UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

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

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 2027, 2018

SELECT INCOME REIT

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-35442		45-4071747
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Two Newton Place 255 Washington Street, Suite 300, Newton, Massachusetts		02458-1634
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

617-796-8303

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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In this Current Report on Form 8-K, the terms “we”, “us” or “our” refer to Select Income REIT.

Item 52.0701. ~~Submission~~Completion of ~~Matters~~Acquisition toor aDisposition ~~Vote~~ of ~~Security Holders~~Assets.

On December 2027, 2018, we ~~held~~paid aour ~~special~~previously ~~meeting~~announced pro rata distribution of the 45,000,000 common shares of beneficial interest of Industrial Logistics Properties Trust, or ILPT common shares, we owned to holders of our ~~shareholders~~common atshares ~~which~~of beneficial interest, or our ~~shareholders~~common ~~were~~shares, ~~asked~~as toof ~~consider~~the ~~and~~close ~~vote~~of ~~upon~~business on the ~~following~~record ~~proposals:~~date of December 20, 2018, or the Distribution. Based on the number of our common shares outstanding as of the record date, holders of our common shares received in the Distribution 0.502509 of an ILPT common share for each of our common shares that they owned at the close of business on the record date, subject to the receipt of cash in lieu of any fractional shares.

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~~Each~~Item of9.01. ~~the~~Financial ~~foregoing~~Statements ~~proposals is described in detail in the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus we filed with the Securities~~ and ~~Exchange Commission on November 16, 2018~~Exhibits.

~~For~~(b) Pro ~~each~~Forma ofFinancial the proposals, a quorum was present. According to the report of the Inspector of Elections, the Merger Proposal was approved by the requisite vote of the holders of our common shares. The voting results for the Merger Proposal is as follows:Information

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2018 and unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the nine months ended September 30, 2018, giving effect to the Merger ~~Proposal~~and the Distribution and the notes related thereto, contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on November 16, 2018, are incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. These unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of our expected financial position or results of operations for any future period. Differences could result from numerous factors, including future changes in our and GOV’s portfolio of investments, our and GOV’s capital structure, our and GOV’s property level operating expenses and revenues, including rents expected to be received on our and GOV’s existing leases or leases we or GOV may enter into during and after 2018, changes in interest rates and other reasons. Actual future results are likely to be different from amounts presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements and such differences could be significant.

For		Against		Abstain
61,467,331		8,100,906		796,088

(d) Exhibits

~~The~~99.1 ~~results~~Unaudited ~~reported~~pro ~~above~~forma ~~are~~condensed ~~final~~consolidated ~~voting~~financial ~~results~~statements of Government Properties Income Trust for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and the notes related thereto. (Incorporated by reference to our and GOV’s definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus we filed with the SEC on November 16, 2018.)

~~We did not call the vote on the Adjournment Proposal as there were sufficient votes to approve the Merger Proposal.~~2

2SIGNATURES

~~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 hereunto duly authorized.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	SELECT INCOME REIT


	By:	/s/ Jeffrey C. Leer
	Name:	Jeffrey C. Leer
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Dated: December 27, 2018

SELECT INCOME REIT By: /s/ Jeffrey C. Leer Name: Jeffrey C. Leer Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Dated: December 20, 2018

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