respectively,  primarily  as a result of office
acquisitions made during and after July 1999.

         Equity in  earnings  of equity  investments  decreased  in 2000 by $3.9
million from the 1999 pro forma  period  primarily as a result of a reduction in
revenues from some of SNH's properties due to tenant bankruptcies.

         Net income  decreased to $30.0 million,  or $0.23 per basic and diluted
share,  for the 2000 period from $30.2  million,  or $0.23 per basic and diluted
share, for the 1999 pro forma period.  The change in net income is due primarily
to a  reduction  in  revenues  from  some  of  SNH's  properties  due to  tenant
bankruptcies, offset by the gain on the sale of land during the third quarter of
2000, and the acquisition of office buildings during and after July 1999.

         Funds from  operations  for the three months ended  September 30, 2000,
were $46.4 million,  or $0.35 per basic share,  and $48.5 million,  or $0.37 per
basic share,  for the 1999 pro forma period.  Diluted funds from  operations for
the three months ended  September  30, 2000,  were $50.4  million,  or $0.35 per
diluted share,  and $52.6 million,  or $0.37 per diluted share, for the 1999 pro
forma period.

Nine Months Ended  September  30, 2000,  Compared to Pro Forma Nine Months Ended
September 30, 1999

         Total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2000,  increased
$51.3  million to $304.5  million  from  $253.2  million  for the pro forma nine
months ended  September  30, 1999.  Rental  income  increased  $52.0 million and
interest and other  income  decreased  $703,000  compared to the pro forma prior
year period.  Rental income  increased  primarily  because of acquisitions  made
during  1999.  Interest  and other  income  decreased  primarily  as a result of
mortgage repayments received.

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Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations - continued

         Total expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2000,  increased
to $240.1  million  from  $185.5  million  for the pro forma nine  months  ended
September 30, 1999. Operating expenses increased by $21.4 million as a result of
our increased  investment in office buildings made during 1999. Interest expense
increased by $23.3  million in 2000  compared to the pro forma prior year period
primarily as a result of increased borrowings outstanding and to a lesser extent
an  increase in  interest  rates on our  floating  rate debt.  Depreciation  and
amortization,  and general and administrative expenses increased by $7.9 million
and $2.0 million, respectively, primarily from acquisitions made during 1999.

         Equity in  earnings  of equity  investments  decreased  in 2000 by $8.5
million from the 1999 pro forma  period  primarily as a result of a reduction in
revenues from some of SNH's properties due to tenant bankruptcies.

         Net income  decreased to $85.1 million,  or $0.65 per basic and diluted
share,  for the 2000 period from $91.5  million,  or $0.69 per basic and diluted
share, for the 1999 pro forma period.  The change in net income is due primarily
to a decrease in equity in earnings from SNH and an increase in interest expense
from increased borrowings, offset by gains on the sale of properties during 2000
and office building acquisitions made during 1999.

         Funds from  operations  for the nine months ended  September  30, 2000,
were $139.1 million,  or $1.05 per basic share, and $143.9 million, or $1.09 per
basic share,  for the 1999 pro forma period.  Diluted funds from  operations for
the nine months ended  September  30, 2000,  were $151.2  million,  or $1.05 per
diluted share, and $156.0 million,  or $1.09 per diluted share, for the 1999 pro
forma period.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

         Total assets were $2.9 billion at September 30, 2000,  compared to $3.0
billion at December 31, 1999.

         During the nine months ended  September  30,  2000,  we sold one office
property  and two  parcels of land for net cash  proceeds  of $11.8  million and
recognized  gains  of $6.6  million.  Incident  to one of  these  land  sales we
provided a $1.3  million  mortgage  loan secured by the land which is payable in
full on May 5,  2001.  The loan  bears  interest  at 10%  payable  quarterly  in
arrears.  During July 2000 we foreclosed on a $2.4 million  mortgage  receivable
secured by one senior  housing  property  located  in  Arleta,  California.  The
carrying  value of this defaulted  mortgage note had  previously  been partially
reserved.  In November 2000 we sold this property to SNH at its appraised  value
of $2.3  million,  and sold one  office  property  located in New York City to a
third party for $128.0 million.  We also funded $12.6 million of improvements to
our  existing  properties,  received  $15,000 of regularly  scheduled  principal
payments and received a $3.5 million  principal  repayment of a mortgage secured
by one property.

         At September 30, 2000, we owned 12.8 million,  or 49.4%,  of the common
shares of beneficial interest of SNH with a carrying value of $195.8 million and
a market value of $119.3 million, and 4.0 million, or 7.1%, of the common shares
of  beneficial  interest  of HPT with a carrying  value of $106.6  million and a
market value of $93.5 million.

         On July 11, 2000, we announced our new  distribution  rate of $0.20 per
share per  quarter  ($0.80  per share per  year).  This new rate  represented  a
reduction from the  distribution  rate we previously paid of $0.32 per share per
quarter ($1.28 per share per year).  The previous  distribution  rate was set in
1999 when we distributed to  shareholders a majority  interest in our subsidiary
SNH,  which owns nursing homes and other senior living  properties.  Two nursing
home company  tenants of SNH that were  responsible  for about half of SNH rents
filed for  bankruptcy  in early  2000,  and,  in April  2000,  SNH  reduced  its
distribution  rate.  As a result,  the  distributions  which we receive from our
retained  minority  interest  in SNH were  reduced by over $15 million per year.
Effective July 1, 2000, SNH assumed operating responsibility for over 50 nursing
homes  formerly  leased by it, and it is unclear  how  successful  those  future
operations  may  be.  Our  Board  of  Trustees  adopted  what it  believes  is a
conservative  distribution  pay out  percentage  of cash flow at least until the
future  direction  of SNH is clarified  and the results of our current  property
sales efforts discussed below are known.

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Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations - continued

         In April 2000 we retired  $27.5 million of our Reset Notes at their par
value and in July 2000 we completed  our optional  redemption  of the  remaining
$222.5 million of outstanding  Reset Notes which bore interest at a rate subject
to periodic  resets,  at a spread over LIBOR  (effective rate of 7.52% per annum
immediately  prior to the redemption  date). The redemption  prices were 100% of
the  principal  amount of the Reset  Notes  redeemed,  plus  accrued  and unpaid
interest to the redemption  dates.  The redemptions were funded with drawings at
an effective interest rate of 7.38% under our $500 million revolving bank credit
facility,  which matures in April 2002. In connection with the final  redemption
of our Reset Notes, we recognized an extraordinary loss of $1.2 million from the
write-off of deferred financing fees.

         In July and September  2000 we issued  unsecured  senior notes totaling
$50 million in two separate transactions, raising net proceeds of $49.6 million.
The notes bear  interest  at rates  ranging  from 8.625% to 8.875% and mature in
2010. Net proceeds from the notes were used to repay amounts  outstanding  under
our revolving bank credit facility.

         At November 9, 2000, we had  approximately $11 million of cash and cash
equivalents,  $180 million  outstanding and $320 million available for borrowing
under our bank credit  facility,  and $2.5  billion  available on our $3 billion
effective shelf registration statement.

         In December  1999 we  announced  our  intention  to sell  approximately
$150-$160  million of properties  during 2000. During 2000 through November 9th,
we have sold properties for approximately $143 million.  As of November 9, 2000,
we have entered contracts or letters of intent to sell additional properties for
approximately $69 million.  These contracts and letters of intent are subject to
conditions  and  contingencies  and there can be no  assurance if and when these
additional sales will be completed.

         In December  1999 we also  announced  that we were  exploring  creating
joint  venture  investments  pursuant to which we might  receive net proceeds of
$200  million  or  more  from  the  sale  of  partial  interests  in some of our
properties.  We have had discussions  with several  investors  concerning  joint
ventures but to date we have not concluded any mutually acceptable arrangements.
Although some of these  discussions  are  continuing,  we do not believe that we
will realize any joint venture proceeds during 2000.

         In December 1999 we announced that our Board of Trustees had authorized
share  repurchases  for up to 14  million  common  shares.  Although  this share
repurchase  authorization remains effective,  in July 2000 we announced that our
priority use of cash proceeds from  property  sales or new financing  will be to
pay debts  which  mature  within  the next few years.  Accordingly,  we have not
repurchased  any shares  during 2000 and we are not  committed  to purchase  any
preset  amount of shares  during 2000.  Any future  determination  to repurchase
shares  will be  dependent  upon the  amounts of property  sales  proceeds,  our
ability to pay or  refinance  our  schedule of debt  maturities  and upon market
conditions.

         We have recently issued $50 million of unsecured,  10-year notes and we
are now exploring the  possibility  of issuing  additional  amounts of long-term
debt including secured debt. Most of our properties are currently  unencumbered,
and we believe  issuance of secured  debt may be the least  costly way for us to
refinance some short term debt  maturities,  especially if properties  which are
encumbered are those we expect to own for extended times.

         There  can be no  assurances  that  debt or  equity  financing  will be
available to refinance  our debt  maturities  or fund future  growth,  but we do
expect that financing will be available. As of September 30, 2000, our debt as a
percentage of total book capitalization was approximately 48%.


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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

         We are  exposed to market  changes  in  interest  rates.  We manage our
exposure to this  market risk  through our  monitoring  of  available  financing
alternatives.  Our strategy to manage  exposure to changes in interest  rates is
unchanged from December 31, 1999. Furthermore, we do not foresee any significant
changes  in our  exposure  to  fluctuations  in  interest  rates  or in how this
exposure will be managed in the near future.  At September  30, 2000,  our total
outstanding fixed rate debt consisted of the following:

               Amount                    Coupon                   Maturity
Unsecured senior notes:
              $40.0 million                7.25%                    2001
              160.0 million               6.875%                    2002
              150.0 million                6.75%                    2002
              164.9 million                7.50%                    2003
              100.0 million                 6.7%                    2005
               90.0 million               7.875%                    2009
               30.0 million               8.875%                    2010
               20.0 million               8.625%                    2010
               65.0 million               8.375%                    2011
              143.0 million                 8.5%                    2013
Secured notes:
               $3.5 million                9.12%                    2004
               11.0 million                8.40%                    2007
               17.5 million                7.02%                    2008
               11.8 million                8.00%                    2008
               10.3 million                7.66%                    2009

         No principal  repayments are due under the unsecured senior notes until
maturity.  If, at maturity,  the unsecured senior notes were to be refinanced at
interest rates which are 1/2 percentage  point higher than shown above,  our per
annum interest cost would increase by  approximately  $4.8 million.  The secured
notes are  secured by 11 of our office  properties  and  require  principal  and
interest payments through maturity.

         The market prices,  if any, of each of our fixed rate obligations as of
September 30, 2000, are sensitive to changes in interest  rates.  Typically,  if
market  rates of interest  increase,  the current  market  price of a fixed rate
obligation will decrease.  Conversely, if market rates of interest decrease, the
current market price of a fixed rate obligation will typically  increase.  Based
on the balances  outstanding  at September 30, 2000,  and  discounted  cash flow
analyses, a hypothetical immediate one percentage point change in interest rates
would change the fair value of our fixed rate debt  obligations by approximately
$40.0 million.

         Each of our obligations for borrowed money has provisions that 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 in some cases we
are allowed to make  prepayments  only at a premium to face value. In any event,
these  prepayment  rights may afford us the  opportunity to mitigate the risk of
refinancing  at maturity at higher rates by  refinancing at lower rates prior to
maturity.

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk - continued

         At September  30, 2000,  we had a $500  million  unsecured  bank credit
facility that was subject to floating  interest  rates.  Because our bank credit
facility is at a floating  rate,  changes in interest  rates will not affect its
value. However, changes in interest rates will affect our operating results. For
example,  the interest  rate payable on  outstanding  borrowings  under our bank
credit  facility of $351 million at September 30, 2000,  was 7.4% per annum.  An
immediate 10% change in that interest  rate, or 74 basis points,  would increase
or decrease our costs by $2.6 million, or $0.02 per share per year:

                                  Impact of Changes in Interest Rates
                         ---------------------------------------------------
                                       (dollars in thousands)
                                                              Total Interest
                         Interest Rate       Outstanding       Expense Per
                            Per Year            Debt              Year
                         ---------------    -------------    ---------------
At September 30, 2000           7.40%         $351,000           $25,974
10% reduction                   6.66%          351,000            23,377
10% increase                    8.14%          351,000            28,571

         The foregoing table presents a so called "shock" analysis which assumes
that the interest  rate change by 10% is in effect for a whole year. If interest
rates were to change gradually over one year the impact would be less.

         We borrow in U.S.  dollars  and our current  borrowings  under our bank
credit facility are subject to interest at LIBOR plus a premium. Accordingly, we
are  vulnerable to changes in U.S.  dollar based short term rates,  specifically
LIBOR.

         During the past year,  short-term U.S. dollar based interest rates have
tended to rise.  We are unable to predict  the  direction  or amount of interest
rate  changes  during  the next  year.  As of  September  30,  2000,  we had not
purchased  an interest  rate cap or other hedge to protect  against  future rate
increases.  Also, we may incur additional debt at floating or fixed rates, which
would increase our exposure to market changes in interest rates.

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Part II  Other Information

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

         In April 2000 the arbitration  panel issued an award in the arbitration
proceeding  described  in Item 3 of our 1999 Annual  Report on Form 10-K,  which
arose following our  commencement in 1995 of an action in Florida state court to
collect on a secured indemnity agreement from a former tenant and mortgagor.  In
its award the  arbitration  panel dismissed all claims against us and awarded us
$3.2  million in  connection  with the  indemnity  claims.  We  negotiated  with
representatives  of this former  tenant and  collected  $2.5 million of the $3.2
million award plus accrued  interest as full settlement of the indemnity  claims
in July 2000.  Item 3 of the Annual  Report also  referred to two related  cases
filed against us and others by creditors or assignees of the former tenant.  One
of these two cases has been  dismissed  without any award being made against us.
The second  case  remains  pending  and we cannot  predict  the  outcome of that
proceeding.

Item 2.  Changes in Securities

         On August 1, 2000,  pursuant to our  Incentive  Share  Award  Plan,  we
granted 13,000 common shares to our officers and certain  employees of RMR, each
valued at $6.625 per common share, the closing price of the common shares on the
New York Stock  Exchange on August 1, 2000. The grants were made pursuant to the
exemption from  registration  contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)      Exhibits:

          4.1  Supplemental  Indenture  No. 8 dated as of July 31, 2000  between
               HRPT  Properties  Trust and State  Street Bank and Trust  Company
               pertaining to $30,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 8.875%
               Senior Notes due 2010 (filed herewith).

          10.1 Second  Amendment to Loan Agreement  dated as of October 24, 2000
               among HRPT Properties Trust, the financial institutions listed on
               the signature  pages  thereof,  Dresdner  Kleinwort  Benson North
               America LLC and Fleet National Bank (filed herewith).

          27.  Financial Data Schedule (filed herewith)

(b)      Reports on Form 8-K:

          1.   Current Report on Form 8-K, dated July 10, 2000, relating to, (a)
               the  Company's  new  distribution  rate,  (b) the  status  of the
               Company's business initiatives,  and (c) the Company's redemption
               of Remarketed Reset Notes (Item 5).

          2.   Current  Report  on Form  8-K,  dated  July 25,  2000,  filing as
               exhibits,  (a) Form of  Purchase  Agreement  dated as of July 25,
               2000  between  HRPT  Properties  Trust  and  Donaldson,  Lufkin &
               Jenrette  Securities  Corporation  pertaining to  $30,000,000  in
               aggregate  principal  amount of 8.875% Senior Notes due 2010, (b)
               Form of  Supplemental  Indenture  No. 8 dated as of July 31, 2000
               between  HRPT  Properties  Trust and State  Street Bank and Trust
               Company  pertaining to $30,000,000 in aggregate  principal amount
               of 8.875%  Senior  Notes due 2010,  (c)  Opinion  of  Sullivan  &
               Worcester  LLP re:  tax  matters,  (d)  Computation  of  Ratio of
               Earnings  to  Fixed  Charges,  and  (e)  Consent  of  Sullivan  &
               Worcester LLP  (Item 7).


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          3.   Current  Report on Form 8-K, dated  September 28, 2000,  relating
               to, (a) an updated  description  of the Maryland  "control  share
               acquisition"  statute,  and (b) filing as exhibits,  (1) Purchase
               Agreement  dated as of September 28, 2000 between HRPT Properties
               Trust and First Union Securities,  Inc. pertaining to $20,000,000
               in aggregate  principal  amount of 8.625%  Senior Notes due 2010,
               (2)  Supplemental  Indenture No. 9 dated as of September 29, 2000
               between  HRPT  Properties  Trust and State  Street Bank and Trust
               Company  pertaining to $20,000,000 in aggregate  principal amount
               of 8.625%  Senior  Notes due 2010,  (3)  Opinion  of  Sullivan  &
               Worcester  LLP re:  tax  matters,  (4)  Computation  of  Ratio of
               Earnings  to  Fixed  Charges,  and  (5)  Consent  of  Sullivan  &
               Worcester LLP (Items 5 and 7).





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                              HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST


CERTAIN IMPORTANT FACTORS

         THIS QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q CONTAINS FORWARD LOOKING  STATEMENTS
WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE  SECURITIES  LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND
THE  SECURITIES  EXCHANGE  ACT  OF  1934,  AS  AMENDED.  THESE  FORWARD  LOOKING
STATEMENTS APPEAR IN A NUMBER OF PLACES IN THIS foRM 10-Q AND INCLUDE REFERENCES
TO EXPECTED PROPERTY SALES, PROCEEDS OF POSSIBLE JOINT VENTURES,  DEBT FINANCING
POSSIBILITIES,  POSSIBLE  SHARE  REPURCHASES  AND OTHER  MATTERS.  THESE FORWARD
LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED UPON OUR CURRENT BELIEFS AND EXPECTATIONS, BUT THEY
ARE NOT  GUARANTEED  AND THEY MAY NOT OCCUR.  FOR  EXAMPLE,  WE MAY BE UNABLE TO
CONCLUDE PROPERTY SALES OR DEBT FINANCINGS ON ACCEPTABLE TERMS. SIMILARLY WE MAY
DECIDE  TO  REPURCHASE  SHARES  AT ANY  TIME OR WE MAY  DECIDE  NEVER  TO DO SO.
INVESTORS  ARE  CAUTIONED  NOT TO PLACE  UNDUE  RELIANCE  UPON  FORWARD  LOOKING
STATEMENTS.

         The Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust establishing the Company,
dated July 1, 1994, a copy of which,  together with all amendments  thereto (the
"Declaration"), is duly filed in the Office of the Department of Assessments and
Taxation  of the State of  Maryland,  provides  that the name  "HRPT  Properties
Trust" refers to the trustees under the  Declaration  collectively  as trustees,
but not individually or personally,  and that no trustee, officer,  shareholder,
employee  or  agent of the  Company  shall  be held to any  personal  liability,
jointly or severally,  for any obligation of, or claim against, the Company. All
persons  dealing with the Company,  in any way, shall look only to the assets of
the Company for the payment of any sum or the performance of any obligation.


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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.

                              HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST


                              By:      /s/ John A. Mannix
                                       John A. Mannix
                                       President and Chief Operating Officer
                                       Dated:  November 14, 2000

                              By:      /s/ John C. Popeo
                                       John C. Popeo
                                       Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
                                       Dated:  November 14, 2000


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