TEXT-EXTRACT 2 filename2.txt December 21, 2018 Matthew Jordan Chief Financial Officer The RMR Group Inc. Two Newton Place, 255 Washington Street Suite 300 Newton, MA 02458 Re: The RMR Group Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3 Filed December 3, 2018 File No. 333-228662 Dear Mr. Jordan: We have limited our review of your registration statement to those issues we have addressed in our comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you provide in response to these comments, we may have additional comments. Form S-3 Filed 12/03/2018 General 1. We note that you incorporate by reference your Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018. However, the Form 10-K incorporates information from the company's proxy which has not yet been filed. Please note that we will not be in a position to declare your filing effective until such time as the complete disclosure required by Form 10-K has been filed. Thus, please either amend the Form 10-K to include Part III or file the proxy. Please refer to Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, Securities Act Forms, Question 123.01, which can be found on our website, for guidance. 2. We note Section 13.2 of your Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws, dated September 13, Matthew Jordan The RMR Group Inc. December 21, 2018 Page 2 2017, regarding mandatory arbitration and Section 13.1 regarding exclusive forum. We also note your risk factor disclosure regarding such provisions in your Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018. With a view toward disclosure, please tell us if you intend arbitration to be the exclusive means of resolving disputes and provide greater clarity regarding the operation of the exclusive forum provision in light of the mandatory arbitration provision. In addition, please revise to: Further describe the arbitration provision and how this provision will impact your shareholders, including more specific risk factor disclosure; Address any questions as to enforceability of the arbitration provision under federal and state law; and Clarify whether the arbitration provision applies to claims under the federal securities laws and, if so, revise the disclosure to state that, by agreeing to the provision, investors will not be deemed to have waived the company's compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. Please allow adequate time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration statement. Please contact Stacie Gorman at 202-551-3585 or Jennifer Gowetski at 202-551-3401 with any questions. Sincerely, FirstName LastNameMatthew Jordan Division of Corporation Finance Comapany NameThe RMR Group Inc. Office of Real Estate and December 21, 2018 Page 2 Commodities FirstName LastName