RMR GROUP INC. - Quarter Report: 2017 June (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2017

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

Commission file number 001-37616

THE RMR GROUP INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)



Maryland (State of Organization)	47-4122583 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

Two Newton Place, 255 Washington Street, Suite 300, Newton, MA 02458-1634

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code 617-796-8230

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 ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):



Large accelerated filer ☐		Accelerated filer ☐

Non-accelerated filer ☒		Smaller reporting company ☐
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided in Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of August 8, 2017, there were 15,094,510 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 1,000,000 shares of Class B-1 common stock, par value $0.001 per share and 15,000,000 shares of Class B-2 common stock, par value $0.001 per share outstanding.

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THE RMR GROUP INC.

FORM 10-Q

June 30, 2017

INDEX



		Page
PART I	Financial Information	1
Item 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited)	1
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets — June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income — Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity — Nine Months Ended June 30, 2017	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Nine Months Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016	4
	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	5
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	19
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	28
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	28
	Warning Concerning Forward Looking Statements	28
PART II	Other Information	31
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	31
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	31
Item 6.	Exhibits	32
	Signatures	33

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PART I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

The RMR Group Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)



	June 30,			September 30,
	2017			2016
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	137,711		$	65,833
Due from related parties	27,027			24,862
Prepaid and other current assets	8,307			4,690
Total current assets	173,045			95,385

Furniture and equipment	4,572			5,024
Leasehold improvements	1,094			1,077
Capitalized software costs	3,786			4,250
Total property and equipment	9,452			10,351
Accumulated depreciation	(6,123		)	(6,549		)
	3,329			3,802
Due from related parties, net of current portion	7,278			7,754
Equity method investment	208			—
Goodwill	1,859			2,295
Intangible assets, net of amortization	608			1,085
Deferred tax asset	43,332			45,819
Other assets, net of amortization	174,329			181,391
Total assets	$	403,988		$	337,531

Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and deposits	$	41,209		$	20,579
Total current liabilities	41,209			20,579
Long term portion of deferred rent payable, net of current portion	975			778
Amounts due pursuant to tax receivable agreement, net of current portion	62,029			62,029
Employer compensation liability, net of current portion	7,278			7,754
Total liabilities	111,491			91,140

Commitments and contingencies

Equity:
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value; 31,600,000 shares authorized; 15,094,510 and
15,082,432 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	15			15
Class B-1 common stock, $0.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding	1			1
Class B-2 common stock, $0.001 par value; 15,000,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding	15			15
Additional paid in capital	95,267			94,266
Retained earnings	81,793			44,543
Cumulative other comprehensive income	83			83
Cumulative common distributions	(29,274		)	(17,209		)
Total shareholders’ equity	147,900			121,714
Noncontrolling interest	144,597			124,677
Total equity	292,497			246,391
Total liabilities and equity	$	403,988		$	337,531

See accompanying notes.

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The RMR Group Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Revenues:
Management services	$	44,644		$	41,867		$	183,036		$	182,940
Reimbursable payroll and related costs	9,839			9,744			29,023			25,993
Advisory services	1,019			600			3,033			1,741
Total revenues	55,502			52,211			215,092			210,674

Expenses:
Compensation and benefits	24,769			22,719			72,550			65,584
Separation costs	—			1,195			—			1,358
General and administrative	8,539			6,110			21,526			19,110
Depreciation and amortization	467			349			1,550			1,333
Total expenses	33,775			30,373			95,626			87,385
Operating income	21,727			21,838			119,466			123,289
Interest and other income	402			68			1,059			144
Income before income tax expense and equity in earnings (loss) of investee	22,129			21,906			120,525			123,433
Income tax expense	(4,528		)	(4,504		)	(24,811		)	(19,904		)
Equity in earnings (loss) of investee	4			—			(161		)	—
Net income	17,605			17,402			95,553			103,529
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(10,748		)	(10,704		)	(58,303		)	(73,663		)
Net income attributable to RMR Inc.	$	6,857		$	6,698		$	37,250		$	29,866

Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	1			(6		)	—			13
Other comprehensive income (loss)	1			(6		)	—			13
Comprehensive income	17,606			17,396			95,553			103,542
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(10,748		)	(10,701		)	(58,303		)	(73,669		)
Comprehensive income attributable to RMR Inc.	$	6,858		$	6,695		$	37,250		$	29,873

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	16,037			16,008			16,029			16,003
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	16,058			16,008			16,044			16,003

Net income attributable to RMR Inc. per common share - basic	$	0.43		$	0.42		$	2.32		$	1.87
Net income attributable to RMR Inc. per common share - diluted	$	0.43		$	0.42		$	2.31		$	1.87

See accompanying notes.

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The RMR Group Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)



											Cumulative
	Class A		Class B-1		Class B-2		Additional				Other		Cumulative			Total
	Common		Common		Common		Paid In		Retained		Comprehensive		Common			Shareholders'			Noncontrolling			Total
	Stock		Stock		Stock		Capital		Earnings		Income		Distributions			Equity			Interest			Equity
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	15	$	1	$	15	$	94,266	$	44,543	$	83	$	(17,209	)	$	121,714		$	124,677		$	246,391
Share grants, net	—		—		—		1,001		—		—		—			1,001			—			1,001
Net income	—		—		—		—		37,250		—		—			37,250			58,303			95,553
Tax distributions to Member	—		—		—		—		—		—		—			—			(27,133		)	(27,133		)
Common share distributions	—		—		—		—		—		—		(12,065		)	(12,065		)	(11,250		)	(23,315		)
Balance at June 30, 2017	$	15	$	1	$	15	$	95,267	$	81,793	$	83	$	(29,274	)	$	147,900		$	144,597		$	292,497

See accompanying notes.

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The RMR Group Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)



	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2017			2016
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income	$	95,553		$	103,529
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,550			1,333
Straight line office rent	197			257
Amortization expense related to other asset	7,062			7,062
Deferred income taxes	2,487			1,231
Operating expenses paid in RMR Inc. common shares	1,021			175
Contingent consideration liability	(456		)	—
Equity in loss of investee	161			—
Distribution from equity method investment	70			—
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Due from related parties	(5,779		)	(4,757		)
Prepaid and other current assets	(3,617		)	(2,054		)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and deposits	24,682			17,198
Incentive fee allocable to ABP Trust	—			(26,611		)
Net cash from operating activities	122,931			97,363
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Purchase of property and equipment	(604		)	(955		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(604		)	(955		)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(38,383		)	(36,574		)
Distributions to common shareholders	(12,065		)	(13,207		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(50,448		)	(49,781		)
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents	(1		)	13
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	71,878			46,640
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	65,833			34,497
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	137,711		$	81,137
Supplemental cash flow information
Income taxes paid	$	23,336		$	19,287

See accompanying notes.

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The RMR Group Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

The RMR Group Inc., or RMR Inc., is a holding company and substantially all of its business is conducted by its majority owned subsidiary The RMR Group LLC, or RMR LLC. RMR Inc. is a Maryland corporation and RMR LLC is a Maryland limited liability company. RMR Inc. serves as the sole managing member of RMR LLC and, in that capacity, operates and controls the business and affairs of RMR LLC. In these financial statements, unless otherwise indicated, “we", "us” and “our” refer to RMR Inc. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including RMR LLC.

As of June 30, 2017, RMR Inc. owns 15,094,510 class A membership units of RMR LLC, or Class A Units, and 1,000,000 class B membership units of RMR LLC, or Class B Units. The aggregate RMR LLC membership units RMR Inc. owns represent 51.8% of the economic interest of RMR LLC as of June 30, 2017. We refer to economic interest as the right of a holder of a Class A Unit or Class B Unit to share in distributions made by RMR LLC and, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of RMR LLC, to share in the assets of RMR LLC after payments to creditors. ABP Trust, a Maryland statutory trust, beneficially owned by Barry M. Portnoy and Adam D. Portnoy, our Managing Directors, owns 15,000,000 redeemable Class A Units, representing 48.2% of the economic interest of RMR LLC as of June 30, 2017, which is presented as a noncontrolling interest within the condensed consolidated financial statements.

RMR LLC was founded in 1986 to manage public investments in real estate and, as of June 30, 2017, managed a diverse portfolio of publicly owned real estate and real estate related businesses. RMR LLC manages: Government Properties Income Trust, or GOV, a publicly traded real estate investment trust, or REIT, that primarily owns properties that are majority leased to the U.S. government and state governments; Hospitality Properties Trust, or HPT, a publicly traded REIT that primarily owns hotel and travel center properties; Select Income REIT, or SIR, a publicly traded REIT that primarily owns properties that are leased to single tenants, and Senior Housing Properties Trust, or SNH, a publicly traded REIT that primarily owns healthcare, senior living and medical office buildings. Hereinafter, GOV, HPT, SIR and SNH are collectively referred to as the Managed REITs. RMR LLC also provides management services to other publicly traded and private businesses, including: Five Star Senior Living Inc., or Five Star, a publicly traded operator of senior living communities, many of which are owned by SNH; Sonesta International Hotels Corporation, or Sonesta, a privately owned franchisor and operator of hotels, resorts and cruise ships in the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East, some of whose U.S. hotels are owned by HPT; and TravelCenters of America LLC, or TA, an operator of travel centers along the U.S. Interstate Highway System, many of which are owned by HPT, convenience stores with retail gas stations and restaurants. Hereinafter, Five Star, Sonesta and TA are collectively referred to as the Managed Operators. In addition, RMR LLC also provides management services to certain related private companies, including Affiliates Insurance Company, or AIC, an Indiana insurance company, and ABP Trust and its subsidiaries. During the nine months ended June 30, 2016, RMR LLC provided certain transition services to Equity Commonwealth, or EQC, a publicly traded REIT that primarily owns office properties.

RMR Advisors LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, or RMR Advisors, was founded in 2002. RMR Advisors is a wholly owned subsidiary of RMR LLC and is the adviser to RMR Real Estate Income Fund, or RIF. RIF is a closed end investment company focused on investing in real estate securities, including REITs and other dividend paying securities, but excluding our Client Companies, as defined below.

On August 5, 2016, we acquired certain assets of Tremont Realty Capital LLC, or the Tremont business, which principally originates and manages real estate debt and debt like financings and serves as adviser to a private fund created for an institutional investor and other separately managed accounts. As part of this transaction, Tremont Realty Advisors LLC, or Tremont Advisors, a wholly owned subsidiary of RMR LLC founded in 2016 and an investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, was assigned the investment management contracts of the Tremont business. Tremont Advisors manages a private fund created for an institutional investor and other separately managed accounts that invest in commercial real estate debt, including secured mortgage debt, mezzanine financings and commercial real estate that may become owned by its clients.

On November 28, 2016, we were assigned the Tremont business's 0.5% general partnership interest in a private fund created for an institutional investor managed by the Tremont business. We account for this investment under the equity method of accounting and record our share of the investment's earnings or losses each period.

RMR International LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, or RMR Intl, was founded in 2012. RMR Intl is a wholly owned subsidiary of RMR LLC whose sole business is holding the equity interests of RMR Australia Asset Management Pty

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Ltd, or RMR Australia, a company founded in 2012 to manage certain investments of a company then managed by RMR LLC in Australia. RMR Australia continues to hold an Australian financial services license granted by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission but has ceased operations subsequent to the termination of services being provided to EQC as of October 31, 2015.

In these financial statements, we refer to the Managed REITs, the Managed Operators, RIF, AIC, ABP Trust and the clients of the Tremont business as our Client Companies.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of RMR Inc. are unaudited. Certain information and disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, for complete financial statements have been condensed or omitted. We believe the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. However, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016, or our Annual Report. In the opinion of our management, all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation, have been included. All intercompany transactions and balances with or among our consolidated subsidiaries have been eliminated. Our operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. Reclassifications have been made to the prior year's condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to the current year's presentation.

Preparation of these financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires our management to make certain estimates and assumptions that may affect the amounts reported in these financial statements and related notes. The actual results could differ from these estimates.

Note 2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The main provision of ASU No. 2014-09 is to recognize revenue when control of the goods or services transfers to the customer, as opposed to the existing guidance of recognizing revenue when the risk and rewards transfer to the customer. In July 2015, the FASB approved a one year deferral of the effective date for this ASU to interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. We are continuing to evaluate this guidance; however, we do not expect its adoption to have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements as our revenue recognition is expected to be unchanged under this new guidance, including variable consideration attributable to incentive fees.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases, which sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract (i.e., lessees and lessors). ASU No. 2016-02 requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase of the leased asset by the lessee. This classification will determine whether the lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight line basis over the term of the lease. A lessee is also required to record a right of use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months regardless of their classification. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will be accounted for similar to existing guidance for operating leases today. ASU No. 2016-02 is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. We are currently assessing the potential impact the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 will have on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which requires that entities use a new forward looking “expected loss” model that generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowance for credit losses. The measurement of expected credit losses is based upon historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. ASU No. 2016-13 will become effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. We are continuing to assess this guidance, but we have not historically experienced credit losses from our Client Companies and do not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2016-13 to have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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The RMR Group Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Note 3. Revenue Recognition

Revenues from services that we provide are recognized as earned in accordance with contractual agreements. In the periods presented, management and advisory services revenue consists principally of business management fees, property management fees and advisory fees earned from our Client Companies and EQC.

Business Management and Incentive Fees—Managed REITs

We earn annual base business management fees from the Managed REITs pursuant to business management agreements equal to the lesser of:


•	the sum of (a) 0.5% of the historical cost of transferred real estate assets, if any, as defined in the applicable business management agreement, plus (b) 0.7% of the average invested capital (exclusive of the transferred real estate assets), as defined in the applicable business management agreement, up to $250,000, plus (c) 0.5% of the average invested capital exceeding $250,000; and


•	the sum of (a) 0.7% of the average market capitalization, as defined in the applicable business management agreement, up to $250,000, plus (b) 0.5% of the average market capitalization exceeding $250,000.

The foregoing base business management fees are paid monthly in arrears, based on the lower of the Managed REIT’s monthly average historical costs of assets under management and average market capitalization during the month. For purposes of these fees, a Managed REIT’s assets under management do not include shares it owns of another Client Company.

We also may earn annual incentive business management fees from the Managed REITs under the business management agreements. The incentive business management fees are contingent performance based fees which are only recognized when earned at the end of each respective measurement period. The incentive fees are calculated for each Managed REIT as 12.0% of the product of (a) the equity market capitalization of the Managed REIT, as defined in the applicable business management agreement, and (b) the amount, expressed as a percentage, by which the Managed REIT’s total return per share, as defined in the applicable business management agreement, exceeded the benchmark total return per share, as defined in the applicable business management agreement, of a specified REIT index identified in the applicable business management agreement for the measurement period, subject to caps on the values of the incentive fees. The measurement period for the annual incentive fee in respect of calendar year 2016 was the three year period that ended on December 31, 2016 and in respect of calendar year 2015 was the two year period that ended on December 31, 2015. The measurement period for the annual incentive fee in respect of the current calendar year and calendar years thereafter is the three year period ending on December 31 of the applicable calendar year.

We earned aggregate base business management fees from the Managed REITs of $28,643 and $26,623 for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $84,816 and $76,628 for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. We earned aggregate incentive business management fees from the Managed REITs of $52,407 and $62,263 for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, all of which was earned during the three months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Incentive business management fees recognized as earned in the nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 were earned in respect of the 2016 and 2015 calendar years, respectively.

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The RMR Group Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Business Management Fees—Managed Operators, ABP Trust and AIC

We earn business management fees from the Managed Operators and ABP Trust pursuant to business management agreements equal to 0.6% of: (i) in the case of Five Star, Five Star’s revenues from all sources reportable under GAAP, less any revenues reportable by Five Star with respect to properties for which it provides management services, plus the gross revenues at those properties determined in accordance with GAAP, (ii) in the case of Sonesta, Sonesta’s revenues from all sources reportable under GAAP, less any revenues reportable by Sonesta with respect to hotels for which it provides management services, plus the gross revenues at those hotels determined in accordance with GAAP, (iii) in the case of TA, the sum of TA’s gross fuel margin, as defined in the applicable agreement, plus TA’s total nonfuel revenues and (iv) in the case of ABP Trust, revenues from all sources reportable under GAAP. These fees are estimated and payable monthly in advance. We earn business management fees from AIC pursuant to a management agreement equal to 3.0% of its total premiums paid under active insurance underwritten or arranged by AIC. We earned aggregate business management fees from the Managed Operators, ABP Trust and AIC of $6,650 and $6,804 for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $19,372 and $19,121 for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Property Management Fees

We earned property management fees pursuant to property management agreements with certain Client Companies. We generally earn fees under these agreements for property management services equal to 3.0% of gross collected rents. Also, under the terms of the property management agreements, we receive additional property management fees for construction supervision in connection with certain construction activities undertaken at the managed properties equal to 5.0% of the cost of such construction. We earned aggregate property management fees of $9,238 and $8,440 for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $26,089 and $24,870 for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Reimbursable Payroll and Related Costs

Pursuant to certain of our management agreements, the companies to which we provide management services pay or reimburse us for expenses incurred on their behalf. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, 605, Revenue Recognition, we present certain payroll and related cost reimbursements we receive as revenue. A significant portion of these reimbursable payroll and related costs arises from services we provide pursuant to our property management agreements that are charged or passed through to and are paid by tenants of our Client Companies. We realized reimbursable payroll and related costs of $9,839 and $9,744 for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $29,023 and $25,993 for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Our reimbursable payroll and related costs include grants of common shares from Client Companies directly to certain of our officers and employees in connection with the provision of management services to those companies. The revenue in respect of each grant is based on the fair value as of the grant date for those shares that have vested, with subsequent changes in the fair value of the unvested grants being recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income over the requisite service period. We record an equal offsetting amount as compensation and benefits expense for all of our reimbursable payroll and related cost revenues. We realized equity based compensation expense and related reimbursements of $892 and $2,128 for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $3,386 and $4,971 for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

We report all other expenses we incur on behalf of our Client Companies on a net basis, as the management agreements provide that reimbursable expenses are to be billed directly to the client. This net basis accounting method is supported by some or all of the following factors, which we have determined define us as an agent rather than a principal with respect to these matters:


•	reimbursement to us is generally completed prior to payment of the related expenses;


•	the property owner is contractually obligated to fund such operating costs of the property from existing cash flow or direct funding from its building operating account and we bear little or no credit risk;


•	our clients are the primary obligor in relationships with the affected suppliers and service providers; and


•	we earn no margin on the reimbursement aspect of the arrangement, obtaining reimbursement only for actual costs incurred.

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The RMR Group Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Advisory Agreements and Other Services to Advisory Clients

RMR Advisors is compensated pursuant to its agreement with RIF at an annual rate of 0.85% of RIF’s average daily managed assets, as defined in the agreement. Average daily managed assets includes the net asset value attributable to RIF’s outstanding common shares, plus the liquidation preference of RIF’s outstanding preferred shares, plus the principal amount of any borrowings, including from banks or evidenced by notes, commercial paper or other similar instruments issued by RIF. RMR Advisors earned advisory fees of $613 and $600 for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $1,826 and $1,741 for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Tremont Advisors is compensated pursuant to its agreement with a private fund created for an institutional investor at an annual rate of 1.35% of the weighted average outstanding balance of all strategic investments, as defined in the agreement, of the private fund. Strategic investments include any direct or indirect participating or non-participating debt investment in certain real estate. Tremont Advisors is also party to loan servicing agreements with its other separately managed account clients. Under such agreements, Tremont Advisors is compensated at an annual rate of 0.50% of the outstanding principal balance of the outstanding loans. In certain circumstances, Tremont Advisors is also entitled to performance fees based on exceeding certain performance targets. Performance fees are realized when a separately managed account client’s cumulative returns are in excess of the contractual preferred return. Tremont Advisors did not earn any performance fees for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2017. The Tremont business also acts as transaction originators for non-investment advisory clients for negotiated fees. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2017, the Tremont business earned between 0.50% and 1.0% of the aggregate principal amounts of any loans so originated. For the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Tremont business earned management services revenue of $113 and advisory services revenue of $406, and for the nine months ended June 30, 2017, we earned management services revenue of $352 and advisory services revenue of $1,207.

EQC Termination and Cooperation Agreement

We provided certain transition services for EQC in Australia and earned zero and $58 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016, respectively, for these services.

Note 4. Income Taxes

We are the sole managing member of RMR LLC. RMR LLC is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and most applicable state and local income tax purposes. RMR Intl, RMR Advisors and Tremont Advisors are wholly owned disregarded subsidiaries of RMR LLC for income tax purposes. As a partnership, RMR LLC is generally not subject to U.S. federal and most state income taxes. Any taxable income or loss generated by RMR LLC is passed through to and included in the taxable income or loss of its members, including RMR Inc. and ABP Trust, based on each member’s respective ownership percentage. We are a corporation subject to U.S. federal and state income tax with respect to our allocable share of any taxable income of RMR LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries.

For the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, we recognized income tax expense of $4,528 and $4,504, respectively, which includes $3,978 and $2,837, respectively, of U.S. federal income tax and $550 and $1,667, respectively, of state income taxes. For the nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, we recognized income tax expense of $24,811 and $19,904, respectively, which includes $21,797 and $16,182, respectively, of U.S. federal income tax and $3,014 and $3,722, respectively, of state income taxes.

A reconciliation of the statutory income tax rate to the effective tax rate is as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State taxes, net of federal benefit	2.5	%	2.7	%	2.5	%	2.0	%
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(17.0	)%	(17.1	)%	(16.9	)%	(20.9	)%
Total	20.5	%	20.6	%	20.6	%	16.1	%

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ASC 740, Income Taxes, provides a model for how a company should recognize, measure and present in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that have been taken or are expected to be taken with respect to all open years and in all significant jurisdictions. We recognize a tax benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that a particular tax position will be sustained upon examination or audit. To the extent the “more likely than not” standard has been satisfied, the benefit associated with a tax position is measured as the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement. As of June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, we have no uncertain tax positions.

Note 5. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

As of June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, the fair values of our financial instruments, which include cash and cash equivalents, amounts due from our Client Companies and accounts payable, accrued expenses and deposits, were not materially different from their carrying values, due to the short term nature of these financial instruments.

Recurring Fair Value Measures

On a recurring basis we measure certain financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value based upon quoted market prices. ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1), and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). A financial asset’s or financial liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

Level 1 Estimates

The following are our assets and liabilities that all have been measured at fair value using Level 1 inputs in the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016:



	June 30,		September 30,
	2017		2016
Money market funds included in cash and cash equivalents	$	134,398	$	57,741
Current portion of due from related parties related to share based payment awards	1,363		4,977
Long term portion of due from related parties related to share based payment awards	7,278		7,754
Current portion of employer compensation liability related to share based payment awards included in accounts payable, accrued expenses and deposits	1,363		4,977
Long term portion of employer compensation liability related to share based payment awards	7,278		7,754

Level 3 Estimates

Contingent consideration liabilities are re-measured to fair value each reporting period using updated probabilities of payment. Projected contingent payment amounts are discounted back to the current period using a discounted cash flow model. Increases or decreases in probabilities of payment may result in significant changes in the fair value measurements.

In August 2016, we acquired the Tremont business for total cash consideration of $2,466, plus a potential obligation to pay up to an additional $1,270 over a two year period following the acquisition date based on a portion of the payments that we receive from a specified part of the historical Tremont business. The contingent consideration is measured at fair value using an income approach valuation technique, specifically with probability weighted and discounted cash flows. The fair value of the contingent consideration as of June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016 was $715 and $1,257, respectively.

Note 6. Related Person Transactions

As of June 30, 2017, our Managing Directors own in aggregate, directly and indirectly through ABP Trust, (i) 146,213 shares of Class A common stock of RMR Inc., or Class A Common Shares; (ii) all of the outstanding shares of Class B-1 common stock of RMR Inc., or Class B-1 Common Shares; (iii) all of the outstanding shares of Class B-2 common stock of

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RMR Inc., or Class B-2 Common Shares; and (iv) 15,000,000 Class A Units. Our Managing Directors are also officers of RMR Inc. and of RMR LLC.

Our Managing Directors are also managing trustees of each of the Managed REITs. As of June 30, 2017, GOV, HPT, SIR and SNH owned 1,214,225; 2,503,777; 1,586,836 and 2,637,408 Class A Common Shares, respectively, and our Managing Directors beneficially owned, in aggregate, 2.5% of GOV’s common shares, 1.4% of HPT’s outstanding common shares, 1.9% of SIR’s outstanding common shares and 1.3% of SNH’s outstanding common shares.

Barry M. Portnoy is a managing director of Five Star and of TA. As of June 30, 2017, our Managing Directors beneficially owned, in aggregate, less than one percent of TA's outstanding common shares and 36.7% of Five Star’s outstanding common shares. Our Managing Directors are also the owners and directors of Sonesta and are directors of AIC.

All of the executive officers of the Managed REITs and many of the executive officers of the Managed Operators are also officers and employees of RMR LLC.

Additional information about our related person transactions appears in Note 7 below.

Revenues from Related Parties

For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, we recognized revenues from related parties as set forth in the following table:



	Three Months Ended June 30,								Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2017				2016				2017				2016
	$		%		$		%		$		%		$		%
Managed REITs:
GOV	$	9,139	16.4	%	$	8,310	15.9	%	$	26,302	12.3	%	$	23,351	11.1	%
HPT	10,636		19.2	%	9,840		18.8	%	84,156		39.1	%	90,621		43.0	%
SIR	11,089		20.0	%	10,824		20.7	%	33,108		15.4	%	30,722		14.6	%
SNH	15,653		28.2	%	14,855		28.5	%	45,433		21.1	%	42,190		20.0	%
	46,517		83.8	%	43,829		83.9	%	188,999		87.9	%	186,884		88.7	%

Managed Operators:
Five Star	2,439		4.4	%	2,387		4.6	%	7,206		3.4	%	7,109		3.4	%
Sonesta	671		1.2	%	594		1.1	%	1,745		0.8	%	1,503		0.7	%
TA	3,659		6.6	%	4,013		7.7	%	10,822		5.0	%	10,959		5.2	%
	6,769		12.2	%	6,994		13.4	%	19,773		9.2	%	19,571		9.3	%

Other:
AIC	60		0.1	%	60		0.1	%	180		0.1	%	180		0.1	%
RIF	613		1.1	%	600		1.1	%	1,826		0.8	%	1,741		0.8	%
ABP Trust	1,024		1.9	%	728		1.5	%	2,755		1.3	%	2,240		1.1	%
	1,697		3.1	%	1,388		2.7	%	4,761		2.2	%	4,161		2.0	%
Total revenues from related parties	54,983		99.1	%	52,211		100.0	%	213,533		99.3	%	210,616		100.0	%
Other unrelated parties	519		0.9	%	—		—	%	1,559		0.7	%	58		—	%
	$	55,502	100.0	%	$	52,211	100.0	%	$	215,092	100.0	%	$	210,674	100.0	%

In March 2017, RMR LLC entered into a management agreement with a subsidiary of SNH related to a medical office building located in Boston in connection with a joint venture arrangement for that building. Under that agreement, the SNH subsidiary pays RMR LLC certain business management fees, which fees are credited against the business management fees SNH pays to RMR LLC. We include these fees within the amount of business management fees we report as earned by RMR LLC from SNH.

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On December 31, 2016, RMR LLC earned a $52,407 incentive business management fee from HPT pursuant to our business management agreement with HPT. HPT paid this incentive fee in January 2017.

On December 31, 2015, RMR LLC earned a $62,263 incentive business management fee from HPT pursuant to our business management agreement with HPT. This $62,263 incentive fee was paid in January 2016. Under the RMR LLC operating agreement, ABP Trust was entitled to receive a pro rata share of any incentive business management fee earned by RMR LLC for the 2015 calendar year based on the number of days in 2015 to June 5, 2015; the portion of the $62,263 incentive fee allocated solely to ABP Trust pursuant to this provision was $26,611.

Amounts Due From Related Parties

The following table represents amounts due from related parties as of the dates listed:



	June 30,		September 30,
	2017		2016
Managed REITs:
GOV	$	5,832	$	6,165
HPT	11,973		7,800
SIR	6,244		7,190
SNH	8,801		9,733
	32,850		30,888

Managed Operators:
Five Star	359		291
Sonesta	24		5
TA	436		711
	819		1,007

Other Client Companies:
AIC	20		21
RIF	34		17
ABP Trust	582		683
	636		721
	$	34,305	$	32,616

Leases

As of June 30, 2017, we leased from ABP Trust and certain Managed REITs office space for use as our headquarters and regional offices. We incurred rental expense under related party leases aggregating $1,056 and $1,077 for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $3,165 and $3,190 for the nine months ending June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Tax Related Payments

Pursuant to our tax receivable agreement with ABP Trust, RMR Inc. pays to ABP Trust 85.0% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax or franchise tax that RMR Inc. realizes as a result of (a) the increases in tax basis attributable to our dealings with ABP Trust and (b) tax benefits related to imputed interest deemed to be paid by us as a result of the tax receivable agreement. During the nine months ended June 30, 2017, we made no payments to ABP Trust pursuant to this agreement. As of June 30, 2017, our condensed consolidated balance sheet reflects a liability related to the tax receivable agreement of $64,929, including $2,900 classified as a current liability that we expect to pay to ABP Trust during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017.

Under the RMR LLC operating agreement, RMR LLC is required to make certain pro rata distributions to each member of RMR LLC quarterly on the basis of the assumed tax liabilities of its members. For the nine months ended June 30, 2017,

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pursuant to the RMR LLC operating agreement, RMR LLC made required quarterly tax distributions to holders of its membership units totaling $56,230, of which $29,097 was distributed to us and $27,133 was distributed to ABP Trust, based on each membership unit holder’s respective ownership percentage. The $29,097 distributed to us was eliminated in our condensed consolidated financial statements, and the $27,133 distributed to ABP Trust was recorded as a reduction of its noncontrolling interest. We used funds from these distributions for payment of certain U.S. federal and state income tax liabilities. We also expect to use funds from these distributions to pay part of our obligations under the tax receivable agreement.

Other

In June 2017, we became aware that we had been a victim of a criminal fraud that law enforcement authorities refer to as business email compromise fraud. This fraud involved a person pretending to be the representative of the seller in a property acquisition transaction for one of our Managed REITs. The imposter provided fraudulent wire instructions to one of our senior employees. As a result, funds were sent by wire transfer to an account that was believed to be, but in fact was not, the seller’s account, which resulted in our incurring a loss of $590, as well as additional expenses of $95 in connection with this matter for the quarter ended June 30, 2017. We recorded these amounts in general and administrative expense in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. We are working with law enforcement authorities and the banks involved in the wire transfer to pursue recovery of the $590, but at this time we do not know whether we will be able to recover any of these funds, and we have been advised that it may take several months before we are better able to evaluate our recovery prospects. The Managed REIT did not incur any loss in connection with this matter.

Note 7. Shareholders’ Equity

Issuances

On March 29, 2017, under our equity compensation plan, we granted 2,500 of our Class A Common Shares valued at $48.20 per share, the closing price of our Class A Common Shares on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on that day, to each of our Managing Directors and Independent Directors as part of their annual compensation. These Class A Common Shares awarded to our Independent Directors vested immediately and are included in general and administrative expense in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. In connection with the grant of Class A Common Shares to our Managing Directors and Independent Directors, RMR LLC concurrently issued 12,500 Class A Units to RMR Inc., consistent with the terms of the RMR LLC operating agreement.

On March 29, 2017, we withheld 375 of the Class A Common Shares awarded to one of our Independent Directors to fund that Independent Director's resulting minimum required tax withholding obligation. The aggregate value of the withheld shares was $18, which is reflected as a decrease to shareholders' equity in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. In connection with the acquisition of 375 Class A Common Shares, and as required by the RMR LLC operating agreement, RMR LLC concurrently acquired 375 Class A Units from RMR Inc.

On June 30, 2017, we withheld 47 of the Class A Common Shares awarded to one of our former employees in satisfaction of tax withholding and payment obligations in connection with the vesting of awards of restricted common shares. The aggregate value of the withheld shares was $2, which is reflected as a decrease to shareholders' equity in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. In connection with the acquisition of 47 Class A Common Shares, and as required by the RMR LLC operating agreement, RMR LLC concurrently acquired 47 Class A Units from RMR Inc.

Distributions

On November 17, 2016, we paid a quarterly dividend on our Class A Common Shares and Class B-1 Common Shares, in the amount of $0.25 per Class A Common Share and Class B-1 Common Share, or $4,021. This dividend was paid to our shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 21, 2016. This dividend was funded by a distribution from RMR LLC to holders of its membership units in the amount of $0.25 per unit, or $7,771, of which $4,021 was distributed to us based on our then aggregate ownership of 16,082,432 membership units of RMR LLC and $3,750 was distributed to ABP Trust based on its ownership of 15,000,000 membership units of RMR LLC.

On February 21, 2017, we paid a quarterly dividend on our Class A Common Shares and Class B-1 Common Shares, in the amount of $0.25 per Class A Common Share and Class B-1 Common Share, or $4,020. This dividend was paid to our shareholders of record as of the close of business on January 23, 2017. This dividend was funded by a distribution from RMR LLC to holders of its membership units in the amount of $0.25 per unit, or $7,770, of which $4,020 was distributed to us based

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on our then aggregate ownership of 16,082,432 membership units of RMR LLC and $3,750 was distributed to ABP Trust based on its ownership of 15,000,000 membership units of RMR LLC.

On May 18, 2017, we paid a quarterly dividend on our Class A Common Shares and Class B-1 Common Shares, in the amount of $0.25 per Class A Common Share and Class B-1 Common Share, or $4,024. This dividend was paid to our shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 21, 2017. This dividend was funded by a distribution from RMR LLC to holders of its membership units in the amount of $0.25 per unit, or $7,774, of which $4,024 was distributed to us based on our then aggregate ownership of 16,094,557 membership units of RMR LLC and $3,750 was distributed to ABP Trust based on its ownership of 15,000,000 membership units of RMR LLC.

On July 12, 2017, we declared a quarterly dividend on our Class A Common Shares and Class B-1 Common Shares payable to our shareholders of record as of July 24, 2017, in the amount of $0.25 per Class A Common Share and Class B-1 Common Share, or $4,024. This dividend will be funded by a distribution from RMR LLC to holders of its membership units in the amount of $0.25 per unit, or $7,774, of which $4,024 will be distributed to us based on our then aggregate ownership of 16,094,510 membership units of RMR LLC and $3,750 will be distributed to ABP Trust based on its ownership of 15,000,000 membership units of RMR LLC. We expect to pay this dividend on or about August 17, 2017.

Note 8. Per Common Share Amounts

Earnings per common share reflects net income attributable to RMR Inc. divided by our weighted average common shares outstanding. Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding represents our outstanding Class A Common Shares and our Class B-1 Common Shares during the applicable periods. Our Class B-2 Common Shares, which are paired with ABP Trust’s Class A Units, have no independent economic interest in RMR Inc. and thus are not included as common stock outstanding for purposes of calculating our net income attributable to RMR Inc. per share.

Unvested Class A Common Shares granted to our employees are deemed participating securities for purposes of calculating earnings per common share, as they have dividend rights. We calculate earnings per share using the two-class method. Under the two-class method, we allocate earnings proportionately to vested Class A Common Shares, Class B-1 Common Shares and unvested Class A Common Shares outstanding for the period. Earnings attributable to unvested Class A Common Shares are excluded from earnings per share under the two-class method as reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

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The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,					Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2017			2016		2017			2016
Basic EPS
Numerator:
Net income attributable to RMR Inc.	$	6,857		$	6,698	$	37,250		$	29,866
Income attributable to unvested participating securities	(25		)	—		(135		)	—
Net income attributable to RMR Inc. used in calculating basic EPS	$	6,832		$	6,698	$	37,115		$	29,866
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	16,037			16,008		16,029			16,003
Net income attributable to RMR Inc. per common share - basic	$	0.43		$	0.42	$	2.32		$	1.87

Diluted EPS
Numerator:
Net income attributable to RMR Inc.	$	6,857		$	6,698	$	37,250		$	29,866
Income attributable to unvested participating securities	(25		)	—		(135		)	—
Net income attributable to RMR Inc. used in calculating diluted EPS	$	6,832		$	6,698	$	37,115		$	29,866
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	16,037			16,008		16,029			16,003
Dilutive effect of incremental unvested shares	21			—		15			—
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	16,058			16,008		16,044			16,003

Net income attributable to RMR Inc. per common share - diluted	$	0.43		$	0.42	$	2.31		$	1.87

The 15,000,000 Class A Units that we do not own may be redeemed for our Class A Common Shares on a one for one basis, or upon such redemption, we may elect to pay cash instead of issuing Class A Common Shares. Upon redemption of a Class A Unit, our Class B-2 Common Shares “paired” with such unit is cancelled for no additional consideration. If all outstanding Class A Units that we do not own were redeemed for our Class A Common Shares in the periods presented, our Class A Common Shares outstanding as of June 30, 2017, would have been 30,094,510. In computing the dilutive effect, if any, that the aforementioned redemption would have on earnings per share, we considered that net income available to holders of our Class A Common Shares would increase due to elimination of the noncontrolling interest (including any tax impact). For the periods presented, such redemption is not reflected in diluted earnings per share as the assumed redemption would be anti-dilutive.

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Note 9. Net Income Attributable to RMR Inc.

Net income attributable to RMR Inc. for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, is calculated as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Income before income tax expense and equity in earnings (loss) of investee	$	22,129		$	21,906		$	120,525		$	123,433
Add: RMR Inc. franchise tax expense and interest income	147			220			456			443
Less: equity in earnings (loss) of investee	4			—			(161		)	—
Less: incentive fee allocable to ABP Trust⁽¹⁾	—			—			—			(26,611		)
Net income before noncontrolling interest	22,280			22,126			120,820			97,265
Less: noncontrolling interest	(10,748		)	(10,704		)	(58,303		)	(47,052		)
Net income attributable to RMR Inc. before income tax expense	11,532			11,422			62,517			50,213
Less: income tax expense attributable to RMR Inc.	(4,528		)	(4,504		)	(24,811		)	(19,904		)
Less: RMR Inc. franchise tax expense and interest income	(147		)	(220		)	(456		)	(443		)
Net income attributable to RMR Inc.	$	6,857		$	6,698		$	37,250		$	29,866


(1)	Under the RMR LLC operating agreement, ABP Trust was entitled to receive a pro rata share of any incentive business management fee earned for the 2015 calendar year, based on the number of days in 2015 to June 5, 2015. Accordingly, $26,611 of the incentive business management fee earned on December 31, 2015 was allocated to ABP Trust.

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Note 10. Segment Reporting

We have one separately reportable business segment, which is RMR LLC. In the tables below, our All Other Operations includes the operations of RMR Inc., RMR Advisors, Tremont Advisors and RMR Intl.



	Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
			All Other
	RMR LLC⁽¹⁾		Operations			Total
Revenues:
Management services	$	44,644	$	—		$	44,644
Reimbursable payroll and related costs	9,839		—			9,839
Advisory services	—		1,019			1,019
Total revenues	54,483		1,019			55,502
Expenses:
Compensation and benefits	24,088		681			24,769
General and administrative	8,057		482			8,539
Depreciation and amortization	321		146			467
Total expenses	32,466		1,309			33,775
Operating income (loss)	22,017		(290		)	21,727
Interest and other income	377		25			402
Income before income tax expense and equity in earnings of investee	22,394		(265		)	22,129
Income tax expense	—		(4,528		)	(4,528		)
Equity in earnings of investee	—		4			4
Net income (loss)	$	22,394	$	(4,789	)	$	17,605

(1) Intersegment revenues of $221 recognized by RMR LLC for services provided to the All Other Operations segment have been eliminated in the condensed consolidated financial statements.



	Nine Months Ended June 30, 2017
			All Other
	RMR LLC⁽¹⁾		Operations			Total
Revenues:
Management services	$	183,036	$	—		$	183,036
Reimbursable payroll and related costs	29,023		—			29,023
Advisory services	—		3,033			3,033
Total revenues	212,059		3,033			215,092
Expenses:
Compensation and benefits	70,842		1,708			72,550
General and administrative	20,539		987			21,526
Depreciation and amortization	1,072		478			1,550
Total expenses	92,453		3,173			95,626
Operating income (loss)	119,606		(140		)	119,466
Interest and other income	657		402			1,059
Income before income tax expense and equity in loss of investee	120,263		262			120,525
Income tax expense	—		(24,811		)	(24,811		)
Equity in loss of investee	—		(161		)	(161		)
Net income (loss)	$	120,263	$	(24,710	)	$	95,553

(1) Intersegment revenues of $872 recognized by RMR LLC for services provided to the All Other Operations segment have been eliminated in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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	Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
			All Other
	RMR LLC⁽¹⁾		Operations			Total
Revenues
Management services	$	41,867	$	—		$	41,867
Reimbursable payroll and related costs	9,744		—			9,744
Advisory services	—		600			600
Total revenues	51,611		600			52,211
Expenses
Compensation and benefits	22,445		274			22,719
Separation costs	1,195		—			1,195
General and administrative	5,778		332			6,110
Depreciation and amortization	349		—			349
Total expenses	29,767		606			30,373
Operating income (loss)	21,844		(6		)	21,838
Interest and other income	62		6			68
Income before income tax expense	21,906		—			21,906
Income tax expense	—		(4,504		)	(4,504		)
Net income (loss)	$	21,906	$	(4,504	)	$	17,402

(1) Intersegment revenues of $192 recognized by RMR LLC for services provided to the All Other Operations segment have been eliminated in the condensed consolidated financial statements.



	Nine Months Ended June 30, 2016
				All Other
	RMR LLC⁽¹⁾			Operations			Total
Revenues
Management services	$	182,882		$	58		$	182,940
Reimbursable payroll and related costs	25,993			—			25,993
Advisory services	—			1,741			1,741
Total revenues	208,875			1,799			210,674
Expenses
Compensation and benefits	64,712			872			65,584
Separation costs	1,358			—			1,358
General and administrative	18,234			876			19,110
Depreciation and amortization	1,333			—			1,333
Total expenses	85,637			1,748			87,385
Operating income	123,238			51			123,289
Interest and other income	137			7			144
Income before income tax expense	123,375			58			123,433
Income tax expense	(1		)	(19,903		)	(19,904		)
Net income (loss)	$	123,374		$	(19,845	)	$	103,529

(1) Intersegment revenues of $737 recognized by RMR LLC for services provided to the All Other Operations segment have been eliminated in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Note 11. Separation Costs.

We recognized separation costs of $1,195 and $1,358 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016, respectively, in connection with employment termination costs.

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

The following information should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in Part 1, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with our Annual Report.

OVERVIEW (dollars in thousands)

RMR Inc. is a holding company; substantially all of its business is conducted by RMR LLC. RMR Inc. has no employees, and the personnel and various services it requires to operate are provided by RMR LLC. As of June 30, 2017, the over 1,400 properties which RMR LLC manages are located in 48 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and Canada and are principally owned by the Managed REITs.

Substantially all of our revenues are derived from providing business and property management services to our Client Companies. We also earn revenue from advisory and other services to RIF, a registered investment company, to a private fund created for an institutional investor and to other separately managed accounts.

Managed REITs

The recurring business management fees we earn from the Managed REITs are principally based upon the lower of (i) the historical cost of each REIT’s properties and (ii) each REIT’s total market capitalization. The property management fees we earn from the Managed REITs are principally based upon the gross rents collected at certain managed properties owned by the REITs, excluding rents or other revenues from hotels, travel centers, senior living properties and wellness centers which are separately managed by one of our Managed Operators or a third party. The following table presents for each Managed REIT: a summary of its primary strategy and the lesser of the historical cost of its assets under management and its total market capitalization as of June 30, 2017 and 2016, as applicable:



		Historical Cost of Assets Under Management or
		Total Market Capitalization
		As of June 30,
REIT	Primary Strategy	2017		2016
GOV	Office buildings majority leased to government tenants	$	2,235,767	$	2,062,981
HPT	Hotels and travel centers	8,666,849		8,195,406
SIR	Lands and properties primarily leased to single tenants	4,611,115		4,688,539
SNH	Healthcare, senior living and medical office buildings	8,272,965		8,143,399
		$	23,786,696	$	23,090,325

Base business management fees payable to us by the Managed REITs are calculated monthly. A Managed REIT's historical cost of assets under management includes the real estate it owns and its consolidated assets invested directly or indirectly in equity interests in or loans secured by real estate and personal property owned in connection with such real estate (including acquisition related costs which may be allocated to intangibles or are unallocated), all before reserves for depreciation, amortization, impairment charges or bad debts or other similar non-cash reserves. A Managed REIT’s historical cost of assets under management does not include the cost of shares it owns of another Client Company. A Managed REIT's average total market capitalization includes the average value of the Managed REIT's outstanding common equity value during the period, plus the daily weighted average of each of the aggregate liquidation preference of preferred shares and the principal amount of consolidated indebtedness during the period. The table above presents for each Managed REIT, the lesser of the historical cost of its assets under management and its total market capitalization as of the end of each period. The basis on which our base business management fees are calculated for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 in some instances may differ from the basis at the end of the periods presented in the table above. As of June 30, 2017, the market capitalization was lower than the historical cost of assets under management for HPT and SIR; the historical costs of assets under management for HPT and SIR as of June 30, 2017, were $9,673,567 and $4,838,694, respectively. For GOV and SNH, the historical cost of assets under management was lower than average market capitalization as of June 30, 2017.

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The revenues we earned from the Managed REITs for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 are set forth in the following tables:



	Three Months Ended June 30, 2017⁽¹⁾								Three Months Ended June 30, 2016⁽¹⁾
			Incentive								Incentive
	Base Business		Business		Property				Base Business		Business		Property
	Management		Management		Management				Management		Management		Management
REIT	Revenues		Revenues		Revenues		Total		Revenues		Revenues		Revenues		Total
GOV	$	2,837	$	—	$	2,584	$	5,421	$	2,617	$	—	$	2,293	$	4,910
HPT	10,315		—		10		10,325		9,078		—		11		9,089
SIR	5,674		—		3,302		8,976		5,539		—		3,219		8,758
SNH	9,817		—		2,966		12,783		9,389		—		2,717		12,106
	$	28,643	$	—	$	8,862	$	37,505	$	26,623	$	—	$	8,240	$	34,863



	Nine Months Ended June 30, 2017⁽¹⁾								Nine Months Ended June 30, 2016⁽¹⁾
			Incentive								Incentive
	Base Business		Business		Property				Base Business		Business		Property
	Management		Management		Management				Management		Management		Management
REIT	Revenues		Revenues		Revenues		Total		Revenues		Revenues		Revenues		Total
GOV	$	8,317	$	—	$	7,403	$	15,720	$	7,745	$	—	$	6,551	$	14,296
HPT	30,341		52,407		40		82,788		26,773		62,263		33		89,069
SIR	16,970		—		9,691		26,661		15,778		—		9,501		25,279
SNH	29,188		—		8,029		37,217		26,332		—		8,110		34,442
	$	84,816	$	52,407	$	25,163	$	162,386	$	76,628	$	62,263	$	24,195	$	163,086

(1) Includes base and incentive business management revenues and property management revenues, including construction supervision fees, if any, earned during the applicable period, and excludes reimbursable payroll and related costs. Incentive business management fees from the Managed REITs are contingent performance based fees which are only recognized when earned at the end of each respective measurement period. While we record incentive business management fee revenue only when earned, we estimate that we would have earned aggregate incentive business management fees from the Managed REITs of $61,055 as of June 30, 2017 if that date had been the end of a measurement period. This estimated amount of incentive business management fees which would have been earned if the measurement period ended on June 30, 2017 is not included in the fees listed in the tables above or in our condensed consolidated financial statements as it may not reflect the incentive business management fees which will be earned as of the end of the measurement period, if any.

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Managed Operators, AIC and ABP Trust

We also provide business management services to the Managed Operators. Five Star operates senior living and healthcare facilities throughout the United States, many of which are owned by and leased from, or managed for, SNH. Sonesta manages and franchises hotels, resorts and cruise ships in the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East; many of Sonesta’s U.S. hotels are owned by HPT. TA operates travel centers along the U.S. interstate highway system, many of which are owned by and leased from HPT, as well as convenience stores, gas stations and restaurants. In addition, we provide management services to certain other businesses, including ABP Trust and AIC. Generally, our fees earned from business management services to companies other than the Managed REITs are based on a percentage of certain revenues from the managed businesses. We also earn fees based upon rents collected for managing rental properties owned by ABP Trust and for managing TA’s headquarters building. Effective July 31, 2017, our property management agreement with TA was not renewed. Property management fees related to this agreement were $9 and $8 for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $27 and $23 for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Our revenues from services to the Managed Operators, AIC and ABP Trust were as follows⁽¹⁾:



	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
Company	2017		2016		2017		2016
Five Star	$	2,354	$	2,315	$	6,972	$	6,913
Sonesta	625		594		1,668		1,503
TA	3,577		3,807		10,459		10,426
AIC	60		60		180		180
ABP Trust	410		228		1,019		774
	$	7,026	$	7,004	$	20,298	$	19,796

(1) Includes business management fees and property management fees, including construction supervision fees, if any, earned during the applicable period and excludes reimbursable payroll and related costs.

RMR Advisors and Tremont Advisors

RMR Advisors, a SEC registered investment adviser, provides advisory services to RIF, a registered closed end investment company, and earns fees based upon the fair market value of the gross assets owned by RIF, including assets acquired with the use of debt or other leverage. The value of RIF’s assets, as defined by the investment advisory agreement, managed by RMR Advisors was $273,956 and $272,311 at June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The advisory fees earned by RMR Advisors included in our revenue were $613 and $600 for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $1,826 and $1,741 for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

On August 5, 2016, we acquired the Tremont business, which principally originates and manages real estate debt and debt like financings and serves as an adviser to a private fund created for an institutional investor and other separately managed accounts. As part of this transaction, our wholly owned subsidiary, Tremont Advisors, an investment advisor registered with the SEC, was assigned the investment management contracts of the Tremont business. We earned management services revenue of $113 and $352 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, and advisory services revenue of $406 and $1,207 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, from these services.

EQC

EQC is a publicly traded REIT that primarily owns office properties. RMR LLC provided certain transition services for EQC in Australia and earned fees for these services totaling zero and $58 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016.

Business Environment and Outlook

The continuation and growth of our business depends upon our ability to operate the Managed REITs so as to maintain and increase the value of their businesses and to assist our Managed Operators to grow their businesses. Our business and the businesses of our Client Companies generally follow the business cycle of the U.S. real estate industry, but with certain property type and regional geographic variations. Typically, as the general U.S. economy expands, commercial real estate occupancies increase and new real estate development occurs; new development frequently leads to increased real estate supply and reduced occupancies; and then the cycle repeats. These general trends can be impacted by property type characteristics or regional factors; for example, demographic factors such as the aging U.S. population or net in migration or out migration in different geographic regions can slow, accelerate, overwhelm or otherwise impact general cyclical trends. Because of such

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multiple factors, we believe it is often possible to grow real estate based businesses in selected property types or geographic areas despite general national trends. We also believe that these regional or special factors can be reinforced or sometimes overwhelmed by general economic factors; for example, the expectation that U.S. interest rates will increase may cause a general decrease in the value of securities of real estate businesses or in their value relative to other types of securities and investments, including those real estate businesses that use large amounts of debt and that attract equity investors by paying dividends such as REITs. We try to take account of industry and general economic factors as well as specific property and regional geographic considerations when providing services to our Client Companies.

At present we believe that the current low interest rates available for real estate purchase financing may be causing real estate valuations to exceed replacement cost for some properties in some markets, and property acquisitions should be undertaken on a selective basis. We also believe that because of the diversity of properties which our Client Companies own and operate there should be opportunities for growth in selected property types and locations and that we and our Client Companies should maintain financial flexibility using only reasonable amounts of debt so we and they will be able to take advantage of growth opportunities which come to our and their attention.

Please see “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report for a discussion of some of the circumstances that may adversely affect our performance and the performance of our Client Companies.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (dollars in thousands)

When considering the financial data for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the same periods in 2016, readers should note that (i) RMR Inc. did not become a publicly owned company until December 14, 2015 when the Managed REITs distributed approximately half of our Class A Common Shares to their shareholders, and (ii) incentive business management fees earned in 2015 were apportioned based upon the pro rata number of days in 2015 after RMR Inc. began operating on June 5, 2015.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2017, Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016

The following table presents the changes in our operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2016:



	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			$ Change			% Change
Revenues:
Management services	$	44,644		$	41,867		$	2,777		6.6	%
Reimbursable payroll and related costs	9,839			9,744			95			1.0	%
Advisory services	1,019			600			419			69.8	%
Total revenues	55,502			52,211			3,291			6.3	%

Expenses:
Compensation and benefits	24,769			22,719			2,050			9.0	%
Separation costs	—			1,195			(1,195		)	(100.0	)%
General and administrative	8,539			6,110			2,429			39.8	%
Depreciation and amortization	467			349			118			33.8	%
Total expenses	33,775			30,373			3,402			11.2	%
Operating income	21,727			21,838			(111		)	(0.5	)%
Interest and other income	402			68			334			491.2	%
Income before income tax expense and equity in earnings of investee	22,129			21,906			223			1.0	%
Income tax expense	(4,528		)	(4,504		)	(24		)	(0.5	)%
Equity in earnings of investee	4			—			4			100.0	%
Net income	17,605			17,402			203			1.2	%
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(10,748		)	(10,704		)	(44		)	(0.4	)%
Net income attributable to RMR Inc.	$	6,857		$	6,698		$	159		2.4	%

References to changes in the income and expense categories below relate to the comparison of consolidated results for the three months ended June 30, 2017, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2016.

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Management services revenue. For the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, we earned business and property management services revenue from the following sources:



	Three Months Ended June 30,
Source	2017		2016		Change
Managed REITs	$	37,505	$	34,863	$	2,642
Managed Operators	6,556		6,716		(160		)
Other Client Companies	583		288		295
Total	$	44,644	$	41,867	$	2,777

Management services revenue increased $2,777 primarily due to an increase of $2,020 in base business management fees from the Managed REITs primarily as a result of the increase in market capitalization of HPT and SNH, and an increase of $622 in property management fees at the Managed REITs primarily due to increases in the number of properties to which we provide property management services and certain construction activities we managed.

Reimbursable payroll and related costs revenue. Reimbursable payroll and related costs revenue primarily includes amounts reimbursed to us by the Managed REITs for certain property related employee compensation and benefits expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business in our capacity as property manager, at cost. A significant portion of these reimbursable payroll and related costs arise from services we provide that are paid or reimbursed to the Managed REITs by their tenants. Reimbursable payroll and related costs revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 also includes recognition of non-cash share based compensation granted to some of our employees by certain of our Client Companies of $892 and $2,128, respectively. Reimbursable payroll and related costs revenue increased $95 due primarily to increases in the number of properties we managed for the Managed REITs since April 1, 2016, and the related increase in the number of our employees, and their associated compensation and benefits, as well as regular increases in employee compensation and benefits for which we receive reimbursement, partially offset by a decrease in the value of share grants to some of our employees by certain of our Client Companies.

Advisory services revenue. Advisory services revenue includes the fees RMR Advisors earns for managing RIF, as well as the advisory services revenue the Tremont business earns from its clients. These fees increased by $419, primarily due to $406 of revenue earned by the Tremont business for the 2017 period; we acquired the Tremont business in August 2016.

Compensation and benefits. Compensation and benefits consist of employee salaries and other employment related costs, including health insurance expenses, contributions related to our employee retirement plan and the value of vested common shares granted to certain of our employees under our and our client companies' equity compensation plans. Compensation and benefits expense for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 includes $1,038 and $2,128, respectively, of non-cash share based compensation granted to some of our employees by us and certain of our Client Companies. Compensation and benefits expense increased $2,050 primarily due to increased staffing as a result of increases in the number of properties we manage for the Managed REITs since April 1, 2016 and the impact of the Tremont acquisition, as well as annual employee salary and benefits increases, partially offset by a decrease in the value of share grants to some of our employees by certain of our Client Companies.

Separation costs. Separation costs consists of employment termination costs.

General and administrative. General and administrative expenses consist of office related expenses, information technology related expenses, employee training, travel, professional services expenses, director share grant expenses, transaction and acquisition related costs and other administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses increased $2,429 primarily as a result of increases in transaction and acquisition related costs during the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2016 and as a result of our being the victim of a business email compromise fraud; see Note 6, Related Person Transactions, to our condensed consolidated financial statements and Part I, Item 4 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information related to this fraud.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation expense increased $118 as a result of amortization of intangible assets related to our acquisition of the Tremont business in August 2016, partially offset by certain equipment and capitalized software becoming fully depreciated subsequent to April 1, 2016.

Interest and other income. Interest and other income increased $334 primarily due to a reduction in the contingent consideration liability recorded as part of our acquisition of the Tremont business in August 2016 due to revisions in the projected outcome of the related contingencies, and higher cash balances invested during the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2016.

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Income tax expense. The increase in income tax expense is primarily attributable to an increase in RMR Inc.'s allocable share of any taxable income of RMR LLC for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2016.

Equity in earnings of investee. Equity in earnings of investee represents our proportionate share of earnings from our 0.5% general partnership interest in a private fund managed by the Tremont business.

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest represents the portion of consolidated net income that is attributable to ABP Trust.

Nine Months Ended June 30, 2017, Compared to the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2016

The following table presents the changes in our operating results for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2016:



	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2017			2016			$ Change			% Change
Revenues:
Management services	$	183,036		$	182,940		$	96		0.1	%
Reimbursable payroll and related costs	29,023			25,993			3,030			11.7	%
Advisory services	3,033			1,741			1,292			74.2	%
Total revenues	215,092			210,674			4,418			2.1	%

Expenses:
Compensation and benefits	72,550			65,584			6,966			10.6	%
Separation costs	—			1,358			(1,358		)	(100.0	)%
General and administrative	21,526			19,110			2,416			12.6	%
Depreciation and amortization	1,550			1,333			217			16.3	%
Total expenses	95,626			87,385			8,241			9.4	%
Operating income	119,466			123,289			(3,823		)	(3.1	)%
Interest and other income	1,059			144			915			635.4	%
Income before income tax expense and equity in loss of investee	120,525			123,433			(2,908		)	(2.4	)%
Income tax expense	(24,811		)	(19,904		)	(4,907		)	(24.7	)%
Equity in loss of investee	(161		)	—			(161		)	100.0	%
Net income	95,553			103,529			(7,976		)	(7.7	)%
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(58,303		)	(73,663		)	15,360			20.9	%
Net income attributable to RMR Inc.	$	37,250		$	29,866		$	7,384		24.7	%

References to changes in the income and expense categories below relate to the comparison of consolidated results for the nine months ended June 30, 2017, compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2016.

Management services revenue. For the nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, we earned business and property management services revenue from the following sources:



	Nine Months Ended June 30,
Source	2017		2016		Change
Managed REITs	$	162,386	$	163,086	$	(700	)
Managed Operators	19,099		18,842		257
Other Client Companies	1,551		954		597
EQC	—		58		(58		)
Total	$	183,036	$	182,940	$	96

Management services revenue increased $96 primarily due to an increase of $8,188 in base business management fees from the Managed REITs primarily as a result of the increase in market capitalization of HPT, SNH and SIR and an increase of $968 in property management fees at the Managed REITs primarily due to increases in the number of properties to which we provide property management services and certain construction activities we managed. These increases were partially offset by

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a decrease of $9,856 in incentive business management fees earned from HPT for calendar year 2016 compared to calendar year 2015, which amounts, if any, are recognized in our first fiscal quarter when the amounts for the calendar year become known and earned.

Reimbursable payroll and related costs revenue. Reimbursable payroll and related costs revenue for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 includes recognition of non-cash share based compensation granted to some of our employees by certain of our Client Companies of $3,386 and $4,971, respectively. Reimbursable payroll and related costs revenue increased $3,030 due primarily to increases in the number of properties we managed for the Managed REITs since October 1, 2015, and the related increase in the number of our employees and their associated compensation and benefits, as well as regular increases in employee compensation and benefits for which we receive reimbursement. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in the value of share grants to some of our employees by certain of our Client Companies.

Advisory services revenue. Advisory services revenue increased by $1,292, primarily due to $1,207 of revenue earned by the Tremont business subsequent to our acquisition of that business in August 2016.

Compensation and benefits. Compensation and benefits expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 includes $3,804 and $4,971, respectively, of non-cash share based compensation granted to some of our employees by us and certain of our Client Companies. Compensation and benefits expense increased primarily due to increased staffing as a result of increases in the number of properties we manage for the Managed REITs since October 1, 2015 and the impact of the Tremont acquisition, as well as annual employee salary and benefits increases. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in the value of share grants to some of our employees by certain of our Client Companies.

Separation costs. Separation costs consists of employment termination costs.

General and administrative. General and administrative expenses increased $2,416 primarily as a result of increases in transaction and acquisition related costs and director share grant expenses during the nine months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and as a result of our being the victim of a business email compromise fraud; see Note 6, Related Person Transactions, to our condensed consolidated financial statements and Part I, Item 4 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information related to this fraud. These increases were partially offset by a decline in property management fees we paid as a result of the transitioning to us of the management of properties previously managed by third parties.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation expense increased $217 as a result of amortization of intangible assets related to our acquisition of the Tremont business in August 2016, partially offset by certain equipment and capitalized software becoming fully depreciated subsequent to October 1, 2015.

Interest and other income. Interest and other income increased $915 primarily due to a reduction in the contingent consideration liability recorded as part of our acquisition of the Tremont business in August 2016 due to revisions in the projected outcome of the related contingencies, and higher cash balances invested during the nine months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended June 30, 2016.

Income tax expense. The increase in income tax expense is primarily attributable to an increase in RMR Inc.'s allocable share of any taxable income of RMR LLC for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 compared to nine months ended June 30, 2016.

Equity in loss of investee. Equity in loss of investee represents our proportionate share of earnings and losses from our 0.5% general partnership interest in a private fund managed by the Tremont business.

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest represents the portion of consolidated net income that is attributable to ABP Trust. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 includes $26,611 of the annual incentive business management fee for calendar year 2015 allocated to ABP Trust . See Note 6, Related Person Transactions, to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information regarding the allocation of the annual incentive business management fees for calendar year 2015 to ABP Trust.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

We regularly monitor our liquidity position, including cash and cash equivalents, working capital, outstanding commitments and other liquidity sources and requirements. Cash and cash equivalents include all short term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and have original maturities of three months or less from the

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date of purchase. We currently intend to use cash and cash equivalents to fund our working capital needs, to pay our regular quarterly cash dividend and to fund possible new business ventures.

Our current assets have historically been comprised predominantly of cash, cash equivalents and receivables for business management and property management and advisory services fees. Our current liabilities have historically included accounts payable, accrued expenses and deposits, including accrued employee compensation. As of June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, we had cash and cash equivalents of $137,711 and $65,833, respectively. As of June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, $134,398 and $57,741, respectively, of our cash and cash equivalents were invested in money market funds. The increase in cash and cash equivalents principally reflects cash generated from operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2017, including the calendar year 2016 incentive business management fee received in January 2017.

Our liquidity is highly dependent upon our receipt of fees from the businesses that we manage. Historically, we have funded our working capital needs with cash generated from our operating activities, and we currently do not maintain any credit facilities under which borrowings are available to us. We expect that our future working capital needs will relate largely to our operating expenses, primarily consisting of employee compensation and benefits costs, our obligation to make quarterly tax distributions to the members of RMR LLC, our obligation to make payments to ABP Trust under our tax receivable agreement, our plan to make quarterly distributions on our Class A Common Shares and Class B-1 Common Shares and our plan to pay quarterly distributions to the members of RMR LLC in connection with the quarterly dividends to RMR Inc. shareholders. Our management fees are typically payable to us within 30 days of the end of each month or, in the case of annual incentive business management fees, within 30 days following each calendar year end. Historically, we have not experienced losses on collection of our fees and have not recorded any allowances for bad debts.

We believe that our operating cash flow will be sufficient to meet our operating needs and commitments for the next 12 months and for the reasonably foreseeable future. On June 28, 2017, one of our Managed REITs, GOV, announced that its board of trustees unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement for GOV's acquisition of all of the outstanding common shares of First Potomac Realty Trust, or FPO, for aggregate consideration of approximately $1.4 billion. This transaction is subject to the approval of at least a majority of FPO's common shareholders and other customary conditions and GOV has stated that it expects this transaction to close, assuming closing conditions are satisfied, prior to calendar year end 2017. We expect that the business management fees and property management fees we earn from GOV in the future may increase if this transaction is completed; but, because our management fees are calculated based upon complex formulas and may be significantly impacted by incentive management fees, there can be no assurance that our management fees from GOV will increase as a result of this transaction. A newly formed commercial mortgage REIT subsidiary of Tremont Advisors filed a registration statement on Form S-11 related to a proposed initial public offering of its common shares. Tremont Advisors is responsible to pay all of the initial organizational costs and the costs of the proposed offering (including the underwriting discounts and commissions), whether this proposed offering is consummated or not, and these costs may be material. As of June 30, 2017, Tremont Advisors has incurred approximately $1,423 of costs related to this proposed offering.

During the nine months ended June 30, 2017, we paid cash distributions to the holders of our Class A Common Shares and Class B-1 Common Shares aggregating $12,065. These dividends were funded by distributions from RMR LLC to holders of its membership units. See Note 7, Shareholders' Equity, to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information regarding these distributions.

On July 12, 2017, we declared a quarterly dividend on our Class A Common Shares and Class B-1 Common Shares in the amount of $0.25 per Class A Common Share and Class B-1 Common Share, or $4,024. This dividend is payable to our shareholders of record as of July 24, 2017. This dividend will be funded by a distribution from RMR LLC to holders of its membership units. We expect to pay this dividend on or about August 17, 2017.

For the nine months ended June 30, 2017, pursuant to the RMR LLC operating agreement, RMR LLC made required quarterly tax distributions to its holders of its membership units totaling $56,230, of which $29,097 was distributed to us and $27,133 was distributed to ABP Trust, based on each membership unit holder’s respective ownership percentage in RMR LLC. The $29,097 distributed to us was eliminated in our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part 1, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and the $27,133 distributed to ABP Trust was recorded as a reduction of its noncontrolling interest. We expect to use these funds distributed to us to fund our tax liabilities and our obligations under the tax receivable agreement described in Note 6, Related Person Transactions, to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Cash Flows

Our changes in cash flows for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the comparable prior year period were as follows: (i) cash provided from operating activities increased from $97,363 in the 2016 period to $122,931 in the 2017 period;

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(ii) cash used in investing activities decreased from $955 in the 2016 period to $604 in the 2017 period; and (iii) cash used in financing activities increased from $49,781 in the 2016 period to $50,448 in the 2017 period.

The increase in cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016 primarily reflects the net effect of changes in our working capital activities between the two periods, including the collection of the 2016 calendar year incentive business management fee in the 2017 period and the payment of the 2015 calendar year incentive business management fee allocated solely to ABP Trust in the 2016 period. The decrease in cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the same period in 2016 was due to a decrease in purchases of equipment and capitalized software. The increase in cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the same period in 2016 was primarily due to higher tax distributions to ABP Trust, partially offset by three quarterly distributions paid in the 2017 period compared to distributions for the longer period from June 5, 2015 to June 30, 2016 paid in the 2016 period.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, we had no off balance sheet arrangements that have had or that we expect would be reasonably likely to have a future material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Tax Receivable Agreement

We are party to a tax receivable agreement, which provides for the payment by RMR Inc. to ABP Trust of 85.0% of the amount of savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax or franchise tax that RMR Inc. realizes as a result of (a) the increases in tax basis attributable to RMR Inc.’s dealings with ABP Trust and (b) tax benefits related to imputed interest deemed to be paid by it as a result of the tax receivable agreement. See Note 6, Related Person Transactions, to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and “Business—Our Organizational Structure—Tax Receivable Agreement” in our Annual Report. As of June 30, 2017, our condensed consolidated balance sheet reflects a liability related to the tax receivable agreement of $64,929, of which we expect to pay $2,900 to ABP Trust during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017.

Market Risk and Credit Risk

We historically have not invested in derivative instruments, borrowed through issuing debt securities or transacted a significant part of our businesses in foreign currencies. As a result, we are not now subject to significant market risk related to interest rate changes, commodity price changes or credit risks; however, if any of these risks were to negatively impact our Client Companies’ businesses or market capitalization, our revenues would likely decline. To the extent we change our approach on the foregoing activities, or engage in other activities, our market and credit risks could change.

Risks Related to Cash and Short Term Investments

Our cash and cash equivalents include short term, highly liquid investments readily convertible to known amounts of cash that have original maturities of three months or less from the date of purchase. We invest a substantial amount of our cash in money market funds. The majority of our cash is maintained in U.S. bank accounts. Some U.S. bank account balances exceed the FDIC coverage limit. We believe our cash and short term investments are not subject to any material interest rate risk, equity price risk, credit risk or other market risk. See Item 4 below for a discussion of changes we have made in our controls and procedures to mitigate certain risks related to our use of wire transfers of cash.

Related Person Transactions

We have relationships and historical and continuing transactions with our Managing Directors and our Client Companies. For example, through their ownership of ABP Trust, our Managing Directors are our controlling shareholders and hold membership units of our subsidiary, RMR LLC; our Managing Directors serve as managing trustees of each Managed REIT and are the owners and directors of Sonesta; Mr. Barry M. Portnoy serves as managing director of Five Star and TA; we are a party to the tax receivable agreement with ABP Trust; all of the executive officers of the Managed REITs and many of the executive officers of the Managed Operators are our officers and employees; and, as of June 30, 2017, the Managed REITs owned a majority of our outstanding Class A Common Shares. In addition, several of our Client Companies have material historical and ongoing relationships with our other Client Companies. For further information about these and other such relationships and related person transactions, see Note 6, "Related Person Transactions", to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our Annual Report, our definitive Proxy Statement for our 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and our other filings with the SEC. In addition, please see the section

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captioned “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report for a description of risks that may arise as a result of these and other related person transactions and relationships. Our filings with the SEC and copies of certain of our agreements with these related persons filed as exhibits to our filings with the SEC are available at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. We may engage in additional transactions with related persons, including businesses to which RMR LLC or its affiliates provide management services.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Quantitative and Qualitative disclosures about market risk are set forth above in “Item 2—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation—Market Risk and Credit Risk.”

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, our management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based upon that evaluation, our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

In June 2017, RMR LLC became aware that we had been a victim of a criminal fraud that law enforcement authorities refer to as business email compromise fraud. For further information about this criminal fraud, see Note 6, "Related Person Transactions", to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. During the third fiscal quarter of 2017, enhancements were made to our controls relating to electronic payments, including by wire transfer of funds. These enhancements include additional verification and documentation procedures to be followed prior to the initiation or approval of electronic payments by or for us. We believe these enhancements increase the ability of our personnel to identify and block attempts by third parties to fraudulently receive electronic payments from us. Our management believes that the foregoing actions have improved our internal controls regarding the detection of fraudulent activities and the safeguarding of our assets.

Other than the actions described above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

WARNING CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

THIS QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q CONTAINS FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND OTHER SECURITIES LAWS. OUR FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS REFLECT OUR CURRENT VIEWS, INTENTS AND EXPECTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, OUR OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. OUR FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THE USE OF WORDS SUCH AS “OUTLOOK,” “BELIEVE,” “EXPECT,” “POTENTIAL,” “WILL,” “MAY,” “ESTIMATE,” “ANTICIPATE” AND DERIVATIVES OR NEGATIVES OF SUCH WORDS OR SIMILAR WORDS. SUCH FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO VARIOUS RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. ACCORDINGLY, THERE ARE OR WILL BE FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL OUTCOMES OR RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE STATED OR IMPLIED IN THESE STATEMENTS. WE BELIEVE THESE FACTORS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:


•	SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF OUR REVENUES ARE DERIVED FROM SERVICES TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF CLIENT COMPANIES;


•	CHANGING MARKET CONDITIONS, INCLUDING RISING INTEREST RATES THAT MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT OUR CLIENT COMPANIES AND OUR BUSINESS WITH THEM;


•	POTENTIAL TERMINATIONS OF OUR MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH OUR CLIENT COMPANIES;


•	OUR ABILITY TO EXPAND OUR BUSINESS DEPENDS UPON THE GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE OF OUR CLIENT COMPANIES AND OUR ABILITY TO OBTAIN OR CREATE NEW CLIENTS FOR OUR BUSINESS AND IS OFTEN DEPENDENT UPON CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL;

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•	LITIGATION RISKS;


•	ALLEGATIONS OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARISING FROM OUR MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES;


•	OUR ABILITY TO RETAIN THE SERVICES OF OUR MANAGING DIRECTORS AND OTHER KEY PERSONNEL; AND


•	RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH AND COSTS OF COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS, INCLUDING SECURITIES REGULATIONS, EXCHANGE LISTING STANDARDS AND OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING PUBLIC COMPANIES.

FOR EXAMPLE:

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WE HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF CLIENT COMPANIES. WE HAVE LONG TERM CONTRACTS WITH OUR MANAGED REITS; HOWEVER, THE OTHER CONTRACTS UNDER WHICH WE EARN OUR REVENUES ARE FOR SHORTER TERMS, AND THE LONG TERM CONTRACTS WITH OUR MANAGED REITS MAY BE TERMINATED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE TERMINATION OR LOSS OF ANY OF OUR MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS MAY HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE IMPACT UPON OUR REVENUES, PROFITS AND CASH FLOWS.

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OUR MANAGEMENT FEES FROM OUR MANAGED REITS ARE CALCULATED BASED UPON THE LOWER OF EACH REIT’S COST OF ITS APPLICABLE ASSETS AND SUCH REIT’S MARKET CAPITALIZATION. OUR MANAGEMENT FEES FROM OUR MANAGED OPERATORS ARE CALCULATED BASED UPON CERTAIN REVENUES FROM EACH OPERATOR'S BUSINESS. ACCORDINGLY, OUR FUTURE REVENUES, INCOME AND CASH FLOWS WILL DECLINE IF THE BUSINESSES, ASSETS OR MARKET CAPITALIZATION OF OUR CLIENT COMPANIES DECLINE.

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THE FACT THAT WE EARNED SIGNIFICANT INCENTIVE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FEES FROM ONE OF OUR MANAGED REITS FOR THE CALENDAR YEARS 2016 AND 2015, AND THAT WE ESTIMATE THAT WE WOULD HAVE EARNED AGGREGATE INCENTIVE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FEES FROM THE MANAGED REITS OF $61.1 MILLION AS OF JUNE 30, 2017 IF THAT DATE HAD BEEN THE END OF A MEASUREMENT PERIOD, MAY IMPLY THAT WE WILL EARN AN INCENTIVE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FEE FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2017 OR IN FUTURE YEARS. THE INCENTIVE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FEES THAT WE MAY EARN FROM OUR MANAGED REITS ARE BASED UPON TOTAL RETURNS REALIZED BY THE REITS' SHAREHOLDERS COMPARED TO THE TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS RETURN OF CERTAIN IDENTIFIED INDICES. WE HAVE ONLY LIMITED CONTROL OVER THE TOTAL RETURNS REALIZED BY SHAREHOLDERS OF THE MANAGED REITS AND EFFECTIVELY NO CONTROL OVER INDEXED TOTAL RETURNS. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT WE WILL EARN INCENTIVE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FEES IN THE FUTURE.

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WE CURRENTLY INTEND TO PAY A REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF $0.25 PER CLASS A COMMON SHARE AND CLASS B-1 COMMON SHARE. OUR DIVIDENDS ARE DECLARED AND PAID AT THE DISCRETION OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. OUR BOARD MAY CONSIDER MANY FACTORS WHEN DECIDING WHETHER TO DECLARE AND PAY DIVIDENDS, INCLUDING OUR CURRENT AND PROJECTED EARNINGS, OUR CASH FLOWS AND ALTERNATIVE USES FOR ANY AVAILABLE CASH. OUR BOARD MAY DECIDE TO LOWER OR EVEN ELIMINATE OUR DIVIDENDS. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO PAY ANY REGULAR DIVIDENDS OR WITH REGARD TO THE AMOUNT OF DIVIDENDS WE MAY PAY.

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WE WERE THE VICTIM OF A BUSINESS EMAIL COMPROMISE FRAUD WHICH RESULTED IN OUR INCURRING A LOSS OF $590. WE ARE WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES AND THE BANKS INVOLVED IN THE WIRE TRANSFER TO PURSUE RECOVERY OF THE $590, BUT AT THIS TIME WE DO NOT KNOW WHETHER WE WILL BE ABLE TO RECOVER ANY OF THESE FUNDS, AND WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE WE ARE BETTER ABLE TO EVALUATE OUR RECOVERY PROSPECTS.


•	ENHANCEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO OUR CONTROLS RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS BY OR FOR US THAT WE BELIEVE WILL REDUCE OUR RISK OF BECOMING A VICTIM OF FUTURE FRAUDS RELATED TO OUR PAYMENTS, INCLUDING BY WIRE TRANSFERS. HOWEVER, CYBER-

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RELATED CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND INCREASE IN SOPHISTICATION, FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTROL ENHANCEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, AND ANY ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENTS THAT MAY BE MADE IN THE FUTURE, TO OUR CONTROLS MAY NOT BE SUCCESSFUL IN AVOIDING OUR BECOMING A VICTIM TO FURTHER CYBER-RELATED CRIMES.

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WE HAVE STATED THAT WE EXPECT THAT THE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FEES AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FEES WE EARN FROM GOV IN THE FUTURE MAY INCREASE IF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION BETWEEN GOV AND FPO IS COMPLETED AND THAT GOV HAS STATED IT EXPECTS THE TRANSACTION TO CLOSE PRIOR TO CALENDAR YEAR END 2017; HOWEVER, THIS TRANSACTION IS SUBJECT TO CLOSING CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE APPROVAL OF AT LEAST A MAJORITY OF FPO’s COMMON SHAREHOLDERS, AND MAY NOT BE CONSUMMATED ON TIME OR AT ALL. ALSO, OUR FUTURE MANAGEMENT FEES FROM GOV ARE BASED UPON COMPLEX FORMULAS AND THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT OUR FEES FROM GOV WILL INCREASE IF AND AFTER GOV'S ACQUISITION OF FPO IS COMPLETED.


•	THE STATEMENT IN THIS REPORT THAT WE EXPECT OUR FEES FROM GOV MAY INCREASE IF AND AFTER GOV'S ACQUISITION OF FPO IS COMPLETED MAY IMPLY THAT OUR EARNINGS WILL INCREASE. IN FACT, THE ADDED COSTS WHICH WE INCUR TO MANAGE AN ENLARGED GOV IF AND AFTER GOV ACQUIRES FPO MAY EXCEED ANY INCREASE IN FEES WE RECEIVE AND, AS A RESULT, WE MAY NOT REALIZE ANY INCREASED EARNINGS OR WE MAY INCUR LOSSES.

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THIS REPORT STATES THAT A NEWLY FORMED COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE REIT SUBSIDIARY OF TREMONT ADVISORS FILED A REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR A PROPOSED INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING, THAT OUR SUBSIDIARY, TREMONT ADVISORS IS RESPONSIBLE TO PAY ALL OF THE COSTS OF THIS PROPOSED OFFERING AND THAT WE HAVE INCURRED APPROXIMATELY $1.4 MILLION OF SUCH COSTS THROUGH JUNE 30, 2017. CREATING A NEW MORTGAGE REIT INVOLVES COMPLEX, EXPENSIVE AND TIME CONSUMING PROCESSES. ALSO, THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROJECT WILL DEPEND LARGELY UPON MARKET CONDITIONS IF AND AFTER THE OFFERING OF SECURITIES BY THE NEW REIT PROCEEDS, AND MARKET CONDITIONS ARE BEYOND OUR CONTROL. ACCORDINGLY, THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THIS NEW MORTGAGE REIT WILL BE CREATED AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE EXPENSE AND EFFORTS DEVOTED TO CREATING THIS NEW REIT WILL BE LOST.

ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE OR WILL BE IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL OUTCOMES OR RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE STATED OR IMPLIED IN OUR FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, CHANGING MARKET CONDITIONS, INCLUDING RISING INTEREST RATES, MAY LOWER THE MARKET VALUE OF OUR MANAGED REITS OR CAUSE THE REVENUES OF OUR MANAGED OPERATORS TO DECLINE AND, AS A RESULT, OUR FEES MAY DECLINE.

WE HAVE BASED OUR FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ON OUR CURRENT EXPECTATIONS ABOUT FUTURE EVENTS THAT WE BELIEVE MAY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS, FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. BECAUSE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE INHERENTLY SUBJECT TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, SOME OF WHICH CANNOT BE PREDICTED OR QUANTIFIED, OUR FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS SHOULD NOT BE RELIED ON AS PREDICTIONS OF FUTURE EVENTS. THE EVENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES REFLECTED IN OUR FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS MAY NOT BE ACHIEVED OR OCCUR AND ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE PROJECTED OR IMPLIED IN OUR FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS. THE ISSUES DISCUSSED IN THIS WARNING SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS EXHAUSTIVE AND SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OTHER CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q AND IN OUR ANNUAL REPORT, INCLUDING THE "RISK FACTORS" SECTION OF OUR ANNUAL REPORT. WE UNDERTAKE NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE ANY FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT, WHETHER AS A RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION, FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS OR OTHERWISE, EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

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Part II. Other Information

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Other than as provided below regarding possible risks and uncertainties relating to information technology and cyber security, there have been no material changes to risk factors from those we previously disclosed in our Annual Report.

The costs we incur to secure our electronic information systems are increasing.

We rely on electronic information technology networks and systems, including various systems and software monitoring to safeguard, store and process information for us and our Client Companies, including confidential information such as personally identifiable information related to our employees and others and information regarding our and our Client Companies’ financial accounts. The costs to protect this information against security breaches and cyber-related criminal activities are significant, and we believe such costs are likely to increase as our reliance on electronic information technology increases and as methods of cyber related fraud increase in sophistication and their use by criminals increases.

If our efforts to secure our electronic information fail, our business reputation and financial results may be materially and adversely impacted.

Although we take various actions to secure our and our Clients Companies’ information which is maintained in our electronic or cyber networks, our actions may not prevent improper disclosure or use of our or our Client Companies’ information. For example, in June 2017, we learned that we had been a victim of criminal fraud in which a person pretending to be a representative of a seller in a property acquisition transaction provided fraudulent money wire instructions that caused money to be wire transferred to an account that was believed to be, but was not, the seller’s account; and we are now working with law enforcement authorities and the banks involved to pursue recovery of the misdirected funds. In the event that our future actions to maintain and secure our and our clients’ information are not successful, we could suffer reputational and financial losses which materially and adversely impact our business.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer purchases of equity securities. The following table provides information about our purchases of our equity securities during the quarter ended June 30, 2017:



						Maximum
				Total Number of		Approximate Dollar
				Shares Purchased		Value of Shares that
	Number of	Average		as Part of Publicly		May Yet Be Purchased
	Shares	Price Paid		Announced Plans		Under the Plans or
Calendar Month	Purchased ⁽¹⁾	Per Share		or Programs		Programs
June 2017	47	$	48.65	$	—	$	—
Total	47	$	48.65	$	—	$	—

⁽¹⁾ This common share withholding and purchase was made to satisfy tax withholding and payment obligations of a former employee in connection with the vesting of awards of our common shares. We withheld and purchased these shares at their fair market value based upon the trading price of our common shares at the close of trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on the purchase date.

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Item 6. Exhibits



Exhibit Number		Description

3.1		Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Registrant*
3.2		Articles of Amendment, filed July 30, 2015*
3.3		Articles of Amendment, filed September 11, 2015*
3.4		Articles of Amendment, filed March 9, 2016**
3.5		Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant**
4.1		Form of The RMR Group Inc. Share Certificate for Class A Common Stock**
4.2		Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2015, by and between the Registrant and Government Properties Income Trust*
4.3		Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2015, by and between the Registrant and Hospitality Properties Trust*
4.4		Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2015, by and between the Registrant and Select Income REIT*
4.5		Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2015, by and between the Registrant and Senior Housing Properties Trust*
4.6		Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2015, by and between the Registrant and ABP Trust*
31.1		Rule 13a-14(a) Certification. (Filed herewith.)
31.2		Rule 13a-14(a) Certification. (Filed herewith.)
32.1		Section 1350 Certification. (Furnished herewith.)
101.1		The following materials from RMR Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) related notes to these financial statements, tagged as blocks of text and in detail. (Filed herewith.)

* Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-207423) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 14, 2015.

** Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-37616) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2016.

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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.



	By:	/s/ Matthew P. Jordan
		Matthew P. Jordan
		Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)

	Dated: August 9, 2017