SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RITCHEY RAYMOND A (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC. 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE (Street) BOSTON MA 02199 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BOSTON PROPERTIES INC [ BXP ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Executive Vice President
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/06/2006
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $.01	04/06/2006		M		129,516	A	$32.22(1)(2)	162,631	D
Common Stock, par value $.01	04/06/2006		M		73,076	A	$29.38(1)(3)	235,707	D
Common Stock, par value $.01	04/06/2006		S		202,592	D	$93.15	33,115	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$32.22(1)(2)	04/06/2006		M			129,516	(4)	02/09/2009	Common Stock	129,516	$0	0(1)(2)	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.38(1)(3)	04/06/2006		M			73,076	(5)	01/24/2010	Common Stock	73,076	$0	43,488(1)(3)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. In October 2005, the issuer paid a special dividend of $2.50 per share of common stock to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 30, 2005. In connection with this special dividend, the issuer's Board of Directors adjusted all options that were awarded, but not exercised, prior to the ex-dividend date for the special dividend to account for the effect of the special dividend. The number of shares subject to each such option was increased and the exercise price correspondingly decreased such that each option had the same fair value to the holder before and after giving effect to the payment of the special dividend.

2. Pursuant to the adjustment described in Footnote 1, the number of shares underlying Mr. Ritchey's options increased by 4,516 from 125,000 to 129,516 and the per share exercise price was correspondingly decreased.

3. Pursuant to the adjustment described in Footnote 1, the number of shares underlying Mr. Ritchey's options increased by 4,064 from 112,500 to 116,564 and the per share exercise price was correspondingly decreased.

4. The options vested in three equal annual installments beginning on February 9, 2000.

5. The options vested in three equal annual installments beginning on January 24, 2001.

Remarks:

	/s/ Kelli A. DiLuglio, as Attorney-in-Fact	04/06/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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